reborn child bride

Chapter 579 Surprise Change (1) ([-])
"Does this mean that the emperor's time is numbered?"

Wei Ying nodded heavily.Even today, he no longer blindly worships the emperor, but after all, it was this person who loved him during the palace examination and appointed him as the candidate.Then polish him all the way, so that he can have the opportunity to become a famous minister in the next 20 years.This is the king and his bole.Now, this person is going.His heart is not without sadness.

"I will go out less and take care of my children at home. Don't worry!"

Wei Ying wiped her face, "I have always been at ease with you in this family."

Half a month later, when the fetus in Yubi's womb was only five months old, martial law was imposed on the streets.And Wei Ying didn't go home, nor did he send any news home.Shen Ji understood that it was the emperor's time limit.

She immediately summoned Manager Hong and other managers, ordered them to strictly guard their posts, and then closed the door tightly.As for Baoyuezhai and Yuranlou, she had sent word to them a long time ago that if something unusual happened on the street, they would close the shop immediately.Then the old head Zhao still led people to guard the inner house, and the people on duty everywhere worked as usual, and they were not allowed to move around if they were not on duty.All we can do now is wait.

Xiaozhizhi and Xiaobaozi who had eaten dinner were taken to the upper room to listen to Shen Ji's storytelling.

The little bun patted his head, "Mother, where's dad?"

"There's something going on in Daddy's yamen."

"Oh."

Xiao Baozi wants to listen to "Three Monks Have No Water to Eat", and Xiao Zhizhi wants to listen to "Splitting the Mountain to Save His Mother".

"Tell them all, come one by one."

Xiao Zhizhi looked at her mother strangely, and usually picked one to talk about.Because it's almost time to go to bed after one lecture.

As a result, this night, I talked about "Three Monks Have No Water to Eat" and "Splitting the Mountain to Save My Mother".

It's just that before he finished speaking, he heard the dull, thick and long sound of the big bell.Because the house is close to the imperial city, the sound is very loud.

Xiao Zhizhi covered her ears and asked, "Mom, what's going on?"

Shen Ji sat on the edge of the bed, because the little bun was woken up by the sound of the bell, so he sat up in a daze.Shen Ji covered his ears, "It's okay, don't be afraid." But he was silently counting the number of times the bell rang.

A total of nine sounds, that's right!
Shen Ji told Xiao Zhizhi, "The death knell rang nine times, the emperor passed away..."

She asked the nurse and Cailan to comfort the siblings, and immediately called Manager Hong.

"Take down all the red lanterns and immediately replace them with white ones. There are also mourning clothes for the people in the mansion. Baoyue Zhai sent fabrics before. Also, pay attention to the news from outside." The news at this time , Needless to say, it is naturally the news of the new king's enthronement.

"Yes, grandma, don't worry, I'll do it right away."

Manager Hong was very efficient in handling affairs, Shen Ji and the two children's mourning clothes were cut out quickly, while Ban Cui and others sent cloth directly.With so many people, the sewing room is too busy, and the maids, mothers, daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law have to do it themselves.

Shen Ji put his children to bed and anxiously waited for the news.The streets outside are under martial law, the city gates are closed, and no soldiers and horses enter the city.But the exact news has not come out, so I still can't be completely relieved.

Finally, Director Hong came in and said, "Grandma, King Lan, no, now the new emperor is here, and he will take the throne before his death. The news has spread!"

Shen Ji relaxed, but fortunately, the transition was smooth and there was no bloodshed!

Afterwards, a mourning edict was issued, replacing the month with the day, and the national mourning period was the 27th, and the service was removed after the 27th.Rituals and music, weddings, banquets, officials stop for a hundred days, soldiers and civilians for one month.And Shen Ji, as a married woman, the wife of the fourth rank, needs to go to the designated place in the palace to mourn every day.Naturally, Wei Ying will also participate in the mourning, but there is no need to go to court on the 27th.But the emperor had to set aside one or two hours a day to deal with government affairs.The same goes for his Jing Zhaoyin.

Wei Ying didn't go home until early in the morning. He didn't go into detail about what happened, but it didn't look easy.After a short rest, he and Shen Ji were about to enter the palace together.As usual, Mrs. Wang was invited to take care of her at home.Wei Bo's official position was too low, and neither he nor Wang needed to participate in the collective mourning.

Xiao Bao pulled the mourning clothes on her body and called Shen Ji: "Mother!"

"Everyone has to wear it, and the little bun is no exception. It takes 27 days to take it off. You see, brother Xin wears it too, and sister wears it too."

Xiao Zhizhi looked at the whole yard gleaming white, half understanding.

Shen Ji handed her a small handkerchief, "The bell will ring in a while, and you all have to mourn at home. If you can't cry, just hit this in the eye." While talking, she looked at Cai Lan, Cai Lan nodded hurriedly, "Your servant understands." Naturally, this kind of thing cannot be said in the open.Even Xiao Baozi and Brother Xin couldn't make them smile when they turned around, and they had to cry too.Otherwise, who knows what will come out.

Such a handkerchief was prepared for Shen to send to himself, and also for Wei Ying.But it looks like he doesn't need it, because his eye sockets are red now.It seems that before the late emperor left, he had to have some heart-to-heart encouragement with them and the important ministers who were optimistic about the future.

"It's almost time, let's go."

After getting into the carriage, Wei Ying whispered: "Xiao Ji, the married woman is not with the married woman who is crying and mourning. In case the noble concubine, oh no, the Queen Mother wants to call you, remember to pass the news to Fuye. After entering the palace, If you have a chance, try to get close to the Empress Dowager. Also, don’t eat anything from the palace.” While opening the carriage closet, took out a box, “Take one of these pills a day. Even if you have to take something , can have a chance to be rescued. I entrusted Xu Fang to go to the house every day to give you a pulse."

"At this time, the Queen Mother has the intention to attack me?" Shen Ji was shocked.She felt that she might not need the handkerchief either.

"Be prepared. I'll give her some kind of slow poison. It takes a month or two before the onset."

Shen Ji quickly swallowed a pill, feeling sad for a moment, what did she do wrong?

Nothing happened on the first day, nothing happened on the second day... After the first seven days, nothing happened.She goes out early and returns late every day to cry for funerals, and takes the pills given to her by Wei Ying rigorously every day.Wei Ying, the eunuch at the mourning place for the wailing woman, managed to pay 3000 taels of silver, just in case Shen Ji was summoned by the queen mother, so that someone could inform Fuye to save her life.Other people, such as Concubine Yu and Concubine He are unreliable at this time.They all want to depend on the Queen Mother to live and dare not offend her.As for Fuye, as long as the Empress Dowager is here, the Empress Dowager will not dare to touch her.Even if the Empress Dowager is gone, it will not be easy for the Empress Dowager to touch her.Moreover, she dared and was willing to offend the Queen Mother for Shen Ji.She didn't know very well, she only knew that the Queen Mother might have Shen Ji's life.He didn't follow up to ask, but just agreed.And he promised not to show his mouth in front of the queen mother.

After half a month, nothing happened, Wei Ying reminded Shen Ji not to relax.Sure enough, when everyone dispersed on this day, a young eunuch came to call Shen Ji, and the queen mother summoned him.

(End of this chapter)