Chu Wenzong gave a haughty little snort at those words.
Naturally, this was an extraordinary honor.
Even when he had ascended the throne, he had not granted a general amnesty.
Below, the officials regarded the imperial family with even greater solemnity and reverence, kneeling once again with their families.
"We pay our respects to Your Highness the Elder Princess!!!"
"Rise~"
Chu Youning spoke with a smile.
The next part of the ceremony would take place at the Sacrificial Altar.
First, the State Preceptor would commune with the gods. Then the Empress Dowager, followed by the Emperor and Empress, would offer incense in turn. Only afterward would Chu Youning offer incense to Heaven and bow to the ancestors.
Once Chu Youning stepped onto the Sacrificial Altar, Qing Qianxue personally sprinkled Rootless Water over her with a willow branch. She had just picked up an incense stick taller than herself and was about to bow to Heaven when a voice rang out from afar.
"I heard that my niece, who had been lost among the common folk, has been found. Yet on such an important day of celebration, neither my imperial sister-in-law nor His Majesty thought to send me word.
That truly leaves me, her aunt, rather heartbroken~"
The moment that voice rang out,
the members of the imperial family present trembled.
Especially Wu Qingyuan.
The smile on her face almost froze instantly.
[Oho, how exciting! That sounds a little like someone coming to crash the party~]
[But... imperial sister-in-law? His Majesty? Could this... be the Grand Princess?]
[Am I really that important? I actually managed to lure this living bodhisattva, who has seen through the mortal world's illusions, back down to earth.]
*[What a shame I don't know any of the older generation's juicy secrets. I'll have to find a chance