Pu Bucheng slowly, solemnly and even piously opened the cabinet next to the old man.
He took out a stack of neat black clothes with both hands. He gently placed the clothes next to the old man, and took out a pair of densely stitched thousand-layer cloth shoes from the cabinet.
"This was made by the Queen herself during the year of the Emperor's fiftieth birthday. A few nights ago, the Emperor couldn't sleep, so he took out these clothes and looked at them over and over again, crying while looking at them!" Pu Bucheng said.
He didn't cry, but his old face was full of grief, "Your Majesty has gone to find the Queen and the Crown Prince!"
Zhu Yunxi stood there, tears streaming down his face as he looked at the clothes.
Li Jinglong took a few steps forward and cried, "I'm serving the emperor in Jifu, right?"
"Yeah!" Zhu Yunxi nodded slightly, like a puppet.
Just as Li Jinglong was about to reach out and take off the jade belt from Zhu Yunxi's waist, a pair of experienced hands got in front of him.
Pu Bucheng stood behind Zhu Yunxi, looked at Li Jinglong and smiled bitterly, "Master, this slave has overstepped his bounds." After saying that, he paused and said, "Let this slave serve the emperor one more time!"
Suddenly, Li Jinglong felt that these words were very inappropriate. Before he could think more about it, Wuding Marquis Guo Ying walked up to Zhu Yunxi again.
"Your Majesty!" Guo Ying burst into tears, "Should we inform the fifth, sixth, and twelfth masters in the front yard?"
Zhu Yunxi's dead eyes suddenly moved, unknowingly showing a hint of secret anger, "The old man told me just now that he can't close his eyes until all the uncles and princes come back." As he said that, he closed his eyes, tears like threads.
, "But they were dragged slowly and slowly, and now I don't even know where they are?"
Guo Ying's heart skipped a beat, and he wanted to stop talking, but when his eyes fell on the old man, he opened his mouth and said, "The vassals have long journeys, so please be considerate, Your Majesty!"
He knew that the emperor was currently simmering with an unknown karmic fire in his heart, and anyone who was not careful would get angry. Moreover, it was impossible to say when the emperor was unhappy, he would vent his anger on others. But he had to say these words.
After saying this, he quickly lowered his head, because Zhu Yunxi's dagger-like eyes were already staring at him.
"Your Majesty!" Pu Bucheng unbuttoned Zhu Yunxi's shoulders, "Raise your hands, and I will change your clothes!" He said, approaching Zhu Yunxi's ear, "Your Majesty, I know that you are feeling uncomfortable, and I still feel uncomfortable at this time.
It’s important to send the old man away steadily!”
For some reason, other people's words sounded wrong to Zhu Yunxi at this moment. But Pu Bucheng's words made him feel particularly at ease.
"Pass them!" Zhu Yunxi opened his hand and whispered.
~~
The linen mourning cloth was put on the body, and the white mourning cloth was wrapped around the waist.
Everything inside and outside the palace was completely white, everyone was weeping, and the stars and the moon were mourning.
Suddenly, several shrill cries came.
"Father, why did you go like that?"
"Father, why did you leave before you saw my son?"
"Father, please open your eyes and look at your son!"
The three brothers, Zhu Zhen, Zhu Zhen and Zhu Bai, rushed in from the outside with tears streaming down their faces. They knelt down beside the old man's bed and grabbed the ground with their heads and howled loudly.
"Father!" Zhu Ru cried like tears, "Why did you just leave like this?"
"Father! Father!" If someone else hadn't pulled him, Chu King Zhu Zhen would have pounced on the old man, "Open your eyes and look at your son. Your son will come back to see you old! Open your eyes!"
"Son... my son came to see you old!" Zhu Bai also cried, "Weren't you fine this afternoon?"
"Yes, yes!" Zhu Zhen suddenly shouted, "Isn't my father fine this afternoon? My father gave me tea and rice this afternoon, why is he suddenly not okay?" He shouted sadly, looking around,
Staring at the palace people around him, he asked, "What's wrong with my father? Did he leave any words before he left?"
After saying that, he stamped his feet and cried loudly, "Father will never leave without a trace like this. He must have something to say. I and my twelfth brother have been waiting outside for a whole day. Why doesn't his old man see us?"
Zhu Yunxi looked at him indifferently, and Zhu Gaochi shook his head secretly.
