After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

The next day.

In the Old Summer Palace, the area surrounding Concubine Hua’s bedroom was clad in mourning.

Sporadic snowflakes began to float in the sky.

Hua Fei's coffin was placed in the center of the mourning hall, and Song Zhi was nowhere to be seen.

After a while, someone came hurriedly to report.

"Oh no, Aunt Songzhi is gone!"

Wen Shichu rushed over, felt her breath with his hand, and shook his head.

He said to the eunuchs and palace maids around him: "Aunt Songzhi always said that she wanted to return to her hometown in Anhui. So call her family and take her body away."

A palace maid who was usually on good terms with Songzhi immediately stood up and said, "Yes, sir."

At noon, a carriage left the Old Summer Palace again.

In the car was Songzhi's body covered with a white cloth.

When the emperor, concubines and ministers arrived, they heard about Songzhi's situation and were moved again.

Zhen Huan said: "Song Zhi is like this, it is worth it for Concubine Hua to love and trust her."

Shen Meizhuang sighed, "It's really hard for her to be so loyal."

The emperor walked silently towards the mourning hall.

Wherever he went, everyone he met knelt down and shouted "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."

The emperor felt a pain in his throat, and looking at the extraordinary funeral around him did not relieve his pain in the slightest.

Prince Guo walked over quickly and said, "Brother, do you have anything else to add?"

The emperor looked at the carefully woven white wreaths placed on both sides and the long white banners fluttering in the wind, and he shook his head.

"You did a great job."

He walked into the mourning hall, and the concubines and ministers followed him in.

He knelt on the cushion that had been prepared in advance, and sadness welled up in him.

There was crying in the mourning hall.

The Queen is here too.

The emperor pardoned her.

She heard the crying and wailing all around her and felt very upset.

She had just taken a rough look and found that the people attending the funeral included royal nobles and officials. The scale of this funeral was beyond the status of Concubine Hua!

The Emperor actually favors Concubine Hua to such an extent!

When the queen thought of this, she gnashed her teeth in hatred.

At this time Su Peisheng hurried to the emperor's side.

"Your Majesty, the princes and concubines are all crying bitterly, only..."

Su Peisheng didn't know whether to say it or not.

These people are all royal relatives and nobles.

If I tell them, I will offend them; if I don’t tell them, it would be disloyalty to the emperor.

The emperor's eyes were red and his voice was sad and cold.

"Say it."

"Yes." Su Peisheng nodded and bowed, taking a deep breath.

He went on to say: "Prince Cheng Yunzhi did not attend the mourning on time."

The emperor suddenly raised his eyes, his gaze as cold as a sharp blade.

"Prince Cheng hasn't come yet?"

Su Peisheng lowered his head, a chill running down his spine, "Yes, he's still on his way."

The emperor snorted coldly, "Okay, when he comes, bring him here!"

Su Peisheng said tremblingly: "Yes."

When Prince Cheng Yunzhi heard that Concubine Hua had passed away, he didn't take it seriously at all.

In his eyes, she was just a concubine.

The confidant reminded him, "After all, Concubine Hua is the Imperial Noble Concubine, and the Emperor loves her very much. Your Majesty, you must not neglect her."

Prince Cheng Yunzhi was dismissive.

"It's just a woman. Would the emperor punish his brother because of a woman?"

The confidant said worriedly: "The emperor's mind is unpredictable, so the prince should be more careful."

Prince Cheng Yunzhi felt that his confidant was worrying too much and did not take his words seriously at all.

When he arrived at the Old Summer Palace, he was shocked to find that Concubine Hua's funeral was so grand.

"My brother is really affectionate. He even gave a concubine a funeral with the same standards as a queen's!"

The confidant beside him quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, be careful with your words!"

Prince Cheng Yunzhi waved his hand, looked indifferent, and walked towards the mourning hall with a swagger.

As soon as he appeared in the mourning hall, two skilled Jinyiwei captured him.

Prince Cheng Yunzhi was about to shout for help, but they covered his mouth.

"I am here to arrest the prince on the orders of the emperor."

As he spoke, the guard took out his token.

When Prince Cheng Yunzhi saw that it was indeed the emperor's personal guard, he dared not say anything.

Just like that, he was dragged to a secluded place and beaten and kicked.

Finally, the guard knelt before Prince Cheng Yunzhi and said, "Your Majesty is clear, please come to the mourning hall immediately to mourn."

As soon as they finished speaking, the guards left like a gust of wind.

Prince Cheng Yunzhi got up from the ground tremblingly, looked around in horror, and hurriedly staggered towards the mourning hall.

When he saw the mourning hall, he remembered that he had been beaten for no reason. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He knelt in the mourning hall but couldn't cry.

Su Peisheng told the emperor quietly again.

The emperor paused as he was holding the Buddhist beads.

"Bring this outrageous thing here."

After a while, Prince Cheng Yunzhi was brought before the emperor.

The emperor glanced at him and stopped talking. He continued to kneel on the cushion and play the Buddhist beads.

When Prince Cheng Yunzhi saw the emperor was right in front of him, he couldn't help but cry.

He had no feelings for Concubine Hua and was not familiar with her, so he just tried his best to howl a few times at first.

The emperor said sinisterly, "If I ever think you are crying falsely, I will kill you immediately."

Prince Cheng Yunzhi was so frightened that he immediately burst into tears, although his crying was out of fear.

In order to make Hua Fei's funeral more decent, the emperor also ordered his brothers Prince Cheng Yunzhi, Prince Lian Yunsi, Prince Yi Yunxiang and others to mourn collectively three times a day.

That’s not all. The emperor also personally issued an imperial decree, requiring county officials in all localities to mourn in their local areas.

The funeral of Concubine Hua was so grand that people who didn't know would have thought that the Queen was dead.

After the mourning period was over, the coffin containing Hua Fei's body was transported to Tai Mausoleum in the Western Qing Tombs in Hebei.

The emperor ordered Prince Guo to lead three thousand cavalrymen to escort Concubine Hua's coffin to Hebei for burial.

When Hua Fei's coffin was about to leave the capital city gate, the emperor got off the carriage, walked to the coffin, and gently stroked its body with his hand.

"Shilan, go ahead and rest assured. I will take good care of our son Hong Zhou."

After saying that, he turned around wearily and waved.

Prince Guo got off his horse, walked quickly to the emperor, and bowed, saying,

"Brother, please take care of yourself!"

The emperor raised his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot.

He looked at Prince Guo, whose face was covered with stubble and dark circles under his eyes, and felt moved.

"Thank you for your hard work during this period. After Concubine Hua's affairs are completed, I will reward you well!"

Prince Guo bowed again and said, "This is my duty. Your Majesty, there is no need to show me favor."

The emperor grasped his shoulders heavily and choked with sobs.

"I still have to deal with state affairs. I leave Hua Fei's funeral to you!"

"Yes, Brother Huang."

After the emperor gave instructions to Prince Guo, he walked back to the carriage step by step.

The ministers and concubines present all saw the grief in the emperor's heart.

In just a few days, the emperor seemed to have aged many years.

Although there were guards with swords who kept the onlookers away, many people still stretched their necks to catch a glimpse of the emperor's true face.

In the crowd, there was a gray-haired woman wearing a veil. She stood in the crowd, quietly watching everything in front of her.

"Is Your Majesty sad? This is a sad drama that Se-ran staged for you! Se-ran wants you to feel guilty for the rest of your life and never forget Se-ran, just like you did to Queen Chun-won!"