The funeral of the former King of Liao was held as scheduled. Envoys from various countries gathered at the gate of the palace at the time notified before, and the etiquette officer was responsible for leading them into the palace.
The mourning hall is located in the west hall of the palace. The coffin of the former Liao king has always stood here. Because it is winter and the weather is very cold, the changes in the body are not particularly obvious. At least in the eyes of most people, lying in the coffin This person is no different from when he was alive.
The west hall has been re-decorated. It is a dazzling white from the inside out. In the middle of the hall are the tombs and coffins of the former Liao kings. The Yelu clan headed by Yelvertu, Yelulan and Yelunan The disciples, dressed in mourning clothes, stood on the right side of the coffin, with a tragic expression on each of their faces.
The Daxia delegation was the first to go in to express condolences. Shen Cha and Jin Jing were also dressed in plain clothes. Their expressions were very solemn. Under the leadership of the etiquette officer, they entered the west hall and took the incense candle handed by the little chamberlain. He bowed deeply and respectfully three times, and for each bow, the children of the Yelu clan responded in return. After the salute, they placed the three sticks of incense in front of the memorial tablet, walked up to everyone in Yelvertu, said some words of condolences, and then left the mourning hall accompanied by the young chamberlain, walking through the long corridor. Come to the side hall.
Other nobles and civil and military ministers in the Liao Kingdom had already paid their condolences after going to court and rested directly in the side hall. They also had another task, which was to accompany the envoys from various countries and let them spend this period in the palace. Time, don't be so boring.
"General Shen, Military Advisor Jin!"
Seeing Shen Cha and Jin Jing coming in with Mei Lin, Mei Zhu, Li Jun and Dai Yi, Mr. Qi took the lead to greet them. Qi Zhifeng followed his father and winked at Shen Cha and Jin Jing.
"Master Qi, Young Master Qi!" Shen Cha and Jin Jing raised their fists towards Master Qi and nodded slightly to the other adults who looked over and greeted them, "Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen!"
"This way, please!" Mr. Qi led them to the arranged seats, patted his son on the shoulder, and motioned for him to stay with him. "I still have official duties to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."
"Master Qi, let's go slowly!" Seeing that Master Qi had returned to his circle and was discussing something with other people, Shen Cha looked at Xiao Fengqi who was standing not far away and stared at them, and raised his eyebrows slightly. , withdrew his gaze, glanced at Qi Zhifeng, who was yawning non-stop and seemed about to fall asleep, and asked curiously, "You usually get up early, and I haven't seen you so sleepy?"
"I woke up early, but I didn't sleep at all." Qi Zhifeng stretched, "I've been working hard all night, and I'm almost exhausted. You don't know that my head hurts so much that it's going to explode. "
"What happened again? Could it be that the Tubo people have made some new tricks?" Jin Jing thanked the waiter who brought them tea and refreshments, asked him to bring a pot of strong tea, and then He poured a small cup for Qi Zhifeng, "Isn't it quite peaceful these two days? We went out for a walk and didn't find anything unusual."
"It has nothing to do with the Tubo people, it's our own business." Qi Zhifeng drank several cups of strong tea, but still had no energy. He lay on the table and said vaguely, "I don't know, it's such a small thing. It can make a big noise." He pointed in the direction of Mr. Qi, "See, it hasn't stopped yet! The late king's tomb has been repaired a long time ago, but some people just don't want the late king to enter the tomb." He dismissed with disgust. He curled his lips and said, "It seems like no one knows their little thoughts. I used to hide it a little bit, but now... hmph, it's blatantly obvious."
"What do you mean you are not allowed to enter the royal mausoleum?" There was a commotion at the door. Jin Jing took a look and found that the three envoys of the Jin Kingdom had also finished paying their condolences. They were led in by the chamberlain and were greeting the ministers in the palace. After watching it for a while, he felt it was uninteresting, so he turned his attention to Qi Zhifeng again, "It doesn't make sense."
