Is the emperor cremated today?

Chapter 73 The Cause of Yangzhou Dream

Wang Yanqing was a great scholar of the time and a former crown prince. His sudden death from illness almost shocked the entire Jade City. During the days when his body was laid to rest, there was an endless stream of people coming to express condolences. However, Wang Taifu had promised to keep things simple after his death. Therefore, his funeral was held very simply. Xiao Qi intended to hold it grandly, but Xu Miaoyin wanted to respect her grandfather's wishes, so Xiao Qi only issued an order to make Taifu Wang the Duke of Korea. What happened after his death was extremely tragic and honorable.

Seven days after the burial, the coffin and coffin were sent to the Huguo Temple for burial.

On the second day after the funeral, a carriage drove into the Wang family's ancestral cemetery located ten miles outside Yujing City.

Xu Miaoyin was helped out of the carriage by Yu Qiao, followed by Yuqi who was leading Awan out of the carriage, holding a bunch of memorial items in her hands, and the four of them came to a new grave.

The two maids arranged the items, and Xu Miaoyin asked Ah Wan to kowtow in front of the grave, and then asked the two maids to take Ah Wan away.Yu Qiao and Yu Qi took Ah Wan and left silently. Yu Qi took Ah Wan back to the carriage, but Ah Wan refused. The three of them only stayed ten meters away from the cemetery, looking at Xu Miaoyin's faint figure. Kneeling down in front of the grave, the two of them sighed silently, with mostly unbearable expressions.

Since the day that Mrs. Wang passed away, the empress has not been able to sleep well, nor can she eat. She is depressed every day. It would be better if she could vent it out, but the empress does not cry or make trouble and just sits there all day long, which is even more worrying. , so that the body that was finally raised has lost weight again in these two months.

They knew that the empress was feeling ashamed and miserable, and His Majesty tried every means to allow her to express her feelings, so he took the cousin into the palace again. With Ah Wan's company, Xu Miaoyin seemed to be feeling better, but she still had to rely on herself to fall asleep every day. They took the soothing decoction, but they still had nightmares every day. When Taifu Wang's coffin was buried, and they dragged his sick body to worship, they thought it would be good if the empress could cry when they came here, but they watched from a distance. The empress seemed to be saying something, but no sound could be heard.

"Grandpa, are you blaming me for why you refused to see me even for the last time?"

Xu Miaoyin looked sad and poured a glass of wine in front of the tombstone, "You always said that my temperament is very similar to my mother's, and I accept death. So, grandpa, you understand me, right? My mother asked me to take good care of my sister and father before she died. , but I watched them die, but there was nothing I could do. I also gave up once, knowing that I couldn't fight, so I would walk far away, but Jiaojiao died in front of me, grandpa, she died in front of me, I watched her die before my eyes, but there was nothing I could do to save her. Do you know how painful and resentful I feel?"

Xu Miaoyin spoke very calmly, but took a slight breath before continuing: "Even if you blame me, I still have to finish what I want to do. Grandpa, wait until the day when our family is reunited, you can scold me again, When the time comes, I will accept whatever you say about me."

"This is your favorite spring breeze wine. I'll pour it for you."

"Grandpa, your spirit in heaven may wish Awan to grow up safely."

"I'm leaving. I'll come see you again."

Xu Miaoyin stood up, looked at the tombstone again, then turned around and walked slowly towards Yuqiao and the others. When they came to the three of them, Ah Wan stepped forward and took Xu Miaoyin's hand. Full of worry, she softly called "aunt".

Xu Miaoyin touched her head, took her hand and walked towards the carriage outside the cemetery.

The carriage drove out of the cemetery and headed towards Yujing City. Ah Wan knew that her aunt was feeling uncomfortable, so she snuggled up next to Xu Miaoyin, while Xu Miaoyin stared ahead with empty eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

When the carriage stopped, Xu Miaoyin came back to her senses. Listening to the roar of people outside the carriage, she asked: "Yu Qiao, what happened? Why did the carriage stop?"

Yuqiao outside the carriage looked at Zhang Yu who was blocking their car, and her expression became nervous. Yuqi saw Yuqiao's defensive expression, so she also became vigilant. Now hearing Xu Miaoyin's question through the curtain, Yuqiao lowered her voice. The voice replied: "Madam, this is Zhang Yu." When Xu Miaoyin heard Zhang Yu's name, she slowly remembered that this person is the personal guard of Duke Rong Guo. If he is here now, it means that Duke Rong Guo She has returned to Yujing, but why hasn't she received any news?
Did Xiao Qi also know that Duke Rong Guo had returned, but he kept it secret from her?
Xu Miaoyin's eyes turned cold and she asked Ah Wan to stay in the carriage. She opened the curtain and got out of the carriage.

Zhang Yu saw the carriage curtain move, and then a beautiful woman in a plain dress got out of the carriage. Yu Qiao and the others immediately stood in front of her and looked at him warily, but Zhang Yu remained unmoved and got on Taking a step forward, he cupped his fists and saluted: "Madam, the Duke of the country wants to see you."

Xu Miaoyin was silent and said calmly: "Okay, you lead the way."

Fang Zhiyuan returned to Beijing suddenly, and now he said so openly that he wanted to see her, so she would go and meet her for a while!
Xu Miaoyin got on the carriage again and followed Zhang Yu towards the west city gate. Yu Qiao, who was driving the car, raised her hand and signaled to the secret guards guarding the dark place, and one of the secret guards jumped towards the imperial city.

After a while, a group of people arrived at the West City Gate. When the carriage stopped, Xu Miaoyin got off the carriage alone. Looking at the towering West City Tower in front of her, Xu Miaoyin's pupils shrank and her face turned pale for a moment. Then she turned back and looked at the vigilant face. Yuqiao and Yuqi said to Yuqiao, "Yuqiao, just send Awan back to Chen's house and come back to pick me up later."

However, Yu Qiao said firmly: "Let Yu Qi escort you. Your Majesty said that I can't leave your Majesty even one step."

Xu Miaoyin had no choice but to ask Yuqi to see Awan off. After watching the carriage leave, she took Yuqiao and followed Zhang Yu to the tower.

Yujing was the ancient capital of three dynasties. As the dynasties changed, traces of history were left on the city walls. Although each generation of emperors strengthened the city walls, there were always some traces that could not be eliminated. The walls of the West Tower are high and thick. From the city tower, you can not only see the entire Yujing City, but also the moat that winds under the city wall and protects most of the Yujing City.

Xu Miaoyin boarded the tower and saw Rong Guo Gong Fang Zhiyuan standing on the edge of the tower with his hands behind his hands, looking at the entire Yujing City, his lowered brows had the look of a superior, as if everything under the tower was like ants. Hearing their footsteps, he turned to look at them.

Xu Miaoyin's right hand hidden in her sleeve clenched her left hand tightly and slowly stopped.

This was not her first time here, but it was her first time meeting Rong Guo Gong Fang Zhiyuan here.

Although she was unconscious at that time, she instinctively had a fear of this stranger who had never been masked before. Especially when she saw his eyes, Xu Miaoyin instinctively wanted to escape from here.

At that time, she felt a murderous aura.

Although the same eyes no longer had murderous intent, they were filled with coldness, which made Xu Miaoyin dare not step forward for a moment. The person in front of her was the person who wanted to kill her the most, both before and now.

She still remembered that he forced himself to take poison, and then stared at her sinisterly and said: "I single-handedly pushed him to the throne of God, and I will never allow changes around him."

Then he pushed her down the moat, and everything happened that was ridiculous five years ago.

(End of this chapter)