Yun Si knew that she was becoming more and more deviant in the eyes of Jin Ming and others.
She also knew that she had changed.
When she lived a life that was different from other living beings, her thoughts in her heart were naturally different from those of other living beings.
She doesn't even know how long she can live, so why should she care about what happens after death?
I just don’t know why Your Majesty doesn’t care.
Yun Si comforted Jin Ming and the others: "If Your Majesty does not build the imperial mausoleum, I will be buried with my mother."
Only then did Jin Ming and the others be persuaded.
Jin Ming and the others knew that if Yun Si was allowed to choose, she would definitely choose to be buried with his wife instead of His Majesty.
After Xie Yan said these words in the court, the ministers all understood that His Majesty was determined to hold the concubine ceremony, and no one dared to go against His Majesty again.
But then, something happened that the ministers could not accept.
——His Majesty actually wants to personally preside over the concubine ceremony!
The ministers were in an uproar.
This, this, this... what is this?
This is even more outrageous than His Majesty's insistence on marrying a noble concubine!
His Majesty and his concubine were married behind closed doors in the palace, and the ministers could still pretend not to know.
The concubine conferment ceremony was attended by hundreds of concubines, both domestic and foreign, who were invited to watch the ceremony!
After the consort ceremony, His Majesty will also give banquets in Changle Palace and Liuyun Palace.
The Liuyun Palace receives the concubines inside and outside who are watching the ceremony, and the Changle Palace receives the courtiers and relatives.
His Majesty held the ceremony of conferring a concubine in such a grand manner, and these ministers also had to go to Changle Palace for a banquet, without even giving them a chance to pretend not to know!
The ceremony of conferring a concubine... The ministers searched through the history books and found only a few precedents. Either the Queen presided over it or the Queen Mother presided over it. His Majesty had never presided over it in any dynasty or generation!
There is no queen today, but there is a queen mother.
Your Majesty can just let the Queen Mother preside over it, why do you need to come in person?
Your Majesty takes charge of it yourself, so where will you put the Queen Mother? Please invite the Queen Mother to observe the ceremony together with the wives inside and outside? This doesn’t look good either!
The courtiers were impressed by their reasoning and their emotions. Xie Yan rarely refuted, but nodded: "What you all said makes sense."
The courtiers were excited! I thought His Majesty finally listened to the advice for once!
The next day, the Queen Mother claimed to be ill.
Courtiers: “…………”
All fools know that the Queen Mother's illness will not be cured before the imperial concubine's concubine ceremony.
They no longer have to worry about whether the Queen Mother will host or observe the ceremony. The Queen Mother is lying in bed "recuperating" and will not go to the concubine ceremony at all.
The courtiers really couldn't understand why His Majesty had to personally preside over it?
Yun Si couldn't guess what Xie Yan was thinking!
Xie Yan doesn’t want the Queen Mother to host it?
After entering the palace for some time, Yun Si could see to some extent that His Majesty did not pay attention to the Queen Mother. Your Majesty himself never paid greetings to the Queen Mother, and none of the concubines in the harem paid greetings to the Queen Mother.
Ganquan Palace where the Queen Mother lived, Yun Si passed by the door several times and felt it was eerily quiet. It seems that the Queen Mother does not live in the palace, but is imprisoned in the palace.
Yun Si didn't know what the conflict was between mother and son, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty. But even if Xie Yan doesn't want the Queen Mother to host it, he can just choose a person who likes it.
Why do you have to host it yourself?
The night before the concubine ceremony, Yun Si looked worried.
Jin Ming thought Yun Si was nervous, so she came over to chat with Yun Si, trying to distract her from her thoughts.
She was still very attentive and could see what Yun Si was really worried about: "Young lady is feeling sorry for the money that will be rewarded tomorrow!"
Yun Si lightly glared at Bai Hao: "I don't feel bad!"
She's not that stingy... It's just that after the reward is gone, she really doesn't have much money left in her hands.
In this way, they can only go in and out, and soon they will no longer be able to support a hundred guardsmen.
She had to think of a way to make money while she still had money in her hands.
I wonder if the imperial concubine can open a shop and do business outside the palace?
She will definitely not let outsiders know that she, a noble concubine, owns the shop. She will find someone to help her take care of it outside, and she will collect money in the palace... Will Your Majesty agree?
"Girl, take a rest early. You'll have a hard day tomorrow."
It wasn't until Jin Ming urged her to go to bed that Yun Si put away the chaotic and complicated thoughts in her mind and lay down on the bed.
Xie Yan did not come to Liuyun Palace tonight. Yun Si was lying alone on the empty big bed, feeling very uncomfortable.
Xie Yan comes every night, but she has become accustomed to it since then.
In the middle of the night, Yun Si turned over in her sleep. When she turned over and found no one beside her, she suddenly woke up.
