Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 307
"Tomorrow's tomb-sweeping regulations and etiquettes are complicated, can Mrs. Ying's body bear it? Why did she come here too? Didn't Wangxi say that the emperor won't let her go out and walk around?"

Zhao Min felt a sense of uneasiness flashing through his heart after seeing Lady Ying came to the imperial mausoleum in the eastern suburbs.

"The old slave has already inquired. Although Lady Ying is pregnant, the tomb-sweeping regulations are unavoidable. However, although she came to the imperial tomb, the emperor allowed her to rest after showing her face tomorrow. Like everyone else, they kneel for three hours at a time."

Zhao Min still felt uneasy, walked to the bedside and took out the filial piety dress to be worn tomorrow. After confirming that there was no mistake, he carefully recalled all the steps needed for tomorrow in his mind, and made sure to memorize them by heart. Allowing any mistakes, the uneasiness in my heart dropped a little.

That night, Zhao Min went to bed early, after all, he would wake up before dawn tomorrow morning, and was going to start grave-sweeping matters.

The next morning, as soon as the sky was dim, Zhao Min opened his eyes, and after going through all the process in his mind, he slowly got up.

Zhao Min's voice startled Nanny Gu who was sleeping outside, and Nanny Gu got up quickly and went to the inner room to wait for Zhao Min to get dressed.

Today is a serious occasion, Zhao Min didn't dare to put on makeup, but just painted his eyebrows lightly.

Although it was tomb-sweeping, in fact, after worshiping all the tombs of the ancestors one by one in the imperial mausoleum, the emperor led his relatives and relatives to kneel in the auditorium for three hours. This procedure, even the emperor, could not be spared.

And in this process, all the slaves brought by everyone cannot participate in it. They are only here to serve the master. As for sweeping the graves of the royal ancestors, they are not qualified.

But even if they don't really participate in the process of sweeping the grave, they still wear black mourning clothes to show respect.

"Princess, it's almost time. You should go to the gate of the cemetery and prepare for today's etiquette regulations."

Zhao Min swallowed the last bite of food in his mouth, and nodded: "It's really late, but you can't go after the emperor is gone."

It would take a whole day to go there, and he couldn't eat at noon, so Zhao Min couldn't help eating a few more bites.

When walking out, Zhao Min opened the door and saw a black bag at the door, walked out the door, Zhao Min looked around suspiciously, did not see anyone, so he took the bag in .

"Princess, what is this?" Gu Momo couldn't help asking when she saw Zhao Min coming in with a black bundle.

Zhao Min shook his head lightly: "I don't know what it is." Walking to the table, Zhao Min opened the bundle and saw a pair of knee pads inside.

"Knee pads?" Gu Momo stepped forward and put the knee pads in her hands, "It's still made of excellent fur."

Zhao Min touched the kneepad carefully, and made sure there were no needles or nails inside. He gently put it on the table, and murmured: "I don't know which kind-hearted person put it here. ..."

"Perhaps Princess Jiu ordered someone to bring it." Nanny Gu touched the kneepad, and felt that it felt more and more comfortable, "Maybe it was placed at the door before waking up when I was free. It’s not something ordinary people can take out, but you’ll have to kneel for three hours later, maybe the Ninth Princess loves you so much, that’s why she ordered someone to bring it for you.”

After listening to Nanny Gu's words, the expression on Zhao Min's face became more serious, and she left the kneepad in her hand on the table: "It's not like you don't know the nature of Princess Nine, if she really gave it to me If it is sent, I will definitely let me know that she did it, and she is not someone who does good deeds without leaving her name."

After hearing Zhao Min's analysis, Nanny Gu also reacted, and wrapped the kneepad again: "Since it is something of unknown origin, it is best for the princess not to use it."

Zhao Min nodded: "Just in case, don't put this knee pad in our room, go out and find a place to deal with it."

"Okay, Mammy, I'll leave this matter to you. It's getting late, and I have to go."

Nanny Gu nodded and gave her a reassuring look. Zhao Min went out and left. Nanny Gu looked at her leaving back and went out with the bundle.

Zhao Min hurried to the gate of the cemetery and took his own place. Fortunately, the emperor hadn't arrived yet. Since Gu Lingqing was not the emperor's son, Zhao Min didn't stand very close to the front.

Everyone was waiting in front of the cemetery, and the emperor came in a hurry at the last moment. He was also wearing a black black suit today, and the cuffs of the others were embroidered with magnolia flowers, but he was embroidered with a five-clawed yellow dragon. Very majestic.

No one in the team dared to whisper. Under the leadership of the emperor, they walked towards the cemetery step by step. Whenever they passed a tomb, everyone stopped, offered incense and kowtowed. After all the cemeteries in the cemetery finished worshiping, it was already past noon.

Naturally, there was no meal at noon. After sweeping the tomb, everyone went to the auditorium where the tablets of the ancestors were placed, and bowed down for three hours.

It is noon at this time, although it is not yet summer, but the sun is also vicious, only those who are very close to the emperor will be in the hall, the rest of the people are kneeling outside the hall, unfortunately, Zhao Min is here Outside the hall, there was nothing around to cover him, but just as he knelt down, he felt the scorching sun, which was unbearable.

Among all the people, there is only one person who is privileged, and that is Lady Ying. Because she is pregnant with a royal heir, she just performed a simple kneel down and left here under the eyes of everyone. I went to rest in my own house.

Zhao Min looked at her leaving figure, a look of envy flashed in his eyes, it was fleeting, and then he lowered his head, no longer looking left and right, next, there is still a lot to endure!
Although the concubine Xian is not to be taken seriously by the emperor, she is a concubine after all, so she knelt in the hall, she lowered her head, but her eyes drifted away, when she saw Zhao Min who was kneeling at the main gate , a sneer twitched at the corner of his mouth, giving Yun Xu a look.

After Yun promised to receive it, he looked at Eunuch Li who was walking back and forth, stopped him, and whispered something in his ear.

After hearing this, Eunuch Li frowned tightly: "Yun promised, it's not easy to talk about this matter, are you sure?"

Yun promised and nodded affirmatively: "It is true."

Seeing the firm look in Yun Xu's eyes, Eunuch Li looked around at the people around him, and then went to the hall.

(End of this chapter)