Chapter 529: Worse Than Death
After this work, the emperor returned to the palace and most of the night passed. People are also extremely tired, thinking that there is no way to go to tomorrow's morning, so just drop out for half a day.
The people of the palace must take care of the preparations of the Ping Wangfu tonight, and when the civil and military officials come to the court tomorrow morning, they will be notified to go directly to the Ping Wangfu to mourn. Then they went back to their respective yamen and did their own work. If you have something important, wait until after lunch, and then come back to the morning court.
Thinking that Ouyang Kang and Guan Yaozu were crying childishly, they were afraid that these young people would not be able to support such a big event, so they urgently issued an edict, ordering Su Cheng, the doctor of Jin Ziguanglu, to be the main envoy, and Guan Tianxiao, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, to be the deputy envoy, and to assist in the funeral of the royal mansion.
Although Su Cheng has inconvenient legs and feet, he is there to take charge, plus Guan Tianxiao, with these two people supporting the field, it should be stable.
But on this night, a small theft occurred in the emperor's bedroom, and it was not until the next day that Chengping came to be on duty, and he was surprised to find out.
Gao Xian was furious, but the matter was too important, so he could only bear it for the time being and only investigate in secret. But soon found an old palace maid, but she hanged herself.
And these ministers, the ministers did not know. Just look at the grace of heaven, who doesn't flatter?
Although the emperor's will to let the ministers go to the Ping Wangfu to mourn was to be kept early the next morning, but the palace envoy was running around the capital this night, how could he be busy in vain? In the end, some people with deep connections received the news first.
So one passed ten, ten spread hundreds.
On the second day, when the ministers went to court, except for those who lived in the suburbs of Beijing, most of the officials in Beijing prepared plain clothes and gift money, and gathered in front of the palace.
Waiting for the decree to be issued. Under the leadership of the cabinet ministers of the three provinces, Qi Qi went to the Pingwang Mansion to mourn. Those officials who were in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare, borrowed money from everywhere, and borrowed clothes from others.
Waiting to come to the door of King Ping's mansion, I saw a ritual that was no less than the specifications of the prince of the royal family, and I heard that the queen mother was still guarding the spirit inside, especially the emperor came to offer incense in person last night, and some officials who had thin gifts began to regret it at this moment.
Go inside again and see Su Cheng. Especially the Marquis of Zhenyuan stood there to greet him. The ministers' hearts couldn't help but have some subtle changes.
I thought that this was already an outcast, but I didn't expect that people could still be reused by the emperor, and when it appeared on such an occasion, the catties and taels of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion should be reestimated.
Guan Tianxiao is even a military general. has also been involved in officialdom for many years. How can you not see the thoughts of your colleagues? It's just a feeling in my heart. In this life, I thought that Guan Yaozu's little wrongdoer was a debt collector, but I never thought about it. Today I have the light of that son.
After that, when the sky was bright, relatives, friends, and dignitaries in the capital, as well as female dependents, began to come to the door one after another.
Some of them feel that the gift is light, so hurry up and let the lady make up for it. The gift money received at the end of the year is a very staggering number.
But what's the use of more money?
I heard that the county lord of Jiashan was so sad that he couldn't see people at all, and all the things that should be guarded by the county horses were done for him. This is also very understandable, can a pregnant woman who is about to give birth withstand such a toss?
Overnight, who can bear such a blow after losing their parents? Fortunately, there is also a doctor sent by the palace to keep watch day and night, if it is an ordinary family, it will follow.
As for the only remaining fruit of the other Mu family, the old man of the Queen Mother, everyone said that it was a little bad to evaluate.
If you want to talk about this, after all, you can't hide it. Later, in order to extinguish the fire, Pingwangfu also invited the water dragon team to come, and naturally heard some outlines, and probably knew what was going on. can look at the current appearance of Empress Dowager Mu, that is, Yu Shi wanted to participate several times, but in the end he still took the fold back.
Empress Dowager Mu was also a Benliu person, but because of proper maintenance, she looked at only forty people, and the charm still existed. But now when I look at her again, her face is full of wrinkles and gray hair, and she looks like an old woman.
is even more dull-eyed, haggard, as if she can fall to the ground at any time, and her life is whimpering, such an old lady, can you still jump to her to preach with righteousness?
Although there is no need to take vegetarian food between sisters and brothers, the shock to her when her brother died was too huge, and Empress Dowager Mu felt ashamed and was extremely harsh on herself.
Although the outer clothes are only plain clothes, the underwear has been changed with hemp material. The futon covers were also de-embroidered, and all the coarse homespun cloth was replaced. And her daily meals, vegan.
It's not those elaborate vegetarian meals, it's really just the most ordinary boiled beans and the like that she is willing to eat, and after a little oil, she doesn't eat it, saying that she is disgusting. Most people only drink some gruel and pickles every day.
Now, even the most critical person can't say anything.
Not all mistakes can be forgiven, but for an old queen who has punished herself so much, buried in half of the loess, maybe what she has now received is already the heaviest punishment.
Nianfu never went to see her, and she never came to see Nianfu.
The two aunts and nephews, the only two women in the world with the surname Mu, did not see anyone else.
