Chapter 235 Demon Girl (2)
That night, many people in the palace were sleepless, so Jiang Ruan went to bed early. Aunt Yang, who was beside the Empress Dowager, came here and told me what to pay attention to when performing rituals in the Imperial Heaven Supervision. Jiang Ruan responded, and Aunt Yang carefully ordered Tianzhu and Luzhu before returning to Cining Palace.
The Imperial Heaven Monitoring Watch the Good and Badness of the celestial phenomena. This year is the first time I practiced the magic to watch the stars at night, which is responsible for the good and bad luck of the year. The emperor attaches great importance to this matter, so all the palace servants must participate.
No matter what others do, Jiang Ruan was still the same day as usual. Except for Lu Zhu who often quarreled with Jin Er, whom Xiao Shao, the rest were very calm.
At night, when she was in charge of the ritual, Jiang Ruan changed into the clothes that Wang Meiren sent to the Siyi Hall last night. After dew washed her, she followed the little eunuch who led the way to the star platform where she observed the celestial phenomena.
Jiang Ruan followed the palace servants. Although she now has a close relationship with the queen mother, the palace servants isolated her. However, Princess Rongya, who was born by Prince Yong, and Princess Heyi, who was born by Concubine Shu, were high above and surrounded by a group of concubines and spoke, which was very similar to a pearl in the palm of his hand.
The female family members walked in the front were Empress Dowager Yide and Empress, followed by Concubine Chen, Concubine De, Concubine Shu, and Concubine Xian. On the male family members' seat were the prince and the prince, and the emperor sat at the highest place.
When Empress Dowager Yide saw that Jiang Ruan was left behind by the palace servants, she frowned slightly and said coldly: "Hong'an, come to Ai's house."
Jiang Ruan stepped forward as he said, and a hint of jealousy flashed through Princess Rong Ya and Princess Yi's eyes at the same time. The man seemed to see Jiang Ruan. Jiang Ruan walked to Empress Dowager Yide, and Empress Dowager Yide reached out to hold her hand. Such intimate appearance was shocked in everyone's eyes. Although he knew that Jiang Ruan was favored, Empress Dowager Yide was cold and cold. Such intimate behavior made it difficult for Princess Yuanrong to get this honor.
Jiang Ruan smiled, her eyes fell on the man's mat, and she couldn't help but be slightly stunned. The black robe was clearly Xiao Shao. Why is Xiao Shao also there, a ritual of the Imperial Heaven Supervision that only royal relatives can participate in?
When Xiao Shao saw Jiang Ruan, he was stunned for a moment. Jiang Ruan was wearing a palace satin, plain snow silk skirt, black long hair, only a gourd bun, a white jade hairpin, no rings, and no makeup. Jiang Ruan has always preferred red clothes, and will often show her bright and charming image tomorrow. Now she is so simple, it seems to be cleansed of dew, which is different from Jiang Susu's pure and elegant appearance. Jiang Ruan's white clothes actually showed a bit of indifference to her gentle smile, and her eyes seemed to have a sharp sarcasm. If Jiang Ruan in red is a fire fox, Jiang Ruan in white is like a spirit snake. It's pity that she has nothing to do with her, but she feels a shocking coldness.
A blood-colored red plum suddenly turned into a snow-white pear blossom. Many people's eyes were already looking at her, and Xuan Li was no exception. He looked at Jiang Ruan with a dazed look, feeling that this woman was so dusty, unlike other women, which made people unable to help but want to take her for themselves. It would be a beautiful thing to see that indifferent gaze was obsessed with herself.
A trace of surprise flashed in the emperor's eyes, but Jiang Ruan was too young and too cold, and men always liked to be soft and gentle. The emperor never liked Jiang Ruan, but Concubine Chen looked at Jiang Ruan and showed a faint smile.
Beauty Wang also looked at Jiang Ruan from afar. For some reason, her heart beat very hard tonight, as if she had an unknown premonition. When she saw that Jiang Ruan was wearing a palace satin plain snow silk skirt, she felt relieved. As long as she wore this skirt, Siyi Palace had never made any other skirts, today's things were always foolproof.
Jiang Ruan raised the corners of his lips slightly. Seeing the emperor announce the opening ceremony, the people from the Imperial Heavenly Prison burned incense and washed their hands, and all the hexagrams were held. The huge incense burner slowly rose up. Huijue, wearing a monk's robe, stood beside the steward, chanting the scriptures silently with kind eyebrows.
Lingtai Lang was measuring the astrological signs, and with a "bang", the huge turtle shell in front suddenly slowly cracked from the middle, and a sudden crack appeared on the turtle shell.
"It's so evil..." The sergeant stared wide and said something, and his voice was interrupted by someone. "No, sir!" It was Bo, who recorded the scriptures, who staggered from the observatory with a face full of panic and said, "Double stars accompany the moon, double stars accompany the moon! It's so evil!"
The emperor stood up and shouted softly: "What's wrong?"
The Lord Bo knelt down on the ground and kept kowtowing, "Your Majesty, the two stars accompany the moon, a sign of great evil!"
"What?" The emperor frowned tightly. After doing rituals for so many years, he had encountered the image of a great evil sign since he ascended the throne. After he became stable, he said: "Let me clearly know what two stars accompany the moon?"
The supervisor seemed to have recovered from his shock and knelt down and said, "If you go back to your Majesty, it is a sign of great danger to accompany the moon. The country has a demon star, which is a disaster for the destruction of the country."
"Demon Star?" But Concubine Chen spoke, and she turned her head in confusion: "What Demon Star?"
"The person who is in chaos and disasters in the country." The supervisor wiped his sweat: "This person is the reincarnation of a demon star, and the two stars accompanying the moon is a warning from heaven, which is a sign of the destruction of the country!"
"Where is that demon star?" Concubine Chen seemed a little nervous.
"This... God is kind, and may give a warning. I... I wish to burn a precious incense and ask God's will."
Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, and finally... she arrived.
"Emperor..." Concubine Chen looked at the emperor. Although she didn't say anything, her bright eyes were a little worried. She seemed to be really worried about the world. The queen moved her lips, and a trace of helplessness flashed across her face, and she remained silent.
"Okay, I'm watching you burn incense now!" The emperor told the sergeant.
The supervisor lowered his head and ordered his subordinates to invite Xiyuan to the incense of Xiyuan. Xiyuan was made very large, about as big as a small pillar. Emperors of all dynasties would burn Xiyuan to ask the sky only when they encountered a sign of great danger. Xiyuan was a little bit, and the observatory was suddenly surrounded by warm smoke. The supervisor knelt down and kowtowed three times to Xiyuan, saying: "Cangtian Zeyou, the sky came to warn that there are two stars accompanying the moon. The demon star appears in the world. Please tell us where the demon star is!"
The blue eyes rose up and gradually submerged in the dark night. Jiang Ruan smiled with a smile on her lips, her hands folded on her chest, and the wind gently raised her long dark hair, covered in white clothes, and her face was beautiful, but she was like a beautiful evil ghost in hell, coming with hatred.
Xiao Shao's eyes fell on the steward who was kowtowing, and his expression paused slightly.
Suddenly there was a scream in surprise in the crowd.
Concubine Chen's eyes slowly stretched, as if the clear spring in the south of the Yangtze River was overflowing with water, full of warm joy.
"Sister Wang, why are you..." The voice gradually became louder.
Chapter completed!