Chapter 390: Guard
Inside the house, Chen Wan was pruning flower branches while listening to Yin Chuan talking about the coffin of Concubine Chen being brought to the capital.
Chen Wan was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to go out, but Yinchuan loved to join in the fun, so Chen Wan asked Yinchuan to go out to the street to welcome Concubine Chen on her behalf.
Yinchuan told Chen Wan about the dozen young masters from aristocratic families who took the lead and Pei Huaijin who was in mourning.
Chen Wan knew that Pei Huaijin was a prince, so she didn't find it strange that Pei Huaijin was in mourning. But didn't Xie Jingyu say that it was not easy for Pei Huaijin to return to his roots?
Pei Huaijin's eyebrows and eyes resemble the emperor, and he is dressed in mourning. Will this really not arouse suspicion and bring Pei Huaijin into fatal disaster?
The life that was saved with great difficulty cannot be lost easily.
As he was thinking this, Chun'er came in and said, "Princess, the Crown Prince is back."
Shen Wan quickly put down the scissors in his hand and got off the small couch.
Before they reached the bead curtain, Xie Jingyu came in. Shanhu Yinchuan understood what was going on and bowed and stepped back.
"Finally I'm back."
Although he knew that no one could take Xie Jingyu's life, he still couldn't help but worry.
Seeing Shen Wan's eyebrows filled with worry, Xie Jingyu was in a particularly good mood. He put his arm around Shen Wan's waist and asked, "Do you miss being your husband?"
Shen Wan hit his chest and said, "You're not in good shape since you came back."
"You said you'd be back in Beijing in three days, but it took you six? Did you run into danger?"
It's more than just danger, it's obstacles one after another.
Otherwise, we wouldn't have been delayed on the road for three days.
Burning coffins, rolling huge rocks down the road, setting off rockets...
The fact that the coffin of Concubine Chen was replaced seven times along the way is a good example.
In order to protect the coffin of Concubine Chen, Zhao Ang tried every possible means along the way and almost tied the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice to the coffin together.
Shen Wan said, “Fortunately, we returned to the capital safely, and the coffin has entered the palace. We should be fine.”
But why did those people try to obstruct her in every possible way? A concubine who had been dead for fifteen years, no matter how favored she was, would not pose a threat to Queen Song. There was no need to do so, right?
Chen Wan didn't know that Concubine Chen was Lin Qingyin, the Princess of Jin. Xie Jingyu hadn't told her before, and it was even more impossible for him to tell her now.
If she was just a concubine who had a fleeting affair with the emperor, the empress dowager would not even look at her, but as for the Princess of Jin, the empress dowager would not give up easily.
There are bound to be some unexpected problems.
It was already lunch time. Xie Jingyu took a shower, changed into a clean brocade robe, and came back to have lunch with Chen Wan.
While eating, Shen Wan told Xie Jingyu about the division of the palace.
In fact, as soon as he returned to the mansion, Xie Jingyu knew that the old lady had moved out of the mansion. Shen Wan made up the process, one of them was talking with great joy, and the other was listening with great interest.
Halfway through the meal, Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu and asked, "Can I enter the palace to pay my respects to Concubine Chen?"
Generally, pregnant women are not allowed to enter the palace to worship.
But the emperor values Concubine Chen, and Xie Jingyu has been escorting her all the way. Shen Wan always feels a little weird in his heart if he doesn't go to pay his respects.
Xie Jingyu paused as he picked up a piece of fish and put it into Shen Wan's bowl. "You are pregnant, and the emperor specifically ordered that you are not allowed to enter the palace for worship."
"But--"
Xie Jingyu said, "The return of Concubine Chen's coffin to the capital was a big deal, and the news spread like wildfire. You are the Crown Prince's Concubine of my Jingbei Palace, and you are pregnant and you can go to the palace for worship. Other pregnant women, such as your elder sister, would not dare not go."
"You want to pay homage to Concubine Chen? After the child is born, I will accompany you to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to her."
Shen Wan knew that it was taboo for a pregnant woman to go to worship.
But she is not afraid of these.
After she died in her previous life, she had been a ghost for three years and had developed a lot of courage. Even if she was asked to keep vigil for Concubine Chen alone in the middle of the night, she would not be afraid.
But Xie Jingyu's concerns were not unreasonable. If she went, her eldest sister would definitely go to the palace. The sisters would pay tribute to Concubine Chen. Those pregnant women in Kyoto who were of high status enough to go to the palace to pay tribute to Concubine Chen would all go.
She is not afraid of taboos, but other people may not be afraid of them.
Xie Jingyu was afraid that she would be blamed.
