Jian Xubai was pondering the words of coaxing his wife, and suddenly there was a slightly hurried footsteps of the maid outside, and then Jin Xun knocked on the door and said: "Grandpa, madam: There is news in the palace, saying that Concubine Cui is gone!" ”

"Why not?" The husband and wife glanced at each other when they heard the words - why didn't Concubine Cui have it, both of them knew very well in their hearts, but they always had to pretend to be on the scene, which made Song Yi smile and be surprised, and said, "You come in and explain it to me clearly!" ”

Jin Xun pushed the door in, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the masters were still neatly dressed, but he still hung his head and said respectfully: "The slave maid heard from the person who reported that he died of illness. ”

"I heard that Concubine Cui was sick a few days ago, but the emperor's uncle also fell ill the next day, and I didn't wake up until last night, everyone was worried about Xuanming Palace, and there was no news from Xifu Palace, and they all thought that Concubine Cui was a minor illness!" Jian Xubai sighed and said, "I thought it was Concubine Cui who was sympathetic to the top and bottom, and I endured it and didn't say it, but I didn't expect it to ......."

After a pause at this, Song Yi smiled and said: "The world is unpredictable - what kind of charter is this matter now, can there be a saying in the palace?" ”

"The Tao is that the Queen Mother said that Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have only been on the bed, and now they are not well." Jin Xun said, "If you hear the bad news again, you must be very sad, and this must not be what Concubine Cui wants to see, so let the Ministry of Rites hurry up and handle the affairs of Concubine Cui Niangniang, so that His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can mourn." ”

He also said, "The Queen Mother will posthumously crown Concubine Cui as a concubine." ”

Song Yi nodded with a smile: Concubine Cui intended to kill the monarch and took action, based on this alone, it is appropriate to raid the family and destroy the clan, but it is really for the sake of the prince that the concubine who died of ordinary illness will be handled. However, whether it is the emperor or the queen mother, the dislike for Concubine Cui can be imagined!

In this case, the royal family will not worry too much about her funeral, the so-called fear that the emperor and the prince will be too sad, just to bury the blind as soon as possible.

"Get two plain clothes to come out." Song Yi smiled at the sky and said, "It is estimated that the crown princess has already left, so I will go directly to Xifu Palace!" ”

This dynasty followed the system of Qianyong, only the queen mother and queen died, in order to enjoy the same treatment of five or more internal and external women crying and mourning as during the ceremony, and the funeral of the concubines was only attended by family members and relatives.

Jian Xubai and his wife have no direct relationship with Concubine Cui, but because of the prince, Song Yixiao should also go to Xifu Palace to offer condolences.

After a while, the two packed up, and rode to the palace gate together, Jian Xubai sent his wife to the palace gate that separated the former harem, and Song Yixiao went to Xifu Palace under the guidance of the palace people.

Calculating the time, she took the news and set off without delay, but when she arrived at Xifu Palace, there were already many foreign women who arrived first.

She followed the few people who arrived with the front and rear feet to go to the mourning hall of the main hall to finish the funeral, and returned to the side hall to serve tea, just when she saw Xie Yiren first, she was waving to herself, and she hurriedly sat down, and said in surprise: "You came so early!" I thought I got there first! ”

"You're walking slowly, aren't you?" Xie Yiren made fun of it, Xu thought that he was mourning right now, so he hurriedly suppressed his smile and said in a low voice, "Since Your Majesty woke up last night to now, even if you are a person who is silent, who is not worried?" I'm worried that I can't find out the news in the palace, I heard that the concubine is gone, can I get to the side? ”

Speaking of this, his voice was lowered, "Cousin Jane has been in the palace these days, I heard that he went back to the mansion this morning?" What can be said? ”

"He just went back, didn't Marquis Yuan and Cousin Xu just follow them?" Song Yixiao said with half complaining and half explaining, "I didn't have time to change my clothes and went to the front yard again, Cousin Xu and they left, he just went to bathe and change clothes for lunch, and he received news that the concubine Niangniang went - even if she knew anything, where could she tell me?" I'm also confused, why is the concubine so good? ”

Xie Yiren hurriedly apologized for her husband's crimes, took a handkerchief and half-covered her mouth and whispered: "I arrived for a while, and I listened to a few ears of discussion about this matter: it seems that Concubine Cui didn't work two days ago, but she was just thinking about His Royal Highness the Prince, no, Your Majesty woke up last night, Concubine Cui thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had always been favored by His Majesty, and finally relieved herself, and that breath was relieved, no, I couldn't get through that night!" ”

She obviously believed in this statement, "Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence, Your Majesty woke up, and the concubine Niangniang went?" ”

Song Yixiao was funny, and agreed with it: "What you said is very true, and you really pity the hearts of parents all over the world!" ”

"It's just that Your Majesty hasn't mentioned this storage position since he woke up?" Xie Yiren said worriedly, "Now it is said inside and out that the queen's clothes are untied and she takes care of her day and night, plus Your Majesty's auspicious people have their own natural appearance, Your Majesty woke up - and during this time, the prince was also lying on the couch in the East Palace, and he only visited the palace for the first time yesterday morning, and I don't know if His Majesty will be disappointed in the prince after he knows?" ”

Her worry is also human, after all, people are always extra fragile when they are sick, and the Son of Heaven is no exception.

Especially the relationship between the emperor and the queen of this dynasty is not bad.

