After walking through the long street in front of Yongshou Palace and Qixiang Palace, we exited the Western Six Palaces.
Su Mala Gu sighed softly and said in a low voice, "Consort Yu is so confused. She actually mentioned to the Emperor on Qingming Festival that 'one wishes to care for one's parents, but they are no longer there.'"
"Although the Empress Dowager does not blame you, Your Majesty, she still holds a grudge in her heart, Your Majesty..."
Su Ma La Gu swallowed the words that were about to come out and gave Xu Le Jin a look that said, "Good luck to you."
Xu Lejin's expression remained calm as she smiled gently. "Thank you for your guidance, Granny Su. I understand now. I was inappropriate in my words; I shouldn't have mentioned the lament of 'wanting to care for one's parents but they are no longer there' before His Majesty. But my primary intention was to advise His Majesty to be more filial to the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager. Perhaps..."
"Perhaps I used the wrong method!"
Su Mala Gu looked at Xu Lejin suspiciously, but said nothing more.
The atmosphere at Cining Palace was somber.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager knelt in the Buddhist hall of Cining Palace, and Su Ma La Gu led Xu Lejin into the Buddhist hall.
After paying her respects to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, Xu Lejin knelt quietly in the corner.
Half an hour later, the Empress Dowager's aged voice rang out. "Consort Yu, go and offer incense to Emperor Taizong, the late Emperor, and Empress Xiaokangzhang!"
"Yes, Your concubine Xu Muer obeys."
Xu Lejin bowed in agreement, a flash of joy quickly passing through her lowered eyes.
The memorial tablets of Emperor Taizong, the late emperor, and Empress Xiaokangzhang are enshrined behind the Buddhist hall in Cining Palace.
The ones for Emperor Taizong and the late emperor were very conspicuous, but Xu Lejin searched for a long time before finally finding Empress Xiaokangzhang's one in a corner.
Xu Lejin knelt down respectfully, "This concubine, Consort Yu of Yikun Palace, of the Xu Mu'er clan, pays respects to Emperor Taizong, Emperor Shizu, and Empress Xiaokangzhang."
"Long live Emperor Taizong! Long live Emperor Shizu! Long live Empress Xiaokangzhang!"
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