Su Yinyue was slightly surprised, "Are they relatives?"

"Hua Pipa is cruel and has a bad reputation in the martial arts world. How could Yao Chi have such a disciple?" Hua Mei asked in a low voice, "Princess, do you want me to send someone to investigate?"

Su Yinyue thought about it, shook her head and said, "Not for now."

"Hua Pipa came to the palace to teach me martial arts. Who she is related to is her private matter."

As long as it doesn't affect her, she won't care.

Su Yinyue changed the subject and asked, "Is the Hundred Birds spy okay in the dungeon?"

Huamei's heart tightened. Did the princess want to kill them?

"Does the princess need them to do something? I am also a spy, so I can do things for the princess."

"You can't do this."

Facing Huamei's puzzled gaze, Su Yinyue smiled a little grimly, "Before Ji Qianming left, he left me a few prescriptions to widen the tendons and improve internal strength."

"I found that there are many areas where those recipes can be improved. The bird spies in the dungeon are very suitable to help me check the effects of the improvements."

Isn't that a drug test?

Huamei's heart trembled slightly, and she said dryly: "Princess, you have improved the prescription after studying medicine for only half a year. Aren't you a little anxious?"

Su Yinyue did not say that studying medicine for half a year was just a disguise. Instead, she nodded in agreement.

"It's a bit urgent. But they are Ying Qiong's people. They grew up with you. If you kill them, you will be sad. If you let them go, it will only cause trouble for me and I will be sad."

"Now improve the prescription for me, and make the most of their value."

The emphasis of labor reform is on reform, not on labor.

Bailing and others were imprisoned in the dungeon. Su Yinyue not only had to provide them with food and drink, but also had to ask the pharmacy to prepare medicine every month to suppress the poisonous insects in their bodies.

The thrush who often visited the dungeon knew best that the little money they earned from weaving was not even enough to buy medicinal herbs.

They can’t be killed or released. Su Yinyue can’t support them forever.

Huamei secretly made up her mind that after the queen was buried, she would return to the palace and persuade them to become the princess.

The next day, Su Yinyue went to the main hall of Changxin Palace early in the morning to pay her respects to Concubine Zhao and have her breakfast.

After drinking a bowl of bird's nest porridge, Concubine Zhao felt she was seven-tenths full and put down the bowl.

Then he wiped the corner of his mouth gracefully and waited for Su Yinyue opposite him to finish eating.

Watch her drink the bird's nest porridge and then eat the Poria cocos cake, and then drink the eight-treasure porridge and then eat the peach blossom cake.

Concubine Zhao's expression changed from calm to shock. Seeing that she was about to serve the green glutinous rice porridge, she quickly held her hand and said, "Are you a dog? Don't you know when you are full?"

Su Yinyue broke free from her hand and picked up the empty plate and bowl. "There were four pieces of Fuling cake on one plate, three pieces of peach blossom cake on one plate, and the bowl for drinking porridge was the size of a palm. It was gone in a few gulps."

"You are such a stingy concubine when it comes to treating guests. Don't tell others that you know me. I feel ashamed."

Concubine Zhao was furious. "It's obvious that you ate more, and you're blaming me instead?"

Ruyi knew very well that Concubine Zhao would never get the upper hand in the conflict between the two, so she quickly waved her hand and asked the palace maid to deliver the eulogy.

"Your Majesty, the eulogy to be burned in front of the Queen's spirit tablet is ready."

As she spoke, she looked at Su Yinyue, "Princess, the Queen has also prepared one for you."

Su Yinyue raised her eyebrows and gladly accepted Concubine Zhao's kindness. "So, mother is thinking of me. Mother is so kind."

"Whoever feeds you is your mother." Concubine Zhao said unhappily, "You are the fastest person I have ever seen who changes his attitude."

The ceremony of burning eulogies and kneeling down lasted for three days.

The night before the queen's burial, people were needed to keep vigil all night.

