Queen's Road in the Red House

Daiyu put on a snow-white filial dress for her daughter, and coaxed softly: "My good boy, don't be afraid when you enter the mourning hall to meet the queen mother."

The three-year-old child tugged at the wide white sleeves of the filial piety dress, and some did not understand why this dress was different from the soft and colorful clothes in the past, and the white was dazzling.But after hearing what his mother said, he put aside the question about the clothes, and asked tenderly: "Mother, I haven't seen the Queen Mother for a long time. Shall we go to see you now?"

Daiyu's tears couldn't stop falling, she choked up and said, "No, I'm going to kowtow. The empress dowager passed away."

"Kushi? What is Kushi?"

The maids next to her were also dressed in plain clothes, their eyes were like swollen peaches from crying. Seeing that Daiyu was choked up and unable to speak, Mo Ran squatted down to coax her: "Princess, the Empress Dowager has gone to the sky to become a fairy, you have to kowtow to see her off." deliver."

The little princess was stunned for a while, looking at the tearful people in the room, suddenly understood what was going on, and cried "Wow".

Counting that the time was coming, the nanny took the little princess away, and wanted to wait outside the palace with her two older brothers, waiting to go in and pay homage to the empress dowager's golden body for the last time.

Mo Ran and Xiao Luo help Daiyu to go out, and they happen to meet Concubine Zhou Gui who is also dressed in plain clothes.

At this time, ten years have passed since Daiyu entered the palace, and Concubine Zhou is no longer the arrogant and arrogant look she had when she first met the Queen, especially when the Queen Mother died and the country was mourned, the Concubine's complexion was naturally heavy and she did not apply makeup , showing deep wrinkles and gloomy colors.

When she saw a group of people from Chonghua Palace coming out, she rushed up and said, "Princess take care of your health. After your empress leaves, everything in the harem will only be decided by the crown princess. Even the funeral of your empress must be presided over by the crown princess. "

The sky was gloomy for a day, and finally it began to drizzle.

The palace people who had been prepared for a long time held up the umbrella, and the noble concubine looked up at the sky, and tears filled her eyes: "This is God crying for the queen mother. The empress has been in charge of the six palaces for decades, and she has set an example for the six palaces. Virtue bows, who doesn't praise you." She wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "It's a good thing that my mother went to An Le, and went to bed at the end of her life, without any crime. The master of Baohua Palace said that this is the talent of several generations. What about the blessings you have obtained?"

Yes.

The queen mother felt tired after lunch, so she put the half-read "Hundred Flowers" on the table to take a nap.Before going to bed, I also told the female officer next to me that the weather is cool today, so I set up a table in the wide area of ​​the courtyard, prepared a pot of Pu'er, and the desserts should not be too sweet, just a plate of preserved apricots and a plate of chestnut cakes.

However, when she fell asleep, she quietly stopped breathing.

He is 65 years old.

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Daiyu stretched out her hand from under the umbrella to catch a few drops of cool rain.

Mo Ran behind him hesitated to speak: She knew that the empress was sad, but at this time, she couldn't hurt her body willfully, she had to take care of herself.

Fortunately, before she could speak, Daiyu stretched out her hand and wiped her fingers with a handkerchief.

Mo Ran followed Daiyu from behind, and saw that she didn't have any gold hairpins or pearls on her crowed hair, only a silver hairpin in the shape of emerald peony.She once heard from Imperial Physician Zhou that the Empress Dowager held a flower appreciation banquet back then, and personally gave her a hairpin of a peony flower from Yulou Diancui.

Mo Ran couldn't stop feeling sour in his heart.

She had followed Daiyu in the palace for ten years, so she naturally knew Daiyu's respect for the empress dowager.What's more, the empress dowager is so pure and fair, she is just and generous, and everyone in and outside the palace respects her. Even the palace people like them only admire the empress dowager secretly.

After the age of [-], the Empress Dowager still had clear eyes and ears, and she was still in good spirits. She could walk around the small garden in her palace every day, and in her spare time, she would sit on the porch and read a book with a pair of Western-style mirrors.Because of the loss of eyesight, I couldn't wear the beaded hairpins by myself for several years, so I often watched several unmarried princesses play with beaded hairpins.

Zhou Ling's eldest daughter is seven years old this year. The imperial concubine wanted to send her here to please the Queen Mother, but she was rejected by the Queen Mother: Wouldn't it be a grievance for a seven-year-old girl to suddenly leave her parents and live in the palace? When I was young and lively, if the nanny couldn't watch it, wouldn't it be too late to regret swallowing some beads.

The noble concubine called the queen mother to say that she was dripping with cold sweat, and she was also convinced that she felt that she was not as thoughtful as the queen mother who was over sixty years old.

So everyone in the palace said that the Empress Dowager is in such a healthy body and clear minded that she is destined to live a long life. They even secretly thought disrespectfully: let alone the Empress Dowager, she might even be able to send the Emperor away. Walk.

