When the auspicious time of mourning arrives, the death knell in the palace rings nine times, which is the sound of great mourning. The death knell rings nine times, only when the emperor dies.

The heavy death knell spread throughout the entire imperial city, and the death of the emperor in an instant was already known to everyone. The ministers in the official residence and the mansion were almost stunned when they heard the sound of the death knell. After being stunned for a moment, they all rushed to the door, kowtowed heavily in the direction of Weiyang Palace, and exclaimed sadly: "Your Majesty ......"

The people in the city of Kyoto stopped what they were doing, the merchants prostrate in front of the shops, and the pedestrians knelt directly on the ground, shouting in the direction of Weiyang Palace: "Your Majesty ......"

The entire imperial city fell into extreme grief in an instant. It's obviously a bright day, but it seems to be shrouded in a layer of clouds.

In Weiyang Palace, this is even more the case. As soon as the death knell that rang nine rings passed, the harem suddenly cried sadly. Some of the concubines who had already found out that the emperor had died were even more able to cry unscrupulously at this time. Each palace and its own garden, as if they were competing to see whose cry was louder. The crying in your palace is high, and the crying in our palace is even higher. One after another, the entire Weiyang Palace is like a tragic city that has been sacked by war.

The crying in Weiyang Palace rang out for a while before it gradually weakened...... It was so quiet that there was no sound. After a while, there were bursts of hurried footsteps, one after another, one after another, rushing to the Qianqing Palace.

Although there were many concubines who came, they were colorless as far as the eye could see. Everyone is plain and bland, not as glamorous as in the past.

Within half an hour of the death knell, the courtyard of the Qianqing Palace was already full of concubines in plain clothes. However, the palace gate was closed, and their low sobs were coldly intercepted outside the palace gate.

Rong Yunxi knew that the low weeping voices outside the door were all real. Because what lies quietly in this Qianqing Palace is their husband and the sustenance of their lives. But now, he's gone, taking with him all their hopes and dreams. When he left, they were destined to live only with the ancient Buddha for the rest of their lives. Or, even without such a safe place, he will even die a tragic death worse than the prisoners in the prison.

The sadness of the lives of these women in the deep palace is still at this moment.

All of them were pathetic losers. Looking at the entire harem, there is only one person who has won, and that is her mother-in-law, Shen Yaomin, who is now the queen.

But...... Did she really win?

It wasn't until the last moment of the emperor's life that she got the place she deserved from him. In the long years in the past, she was just cautious, greeting, calculating, and did not dare to relax for a moment. In this life, only in the last two or three months, or even the last few days, can they have the frank and honest meeting between husband and wife and lovers. But will all this come too late?

She doesn't want to win like this, what she wants is to know each other year after year, and stay together day and night. Even if...... In the end, it is a loss. All she wants is the process of being with him. If she can't get this, what's the fun of her staying in this palace?

The reason why she firmly stayed by his side was not for the honor before and after her death, but for him......

The crying outside the door was mournful, but the room was much quieter. At this time, the new queen just knelt in front of the emperor's bed, looking at him quietly, and the queen mother sat on the chair not far from the bed, closed her eyes and slowly turned the Buddhist beads in her hand. King Chen and Rong Yunxi also knelt, bowing their heads, not daring to offend the emperor's remains, but quietly accompanying the emperor.

Li Zhonggui went to work on the shroud and coffin, and the Queen Mother asked Mama Bo and Jing Min to wait outside, but at this time, there was not even a person to serve in the Qianqing Palace. But because of this, it shows a little bit of home. This is something you can't do in normal times.

"Father, Emperor ......" Suddenly, a mournful cry sounded in the courtyard, and there was a burst of eager footsteps, which was particularly abrupt in the low whimpering sound of a woman. It was King Jing who came.

King Jing didn't care about any etiquette or rudeness, so he pushed the door directly and rushed into the bedroom. rushed to the emperor's bed, knelt and crawled to the emperor's bedside, tears suddenly gushed like springs, calling "father" one after another, crying endlessly.

"Father...... Father's ...... Erchen is here...... You take a look at the son, which father and emperor ...... "King Jing's uncontrollable grief made this already calm room full of sadness. Hearing King Jing's cry, the queen's eyes were filled with tears again, and they flowed all over her cheeks in an instant.

King Chen's brows were tightly locked, and tears were choked in his eyes, and after a while, the tears could not be contained, and they also flowed down with King Jing's sad cry. Rong Yunxi didn't have the ability to cry when he said he would, but when he heard King Jing crying so sadly, he felt very uncomfortable, his brows were tightly locked, and his expression was sad...... That's all.

King Jing cried for a long time before his voice gradually weakened. Knowing that he was rude, he hurriedly touched his tears, knelt and took a few steps back, and kowtowed to the emperor three times. His head was on the ground, and he could not kneel down.

The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes and looked at King Jing's eyes, which was a little gloomy. But at this time, I didn't bother to say anything to him.

Approaching the end of the year, King Jing was afraid that she would take advantage of the New Year's excuse to ask him to meet Jinse, so he called himself sick in the house. This is only three days old, and at this time, he was full of anger when he heard him crying, where did it have anything to do with the words "bedridden"?