Some concubines who could not bear it physically resorted to clever tricks. They fell to the ground and cried until they fainted, and were then helped by their personal palace maids to a side hall to rest.

Seeing this, Su Yinyue tiptoed to Concubine Zhao, who could hardly open her eyes, and whispered.

"The imperial mausoleum where the queen will be buried is three days away from the capital. Tomorrow the queen will be buried, and you will have to follow. It will take six or seven days to go back and forth, it's exhausting just thinking about it."

"You cry a few times like them and pretend to faint, then let Ruyi help you to the side hall to rest. I'll send someone to call you when the time comes."

Concubine Zhao had wanted to do this for a long time, but she was worried that if she pretended to be unconscious, Su Yinyue would find out, so she endured it.

As soon as she said this, Concubine Zhao burst into tears and then fell to the ground.

Ruyi immediately helped her to the side hall.

After midnight, there were even fewer people keeping vigil.

In the dead of night, any sound can be amplified infinitely.

Su Yinyue, kneeling on the mat, listened for a while, then looked up and exchanged a glance with Huamei who was standing aside.

Huamei understood and stepped forward, saying softly, "Princess, what can I do for you?"

"I thought I heard a bell."

As they were talking, the ringing became louder and louder.

"The bell sounds seem to be coming this way," Su Yinyue glanced at the dripping pot in the corner, "It's not even the hour of the Ox yet, and it's still early for the auspicious time for the queen's coffin to leave the palace. Is the funeral ceremony starting now?"

Huamei said uncertainly: "Then shall I go and wake up the Imperial Concubine now?"

Upon hearing this, Xiuning County Lady, who was closest, turned her body and whispered, "The auspicious time for the funeral has not yet arrived. That's the sound of the Fengluan Chunen Carriage's bell."

Huamei looked at the queen's coffin in shock, her heart in turmoil. She noticed that there were other people keeping vigil in the hall, but she said nothing.

It was not until the early morning that I and Su Yinyue were on their way to the side hall to wake up Concubine Zhao.

Seeing that there was no one around, Huamei couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "The Queen's body is still warm, and the Emperor didn't come to mourn, and he even favored the concubines. How heartless..."

Su Yinyue replied calmly, "She's my dead wife, not my dead mother. Why should I observe mourning? Just eat vegetarian food for two days."

"Etiquette is for outsiders to see. The emperor is always an exception."

Ten days later, the queen's funeral was concluded.

After more than half a month, Su Yinyue returned to Prince Yu's Mansion.

After asking the housekeeper, I learned that everything was fine in the palace.

The next day, Lady Feiyan, Master Baiyun and others came to pay a visit after hearing the news.

They all knew their purpose very clearly. They stepped forward to probe Su Yinyue's tendons and veins and came up with tailor-made teaching plans.

Su Yinyue then lived a fulfilling life practicing martial arts during the day and handling palace affairs at night.

Two days later in the evening, Uncle Fu came to Furongyuan to deliver something.

"Princess, the soap, mosquito coils, matches, toothpaste and toothbrushes that you asked me to make before entering the palace to mourn the queen are all ready. The glass will need to wait a little longer..."

Su Yinyue picked them up and examined them one by one.

Uncle Fu hesitated and said, "Princess, each of these things is a rare treasure that is unique to Qi State. If you sell them, you will definitely make a lot of money."

"Now that the prince is not in the palace, I am worried that someone will be jealous and cause trouble in secret..."

Su Yinyue nodded, "You are right. The prince left me a letter with several names. I will choose a few companies to cooperate with."

"After the queen's mourning period is over, we will start making arrangements."

Fu Bo's face turned red. "It turns out that the princess had already made plans. It was me who said too much."

Su Yinyue shook her head and chuckled.

Taking advantage of her good mood, Uncle Fu bowed and said, "Princess, Tang Yucheng's family saw that the case of Sun Jun was over, and came to me to beg for help, wanting to take Tang Yucheng home and give him a good education."

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