Wearing a book, hooking him up

On the day when Emperor Jingsheng passed away, the successor emperor Jun Zechen had a solemn expression, his eyes were full of sadness, and he straightened his back.

He led a group of princes, princesses and officials and slowly walked towards the place where the late emperor's body was placed to pay their respects to the late emperor's remains.

The "small burial" ceremony was held solemnly.

Five days later, it would be the "grand burial" ceremony. All the people in the court, from princes down to officials with official hats, as well as wives of third-class guards and above, had to come to the Qianqing Palace to pay their respects to the late emperor's remains.

Jun Zechen looked solemn and dignified as he led the princes, princesses, and matrons of aristocratic families to perform the "burial ceremony" meticulously.

Every action is full of respect and remembrance for the late emperor.

After the "burial" was completed, Jun Zechen took a deep breath, straightened his body, and formally announced the news of Emperor Jingsheng's death to the outside world in a steady and firm voice.

The news quickly spread among court officials, royal family members and common people.

After the funeral, all members of the royal family looked sad, and the princes and ministers also looked sorrowful.

The palace maids and eunuchs all dressed in mourning clothes and began the mourning ceremony.

Early in the morning, Su Jingyao arrived at the gate of the East Palace dressed in mourning clothes.

The concubines of the Eastern Palace were supposed to be led by the Crown Princess to the ancestral temple to burn incense, pay their respects and cry for the late emperor.

According to common sense, Su Jingyao should also go to Qiluan Palace.

However, since she was taking the eldest prince with her, she asked for leave directly from the Crown Princess.

She specially sent a palace maid to inform the Crown Princess and wait for them directly at the gate of the East Palace.

The reason why Su Jingyao chose not to go was simply to prevent herself from being implicated in the affairs of An Liangdi and Tang Fengyi.

Today she just wanted to quietly watch the show.

Qiluan Palace.

"I pay my respects to the Crown Princess."

Tang Fengyi's abdomen was bulging, and although it had been more than four months, it was only slightly bulging.

She walked forward gracefully, leaning slightly forward, her voice soft and respectful.

Ever since Tang Fengyi learned that the medicines she took from Doctor Hu were all the kind that would harm the mother to preserve the royal heir, she has used them with extreme caution.

It is only taken in small amounts when you feel extremely unwell.

With such difficulty, the royal heir has been preserved to this day.

She knew that An Liangdi had no good intention in telling her this news, and she just wanted to use her to suppress the Crown Princess.

But as An Liangdi said, she had no choice.

She was only sixteen and she didn't want to die.

Tang Fengyi knew clearly that she was of low status and had little influence. In the eyes of the empress and the crown prince, her life was insignificant.

If her body had not been weakening, she would not have believed that the Queen and the Crown Prince would use her as a vessel to nurture the prince!

From the moment she entered the East Palace, she had been acting cautiously and was even more weak in front of the Crown Prince.

It is obvious that among the five new concubines, she is the one who can please the prince the most.

However, An Liangdi is still as annoying as she was during the talent show.

She was obviously such an arrogant and domineering person, but she could pretend to be weak and helpless in front of the prince, and blatantly snatch the prince's attention.

It was obvious that the prince wanted to come to her Shuyuxuan, but he was often intercepted by An Liangdi.

She hated An Liangdi very much, but her status was too humble in front of An Liangdi.

She had no power to rely on in the capital, so she had no choice but to seek refuge with the Crown Princess.

After all, the Crown Princess and An Liangdi have an old grudge.

But Tang Fengyi never expected that the Crown Princess was not naive, but extremely stupid.

Even if the Crown Princess did not intend to harm her royal heir.

But her royal heir could not be born because of the Crown Princess's foolish behavior!

It was because of the Crown Princess that now only one of her and the Crown Prince can survive.

Therefore, the Crown Princess could not blame her. She had to protect herself, even if she had to cooperate with An Liangdi.

A hint of viciousness flashed across Tang Fengyi's lowered eyes.

When the Crown Princess saw her, she quickly reached out and called her up, with a look of concern on her face.

"You are pregnant, no need to be polite, just sit down."

Every time Ling Yue saw Tang Fengyi, she felt a deep sense of guilt.

It was because of her that Tang Fengyi was in such a weak state now, and it became unknown whether the royal heir could be born safely.

Tang Fengyi raised his head, smiled slightly, and then sat down.

Not long after, An Liangdi also walked in slowly.

After she came in, she looked at Tang Fengyi calmly, and then exchanged glances with Tang Fengyi as if nothing had happened.

Tang Fengyi's eyes panicked for a moment, then he quickly lowered his head to conceal his inner turmoil.

"I pay my respects to my sister, the Crown Princess."

An Liangdi said this in a soft voice, and then bowed slightly.

"Get up."

Ling Yue responded expressionlessly, and there was no trace of happiness in the look he gave An Liangdi.

She was filled with resentment towards this woman.

Almost all the troubles she had encountered recently were related to this woman, but she didn't know how to fight back.

Now that her Golden Book has been taken away and she has lost the power to direct the affairs of the Eastern Palace, everything she does is becoming increasingly difficult.

Although she has been in the East Palace for two years, the funny thing is that she has not cultivated many people who truly belong to her.

Up to now, perhaps the people under his command are not as many as the new An Liangdi, and there are more people available.

She used to treat the Eastern Palace as her home and thought the prince would protect her all her life and she didn't need to make any calculations.

Now I realize how ridiculous my previous thoughts were.

But the time that has passed can never be returned.

It's useless to regret now.

After a while, the five concubines had arrived one after another, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent over a few young eunuchs.

Leading the way was a slightly hunched first-class eunuch from the Imperial Household Department, who bent over humbly.

"I pay my respects to all the masters."

