Chapter 629 (1/2)

On the sixth day of April, it was a very auspicious day when everything was suitable.

Early in the morning, all the people in the Dongpei Palace got busy.

Dehui entered the palace in the thirteenth year of Qingyuan and was married to Long Zheng the eldest son of the emperor as his vice Princess. Long Zheng ascended the throne and conferred her as Concubine De.

The emperor promoted her as Concubine De and took charge of the Six Palaces with the empress to award her hard work in raising the third prince, Long Tianyu.

His Majesty thanked her hard work and conferred her the title of the Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.

This was the only major event in the palace at the moment. Even the previous conferring ceremony of Concubine Xian was not as grand as the conferring ceremony of the first Imperial Noble Consort in this dynasty.

Although the empress was unhappy, according to the ancestral system, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui was born noble, gentle, and dignified. She was also respectful and courteous to the emperor and the empress.

Besides, her son the third princess had made many achievements, and had a good reputation in the royal court.

He had married the daughter of Lin family in full swing. At this time, the conferring ceremony also had the meaning of comfort and promotion.

So, even the empress can’t find a reason to object. On the surface, she still had to perform her duties as an exemplary empress.

Whether it was the ceremony of the Imperial Noble Consort or the costume of the Imperial Noble Consort, she had cared about it to pose as a dutiful empress.

However, Lin Mengya admired the empress very much. Although she was unhappy, she didn’t make any mistakes at least on the surface.

The empress came here several times but was declined by Lin Mengya with various excuses, and she still showed no displeasure.

It could be seen that she was a scheming and unusual woman.

“Princess, everything is ready.”

Qinghu was dressed as a guard in the palace in soft blue-gray armor to help Lin Mengya.

“Okay, Your Highness, the imperial chariot is ready. It’s time to set off now.”

The canonization ceremony would be held in the Palace of Heaven and Earth used for the wedding of the emperor and the empress.

The Imperial Noble Consort was the most respected woman, second only to the empress. Even if she was not the empress, she was not an ordinary concubine, either. She was a concubine in the concubines.

Therefore, the conferring ceremony would be held in the palace where the emperor and the empress had held their wedding ceremony. The fake Imperial Noble Consort changed clothes, and was carried into the imperial chariot.

Lin Mengya looked at the ceremonial weaponry with golden dragons and painted phoenixes, and smiled even more meaningfully.

“Rise.” The protocol officer announced.

Lin Mengya quickly got on the red-topped sedan behind the imperial chariot, and followed the Imperial Noble Consort’s imperial chariot without any hurries.

Along the way, countless palace servants held their breath, no one dared to make a noise.

The sedan chair of the Imperial Noble Consort carried by sixteen men left the Dongpei Palace, and went smoothly in the direction of Palace of Heaven and Earth.

Lin Mengya followed unhurriedly. Today was a good day for Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, and an important day for her and Long Tianyu.

So today, she could not allow anyone to sabotage this conferring ceremony.

Everything had been prepared in the Palace of Heaven and Earth, and the solemn sound of ritual music resounded throughout the palace of the Dajin Dynasty.

Today, all the royal families and nobles would come to the palace to attend the ceremony. Of course, such an extraordinary conferring ceremony showed that Imperial Noble Consort Dehui’s imperial virtue.

The emperor and the empress were both dressed in complicated and noble costumes. Even Long Tianyu was dressed in a black shirt embroidered with dragon pythons. He looked tall exceptional.

Lin Mengya, as a junior, could only stand with other princess, but she still attracted a lot of attention.

After all, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui was her mother-in-law.

Her status had already been extraordinary, but now it had skyrocketed, and she was envied by everyone.

However, she had always been humble in public with no trace of any domineering attitude. She just lowered her head and did not dare to step out of line. In this way, there was a lot less jealousy.

The protocol officer read the conferring imperial edict. Since then, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui would become the one and only Imperial Noble Consort of the Dajin Dynasty.

The trivial formalities were indispensable, but the Imperial Noble Consort, who had been in a sickly posture in the sedan just now, had pulled it through.

It seemed that the Imperial Noble Consort hadn’t shown up in public for a long time.

Now it seemed, except for a thinner waist, her complexion was very good. However, only Lin Mengya noticed that there was a flash of doubt in the empress’ eyes after she saw the Imperial Noble Consort.

The empress knew this Imperial Noble Consort should have been pretended by someone she had sent.

But the Imperial Noble Consort Dehui in front of her gave her a dangerous feeling.

When the Imperial Noble Consort accepted the courtiers’ congratulations, the empress hurriedly found her confidant and whispered her ear. The confidant quietly slipped out of the crowd.

Lin Mengya lowered her eyes, but she made a quiet gesture with her hands.

No one knew what she meant or what would happen next.

Only Lin Mengya, with a confident look, continued to watch the conferring ceremony.

It took a long time to go through the procedures. Everyone was sore and exhausted.

Even the Imperial Noble Consort Dehui looked pale.