After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

Chapter 786 Your Husband Just Died
Qi Xianguan felt a gust of wind blowing over his head.

When I opened my eyes again, rooftops and tree shadows were flying past me.

There was a group of people patrolling in the front with torches. Qi Xianguan was about to get nervous when his vision was suddenly covered by a robe. He felt himself being lifted up and carried on someone's shoulders.

A gust of wind passed by, and a feeling of weightlessness came over him. Qi Xianguan, whose vision was blocked, was so frightened that he almost screamed.

The person under him seemed to have predicted his reaction and simply covered his face with his hands.

There was a rustling of wind in my ears, and faint sounds of horse hooves and human voices could be heard.

After a series of ups and downs, the person under him obviously stopped.

"arrive."

Qin Yao put the person on her shoulders down and took another step forward, which led to the back door of the Qi family.

Qi Xianguan lifted the robe covering his face and took a moment to see the scene clearly. He was so surprised that it seemed like a dream.

"So fast?" Qi Xianguan murmured in shock.

Qin Yao curled her lips into a smile, walked forward and knocked on the back door for him. When she heard footsteps coming from inside, she quickly hid in the shadows.

In Qi Xianguan's eyes, it was as if a living person right in front of him suddenly disappeared.

The back door was carefully opened, and the steward stuck his head out. He was surprised to see his own young master. He was startled for a moment, then hurriedly opened the door to welcome the man in.

Qin Yao did not leave until the door was closed and she was sure that Qi Xianguan had returned home safely.

The night passed.

At the hour of Mao, a funeral bell was sounded from the bell tower.

The emperor died!
Early in the morning, people were awakened by the sound of gongs from the Jingzhao government office.

The yamen runners announced to the whole city that the emperor had passed away, and the ceremonial officer would read out the succession edict in front of the Ziwei Palace at noon today, and all the people must go to listen to the edict.

At noon, all the civil and military officials as well as the common people in the city came to the Ziwei Palace in plain clothes to listen to the reading of the imperial edict.

The crown prince inherited the throne and changed the country's name to Yuanchu.

Also, because the new emperor was overly sad and his old illness was triggered by his physical discomfort, he was unable to preside over the overall situation. Before the new emperor recovered, all military and political matters and all civil and military officials should consult the empress dowager for the decision.

The ceremonial officer went on to say something like, "The great emperor has passed away and the whole world is in grief."

The announcement was made at the end, and the national mourning officially began.

From the day of the death of the Grand Emperor, all civil and military officials and all the people are not allowed to have fun for one hundred days, are not allowed to slaughter animals for forty-nine days, and are not allowed to get married for one month.

The court officials mourned for twenty-seven days.

For twenty-seven days, all government affairs were suspended in observance of mourning for the country.

The people mourned for ten days.

For ten days, people wore mourning clothes and stopped all entertainment activities. They set up a tablet for the emperor at home and an altar, and offered incense and burned paper every day, and cried and observed mourning.

During the national mourning period, all officials and common people should wear plain clothes until the national mourning is over.

The huge city of Kyoto suddenly became quiet.

Qin Yao's family, who had never experienced a national mourning, first wailed at home for two days following the cries of their neighbors.

He also stayed at home in mourning clothes, guarding a wooden plaque with the words "Grand Emperor" written on it, kneeling down to worship, burning incense and paper.

Then I started a month-long vegetarian lifestyle.

There is no other reason, because no one is slaughtering and the meat is not available.

Liu Fei and Yin Le’s shops were closed, and their counter shops were also closed.

All the shops in the city are closed.

Only the small shops in the market town were left, and after the ten-day mourning period, they were open for half a day every day.

Fortunately, Qin Yao's family's rice jar was always full, so they had enough food.

Otherwise, families that are not adequately prepared will have to go hungry during the mourning period.

Not until all officials had completed twenty-seven days of mourning did the people in the city have the opportunity to quietly leave the city.

Go to farmers' homes on the outskirts of the city to buy some meat.

