Chapter 41 Tang Fengyi sees blood

On the day when Emperor Jingsheng passed away, the successor emperor Jun Zechen had a solemn expression, his eyes were full of sorrow, and he straightened his back.

He led a group of princes, princesses and officials and walked slowly towards the place where the late emperor's body was placed to pay their respects to the late emperor's appearance.

The "small burial" ceremony was held solemnly.

Five days later, it would be the "grand burial"; all the people in the court, from princes down to senior officials and above, as well as the wives of third-class guards and above, had to come to the Qianqing Palace to pay their respects to the late emperor.

Jun Zechen looked solemn and dignified as he led princes, princesses, and matrons of aristocratic families to perform the "funeral ceremony" meticulously.

Every movement is full of respect and remembrance for the late emperor.

After the "burial" was completed, Jun Zechen took a deep breath, straightened his body, and formally announced the news of Emperor Jingsheng's death to the outside world in a steady and firm voice.

The news spread quickly among court officials, royal family members and common people.

After the funeral, all the members of the royal family looked sad, and the princes and ministers also looked mournful.

The palace maids and eunuchs all dressed in mourning clothes and began the mourning ceremony.

Early in the morning, Su Jingyao arrived at the gate of the East Palace dressed in mourning clothes.

The concubines of the Eastern Palace were supposed to be led by the Crown Princess to the ancestral temple to burn incense, pay their respects and cry for the late emperor.

According to common sense, Su Jingyao should also go to Qiluan Palace.

However, she took the eldest prince with her and asked for leave directly from the Crown Princess.

She specially sent a palace maid to inform the Crown Princess and wait for them directly at the gate of the East Palace.

The reason why Su Jingyao chose not to go was simply to prevent the affairs of An Liangdi and Tang Fengyi from involving herself.

Today she just wanted to quietly watch the show.

Qiluan Palace.

"I pay my respects to the Crown Princess."

Tang Fengyi's abdomen was bulging, and although it had been more than four months, it was only slightly bulging.

She walked forward gracefully, leaning forward slightly, her voice soft and respectful.

Ever since Tang Fengyi learned that the medicines she took from Doctor Hu were all the kind that would harm her mother and save the royal heir, she has used them with extreme caution.

Only take a small amount when you feel extremely unwell.

With such difficulty, the royal heir has been preserved until today.

She knew that An Liangdi told her this news with bad intentions, and she just wanted to use her to suppress the Crown Princess.

But as An Liangdi said, she had no choice.

She was only sixteen and she didn't want to die.

Tang Fengyi knew clearly that she was of low status and had little influence. In the eyes of the empress and the crown prince, her life was of no importance at all.

If her body had not been getting weaker, she would not have dared to believe that the Queen and the Crown Prince would use her as a vessel to nourish the prince!

From the moment she entered the East Palace, she had been acting very cautiously and timidly, and even more so in front of the Crown Prince.

It is obvious that among the five new concubines, she is the one who can please the prince the most.

However, An Liangdi is still as annoying as she was during the talent show.

She was obviously such an arrogant and domineering person, but she could pretend to be weak and helpless in front of the prince, and blatantly snatch the prince's attention.

It was obvious that the prince wanted to come to her Shuyuxuan, but he was often intercepted by An Liangdi.

She hated An Liangdi very much, but her status was too humble in front of An Liangdi.

She had no power to rely on in the capital, so she had no choice but to seek refuge with the Crown Princess.

After all, the Crown Princess and An Liangdi had an old grudge.

But Tang Fengyi never imagined that the Crown Princess was not simple, but extremely stupid.

Even if the Crown Princess did not intend to harm her royal heir.

But her royal heir could not be born because of the Crown Princess's foolish behavior!

It was the Crown Princess that caused the situation to exist where only one of her and the Crown Prince could survive.

Therefore, the Crown Princess cannot blame her. She must protect herself, even if she has to cooperate with An Liangdi.

A hint of viciousness flashed across Tang Fengyi's lowered eyes, barely perceptible.

When the Crown Princess saw her, she quickly reached out and called her up, with a look of concern on her face.

"You are pregnant, no need to be polite, just sit down."

Every time Ling Yue saw Tang Fengyi, she would feel a surge of guilt in her heart.

It was because of her that Tang Fengyi was in such a weak state now, and it was unknown whether the royal heir could be born safely.

Tang Fengyi raised his head, smiled slightly, and then sat down.

Not long after, An Liangdi also walked in slowly.

After she came in, she looked at Tang Fengyi calmly, and then exchanged glances with Tang Fengyi as if nothing had happened.

Tang Fengyi's eyes panicked for a moment, then he quickly lowered his head to hide his inner turmoil.

"I pay my respects to my sister, the Crown Princess."

An Liangdi spoke in a gentle voice, and then bowed slightly.

"Get up."

Ling Yue responded expressionlessly, and there was not a trace of good look in his eyes when he looked at An Liangdi.

She was filled with resentment towards this woman.

All the misfortunes she had encountered recently were almost all related to this woman, but she didn't know how to fight back.

Now that her Golden Book has been taken away and she has lost the power to direct the affairs of the Eastern Palace, everything she does becomes difficult.

Although she has been in the East Palace for two years, the funny thing is that she hasn't cultivated many people who truly belong to her.

Up to now, perhaps his subordinates are not as good as the new An Liangdi, and there are many people available.

She used to treat the Eastern Palace as her own home, and thought that the prince would protect her all her life and she didn't need to scheme or calculate.

Now I realize how ridiculous my previous thoughts were.

But the time that has passed can never be returned.

It's too late to regret now.

After a while, the five concubines arrived one after another, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent a few eunuchs over.

Leading the group was a slightly hunched first-class eunuch from the Imperial Household Department, who bent his waist humbly.

