Having said this, Gao Wuyong shook his head and said: "But the problem is that today's Yongfu Palace is different from the past. Because Concubine Jing and the little princess are here, they are very careful when selecting people. In the palace All the servants and maids in the palace have been replaced. Those who were originally unreliable have been replaced. If there is an extra woman in the palace, it is impossible not to report it to Miss Song. "
Gao Wuyong's words gave Li Hai a headache. He still really didn't know about this. However, some things were done for the sake of King Yong. If the empress was exposed to such messy things, it would be almost impossible for this woman to stay in the palace. If after being sent back to the palace, Her Majesty the Queen knows that the person she sent to death is still alive, the consequences will be difficult to control.
No matter what he said, he promised King Yong to take good care of people. If something happened, there would be no way for him to explain it to King Yong. After hesitating for a while, he still said to Gao Wuyong: "Then I'd like to help Eunuch Gao to tell Miss Song. I'm going to ask her on behalf of King Yong. This woman will live in Yongfu Palace for a few days. When the time comes, When they arrive at Yongwang, they will be taken away.”
Hearing Li Hai bow his head like this, I knew he was right. If King Yong knew that something had happened to his woman, he would be so full of energy that he would have to cause something to happen. That guy Yong Wang, if he is not comfortable, then no one can live comfortably. In the end, although Gao Wuyong was a little hesitant, he finally nodded and indicated to Miss Song that he could talk to her.
Seeing Gao Wuyong finally nodded, Li Hai went back with confidence. On the third day when King Yong closed his door to think about his past, Huang Qiong also encountered a big event. A military attache, escorted by a group of eunuchs, carefully delivered a white jade jar to the Wende Hall. After seeing the white jade jar, Situ Huanshuang was stunned and walked slowly and step by step in front of the respectful military attaché.
He gently took the white jade jar and saw Huang Qiong nodded slightly. She couldn't help but hold the white jade jar tightly in her arms, gently press her face against it, and shed two lines of clear tears. After the military attache delivered the white jade jar to Situ Huanshuang, he respectfully withdrew. After the military attaché and the eunuch exited, Huang Qiong walked to Situ Huanshuang.
He hugged Situ Huanshuang and couldn't cry because of his identity, but kept shaking his shoulders. He took the white jade jar and opened it carefully, after confirming that it was indeed ashes inside. Then he placed the white jade jar on the table that had been prepared in Wende Hall, in a specially reserved space. They knelt down together with Situ Huanshuang in their arms, and kowtowed three times respectfully to the white jade jar.
Huang Qiong did not wear a dragon robe today, but only wore a scholar's uniform. So this time he made an exception and knelt down, not as the king of a country, but as the son-in-law of the man in the jar. If Situ Huanshuang's mother knew something underground, she should be content. The majestic king of a country kneels down to heaven and earth, and besides his own parents, there is no one in the world who is qualified for him to kneel down.
Today, for the sake of his wife, he knelt down and worshiped her as a son-in-law. This is probably the first time since the First Emperor. Not to mention that she had been dead for many years, even if she was still alive, her relationship with Huang Qiong and Situ Huanshuang could only be that of a monarch and a minister. Once you enter the heavenly home, you no longer have parents. As parents, if their daughter becomes a queen or concubine, they must bow three times and kowtow three times and nine times when meeting her. This is the distinction between monarch and minister.
Not to mention, when she was alive, her husband had no fame, she herself had no royal title, and she was not worthy of the emperor's worship. But today, Huang Qiong not only saluted, but also performed great etiquette. Situ Huanshuang's mother is considered to be extremely glorious. Of course, in the Yaoguang Hall at this time, there were only Situ Huanshuang, Duan Jin, He Yao and Cai, a few people who were closely related to Situ Huanshuang.
The eunuchs and maids in the palace had already left in a polite manner after the white jade jar was brought in. The king of a country paid homage to a commoner with such a grand ceremony. If word of this spread, I'm afraid there would be an uproar in the court. You know, it is absolutely not allowed to place the mother-in-law's ashes in the palace, even if it is only temporary. In itself, it is easy to cause great criticism from the DPRK and China.
Especially Situ Huanshuang, who couldn't even give birth to a son and a half daughters to Huang Qiong. If word of this gets out, it is estimated that Huang Qiong will definitely occupy a place on the list of faint kings. Situ Huanshuang, a charming word can confuse the master, but there is no way to escape. If you can't make it through tonight, the imperial desk in Wende Hall will probably be filled with papers. Especially those who are clear in the court will never let go of making trouble.
So when it’s time to be cautious, you still have to be more or less cautious. Ms. Cai on the other side couldn't help but burst into tears when she saw the scene in front of her. On the one hand, it was because of Huang Qiong that he was so affectionate towards Situ Huanshuang. He did not hesitate to bow down to his own sister as a son-in-law. This has never happened before in all dynasties. Mrs. Cai cried for herself and Situ Huanshuang to meet such a beloved person.
Of course, a large part of this was due to the edict issued when Huang Qiong came to the throne and insisted on appointing Situ Huanshuang as queen despite the opposition of the court. Only after Huang Qiong issued the edict did he learn about the tragic fate of his sister, brother-in-law, and Situ Huanshuang. . Now she has not seen her sister for more than 20 years, but she did not expect that when she saw her again, she would only see her sister's remains, which made her burst into heartbroken tears.
If He Yao hadn't had quick eyes and quick hands to cover her mouth, her sister would have shouted out. After kowtowing, Huang Qiong stood up with Situ Huanshuang in her arms, holding Situ Huanshuang tightly in her arms as she covered her mouth with tears streaming down her face. After a long time, Huang Qiong took over the celadon jar Duan Jin was holding, and together with Situ Huanshuang, carefully put the mother-in-law's remains in the jar into a new jar.
