Chapter 170: Jia's grandmother died

The queen passed away and the capital was shaken.
The emperor led the hundred officials to the Weiyang Palace, and the harem concubines all rushed over.
Gu Jiu sat in the wing without the door. I only heard various noises coming from outside.
Ome finally stopped crying.
She wiped away her tears and said: "The slave servant learned that the empress has passed away, but did not see the girl coming back. The slave servant is really scared to death. I'm afraid that the girl will have two shortcomings.
Gu Jiu smiled and wiped the tears for Qingmei, "I'm not afraid, I'm not back now. Look at me, I'm safe and fine."
Qingmei looked at Gu Jiu eagerly, "Is the girl wronged? Are there any embarrassed girls between the empress and the young prisoner Fang?"
Gu Jiu hid the fingerprints on his wrists and hid them in his sleeves, "No, don't think too much."
There are some things she can bear alone.
And those things that happened in the bedroom are not suitable for telling Ome.
But she can say a few words about Mother Ping.
"Qingmei, do you remember Mother Ping next to your wife?"
"The servant girl remembers. Why did the girl mention her suddenly?"
Gu Jiu pretended to ask casually: "Do you know where she is working as a errand now?"
Qingmei thought about it carefully, "I heard people say that Mother Ping was driven out by the wife, but I don't know if it was true. The slave and maid also listened pleasantly."
Gu Jiu suddenly realized.
It turned out that Mother Ping had been kicked out by the Xie family.
She said, where did Xie's courage come from, even if he didn't even want his life, he even dared to send Mother Ping to publicly tell the scandal she had done.
Doesn't she know that these scandals are shameful.
It seems that after Mother Ping left Gu's house, she should have gone to Xie's house.
Only by doing these things can the Xie family have no scruples.
Xie Xian climbed to the Tianmen Temple with bad intentions. What does it matter if he said it? The big deal is to sacrifice Xie Xian.
Thanks to the family style of the Xie family, as long as there are enough benefits, no one will care.
But there is something Gu Jiu has been unable to figure out, why Fang Shaojian didn't find Xie Xian to confront her.
After all, Xie Xian is the party involved, and what he said is more credible than Mother Ping.
Or is it that Xie Xian had an accident and couldn't rush to the palace?
There is too little information for Gu Jiu to make accurate guesses.
Someone came knocking on the door.
Qingmei opened the door.
The palace man stood outside, "Please go to the mourning hall to cry for the girls."
Qingmei delivered a purse and asked quietly, "Is the mourning hall set up so soon?"
The palace man received his purse, still with a low eyebrow, and said: "The mourning hall has been set up, ladies and gentlemen, are entering the palace one after another. Please go to the palace soon, please don't delay the time."
Gu Jiu stood up, "I'm going now."
She took Qingmei and walked out of the side hall, and saw Miss Wei San and other girls.
Everyone was told to cry in the mourning hall.
Gu Jiu came to Miss Wei San, "Sister Wei San."
"Sister Xiao Jiu, are you okay? Your maid was so scared that she almost cried before, and I was too worried. I was relieved to see you in peace."
"Thank you Wei San for your concern, I'm okay. We will go crying, can we still go out of the palace today?"
Miss Wei San whispered: "We are not in the palace, we just happen to be in the palace. We should be able to leave the palace if we cried today. However, all the ladies in the palace are suffering and have to stay in the palace for at least 14 days, every day. Go to the mourning hall to cry for the spirits. If you are in good health, you can stand it. If you are in bad health, I’m afraid you can’t survive.
Gu Jiu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he began to worry about the old lady Wei.
The old lady Wei is a super lady, and she will definitely go to the palace to cry. Can she stand it at such an age? But don't make any accidents.
Gu Jiu followed everyone to the Hall of Two Instruments.
The mourning hall is arranged in the Liangyi Hall.
There are already imperial wives kneeling in the mourning hall.
Gu Jiu followed the court lady's guidance and knelt in the side hall of the mourning hall.
Miss Wei San whispered to Gu Jiu: "I heard that the empress has not yet entered the funeral. Your Majesty and the prince, the concubines of the harem, and the hundred officials of the imperial court are still in the Weiyang Palace."
