Xiao Nuan half lay in the sedan chair and hurried slowly to the palace.

When passing by Changning Street, she raised the curtain and glanced at the blackened observation tower, and asked, "How were the deaths and injuries last night?" ”

Green Butterfly, who followed the sedan chair, replied, "A total of 45 people were killed and burned to death in the observation tower last night, including 29 people in the observation tower, 13 guests for dinner, and 3 officers and soldiers; Thirty-eight people were wounded. ”

Whoever commits such evil deeds must be cut with a thousand swords! Xiao Nuan asked again, "Among the dead and injured guests, are there any of them that we recognize?" ”

"There were three shopkeepers of the fabric shop who had dealings with our shop who were eating tea in the building, and two were killed and one was seriously injured; Xu Ya, the son of Xu Lu of Honglu Temple, was killed, Zheng Kangcong, the third son of Yiji Houfu, broke his right leg, the second son of Liu Yan's family, the servant of the Criminal Department, was burned and his face was injured, and Chai Zhisui injured his stomach. ”

Xiao Nuan was puzzled, "Hurt your stomach?" ”

Green Butterfly nodded, "He came to fight the fire last night, because his stomach was too big, and he couldn't avoid a burnt beam when it fell, but the injury should not be too serious, and he was helped out." ”

Little Warm ......

"Zheng Kangcong was injured when he was thrown down from the upper floor by the third master."

Little Warm ......

Also, Mr. Chen and Lu Linping were also in the observation tower at the time, but the two of them were alert and hid early. Mr. Chen appears to have burned his arm, but he is fine, and he is not among the injured in Jingzhaofu. ”

Xiao Nuan secretly said that it was a pity, why was it not a scumbag who was burned on his face. After entering the palace in a sedan chair, all the way to the front of Yongfu Palace, Xuan Wu and Green Butterfly supported Xiao Nuan left and right to enter the mourning hall that had been set up to worship Empress Dowager Li.

The concubine watched worriedly, for fear that she would make a mistake.

Princess Yi stepped forward to help Xiao Nuan, "Yesterday, the Holy Lord and King Yi both mentioned it to Sandi, and the younger brother and sister are about to give birth, so you can worship your mother in the house, and you don't have to run this way." ”

Xiao Nuan made the same grief-stricken appearance as her second sister-in-law, "The queen mother followed her father, how could I not come to see her for the last time." ”

Hearing Xiao Nuan's words, Princess Yi, who knew the inside story, had an unnatural face. Xiao Nuan saw it, and didn't say anything more interestingly.

Tomorrow, Emperor Jianlong will move Zi Palace into the imperial mausoleum, the princes are all in Yishou Palace, and those who stay on the Queen Mother's side are all female dependents, except for Princess Yi and the fifth princess, Xiao Nuan can't see any sadness on the faces of others, only fatigue and hesitation.

When he rested in the side hall, Xiao Nuan discussed with his mother, "Since the daughter-in-law is here, why don't you go back to the tomb of the first emperor to pay respects?" ”

The concubine asked first, "Can you really hold on?" ”

Xiao Nuan smiled, "Don't worry, my daughter-in-law goes around the yard ten times every day in the house, and she can't get tired of these few steps." ”

The concubine nodded, "You take a sedan chair to Chonghua Palace first, and then walk to Yishou Palace after getting off the sedan chair in Chonghua Palace." ”

That's fine, Xiao Nuan asked in a low voice, "What will the Queen Mother leave before she dies?" ”

The noble concubine said calmly, "She told King Yi that she didn't want to be buried with the first emperor. ”

Xiao Nuan was stunned, and then asked, "Second brother agreed?" ”

The noble concubine nodded, "With her character, this is also reasonable." ”

The emperor and queen have long been out of harmony, and Empress Dowager Li does not want to be buried in the same mausoleum as the first emperor, which is also in line with her personality. However, this will make Yi Wang very difficult.

If she is buried in the mausoleum of Emperor Jianlong, it can be regarded as a martyrdom for Emperor Jianlong. King Yi will no longer be subject to Chai Yanjing because Empress Dowager Li was not martyred, and he will be better off in the future. This woman refused to grieve for her son even if she died, and Xiao Nuan didn't know what to say.

