Chapter 726: Replacement

Xu Lingyi did not come back that day, so at noon he asked his servant to bring a message to Eleven Niang: I am fine, you don't have to worry.

At six o'clock the next day, all the temple and Taoist bells in Yanjing rang in unison.

The emperor died.

Eleven Niang didn't know what it was like in other people's homes. After the wife took a long breath, her eyes began to moisten.

What does the Ministry of Rites say?

The funeral ceremony was still the same. Eleven Niang said in a low voice, while they were discussing Jie Ci.

Everyone in the family was asked to wear plain clothes and remove makeup. The wife leaned on the bright red ice-cracked brocade forged pillow, her voice sounded a little tired, and she restricted everyone from drinking, having fun, laughing and playing, and she would watch this for a hundred days.

The second lady sat aside silently, looking a little sad.

Eleven Niang responded in a low voice and came out to tell the stewards to take action. The third lady, dressed in plain clothes and with two dark plasters on her temples, hurried over.

The emperor really didn't want her. She took Eleven Niang to the Nuan Pavilion next to the flower hall to talk. Is there any news from the palace?

I haven’t heard anything. Eleven Niang said, the Marquis is still in the palace and has not come back.

There was a hint of smile in the eyes of the third lady: The new emperor has ascended the throne, so he must give generous gifts to his ministers no matter what.

In this way, both Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian may obtain hereditary titles.

The final words have not been finalized yet, Eleven Niang said tactfully, I am afraid that the rest will have to wait until after the announcement.

The third lady also said cheerfully, it is too early to say this now.

As she said this, she cheered up and said loudly, "How is your mother?" She asked and stood up. "I'm going to see her now." Then she said, "On the day of mourning, the four younger brothers and sisters must remember to call us."

, after all, we are also a family, we went together affectionately, the Queen Mother and the Prince also had bright faces.

Eleven Niang responded vaguely and asked Hanxiao to accompany the third lady to the Tai Madam's place. She then called Mother Song and Hu Hu to come in and give instructions about the national mourning.

On the second day of mourning, the crown prince wears plain clothes for twenty-seven days, and wears plain clothes after twenty-seven days. The princes and princesses wear plain clothes for three years, and wear plain clothes for twenty-seven months. All officials wear plain clothes and arrive at Sishan sooner or later.

They mourned for three days outside the gate, mourned for three days late in the morning, and mourned for ten days in the morning. They mourned for twenty-seven days. On the fourth day, the married woman wore plain clothes and went to Xihua Gate to mourn for three days and mourned for twenty-seven days.

Heaven removes clothes. In the homes of officials, music is prohibited to worship weddings for a hundred days. In the homes of soldiers and civilians, plain clothes are worn for thirteen days, and music is prohibited to worship weddings for one month.

After that, the ceremony of the new emperor's enthronement, the ceremony of naming the emperor and the queen mother, and the ceremony of the queen's resignation were completed. The burial ceremony of the late emperor waited until Eleven Niang and Xu Lingyi sat down to have a good talk.

It's already mid-September.

Xu Lingyi lost a lot of weight.

When the emperor woke up in the middle of the night, he was the first to tell me to enter the palace. He stared at the tent in a daze, as if he had a lot to say but couldn't say it.

Eleven Niang had no choice but to change the subject and talk about something happy: she was worried that the examination would be canceled or postponed due to the national mourning, but it was held as scheduled. Brother Jie also lived up to Mr. Chang's expectations and passed the examination. It's a pity that he couldn't help.

Brother Jie celebrates.

Xu Lingyi knew that most of Eleven Niang's so-called celebrations meant inviting family members to have a meal together or something like that.

He didn't say anything, put his arm around her shoulders, and whispered: If you have time, please go to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother. Just after she turned seventy-seven, the Queen Mother insisted on moving to Cining Palace, and invited the Jining Master to come to the palace to give a lecture.

Buddha, the emperor is very worried.

There is a rumor that the emperor died of Yang Dynasty. It is said that the person who slept with him that day was the Eighth Prince's biological mother, Princess Song.

Eleven Niang felt that the person had already passed away and there was no point in discussing these things anymore, so she never asked Xu Lingyi to confirm this rumor.

She handed over the sign the next day, and in the afternoon there was a reply from the palace, asking her to enter the palace the next day. The Cining Palace was solemn, and the empress who became the queen mother seemed to have aged ten years.

She comforted Eleven Niang softly: I have already told the emperor that I will transfer brother Jin back after these days of busy work. If you don’t like the job, I will talk to the emperor again. She added, I remember the fourth brother’s

You brought up the third son. What is he doing now? If there is nothing else, let him work in the imperial guard. The eleventh mother hurriedly thanked the Queen Mother and said softly: Although Guizhou is far away, I still miss you.

I have always cared about him, and he is not depressed when he goes there. Instead, he feels that it is nice there. Every time he writes a letter, he tells me some new things. Not only him, but also Chen Concubine has gained a lot of knowledge.

My brother just won the title of scholar in August this year. My fifth uncle is in the Imperial Guard, and Brother Jian from the third uncle's family is from the Imperial Guard. It was the Marquis's idea. I'm afraid I still have to do something about admonishing my brother.

The Marquis makes the decision.

The Queen Mother likes most that Eleven Niang never makes her own decisions.

She nodded slightly.

Eleven Niang asked Master Jining what scriptures she had been preaching these days. She also told the Queen Mother about the first time she and Jining met, and how Jining asked her to rearrange the house. The atmosphere was relaxed and dignified, and the Queen Mother's face was

A faint smile gradually appeared on his face.

