nashuaworldcup Chapter 633: One More Daughter
Chapter 633: One More Daughter
Jiang Fenghua walked to the front of the mourning hall. Lian Ye, Hong Xiu and others were there. They had no friendship with Concubine Pan, but Concubine Zhang Jing used to get along well with the Queen, so their relationship was also good.
Concubine Zhang Jing was a cheerful girl. She was kind and brave. Who would have thought that such a girl would die so tragically.
Although Zhang Jingjing's daughter almost suffocated to death due to difficult labor, she was found to be in good health after the final examination and the full-term baby was easy to raise.
"My queen." Several people said.
Jiang Fenghua stood solemnly in front of the coffin. Her eyes were as cold as ice. She took three incense sticks, lit them, and bowed. "There is still a murderer on the run. I will personally catch her and use her blood to sacrifice to you."
She slowly sat down on the mat next to her, her voice becoming gentle, as if she was talking to a friend, "Rest in peace, Zhang Jingjing. I will raise your daughter for you. Her name is Lingyue. I don't know if you like this name, but I think you will. I wrote this name down in my notes, and I think I will like it too..."
Jiang Fenghua named Zhang Jingjing's daughter Lingyue, which was the name she had prepared for the child in her belly. According to legend, God gave the Holy Emperor Youde a magic pearl, which was called "Yue". Her daughter would be regarded as a treasure like a pearl from the world.
She will raise Zhang Jingjing's child like a treasure. Perhaps this is Zhang Jingjing's last wish when she looks at her for the last time. This is all she can do for Zhang Jingjing.
Xie Shang took the cloak and put it on her, and said softly: "Ruan Ruan, go back! Leave the rest to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, don't catch a cold."
Jiang Fenghua supported his hand and stood up. She looked calm and determined, "Let Xie Lingyue stay in my palace and raise her! I will name Zhang Jingpin's daughter Lingyue. Your Majesty, do you think it's a good idea?"
Xie Shang thought that the name "Lingyue" was prepared for the child in her belly. If it was a daughter, she would be named Lingyue, and if it was a son, he would be named Hongyuan.
He held her hand. Her fingers were cold, so he rubbed them to warm them up. He wanted to explain the matter of the concubines in the harem, "Ruan Ruan, actually..."
Jiang Fenghua knew what he was going to say, and repeating the explanation would make her seem hypocritical and petty. She said, "Now I know that I should not be Jiang Ruan as I please, but should be Jiang Fenghua. Jiang Fenghua is Xie Shang's wife and the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Nothing else matters. What matters is that Jiang Fenghua can look down on the world hand in hand with Xie Shang."
She can easily get what so many people are trying their best to get, so what is there to be dissatisfied about?
Xie Shang was very happy that she thought so. As long as she was willing to stay by his side for the rest of her life, he would be satisfied. "In front of me, Jiang Fenghua will always be my Ruan Ruan."
"Your Majesty, please light some incense for them and send them on their final journey." I hope they will meet husbands who truly love them in their next life.
Xie Shang also lit incense and burned paper money like Jiang Fenghua.
Jiang Fenghua added, "If their families are willing, I want to send them back to their hometowns for burial. Before Zhang Jingjing left, she told me that she wanted to return to Yuzhou."
Xie Shang said, "Let the officials of the Ministry of Rites arrange this matter. They will receive the same honors and posthumous titles as they deserve. I will let them return home in glory."
There are very few concubines who were posthumously honored, and the emperor's doing so was probably the royal family's compensation to their families.
Zhang Jingjing also gave birth to a princess, who should be posthumously honored and even buried in the imperial mausoleum. However, if she requested during her lifetime, the court could also arrange her tomb in Yuzhou and build a separate mausoleum for the emperor's concubines.
Inside the mourning hall, the candlelight was still flickering, and its reflection on the coffin seemed to be silently telling the endless sadness in this deep palace.
Jiang Fenghua's heart was as hard as iron and as cold as ice, even colder than the wind on a winter night. She leaned into Xie Shang's arms, her voice suddenly became gentle, and she whispered, "Your Majesty, I have a plan to capture Su Qingqing..."
After hearing this, Xie Shang firmly denied it, "No, it's too dangerous. I can't let you fall into danger."
"She has always wanted to seek revenge on me, but I am surrounded by people who protect me, so she has no chance to get close to me. She has not shown up for such a long time, and I can't let her get away again this time." Jiang Fenghua added: "The epidemic in Jishan Hall has already caused many innocent people to suffer."
"I will catch her and will never let the remnants of the Su family murder the people of the Great Zhou again." Xie Shang said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, just block the news from the palace. I will lead her out personally under the pretext of the funerals of Zhang Jingpin and Pan Jieyu." Jiang Fenghua's eyes were firm and calm. "Since Su Qingqing came here to seek revenge on me, she will definitely not show up if I don't show up. She hates me so much, she must want to seek revenge on me personally! I also want to meet Concubine Su."
Xie Shang was unable to persuade her, "Okay then! I will send secret guards to protect you in the dark."
The couple simultaneously put aside their previous unpleasantness, and Jiang Fenghua became more calm, generous and decent.
Xie Shang seemed to have long been accustomed to Jiang Fenghua like this. She was supposed to be like this.
He took the initiative to go back to Kunning Palace with Jiang Fenghua. When they entered the side hall, they saw Xie Zixi and Xie Hongyou who had not gone to bed yet and were guarding the bedside of the fourth princess Xie Lingyue.
Their eyes were full of light, and they didn't even think about the little face in the cradle.
Jiang Fenghua and Xie Shang entered the hall one after the other. They said happily, "The Queen Mother has given us another little sister. She is so cute! Xiuxiu likes sister Yueyue so much."
Jiang Fenghua was very upset after hearing this. Who told her that this was her biological sister?
Lian Ye explained, "As soon as Nanny Wang brought Princess Yue here, the queen told her her name, and Princess Qian decided that she was the queen's child."
It was also because Jiang Fenghua had always told them that if a daughter was born, she would be named Yue'er, and if a son was born, he would be named Yuan'er. Now Yuan'er is there, but Yue'er is gone.
Nanny Wang suddenly brought a child in, and the name just matched hers, so Xie Zixuan immediately concluded that this was her mother's younger sister.
Jiang Fenghua felt very happy. Her daughter and son knew how to protect their younger siblings. They didn't even know how to compete for favor. She said, "Xian'er and You'er will have one more mission from now on."
"Youyou will definitely complete the task assigned by your mother. Please tell me, mother." Xie Hongyou said.
Jiang Fenghua held him in his arms and kissed his son's face, "From now on, brothers and sisters must take care of their younger brothers and sisters together and not allow anyone to bully them. Can you do it?"
"Youyou guarantees that I can do it." Xie Hongyou answered very seriously.
"Xianxian also promised to do it."
Xie Shang held his daughter in his arms, feeling mixed emotions. He thought back to his childhood when the princes and princesses all had their own plans, so the palace was always cold and emotionless.
Now Jiang Fenghua asked them to take care of their younger brothers and sisters. The warm scene here also allowed them to temporarily put aside the coldness and ruthlessness in Shoukang Palace.