Chapter 590 Finally Died
Of course the emperor didn't wake up.
Just like those scorpions said, their poison is very strong after all. He was an old man and a patient. They stung him together. How could he survive? Did they have no shame?
The emperor endured for a few days but finally didn't survive. He crashed!
When the funeral bell rang, people in the whole capital reacted quickly. All the festive things in the house were put away and replaced with monotonous plain colors, white. The rich families hurriedly asked their servants to redecorate.
The palace also quickly prepared.
Hearing the bell, Xu Muhua breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally dead!
Now there can be no more trouble, right?
As soon as the emperor passed away, the people in the palace had a lot to do! They had to deal with the emperor's funeral and the new emperor's ascension to the throne.
Oh, as soon as Zhao Chengye ascended the throne, her status would also change and be upgraded! Oh
, and there was also the matter of Concubine Zhang.
Xu Muhua had not forgotten what she had promised Concubine Zhang. Now that the emperor was dead, Concubine Zhang's affairs could also be arranged. As
soon as the emperor died, the atmosphere in the palace immediately changed. It was solemn and depressing, and there was grief, and there were cries everywhere. I just don't know if it was sincere or fake.
She used to watch TV and heard that when the emperor died, the ladies had to kneel there and cry non-stop according to the rules. They cried for several days in a row, and they could cry until they fainted!
If this was true, it would be even more difficult for her, the prince's concubine, to avoid it.
Should she learn from Xiaoyanzi in advance and make a knee pad or something, so that her knees won't be swollen from kneeling.
Although Xu Muhua was only a concubine in the Eastern Palace, she would definitely be busy with such a big thing.
Taking a break from her busy schedule, she went to Concubine Zhang's palace.
Concubine Zhang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her coming. She pulled her hand anxiously and asked, "Does what you said to me before still count?"
"Of course it counts. I just squeezed out time to come to see you. If you've made up your mind, you should get ready."
Concubine Zhang nodded heavily: "I've made up my mind and I won't change my mind! But how can I fake my death?" Concubine
Zhang couldn't think of a good way to fake her death and leave the palace.
If she was an unknown concubine, it would be fine, but she was the emperor's favorite concubine. If she died, the palace would definitely not pretend that nothing had happened. This could not be concealed.
Xu Muhua felt that this matter had to be dealt with in the simplest, roughest and most direct way.
"When the time comes, I will set a fire in your palace. Before setting the fire, you can leave a suicide note or something, saying that you are disheartened and have no desire to live because the emperor is dead, and you want to follow the emperor!"
This way, it can not only fulfill the reputation of Concubine Zhang, but also will not implicate the Zhang family. There is no need to worry about someone examining the body and exposing this matter.
Even if she gets some drug to fake her death, it is not safe.
After death, she will not be buried immediately. If she wants to use the name of voluntary burial, she must be buried with the emperor. If someone dies, the body will probably stay in the palace for a while, which makes it easy to be exposed.
It's different if someone is burned to
death. Even if someone really has doubts, at this time, she believes that no one will dwell on this matter and must get to the bottom of it. Concubine Zhang is the concubine of the late emperor, not the concubine of the new emperor, right? If she's dead, then she's dead. It's better to have less trouble than more at this time.
Concubine Zhang frowned and asked doubtfully: "But where can we find the body?"
Even if it's burned to death, there must be a body. It's impossible to burn it into ashes, right?
Xu Muhua looked at her helplessly: "I don't know how many people die in this palace every day. You are a concubine. Is it difficult for you to find a body?"
Concubine Zhang was stunned.
That's right, she was so excited that she forgot that in the palace, in remote and desolate courtyards, and in dry wells,
you can easily find a corpse. "Hurry up and get ready. When it's almost done, find an opportunity to burn it. I will find a place for you to hide first, and then send you out of the palace."
The emperor is dead, and everyone will be very busy for a while, and there will be many people entering and leaving the palace. It is not difficult to find an opportunity to smuggle Concubine Zhang out.
Concubine Zhang nodded heavily: "Well, I will be ready!"
When she thought that she would be free soon, Concubine Zhang was so excited that she could not suppress it.
The two discussed for a while and confirmed the details of the action. After confirming that everything was correct, Xu Muhua left.
The emperor's funeral was so complicated and tedious. Although there was an empress and a crown prince, Pei Shaorong, as the crown princess, could not avoid being busy even with a big belly.
Ah, no, Arong should not be called the crown princess at this time, but the empress. After all, when the old man died, the crown prince was the legitimate new emperor! Although
the coronation ceremony was not held, Zhao Chengye had already ascended the throne. He was the new emperor, and the crown princess was naturally the empress. The former empress became the empress dowager.
As for her, the concubine, Zhao Chengye had not yet held the coronation ceremony, and the canonization of the concubines in the backyard was put on hold. They had to wait until the coronation.
However, Zhao Chengye ascended the throne earlier than she expected. He probably wanted to ascend the throne as soon as possible to avoid more troubles. After all, there was a loyal king who was restless at first glance. Who knew when he would jump out to make trouble?
So half a month after the death of the previous emperor, Zhao Chengye, the crown prince, held a coronation ceremony and officially became the new emperor of Dayong.
The crown princess Pei Shaorong became the empress without any suspense, and the concubine Xu Muhua was directly canonized as a noble concubine! Zhao Fengyi also became a concubine.
There were only three women in the crown prince's backyard. After ascending the throne, it was very simple to canonize the women in the backyard. It was the simplest one in the backyard of the new emperor who succeeded to the throne of Dayong, and it can be recorded in the history books!
The next day, a fire broke out in the Yikun Palace, burning half of the palace! Even Concubine Zhang, who was still living there and was preparing to move to another palace to wait for the late emperor to be buried, was burned to death!
At first everyone thought it was an accident, until a suicide note was found in a place in the Yikun Palace that was not burned.
The suicide note was written by Concubine Zhang, saying that the late emperor had doted on her for many years, and now that the late emperor was dead, she had no intention of living and decided to follow the late emperor.
As soon as this suicide note was published, the ministers who had previously criticized Concubine Zhang for her dominance and tyranny suddenly changed their faces! The letter was full of praise for Concubine Zhang, and then suggested that since Concubine Zhang died to follow the late emperor, she should be buried with the late emperor to show her loyalty. Concubine