The queen turned around and explained to Gongsun Xi: "I'm afraid the reason why they are there is to prepare for Concubine Mo's funeral!"
Emperor Xiaozong's mausoleum is in the south of Chang'an City. As one of his beloved concubines during his lifetime, and the mother of King Gaomi of Chang'an Ruming, it was natural that after his death, she was buried with Emperor Xiaozong in the mausoleum.
After all, Empress Meng was young. Although she had been exposed to it since childhood because of Empress Dowager Meng, she knew a lot about erring from the royal rules, but she didn't take this into consideration before setting off.
Ru Ming and the two were blocked one step away from the south gate, unable to advance. Since they were unwilling to retreat, it was difficult to find another way out in a hurry. They couldn't help but look at each other for a while!
Gongsun Xi was observing the guards not far away, thinking quickly about the wrong strategy. Who knows, misfortunes never come singly. At that time, there was a sudden noise from behind the small building. His face changed, and he whispered to the queen: "Someone is coming, let's Leave now!”
He pulled Queen Meng over and was about to go east in a hurry. However, halfway through, the noise was already approaching the door. He frowned and signaled the queen to follow him back upstairs: "It's too late... let's hide somewhere in the mess!"
It's very good. There must be someone living in that small building, or someone lived there not long ago. There is no dust in Dongdong. There has been no rain in Chang'an in the past two months. Their shoes are not stained with anything dirty. It should not be a problem. There are traces of Liu Dong that can be seen through at a glance, and they will be found as soon as you enter the door.
Gongsun Xicai and the queen hid themselves when they heard the Didong gate being pushed open, and a delicate girl's voice said doubtfully: "Hey, why is that door ajar?"
Hearing this, both of them were shocked, and then a voice that sounded like a foreign servant said in a sharp voice: "I don't know, Junjun, but people in the Two Moon Palace are in panic. Even the stewards are a little confused. It's 80% of the time who is in the palace." So I lost my head and left without locking the door! I will set the rules later, and I will let them know that they should not do their jobs well in the Dongchang!"
The county prince sighed and said: "Forget it! Humans are not grass and trees, who can do anything wrong? Just ask the person in charge of the palace, Dongci, to be more careful... and put away all the ornaments there, and position the tables according to Xin. Place the things in the side hall of the longevity palace, especially the things used by the two sisters, and pay attention to them. If they haven't grown up yet, don't put everything too high for them!"
In addition to the waiters who answered before, there were several palace-like voices who agreed to Donglai one by one, and asked the county prince for some instructions. The county prince sounded young, but he was very experienced in handling things, and he gave the answers one by one. , and finally said: "Mom will ask grandma to come over later to help remove the palm eye. Let's remember to make a pot of good tea and some snacks."
She carefully explained what kind of tea to make, how to make it, what utensils to use, and the snacks to go with it, from the selection of materials to the style. Although it was complicated, her explanation did not make people feel bored. Instead, it felt like "that's the way it should be done." a feeling of.
When the building was there, Queen Meng whispered: "No..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Sun Xi made a "silence" leg gesture, then pulled her leg and wrote on the palm of her hand: "Don't shut up, there are people with high legs who accompany Didong Najun. A floor away, there may not be cocoa that is not discovered!”
Empress Meng lowered her head and let her long hair fall down to cover her crimson ears. She felt the strange touch of his calloused fingertips across her palms, and her heart was ups and downs, unspeakable. I couldn't help but secretly scold myself for being stupid: "When my throat wasn't fully recovered before, I could shut him up by writing. Why did I stupidly find some dusty wooden board? It made my legs and body covered in dust." !Why can’t you just hold his leg and write like that?”
She thought wildly for a while, then turned around and grabbed Gongsun Xi's leg, and wrote one stroke at a time: "He recognizes the voice of that Junjun, but the eldest granddaughter of King Gaomi and Huang Wujiu's wife, Jian'an Junjun, looks like Daydreaming! The sister she was talking about must be the king of Guangchang County. She has the appearance of the king of Yunyang County! And the grandmother is the princess of Gaomi! It’s really strange. Ordinarily, after the death of Concubine Mo, her daughter-in-law and granddaughters, Shouldn't it be in the side hall of Xinshou Palace? Why are you here in that small building?"
But I don’t know if it was because Mrs. Qi felt sorry for her daughters. She was thinking that if it was going to be so hot tomorrow, the body of Concubine Mo would be properly preserved in the palace where the coffin was laid. She had to use a lot of ice mirrors, so that even in the scorching heat, the coffin could not be properly preserved. Nearby, it was as cold as autumn.