You have to do it secretly and not let anyone find out.

Otherwise, his enemies would accuse him of being a musician and his whole family would be thrown into jail.

In this sneaky and furtive atmosphere, April arrived quietly.

A new decree was issued. The Empress Dowager sympathized with the difficulty of studying for candidates from all over the country, so she postponed the spring examination to the first day of May.

When the imperial edict was announced, the candidates who were originally extremely disappointed and ready to give up and return home were overjoyed, wept with joy, and were deeply moved. They wrote poems and lyrics praising the Empress Dowager as the incarnation of Wenqu and Ziweixing.

Liu Ji was naturally one of these flatterers.

You have to write three articles every day and read them aloud in front of the Ziwei Palace.

Occasionally, he would drag the reluctant Qi Xianguan and Ma Yang along with him to embarrass himself in front of the palace gate.

Because his literary talent is really not up to par compared with other flatterers.

Qin Yao is in good spirits about this.

Anyway, as long as I'm not here, it's not my face that's embarrassed.

The twenty-seven-day mourning period was over and the school reopened.

There are many more shops open on the street.

However, when people walk on the street, most of them have serious expressions and dare not laugh or joke.

The whole atmosphere is still quite tense.

However, in recent days, because of the imperial decree to postpone the spring examination, the candidates are overjoyed and the atmosphere has improved slightly.

After being stuck at home for two months, the atmosphere has improved. Qin Yao is finally able to go out for a walk on the street under the pretext of picking up her daughter from school.

The national mourning has not yet completely passed, and it will not truly end until the spirit of the Emperor is buried.

All the people are still wearing plain clothes.

In order not to stand out, Qin Yao also went out wearing a thin gray linen shirt, with only a light-colored hair tie to tie a high ponytail on her head.

Qin Yao looked thinner because she had not eaten much meat for two months and was dressed in plain clothes.

This is in line with the national mourning atmosphere.

It was almost time to end school, and many people were waiting at the entrance of the girls' garden.

I don't know who leaked the news that the Women's Garden has the support of the Empress Dowager, and there are many more female students this year.

Most of them are girls from official families.

There are also some civilian girls, but not many.

As there were more daughters of officials, there were many more carriages parked at the gate of the women's garden than before.

Qin Yao felt deeply the convenience of being close to home. She could reach her destination in just a few steps, and she didn't have to worry about the carriage being unable to turn around in the narrow streets.

"Qin Yao."

Suddenly, a hand reached out from Qin Yao's side, trying to pat her shoulder.

Qin Yao quickly turned sideways and dodged.

The sharp cold eyes looked over, colder than the winter wind.

Lin Wei, who was dressed in a white linen suit, withdrew his hand awkwardly and swallowed his saliva.

What a scary look!

"Why is it you?" Qin Yao's eyes softened a little, but she was still alert in her heart.

Lin Wei pointed to the Xu family's carriage parked opposite, and Qin Yao understood.

He pointed at the gate of the women's garden and motioned for the guards to help keep an eye on it and not miss Si Niang. Then he turned around and strode towards the carriage on the opposite side.

Nanny Yu opened the car door and asked Qin Yao to get in.

Qin Yao glanced suspiciously into the curtained carriage, and saw only Xu Wenqing.

She got into the carriage and saw Xu Wenqing, who looked rosy and energetic.

Looking at her thinner body, Qin Yao really wanted to roll her eyes.

"Power really nourishes people. I can look good after being a vegetarian for two months."

Xu Wenqing smiled and motioned for her to sit down.

"You look thinner. Why didn't you sneak out of town to buy meat? Your family is not so poor that you can't even afford meat. Do you want me to help you out?"

Maybe he was in such a good mood that Xu Wenqing didn't even bother to pretend in front of Qin Yao and just smiled.

Qin Yao waved her hand to indicate that she did not need financial support and reminded her, "Your husband just died."

Xu Wenqing leaned against the carriage with a relaxed look in his eyes, "Well, he's finally dead."

Qin Yao: "."

(End of this chapter)