"Why do you have no color at all? Do you want to kneel there for seven days and seven nights?" After coming out, Emperor Yuande snorted to Shen Ruochen, "You are usually very smart, why are you so stupid now?"

Am I usually smart? Shen Ruochen felt happy in his heart and couldn't help but said, "I think it's appropriate for me to keep my filial piety to the Queen!"

"It's fine if you're okay at ordinary times. What happens after death is for others to see. Why do you do that?" Emperor Yuande said, "Just go and burn incense every morning. At other times, just do it." Stay in your own palace."

"Is that okay?" Shen Ruochen asked tentatively.

Emperor Yuan De stopped and said, "I'm here, what are you afraid of? I said I will protect you."

Shen Ruochen looked at Emperor Yuande's affectionate eyes and couldn't help but his heart beat in panic, and responded, "Don't say that, I will take it seriously."

"Is there anything else I haven't done well? Why do I feel like you are always afraid and don't believe in me?"

Shen Ruochen looked around and said to him, "I don't have that, I just can't speak."

"You're lying. You look like this when you lie." Emperor Yuan De took Shen Ruochen's hand and walked forward slowly, "You know, even though I have so many concubines, only with you In front of me, I am even careful about what I say, for fear that any words I say will make you unhappy or sad. I am cautious, but I still want to see you. When I see you, it seems that I can walk away from this dirty life. It feels like coming out, very comfortable.”

Shen Ruochen followed slowly, listening to Emperor Yuan De himself talking there, unable to say a word.

"I've said so much, why don't you say anything?"

"I don't like to talk at all."

"No," Emperor Yuande said, "It's not that you don't like to talk. I see that you, Concubine Jin, and the servants in your palace can all listen and talk, but I haven't entered your heart!"

Shen Ruochen was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "The emperor's words are serious, but I am not."

"Didn't I tell you a long time ago that you don't have to kneel to me when there is no one around? I don't want you to kneel." Emperor Yuande helped Shen Ruochen up, suddenly smiled, nodded to Shen Ruochen's head and said, "It's okay, I will think of something, Little by little, it got into the heart of you, a heartless guy."

"Your Majesty, my concubine..."

"Go back to the palace. The queen passed away suddenly. There must have been a lot of things in the previous dynasty. The Nala family also needs to be comforted. I have to go back to work," Emperor Yuande said to Shen Ruochen, "You go back to the palace and rest." , when it comes time to burn incense tomorrow, go back and ask the little Dezi next to you what to do, he used to be a member of the imperial family and knows everything."

"Yes," Shen Ruochen nodded and watched Emperor Yuan De leave. Then Shen Ruochen slowly walked back to his palace full of thoughts.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Shen Ruochen asked Xiao Dezi anxiously, "Xiao Dezi, what do you mean by the emperor's words? Is there anything special about the queen's funeral ceremony? Is it different from my sister's back then?"

Xiao Dezi hurriedly said, "The Queen is the mother of a country, so it is naturally different. Generally, for this kind of thing, the concubines have to keep vigil there. They have to kneel and mourn for the first seven days and nights, and then every two hours. Cry a lot, give a big salute, cry a little for an hour, and have to take turns to be there to keep vigil for the Queen, even if you can't cry."

"So..." Shen Ruochen didn't say anything until he reached his mouth.

"This is easy enough. The emperor has decreed that everything should be kept simple. Otherwise it would take a month, and the concubines from outside would also have to enter the palace. Some of the concubines are in poor health or have low status and are not allowed to rest. They will not be able to survive it. There were quite a few who just followed him away! Even if they are in good health, they almost have to peel off a layer of skin." Xiao Dezi glanced at Shen Ruochen and said, "The Emperor really cares about you, Master. This has never happened before. of."

"Never had?"

Xiao Dezi shook his head, "In the previous dynasty, there was a concubine who had a pregnant belly and had to keep vigil. In the end, the child was gone and she didn't even rest."

Shen Ruochen's expression changed, "Wouldn't that mean you broke the rules for me?"

Xiao Dezi hurriedly said, "The emperor has issued a decree, saying that everything should be kept simple, and the concubines who take care of the prince should also put the emperor's heir first. I think everyone can't say anything."

"Then the emperor also asked you what to bring. Is there anything special to bring?"

Xiao Dezi thought for a while, "The clothes are all sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The emperor must be talking about handkerchiefs, right?"

"Handkerchief?" Shen Ruochen frowned, "What are the rules for handkerchiefs? If you can't wear them, I just won't bring them. It's a cold day anyway, and I'm not sweating."

"It's not this," Xiao Dezi stepped forward and whispered, "it's a handkerchief with chili juice on it. If you can't cry without tears, just use this."

Shen Ruochen was shocked. He remembered that when his sister passed away, no wonder all the concubines were crying. He thought his sister was so popular, but it turned out to be the case!

"This...does the emperor know this?"

Xiao Dezi smiled bitterly and said, "This is a secret that everyone in the palace knows. It's all like this."

Shen Ruochen curled his lips and said, "Since it's a generally accepted secret, why are everyone pretending to be there? Isn't this self-deception!"

Xiao Dezi didn't say anything, this palace is the world, as long as there are people, isn't it like this! My master just lives a too simple life, but fortunately, with the emperor protecting him and us slaves, let him be so happy all the time.

By the way, on the second day, Shen Ruochen came to Kunning Palace wearing mourning clothes and brought a small walnut. Everyone had already knelt down and looked like they had cried several times. Everyone's eyes were red and their faces were not good. , I must have had a hard night.

Everyone looked fearful when they saw Shen Ruochen. They must have known what happened yesterday and the emperor's special care. Shen Ruochen didn't look sideways as he stepped forward to offer incense to Queen Nala, and then kowtowed politely. .

Da Gege and Second Brother did not rush forward this time, but Da Gege still had anger in his eyes and stared at Shen Ruochen without hiding it.

Shen Ruochen didn't want to stay too long, so he just did his best. After kowtowing, he went out to find Concubine Jin. The two of them went to sit in a corner room aside for a while.

"Sister, how are you? Can you still hold on?"

Concubine Jin nodded, "It's okay. Didn't you give me that kneeling place to make it comfortable? I'm wearing it. Besides, I have three grids, so I can go back early and don't have to stay here all the time."

"That's good," Shen Ruochen finally felt relieved, "I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

"It's okay. Even now that Concubine Shu has entered and turned into a pure concubine, it's just as annoying!" Jin Concubine said impatiently, "I show her every day, and she fills in many places by herself. , it’s really annoying!”