In the backyard of Funeral Palace—
Five connecting rooms on the east side were filled with dozens of simple quad tables and backless benches.
The eunuchs brought all the concubines here and forced them to sit down in wooden chairs.
In front of each person were a set of green porcelain bowls, spoons, and glazed wooden chopsticks.
On the table were chicken, duck, fish, and meat, which was a feast of fat things. However, most of the food was so cold that people had no appetite at all.
At an important juncture of life and death, who could be carefree to enjoy the cold send-off meal?
Gu Yunyao clung to the edge of the table with her fingers with tears on her long eyelashes.
With incessant crying in her ears, her brain was also like a mess of cotton.
In her life, she didn't know what death was like but she would experience it soon.
She recalled that at the age of sev
Escorted by eunuchs and maidservants, Imperial Mother Xiao entered the hall. She glanced at the kneeling people with her phoenix eyes, and then looked at her son."I issue the imperial decree to kill Concubine Yu so that she can be buried alive with the deceased emperor."The woman said simply with fierce in her eyes in an aggressive manner,"When His Majesty was alive, he loved Concubine Yu most. Now His Majesty has gone, she, as a concubine, should do her duty and die for His Majesty."Prince Chen turned a little sullen and helpless.Chuckling and slightly lowering his head, he scratched his inner brows to cleverly conceal his emotions.Putting his hands down, the man calmed himself and gave a wee smile. He held his fists and bowed,"I pay my respects to Mother. What you just said makes sense. However, this time, during the south crusade to appease the chaos of An Guo, Imperial Mother
"Sure enough. Just as I expected..."Princess Anhe stood under the floating white silks in the wind, squinting her eyes. She felt a little stressed, but in appearance she still kept calm,"What a malicious woman! I will not let you achieve your scheme! Get ready! Let's come back to the post house!"She turned around with her garment whirling. Then Princess Anhe walked with the honor guards, getting to the Front Hall.In front of the memorial tablets, wisps of blue smoke were curling. There were 20 priests in a row on each side of the coffin which was made of Phoebe sitting on white futons with crossed legs and reciting Taoist scriptures.Princess Anhe stopped and stared at the coffin in deep eyes.Different from the gold coffin placed on the Rear Hall, the coffin made of Gold Phoebe really contained the remains of Emperor Jingxiao and Empress Qian.They were dead on the same day. Accord
Southern Jiang.After successfully recapturing the four cities on the north of Bo Ku, Leng Qingtang led the imperial army to settle in the Qingche City and joined the teams of Ji Yaoguang and Lang Huan.In the next five days, Leng Qingtang brought messengers proficient in Boku language to negotiate with the country's envoys many times. Taking the captured commander in chief and soldiers of the Bo Ku army as hostages, he asked them to clearly write down the number of prisoners redeemed and the amount of silver paid to Da Yi in the capitulation.At the same time, Leng Qingtang rewarded the generals and Ji Yaoguang's team with enough treasure deducted from the war trophies and money in Qingche City.Ji Yaoguang declined the reward of 100000 liang money. She only hoped that Master Leng could provide her with a convenient and unimpeded shipping line by virtue of his connections when transporting goods by sea in the future.
It began to rain in the afternoon. The ship sailed eastward on the sea, bumping through the continuous rain and fog.When Gu Yunxi woke up, her bedroom was empty and there was no one else.She put on a dress and got out of bed, tying up her long hair at will.She put on a light blue flower pleated skirt and walked out of the cabin lightly.It was a little cold outside, and the sea breeze swept freely. The hem of the skirt fluttered, and the petals drawn between the pleats of the skirt fluttered with gleaming light, which made people imaginative.The man in the black robe turned his back to her. He was standing on the bow of the boat with an oil umbrella.He looked back at her when he heard the sound of hurried footsteps trampling on the deck. She ran towards him with her head in her arms. He didn't look surprised at all.The rain slanted on her with the wind and soon would drench her al
Leng Qingtang opened his eyes slowly, and many faces suddenly appeared in his misty vision."Oh, he's waking up! He's waking up!""Master, finally you wake up!"Leng Qingtang held his dizzy head with his hands, not knowing what time it was. Then he was helped by several people to stand up.He looked at them and then looked around."Where are we?"Leng Qingtang looked at Shi Lei intently and asked in surprise.He knew these people, but he didn't know what this place was."Master, we are all on the ship of His Highness Suoluo!"The seventh captain Shi Lei leaned on the bedside with excitement, his hands rubbing his wet red eyes desperately. He was crying with joy.That man-made shipwreck happened just a day ago. He had thought that they would die, but they were unexpectedly rescued at the most desperate moment. No wonder he, a young man who never she
Hiss—In the small room, the bloody aura diffused away.As soon as Yu Xuanji grabbed Lu Qiange's robe, his face became extremely painful suddenly. His fingers trembled and his back bent."How are you feeling?"Leng Qingtang looked worried and tried to get out of bed when he spoke.Lu Qiange held Yu Xuanji with his hands, not blaming him at all,"Believe me. I never know that he is such a cruel person. I only heard that my Master and Imperial Mother Xiao were acquaintances, so for her sake, he taught Huanan Xin Kungfu and taught him to act like an idiot in front of others just to live a good life in the Palace and not to be killed easily."Yu Xuanji sat on the bed with a sallow face. Sweat dripping down, he sneered,"Hmph, it's really a good idea to keep a low profile. He can live a good life in this way, but we've taken a crocodile as a pet. Now he even dares to murder us!"
The Master has a twin brother...Gu Yunxi crouched on the ground and got one hand on the wet deck to watch the man in front of her. His eyebrows, his nose beam, and his lips were elegant as the Master's, shocking the girl to turn pale.The moonlight was cold, and the silky wisp of dazzling light was raying on his ink-like hair and slender body, sketching out the beautiful outline.He stood straight and held the black flute behind him. The noble and cold temperament was seductive, but heart-wrenching.Gu Yunxi blinked scaredly, and her heart beating was so fast.She couldn't have imagined that the enemy that the Eastern Depot defended day and night had already fixed on her, trapping her easily in his trapIt was he who robbed her from the carriage of Ming Lan two years ago, forcing the medical sage to exchange identities for her and Tu Muxue.He was the devil who was proficient in the rh
In the mausoleum of Mount Yin, Da Yi.Outside, the moon was bright with a few stars. Inside, the mausoleum was dark and mysterious.Gu Yunyao was listless on a rush cushion with a white background and a black border.Early in the morning, she and several high-rank concubines got on the carriage. They followed the funeral processions with the length of four or five miles out of the capital, all the way to Mount Yin.Along with them was the convoy of Princess Anhe.On the loess land, thick wooden mounds meandered and made deep furrows.Gu Yunyao in the carriage sloshed all day. When she arrived at the destination, it was in the twilight.A woman who didn't go out for a long time had never been so tired. When entering the palace to keep vigil beside the coffin for the emperor and the empress, she was physically and mentally exhausted, and her spirit had long been scattered.It