It has been a rainy day for several consecutive days, and the raindrops are hitting the windows, which is annoying for no reason.
Xi Xian sighed softly and sat up. She was obviously very tired during the day, but she couldn't fall asleep peacefully while lying on the bed. Li Zhaoyuan had been drowsy and waking up in the past few days. The entire Wanyun Palace was in chaos. Mu Jieyu only focused on reciting Buddhist chants every day.
After all, Wu Meiren couldn't help. Xi Qian had to worry about everything by herself. But after all, she was inexperienced and could only manage to survive when she was exhausted.
"Xue Chun!" Xi Qian called softly but no one answered. Then she remembered that she had left Xuechun with Li Zhaoyuan to take care of her a few days ago, and even Fan Tao had been sent to take care of Wu Meiren.
Xi Qian stood up and groped for a while but couldn't find her shoes, so she walked barefoot to the window and looked at the crescent moon in the sky against the night wind.
I don't know how long I watched it, but Xi Qian felt a little sleepy. She was about to close the window when a sad voice could be heard faintly in the night.
'Bang Dang' The door to the outer room was pushed open violently. Xiqian's heart sank and she went out, but she bumped into the person who came. After the maids lit the candles, she saw clearly that the person she bumped into was Xue.
spring.
"Princess!" Xuechun called her, tears streaming down her face, "Empress Zhaoyuan??? is dead."
Xi Qian's body swayed slightly, and Xue Chun hurriedly stepped forward to support her, "Princess, you must hold on! The main palace is in chaos now, waiting for you to take charge!"
Xiqian took a few deep breaths to swallow back her tears, and forced herself to calm down and let the maid do her makeup.
There was a sound of sobs outside the main hall of Wanyun Palace. The people in the palace were all grieving over the death of their master. Some were really sad for the master, and some were just worried about their future fate. But in this deep palace with strict etiquette and laws,
, no one dared to make a loud noise, all the sorrow could only be choked in the throat.
Xi Qian walked to the bed in the inner room and knelt down. Li Zhaoyuan's face was pale and lifeless, but her eyes were still wide open. No one in the palace dared to come forward out of fear. Xi Qian sighed softly and brushed Li Zhaoyuan's eyes with her palms.
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After kneeling silently for a while, Xi Qian stood up and walked out of the inner room. Everyone's eyes followed her, waiting for her orders to act. Looking at the hesitant faces, Xi Qian felt sad in her heart, but on her face
But she still had to keep calm. She could not let Wanyuntang, who had lost Li Zhaoyuan, become a joke to those in the palace who were gloating over misfortune.
"Where is the maid in charge?" Following Xi Yuan's voice, an older maid came out of the crowd.
"My servant is here, what are your instructions to Xi Jieyu?"
"Go and report to the Emperor in person, and then notify the Shangyi Bureau. The mourning hall will be built according to the regulations of the concubines first. The Emperor's opinion will be consulted on the regulations of the funeral ceremony, and then the Shangyi Bureau will arrange it."
After receiving the order, the stewardess ordered a few people to leave with her. Xi Qian saw Chunxi kneeling with everyone and waved her to come closer, "Chunxi, if I remember correctly, you followed the empress into the palace, right?"
Chunxi wiped her tears and said, "Yes, I have been serving the queen since she was a child, and she entered the palace with her ten years ago."
"Okay, the people from the Shangyi Bureau will be here in a while, and you can dress up the queen with them."
After hearing this, Chunxi knelt down excitedly and kowtowed to Xi Xian, "Thank you Xi Jieyu for helping me to send you on my last journey. I will kowtow to you."
Xiqian waved Chunxi to go first, looked at the other people in the hall and said, "Whatever you are usually responsible for, you will do today. Pay attention to what you are responsible for. If anyone dares to fish in troubled waters, don't blame me for not warning you. The violence room
But we are in short supply of coolies! From now on, we will gather here at 9 o'clock every day to allocate matters. If anyone is late and messes around, he will be handed over. Do you understand me?"
"I will obey Xi Jieyu's instructions!" After Xi Jie's harsh words, the palace people who were about to make a move became much more at ease.
In the blink of an eye, it was already bright, and the entire Wanyun Palace was taken care of in an orderly manner by Xi Xian. Except for the white silk hanging everywhere, everything was as usual.
Xi Qian felt dizzy as she sat on the mat. Xuechun kept stroking her head with her fingertips soaked in mint water, and said distressedly, "Princess, you'd better go to sleep for a while, support your body like this
How can you bear it?"
"How can I sleep at this time? The Emperor hasn't come yet." Xi Qian threw the tea cup on the table in frustration.
"Perhaps the emperor is busy with political affairs?" Xuechun looked at the palace door anxiously, "Princess, don't be anxious, please go and take a look."
"Hmph! The emperor is busy? Are the people in the Shangyi Bureau busy too? There is not even a trace of him so far!"
"That's right! Why didn't even the people from the Shangyi Bureau come? Princess, please rest for now while the servant goes to urge the maid in charge."
Xuechun said and brought a cushion for Xiqian. Xiqian waved her hand and asked her to put it aside and said, "What are you urging her to do? It's not certain whether she is in Wanyun Palace now! It's still early, and Eunuch Liu shouldn't be here yet."
Get up, don't disturb others, go to Eunuch Liu quietly, and tell him the news that Empress Zhaoyuan has died of illness."
"Yes!" After accepting the order, Xuechun slipped out of Wanyun Palace through a side door and ran all the way to Liu Maolin's residence.
The people serving around her had all been dispatched, so Xi Qian had no choice but to apply some mint water on her forehead, enduring her headache while thinking about what to do next.
"Jieyu!" Fan Tao walked in from the outer hall and took the mint water in her hand, "Where have these people gone? How come everyone is serving you."
Xiqian smiled and took Fantao's hand and said, "I was just thinking about calling you back. There is something I need you to do for me."
Fantao bowed respectfully, "Just do whatever Jieyu orders."
"The people in the main palace have lost their hearts. Please help me keep an eye on them these days. Don't let them do anything extraordinary. If there is any abnormality, please tell me in time."
"But???" Fan Tao hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth and said, "The affairs of the main palace are in charge of the palace maid. If the servants interfere, I'm afraid it will make it difficult for her to do it."
Xi Qian was silent for a while and then raised her head and smiled contemptuously, "Li Zhaoyuan told me that the palace maid in charge was not a reliable person. I didn't believe it at first, but last night it turned out to be true. I miss her."
Now she has definitely returned to her real master, you don’t have to worry about anything, even if she comes back, you don’t want to be in charge anymore.”
"Since Empress Zhaoyuan knew, how could she tolerate her for so many years?"
"Perhaps the empress has her own plans, right? But I won't tolerate her anymore." Xi Qian took the peeled lotus seeds from Fan Tao and said, "Don't mention this matter to others, so as not to cause any trouble again.
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"Yes", Fantao bowed and responded, a drop of sweat running down his temples. He raised his eyes and looked at Xi Xian with a no different expression, lowered his head and continued to pluck the lotus seeds.
Xi Qian finished eating the lotus seeds in her hand and looked at her thoughtfully, frowning slightly but saying nothing.