Although it was said to be a show off, Hua Xuanji still brought very few people there and ordered everyone except Xiao Jiu out when picking up things...
Because the funeral had not yet taken place, the prophet's coffin had not yet been sealed. Hua Xuanji and Xiaojiu easily lifted the coffin lid aside.
Even though a pill left behind by the prophet was used to maintain it, a rotten and disgusting aura still came out...
"Either I do it..." Hua Xuanji Xiaojiu, who was looking a little timid, volunteered [
"No need...it's better for me to do this kind of thing. Don't worry, I'll be fine..."
It's just that I couldn't bear it when I first opened the coffin. After all, Hua Xuanji was not the kind of ruthless woman in the harem. She could count the corpses on her ten fingers... let alone such a corpse with a terrifying death appearance.
Even though she had seen it once in the cell, Hua Xuanji still had lingering fears.
But this matter is serious and I still have the possibility to deal with it. Even if Xiao Jiu once had a higher authority, his official position is just a small guard. If something happens, he cannot bear the responsibility.
If there is, it’s better to say if there isn’t...
The consequences are disastrous
Taking a deep breath, Hua Xuanji moved her steps closer to the prophet's coffin, clasped her hands together and said some words not to be offended.
She slowly moved her hand towards the prophet's body. Although Hua Xuanji was fully prepared mentally, she still trembled involuntarily when her fingers touched the corpse...
After gently searching her coat, Hua Xuanji's fingers slowly turned cold, and she turned to look at Xiao Jiu with a disappointed look on her face...
Kounai took a breath... Even though she tried to hide the expression on her face, it was still filled with sadness...
Is there really no hope...
Did the prophet really just leave like that without giving an explanation to the emperor?
No...impossible
Her chest was rising and falling vigorously. Xiao Jiu tried her best to calm down her emotions.
Her fingertips became cold when she turned around... Hua Xuanji pressed her lips tightly, but she still couldn't hold back the tears and let them spread on her face.
Taking a deep breath, Hua Xuanji's voice was hoarse and tired. All the hopes that were finally reunited were shattered like this:
"Forget it, Xiaojiu, maybe we really thought too much...come and help me...close the coffin..."
"No..." Xiao Jiu didn't move at all after hearing Hua Xuanji's words at first. Then he suddenly reacted and rushed forward and grabbed Hua Xuanji's wrist tightly...
Pointing to the Supreme Emperor Xiaojiu who was lying quietly, his face slowly turned from sadness to joy, "My dear, have you forgotten? When we go again, the Supreme Emperor's body will be covered in blood, and there will be a huge hole in his chest..." ..." He grabbed Hua Xuanji's wrist forcefully and pulled her to the side of the coffin. Xiaojiu's eyes once again glowed with hope... [
“But my dear, look, there’s nothing here, there’s nothing here…”
"So..." Hua Xuanji's eyes immediately turned from dark to bright. She slowly turned from the Supreme Emperor to Xiao Jiu with a look of joy: "So you mean this is not the dress that the Supreme Emperor wore before."
"Yes." Xiao Jiu let go of his hand and gave his head a hard blow: "I really didn't think about it just now, my dear, think about it, he is the Supreme Emperor... Someone must have helped him change into the underworld clothes before he was put into the coffin... So the Supreme Emperor There may have been a message left and it's not here."
"You're right." Hua Xuanji and Xiaojiu walked to the coffin lid together and put the lid back on the coffin with force: "Then let's take the next step."
"Go to the Department of Clothes and see where all the clothes in the palace are arranged..."
"Okay..." The moment the coffin lid was closed, Hua Xuanji twitched the corners of her lips again.
The two of them came almost at a trot. The aunt in charge of Si Yi Si was shocked when she saw her face because Hua Xuanji never asked about these things. This was the first time she came here today.
Could it be that I have committed something...
No……
He quickly walked out and gathered all the maids to greet...
"Welcome to the Imperial Concubine, the Imperial Concubine, to live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years..."
"Okay, get up quickly." Hua Xuanji didn't have much time to accept their worship at this time.
"I don't know what the purpose of your visit is," the steward's aunt greeted her with a flattering look on her face and said to Hua Xuanji.
Normally, Hua Xuanji would not even pay attention to him. She hates such people who follow others' influence, but she doesn't care about that much at this time.
Trying not to show too much panic in front of others, Hua Xuanji narrowed her eyes slightly and said coldly: "I came today to discuss the funeral attire of the Supreme Emperor, and I bothered my aunt to take me to see how the Supreme Emperor served during his lifetime..."
So this is what happened...
The steward's aunt's face immediately turned pale...
