After all, tens of thousands of people were attending a funeral, so the scene was spectacular enough.
The prince's hearse stopped after completing the turn. Following closely behind was a small open-top carriage. In the carriage, a beauty in plain clothes wearing a conical hat was lowering her head and crying.
I think this is the Crown Princess Pei. Just the second year after her wedding, her husband died suddenly. For the young woman, it was undoubtedly the most painful thing in the world. There is no doubt that the accusation of "Kefu" will be pinned firmly on her head by some rumors.
As the heir, Li Guangshun was also sitting on the carriage. The haggard Zhang held Li Guangshun and sat numbly beside the Crown Princess Pei. Although I don't know what she has experienced, it is obvious that she has accepted the current situation.
Looking back at Fang, Li Xian shook his head. He originally wanted to send her to the princess's carriage, but my sister-in-law could always persuade her, so that she could legitimately avoid the torture of walking. But now that Mrs. Zhang is also on the carriage, she can't do this.
It is the stupidest thing to let the hearse lead the way. However, sometimes when people face difficulties, they can choose to strike first.
So, Li Xian pulled Fang and walked naturally to the front of the prince's hearse, gesturing for her to lead the horse with him.
In this case, the forward speed of the hearse depends entirely on the walking speed of the two people. If the hearse goes too fast, the people following it will be exhausted in order not to fall behind.
However, something unexpected happened.
As soon as Fang's hand reached the bridle of the horse, a guy who looked like a royal censor came over, pointed his halberd at Li Xian and said: "As the younger brother, His Highness King Yong personally leads the horse for His Highness the Crown Prince. This is a good talk, but When will women be able to step forward and walk in front of His Highness the Crown Prince?"
After hearing the censor's reprimand, Fang quickly let go. If there is any official in the court who has a low status but is very fierce, it is the censor. Sometimes, even in front of the emperor, they can bluntly accuse her, let alone a little princess like her.
Hearing the words of the censor, Li Xian's anger immediately rose. What the hell is this not nitpicking?
Just when he was about to loosen the reins and go up to deal with the censor, he heard the emperor's voice coming from a carriage behind the princess:
"Although Princess Yong is a woman, she is also the prince's sister-in-law. This is a royal family matter and there is no need for outsiders to interfere. Don't back down!"
The emperor said that this was a family matter, and the critical censor quickly bowed to the carriage and then to Li Xian before leaving in despair. As a court official, he could be soft to King Yong, but he would not be courteous to Princess Yong in any case, especially at this juncture.
Seeing that her husband was gearing up to drag him back, Fang quickly reached out to stop him, pointed at Yao Yuanchong who was looking this way while singing the song of Xie Lu, and said: "Husband, you'd better leave quickly, don't waste time."
After hearing what Fang said, Li Xian curled his lips, led the horse and started to move forward.
Eight horses pull the cart together. Even if the prince's coffin is stuffed with a lot of heavy metal, it is still very fast. Therefore, the speed depends on Li Xian who leads the horse. As for Fang, he just keeps his head down and walks forward. , never looked back at all.
In fact, Li Xian had some considerations when he chose to lead the horse himself. Hao Chujun and other veterans were in poor health. If he controlled the speed of the hearse, he could often take care of them behind.
This kind of thing doesn't need to be announced in a big way. Those who are interested will naturally appreciate it.
Maintaining a good speed, it was not until Li Xian walked out of Qixia Gate and saw Li Yun's gesture that he controlled the horse and slowed down.
The first person to have problems was Zhang Wenguan. A few years ago, he had suffered from lung disease. After a serious illness, the root cause of the disease was left. As long as he exercised too much, he would suffer from shortness of breath.
After walking this distance, he suffered from shortness of breath again and took a few big breaths. He thought he would fall behind because of this, but who would have thought that the people around him would slow down.
Even though Hao Chujun was Zhongshu Ling, he didn't dare to accommodate him. Zhang Wenguan still knew it very well and took the opportunity to catch his breath and then have the opportunity to look at the surrounding situation.
The team is still the same team, but the speed has been significantly reduced.
This was definitely not the work of Hao Chujun and others, so he naturally looked forward.
Hao Chujun, who was also sweating, touched Zhang Wenguan with his shoulder.
Zhang Wenguan almost fell over because of this, so he glared over, and saw Hao Chujun opened his mouth slightly, but didn't move his mouth, and spoke vaguely:
"Don't look at it. His Highness Prince Yong, who is leading the horse, must have slowed down. Just when you were panting, I saw with my own eyes the steward of Prince Yong's Mansion running forward."
After saying this, Hao Chujun looked serious, as if he was not the one who just broke the rules and made a noise.
Zhang Wenguan took a deep breath, glanced ahead, and said nothing.
Just know where this kindness comes from, there is no need to say it.
Regardless of whether King Yong did it intentionally or unintentionally, as a beneficiary, he must accept this sentiment.
After adapting for a period of time, Zhang Wenguan finally took a breath and no longer felt as uncomfortable as before.
So, very quickly, the hearse moved faster again.
Fast and slow, fast and slow, fast and slow, the whole morning passed.
It was in the afternoon that the hearse arrived at the resting point prepared by the Ministry of Etiquette.
It can be seen that the hearse controlled by Li Xian is still moving slowly.
However, Li Xian didn't care. Even the pale emperor and empress who got out of the carriage glanced at the sun and didn't care.
As the two largest human beings in the world, they knew very well how beneficial Li Xian's actions would be.
Although it is only a small favor, when it is extended to the entire court of civil servants, it cannot be underestimated.
Yes, they are civil servants, because those on foot are generally civil servants and nobles, and military generals are on horseback.
However, because the sun was shining brightly, the fully-armed generals felt uncomfortable. When they arrived at the resting point and dismounted, the first thing they had to do was to order their generals to pour water on themselves, and to tear off their armor to spread it. The heat accumulated inside. As for reducing clothing, no one dares to do so. You know, today's weather is still very cold in the morning and evening. They wearing armor will be affected far more than those who are walking.
When did Fang travel such a long distance? After she sat down, she didn't dare to touch the soles of her feet, so we knew she had blisters on the soles of her feet.
Although he felt distressed, Li Xian still didn't help her. Taking off your shoes and exposing your feet in public was a humiliation no less humiliating for an ancient woman than being wheeled in the street.
