Now that the cause of the Emperor's death had been "conclusively determined", it was natural that it would be difficult to keep the mourning secret, so the Jingyang Bell was rung that evening.
On the second day, another decree was passed down in the palace, and all the imperial edicts and orders were sent to the court to follow the order and observe the nobility system.
He also issued an edict to the world: Any noble family is not allowed to postpone banquets and music for one year, and common people are not allowed to get married in March.
Because of the high filial piety in the Rongguo Mansion, they were exempted from entering the court according to the system, but the You family of the Dongfu Mansion could not escape this punishment because of their distant relatives.
In the first two days when I came back, I complained endlessly. I just said that it was cold and damp in the side hall. If I stayed there for a month, I would probably shed my skin even if I didn't die.
There are a few people who are old and have insufficient status, so they don't have the guts to report their illness at home. They just got rid of the old cold leg problem, and they can only suffer from it while taking medicine.
Wang Xifeng heard her complaining endlessly, so she came up with the idea to ask her to register for childbirth. At worst, she would say that the baby had been lost, and no one would be able to find fault.
"Bah, bah, bah!"
Youshi spat several times, rolled her eyes and patted Wang Xifeng's belly: "How dare you say such unlucky words?"
Only then did Wang Xifeng realize that she had violated a taboo, and hurriedly prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, and vowed that she would reshape the golden body of the Buddha statue in Muni Yuan after the child was safely delivered.
At this time, Tanchun said from the side: "Originally, there was no problem, but now we only have one sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhen, in our two houses. If she complains of illness again, I'm afraid there will be something wrong."
Youshi hesitated after hearing this.
The next day I went to the palace reluctantly.
But this time when he came back, his face was full of joy. When he saw the sisters and sisters-in-law, he was amazed: "Everyone said that King Zhongshun was mean and surly. I don't think he has changed his temper recently!"
But it turned out that King Zhongshun inspected the side hall early in the morning and saw that the hall was cold and shabby, so he called the eunuch in charge and reprimanded him, and ordered him to use cotton curtains to make temporary screens and add many heating facilities.
Later, I heard that someone was in unbearable pain, and two imperial doctors were specially dispatched.
Seeing this scene, all the women were secretly surprised and wondered why King Zhongshun suddenly changed his temper.
After hearing You's description, everyone was shocked. After all, the Jia family had personally experienced the tyranny of Prince Zhongshun. Who would have thought that such a person could be considerate?
Baochai and Tanchun secretly frowned. If the emperor was still in his prime, King Zhongshun would have treated him like this. But now that the emperor is terminally ill and the Supreme Emperor has just passed away, it is very inappropriate for him to buy people's hearts like this.
But it was not the two women's turn to criticize such matters, so they just pondered it secretly and did not speak out to criticize it.
After You said this, he added: "Speaking of imperial doctors, I just heard a story, but it turns out that the reason why the emperor died suddenly was because a few quack doctors used the wrong medicine - you guys don't care about this. Guess who found out?"
Seeing her expression of pride and pride, Tan Chun immediately blurted out: "Could it be Brother Jiao?!"
"Isn't it him?"
You said proudly: "I heard that he was summoned to the palace on the afternoon of the 23rd. It only took half a day to find out the truth, leaving the three imperial doctors unable to defend themselves."
As he spoke, he recounted all the details he had heard.
After Tanchun and Baochai heard this, they felt that something was fishy.
With Jiao Shun's intelligence, it's not surprising that he was able to solve the problem quickly. Qi Juqi You's retelling of the process was so detailed that it was almost like witnessing it with his own eyes.
Not to mention what happened in the palace, even if it was what happened in the Rongguo Mansion, the outside world may not be able to know it so clearly.
Unless someone is deliberately spreading the news.
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Naturally, this news was released deliberately, but it was not Jiao Shun himself who wanted to make a name for himself, but the queen, under Jia Yuanchun's suggestion, secretly spread the news in order to preemptively prevent the prince's reputation from being damaged.
Although Jiao Shun was not involved, he could roughly guess it.
Therefore, he did not pay attention to this matter. Instead, King Zhongshun's act of inviting people's hearts made him very wary.
King Zhongshun is not just showing off in front of his wives, he has also taken great care of the senior officials in the ministry these past two days - going to the side hall today can only be regarded as checking for deficiencies and filling in the gaps.
Even Tanchun and Baochai felt that this matter was inappropriate, not to mention that Jiao Shun had long been secretly suspicious that the death of the Supreme Emperor might be related to King Zhongshun.
Although he still didn't know what King Zhongshun wanted to do, Jiao Shun still instinctively raised his vigilance, so he decided to try his best to reach Tianting when he entered the palace to guard the system the next day.
It's the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.
Jiao Shun arrived at the place where the spirits were guarded with a lot of worries. He was looking around to find a trustworthy chamberlain to convey the message for him, when he saw the Prince of Nan'an County walking in with his head held high, announcing that King Zhongshun was overworked and that from now on, he would be the one to serve.
Take over the funeral arrangements.
King Zhongshun was in good spirits yesterday, and he didn't look like he was overworked at all.
Rather than choosing anyone else, the Prince of Nan'an County, who had no dealings with King Zhongshun, was chosen to take over, which clearly meant to beat King Zhongshun.
After hearing this, Jiao Shun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there seemed to be some understanding people in the palace, and based on his understanding of several major concubines in the palace, this matter was probably closely related to the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun.
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At the same time, Prince Zhongshun.
"What a cheap maid!"
He tried every possible means to find out the inside story of King Zhongshun. He slapped the golden nanmu tea table with a bang and said through gritted teeth: "The Queen Mother and the Empress haven't said anything yet. How dare a mere convict come to stroke my tiger beard?!"
After saying that, he asked Ji Yu the counselor beside him: "Now the palace is obviously wary, what should I do next?"
The counselor secretly complained that he had originally agreed to take advantage of the funeral to secretly show his favor to the important ministers, but he was loyal and submissive to the king and did not stop him from doing anything. According to his method, no one with a discerning eye would be suspicious.
?
But he clearly did not dare to complain, so he put on a confident look and said: "My lord, don't be anxious, this is a conspiracy and a grand road. As long as the outer court is united, no matter how reluctant the palace is, in the end it will be done."
You still have to compromise."
After a pause, he added: "It's just that this virtuous concubine is said to be quite intelligent, and now she is deliberately targeting the prince, so we have to prevent her from getting in the way. In order to avoid causing trouble, it's better to try to get rid of her first."
"Remove?"
King Zhongshun raised his eyebrows after hearing this: "You mean..."
"No no no!"
Seeing the murderous look on his brows, the counselor hurriedly waved his hands and said: "There is no need to take risks this time. Didn't the prince just call her the 'criminal wife'? The emperor's stroke was caused by her. Now that the emperor's life is in danger, she has another
How can you stay out of it?"
As he said that, the counselor smiled sinisterly: "We might as well create some momentum secretly and urge her to be buried with the emperor's mausoleum - even if it doesn't happen, we will completely ruin her reputation and make it difficult for the Queen and Concubine Wu to get close to her again in the future!
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"good!"
Chapter completed!