Chapter 240
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Because the weather was getting warmer, they placed a circle of ice basins around the coffin to lower the temperature for fear that Old Consort Yu's body would rot. Ning Shu shivered when she approached the coffin. In addition, the bottom of the coffin was covered with a thick layer of lime to prevent moisture.
Ning Shu and Hui Mo looked at each other and started to work. Naturally, they couldn't use a knife on the body and could only roughly examine the surface. They had to be careful and fast. Fortunately, Hui Mo was experienced in this area and Ning Shu was covering for them, so they didn't attract anyone's attention.
When they were done, Ning Shu and the others bowed and knelt before leaving.
When they were about to leave, the palace sent a mama over.
The elderly mama looked at the mourning around and then looked up and down at the mourning dress that Xiao Zhangping insisted on wearing. She frowned and thought for a while before persuading her patiently, "Thirteenth Princess, His Majesty has summoned you back to the palace. There are so many things waiting for you to do in the marriage alliance. You should hurry back with us."
"What are you waiting for me for?" Xiao Zhangping didn't raise her head and said stiffly, "In your eyes, in Father Emperor's eyes, I'm just a puppet with an empty body. I'm just waiting for the time to come so that I can be carried out of the palace alive to Southern Yan. As for the rest, you can do whatever you want. I don't care. Go and tell Father Emperor: I accept my fate. I don't have any other thoughts. I just want to accompany Old Consort Yu for a few more days before she is buried. "
From the shock and disbelief she felt when she heard the news yesterday to today when she saw Old Princess Consort Yu's corpse, she was in a daze. She was still in a dream and refused to believe that everything that was happening in front of her was real. But whether she believed it or not, the only old woman in the world who could make her lie on her knees and act coquettishly had completely left her.
The mama said awkwardly, "But the marriage alliance is a joyous event. If you keep staying here, I'm afraid it will affect your happiness. It will be very inauspicious for you. Also, you are a princess. Only the concubines in the palace can wear this mourning dress when they are dead. Your dress is really not in accordance with the etiquette. If His Majesty knows, he will punish you. "
Her words directly angered Xiao Zhangping. She raised her head and laughed, but it was uglier than crying, "Punishment? Punish him! From the moment I was born until now, other than my Imperial Mother and Old Princess Yu, no one has ever taken me seriously. Imperial Father has never even hugged me since I was young. Now that he needs someone to marry him, he suddenly remembered that he has a daughter like me. The Southern Yan Kingdom was a thousand miles away, and once they left, they would not be able to return. Was there a heavier punishment in this world than this? If you do, feel free to call me over. I, Xiao Zhangping, will be waiting! "
These rebellious words frightened everyone present to the point that they knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word. Ning Shu deliberately slowed down her footsteps and looked at her with pity.
She couldn't help but think of herself in her previous life. Three hundred and seventy-two people in Duke Ning's household were beheaded one by one in front of her. She held her father and mother's corpses tightly and wailed loudly. However, someone "kindly reminded" her not to cry out, otherwise she would provoke the Emperor's displeasure and be punished again.
At that time, her state of mind was no different from Xiao Zhangping's now. She wanted nothing more than to accompany her loved ones to the Yellow Springs, but she couldn't, she couldn't.
That mama was frightened by Xiao Zhangping's rebellious words and hurriedly reprimanded, "Your, Your Highness the Princess, you don't dare to say that! This is rebellious. Your Highness should quickly follow this servant back to the palace and ask for forgiveness from the Emperor — — "
Before that mama could finish her words, a small stone suddenly hit her knee, causing her to kneel down with a "Aiyo!". She prostrated herself on the ground and cried out in pain.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhangping felt a little better. After sneering, she ignored it and continued to stand vigil for Old Princess Yu. She lowered her head and suddenly found a small ball of paper in front of her. It came out of nowhere, as if it had fallen from the sky. She picked it up and opened it. When she saw nine words written on it, her tears fell like rain.
"May my Zhangping be free for the rest of her life."
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