The next few days were quiet. The Chu royal family in Xijiang was threatened by Xia Jingchen and then retreated. Everyone in the royal palace continued to rest at sunrise and sunset as before. Zhou Ranzhuo also counted the days of his birthday and survived Chen.
The anniversary of Madam's death passed the anniversary of the death of the previous Xia King. During those two days, the palace was gloomy and gloomy. It took half a month before it became joyful again.
On August 15th, people all over Dongjiang worshiped heaven and prayed for blessings.
In the early morning, there was a lion dance, drums and suona playing on the long street of the capital. No matter how busy every household was on weekdays, they all put down their work today and wore the most precious and festive clothes at home.
They wear clothes and take to the streets with joy, as lively as the New Year.
The royal palace also became lively early. Waiting for another hour, a dragon chariot will arrive from the palace, followed by nearly a hundred guards, welcoming Xia Jingsheng into the palace, offering sacrifices on the altar of the gods, praying to the gods to bless the east and south rivers with good weather.
, the people were in peace and stability, Xia Jingxuan, Xia Jingchen and Xia Jingyan, together with the ministers of Prince Xia's Mansion, followed them to offer sacrifices. This was a day for the whole country to celebrate.
Zhou Ranzhuo also put on the silver silk Tsing Yi that Xia Jingyan sent to her. The silk and satin were light. Zhou Ranzhuo was very comfortable and elegant in what she wore. Lu Chaoya, who came to send the clothes, was wearing a light pink brocade dress. According to her rank, this should be
It was worn by the county chief and Xia Jingyan asked him to change it.
Lu Chaoya also brought a message and said to Zhou Ranzhuo: "Master feels sorry for you. You have to stand for a long time to worship the heaven. However, there are many young masters from powerful families in the ceremony to worship the heaven. They are all unreasonable and will accept the soft and fear the tough, so we have to
Mr. Zhou, please bring more expensive jewelry so that people know that you are valued by the prince, so that you will not be bullied by others." After saying this, Lu Chaoya handed over a sterling silver lion crown.
Zhou Ran felt the silver lion crown was heavy even as he held it, so he thanked Lu Chaoya and went back to rearrange his hair crown.
After finishing sorting, Zhou Ranzhuo followed Gu Yun out of the small courtyard, preparing to enter the palace with Xia Jingsheng and the others. As soon as he exited the courtyard, he saw Xia Jingsheng and the others waiting in the imperial garden.
Everyone is unusual.
Xia Jingsheng is wearing a gray-blue dress, with a silver jade belt around his waist, and a silver jade dragon crown on his head. Compared with the emperor, the color of his clothes is different; Xia Jingxuan is similar, wearing a dark blue robe, and the black crown is more noble.
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The match looks extremely formal, a bit unlike Xia Jingchen.
Zhou Ranzhuo looked at him for a few times and then stepped forward to salute and say hello. The three Xia brothers also returned the salute.
"Ranzhuo!" A cheerful voice came from behind. Zhou Ranzhuo turned around and saw that it was Xia Jingyan.
Xia Jingyan walked in the front, walking together with the female relatives of Prince Xia's palace. Behind her were Yan Yu and Lu Chaoya, and then came the rest of the maids, a total of a hundred people.
"Yan'er." Zhou Ranzhuo smiled at her.
Xia Jingyan was extraordinarily beautiful today, wearing a bright red outer robe, lined with milky white clothes, and wearing a gold and silver feather crest, which made Zhou Ranzhuo's eyes widen.
Xia Jingyan also nodded slightly like Zhou Ranzhuo in greeting, after all, there are still many people and mixed eyes.
But these two humble names still reached the ears of the three brothers of the Xia family.
"Zhou Ranzhuo's shouting has become more and more unscrupulous recently..." Xia Jingchen squeezed to Xia Jingsheng's side and whispered.
Xia Jingsheng smiled helplessly: "What can Brother Wang do? Let him go. As long as Yan'er likes it, he just doesn't go too far."
Seeing that there was no hope for Xia Jingsheng to deal with it, Xia Jingchen squeezed in front of Xia Jingxuan again.
"Second brother, can you prepare some medicine for my heart disease?"
