The Imperial Board of Astronomy had selected an auspicious date for the Emperor and Empress's grand wedding. The Empress Dowager had sent people multiple times to inquire when the final date would be set. Every time the officials from the Board saw the Empress Dowager’s messengers approaching, cold sweat would break out on their foreheads as they frantically consulted their almanacs and observed the celestial phenomena.
Although they were working as quickly as they could, the urgency of the Empress Dowager’s inquiries left them with the constant, unsettling feeling that their official hats were on the line. The date of the Imperial wedding had to ensure the prosperity and peace of the nation while also promising a flourishing royal lineage; they dared not set it lightly.
Compared to the late Emperor, Emperor Deming was clearly more reasonable and less stubborn. Zhao Yan had been actively offering suggestions and strategies, many of which had been adopted by the Emperor, earning him a reputation in the court as a man of action.
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