After placing the ashes in the white jade jar into the new celadon jar. Huang Qiongcai held Situ Huanshuang in his arms and said to Situ Huanshuang: "My father-in-law's tomb has been found. I have sent a message to Lu Mengzheng, asking him to arrange for someone to send his father-in-law's remains to the capital. At this time, let's Shuang'er and Sister Cai, please stay with your mother-in-law for a few days. After the remains of your father-in-law arrive, we will bury them again."
"I have ordered Qin Tianjian to find a good geomantic treasure land around Jingzhao. I have allocated a sum of money and silk from the inner treasury. As long as the treasure land is found, I will build a mausoleum for my parents-in-law. Before that, I will first I have wronged my mother-in-law for a few days. I have ordered people to prepare mourning clothes for Shuang'er and Sister Cai. These days, Shuang'er and Sister Cai should not care about anything and just stay with their mother-in-law."
After hearing Huang Qiong's words, Situ Huanshuang, whose mood had become much more stable, and Ms. Cai, who was sobbing over her sister's tragic experience, raised their heads in unison. Situ Huanshuang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you can't do this. There are palace rules in this palace. My mother is not a concubine in the palace, and she cannot be buried in the palace. It is better to find a Buddhist temple to enshrine her."
"After my father passed away and was taken over by that man, my mother was depressed, so she always served the Buddha sincerely. Since I am the queen of this palace now, the rules in this palace are even worse. If it were because of me alone, what would happen? With so many incidents happening, what will happen to the other sisters in the future? It would be better for Sister Hanyan to find a quiet Buddhist temple in the capital and worship her for a while."
In response to Situ Huanshuang's words, Huang Qiong shook her head and said: "Don't worry Shuang'er, these rules are dead and people are alive. As the saying goes, a son-in-law has half a son, and the mother-in-law has no son to watch over the old man's body. I am the uncle. Naturally, I should perform the gift of half-son. I even kowtowed, so why would I care about what others say. Besides, the person in the jar is my direct mother-in-law, Shuang'er's biological mother."
"What's the point of pausing for a few days at the home of my daughter or son-in-law? If among the people, if the old man has no son, wouldn't it be his son-in-law who takes care of him until his death? This cannot be done by setting up a mourning hall in the palace. I still feel wronged by my mother-in-law, and even more wronged by Shuang. My son. Don’t worry, I will take care of everything. You and Sister Cai can feel at ease these days and just keep vigil for your mother-in-law. But you must also pay attention to your body and bones. "
After that, Huang Qiong picked up the celadon jar without any help and walked outside the Wende Hall. At this time, an eunuch holding a yellow umbrella was waiting outside the palace. Seeing Huang Qiong coming out, he hurriedly followed with a yellow umbrella. With the support of Duan Jin and He Yao, Situ Huanshuang and Cai hurriedly followed Huang Qiong with a group of eunuchs and maids who had been waiting outside.
When he arrived at Yaoguang Hall, the main hall of Xiyuan, Situ Huanshuang discovered that this hall had been decorated as a mourning hall. The room was filled with white curtains, and an offering table had been set up. The altar table was filled with various tributes, and two thick white candles had been lit. Inside the Yaoguang Hall, all the festive things have been removed or moved to other places.
It's on the surrounding pavilions. All the red palace lanterns hanging were also taken off and replaced with white lanterns. The eunuchs and maids waiting in the palace have all changed into plain clothes. Although he was in a bit of a hurry, he could still tell that he had put a lot of thought into it. These arrangements in Yaoguang Hall were obviously not made immediately after receiving the letter, but had been prepared in advance.
Although Huang Qiong was bold and didn't care about the bullshit ancestral system, he couldn't ignore the old man and his mother. If something like this was placed in the palace, I'm afraid the old man would be unhappy. Even in this huge and magnificent palace, there were many deaths in that palace that year. But those are all people in the palace, and they are also equivalent to their own family members inside.
And except for the high-ranking concubines, as well as the young princes and princesses, they were basically carried out and buried on the same day. Even for concubines, there is still a time when their souls will be suspended. Generally, after the gold coffin is painted and the underground palace is built, it can be taken out. And like today, if the emperor's mother-in-law is kept in the palace for a long time, she is almost equivalent to a queen. The old man must be very unwilling.
Although the old man has abdicated the throne now, he is still the Supreme Emperor after all. If he was really angry with him, at least his mother would be the first to spare him. At the same time, he didn't even want to compete with those clear-cut poems that covered the sky and the earth. Therefore, Huang Qiong simply made a compromise and temporarily stored his mother-in-law's ashes in the Yaoguang Hall in the Xiyuan where he originally lived, surrounded by water in the garden.
The location here is a little bit off, so it's not too noticeable. And it's surrounded by water, so it's quite quiet. It is connected to other buildings in Xiyuan by only a corridor. As long as he arranged for the master, not to mention the foreign ministers, even the eunuchs and maids would not be able to enter. It was just right for Situ Huanshuang to stay here peacefully until the construction of the mausoleum was completed, so as to comfort her from the pain of her life.
Entering this room that has been decorated, it is almost equivalent to a mourning hall. Huang Qiongcai carefully placed the celadon jar in his arms on the altar table and lit a stick of incense himself. Situ Huanshuang, who was following behind, knelt in front of his mother's soul and burst into tears just looking at his mother's ashes in front of him. Huang Qiong, who was afraid that something might happen to Situ Huanshuang like this, was about to signal He Yao and the others to comfort him.
