The princess of time travel is not stupid

Chapter 74

At this time when one person wished to be divided into two or three people, Xia Mi sent the third child to work, not afraid of making trouble, and really worried that he would have no way to catch him, let alone one person who could be caught now.

But the Ministry of Rites came to torment her when she had nothing to do, and drew up dozens of posthumous titles for her to choose, and soon the matter of the imperial examination was involved. For Xia Mi, should they go as the princess or the new emperor?Because Xia Mi's enthronement ceremony has not yet been carried out, now she is real but unknown.

Generally, when a new emperor ascends the throne, the first imperial examination is more important to select one's own people, but this year is the 23rd year of Xuanwu, and even if the new emperor ascends the throne, the calculation must start from the next year.

One head and two big, Xia Mi was so quarreled that his brain ached, and finally decided to hold the emperor's funeral first. After that, the imperial examination would have passed, then he would hold the enthronement ceremony, and finally the imperial examination would be held.For example, if your train is already late anyway, then don’t delay other trains, and simply make you late for a reason.

After sending away the noisy heads in the side hall, Xia Mi was only able to take a sip of water.Xindao being an emperor is really tiring.

"Master, it's time to eat lunch." Mammy Zhao came in to remind, Xia Mi nodded and put away the booklets, Mammy Zhao turned around and asked people to bring up the dishes, and after a while, people filed in and placed them in twos and threes With a table full of dishes, Xia Mi frowned slightly.

Zhao Momo immediately understood what it meant, and while handing her the chopsticks, she said: "Emperor Daxing passed away, these are all vegetarian food, the emperor should eat some, so that he has the strength to deal with affairs."

It is certain that no one will say it, but they don't know it behind the scenes, even if they pretend, it is necessary.Xia Mi picked up one or two chopsticks for each dish, and then stopped, "There is no need to have so many dishes at night. The Queen Mother has passed away, and I still want to be a filial piety for her."

In the afternoon, Xia Mi had to go to the mourning hall of the Empress to observe her filial piety. She knelt for the whole afternoon without touching a drop of water or eating a piece of pastry.Looking at the concubine in the harem crying into tears, and those ignorant younger brothers and sisters, looking around and looking at others, they will scream once when they are frightened.

Except for a few married princes, Xia Mi and Xia Qian are the only adult princesses left in front of her. It's because Xia Wu's name was crossed out on the jade document.

After nightfall, Xia Qian came to replace Xia Mi, "Sister, your body is important, you should rest for a while."

When Xia Mi got up, her legs couldn't stand straight, and Yaoxiang supported her, and smiled faintly at Xia Qian, "I'm sorry, sister." It seemed that they were really good sisters in this mourning hall.

Looking at it at a glance, there are dark heads, kneeling outside the hall, how many people's sorrows are sincere?The death knell rang throughout Shangjing, wondering if it could strike people's hearts?How sad the empress is, she has been honored and humiliated all her life, but she never got into her heart, and the only person who got into her heart died in her hands.

The rest of his life was spent in endless revenge.

Even to the point of death, he was still betrayed by those close to him.

Xia Mi closed her eyes, a tear fell from the corner of her eye, she couldn't tell whether it was hers or the real Xia Mi.

After having some dinner in a hurry, Xia Mi went to read the brochures again. Not only these trivial matters, the Empress had a backlog of state affairs in the last period, and some personnel transfers and so on. It was buzzing.

In the middle of the night, Xia Mi's eyes became astringent, the wailing sounds of the officials gradually subsided, and her ears became a little quieter. Fortunately, the vassal kings without external titles did not have to rush into the palace to cry. As for the vassal kings of the empress generation Basically, they have no rights, and they are all locked up in Shangjing City for the elderly.

"Shall we go in?" A Xing turned around and asked.

The other two nodded, and looked at the woman in plain clothes and jade hairpin in front of the table, her eyebrows and eyes were more inclined to the queen, but the occasional cold eyes were quite similar to the empress.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, whether they will continue to serve as secret guards depends on the new master.

"Your subordinates kowtow to the emperor." Suddenly there were three more people kneeling on the ground, Xia Mi glanced at them, and with this level of skill was about the same as Ah Chen, presumably their identities should be similar, so he asked them to get up.

