The Founding of the Red Chamber

The crown prince passed away suddenly, and the world was shocked!

It is not an exaggeration to say that the world was shocked. If it is an old man who has been ill for a long time, or a sick child or something, he suddenly returns home.Even though people have countless emotions such as sadness, joy, sigh or regret, shock is absolutely excluded.

People will be shocked because they never thought that the crown prince would pass away.

Children's families, occasionally have a disease or something, and it is also a minor illness and pain.It was so good, why did it suddenly disappear?

Of course, in the palace, there are countless people who suddenly disappeared.

However, Empress Xie was only imprisoned, and Duke Xie's mansion was still powerful. At this time, the death of the crown prince was really unusual.

When Emperor Zhaode heard this, he was dumbfounded, and after half a day he came back to his senses and asked, "What did you say?"

The servant had no choice but to repeat it again trembling, Emperor Zhaode got up after a long time and said, "Zhen, I'm going to see the crown prince."

The servant persuaded softly, "Your Majesty mourns, and you should take care of the dragon's body for the world." He helped Emperor Zhaowen go to the East Palace.

As a generation of emperors, Emperor Zhaode did not personally experience many deaths.The earliest one was the passing of the first emperor. At that time, Emperor Zhaode was still young, and his impression was a little vague. In fact, he didn't really know the meaning of passing away.The second time was the sudden death of his biological mother. The sudden death of his biological mother made Emperor Zhaode feel that the world was extremely cold.With each other, he followed his aunt, Empress Dowager Lin, but no matter how gentle Empress Dowager Lin was, he could not make Emperor Zhaowen get closer. Later, Empress Dowager Lin put most of her energy on state affairs and government affairs, and had no time to take care of Emperor Zhaode's young heart.This time, the third time, his eldest son died young.

Emperor Zhaode didn't put much affection into this child, and was even a little alienated because of Empress Xie. However, the sudden passing of this child still made Emperor Zhaode feel chilly to the bone.He always felt that the imperial palace was under his control, but in the end, his eldest son died so silently.

Emperor Zhaode sat beside the prince, speechless for a long time.

After a while, Empress Dowager Lin heard the letter and came over in a warm sedan chair.In the middle of the night, Empress Dowager Lin was wearing a white fox fur. Emperor Zhaode wanted to get up and salute, but was held down by Empress Dowager Lin, "The emperor sit down."

Empress Dowager Lin's eyes were reddish, obviously she had cried, Emperor Zhaode persuaded softly, "My mother's day is sad."

The palace people moved to the grand teacher's chair, and Empress Dowager Lin sat down, wiping her tears and said, "It's all right, how can the prince just go? Didn't the imperial doctors say that he was not seriously ill? Once the prince is gone, how will the queen explain it?" Lin In fact, the empress dowager has limited sentimentality. Emperor Zhaode never liked the prince to get close to her, and she was too lazy to pay attention to the prince. Her feelings were faint, and even if she wanted to be sad, she didn't know where to feel sad.Even for Emperor Zhaode at this time, Empress Dowager Lin can guarantee that the real sadness is very limited.It is more appropriate to say sad than to say sad.

Sure enough, when Emperor Zhaode thought of Empress Xie, and then thought of Xie's family, his head began to hurt, and he said, "I'll send someone to invite the Empress here."

What followed was a farce. Empress Xie died of her son, and she looked like a madman, holding the prince's tiny body and crying so hard that the palace servants couldn't pull her away, even the empress dowager Lin couldn't help it More compassion.Empress Dowager Lin couldn't see this, and as soon as she supported her forehead, she fell backwards, and her confidant mother hurriedly supported Empress Dowager Lin, calling out, "My Lady, Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Emperor Zhaode hurriedly ordered Empress Dowager Lin to be carried back to Shou'an Palace. As soon as Empress Dowager Lin arrived at the gate of Shou'an Palace in a warm sedan chair, she saw the little eunuch crying back and forth: The empress is dead!