In fact, although she tends to follow the trend, she is still very neat in getting things done. But today, because it is the clothes of the Supreme Emperor, she needs to personally serve them.
But the clothes the Supreme Emperor wore during his lifetime were really too...
She had just forced herself to change and left the clothes as if running away but forgot to deal with them...
Oh my God, this imperial concubine is so capable, right? I made a mistake for the first time due to negligence, but I didn't expect that she would catch her...
If she sees that her official position is disrespectful to the Supreme Emperor... then it may be a matter of losing her head... [
In panic, the aunt in charge came up with a plan, rolled her eyes and said calmly to Hua Xuanji:
"It's a pity that when I return to the imperial concubine, all those clothes have been sent to the fire site for disposal..."
"Ah...no, aunt, I remember..." A very young palace maid suddenly said timidly in the crowd...
She is the new little palace maid here these days, because this job is very scary. All the palace maids older than her have found various reasons to get rid of them. In desperation, she can only do it by herself...
Although she was scared, she still remembered that those clothes were clearly thrown to the ground by the steward aunt and they have not been dealt with yet...
Why did the aunt in charge say that she had been sent to the fire scene?
"Shut up while I'm talking to the queen. There's no chance for you to interrupt. Someone, please take her down quickly."
The aunt in charge didn't expect that someone would expose him, so her face became very unhappy and she quickly issued urgent instructions:
"Wait a minute." Hua Xuanji clearly saw the clues inside. She stretched out her hand to signal the other maids not to move, and then dragged her robe and slowly walked towards the younger maid:
"What do you mean by what you just said..."
"I..." Looking at the fierce look in the steward's aunt's eyes, the little palace maid had never seen this battle before and was already frightened out of her mind. Plus, the person standing in front of her was the highest-ranking concubine in the harem...
The little palace maid simply shook her head and said: "Your Majesty, I didn't say anything just now... I don't know anything, I don't know anything."
"You don't have to be afraid..." Hua Xuanji leaned over slightly and grabbed her little hand: "You just need to tell me the truth and tell me what you just said. What do you remember? I want a true answer..."
The steward's aunt flew over to look at the little palace maid, trembling again and quickly withdrew her hand, kowtowed heavily and said:
"Your Majesty, this slave didn't say anything. This slave doesn't know anything..."
Just looking at it like this is a lie...she is indeed an inexperienced little palace maid.
Hua Xuanji leaned down slightly and personally lifted the little palace maid up. Her slightly raised eyes held a very soft feeling of intimacy:
"I said you don't have to be afraid of certain people. As long as you say so... I will transfer you to my palace to be my personal maid. I swear there... no one can do anything to you." Hua Xuanji said. His eyes were still looking towards the steward aunt...
After coughing lightly, Hua Xuanji looked directly at the guilty look on the steward's aunt's face and slowly let go of the hand holding the little palace maid's hand, her face suddenly turned cold:
"And this matter is related to the current emperor. If you dare to deceive him, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Can you bear the responsibility?"
"Ah..." The little palace maid panicked, her face immediately turned pale, and she quickly leaned down and grabbed the corner of Hua Xuanji's clothes: "Back to the queen, slave, slave, I didn't mean to fulfill my term... slave, slave said, slave said..." She had just entered the palace and hadn't sent any money back to her family... She didn't want to die like this...
"That's good..." Hua Xuanji nodded with satisfaction and said softly: "Get up and speak, don't always kneel..."
"Yes...yes..." The little palace lady straightened up slowly and fearfully, "Actually, I went with my aunt to change clothes for the Supreme Emperor... I saw with my own eyes that my aunt had piled those clothes aside and no one was going to sort them out, so... …So those clothes were not sent to the fire scene…”
The sound got weaker and weaker as it went on...and by the end it was almost inaudible.
However, Hua Xuanji still understood the general content.
Isn’t this enough...
Hua Xuanji twitched the corner of her mouth vigorously. The ancients loved to make small things look big. She pretended to be satisfied and forced a smile. Hua Xuanji gently patted the little palace maid on the shoulder:
"I wish I had said no earlier. Let's go and take me there to have a look..."
"Yes...yes..." The little palace maid didn't even have the courage to look at the aunt in charge at this time. She kept her head lowered and trembling, then turned around and took Hua Xuanji towards the side hall.
"I have given you the order of my palace. The aunt who is the steward of the Department of Clothes deceived the emperor and committed the crime of thinking about heaven and having a good life. She also accumulated some virtues for the late emperor and pardoned the death penalty. From now on, she will be demoted to a commoner and be driven out of the palace immediately..."
In fact, she didn't want to cause trouble in this situation, but this little maid had helped her a lot... she still had to do what she had to do...