After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Qin Yaoguang organized his words and analyzed, "The power of the nobles is not as strong as before. It would be of no benefit to them to kill me. It is even more impossible for the civil officials to be upright. They don't have the ability to do so."

A civil official without a foundation cannot afford to support such fierce assassins.

In addition, there are royal families and aristocratic families.

The royal family in the capital only follow the Empress Dowager's lead, so killing Qin Yaoguang would do more harm than good.

"Mother..."

Qin Yaoguang asked hesitantly: "Which one do you think it will be?"

The aristocratic family is not a monolithic entity.

As far as she knew, the Xie family, the Cui family, and the Lu family were not of one mind.

The Queen Mother did not answer.

Qin Yaoguang called her softly, but seeing that she didn't respond, he thought she was asleep, so he carefully pulled the quilt over her before going back to sleep.

She was exhausted that day, both physically and mentally.

As soon as I closed my eyes, I fell into a deep sleep.

Hearing her breathing gradually become long and even, a tear welled up in the corner of the Empress Dowager's eye and slowly flowed down.

The difficult night is finally over.

Qin Yaoguang slowly opened her eyes, and the soreness of her muscles swept over her, making her grit her teeth in pain.

Last night, Nanny Deng had treated her skin that was rubbed by horseback riding, but the pain caused by the accumulation of lactic acid had decreased instead of increased.

Not wanting to worry the Queen Mother, she lay in bed for a long time, and only got out slowly after she had adjusted herself.

The Empress Dowager had gotten up early and came in from outside the palace, holding a branch of snow-covered red plum in her hand.

The red and white colors look very beautiful.

After washing her hands, she looked at Qin Yaoguang: "Are you awake? After breakfast, go to the Ningguo Mansion to pay your respects for me."

After one night, there was no longer any sign of anything unusual about the Empress Dowager.

His gaze is deep and his demeanor is unparalleled.

Yesterday's fragility was left by her yesterday.

After breakfast, the Empress Dowager ordered Nanny Zhou to help Qin Yaoguang dress up.

Qin Yaoguang's clothes were always available in the Xining Palace. The empress dowager personally picked out a tea-white cross-collared, right-fronted long gown for her. The collar and cuffs of the gown were embroidered with phoenix patterns in gold and silver threads, which looked very colorful.

Is this outfit too much?

Qin Yaoguang muttered to herself: It doesn't seem like she's going to mourn, but more like she's going to show off her status as the eldest princess of the royal family.

However, as long as my mother is happy.

Nanny Deng stood beside the dressing table and handed Nanny Zhou everything she needed.

Soon, Nanny Zhou had combed Qin Yaoguang's hair into a fairy bun, which was decorated with a golden hairpin made of oriental pearls and a peacock with its tail spread out, making it look extremely luxurious.

Qin Yaoguang looked at herself in the mirror and felt that she was suitable for any occasion except her grandmother's funeral hall.

This is not over yet.

The Empress Dowager slowly trimmed the branch of red plum blossoms with a pair of flower scissors, leaving only the most brilliant flowers and put them next to Qin Yaoguang's bun.

"Mother..."

Qin Yaoguang couldn't help it and called her softly.

Not only was her dress gorgeous and grand, it also looked solemn, since she was attending the event on behalf of the Empress Dowager, after all.

But, using red on the head?

The Queen Mother responded calmly without explaining.

Nanny Zhou laughed and said, "Your Highness's hair is so nice, thick and black. I prepared a hair bag in advance, but I didn't know it would be used at all."

Since it was prepared in advance, it means that it was all instructed by the Empress Dowager.

Qin Yaoguang couldn't guess what her mother was thinking, so she simply kept quiet and stopped asking.

Who cares? The Cui family still wants to kidnap me and force my mother to submit, and force those innocent people to relocate.

Qin Yaoguang was disgusted by such means.

"Your Highness is so beautiful."