Empress Dowager Lin's heart sank suddenly!

Now, not only the Empress Dowager Lin is not well, but Emperor Zhaode also fell ill.

The courtiers heard the news the next day, Xie Guogong collapsed in the palace first, and the rest either begged His Majesty to see him, or had other plans in their hearts.It was so sudden, overnight, the mother of the country and the prince passed away without warning, it was difficult for people not to think of anything.

Fortunately, Emperor Zhaode was only ill, not dead. Even if he only had one breath at the moment, he had to finish talking about the funeral before dying.The order in the harem was better than that of the previous dynasty, and the concubines were nothing more than crying in Empress Dowager Lin's palace led by Concubine Rong Gui.Empress Dowager Lin sighed, "When you see me now, you will see me a hundred years from now."

After Queen Mother Lin said a word, everyone dared not cry anymore.Empress Dowager Lin looked at the prince in the middle of the night yesterday. She didn't rest well in the middle of the night, her face was haggard, and she said, "I'm not healthy, and my energy is not good. The queen is dead, and the palace is dominated by Concubine Rong. The affairs of the palace , let Concubine Rong watch and deal with it."

Concubine Rong said, "I have no talent or virtue, and I'm afraid that I will lose the trust of my mother."

Empress Dowager Lin glanced at Concubine Rong, and sighed, "Concubine Rong doesn't want to do it, Concubine De, Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, you three should judge."

Concubine Rong has been in the palace for many years, and her face is a little bit uncomfortable, but she has already said what she said, and the water splashed by what she said is really overwhelming at the moment, so she just bowed her head and remained silent.

"Okay, I'm tired too, you all go down." The Empress Dowager Lin didn't like to watch Yingying and Yanyan in this palace, but Concubine Rong was still a bit clever, and hurriedly said, "The empress mother's jade body violates harmony, Let the ministers serve the decoction by the mother's side."

Empress Dowager Lin waved her hand, "It's a great filial piety for you to look after the second prince, go down."

The empress and crown prince passed away, and he had no pain, no disaster, and no charges before, so he passed away like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. After the courtiers found out, soon the wealthy families of the imperial capital, scholarly eunuchs, and well-informed people all knew about it.Then the whole city was dressed in white, and the joy stopped. The most tragic thing was the family who was scheduled to get married today. Not to mention the postponement of the wedding, the omen was not good.

The whole Lin family changed into plain clothes, even the stone lions outside the gate of the mansion were tied with white satin flowers, Ru Yue's body was an imperial wife, and he had to go to the palace to mourn.Lin Jing took care of everything, "Sister-in-law just go, I'm the one with the family affairs, Brother Ze, I'll take care of him."

The Yue family said, "Leave the outside affairs to Fourth Uncle and Mr. Shu, and the inner house affairs have to trouble the two brothers and sisters."

Because Lin's family has kept a filial piety for six years, Lin's second wife and Lin's third wife are new wives, and because Lin Yi takes care of his brothers, they all live in the same house.The two hurriedly said, "You don't need to tell my sister-in-law, this is what I should do. But my sister-in-law is pregnant, so you have to be more careful in everything."

Yue Shi sighed, "I know."

Lin Jing said, "Sister-in-law takes the anti-abortion pills with her, and remember to take them on time." Before Yue Shi left, Lin Jing whispered to Yue Shi, "When you feel tired, sister-in-law just lie down on the ground and don't hurt the two. Treasure." Before the second nephew was born, Lin Jing had already chosen a nickname for him, and it was called Er Treasure.

Mrs. Yue patted Lin Jing's little hand and said, "Fourth Uncle is at home to study and eat well, so listen to Mr. Shu."

"I'm not a child, sister-in-law, don't worry." Lin Jing is already eight years old, and he feels that he is a man of the sky. Therefore, he expresses deep dissatisfaction with others who always treat him like a child.

Yue Shi smiled, got into the car and rushed to the palace.

