The steward wiped his sweat nervously.
"Your Majesty, the Third Prince has been relatively silent for the past month and has ignored everyone.
What should we do now? Your Majesty, please give us your instructions."
Emperor Dongling was silent for a moment and said, "Buy a coffin and bury him on the hillside near the imperial mausoleum. He is a criminal and cannot be buried in the mausoleum."
"What about his mother?"
Emperor Dongling frowned even more tightly: "Let her see me. She is the one who killed my third son!"
It was already a bit hot in June, and the body could not be kept there. It had to be dealt with as soon as possible. The manager hurried away in a hurry.
Cold Palace.
In a dilapidated house, several women were surrounding the kneeling Concubine Zheng, punching and kicking her.
"I let you bully others and be arrogant, so why aren't you powerful now? Back then, you were the dignified Consort Zheng Shu, so respectable and great..."
"Bah! You are now a phoenix without feathers, worse than a pheasant!"
I don’t know how long it took, but the women finally got tired of beating and scolding, and left cursing.
After lying on the ground for a long time, Concubine Zheng slowly got up, endured the pain all over her body, climbed onto the broken bed board, and curled up to lie down.
On days like this, she would have a major offense every three days and a minor offense every two days.
If it weren't for his son who was still in the clan house, he would have given up long ago.
In a daze, she heard someone calling her.
"Princess Zheng, get up!"
Concubine Zheng opened her eyes with difficulty and looked towards the source of the sound.
I saw a maid who was in charge of the cold palace standing in the room with two men who looked like servants.
Concubine Zheng struggled to sit up: "Mammy, what's the matter?"
"Hurry up and get up and go to the clan residence."
"Zongrenfu? What happened to the emperor?"
Nanny said with a stern face: "The Third Prince has died, and I want you to see him for the last time."
Concubine Zheng struggled to roll off the bed and rushed out like a madman: "My son..."
Along the way, she fell countless times, but she seemed to feel no pain at all, and immediately got up and continued to rush forward...
The Imperial Clan Court.
Liu Zhi had been changed into clothes and put into the coffin, and the only thing left was to close the coffin.
This was what Concubine Zheng saw when she rushed to the clan house.
"My son, my son..." Concubine Zheng called out heartbreakingly.
"It's all Mother's fault!
Last month, Concubine De came to see my mother. They didn't fight or compete with each other, and as a result, they lived a better life than anyone else.
It's all your mother's fault. Please wait for me, mother. We will be together on the road to the underworld.
When the time comes, Mother will atone for her sins..."
After the sound fell, Concubine Zheng bit down hard...
The mother and son chose the same way to end their lives.
Half an incense stick later, another corpse was found in the clan house.
The news soon reached the imperial study.
Emperor Dong Ling closed his eyes and said, "They chose their own path. No one else is to blame. Let's get them another coffin and bury them together."
The people from the clan office had no choice but to buy another coffin and bury the body, which took less than an hour.
When they were being carried out of the palace, the guards came forward to ask who they were, and they replied, "The one from the clan office and his mother."
The guard turned and made way, showing no sympathy or curiosity at all.
The two coffins left the palace and the city without causing any disturbance...
Kunning Palace.
Empress Chen was checking the accounts of the Imperial Household Department.
"Are you going to prepare something to beat the heat this month?"
"Yes, my lady, even though it's only June, it's already very hot in the capital."
"Okay."
At this time, Nanny Chen hurried over and whispered a few words into Empress Chen's ear.
Empress Chen was startled. "Really? Where is he now?"
"It has been transported out of the palace. The emperor ordered it to be buried on the hillside near the imperial mausoleum."
Empress Chen stopped what she was doing.
“There must be something hateful about a pitiful person!
They chose the same way to leave, which shows that they are of the same mind and can be together in death."
Nanny Chen frowned: "Could it be that because of Concubine De's visit, they have lost the courage to live?"
Empress Chen smiled and said, "That's possible!
In the past, Concubine De and her son had been bullied by Concubine Zheng and her son.
Now, because Concubine De and her son behave themselves, they are actually being looked up to by the Emperor. They will definitely go and show off to Concubine Zheng and her son.”
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor is selecting a fiefdom for the Fourth Prince, and has agreed that Concubine De can accompany him."
Empress Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I know about this. The Emperor has mentioned it to me.
So, sometimes, honest people don’t necessarily suffer losses, and Concubine De and her son are a typical example.”
Nanny Chen nodded in agreement: "That's right!"
Renle Palace.
Concubine De Zhang Jing was talking to a mynah bird.
"You should say it, wish the Queen good luck, wish the Fourth Prince good luck!"
The starling simply turned its head and pointed its butt towards her.
"Hey, you little bastard, you are so disobedient. I love you in vain.
Aunt Zhang, take it away and don't let it into the house for the whole day."
Aunt Zhang smiled and advised, "Madam, give it a chance to mend its ways."
"A chance to reform, a chance to reform..." The starling jumped and shouted in the cage.
De Fei laughed angrily: "No! You deserve to be punished. If you don't punish me, you won't know what's good for you."
Concubine De turned and walked away, ignoring it. The mynah bird watched the person walk away and became anxious: "Good luck to the queen, good luck to the queen..."
It made Aunt Zhang laugh so hard.
At this time, Qiao'er, the senior palace maid beside Concubine De, hurried back to Renle Palace.
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