Xie Mingxi looked at the figure kneeling in front of the soul and crying silently.
Emperor Jianwen finally died!
Died in the quiet layout of Queen Yu.
From then on, Empress Yu no longer had any scruples. She could control the harem and compete for imperial power at will... But at this time, did Empress Yu really have no regrets at all?
Emperor Jianwen was indeed indulgent and lustful, and his affection for Queen Yu was also true. Otherwise, he would not have issued a will before his death, ordering Concubine Shu to be buried...
Just as I was thinking about it, my chest felt a little swollen again.
Xie Mingxi turned her head and winked at Xiao Yuhan.
Xiao Yuhan nodded slightly and invisibly.
Xie Mingxi quietly stood up and left.
A Luo was also taken into the palace. Because she was too young and not yet full moon, she naturally could not be carried to the mourning hall. Xie Mingxi had to sneak out quietly for a while every hour to feed A Luo before returning to the mourning hall.
Such matters should not be made public. Xie Mingxi only informed Xiao Yuhan privately. If Empress Yu asked, Xiao Yuhan could help cover up and explain.
Not only A Luo, but also all the emperor's grandsons and granddaughters were brought into the palace.
The older brother Ji and Sister Rong knelt in the mourning hall for half an hour before being led to rest. Sister Fu, who was not yet one year old, was also carried into the mourning hall and stayed there for a while.
Brother Lin and A'luo were too young, so they were not carried into the mourning hall. They were dressed in mourning clothes and placed in the wing rooms of Jiaofang Hall.
…
Xie Mingxi pushed open the door and entered.
A Luo was crying at the top of her lungs, and the wet nurse was holding A Luo so anxious that she was sweating. Only when she saw Xie Mingxi did the wet nurse breathe a sigh of relief.
The Aluo people have a big appetite and need to drink milk every hour. When they are hungry, they often cry and make noise at the top of their lungs. Their cries are louder than Brother Lin next door, which can be said to be full of energy.
Xie Mingxi quickly stepped forward, hugged A Luo, and unbuttoned her clothes.
A Luo closed her eyes and crawled into her arms. Finally she found the target, sucked it into her mouth, and kept sucking it with relish.
Xie Mingxi chuckled silently, stretched out her hand and pinched A'luo's soft little face: "A'luo, you have to be obedient, and you have to wait patiently when you are hungry. You are always crying like this, mother is kneeling in mourning.
I don’t feel at ease either.”
Xianghui Congyu and others on the side were all secretly amused.
Ah Luo is so young, how can she understand this?
Emperor Jianwen passed away suddenly, and everything inside and outside the palace was in a state of silence. When you are in the palace, you have to pay more attention to your words and actions. You must not laugh at will. Even if you want to laugh, you have to endure it.
Ah Luo soon became full, smacking her mouth, and fell asleep contentedly.
Xie Mingxi kissed A'luo on the face reluctantly, gave A'luo to the wet nurse, then stood up and walked out. As soon as she left the house, Yin Xiaoxiao came face to face.
Yin Xiaoxiao whispered helplessly: "Although I haven't fed Brother Lin myself, I still think about him all the time. I just wish I could sneak out seven or eight times a day."
Isn't it?
As a mother, how can you not care about your own children?
I just hate that as the princes and concubines, they have a prominent status, and their every move is particularly eye-catching. Once they sneak out, they will inevitably fall into the eyes of others.
Xie Mingxi whispered: "It doesn't matter if you stay for a while and then go back."
Yin Xiaoxiao nodded, quickly walked into the house, picked up her son and kissed him hard several times.
…
Everyone spent this New Year in the palace mourning hall.
The men are all kneeling in the Yiqing Hall, and the women are in the Jiaofang Hall. They cry during the day, and they cannot go back to the house to rest at night. At most, they can wrap themselves in a thick cloak and close their eyes to sleep for a while in the middle of the night.
Xie Mingxi and Sheng Hong agreed on a time every day, and they could only get together for a while when they went to visit A Luo in the evening.
Sheng Hong looked at Xie Mingxi who was getting thinner and thinner, feeling quite distressed, and said in a low voice: "You have to kneel down every day and breastfeed. How can you eat steamed buns all the time? Otherwise, I will quietly go to the imperial dining room and let people eat every day."
I’ll prepare some fish soup for you tomorrow.”
Xie Mingxi immediately stopped: "Absolutely not!"
"You shouldn't eat meat or fish during a wake. Even my mother eats steamed buns and vegetarian dishes every day. How can I be an exception? Once someone notices it, it will be a ready-made topic."
Sheng Hong frowned: "Who would stare at these?"
Xie Mingxi said calmly: "There are always 'people with good intentions', so we have to be careful."
Seeing Sheng Hong's sullen face, Xie Mingxi softened her voice and said softly: "I know you feel sorry for me. But, my father passed away not long ago. As a daughter-in-law, I want to eat fish and meat, but it never gets spread.
Sounds good.”
"Others will not worry about me having to feed the child. They will only think that my daughter-in-law is unfilial and dishonest. Even you, the seventh prince, will be criticized by others."
"When our father is buried and the new emperor is enthroned, we will invite ourselves to the vassal territory. When the time comes, the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and there is no one to control us. We can do whatever we want. Now it is better to be cautious and careful."
Xie Mingxi has never been a timid person. However, at this time, it is better to do less than to do more. It is better not to be such a "first-timer".
Sheng Hong also knew that Xie Mingxi's words made sense, so he had no choice but to nod.
Sheng Hong stretched out his arms and took Xie Mingxi and A Luo into his arms.
For him, it means embracing the whole world.
…
There is always some gloominess in the mourning hall.
It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the weather was extremely cold. The ground paved with blue jade was even more chilly. There were not too many charcoal basins placed in the mourning hall. It would not be easy for a weak person to survive seven or forty-nine days of kneeling in mourning.
.
The imperial concubines who are eligible to enter the palace and kneel in mourning are all of the third rank or above, and most of them are old women in their forties or fifties. How can they withstand such hardships when they usually live a luxurious life.
Almost every day there are people who faint while kneeling.
Queen Yu was immersed in pain and had no time to take care of this. Princess Changping had to arrange a schedule and ordered the maids to help the fainted female family members to rest and feed them some ginseng soup. When they woke up, they would return to the mourning hall.
As a result, the number of people "fainting" is increasing day by day.
Princess Changping soon realized that something was wrong, and she was very angry and wanted to lose her temper with a sullen face.
Xiao Yuhan hurriedly comforted her in a low voice: "Sister, please be patient. After kneeling for many days, the elderly ladies are inevitably tired. It is human nature for them to want to take this opportunity to take a rest.
"
It would be really shameful to pursue this kind of thing.
However, when it comes to making a fuss, it is not worth it. At least it will get a bad reputation as "mean".
It's better to turn a blind eye and pretend not to know.
Princess Changping couldn't listen to Xiao Yuhan's sincere words of consolation. She said coldly: "Not even a month after my father passed away, everyone was playing tricks in the mourning hall. They didn't take my father seriously at all.
I haven’t put the Tian family in my eyes. You can bear it, but I can’t!”
"Today, I'm going to see if they are really dizzy or fake!"
After saying that, Princess Changping stood up and left the mourning hall.
