The days of kneeling are extremely long and extremely painful.
In the last few days, everyone's face was pale, their eyes were red, and their waists could not be straight when they knelt. Occasionally they stood up, swaying, and their steps were floating.
Even the prince couldn't stand it anymore. He knelt every day, ate cold food and drank cold water.
Eunuch Yang felt sorry for his master and secretly asked someone to make ginseng soup. When the prince was eating, he served it as a vegetarian soup.
The prince took a sip and looked at Eunuch Yang.
Eunuch Yang said in a low voice: "There are still a few days left. Your Highness's health is in serious condition and you must get through it."
The prince takes the lead in sending off the deceased for burial. The prince must not fall down.
The prince slowly exhaled and drank the ginseng soup silently.
After drinking the ginseng soup, my hands and feet gradually warmed up, and my body regained strength. I finally got through the last days of the vigil. The forty-nine days were over. Almost everyone breathed a long sigh of relief in their hearts.
"Second brother," King Qin, with disheveled hair and beard and red eyes, looked miserable, "I will send my father's coffin to the imperial mausoleum for burial early tomorrow morning. Tonight, I want to go back to the mansion and take a rest."
The plump King Zhao has lost a lot of weight. He has not eaten meat or vegetarian food for many days. His complexion is yellow and his eyes are dull: "Brother is right. I also want to go back to the palace and enter the palace at five o'clock tomorrow."
The handsome King of Han was no better, he was unshaven, dirty and smelly.
The prince cheered up and nodded: "On the forty-ninth day of kneeling, everyone is very tired. Go back and have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow, we brothers will send our father to the imperial mausoleum together."
According to the funeral rules, all the princes and grandsons have to walk to support the coffin. It takes five or six days at least to go back and forth with burial.
As for the female relatives, there is no need to accompany them.
The King of Qin and others took their children and grandchildren back to their homes to rest. The prince, grandson and his son also returned to the East Palace. This filial robe cannot be changed. It will have to wait until Emperor Long'an is buried in the imperial mausoleum.
Change it and burn it in front of the emperor's mausoleum. At most, you can secretly take a shower and tidy up your appearance.
The princess looked at the thin and haggard prince, feeling distressed in every possible way. She stretched out her hand to caress his face and said, "Look at how thin you have become."
The prince also felt sorry for his wife and whispered: "You have also lost a lot of weight."
The Crown Princess has always been a person who "doesn't care about worldly affairs". During this time, she had to stand out, and she was angry because of Yu Meiren's affairs, and there were a few fine lines at the corners of her eyes.
"Finally it's over." The couple talked privately, and there was nothing taboo about it. The Crown Princess muttered in a low voice: "Ordinary people have to keep vigil for seven days. We knelt for forty-nine days. It's really tiring."
"Early tomorrow morning, I will send my father's coffin to the imperial mausoleum for burial, and the funeral will be completed."
The prince's eyes flashed and he said humbly: "These few days, you will stay in the East Palace and have a good time. No matter what happens, don't leave the East Palace easily."
After a pause, he added: "I will take away half of the bodyguards and leave the other half in the East Palace. Also, I will keep Feng San'er as well."
Feng San'er is the adopted son of Eunuch Yang. He has served as an effective official for more than two years and has become the prince's most trusted confidant.
The Crown Princess was a little surprised: "Aren't you going to take Feng San'er to the imperial mausoleum?"
The prince said casually: "There are many people around me who can be used. It doesn't matter if I have Feng San'er. The East Palace must keep a smart and reliable person. Feng San'er is just right."
Feng Shaojun was left in the East Palace because, firstly, Feng Shaojun was smart and good at adapting to changes. Secondly, Feng Shaojun was a girl after all, so it was not appropriate to go to the imperial mausoleum.
Of course, the second reason is that it is inconvenient to export.
The Crown Princess trusted her husband the most, so when she saw that the Prince had made arrangements, she remained silent.
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On this side, Eunuch Yang also carefully told Feng Shaojun: "His Royal Highness will keep you in the East Palace. You must work hard and guard the East Palace. You must not let anything happen to the Crown Princess and the Grand Concubine."
Feng Shaojun was so keen that he noticed the subtlety as soon as he heard it: "What the foster father means is that someone will take the opportunity to cause trouble?"
Eunuch Yang said calmly: "Be prepared and be careful."
Feng Shaojun calmly responded.
Eunuch Yang added: "His Royal Highness is going to the imperial mausoleum. He will appoint five hundred personal guards to accompany him, and Shen You is among them."
During the funeral for the emperor, Shen You was not left out.
Feng Shaojun raised his head and glanced at Eunuch Yang.
Since Eunuch Yang's city government would not reveal any clues, he continued: "There are also five hundred personal guards in the East Palace. His Highness also left Commander Liao behind. If anything happens, just go and find Commander Liao."
Commander Liao is the commander of the East Palace Guards. He is about thirty years old. He is highly skilled and very loyal to His Royal Highness.
Feng Shaojun nodded again.
Once the instructions are given, there is no need to elaborate.
After the dark night, it was a new day. At the fifth watch of the day, the prince led the kings of Qin, Zhao and Han out of the palace and carried the emperor's coffin to the imperial mausoleum for burial. Civil servants and generals of the third rank and above in the court also went with him.
Accompanying him were a thousand personal guards of the Son of Heaven, five hundred personal guards of the East Palace, and three thousand royal guards.
As a personal guard of the East Palace, Shen You stayed with the prince every step of the way, even closer than his grandson Zhu Yun.
The heavy golden nanmu coffin was placed on a special carriage, pulled by eight white BMWs. A funeral procession of several thousand people moved forward slowly.
I walked for a whole day, only stopping twice, each time for just one stick of incense. I drank some cold water and ate some dry biscuits to wrap my belly. I didn't stop at night and continued moving forward.
They walked like this for three whole days before arriving at the imperial mausoleum.
When the coffin entered the emperor's mausoleum, the extremely tired prince quietly exhaled.
Next, all the princes and grandsons went to change their mourning clothes, burned them in front of the emperor's mausoleum, kowtowed, and the funeral was over. On the way back, you don't have to walk anymore, you can take a carriage.
At this time, it is already getting late. We will spend the night repairing in the imperial mausoleum tonight, and then set off back the next day.
There is a wing in the imperial mausoleum specially for resting and changing clothes. The prince entered the wing with Eunuch Yang waiting on him. As soon as he unbuttoned his clothes, there was something strange outside.
The prince's expression suddenly changed, his movements suddenly stopped, and his eyes were like the wind: "Yang Jinghe, go out and see what's going on!"
Eunuch Yang, who was not as agile as a forty-year-old man, dodged and pushed the door open. As soon as the door opened, the sound of arrows and screams poured into his ears.
Eunuch Yang's expression also changed.
The prince has been secretly vigilant to prevent King Qin and others from causing trouble. However, no one thought that they would choose this time to cause trouble. The funeral of Emperor Long'an is not completely over yet!
Listening to the noise, there were shouts of killing in more than one place, ranging from the east to the south. That was where the imperial guards were stationed. As for the five hundred East Palace guards, most of them were in sight, guarding the prince's side.
Commander Liao was left in the palace. Now, the one with the highest official position among the personal guards is Shen You.
Shen Youjun's face was as cold as ice. He drew out the long knife from his waist. With a slight movement of the long knife, a frightening cold light flashed out, and he shouted angrily: "Protect His Highness the Crown Prince!"
