The betrothal was complete. Immediately following, the New Xia Dynasty ushered in the ceremony for the enthronement of the empresses.
The ritual for conferring the rank of empress upon Le Jinru and Xincheng was conducted at their respective residential palaces by high-ranking envoys, including the Grand Marshal and the Minister of the Imperial Clan. As this was a brand-new dynasty and the inauguration of two empresses simultaneously, the ministers had deliberated and decided the ceremony should be exceptionally grand.
Le Jinru was, of course, well-acquainted with these procedures. Considering the tedious and exhausting etiquette involved, she, much like Ding Wei, wished to simplify the whole affair. She thought it would suffice to just go through the motions as a formality. However, when the officials heard the empress-to-be express such sentiments, they pleaded with her earnestly: "A new dynasty calls for a new spirit. How can such a solemn and significant rite be simplified?"
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