Chapter 85: Condolence
Liao Luan said, like crazy and got on the horse again, Lin Zuiliu originally wanted to go with him, but he didn't expect him to turn his head directly and look at himself and said, "Ah Liu, don't go first, wait for me in the house." ”
Saying that, he grabbed the horse's belly and took Xiao Hei directly and galloped along Suzaku Street.
Lin Zuiliu stood outside the door, staring blankly at the endless street for a long time, every time he went out along this street, he would arrive at the east gate of the palace after walking for a while, which was the fastest way to enter the palace in Zhennan Palace.
Now she doesn't want to go into the palace quickly at all, as if she won't be fine.
The sadness in her heart was incomprehensible, and it was not until the butler was a little frightened that she waved her hand and turned to enter the palace.
This news naturally spread all over the Zhennan Palace, Cui He looked at Lin Zuiliu, who was sitting at the table and was waiting for Liao Luan to come back, and sighed again.
"Princess, you better eat some, maybe the prince will order someone to take you into the palace to guard the spirit, don't faint from exhaustion before you start."
Lin Zuiliu was originally nervous, and she also had some indescribable guilt, she felt that she had not succeeded in treating the Queen Mother, and she was afraid that the Queen Mother would just let go, what should Princess Zhaoyuan do, she liked the Queen Mother so much, she would definitely not be able to accept it for a while.
She looked at the porridge and side dishes in front of her, and finally reached out to take the chopsticks, picked up the bowl and ate it.
The night passed, and when it was dawn the next day, someone outside suddenly knocked on the door in the courtyard, Cui He went over and opened it, and saw Shaoguang standing at the door.
She looked at the kid who came to knock on the door early in the morning with a puzzled expression, yawned and said, "What's wrong, Shaoguang?" ”
Shaoguang waved his hand, pointed to the courtyard and said, "The prince told the princess to enter the palace quickly, I have ordered someone to prepare the carriage, and please clean up the princess quickly, time is tight." ”
As soon as he heard it, it was really serious, Cui Gezhuang didn't have much ink, nodded, watched Shaoguang leave, turned around and went Lin Zuiliu shouted.
Lin Zuiliu had been waiting for Liao Luan to call him into the palace, but he didn't expect that in the early morning of the next day, he ordered someone to call him.
She cleaned herself up quickly with her hands and feet, and then trotted out of the yard and walked directly to the gate, where the carriage of the palace really stopped at the door, and the horse snorted and looked impatient.
Lin Zuiliu got into the carriage, there was a package inside, and Shaoguang sat next to the groom outside, and when he heard Lin Zuiliu ask, he responded directly, "Princess, it was the prince who asked me to bring him a change of clothes." ”
Only then did she realize that she might really have to keep a wake for the Queen Mother in the palace.
The carriage walked quickly, and after a while they arrived at the gate of the east gate, Shaoguang had the sign given to him by Liao Luan, and let the two of them in as soon as the doorman signaled.
He took Lin Zuiliu to Cining Palace, and just after washing to the door, he heard several mournful shouts.
"I don't, Brother Huang, the Queen Mother is fine, you can find someone to help her, Brother Huang."
That voice sounded extremely sad, and Lin Zuiliu knew that it was Princess Zhaoyuan's voice as soon as she heard it.
She had thought about Princess Zhaoyuan's reaction since she was in the palace, and it was expected to hear her like this at this time, but in the next second, she heard a crisp "pop".
After this sound, the entire Cining Palace fell into an eerie silence, Lin Zuiliu felt that the situation was not very good, and was about to go over to take a look, when he heard the little emperor say very majestically, "How can the queen mother's bedroom allow you to go wild here?" Don't be ashamed, get back to me! ”
Hearing this, Lin Zuiliu thought that the emperor must have slapped Princess Zhaoyuan.
Soon, she heard footsteps getting closer and closer, and then she saw Princess Zhaoyuan running out of the palace.
Her eyes were red and swollen at this time, she didn't look good at all, and the five finger prints on her face were also very clear, looking heartbroken.
As soon as she saw Lin Zuiliu, it was as if she had seen a relative, she hugged Lin Zuiliu, and said in a choked voice, "You're here...... Drunken Willow, I don't have a queen mother anymore, and no one will choose a husband for me in the future. ”
The despair and sadness in her voice sounded real, Lin Zuiliu had always understood Princess Zhaoyuan's true affection for the Queen Mother, but now she was very powerless in any persuasion, and could only stretch out her hand to soothe her crying and choking back.
After crying, Princess Zhaoyuan looked a little better, and wanted to go into Cining Palace and then look at the body of the Queen Mother.
"Don't go yet, you're in a bad mood, go and rest first, and then come and see after resting, so that the Queen Mother can feel at ease."
She had always listened to what Lin Zuiliu said, and now although she was a little entangled, she finally nodded and turned around and went back to her Changle Palace.
