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The next day, all court officials uniformly put on plain uniforms, black gauze hats and black horn belts, and went to Jiyan Hall where Chu Yuelei's spiritual tablet was stored to mourn and mourn. Chu Yuelei's concubines need to take off all their jewelry and take off their costumes, and start crying from Xihua Gate until they enter the Hall of Feasts.

After three days, the officials need to change the plain clothes into ready-made clothes, and continue to the designated place for mourning and hanging.

After the death of the emperor, the mourning period is 27 days, and officials need to wear 27 days of uniforms.

After the palace change was over, Chu Yuezhi had already received the edict from Zhao Xiyue, so in addition to Chu Yuelei's funeral, the Ministry of Rites had to start preparing for Chu Yuezhi's enthronement ceremony at the same time.

The baby Si Zhuxi and her gave birth to was brought into the palace five days later, and the existence of the baby was naturally not discovered by others, so Chu Yuezhi specially sent Zhou Ji to escort it.When Si Zhuxi entered the palace, Chu Yuezhi was registering the status of all Chu Yuelei's concubines.According to the etiquette system, even if Si Zhuxi enters the palace, he cannot be canonized immediately, because it shows respect for the previous emperor, and the canonization of the empress will have to wait until the next year.

Not only do we have to wait until the second year to promote the New Deal and establish a queen, but we also have to wait until the second year to change the year name.

All kinds of cumbersome etiquette and arrangements for the funeral, etc., all need to be passed through from Chu Yuezhi, plus the arrangements for the abolished Dongchang and Jinyiwei, as well as the arrangements for the dark troops who are willing to surrender when the palace changes, Chu Yuezhi had a good discussion with Zhao Bin and several ministers.Si Yuanting was not suitable to come out for the time being, so he waited for Chu Yuezhi to come back in the Xiefang Hall every day. It was really the first time in the past few years that he let go of everything and was able to rest peacefully.

Since the first king of the Daheng Kingdom, the system of burial of concubines in the harem has been abolished, and several concubines were conferred the titles of Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager, and were arranged to move to other palaces.Zhao Xiyue is a noble concubine, and she was canonized as an imperial concubine according to the rules, but she didn't want to stay in the palace anymore, so she took the initiative to go to Chu Yuezhi, hoping that he would allow her to take her emperor's son out of the palace.

"I don't want to stay in the palace, but I also want to take my nephew away with me." Chu Yuezhi was still holding a memorial in his hand, and when he saw Zhao Xiyue who was visiting late at night, he said, "Do you think it is possible, imperial concubine?" ?”

"Your Majesty, when I participated in the draft, I didn't expect that I would be selected. All these years, I planned to compete for favor in order to survive in the harem. I know very well that Zan'er's qualifications are mediocre and cowardly. As. Now His Majesty has got what he wants, and soon he will have his own emperor, I have nothing to ask for, I just hope that His Majesty will let me and Zan'er leave, I can assure you, Zan'er It will never become His Majesty's worry." Zhao Xiyue is a smart woman, although she is also ruthlessly at the mercy of fate, but she has always been very clear about her position, and she understands the truth that people should not be too greedy, and she will not desire The glory, wealth and power that do not belong to him, in the future, he only hopes to protect his son from growing up safely.

"Emperor Concubine, do you know the characteristics of a cowardly person?" Chu Yuezhi put down the memorial, and said under Zhao Xiyue's cautious and puzzled eyes: "I have no opinion, and I tend to listen to others. But if the heart is vicious and selfish, then most of them will be used by others. My second brother is like this, short-sighted, selfish, cowardly and incompetent, but he listens to the words of the people around him and his mother and concubine to participate in the party struggle, and ends up being demoted The fate of the common people. Zan'er is the eldest son of the emperor's brother. With this status, how can you guarantee that he will not listen to evil words and be used by others like the second emperor's brother? Is it to usurp the throne after the next new emperor ascends the throne?"