"I greet all the masters."

Then he straightened up again with an ingratiating smile on his face.

"Today I am here to deliver sutra boxes and Buddhist beads to the masters of the East Palace."

After the emperor's death, all members of the royal family were required to copy the Rebirth Mantra for the late emperor and put it in the sutra box.

During these few days, each of them wore mourning clothes and copied Buddhist scriptures for the late emperor in the ancestral hall.

The Buddhist beads were authorized by the empress and blessed by the abbot of Chonghua Temple.

Tang Fengyi had the lowest position and sat the farthest away, but he was actually closest to the young eunuch holding the sutra box.

She walked up to the eunuchs first, and before the first young eunuch could react, Tang Fengyi put the Buddhist scripture in her hand into the scripture box.

At this time, the eunuch holding the scripture box changed his expression slightly, and said hurriedly: "Tang Fengyi, this scripture box belongs to the Crown Princess."

The Buddhist beads in the Crown Princess's sutra box were a bracelet with twenty-four beads, while the sutra boxes of the other concubines only had bracelets with twelve beads.

After Tang Fengyi heard what the young eunuch said, a look of guilt instantly appeared on his face.

Her eyes were filled with apology, and she said hurriedly, "Crown Princess Sister, I was distracted for a moment and didn't even notice that this sutra box belonged to you, Crown Princess Sister."

"But I have already put the scriptures in the box. How about I exchange the beads in the Crown Princess's scripture box with mine?"

After all, the scriptures have been placed in the scripture box, and if they want to be taken out, they can only be taken in front of the late emperor's spirit.

Before the Crown Princess could even open her mouth to speak, An Liangdi immediately raised her chin with a mocking look on her face.

"Tang Fengyi is so ignorant of the rules that he actually put the scriptures into the Crown Princess's scripture box. Even if they were swapped, you have committed a crime of disrespect."

When Ling Yue heard An Liangdi accusing Tang Fengyi so rudely in front of her, her brows wrinkled tightly, a look of displeasure appeared on her face, and she shouted at him.

"An Liang Di! I am still here, and I haven't said anything. Why are you being so aggressive, An Liang Di?"

"Yes, the Crown Princess is magnanimous and doesn't care about such a small matter. I'm sorry for saying too much. I hope the Crown Princess will forgive me."

An Liangdi's tone was sinister.

"Tang Fengyi, please change the Buddhist beads. The sutra boxes are all the same." Ling Yue said softly with sympathy.

"Thank you, Sister Crown Princess." Tang Fengyi responded obediently.

Having said that, she slowly took out the Buddhist beads from the Crown Princess's sutra box and walked towards her own sutra box, which was at the end.

Because of my pregnancy, I moved more slowly, taking every step carefully and slowly.

An Liangdi looked at Tang Fengyi, a barely perceptible hint of strangeness flashed across her eyes, then she lowered her eyes and picked up the cup to drink tea.

After exchanging the Buddhist beads, Tang Fengyi slowly returned to his seat.

Afterwards, the other concubines came forward one by one, picked up the scriptures and put them into the scripture box.

After everyone was released, the Crown Princess walked in front dignified and steady, leading everyone out.

The crowd followed closely.

They arrived at the gate of the East Palace and met Su Jingyao who was waiting there.

Then, the group headed towards the Qianqing Palace in a mighty manner.

At this time, in front of the Qianqing Palace, Jun Zechen had a solemn look on his face, and he led the ministers and royal relatives to stand respectfully in front of the late emperor's spirit.

The Empress, along with her concubines, the Crown Princess and others, also arrived before the coffin.

The empress looked solemn as she led the concubines to solemnly take out the Buddhist beads from the scripture box.

With piety and awe in their eyes, each woman began to pray quietly before the coffin.

After the prayer is completed, the scriptures in the scripture box are carefully placed into the box in front of the coffin, which is already filled with many scriptures.

These scriptures would be burned before the late emperor's funeral.

After the Queen finished praying, the Crown Princess stepped forward, and Su Jingyao and other concubines stood neatly in a row behind her.

Everyone also took out Buddhist beads from their respective scripture boxes with a focused look.

Su Jingyao stood at the outermost side, while An Liangdi and Tang Fengyi exchanged glances without leaving any trace and quietly stood together.

The two stood side by side, both standing behind Ling Yue.

Su Jingyao glanced at the two of them casually.

I wonder if these two are going to do something soon, as all the ministers and royal relatives are here now.

He is very brave and is not afraid of losing the rice even if he fails to steal the chicken.

She has to clean up their mess at critical moments.

Ling Yue took out her Buddhist beads and began to pray.

But......

At first, she felt only a slight itching on her hand, but soon, the itching became stronger and stronger, and even began to cause a sharp stinging pain.

She frowned, with a hint of pain on her face.

But she kept holding it in, trying not to let her abnormality show.

What happened to her hand?

Even though he was very anxious in his heart, he still closed his eyes on the surface, slowly turned the Buddhist beads with his hands, and prayed softly.

But the more she turned the beads, the more painful her hands became.

Just when she finally finished praying and the Buddhist beads had finally turned to the last one, she suddenly couldn't help but groaned.

The Buddhist beads in his hand fell to the ground.

At this moment, Tang Fengyi, who was behind her, happened to stand up. Because she was praying wholeheartedly, she did not notice that the Crown Princess' Buddhist beads had fallen in front of her.

I stepped on it 'accidentally'.

"ah!"

Tang Fengyi screamed, her ankle sprained, she lost balance instantly and fell heavily to the ground.

Ling Yue's face was full of panic. The Queen, the Crown Prince, and others were also extremely shocked when they saw this scene.

"Tang Fengyi is bleeding!" someone shouted in horror.