He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

Shoukang Palace.

The Queen Mother leaned on the large pillow and coughed incessantly.

Nanny Zhao was waiting by the bed, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

The Queen Mother noticed and said while coughing, "Just say whatever you want to say."

Nanny Zhao waved her hand to send the maidservants away, and then said, "The emperor is having people dig an ice cellar in Hanyuan Palace right now..."

Others didn't know why the emperor wanted to dig an ice cellar, but those who knew the inside story understood it as soon as they heard it.

The Queen Mother's face changed drastically. She was already coughing, and now anger surged in her heart. She almost couldn't breathe without coughing.

The Queen Mother's eyes turned red with anger, "Your Majesty, are you going to piss me off to death?!"

If the matter wasn't too serious, Nanny Zhao would not have reported it to the Queen Mother when she knew that she couldn't get angry anymore and needed to rest.

I really can't help but say it.

The Queen Mother wanted to get off her sickbed and go to Hanyuan Palace to stop the Emperor. Even if the Emperor hated her, she couldn't let him do such a thing.

Zhao Ma Ma said with a headache, "It's useless even if the Queen Mother goes. The Emperor won't listen to you."

In order to prevent the empress dowager from tormenting her, Nanny Zhao didn't even bother to poke the empress dowager in the heart.

The Queen Mother did not know about Prince Cheng hiding Concubine Chen, but apart from this matter, she knew everything. She protected Prince Cheng and helped with the aftermath. If she tried to stop the Emperor now, it would only anger him. King Cheng could do something that he, as an emperor, did not allow, which would only backfire.

The queen mother was as dead as a ash, and was filled with grief, "What sin did I commit to give birth to two such rebellious sons!"

There are so many women in the world, must there be only one imperial concubine? !

No matter how much love and care you have for me while I am alive, I will keep you by my side even after I die.

The Queen Mother was so angry that her throat tasted bloody.

At this time, there was a knock on the bedroom door, and the palace maid pushed the door open and said, "Empress Dowager, Eunuch Yuan is here."

Nanny Zhao subconsciously thought that Eunuch Yuan came because the Emperor wanted to dig an ice cellar in the Hanyuan Palace. It was impossible for Eunuch Yuan to persuade the Emperor to do what he wanted to do, so she thought that Eunuch Yuan came to find the Empress Dowager to stop the Emperor.

But the Queen Mother today no longer has this ability.

Nanny Zhao couldn't stop sighing in her heart.

Eunuch Yuan stepped forward. Although the Emperor was not as respectful to the Empress Dowager as before, Eunuch Yuan did not dare to be disrespectful to her. He performed the ceremony with great respect so as not to allow anyone to find fault with him. This was also the reason why he had been with the Emperor for decades and had won his trust.

The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with tears, and she was furious. "Your Majesty, are you going to piss me off to death?!"

It was the Queen Mother who was protecting the Emperor, yet she still said this. Eunuch Yuan secretly complained, but said, "The Emperor's filial piety to the Queen Mother is evident to all..."

The Queen Mother glanced at Eunuch Yuan with a sharp gaze, "The Emperor is digging an ice cellar in Hanyuan Palace. Do you think you can hide this from me?!"

Eunuch Yuan said, "The emperor wants to dig an ice cellar, but Prince Ling wants the concubine to be buried in peace. The emperor cannot persuade Prince Ling, so he has drafted an order to let the Ministry of Rites start to arrange the funeral for the concubine."

Eunuch Yuan spoke calmly, and Nanny Zhao regretted it very much. If she had known that Prince Ling could make the Emperor give up this idea, she would not have reported it to the Queen Mother, causing her to be so angry.

But Eunuch Yuan did not come to dig an ice cellar for the emperor. He came now to -

When the emperor gave up digging the ice cellar, the queen mother's anger subsided and she asked, "What did the emperor ask you to do?"

The Queen Mother didn't believe that the Emperor asked Eunuch Yuan to visit her.

Eunuch Yuan said, "I am here to pass on a message for Prince Ling."

"What?" The Queen Mother looked unhappy.

Eunuch Yuan said, "The emperor ordered that the things confiscated from the Yan family be returned to the Yan family, but the Ministry of Revenue only returned half of what was confiscated. If those things are not returned to the Yan family within three days, Prince Ling will search all the mansions under the pretext of investigating the case of Concubine Chen and find them one by one."

