Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 1101 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (223)

Chapter 1101 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (two hundred and twenty-three)

When the Empress Dowager passed away, the entire capital was shrouded in a heavy atmosphere of mourning.

Preparations for the funeral were carried out swiftly and in an orderly manner. It was a grand and complicated national funeral, and every link strictly followed the ancient etiquette system. From the royal family to the officials, from the capital to all parts of the country, everyone was immersed in mourning and respect for the empress dowager.

As the wife of the Duke, Qingli has been busy with this matter recently.

She needed to attend funeral ceremonies and go to the palace every day to participate in various tedious rituals and vigil activities.

From the early morning worship to the late night vigil, Qingli couldn't help but sigh that she was in good health. But it was really tiring. With all the complicated rituals, even those who really loved the Queen Mother would probably not have time to be sad, because the funeral would allow them to temporarily forget their sadness.

She was dressed in plain mourning clothes, her face solemn, and every move she made strictly followed etiquette, not daring to slack off in the slightest, but in fact she was constantly complaining in her heart.

She looked at an old lady from a marquis's mansion who had just fainted. It seemed that she didn't really faint. She cried so sadly before fainting, as if she fainted due to excessive sadness and old age. But in fact, from her perspective as a doctor, it was just a fake fainting.

Look, the old lady fainted and lay in bed for two hours before she ignored others' advice and continued to kneel and pray for the Empress Dowager.

Qingli thought to herself, it wasn't just two hours of unconsciousness; it was clearly just a nap. She had already decided that she should be a bit more tactful about being unconscious and taking a break.

It seems that Concubine Ye and the Empress reconciled before their deaths. After her death, Concubine Ye was buried with the rites of a concubine. The eldest prince's mansion was very busy, and the masters of the mansion had to pay tributes to both sides. Qingli felt that the Empress would not cause trouble before the Empress Dowager's funeral was completed. After all, the Empress was very tired now, and she spent more time guarding the casket every day than Qingli and other officials and women. She probably didn't have the energy to harm others.

Qingli knew she was on the edge of a vortex and would be sucked in if she wasn't careful. She knew that after the Queen Mother's death, the situation in the palace would only become more complicated.

So she decided to go out less often, to avoid being caught up in the tug-of-war between the Queen and the others. She wanted to stay at home more often. The Duke's Mansion was large, with pavilions, towers, rockeries, ponds, and every corner was a scene of beauty. The gardens at the Duke's Mansion were exquisite and the scenery was pleasant.

As the mistress of the mansion, Qingli enjoyed absolute freedom. She could study in the mansion's rich library, covering everything from poetry and songs to military strategies. Or she could admire the flowers and sip tea in the garden, where flowers bloomed year-round. It was early summer, and peonies and herbaceous peonies were in full bloom, their fragrance filling the air.

Oh, well, it’s useless for her to think so much. Back to reality, she is still kneeling and praying... Fortunately, she can also watch other excitement.

For example, the Ninth Princess was crying not far away, and the Eleventh Princess was still blaming her sister. The rows of princes and princesses were also quite funny. There were many royal princesses, more than ten princesses gathered together, which was in sharp contrast to the row with only two princes.

The emperor has really gone too far. Now the ratio of his children to his own is too unbalanced.

As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. The holding of the empress dowager's funeral also changed the fate of some people.

The Ninth Princess had used all her tricks to barely escape the fate of being married off to a foreign prince. Unfortunately, her future husband was not what she wanted, and the marriage had unexpected setbacks.

Now that the Empress Dowager's funeral was not over, her marriage was postponed. According to etiquette, during a period of national mourning, it was not appropriate to hold a wedding, unless she hurriedly married Zhu Yuanwu during the mourning period, but this would obviously be a bit cheap.

The Ninth Princess has been hesitant. She originally thought that she would be free after getting rid of the constraints of the marriage, but now she has fallen into a new dilemma.

In short, during the Queen Mother's funeral, Qingli felt tired and could only carefully observe the movements of all parties in order to avoid making mistakes and watch the fun.