Chapter 401 Funeral
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of Concubine Chen's funeral.
The funeral was held with great ceremony.
It was so grand that not only the Empress Dowager, but even Queen Song became sick with anger.
Normally, the emperor would not attend the funeral of the empress, but when the concubine Chen was buried, the emperor rode in the imperial sedan chair and personally sent her to the imperial mausoleum, watching as the concubine Chen's coffin was carried in.
Although Concubine Chen does not have the title of Queen, she is better than a Queen in reality!
Even the emperor attended the funeral in person, let alone the civil and military officials and their families.
The emperor wanted to attend the funeral in person. Duke Song, the left prime minister and others knelt down to stop him, but the emperor remained unmoved.
However, the emperor's action also caused the court officials who were unaware of the situation to speculate in their hearts.
The emperor said that he and Concubine Chen had only a one-night stand, but it didn't seem like a one-night stand at all. This was clearly the person the emperor had hidden in his heart, and even though she was dead, he would honor her with the utmost respect.
A mother is honored by her son, and a son is honored by his mother.
Since the emperor values Concubine Chen so much, he will definitely dote on the seventh prince Xiao Huaijin.
Many ministers were glad that they had not taken sides over the years. Who could have imagined that such a powerful prince would suddenly appear halfway, almost sweeping over them, and forcing King Cheng to be breathless as soon as he came back.
The coffin of Concubine Chen was brought back by Xie Jingyu, Xiao Huaijin and others, and the emperor simply asked them to bury Concubine Chen in the imperial mausoleum.
Xiao Huaijin, dressed in hemp mourning clothes, walked in front, followed by Xie Jingyu, and then the Prince of Yuzhang and others.
Next came the emperor's sedan chair, and then the concubine's coffin.
Mighty and powerful.
The scene was almost as grand as the burial of the late emperor.
Many ministers felt that it was too much, but apart from the Duke of Song and the Left Prime Minister, who were staunch supporters of the royal party, no one stood up to say anything.
Firstly, their son is involved in this event, and secondly, the emperor is determined to give this honor to Concubine Chen, so it is useless for them to object. More importantly, wouldn’t this offend the Seventh Prince?
It would have been fine if the Seventh Prince had no hope of becoming the Crown Prince, but now not only does he have hope, but it is also very high.
If the Seventh Prince is appointed as the Crown Prince in the future, or even sits on that position, he will definitely posthumously confer the title of Queen on his biological mother.
For these ministers, it was just a matter of giving the Concubine Chen a ride, and it didn't cost them any money, so they better not say anything more.
It was a very tiring task to send Chen Fei to the funeral. One had to go to the palace to wait before dawn, and it was already evening when one returned home, and there was no food to eat during the journey.
Shen Wan is pregnant, so she doesn't need to go. If the princess is not sick, she will definitely go.
Seeing that those noble ladies were too tired to walk, Xie Jingyu was a little shaken, wondering if he was overthinking it. Maybe his father really just couldn't bear to let his mother suffer so that's why he gave her the muscle softening powder.
After sending the emperor back to the palace, Xie Jingyu returned to the Jingbei Palace. When he entered the yard, he saw Chen Wan sitting on the swing. Under the sunset glow, her eyes were as clear as mountain springs, without a speck of dust.
It is not easy to maintain this mentality after experiencing the pain of being crushed to ashes in the previous life.
Seeing him come back, Shen Wan got off the swing and came forward to greet him, "You're back?"
Xie Jingyu said, "I'm finally done with my work and have time to spend with you."
Chen Wan said, "You haven't had lunch yet? Go take a shower, dinner will be served soon."
Xie Jingyu went to the bathroom, and when he came back after showering, the small kitchen had already brought dinner into the house.
Knowing that Xie Jingyu hadn't eaten lunch, Shen Wan specially asked the kitchen to make a few more dishes. The two sat down to eat, talking and laughing.