Then he straightened up again with an ingratiating smile on his face.

"Today, I am here to deliver sutra boxes and Buddhist beads to the masters of the East Palace."

After the emperor's death, all members of the royal family were required to copy the mantra for the deceased emperor and put it in the sutra box.

During these few days, each of them wore mourning clothes and copied Buddhist scriptures for the late emperor in the ancestral hall.

The Buddhist beads were blessed by the abbot of Chonghua Temple at the Queen's request.

Tang Fengyi had the lowest position and sat the farthest away, but he was actually closest to the young eunuch holding the sutra box.

She walked up to several eunuchs first, and before the first young eunuch could react, Tang Fengyi put the Buddhist scriptures in his hand into the scripture box.

At this time, the eunuch holding the sutra box changed his expression slightly, and hurriedly said: "Tang Fengyi, this sutra box belongs to the Crown Princess."

The Buddhist beads in the Crown Princess's sutra box are a bracelet of twenty-four Buddhist beads, while the sutra boxes of the other concubines only contain bracelets of twelve Buddhist beads.

When Tang Fengyi heard the young eunuch's words, a look of guilt instantly appeared on his face.

Her eyes were filled with apology, and she hurriedly said, "Crown Princess Sister, I was distracted for a moment and didn't even notice that this sutra box belonged to you, Crown Princess Sister."

"But I have already put the scriptures in the box. How about I exchange the beads in the Crown Princess's scripture box with mine?"

After all, the scriptures have been placed in the scripture box, and if they want to be taken out, they can only be taken in front of the spirit of the late emperor.

Before the Crown Princess could speak, An Liangdi immediately raised her chin with a mocking look on her face.

"Tang Fengyi is so ignorant of the rules that he actually put the scriptures into the Crown Princess's scripture box. Even if you switched them, you have committed a crime of disrespect."

When Ling Yue heard An Liangdi accusing Tang Fengyi so rudely in front of her, her brows furrowed tightly, a look of displeasure appeared on her face, and she shouted at her.

"An Liang Di! I am still here. I haven't said anything. Why do you have to be so aggressive, An Liang Di?"

"Yes, the Crown Princess is magnanimous and doesn't care about such a small matter. I'm sorry for saying too much. I hope the Crown Princess will forgive me."

An Liangdi's tone was sarcastic.

"Tang Fengyi, please swap the Buddhist beads. The sutra boxes are the same." Ling Yue said softly with sympathy.

"Thank you, Sister Crown Princess." Tang Fengyi responded obediently.

After saying that, she slowly took out the Buddhist beads from the Crown Princess's sutra box and walked towards her own sutra box. Her sutra box was at the end.

Because of my pregnancy, I moved slowly, taking every step carefully and slowly.

An Liangdi looked at Tang Fengyi, a barely perceptible strange color flashed in her eyes, then she lowered her eyes, picked up the teacup and drank tea.

After Tang Fengyi exchanged the Buddhist beads, he slowly returned to his seat.

Afterwards, the other concubines slowly stepped forward one by one, picked up the scriptures and put them into the scripture box.

After everyone had been released, the Crown Princess walked in front dignified and steady, leading everyone to set off.

Everyone followed closely.

They arrived at the gate of the East Palace and met Su Jingyao who was waiting there.

Then, the group headed towards the Qianqing Palace in a mighty procession.

At this time, in front of the Qianqing Palace, Jun Zechen had a solemn expression on his face, and led all the ministers and royal relatives to stand respectfully before the spirit of the late emperor.

The Queen, along with her concubines, the Crown Princess and others, also arrived in front of the coffin.

The queen looked solemn as she led the concubines to solemnly take out the Buddhist beads from the scripture box.

There was piety and awe in the eyes of each woman, and they began to pray quietly in front of the coffin.

After the prayer is completed, the scriptures in the scripture box are carefully placed into the box in front of the coffin, which already contains a lot of scriptures.

These scriptures would be burned before the late emperor's funeral.

After the Queen finished praying, the Crown Princess stepped forward, and Su Jingyao and other concubines stood in a neat row behind her.

Everyone also took out Buddhist beads from their respective scripture boxes with a focused look.

Su Jingyao stood at the outermost edge, while An Liangdi and Tang Fengyi exchanged subtle glances and quietly stood together.

The two stood side by side, both standing behind Ling Yue.

Su Jingyao glanced at the two of them casually.

I wonder if these two are going to do something soon? All the ministers and royal relatives are here now.

It takes great courage to not be afraid of losing more than what you gain.

At critical moments, she has to clean up their mess.

Ling Yue took out the Buddhist beads and began to pray.

But......

At first, she just felt a slight itch on her hand, but soon, the itch became more and more intense, and even began to cause a sharp stinging pain.

She frowned, with a hint of pain on her face.

But she kept holding it in, trying not to show her abnormality.

What happened to her hand?

Even though she was very anxious in her heart, Ling Yue still kept her eyes closed on the surface, slowly turning the Buddhist beads with her hands and muttering prayers.

But the more she turned the beads, the more painful her hands became.

Just when she finally finished praying and the Buddhist beads had finally turned to the last bead, she suddenly couldn't help but groaned.

The Buddhist beads in his hand fell to the ground.

At this moment, Tang Fengyi who was behind her happened to stand up. Because she was praying wholeheartedly, she did not notice that the Crown Princess' Buddhist beads had fallen in front of her.

I stepped on it 'accidentally'.

"what!"

Tang Fengyi let out a scream, her ankle sprained, her body lost balance instantly, and she fell heavily to the ground.

Ling Yue's face was full of panic. The Queen, the Crown Prince, and others were also extremely shocked when they saw this scene.

"Tang Fengyi is bleeding!" someone shouted in horror.