The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 257

Qiao Jiuxiu chatted briefly with Qiao Yuanxiu for a while, and then returned to Chu Dichen's side. He seemed to be in a bad mood, and she thought that it was better for her to stay by his side.But I can't bear to see him like this now.Want to comfort but don't know how to speak.She blamed herself for being stupid, as if she was always facing such a situation, she didn't know what to say, she could only look carefully at Chu Dichen's red eyes.

"Xiu'er, I have nothing to do." Seeing Qiao Jiuxiu's worried look, Chu Dichen felt even more distressed, and gently took her into his arms, "Aren't you going to catch up with elder sister? You don't need to accompany her." I'm here, I can handle it alone." Only in front of Qiao Jiuxiu, he would not call himself the king, revealing all the fragility in his heart in front of her.Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slowly, saying that she still wanted to stay with him.Chen Chu couldn't say anything more, so he could only acquiesce to Qiao Jiuxiu's behavior.

The sky soon darkened, and it looked like it was going to snow.On this unusually cold winter day, it seems that there are always a lot of snowflakes.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly, not knowing how cold the winter will be today.She felt a little tired.But she looked at Chu Diyan at the side. He was busy making arrangements for everything. Although he was the Son of Heaven, at this moment, she also felt the helplessness of the Son of Heaven.

"Please Empress Dowager." Hearing the voice of the palace man, everyone around him knelt down, only Chu Diyan stood alone, looking very lonely, and only at this time, Qiao Jiuxiu could understand his feeling of being overwhelmed by the cold sorrow.Four palace servants carefully carried a large bed. The queen mother was lying on the bed, and seemed to have fallen asleep peacefully.With red eyes, Chu Diyan led the way and led the empress dowager towards the imperial tomb. The officials followed behind the empress dowager's coffin and also went up to the imperial tomb.This is a unique national mourning of the Chu Empire. Only when the Queen Mother and the Emperor passed away would there be national mourning.

Qiao Jiuxiu followed Chu Dichen, carefully supporting his body, walking slowly with every step, and looked at the queen mother who was lying on the funeral bed in the distance, she had already washed and washed, and she was not at all in the embarrassment that should have been caused by falling into the water .He also carried all kinds of jewelry on his body, presumably it will be used for burial later.The queen mother has been rich and honored all her life, so she can't be too shabby after death.Finally the long line stopped.Qiao Jiuxiu realized that she had arrived at the imperial mausoleum in the outer suburbs.The sky was gray and it was really starting to snow.It's just that the snowflakes in the sky are more like tears, falling slowly from the sky, with sadness and sentimentality.

Chu Diyan took the lead, and the officials knelt down. In the vastness, the cries one after another seemed very abrupt.Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slightly, how many of them really wept for the passing of the Queen Mother?The royal family has always been the least favored, and there are obviously many strange things about the Queen Mother's death.But it is estimated that because of the identity of the Queen Mother, there is no thorough investigation, otherwise who knows how many people will be implicated.

A palace servant who looked like a eunuch came to Chu Dichen's side, "Ninth Prince, Your Majesty invites you to come over and read the sacrificial oration to the Empress Dowager together with him."

Chu Dichen nodded. He and the emperor are both the biological sons of the empress dowager. After all these years, the empress dowager also cherishes his youngest son the most. Now that his mind is wandering, he should offer his thoughts.

"Ninth brother, what do you have to say to mother?" Chu Diyan didn't shed tears, he was the son of heaven, and the heavy responsibility on his body made him unable to cry in front of others.However, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.He patted Chu Dichen's shoulder lightly.The Ninth Prince, who had always played games in the rivers and lakes, now had tears in his eyes.Don't say that a man doesn't flick his tears lightly, but he hasn't reached the sad point.If you are sad, the man's tears can also flow into the water of the Yellow River, endlessly.

Chu Dichen lowered his voice, almost gnashing his teeth, but only Chu Diyan could hear his voice, "The mother's walking is too strange, there is something in it." Why does the mother walk around the lake alone at night, without a maid, and then He stumbled and fell into the river, and lost his life.All this was too strange for the Queen Mother.She has always been very cautious in doing things, and she would never go to such a dangerous place on a whim, and the queen mother is very good at water. Logically speaking, it is impossible for the queen mother to lose her life in the lake in the imperial garden.However, all of this happened suddenly, making it impossible to guard against. How can it be said that it is not strange?

"I understand what you mean, why don't I feel strange." Chu Diyan also lowered his voice, there are too many ministers around here, if they hear their conversation, I'm afraid they will have to think too much, and then the published version will be published , maybe it will be detrimental to the Queen Mother.That's why Chu Diyan tried to cover up in every possible way. "But if this matter is to be thoroughly investigated, it will involve some secrets of my mother. I just want my mother to rest in peace. As for those who are interested, let him go."