This time, Lin Yi got a job as a funeral minister, so the husband and wife are so busy every day.The Yue clan was fine, they only left early and returned late every day, while Lin Yi lived directly in the palace.Since the founding of the country by Taizu, it was the first time that the reigning crown prince passed away. How should the crown prince's funeral go, what rules should be followed, and the countless trivial matters of the funeral must be done by someone himself.

After the Yue family returned home, Lin Jing asked the Yue family, "Sister-in-law, how is my aunt?"

The Yue family leaned on the couch, "In the morning, my aunt was supported by the palace servants and went to the mausoleum to have a look. I saw that my aunt's complexion was not very good. I heard that my aunt's jade body is against harmony, and now she is taking medicine. I am very worried." No matter how many queens or princes die, it has nothing to do with the Lin family. The big tree of the Lin family is the Queen Mother Lin.

Lin Jing said, "Don't say that my aunt is a grandmother, it's just me. I used to study with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I was very sad to hear about it. I don't know how to be sad for Xie Laoguo." He never liked the Crown Prince. , I don't like Empress Xie either, but Lin Jing felt a strange feeling in his heart when the crown prince died so suddenly. It wasn't sad, nor happy, but just a weird feeling.He really felt that even if he didn't like the prince, there was nothing wrong with the prince's annoying growth.

"Isn't that right. Mrs. Xie cried and fainted several times in front of the mausoleum." The Yue family was a mother, quite sad.

"My aunt is unwell, so who will handle the funeral in the palace now?"

"Concubine Xian, Concubine De, Concubine Shu, the three empresses cook together."

Lin Jing asked, "Isn't Concubine Rong in front of the mausoleum?"

The Yue clan whispered, "Yes. That's what people don't understand. In terms of rank, the empress has passed away, and Concubine Rong is the leader. I heard that the Empress Dowager deliberately asked Concubine Rong to preside over the funeral. Please resign yourself."

This IQ.

Lin Jing was speechless.

Queen Mother Lin has always been a generous person, she is generous to people and things.

Empress Dowager Lin will not hesitate to give the opportunity that should be given, it depends on whether you can grasp it or not.

Such as Concubine Rong, who wanted to be a queen and went crazy, now Queen Xie and the prince returned to the West together for unknown reasons.Empress Dowager Lin is not willing to take care of these miscellaneous matters, and the task of presiding over the funeral of the empress and prince can only fall into the hands of the concubine.With great dignity, Empress Dowager Lin is the most respectful, if she doesn't take this job, the first choice must be Concubine Rong.Whether Empress Dowager Lin likes Concubine Rong or not, she never does anything to be taken advantage of, and she will definitely hand over this task to Concubine Rong.Concubine Rong Gui is a fool, even if she has a sigh of relief, she must continue.In the future, if you have the merits of attending funerals, you will be able to seek the empress's honor.

In the past, when I was in the palace, I often saw Concubine Rong talking and laughing, such tricks as making a snack and cooking soup emerged endlessly, and I was a fool who didn't want to deal with major issues.

Lin Jingxin said, what a fool!

Lin Jing was not the only one who felt that Concubine Rong was an idiot. Emperor Zhaode was also slightly surprised when he heard that Empress Dowager Lin entrusted the funeral ceremony in the palace to Concubine De, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Shu. He coughed twice and took a sip of herbal tea Asked the attendant, "Where is Concubine Rong?" It was difficult for Emperor Zhaode to still miss his concubine's cousin at this time, which shows that he has a deep bond with his biological mother's family.

The servant said softly, "The Empress Dowager first said that the Empress Dowager passed away, and the concubines in the palace, headed by the Empress Dowager, wanted to entrust the funeral to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager asked to resign, saying that she could not take the responsibility, so the Empress Dowager ordered the Concubine De and the Concubine Xian The three concubines, Concubine Shu, cook together."

Emperor Zhaode sighed lightly, he knew Concubine Rong's temper, she was inherently impractical, when you gave her something, she would always say, "No need, give it to other sisters, there are still concubines here. "

If you give it to her again and again, she will thank you with a smile on her face.

In fact, do you really don't want it?

He thought terribly in his heart, but on the surface he just didn't want it, he had to give it to her again and again, and she would only want it after doing her enough face.

Emperor Zhaode was willing to give her face, to say that she was virtuous, and to praise her... Empress Dowager Lin never had such a temper. It was not that Empress Dowager Lin deliberately targeted Concubine Rong. I will never force" attitude, countless people have obtained glory and wealth from her, if you don't want it, there will naturally be others crying for it.

Now that the matter has come to an end, Emperor Zhaode thought that if he no longer lowered the Dao's order and let Concubine Rong and the third concubine De Xianshu preside over the funeral together, it would also save Concubine Rong's face.But, after thinking about it, it was nothing more than that.Without him, apart from the funeral ceremony of the empress and prince, there is another important matter, how to appease Duke Xie's mansion?

As for the title, the Duke's Mansion is already at the top, so you can't be crowned king with a different surname.

For other things that are rich and powerful, the Duke's Mansion doesn't seem to be short of them.

Emperor Zhaode thought, he still had to call Xie Guogong into the palace, so as to appease him, or give Xie Guogong's descendants a title, Zhaode Emperor was also willing.

Empress Dowager Lin and Xie Guogong had a long history of friendship, and to appease Xie Guogong, I'm afraid he had to rely on Empress Dowager Lin's face. At this time, he ordered Concubine Rong to preside over the funeral together. Wouldn't it be contrary to Queen Mother Lin's will?It's called Empress Dowager Lin that she doesn't look good.

Forget it, let's wrong Concubine Rong for a while.

Emperor Zhaode was thinking about it, and in Concubine Rong's palace, Mrs. Rong and Mrs. Rong were talking to Concubine Rong. funeral."

Concubine Rong was also annoyed in her heart. She hated herself for being quick-spoken, habitually being modest without even thinking about it; second, she hated Empress Dowager Lin for pretending to be stupid. However, she used her humble heart to snatch this job to Concubine De and the others!

Concubine Rong wrung her handkerchief and said, "Grandmother and mother don't know that the Xie family and our family are at odds with each other. I'm asked to preside over the empress and prince's funeral. I don't know how to be critical of others."

"Confused." Mrs. Rong said, "You don't care who is picky, as long as you do it wholeheartedly, there will be hard work without credit. If you don't do it, it will be cheaper for others." The granddaughter is anxious, this time the three concubines De, Shu and Xian are presiding over the funeral, and Concubine Rong is healthy and painless, and has to go to guard the tomb every day, so there will be more gossip.When the old lady Rong was in a hurry, both you and me came out. Of course, she is the direct grandmother of Emperor Zhaode and the direct grandmother of Concubine Rong Gui. Therefore, even if she said a few words about you and me, no one would dare to criticize her. .

Concubine Rong said, "This is the end of the matter, it's too late to talk about it." She didn't know that there were a lot of rumors, and there were rumors that the death of Empress Xie and the crown prince was related to her, so she was not asked to preside over the empress prince. Funeral.Conscience of heaven and earth, if she wants to have that ability, she should have done it earlier, okay, she can wait until now.Concubine Rong was full of grievances, but she presided over the funeral ceremony herself, so many people heard it at the time, but no matter what she said now, she was dumb and ate Coptis chinensis, she couldn't tell what she was suffering.

The old lady Rong sighed, "I heard that the empress dowager's jade body is against the peace, and the empress should also serve medicine in front of the bed." Go to Shou'an Palace, at least the granddaughter will look better.

Concubine Rong became more and more annoyed, "The empress dowager doesn't need anyone to serve medicine, all concubines have been sent back."

Old Madam Rong's face sank: This woman!At the beginning, she suspected that the sudden death of her daughter had something to do with this woman, so she put her daughter to death early, and now she came to torture her granddaughter again!

It's too vicious!