The Queen Mother stayed in the palace for a month, during which time no one was allowed to enter.
He only uses a lot of ice cubes every day and prepares every meal with extra richness, but other than that he doesn't say a word.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Queen Mother lost her beloved son and couldn't bear the shock, so she became crazy.
In the hot summer of July, it is understandable that ice cubes were used to preserve the king's body to prevent corrosion and smell.
Although the dynasty officials discussed it privately, no one spoke openly about it.
No matter how much the Queen Mother refuses to accept the reality, the King is dead. No matter how much he delays, a new king must be established for Hu Man.
The two sides went back and forth on this matter for a long time. They thought the stalemate would continue, but the Queen Mother suddenly figured it out and issued an order to make her second son king. The succession ceremony would be held three days later.
As soon as the news came out, the whole court was excited, and the people were also encouraged.
Some people are happy, and naturally some people are unhappy.
Nourishing the heart.
Since the Queen Dowager had been staying behind closed doors since the King's accident, the maids who were waiting here quickly got used to it and didn't worry too much.
In the afternoon that day, after hearing that there was no movement in the palace, I guessed that the Queen Dowager had taken a nap, and the maids waiting in the outer palace began to chat in low voices.
"News came from the Queen Mother early this morning that a new king is finally going to be established!"
"I happened to catch up with the prince going to court this morning. It was very different from other days. He walked like the wind!"
"I'm so happy! When it comes to succession, it stands to reason that the princes should be the most qualified. I didn't expect that the Queen Mother would point the throne to him. He was so happy that he naturally walked with wind."
"This is a great joy for us, Hu Man. After the succession ceremony, the new king will definitely continue to fight against Dai Viet. This time, Dai Viet is in the wrong. No matter how we take advantage of the situation, we must give enough compensation to Hu Man, otherwise he will suffer Everyone in the world is talking about it! Dai Viet’s compensation is a great blessing!”
"Compensation is definitely necessary! The Vietnamese are powerful, and we barbarians are not vegetarians! Let the Vietnamese promise to help the barbarians in the future! This compensation is the best! In this way, the Huns and Tartars, let's see if they still dare to fight the barbarians idea!"
The princess sat in front of the dressing mirror, holding a jade comb to comb her hair, while listening to the conversations coming from outside, a cold light flashed through her eyes.
After a while, she put the jade comb on the table and called the old palace maid standing outside the curtain with side eyes, "Li Gu, I have run out of fragrant hair oil. Go to the Yuxiangfang outside the palace and buy me a box." Come back. The new king will take over the throne in a few days. If I attend, I must dress up and not be too shabby."
The old palace maid named Li Gu hurriedly responded, "Yes, I will go buy fragrant hair oil for the concubine."
"Wait a minute." The princess said and took out a broken gold nugget from the Eight Treasures Dressing Box. "Take this and buy it. I want the scent of snow mist and flowers. You can't use cheap sesame oil when attending a ceremony to avoid being talked about behind your back. Find fault in me again."
Li Gu hesitated for a moment and took the gold nugget, "The royal palace gave the concubine a lot of money every month. This small gold nugget was brought by the concubine when she entered the palace. After so many years, use less and less...etc. After spending all the money, I’m afraid the concubine’s life will be even more miserable in the future.”
The concubine looked back at the bronze mirror, raised her lips and smiled at the person in the mirror, "Go and buy it from shopkeeper Jin. He is a nice person. He knows that I am the one buying the hair oil, so the price can be cheaper."
"Yes, the old slave has gone."
After Li Gu left, the princess stared at the bronze mirror, the corners of her mouth raised even higher, but her eyes were not filled with any joy. They were dark and cold, and looked very scary at first glance.
She picked up the jade comb again and combed her hair in front of the mirror, smoothing the silver strands all over her head. She moved gently and patiently.
Afternoon passed.
The sun is westward.
Time goes very fast, and then goes very slowly.
The light in Yangxin Juli has begun to dim, and Li Gu, who went to buy hair oil, still hasn't returned.
The princess had been sitting in front of the dressing mirror for half a day. The corners of her mouth began to sink, and her eyebrows showed anxiety.
Tap tap tap!
Tap tap tap!
Suddenly, a burst of uniform footsteps approached Yangxinju, and stopped menacingly outside the door.
Suddenly, a deep voice shouted from outside, "Arrest everyone!"
The princess' face turned pale, and the jade comb she had held in her hand for who knows how long fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.
As the sun set that day, many maids and servants in the palace saw with their own eyes the palace guards rushing to Yangxin Residence, escorting the princess out of there, and taking her all the way to the palace.
Heavy troops were deployed around the palace, and no one was allowed to approach within a few feet of the palace.
The momentum was huge and the murderous intent was fierce.
The people in the palace were trembling with fear. No matter how many doubts they had in their hearts, they did not dare to say a word, for fear of being implicated and losing their lives.
The Queen Mother is in the palace.
The queen mother disliked the concubine everywhere, and everyone in the palace knew this.
Seeing this battle, although I couldn't guess what the Queen Dowager had done to make the Queen Mother, who was immersed in the pain of losing her son, so angry, one thing was certain, the Queen Mother would not be lucky this time.
"Why are you arresting me? What have I done? Let me go, let me go! You are too presumptuous!" As the guards escorted her into the palace, the princess struggled endlessly, with messy hair, old and pale face, and sticky eyes. The silvery color on her face made the frail old woman extremely pitiful.
The guards brought the people to the main hall, bowed their hands to the Queen Mother who was sitting above, then stepped back and closed the door of the hall.
The princess was already old and struggled all the way. After the guards stopped restraining her, she immediately lost her strength and fell to the ground.
She held her hands on the ground, panting and looked up at the Queen Mother, who was sitting high above her.
Yes, high above the rest.
Apparently a son had just died, and the old woman who had been hiding in the royal palace for a month was immersed in grief. Now she was sitting above her, but there was no trace of decadence or pain in her body. She had the same posture as before, and she looked unattainable whenever she looked at her. !
"Queen Mother, I know you don't like me. No matter how harsh and humiliating you are on weekdays, I tolerate it! But why is it like this today? What mistake did I make? The Queen Mother used the palace guards to escort me here in full view of everyone. !" She stared at the Queen Mother and shouted miserably, her whole body trembling, "Now I am just a helpless old woman, eating a mouthful of food with a pair of chopsticks in the palace, you can't tolerate me like this. Me! The late king has been gone for more than twenty years! Why do you still resent me so much!"
"Resent?" The Queen Mother stood up from her seat and looked down at the person who was slumped on the ground. The comparison between the two made the old woman below even more embarrassed. "You flatter yourself too much. I don't resent you. The former Queen has many concubines. Yes, you are not the only one. I just despise you the most!"
She walked down the steps and raised her hand to make a gesture. Yangxin Ju Ligu was immediately thrown out from behind the palace curtain, "It turns out that the Ai family has underestimated you and underestimated your many ways of cheating! I didn't expect it." You are always so restless! Half of your body is buried in the ground, but your heart is still so poisonous!"