Unexpectedly, the queen mother walked quietly before the emperor.

After Daiyu gave birth to her eldest son seven years ago, the Supreme Emperor liked it very much, and often ordered people to hug him to show him.When the great-grandson was five years old, he simply took him to his side and taught him to read and write. By the way, he also brought the second son of the prince who was only three years old, so that the two brothers could play and learn together since childhood.

And since Concubine Zhen Gui left eight years ago, the Supreme Emperor has valued the Empress Dowager even more.Because of his poor eyesight, he often looked at it with folded hands, let the queen mother point out the words on the book, taught them to the two great-grandchildren, and then listened to their children's words and children's words to fight together.

Therefore, the empress dowager's departure this time was a great blow to the emperor, and he fell ill immediately in bed.

The emperor didn't dare to leave for a moment, he only served by his side, and had to hand over the funeral ceremony to the prince and concubine for the empress dowager.

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On the way to the main hall where the spirit stopped, I met Zhou Ling who hurried into the palace again.

Her eyes were red and swollen with tears in her eyes. After seeing the ceremony with Daiyu and the noble concubine, she asked quickly: "King An first went to pay his respects to the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor. I heard that the Supreme Emperor fell ill when he heard that the empress had passed away. Does it matter?"

The imperial concubine's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly gave her a sideways glance.

Only then did Zhou Ling shut up in shock, yes, this topic is too sensitive, it's not something she, a princess, should inquire about.So I regret not coming.

Daiyu didn't seem to notice the eyebrow-eye lawsuit between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but only instructed a few words on the order of kowtowing in the main hall and the precautions.It wasn't until Empress Yang appeared in front of the hall that Daiyu went up to greet her.

Concubine Zhou said here: "You are so confused, you can also ask about the illness of the Supreme Emperor?!"

Zhou Ling confessed in a hurry, but when she looked up again, she saw her mother-in-law and aunt staring at Daiyu's back in a daze: "It really looks like it."

"What?" Zhou Ling couldn't help but wonder.

Concubine Zhou sighed: "The Crown Princess has behaved a bit like the Empress Dowager in recent years, but the Empress Dowager is vigorous and decisive, and the Crown Princess is more meticulous and gentle. Now that the Empress Dowager is gone, this palace is really the Crown Princess's speech."

Zhou Ling nodded naturally: "This is also what it should be."

Concubine Zhou's sadness at this moment is partly for the queen mother, and the other half is for herself: "I have been a noble concubine since I entered the palace. I have watched the queen retire all the way, the queen mother passed away, and the crown prince was in charge of the family. In my life, no matter what, it will be like this , Waiting for me to die of old age in the palace, how can there be such a pomp like today, it is just sent to the imperial mausoleum hastily and it is over."

Zhou Ling persuaded: "Mother and concubine have sons and daughters-in-law, and now they have grandchildren, why bother to say such sad words."

Concubine Zhou held her hand tightly: "Yes."

She has her own flesh and blood, unlike the queen mother, no matter how noble the funeral ceremony is, it is only performed by outsiders.

At the same time, Empress Yang was discussing this matter with Daiyu, and her crying voice was hoarse: "I am already a retired person, except that I prayed for grace today, and it will not be good in the future. Step out of Shangjing Palace. Yu'er, you must pay attention to the funeral ceremony of the empress dowager. Don't let others underestimate that the empress has no children."

Daiyu burst into tears: "Don't worry, Empress Dowager, I have always been the empress dowager and my mother is my grandmother, and the crown prince also thinks so."

Empress Yang nodded: "Okay, okay, this is the best."

--

It was not until late at night that Xin Hongcheng returned to Chonghua Palace. At the same time, the Supreme Emperor, who had woken up from a sudden illness, issued several imperial edicts.

The emperor stopped court for three days; the concubines, concubines, and princes and princesses of the six palaces all wore white cloth and plain clothes, and were not allowed to dress up for a hundred days; civil marriages were suspended for 27 days, and banquets, drinking, and entertainment were suspended for a year; all people in the world, including slaves, were all male. Guanying, women remove earrings, mourning for the Queen Mother.

Such a grand funeral ceremony showed to the world the mourning and condolences of the Supreme Emperor for the death of the Empress Dowager.

Daiyu saw that Xin Hongcheng looked a little unhappy, so she couldn't help worrying: "The Supreme Emperor..."

Xin Hongcheng held her hand and said, "Tell the children to greet Grandpa Huang." Then he said to Daiyu, "The sudden death of Grandmother Huang is a great blow to Grandpa Huang." After a pause, he spoke softly. Said: "Father said, I'm afraid I have to prepare."

Over the years, the Supreme Emperor had already suffered from eye diseases, many illnesses and pains, how could he stand such a heart-pounding blow.What's more, the Empress Dowager is much younger than the Empress Dowager, who is almost 80 years old now, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it.