Chu Dichen was silent, but the emperor had already said so, and he had no choice but to obey Chu Diyan's arrangement, but he breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't swallow it, but he heard Chu Diyan continue to say, "Don't worry, If you do many injustices, you will die. If I let him go today, he will definitely show his true colors in the future."

Chu Dichen could only nod his head, he had already said that, what else could he do?He could only glance at the officials behind him, who among them wanted to murder the Queen Mother?Do you mean third brother?His relationship with the queen mother has never been very good, and they have just destroyed the Ye family and cut off his right and left arm. It is also reasonable for him to wait for an opportunity to retaliate at this time.

But she bit her lip lightly, in short, she must be careful in everything from now on.

Under the order of the palace people, the imperial tomb was slowly opened, and the palace people carried the queen mother into the imperial tomb. There was still a coffin of agarwood in the imperial tomb, which was very luxurious, and it was specially prepared for the queen mother.He wanted to wait until a hundred years later, and die together with the late emperor.It's just that no matter how luxurious the coffin is, there is no way to guarantee that the corpse will never rot. The person in this coffin will sooner or later become a bone of bones.

The dead cannot be traced after all.

Chu Diyan read out the sacrificial text, lamented the Queen Mother's life, and asked why God was so cruel, taking the Queen Mother's life so early.Chu Dichen stood on the other side of Chu Diyan, and the expression on his face was also very miserable.Then many officials followed into the imperial mausoleum to burn incense for the Queen Mother. After a lot of busy work, it finally came to an end.Originally, according to the folk custom, it was necessary to stop the coffin for one month, but the queen mother is the queen mother after all, and there is no need to follow the custom, and Chu Diyan wanted the queen to go to the earth earlier, so he didn't adopt the folk custom, but this is in line with the royal family Etiquette, so no one has any objections.

Coming out of the Imperial Mausoleum, Chu Diyan looked at the sixteen maids who came over. They were all maids who served the Empress Dowager on weekdays. The Empress Dowager was used to their care. , buried with him.In this way, even in another world, the queen mother will not feel lonely.This is the ancestral precept, and the ancestral precept must be followed.Qiao Jiuxiu frowned slightly, knowing that this might be cruel, but she had no reason to stop it.

Chu Dichen glanced at Qiao Jiuxiu in the crowd, knowing that she was always kind, and must have thought such things were unreasonable.But this is the tradition of the royal family. As long as they live well, they never care about the feelings of others.In the end, although the sixteen court ladies were unwilling in every possible way, they were still brought into the imperial tomb. This pass lasted for three to five months. There was no food or drink in the imperial tomb. No one could stay there for such a long time. After a long time, they can still survive, so these court ladies are destined to go and never return.

After driving the maids into the imperial mausoleum, Emperor Yan of Chu ordered that the imperial city mourn for three days, and all the people were not allowed to drink alcohol, eat meat, or have fun, and the whole country had to mourn together.At the same time, in order to accumulate virtue for the queen mother and amnesty the world, all prisoners except those on death row can be released without charge.The seven princes starting from him must wear mourning for three years, are not allowed to marry new wives and concubines, are not allowed to eat meat in March, and are not allowed to smell silk and bamboo in June.

After the imperial decree, all the ministers shouted long live three times.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed slightly, she knew the emperor was filial, but this was clearly formalism.She was still pitying the sixteen maids just now, and the maids are human lives, so they were buried with them in such a hasty way.She knew that in this feudal era, some people's lives were heavier than gold, and some people's lives were lighter than dry grass. This is the tragedy of different lives.

But even though she had a lot of dissatisfaction in her heart, she still didn't speak out, knowing that if she spoke, she would cause a lot of trouble and embarrass Chu Dichen.He is pitiful enough now, it is better not to implicate him.And this matter, even if she opens her mouth, there is no way to change it. Instead of this, she can only force herself to accept it.In fact, the method of burying with living people has never been advocated, but in it, she can only feel powerless and helpless.

The snow in the sky seems to be getting bigger and bigger, Qiao Jiuxiu is realizing that this seems to be the fifth year he has been in this other world.I have experienced more than 1000 days and nights here, and I have gained my own friendship and love. Looking back now, although this journey has been hard, there are always many people and things that moved her, and more importantly, she really There is no way to go back.Therefore, there is only one thing that can be done now, which is to protect the happiness that belongs to oneself in front of you, and don't let them slip away from your hands again.

Looking at the busy Chu Dichen from a distance.She decided that she would be a good wife, help him realize his grand wish, and guard his protection together with him.Perhaps, she couldn't help much, but after all, she wanted to do her best.

(End of this chapter)