At the end of the first year, the queen went to funeral.
Civil and military officials sent the coffin to the imperial mausoleum for burial.
Over this period of time, Yunchu himself lost a lot of weight by eating vegetarian every day. The two children were okay, because Yunchu would feed the children meat in private.
When she boarded the carriage, she saw Princess Gongxi and her two children in the crowd.
Now King Gongxi has been deprived of his title and thrown into a dungeon. His wife and children are not affected for the time being, but their lives are not easy. They don't even have a carriage. They follow the funeral procession on foot to the imperial mausoleum. The youngest child is less than a year old. age.
Yun Chu shook his head.
This is how people in the royal family are born. They enjoy all the glory and wealth when they are born, but if they are not careful, they fall from the clouds to hell.
It is said that children are innocent, but there is no such thing as innocence for children born in the royal family. They enjoy happiness when they enjoy it, and they deserve disaster when they suffer.
In his previous life, Chu Yi was framed and imprisoned, and Brother Yu and Chang Sheng were probably the same...
Fortunately, nothing in the previous life will happen again.
Yun Chu and the two children got into the carriage, and the carriage followed the funeral procession towards the imperial mausoleum.
Most of the people in the imperial city left.
Chu Rui, who had just been crowned king, was supported by the palace people and stood on the city wall, watching the team slowly go away.
After he rescued the emperor at the birthday banquet, he became Prince Zhuang again. Because he was too seriously injured and had not recovered even after being nursed for seventy-seven and forty-nine days, he still lived in the palace, the former residence of the Queen Mother, Kangning Palace.
He spoke slowly: "I'm leaving the palace, so there's no need to follow me."
He put on thick clothes, took only his only confidant, took a sedan chair out of the palace, and then went to the dungeon.
Now he is not only Prince Zhuang, but also the minister of the Ministry of Industry of the third rank. He has real power. It is not a big problem to give him some money to enter the dungeon.
Gongxi King Chu Mo was imprisoned in the dungeon.
He is no longer as glamorous as he used to be as a prince. His hair is dirty and disheveled, his face is full of dirt, and his clothes are in tatters. Only his eyes are still bright, and they are full of hatred.
At the door of his prison, stood a dead soldier dressed in black, lowering his head and saying: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the imperial city is empty now, and my subordinates have made full preparations, and they will definitely rescue Your Majesty..."
King Gongxi said in a deep voice: "My father is unkind, so don't blame me for being unfilial."
He has been planning for many years for a great cause. The underground of his palace is full of weapons and food.
Since his father had convicted him of treason, it would be better for him to prove his crime, and even if he died, he would not die in such a cowardly manner.
While the two were plotting, the door of the dungeon suddenly opened, and a bright light came in. Before the dead man could hide, he was stabbed in the throat with a sharp weapon and fell to the ground dead.
"They are already in jail, and there are still so many plots." The visitor's voice was weak, and he slowly approached, "One rebellion resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries. The price is too high. It's time to stop."
"Chu Rui?!" Chu Mo's eyes widened, "You, you, you..."
Wouldn’t this person who was seriously ill since birth have died long ago? Why is he still alive now?
Moreover, he actually entered the dungeon and killed his most trusted subordinate!
"You are not sick at all!" Chu Mo said every word, "You used your illness to deceive the Queen Mother and the Emperor. What on earth do you want to do!"
Chu Rui smiled softly: "I just don't want to live in ruins."
As he spoke, he took out a small black ball from his sleeve and handed it over, "Eat it."
Chu Mo immediately retreated.
However, he was a step late.
The servant standing behind Chu Rui reached out and grabbed Chu Mo's hair and pressed his head against the railing of the dungeon.
Chu Rui's pale fingers passed through the railing, pinched Chu Mo's chin, stuffed the pill in, and then closed Chu Mo's mouth. In the blink of an eye, the pill melted, flowed into the throat along with the saliva, and entered of the abdomen.
Coming out of the dungeon, Chu Rui washed his hands with ice-cold water.
He coughed and looked extremely weak.
He coughed and dragged his weak body back to the palace step by step.
At this moment, the queen's coffin had arrived at the imperial mausoleum. Everyone did not take a moment to catch their breath. As they walked to the entrance of the imperial mausoleum, they knelt down and kowtowed...
After all the busy work, it was already night.
Yun Chu took the child to rest. Brother Yu and Chang Sheng were already exhausted and fell asleep on the bed.
She no longer bothered the two children to wash up, took off their shoes and coats, covered them with quilts, and slept together.
The imperial mausoleum gradually became quiet, but some people were still crying.
The person who cried the most sadly was naturally the prince who lost his mother.
Over the past month or so, the prince has lost weight rapidly, his cheekbones are protruding, his eyes are swollen from crying, and his appearance has changed a bit.
"Your Highness, my condolences..." Xie Ping advised softly, "Your Highness has abused your body like this, and even if you know this, your Majesty will not be able to rest in peace..."
As a concubine, she was not qualified to come to the imperial mausoleum, but the prince was worried that she would be killed if he left her alone in the East Palace, so he brought her with him.
The prince murmured: "What should I do? What should I do? Without my mother, who will give me advice..."
Xie Ping didn't understand this either.
She comforted him softly for a long time, and finally got the prince to agree to eat something.
She said happily: "Your Highness, I will do it myself later."
The prince likes the vegetarian noodle soup she cooks very much. If he puts a poached egg in it, he can drink the soup together.
Now that the Queen is dead, the Crown Princess is threatened by her and dare not take action. Finally, she no longer has to worry about her life.
The prince had promised that when the child in his belly was born, he would change her from a concubine to a concubine.
As long as she gives birth to a boy and the prince ascends the throne in the future, maybe she can compete for the position of queen...
Of course, it's too early to think about this now.
Xie Ping took a maid to the dining room. As soon as she walked there, she saw an old man pushing a cart of fresh vegetables.
In the first month of the year, it is not easy for even a member of the royal family to have a bite of fresh green leafy vegetables. Xie Ping stopped and said to the palace maid behind her: "You go and light the fire first, and I will choose the dishes."
The palace maid hurriedly entered the dining room.
The old man smiled and said: "If you want fresh vegetables, why don't you come here with me? The ones just picked from the ground are so delicious."
Xie Ping didn't think much and walked to the back of the dining room.
She never thought about why an old man came to sell food in the middle of the night, nor why the old man walked farther and farther away...
She didn't want to go any further.
It doesn’t have to be the juiciest dish, since His Highness the Prince can’t taste it anyway.
She stopped walking: "Forget it, I don't want it anymore."
She turned back to leave. Suddenly, she saw the old man following her from the wall, holding something and rushing toward her.
As soon as she screamed, her neck was strangled by a thin rope. Her cry for help was stuck back in her throat, and the feeling of suffocation overwhelmed her.
She smelled death.
But she doesn't want to die.
She just got pregnant.
She was favored by the prince.
She was about to gain a foothold in the East Palace.
She might become a queen.
She can overturn the case for the He family...
She can't die like this...
But the old man didn't let go at all, and kept increasing his strength...