The affairs of her children and grandchildren, she only cares about this last time, this matter is over, she should rest. It's just this one, in order to ensure the stability and honor of her Chen family and the Shen family, but she has to do it.

The Queen Mother sighed, closed her eyes tightly, and slowly turned the Buddha beads.

Hearing the Queen Mother's sigh, King Jing immediately reacted and knew what the Queen Mother was sighing about. For a while, I felt that the lie had been exposed, and I was extremely embarrassed, but I had to ask the Queen Mother for peace.

knelt directly and turned around, kowtowed to the queen mother, and said, "Erchen asks the imperial grandmother for peace...... I also hope that the emperor's grandmother will mourn on Day. ”

The Queen Mother slowly twisted the Buddha beads in her hand, and for a long time, she said a faint "um".

After receiving the Queen Mother's response, King Jing turned around as if he had heard the word "free courtesy", and continued to kneel with his head down.

"Father...... Emperor" As soon as King Jing turned around, a loud cry of a woman sounded in the courtyard. Still running in a hurry, still not even knocking on the door.

"Father...... Father, the emperor...... "Because she is a young woman, and she is lively and active on weekdays, she is naturally not as restrained as a man when she is grieving, and she is already crying heartbreakingly at this time."

"Father...... It's all bad sons, it's all bad sons...... The retainers should not go out for fun, and the retainers should accompany their father's ...... Father, wake up...... Have a word with your sons...... Father ...... "Feng Beining cried so much that he cried a handful of tears, which made King Chen and King Jing even more sad." Needless to say, the queen was already covering herself with a handkerchief and wept bitterly.

Because there are no outsiders here, the queen did not hide it, and directly choked up and reprimanded: "I told you a long time ago to guard in the Yilan Palace, but you ran out so uncontrollably." Why is it just half a day? Before I got married, I forgot the grace of my parents like this! You have most of your life to live, so why do you have to rush to this time? ”

The queen usually feels very sorry for her daughter, and she is reluctant to say anything serious, but this time, she is really angry with this unorthodox daughter!

Originally, she agreed with the matter of Ning Er and Ji Shilang, but she repeatedly told Ning Er that she must keep her duty, but don't do anything out of the ordinary. She knows that her daughter is not confused, and she will not do things that would lose her daughter's dignity, that is, she exchanges letters on weekdays and occasionally meets each other by discussing poetry and books. and did not control it strictly. Who Cheng thought, Chinese New Year's Eve today, even sneaked out!

If you have to find one of the most painful people in the emperor's daily life among these children, it must be Ning'er. Compared with Chen'er, the emperor is more attentive to this smart and clever daughter. But now, this child has neglected her father so much!

The queen felt that the emperor's heart ached, and a moment of sadness and anger came from it, and the words couldn't help but be heavier.

Listening to her mother's blame, Feng Beining only felt that her mother was extremely right, and she couldn't wait to give herself a slap. Grief is mixed with self-blame, and the crying is inevitably louder, and it is already a howl.

The queen heard her cry so sadly, and after a while, she couldn't bear it. Wiping her tears, she sighed. originally wanted to comfort her that she didn't have to blame herself too much, saying that this was also a coincidence, but when the words came to her mouth, she couldn't hold back when she choked, so she had to give up.

Feng Beining cried for a while before his voice gradually weakened. After a long while, just like King Jing, she knelt down and took a few steps back, retreated to her fourth brother, and kowtowed to her father three times, but she couldn't afford to kowtow.

It wasn't until dusk that the Clothing Bureau sent the emperor's shroud and the filial piety clothes of the concubines. Even if it was delivered at this time, it was actually fast. Although it was for Tujili, Li Zhonggui did not instruct people to make shrouds in advance, but he first asked people to make embroidered fabrics, and only the clothes were cut and sewn carefully, plus the imperial crown, court boots and other things.

A dragon robe, the most tedious and labor-intensive, is the embroidery on the fabric, now this is the most tedious finish, the rest is naturally easier to do. If not, I am afraid that it will take more than ten days at the earliest before this shroud can be produced.

Mama Jin had already sent filial piety clothes to Rong Yunxi and King Chen, but it was inconvenient for a while, so she waited at the door. At this moment, when everyone retreated to change their filial piety clothes, King Chen and Rong Yunxi also changed their filial piety clothes. The filial piety clothes in King Jing's mansion were then delivered, and King Jing quickly changed into them. Feng Beining is a person in the palace, and the filial piety clothes are made by the Clothing Bureau, and the filial piety clothes of the concubines are sent together, and they go back to their palace to change in.

After a short time, the concubines and the two princes and princesses who had changed into filial piety clothes returned to the Qianqing Palace and continued to kneel.

An hour later, at the next auspicious time, the ministers of the fourth rank and above entered the palace in filial piety clothes and knelt outside the courtyard of the Qianqing Palace. Bai knelt on the ground like snow, and because of the large number of people, the Yongxiang on the left and right sides had been blocked.

Three days of crying, seven days of vigilance, in seven days, in the Qianqing Palace, it will be so white.

Not only in the Qianqing Palace, but also in the entire Weiyang Palace, and even the entire Kyoto City, are as white as ice and snow.

Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and it should be the sound of red lights and firecrackers, but at this time, the Weiyang Palace and Kyoto City are dead. It turned out that this early snow was not a good year, but a city full of snowflakes.