She opened her eyes and stared at the top of the tent in the dark bedroom. It took a while before she slowly fell asleep.
The next morning, Yun Si was woken up by Jin Ming early, even earlier than the day she got married.
The preparations before the concubine ceremony are more complicated than the wedding day. It takes a long time to put on the dress, not to mention hair and makeup.
As soon as the palace door opened, the married women who had been waiting outside the door filed in.
The inner-ming women came to Liuyun Palace early and stood with their heads bowed.
Yun Si was properly dressed and when she walked out of the dormitory, the wives inside and outside were all standing neatly.
But everyone had their heads lowered, and Yun Si couldn't tell who was who even from a distance.
Yun Si never interacted with the ladies in the harem, and she still doesn’t remember what they all look like.
Most of the foreign women invited today were invited to make up the numbers under Xie Yan's pressure. Many of the ladies and young ladies were not familiar with Yun Si.
The only two people she was most familiar with were Luo Xuanji and Fu Xue. Yun Si placed them in the first row and saw them at a glance.
But at this time, the two of them lowered their heads like the others, not daring to look at her.
In front of the huge Liuyun Palace, the only person with his head raised was Xie Yan.
Under the dazzling sunlight, Xie Yan's eyes were firmly fixed on Yun Si, and he strode towards Yun Si.
Yun Si's breath froze when she saw Xie Yan coming against the light.
In an instant, she understood why Xie Yan did not rest at Liuyun Palace last night.
If he rests in Liuyun Hall, he must change clothes in Liuyun Hall in the morning, and Yun Si will see Xie Yan in his formal dress in advance.
Today, Xie Yan was also wearing a dress that Yun Si had never seen before. He was wearing a high crown and was dressed gorgeously and solemnly.
Turning the usual very handsome look into a 20-point one!
What made Yun Si's breath hitch was that the dress worn by Xie Yan was similar in style and color to the dress she was wearing. They looked like...a pair.
Xie Yan personally wrote and read the words of praise for Yun Si's concubine.
Yun Si didn't know that he had such ability, his voice was melodious and contained rhythm.
Then Xie Yan leaned over and handed the jade slips and gold seals to Yun Si's left and right hands respectively.
Yun Si accepted it respectfully.
Looking at each other, Yun Si suddenly remembered the scene where the two of them got married in the palace.
In fact, she couldn't remember that scene clearly. She was suddenly robbed of her bride at that time, and she was completely confused.
She did not dare to resist due to His Majesty's power, and His Majesty also wanted to worship her on a whim...
The two of them worshiped each other in a daze.
Compared with that time, at this moment, the two of them were wearing pairs of formal attires, holding a very solemn ceremony... and there were more than 200 married women standing outside Liuyun Palace to perform the ceremony...
Yun Si's heart was pounding, as if she was truly married to His Majesty.
Xie Yan presided over the ceremony, and there was a praiser next to him, instructing the more than 200 married women watching when to salute and when to raise their heads.
When the married women all raised their heads to watch the ceremony amidst the voices of praisers, Yun Si clearly heard the sound of gasps coming from below.
There have been rumors that Concubine Yun in the palace is Yun Si, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Palace.
After His Majesty announced that a concubine ceremony would be held, this rumor was self-defeating.
The reason couldn't be simpler. Prince Rui's Mansion had just held a funeral for Yun Si, and Xie Changze and Prime Minister Yun cried bitterly at the funeral together.
If Concubine Yun is really Yun Si, how can Concubine Yun reappear in front of people?
How could a "dead person" who could only hide in the palace without seeing the light of day hold a concubine ceremony in a grand manner?
However, at this moment, all the foreign women watching the ceremony could see it clearly.
The Concubine Yun in front of them looked like the Yun Si, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, whom they had seen before!
Everyone was in an uproar.
At the same time, courtiers and clan members gathered in Changle Palace, waiting for the banquet.
The news from Liuyun Palace flew to Changle Palace as if it had wings.
"Concubine Yun is the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yun Si!"
"Concubine Yun is the Yun Si who married Prince Xie Xiaojun!"
"Concubine Yun Gui is Yun Si who just had a funeral not long ago!"
Such horrifying news spread extremely quickly, spreading among all the courtiers and relatives in an instant!
Everyone looked at Prime Minister Yun and Xie Changze!
Everyone looked weird and their eyes were filled with contempt!
Prime Minister Yun and Xie Changze have exhausted all their agencies, all for the sake of reputation and face.
However, at this moment, the face that they valued most was suddenly ripped off and thrown to the ground in front of hundreds of people!
Under the gaze of everyone, Xie Changze's face turned pale, his head was covered in cold sweat, and he could hardly breathe.
Yun Cheng was even worse than Xie Changze. He covered his heart, swayed a few times, and fainted on the ground with a thud.