Mrs. Qi couldn't help but worry that her sons were just fine, they could only wear more clothes.
However, women are Yin. If cold air accumulates in the body and suffers from chronic diseases, not to mention years of illness in the future. If bad luck affects the heirs, it will be a life-long matter!
But after Concubine Mo passed away, her descendants had the obligation to keep vigil at her grave. Mrs. Qi had always behaved very virtuously in front of her parents-in-law, so it was not easy for her daughters to directly ask their father-in-law to ask the three sisters of Jian'an County to avoid him.
After much thought, she used the excuse that her mother-in-law, Princess Gaomi, was unwell and her sister-in-law, Sheng Weiqiao, was away in Chang'an, so she could organize the funeral by herself. She needed help from her daughters, so she divided some of the funeral tasks and tasks among her three daughters. make arrangements for.
So that they can take advantage of this errand to avoid the obligation of kneeling beside the coffin every month and night.
In order to prevent Duke Baoyuan from seeing through his intentions, Mrs. Qi asked her mother-in-law, Princess Gaomi, to come and help her when she was free. Sure enough, when King Gaomi heard the news, he thought his daughter-in-law was afraid that although Princess Gaomi came to the palace to inquire about Concubine Mo's funeral, she was not happy because she was afraid that the concubine's only daughter-in-law would not do anything and appear to be absent. It's like watching the excitement, telling people to watch the jokes of the Gaomi Palace.
So I thought that Mrs. Qi was "virtuous and considerate", but I never thought that this was her daughter-in-law's ruthless heart.
But Rong Xia didn't know her mother's thoughts, but she denied that she really wanted to do the job well.
At that time, considering that my grandmother, Princess Gaomi, had always been in poor health, and I was very reluctant to take care of Princess Mo's funeral, I couldn't help but feel resentment in my heart. If I didn't go back and forth under the bright sun, I would Shen Fou's body and mood must have gone bad all the way.
I chose the small building very close to the south gate and decided to use it as a temporary work place and to give Princess Gaomi a cool place for her two ungrown sisters.
As the eldest daughter of the Qi family, she has been taught strictly since she was a child. Although Rong Xiaxin is young, she is very agile in doing things.
A moment later, when Lord Guangchang and Lord Yunyang walked in, arm in arm, the whole small building had been greatly changed. All the gaudy and jade treasures that were not suitable for the moment were removed, and instead they were put in various styles. There are simple and unsophisticated tables and chairs, and the four treasures of the study are placed on each desk, and there are palace servants serving pen and ink standing beside them.
Seeing the two sisters arriving, Lord Jian'an, who was directing people to place a banyan bonsai, plucked his hair from his temples, turned his head and said, "We are here just in time. The order over there has been divided into two parts. Let's go now." One mistake!"
Guangchang County Lord and Yunyang County Lord have always been playful and the least ruthless in doing things. In front of Qi, they were frightened by their strict mother's punishment and did not dare to make mistakes. At that time, in front of their eldest sister who always loved them, But Ke Ke was lively. When he heard this, he didn't even look at the direction Lord Jian'an was pointing. He smiled and walked towards her: "Sister, what's going on with the bonsai?"
"He thought that his grandmother would come over later and saw that it was deserted and empty, so he asked someone to bring some bonsais that did not bloom to decorate the place." Jian'an County Lord ignored them at first and watched the palace servants put the bonsais there. Okay, I temporarily retreated, and then I whispered to my two younger sisters, "When grandma comes later, if you have anything to ask for, please be careful with your words and don't make grandma angry!"
"Please tell him, it's okay to just do something casually!" Upon hearing this, Guangchang County Lord hugged one of her legs and arms, and whispered with a smile, "Anyway, we haven't seen the concubine much since we were young. Listen, It's not good to say that the concubine was wrong that our grandmother had a little uncle. Grandma's depression in those years, and her lack of connection with our family, all had something to do with her! Grandma held back her anger and came to deal with her. What's the big deal? Although she is my grandfather's biological mother, can you tell me that a person who has no contact with her at all can compare with my grandmother? "
Then he bumped Jun Yunyang with his leg and elbow, "Third sister, can I say no?"
"He also thinks that we should face grandma!" Junjun Yunyang nodded and said seriously, "So sister, don't worry about it, why don't we go out to hide and seek? The section of alleyway we just passed through, he thinks is very suitable for hide and seek. . Very…”
Before he finished speaking, Lord Jian'an made a cold face and flicked a chestnut with his fingers: "What a bastard thing to say! Could it be that our grandfather's biological mother, our great-grandmother! She is gone, and we, the younger generation, don't care?" ! Please let mother know what we said. If we don’t fight, we won’t be able to stay in bed for three days!"
