Lin Xiao woke up early in the morning and stared blankly at the top of the canopy with her eyes open.

  On the canopy, phoenixes and birds are embroidered with patterns. The phoenixes and birds are in a state of courtship. This is an extremely auspicious sign, symbolizing the harmony between the emperor and his queen, and the prosperity of their descendants.

  The emperor opened his eyes and saw her staring blankly, asking: "What's wrong?"

  Lin Xiao shook her head and said, "I just woke up and thought I was still in the Wu Guo Gong Fu, my home. It wasn't until I saw Your Majesty lying beside me that I remembered, I remembered that I'm already married."

  The emperor threw off his quilt and sat up in bed, speaking softly to her: "From now on, the imperial palace will be your home."

  Lin Wei sat up with him, her bright eyes looking at the emperor: "Yes, the imperial palace is indeed my home."

  Here is her husband, later she will give birth to her children here, and this place will become her burial ground. And the Wu Guo Gong Fu has become her maternal home.

  The emperor smiled slightly and stroked her hair.

  "Rise, there is still much to be done today." said the Emperor.

  The eunuchs outside the bedroom heard the noise and responded with three calm and unhurried knocks on the door.

  The emperor said: "Come in."

  Then the door of the sleeping palace creaked open, and Wang Gonggong and Mu Qing led the way, followed by Shang Gong, palace maids, female officials who recorded the emperor's daily life, and Tong Shi who recorded the imperial history.

  A vast and majestic crowd, entering in an orderly and well-organized manner, like a school of fish.

  Mu Qing raised the curtain and waited on the Emperor and Lin Xiang to get up.

  The imperial concubines and palace maids were divided into two groups, respectively serving the emperor and empress to put on shoes, wash their faces, and dress.

  Still in bed, he went up to the phoenix bed and checked it again. He looked at the clean and flawless yuanba and exchanged a glance with Tongshi.

  Still sleeping soundlessly, she put the original memorial in the box and then took advantage of the empty space to quietly call over Eunuch Wang. She opened the box and asked him, "Eunuch Wang, how should this be recorded in history?"

  Mr. Wan just took a glance at the box and knew what had happened.

  Wan Gonggong slightly furrowed his brow, but quickly returned to normal and said to Shang Qinniang: "Li Gugu, you've been serving in the palace for so many years, do I still need to teach you how to do things?" After speaking, he wanted to leave.

  Still holding onto him, she continued to ask: "What does husband mean?"

  Wan Gonggong glared at her and nodded slightly in the direction of the emperor, then patted Xiang Ning's hand away and hastily walked towards the emperor.

  He glanced in the direction of the empress, and at this time the emperor was smiling unknowingly saying something to the empress, while the empress's face was slightly red with a smile.

  Still sleeping soundly, suddenly woke up and said to Tong: "Remember."

  Tong's brush moved swiftly, leaving two bold strokes on the canvas of history.

  The emperor and empress's grand wedding is still not over until today.

  In folk customs, a new daughter-in-law must visit her aunt on the second day and offer tea to her parents-in-law. In the imperial family, however, the empress would pay respects to the Empress Dowager on the second day after the grand wedding.

  As the Empress Dowager had passed away in the second year of the Emperor's reign, Lin He only needed to kowtow three times in front of the throne in Ciqiong Palace.

  Then the emperor and empress would proceed to the Tai Temple to offer incense, then to the Fengxian Hall to pay respects to their ancestors. Afterwards, the emperor and empress would receive congratulations from officials in the Taihe Hall. Then the empress would return to the Changchun Palace to meet with the ladies of the inner and outer courts, while the emperor would meet with officials in the Qiankun Palace and host a banquet for them.

  Lin Daiyu wore a ceremonial robe with a dragon pattern and was greeted by the officials when she went to the temple, wearing a heavy and cumbersome dress.

  Lin He returned to Changkun Palace, first changed out of her formal attire and into a more comfortable robe, before hurrying to the main hall of Changkun Palace.

  The ladies from inside and outside have all arrived, and the main hall is in order and quiet.