Gu Jiu noticed that there was indeed a missing coffin in the main hall of the mourning hall.
Gu Jiu said, "When will the empress be in the funeral?"
Miss Wei San shook her head, "I don't know. It depends on the situation in Weiyang Palace. If someone takes the opportunity to make trouble, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave the palace today."
Gu Jiu's heart twitched.
At this moment, the thing she looked forward to most was to leave the palace quickly, leave this cannibalistic place, and never enter the palace again.
If you can't go out of the palace today, who knows what accidents will happen one night later.
After the empress's death, various careerists are dispatched one after another. Any accidents are possible at this time.
Gu Jiu is not afraid of anything else, he is afraid of getting angry.
Regardless of whether the emperor has feelings for the queen, the emperor will definitely take the opportunity to get rid of a few people and vent his anger.
Those few doctors are probably in danger.
When Gu Jiu was thinking about it, Weiyang Palace was brewing a storm.
In the bedroom of Weiyang Palace, the palace people have put on the shrouds for the queen empress and dressed up, just waiting for the funeral.
Kai Yaodi sat on the chair, his face like frost.
His Royal Highness was heartbroken, and whispered for the funeral of the empress.
"The mother and the queen have worked hard for a lifetime, and the last days are extremely painful. Many times, the son-in-law saw the mother in pain so much that he cried out. Father, the son-in-law hopes to have a funeral for the mother and the queen. Please father's permission."
Kai Yaodi was noncommittal.
Everyone else was silent.
Hubu Shangshu hesitated, and stood up, "Your Majesty, the minister dare to ask, how much money do you need to prepare for the funeral of the empress?"
His Royal Highness glared, and questioned the Household Department Shangshu, "Master Chen, what do you mean by this? Do you still need to care about money for the funeral for the mother? Absurd!"
Hubu Shangshu raised his eyelids and said, "His Royal Highness is not in charge, I don’t know that Chai Mi is expensive. This year’s taxes have been arranged as early as the end of last year, and the treasury has no extra money. Unless His Royal Highness and you princes are willing to give up this year’s awards, Or postpone it until next year, when the Ministry of Households will find a way to make up for the titles of His Royal Highness and the princes."
"absurd!"
King Zhao scolded the Book of the Household Department, "You stopped our Juelu and let us drink Northwest Wind? You know, we have a large family, hundreds of people, and all depend on Juelu to feed. Without Juelu, the king will go to Chen Chen. My lord, there is autumn wind in your house."
Master Chen from the Household Department didn't move his eyebrows, and said, "Even if King Zhao went to the official's house to catch the autumn wind, he would have nothing to eat. The court still owed the official two months of salary, which was not sent during the New Year."
"you……"
Zhao Wang pointed to the Hubu Shangshu, this person is simply outrageous.
His Royal Highness was a little at a loss, "Is the treasury really unable to get a penny?"
The Hubu Shangshu said: "The treasury only has a balance of 200,000 taels. You must first settle the capital's salary, I'm afraid it is not enough. The other money has already been arranged and cannot be embezzled."
His Royal Highness looked at Emperor Kai Yao eagerly.
If the national treasury has no money, it can only count on Shaofu.
Shaofu is rich and rich, but Shaofu is the private treasury of the emperor. The emperor had to nod his head before the young man was willing to come up with the silver.
"Father, mother and queen have worked hard for a lifetime. Her funeral should not be perfunctory. Everyone in the world is watching, how can the funeral of the mother of the mother be so hasty."
His Royal Highness pleaded with the emperor, so he almost cried.
If he hadn't remembered in his heart that he couldn't be too weak in front of the emperor, he would cry fiercely, and it would be worthless for the mother.
Emperor Kaiyao said in a deep voice: "The Queen's funeral is not rash. If the treasury is empty, the funeral should be borne by the Shaofu. Where is the Shaofu order?"
"Weichen is here."
The young man came out from the crowd.
