Chapter 802: The Legend Of The First Emperor And His Celestial Empress
Feng Xiyan did not wait long before hearing the matchmaker’s voice echo from outside.
"The bride leaves her boudoir, walking toward a bright future!"
Hearing this, Feng Xiyan immediately stood up from his seat and walked out of the main hall.
The moment he stepped through the doorway, his gaze fell upon the young woman dressed in the wedding robes he had personally designed. Seeing the red veil covering her face, Feng Xiyan’s eyes softened.
He walked up to Bai Hanyun and stopped before her.
While he stared at his soon-to-be bride, the matchmaker announced loudly, "The auspicious hour has arrived! Send off the bride!"
The moment her words fell, Feng Xiyan bent down and lifted Bai Hanyun into his arms.
Just as the matchmaker wanted to stop him, Feng Xiyan glanced at her.
Startled by the cold look in his eyes, the matchmaker could only swallow her words and think helplessly, ’If not for the huge reward, who would dare accept this job? This is truly risking my life!’
Standing along both sides, the female guests cheered and called out blessings as they sent them off.
With Feng Xiyan personally carrying Bai Hanyun out of the Great General’s Mansion, the commoners finally understood that their great general had not been angry earlier—he had simply been too impatient to bring home his bride.
With this in mind, their cheers rose even louder.
"Long live the Great General! Long live Fairy Bai!"
"May the Great General and Fairy Bai stay together until old age!"
"May the Great General and Fairy Bai be blessed with many sons and daughters!"
Amidst the blessings, Feng Xiyan gently carried Bai Hanyun into the sixteen-bearer phoenix wedding sedan.
After making sure she was seated securely, he leaned down and kissed her forehead through the red wedding veil.
Then, he whispered gently, "Yun’er, I will bring you to our new home."
Under the red veil, Bai Hanyun’s lips curved upward as she hummed softly in response. "Mhm."
Noticing her shyness, Feng Xiyan chuckled before mounting his warhorse once more.
With the soon-to-be emperor personally leading the wedding procession, the grand group returned to the Imperial Palace, accompanied by the blessings of the common people.
Arriving at the Hall of the Great Heaven, Feng Xiyan dismounted his horse and walked toward the wedding sedan. He lifted the red curtain, then reached out his hand toward Bai Hanyun.
Bai Hanyun looked at Feng Xiyan’s strong, slender hand, then placed hers in his.
Gently holding her hand, Feng Xiyan helped Bai Hanyun out of the wedding sedan.
After the two of them stood side by side, the Minister of Rites, who was standing below the long staircase, shouted at the top of his lungs, "The auspicious hour has arrived! The Emperor and Empress will ascend the throne! Kneel!"
As his words echoed through the surroundings, the elite soldiers beat the war drums, while the ministers, generals, and soldiers all knelt solemnly.
Dum~! Duru~ dum! Dum~! Duru~ dum! Dum~! Duru~ dum!
While the solemn, rhythmic beats of the war drums echoed throughout the Imperial Palace, Feng Xiyan looked at Bai Hanyun and said, "Yun’er, let’s go."
Bai Hanyun nodded in response, and Feng Xiyan led her up the long staircase toward the Hall of the Great Heaven.
As they ascended the stairs, the commoners and soldiers outside the imperial palace also knelt the moment they heard the beating of the war drums.
Ten minutes later, Feng Xiyan and Bai Hanyun arrived outside the Hall of the Great Heaven and turned around.
Seeing that they had arrived at the position, the Minister of Rites took out the first imperial decree and read it aloud.
"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees! Today, the new Emperor ascends the throne and establishes the Feng Empire! There shall be amnesty for all death-row prisoners and three years of tax exemption for the common people!"
"Receive the decree!"
The moment his words fell, everyone present shouted in unison, "Long live the Emperor for ten thousand years!"
As their powerful and solemn voices echoed across the imperial palace, the Minister of Rites took out another imperial decree.
Opening it, he read aloud, "By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees! Fairy Bai, benefactor of the Feng Army and savior of the Central Continent, is kind, wise, and resourceful. It is Zhen’s greatest fortune to be able to marry her!"
"She shall ascend the throne as Empress and rule the empire together with Zhen! Receive the decree!"
When he finished reading, the Minister of Rites knelt down. Then, everyone present solemnly said in unison, "Long live the Empress for thousands of years!"
Outside, the common people and the soldiers also said, "Long live the Emperor for tens of thousands of years! Long live the Empress for thousands of years!"
As their voices echoed throughout the Imperial Palace and Xiqiang City, Feng Xiyan turned to look at Bai Hanyun.
He lifted her red veil, held her hands, then gazed into her eyes and smiled. "Yun’er, you finally became my wife."
Bai Hanyun looked at her husband, then said shyly, "Please take care of me from now on, Husband."
While the two of them whispered to each other, Gui Ying, the shadow guards, Hua Yuyu, and his team sat on the rooftop watching the ceremony with great interest.
Looking away from Feng Xiyan and Bai Hanyun, Gui Ying glanced at Yi Bai, who was writing something in her notebook, and became curious. Leaning closer, he read the final sentence she had written.
"This is not the ending of the story. This is the beginning of the legend of the First Emperor and his Celestial Empress."
Hearing him read her words aloud, Yi Bai looked up from her notebook and asked, "Young Master Gui, do you want to invest in my new novel?"
Being asked that, Gui Ying paused for a second before replying, "If you give this young master a few copies for free, then this young master will invest."
The moment he said that, Yi Bai grabbed Gui Ying’s hand and shook it excitedly. "Deal!"
Successfully securing a few novels for free, Gui Ying turned to Feng Xiyan and Bai Hanyun.
Watching the two of them standing above the ministers, generals, soldiers, and countless common people, he suddenly smiled.
"Today is a good day." After saying that, Gui Ying snapped his fingers.
In an instant, more than a dozen Vermillion Birds descended from the Celestial Realm, bringing with them iridescent light and auspicious clouds.
High in the sky, the Yin Yang Mirrors suddenly shot out from Feng Xiyan’s and Bai Hanyun’s dantians before transforming into their human forms.
As they floated in the air, the heavens split open, and golden particles rained down, covering the entire world in shimmering light.
Below, the people looked up at the sky and solemnly said, "Long live the Emperor for tens of thousands of years! Long live the Empress for thousands of years!"
That day, the legend of the Great General and his Fairy Bai lived on forever.
