A cool breeze blew from the lake, rustling the pines and cypresses beside the tomb.
This is a lake in Suzhou, with mountains and water at its back. It is a good place to sleep.
Gu Mingxi stared at the unengraved tombstone for a long time. Finally, she placed a stick of incense in front of the tomb, then turned and left.
The Queen Mother is buried here, and she has one son and three daughters. Today, the Holy One is the Queen Mother, and she is very filial to the Queen Mother.
Logically speaking, the Queen Mother should not be buried in such a place anyway, and the funeral should not be so cold. Such a respected Queen Mother should be buried with great splendor, buried in the imperial mausoleum with the late emperor, with countless burials, accompanied by officials, The whole country wears filial piety.
This is the scenery that the Queen Mother should have, but it may not be the result that the Queen Mother wants.
Gu Mingxi clearly remembered that the Queen Mother had been poisoned at that time. There was no cure for the poison and the Queen Mother had lost her body when she was young. Even if she tried to use medicine to hang on to her life, she could not do it. When her life was hanging by a thread and her breath was as thin as a thread, she He held Mingxi's hand tightly and warned.
"Mingxi, the news of the Ai family's death must not be spread, otherwise Daqi will be in danger."
Gu Mingxi knew that she should say something at this time, "The Queen Mother is so blessed that she will be able to survive this disaster safely," but she couldn't say it.
Because she knew very well that what the Queen Mother said was true, and in front of the Queen Mother who had gone through many trials and tribulations, those false words of compliment and comfort could not make the Queen Mother happier than silence.
The Queen Mother has no way to recover. Once the Queen Mother dies, all the vassal kings will inevitably gather in the capital under the pretext of going to the funeral.
The vassal king was not allowed to enter the capital without an edict, but the emperor had no reason to prevent them from attending the funeral for their aunt's mother.
At that time, the vassal kings will definitely unite to capture the capital, and they have countless reasons to make their actions reasonable. For example, the emperor summoned them to the capital through the death of the queen mother and wanted to kill them, so they had no choice but to rise up and resist.
For the people of the royal family, this kind of reverse attack is easy to do. Anyway, history books can only be written by the successful ones, and it is not up to them to decide how to write it.
What Mingxi didn't expect was that she was careful at all times and sent countless secret guards to guard the Queen Mother. In the end, the Queen Mother was poisoned and still couldn't escape the fate of dying seventeen years after Jinghe.
The Queen Mother rested for a while before continuing, "The Ai family knows that you are proficient in disguise. Even if you disguise yourself as the Ai family, you will not be easily discovered. Aunt Hui will help you."
The Queen Mother's words interrupted Mingxi's memories. Mingxi couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother in surprise. She didn't expect that the Queen Mother would have such a plan.
After Gu Mingxi became the leader of Anfeng, he began to place as many agents as possible around the feudal king, so as to obtain accurate information and report it to the queen mother, so that the queen mother would know the feudal king's plan so that she could be on guard.
Since the Queen Mother knew the vassal king's ambition, it was not surprising that she made such a plan.
Mingxi knew that what the Queen Mother said made sense. They had no chance of winning against the vassal king now, so they could only wait and see. The longer they delayed, the greater the chance of winning. However, this method was too risky.
Although she knew that this plan might put her life in jeopardy at any time, Mingxi still nodded to the Queen Mother and swore to the Queen Mother that she would definitely fulfill the Queen Mother's instructions.
The Queen Mother also told Mingxi that she hoped her body could be sent back to her hometown of Suzhou for burial, and Mingxi naturally agreed.
Perhaps it was a reflection of the past that the Queen Mother held Mingxi's hand and talked a lot. The Queen Mother told Mingxi a lot, telling what happened when she was a girl and what happened to her four children when they were young.
Listening to the Queen Mother's story, Mingxi suddenly realized that the Queen Mother was arranging the funeral arrangements. If she wanted to pretend to be the Queen Mother, she had to find a way not to be noticed. Although Aunt Hui, who had followed the Queen Mother for many years, was by her side to support her. But she also needs to understand some of the Queen Mother's experiences.
Thinking of this, Gu Mingxi listened more seriously.
After the Queen Mother passed away, she naturally wanted to be buried well, so this matter fell on Mingxi.
After all, it was inconvenient to do things in the palace, so Mingxi suggested that the Queen Mother go to live in a Buddhist temple for a while, and wait for her to go to Gusu to deal with the Queen Mother's death before making further plans.
Grandma Mingxi agreed with Mingxi's proposal, so she went to report to the emperor that the Queen Mother had been ill for several days, but now she is finally feeling better, and she wanted to go to the Huguo Temple to fast for a while.
Da Qi has always governed the country with filial piety, so the emperor naturally agreed and prepared everything with the best guards.
The Queen Mother has always believed in Buddhism, so this statement naturally did not arouse the suspicion of others, so Gu Mingxi and Aunt Hui followed the guard of honor to Huguo Temple smoothly.
It was very convenient for Gu Mingxi to have Feng Wei at his disposal. When he arrived at Huguo Temple, the Empress Dowager lived in a separate courtyard in the back mountain. Feng Wei protected the courtyard where the Empress Dowager lived so that no one could enter.
Gu Mingxi carried the spirit to Gusu to bury the Queen Mother, while Hui stayed in Huguo Temple, pretending that the Queen Mother was eating fast and chanting Buddha every day. At this time, Gu Mingxi was in the back hill of Hanshan Temple in Gusu. Bury the Queen Mother.
After Gu Mingxi left the Queen Mother's cemetery, she walked down the mountain along a path. At this time, Gu Mingxi was dressed in men's clothing, and her face changed. Her expression was cold, but because of her outstanding appearance, she gave people a The feeling of being an unparalleled son.
His identity at this time is Young Master Fu Che of Xueshe Chamber of Commerce.
After passing through a small bamboo forest in the back mountain, she arrived at the backyard of Hanshan Temple. From a distance, she entered the abbot of Hanshan Temple, where Master Ji was waiting quietly.
After taking a few steps forward, Gu Mingxi put his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute and said, "Thank you so much, Master Xu Che, for burying my elders here. Such a great kindness will be engraved in Che's heart and will never be forgotten."
Fu Che, the name of Gu Mingxi's current identity was fabricated by her for the sake of convenience. After all, it would be much easier for a woman to disguise herself as a man for many things.
"Young Master Fu Che doesn't need to be polite. Back then, Young Master Fu Che saved the people of Gusu from disaster, but now I just show my feelings and it's not worth mentioning."
Master Liaoji said kindly, but Gu Mingxi was still a little embarrassed. After all, the peach grove in the back mountain was planted by Master Liaoji all his life, but now it was taken over by her.
But Gu Mingxi also had difficulties. She promised the Queen Mother that she would be buried in her hometown of Gusu, but the Queen Mother's identity could not be exposed. She would be buried in her hometown, the Shen family in Gusu. After much thinking, Mingxi settled on Hanshan Temple. Taoyuan was the most worthy of the Queen Mother, so she risked her face and begged Master Ji to let her bury her elders here.
"Tomorrow Che will return to Beijing. From now on, I will ask Master to help Che take care of the tombs of our elders." Gu Mingxi said humbly and respectfully.
"Master Fu Che, please rest assured, I will do my best."
"Thank you, Master." Mingxi performed another Buddhist salute and said sincerely with gratitude.
(End of chapter)