Expensive marriage: The concubine is begging for peace again today

Chapter 136 Crying Spirit
The process of Jiji ceremony has not changed since ancient times.

After the ceremony, the host prepared a feast for the guests who came to watch the ceremony.

There was a harmonious atmosphere at the banquet, talking and laughing, having fun.

Princess Qing saw Mrs. Anding Hou Shizi, "Princess Jin, speaking of it, you should call Mrs. Anding Hou Shizi sister-in-law."

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it." Mrs. Anding Hou Shizi waved her hands quickly.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. Jin Wangfei wants to respectfully call your sister-in-law a sister. In terms of etiquette, she and your sister-in-law are sisters. You should also be Jin Wangfei just like your sister-in-law."

Prince Qing's words were full of malice.

Everyone in the world knows that Jiang Changning is the successor of the King of Jin, and the successor is expected to be a concubine in front of the tablet of the original spouse.

However, after the death of Concubine Pu, Jin Wang's Mansion and Andinghou's Mansion almost cut off contact.

After King Jin remarried, he didn't take Jiang Changning to visit the Marquis of Anding.

Although the various mansions don't know what happened between the two mansions, since the King of Jin ignores the Marquis of Anding's mansion and respects the Jiang family as his original spouse, other people also know how to not mention the second wife and the original wife.

As the saying goes, you don't slap someone in the face when you hit someone, and you don't expose your shortcomings when you curse someone.

Prince Qing's concubine brought up this topic today because she wanted to step on Jiang Changning to death.

Jiang Changning's expression remained normal. She was originally the stepmother, and it wouldn't change the fact if she didn't mention it.

As for the concubine ceremony in front of Concubine Pu's memorial tablet, although there are three Jin princes in the Jin Palace, they still belong to the second generation of princes, who are close to the emperor's blood, and there is no ancestral hall in the palace.

The tablets of the old King Jin and the former King Jin entered the ancestral hall of the clan, and the tablets of Qiao Shi and Concubine Pu were placed in a quiet room in the mansion.

When Jiang Changning's grandson became the King of Jin and an ancestral hall was set up in the mansion, their tablets would be invited in.

At that time, Jiang Changning may not be alive or not, and he will still be a concubine of that family.

Of course, it's one thing to be a concubine or not, but it's another thing to be disgusted by Prince Qing's concubine.

"Speaking of etiquette, I just have something to ask the concubine Shizi for advice." Jiang Changning put down the spoon in his hand, and gently pressed the corner of his lower lip with a handkerchief.

"Prince Jin is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, so you need to ask me for advice on matters of etiquette." Prince Qing's concubine guessed that Jiang Changning was going to use her son's concubine as an issue, so she wanted to change the subject.

How could Jiang Changning do what she wished, and said with a smile: "Your son's new concubine is the daughter of the eldest concubine's sister. I don't know if the imperial concubine and sister Ling will still be considered relatives in the future?"

Princess Qing insisted on identifying a relative for her, so don't blame her for losing a relative to Princess Qing.

This question is not difficult to answer, but Princess Qing cannot say that the concubine's natal family is not a relative.

Her elder sister was young and ignorant, and she had a relationship with a merchant, so she could only marry at a low level, and now she is helping Prince Qing's mansion to raise money.

Originally, her elder sister had already suspected that taking a concubine was calculated by her. If she said in public that she was not a relative, no matter how she tried to remedy it, it would be useless.

Prince Qing's concubine remained silent for a long time, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Mrs. An Dinghou Shizi looked at the two of them, it was really a fight between gods and gods, and the little devil suffered, so she quickly and quietly walked away while the two were not paying attention.

At this time, Princess Yi Ya just happened to come over, "Why are you stopping chopsticks? But the dishes are not to your taste?"

"Why doesn't it suit your taste? The dishes are delicious, tasty and delicious." Someone spoke up.

With this step, Prince Qing and Princess Concubine don't need to answer Jiang Changning's question.

Mrs. An Ding Hou Shizi has already left, and Jiang Changning doesn't need to call her sister-in-law anymore.

For a moment, talking and laughing again, as if the unhappiness just now didn't happen at all.