Guo Ying took two steps forward and said, "Sixth Master, please express my condolences and don't let the Supreme Emperor leave in peace!"
"How on earth did my father leave? How could he leave just as he said he would?"
Obviously, Zhu Zhen didn't understand Guo Ying's good intentions, but continued to yell, "Since I knew father...why didn't you call us! I'm dying as a father, but I can't see my son. Whose family is this?"
The truth!”
The corners of Zhu Yunxi's eyes twitched, and murderous intent suddenly appeared.
But his eyes fell on the old man again, and he held back forcefully.
Zhu Gaochi shook his head and sighed secretly, full of helplessness.
"Sixth Master!" Pu Bucheng helped Zhu Yunxi change his clothes and whispered expressionlessly, "Before the Supreme Emperor left, he was always served by an old slave. He closed his eyes and fell asleep before leaving. He was very walking.
serene!"
"Your Majesty always said before he was alive that if a person just leaves, it will be a great blessing if he doesn't suffer any harm or pain. He got what he wanted by leaving in peace. I know that you are not happy in your heart.
, but the most important thing right now is to be filial!"
"I don't believe it..."
"Sixth Master!" Pu Bucheng said loudly, "I have served the emperor for more than forty years, and I have served all the men of the Zhu family for more than forty years. Can I tell lies?" With that, he took a step forward and looked.
Looking into Zhu Zhen's eyes, "Sixth Master, the old man is still lying down. Can you please stop doing it?"
"My king..." Zhu Zhen was stunned. He subconsciously looked at Zhu Yunxi. The latter's gaze suddenly gave him a chill in his heart, and he lowered his head unconsciously.
Then, two lines of tears fell, "I just feel unwilling to not see the old man!"
"Have you finished talking?" Zhu Yunxi looked at the uncles, his face expressionless, "It's finished, let's change the old man's clothes!"
Plop!
Pu Bucheng knelt on the ground and shouted, "Master, my filial son and grandson will change your clothes!"
"Grandpa Huang, have a safe journey on the Western Highway!"
~~
The old man's body was very light. He lifted it up and took off his clothes, revealing his skinny body.
Several descendants piously and slowly helped the old man put on his old clothes, new clothes and new shoes.
Then, with trembling arms, Zhu Yunxi put a copper coin on the old man's lips. He and several vassal princes knelt at the old man's feet again and kowtowed.
"About future generations, can the old man leave a message in advance?" Zhu Yunxi knelt down and asked in a low voice.
Pu Bucheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty said that after your death, you will set up a memorial tent in this palace. According to the custom of your hometown in Huaixi, you will stay there for seven days and be buried after seven days!"
"This..." Zhu Zhen wanted to speak again, but Zhu Bai grabbed his sleeve.
"Why are you pulling me?" Zhu Zhen didn't appreciate it and said, "Eunuch Pu, this is wrong! Let's not talk about whether the etiquette is in compliance with the law, but just say that if our brothers are not here within seven days, they will be buried.
Already?"
Then he continued, "Didn't my father say that before his death? He was waiting to see his sons! Why should he wait for all his sons to come back?"
Zhu Yunxi's temples were twitching, and his head was buzzing and hurting.
Pu Bucheng stepped forward and stroked Zhu Yunxi's vest, and whispered to Zhu Zhen, "The emperor also said before his death that when he is alive, it is the father and son who meet each other. If he is gone, he will not know anything, and if he is not seen, it will be like that!"
"Impossible! My father's heroic spirit is not far away, and I am definitely looking forward to my brothers and sisters!" Zhu Zhen cried, "Seven days? There is not enough time! It took me three or four days to come from Wuchang, not to mention the seventeen days in the north...
"
"Pass the decree!" Zhu Yunxi stood up, glanced at Zhu Zhen, and said slowly, "Let the people from the Ministry of Rites handle the posthumous affairs of the emperor. Announce to the people of the world, hold a national funeral, and posthumous title...
"
After saying that, Zhu Yunxi sighed tiredly, "Everything will be done according to the old man's wishes during his lifetime!" Then, looking at the old man who seemed to be asleep, he said, "I will keep vigil for the emperor!"
At this moment, rapid footsteps came from outside.
Deng Ping came in with red eyes and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince and Prince Lu are here!"