"What Your Majesty is going to implement next is benevolent government. Even for this reason, you can't kill Zan'er. But in this palace, it is impossible to defend yourself. Your Majesty, why don't you let me take Zan'er away and let Zan'er go?" Stay away from the place of court disputes. On the day of Chu Yuelei's funeral, I would like to take Zan'er to the imperial mausoleum. At that time, I will use the excuse that I can't let go of the late emperor and that Zan'er was still young and was frightened during the palace change. In front of all the ministers, please order mother and son to guard the imperial mausoleum together." Zhao Xiyue obviously had thought carefully before she came to tell Chu Yuezhi her request. She has been in the palace for many years and knows that even if Chu Yuezhi is not cruel and inhumane Killing innocent people will not be able to stop those who think they are smart or have ulterior motives in the palace. It is definitely not the best policy for her to stay in the palace with the sensitive emperor.

"If the imperial concubine stays in the palace, at least she can enjoy the glory in peace, but if she goes out of the palace to guard the imperial mausoleum, not only will she be lonely, but the cost of food and clothing will be much worse than in the palace. Don't you think it is too wronged?" Chu Yuezhi asked.

"As far as I am concerned, being in the palace is suffering, and guarding the imperial tomb is the same. I have no hope in this life. It is better to go to the imperial tomb. At least it will be cleaner and I can breathe fresh air." Zhao Xiyue shook her head lightly. Laughing, she was sitting on a chair, but after saying this, she suddenly got up and bowed to Chu Yuezhi, as if she had finally made up her mind, and said to Chu Yuezhi: "There was once a person who was happy in this palace. , He later joined the army and went to the frontier. Before leaving, he promised that he would win the military service and come back to marry me. I waited for him for a long time. I didn't know that he had died in battle until before the draft. Your Majesty, I want to ask, Your Majesty Do you remember a soldier named Yan Weiyan?"

A strange look flashed across Chu Yuezhi's eyes, and after he was silent for a while, he said in a deep voice, "Remember, Yan Qianhu was once a member of the Heron Camp, and he died to save me."

"It turned out that it was to save His Majesty." Zhao Xiyue was stunned, a little sad but not surprised by this, but asked again: "When he left, was he in pain?"

Chu Yuezhi remained silent for a long while. He remembered that battle. That battle was a trap specially set up by the tribal alliance on the grassland to kill him. It was also in that battle that he was almost killed by a poisoned arrow.

With turbid air trapped in his chest, Chu Yue clenched his hands behind his back into fists and said, "At that time, Yan Qianhu shot ten thousand arrows through his body to protect me and died."

Zhao Xiyue's figure swayed slightly, the blood on her already plain face faded away, she couldn't even stand still, she took a step back and then fell back to the chair, her eyes quickly filled with sparkling eyes, and it took a while before she could hold back her grief, He asked tremblingly, "Your Majesty left him on the battlefield?"

"The imperial army suffered heavy casualties in that battle, and the corpses of tens of thousands of generals including Yan Qianhu were not brought back." Chu Yuezhi looked at Zhao Xiyue and said, "Yan Qianhu was my soldier when I fought in the frontier. One of my beloved generals, it is my fault that I failed to bring him back from the battlefield safely."

Zhao Xiyue wiped away the falling tears with a handkerchief. She cried a lot these days, her eyes were already red and swollen, and now when she cried, her eyes were even bloodshot, and she looked a little more haggard than Shicai.Sitting on the chair like that and crying for a long time, Zhao Xiyue barely stopped crying, raised her head and said to Chu Yuezhi: "The battlefield is a narrow escape, and your majesty is fighting for the people of the Daheng Kingdom. Yan Weiyan protects your majesty." It is protecting the future of the Daheng Kingdom, His Majesty has done nothing wrong and there is no need to blame himself, Yan Weiyan should protect His Majesty."

Standing up again while leaning on the arm of the chair, Zhao Xiyue took two steps forward and knelt down to Chu Yuezhi, saying: "Your Majesty, I only want to raise Zan'er safely, please Your Majesty, for Yan Weiyan's sake, let her be done." I."

Going around from behind the imperial case, he went to Zhao Xiyue and helped her up. Chu Yuezhi looked at her pale face and said, "Since the imperial concubine insists, let's take Zan'er and leave. Although it is to guard the imperial tomb, But I will also order people to take care of the imperial concubine and Zan'er."