People who don't know each other don't need to say much, and most people who are familiar with each other can understand.
If something like this happens at home, how can you comfort it? I'm afraid that the more comforting, the sadder I feel. It's better not to disturb them, so that they can be quiet.
7749 days later, King Ping and his wife were buried in the cemetery of Mujia on the outskirts of Beijing.
Originally, according to King Ping's specifications, he was not going to be buried so quickly. It is necessary to pick a date, repair the tomb, choose a burial, and even be qualified to be buried in the royal tomb, but it will take at least a year or two to work for those.
But Nian Fu is a firm cultivator of thick care and thin burial, people are dead, and no matter how grand the funeral is, it is also for the living. To put it mildly, the thicker the burial, the more it will attract the concerns of those who touch the golden captain.
It's because she advocates such an ordinary burial, anyway, hasn't the court always advocated frugality? And when Mu Shaoqin was repairing the cemetery, he once asked someone to dig a tomb for himself, but now he only needs to repair it to use.
Empress Dowager Mu rarely didn't go against the song, but silently asked people to go back to the palace to pack a box of things and send them to Nianfu for her own choice. If you are willing to put it in to accompany the burial, you will be buried with her, and if you are not willing, you will send her.
Nianfu didn't make any mistakes with her, and he didn't even look at it, so he locked the box and sent it in.
The funeral is nothing more than everyone doing their own thing.
But on the day of the funeral, the aunt and nephew met after the accident.
Empress Dowager Mu was very thin, looking dry and old, her hair was half gray, and her back was a lot stiffer, showing a full old state. If it weren't for someone's support, I would hardly be able to walk.
Nianfu is okay, although the chin is also pointed down a lot, but under the careful conditioning of the imperial doctor, the body is not bad, and the belly is bigger.
Seeing that someone sent his father's coffin into the tomb, Nianfu couldn't help it, leaned on Ouyang Kang's shoulder, and sobbed lowly.
Empress Dowager Mu looked at her, her lips moved for a long time, but she finally lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Aunt and nephew, say goodbye.
Since there is no King Ping, Nianfu will return to King Ping's Mansion the day after his father's burial, saying that he will never see it again in his life. As for the people in the house, in the end, they served their father and mother, and hoped that the emperor would be gracious, distribute good certificates, and let them have a place to go.
The emperor was silent for a long time and rewarded the palace to Su Cheng. As soon as the subordinates dealt with it, it was also handed over to Su Cheng.
And after taking care of my father's funeral, there is a person who must have an idea of what to do.
Ruan Hanyan thought that she was dead, because in the days when she was locked up, she ate and drank like ordinary people, like a walking corpse, waiting for her ending.
Unexpectedly, after the burial of King Ping and his wife, she was not executed, nor was she sent to prison, but was sent to the small nunnery outside Giethoorn Village by a small car.
The abbot in the nunnery is still the one who knows a little about medical skills and is a little greedy for money, and the senior sister is still the senior sister who loves to bully the weak. The only difference is that there is no longer a little maid Lingzhi by her side to serve her.
That girl was married to the village village by Mrs. Ruan when she returned to Ruan's mansion to be married.
"You, what are you going to do?" Ruan Hanyan, who is not afraid of death, is inexplicably a little scared at the moment.
Master Cihang sighed and picked up the razor, "In the future, you can live here with peace of mind." ”
Stay? In this temple?
Senior Sister Liyuan said with a cold face, "The county lord is kind-hearted, and since the prince saved you, she will no longer pursue your faults." It's just that from now on, you have to officially shave your ordination here. We should eat and drink ourselves, just like we do. ”
No!
Such a life of poverty and poverty is really more terrible than death!
But who can she blame? Even if he kept saying in front of Mu Shaoqin that he burned Huiniang's mother and son just because he hated Empress Dowager Mu, could such words really deceive people?
If it weren't for her resentment towards Mu Shaoqin and jealousy towards Hui Niang, how could she do such a thing?
She has been planning for a long time, and that day, if the Queen Mother hadn't come, what would she say?
Ruan Hanyan couldn't fool herself.
So after she was sentenced, she resisted so powerlessly. Seeing that the green silk on his head was shaved off and burned with nine ring scars, he couldn't do it if he didn't want to become a monk.
But what is the way for her to seek death from others?
As if to guess her intentions, she took a thin iron chain that could not be taken off and hung a bell around her neck, as long as she touched it slightly, there was a crisp dingdang sound, in such a large and quiet nunnery, she couldn't die if she wanted to die from now on.
So, the smoke in Mochizuki-an returned.
Only this time, she couldn't go again.
In the days and nights that followed, every time Ruan Hanyan looked up and saw the moon in the sky, she would think how wonderful it would be if time could go back to the day she was sixteen years old.
She wouldn't have made that decision, she wouldn't.
Unfortunately, until the year of her death at the age of sixty-six, there was no such opportunity. For the rest of her life, she was trapped in this small nunnery and never left.
(Another boxed lunch.) The Queen Mother also received half of it, and the other half was slowly received. Then, let me tell you the good news that King Ping's family is not dead...... So, I'm my own mother!! (To be continued......)