Chapter 378 Yixiu 56
It was still very surprising when the outrageous speculation actually became a reality.
Yixiu, who had already quietly prepared all the necessary tools, heard the news that the emperor urgently summoned Prince Yong to the palace. She calmly sent her experienced and steady confidants to guard the gate, and at the same time ordered the concubines in each courtyard to stay in their own courtyards and not walk around at will.
It was not until the whole city was under martial law that Yinzhen sent people. Yixiu then gave the order, and Prince Yong's Mansion took swift action. They collected everything that needed to be collected, changed into mourning clothes, and hung up plain silk. In a moment, the entire Prince Yong's Mansion was covered in white, a solemn and mournful scene.
The funeral rites for the late emperor consisted of a few steps, including the small burial, the large burial, mourning clothes, and burial. However, if we look into the details, the tediousness is enough to kill several adults and pregnant women with weak health.
For example, the eighth prince Yinsi, who was ill and was with the heir emperor, and the pregnant woman Lu who was mourning here with Yixiu.
However, no matter how difficult the funeral was, these people who had nothing to do with it all kept themselves going and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
During the period of national mourning for the late emperor, they didn't even dare to die.
Yixiu was fine. She discussed with Defei to try her best to take care of these ladies in the inner and outer court who were either old or unlucky enough to be pregnant at this time.
Fortunately, the late emperor did not die in the cold November, but in March when the temperature was gradually warming up. A brazier was burning in the house, and hot tea was prepared during the intervals of mourning.
It is called tea, but in fact it is a meal replacement porridge with various nuts and brown sugar added. A bowl of this thick porridge can fill you up and increase your blood sugar.
A month later, Yinzhen successfully ascended the throne and became emperor. Defei was naturally promoted to empress dowager, and Yixiu became the queen in name only. However, the new emperor could not take care of the rest of the people in the backyard for the time being, and they had to stay in the prince's mansion for the time being.
By the time everything was settled, it was already July. The late emperor's coffin had not yet been buried, but had been moved to the funeral palace, where a series of funeral ceremonies were to follow.
However, these are not the most concerned things for the new emperor's wives at the moment. They have been waiting for a long time and finally got the emperor's order.
First, he added the word "Tai" before the names of all the concubines of the late empress, and then stuffed them all into Ningshou Palace.
Of course, those concubines who had grown-up children were even luckier, because the newly enthroned emperor followed the instructions of the previous emperor and allowed them to return to their sons' residences to be raised.
In this life, Kangxi died at a coincidence. The Eighth Prince was in the darkest moment of his life, and the Fourteenth Prince had not yet received investment from the reorganized Eighth Prince Party, nor had he had time to be selected by the late emperor to be named the Great General King. Therefore, their mentality was very different when facing Yinzhen's ascension to the throne.
The few brothers who did not fall into a life-and-death situation under the instigation of the late emperor can even barely be considered to have a good relationship at the moment.
This can be seen from the fact that Yinzhen did not wait for only seven days to ascend the throne as Yixiu remembered, but calmly followed the rules and waited for a full month before holding the coronation ceremony.
He was clearly more composed and at ease, and his ascension to the throne seemed even more effortless. Faced with Old Eight, who had clearly and sincerely expressed his submission to him, the younger and more robust man had to admit that he did have a natural talent for pleasing people.
The ninth and tenth brothers naturally followed the eighth brother's footsteps and acted like good younger brothers. They obeyed all the orders from the new emperor and were so respectful that they thought their real brother had ascended the throne.
When it comes to his brother, Old Fourteen has a completely different mindset. Basically, he can accept it but is very nervous.
After all, this was his biological brother, but their relationship wasn't very good. In the past, he hadn't felt anything for this fourth brother. Sometimes when he acted like a brother and lectured him, he would get impatient and not really respect or feel close to him.
However, now the other party has really become the emperor. The young Fourteenth Prince looks at his black-faced brother with the mentality of looking at his father.
Yinzhen, in particular, was separated from his brothers by a layer of distance, their daily interactions more like those of a monarch and his subjects. However, when it came to his own brother, he showed less scruples. Embracing a vengeful mentality unseen by others, the emperor, who had recently been reprimanding the Fourteenth Prince for behavior he had previously disapproved of, was in a happier mood. Even the officials of the Ministry of Rites, who had been tormented by him for so long, received long-awaited accolades.
But these are not something that can be told to outsiders.
On the other hand, Yixiu's mood was not so good. She thought she should live in Jingren Palace at this time, but Yinzhen gave her Yongshou Palace, which was closest to Yangxin Palace, and said with an expression that said, "I know you are very happy, there is no need to thank me." This really made Yixiu choke.
Fortunately, her acting skills that she had practiced for many years came in handy. She quickly brought up the idea she had mentioned earlier of rebuilding a palace for the empress dowager, and Yinzhen was indeed attracted by this idea.
Although he still had some grudges against his mother about Longkodo this time, their relationship was much more harmonious. For the sake of reputation, Yinzhen did not hesitate to do so. Not only did he agree with her ideas, he also planned to do everything himself and make sure to build a single-family villa for his newly crowned mother that met his high-end aesthetic standards.
After talking about the retirement issues of the older generation, it is finally time to talk about the welfare benefits of this generation.
Yixiu took out the positions she had prepared temporarily, and saw Yinzhen flipping through them while casually asking, "Are these your ideas?"
"This is my first time handling these matters. Thinking that my sisters are all elders in the Qian Palace, I can't help but worry about the inappropriateness of their proposed positions based on our years of friendship. Thank you, Empress Dowager, for taking care of everything for me."
Yixiu lowered her head in embarrassment, as if she felt guilty for making her elders tired.
Yinzhen, who was sitting at the head of the table, chuckled softly and said lazily, "It's really your fault. The Empress Dowager is old. How can we let her worry about such trivial matters?"
"I know I was wrong."
"Forget it," seeing the empress stand up and bow to admit her mistake, Yinzhen extended his hand to Yixiu and helped her up. "I think the arrangements made by the Empress Dowager are quite appropriate. Let's do it this way."
After all, you gave me this face.
After getting approval from her two superiors, Yixiu immediately began to promote and move all the old men in the residence in.
Two of them had sons and were qualified enough. Li was named Concubine Qi and Geng was named Concubine Yu. Under the arrangement of Yixiu, they lived in Changchun Palace and Yiku Palace respectively, which was closer to her.
Song, who gave birth to a daughter, was given the title of Concubine Mao and moved to Qixiang Palace, which made it convenient for the emperor to visit his daughter.
Although the pregnant Lu was only a noble lady, she was given the title Xin and was promised that as long as she gave birth to a child safely, regardless of the boy or girl, she could be promoted to the rank of concubine following the example of Concubine Mao and would live alone in Chuxiu Palace. Naturally, she had no objection.
The remaining Feng was also given a noble lady because she was honest and did not cause trouble. She was given the Xianfu Palace, which was a little remote, but she was the only one living there. She was very grateful to have escaped from Nian.
Concubine Fei was in a much worse situation. She was crammed into the more remote and deserted Zhongcui Palace along with Concubine Nian and Concubine Qi. If nothing unexpected happened, the three of them would have to take care of each other like this until they grew old, which was quite lively.
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