Afraid that Chen Wan would insist, Xie Jingyu picked up some food for Chen Wan and changed the subject, so Chen Wan didn't insist on going anymore.
After lunch, Shen Wan needed to walk to digest the food to prevent herself from gaining too much weight. Xie Jingyu happened to be going to pay his respects to the princess, so they went to Liuliyuan together.
After returning from the princess's place, Chen Wan fell asleep due to sleepiness. She slept for more than half an hour before waking up. Shanhu brought in tea and said, "The princess is awake. The prince just left..."
Shen Wan asked, "Just left? Where did he go?"
Shanhu said, "The prince went to the palace to keep vigil for Concubine Chen. He said he wouldn't be back tonight, but he would try to come back tomorrow to have lunch with you."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Xie Jingyu still wants to go to the palace to keep vigil for Concubine Chen?
Even if the queen dies, you don't have to go, right?
Shanhu said, "When the Crown Prince left, he said that if the Crown Princess felt bad, she should copy a few Buddhist scriptures and pray for the Empress in her afterlife."
Shanhu didn't understand why the prince said he felt sorry. Concubine Chen was not related to the prince, so why should she feel sorry?
Chen Wan also found it strange, and what was even stranger was that Xie Jingyu had guessed her idea correctly.
She always felt that she should do something for Concubine Chen. This feeling was very strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange about it.
Chen Wan leaned on the big welcoming pillow, wondering why she had this feeling, while Xie Jingyu walked out of the house.
Chen Ping led the horse over, and just as Xie Jingyu climbed onto the horse, the sound of horse hooves came from the other side.
He is the servant of Prince Yuzhang.
The servant said, "Prince Jingbei, my prince has been punished by the prince to kneel in the ancestral hall. He is very hungry, so I asked you to bring him dinner. Prince Yong and the others are also being punished, so you should also bring him dinner..."
Xie Jingyu raised his hand to support his forehead.
When he saw so many people when he left the city, he knew that Prince Yuzhang was going to be beaten.
Chen Ping said, "Let me take food to them."
Xie Jingyu said, "Sending food won't solve the problem."
He kicked the horse's belly and left.
The servant said, “……???”
Delivering meals cannot solve the problem, but it cannot be ignored either.
The prince thought that the prince's brain was wasted, and asked the prince to kneel until he came to his senses.
This is not something that can be solved by kneeling for three or two days. What's more important is that the prince has also deceived those young masters from aristocratic families.
Xie Jingyu rode into the palace on horseback. The emperor was in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, so he went straight there.
Inside the palace, the concubine was placed in a coffin made of golden nanmu wood. The emperor stood in front of the coffin, while Pei Huaijin knelt on the ground, burning paper.
Xie Jingyu stepped forward, "Your Majesty, I mourn for you."
The emperor asked, "Why are you entering the palace again?"
Xie Jingyu said, "I should come to keep vigil for Concubine Chen."
After a pause, Xie Jingyu said, "It is not easy for Concubine Chen to return to the capital smoothly. Zhao Ang has made great contributions. Prince Yuzhang and his men have also made great contributions in protecting Concubine Chen. I will ask the emperor for a reward on their behalf."
On the one hand, he asked the emperor to mourn, and on the other hand, he asked for rewards for the Prince of Yuzhang and others.
How could he be in such a mood right now?
Thinking that Xie Jingyu was not a careless person, the emperor could guess a little.
The scene of the Empress Chen's coffin being brought into the palace today was so grand that even he was shocked, let alone the civil and military officials.
The emperor said, "Pass on my oral order. The Prince of Yuzhang and others have made great contributions in escorting the coffin of Concubine Chen to the capital. I will reward them according to their merits. In the next few days, let them come to the palace to keep vigil for Concubine Chen."
The palace maids left the palace and went to various mansions to convey the emperor's oral instructions.
Poor Prince Yuzhang and his men were beaten and punished to reflect in the ancestral hall, and then their own father asked them to go to the palace to keep vigil for Concubine Chen.
No!
Can’t go!
I wouldn’t go even if I could!
Prince Yuzhang protested repeatedly.
The man was beaten with a feather duster by King Teng into the ancestral hall to reflect on his actions, and was beaten out of the ancestral hall by King Teng with a feather duster.
Prince of Yuzhang, “…”
The Prince of Yuzhang and his companions entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony with their butts rubbed.
Xie Jingyu was not surprised that they were beaten, but Chen Li was limping when he walked, which made Xie Jingyu confused. "Why did you get beaten too?"
Chen Li said awkwardly, "The way I get beaten is different from the way they get beaten..."
"Don't ask, have some shame."
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