On the third day after the Qin Kingdom's Lord passed away, an enthronement ceremony was held in the Qin Kingdom's Imperial Capital.
Though the ceremony was simple, its greatest significance lay in what it symbolized.
From that moment onward, Qin Siyao was the rightful sovereign of the Qin Kingdom.
And on the very day Qin Siyao formally held her enthronement ceremony—
All manner of auspicious signs appeared within ten thousand li of the Qin Kingdom's Imperial Capital.
These were not auspicious signs fabricated by officials seeking to flatter her. They had truly occurred.
Even the winter grew less bitter after Qin Siyao's enthronement, and the weather showed signs of warming.
It seemed that spring would arrive earlier than usual that year.
After formally ascending the throne, the first thing Qin Siyao did as the Qin Kingdom's Lord was hold a funeral for her Father Emperor.
In accordance with her Father Emperor's wishes, Qin Siyao kept every aspect of the funeral simple.
Compared with the tears she had shed and struggled to hold back at funerals in the past—
Qin Siyao was far more composed as she presided over her Father Emperor's funeral this time.
Though she had only just taken the throne, every movement she made bore the bearing of a sovereign.
It was as though, all at once, the once-naive little girl was no longer imitating the adults, but had truly grown up.
All the eunuchs in the palace were dismissed as well.
Only maids remained within the palace.
Peanut remained Qin Siyao's personal attendant.
But unlike the carefree days she had enjoyed before, Peanut would now have to manage every affair within the palace. Her duties would no longer be so easy.
After the funeral ended, Qin Siyao devoted herself wholeheartedly to affairs of state.
Now that Qin