Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 436 After the closure

 On the eighth day of August, an auspicious day with clear skies, the serene sealing ceremony was held as scheduled.

Colorful cannons are fired and ritual music is played.

Jingshu was dressed in a fiery phoenix crown and a phoenix crown on her head. She climbed up the steps and slowly came towards Li Ling who was standing at the top of the imperial platform.

The empress ascended the throne, then knelt down to worship the emperor. The emperor and empress joined hands to receive congratulations from the civil and military officials. At this point, the ceremony of conferring the queen was completed.

There were hundreds of steps. When Jingshu was halfway there, Li Ling, who was standing at the top of the step, walked down the steps. He walked up to his wife and stretched out his hand towards him. Jingshu looked up at him.

Her eyes were still as clear as autumn water when they first got married, but there was a hint of reproach in them.

Etiquette cannot be changed, but Li Ling broke the rules for her again.

 But when Jingshu put her bare hand in his generous palm, the fear and tension that had been lingering in her heart disappeared in an instant.

Li Ling held her hand firmly and headed steadily towards the peak above the tens of thousands of people.

 After the grand ceremony for the conferment of the Queen, Jing Shu specially invited the female family members of the Zhenguo Duke's Palace who were specially invited to watch the ceremony to the harem.

Jingshu has lived in Zhenguo Palace for so many years, and has long regarded the people in the palace as family members.

Although Jingshu is now the mother of a country, when she gets together with the old lady, Xu Wanning, Pingyang and the third girl, everyone is still very warm. The adults gathered together to reminisce about old times, a few children played in front of the palace, and the family was still as lively as when they were at the palace.

Jingshu doesn’t want to be separated from her family, and she still calls everyone in the government as before.

The old lady glanced at Jingshu's slightly bulging belly and said with infinite joy: "Shu'er and Boyue are now emperors and concubines, and now they are having another child. They are really complete."

Xu Wanning answered: "My sister and I have always wanted to have another child, but now we can get what we want. It's a pity that I forgot to bring the 'pregnancy chart' when I came here this morning, otherwise we could know in advance that the child will be a boy." She’s a woman.”

Jingshu smiled and said: "You predicted that my last pregnancy would be two boys, but they were born as a boy and a girl. It shows that the picture was not accurate at all."

Xu Wanning was unconvinced and said: "Your last pregnancy was twins, so there will inevitably be errors in the test. I used that chart to test my siblings a while ago, and it was very accurate."

As soon as Xu Wanning finished speaking, Pingyang said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, please don't mention this again. When I gave birth to the three children, you tested them as boys every time. Haha, I don't believe you now."

Jing Shu also echoed: "That's right, that picture is not accurate. Sister-in-law must not use that thing to fool us again from now on."

The sisters-in-law were chatting and laughing around the old lady in the main hall. There was a message from outside that the palace people had come in and said that the ninth princess Qingluan wanted to see her.

Hearing that Qingluan was coming, except for the old lady who looked happy, the rest of the people looked very disappointed.

Jingshu ordered the palace servants to invite Qingluan in. Qingluan entered the main hall. When he saw the old lady, he didn't even bother to show her courtesy, so he threw himself into the old lady's arms and started crying "grandma".

Jingshu, Xu Wanning, and Pingyang had long been used to Qingluan's habit of crying, and they simply didn't even bother to say anything on the scene. They couldn't continue to joke and just sat quietly aside to drink tea.

The old lady took the trouble to coax her granddaughter, and kept persuading her: "You kid, why are you still crying so much? Now your cousin and sister-in-law have the final say in everything in this palace. No one can bully you anymore. You should Just relax your mind."

As soon as the old lady said this, Xu Wanning corrected her: "Grandma, why do you ask your cousin to call your second brother and your younger siblings cousin and sister-in-law? You should call them the emperor's brother and the emperor's wife."

