Chapter 227 Posthumous Affairs
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager left, and Qin Rou had no time to think about it. No matter how much she thought about it, she could only choose to wait and see what would happen. To be honest, Qinrou could only watch quietly as a concubine Qinrou had no part in dictating the affairs of the Qing Dynasty.
Cui Lingqin, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, came over quickly. He was in a hurry and slightly uneasy. Cui Lingqin naturally knew about the uneasy news of the second elder brother, but he did not expect that in this short period of time, the second elder brother would He has passed away and is forever separated from the world of heaven and humans.
Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs must obey the orders of the emperor and empress and cooperate with things like small coffins and lamas. The most important thing is that the emperor and the queen still need to make up their minds about the regulations for the second elder brother's death.
Seeing Manager Cui coming in a hurry, the concubines knew in their hearts that the arrangements for the second elder brother’s death would soon be settled.
Then, the second elder brother's mourning hall was placed in the east side hall of Kunning Palace. In the main hall of Kunning Palace, many gods were worshiped by the queen. Therefore, apart from the main hall, the east side hall is the most noble place.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent people out of the palace to invite lamas to send the deceased to death and pray for them, hoping for wealth and good health in the next life.
At the same time, they also knew that the second elder brother’s body was suspended in the palace for three days. On the third day, they ordered the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to carry the second elder brother’s small coffin out of the palace. go.
Concubine Ma Jia’s eyes were red and she was sobbing, as if she was crying for her second elder brother, but only she knew that she was feeling wronged for herself and for Chengrui, who also died at an early age. And cry!
Why! The Queen's second elder brother is the legitimate son, isn't her Chengrui also the eldest son of the emperor? She recalled that when her Chengrui was the only elder brother in the palace, the emperor favored him, the empress dowager was happy, the empress dowager loved him, and the empress also became a loving mother.
But what about when Chengrui died? It just stayed in the palace for a day, and was carried out early the next morning...
Maybe there will be a little joy? In life, in human nature, who is not despicable!
When Chengrui died young, the emperor tried his best to ask him to stay in the palace for one more night. Concubine Ma Jia also believed that the emperor was really partial to Chengrui.
The death of the emperor's heir in the palace was unknown, so the deceased emperor's heir was never allowed to stay in the palace overnight. This is the ancestral rule. This was the case when Chengqing died young. A small coffin was carried out of the palace on the same day.
Even if Concubine Li was simply sad, she could not help but look sad. Not only would the queen be unhappy after seeing it, but even the emperor would be unhappy if he saw it.
The concubines in the palace all cried over their own difficulties. Concubine Dong was even a little happy, it was all retribution, it was not that she would not repay her, it was because the time had not come yet. When the queen robbed Ergege's imperial doctor, did she ever think about this retribution?
However, it was not until today that Concubine Ma Jia understood what true love was. The second elder brother was noble during his lifetime, but even after his death, he was overshadowed by his brothers!
Concubine Ma Jia had to cry for her child...
But she had never given birth to a child and did not dare to use other methods. She could only recall all the sad things in her life. , to cry for the second elder brother. She had never even seen her second elder brother a few times. The queen always looked after his second elder brother strictly and did not let the concubines and concubines be in the same place with his second elder brother.
On the one hand, she was happy, but she had to look sad and sobbing. How could it be so simple...
So when a strange child died, how could Concubine Li feel sad for her? Her tears were not worthless and could be shed at the drop of a hat.
Concubine Niu Hulu said she would go back to the palace, so she went back to the palace, she was very adamant. But even if she was here, she didn't have to kneel down to pray for the second elder brother. There is no need to honor the family in the palace, and the concubine's mother also needs to be respected by the emperor's heirs.
Concubine Niu Hulu is a concubine and deserves the title of a concubine to the emperor's heirs. There is no reason for a mother to kneel down and pray for her son, and she is not afraid of losing her blessings and longevity.
But the concubines are not included. Strictly speaking, the concubines are more like slaves to the emperor. It is normal for a slave to kneel down and cry for his brother. This is the dignity and inferiority of status. Qinrou was probably feeling sorry for the death of a life, but when she thought about it, she couldn't even cry about her own grievances, so how could she have the energy to worry about the premature death of others.
So there is only regret. But she had to put on a show, and Qinrou felt like she was hypocritical. However, if she wants to be true to herself, who can allow her to do so? Everyone has their own misfortune! This is true for dead people, and it is also true for living people.
Qinrou just cried silently. Not for herself, nor for the second brother who only had a corpse left, but she didn't know why she was crying, and she had forgotten it. She just wanted to take this opportunity to cry openly.
The queen was supported by Wan Yan and her nanny, and she was particularly fragile. Step by step, she walked into the east side hall, the mourning hall she had single-handedly decorated for her legitimate brother. .
Kangxi was also there, the respected emperor and empress, who appeared at the funeral of Ai Rong after the death of the second elder brother.
The lama also came in from outside the palace and saluted the most noble emperor and empress in the world. The cries of many concubines also sounded more sincere.
There were no tears in Kangxi's eyes. He was an emperor, but everyone could feel the heavy weight on his body. Kangxi ordered, "Li Dequan, ask the concubines to step back so that the shaman can be called... for Er Ah Brother, please pray.”
Kangxi was the emperor and had too many things to think about and not much time to grieve. What's more, it's a man. A man's love and affection for his children need to be cultivated.
But it is also love, just about..., not that deep, but for an emperor, it is already heavy.
Li Dequan lowered his head and said ‘yes’! Then I went forward and asked all the concubines to step aside.
When the concubines heard this, they sobbed, wiped their tears, and stepped aside to make room for the shaman. When they want to kneel down or cry, there are also times when they can no longer cry.
No one wants to kneel all the time.
It was difficult for the concubines to stand up and walk. They could only be supported by the servants serving beside them. However, as long as the masters knelt, the slaves also knelt for as long as they did. After all, the slaves are not as delicate and noble as their masters, so they can still help their masters move forward.
Qin Rou stretched out her arms, and Xiao Man took care of her. She stood up and moved slowly, raising her head slightly, just in time to meet the emperor's eyes.
There were tears on her beautiful cheeks, and she didn’t know who she was crying for!
Qin Roucai lowered her head slightly again, supported by Xiao Man, and slowly walked to the side with the concubines to wait.
The lama's voice sounded, and Concubine Niu Hulu was the only one missing in the palace. Concubine Niu Hulu seemed to be determined to return to the palace and carry out self-reflection to the end. It was easy to lock Concubine Niu Hulu in, but to invite her out, it was just a matter of time. It’s difficult to be afraid.
I wonder how the queen’s ‘unintentional remark’ will be dealt with.
If it was too light, Concubine Niu Hulu would definitely be unwilling. The queen's frivolous words meant where her family's reputation was at stake. Concubine Niu Hulu cares about herself, but she cannot help but care about the century-old reputation of the Niu Hulu clan.
Furthermore, although reputation is not very useful, sometimes it doesn’t matter if you want it or not, but these words were spoken by the queen, which is equivalent to the descendants behind the queen, behind Concubine Niu Hulu. The clans issued a fight.
This involves their respective interests. As one of the representatives and one of the main generals, Concubine Niu Hulu has no choice but to flee without a fight.