The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

After hearing the princess' words, a flash of white appeared in Xie Chenyi's eyes. Such a beautiful girl, like a flower bud, had wasted her best years in vain because of Bao's selfishness, and was now struggling in this cannibalistic palace.

He hesitated for a moment and said tentatively, "Since mother knows that these people are at odds with the Bao family, if you have the chance, you can help them so that they won't be easily suppressed by the Bao family."

"Of course. Bao has oppressed us mother and son for so many years. If someone wants to kill her, I can stand behind them and hand them the knife." The princess smiled.

"Well, now that you are back, you should not stay here all the time. Go to the mourning hall and stay there for a while, or your father will say that you do not care about the love between brothers."

After bidding farewell to the princess, Xie Chenyi went straight to the mourning hall and cried on the right side of the coffin. Looking up, he saw Meng Wenyao on the left crying quietly. She was so pitiful that he had to use his strong willpower to stop himself from looking at the opposite side.

Soon the next day arrived. The coffin had to be sent to the ancestral temple and blessings had to be prayed for in the temple. The round trip would take several days.

The Prince of Fenyang and the Princess, the father and mother, were unable to attend the funeral due to their status, and Concubine Bao was also unable to go because of her status as the biological mother.

Before the funeral procession set off, she carefully instructed Xie Jinbao to perform several rituals for Xie Nanan.

"Jinbao, you are my only son now, you must be well and don't get into any accidents."

Xie Jinbao was secretly delighted, but his face showed grief: "Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of myself and take care of you in the future. I will definitely not let you down."

Concubine Bao nodded and said, "I am worried. You have been impulsive since you were young. We all know that the princess did something wrong with your elder brother, but we have no evidence. I am afraid that you will go to the family temple and lose control of your temper, and have a falling out with Xie Chenyi. When I and the prince are not around, he will plot against you. Be obedient, and I will take care of everything. When you come back safely, I will definitely deal with the princess and her son."

Xie Jinbao knew Concubine Bao's fighting ability, so he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to run over and fight with Xie Chenyi. It would be better for Concubine Bao to take action and deal with both the princess and Xie Chenyi together, and he could just sit back and reap the benefits.

From then on, he was no longer a little son who only needed to be spoiled, but the heir that Concubine Bao fought for and her support for the rest of her life.

"Mom, I will listen to you. I will do whatever you ask me to do and I won't cause any trouble for you."

"Good good."

Concubine Bao started crying as she spoke. She still didn't understand why, after so many years of peace and stability, the princess suddenly took action and killed Xie Nanan.

"Your eldest brother might be too high-profile. He asked your father to find him an official position, which made the princess wary and that's why she killed him. You should keep a low profile. We have the prince, so we will not be easily tricked by her in the future."

Xie Jinbao helped Concubine Bao wipe her tears distressedly: "Mother, don't be too sad. Big brother won't be at peace in heaven. Only if you cheer up and stay in this family, and I am made the prince, big brother can leave with peace of mind."

"You are right. I have something else to tell you..."

"Mom, are you ever going to stop? The auspicious time is almost over. If you have anything to say, can't you come back and say it?" Xie Ruxue came over and complained.

Seeing that her eldest son, whom she had relied on and who had been well prepared, was about to leave the palace forever, Concubine Bao suddenly burst into tears.

"Son, my son!"

Prince Fenyang went over and hugged Concubine Bao to comfort her. As Xie Nanan's biological mother, the princess covered her handkerchief with her hands and sneered in her heart. She finally saw Concubine Bao crying bitterly.

The funeral procession left the Fenyang Palace amid the wails of Concubine Bao, and went out of the city. Everyone changed to carriages and went to the ancestral temple.

By the time we arrived at the ancestral temple, it was almost mid-afternoon. Everyone was tired and hungry. After getting off the car, there was no time to place Xie Nanan's coffin. Everyone wanted to find something to eat first.

"Stop, sister-in-law. As the widow of my eldest brother, you should stay here to keep vigil. Where are you going?"

Meng Wenyao supported her waist which was about to fall apart due to the shaking of the carriage, and asked in confusion: "Let's go eat. Miss Fourth is not hungry yet. Why do you want to stay here to keep vigil?"

Xie Ruxue's face turned red after being confronted. Of course she wanted to go eat, but she wanted Meng Wenyao to stay here to keep vigil.

But Meng Wen Yao's question made her feel embarrassed to say that she was going to eat too, because that would make her lecture Meng Wen Yao untenable.

She endured the hunger and said proudly: "My eldest brother passed away. I was so sad that I stayed to keep vigil. Do you still have the mind to eat?"

It sounded as if whoever went to have dinner there was being disrespectful to the deceased Xie Nanan. Meng Wenyao looked at Xie Ruxue's behavior and found her ability to offend people very funny.

"In that case, then tell everyone to come and keep vigil. The eldest son has passed away, who wouldn't be sad, right, Fourth Miss?"

After Meng Wen Yao finished speaking, she walked around the stunned Xie Ruxue and directed people to quickly set up the mourning tent, and then asked people to call Xie Jinbao and Xie Chenyi back to mourn.

Soon, Xie Jinbao, with food still on his teeth, came over with a slightly angry look on his face. He glared at Xie Ruxue and said to Meng Wenyao, "Sister-in-law, we have been out of the capital for almost a day and haven't eaten anything. We can't mourn for our brother in such a superficial way. You are weak, so you should go eat something before you come to the vigil."

Meng Wen Yao is not only Xie Nanan’s widow, but also the eldest sister-in-law of Fenyang Palace. If she doesn’t go to eat, who dares to go first?

She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and choked up, "Seeing your elder brother about to be buried, I feel so sad. How can I eat? I would rather starve to death and accompany your elder brother to the grave, wuwu..."

"Sister-in-law, please don't be like this. Brother knows you are in so much pain, and he won't feel good down there either."

What’s more important is that he had just taken a bite of the food and had been hungry for the whole day, and now he felt extremely uncomfortable. However, Meng Wen Yao just nodded and cried, with no intention of leaving at all.

Xie Jinbao was so angry that he wanted to scold Xie Ruxue for being brainless. He said angrily: "Xue'er, please persuade my sister-in-law. If she keeps crying like this, she will hurt her body. My brother doesn't want to see my sister-in-law like this."

In her heart, Xie Ruxue of course hoped that Meng Wen Yao would cry herself to death, but under Xie Jinbao's murderous gaze and with her own rumbling stomach, she could only humble herself and persuade Meng Wen Yao.

"Sister-in-law, let's go eat first, and then come to the vigil."

Hiding the smile on her lips, Meng Wenyao raised her head, glanced around with tearful eyes, and choked up, "I heard that people who died in the first seven lives will come back to visit their relatives once. I always feel that your eldest brother is still here. If we all leave his body, how sad he will be when he sees that no one of us is guarding here!"