The queen passed away, and the capital was shaken.
The emperor led all the officials to Weiyang Palace, and all the concubines in the harem also rushed over.
Gu Jiu sat in the wing room and did not come out the door. All I could hear were various noises coming from outside.
Qingmei finally stopped crying.
She wiped away her tears and said: "The servant girl learned that the empress had passed away, but she didn't see the girl coming back. The servant girl was really scared to death. I'm afraid that the girl will have some troubles."
Gu Jiu smiled and wiped away Qingmei's tears, "Don't be afraid, I'm back now. Look at me, I'm safe and sound, I'm fine."
Qingmei looked at Gu Jiu eagerly, "Miss, have you been wronged? Is the Empress Empress and that Fang Shaojian embarrassing the girl?"
Gu Jiu hid the fingerprints on his wrist and hid them in his sleeves, "No, don't think about it."
Some things, she alone is enough.
And it's not suitable to tell Qing Mei about the things that happened in the dormitory.
But she can say a few words about Nanny Ping.
"Qingmei, do you still remember the Ping mother who is beside your wife?"
"Servant remembers. Why did the girl suddenly mention her?"
Gu Jiu pretended to ask casually, "Do you know where she works now?"
Qingmei thought about it carefully, "I heard people say that Nanny Ping was kicked out by his wife, but I don't know if it's true. The servant also listened to it."
Gu Jiu suddenly realized.
It turned out that Nanny Ping had already been kicked out by Mrs. Xie.
She said, where did Mrs. Xie have the guts to send Nanny Ping to speak out in public about the scandalous things she did.
Doesn't she know that these scandals are shameful.
It seems that after Nanny Ping left Gu's house, she should have gone to Xie's house.
The Xie family can do these things without any scruples.
Xie Xian climbed to Tianmen Temple with bad intentions, so it doesn't matter if he speaks out, the worst is sacrificing Xie Xian.
With the Xie family's family style, as long as there are enough interests, no one will care if someone dies.
But there was one thing Gu Jiu couldn't figure out, why didn't Fang Shaojian ask Xie Xian to confront her.
After all, Xie Xian is the person involved, and what he said is more credible than Nanny Ping.
Or did Xie Xian have an accident and couldn't make it to the palace
With too little information, Gu Jiu couldn't make an accurate guess.
Someone knocks on the door.
Qingmei opened the door.
The palace servants stood outside, "Girls, please go to the mourning hall to cry."
Qingmei sent a purse over, and asked in a low voice, "Has the mourning hall been set up so soon?"
The palace man received the purse, still with a low eyebrow and pleasing to the eye, said: "The mourning hall has been decorated, and all the ladies are entering the palace one after another. Please hurry up, Miss Gu, so don't waste the time."
Gu Jiu stood up, "I'll go right away."
She took Qingmei and walked out of the side hall, and saw Miss Wei San and other girls.
Everyone was told to cry in the mourning hall.
Gu Jiu came to Miss Wei San, "Sister Wei San."
"Sister Xiaojiu, are you okay? Your maid was so scared that she almost cried, and I was too worried. Seeing that you are safe and sound, I am relieved."
"Thank you, sister Wei San, for your concern. I'm fine. We're going to cry, can we leave the palace today?"
Miss Wei San whispered: "We are not ordered, but we just happened to be in the palace. We should be able to leave the palace after weeping today. However, the wives of the imperial order will suffer, and have to stay in the palace for at least fourteen days. I have to go to the mourning hall to cry. If you are in good health, you can bear it, but if you are not in good health, you may not be able to endure it.”
Gu Jiu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. Immediately afterwards, he began to worry about the old lady Wei Shi.
The old lady Wei is a super lady, and she will definitely go to the palace to cry. At her age, can she stand it? But don't be surprised.
Gu Jiu followed everyone to the Liangyi Hall.
The mourning hall is arranged in the Hall of Liangyi.
The wives who already had royal relatives knelt in the mourning hall.
Gu Jiu followed the guidance of the maid and knelt down in the side hall of the mourning hall.
