Female-to-male: I live on farming

Chapter 207 The Throne Ceremony

The new emperor ascended the throne and issued a general amnesty.

The coronation ceremony was held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the imperial palace, which was the symbol of the supreme imperial power of the entire Great Yan Dynasty.

Qin Ke and Lu Youqing's court robes were delivered yesterday, and they entered the court early this morning along with all the civil and military officials.

When they entered, all the officials around them looked over. Fortunately, Qin Ke had prepared himself mentally. He found his seat and stood still with a stern face and without looking around.

It seemed that he had no reaction to their gazes and scrutiny.

Compared to Qin Ke, Lu Youqing was much calmer and composed. After all, Qin Ke was only pretending, but she actually ignored them from the inside out.

The officials present could not guess the identities of these two people, and those who were interested had already checked their information privately. When they saw the court dress that Lu Youqing was wearing today, they couldn't help but secretly let out a "hiss".

He is a third-rank official and still so young.

But one could not find fault with the princess abusing her power for personal gain. After all, from the information gathered, this person was promoted from the magistrate of Xihai County to the governor of Liangzhou in just a few years, and now he has become the minister of six ministries.

Regardless of her abilities, she was just so lucky that she got on the princess' ship so early.

For a time, all the civil and military officials in the court were thinking about it, some were envious, some were jealous, some were fearful... each had their own thoughts.

Only Cheng Li, who was standing diagonally behind Lu Youqing, had his pupils constricted, an expression of disbelief emerged on his face, and his heart beating violently from the moment Lu Youqing stepped into the hall.

Yes, he was not wrong that day.

The woman with a calm face and cold eyes who walked past him was indeed his daughter who died of a sudden acute illness a few years ago.

Didn't she die? Was there something strange about what happened back then? How did she suddenly appear in Liangzhou and follow the eldest princess?

The information we found clearly said her last name was Lu, not Cheng.

No, thinking of his unhappy first wife who died early, Cheng Li became more certain that this person was his so-called "deceased" daughter.

Cheng Li was confused for a moment and wanted to grab her sleeve to ask her what was going on.

But this is not the right place and the right time.

Especially since her daughter, who was only in her twenties, was standing in front of him in purple court robes, while he had worked hard for half his life and now could only stand behind the crowd in scarlet court robes.

Lu Youqing naturally noticed her father. She glanced at his solemn and complicated expression with a hint of sarcasm at the corners of her lips.

Don't worry! She was not in a hurry to break up with him.

Just as everyone was thinking about their own things, a melodious bell sounded, and everyone calmed down and prepared to welcome the new situation and the new emperor.

At this time, the bright sunshine shone on the golden roof of the palace, shining with dazzling light. Jinyang slowly stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony in this ray of morning light.

Jinyang was the first female emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty except for the founding emperor. Her dragon robe and crown were both made day and night in the palace during this period.

Qin Ke secretly raised his eyelids and glanced at the eldest princess. No, she should not be called the eldest princess now. She was already sitting on the dragon throne, and the eunuch beside her was reading out the imperial edict in accordance with the procedure.

Wearing a dragon robe, she has the bravery of a veteran general in the military, as well as the calm and restrained majesty. Even a casual glance at her can make one feel that her demeanor is quite intimidating.

"kneel--"

The eunuch's sharp and clear voice echoed throughout the palace.

Qin Ke hurriedly followed the other officials in kneeling down, worshipping the new emperor and shouting "Long live the emperor!"

At this point, Emperor Mingde's eldest daughter Zhao Ji ascended the throne, with the title Emperor Wu of Jin and the reign title Tianyuan.

The ceremony was complicated, and Qin Ke and his companions had been waiting in the palace since early morning. It was already noon when it was over. Qin Ke touched his shriveled stomach, feeling so hungry that he felt he could eat a cow.

But this group of people in front of him is so annoying. As soon as His Majesty left, this group of people surrounded him and greeted him.

He knew that the more he spoke, the more mistakes he would make, so he could only keep a stern face, giving people the feeling that he was keeping people at a distance.

After finally sending these people away, Qin Ke realized that his wife seemed to be entangled by someone.

As soon as he approached, he heard his wife's mocking expression and said in a cold voice: "If Master Cheng wants to know the truth of the matter, shouldn't he go back to the mansion and ask the right people?"

"I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now." Lu Youqing straightened his sleeves and looked at him with cold eyes as if he was looking at a stranger.

Seeing Qin Ke coming, he raised his foot and stepped over Cheng Li's shoulder to meet him.

The two walked out side by side. The Hall of Supreme Harmony was some distance away from the palace gate. Qin Ke looked around and saw that there were no people around. Then he leaned over to Lu Youqing's ear and whispered, "Madam, who was that person just now?"

"He is my father."

"Ah?" Qin Ke opened his mouth wide, wishing he could stuff an egg in it. "He's the heartless Phoenix man, right?"

Lu Youqing didn't know why there were always so many weird words in his mind, but it was obvious that they were not good words.

She didn't mind Qin Ke's disrespect for her father. To her, her father had disappeared since her mother's death.

Qin Ke quietly observed Lu Youqing's expression, and after finding that she was not affected at all, he continued to ask: "Then why did he look for you? Does he want to recognize you as a relative?"

"Don't worry, I have been mentally prepared to face him since the moment I returned to Beijing." Lu Youqing noticed Qin Ke's cautiousness and comforted him in return.

"He came to me, naturally, to confirm whether I was her unknown daughter who passed away early."

"My lady, don't be soft-hearted when the time comes. He treated you like that in the past, not caring whether you lived or died. If he wanted to get close to him, it must be because he saw that you were in a high position and could be of use to him..."

Qin Ke's words came to an abrupt end when Lu Youqing rolled his eyes at him as if he was an idiot.

Uh, it seems like he was being overdosed.

My lady is the 'living devil' who can kill everyone in Xihai and Yizhou, and she is much calmer and more rational than me.

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At the same time, on the other side, at the Princess's Mansion.

Su Mian picked up the wine jug and poured two glasses of wine, then pushed one of the glasses in front of Gu Lanxi.

Listening to the melodious bells coming from the palace, her eyebrows slightly raised, and her slender eyebrows revealed a dazzling elegance: "Well, this is worth a drink to celebrate, isn't it?"

There was also a bright smile in Gu Lanxi's eyes. He raised the wine glass and gently clinked it with hers. With the collision, the light wine created tiny ripples in the glass.

After a few drinks, Su Mian suddenly stopped smiling and said seriously, "What are your plans next? You can't keep doing this in secret, right?"

"Jinyang said that when she completely controls the court, she will be announced as the queen."

Jinyang had discussed this matter with her a long time ago. She had just ascended the throne, the political situation was unstable, and she was restricted by others.

If she announced the establishment of the queen at this time, it would be against the will of the whole world and would certainly cause all the ministers to write letters of opposition. She needed to wait until she had complete control of the court and no one dared to raise any objections before giving Gu Lanxi a grand wedding.