From the perspective of the grandson's daughter-in-law, Empress Dowager Cao was impartial and impartial, and she was an elder worthy of respect. With Empress Dowager Cao in the harem, it was like having a towering tree propped up and unable to collapse. Now, this tree has fallen.
There is no resurrection after death.
After crying for a while, the prince with red eyes ordered a mourning hall to be set up in Cining Palace.
The bright moon hung high, white palace lanterns were hung everywhere in the palace, all the palace servants changed into white plain clothes, and sad and endless cries could be heard one after another.
The prince, who had not yet recovered from the funeral of Emperor Long'an, knelt in front of the coffin again.
The sound of the death knell spread throughout the capital.
That night, the prince knelt down all night. The frail princess refused to close her eyes and rested, so she knelt with the prince until dawn.
According to the funeral rites of Daqi, the Queen Mother passed away and had to kneel in mourning for forty-nine days. Before the civil servants and military generals could recover from the bad news of the Emperor's death, they had to go to the palace to kneel in mourning for the Queen Mother.
After daybreak, the bereaved officials and their female relatives came to the palace one after another to kneel in mourning. Those who were well-informed all knew about the shocking incident in the imperial mausoleum. Those who were not well-informed also heard about it from everyone's mouths.
, everyone was frightened and horrified.
Setting up an ambush outside the imperial mausoleum and assassinating the prince while Emperor Long'an was being buried. Such behavior is simply heartbreaking and unheard of.
King Qin’s death was not unjust at all!
The King of Han, mother and son, were even worse than pigs and dogs with wolf-hearted hearts and dog-lunged lungs! Even they were able to kill Queen Mother Cao!
Kneeling today, Princess Qin, Princess Zhao, Princess Zhao and Princess Han were all missing. As soon as the prince returned to the capital yesterday, he ordered people to seal these three palaces. Not to mention people, not even a mouse could get out. The Cao family was also sealed.
Because of this, the mourning hall of Empress Dowager Cao seemed to be deserted. Concubine Tian Shu, who luckily escaped from the palace incident, and several young concubines knelt in front of the coffin and cried.
Concubine Tian Shu, in particular, cried so hard that she was out of breath. I don’t know if her crying contained the joy of escaping.
The King of Qin is dead, and the King of Han has only one breath left. What awaits everyone in the Palace of Qin and the Palace of Han will be a disaster. Fortunately, King Zhao held back and did not take action. Otherwise, the number of people waiting for death in despair would be their mother and son.
Already.
"Your Highness, please have your condolences."
Elder Xu Ge and Elder Zheng Ge urged the prince in the mourning hall: "It is inevitable that Your Highness will be sad and sad when the Queen Mother passes away. But right now, Your Highness has to be in charge both inside and outside the palace. Your Highness must not be exhausted."
"What Xu Ge said makes sense! His Highness kneels for several hours every day to show his filial piety. Don't hurt your body!"
The prince's face was filled with tears, he could not kneel down, and refused to listen to anyone's advice.
Mr. Xu Ge and Mr. Zheng Ge were unable to persuade him, so he had to invite General Yuan to persuade the prince. General Yuan was also in his seventies. No matter how strong his body was, he could not bear the two funerals. After kneeling for two days, he felt a little overwhelmed.
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General Yuan sighed to the prince in a low voice: "His Royal Highness is feeling sad, and the old ministers all know it in their hearts. The empress dowager passed away like this, and the old ministers also feel sorry for her."
"These are not His Highness's fault. It's the King of Han and his son who are cruel and ruthless. Why would Your Highness bother yourself like this!"
The prince's eyes were red, and he whispered to his old father-in-law: "I feel really uncomfortable in my heart. All my children and grandchildren can't come to the mourning hall. If I leave again, who will kneel to the imperial grandmother?"
The serious princes and grandsons were all involved in the conspiracy case. Even Prince Zhao and his son were suspected and were placed under house arrest. The grandson Zhu Yun was still at the imperial mausoleum, dealing with the follow-up matters.
Isn't it true that the only one left in this mourning hall is the prince?
General Yuan could no longer comfort the prince, and after a while he sighed: "When His Highness Taisun returns to Beijing, Your Highness can take a rest!"
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Five days later, grandson Zhu Yun finally returned to the palace.
After entering the mourning hall, Zhu Yun knelt down and cried loudly: "Great-grandmother, my unfilial great-grandson is late." He cried bitterly and kowtowed.
In the past few days, Zhu Yun has been busy with the aftermath, and he slept for a few hours at most. At this time, he was haggard and thin, and the white mourning clothes on his body looked a bit loose.
The prince had reached his limit and passed out before he could speak to Zhu Yun. The people around him were shocked and hurriedly helped the prince to exit the mourning hall and went to the side room.
The imperial doctors came quickly to give the prince acupuncture and first aid.
Eunuch Yang also stayed up for several days and nights. Now he opened his mouth and his voice was hoarse: "How is your highness?"
One of the imperial doctors raised his head and replied: "Your Highness is in excessive pain and has exhausted all his strength. Drink some tonic soup and have a good sleep, and you will be fine."
Eunuch Yang breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly whispered: "Add a sleeping pill to the prescription."
Otherwise, given the prince's temper, he would have to go to the mourning hall as soon as he woke up and would not take a good rest at all.
Feng Shaojun, who had been staying by Eunuch Yang's side, whispered: "Father, please go and have a rest too! I'm keeping an eye on you here."
Eunuch Yang also suffered a lot, and his eye sockets were sunken.
On the other hand, Feng Shaojun, after Eunuch Yang came back, relieved himself of his heavy responsibilities and slept hard for a whole day and night before going to work for the prince. When he had some free time these days, he secretly returned to the East Palace to rest.
She was pregnant and didn't tell anyone. Only she knew. She couldn't be too tired.
Eunuch Yang nodded and fell asleep on the small couch next to the prince's bed without going to any other room.
I slept for half a day and a whole night, and didn't wake up until early the next morning.
Eunuch Yang's mental and physical strength has mostly recovered.
His Royal Highness is still sleeping. Firstly, the medicine has not worn off. Secondly, the prince is physically and mentally exhausted and too tired. This break is like a tight bowstring loosening.
After another half day, the prince slowly opened his eyes.
The moment I opened my eyes, I felt like I was in another world.
Eunuch Yang couldn't bear the excitement and jumped for joy: "Your Highness has finally woken up. Your Highness has slept all day and all night, and he must be very hungry now. I will ask someone to bring you some food."
The prince was indeed hungry. He ate four light and delicious vegetarian dishes and drank two bowls of rice porridge. The suffocation in his chest quietly dissipated as his stomach became full.
"How is the Crown Princess?" The Crown Prince opened his mouth and asked the Crown Princess first.
Eunuch Yang replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you will kneel down during the day and go back to the East Palace to rest at night. You can still hold on."
After a pause, he continued: "The Concubine had a fetal contamination before, and her body really couldn't bear the pain of kneeling down. If she shows her face every day, she has to go back."
The prince hummed.
The dead are gone, and the living are more important. Yuan Min's pregnancy was really not going well, so raising the fetus was her top priority.
Eunuch Feng, who had been silent until now, suddenly said softly: "Your Highness, I have something important to report."
The prince was a little surprised and quickly glanced at Eunuch Yang. Eunuch Yang didn't know what was going on, but he sent all the people waiting on him out first.
Feng Shaojun then raised his hand and said: "It is inconvenient for me to serve His Highness, and I want to take a long leave."
