The Death of the Evil Empress
70. Coronations
In the morning everyone prepared to attend the coronation ceremony of the new empress starting from the Officials, influential nobles to some guests of honor among the healer Ji and his family. They all witnessed the Appointment of Consort Mei Ling to be Empress Emperor Taiyang.
They sat down with the arrangements set by the royal event organizers. Physician Ji sat side by side with some palace officials while the family sat in the back row. Actually Hana and the family were astonished, they did not get any invitations from the palace long before. The invitation came 2 days before the event. Fortunately, Hana's mother has beautiful clothes but not too flashy for both of them to wear. In the event only allowed a maximum of 3 people. Understanding that he did not want anyone to know and remember him, Fangyin asked Hana to attend.
When the main event began, a loud sound like a gong was struck signifying to all the invitations to stand up to welcome the arrival of the Imperial Clerk.
There was a kind of strange blackish-colored aura spreading slowly through the main door.
The deg!
Hana's heart was beating uncomfortably.
Audrey glanced at Hana, catching the impression there was something strange that made Hana uncomfortable. Whether her son's old feelings of meeting his ex-husband and his rival create that sense of discomfort. Or is it another feeling about meeting Suri Shuwan's mother? I don't know! To be sure Audrey felt the same, she also felt uncomfortable.
A Eunuch shouted "Your Majesty the Queen Mother entered the room."
Tak.tak.tak.
The graceful steps of a woman with all her hair ornaments and robes in golden red were indeed all amazed by her beauty, everyone greeted her by exclaiming "Long-life Her Majesty the Queen Mother, she said, may you be blessed with thousands of good things from the heavens!"
He seemed to answer their call with a smile and a nod of the head followed by several servants who followed him from behind. After he sat down, the eunuch again shouted "His Majesty Emperor Taiyang and Empress Mei Lan entered the room."
All pairs of eyes gazed back towards the entrance of the hall, there appeared a golden-coloured great-robed emperor, his tall, tall body, handsome and dashing entered the large hall followed by the Empress who wore matching colored clothes with embellishments on her glittering head. All the compact people exclaimed back "The longevity of His Majesty Taiyang and the Empress, may be bestowed thousands of goodness from the heavens!"
After they both sat on the throne. Kasim again announced the arrival of the other concubines. Audrey nudges Hana and whispers "It's amazing that your ex-husband has that many wives." Hana just stared flat at her mother as if lazy to chimed in her mother's words. Everyone welcomed the concubines with the same cry. Everyone is now welcome to sit down and watch the next event. A customary elder performed the ceremony of the appointment of empress Mei Lan accompanied by prayers. After a while finally a long and quite tiring event ended with a dinner banquet. Outside the palace all the people cheered with festivities and fireworks.
Everyone talked to each other invited guests there were only to speak stale, some were looking for a soul mate for their families, he said, there are those who look for face among the palace officials and some even spread gossip here and there. Hana who saw her mother accompanying her father who seemed busy with some palace officials, did not want to participate she separated herself by going out for a while while carrying some pieces of fruit in a small bowl that she brought.
"Didn't you like the noise there and choose to sit here alone?"
Hana was half surprised by the voice and looked at the man in front of her "You Your Majesty."
Hannah stood up and gave her greeting. "Haven't been so formal, no one here will punish you. I'm sorry I surprised you" she said with a sweet smile.
Hana was surprised that she was not usually like that maybe because her heart was not used to seeing how her ex-husband and empress were messing with her.
"No don't apologize to me that noble is unnecessary. I should be thanking you for being kind enough to invite us" she said, believing Prince Zhang had invited Hana and her family.
"Mmm..you know from..."
"No, I was just expecting it. You may thank me for healing your pain. Take it easy, Prince, I will not tell anyone about your pain yesterday" said Hana reassured.
"Ah yeah.you know it's me. Alright I will also not tell anyone about your disappointment at your new status, including your parents." Prince Zhang replied by looking into Hana's eyes.
Ha.ha..
"You joke Prince where there is a newlywed disappointed with his new status. There is a lot of blessing in it. Why should I be disappointed?" said Hana turned her face then while stepping away then she turned around and said "Forgive my presumptuousness I better go look for my parents maybe now My Dad and Mom are confused about my whereabouts."
Prince Zhang looked at Hana's distant back then he muttered "From your answer, I'm not sure you're happy Hana. Especially at an event like this is not the husband who accompanies you."
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