Miss Wei San whispered to Gu Jiu, "I heard that the empress has not yet been buried. At this time, Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince, concubines in the harem, and all the officials of the court are still in Weiyang Palace."
Gu Jiu noticed that there was indeed a missing coffin in the main hall of the mourning hall.
Gu Jiu said: "When will the Empress be buried?"
Miss Wei San shook her head, "I don't know. It depends on the situation at Weiyang Palace. If someone takes the opportunity to make trouble, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave the palace today."
Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, the thing she is most looking forward to is to leave the palace as soon as possible, leave this man-eating place, and never enter the palace again.
If you can't leave the palace today, who knows what accidents will happen after one night.
The empress passed away, and careerists from all walks of life were dispatched one after another. At this time, any accident may happen.
Gu Jiu is not afraid of anything else, only afraid of being angered.
Regardless of whether the emperor has feelings for the queen, the emperor will definitely take the opportunity to get rid of a few people and vent his anger after the queen passes away.
Those imperial physicians are probably in danger.
While Gu Jiu was thinking wildly, a storm was brewing in Weiyang Palace.
In the bedroom of Weiyang Palace, the palace servants have already put on shrouds for the empress and dressed her up, just waiting to be encoffined.
Emperor Kai Yao sat on the chair, his face as frosty.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was heartbroken, and asked in a low voice for the funeral of the empress.
"My mother worked hard all her life, and the last days were extremely painful. Many times, I saw my mother in pain so much that I cried out. Father, my son wishes to hold a big funeral for the mother. Please allow me."
Emperor Kai Yao was noncommittal.
Everyone else was silent.
The Minister of the Household Department hesitated for a moment, and stood up, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, how much money do I need to prepare for the funeral of the Empress?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince glared, and asked the Minister of the Household Department, "Master Chen, what do you mean by this? You need to care about money for the funeral of your mother? Absurd!"
The Minister of the Household Department rolled his eyelids, "His Royal Highness does not know how expensive the family is. This year's various taxes have been arranged as early as the end of last year, and there is no extra money in the treasury. Unless His Highness and the princes are willing to give up this year's titles, Or postpone it until next year, when the Ministry of Household Affairs will find a way to fill in the titles of His Highness and princes."
"absurd!"
Zhao Wang scolded the Minister of the Household Department, "Did you stop our juelu and let us drink the northwest wind? You know, we have a large family, hundreds of people, all relying on juelu to support us. Without juelu, the king will go to Chen My lord, there is autumn wind blowing in your house."
Mr. Chen, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, did not move his eyebrows and said, "Even if King Zhao came to my official's house to enjoy the autumn wind, he would have nothing to eat. The court still owes my official two months' salary, and it hasn't been paid for the Chinese New Year."
"you… "
Zhao Wang pointed to the Minister of the Household Department, this person is simply outrageous.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little dazed, "Is it true that the treasury can't get a penny out?"
The Minister of the Household Department said: "There is only a balance of 200,000 taels left in the treasury. We must first settle the salary of the Beijing officials. I am afraid it is not enough. The other money has already been arranged and cannot be embezzled."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at Emperor Kai Yao eagerly.
If the treasury has no money, it can only count on the Shaofu.
The Shaofu is extremely rich, but the Shaofu is the private treasury of the emperor. Only the emperor nods before the Shaofu order is willing to take out the money.
"Father, Queen Mother has worked hard all her life, her funeral cannot be ignored. Everyone in the world is watching, how can it be justified that the mother of the country's funeral is so hasty."
His Royal Highness begged the Son of Heaven, but almost cried.
If he hadn't remembered in his heart that he couldn't be too weak in front of the emperor, he would have cried a lot, and it wasn't worthwhile to replace his mother.
Emperor Kai Yao said in a deep voice: "The queen's funeral should not be hasty. The national treasury is empty, and the expenses of the funeral will be borne by the Shaofu. Where is the order of the Shaofu?"
"My minister is here."
Shaofu Ling stepped out from the crowd.
Emperor Kaiyao said in a heavy tone: "I lost my queen, and I was heartbroken. The queen's funeral must be grand. If necessary, the young mansion will not shirk. If anyone disrespects the queen, report it to me immediately."
