Chapter 0597

Last night, Ye Zao did not stay over. Since tomorrow was the Awarding Gold Festival, it was best for her to return early.

In the middle of the night, she was awoken by Ah Yuan to change her clothes. This year, having been promoted to the rank of Consort, she was required to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

She rode the carried sedan, together with the other concubines, heading in a grand procession towards the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Under the command of the Ritual Eunuch, she knelt on the prayer mat.

Fourth Master also knelt, his back to the Imperial Clan and the imperial harem, holding the prayer text and reciting it.

This recital lasted for half a Shi Chen.

Ye Zao felt drowsy but not cold. Although the weather was terribly cold that day, the cushion beneath her knees was warm.

She had learned that morning that the cushion contained quicklime, which heated upon contact with the air.

Maintaining the heat for two or three Shi Chen was not a problem.