After a moment of silence, "Are you continuing to work by my side, or are you here to say goodbye?"

"I will swear to defend the emperor to the death." After saying that, the group bowed down again.

Only then did Xia Mi look up at them, pointing at one of them, "Are you Ah Chen's sister?"

A Xing nodded, "A Xing, my subordinate, is exactly A Chen's older sister." It was just that she was very surprised that her indifferent and taciturn younger brother would actually mention her. Someone else investigates, or... She didn't think about it anymore, it's useless to think about it.

"Where are you two?"

"Ah Ri, Ah Yue."

The sun, the moon and the stars.

Xia Mi moved her fingers, just as she had thought, there was more than one hidden guard, "Okay, let's do things according to the original duties."

"Yes."

Just for a moment, she was the only one left in the hall, listening to the clock dripping down bit by bit, she pinched her nose, and ordered someone to search the entire Hall of Mental Cultivation last night, and there was no will, which is good news Bar.Otherwise, according to what the empress wanted before she died, it is very likely that the third child was summoned, but it was not her.

Is it a waste lady?Or give the third child a life-saving talisman?

Unfortunately, it was still a step too late.

Xia Mi supported her chin with one hand, turned her head to look at the sky, but still had a question, why did Qing Wu help her?It was Qing Wu who said that the emperor wanted to see her that blocked such a move. "Mammy."

Zhao Nanny came in quickly, "Master?"

"About Qing Wu, how much do you know?"

Zhao Momo thought for a while, then shook her head, "I'm not sure, I just know that she entered the palace to accompany the late Emperor since she was a child, and it is said that she is from the Yan family."

"Yan Family?"

"It's all rumors, there are probably too many to count." Zhao Mama talked about that rumor, saying that there have always been five hermit families, who had the talent of hanging pots to help the world, and the ability to enter the court and seal the ministers, but no one knew the details. Location.They are the Jin family representing gold, the Ye family representing wood, the Quan family representing water, the Yan family representing fire, and the Feng family representing earth.

Ye family?Xia Mi couldn't help thinking of someone, "Is Ye Lanshan from that Ye family?"

Zhao mama shook her head, she didn't know. "Master, it's better to rest earlier, there are many things to do tomorrow."

"By the way," Xia Mi called to Nanny Zhao who was about to go out, "order the cemetery to reserve more space beside the empress, I'm afraid...it will be necessary."

"Who?" Mother Zhao couldn't help asking.

"Qingwu." Xia Mi closed the booklet, and she remembered the look on her face when she asked Qingwu to get Ye Lanshan's ashes that night, like a dying person who fulfilled all her wishes, calm and serene, but without any sense of vitality, Maybe it was the last words of the empress on her deathbed: I didn't expect that she would lie to me too.

After 21 days of discontinuing the service, the cemetery was issued, the temple name was Zhenzong, and the posthumous name was: Hetian Hongdao, Gao Ming, Sheng Wu, respectful, thrifty, generous, pure and benevolent, to Emperor Xiaowen.Xuanwu's 23-year prosperous era came to an end.

Qingwu hanged herself in front of Zhenzong's tomb in the cemetery.When Xia Mi saw her, she was already a little numb, only the thing in her arms was tight and complete.Xia Mi knew that it should be Ye Lanshan's urn.

"Bury the urn in Qing Wu's arms with the Queen Mother." She whispered in Fang Min's ear.

Fang Min looked surprised, "Your Majesty, that is..."

"Ye Lanshan."

Fang Min then understood that she had also heard about the matter of forcing the late emperor to deal with the Venerable Master for more than 20 years. Molding the human figure before death, holding the ever-burning lamp for the late emperor.

Bai Ming has been in prison for more than a month, looking at the book calmly, it was sent by Xia Mi.When she heard the death knell, she knew that Xia Mi must be very busy. She can eat and sleep here, and the only thing she worries about is whether Xia Mi is safe or not. Who would have thought that although she is a future person, this thing will be delivered every now and then. .

When she thought of that person, she shook her head and smiled, she was really a fool, could it be that she still cares about her at this time?

"Miss Bai, it's time to eat." Yaoning came to deliver the meal in person.

"Why are you here?" Bai Ming hurried to the fence and asked nervously, "But what happened to her?"