Emperor Kai Yao said in a heavy tone: "I am stricken with grief when I lost the queen. The queen's funeral must be solemn. Whenever necessary, the Shaofu shall not excuse it. If anyone disrespects the queen, report it to me immediately."
"Weichen follow the order."
"Is there anything else?" Kai Yaodi stared at His Royal Highness.
His Royal Highness was very scared, so he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I thank my father for the mother."
Humph!
Emperor Kai Yao coldly snorted, "I do the funeral for the queen, why do you need to thank you. Take good care of your mother and queen."
"Children follow the order."
Emperor Kai Yao stood up, walked to the bed, and looked at the corpse of the empress.
He felt hatred, anger, melancholy, and nostalgia, and all kinds of emotions slipped through, so complicated that he didn't even know what he wanted.
The queen left a last word and ordered the prince to keep his filial piety for three years.
Emperor Kai Yao knew very well that the queen was buying time for the prince.
Emperor Kai Yao was very angry, thinking in his heart, this woman has been fighting with me for a lifetime, and she has to calculate me when she dies. It's deceiving too much.
If I have been a prince who has kept his filial piety for three years, do I dare not move the prince?
Since ancient times, there has been no such thing as letting the prince keep his filial piety for three years.
The queen can let the prince keep his filial piety for three years, and I can naturally let the prince follow the rules, and after twenty-seven days, the upper court will listen to politics.
Emperor Kai Yao clenched his fists and suddenly laughed.
Now that the queen has taken this move, I will see if the prince can support it.
Three years passed in a flash.
If the prince really can survive these three years, I don't mind giving the prince a chance.
If the prince can't survive for three years, don't blame the queen for ignoring the love between father and son.
Kai Yaodi left without saying a word.
No one could see that there was anger in Kai Yaodi's eyes.
Whether this anger was directed at the queen or the prince, it didn't matter.
The important thing is that Baiguan knew in his heart that the prince was in danger.
Baiguan left, the harem concubine left, and the royal family members also left.
Only the prince and the people of the East Palace remained in the palace.
The prince knelt down in front of the bed, staring blankly at the body of the empress.
Shao Jian Fang stepped forward and said softly: "His Royal Highness, it is time for the empress to be buried in the funeral. The ladies of all officials have already gone to the mourning hall to cry for the spirits, and it is time to finish packing here early."
His Royal Highness suddenly cried, "You see it."
Fang Shaojian made no sound.
His Royal Highness said again: "You have seen it all. The last look of the Queen Father looked at the Queen of Mother, it is worthless to be the Queen alone."
Shao Jian Fang persuaded softly: "His Royal Highness, you shouldn't be thinking about it at this time. The Queen Empress has finally won three years for you. You can't live up to the Empress's wishes."
The crown prince looked blank, "Three years, what should the lonely do? I really don't go to the court to hear politics."
Fang Shaojian nodded, "If you don't go to the court to listen to politics, you won't make mistakes. As long as you don't make mistakes, others will not be able to do anything in the East Palace. After these three years, the capital will be a new situation. When your Highness is soaring, you will have the last laugh."
"It's really that simple?" His Royal Highness laughed at himself.
If you don't go to court, you will not make mistakes. These words can only deceive children.
But Shaojian Fang said this to him, did he treat him as a child?
He is a prince, he has been a prince for twenty years, not a hairy boy who knows nothing.
His soft-heartedness does not mean that he does not understand tricks.
The prince laughed, tears came out. He laughed at his stupidity. Today, the queen is gone, who can he rely on in the future.
The sorrow of the prince was flowing upstream, crying like a child.
Fang Shaojian waved his hand and ordered people to pull down the Prince's Hall.
Then let the palace people hurry up to enshrine the empress.
After entering the funeral, stop the mourning hall.
The courtiers and the wives must cry for the queen.
The huge Liangyi Hall, the main hall, the side hall, and the side hall are all dark and oppressive people.
As the hour comes, all wailing in unison, that scene can scare people to death.
The crown prince was dressed in filial obedience, with his wife and children, kneeling in the forefront, guarding the empress.
After half an hour, the crying spirit is over and you can rest for a while.
