When Mrs. Meng heard that the black cat was raised by a fake, she became even more displeased and picked up the snacks on the plate and threw them at Tornado.
Tornado raised his claws and slapped the snack away, then glanced at Mrs. Meng with disdain, turned around and jumped off the windowsill, disappearing in an instant.
"Madam, please rest here for a while. If you need anything, you can always tell the maid at the door."
"good."
Mrs. Meng didn't want to kneel there and cry, but she couldn't cry. She could only wipe her tears with a handkerchief soaked in ginger juice, which hurt her eyes.
When Nanny Sun returned to Fengqi Palace to report, she saw Lianyi holding Xuanfeng. She paused, sorted out her words, and then stepped forward to salute and said:
"My lady, Madam Meng has been settled."
"Well, before the emperor's burial, mothers have to go to the palace to mourn. It is a hard job to cry for the dead. You should take care of the elderly ladies. If they are really not in good health, they can be exempted from the task of crying for the dead."
"Yes, madam."
Nanny Sun responded respectfully.
Lian Yi then said:
"I'm a little tired, I'll take a nap first."
Nanny Sun and Lanzhi helped Lianyi lie down, then quietly left the inner room.
"Master, that Madam Meng has a lot of resentment towards you."
"She just thinks that I took advantage of her dead daughter and became the superior person, and she is not convinced."
Lianyi could understand Mrs. Meng's thoughts, but she would not accept her attitude towards her. After all, it was the Meng family who found a replacement marriage in order to avoid disaster, and because time was too tight, they chose the daughter of the Xia family who took the initiative to step forward.
If Lianyi, the substitute bride, had died in the harem's infighting, she would probably have shed a few tears. However, Lianyi was doing too well. She used the power of the Meng family to secure her position as queen, and she gave birth to three children in a row, making her the only one in the harem.
The better Lianyi lived, the more intolerable she became, until she learned that Lianyi was about to die, and then she felt relieved.
It’s a pity that Lianyi is not really dying.
"Duoduo, Madam Meng has just arrived in the imperial city after a long journey, and she has been in the palace for days to mourn for the emperor. I'm sure her body can't take it."
"Master is right. The women in the inner courtyard of this mansion are all very weak, not to mention that Madam Meng is not young anymore."
Duoduo shook the flower disk and replied cleverly.
Three days later, Madam Meng fell ill. In the end, Hongji spared her from entering the palace to mourn because she was his grandmother.
She was spared from going to the palace to mourn, but Mrs. Meng became completely ill due to the loss and she was from a state that could not be recovered.
This kind of thing is not unique to Madam Meng. Every time the emperor passes away, he takes several old ministers with him. This is something that everyone knows.
The main reason was that these old ministers and their families were old, and the series of procedures before burial in the imperial mausoleum were too tiring, so they naturally collapsed because they couldn't bear it.
General Meng was standing by his wife's bed with a frown on his face. He was worried as he saw her face become thinner in just a few days and she kept talking nonsense due to the fever.
"Father, your daughter-in-law is here to take care of mother. You should go and have a rest first. The emperor will be buried tomorrow, and you have to go to the palace early in the morning."
The second daughter-in-law said respectfully.
"Fengying, thank you for your hard work."
Marquis Anding could only nod helplessly.
On the second day, Marquis Anding entered the palace early in the morning and followed the funeral procession all the way to the imperial mausoleum in the suburbs, and then sealed the tomb under the watchful eyes of the eldest prince.
Emperor Qingxiang was finally laid to rest, and the next thing was for Hongji to ascend the throne. The Ministry of Rites had already prepared all the necessary matters for the enthronement, and Hongji's imperial robe had also been hastily made. The three regent ministers also submitted memorials, requesting the prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible.
The current Crown Prince Jiang Hongji refused three times, but finally agreed to ascend the throne as emperor.
Lianyi also received the message from Duoduo:
"Master, the Third Prince has indeed come to the suburbs. He has been lying in wait, waiting for the day when Hongji ascends to the throne, and will lead his men to attack the palace."
"How many men does he have?"
"He brought more than 500 people with him. The main reason was that he had spies planted in the imperial city earlier. There were also some of his people in the palace."
"I understand. Leave it to Hongji! This is his first test upon ascending the throne."
"Master, what are you going to do?"
"Now is the time for my son to show his strength, so I won't interfere. Interfering too much will only backfire."
Lian Yi said calmly.
In the middle of the night, a team of imperial guards surrounded Fengqi Palace. The leader of the guards respectfully said to Lianyi:
"Empress Dowager, I am here to guard Fengqi Palace under the order of the Emperor. After the Emperor's coronation ceremony, the Imperial Guards will withdraw."
"I understand. Just do your part."
Lianyi covered her lips with a handkerchief and coughed twice before replying.
"yes!"
After the head guard left, Lianyi instructed Nanny Sun:
"Go and invite Yunshan and Hongye to Fengqi Palace and tell them that I miss them."
"Yes, madam."
When Yunshan and Hongye arrived at Fengqi Palace, they saw their mother coughing. Although she had powdered her face, she still looked haggard.
"Mother, why are you coughing? Wasn't your condition getting better in the past two days?"
Yunshan immediately stepped forward, sat on the edge of the bed, held Lianyi's hand and said.
Hongye frowned and asked Lanzhi:
"Aunt Lanzhi, why is mother's condition getting worse?"
"It's all because I didn't take good care of you."
Lanzhi immediately knelt down and said.
"Hongye, please don't make things difficult for Lanzhi. She took good care of me. It was my mother who wanted to stay cool and stood at the window for a little longer."
After Lianyi finished speaking, she waved her hand and asked Lanzhi to leave.
"Mother, my elder brother has mobilized the Imperial Guards to guard outside Fengqi Palace, but has something happened?"
"Your Third Uncle is back."
Lianyi put away the weakness on her face and said calmly.
"Third uncle?"
"The third prince who murdered his father, the emperor's younger brother?"
The two of them said immediately.
"yes."
"My mother called us to Fengqi Palace because she wanted to better protect us."
Hongye said firmly.
"Well, don't cause trouble for your big brother. This is the first battle he has to fight."
"My son (daughter) knows about it."
After the two agreed, they quietly accompanied Lianyi.
In fact, Lian Yi, the Queen Mother, was supposed to attend Hongji's coronation ceremony that day, but there were rumors that she was dying and was waiting for her son to ascend the throne to fulfill her wish and then follow the late emperor. This gave Lian Yi a reason not to attend.
Anyway, the strong smell of medicine never dissipated in Fengqi Palace. The palace maids and eunuchs wanted to walk on tiptoes. In addition, the second princess and the third prince were both away to serve the sick, so the court officials did not mention the matter again.
After the cannon salute of the coronation ceremony sounded, Duoduo began to broadcast the event live. Halfway through the ceremony, Duoduo suddenly said:
"Master, someone is attacking the west gate, and the Royal Guards have already engaged them."
"It's aimed at Hongji."
“It should be!”
"Where is the third prince?"
"He's not among them."
"Let me know if you find him."
"Huh?"
"What's wrong?"
"The Third Prince is actually in your palace!"
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