Seeing Princess Zhaoyuan turn around and leave, she sighed and took a step into Cining Palace.
The layout in Cining Palace looks no different from ordinary days, and even the smell of medicine is still scattered in the air.
It's just that the entire Cining Palace is hung with miserable white flowers, telling the world that the owner of this palace is really gone.
The Queen Mother, who was still holding her to talk with a kind smile a few days ago, is really gone.
She walked step by step and walked directly into the hall, and at a glance saw the coffin placed in front of her.
Directly in front of the coffin, the little emperor and Liao Luan knelt on the futon one after the other, kneeling straight and looking straight ahead, Lin Zuiliu suddenly wanted to cry when he saw it.
Her nose suddenly began to glow wildly sour, and then her eyes became more and more moist, and soon she really cried.
As soon as she left like this, the last elder of Liao Luan was gone.
She remained silent until the little emperor and Liao Luan stood up and turned around, only to see Lin Zuiliu standing at the door and crying silently.
Liao Luan sighed, took three or two steps over, stretched out his hand to wipe Lin Zuiliu's tears, and then said, "Ah Liu, we will keep the spirit of the Queen Mother." ”
He didn't speak in a negotiating tone, he had already made up his mind to stay on guard, and Lin Zuiliu didn't refuse, he nodded directly and said, "Okay." ”
After responding, Lin Zuiliu knelt directly on the futon, facing the queen mother who was separated by a coffin in front of him. Slowly fell into contemplation.
Lin Zuiliu came very early, and the news of the death of the Queen Mother was not publicized until the day, and the emperor did not go to the early court, and the ministers naturally came to mourn the Queen Mother.
Therefore, during the day, almost all the officials came with their wives.
Lin Zuiliu has been dutifully standing on the left hand side of the door, watching a group of people come in and cry before going out, and he is very disdainful of this kind of thing.
Everyone is in a bad mood, and the queen mother has been standing with her, Lin Zuiliu realized that Liao Luan's position in the heart of the queen mother is the same as half a son, so she, the princess of Zhennan, will naturally become a daughter-in-law.
That's why he stood at the door with the queen mother and greeted the condolences of the ladies.
Everything passed quite quickly, and the people who mourned usually did not leave directly, but now in the open space outside the Cining Palace, they stood in rows and looked very spectacular.
After the sky gradually darkened, everyone left together, the queen's body has always been bad, and the emperor did not allow Princess Zhaoyuan to come to guard the spirit, so the people who guarded the spirit today happened to be Lin Zuiliu and Liao Luan.
The two of them have their own things, so although they are in the same palace, she hasn't seen Liao Luan much for a day, and when she sees him, she feels that he is quite depressed.
Liao Luan didn't sleep for a day and a night, at this time, he looked at his beard and his hair was more or less messy, Lin Zuiliu looked at him like this, and couldn't say anything to let him rest for a while.
What child will have the mind to rest when his mother dies?
She expected that Liao Luan had self-control, so she didn't persuade him much.
The two of them knelt on the futon one on the left and one right, and the candles on the main hall were a little dim, and it should be a little mad to put them together with the coffin.
However, for some reason, Lin Zuiliu didn't feel scary at all, but had a kind of sadness that was unpredictable.
Liao Luan also seemed to be infected by such emotions, and suddenly turned his head to look at Lin Zuiliu and said, "Ah Liu, do you know, I really like the Queen Mother." ”
"I don't have a very clear impression of my father, the queen and the princess, I only know that they love me very much, but after all, I went a little earlier, and my father fought in the north and south, and many times I was alone in the palace."
"I have played well with the emperor since I was a child, the queen mother is a virtuous and virtuous good concubine, who does not fight or grab, so she has never been a favored concubine in the harem, but it may be because it is too special not to fight or rob, and the emperor has never forgotten the queen mother."
"At that time, I was taught by a teacher in the palace with the emperor, and every day at noon in the summer, the queen mother would cut the chilled fruit for the two of us, and I was looking forward to summer every time."
"Ah Liu, you say, why is such a good person thinking about others every day, and he is never happy?"
His question was particularly profound, and Lin Zuiliu really didn't know how to explain.
But fortunately, Liao Luan didn't really need an explanation, because Lin Zuiliu quickly heard him sigh softly.
Liao Luan is a person who is very good at controlling herself, she knows that this person will not cry, but now his eyes are still red, and his eyes are full of mist.
"Don't worry, Yan Gui, we have such a saying there, those people you cherish who love you will become stars in the sky after leaving, and they will always be with you."
I don't know if Liao Luan didn't bother to explore at all, or if he didn't notice it, anyway, he didn't ask Lin Zuiliu what "we are", he just turned his head and looked at Lin Zuiliu with a serious expression and said, "Really?" ”
Seeing that Lin Zuiliu nodded very seriously, he nodded and said, "I know." ”