Even Imperial Physician Guo didn't take it seriously. When Chen Yao first entered the palace with Huang Qiong's mother, Imperial Physician Guo had met her once. You know, when Huang Qiong's father entered the palace alone, besides his wife and children, he only brought two guards from the original Shou Prince's Palace.
His Prince Shou's Mansion back then was similar to the current Prince Ying's Mansion. Because he was not favored by Emperor Sejong, no one was willing to work as an official in Prince Shou's Mansion. Even if it is a vassal, there is only one master and one ceremony in the mansion. In addition, under the strict orders of Grandpa Huang Qiong, except for two guards, there was no one trustworthy around him.
Dr. Guo, who was allowed to accompany him only as a doctor, could almost be said to be the only outsider. It's just that this Imperial Physician Guo is not just a doctor. During the battle between Grandpa Huang Qiong and the emperor's son-in-law, this Imperial Physician Guo could be said to be the only think tank around the emperor.
It can be said that without Dr. Guo, Huang Qiong's father might not be able to secure the throne even if he smiled at the end. It's just that this doctor Guo has a weak temperament and is unwilling to serve as an official in the court. In the end, the emperor asked in every possible way to get a name in the imperial hospital. As a person involved in the Huaiyang Incident, he was no stranger to Huang Qiong's mother, so he had naturally met Chen Yao. .
It's just that more than ten years have passed and I have forgotten a little bit. Last night, when he heard Doctor Li talk about the relationship between Huang Qiong and Chen Yao, he realized that Mrs. Chen was the little girl who followed Concubine Jing into the palace back then. I know that this woman has no regrets and has stayed in the cold palace with Huang Qiong and her son for more than ten years. If nothing else, this alone makes her worthy of being treated as a princess.
After giving the order, he saw everyone busy, Jia Quan, who had not slept a wink since Huang Qiong was injured. I felt like I was exhausted. I sat down on the chair and didn't get up for a long time. I felt a little confused. Although he didn't think it was necessarily a bad thing for the King of England.
Although Jia Quan, who knew the relationship between Huang Qiong and Chen Yao, also knew that the price paid was too high, it was not necessarily a bad thing for Huang Qiong's growth. But at this moment, he didn't know how far this matter would develop. I don't know if Huang Qiong will have any overreaction after waking up.
The relationship between Huang Qiong and Chen Yao was too deep. Chen Yao's death was a huge blow to Huang Qiong. My master has a typical personality of being round on the outside and square on the inside, although it cannot be said that flaws will always be reported. But my master will probably never forget this hatred for the rest of his life. Chen Yao was no ordinary concubine to Huang Qiong.
Although Jia Quan was busy organizing Chen Yao's funeral, his thoughts were always on what Huang Qiong would do in the future. But when Huang Qiong woke up, his behavior was beyond his expectation. After the British king regained consciousness, he neither cried nor fussed nor became angry. When outsiders are around, I shut myself in the study alone.
When no one else was around, he sat quietly in front of Chen Yao's coffin, staring blankly at Chen Yao's coffin without saying a word. It was as if the people who came to pay homage and express condolences did not exist at all. Even when King Yong, who was helping to deal with the funeral, tried to comfort him with a few words, he was directly ignored by him.
However, according to the tradition of officialdom for many years, the higher the level of some matters, the more difficult it is to keep it secret. Although the emperor did not want to make it public, the news that after Huang Qiong was injured, the emperor personally visited the Prince of England's Mansion and stayed with him for a whole night had already spread throughout the yamen of the capital of the Qi Dynasty.
Those in high positions immediately realized the different meanings. When I thought about the news in the palace, the King of England scolded several clan members in the Wende Hall, but they didn't even have the experience to do anything. Some people feel that the King of England is about to turn around.
Although Chen Yao is just a stranger and does not have an official identity, the relationship between Huang Qiong and Chen Yao cannot be hidden from these interested people. These caring people all knew that the relationship between the British King and Mrs. Chen was unusual. Suddenly, all the officials in the capital, large and small, knew that Chen Yao had died of serious injuries. When they saw the Prince of England's palace, they started to express their condolences and almost lined up to express their condolences.
Even the several prime ministers of Zhongshu Province and the six ministers of Shangshu Province did not come forward in person. However, they either sent close officials or housekeepers from the mansion to express their condolences. As for the funeral rites, the gifts were extremely generous. The bachelor in charge of the Hanlin Academy even wrote a memorial essay in parallel with four and six strokes.
There were so many officials who came to pay homage that even King Yong could not help but be speechless. Just as Jia Quan said, he really couldn't handle this scene. These high-ranking officials come to pay homage to the King of England. You, a palace steward, are not high enough to receive them. Fortunately, King Yong rushed over after receiving the news and helped Huang Qiong deal with it as his elder brother.
The chief historian, who had not shown up at all since he was transferred to the position of chief historian of the British Prince's Palace, also knew the priorities of the matter. Although I was a little dissatisfied with the way the King of England organized the funeral of a concubine in such a big way, I still wanted to write a letter to the King of England for his transgression. Fortunately, although this guy is a nerd, he doesn't stay too far away.
