Chapter 522 Face
The Empress Dowager leaned back on the large pillow, feeling neither angry nor not angry.
Naturally, she was extremely reluctant to let Prince Ling help Princess Qiyang wear mourning clothes, but when it came to raising the coffin, the tiles could not be broken by Prince Cheng and the eldest son-in-law's nephew, but they broke when Prince Ling did. The Queen Mother found it difficult to convince herself that this was just a coincidence. After all, it was at Princess Qiyang's mansion, and Duke Song and the Ministry of Rites were in charge of handling the funeral.
But if this was her daughter's own wish, how could she be willing to let Prince Ling bury her?
Qi Yang has always loved King Cheng.
Why did he cause such embarrassment to King Cheng after his death...
The Queen Mother felt uneasy for no reason.
The Queen Mother did not dare to think too much. The death of Princess Qi Yang was too heavy a blow to her. These days, the Queen Mother almost relied on the medicine prescribed by Zhao Yuanzheng to keep her alive. Whenever she thought about something, her head would hurt as if it was being pricked by needles.
Nanny Gui hurriedly said, "Don't overthink it, Queen Mother. It's more important to take care of your health..."
On this side, Nanny Gui helped the empress dowager lie down, and on the other side, Queen Song was copying Buddhist scriptures, saying that she was praying for Princess Qi Yang, but more importantly, she was comforting herself.
Just as she was copying anxiously, a palace maid came in and reported to Queen Song that Princess Qi Yang had refused to allow Prince Cheng and his nephew, the eldest son-in-law, to break the tiles and start the coffin.
A drop of ink fell on the copied Buddhist scriptures.
Queen Song's face turned pale.
None of the white palace maids dared to look directly at him.
Princess Qiyang simply refused to allow Prince Cheng to wear mourning clothes for her. It was a bit strange, but wearing mourning clothes for someone is not a good thing. If she refuses, then so be it. Why is the Queen so flustered...
Queen Song asked, "Who was the one who finally threw the tiles on Princess Qiyang's coffin?!"
The voice suddenly became louder, startling the palace maid.
The palace maid trembled and said, "Yes, it's Prince Ling..."
Queen Song's hand holding the wolf-hair brush trembled suddenly.
The palace maid hesitated to speak.
Nanny Wu saw this and said, "If you have anything else, please report it to me."
The palace maid whispered, "Prince Jingbei said in front of Princess Qiyang's coffin that she asked Prince Ling to wear mourning clothes for her, and that he would protect her from the grave and bless Prince Ling..."
Bang!
Before the palace maid could finish her words, Queen Song was so angry that she threw everything on the table to the ground.
His eyes were cold, as if he wanted to grind the person to ashes.
It would have been fine if Princess Qi Yang didn't let Xiao Yun preside over her funeral, but she asked Prince Ling to wear mourning clothes for her, which Queen Song couldn't accept.
Even after his death, he would still cause trouble for the mother and son!
Queen Song even wanted to whip the corpse.
In the imperial study, the emperor was also in disbelief when he heard this. "Who threw the tiles to Princess Qiyang's coffin?"
The young eunuch said, "It's Prince Ling."
emperor,"……???"
Eunuch An, “…???”
How is this possible?
Princess Qiyang has only one daughter, Lady Yaoguang, so it is no exaggeration to say that she loves Prince Cheng as her own son. Although Prince Ling is also the emperor's son, Prince Ling has always recognized his ancestral roots, and I'm afraid he has never said a single word to Princess Qiyang. When Princess Qiyang was buried, she actually chose Prince Ling to see her off instead of Prince Cheng. Did Princess Qiyang take the wrong medicine?
Or is Princess Qiyang's death related to King Cheng...
This guess flashed through his mind, and Eunuch An shuddered all over.
The reason why King Cheng didn't kill Princess Qi Yang.
But Eunuch An also didn't believe that Princess Qi Yang would do such a thing for no reason and bring such humiliation to King Cheng. If King Cheng were to make her the crown prince in the future and she were to sit in that position, he would never treat Princess Yaoguang well.
Princess Qi Yang is creating hidden dangers for her own daughter.
Furthermore, Eunuch An knew Xie Jingyu well. It made no sense. Prince Jingbei would not let Prince Ling smash the clay pot. It seemed that he was certain that Princess Qiyang would be willing to let Prince Ling send her...
The more I think about it, the more something seems wrong.
I inexplicably feel that Princess Qi Yang is one of my own.
It must be his illusion.
The emperor knew that the empress dowager supported him in the past and that the eldest son-in-law had contributed to it. The eldest son-in-law's whereabouts were unknown. Princess Qiyang was willing to let Xiao Huaijin send her there, and the emperor would not disagree. Besides, there was no chance for the emperor to object. At this moment, Xiao Huaijin was already on the way to bury Princess Qiyang in the imperial mausoleum.
Civil and military officials followed behind to see Princess Qi Yang off to the funeral, but each of them was absent-minded, thinking about this incredible thing.
