Things in the harem have always been like this, and there is no omen.
No one will remember that there was once a beautiful and beautiful lady, and no one will remember what she did.
As the days passed, the beautiful image of the noble lady was finally forgotten in the memory. Her appearance was like a short-lived flower, but the difference was that in the end, a smart and lovely little princess was left behind.
Other than that, no one cares.
Today is Nan Xuanyu's grand ceremony. The entire palace is filled with an extraordinary atmosphere. Everyone's faces are filled with smiles, and there is a hidden purpose behind the smiles.
However, except for Nan Xuanyu.
After today, the second day is the day Nan Xuanyu will marry Duan Zhilan.
Although Nan Xuanyu was numb, he did not feel happy. In fact, he was a little worried about seeing Ji Yueqin's expression.
Tomorrow his bride, not her.
Nan Xuanyu sat gloomily in the palace, but Lu Ping came to his Purple Light Hall early.
"His Royal Highness, the auspicious time is almost here, we should hurry up." Lu Ping urged.
Nan Xuanyu was actually a little dissatisfied. In fact, what Lu Ping said was nice was to help him prepare, but what was ugly was someone sent by his mother to monitor him.
However, it is really impossible to miss the auspicious time. The people who come today are no trivial matter. You must not make mistakes. As the prince of a country, you are naturally a high-ranking person.
In addition, the people who came today are not ordinary people. Although I don't know what method my mother used, even the Five Mountains of Nanshan invited them over.
All of them have reached their old age, and if everyone sees them and gets their lectures, they will get different epiphanies. Therefore, this time and the crown ceremony are particularly valued.
Early in the morning, the queen hurriedly arranged for the palace servants to prepare toilet utensils, crown suits, dressing utensils, and wine ceremonies.
Now there is news over there, but His Royal Highness has not yet arrived, which is undoubtedly a rude performance.
The queen saw that everything was in order today, and she felt quite emotional, her only son was going to be an adult today. Thinking of this, the queen's eyes were a little red, and as a mother, she was undoubtedly happy.
"Isn't the crown prince and brother here yet?" Nan Xuanlin stood there a little bored. He had come back from the border gate today, so he yawned.
"It should be on the way." Nan Xuanjue said something nonchalantly, but Nan Xuanjin was extraordinarily silent on the side.
As for why Nan Xuanjin appeared here, if it wasn't because he needed his brother to be present when he was crowned, I'm afraid Nan Xuanjin would still be staying in the imperial tomb.
However, Nan Xuanjin's temperament has also changed a lot since he stayed in the imperial mausoleum. The whole person has become a lot more restrained, and there are some gloomy and mature eyes in his eyes.
Nan Xuanjue knew that Nan Xuanjin would no longer be so impulsive, but now he would never laugh again.
Nan Xuan Jue patted Nan Xuan Jin's shoulder, "Xiao Jin, I have really wronged you during this time."
Nan Xuanjin shook his head, "I've figured out a lot in this period of time, and it's my fault for not being able to protect my mother-in-law."
Nan Xuanjue sighed and said nothing.
"Hey, Xiao Jin, I told you that a lot of things have happened in the palace during this time. Although the goddamn concubine didn't die, and I heard that she had a child, it was considered to be skinned." Nan Xuan Lin was bored, so he said to Nan Xuan Jin.
Nan Xuanjin trembled, raised his head and looked at Nan Xuanlin, "What does this have to do with your concubine and aunt?"
"Oh, it's my fault that you didn't know. After you were imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum, there were rumors in the palace that it was a noble concubine, your mother concubine's good sister, who killed Concubine De." Nan Xuanlin said casually.
Nan Xuanjin's body is shaking like a sifting chaff now, with a look of disbelief in his eyes, and he murmured: "What did you say, how could it be possible... How could it be the imperial concubine's aunt... ... "
Nan Xuanjin thought of what the imperial concubine had done to him and his mother-in-law, and there was really no way to believe what Nan Xuanlin said.
"Is it true, you can ask to see if what I said is true." Nan Xuanlin showed an indifferent attitude.
Nan Xuanjue glanced at Nan Xuanlin, and the two looked at each other, but Nan Xuanjue noticed that the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked up. It was obvious that Nan Xuanlin said this to Nan Xuanjin on purpose.