When the noble concubine helped Xiao Nuan out, she met King Yi and Li Xiran, the left minister, at the gate of the palace. The youngest Xiao Nuan took the initiative to greet them, "Uncle, second brother, mourn." ”

King Yi's skin was so pale that he couldn't see a trace of blood, his black eyes were hollow, his voice was also crying, and his voice was hoarse and indistinguishable, "Brother and sister, watch your steps." ”

Xiao Nuan thanked him.

After bending over and waiting for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to go out, Li Xiran got up and glanced at Hua Shu, only to feel that the entire palace had faded.

Hua Shu lived in the palace in a simple place, the last time Li Xiran saw her was when she went to the fourth village with Emperor Jianlong to persuade farming, that time Hua Shu wore a veil, her face was vaguely indistinguishable, Li Xiran only knew that her figure was still slender. Seeing her face today, I know that the sky is not ruthless. It has affection and only pities for beauties.

After entering the hall to worship, Li Xiran went to the morgue and gently lifted the white cloth covering the Empress Dowager Li. Seeing her old and withered face and gray hair, Li Xiran's eyes were sour.

The dying old sister is still the noble concubine of Shangshengyan, no wonder she is depressed in her heart, and she keeps scolding Hua Shu and the demon concubine.

Suddenly, Li Xiran's eyes lit up, and his heart suddenly brightened, he understood why Emperor Jianlong would let his sister be buried with Hua Shu! Li Xiran quietly put down the white cloth and asked his nephew softly, "How was the Queen Mother's funeral arranged?" ”

When the uncle asked about the funeral of the queen mother, of course King Yi had to deal with it carefully. After taking him to the side hall and sitting down, King Yi said in a low voice, "I want to bury my father in the imperial mausoleum tomorrow, and then send him to the imperial mausoleum after the queen mother has stopped for fourteen days." No...... Buried in the same mausoleum. ”

Seeing the pain in his nephew's eyes, Li Xiran knew that this was what his sister meant.

He sighed, "If the first emperor dies early, it is reasonable for the queen mother to go back after sealing the tomb and choose another place to be buried." Now that the first emperor has not entered the imperial mausoleum, why bother to mobilize the people to rebuild the mausoleum for the queen mother, and bury her in the mausoleum of the first emperor. ”

According to the custom of the previous dynasties, the emperor began to build a mausoleum for his resting after death when he ascended the throne. If the queen dies first, she can be buried in the imperial mausoleum, and the mausoleum will be sealed after the emperor dies in the mausoleum; If the emperor dies first, he will be buried directly in the mausoleum, if the emperor does not leave a testament for the queen to be buried with him, then the newly enthroned emperor must begin to build another mausoleum for his mother, and he cannot disturb the first emperor's rest after the death of the queen.

Therefore, Emperor Jianlong's mother was not buried in the same mausoleum as her father, but Emperor Jianlong and Empress Li should be buried together.

Uncle said that King Yi understood this, and why didn't he struggle in his heart, "Uncle, it's still ......"

Li Xiran raised his hand and motioned for the palace maids and eunuchs in the room to go out and wait, before he whispered to his nephew, "King Yi has ever thought about why your father and emperor let your mother and concubine be martyred for him?" ”

King Yi's eyes were dim, and he said hoarsely, "I don't understand." ”

"You don't understand, it's because your father passed the throne to the Seventh Prince. What if your father gave you the throne? Li Xiran asked again.

King Yi shook his head slowly, not knowing if he couldn't figure it out, or if he thought it was useless.

Li Xiran continued, "If your father sends a decree to you, with the temper of the queen mother, she will not be able to spare the concubine, and she will not die." And King Yi is also a filial piety, if the Queen Mother and the concubine get into trouble, what will happen to King Yi, what will happen to you? ”

King Yi slowly raised his head and stared at his uncle.

"Therefore, before your father died, he announced that the queen mother and the concubine would be buried at the same time, so as to clear the hidden dangers for you in the future and retain King Sheng, a capable minister, to assist you in sitting firmly. Your father's intentions are good. ”

Li Xiran stared at his nephew very seriously, "As for why your father didn't open his mouth to pass on the throne to you, either he didn't have time to say it, or he had already written a Daxing edict and placed it in the palace!" ”

King Yi's empty eyes gradually brightened a little.

Li Xiran raised his hand and held his nephew's shoulder tightly, "Yan Yi, tell what your father said before he died and all his actions, there may be clues in it." ”