"What do you want that medicine for? Do you have a heart disease?" Xia Jingxuan asked, and even jokingly checked Xia Jingchen's pulse.
Xia Jingchen pulled Xia Jingxuan's hand away, fuming.
"Second brother knows exactly what I'm talking about! Look, Zhou Ranzhuo is pestering Yan'er day after day. Look! The way he looks at Yan'er now! It's like he wants to eat Yan'er! I
I'm afraid that in a few days he will go to propose marriage to Brother Wang and ask for Yan'er's hand in marriage, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to bear it anymore and he will be mad to death on the spot!"
"Hi." Xia Jingxuan smiled and shook his head, "What can you do if someone wants to marry me? Brother Wang doesn't express his position, so what can I say? Also, you can relax, even if Mr. Zhou asks for marriage,
Brother Wang will not agree to it either."
"Ah? Why?" Xia Jingchen suddenly felt a little bit excited.
"Yan'er is still young. Even if she gets married, she has to be past her hair age. Yan'er still has to be raised by our side for more than a year. The most we can do now is make an engagement."
Xia Jingchen's hope was extinguished again, "What's the difference between an engagement and marriage... He still wants to compete with me..."
Xia Jingxuan couldn't help laughing when he heard Xia Jingchen's words, "How can you still hold Yan'er for the rest of your life? Yan'er will always get married. You can't let it go. Brother Wang can't let it go, and my brother can't let it go. But what can I do? I can only do my best.
We should try our best to keep Yan'er as close to us as possible and find the best home for Yan'er. Zhou Ranzhuo is a trustworthy brother and has high abilities. After the Gu Chong incident, my brother also believed that he truly loved Yan'er, so
Brother, he has passed this test."
"That's it..." Xia Jingchen burst into tears.
"As long as he doesn't propose marriage now, my brother will be reluctant to say anything and will have to compete with him." Xia Jingxuan patted Xia Jingchen's shoulder to express comfort.
Xia Jingxuan also discovered today that without knowing it, Xia Jingyan was almost at the age of marriage. Life passed by so fast. He didn't know how long it would be before the baby he raised in his hands would become someone else's wife.
Well, his reluctance is no less than Xia Jingchen's, but he can hide it. He is also afraid that Xia Jingyan will be sad when he sees it.
"I don't care! Anyway, I can't let go of Yan'er! If Zhou Ranzhuo wants to compete with me for Yan'er, he must make a fool of himself!"
Seeing him like this, Xia Jingxuan had no choice but to chat and laugh with Xia Jingsheng for a while.
No one expected Xia Jingchen to do such an amazing job...
Feng Xiaoyuan, Tianshen Terrace.
Tens of thousands of officials, ministers, and female family members gathered around the Tianshen Terrace and made noises and groans. Emperor Yuan and his harem concubines came and did not stop. It was not until the rumble of the dragon chariot was heard outside the courtyard that everyone became quiet.
After all, who dares to offend the Xia family?
In front of the Xia family, you still have to abide by the rules and etiquette, so as to leave a good impression on them and prepare for future high-level promotions. This is what the treacherous officials and corrupt officials think, but the real honest officials are quiet and quiet.
Don't flatter anyone, just do your job well. Naturally, Xia Jingsheng only sees honest officials, and those corrupt officials who think they are smart are really as funny as clowns.
"Your Majesty is on stage!"
When everyone stands together, the ceremony official announces the opening of the sacrifice.
Emperor Yuan came to the stage to pay his respects according to the ceremony, followed by Concubine Yun and the concubines in the harem, King and Princess Su who came back from the border, Xia Jingsheng and Xia Jingxuan, then Xia Jingchen and Zhao Qichen, Xia Jingyan and Lu Chao Yayanyu, Zhou
Ran Zhuo and Gu Yun.
But today, Zhao Qiechen is still at the border to prevent sneak attacks by the Chu royal family in Xijiang, and Gu Yun is recovering from an old illness and is recuperating at home, so Xia Jingsheng proposed that Xia Jingchen and Zhou Ranzhuo should come to power together.
Who would have known that this would provide Xia Jingchen with an opportunity to spend the entire week in a dark mood.