Although Nan Xuanjue didn't know what Nan Xuanlin wanted to do, the current situation told Nan Xuanjin that if Nan Xuanjin's temperament was followed in the past, the crown prince and the crown prince would definitely screw up.
He frowned, but he was ready to hold down Nan Xuanjin. If Nan Xuanjin did this without warning this time, I'm afraid that from now on, Nan Xuanjin would not be able to turn over.
"Xiaojin, don't be impulsive, everything will wait until the royal brother's ceremony is over." Nan Xuanjue whispered to Nan Xuanjin.
When Nan Xuanjin heard what he said, the whole person calmed down. He is no longer the self he used to be, and he will no longer do such stupid things.
He nodded, glanced at Nan Xuanjue and said, "Brother Sanhuang, I understand. Thank you."
Nan Xuanjue sighed, "We two brothers have grown up together since childhood. What are you thankful for? You only need to understand that the emperor will not harm you."
Nan Xuanjin's eyes were a little red, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
Nan Xuanlin looked at the two of them, but he didn't take it seriously. Since he couldn't mess up Nan Xuanyu's crown ceremony, he naturally had other ways to start.
"The crown prince is here." Nan Xuanjue said in a low voice, and everyone's eyes turned to the direction Nan Xuanyu walked in.
"His Royal Highness has come down, it's almost time to welcome the guests." The slayer said to the queen.
At this time, the slayer reported the arrival of the guest of honor and his followers to the queen. The queen naturally knew what to do, so she came out from the left side of the gate to greet them and led them into the temple.
However, unlike the folks, the queen is the mother of a country. Originally, the host and the guest should bow to each other every time they walked to the corner. When they walked to the temple gate, the guest of honor had to bow to each other before entering the temple gate. At the end Only the queen saluted a little.
The emperor was ill today, so he didn't come to host it, so the empress did it.
Nanshan Wuyue is naturally the first to be arranged in front by the queen, and the queen also respects them very much. Since they entered the temple gate, the queen and Nanshan Wuyue gave each other three times during the march. After ascending the stairs.
Although the process was a bit tiring, the queen continued happily.
Nan Xuanyu wanted to wait for Ji Yueqin's arrival, but he did not expect that Ji Yueqin would not come today.
I don't know if it was the queen's deliberate arrangement, or Ji Yueqin's own unwillingness to look at his own crown, how to say it, he was a little disappointed in his heart.
The number of people watching the ceremony had gradually increased, and Nan Xuanyu had no choice but to focus on his own crown ceremony. After all, he himself didn't want his crown ceremony to fail.
Although this process is complicated, it is a ritual that is valued after all, and naturally no one dares to say anything.
"Beginning, adding, adding three. Raise the salute!" The Minister of Rites sang loudly as the appreciator.
The queen smiled and looked at Nan Xuanyu. She was not supposed to be crowned, and there were many inappropriate manners, but after all, the status of the queen was here, and no one dared to say anything.
The queen took the crowns from Lu Ping and Lu Lian. Although Nan Xuanyu had to wear three different crowns, Nan Xuanyu had to replace the three sets that matched the crowns. Dress, this seems to be very cumbersome, but it can be regarded as a matter of great importance.
After Nan Xuanyu finished adding the crown, he immediately sat down, and the Minister of Rites began to comb his hair, twist the bun, and add the shawl with a scorpion.
缯) wrapped around the bun.
The head of the Five Sacred Mountains of Nanshan took the cloth crown from Yousi's hand, and sent a congratulatory speech to Nan Xuanyu: "The crown is placed on the Mi, and it is replaced by it. The crown and the word, the way of adulthood."
After that, he added a cloth crown to Nan Xuanyu.
Nan Xuanyu respectfully bowed to the Five Mountains of Nanshan, then got up and went back to the room to change into Xuan Duan clothes, put on the red and slightly black knee coverings, and stood facing south from the room. This was the first time.
The etiquette of Jiajia and Sanjia and Chujia is the same, but the crown clothes are different.
With the addition of Pibian, Nan Xuanyu went back to his room and changed into a white dress with folds around his waist, covering his knees in white. Three plus jue, Nan Xuanyu went back to the room to change into smoked clothes, and tied the red-yellow knee-cover.
Each time Nanshan Wuyue was crowned Nanxuanyu, they would give different congratulations to Nanxuanyu, basically all of them meant to exhort and wish.