Xin Hongcheng continued: "Today, the emperor's grandfather was so sad that he even said that palace people are useless, and that one palace person should be buried."

These words fell into Daiyu's ears like thunder: "Sacrifice? There has never been a precedent for burial in this dynasty!"

Xin Hongcheng reassured: "Don't be afraid, it was the words of the emperor's grandfather who was in great pain. I only said that I had dinner and played chess with the empress dowager yesterday. Why are there no people today? It's all because the servants are useless. Good people serve me Died. Father Huang has persuaded him, so let the children go to see Grandpa Huang, so as to relieve the pain of his old man."

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The two were talking, Mo Ran walked in and said, "The aunt from the empress dowager's palace is here."

Daiyu is busy.

This aunt, the queen mother's lifelong confidant, has served the queen mother since she was a child. After entering the palace, she combed herself and never married. This companionship lasted for decades.I saw her plain clothes, white hair, and deep wrinkles on her face.

She said to Daiyu Fushen: "Princess Concubine, the slaves and servants came here at night because of a few words from the Empress Dowager during her lifetime: Your Majesty has said several times before her death that she will give all the books in her collection to the Crown Princess in the future."

Although it was not a formal will, it was the words of the ancestors after all. Both Xin Hongcheng and Daiyu hurriedly stood up and listened quietly.

Seeing this, the aunt's expression softened a lot.Thinking that the empress is a good judge of people, the princess is not the kind of indifferent person who waits for others to have tea.

"There are also gold, silver, wealth and silk, etc., which will be kept by the crown princess. In the future, the princess and princes in the palace will ask the crown princess to arrange a gift from it. It can be regarded as a gift from the queen mother to her children and grandchildren. For the several sets of masks that entered the palace, I asked the crown princess to return them to the mother's family, so that future generations can remember them."

Daiyu answered everything, and the aunt kowtowed and left.

Seeing that her expression was too quiet, Daiyu was afraid that she would have the intention of martyrdom, so she didn't even care about Xin Hongcheng, and followed her directly: "Auntie, auntie, please stay. , I arranged for my aunt to be raised in the palace."

The aged palace man turned his head, blessed Daiyu again, and said directly: "The Crown Princess is afraid that the servants will commit suicide, so she said this."

Her eyes were still calm: "The empress has told her servants many times before she was alive that she lived a comfortable life, with no children, no worries and no worries. Every day in the palace, she never violated her own heart ——I have never harmed anyone, and because of my ability, I have never been harmed by others.

When the empress was in her 40s, when she saw her first gray hair, she said to her servants: "I will pray to God and Buddha from today onwards. When I pray for death, I will feel happy and happy. It is best to close my eyes and go."Don't make it half dead.After all, I have never been kind to others in my life, so naturally I shouldn't have filial sons and grandsons to serve in front of my bed, so I just died clean. '"

The look of nostalgia appeared in the eyes of the girl: that day when the empress dowager spoke like this, she was startled, wishing to cover her mouth when she said such unlucky words: "Bah, bah, bah, you are talking nonsense again, you must live a long life! Look up, all the princes and princesses in the palace are your children, and they should serve you!"

"It's not necessary." The aunt continued to say to Daiyu: "The empress said at the time that it was not necessary. In this life, it is a great blessing to live happily and leave cleanly."

"So the Crown Princess doesn't have to worry about the servants. The servants have been with the empress for many years, and they know that this is the fulfillment of the wish of the empress. How can the servants commit suicide? It is useless to stay by the empress's side for decades."

After she finished speaking, her old but gentle eyes fell on Daiyu's face, as soft as the bright moonlight at night: "Crown Princess, this servant accompanied the Queen Mother to watch you walk in the palace for ten years. To say something disrespectful, It hurts as much as looking at your own junior. Crown Princess, from now on, in this harem, only you can support yourself, and you are the only one who can go on this road."

"Take care, princess."

After finishing speaking, he left.

--

A gust of wind blows, bringing a little floral fragrance.

Daiyu suddenly remembered that the Empress Dowager and her swept the fallen petals under the roots of the flowers a few years ago. The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "Turn them into spring mud to protect the flowers. It can be seen that the flowers bloom and fade, and go round and round, just like us. Yes. Yuer, I will teach you today, and in the future you will teach your daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law. Sometimes when you think about it, people outside think that Tianjia is a golden bodhisattva in the temple, and they think it is really a long live thousand years, but In fact, they are all human beings. Human beings, that’s all.”

At this time, Xin Hongcheng also came to the courtyard. Seeing his wife standing in a daze, he put a black cloak with no pattern on her.

Daiyu raised her head and bumped into his eyes, no different from ten years ago.

He tied the silk sash for her, and his tone was the same as before: "Don't worry, you are not alone, I will walk this road with you."

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