"Grandma, let's talk about something else.

Uh... I heard that the prince seems to be about to marry the princess recently, and the one who is determined to be the daughter of the Niu family.

What gift should I give me!"

When it comes to marriage and the people he likes, Jia She couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable, but because the person he was talking about was his grandmother, he could only break the topic apart.

Use the most familiar prince to distract the topic.

Qiao Mu saw through his thoughts at a glance, but he didn't expose it: "I'll give you what you want to give.

Your gift is only a private gift. The prince will not care too much about whether it is precious or not, it only depends on his feelings.

Your father is concerned about the gifts in the mansion.

The Niu family is a vassal family.

It seems that the decision should be Niu Xiangan, the eldest granddaughter of the King of Jinguo Qing. I thought the prince would marry King Beijing or the Prince's family of Nan'an County, but I didn't expect to choose the Niu family. It seems that the prince should also feel the fear of the emperor."

Although Jia She was young, it did not mean that he could not understand. After hearing Qiao Mu's words, he hurriedly asked: "Grandma, you mean the emperor is afraid of...

But how is this possible? The emperor has always loved the prince very much. There are only the princes in the court, and only the prince is raised by the emperor."

"You are too young, for nothing, don't think too much about this. Looking back, I will tell your father that even if the emperor is afraid, he will not have any action within ten years. Let's talk about it.

You can read history books even if you have nothing to do.

Or advise the prince to read the history books.

Reading more history books is always beneficial.

I will teach you an old Western saying, "Nothing new under the sun, and what happened in the past will inevitably happen again in the future, and it has always been like this."

Qiao Mu didn't plan to tell Jia She too much.

Some things still have to be thought about by yourself.

You have to find and think by yourself.

"Oh, I get it!"

Jia She is so good and obedient.

If you don’t ask, don’t ask.

While chatting here, Qiaomu suddenly heard a bell ringing throughout the capital. The bell ringed crisply and loudly, deafeningly. Then the bell kept coming. When the bell sounded more than nine times, Qiaomu knew that something was wrong and started counting.

It was not until twenty-seven that the bell stopped.

"It seems that the Empress Dowager has passed away!

She'er, help me out and call Zhuyu, and ask her to help bring the imperial edicts. There should be an order in the palace later, so you have to prepare in advance."

"Grandmother, why is the Empress Dowager?"

Jia She was a little puzzled.

"The twenty-seven bells ring in the palace, which means national mourning. Only the emperor, queen, queen and queen mother are qualified. The queen mother are still young and healthy. If something happens to the emperor, it should be that the martial law in the capital will be strictly followed before the bell will ring. Moreover, the queen mother was in a bad health last year. Who else could she be?

You are ready to prepare too.

As the eldest son, you have to go to the palace with your father to mourn the Empress Dowager. Let me change my clothes. Madam He’s house. You are here. Take out the white cloth from the custodian warehouse and let someone put away all the festive things in the mansion.

You should understand the rules of national demise.

Just follow the old rules.”

Qiao Mu first explained to Jia She, and then saw that Madam He's family had already come in, so he quickly ordered him to start changing the arrangements according to the old rules.

“Yes, old lady!

Is there someone to send to inform the lady?”

Madam He's family continued to ask.

"Send someone to inform me. She has not experienced it. You should understand. Zhuyu, hurry up. Take the eldest young master's clothes and change them with me. By the way, prepare Daishan's clothes, and he will come back later."

Qiaomu continued to give orders.

This has been experienced several times.

So Qiaomu knows the process very well.

Naturally, it seems easy to do it.

Relaxed and decent.

With Qiao Mu's order issued, all the servants of the Rongguo Mansion were busy and began to clean up and change the decorations in the mansion. All the festive things had to be replaced. Even the red porcelain had to be replaced with a plain blue-white color. All the servants had to be re-tailored and changed the festive colors on their bodies to a plain color. There was no need to change them to black and white, but they had to be replaced with a cool color, and all the jewelry had to be taken down.

In addition, there are many things that need to be changed. Qiaomu himself took a while to remove all the things that should not exist on his body, including the jewelry on his head and all the makeup on his face.

The wife of the imperial decree is not allowed to wear makeup or wear jewelry during the national mourning period. Of course, the lining between the buns can still be used, but all kinds of messy hairpins and tassels cannot be inserted.

Fortunately, according to the tradition of using the sun instead of the moon, Qiao Mu and his wife only need to mourn for three days. Although they cannot change into festive decorations after three days, they can at least put on a little makeup and wear some simple jewelry.

Don't get undressed.

When Qiaomu was ready, Jia Daishan hurried back from the office. As soon as he came in, he changed into the clothes he should wear under the help of his servants, and then said to Qiaomu with concern:

"Mother, why don't you go.

I'll report you illness. You were in a coma two days ago, but just woke up today. It's not easy to go to the palace to cry. There was no old lady fainting in the past. I'm really worried about your body, so let me take a leave.

I think the Lord will understand it.”

"It's okay, I think I'm fine.

Besides, the Empress Dowager is the grandmother of the current emperor. If I don’t go, what will the emperor think? Don’t worry. It’s okay. You should send someone to prepare the carriage. The Shi family should be ready, and the four of us happened to go together."

Qiao Mu knew very well that in his own identity, even if he went to the scene, he would inevitably have special care. Even if he entered the palace to cry, he would definitely be kneeling on the soft couch and crying in the palace. He would never be like some third- and fourth-rank maids who could only kneel outside the palace on the cold white marble floor.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about anything.

Just cry twice when you act like a fashion.

Qiao Mu still has this acting skill.

Jia Daishan couldn't resist Qiaomu, so he could only agree. When Jia Shi came here, he repeatedly told Jia Shi to take care of Qiaomu.

If you have any questions, you must call the imperial physician in time.

Only then did I feel at ease to get on the carriage.

And they are separated at the entrance of the palace.

The places where officials and women stay are different, and the places where mourning are different. Women can enter the inner court, and officials can only cry twice outside, and listen to the wills and admonishments.

Crying is a very tiring thing.

The most important thing is that many noble ladies have even become more and more competitive. If you cry, I will cry twice. If you wet your sleeves, I will cry both of them. If you are sad because of the Empress Dowager's death, you don't want to eat. I will go on a hunger strike for three days because of the Empress Dowager's death.

It seems that only in this way can they show their loyalty and their grief.
Chapter completed!