Emperor Xianjia is so unmoved, maybe he loves the house and Wu, and thinks that King Zhao is brave and heroic, or the concubine of the main palace, and it is more suitable to be the prince than the current prince?

"Probably not!" Although Song Yixiao knew the inside story, she didn't dare to tell Xie Yiren rashly, and only said vaguely, "You think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't mean not to go to Xuanming Palace to serve the sick, in the final analysis, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was murdered, and he really couldn't get up!" Your Majesty has always been sympathetic to His Royal Highness the Prince, but I heard that after passing by, only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is more affectionate, isn't it? ”

Xie Yiren was about to speak, and the crowd not far away suddenly burst into a commotion. moved, the two of them hurriedly looked over, and asked left and right: "What's the matter?" ”

Squeezed in left and right to inquire for a while, and came back to say: "Princess Liang fainted during the wake of the spirit, and the people of the Sikong family rushed over before they could say goodbye to the ladies who were talking after receiving the news. ”

"Princess Liang?" Xie Yiren's impression of Sikong Yihan was really not good, even if he mentioned it at this moment, he subconsciously frowned, "It is said that she has always been in good health, even if she is pregnant, how long has she been kneeling, and she will faint - alas!" I think it's because of too much grief! ”

Song Yi pursed her lips and said nothing, thinking that it may not be, if there is no Sikong family to make a move, it is a question whether Princess Liang's child can conceive until now, it is difficult to say whether it will be a real faint or a fake faint.

After all, Cui Guifei is Princess Liang's mother-in-law, she went, and Princess Liang was not about to give birth, how could she not come to the vigil? It's just that she has been passive before this birth, if she kneels for a long time, it may be affected, for Princess Liang and the Sikong family, a dead Cui Guifei is of course not as important as an heir, so she simply kneels for a while and pretends to be dizzy, and then goes to rest, so that she will not be talked about unfilial piety.

However, the fact that Princess Liang was calculated by the close attendant during her pregnancy did not spread much, because Xie Yiren thought that Princess Liang was grateful for her mother-in-law's care for her before her death, and she fainted because she was too excited - she was born in an orthodox lady's beauty, so thinking about it has changed her opinion of Princess Liang: I think that Princess Liang is not good, but it is still a grace, so, she always pits the Sikong family, it is estimated that the Sikong family treated her badly earlier?

But according to Xie Yiren's thoughts, even if there is something wrong with the elders of the relatives, it is not a reason for the unfilial piety of the younger generation, so he changed his outlook and changed his outlook, but he still had no plans to get close to Princess Liang, and only instructed the left and right to remember for himself: "Send some things to King Liang's Mansion after returning to the house." ”

This will come to mourn Cui Guifei, more or less related to Cui Guifei's mother and son, I heard about Princess Liang's fainting on the spot, and I always have to say something when I look back.

On this day, except for such a small turmoil, there was nothing else to do in Xifu Palace, and after everyone sat for a meeting, they saw that they couldn't hear any new news, so they dispersed one after another.

The next day, Cui Guifei's coffin went out of the palace - originally according to her grade, it was impossible to be so hasty in the future, but although Emperor Xianjia woke up, it is said that his spirit is still not good, and the health of the Son of Heaven is still not optimistic.

Therefore, the Queen Mother is in charge, and everything is as simple as possible.

According to the view that the father is more important than the mother at this time, it is not easy for the prince and King Liang to say anything, especially the prince - the things that his mother did, it is already a blessing to be able to end up in this ending, where does he dare to question the specifications of his mother's funeral?

In this way, in less than three days, the once lively and prosperous Xifu Palace was empty.

However, regardless of the former dynasty and harem, no one will pay attention to the newly deceased Cui Guifei, including her maiden Cui family, everyone is most concerned about at the moment: The emperor is awake, from the Jianling bloody case to the present, how can the court during this period of time be hidden?

And what kind of attitude will the emperor have when he finds out?

The point is, does the emperor plan to store easily?

If it is easy to store, who is easy?

If it's not easy to save, what should the people who compete for savings do?!

In short, almost all the people in the court are sitting on their feet!

But Emperor Xianjia didn't know if his body hadn't recovered yet, or if he had any ideas, three or four days passed in the blink of an eye after Concubine Cui was buried, but he never made any movement.

But the emperor's silence was not reassuring, but only more unsettling.

Even Nie Wuying, who came to the Yanguo Mansion as a guest under the banner of "visiting the fourth sister-in-law", turned around and probed the emperor's thoughts: "I heard that Your Majesty is already well, will you be able to see things soon?" ”

"You want to ask His Royal Highness King Zhao, right?" Song Yixiao knew this sister-in-law's mind well, and when she saw that there were no idlers present, she said it without hesitation, "It's just that I don't have any news, and I can't help you if I want to." ”

Nie Wuying's face turned red, and she peeked at her sister-in-law and didn't seem to be angry, so she had the courage to ask: "Didn't the fourth brother go into the palace every day to visit His Majesty?" ”

"If Your Majesty doesn't take the initiative to mention this kind of thing, who would dare to talk more?" Song Yixiao patiently explained, "Especially everyone who knows that your fourth brother is the crown prince, he is going to ask Your Majesty, Your Majesty may think that the prince can't hold his breath!" ”

Seeing Nie Wuying's disappointed face, she groaned and said, "But I heard that Your Majesty will summon Aunt Daiguo into the palace tomorrow, maybe, after Aunt Daiguo faces the saint, Your Majesty will also speak!" ”

- She guessed right.

However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations!