The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Extra episode four

When she first heard the "bad news", Xueyan still felt uneasy in her heart, for fear that the emperor would suffer a stroke after seeing her, and it was later spread throughout the palace that it was Princess Zhen who somehow provoked her. The emperor was furious.Taihuang was already old and his body was not as healthy as that of young people. When he was furious, phlegm confused his heart, which caused a stroke.According to gossip, the chances of waking up in the future may not be great.

His Majesty the Emperor was very pure and filial. When the Taihuang fell ill, he didn't even go to the morning court. He stayed by the Taihuang's side for three or four days. Later, it was the Empress Dowager who persuaded him to leave with great difficulty.

As for Concubine Zhen, before the Empress Dowager and the Emperor could discuss how to deal with her, she suddenly committed suicide by swallowing gold in her own palace.

Although due to the face in the palace, it was only said that she went there in an emergency, but the funeral affairs were handled extremely sloppily.By convention, after the death of a concubine, the rank and posthumous title are always given as a sign of respect.When I arrived at Concubine Zhen's place, there was nothing, the emperor himself didn't mention it, and the Ministry of Rites seemed to have forgotten about it.

Although he didn't have any feelings for the nominal biological mother, the original owner's mother and younger brother were indeed killed by the Zhen family.Once Concubine Zhen died and the Emperor was seriously ill, he might not be far away from Zhen's family being raided.I just don't know if the Jia family is still in the sequence of being ransacked this time.Mrs. Xing has always been kind to herself, so she can offer some kind words in private when the time comes.

No matter how sloppy the inside is, you need to pay attention to the things on the surface.Xueyan, as a high-ranking princess, also went to worship at the mourning hall of the Zhen family.Inevitably, I met everyone in the Jia family and the Liu family who entered the palace crying.

This was the first time Xueyan saw them after becoming the princess.Xueyan didn't think there was anything unexpected, but Mother Jia and the others were a little bit panicked.Especially when she saw Xueyan wearing the uniform of the princess, Jiamu was not sure, and said with a smile: "The princess is born with nobleness, and this kind of clothes will complement each other when you wear them. In the past I don't know the identity of the princess, but the old man apologized to the princess on behalf of everyone in the family."

Xueyan laughed and said: "Madam Jia doesn't need to be too polite. Speaking of it, if I don't have the connection with the family, I may not have the opportunity to go to Beijing and find out my background. Speaking of which, both the Lingfu and the Lin family have been very kind to me. Your politeness makes me uneasy."

Seeing that Xueyan was as grand as Xing said, Mother Jia breathed a sigh of relief.After all, the occasion was a bit solemn, and with the nuns in the Queen's Palace watching, the two exchanged a few words and then went to their respective places to cry.

Within two days, the queen returned to the palace to recuperate in the name of "headache" and stopped going to the mourning hall.Xueyan, as the queen's adopted daughter, naturally has to go back to "serve the sick".The queen mother didn't even show her face, she just sent the mother around her to offer a stick of incense.

The people below are very good at winking, seeing that the people above don't care, and the emperor fell ill again, they also neglected one after another.This time, under Xing's persuasion, Jia's mother quickly handed over the post about being ill due to heatstroke.Lin Ruhai, who was on duty in the Ministry of Rituals, took advantage of the situation and said that it was the scorching heat right now, and many elderly people could hardly support them, so please be merciful to His Majesty.In addition, there are still two venerable emperors and empress dowagers in the palace after all, the funeral ceremony of Dowager Zhen cannot be compared with the previous dowager concubines, for the sake of the health of the emperor and empress dowager, the funeral of Dowager Zhen should be simpler That's good.

Hubu Shangshu had a gray beard, his eyelids could hardly be opened, but he had a transparent heart.He took the opportunity to tell the victims of the flood and needed to be relieved, and the equipment of the military camp should be replaced... In short, the treasury is empty, and there is no money for the concubine to continue her funeral. It is better to send the funeral as soon as possible.

Although this news was rejected by Emperor Xuanming on the spot: "The concubine is my father's concubine. Now that she has passed away suddenly, I have to think about my father. Since the national treasury is empty, I will use money from my private treasury to support the funeral." instrument."

At this time, Lin Ruhai came out again, and said that the body of the Supreme Emperor should be the most important thing. A concubine who has made a mistake can be buried with the etiquette of a concubine. …

Followed by a group of ministers who seconded the proposal, although Princess Zhen's own son, King Zhongshun, was not happy, no one stood up for him.Those people who were vassals of him saw that the emperor fell ill, and now they are trying to express their sincerity to the emperor, but it is too late, so how can they take him as a prince who has no power in their eyes.

King Zhongshun secretly hated him, but he didn't dare to fight against the emperor any more, so he had to watch his mother and concubine lay still for three days before being sent to the concubine's mausoleum for burial.As for what the Supreme Emperor said before, that Concubine Zhen should be buried together, it has long been selectively forgotten.Is there such a thing?The Taihuang didn't make a decree, so we don't dare to make decisions indiscriminately. If you have the ability, you can discuss it with the Taihuang.

In just a few days in the palace, Xueyan saw these people's miraculous face-changing skills faster than turning the pages of a book, and she couldn't get close to anyone she saw in the palace.

Although according to the ancestral system, when the concubine passed away, the family with a title had to keep the system for one year, and no weddings could be held during this period.Just because you can't hold a wedding banquet doesn't mean you can't have a blind date.

Not long after Xueyan found out that Concubine Zhen had died, she became very popular in the harem.