Two days later, the palace door, which had been closed for several days, finally slowly opened. However, the first edict issued by the palace after the palace door was reopened was not happy news.
The Empress Dowager died, and the wives of officials of the fourth rank and above were ordered to enter the palace every day to pay homage to the Empress Dowager. After seven days of mourning by the wives of officials and wives of the Central Government, the Empress Dowager's Zi Palace was moved again to Feng'an Hall next to Fengxian Hall. As for when
For burial, Qin Tian Jian needs to calculate the appropriate date.
All the nobles of the dynasty had to come to the palace to pay their respects, so it was inevitable that Luo Jun would transform into the regent.
Because of a round of cleaning in the past few days, the palace has become increasingly cold and lonely.
The Empress Dowager is now sleeping all day long. Princess Changling needs to stay by her side at all times, and there are not many people left in the royal family. Princess Ancheng, who is closer, is weak and has difficulty even entering the palace to pay homage every day.
, let alone help.
In the end, only Princess Changzhao could be busy with the funeral of Empress Dowager Zhu.
In a palace next to the palace where Empress Dowager Zhu died, Luo Junyao looked lazily on the soft couch with his eyes closed and meditative.
Even though her health was much better than that of ordinary women, she was very tired after most of the day when facing these women who were destined for the court.
But now that there is no one in the royal family, she and Princess Changzhao can only take turns to do the work.
"Princess Qi, Mrs. Duke Dingguo and Mrs. Prince Chun'an Bo are here." The maid outside the door came in and reported.
Upon hearing this, Luo Junyao immediately sat up and said, "Mom and eldest sister are here? Please invite them in quickly."
The palace maid responded, but within a moment Su and Luo Mingxiang followed the palace maid in. There were too many things going on recently, and Luo Junyao hadn't seen Luo Mingxiang for several days. He looked carefully and looked at her carefully. Although she was dressed plainly because of the death of the Queen Mother, she looked good.
, it can be seen that I have been living comfortably recently without any trouble.
"I have met the princess." The two of them saluted Luo Junyao in unison.
Luo Junyao said quickly: "We are all members of our own family. There is no need for mother and eldest sister to be polite. Please sit down and talk."
After all, they were in the palace, so the two of them thanked Luo Junyao respectfully before taking their seats.
After the maids in the palace withdrew, leaving only Feng Jian and Ling Lan from the Regent's Palace, Su and Luo Mingxiang's expressions became visibly relaxed.
Mrs. Su looked at Luo Junyao carefully and said, "Shaoyao doesn't look very good, but is he tired?"
Luo Junyao said with some distress: "I'm not very good at dealing with those fateful women."
Su Shi understood and felt a little helpless, "You will have to get used to this position sooner or later. Now this is too sudden. Who would have thought..."
If Luo Junyao is a new daughter-in-law who is as young as Luo Junyao in ordinary times, even if she is the regent, she will not have any major issues to deal with in the next three or two years. She only needs to take care of the palace. As for other interactions between the officialdom and the powerful, it will gradually and naturally happen.
Already.
However, the situation they encountered was unusual. The royal family was sparse, and they had just gotten married, and major events were happening one after another.
Now that the Empress Dowager is seriously ill, the Empress Dowager has passed away, there is no trace of the future queen, and there is no princess in the royal family who can help. Will all these things have to fall on Luo Junyao?
Even though the regent intentionally shared many things for her, these scenes were unavoidable and no one could replace them.
Luo Junyao also waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I'll get used to it after a while. I just came here to hide for a while while Princess Changzhao was dealing with it. Mother and eldest sister are here, but what's important?"
Luo Mingxiang shook his head and said: "It's nothing, but my mother and I are leaving the palace. I thought I haven't seen you in a while, so I came here to see you."
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Eldest sister is still thinking about me, but unfortunately I am busy these days. When this matter comes over, I will go and play with eldest sister."
Su Shi smiled helplessly: "Are you saying that others don't care about you? You'd better not play with Mingxiang. You, the regent princess, are very busy, and she is not idle either. Ask her how long it has been since she didn't reply.
Have you looked at me?"
"Mother!" Luo Mingxiang was a little helpless.
In fact, that's what Su said. Although the two families are not far apart in the capital, the current social customs are like this. If a married daughter's family cannot go back to her parents' house often, others will gossip about her.
No one said anything when Luo Junyao ran home every day. First, her identity was there, and Luo Yun's identity was also there. No one dared to make irresponsible remarks. The most important thing was that no one was in charge of the Regent's Palace.
Although the regent's parents are here, for Luo Junyao, it is almost as if she has no parents-in-law. As long as the regent has no objection to where she wants to go, no one can control her.
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and stared at Luo Mingxiang with a smile, "Huh? Could it be that eldest sister... has good news?"
Luo Mingxiang was stunned for a moment, then his pretty face turned slightly red and he said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's just that I have been studying family management with my mother-in-law these days, so I have been a little busy."
"This big sister still needs to learn?" Luo Mingxiang has been learning housekeeping from the Su family since he was a child. Isn't it easy to get into the Chun'an Bo Mansion?
Luo Mingxiang smiled and said: "Every family has something different, and there is still a lot to learn."
Luo Junyao saw that there was no worry on her face, which showed that it was not a troublesome thing for her to learn housekeeping again. Luo Mingxiang's life should be going smoothly, so she felt relieved.
Su Shi sighed and said: "Don't be tired. You should rest well when you should. There are many things going on during this period. If you are exhausted, the gain will outweigh the loss."
Luo Jun shook his head and asked, "Dingyang Hou Mansion, has mother been there?"
