The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 567 Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang
This day, the Hegong Palace seemed extremely clean, and the rustling sound of palace people was seldom heard.

In the cold winter sun, the old crows flew out from nowhere, just fluttered their wings in the half-snowy sky, but did not see any crows.

Wanyu was in the side hall where Yin lived to test his homework, and after a while, Jinli entered with a sad face, Wanyu took a look at him, and stopped him when he was about to speak: "Go to the main hall and wait, I have something to do." I can't hear you."

Seeing Jinli leaving with a dispirited expression, Xu asked in surprise, "Emiang, why can't my son listen to you?"

Wanyu flicked Yin's delicate face lightly with her fingertips, and joked: "Since you can't hear it, don't ask. When you grow up, you will understand everything."

He ordered the nuns who served Yin to take good care of him, and when he opened the door and went to the main hall, he could already hear whimpering from far away.

Entering the main hall, seeing her at the ceremony, she immediately smashed her knees to the ground, bowed to the end and cried in mourning: "Young concubine, the empress dowager has passed away!"

Even though she knew the result early in the morning, after hearing about it from Jin Li, Wan Yu still couldn't help feeling sad, which drove her to tears.

After all, he is an elder who has been with him for [-] years, and after all, he has mentioned a lot to himself. Now that he has gone like this, he has his own responsibility to some extent.

When rushing to the Compassionate Ning Palace, the boundary had already been submerged by crying.

The palace has added soul-calling banners and plain elegiac couplets, which is daunting to look at.

Seeing that Rong Yue was busy back and forth, the servant in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs arranged everything in a calm and unhurried manner, so he stood there and stared at her.

Not long after, the two eyes met, Rong Yue showed a slack smile, walked lightly to Wanyu's side, raised her eyebrows and said: "The empress dowager left in a hurry, and the empress dowager ordered my palace to help with a lot of things. Now that you're here, let's help you too." She pointed to the main hall, and secretly said: "The empress dowager died in front of the emperor, and the emperor is resting in the hall because of his grief, don't bother him .”

Wan Yan stared at Rong Yue's slightly constricted pupils, and said with a smile: "The imperial concubine has to have her wish."

Rong Yue froze, frowned and said: "What did you say?"

Wanyu shook her head: "I know what you have done, and logically, the foreman is here to examine the body." She paused for a moment, and said softly in Rong Yue's ear: "Your Majesty thinks that the Emperor Is it possible that the Queen Mother was poisoned to death?"

Rong Yue was shocked, her eyes were blazing and she stared at Wan Yu fiercely, her body was trembling, like dead branches and leaves swaying in the wind at the end of autumn.For a long while, I couldn't say a word.

On December 26, the 25th year of Kangxi, the Empress Dowager Borzijit Bumubutai died at the age of 75.

Emperor Kangxi gave her the posthumous title of Empress Xiaozhuang Renxuan Chengxian Gongyiyi Tianqi Shengwen Empress Xiaozhuangwen for short.

Later, in accordance with the last wish of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, the coffin was not transported to Shengjing to be buried with Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji, but was temporarily placed in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty in the east of Beijing. At the foot of Changrui Mountain, it is called "Temporary An Fengdian", where the spirit stops.

Three days later, it was announced to the world that the Empress Dowager died.

