Chapter 476 Coffin
But.
Ji Mingzhu could argue with Zhou Cungao and debate with him, but she did not dare to face her eldest son and grandson.
so……
"Xiuying."
"The servant is here."
"Xiaohe Village outside Beijing is buried there."
After Ji Mingzhu finished speaking, Nanny Wang hugged her and burst into tears. Chu San's eyes also turned red and she was trembling.
Ji Mingzhu has a private property in Xiaohe Village on the outskirts of Beijing. It is not far from the imperial tombs and is closest to the tombs of Ruizong and Guangdi.
During the years when Ruizong and Guangdi passed away one after another, Ji Mingzhu often stayed there for a while.
Ji Mingzhu thought about it and realized that perhaps only in front of her father, mother and younger brother, no one would think she was wrong and no one would blame her.
After being an elder for too long and now that she is dead, she just wants to be the carefree self she was when she was younger.
This time, Ji Mingzhu was really tired.
Ji Sheng carried Kang Kang over, and Yuan Li and Yuan Yi followed Li Jialan.
Ji Sheng looked at Ji Mingzhu, who was lying in Nanny Wang's arms with her eyes closed, and said to Xixi, "I kowtow to your grandfather."
Ji Mingzhu's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she did not open her eyes.
She had been striving for her whole life to be second to none and above everyone else, and now she achieved it so easily.
It cannot even be said that she is second only to the emperor, as even the emperor kowtows to her.
It was clearly something to be proud of, but Ji Mingzhu felt extremely bitter in her heart.
Is this really what she wants?
When Xixi knelt down and kowtowed to Ji Mingzhu, Yuan Li and Yuan Yi looked at each other and knelt behind Xixi.
Walking out of the bedroom, the lights were on but the place behind me was extremely quiet.
Li Jialan didn't know what to say to her son-in-law, so she just remained silent.
Ji Sheng was never the kind of person who would make small talk. He just held Kang Kang in his arms and observed the difference between him and Ping Ping.
Only Xixi happily held Yuanli and Yuanyi's hands on both sides and told them the interesting things that happened to her during this period.
only……
"Brother Ansheng didn't come?"
Yuan Li nodded, "He likes Haizhou."
For Ansheng, the capital did not leave him with much of a good impression.
He preferred the days when no one knew him in Haizhou and he liked the days when apart from studying and attending classes, he would just eat, write and read.
He likes a boring life that he can see the end of at a glance, which makes him feel safe.
Although Xixi was a little disappointed, she immediately dragged Yuan Li and Yuan Yi to Fengluan Palace. She really had so many things she wanted to share with them.
Xixi forgot her lessons and took Yuanli, Yuanyi and the others out to play outside Fengluan Palace; Zhou Jianwu sat in the side hall, looking at Zhou Jianying in silence.
Instead, Zhou Yunjia was chatting enthusiastically with someone next to him. They were talking about the Northern Territory, and mainly about Zhou Yunqi.
After Ji Sheng brought Kang Kang back, he put him and Ping Ping together.
With Kang Kang and Ping Ping present, the female relatives Li Jialan and Wu Yue gathered around the children and told them their interesting stories.
At this moment, they all did not mention Ji Mingzhu.
Even if someone wants to mention it.
Zhou Jianying looked at her second brother several times, but his eyes never fell on her face.
Although he did not dislike Zhou Beifang as much as Ji Mingzhu did, he did not have any good feelings towards Zhou Beifang, who had foreign blood, and now he did not want to talk to Zhou Jianying, who was married to Zhou Beifang.
Seeing Ji Sheng coming back, Zhou Jianwu stood up and said, "If there's nothing else, we'll leave the palace first."
The Zhou family overturned the verdict, and the original Zhenbei Palace was returned to the Zhou family.
In addition, some of the Zhou family’s property was returned, but more of it ended in vain.
Ji Sheng did not agree to Zhou Jianwu's departure. He said calmly, "Stay in the palace tonight."
Zhou Jianwu frowned. Although the Zhou family became royal relatives after Xixi ascended the throne, Zhou Jianwu never thought of using Xixi's power to do things that were not in line with his status.
He thought Ji Sheng was staying in the palace to save face for the Zhou family.
"This is against etiquette. After all, we are outsiders..."
Ji Sheng interrupted him and said, "The princess doesn't have much time left."
After these words were spoken, Zhou Jianwu stood there in a daze, while Zhou Jianying turned her face to the side, lowered her head and sobbed.
Zhou Beifang came behind Zhou Jianying without saying a word, just stood quietly beside her to accompany her.
As for Zhou Yunjia, he also came to his father in silence.
"Yun Shu can't make it for the time being, there are many things you need to do."
Even if he rushed over, Ji Sheng didn't want her to worry about these things.
When the late emperor died, Ji Sheng wanted to keep things as simple as possible.
Anyway, the person is dead, so it makes no difference whether he is buried with great fanfare or simply buried.
After all, in the end, it's just lying on a few boards.
Of course, Ji Sheng didn't say this.
He knew very well that if he said some things, it would only bring him endless controversy.
However, he did think about what would happen after his death. At that time, he would ask Xixi to bury him and Zhou Yunshu together. If they were buried together, they could save one funeral.
Ji Sheng thought about it and sighed. To put it bluntly, the imperial court was too poor.
His good father really threw a mess to his daughter, so he had to save money for her.
How to save money? Of course, save it from others.
Including the Zhou family, Ji Mingzhu, and other vassal kings, ministers and aristocratic families.
It doesn't make sense that they are sharpening their knives to attack Nanzhou and the Zhou family, but are soft-hearted towards others. He will only be more ruthless.
While Zhou Jianwu and others were silent, Ji Sheng was already thinking about how to get money from the newly appointed King of Huainan and several other vassal kings.
The treasury is so empty, how can his daughter have the confidence if he doesn't fill it?
The children were tired from playing and full from eating. After chatting, they couldn't hold back and fell asleep. It was just after the hour of Xu.
Ji Sheng had just finished dealing with state affairs when news came from Changle Palace that Ji Mingzhu had died.
When Ji Mingzhu died, only her close confidants were by her side.
Ji Mingzhu was too tired, so before she died, she asked Aunt Sai to give her a poisonous insect, a poisonous insect that could take her back to her youth.
At that time, she was the most favored princess in the world and lived the most carefree life.
She left during a nap while waiting for her father, mother, and younger brother to pick her up for the Spring Banquet.
Nanny Wang looked at the innocent smile on Ji Mingzhu's face with her red and swollen eyes. This was the first sincere smile she had seen since she came to Beijing, and also the last one.
I think, at this moment, Ji Mingzhu must have been holding her brother's hand, following her father, the emperor and her mother, happily going to the Spring Banquet.
When Zhou Jianwu and his party came to Changle Palace again, Ji Mingzhu was already lying in a coffin made of golden nanmu wood.
This coffin was built by Emperor Guang for himself, but was hidden by Ji Mingzhu.
At that time, she did not want Emperor Guang to die and hoped that he would live, so she hid the coffin in her own palace. However, she did not expect that one day, the coffin made by her brother would be used on her body.
On the fifth and seventh days of the first lunar month, they appeared in Changle Palace covered with wounds. Two of them were each wearing a clean piece of clothing, carrying the coffin one in front and one behind.
They couldn't let the blood on their bodies stain their master's coffin.
Zhou Jianwu and a group of Zhou family members knelt in front of Changle Palace and refused to give in.
Chusan stood beside Ji Mingzhu's coffin, looking down at Zhou Jianwu who was kneeling on the ground. He drew his knife, pointed it at his neck, and said, "Get out of here."
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