"The humble minister obeys the order."
"Is there anything else?" Emperor Kai Yao stared at His Highness the Crown Prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very frightened, he hurriedly lowered his head and said: "My son thanked the emperor on behalf of the mother."
snort!
Emperor Kai Yao snorted coldly, "I'm going to do the funeral for the empress, why do you need to thank me. Be filial for your mother."
"My son obeys the order."
Emperor Kai Yao stood up, walked to the bed, and looked at the empress's body.
Hate, anger, melancholy, nostalgia, all kinds of emotions slipped through his heart one by one, so complicated that even he himself didn't know what he wanted.
The queen left her last words, ordering His Royal Highness to observe mourning for three years.
Emperor Kai Yao knew very well that the queen was buying time for the prince.
Emperor Kai Yao was very angry, thinking in his heart, this woman has been fighting with me all her life, and she is going to plot against me when she is dying. It's just too deceiving.
If the prince has kept his filial piety for three years, will I not dare to touch the prince
Since ancient times, there has been no such thing as a prince keeping his filial piety for three years.
The empress can let the prince keep his filial piety for three years, and I can naturally let the prince follow the rules, and after 27 days, he will go to the court to listen to the government.
Emperor Kai Yao clenched his fists and suddenly laughed.
Now that the queen has made this move, I will see if the prince can help him up.
Three years passed in a blink of an eye.
If the prince can really survive these three years, I don't mind giving the prince a chance.
If the crown prince can't even survive three years, the queen shouldn't blame me for not caring about the relationship between father and son.
Emperor Kai Yao didn't say a word, he shook his sleeves and left.
Anyone could see that there was anger hidden in Emperor Kai Yao's eyes.
It doesn't matter whether this anger is directed at the queen or the prince.
What's important is that the officials know in their hearts that the prince is in danger.
The officials left, the concubines in the harem left, and the royal family members also left one after another.
Only the crown prince and everyone in the Eastern Palace remained in the bedroom.
The prince knelt in front of the bed, staring blankly at the empress's body.
Fang Shaojian stepped forward and said softly, "Your Highness, it's time to bury the empress. All the wives of officials have gone to the mourning hall to cry, and this place should be cleaned up early."
His Highness the Crown Prince cried out suddenly, "Did you see it?"
Fang Shaojian remained silent.
His Royal Highness said again: "You have seen it all. The last look that the father looked at the queen mother, it is not worth standing alone for the mother."
Fang Shaojian persuaded softly: "Your Highness, you shouldn't be thinking wildly at this time. The Empress finally won three years for you, and you must not disappoint the Empress's wishes."
His Highness the Crown Prince looked blank, "Three years, what should I do? If I really don't go to the court to listen to the government."
Fang Shaojian nodded, "If you don't go to the court to listen to the government, you won't make mistakes. As long as you don't make mistakes, others can't do anything to the East Palace. After these three years, the capital will be in a new situation. When the highness soars into the sky, it will be ridiculous to the end."
"It's really that simple?" His Royal Highness laughed at himself.
If you don't go to court, you won't make mistakes. These words can only deceive children.
But Fang Shaojian said this to him, did he treat him like a child
He is a prince, he has been a prince for twenty years, he is not a brat who knows nothing.
Just because he's soft-hearted doesn't mean he doesn't understand tactics.
The prince laughed, tears came out of his eyes. He laughed at his stupidity. Now that his mother is gone, who else can he rely on in the future.
The prince was sad like a river, crying like a child.
Shaojian Fang waved his hand, and ordered his highness to be taken away.
Then let the palace people rush to bury the empress.
After encoffining, stop at the mourning hall.
The courtiers and wives all cry for the queen.
The huge Liangyi Hall, the main hall, the side halls, and the side halls are all full of dark people.
When the time came, everyone wailed in unison, and that scene could scare people to death.
Wearing filial piety, the prince knelt at the front with his wife and children, guarding the spirit of the empress.
After half an hour, the crying spirit ended and he could rest for a while.
Gu Jiu stood up from the ground, her knees didn't even feel like her own.
