In short, Jingyang Palace is a cold palace. It contains people who have made mistakes, people who have offended high-ranking concubines and are being punished, and people like Youqing who are sent in because they are confused and ill, making them seem like bad luck.
Once you enter the gates of Jingyang Palace, few can leave alive. Now, there are three concubines in Jingyang Palace, including Youqing. Besides her, there is another concubine who was sent in after unintentionally offending the deceased Empress Niohuru, and another concubine who was sent in for making a mistake. She has lost her rank and now has a nanny by her side. I heard that she has recently fallen seriously ill.
Knowing all this, Youqing longed to leave the palace even more. In Jingyang Palace, one could see the end of the palace at a glance. She needed yang energy, a healthy body, and even more so, freedom.
Sangzhu rushed over in a panic: "My lady, Miss Chen, who lives in the west wing, has just passed away."
Youqing was startled upon hearing this: "How could it be gone?"
It happened so suddenly, without any warning. People just disappear like that, it's so unexpected!
“I heard that the nanny who took care of her last night was sick and couldn’t keep watch. The window was left open and she developed a fever this morning. Unfortunately, her nanny didn’t notice. At lunchtime, she accidentally knocked over her bowl, and the kitchen wouldn’t give her any food. She passed away less than two hours later.”
After Sangzhu's explanation, Youqing truly felt how worthless the lives of people in the harem were.
Living in a palace, if someone dies, it's impossible for Youqing to feel nothing at all. The sun outside gradually sets, a gust of wind blows from afar, and Youqing shivers. Then she asks, "Was there any mention of how to arrange for Miss Chen's funeral?"
Sangzhu was actually reluctant to talk about these things, but since her master asked, she said, "Miss Chen has no official rank and I heard that she has no relatives outside the palace. She will probably just be wrapped in a straw mat and buried."
As she spoke, Sangzhu's tone became somewhat sorrowful, probably because she was thinking of something unpleasant.
Youqing felt even more uncomfortable. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, that's an old saying, but if you were really buried wrapped in a straw mat after death, wouldn't you feel resentful for dying?
She wasn't far from home, but she was starting to get a little scared. Although the system kept talking about science, both yang and yin energy were emanating from it, so she couldn't be sure if there were ghosts. So she instructed Sangzhu, "Take ten taels of silver and give Miss Chen a proper send-off!"
Ten taels of silver was not a small amount for Youqing, but she couldn't sleep peacefully if she didn't spend it. Since she had enough to eat and wear, spending it would give her peace of mind.
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