webnovelfull Chapter 620: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
Chapter 620: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
Because the little bees are high-tech products, they cannot capture ghosts, so there is no need to watch Qiao Wan and Chu Mingyi standing there, which is an eye-sore.
I don’t know what Qiao Wan’s mentality was, but she didn’t tell Chu Mingyi that Xiao Yun had seen her ghost before.
For example, Xiao Yun went in several times during that period and she behaved well, not even doing the little movements he had done before. Seeing that she didn't look over there, he seemed relieved.
The little bees did not show any unusual behavior with the three princes and their children and grandchildren who were recorded, and they did not meet privately. It was unknown whether they had discussed it in advance or were waiting for an opportunity. Apart from the eye contact when they first met, there was nothing unusual.
The three princes would come to burn incense every day and then return to their mansions in the capital. Although they each had their own fiefdoms, they still retained their mansions in the capital.
Only their children and grandchildren were left in the palace to keep vigil. Although they were called vigilants, it was impossible for them to stay in the mourning hall for 24 hours. Only two eunuchs were left to serve at night, and the others could go and rest.
Xiao Yun had an empty palace cleaned out for them, and they took turns resting there.
There were only a few concubines in Emperor Yongkang's harem. The concubines who had lived there before all moved in together after Emperor Yongkang ascended the throne, so there were a lot of vacant rooms.
After all, he had only been on the throne for a year, and the ministers had not had time to petition him to elect a new harem.
As for the brother and sister Chu Sheng and Chu Yue, they only go there during the day and are not there at night, mainly because they are too young.
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Three days passed quickly, and on the sixth day after Emperor Yongkang's death, the Third and Fourth Princes finally returned.
The time was exactly as Xiao Yun had expected. The two of them arrived in Beijing one after the other, one at noon and the other in the afternoon.
Moreover, the one who came back first was the Third Prince Chu Mingzhi, who had come a longer way. After all, he was a good fighter and had great horsemanship, and he came back at full speed. If he had come at the speed of the Fourth Prince, he would probably have been two days late.
After the two came back, they first went back to the mansion to rest for a while, washed up, and then went to the palace before dinner.
As soon as they arrived at the mourning hall, eunuchs presented them with white linen mourning clothes. In ancient times, the eldest brother was like a father, and after the eldest brother's death, the younger brother had to wear linen mourning clothes as well.
After receiving the report, Xiao Yun naturally had to go and meet them. This was the first time Xiao Yun met these two people. Her original body had met them twice, once when she married Chu Mingyi, and the other time was when they came back to attend the funeral after the death of the late emperor.
Although I originally lived in the capital, I was raised by my mother like a girl from a civil servant's family. I seldom went out. Even if I went out, it was to burn incense in a Buddhist temple or something. I would never meet them, so I was not familiar with these two people.
She politely stepped forward to greet the two of them. After all, Chu Sheng was still young, and only she, as his sister-in-law, could entertain him. She couldn't just send the eunuchs to greet him, as that would be a bit rude.
"Third and fourth royal brothers, you must have come a long way and must be tired. Go in and burn incense for your royal brother and then return home to rest. Your royal brother knows that you have been tired and his spirit in heaven will not blame you."
Chu Mingzhi bowed and replied, "Thank you for your consideration, Madam Queen. I can still hold on for a while, but if I can't, I won't try to show off."
The Fourth Prince, Chu Mingxin, also hurriedly said, "Third Brother is absolutely right. Don't worry, my sister-in-law. We will go back and rest if we can't bear it anymore."
Seeing this, Xiao Yun said no more and took them into the mourning hall to burn incense.
Xiao Yun just took a look at the faces of these two people. Their faces were very similar to what they showed, and they were indeed related to Chu Mingyi by blood.
Especially the Fourth Prince, he looks 30% similar to Chu Mingyi, and they both probably resemble the late emperor.
It is estimated that Xiao Yufeng has never seen the Fourth Prince, otherwise he would never believe the nonsense told by Lin Zhengde and his son.
Xiao Yun led them into the mourning hall to burn incense. Chu Sheng hadn't returned yet, and was being held by the eunuch, kneeling on a cushion at the side. Next came one of Prince Xu's sons and two other eldest grandsons of the prince's family.
When they saw them come in, they stood up and bowed to greet them. After Chu Mingzhi and Chu Mingxin offered incense, they knelt and sat with them.
Xiao Yun didn't stay inside for long. Seeing that it was almost time, he ordered someone to serve the meal. Although meat cannot be eaten during a funeral, it doesn't mean that the food has to be bad. Some effort can be put into the style and taste.
Speaking of which, the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince are not married yet, so there is no princess for her to take care of.
The Fourth Prince was still young, only seventeen years old this year. In the Dali Dynasty, it was not too late for a man to get married at the age of twenty. In addition, he encountered a series of mourning periods, so no one would mention this.
First, the previous emperor passed away, and then the empress and the queen mother passed away. During this period, he was not suitable for marriage.
The third prince has come of age this year, and no one knows why he has never married before.
It’s not that there will be no one in the backyard if the two people don’t get married. There is no shortage of concubines, but the mistress cannot get pregnant unless she gets married.
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I thought that even if there was no swordplay during the funeral, there would be undercurrents. I didn't expect it to be so peaceful. The coffin was placed in Huangjue Temple and the two ghosts followed. Xiao Yun still found it a little unbelievable.
Is it over like this? No interest in the throne? Why is she so unconvinced?
If she said that it was her own fighting power that intimidated people, she was not that narcissistic. She probably thought that they were just watching each other and were restrained by each other.
The princes were not in a hurry to leave. They had to wait until Chu Mingyi had passed the 57th day before they could leave, because there was a saying that on the 57th day after death, the deceased would return home to take a look, and then their souls could return to the underworld without any worries.
Of course, there is no underworld in this world, so it is just a folk custom.
Even so, Xiao Yun never let people down their guard. After all, in addition to these people, there were also those who were bribed and instigated by Chen Yiru to do things for her and had not yet been dealt with.
So while guarding against these princes, Xiao Yun was also on guard against Chu Mingli in the dungeon. Unexpectedly, nothing happened on either side, but something happened first in Linzhou.
Two of Jiang Lin's men risked their lives to return and report the news. When they arrived in the capital, they were exhausted and only recovered after Xiao Yun fed them a recovery pill.
They had been staring at that place and the other party hadn't noticed. But suddenly one day when they were taking a break during their shift, those people suddenly attacked them at night. Because they were caught off guard, several people died. The two men only escaped because they were on duty and had an invisibility talisman on them.
At that time, the two did not leave, but followed those people back to the village on the mountain. Through eavesdropping, they learned that the leader of those people had rescued a little girl named Qiao from the foot of the mountain. The little girl was very perceptive and said that she always felt someone was staring at them.