Chapter 359 (1/2)

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t.i.tle: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 359 - Ancestor veneration ceremony (2)

Steward Qian came over with newly made clothes. He was all smiles as he looked at Ji Man and said, ”Teacher Ji, this is a gift from the marquis. There were only two bolts of this satin fabric in the estate this year. One bolt was used for the marquis, and other bolt was used for you. Please have a look.”

Stunned, Ji Man turned her head to the side to look at the item in his hands and took it from him. ”Thank you for your trouble, Steward Qian.”

This extravagant silvery brocade satin robe was definitely worthy of being worn by a n.o.ble. She didn't know what Ning Yuxuan was thinking to have a mere teacher wear something so expensive.

After silently ridiculing him, Ji Man still changed into the robe and took a hard look of herself in the blurry mirror.

It looked pretty good.

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In this time period, the ancestor veneration ceremony was a superst.i.tious activity to prove that the Heavens had chosen the emperor. The new emperor had only recently ascended the throne, and the people's hearts were unsteady. It was only natural to depend on using the Heavens to get everyone to surrender and pay allegiance to the new emperor. Ning Yuxuan had already put everything into place. A mechanism had been installed on the altar so that it would appear as if the new emperor was emitting a golden light on the day of the ceremony. He had also hired craftsmen to build a mysterious giant golden dragon-shaped kite. When the time came, the kite would be released into the sky.

Everything was in place. On the day of the ancestor veneration ceremony, after Ning Yuxuan had washed up and put on his clothes, he left to go to the Temple of Heaven. As soon as he walked out of the estate, Ji Man followed right after him.

They were a bit far from the Temple of Heaven, but in order to show respect for the imperial ancestors, they had to walk there instead of taking a carriage. The streets were crowded with the commonfolk that were walking in the same direction. Ji Man looked at that faraway person, who was wearing court attire, and sneakily followed after him.

She had already thought of a plan for the simple task. When they were near Quyi Pavilion, she would just appear in front of him and pull him into the pavilion.

Wu Yong silently appeared in the crowd and quietly asked her, ”Are you ready?”

Ji Man nodded and curiously asked, ”I just need to bring him to Quyi Pavilion, right?”

Wu Yong nodded. ”His Highness is already there waiting.”

His Highness? Ji Man stumbled and almost fell down.

Didn't Zhangjun Prince return to his fiefdom already? Why was he still in the capital? Why was he waiting in Quyi Pavilion?

Wu Yong supported Ji Man with one hand and patted her shoulder. ”I'll leave you to this.”

”Okay...” Ji Man suddenly had an inkling of what was going on. Zhangjun Prince was in Quyi Pavilion. If Marquis Moyu was brought over there before the ancestor veneration ceremony...

Could it be that Zhangjun Prince wanted to incite disharmony between Marquis Moyu and the new emperor? If the new emperor found out that Marquis Moyu had secretly met with Zhangjun Prince in Quyi Pavilion, would he still continue to have absolute trust in Ning Yuxuan?

To gain this trust, Ning Yuxuan had opened the capital's gate, wiped out Nie Clan, and divorced her.