The steps of the few people froze. Song Qinghuan and Xiao Ci looked at each other, and they could see each other's intentions from each other's expressions.
As soon as the death knell rang, everyone in the palace put down what they were doing, and everyone walking on the road stopped.
Xiao Ci kept counting until there was no more sound, and then he said with a serious expression: "It's the Queen Mother."
Xiao Jingtong couldn't bear it at first, biting her lip and asked in disbelief: "Is it the imperial grandmother?"
Xiao Ci nodded but stopped talking.
Song Qinghuan raised his hand and rubbed Xiao Jingrou's head, and said with relief: "When she came to Beijing in the summer, the Queen Mother was already seriously ill. Now she may be relieved."
He also said: "People are subject to birth, old age, illness and death, so Sister Tong should be more open-minded."
Empress Dowager Jiang did not do any good deeds in her life. The only two deeds she did were to save the lives of King Rui Xiao Ci and King Wu Xiao En.
Xiao Jingtong was raised by Empress Dowager Jiang since she was a child. Even though Empress Dowager Jiang did not have much sincerity towards her granddaughter, the child had not had a mother since he was a child, so he naturally remembered her kindness and developed some feelings for her. Now this person can do whatever he wants.
, I haven’t even seen the last one yet.
Xiao Jingtong was not a coward, and tears burst out of his eyes instantly. He could not hold the box firmly in his hand. Fortunately, Xiao Jingchuan held it up so that it would not fall to the ground.
"Dad, the Imperial Grandmother is very good to me." Xiao Jingtong's eyes were red and she was out of breath from crying. As soon as she finished speaking, she walked to Cining Palace.
Xiao Ci sighed and quickly followed.
Empress Dowager Jiang just left, and the palace suddenly became lively. Empress Wang had to hold on to take charge of the overall situation even if she was not energetic. Concubine Liu Guifei relied on Xiao Wei to gain power, so naturally she had to get involved.
One of these two women ran faster than the other, but Emperor Chengxing's entire son was left last.
Song Qinghuan, Xiao Ci and their children had already changed into the mourning clothes prepared by the Queen and knelt down in the main hall of Cining Palace. Only then did Emperor Chengxing stumble over in vain. Before he even entered the palace, he started crying.
: "Mother, why did you go like this? Your son has not yet fulfilled his filial piety in front of you, so why did you go like this?"
Empress Wang was instructing her nanny to put on the shroud of Empress Dowager Jiang. Concubine Liu was pretending to cause trouble, which had made Empress Wang very angry. At this moment, Empress Dowager Jiang hadn't even finished dressing up, and Emperor Chengxing had no idea.
He rushed into the inner room in a polite manner, which made the Queen and the Queen furious.
All of his anger was directed at Concubine Liu Guifei, and he yelled angrily: "How outrageous! The Queen Mother has just left, and what are you doing making such a fuss here? Didn't you see that I am busy? If you don't help, you are causing trouble here."
Is it because you don’t want the Queen Mother to leave well?"
Concubine Liu's son had the highest reputation in the court. Ever since Empress Dowager Jiang fell ill, she had been shaking, not to mention that she was dead now. Naturally, she was extremely happy. If the situation was not suitable at this time, she would have wanted to be so happy.
How many tables are there?
This time, she was scolded by Queen Wang, but she was not annoyed and pretended to be aggrieved: "Sister, what are you talking about? The Queen Mother has passed away. How can I feel better? I just see these nuns not doing things well, and I am afraid of being neglected."
It's just the Queen Mother."
Emperor Chengxing was standing next to him, with a few drops of cat tears still hanging on his face. Queen Wang cursed angrily without hesitation: "Aren't you doing things well? These nuns are all old people in the palace. If they are inexperienced,
I don't dare to send it to my mother. You, a noble concubine, are causing trouble here. I think the mothers are not doing things well, but you are so quick, so you should do it."
Concubine Liu hated Empress Dowager Jiang. If Empress Dowager Jiang hadn't suppressed her in the past few years, why would mother and son have to keep their tails between their legs to become human beings? Now that she is dead, she is happy in her heart, but she doesn't dare to touch the dead person.
When Empress Wang said such words, she did not dare to accept her words. She lowered her head and pretended to cry, crying and saying: "Sister, why are you so aggressive?"
After someone has gone, there is still time to prepare for the funeral, otherwise it will be difficult to do it again after the cold has completely settled.
Emperor Chengxing was not a filial son and virtuous grandson. When Empress Dowager Jiang was doing well, she suppressed him at every turn and raised him to be a useless person. Naturally, he did not have much deep feelings for Empress Dowager Jiang. But now that he was dead, he remembered his childhood days.
Come when you are having a hard time.
When Empress Dowager Jiang was young, she did endure a lot for the sake of her children. She was bullied without saying a word. The palace was a place of cannibalism. Emperor Chengxing was also bullied by palace officials when he was young.
Come to think of it, I thought of her everywhere. Now that she is dead, I naturally think that she can leave peacefully.
Queen Wang was presiding over the overall situation here, and the delicate and pretentious appearance of Concubine Liu became more and more unsettling for him. His face suddenly darkened, and he ordered: "Come here, drag Concubine Liu down to me for disturbing the purity of the queen mother.
I’ll be detained for a month first.”
Emperor Chengxing suddenly had a seizure. The palace servants came forward to help Concubine Liu out. She didn't even realize what was going on. When she did, all she could do was wail.
Xiao Wei has become more powerful these days, and the courtiers have also given a lot of support. There are countless beauties in Emperor Chengxing's harem. Although he is not as fond of Concubine Liu as before, thinking about the promising Xiao Wei, his expression on Concubine Liu cannot be softened.
Young Master, from time to time, he still thinks of the old and beautiful Concubine Liu, and gives her some food and good things as tribute, and also gives her a share.
She was not as favored as before, but with Emperor Chengxing's intention, it did not hinder Liu Guifei's momentum at all. Who would have thought that she would not even give the queen the face, but she would be attacked just because she said she was attacked.
As soon as Concubine Liu was dragged down, Empress Wang's temper became much smoother. Seeing that Emperor Cheng Xing was still guarding the inner room, she calmly spoke to him.
Emperor Chengxing finally listened to Queen Wang's words. When he came out of the inner room, he saw all the beauties he had loved or loved now, kneeling there and crying.
It was very noisy one after another. It turns out that in his eyes, a beauty is beautiful no matter how she cries. Now, in his eyes, she is just like a straw bag. If you cry, you will know that she cannot stand up to anything.
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The more I looked at it like this, the more I felt that the Queen, who came from a noble family, was different. At critical moments, the Queen had to come out to control the situation, but it was much more useful than these idiots.
There were bursts of crying inside and outside Cining Palace. Xiao Jingtong was crying so hard next to Song Qinghuan that his eyes were so swollen that he could not see clearly.
Song Qinghuan patted her back distressedly, but did not say a word. He and Xiao Jingrou only stayed with her quietly.
But I was wondering, why did Queen Mother Jiang die suddenly?
A few days ago, she went to the palace to see Empress Dowager Jiang. Although she could not speak or move, it was not yet time for the oil to run out. As long as she took good care of her, she would still be there in two years.