Su said: "Not only did I go, but your father also went there in person. The Dingyang Marquis' Mansion said that Dingyang Marquis' funeral will be held in seven days, and your father will also go to see him off. There is also the Prince Mu's Mansion,
I heard that Jianghu people broke into Prince Mu’s Mansion that night, and many people died in Prince Mu’s Mansion. That..."
Mrs. Su glanced at Luo Junyao and then said: "You must also know that the only remaining members of the family in Prince Mu's mansion are Master Xuanyu and two children under ten years old. Your aunt was crying and begging for Ling Xiang.
Take him back to the Luo family."
"What did father say?" Luo Junyao asked calmly without being anxious.
Su Shi said: "Your father naturally refused to agree. Jinyan said that I would leave it to him. He went over to ask in person, but Lingxiang refused to come back with him."
Hearing this, Luo Junyao and Luo Mingxiang were both a little surprised, and both looked at Su.
Su Shi said: "Your eldest brother said that Mr. Xuanyu wanted to make Ling Xiang his wife. I don't know what Ling Xiang thought but he agreed, so he didn't follow your eldest brother back."
Luo Mingxiang frowned and said, "Didn't it say that the side room cannot be straightened?"
Mrs. Su sighed and said: "When I sent Mingxiang there, the concubine-taking documents were not sent to the government at all. The palace of Mu has the final say whether it is a concubine or not? What's more, Xie Chengyou is not married yet, who cares now? Who is he going to marry?"
Luo Mingxiang took a breath. Before the relationship, Shen Lingxiang didn't even have a confirmed identity as his concubine, so he really was an unknown concubine.
This means that Xie Chengyou is willing to marry her as his first wife when he is down and out. If Xie Chengyou is always high-spirited, how will Shen Lingxiang deal with his first wife in the future?
But now it seems that one thing has been saved. Luo Mingxiang has not gone to the government to record her status as a concubine, and she is not a girl bought back by Prince Mu's palace. So she is still free.
Xie Chengyou wants to marry her. Although it doesn't sound good, it makes sense. At least no one will use the law to make things difficult for her.
Luo Jun said: "What do you mean, big brother?"
Su said: "Jinyan said that since it is Ling Xiang's own idea, let her go. Even if we take her back, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with in the future."
After struggling for so long, who doesn’t know that Shen Lingxiang has been abandoned by the Luo family? She also worked as a concubine, and her husband’s family fell into disarray and ran back to the Luo family. With such a reputation and situation, I am afraid that I will be spat on when I go out in the future. Where else can I find a suitable family?
Luo Junyao thought for a moment and said, "That's all, it's up to my eldest brother and mother to handle matters at home."
Mrs. Su nodded and said, "Since Ling Xiang agreed to it himself, your aunt will probably not have any objections. Jinyan said that I would ask your aunt to send some more things later and count them as dowry, so that's all."
Knowing that Luo Junyao had many things to do, Su's mother and daughter got up and left the palace after a while.
After resting for a while, Luo Junyao was embarrassed to leave Princess Changzhao busy alone, so he also got up and went to the palace where the spirit was suspended.
As soon as they left the palace gate, they saw Su Rui and the female family members of the Su family coming out of the palace gate next to them.
"I've met the princess." Everyone hurriedly greeted her.
Luo Jun waved his hands and said: "No need to be polite, are you guys leaving the palace?"
The eldest lady of the Su family responded respectfully: "Back to the princess, she is about to leave the palace."
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "This way I won't delay you all. Go slowly."
"Princess, please." Everyone bowed to Luo Junyao again. Luo Junyao glanced at Su Rui, who was following Mrs. Su with a low eyebrow. Su Rui raised her head and gave her a reassuring look without leaving any trace. Luo Junyao didn't care much about it. He turned around and walked towards the palace where the spirit was laid to rest.
These days were so chaotic that she almost forgot that Su Rui still had a lot of troubles.
However, there has been turmoil in the city recently, and the matter with Young Master Xiao must not have had time to break out yet.
The female members of the Su family waited until Mr. Luo entered the palace gate before turning around and continuing to walk out. One of them, the young lady, couldn't help but said: "This princess is not as arrogant as the rumors say."
Mrs. Su said: "What you see may not be true, let alone rumors?"
"The eldest sister has a good relationship with the regent princess, what do you think?"
Everyone else looked at Su Rui, and Su Rui said: "The princess was a bit indulgent at first, but with such a reputation, there may be some people who interfere with her. If you interact with her more, you will find that she is a very good person."
"Even my eldest sister said that, so it must be true." Someone said, "Axun often speaks well of the princess at home."
Back then, the second girl of the Luo family had ridiculed the eldest daughter of the Su family, but now that Su Rui can still say that and be on good terms with the regent princess, it can be seen that the earlier rumors were indeed full of lies.
Mrs. Su gave the female family members a serious look and said, "Okay, let's take a look at where this place is. Let's get out of the palace first."
Everyone then stopped talking and followed Mrs. Su out of the palace.
Walking on the road, Mrs. Su looked at her daughter who was holding her arm, and whispered: "My predecessor, the eldest son of the Xiao family sent someone a message saying that he would come to visit, but now I am afraid that he will have to postpone it. But you must also restrain yourself.
Keep it tight and don't run out all the time. It would be bad if the Xiao family knew about it."
Su Rui smiled noncommittally at her mother's advice. Her mother didn't know about the Xiao family's affairs yet, but her grandfather and father already knew.
It's time to tell my mother after I go back. I just hope that my mother won't be too sad.