  The topmost phoenix throne is empty, standing tall and majestic there, as if born to be gazed up at.

  On both sides of the Phoenix Throne were the imperial consorts who served as inner court ladies. The emperor's harem was not large, and even counting on two hands, there were fewer than twenty people. But Lin Daiyu did not see Wu Guifei among these women.

  On both sides of the next row were the royal relatives, including princesses and queens. Lin Yi saw her aunt, Princess Qinghe, among them. At this time, she was radiant with pride and satisfaction on her face.

  Further down on both sides were the wives of officials, led by Madame Lin and Madame Wu. Madame Lin saw Li Shi and Qi Shi, but what made her a little disappointed was that she didn't see Zhuang Shi.

  As soon as Lin Xiao came out, all sorts of eyes in the main hall converged on her.

  Lin He stepped up onto the throne one step at a time. The eunuchs sang: "The Empress Dowager ascends to her throne." Then Lin He sat down.

  Led by Cui Xianfei, the inner and outer ladies-in-waiting came out in a line. The eunuchs called out "kneel", then Cui Xianfei led everyone to kneel down and said: "Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress, may you live for thousands of years, thousands of years, and tens of thousands of years."

  If Wu Guifei were present, the one leading everyone to kneel and pay respects to the new empress should have been Wu Guifei. But since Wu Guifei was not there, Cui Xianfei took her place as the leader.

  Eunuch sang again: "Rise."

  Then everyone got up.

  Eunuch sang again: "Kneel."

  Everyone knelt again.

  The ceremony of kneeling and bowing to the newlyweds is now complete.

  Lin Xiao swept her gaze over the inner and outer ladies-in-waiting in the main hall, finally settling on the palace concubine closest to her - these were the people she would be mainly interacting with from now on.

  She wasn't unfamiliar with these people either.

  Choe Hyeon-bi, who gave birth to the third prince, was also an old person from the palace. She had a round face and a wide forehead. At this time, she was wearing a large-sleeved dress embroidered with pheasants, which didn't look particularly outstanding in the harem, but her facial features looked gentle and kind.

  In fact, she is indeed a very kind and amiable person, at least that's how she appears on the surface. When they were in the Wang Fu, unlike Wu Guifei who couldn't get along with her, Cui Xianfei was extremely polite to this guest staying in the Wang Fu.

  Hu Zhaorong, who gave birth to the emperor's only princess so far, was taken in by the emperor after his ascension. Lin Yi remembered that at last year's Winter Solstice palace banquet, she had spoken on her behalf in front of Wu Guifei, and since then, she has been grateful to her, so her impression of her is not bad.

  Hu Zhaorong was a very beautiful woman, with an oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, and a faint smile on her face. The golden hairpin on her high bun sparkled, making her even more radiant. Perhaps noticing Lin Yi looking at her, Hu Zhaorong gave him a gentle and respectful smile.

  If there's one person in the palace who can be considered a stranger, it would have to be He Baolin, who had just given birth to the fourth prince. She was a beautiful woman with a delicate face, slender eyebrows and eyes, and a willow-leaf-shaped waist. In terms of beauty, she could even rival Hu Zhaorong. At this moment, she hung her head down, revealing a slender neck.

  Lin Xiao thought that, as a palace maid, she had carved out a bloody path in the harem and given birth to four princes. Although there was an element of Wu Guifei's protection, He Baolin's own abilities should not be underestimated either.

  The rest were just two or three low-ranking palace consorts without children, pets, or family. Lin Yi didn't pay much attention to them.

  Lin Xiang looked at them and smiled slightly: "Can this palace ask, where did Wu Guifei go?"

  Cui Xianfei and Hu Zhaorong exchanged a glance, then both looked at He Baolin.

  He Baolin stood up and said in a low voice: "Replying to Your Majesty, the Imperial Consort is ill."

  Lin Xiao smiled and said "oh" softly, asking: "What's wrong?"

  "He Bao Lin said: 'I don't know, I'm afraid you have to ask the imperial physician to find out.'"

  Lin Dai nodded slightly and didn't say much more, smiling faintly again as she shifted her gaze back to the women inside and outside.