Qingluan's thoughts were originally unknown to everyone, but later she caused waves in the Zhenguo Palace again and again. Even the most stupid person can see her disgusting thoughts. Pingyang also echoed: "Sister-in-law is right. The second brother used to be the imperial sister's cousin, but now he is closer and has become a full-blooded brother and sister. Haha, with such a brother to protect me, my grandmother will not have to worry about it anymore. I'm worried that my cousin will be helpless in the palace. This is a good thing, Sister Nine Emperors should be happy."

Jingshu knew Qingluan's stubbornness and just smiled bitterly and remained silent.

After listening to Xu Wanning's words and Ping Yang's words, the old lady smiled awkwardly, and then comforted Qingluan and said: "Your eldest cousin and Ping Yang are right. Now that you have the emperor's brother and the emperor's sister-in-law making the decisions in the palace, grandma can rest assured. , you should listen to your cousin-in-law in everything, and don’t always be petty."

The old lady naturally knows the temper of this granddaughter. In the past, she used her status to cause trouble for Jingshu. Now the world has changed, and Jingshu is the master of the middle palace. If she moves her fingers a little, how can Qingluan do it? Have a good life.

The old lady knew that Jingshu was a generous person, but she was still very worried about her granddaughter, worried that she was ungrateful, and eventually angered the good-natured Jingshu.

As he spoke, the old lady looked at Jingshu with pleading eyes and said, "Qingluan has a bad temper. Please Shu'er and Boyue, please be more considerate."

Jingshu has always respected the old lady, and the reason why she repeatedly tolerated Qingluan was because of the old lady. Jingshu nodded at the old lady and agreed: "Grandma, don't worry, as long as my cousin can be well, my husband and I will definitely Will take good care of her."

Hearing this, the old lady looked at Jing Shu gratefully and smiled slightly, but Qingluan on the side had a cold face and rolled his eyes at Jing Shu secretly.

Jingshu just pretended not to notice and continued chatting with everyone.

 After a while, a voice singing "Your Majesty has arrived!" came from outside.

 Everyone in the hall stood up, and even the old lady knelt down respectfully. Li Ling walked into the hall, quickly helped the old lady up, and said hurriedly: "Grandma is like this, let your grandson do what he wants."

Jingshu also helped her two sisters-in-law up, and the family sat down while chatting.

Although Li Ling has been in the palace for many days, this is the first time Qingluan can see him up close.

Li Ling was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, which made him look even more extraordinary. Qingluan was sitting next to the old lady, but her eyes were looking at Li Ling without blinking. She really wished she could stick her eyes on him.

The female family members of the palace could not see Qingluan's gaffe. Xu Wanning glanced at Qingluan with a cold face and disdain. Pingyang looked at his cousin like this, and his face turned blue and white with embarrassment. The old lady even more It's so embarrassing that I don't even know where to put my hands.

Jingshu had long been accustomed to the strangeness and asked Li Ling calmly: "Is there nothing going on today? You actually have time to come back at this hour."

Although Qingluan kept staring at Li Ling, Li Ling never glanced at her from beginning to end. When he saw his wife speaking, he only looked at Jingshu and replied gently: "Whenever there is nothing in the court, I just heard that my grandmother I came here, so I hurried back to take a look."

The old lady was being upset by her unsatisfactory granddaughter and didn't know how to deal with it. After hearing this, she quickly replied: "Your Majesty, go and get busy. We ladies will sit down for a while and then we will go back to the house."

Li Ling replied to the old lady: "It's rare for grandma to enter the palace, why not sit there more often."

As he said that, he looked at Jing Shu and said, "I will order them to set up a family banquet later. It just so happens that my third brother is also on duty in the palace today. Let's have a meal together in the evening."

Jingshu replied: "I have already ordered them to make arrangements. I will just ask someone to tell my third brother later."

 Li Ling nodded to his wife with crooked eyebrows, and then said to the old lady: "Grandma, I'll go and get started first."

After saying that, Li Ling turned around and left the hall, and after a while, the bright yellow figure disappeared from sight.

 (End of this chapter)