Eunuch Yuan came just to deliver a message, and after that he bowed and left.

The Queen Mother leaned back on the large pillow, her face looking extremely bad.

No one can be in a good mood without being threatened.

Especially since Prince Ling and Young Master Yan had just slapped the face of Duke Mao's Mansion today, and now they are trying to use the strategy of first using courtesy and then force against her, the Queen Mother.

But Prince Ling was a man who could do what he said, so he asked Eunuch Yuan to help him pass on the message, making it clear that the Emperor agreed with him to do so.

Confiscating property is a lucrative job, and it is impossible not to take advantage of the opportunity to make some profit. This is something the emperor and all the officials are well aware of, but if only half of it was taken, it is no wonder that Prince Ling would pursue the matter.

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and said, "Go to Duke Mao's mansion and pass on my order."

……

When Xie Jingyan returned to Prince Ling's Mansion from the palace, it was already dark.

Shen Wan didn't ask him whether he had persuaded the emperor. When it came to the matter of Concubine Chen, the emperor's words didn't count. Only Xie Jingyan's words would work.

After nightfall, Xie Jingyan, who had been sleeping in the study these days, did not go to the study. He lay on the bed and hugged Shen Wan and said, "Tonight, I will sleep in the room."

Shen Wan said, "Just bear with it for a few more days..."

Xie Jingyan said, "Tomorrow I will send my mother's coffin to the palace. I will be in the palace to keep vigil for her for the next few days."

"I'm not in the mansion. If there's anything you can't do, send someone to the palace to find me."

Shen Wan should have accompanied Xie Jingyan to keep vigil for Concubine Chen, but she had just given birth a few days ago and was still in confinement. Not to mention entering the palace, she couldn't even leave her room.

That night, Xie Jingyan held Shen Wan in his arms as he slept. When Shen Wan woke up in the morning, Xie Jingyan was no longer on the bed.

At the morning court session, Eunuch Yuan read out the imperial edict in public, and the Emperor posthumously conferred the title of Empress Wende Shunsheng on Concubine Chen and buried her in the imperial mausoleum with the ceremony of an empress.

Civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment.

Wasn’t the body of Concubine Chen stolen?

Is this recovered?

Who dug Concubine Chen out after she was buried?

There is also a posthumous title of Empress Chen...

Although Concubine Chen did not betray the emperor, she was plotted against. Is it appropriate for her to be posthumously named empress?

Some ministers had doubts in their hearts, but no one stood up to oppose. They were not stupid. If they felt they had lived too long, they could commit suicide. But to offend the Emperor and Prince Ling would mean bringing trouble to their entire clan.

No one objected, so the matter was settled.

As soon as Eunuch Yuan finished reading the imperial edict, Xie Jingyan brought Concubine Chen's coffin into the palace.

When the palace maid entered the Council Hall to report, the emperor's eyes turned red. He immediately left the morning court and left the Council Hall.

The Emperor went to welcome the Concubine Chen, not to mention all the civil and military officials, who followed the Emperor out of the hall. From afar, they saw Prince Ling walking towards them step by step, carrying the coffin.

During her lifetime, Concubine Chen lived in Changchun Palace, so the Emperor set up the mourning hall there.

The burial of concubines in the palace was divided into small funerals and large funerals.

The small funeral procession is moved from the sleeping palace to the funeral palace.

The grand funeral procession is the burial from the funeral palace to the imperial mausoleum.

As for when the burial will take place, there is no fixed time and the date is determined by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory.

It had been seven years since Concubine Chen had died. All the civil and military officials thought that the Concubine Chen in the coffin had become just bones. They were wondering how to confirm that the bones were Concubine Chen's and whether it was possible that they had made a mistake. But when they found out that Concubine Chen's body was well preserved, just like a newly deceased person, they were so shocked that their hair stood on end and they broke out in cold sweats.

People in and outside the palace were discussing who stole the remains of the Concubine Chen and how they preserved it so well...

No one knew that Concubine Chen was found in Prince Cheng's Mansion. Xie Jingyan didn't want his mother's burial to be criticized, so he took people to do it before dawn, and didn't even disturb the people in Prince Cheng's Mansion.