At three o'clock in the afternoon, Emperor Jianwen died and passed away!
Dang Dang Dang!
The death knell rang in the palace.
Soon, the sound of the death knell spread outside the palace and continued endlessly. The entire capital was awakened by the sound of the death knell. The cries of the people came from nowhere.
Emperor Jianwen had been in power for sixteen years and was considered a wise king of the previous generation. His sudden death was like the sky suddenly falling. Many people were awakened in the middle of the night and cried bitterly, and the officials were even more wailing.
Among them, there are naturally some people who are secretly happy.
After the death of Emperor Jianwen, the third prince will soon ascend the throne. The officials of the third prince's faction have long been looking forward to this day. The officials who were originally marginalized are really sad at this time.
My future days in court will be even more difficult and miserable.
Empress Dowager Li, who was lying unable to move in the Cining Palace, also heard the sound of the death knell. Her eyes were red, tears kept falling, and she was shouting randomly, almost going crazy!
She wants to see her son for the last time!
Someone come quickly! Someone come quickly and carry her to Jiaofang Hall!
She wants to see Emperor Jianwen!
No one could hear clearly what Empress Dowager Li wanted to say, and no one cared about her pain of losing her son.
Doctor Zhao, who had been staying by Queen Mother Li's side, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as the emperor died, the palace became completely dominated by Empress Yu. As for the new emperor who was about to ascend the throne, he could not sit firmly on the throne in just a few years.
He has long been in love with the big tree called Queen Yu, and naturally hopes that this big tree will have towering power.
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At dawn, everyone in the palace was dressed in plain clothes, and everything was white.
When the emperor dies, he must remain in mourning for seven or forty-nine days. The place where the emperor dies is located in the Yiqing Palace. All officials of the sixth rank and above in the capital enter the palace and kneel in mourning.
The harem and the imperial concubines of the third rank and above are in the side hall of Jiaofang Hall.
Queen Yu was so sad that she fainted from tears.
Fortunately, Princess Changping was on hand to assist, and all the officials from the Ministry of Rites also entered the palace to arrange the funeral ceremony, so nothing went wrong.
Empress Yu cannot be in charge, so Crown Princess Xiao Yuhan should be in charge. However, Empress Yu did not even mention Xiao Yuhan. Princess Changping has been running rampant in the palace for several years. With the power of Empress Yu, no one dares to disobey orders.
Xiao Yuhan also silently agreed to this arrangement, and knelt down with her sisters-in-law and cried.
Yin Xiaoxiao and Xie Mingxi were both beside Xiao Yuhan, unable to speak while they were crying. One day, everyone was kneeling so hard that their backs ached and their legs were numb.
That's it for others. Xie Mingxi still had seven or eight days to give birth. It happened that Emperor Jianwen passed away, and she could only stay in the palace and weep.
When it got dark, the women could rest for a while and eat some simple vegetarian food.
At this time, having a mouthful of warm food is good enough, and don’t be picky about the taste.
Xie Mingxi knelt all day and was hungry. She felt delicious even after eating the steamed buns. Unfortunately, she only got one steamed bun, so she drank a cup of hot water, which quelled her hunger a little.
After resting for at most one incense hour, you have to continue to kneel down.
It was quiet inside and outside the mourning hall. Even if you wanted to speak, you had to keep your voice down as much as possible.
"Sister Xiao," Yin Xiaoxiao quietly held Xiao Yuhan's hand. Their hands were both cold: "Ms. Concubine Shu... do you know about this?"
How could Xiao Yuhan not know?
She also knew about the third prince's rude shouting before Emperor Jianwen's death.
How could she react? What could she say?
No matter how stupid the third prince is, he is still her husband. She must be on the same side as the third prince.
Xiao Yuhan nodded slightly.
Xie Mingxi, who was on the side, whispered in a low voice: "His Royal Highness can't think about it for the moment, please give me more advice from the Third Emperor's Wife."
Isn’t it hard to think about it?
No one can disobey Emperor Jianwen's decree.
When Concubine Shu learned about this, she fainted on the spot like a thunderbolt. As a result, she was revived by the imperial doctor with acupuncture, but she still knelt down with a dejected face. Forty-nine days later, on the day of Emperor Jianwen's burial, Concubine Shu was
When you die and return to heaven.
Concubine Shu had to accept her fate.
No matter how angry or unwilling the third prince was, there was nothing he could do.
A trace of helpless bitterness flashed in Xiao Yuhan's eyes, and he said softly: "Thank you for your comfort. I know what I'm doing and I will definitely give you advice."
Yin Xiaoxiao didn't know how to comfort Xiao Yuhan, so she patted the back of Xiao Yuhan's hand.
After a few short conversations, the princes and concubines continued to kneel down.
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My father-in-law is dead, and as a daughter-in-law, no matter how sad she is, she can't be sad anymore.
For all the princes, they are different. Emperor Jianwen is their father, and he loves every son. When his father dies, no matter how coldhearted the son is, there is no reason not to be sad.
The cold and unfeeling fourth prince also had his eyes swollen from crying.
Sheng Hong once had a lot of dissatisfaction with Emperor Jianwen. However, death is like a lamp going out. At this moment, all the resentment and dissatisfaction disappeared, and what was left was only sadness.
The third prince also cried very sadly.
However, the third prince's roar before Emperor Jianwen's death has been widely known. All the officials who came to kneel at the funeral looked at the back of the third prince with a hint of dissatisfaction.
It is true that Concubine Shu is the biological mother of the Crown Prince. However, how can the biological mother and the legitimate mother be compared.
Why did Emperor Jianwen order Concubine Shu to be buried before his death? It was clear that he did not trust the third prince, let alone Concubine Shu.
Emperor Jianwen was reluctant to let Empress Yu be such a bad person, and directly included the burial of Concubine Shu in his will. The princes and cabinet ministers heard about it with their own ears, and it was impossible for the three princes to disobey the will.
In the eyes of all the officials, the third prince was really unwise. Before he ascended the throne and sat on the throne, he almost got a reputation for being unfilial and disobedient to the late emperor.
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Queen Yu struggled to open her eyes.
Zhilan's voice rang in my ears: "Your Majesty, you're awake!"
Several imperial doctors breathed a sigh of relief.
Empress Yu cried so hard that she fainted. She was taken back to her bedroom, administered acupuncture and given ginseng soup. Even so, Empress Yu was unconscious for two hours before she woke up.
"What time is it?" Queen Yu had been crying for most of the day, and her voice had already become hoarse. When she opened her mouth, it was like a boulder crushing gravel.
Zhilan replied softly: "To tell you the truth, it's Xu time now. Your Majesty hasn't eaten for a day, so I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare some light food..."
"No."
Queen Yu opened her mouth to interrupt Zhilan: "Help me get up and go to the mourning hall."
Zhilan did not dare to persuade her, so she and Yuqiao helped Empress Yu to the mourning hall.
The mourning hall was crowded with people kneeling inside and outside.
When kneeling in mourning, there is no need to salute. All the female family members watched as Queen Yu, who was dressed in plain clothes, arrived in front of the spiritual throne.
Queen Yu slowly knelt down and covered her face with a veil.
When kneeling in mourning, in order to cry out her tears smoothly and sincerely, the veil was stained with spicy ginger juice. Empress Yu did not use such a veil.
Kneeling in front of the soul, thinking of Emperor Jianwen, my heart felt like a knife, and tears came out in droves.
She thought that her heart had become as cold as iron and she would never shed any tears for him again.
It turned out that she had always overestimated herself.
