When the palace death knell rang, Yan Niang was sorting out the accounts. At the first time, she didn't feel anything, and the second time she felt that something was wrong. She chuckled in her heart and quickly stopped what she was doing.

The bell rang mournfully, and the aftermath was far away, and every time the bell rang, Yan Niang followed and counted it all over again, and it rang sixteen times in total.

It's the crown princess.

There are rules for the death knell of the palace, 36 rings for the emperor's death, 30 for the death of the crown prince, 27 for the queen mother, 27 for the queen, and 16 for the crown princess.

Yan Niang's hands trembled a little, the crown princess is only twenty-one years old this year, and she has never heard that she is sick, how could she suddenly go at a young age?

It stands to reason that when the crown princess died, the family members of the officials were going to the East Palace to cry, but Yan Niang had never experienced this and didn't know what to do for a while.

She summoned Qi, and Qi proposed, "Madame, why don't you go to Guo Shilang's mansion and ask?" ”

Yan Niang nodded, "You go on a trip in person, and come back quickly when you ask clearly." ”

Qi went in a hurry.

The Qi family hadn't come back yet, Jiang Yucheng sent the rules back to report the news, "Madam, my lord said, the crown princess doesn't have to go to the East Palace to cry when she dies, just change the decoration at home to plain." ”

Yan Niang still wanted to ask a few questions, but stopped saying: "The little ones just obey the orders of the adults, and the rest don't know anything." ”

At the same time, other families in Beijing also received such news. The crown princess passed away, and she didn't let everyone go to the East Palace to cry, if there was no strange thing in this, no one would believe it. Everyone is speculating whether the crown princess did something wrong so that she didn't even mourn after death.

But no news came out of the palace, and everyone was just speculating. Everyone focused their attention on the princess's maiden home - Princess Qinyang Mansion and Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.

When Princess Qinyang heard that her daughter was gone, she fainted on the spot, and when she woke up, she and her husband Weiyuan Hou Shizi hurried to the palace.

The East Palace has removed its usual devices and hung up white flags, and the coffin of the crown princess is placed in the side hall of the palace. When Princess Qinyang and his wife arrived, except for Wei Zhao, the adopted daughter, only a group of palace maids and eunuchs led by Lu Yin were guarding the spirit. Not only was the crown prince not there, but none of the other concubines in the East Palace were present.

Princess Qinyang was already immersed in pain, and when she saw her daughter lying alone in the side hall, she couldn't help but feel sad and angry.

"Presumptuous, although De Jong is also the mistress of the East Palace, why didn't the prince's concubine come to guard my daughter's spirit. Come and bring them to the palace to cry for the crown princess. ”

Only Wei Zhao's low sobs and the silence of everyone responded to her, and her anger burned higher and higher, "Why, this palace can't summon you minions?" ”

The prince of Weiyuan Hou was also angry, and kicked a little eunuch closest to him, "Dog slave, dare not listen to the princess's orders?" ”

The little eunuch was kicked, and at the moment he was clutching his chest and screaming, and when the Hou Shizi of Weiyuan saw this, he stepped forward to make up for it again.

The little eunuch said loudly: "The crown princess is vicious, so that the master of the East Palace can't give birth, she is innocent of death." ”

"Dog minion, dare to slander my daughter." Wei Yuan Hou Shizi was anxious and angry, and kicked the little eunuch twice in the chest.

At first, the little eunuch could still make a little sound, but in less than a cup of tea, his voice weakened. A small palace maid next to him had the courage to poke at the tip of his nose, and he was already out of breath.

"Ah, he's dead." The little palace maid was so frightened that she fell to the ground with a pale face.

Weiyuan Hou Shizi snorted, "Just died like this, it's really cheap for him." After speaking, he walked to Princess Qinyang's side, "How is it, do you know the cause of De Jong's death?" ”

Princess Qinyang shook her head with tears, "Lu Yin said that Derong never came back before the accident, and he was directly carried back in a coffin after his death." ”

After speaking, he threw himself on the coffin and cried heartbreakingly. "My miserable De Jong, who have you been killed, you get up quickly and tell your mother, tell your mother."

Weiyuan Hou Shizi sensitively felt that something was wrong, he was so angry and sad just now that he ignored his daughter's other two henchmen and was not present.

"What about Aunt Dong and Mianrui?" He asked Green.

Lu Yin choked and said, "Aunt Dong and Mian Rui also died violently. ”

Weiyuan Hou Shizi couldn't help but take two steps back, he turned around and helped Princess Qinyang up, and said in a low voice: "De Rong is afraid that he will be ......"

