The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 401 Sadness

Eunuch Shi'an and the others all knelt down, raised their hands and cried, "Have a peaceful journey, Empress!"

The people in Fengyi Palace knelt down from inside to outside, and the singing and wailing resounded through the sky.

When Concubine Wen, who was standing guard outside, heard the sound, she immediately lost her composure and rushed into Fengyi Palace like a madman, shouting, "Sister!"

"Sister, wait for me!"

Because the atmosphere in the palace was heavy, Concubine Wen's madness was not at all inconsistent, but rather even more heartbreaking.

Xie Run, who was walking back and forth in Showa Palace holding his stomach, suddenly felt something. He looked up at the sky and suddenly felt a heavy heart.

Xie Run: "Dan Tao, do you hear any sound?"

Dan Tao was stunned, "My Lady, there's no sound?"

"Are you too nervous?"

Xiao Shu also nodded worriedly: "Yes, Your Majesty. Fengyi Palace is far away from us. Even if there is any movement, the sound will not reach our Zhaohe Palace."

Xie Run sighed: "Maybe I heard it wrong."

Xie Run also felt that she was a little too nervous.

When Xie Run heard in the morning that Xie Jiang's son had suddenly fallen ill and was unable to come to diagnose the Queen's pulse as usual, he had a bad feeling.

I heard that the new imperial physician Jiang is also quite experienced. He used to check the emperor's pulse together with the chief judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

The emperor also agreed to let Imperial Physician Jiang take the empress's pulse.

Xie Run felt a little relieved.

But after waiting for a long time, he suddenly became impatient and started walking back and forth in the main hall of Showa Palace with his men.

Dan Tao and Xiao Shu persuaded her to go back and rest.

It happened that Taotao had just come back from playing outside, so Xie Run supervised him to take a bath and change clothes.

The little guy was soaking naked in the bathtub, smiling and sharing with Xie Run what he had played today.

Xie Run was listening patiently when he suddenly heard the sound of someone running into the palace from outside.

She suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Help me go out and take a look."

Xie Run put his hand on Dan Tao and let Dan Tao support him as he walked out of the bathroom.

Then she saw Yueya kneeling on the ground, her face full of nervousness as she said, "My Lady, I have some bad news... You must calm down first, otherwise I dare not tell you."

Xie Run thought for a moment, then moved to a chair nearby and sat down. He placed his hand on his bulging belly and said calmly, "Go ahead."

"I've been through a lot since I came to the Imperial Palace from the Prince's Mansion. I can handle any bad news."

Yueya glanced at Xie Run cautiously before softly saying, "The Queen is gone."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone in Showa Palace looked at Xie Run.

I was afraid that Xie Run would be too excited when he heard the news and it would affect the safety of the baby in her womb.

When Xie Run heard the news that the queen had passed away on the first day of the new year, he was indeed in a daze.

But in that instant, she regained her composure.

The heart that had been floating in my heart for a long time finally fell to the ground, turning into countless regrets and lamentations.

"Don't worry, I feel sorry for the Queen, but I won't neglect the baby in your womb."

Xie Run actually wanted to say something nice to coax these girls, but he just felt that he had no strength left.

She was silent for a long time before she said, "The Emperor said the whole country is in mourning... Let the people in the Showa Palace change into mourning clothes and hang white banners."

"Yes."

Several maids agreed and immediately arranged for someone to do it.

The queen had been ill for a long time. Ever since the news spread that she was about to die, the palace had been preparing the white paper and plain clothes to be used after her death.

As soon as the news came out, all the lanterns hanging in Showa Palace were replaced with white, everyone wore plain clothes, and white banners were hung everywhere.

After a while, Xie Run changed his clothes, took off his hairpins and rings, changed into mourning clothes, took Taotao's hand, got on the sedan chair, and headed towards Fengyi Palace.

Even though Xie Run was pregnant, she still had to go to pay tribute when the Queen Mother passed away.

The news from Showa Palace arrived early, and some people in other palaces had just received the news and hurriedly changed into mourning clothes.

When Xie Run arrived at Fengyi Palace, the mourning hall had already been raised, and two people had arrived earlier.

One is Concubine Wen, the Queen's younger sister.

At this moment, he was kneeling behind the brazier on one side of the mourning hall, dressed in mourning clothes, with red eyes, and the young and ignorant second princess was standing beside him.

The other one was Hui Zhaorong, who was kneeling on the spot holding the third princess, her face dazed and lost.

Back in the palace, she was able to give birth to the third princess because of the queen's protection.

Because of this matter, he surrendered to the Queen and was always grateful for her kindness.

When they saw Xie Run coming, the palace maids around him gave him a few reminders.

The two men seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and were helped to stand up and salute Xie Run.

Xie Run took Tao Tao's hand and walked closer, "At this moment, there's no need to be polite."

"The Queen has passed away, and I am deeply saddened..." As he said this, Xie Run took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes.

When Xie Run attended Wan Linlang's funeral, he couldn't cry and his handkerchief was dipped in ginger powder.

Now, even though I haven't touched anything, tears seem to fall unconsciously.

While holding incense and bowing, Xie Run looked at the queen's tablet in the mourning hall and felt dazed.

It seems that she and the queen do not have a very deep friendship.

Everything the two did was just for their own interests, and they remained friendly only because their interests were aligned.

But to say that they had no friendship, Xie Run felt very sad when he looked at the queen's tablet and could not control the tears in his eyes.

Taotao looked up at his mother curiously.