Chapter 306: Immortal Mountain
Time passed slowly, and soon it was the day to move the soul.
The imperial tomb of Daqian used to be in Jinling, but after the capital was moved, a new location was chosen for the imperial tomb, which is in the Tianshou Mountains about a hundred miles north of Shenjing.
The ancient emperors attached great importance to their affairs after death. In other words, building a mausoleum was something that accompanied almost every emperor's life, even for the retired emperor and Emperor Longxing.
Therefore, the first important thing to do after moving the capital to Shenjing is to build a mausoleum!
Not only the mausoleums of the retired emperor and the empress dowager, but also the mausoleums of the Longxing Emperor and the empress had begun to be repaired several years ago. As the oldest , her mausoleum had naturally been repaired long ago.
The Tianshou Mountains are located in Xiaoci County, and it takes about four to five days to travel there.
There is no need to elaborate on the etiquette of moving the coffin. In short, it was luxurious to the extreme, even exceeding the status that a concubine should have originally had!
The civil and military officials did not say much about this! The Concubine Dowager had raised the Emperor Retired and provided great help before he ascended the throne. Now, even if these officials were just pretending, they had to treat the Concubine Dowager as the Emperor Retired's biological mother and hold a funeral. Otherwise, wouldn't it anger the Emperor Retired?
The funeral procession was naturally extremely large. In addition to all the ceremonial guards, there were as many as 20,000 soldiers and horses accompanying it.
In addition, all the males and officials from various prefectures also accompanied the procession! In addition, the servants from various prefectures carried the corresponding sacrificial objects. The team was almost 40,000 to 50,000 people. The team behind did not come out of the palace until the front team had already left the city gate.
Moreover, the emperor was old, so he naturally would not make this trip. However, in order to show his loyalty and filial piety, the Emperor Longxing represented the emperor to attend the funeral of the old concubine, which was why there were more than 20,000 soldiers and horses accompanying him.
Jia Cong was an outsider, so he rode a horse and lined up at the front, followed by officials of all ranks, who followed on horseback, in sedan chairs, or in cars according to their ranks. Behind them came the old empress dowager's coffin, and behind it were the sedan chairs of the imperial edicts of various mansions.
Jia Cong had already sent people to rent a house in Xiaoci County. After arriving in Xiaoci County, the Buddhists and Taoists would preach for nine days, and then the old empress dowager's coffin would be sent to the underground palace for storage, and then everyone could return.
Only the emperor and others can temporarily live in the houses in the mausoleum area. Others are not eligible, so they need to rent a separate courtyard.
In other words, it would probably take about 20 days to go back and forth. If it takes a few more days, it would take up to a month...
After leaving Shenjing, they headed north. Not long after they started walking, a eunuch came with a message saying that Emperor Longxing wanted Jia Cong to come over. Jia Cong immediately rode his horse back.
When he arrived in front of the Longxing Emperor's dragon sedan chair, he dismounted and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"
"Let that kid in, I'll say a few words to him, you go and guard outside!" Inside the dragon sedan, Emperor Longxing said to Xia Shouzhong who was sitting on the shaft.
After hearing Xia Shouzhong's message, Jia Cong hesitated for a moment and then climbed onto the dragon sedan chair.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"
"Okay, there are no outsiders here, get up!" Emperor Longxing waved his hand and said.
After the two chatted for a while, Emperor Longxing pulled Jia Cong to his side and asked in a low voice, "Have you completed all the tasks I asked you to do before?"
Jia Cong nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, it will be safe!"
"That's good!" Emperor Longxing nodded, "You stay here with me. I'll take a nap. If there's anything, wake me up."
Jia Cong agreed, sat aside, picked up the snacks on the table and started eating. He entered the palace at midnight today, and had not eaten anything in the morning, so he was already hungry...
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In the Jia Mansion, everyone gathered in Wang Xifeng's courtyard. Wang Xifeng had been ill before, and Jia Cong had asked the imperial physician to see her. Fortunately, it was nothing serious, but she was mentally hurt due to the hard work she had done for several days. After taking medicine for several days, she was well again. However, Wang Xifeng rarely had time to spare, and Jia Cong had made arrangements in advance, so Li Wan and Tanchun were still the housekeepers these days.
Moreover, today not only the three sisters are here, but also Daiyu, Baochai, Xiangyun, Baoqin, and Xing Xiuyun are all here!
Jia Cong specially asked someone to pick up the girls yesterday.
Although the girls had gathered together for a rare occasion, they were not in the mood to chat! In fact, they were a little worried and sad.
"Sister Bao, why do you think Third Brother brought us all here and even had people guarding the door? Could something happen again?" Xiangyun asked worriedly.
The reason why the women were worried was not because of something that had happened, but because Jia Cong not only asked them to close the doors of the two mansions before he left, but he also secretly dispatched a troop of soldiers to guard the front yard. With such a tense atmosphere, how could people not worry?
Baochai held Daiyu 's hand and said calmly, "Don't worry. Brother Cong may be worried because the old lady and the others have all gone out and only left us at home."
"If something unexpected really happened, how could Brother Cong not inform us in advance?"
Wang Xifeng also laughed and said, "Why are you all so worried? Our house is as stable as a rock now. Even if there are some ignorant thieves coming, they will probably be caught before they can even enter the house. We just wait at home. In just half a month or twenty days, the old ladies will be back."
Wang Xifeng's words also put everyone at ease. Then Li Wan said, "Although it has been a while, it is not good for us to get together. We should talk separately as before. If there is anything, we can get together again."
Upon hearing this, all the women nodded.
Afterwards, Daiyu took Xiangyun and Baoqin away, while Baochai went with Xing Xiuyun. The three sisters also left. Li Wan took Youshi back to her own courtyard, but Keqing stayed to continue talking to Wang Xifeng.
"You think Third Uncle won't be in any danger?" Keqing asked Wang Xifeng.
Wang Xifeng stepped forward and rubbed Keqing's pretty face. "No wonder that Buffalo loves you so much. If I were such a lovely girl, I would love you too!"
"If he really sensed any danger, why wouldn't he make some arrangements in advance? Moreover, he is right beside the emperor, with tens of thousands of troops protecting him. Who can stop him?"
"Don't you know how powerful that enemy is? He seems to be using up all his strength all day long!"
Keqing listened to Wang Xifeng's increasingly outrageous words and could not help but slap Wang Xifeng hard, "You little slut, where is your usual dignity?"
Wang Xifeng raised her head and smiled nonchalantly, "Don't laugh at the black pig, don't tell Second Madam that you don't want to do it anymore. Second Madam, I have endured it for a month . Think about it, is it wrong? If you don't want to do it, wait for that enemy to come back and give it to Second Madam. Second Madam is not afraid!"
Keqing was no match for Wang Xifeng. After just a few words, she buried herself in the quilt out of shame...