I also know that if I want to play for the King of England, I can’t do it at this time. Such behavior that adds insult to injury is really not the behavior of a gentleman like him. And if I don't come forward at this time, even the emperor will not be able to explain it. This man who was finally willing to go to work also took over the reception and delivery.
But Huang Qiong refused to see any of the officials who came to express condolences. Neither Jia Quan, who persuaded him to take the opportunity to accept more officials, nor King Yong, who tried his best to persuade him, were able to persuade him. Whenever an official came to pay homage, Huang Qiong would hide in the study. Although he eats as usual every day, he eats less than a cat. Not even a word for a day.
Huang Qiong's performance made Jia Quan worried. What worried him more was not only Huang Qiong's body, but what he was even more worried about was Huang Qiong's will. Will Huang Qiong become depressed and lose his fighting spirit? It's just that Jia Quan didn't know how to open this knot in his heart.
On the day of Chen Yao's death, although the palace did not make any statement, it also acquiesced to the operations of the British Prince's Palace. However, on the third day after Chen Yao's death, the palace sent someone to read out the imperial edict. The emperor posthumously granted Chen Yao the title of Ruren of the Prince of England's Palace, finally giving Chen Yao an identity. Ruren is actually a concubine, and her status is not that noble, but this concubine is recognized by the royal family.
What is different from other concubines is that this concubine has the highest status among the prince's wives and concubines. In terms of rank, she is second only to the prince and concubine. After death, you can also be buried in the prince's mausoleum. Huang Qiong has not yet married a concubine. It is quite an exception for the emperor to do this.
You know, since the founding of the Qi Dynasty, before the prince marries his wife, the concubine will not be given a title, even if it has given birth to a child. Perhaps this time the emperor wanted to appease his son who had just escaped from death, or out of compensation, he made an exception and gave Chen Yao the title of Ruren.
Even though this imperial edict of canonization did not need to go through the edicts of Zhongshu and Menxia two provinces, it still caused an uproar in the capital. Almost everyone couldn't help but lament that the emperor's attitude towards the King of England was really different now. Even the prince has never enjoyed this kind of treatment.
However, after receiving the imperial edict, Huang Qiong just smiled lightly. After the eunuch who read the imperial edict left, he didn't even look at it. He threw the imperial edict and the children's uniforms into the brazier used to convert paper money. With an imperial edict to confer a title of Ruren, he just wanted to comfort himself in exchange for Sister Yao's life. Did the emperor think too easily?
How could Sister Yao's kindness to me be so great to a princess, let alone a mere child? Sister Yao is gone, and so is her first child. How can this scar be healed by just a child? Since the emperor is unwilling to do some things, he should do them himself.
Just when the entire British palace was almost helpless about Huang Qiong's current situation. The arrival of a mysterious visitor who was expected but also unexpected changed Huang Qiong's depressed look and gave Jia Quan and everyone in the palace hope again.
Huang Qiong, who was sitting quietly in front of Chen Yaoling, was surprised when her mother arrived late at night. He didn't know how this matter came to Tingxue Xuan, and he never cared about worldly affairs. After he left the palace and settled in his own home, he heard from his mother who had never taken a step to listen to Xuexuan.
Faced with Huang Qiong's doubtful gaze, Huang Qiong easily put down Huang Qiong, who was worried about having just escaped from the tiger's mouth outside the mourning hall. Once again, he encountered the emperor who might not be determined to assassinate him, several guards selected from his side, and the mother of the eunuch who was watching the night. . Looking at the haggard and thin Huang Qiong, he sighed and said, "You disappoint me."
When she said this, her mother's tone seemed very calm. It was so plain that it made people think that she had no relationship with the person lying in the coffin at the moment. But the mother's tone of voice was very calm, but although she only said one sentence, she said it very seriously. It was so heavy that Huang Qiong felt like he had been hit hard on the chest.
Even though Huang Qiong was used to the cold relationship with her mother, she still couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. Knowing that her mother was really angry, Huang Qiong quickly knelt down and said, "Mother, my son is incompetent and failed to fulfill his original promise. He failed to protect Sister Yao and his own child. Son, I have let you down. .”
In front of her mother, Huang Qiong neither wanted nor wanted to explain anything. He was incompetent and failed to protect his woman and unborn child. He felt that he did not have the face to explain in front of his mother. Because in his opinion, all explanations are just excuses deliberately made to cover up his incompetence.
"This is just part of it. What really disappoints me is that you now have no idea how to track down the real culprit behind the scenes and avenge Xiaoyao's mother and son. But you are here complaining about yourself, so decadent. How can you be worthy of Xiaoyao's treatment of you? What thoughts did you have? Where did your original lofty ideals go now? "
"A man doesn't just talk about what he says. What he does depends on whether he is worthy of being called a man. With you like this, I think it's not just me who is disappointed, but also Xiaoyao. If only she had Ling, knowing that her man is so decadent after encountering some setbacks, how can you let her leave with peace of mind?"
"I have told you a long time ago that there is no good person in the Huang family. But how do you take these words to heart? You have made enemies everywhere since you left the palace. The prince, King Jing, and King Duan are more capable than you. Bad? Also, those clans in the Wende Hall a few days ago are no more powerful than you. Even your emperor, don’t you have a lot of scruples if you want to touch these people? "