He didn't finish his words, but Princess Qinyang already understood what he meant.

At this moment, Liang Bingfang appeared in the East Palace, "Princess, prince, the emperor ordered the old slave to invite the two." ”

Princess Qinyang and Hou Shizi of Weiyuan glanced at each other, and they both saw worry in each other's eyes. The two wiped their tears, and followed Liang Bingfang to the Longyin Pavilion where Emperor Xianqing was located.

Longyin Pavilion is a place that Emperor Xianqing likes to stay in when he is in a bad mood, and when Princess Qinyang and Hou Shizi of Weiyuan arrived, his face was very ugly.

"Ju Yi, I heard that you just executed a little eunuch in the East Palace?"

The prince of Weiyuan Hou knelt down with a "plop", "It's because the minister is in a hurry...... Please forgive the emperor. ”

Princess Qinyang also knelt down, "Brother Huang, the concubine is also too sad to do this, for the sake of our husband and wife white-haired people to send black-haired people, spare him this time." ”

Emperor Xianqing's face did not ease in the slightest, the death of the crown princess was not what he wanted to see. Originally, she was going to leave her alive, but she hit the pillar and died as soon as she entered the Forbidden Palace, and the news of her death dragged on for a few days before someone came to report it, and the body was no longer in shape, so she was carried back to the East Palace with a coffin.

For the first time, Emperor Xianqing felt that she underestimated this niece, she was ruthless to others, and even more ruthless to herself, just like Princess Qinyang back then. Now he regrets it very much, he shouldn't have chosen her as the crown princess five years ago.

"Qinyang, do you know what De Jong did wrong?" He asked slowly.

Princess Qinyang's heart tightened, and she suddenly remembered the little eunuch her husband kicked to death. "I don't know."

Emperor Xianqing sneered, "You gave birth to a good daughter, but you couldn't give birth to it yourself, and you actually cut off the opportunity for others to be mothers." Qinyang, you know what I care about the most, but De Jong wants to touch my bottom line, and I can't spare her. ”

Princess Qinyang sat on the ground, so it was, so it was. At this moment, she burst into tears, ruined and hated in her heart, regretting that she should not have given her daughter the herbal powder of the broken child, which made her embark on such a desperate road.

What I hated was Emperor Xianqing, who was sitting above, was cold-hearted and ruthless, and her daughter didn't poison the emperor's heir, just a few women, why couldn't she be let live?

"I gave her the last dignity and allowed her to stay in the East Palace, and three days later she was buried in the imperial tomb as the crown princess. What she has done, I will not pursue it again, you can do it. ”

Emperor Xianqing's voice came, and Princess Qinyang raised her head suddenly, "Brother Huang, this ......"

How can this be, her daughter has died so miserably, why doesn't she even have the appearance she should have for seven days, she is unwilling.

"I've made up my mind, so stand down." Emperor Xianqing did not give Princess Qinyang a chance.

The prince of Weiyuan Hou was still a little sober, and when he saw Emperor Xianqing's face sinking, he hurriedly helped his wife to retire.

Three days later, the crown princess was buried in the imperial mausoleum, and only the people from the princess's mansion and the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion were buried.

Emperor Xianqing issued a holy decree to prohibit the palace from discussing the death of the crown princess, and let Fu Liangdi temporarily manage the inner courtyard of the East Palace.

The lord of the county, Wei Zhao, lost her adoptive mother, and considering that Guo Xueying was also a victim, Emperor Xianqing let her return to her biological mother.

"Hey, the big county lord and Xue Ying have finally reunited with mother and daughter." Mrs. Guo, who got the news, was very happy, her granddaughter was hugged to the side of the former princess soon after she was born, and her daughter has been enduring the separation of mother and daughter.

Fortunately, everything has come to an end.

Yan Niang was also happy for her.

"Yan Niang, if there is a suitable one, let's settle it for Manman first." Mrs. Guo said suddenly.

Before Yan Niang could react, she heard her say again: "Next year is the year of the general election, don't you want to let Man Man run." ”

"How come, I just want her to marry into an ordinary family, full of temperament is not suitable for survival in the palace." Yan Niang hurriedly explained.

Mrs. Guo nodded, and suggested that Yan Niang discuss with Jiang Yucheng after she went back, and settle down as soon as possible to prevent changes.

Yan Niang returned home with mixed feelings, and before the bench was hot, she heard that King Gong had died of illness.

She was stunned for a moment, wondering in her heart, why did King Gong suddenly die of illness?

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