Four hundred and fortieth chapters: The Grand Ceremony
It has been a few days since Ruan Wanwan was gone. Bei Liangye was originally a little angry about what happened that day, but now when he saw Ruan Wanwan who was haggard and had to cheer up and handle things, he felt heartbroken again.
He reached out and patted Ruan Wanwan's wrist gently, allowing her to relax first.
"There were too many things the previous two days. I was so busy that I couldn't come to see you. Why did I become so haggard if I haven't seen you these days?" Bei Liangye looked at Ruan Wanwan with confusion in his eyes.
Ruan Wanwan looked down at herself. She felt that she had gained a lot of weight in the past two days, so how could she get haggard?
When Xiao Luxi saw Bei Liangye coming, he knew that he was in trouble here, so he left quietly.
But she had to continue to check Ruan Wanwan's body later, so Qiuyue arranged her to the side hall with a wink, and then she would have some dinner first.
In the past few days, everyone in the harem has been wondering why the emperor hasn't come to Fengyi Palace and whether he has had any trouble with the Queen?
Now when the emperor came to Fengyi Palace again and was concerned about Ruan Wanwan as usual, those people stopped talking.
In order to give them a space to be alone, Qiuyue left quietly after packing up all this.
Ruan Wanwan just looked at the person opposite her, clearly in front of her, but she felt like she hadn't seen it for many years.
"I heard from Lu Yuan and the others that you have been very busy recently, so you didn't dare to disturb you, but every night I ask Qiuyue to give you a bowl of calming soup, indicating that you need to rest." Ruan Wanwan stood up and looked at Beiliangye and said.
Bei Liangye nodded slightly.
He was still sulking these days, thinking that Ruan Wanwan had ignored him, otherwise why would he have only seen him for so long?
If Lu Yuan hadn't talked for a long time today and asked Bei Liangye to come over and have a good chat with Ruan Wanwan, I'm afraid he wouldn't understand Ruan Wanwan's thoughts.
"By the way, I have something I want to tell you." Ruan Wanwan hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to obey Xiao Luxi and the others and explain the election of concubines clearly to Bei Liangye.
Bei Liangye said "um" and looked up at Ruan Wanwan, asking her to continue talking.
"Today the female officials in the court asked about Jiang Huaiyuan's ceremony of selecting concubines. Since the emperor ascended the throne, it was time for him to start taking concubines. But when he was born here, there was no movement. They were confused and didn't know what to do, so they asked Jiang Huaiyuan to come and ask me." Ruan Wanwan said quickly at Beiliangye.
Sure enough, after talking about choosing a concubine, Bei Liangye's eyes instantly became gloomy, as if he was unhappy.
When Ruan Wanwan saw that he was unhappy, her speaking speed also became much faster.
"I think although the emperor had an old calendar before, he had made an exception here. Besides, I don't want you to choose a concubine in my heart. If I choose, wouldn't my place in your heart be much smaller in these three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines?" When Ruan Wanwan said this, his words were full of grievances.
Bei Liangye didn't know what he thought of, so he looked up and glanced at Ruan Wanwan with a little surprise.
"The throne ceremony is about to begin. Don't think about anything else first. Let's complete the throne ceremony first." Bei Liangye looked at Ruan Wanwan calmly and ate the dishes in the bowl.
Since Ruan Wanwan woke up, the first thing Bei Liangye did was to order the people of the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the throne ceremony.
Speaking of the throne ceremony, for some reason, Ruan Wanwan suddenly felt a little nervous.
"I know you attach importance to the throne ceremony, but choosing a concubine is as important as assuming the throne. The female officials in the harem have to wait for our thoughts to do things!" Ruan Wanwan said the more he looked lonely.
Bei Liangye took all the loneliness in her eyes, and for some reason he felt a little relieved.
"After the throne ceremony is held, there will be a ceremony for the queen. The phoenix robe is already being made. You have to worry more about preparing it at that time." Bei Liangye did not seem to notice Ruan Wanwan's abnormality, and she continued.
However, when Ruan Wanwan heard the words "The Queen's Ceremony", her expression paused slightly.
When Xiao Luxi on the side saw this scene, he seemed to notice something.
After saying a few more words, Beiliangye still had a lot of things to do, so he hurried back. After Beiliangye left, Xiao Luxi came out of the secret and sighed slightly as he looked at Ruan Wanwan like this.
"Did you hide something from His Majesty? Why did you look so bad when he just talked about the Queen's Ceremony?" Xiao Luxi looked at Ruan Wanwan and asked keenly.
Sure enough, Ruan Wanwan nodded slightly when talking about this.
"I think you know what my body is now. In order to be able to come back, I am at the cost of infertility." Ruan Wanwan sighed lightly and said with regret in her eyes.
Xiao Luxi thought it was not easy for Ruan Wanwan to come back early in the morning, but she didn't expect that she would come back at the cost of her inability to have children.
Hearing this, her expression changed drastically and sighed.
"Actually, you should tell Your Majesty about this matter. After all, you are the queen and your mother is in the world. Whether you can give birth depends on the century-old foundation of the court." Xiao Luxi looked at Ruan Wanwan seriously and persuaded him.
Even though she is a woman from a barbarian, she has lived here for so many years and is familiar with how serious the consequences would be if a queen could not give birth.
Ruan Wanwan really wanted to say these things, but she really didn't have the courage to say them out.
Even if they fell in love like the Queen Mother and the Last Emperor, they still had three palaces and six courtyards in the end, and seventy-two concubines. Ruan Wanwan didn't dare to expect that Bei Liangye would hang six palaces for her alone.
"Besides, your body has more or less to do with saving Your Majesty. You don't need to blame yourself. You boldly say this matter. You two can still think of countermeasures together." Xiao Luxi persuaded.
But Ruan Wanwan doesn't want Beiliangye to be embarrassed now, so she once again politely rejected Xiao Luxi's proposal.
But what Ruan Wanwan unexpectedly was that after she finished saying this, the Empress Dowager suddenly came in from outside.
The moment he saw the empress dowager in, Ruan Wanwan felt a little nervous.
She was afraid that the empress dowager would find out that she could not have children, so she urged Bei Liangye to take care of her concubine.
But unexpectedly, when the Empress Dowager saw Ruan Wanwan, her eyes suddenly turned red.
Chapter completed!