After the banquet, the guests took their leave and went home.

Jiang Changning did not tell the concubine what happened in the princess mansion.

If there is a grudge, she will report it on the spot, there is no need to let the concubine join in.

Entering June, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Jiang Changning is lying on the jade mat, shaking his fan feebly, "It's so hot, this year seems to be hotter than previous years."

"The weather is a bit stuffy, maybe it's going to rain." Xiulan came in with a bowl of chilled bird's nest soup, "Princess, drink a bowl to relieve the heat."

"Such a small bowl is enough, let me have an extra bowl." Jiang Changning took the bowl, finished it after three times, and handed the empty bowl to Xiulan.

"Cold food, princess, you can't eat too much." Xiulan went out with an empty bowl.

Jiang Changning lay down on the mat and lamented, "It would be great if there was an air conditioner!"

In this day and age, having an air conditioner is doomed to be a luxury.

What Jiang Changning can do is to put more ice basins in the room and bring in the rocking fan.

The hot weather is quite unfriendly to the elderly.

Just the day before Concubine Runan's birthday, an old concubine in the palace died of illness at the age of 63.

This old concubine is Xiaozong's concubine, and the emperor called him Huangzu Xiangfei.

The old concubine passed away. Although it was not a national mourning, the emperor decreed that no banquet or music would be allowed within a year for any household with a noble family, and common people were not allowed to marry in March.

Concubine Runan's birthday banquet cannot be held.

Gu Zhongjiao wanted to marry Chen Tingding on the sixth day of August, which was a luxury.

All the houses tidied up, put on plain clothes, and went to the palace to cry.

Five Prince's Mansions, Five County Prince's Mansions, Eight Princess Mansions, Four Duke's Mansions, Five County Duke's Mansions, Six Marquis' Mansions, etc. Dozens of royal relatives, honorable families, and officials above the third rank .

At the palace gate, there were crowds of people and horses, but there was no noise. There was a loud noise outside the palace gate, which alarmed Sheng Jia. It was a serious crime of beheading.

The carriage of Prince Jin's Mansion was lined up with the carriage of Prince De's Mansion. Concubine De was a bit fat and wore thin clothes in the mansion. She had to wear court clothes when entering the palace, and she was sweating profusely.

Wiping her sweat with a handkerchief, she said, "In this hot day, the coffin can't be placed for too long, right?"

"But at least seven days have to be put on. In those days, Concubine Qi was put on for seven days." Jin Wang Taifei fanned her fan.

"Qin Tian supervised the day and ordered the spirit to stop for fourteen days." De Wang Shizi said in a low voice.

Concubine De rubbed her forehead, staying in the mansion, staying in the house with the ice basin, it was still too hot, and now she went to the palace to cry, and burned paper in the basin.

For fourteen days, wearing such a thick dress and crying into the palace every day, she suddenly felt that her eyes were dark, and she wanted to pass out directly.

But no matter how hot it was, the crying spirit couldn't help it.

Hades wants people to die at the third watch, who can keep them until the fifth watch?
Still can't complain that the old concubine died at an untimely time.

"The steps are coming." There were too many people entering the palace.

Jiang Changning and De Wang Shizi each helped their mother-in-law onto the vehicle, and then got into the other vehicle respectively.

Soon arrived at Shiling's palace, Jiang Changning rushed down from the steps, and went to help the concubine.

Before they entered the hall, they heard crying.

Entering the hall, I saw a circle of ice basins around the golden coffin of the old dowager, which was to prevent the corpse of the old dowager from decomposing.

The smoke, incense, and sandalwood from burning paper money mixed together, and there was an indescribable strange smell, which made people very uncomfortable.

Jiang Changning involuntarily covered his mouth and nose with a veil, and so did Prince De and his concubine.

Jin Wang Taifei and De Wangfei acted as if they hadn't smelled it, and their expressions remained unchanged. They took the incense handed by the maid and went forward to offer incense.

Jiang Changning and Concubine De Wang looked at each other. Sure enough, they were still too young, so they put down their hands, took the incense with an expressionless face like a mother-in-law, and went to offer incense and wine to the coffin.

(End of this chapter)