Nanny Zhou took a step back and looked at the eldest princess with bright eyes and white teeth, sighing from the bottom of her heart.

The Queen Mother showed a satisfied look: "Go ahead."

The Ningguo Mansion was drenched in mourning.

The cries of the filial son and grandson could be heard from far away, and carriages of dignitaries kept coming and going in front of the door.

The accumulation of a century-old family, the maternal family of the current empress dowager, the old lady’s funeral, and all the prominent families in the capital will show up.

Princess Leyang's procession slowly stopped at the gate of Duke Ningguo's mansion.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Leyang has arrived—"

The gatekeeper who passed the message had a long breath and a loud voice, which could be heard clearly in half of the house.

"Isn't the princess still in her villa? The road is blocked, how did she get back?"

"You don't know this, right? I heard that it was the Xie family's youngest son who escorted her into the city when it was almost dark yesterday."

"Xie family?"

Considering that this was a funeral, everyone kept their voices low and discussed it quietly only with people they knew well, but they all kept their eyes on the door.

Qin Yaoguang walked in holding the hand of Nanny Zhou, with a dignified manner and an arrogant look, as noble as a phoenix in the sky.

However, her attire, although gorgeous, was simple and dignified enough.

But, what about the red plum blossom next to the bun?

Who comes to pay their respects with anything red on them?

Looking around, everyone in the mansion was wearing white clothes, and the guests were also wearing dark, black, light and other colored clothes, which made the red plum blossoms on Qin Yao's bald head look particularly dazzling.

What's more, she is the old lady's granddaughter.

Everyone was murmuring in their hearts, and they all saluted.

"No gift."

Qin Yaoguang raised his hands, and everyone stood up.

The one who came to greet her was the second wife of Ningguo Duke, Mrs. He.

He's gaze circled around Qin Yaoguang's hair, then she withdrew her gaze fearfully and led her respectfully to the mourning hall.

The old lady's funeral hall was very grand.

The air was filled with smoke from incense as a senior monk invited back from the temple, along with a group of disciples, chanted sutras for the afterlife.

Someone next to him handed the lit incense to Qin Yaoguang.

According to etiquette, incense was burned in front of the old lady's spirit, and the family members returned the greetings.

Cui Wenqing, the eldest son of the Ningguo Mansion, raised his head and saw the red plum blossom in Qin Yaoguang's hair, and his heart suddenly shuddered.

Such a vibrant red, blooming in the solemn mourning hall, is richer than the color of blood.

Seeing the retreat and avoidance in his eyes, Qin Yaoguang curled her lips.

It seems that he was also involved in ordering the assassination of the imperial farm.

Even if he is not the mastermind, he is an insider.

Nanny Zhou stepped forward and handed two lists of condolence gifts to the accountant who was standing by with pen and ink, and the accountant immediately entered them into the account.

One represents the Empress Dowager and the other represents the Princess Royal.

Both gift lists are quite standard.

If it was other powerful and wealthy families, it would not be rude.

But if we seriously talk about blood relationship, it seems too thin, not to mention the identities of the Empress Dowager and the eldest princess.

The accountant didn't dare to ask more questions, and everyone in the Cui family looked unhappy.

After burning incense, Qin Yaoguang was about to leave.

Death is the greatest thing, she would not cause trouble in the mourning hall.

"Your Highness, please stay!"

Yichun, the trusted maidservant beside Madam Wang, stepped forward and saluted her: "Your Highness, my Madam has something important to announce. Please stay and be a witness."

Ever since she learned that Qin Yaoguang had returned to Beijing, Mrs. Wang had been craning her neck, waiting for her to come and pay her respects.

In order to protect herself, she didn't care about anything else.

Qin Yaoguang paused, looked at Yichun, and asked slowly, "What's the matter?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang, wearing a dark green brocade dress, came from the back of the mourning hall and walked in front of everyone.

She was not even in mourning!