After dinner, the princess strolled to the Glass Courtyard, but she still had no strength.
When I came back from the princess's place, it was almost dark and I couldn't see my hand in front of me.
After returning, Xie Jingyu went to the study, and Shen Wan went back to the room to do his own thing, but when it was time to go to bed, Xie Jingyu still hadn't come back.
Shen Wan looked at the door several times, and Yin Chuan gave her a signal to go out, then came back and said, "Princess, the prince is practicing martial arts, and it will probably take a while before he can come back to sleep."
Practicing martial arts will make you sweat, and you cannot take a shower immediately after sweating. You need to wait for a quarter of an hour.
I've been busy with the funeral of Concubine Chen for the past half month and have neglected my martial arts training. But there's no need to be so diligent so late at night. Can't I practice it tomorrow morning?
Shen Wan slept for most of the day, but she wasn't that sleepy, so she continued to embroider her brocade robe.
The emperor's brocade robe will be finished in a few days. It is really not easy. This is because Xie Jingyu has not been at home for the past half month. Otherwise, if he were there, he would not let her embroider more than one day, and it is unknown how long it would take to finish.
Xie Jingyu came back from a cold shower and saw Shen Wan still embroidering. He thought of Pei Huaijin's words about his finger being pricked, and asked, "Won't it prick your hand?"
Shen Wan said, “Only when you are learning will you prick your finger.”
"Has it been acupuncture for half a month?" Xie Jingyu asked.
Shen Wan looked a little embarrassed and felt strange, "How did you know?"
Xie Jingyu pinched Shen Wan’s nose and chuckled, “Listen to what your brother said.”
He really took advantage of this loophole.
Shen Wan didn't know that this brother was not that brother, and thought it was Shen Li, "Big brother is really, he tells you everything."
I learned needlework and was pricked by a needle for half a month. I am so clumsy.
Big brother, don't you know how to give her some face?!
Sooner or later, all the shameful things that big brother has done will be exposed.
See if the sister-in-law laughs at him!
Knowing that Shen Wan had misunderstood, Xie Jingyu did not clarify for Shen Li, but only asked, "Why didn't you sleep?"
Shen Wan raised an eyebrow and said, “You are so hardworking, I can’t be lazy.”
Xie Jingyu scratched the tip of his nose and said, "I work hard for my husband because I don't have time to practice martial arts tomorrow morning."
Shen Wan looked at him, "Why don't you have time? Are you going to the morning court or going on a long journey again?"
Xie Jingyu said, "You will know tomorrow."
After a busy day and practicing martial arts, the gentleman was very tired and fell asleep while holding Chen Wan.
When he woke up the next day, Shen Wan knew why a certain gentleman had no time for morning exercises.
Chen Wan woke up and opened her eyes to see Xie Jingyu's handsome face, a face that she had never gotten tired of looking at after such a long time. Thinking that this face belonged to her, she felt very satisfied in her heart. Chen Wan reached out to touch his nose.
Before he even touched her, Xie Jingyu opened his eyes and asked, "Awake?"
Before Shen Wan nodded, a certain gentleman turned over and pressed her under him, kissing her.
Half a month.
No, I have been vegetarian for seventeen days.
Shen Wan was so dazed by the kiss that it took her a long time to get the chance, "This is why you don't have time to practice martial arts..."
"What else?"
Fortunately, she still thought he was hardworking. This bastard was only particularly hardworking in this matter.
The words that Shen Wan wanted to scold him were all swallowed up by him.
It was time for Shen Wan to get up. Shanhu Yinchuan was holding a copper basin and preparing to go into the house to serve him. When she walked outside the door, she heard some movement in the house. She thought Shen Wan had gotten up and was about to push the door open.
But before his hand touched the door, Chen Ping appeared and grabbed it.
Shanhu's face flushed red, "You, let go!"
Chen Ping asked, "Do you want to be beaten if you come into the house now?"
Coral realized what the noise was and turned away with her face flushed.
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