Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

Bai Yu returned to the city and settled his wife and family. He then hurriedly used all his strength to investigate Xu Yi Yan's past, especially her movements after Xing'er married into the Sun family. If it was really as she said, there would be traces left behind, so there would be no doubt about it.

He himself was worried and locked up in his study, thinking hard. If it were any other day, except for Commander Bai Lao, if anyone else came to him to "borrow someone" like this, he would definitely not hesitate to put that person in the Heavenly Prison and hand him over to the emperor for strict interrogation.

But today, he actually hesitated a little. As the emperor's most trusted minister, in charge of the palace, he could not have friends, nor was he worthy of confiding with anyone. He wished he could sew his mouth shut when he slept to avoid talking in his sleep. He had been living like this for nearly 20 years, and it would be a lie to say he was not tired.

Moreover, the emperor trusted me to execute Xu Xianshan. It was called trust, but how could he not test me to see if I would let him go? After all, the emperor had imprisoned his own son's wife, so how could he expect me to trust him more?

But if it were like Xing'er or Xu Yiyan said, and they lent someone to her, whether it was to spy on the emperor or do something more dangerous, if they were discovered, it would be a crime punishable by the execution of all nine generations of the clan. Is it worth it?

Bai Yu stretched out his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a terrible headache. The couple of Prince Xiaoyi were extremely popular, and they would definitely be crowned as the crown prince. Did they feel that it was not safe enough and insisted that the emperor pass the throne to them immediately?

It is not a wise thing to let people be greedy and to let hatred blind their eyes.

Here, Xu Yixing returned home, changed into comfortable home clothes, and called a few famous young actors from outside to sing a few songs for him. The empress dowager was about to announce the funeral, and vocal music was not allowed during the national mourning period. He had to have some fun while he could.

Unfortunately, the curtain had just been raised on the stage and the player had just tuned the strings when the butler came running in in a hurry: "Madam, madam! The eunuch from the palace is here, the empress dowager, the empress dowager has passed away!" After saying that, he knelt on the ground and cried, as if his own mother had died.

Xu Yixing was "extremely shocked" and struggled to be helped to the front yard by Siqin. After hearing what his father-in-law said with his own ears, he collapsed and covered his face and burst into tears. It was so true.

The strong man saw Princess Xiaoyi crying so sadly and was anxious. He hurried to support her, "Your Highness, Your Highness! The palace is currently holding a funeral for the Queen Mother. All ladies are requested to enter the palace to serve. The prince is already guarding outside the Yian Palace. Please pack up and follow me into the palace!"

After hearing this three times, Xu Yixing finally stopped crying. He nodded as if he had suddenly understood something, and let the maid help him go back to change his clothes.

When he entered the main hall, his expression changed naturally: "Siqin, do you still remember what happened when we were in the palace last time?"

Siqin felt her whole body tense up, and immediately her legs and feet went limp.

"Take this and hide it." Xu Yixing took a package of things and stuffed it into Siqin. She also took out several packages of things from under the bed, in the cabinet, and even from the crack in the door. The things she had robbed from Ying Si were all here. If it was another Hongmen Banquet this time, she wouldn't mind sending this old bastard emperor away directly.

"Miss, these?" Siqin held the packet of medicine tightly, her knuckles turning white.

"You shouldn't have the intention to harm others, but it's not good to be harmed by others." Xu Yixing hid the medicine in his purse, belt and inner clothes, changed into a plain white suit, put on a black cloak, and packed a lot of Lu Anyuan's clothes to take with him, then hurried out.

Mourning is no joke. The funeral of the empress dowager is of course the highest standard, except for the emperor. It is said to be seven days, and it is seven days. You have to kneel down for seven days, and you can't eat. You can only go home at night, and you have to go home early the next day. It's really tiring.

With my small body, I would probably be half dead after kneeling for a whole day, so keeping some tricks would help me save my life.

When she arrived at the palace, she saw that everything was covered in white mourning. If you didn't know, you would think that the first snow of the year had come so early. Although the mourning music was only in the Yi'an Palace, she felt that as soon as she entered the palace gate, she could hear crying everywhere, like the sound of souls calling, which was very disappointing.

There was already a crowd of people kneeling outside the Yian Hall, with the emperor and empress taking the lead in kneeling at the front, which was inside the hall. The princes were also inside the hall. As for the concubines and ladies of state, they could only kneel on the hard and cold stone floor outside.

With the cold wind blowing, the humidity sticking to them, and their tears, these people who should have been beauties all looked like they had their makeup smudged, their hair messed up, and they looked like they were fleeing.

Xu Yixing found his position and knelt down cruelly. He felt that he had committed a sin! Why did he have to mourn for this old woman? She had obviously harmed Lu Anyuan, and she was the culprit. But the emperor wanted to implicate this group of people for the sake of filial piety. It was really a sin.

Fortunately, perhaps knowing the weather conditions, not long after they knelt, a team of eunuchs set up cloth banners on all sides, added a roof, and brought up a dozen braziers and placed them in different places. This gradually gathered some heat, so that the group of people did not freeze to death.

There were constant sobbing and crying around her. Although Xu Yixing was not in the front row, she did not dare to stand out. She could only cover her face with her sleeves and cry without any result. She had only been kneeling for an hour, and she had lost consciousness below the waist. Fortunately, her pants were thick. If they were summer pants, her knees would probably bleed.

Now her sadness was no longer pretended, her face was truly pale, and the concubines around her seemed to be gradually losing strength. Everyone's voices became lower, and they were all breathing hard.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Suddenly a shrill scream passed through everyone's ears. Everyone was pulled out of their numbness and hurriedly looked up at the location in the front where the sound came from.

The originally orderly kneeling procession in the hall had become disordered. Everyone was gathered at the front in chaos. The imperial physician had been guarding outside the Yian Hall, and this was the time when he could use his skills, so he hurriedly pushed everyone aside and rushed forward.

Xu Yixing could barely see what was going on inside, but she knew without even looking that something must have happened to the emperor. Thinking of what Lu Anyuan had said about the emperor being injured, she started to worry. What if the emperor couldn't hold on and passed away now? Wouldn't that be a mess?

However, things were not as bad as she thought. Soon, a young eunuch carried a sedan chair to take away the unconscious emperor. The Empress and Concubine Gong took the third prince and followed the imperial physician away in a hurry, and order was restored in the Yian Hall.

Xu Yixing turned around and silently glared at the Third Prince who was leaving. At this time, the other princes were kneeling inside, why did you follow them? It's obvious. Of course, she would not admit that she was jealous of the Third Prince because she couldn't leave.