A palace maid came in: The Queen Mother, the abbot of Dajue Temple has arrived.

Eleven Niang stood up and said goodbye.

The Queen Mother said: She saw that I recruited Jining to come to the palace to preach Buddhism. These days, she handed over a sign to see me every day. I was annoyed by her, so I casually mentioned today's day. I didn't expect that the day I came with you would be serious. You

Come with me to meet her, and we'll talk after lunch later. After saying that, he stretched out his hand and motioned to Eleven Niang to help her go to the side hall.

Eleven Niang responded in a low voice and helped the Queen Mother to the side hall.

The abbot of Dajue Temple is in her fifties, with a medium build, a straight waist, and her eyes are majestic and dignified. It is very consistent with her status. The nun following her is Hua Xinnianhua, although

Gray cloth shirt, but her bright eyes and teeth can't be concealed, which makes people feel pity that such a beautiful woman became a monk.

Eleven Niang smiled bitterly when she saw it.

This world is really small.

Unexpectedly, I met Mr. Yang in Cining Palace.

Yang obviously knew that Eleven Niang was accompanying the Queen Mother, and was not surprised by her appearance. She smiled and nodded towards Eleven Niang, with a touch of intimacy as if she were meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

The abbot of Dajue Temple is introducing her to the Queen Mother: This is my close disciple, whose Dharma name is Jingkong, who can read and write, and is proficient in the Sixth Patriarch Altar Sutra. I have appointed her to inherit my mantle. So I brought her here today.

Meet the Queen Mother.

If it were normal times, of course it would be a bit rude. But the abbot of Dajue Temple came to see the Queen Mother with the successor of the mantle. Dajue Temple is a royal Zen temple, so it can be regarded as an upright person. Yang immediately stepped forward to salute the Queen Mother. He behaved dignifiedly.

Being generous, he immediately won the favor of the Queen Mother: Where are you from? When did you get your hair cut after entering Dajue Temple?

Yang's mouth was slightly silent, but the abbot of Dajue Temple had already taken the lead and smiled: She was from Daxing, and she had been frail and sick since she was a child. Her family had fostered her under the name of Guanyin Bodhisattva. She had also been familiar with scriptures since she was a child.

Went to Dajue Temple. Speaking of it, it had been more than ten years since she had her hair cut off. She said it vaguely, obviously not wanting the Queen Mother to know her true origin. And the Queen Mother obviously didn’t remember it. She was a little curious after hearing that she had had her hair cut off for more than ten years.

Asked Yang: How old are you?

Yang said respectfully: The poor nun is thirty-one years old this year.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother looked Yang up and down, then turned back to Eleven Niang and said: I didn't expect Master Jingkong to be so good at facial expressions.

Yang said humbly: The Empress Dowager praised me. The poor nun is just contented with what he has and is less angry and resentful. As he said that, he glanced at Eleven Niang from the corner of his eye and said with a little respect, "The one beside the Empress Dowager is Yong."

Mrs. Pinghou, I see that Mrs. Yongpinghou is only seventeen or eighteen years old this year, but I heard that Yongpinghou’s youngest son is already fourteen years old this year. When it comes to beauty, Mrs. Yongpinghou is the real one.

There is a skill in maintaining beauty

Seventeen or eighteen years old

She was famous for her poise when she was young, but now she is sure to make no mistakes in her movements. She has gained a sense of freedom and ease, and no longer looks like a young girl.

It's a shame that Mr. Yang can speak out.

Eleven Niang smiled slightly: Master Jingkong thanked you.

The Queen Mother obviously liked hearing such words, and she took the eleventh mother's hand: Many ladies said in front of me that Mrs. Yongpinghou was beautiful. It turned out that she was only able to meet the abbot of Dajue Temple and Yang because of her kindness.

The queen mother was aroused and talked with them for a long time. Finally, she rewarded Dajue Temple with five thousand taels of sesame oil money and five hundred kilograms of agarwood before serving tea.

After spending time at Wuduan, Jining is here.

Everyone exchanged pleasantries for a long time, and when Eleventh Mother left, Jining personally delivered her to the gate of Cining Palace.

Eleven Niang smiled and told Jining about the Queen Mother's reward for Dasijue.

Jining smiled lightly and clasped his hands towards Eleven Niang: Many thanks to the donor. The poor nun will definitely pray for the commander of the Marquis Yongping.

Seeing that she understood what she meant, Eleven Niang returned to the house with a smile, and told the Queen Mother that she wanted to transfer Xu Sijin back to reward Xu Sijie. Xu Lingyi laughed after hearing this: I will handle this matter. As she spoke, she revealed

A bit hesitant.

Since the death of the late emperor, although the new emperor did not reward Xu Lingyi with any specific position, Xu Lingyi had the title of Crown Prince and Young Master and began to attend court every day.

What did the Marquis want to say? Eleven Niang said with a smile.

Xu Lingyi shook her hand silently, and the emperor wanted me to be in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army and concurrently serve as the Minister of War. I declined and looked at it with a bit of shame, whether it was to be an official or to make money, it was nothing more than a job.

Realize personal value or improve the quality of life. Xu Lingyi has already realized the value of others. In the years since he was not an official, their quality of life may not have been reduced. For him, it may not matter whether he is an official or not.

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Is he worried about her face?

And she felt that Xu Lingyi must have made this decision after careful consideration. It just so happened that Master Jian said that he wanted to expand the embroidery shop's business to include embroidery threads. 10 out of 10 embroidery threads in the world come from

Huzhou.
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