"It makes sense to reason with people with normal brains, but reason with people with abnormal brains..." Qi Zhifeng yawned three times in a row and waved his hand towards Jin Jing, "Isn't that just playing the piano to a cow? They were the ones who caught the late king to death, but they refused to allow the late king to enter the royal tomb. But how could this happen just by their opposition? They had been arguing all night last night, and they almost took action." He waved his hand. "Don't worry about them, just let them go. It won't be what those people want anyway."
"Speaking of which, this matter has nothing to do with you. Why did you get involved?" Shen Cha looked around and asked Mei Zhu to find a soft cushion and put it under Qi Zhifeng's head. " Take advantage of this time to sleep for a while, and I will wake you up when it is over."
"Thank you, Sister Xiaocha. Please help me cover it up. I must not let my father see it."
Qi Zhifeng hugged the soft cushion and rubbed it twice, muttered a few words, and fell asleep without hearing what Chen Cha said.
"Looks like he's too tired!" Jin Jing waved to the young chamberlain, asked him for a blanket, and put it on Qi Zhifeng, "I've only seen this ability in you when you touch a pillow. ." He glanced at Shen Cha, who had been staring at the Jin envoy, "What are you looking at?"
"It's boring, just watching."
Although the whole process of condolences was simple, it took a long time. By the time the envoys from various countries came out of the palace and returned to the post houses and inns where they were staying, it was already dark.
Shen Cha didn't know what the other people's situation was like, but anyway, she was so hungry that her chest was touching her back. After all, everything prepared in the palace today is vegetarian food. For warriors like them, even if they eat to their stomachs, they will not be full.
Fortunately, the innkeeper knew the ropes well and had a good taste of it. He had already arranged for the waiters in the shop to prepare hot water for bathing and ordered hot meals to be prepared under the stove. He was just waiting for Shen Cha and the others to come back and take a bath. After changing clothes, I had a hearty meal.
Shen Cha told the accompanying guards to let them bathe and eat on their own. It was a full day of hard work in the Liao Palace today. Everyone should have a good rest. Even if there are big things, they should wait until they are completely rested.
After doing this, she nodded slightly towards the shopkeeper, "Thank you shopkeeper for preparing these for us. You have worked hard."
"General Shen, you're welcome. This is what we should do and it's our honor."
Shen Cha nodded slightly, took Jin Jing, Mei Lin, and Mei Zhu upstairs, and said in a low voice, "After you have cleaned up yourselves, bring the food to my room and we can eat together." She glanced at Jin Jing , "Brother Xiaojing is coming too, I will ask Mei Zhu to call you."
"It seems that you saw something in the palace." Jin Jing nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for your news."
Half an hour later, everyone gathered in Shen Cha's room. She and Jin Jing had a small table each. On the table was steaming mutton stew. Shen Cha pulled out more than half of the mutton from his small pot and looked at it. Mei Zhu beckoned and told the sisters to separate from Ying Qi and Ying Eight.
"Tell me, what did you see?" Jin Jing took a piece of mutton and put it in her mouth, "When you were in the palace, you were staring at the three people from the Kingdom of Jin the whole time."
"Don't you think they are... weird?" Shen Cha took a sip of the mutton soup, "It's so delicious!"
"Isn't it weird!" Jin Jing also took a sip after hearing Shen Cha say that the soup was very fresh. "A few days ago, brother Afeng told us that the subordinates of three envoys of the Kingdom of Jin were openly fighting on the street. Either this arm was broken, or that leg was lame, and some people were even carried away. The patrol detained those who were fighting, and notified the three envoys to come and pick them up in person. These three people no longer cared about face. We got into a fight on the way back to the inn." He sighed softly, "But looking at the situation today, it doesn't look like there was a big fight!"
"Really?" Shen Cha smiled, "The three of them have never been separated today, and when we passed the garden, the eyes of those three people were never idle! So, I have a bold guess, They should be..."
"Temporary truce, let's work together to find Wanyanxi!"
