allendalepharm Chapter 849 The Queen Mother Passed Away
Chapter 849 The Queen Mother Passed Away
Chapter 849 The Queen Mother Passed Away
The rose-red color in front of him deeply hurt Luo Shuhuan's eyes. It would be great if it could be changed to bright red.
There was a flash of ambition in Luo Shuhuan's eyes. She was determined to get the position of the queen.
"July, come and help me bathe." She turned and walked towards the bathroom.
After tonight she will be the Fourth Prince's concubine, and from now on everyone in the palace will have to bow to her when they see her.
When she thought about the sisters from other rooms having to pay their respects to him, she couldn't help feeling happy. She had finally waited for this day.
The next day, before dawn, the emperor had to attend the morning court. He took out the imperial edict from the secret compartment, opened it, and stared at it for a while. He said to Zhou Zhong, "Take it with you!"
Zhou Zhong's eyes were fixed on the imperial edict. He knew that it was an imperial edict of enthronement and that the crown prince would be appointed today.
The emperor thought that today should be a double happiness.
Luo Shuhuan got up before dawn to put on her makeup, and Queen Quanfu was kneading her face. The sisters in the mansion stood aside and watched. Luo Shuhuan saw the envy in their eyes, and she couldn't help feeling a little proud.
In fact, with her status as the eldest son's concubine, she really couldn't be a concubine, because a concubine was listed in the royal imperial book.
Many daughters of noble families and women in inner courts of the capital came to send dowry gifts. After all, the Fourth Prince was a popular candidate for the crown prince. If the Fourth Prince was made the crown prince and inherited the throne in the future, then Luo Shuhuan, with the support of the Luo Mansion, would at least be a noble concubine.
For a while, Luo Shuhuan's house was crowded with people, congratulations were heard everywhere, and dowry gifts were also received in large quantities.
However, just as Luo Shuhuan was putting on makeup, her stepmother, the eldest lady, suddenly looked serious and walked quickly into the room.
"Madam, congratulations!" Everyone congratulated her when they saw her.
However, the eldest lady said in a hurry: "It is not appropriate to get married today. The wedding is cancelled."
Everyone's smiles froze on their faces, and everyone looked at the eldest lady suspiciously. Could it be that they heard it wrong? At this critical moment, you said to cancel the wedding, aren't you kidding?
"The wedding is cancelled, so let's put away the wedding dress first!" the eldest lady said again.
Luo Shuhuan's face suddenly darkened. What did he mean? Was he unwilling to see her marry the Fourth Prince and wanted to stop her on the wedding day?
"The Queen Mother has passed away!"
The eldest lady said something that shocked everyone, and before anyone could react, she immediately ordered the servants to remove all festive items from the house.
"Hurry up and put on plain clothes. We have to go to the palace to pay our respects!"
"How is this possible?" a lady asked in shock.
"Yes! How could it be so sudden? The Queen Mother was always in good health, how could she die suddenly?"
Everyone was still in disbelief. The most important thing was, they had never heard that the Empress Dowager had any discomfort in her body before.
"The Empress Dowager just had an emergency, and the entire Imperial Hospital was helpless. She passed away in just half an hour, and the imperial physician said it was a heart attack. It happened to be just when the court session started, but now the court session has ended early. News came from the palace, and the ministers have returned one after another to wear plain clothes. After the palace reports the death, everyone has to rush to pay their respects."
At this time, all the servants began to pull the festive red silk in the house, and all the bright things were hidden.
Luo Shuhuan could hardly control the twisted expression on his face. He had finally waited for the wedding day, but it had to be delayed because of the Queen Mother's death.
As the grandson of the Queen Mother, the Fourth Prince must observe mourning for the Queen Mother for a year. She is already nineteen years old this year, and if she waits another year, she will be twenty years old.
In ancient times, there were very few unmarried girls in their teens. She had been delayed until now by the Fourth Prince. Now the Fourth Prince had finally asked for grace to take her as a concubine, but who would have thought that the Empress Dowager had passed away again.
Isn't it just a concubine? Why did things keep changing? Luo Shuhuan was filled with hatred. Why did she die at this time, even though she had already entered the prince's mansion? But she died before she entered the prince's mansion.
Luo Shuhuan clenched the handkerchief tightly in both hands, wishing he could tear it into pieces.
Jiang Youzhen was recently compiling the Siku Quanshu, and by the way, she went to the Dali Temple to deal with the files. The case of the officials who colluded with the salt gang fell into her hands again. It happened that he was familiar with the case, and it was perfect for her to settle it.
She was also shocked when she heard the news that the Empress Dowager had passed away. She didn't expect it to happen so suddenly.
I heard before that the Empress Dowager had always been in good health. According to the imperial physician, she must have suffered a sudden myocardial infarction.
But this is very interesting. It can be inferred that the time of death was in the early morning, that is, before the morning court session.
When the imperial physician arrived, the body seemed to still be warm, which meant that the Empress Dowager died in her sleep.
Jiang Youzhen hurried back to the mansion and found plain clothes to wear over his official uniform.
"Put away all the colorful things in the house. The Empress Dowager has passed away, so no noise or entertainment is allowed in the next few days. Everyone in the house should be careful and don't let those censors find any handle on you." Jiang Youzhen ordered the chief steward Luo Manliang.
Luo Manliang was very surprised, and then nodded immediately, "Yes! I'll go and give the order right away."
After the messenger of death arrived, Jiang Youzhen hurried to the palace. All the nobles, officials and ladies had to go to the palace to pay their respects.
When she arrived, the Ci'an Palace had been completely covered in white silk, and the atmosphere was solemn. Everyone was kneeling outside the palace, all with sad and mournful expressions.
Jiang Youzhen knelt behind the crowd. With her rank, she was basically kneeling.
Don't go to the front.
After a while, the emperor appeared. He was wearing mourning clothes and his eyes were bloodshot.
He glanced at Zhou Zhong beside him, who understood and said, "No marriages will be allowed within 27 days, and the princes and ministers will take turns to mourn the deceased twice a day."
It seems that these officials in Beijing are divided into batches, Jiang Youzhen sighed.
But she immediately thought that today seemed to be the Fourth Prince's wedding day, so the ceremony should not have been completed yet? Luo Shuhuan was already nineteen years old this year, and her grandmother had passed away, so the Fourth Prince had to observe mourning for another year. Wouldn't that mean he would have to postpone his wedding for another year?
Tsk tsk! I can only say that the heroine's luck is really not very good. Before, because of the Fourth Prince's reasons, the marriage was delayed again and again. Now that it is finally going to be held, the Queen Mother passed away.
Dayun Chaochengming twenty-seventh year, twelfth month twenty-nine
It is the end of another year, and all government offices have closed their doors on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.
Over the past six months, Jiang Youzhen has adapted to the daily life of the Dali Temple. He often spends half a day in the Hanlin Academy compiling the Siku Quanshu, and the other half a day in the Dali Temple dealing with the piled up files. He is very busy every day.
Jiang Youzhen opened the window and looked at the white snow outside. He took a deep breath and smelled the cool fragrance of plum blossoms.
"The weather is really unpredictable. It was sunny yesterday, but it is snowing heavily today." A slightly low male voice was heard.
"Auspicious snow means a good harvest! It's a good sign." Jiang Youzhen raised the corners of his lips, feeling pretty good.
"I heard that on the day when the Empress Dowager passed away, my father wanted Crown Prince Li and even drafted an imperial edict."
Jiang Youzhen turned and looked at the man sitting at the round table, "Then Your Highness, are you curious about who it could be?"