Chapter 501 Taihe Palace

The Taihe Palace of the Daxing Dynasty was the palace designated by Emperor Kaizong for the court session. Du Jingyi had entered the Changchun Palace several times before, but now that he had truly seen the Taihe Palace, he finally understood what the emperor's power was.

The ground was paved with white jade Han stone, and the stairs leading up were a pattern of a dragon soaring across the sea. The relief carvings were exquisite, and it was obvious that many skilled craftsmen had been employed. In addition, the stone was extraordinary, so it looked particularly majestic.

The palace was nine rooms wide and five rooms deep, and was bright and magnificent. There were reliefs of clouds and dragons everywhere, and even the joints were engraved with gilded copper leaves with dragon patterns.

Although Du Jingyi was unable to go in and see, he knew that the floor must be paved with gold bricks, and the huge pillars were like a sky-high posture. There was a pair of copper turtles and copper cranes on the platform in front of the palace, which were symbols of longevity. Standing between heaven and earth, there was a sense of peace and tranquility.

When she arrived with Old Lady Guo, there were already quite a few people standing outside the Taihe Palace.

From high to low status, naturally, the royal family, civil and military officials, and the imperial wives like them were all waiting here.

Of course, there were also thousands of people in the palace, who were all standing in the back in their formal attire waiting for the new emperor to appear after offering sacrifices to heaven.

With Old Lady Guo's status, her appearance would naturally cause some commotion, and other imperial wives gradually came over to pay their respects to Old Lady Guo.

Among them, there were naturally some who were on good terms with her, and some who were not on good terms with her, but at this time, no one would dare to approach them to bring bad luck to themselves.

Therefore, when they met, no matter if they were sincere or not, at least they all had smiles on their faces, and the most excited people here were the people in the Earl of Weiyuan's Mansion.

You know, the prince's ascension to the throne means that their family is very likely to have a queen.

This is the supreme honor!

After all, the Daxing dynasty has only been established for three generations. The empress of the founding emperor was posthumously conferred, and Empress Guo, who had been in office for decades in Changchun Palace, was officially promoted to the empress dowager with the ascension of the new emperor.

Therefore, the Crown Princess, who had been married to the East Palace for more than ten years, should be promoted to the empress as a matter of course. And just looking at the glory of the Guo family today, we can imagine the convenience of the Yan family next year, so how can the whole family not be happy!

Therefore, the Countess and her eldest daughter-in-law, Li, who were originally surrounded by the crowd, pushed through the crowd and came over when they saw Mrs. Guo coming, with a smile on their faces that made people want to get close.

"Hello, old lady."

"The Countess came really early."

"It's only a quarter of an hour early. The old lady looks great today. This imperial robe is really more generous on you."

The Countess is not a smooth talker on weekdays, so when she said this, Mrs. Guo still accepted the favor and replied.

"Mutual, mutual."

The eyes of both parties were full of smiles. They were the two most proud families among the imperial wives. The Countess and the old lady were talking, and the eldest daughter-in-law Li next to them did not let go of Du Jingyi. The word "Sister Du" brought the two closer.

However, their relationship was indeed like this at the moment.

Ping'er and the Li family were close, and Gu Xiaolang and Yan Sanlang were close. They were close in-laws anyway, so they were naturally closer than others.

It is impolite not to reciprocate. Li had already spoken, so Du Jingyi naturally had to reply.

The word "Sister Li" made the other party very happy. After all, everyone knew that the list of people who followed the emperor to offer sacrifices to the sky today naturally included this General Gu, so being able to make friends with his wife was also good news.

Therefore, the wife of the Minister, Li, smiled more happily and said hurriedly.

"Among all of us, you are the most blessed. Look at you. You are a first-rank official at such a young age. I have seen you in ordinary clothes for a long time. Now you are dressed like this, and I know what a beautiful and radiant appearance is."

"That's right."

Her words were supported by many people behind her. They all wanted to make friends with the Gu family, so they naturally praised her.

So, the ladies of the Li family, the He family, and even the Dingping Marquis's Mansion who could come today all gathered around her and talked.

Although the voices were not loud, the meaning was obvious.

Before Du Jingyi came, he guessed that there would be a lot of social interaction, so he also took out the posture of the past socializing. You praised me, and I responded with two words. In short, I didn't have any enemies with anyone, but I didn't have any sincerity with anyone.

It was tiring to deal with such a scene. After all, I put on a mask. It was simple. I put aside the Guo family, who were really good friends, and treated everyone else equally.

Therefore, the chatter in the circle of the imperial ladies was joyful, but Princess Yuehua, who was standing in the royal family not far away, was not very happy.

When the late emperor was still alive, she was a guest of honor in and outside the palace, but now, less than a month after his death, she has become a distant figure.

Not to mention others, even the Fu Wangfei who used to rely on her, Madam Wei’s party has become a taboo, and cannot even be mentioned, so many people have taken the initiative to avoid her.

She was a popular figure in front of the late emperor, but now that the new emperor has taken the throne, she has been squeezed out a lot.

These days, there are hints that she should go back to her fiefdom to live a peaceful life, so after attending the ceremony of the coronation ceremony today, she will almost return to Yizhou.

Just when she was in a state of confusion, she saw Du Jingyi surrounded by people and got along well with everyone, and she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

The daughter of a merchant who was not even qualified to be at her table before has now become a hot commodity, while she, the princess of Daxing, has not received as much support as her, so she is naturally unhappy.

But no matter how unhappy she is, it is useless at this moment.

Who made the evil Gu Shaoyu so capable? He retreated the Jin Dynasty, protected Cezhou, investigated corruption, arrested the remnants, and decided the fate of the world! After these achievements, he naturally became the most important minister of the new emperor, and she could only gradually stand aside with the tide of the times.

Yizhou is certainly a good place for retirement.

But after what they did in Jinling City, many of the sources of support for her were cut off. She didn't have to worry about food and clothing, but she couldn't spend as recklessly as before.

Thinking of this, she had one more worry.

When she looked up again, all her unhappiness at the moment was condensed into dislike for Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi. Why could they rise to the top while she was forced to leave?