They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

It is the duty of children and grandchildren to observe mourning for their elders.

Previously, because Li Jian was a criminal, after Qixia was taken away by Princess Ding, everyone tacitly agreed that Qixia would be adopted by Prince Ding. In this way, Qixia would not need to observe mourning.

There are also different levels of mourning.

Strictly speaking, one should be like Li Chengye, wearing coarse linen clothes, eating simple meals, chanting sutras and praying for blessings every day, and worshipping three times a day. One cannot go out, have fun, or laugh.

Of course, the actual implementation was not so strict. Occasionally going out and eating some light meat in private was not a big deal. As long as you didn't host a big banquet, insult your deceased elders, or cause a scandal like mourning, it was not a big deal.

Therefore, Jiang Wanyue secretly improved Li Chengyu's food, and Li Ce turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.

Qixia no longer has the protection of Princess Ding, and her biological mother, Wei Fuxue, is already a dead person in the eyes of the world. She is now truly helpless and cannot even resist.

At this moment, she suddenly realized her situation and trembled all over, hugging her arms.

The first reaction that came to her mind was to go find her mother.

But she quickly suppressed this thought.

My mother has now changed her name and is staying in the Eastern Palace. If my identity is exposed, her fate will be even worse than mine.

No!

My mother is my only hope...

As long as mother can give birth to a son and gain a foothold in the Eastern Palace, she will still have a chance to come back!

Thinking of this, Qixia slowly loosened her hands, stopped resisting, and followed the two nuns out.

At this time, she didn't know what was waiting for her.

How could she know how ordinary people lived? How could she have anticipated what life in a temple would be like?

The imperial concubine did not hide the news. After she had Qixia sent away, she packed up and went to see the emperor.

Of course, he had to give a different story when he met the emperor.

"Qixia is a filial child. I said I wanted to find her a marriage, but she refused, saying that she wanted to observe mourning for her parents, and also for Sister Defei... Since the child said so, I couldn't stop her. But there are so many people and things to do in the palace. After thinking about it, I thought it would be better to send her to Tianfu Temple. Sister Defei prayed for blessings in Tianfu Temple before she died. I think the monks and nuns there will take good care of her."

As the imperial concubine spoke, she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"I acted on my own initiative. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

She bent her knees and pretended to bow down, but was pulled up by the emperor.

"You have considered it very carefully. What punishment do you want to impose on me?" The emperor still respected his cousin, the imperial concubine. "Speaking of which, I see that Qixia's temperament has changed a lot recently. It would be good for her to go to Tianfu Temple to calm down. As for her marriage... it won't be too late to talk about it after she has finished her mourning."

"The emperor said so."

The imperial concubine responded with a smile.

The matter just passed.

After this, the emperor probably wouldn’t think of Qixia anymore.

That night, the news reached Yichun Palace and Jiang Wanyue was shocked.

She sighed after a while.

"The Imperial Concubine is even more cruel than I am!"

"How can you be so cruel? I think the Imperial Concubine has done a great job." Xiuchun said sternly, "She instigated the Second Princess and Zhu Liangdi's mother and daughter. How cruel! She even wanted to frame Princess Ding. The Imperial Concubine's punishment for her was too light for me! She even spared her life."

Jiang Wanyue shook her head and laughed.

"She is a princess of the royal family after all, how could you take her life so easily? Besides, if she died, wouldn't the one behind her go crazy?"

"Ah, I just think that Princess Qixia is too cunning, and she will use the trick of self-torture to deceive the master and His Highness. If we don't cut the grass and root it out as soon as possible, won't it become a big problem in the future?"

"You're worrying too much. She? She's not qualified."

Jiang Wanyue stretched lazily.

"She was instigating this before because she was jealous and wanted to help her mother get rid of a rival. She did a good job of inflicting pain on herself. She was ruthless and smart. But, in this day and age, being smart alone won't accomplish anything great."

Without connections and power, what else can she do?

Her two previous strategies were successful because of the help of Princess Ding.

Now, she has angered Prince Ding's Mansion and the Imperial Concubine. The former power of Prince Qi's Mansion has been almost completely eliminated by Li Ce, and relatives such as the Wei family have also been driven out of the capital one after another. What kind of trouble can she, a little orphan, cause?

The only thing she could still use was her own marriage.

But the imperial concubine had already made it known that she had to observe mourning.

The mourning period lasts for seven years, and she cannot talk about marriage within these seven years. Her only means is no longer useful.

As for using her body for conspiracy, she was still young, and as a princess, her self-respect and self-love would not allow her to do such a thing.

After all, although Qixia has been in decline again and again, it has not reached a desperate situation.

She still has a mother to look forward to.

Only when people are most desperate will they give up their former selves, even if they have to use their beauty and body to achieve their goals.

Just like she was back then.

Jiang Wanyue lowered her eyes, immediately put her thoughts aside, and asked about other arrangements.

"Everything has been arranged, don't worry! Madam will be here soon, and I have asked someone to wait at the palace gate."

Jiang Wanyue hummed and tapped the armrest with her fingers.

"Madame Qian and Xing'er will stay to guard Yichun Palace, so there shouldn't be any problems. As for the Sansi, I don't know if Sizhuan can keep it under control."

"If you are worried, why don't I stay here?" Xiuchun asked.

"No, you have to go with me. If I fall and get hurt, or if I get kicked by a horse, who will take care of me?"

Jiang Wanyue firmly disagreed.

Xiuchun sighed: "You said so much, aren't you just afraid of riding a horse?"

Jiang Wanyue would never admit that she was afraid of riding a horse.

"Who said I'm afraid of riding? I'm just worried that the horse will get scared and go crazy and throw me off."

"Okay, okay, you are fearless and invincible, okay?"

"Xiuchun, you are becoming more and more courageous."

"I learned all this from you!"

While the two were arguing, a burst of laughter suddenly came from outside the door.

"You two are so old now, why are you still the same as when you were little?"

Jiang Wanyue turned around and saw that it was Shen who came. She immediately went out to greet her with a look of joy on her face.

"Mom! How come you came so quickly? Have you had breakfast?"

Shen took her hand and patted it.

"I have used it, and my family has made arrangements. I will stay here tonight so that I can share your worries. By the way, your father asked me to tell you that he is inviting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to drink tonight. There will also be some old friends and colleagues at the table, and I'm afraid they won't leave until the evening."