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After that, there are a series of complicated matters, too many to list.
But after the ceremony, Nan Xuanyu and everyone were exhausted.
However, there was no accident, and it was calm.
Although Nan Xuanyu felt very tired, in the end he left Nan Xuanjue and Nan Xuanjin to drink together.
As the crown prince, Nan Xuanyu had only flattering people around him since he was a child, and there were very few people who could accompany him to talk well. Even his own brother was just a nodding acquaintance.
Coupled with the factional struggle behind them, brothers will not be like normal brothers, brothers and sisters, but each of them is scheming and conspiring in their hearts.
"Sometimes I really envy you. Without my superficially prominent status, we were born in the royal family, have a life that the world envy, and live a happy life of fine clothes and jade food."
"But, are we really happy? We have to face so many things every day. In the end, I can't even marry the woman I like." Nan Xuanyu smiled bitterly and drank the wine in his hand.
Nan Xuanjin didn't say anything, just thinking about what Nan Xuanlin said to him. He didn't know what to do. If it was really the imperial concubine who killed his mother, what should he do.
"Isn't that the case?" Nan Xuanjin smiled bitterly, "But brother Huang, your life is much better than ours. Compared with us, you are like a world. You are the prince, and the future will be Yours, what do you want?"
Nan Xuanyu just smiled bitterly, "Xiao Jin, don't you hate the emperor anymore?"
Nan Xuanjin was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, "I have never hated the emperor's brother, in fact, I don't care about the emperor's brother's affairs at all. All I can say is that my concubine and I both saw the wrong person."
"Xiaojin." Nan Xuanjue patted his shoulder, "I won't leave you alone again."
Nan Xuanjin's eyes were a little red, and he nodded solemnly. There are no words to express his feelings now. The feelings between brothers, perhaps at this moment, they are not affected by other things, and the bond between them is even stronger. of deep.
"Okay, let's not talk about me. Our brothers went out for a drink. Naturally, we wanted to talk about some happy things." Nan Xuanjin didn't want to make the two of them become negative because of himself, so he held up a glass of wine. Drink all the way.
"Okay! We won't go home tonight if we don't get drunk!" Nan Xuanyu was not happy at all, but now he listened to Nan Xuanjin's arrogant words, but he let go of the drink.
Even if Nan Xuanyu was going to get married the next day, at this moment, he just wanted to have a drink!
It is estimated that there is nothing more uncomfortable than marrying someone you don't love. During this period of time, Nan Xuanyu felt uncomfortable, and now there is such an opportunity to let him vent his emotions.
"By the way, I heard that the prince and the prince are going to get married tomorrow, but why do you have to hurry? Which girl is in my prince's eyes?" Nan Xuanjin suddenly thought of returning to the palace today, and there was an explanation from Gong E. The day is the wedding of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he asked curiously.
"I don't want to mention it, it's just to consolidate the Duan family's status." Nan Xuanyu waved his hand and drank the wine in the cup.
Nan Xuanjue didn't say a word. He knew exactly what Nan Xuanyu was thinking. Even so, he would not let Ji Yueqin hand over to him.
"I said, Brother Three Emperors, what is the relationship between you and Sister Yue? Why is Sister Yue so nice to you? But she doesn't want to look at me more?" Nan Xuanyu's face was flushed now, and it was obvious that he had drunk three times. Patrol, already a little drunk.
The atmosphere suddenly cooled down, and Nan Xuanjue didn't say a word, just kept drinking the contents of the cup.
"Don't talk? Do you think I don't know if you don't talk? I saw her first, so why is it you last?" Nan Xuanyu suddenly stood up and poured the wine jar into his mouth.
Nan Xuanjue was silent for a while, then raised his head to look at Nan Xuanyu and said: "Brother Huang, feelings come first and last, this world is so big, there is a certain destiny."
"Hahahahahaha... Well, there is a destiny somewhere. If I were like you and had more contact with Sister Yue, maybe the person she fell in love with now would be me?" Nan Xuan Yu smashed the wine jar in his hand to the ground, splashing his shoes and trousers.
"You didn't call me when you came to drink? Do you think I'm your brother?" Nan Xuanlin's voice came from behind Nan Xuanyu, but he couldn't hear any emotion.
Nan Xuanyu turned his head and said dissatisfiedly, "What are you doing here?"