Wei San was worse than her, he couldn't even stand up.
Gu Jiu quickly reached out to support Wei San, "Sister Wei San, are you important?"
Wei San pressed his knee, "It hurts! You should be fine if you take a rest."
Gu Jiu supported her to go outside.
Wei San muttered in a low voice, "From childhood to adulthood, I have never knelt for such a long time. I am afraid that half of my life will be lost here this time."
"Hush, Third Sister Wei speaks carefully. Now we can only hope that we can leave the palace soon."
"I hope."
Wei San looked for her family in the crowd, and when she saw her, she became happy.
"Thank you, sister Xiaojiu. I'll go over and talk first. You should look for it too. Everyone in the Hou Mansion should have entered the palace."
"Sister Wei San, let's go."
Wei San left happily.
Gu Jiu turned around, and finally saw the old lady Wei of the Hou Mansion, the three wives of the Hou Mansion, and the eldest aunt Zhang and Xie in the wing room.
Xie's face was pale and pale, probably because he had been kneeling for a long time and his body couldn't take it anymore.
The faces of the others were not that pretty either, and everyone looked distressed.
"Xiao Jiu is here! I was talking about you just now, wondering if you are here too."
"I have seen the old lady, madam, aunt, and three cousins."
Gu Jiu stepped forward to salute.
The old lady Wei said: "Don't be too polite. Living in the palace these days, how are you doing? Has there been any danger?"
Gu Jiu shook her head slightly, she dared not laugh in the palace right now. Afraid of being seen and said to be disrespectful to the empress.
She said: "Thank you, old lady, for your concern. Everything is fine with my grandniece."
The old lady Wei looked at Gu Jiu up and down, and she looked really good, she felt relieved, "It's just that you're fine. The old lady has been nagging you for the past two days, worrying that you might have trouble in the palace."
"My grandniece is tired, and the old lady is worried. It is my grandniece who is not filial."
"Don't talk about that."
The old lady waved her hand, "Can you leave the palace today?"
Gu Jiu said, "Should be able to leave the palace."
"It's good if you can leave the palace. You are a girl, how can you bear such suffering."
The old lady Wei is very worried about Gu Jiu, there is only one little girl, and the rules in the palace are strict, if something happens, what will happen.
The eldest lady Xiao Wei sighed, and said to Gu Jiu, "Your lobby sister-in-law is gone."
Gu Jiu didn't react immediately, "What?"
Xie was the first to say: "Second girl, didn't you hear? The young lady of the Hou family is gone."
Gu Jiu's face changed, "Didn't the lobby wife come back from the rescue? How could she be gone?"
The eldest lady Xiao Wei frowned slightly, and said, "It's because she doesn't want to live anymore."
Gu Jiu's face turned pale, she could imagine how sad and desperate Jia would be when she found out that her child was gone.
But she is still young and will have children in the future. Why would she not want to live. Is it postpartum depression
Gu Jiu asked cautiously: "Why is the lobby sister-in-law gone?"
Mrs. Xie was dissatisfied and scolded Gu Jiu, "If it's gone, it's gone. What are you asking so many for?"
Mrs. Xiao Wei frowned slightly, and looked at Mrs. Xie calmly.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, also stared at Mrs. Xie, can't she keep her mouth shut
The eldest lady Xiao Wei said to Gu Jiu: "We only found out later that she didn't take the medicine prescribed by Doctor Hu. She... she didn't want to live anymore, even if the gods descended to earth, they couldn't save her. The night before last, in the middle of the night, the servant girl After getting up at night to check, she found that her body was cold.
Hey... your big brother is so sad. But at this time, the Empress Empress passed away again.
We are all in the palace, and there is not even a person in charge of internal affairs in the mansion. The funeral of your sister-in-law in the lobby can only be handled simply.
Xiao Jiu, when you come out of the palace, please go to the Hou Mansion to accompany Meier. I am worried that their children will be in charge of the funeral. Just keep an eye out for me, okay? "
Gu Jiu nodded, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will help Sister Mei and the others, and take care of the funeral for the elder sister-in-law."
"Good boy!"