Yao Ning smiled, "No way, the master is worried about you, let me take a look." While talking, he put down the food box, the cell boss was also very discerning, and quickly opened the cell door, "Girl, please, I I won't disturb your conversation anymore, just call me, but..." She scratched her head as if in embarrassment, "Just don't take too long."

"Understood, I'll reward you." Yaoning threw her a silver coin, and the cell boss left happily.

Although it can't be too much, but the location in this prison is still good, there are tables and chairs, a lot of books are sent, Xia Mi also sent a chessboard to pass the time, fortunately, the chessboard was signed by the Empress's House, Luckily it wasn't the emperor's money, otherwise it would scare the cell boss to death, and I guess Li Ping would also be scared crazy.

Because the first emperor was in mourning, and the new emperor was about to ascend the throne, Li Ping found out some clues about this case, just waiting for the right time. Who would have nothing to do when the new emperor was happy to ascend the throne?He had to explain that as long as Bai Ming was still in prison, he would turn a blind eye to whoever came and what he gave him.

The food was still made by those people in the palace back then, and Bai Ming felt familiar after eating, Yaoning just sat quietly on the side, and when she was almost done eating, she said: "Master, please ask me to say a few words talk."

"What?"

"Day and night, I think about you and don't see you. I don't know if your heart is like mine?"

It was a simple sentence of "I miss you", but I turned a corner and heard it from someone else, which made Bai Ming a little unsure how to respond. After a while, she looked at Yao Ning who was packing up the food box. She is still in the mourning period, although Xia Mi doesn't have to shy away from these things, but she can't. After thinking about it, "Please tell me that I'm fine, so she won't worry about it."

"Okay." Yao Ning agreed. She received an urgent meeting from the emperor in the morning. When she said this, she was also startled into a cold sweat. Thinking about it, she felt that Bai Ming's worry was justified. Bring it, you can rest assured."

Bai Ming nodded.

Sure enough, after going back, Yaoning reported to Xia Mi verbatim, and sighed, "Got it, you go down first." When she first took office, many officials hadn't figured it out yet, and she didn't dare to release the white tea rashly. In order not to end up with her mother, she had nowhere to go and killed her.

All the concubines of the first emperor have moved to the East Sixth Palace, and the West Sixth Palace has been vacated for the new emperor's concubines, and Xia Mi has only one Fenghou, Zhou Yan, who lives in Changchun Palace so far.Yiqian Palace was vacant for Ren Jiu, and after dinner from Zhou Yan, she took Zhou Yan's hand for a walk to Yiqian Palace.

"I lived here back then. It was a huge palace, but there were only a few people." Xia Mi recalled, when she walked to the door, the palace staff pushed open the heavy door. She recalled the scene when she first saw Bai Ming, Pointing to the courtyard in front: "I was chased and beaten by the third child back then, and I met a very important person here. She saved me, and it was from here that she saved me countless times." people.

"That person is really good. The emperor is now aspiring to the great position, so he must be rewarded well." Zhou Yan's stomach is already a ball now, and he is still very responsible and serious in acting.Dabai is still staying in the north courtyard, and he will be able to meet people openly in a few months.

Xia Mi nodded, "That's natural."

Jixiang has been waiting here for a long time. Seeing Xia Mi coming, he hurriedly made tea and poured water. Xia Mi habitually sat in the courtyard, "Yaoxiang, turn around and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send a few people over to promote Jixiang to be the eunuch of Yiqian Palace." Director, keep watching here."

"Yes." Yaoxiang agreed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ji Xiang knelt down and bowed, feeling very happy, thinking that it was a good thing he hadn't eaten inside and outside all these years, otherwise he wouldn't know how he died.

Seeing her nostalgia, Zhou Yan lowered his eyelids and saw the protruding belly. In such a big Forbidden City, will there be another person who will become a cinnabar mole in her heart?No matter what, he is asking for the peace of a decree now, right?Having a child is better than living a long and boring life alone.

What's more, he is the husband she is marrying with three letters and six rites, and is the queen Phoenix who was carried in eight sedan chairs from the Meridian Gate.It should be, no one will pass by.

Then he will be the queen of the phoenix and get together for a meal every day, that's fine.

Zhou Yan stared at her and smiled softly.