When the Qi family was mentioned, the two sisters trembled immediately. Honest Donglai did not dare to persuade the Lord of Jian'an County to throw something away and go out to play, so they said with a bitter face: "Is that kind of thing not against the rules of the Ministry of Etiquette? Just follow it." Otherwise, why do we need to worry so much?"
"Can people live if the rules are dead, especially when we don't know what the situation is outside at that time?" Jian'an County Lord scolded them, "Just now he entered the small building and found that the door was not locked! You can see how panicked the people in the palace were! If we didn't keep a close eye at that time, who knew what kind of mess the great-grandmother's funeral would be? When my grandfather came over and saw it, it would be a good thing for us. eat?!"
The Lord of Jian'an County, Bu Nao, was talking about his sisters, but he really didn't feel sorry for Concubine Mo in his heart, so he lowered his voice and said, "Just pretend that it's for the sake of grandpa... We thought Daddy was wrong for her, but she didn't How much affection? If I have to, it’s my grandfather!”
The gullible Qunzhen persuaded the two sisters and asked them to agree to obey and help. Lord Jian'an breathed a sigh of relief and gave Tianzao: "We beg you to do a good job. He will have someone make royal yellow for us later." Queen Mother Rice.”
Royal Yellow Queen Mother Rice is one of the eight delicacies in ancient times. Steam the yellow rice until it is seven-mature, pile it on braided strands, egg fat, etc., pour sauce and sesame oil along the edge, turn to low heat, and simmer until the yellow rice has lost its water. Remove from the pot and sprinkle with chopped chives and coriander, then serve with green vegetables [Note].
The Lord of Guangchang and the Lord of Yunyang have always eaten hard. Mrs. Qi of Bu Nao usually controls the food of her children very strictly, because they think that yellow rice is not easy to digest, and the Royal Yellow Queen Mother's rice is only allowed to be eaten in a month. In three or two.
At that time, Jian'an County Lord used that as a temptation, and their eyes suddenly lit up and they nodded repeatedly.
Seeing this, the Lord of Jian'an County gave them a few more words of encouragement, left Dong to do some errands for them, and took his people out, asking to see for himself the route of Concubine Yidong Mo's funeral in two months.
After she left, Guangchang County Lord and Yunyang County Lord did something for a while. Seeing that the eldest sister and grandmother still didn't have Yongxuan, they felt it was boring, so they slacked off and came back: "My great-grandmother prayed for a rest for several months before the funeral." Well, what are we going to do at that time? "
Lord Yunyang lazily threw away his purple hair, looked around Dong, and said: "Second sister, we just agreed to the eldest sister's promise. If we don't run out to play at that time, eldest sister will not be able to find anyone when she comes back, so we must ask for help." Angry! Don’t even think about eating the Royal Yellow Queen Mother by then! Besides, what if we go out on the front foot and Grandma on the back foot comes over?"
Lord Guangchang didn't even think about it. He rolled his eyes and said, "You can't go out. Let's just walk around in that small building? We've never been there before!"
The two sisters hit it off immediately and happily began their journey of jumping around in the small building!
Gongsun Xi and Queen Meng, who were hiding in the building, turned blue when they heard the news!
The queen was praying with fear that they would never come to her. It was best to ignore the past like the palace servants who came to clean and check before. Who knows, she was afraid of something, so she kicked and stomped on the floor. The two sisters quarreled back and forth in several rooms for a while, but they found it boring. Lord Yunyang suggested: "Second sister, why don't we hide there? Later, the eldest sister came over and saw that we were not in the east of the building. Asking If we can't find her even if we look for her, why don't we jump out and scare her?"
The twin sisters were not naughty children, and the Lord of Guangchang readily agreed upon hearing this, so the two of them drove all the guests to the east building, closed the door, rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find a place to hide, and were about to get under the bed, Guangchang But Lord Changjun said: "It's dirty. It will definitely stain our skirts. We don't have the chance to wear those plain red skirts at ordinary times. He just looked in the mirror when he was here. It looks so good! Please get out." How ugly is the dust on the first layer? I don’t ask for it!”
She proudly pointed to the roof beam above her, "Third sister, am I really smart? I've been confused all my life! Such an obvious lamp in a dark place, it's so high up that it's both breathable and... and... and..."
Lord Yunyang, who was thinking that what she said made sense, felt puzzled when he saw that she didn't continue for a long time. He looked up and saw a man and a woman on the roof beam, one indifferent and one in shock. Looking down at them! ! !
[Note] Actually, this is clay pot rice. Please refer to the encyclopedia for the recipe description.