When greeting the messengers sent by the king and his wife to mourn, the number of courtesies is the same as that of the doctor; When greeting the messenger sent by the doctor's sacrificial wife, the number of rituals is the same as that of the doctor. All concubines can use mourning rods, but they should be temporarily thrown away when they are in the position of weeping. Doctors and scholars can use a rod to the ground during mourning, and they must put away the rod after the burial spirit is raised. After the burial, the mourning rod should be thrown away, and in order to be placed by others, it should be broken and thrown in a remote place.

After the person died of breath, he set up a bed under the south window of the room and moved the corpse to it, covered the corpse with a collection of clothes, took off the clothes worn when he was dying, and the ministers used horns to prop up the upper and lower teeth of the deceased, and fixed the feet of the deceased with a few swallows. The above practices are applicable to kings, doctors, and scholars. And the ruler brought the water up from the well, and did not untie the rope from the bucket, but folded it up and held it in his hand, and carried it up to the highest step of the western staircase, but did not ascend to the hall, and gave the water to the attendants. The waiter carries water into the room to wash the body of the deceased.

At the time of washing, each of the four servants pulled a corner to lift the body covered, and two attendants washed the body of the deceased. Place the basin under the morgue to receive the bath water and pour water on the corpse with a spoon. When washing, use a fine arrowroot cloth and a yukata to dry the body of the corpse, which is the same as washing the body before death. Cut the toenails by the close ministers. And the water that had been used to wash the body was poured into the pit under the hall. In the case of the death of the mother, the female attendant is responsible for raising the quilt and washing the body.

The steward again drew water from the well and handed it to the attendant, who washed the grain with it in the hall and took the dive from it to wash the hair of the deceased. The monarch used the diving of taoliang rice, the doctor used the diving of taoji, and the taxi also used the diving of taoliang. The Dianren built an earthen stove under the west wall of the courtyard, and the potters provided a mustache for boiling water. The steward then took the dive from the waiter's hand, poured it into a container, and put it on the stove to boil. The people of Dian took down some wood from the hidden place in the northwest corner of the main bed and used it as firewood, and used it to make a fire. When the water is boiled, the steward gives the shampoo to the waiter, who washes the deceased's hair.

Use a clay basin for washing your hair and a towel for drying your hair, which is the same as washing your hair before you die. The deceased's fingernails and beard were trimmed by his close ministers. The waste water from the washing of the hair was also poured into the pit under the hall. In order to prevent corpses**, a large plate was placed under the monarch's morgue bed to hold ice; Place a tray under the doctor's morgue to hold ice. And put two earthen trays under the morgue, which contained water but not ice. There was nothing else on the morgue bed, except for a layer of bamboo mats to facilitate ventilation. There are pillows on the morgue. A bed was used for meals, a bed was changed for dressing the deceased, and a bed was changed for the body moved from the room to the hall, each with a pillow and a mat. The above practice is applicable to kings, doctors, and scholars.

As soon as the king died, the prince, the doctor, the concubine, and the men did not eat for three days. After three days, the prince, the doctor, and the concubine only drank gruel, and the daily grain ration was one overflow of rice in the morning and one overflow of rice in the evening, and they could eat as they were hungry, with no limit on the number of meals. The men were allowed to eat and drink food made of coarse rice, and eat as much as they wanted, and there was no limit to the number of meals. And the wives of the king, and the wives of the kings, and all their wives, were to eat rice made of coarse rice and water from the river, and to eat as much as they wanted, and to eat as many meals as they wanted. As soon as the doctor died, the master, the elders, and the children and grandchildren drank only gruel, and the men could eat and drink food made of coarse rice, and the doctor's wives and concubines could also eat and drink rice made of coarse rice.

The priest had just died, and the master and others had eaten the same way as when the doctor had just died. After the burial, the owner can eat rice and drink water, but not vegetables and fruits; So it is with women. In this respect, the king, the doctor, and the scholar are the same. You can only eat vegetables and fruits after practicing the sacrifice, and you can eat meat after Daxiang. You don't need to wash your hands when you drink gruel in cups and bowls, you have to wash your hands when you eat rice from a bamboo basket. Vegetables can be mixed with vinegar sauce. When you start eating meat, start by eating dried meat. When you start drinking, start with sweet wine. For relatives whose mourning period is one year, they do not eat at the first meal. Then you can eat, but you can only eat rice made of coarse rice and drink water, not vegetables and fruits. After three months, he will be buried, and after the burial, he can eat meat and drink alcohol.

For relatives who have a mourning period of one year, and are not allowed to eat meat or drink alcohol from beginning to end, they are limited to the fact that their father is alive and mourning for their mother, and they are limited to mourning for their wives. The rules for eating and drinking for the mourning of the relatives of great merit are the same as those for the mourning period of one year. Although it is permissible to eat meat and drink alcohol after the funeral, it is limited to self-pouring, and it is not allowed to drink with others for fun. Xiaogong and Shaoma's relatives have just passed away, or the first two meals, or the first meal is fine. Before burial, it is permissible to eat meat and drink alcohol, but do not drink and have fun with others.

During the mourning period for uncles, aunts, aunts, and sons, they can eat meat and drink alcohol. During the prescribed period of drinking porridge, if you are not used to it, you can also eat it with vegetable soup and rice. If you are sick, you are also allowed to eat meat and drink alcohol. People over the age of 50 do not have to follow the rules in everything when they live in mourning. People over the age of 70 live in mourning, as long as filial piety is in the body, and other aspects can be the same as ordinary people. After the burial, if the king gives food, it is edible. If the doctor or father gave you food during his lifetime, he could eat it. Even if there is a delicious sorghum meat among the food given, it can be eaten; But if there is alcohol in it, it should be declined.

The small collection is carried out in the dormitory door, and the large collection is carried out at the east step of the hall. The mat on the bed is the díàn mat for the monarch, the pu mat for the doctor, and the reed mat for the shi. The procedure of small gathering: first lay the cloth belt to bandage the clothes and the corpse, this kind of belt, one is vertical, three is horizontal; Then spread a quilt; The monarch is a brocade quilt, the doctor is a plain silk quilt, and the scholar is a fine silk quilt; Then spread the clothes; Nineteen sets in total.