Before, they all secretly suspected that Princess Qi Yang's death was related to the fight for the throne, and suspected that it was someone from Prince Ling's party who killed her. But if it was Prince Ling who killed her, how could he dare to wear mourning for Princess Qi Yang, and Princess Qi Yang would not let her murderer bury her. So the suspicion of Prince Ling's party was ruled out, but the people from Prince Cheng's party were worried in their hearts.
Princess Qi Yang's death was too sudden.
So sudden that it scared them.
Princess Qi Yang's funeral puts Xiao Yun at the center of public attention.
Rumors spread.
Generally, after the burial, the soul-guiding banner must be sent back to Princess Qi Yang's residence. Originally, this was done by Xiao Yun, but now it falls on Xiao Huaijin's shoulders.
Duke Song was very upset that day. He worked hard for a long time and finally made everything for Prince Ling.
Duke Song endured the entire funeral procession. After returning to the city, all the civil and military officials dispersed, and Duke Song also returned to his own residence.
The last person to go to Princess Qi Yang's mansion was Xiao Huaijin, accompanied by Xie Jingyu and Prince Yuzhang.
Xiao Huaijin was confused for a whole day.
The servants in Princess Qi Yang's mansion were also confused for a whole day.
Everything is a mess.
Who can tell them what their head princess is thinking?
The steward of the Princess's Mansion did not dare to be disrespectful to Xiao Huaijin. He was so respectful that Xiao Huaijin felt uncomfortable. He left quickly after finishing his work.
After taking off the hemp mourning clothes and leaving Princess Qiyang's residence, Xiao Huaijin endured it for a whole day, but he couldn't bear it anymore and asked Xie Jingyu, "Why did you let me wear hemp mourning for Princess Qiyang?"
Xiao Huaijin believed that Xie Jingyu would not harm him, but he also wanted to know why.
Xiao Huaijin didn't know about the affairs of Lady Yaoguang, but Prince Yuzhang and the others knew about it.
Xie Jingyu said, "Princess Qiyang hopes you can avenge her."
Xiao Huaijin, "..."
"Do I have this ability?" Xiao Huaijin suspected that Xie Jingyu was helping him.
Prince Yuzhang patted Xiao Huaijin on the shoulder and said, "It's enough for you to just keep yourself alive."
Xiao Huaijin, "..."
The requirements for him couldn't be any lower.
No.
This is not a requirement at all.
Xie Jingyu said, "Princess Qiyang chose to let you wear mourning clothes for her in order to protect you. The Queen Mother will not kill you again in the future."
Of course, the Queen Mother couldn't do it either.
But failing to do something and giving up are two different things.
Xiao Huaijin is the flesh and blood of the Princess of Jin and the Emperor. The living Princess Qi Yang cannot let the Queen Mother let go of her hatred. As long as the Queen Mother is alive, she will kill Xiao Huaijin at all costs, but the dead Princess Qi Yang can shake the Queen Mother's determination.
Generally, the one who breaks the tiles and starts the funeral is the eldest son and grandson, the heir.
To a certain extent, it can be said that Princess Qi Yang entrusted her Princess Mansion to Xiao Huaijin.
Xie Jingyu said, "There are some things I will tell you later. I will go to the palace first."
Although the emperor asked Prince Cheng to smash the tiles and start the coffin for Princess Qi Yang, he asked Xiao Huaijin to do this without authorization and he had to apologize.
The emperor asked, "There were so many people in the mourning hall at that time, why did you let Prince Ling smash the clay pot?"
Xie Jingyu said, "I dare not lie to the emperor. In fact, I don't know if Prince Ling can smash the clay pot. But if Princess Qiyang is really still alive, she will give me and Prince Ling this face."
emperor,"……"
Eunuch An, “…”
A frown fell from the emperor's forehead. "You are quite proud of yourself."
Xie Jingyu, “…”
"Tell me, why do you have so much respect in front of Princess Qi Yang?" the emperor picked up the teacup.
“…”
Xie Jingyu has a headache.
What could he say? He had no evidence. He told the emperor that Queen Song and Prince Qing had cheated on him, and if he didn't receive thirty lashes of the cane, he would not be able to leave the palace today.
Xie Jingyu could only use his own wife as a shield, "The one who really has face is Wan'er. On the night that Princess Qiyang was killed, Wan'er dreamed of her. Princess Qiyang asked Wan'er to help her catch the murderer..."
"She entrusted Wan'er with something, and Prince Ling smashed the clay pot for her. How could she not give him face?"
emperor,"……"
Eunuch An, “…”
The emperor was completely speechless.
I've never seen anyone like Xie Jingyu.
Wan'er was just having a dream, but he took advantage of the situation and threatened the already dead Princess Qi Yang.
What’s even more speechless is that threats work.
The emperor couldn't tell whether Xie Jingyu was respectful of ghosts and gods or just didn't take these things seriously at all.
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