With Chu Yuezhi's consent, Zhao Xiyue didn't want to stay any longer, but when she didn't want to leave the imperial study, she saw Si Yuanting who came to the outside of the hall at some time, dressed in white and jade crown and with that gentle expression, almost called Zhao Xiyue. recognize him.

Si Yuanting didn't intend to speak to Zhao Xiyue, and went straight into the hall after bowing to her, but Zhao Xiyue was stunned outside the hall for a while before leaving.

When Chu Yuezhi heard the footsteps, he knew that Si Yuanting was coming. He was standing in front of the imperial case, thinking about the past battles, but he didn't turn around when his heart was fluctuating. He just turned his back to the door and said: " Why did you come to the imperial study, I..."

Afterwards, the warm embrace wrapped him up, Si Yuanting hugged him tightly without causing him to be strangled, pressed his thin lips against his ear and whispered in his ear: "I wanted to wait for you to have dinner together, I thought for a long time that you were so busy that you forgot the time, so I came to look for you."

Chu Yuezhi knew that he entered the palace alone, and the eunuchs were guarding outside, so he relaxed and snuggled into Si Yuanting's arms, and said, "You were outside just now, and you heard everything."

"I heard it." Si Yuanting heard the discomfort in Chu Yuezhi's voice, and said with some distress: "Since it is uncomfortable, don't think about it anymore."

Chu Yuezhi said: "Actually, it's not that hard, after all, I've gotten used to it, but I didn't expect that Zhao Xiyue was the one Yan Weiyan mentioned at that time."

"She may not know that Yan Weiyan is a member of the Heron Battalion, and she mentioned it at this time for ulterior motives, so that you will agree to let her leave with the eldest son of the emperor." Si Yuanting knew that Zhao Xiyue had sent someone to investigate Yan Wei He also sent someone to check Yan Weiyan's battalion when he was in the imperial army, and found out that Yan Weiyan had already died on the battlefield, but the investigation was not so detailed at that time, so he only found out today that Yan Weiyan was protecting Chu Yuezhi "It's okay to let them guard the imperial tomb. Among the troops guarding the imperial tomb, there are people I have arranged for them. If they have any changes in the imperial tomb in the future, they will know immediately. And you just last There was also a warning, and Zhao Xiyue understood it too."

"It's fine if she and Zan'er left, but there's one more..." Chu Yuezhi said, the prince born to Concubine Zheng is only three years old now, and he has been raised by confinement in the palace or sent out of the palace. concern.

Let go of Chu Yuezhi and let him turn around to face him, Si Yuanting said: "Let him grow up in the palace, he is not Chu Yuelei's flesh and blood, he was born by the concubine Zheng's adultery, Although it is the blood of your Chu family, it is the son of King Qing of Weizhou. You keep this little prince in the palace, and you can use this matter to judge King Qing when King Qing enters the palace for an audience."

Chu Yuezhi never thought that Concubine Zheng would dare to commit adultery with King Qing, and he was shocked for a moment, and said, "Don't Chu Yuelei know about this?"

Si Yuanting hooked his lips meaningfully, and said: "I am in control of everything in this palace. As long as I don't want Chu Yuelei to know, he will never know." There are so many dirty things, although those things are dirty, there are many people who can take advantage of them. His power back then was not just as simple as controlling the court. A person who is not in a safe position, like King Qing, has a handle in his hands. He wants to ensure that Chu Yuezhi can secure the throne after he ascends the throne, so naturally he will not ignore these royal family members.

Chu Yuezhi was a little dumb. He thought it would take a lot of effort to deal with those royal family members. Now it seems that as long as Si Yuanting is around, he doesn't need to worry about it at all. He hugged Si Yuanting's waist, and Chu Yuezhi Sighing: "Si Jiu, Chu Qi is so lucky to have you by his side to support and accompany him all the time."

Si Yuanting hugged Chu Yuezhi's shoulders, his eyes drooping like water and gentleness: "Si Jiusan is lucky to have Chu Qi to rely on for the rest of his life."