After being struck by lightning and being in the world of women

In such a solemn place, the queens are very clear-headed and no one would bring concubines or maids who are not presentable enough to pay homage.

So most of them either bring their husbands with them, or just come alone.

Of course, Emperor Showa was an exception.

She didn't have a legal husband, so she brought Sun Guifu with her. After all, Sun Guifu was the second grandson of General Sun, so naturally he could come.

However, if Emperor Zhaoxian was alive, Emperor Zhaohe would bring Emperor Zhaoxian and Mrs. Sun Gui together.

"See Your Majesty."

When they saw Emperor Showa coming, everyone knelt down and saluted.

"No gift."

Emperor Showa waved his hand and took Sun Guifu forward to pay homage.

After the worship was over, Sun Guifu took his eldest brother's hand and went to the back hall to talk.

The front hall was full of women, so it was difficult to talk to them.

Sun Pannu and her sister Sun Younu knelt in front of the coffin and burned paper money in silence.

General Sun has few relatives, let alone any side branches, so all household affairs are managed by an old housekeeper.

This old butler has followed General Sun for decades and is extremely loyal.

Emperor Showa sat down in the hall next door and drank the tea brought to him by the old butler himself.

The Sun family was poor, and this mansion was given to them by Emperor Showa.

Zhong Ruhuang and Xiao Ziluan also burned a stick of incense to General Sun.

Such a general who guards the border is naturally worthy of respect.

At this moment, Zhong Ruhuang just came to pay tribute and had no idea that Emperor Showa had a great gift for her.

Sun Guifu talked to his elder brother for a while, and when they came out, both of them had red eyes, obviously they had cried again.

Hou Songlin was standing aside waiting with two imperial edicts in his hands.

The old housekeeper set up the incense table for receiving the decree, and she said loudly, "General Sun's family, listen to the decree."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the male members of the Sun family knelt down.

All the civil and military officials who came to pay tribute also knelt down.

Zhong Ruhuang pulled Xiao Ziran and knelt behind the fourth princess and her husband in order of seniority.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: General Sun has guarded Chaotian Pass for many years, and has made great contributions in resisting foreign invasions. He is a meritorious official of the Qinglan Dynasty, so General Sun is posthumously conferred the title of Marquis of Ledao. His great-granddaughter Sun Younu will inherit the title at a lower level, so she is the Earl of Ledao, and the title will not be reduced for three generations. I decree this."

Hou Songlin knew Emperor Zhaohe's attitude towards General Sun, so after he finished announcing the decree, he taught the four-year-old Sun Younv in a friendly tone how to receive the decree.

"My Lord, I will obey your orders."

The young granddaughter repeated it obediently.

"Wei Chen accepts the order."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

No matter how young Sun Younu is, she is still the heiress of General Sun and has a noble status.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Under Hou Songlin's guidance, Sun Younv successfully held the imperial edict in her arms.

"There is one more. The young Earl needs to kneel for a while longer."

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Here is the great-grandson of General Sun, who is handsome, intelligent, gentle, elegant, and of noble character. He is hereby granted marriage to the daughter of Sun Pan, as the concubine of King Wu, and given the title of Xuan. The marriage will be completed on the 28th of the month. I decree this."

This imperial edict was handed over to Sun Pannu by Hou Songlin.

"Your Majesty, I, your daughter, would like to thank you for your grace."

Sun Pannu, dressed in coarse linen clothes, received the imperial edict.

Emperor Showa also had her considerations when he issued these two imperial edicts.

The first one, needless to say, is naturally to provide shelter to the current Sun family so that people dare not bully them.

The second reason was to allow someone from the Sun family to preside over the funeral and to give the Sun family a backer. After all, the Sun family did not even have a female heir to establish a family.

At the same time, it was also to allow Sun Pannu to get married in Rexiaoli.

Sun Pannu is already fourteen years old. When the three-year mourning period is over, she will be seventeen, an old man, and no one will want her by then.

It can be said that Emperor Showa was very thoughtful.

The only thing he didn't consider was whether Sun Pannu was willing.

You have to accept it even if you don't want to, after all, the marriage has been arranged.

Zhong Ruhuang: ………

Zhong Ruhuang felt as if a bolt from the blue had struck her.

No, she is so low-key.

Why won’t the Queen Mother let her go?

Grant her a marriage with Sun Pan's daughter?

Most people cannot see the deep meaning in it, but Zhong Ruhuang reacted immediately.

This isn't an arranged marriage; it's about letting her inherit the Sun family's connections.

At the same time, I also told her that she had no choice but to guard Chaotian Pass.

As for when the decree will be issued for her to go to Chaotian Pass, it is probably not far away.

"Female minister, thank you, Queen Mother, for granting me the marriage."

Zhong Ruhuang walked out expressionlessly to express her gratitude.

She really didn't know what expression to make.

Her mother didn't tell her that she would use this trick on her.

Hou Songlin glanced at Zhong Ruhuang imperceptibly, then lowered his eyelids to hide the sympathy in his eyes.

The Fifth Princess is so miserable.

To be honest, this is retribution.

Emperor Showa's dignified face showed a forced smile.

"Old Five, you're welcome. Go and preside over the funeral for your old Yueshan. It's so hot today, so you'd better bury him early."

Zhong Ruhuang: ………

She just felt a knife stab in her knee.

Did she feel like her mother was mocking her?

What did she do?

Suddenly she was given a concubine with a title. If this continues, there will be a fight in her backyard.

The concubine husbands all have outstanding family backgrounds, while the principal husbands have humble family backgrounds. Sooner or later, this...

Zhong Ruhuang silently changed into a coarse linen dress, knelt before the spirit of General Sun, and acted like a filial daughter and grandson to her, but she was cursing in her heart.

Too bad.

Her mother is such a jerk.

Forget it, the dead person is the most important.

After cursing for a few times, Zhong Ruhuang stopped.

There's no use scolding.

If you can't avoid it, you might as well face it.

The eldest princess and the others did not envy Zhong Ruhuang at all, and even felt a little sympathy for her.

It seems that the Queen Mother has made up her mind to send the fifth child to Chaotian Pass.

Xiao Ziran also changed into a coarse linen robe and knelt half a step behind Zhong Ruhuang.

Sun Pannu was only a concubine, and Xiao Ziran was the principal husband, and he also had the right to help the concubine handle funeral affairs.

After all, Zhong Ruhuang is a woman. She can entertain female guests, but Xiao Ziran needs to step in to entertain male guests.

General Sun's body was kept for three days before being buried in the Sun family cemetery.

Sun Liu, the eldest grandson of General Sun, is now Zhong Ruhuang's father-in-law.

Because Sun Liushi was a son-in-law and his wife's surname was Liu, she was Sun Liushi.

If he got married, it would be Liu Sun.

Different orders represent different meanings.

Although Sun Liushi was a son-in-law, he was a man with a weak character. When General Sun and his wife were alive, they were the ones who made the decisions.

Now that the mansion has lost its backbone and has a new son-in-law, everything is under the control of Zhong Ruhuang, the son-in-law.

As for General Sun's young servants, after the funeral, they were all sent to the Sun family's ancestral temple, where they were ordained as monks and lived a vegetarian and chanted Buddhist scriptures.

There is no rule about remarriage in the Qinglan Dynasty. Most men who lose their wives either become widows or observe vegetarianism and chant Buddhist scriptures.

The legal husbands can still stay at home as widows and live a wealthy life.

The young servants were usually sent directly to the temple to become monks, where they lived a simple life.