Chapter 657: Struggle for Power (1)
Xie Mingxi stared at the figure kneeling in front of him and weeping silently.
Emperor Jianwen is finally dead!
Died in the silent layout of Empress Yu.
From then on, Empress Yu no longer had any scruples, she could be in charge of the harem, and she could fight for imperial power wantonly...... However, at this time, Queen Yu really has no remorse?
Emperor Jianwen is indeed lustful, and his affection for Empress Yu is also true. Otherwise, he would not have made a will before his deathbed and ordered Concubine Shu to be buried......
Just as I was thinking about it, my chest swelled a little again.
Xie Mingxi turned his head and glanced at Xiao Yuhan.
Xiao Yuhan nodded slightly invisibly.
Xie Mingxi quietly got up and retreated.
Ah Luo was also taken into the palace. Because he was too young and not yet a month old, he naturally couldn't carry him to the mourning hall. Xie Mingxi had to sneak out quietly every other hour for a while, feed Ah Luo and then return to the mourning hall.
Such things should not be publicized. Xie Mingxi only informed Xiao Yuhan in private, and if Queen Yu asked, Xiao Yuhan could also help cover up and explain a thing or two.
Not only Ah Luo, but all the emperor's granddaughters and granddaughters were taken into the palace.
Brother Ji, who was a little older, Sister Rong, knelt in the mourning hall for half an hour before being led to rest. Sister Fu'er, who was not yet one year old, was also carried into the mourning hall for a while.
Brother Lin and A Luo were too young, so they were not carried into the mourning hall, wearing filial piety clothes, and were placed in the wings of the Jiaofang Palace.
……
Xie Mingxi pushed the door in.
Ah Luo was crying at the top of her throat, and the nurse was holding Ah Luo so anxious that she was sweating. Seeing Xie Mingxi, the nurse breathed a sigh of relief.
The Arlo people have a small appetite, and they have to drink milk every other hour. When he was hungry, he often cried and shouted loudly at the top of his throat, and his crying was louder than Brother Lin next door, which can be described as full of energy.
Xie Mingxi stepped forward quickly, hugged Ah Luo, and untied his clothes.
Ah Luo closed her eyes and drilled into her arms, and finally searched for the target, smacking her mouth and sucking it with relish.
Xie Mingxi chuckled silently, stretched out his hand and pinched Ah Luo's soft little face: "Ah Luo, you have to be obedient, and you have to wait patiently when you are hungry." Always crying like this, my mother is not at ease when she kneels. ”
Xiang Hui Congyu and others on the side were all secretly funny.
Ah Luo is so young, how can he understand this.
Emperor Jianwen died suddenly, and the palace was full of vegetarian inside and outside, and he had to pay more attention to his words and deeds in the palace. You can't just laugh at will, even if you want to laugh, you have to endure it.
Ah Luo quickly ate enough, smashed it, smashed it, and fell asleep contentedly.
Xie Mingxi reluctantly kissed Ah Luo's face, gave Ah Luo to the nurse, and then got up and walked out. As soon as she got out of the house, Yin Xiaoxiao came to meet her.
Yin Xiaoxiao whispered helplessly: "Although I haven't fed Brother Lin personally, I am always worried about it. I just can't wait to sneak out seven or eight times a day. ”
Isn't it?
As a mother-in-law, how can you not worry about your children?
I only hate them as princesses, with prominent status, and their every move is particularly eye-catching. As soon as you slip out, you will inevitably fall into the eyes of people.
Xie Mingxi said in a low voice: "It's okay to stay for a while and then go back." ”
Yin Xiaoxiao nodded, walked into the house quickly, picked up her son and kissed her fiercely.
……
This New Year, everyone spent it in the mourning hall in the palace.
The men are kneeling in the Yiqing Palace, and the women are all in the Jiaofang Palace. I cried during the day, and at night, I couldn't go back to the house to rest. At most, in the middle of the night, when it is deeper, wrap yourself in a thick cloak and close your eyes and sleep for a while.
Xie Mingxi and Sheng Hong agreed on an hour every day, and when they went to visit A Luo together in the evening, they could get together for a while.
Sheng Hong looked at Xie Mingxi, who was getting thinner, quite distressed, and said in a low voice: "You have to kneel and breastfeed every day." How can you always eat steamed buns! Otherwise, I'll quietly go to the imperial dining room and have someone prepare some fish soup for you every day. ”
Xie Mingxi immediately stopped: "Absolutely not!" ”
"Wake should not be meaty. is the queen mother, and every day is also a steamed vegetarian dish, how can I be an exception. Once it is detected, it is a ready-made handle. ”
Sheng Hong frowned: "Who will be staring at these?" ”
Xie Mingxi said lightly: "There are always 'people with hearts', and we have to beware." ”
Seeing Sheng Hong's calm face, Xie Mingxi softened his voice again and said softly: "I know you feel sorry for me." It's just that not long after his father's death. As a daughter-in-law, I want to eat fish and meat, and it's always bad to spread it. ”
"Others won't care about me still having to feed the children, they will only think that my daughter-in-law is unfilial and insincere. Even with you, the Seventh Prince, you will be criticized. ”
"When my father buries the new emperor and ascends the throne, we will invite ourselves to the domain. When the time comes, the mountains and rivers are far away, and no one will be able to control them, so you can do whatever you want. It's better to be cautious and cautious for now. ”
Xie Mingxi has never been a timid and cowardly person. It's just that at such times, more is better than less. Don't be a "bird".
Sheng Hong also knew that Xie Mingxi's words made sense, so in desperation, he had to nod.
Sheng Hong stretched his arms and took Xie Mingxi and A Luo into his arms.
For him, it's the whole world.
……
There is always some gloom and compassion in the mourning hall.
It was a cold winter and the weather was cold. The ground paved with cyan jade is even colder. There are not too many charcoal basins in the mourning hall, and those who are slightly weaker are not easy to survive the 7749 days of kneeling.
The female dependents who are qualified to enter the palace and kneel are all above the third grade, and most of them are old women who are over forty or fifty years old. Weekdays are pampered, where can they withstand such hardship.
Almost every day, I fainted on my knees.
Empress Yu was so immersed in pain that she had no time to care about it. Princess Changping had to arrange a charter and ordered the palace maids to help the fainted female dependents go down to rest and feed some ginseng soup and the like. When you wake up, go back to the mourning hall.
As a result, the number of people who "fainted" increased day by day.
Princess Changping quickly sensed that something was wrong, and she was quite angry in her heart, and her face was gloomy and she wanted to lose her temper.
Xiao Yuhan hurriedly whispered comfort: "Sister Huang, don't be impatient." After kneeling for many days, the elderly ladies were tired. It is human nature for them to take advantage of this opportunity to take a break or two. ”
This kind of thing is really undignified to be investigated.
It's just that it's not so worth it when it makes a fuss. It is necessary to have a "mean" notoriety.
It's better to turn a blind eye and just don't know.
Xiao Yuhan's bitter persuasion, Princess Changping couldn't listen to it at all, and said coldly: "It has been less than a month since my father passed away, and one by one I played tricks in the mourning hall. He didn't put his father in his eyes at all, nor did he put the heavenly family in his eyes. You can bear it, but I can't bear it! ”
"Today, I'll go and see if they're really dizzy or fake!"
After speaking, Princess Changping got up and left the mourning hall.
Xiao Yuhan: "......"