The inscription said: "Kun Shun inherits the sky, Yide Zhao Xingfu Hongye. Cuiheng false temple, Long said Yongshi in the Ming Dynasty. The ritual of exalting the gods. It is appropriate to prepare a ceremony for showing off. The emperor's concubine is a great line Empress Dowager Tai, Huiyin Jiqing. Great Virtue Condensed Talisman. Same as Guirui with Zhongling. And Qiayang is written as fan. Belongs to Emperor Taizongwen. The day when Jinxi came to concubine, the year of carving Ge Qitu. Internal governance Kexiang. Emperor's style outline. The style is sincere in the nine temples, and the sympathy of the apple. The yin ritual is in the six palaces, and the auspicious sign is 稑. The piety of the ancestors of the emperor Zhang, Yongqing, the four seas, and the original prenatal education. Xiezheng Sanchen , Honoring the mother's rites to Yongsu. Every day, Ruizhao, the hardships of family members in Qingyuan. The gift of Hongren, red millet and Taicang. Guanteng and support sticks. Huiyi songqu. Yuan catch and bow, Yizhang Compassionate training. Adhering to 30 years of holiness and goodness. Restraining peace. Pu Yizhao’s surname is Heheng, Changkai Jingyun. Yi baskets carry achievements, hard work is not replaced by Chongwei. Great practice of hanging clothes, frugality is always before going to the soil All nations respected their relatives. The two dynasties prepared for the prosperity of filial piety. Shoukao Kangning, Fu Pian reached Jifan. Han Hongguangda, Demo exhausted in Xitu. Fang Chengai loves the joy of the sun, and the pain of the sudden ascendance. All day long The title shirt. All the land is mourned. The origin of Duhu is deep. The birth of Yongnian has its own. Consult public opinion. Please order to heaven. I would like to enshrine the book treasure, the posthumous title of Shangzun, Xiaozhuang Renxuan Chengxian Gongyiyi Tianqi holy text Empress. In the play. The Zhou Dynasty exhibited the sacrifice of the palace, the rites and the promotion of the song. The rituals of the Han court, and the new notes of the history. Later, Liu Yuqing was in Qiutu. Tongguan Changxin. Yaohan Yonghuan."

It is a great funeral in the Palace of the New Year, and red, yellow and festive decorations are not allowed on New Year's Day.

Originally, because the New Year's Eve was approaching, and for the celebration of the Empress Dowager, the arrangements had been well planned, but looking at it now, it was all plain white.

This is the first time since Wan Lai entered the palace, the new year's festival has been turned into a funeral.

And the emperor also dealt with the funeral of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, because he hardly closed his eyes for seven days, he fell ill and couldn't get up on the couch.

This day Wanyu just returned to the palace in front of the Qianqing Palace, when she saw Yunchan and Shuangruo approaching nervously, she only waited to return to the main hall before she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, something has happened."

After saying this, Shuang Ruo took out a brocade box from her sleeve, slowly opened it, and there was a box of unknown powder inside.

Before Wanyu could ask, Yun Chan said, "I let Bai Changqing see it, it's the dirty thing that killed the Empress Dowager."

"Oh?" Wanyu fiddled with the armor with her little finger, and then asked, "Where did you get it?"

"Last night was Jinli's vigil. When I went to the toilet in the middle of the night, I saw the maid Ziobai who usually waited in the small kitchen sneaking into the Xibian hall. Jinli followed her all the way. Seeing her fleeing in a hurry after entering the room, the more I thought about it. The more something is wrong, so today I searched for my maidservant and Aunt Shuangruo, searched in the Xibian Hall privately, and found this."

Wanyu was not surprised when she heard the words, and said as usual: "What about the servant girl?"

"Today is not her duty."

"Keep this matter a secret, don't rush to get angry with her." Wanyu closed the lid of the brocade box, and pressed it heavily in Yunchan's hand: "Put it back where you got it, and just pretend you don't know about the other things." That's it."

The words made Shuang Ruo and Yun Chan look at each other in shock: "Your Majesty, the Emperor Shenshang doesn't care to ask about Wu Zuo in detail now, and when he is well, he will send someone to ask if there is anything wrong with the death of the Empress Dowager Ming Tai. What will the imperial concubine do at that time?" I can't hide it, she sneaked this thing into our palace now, isn't she just looking for you to protect her from disasters? If you put it back, wouldn't you?"

"Bengong is hoping that she will put the blame on me." Wanyu raised her hand to stop Shuangruo's words, and smiled coldly to herself: "After all these days, it's time to end it."

(End of this chapter)