Gu Jiu stood up from the ground, his knees didn't feel like his own.
Wei San was worse than her, unable to stand up.
Gu Jiu hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Wei San, "Sister Wei San, do you matter?"
Wei San pressed his knee, "It hurts! It should be fine after a rest."
Gu Jiu helped her out.
Wei San whispered, "Since I was young, I haven't knelt for so long in total. This time I am afraid that I will lose half of my life here."
"Hush, Sister Wei said carefully. Now I can only hope that we can all leave the palace soon."
"Hope."
Wei San looked for her family in the crowd, and when she saw it, she was happy.
"Thank you, Sister Xiaojiu, I'll go over and talk about it first. You can also look for it, everyone in the Hou Mansion should have entered the palace.
"Sister Wei San, go."
Wei San left happily.
Gu Jiu turned around, and finally saw the old lady of the Hou Mansion Wei, the three wives of the Hou Mansion, and the eldest mother Zhang and Xie in the wing.
Xie's face was pale and pale, it is estimated that he has been kneeling for a long time, and his body can't bear it.
The other people's faces weren't that pretty either, everyone looked sad.
"Xiao Jiu is here! I was talking about you just now, guessing if you were here."
"I have met the old lady, wife, elder aunt, and three cousins."
Gu Jiu stepped forward to salute.
The old lady Wei said: "Don't be polite. Is it okay to live in the palace these days? Is there anything in danger?"
Gu Jiu shook her head slightly, she didn't dare to laugh at the moment in the palace. Afraid of being seen by others, it is said to be disrespectful to the empress.
She said: "Thank you for the old lady's concern. Everything is fine for my grand niece."
The old lady Wei looked up and down Gu Jiu, and it was indeed okay. She relieved her mind, "It's okay if you're fine. The old man has been nagging for two days, worrying that you will have a long time in the palace."
"The grand niece is tired, and the old lady is worried because the grand niece is not filial."
"Don't talk about it."
The old lady waved her hand, "Can you go out of the palace today?"
Gu Jiu said, "I should be able to leave the palace."
"It's good to be able to go out of the palace. You are a girl, how can you bear such suffering."
The old lady Wei is very worried about Gu Jiu, a little girl, and the rules in the palace are strict. If something happens, what can happen.
The eldest wife, Xiao Wei, sighed and actively said to Gu Jiu: "Your sister-in-law in the lobby is gone."
Gu Jiu didn't react at once, "What?"
Xie said first: "Er girl, didn't you hear? Hou's grandma is gone."
Gu Jiu's face changed, "Didn't the lady in the lobby come back from the rescue? How could it be gone?"
The eldest wife Xiao Wei frowned and said, "She doesn't want to live anymore."
Gu Jiu's face turned pale, and she could imagine how sad and desperate Jia would be when he learned that the child was gone.
But she is still young and will have children in the future. Why would she not want to live anymore. Is it postpartum depression?
Gu Jiu asked cautiously: "Why didn't the lobby sister-in-law?"
Xie's dissatisfaction, he scolded Gu Jiu, "If it's gone, it's gone, and asked so much what to do."
The eldest wife, Xiao Wei, frowned and looked at Xie quietly.
The eldest wife Zhang also stared at Xie, can't she close her mouth?
The eldest wife Xiao Wei said to Gu Jiu: "We only learned later that she didn't take the medicine prescribed by Dr. Hu. She...she didn't want to live anymore, even if the gods descended from the earth, she couldn't save her. The night before, in the middle of the night, The maid checked at night and found that her body was cold.
Hey... Your brother in the lobby is very sad. At this time, he caught up with the death of the empress.
We are all in the palace, and there is not even a housekeeper in the palace. The funeral of your sister-in-law in the lobby can only be done simply.
Xiao Jiu, when you come out of the palace, please go to the Hou Mansion to accompany Mei'er. I don't worry about the funeral affairs of their children. You watch it for me, okay? "
Gu Jiu nodded, "Don't worry, Auntie in the lobby, I will help Sister Mei and the others and take care of the funeral of the sister-in-law in the lobby."
"Good boy!"