Chapter 505: The Emperor’s Grace
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Old Madam Yu drank some soup and a cup of tea before going outside to continue kneeling.
As there was no need to cry, it was much easier.
It was already 2pm when they returned to the Yu Residence.
When Old Madam Yu asked Madam Yao to help her out of the carriage, her body trembled and she almost lost her balance.
Yu Youyao was worried about her grandmother and hurriedly went forward to help her. “It’s the first day of the crying session today. Grandmother must be tired. I ordered someone to prepare some medicinal cuisine. Have some before you rest.”
Although Old Madam Yu’s body was fine, she was exhausted. “Don’t worry, the Empress Dowager is considerate of women and has taken good care of us old things. I didn’t suffer much.”
However, she had still suffered quite a bit. It was inevitable.
Yu Youyao was a little relieved. She and Madam Yao helped Old Madam Yu back to An Shou Hall.
As they walked, Yu Youyao even asked about the situation in the palace.
Old Madam Yu didn’t have the energy to answer, but Madam Yao did.
When they arrived at An Shou Hall, Yu Youyao and Madam Yao helped Old Madam Yu take off her official uniform and change into plain mourning clothes with a white sash tied around her waist.
When she came out after washing up, Nanny Liu had already prepared the medicinal cuisine.
Yu Youyao had always been meticulous, so she prepared a portion for Madam Yao too. “It’s already very tiring to cry and mourn. Auntie still has to take care of Grandmother. You must be tired after a long day. I won’t let Auntie stay here for long. I’ve prepared some medicinal cuisine to eliminate fatigue for you. Have some as well.”
She was considerate and understanding, and every word she said touched Madam Yao’s heart.
The next day, Yu Youyao prepared medicinal cuisine. “The Empress Dowager is sympathetic to the women. The medicinal cuisine is for your own consumption so perhaps you can bring it into the palace.”
Yesterday, she had asked her second aunt about the situation in the palace and knew that all the arrangements in the palace were very thorough and not unreasonable.
There was no harm in giving it a try.
If it didn’t work, she could leave it in the carriage. After mourning, she could heat it up with a stove in the carriage. It was also possible to heat it up and eat it on the way.
Old Madam Yu patted her hand. “You’ve thought it through.”
Yesterday, when Yao Yao kept asking Madam Yao about the situation in the palace, she had thought that Yao Yao had never experienced this and was curious about everything.
Who knew that she would prepare these?
The carriage entered the second palace gate. The maidservants and nannies were not allowed to enter the palace. They could only wait at the carriage.
Old Madam Yu took the medicinal cuisine and looked for the female official. “I’m not in good health. Usually, I have to continue taking the medicinal cuisine at home. Could you make an exception for this?”
Surprisingly, the female official took the medicinal cuisine and said with a smile, “The Empress Dowager has long instructed that mourning is a loyal matter. It’s not meant to be a torture. Madam, don’t worry. The medicinal cuisine will be handed over to me first. In a while, it will be sent to the female doctor for examination, registration, bookmaking, and storage. When Madam wants to eat it, I’ll go to the female doctor to get it.”
As long as the item was in the booklet, there would be someone to take care of it. There would not be any mistakes.
Of course, not everyone was qualified to bring things into the palace. A few people with high statuses were excusable, so there was no hindrance.
Wouldn’t it be a mess if there were too many people allowed to do this?
Old Madam Yu lowered her eyes. As expected, Yao Yao had predicted it.
After going back and forth for three days, she was finally done.
Old Madam Yu had suffered. However, with the incense and medicinal cuisine that Yu Youyao prepared every day and the Empress Dowager’s special care, she did not suffer much.
She heaved a sigh of relief. “Finally, I don’t have to enter the palace anymore. Otherwise, my old bones won’t be able to take it.”
Yu Youyao handed her a cup of ginseng tea. “After mourning, there’s nothing left for us women to do compared to the previous dynasty.”
If he did not make the funeral glorious, how could he show the Emperor’s benevolence?
How could he express his brotherhood with the King of Zhouli?
How could he hide the fact that he had accidentally killed a meritorious general and his own brother?!
It was important to know when to correct one’s mistakes.
What the Emperor was doing now was to make up for his mistakes.
However, what exactly did the Emperor do wrong?
He had only been deceived by traitors and mistakenly killed a meritorious general.
It was understandable!
Now that the Emperor was pursuing a grand burial, wasn’t it also because of his great kindness?
Look, this was the Emperor’s Grace!
No matter how big the mistake was, he could still make light of it and whitewash the peace. What was left for the history books was always an indistinguishable truth and a vague word.
The King of Zhouli was returning to Youzhou to be buried, so there was no need for him to stay in Fuyan Palace for 21 days.
On the eleventh day.
The Four Great Envoys majestically supported the King of Zhouli’s spiritual return and set off for Youzhou.
Wherever they passed, officials would kneel in mourning. The commoners would cry non-stop.
At this point, the funeral of King of Zhouli had come to an end. The funeral ceremony and the rites would be held in Youzhou. Besides continuing to mourn, there was nothing else to do in the capital.
Everyone in the court finally heaved a sigh of relief.
The various departments flipped through the accounts and their hearts ached so much that they were about to bleed.
The “national funeral” had cost the imperial court a year of their budget. If they needed money in the future, they had to rack their brains and find ways to compensate for it.
However, there was nothing they could do.
For the sake of the dignity of the royal family and the reputation of the Emperor, no matter how much money they spent, they could only brace themselves and do it. Only when the Emperor and everyone in the world were satisfied would this matter be completely resolved.
Yu Youyao was not in the mood to pay attention to the undercurrents in the court.
This winter was colder than usual. The weather was cold, wet, and freezing. Yu Youyao was worried that her cousin’s leg would hurt. She had continuously made nourishing medicinal cuisine, incense to ward off the cold, and medicinal tea every day.
The Green House had long started burning charcoal, and the heated brick bed was also set ablaze.
But even so, Zhou Linghuai’s leg still acted up. His leg, which was usually numb, was swollen and painful because of the cold. The pain was piercing.
Yu Youyao’s heart ached for her cousin. Even if she added more spiritual dewdrop to her cousin’s medicinal cuisine and medicinal oil, it could only relieve the pain.
Seeing that she was depressed, Nanny Xu comforted her. “Almost all incense materials have the effect of exorcizing evil and revitalizing the right. They are fragrant and moist, and can treat illnesses and nourish the body. At this rate, Master’s leg can be treated with incense.”
Although Yu Youyao had only studied incense for a short period of time, her foundation was not inferior to hers.
Young Master Zhou and the Xie family doted on her and gathered a lot of notes on incense and some lost recipes for her.
Her words were a wake up call for her!
Yu Youyao’s eyes lit up. “The fragrance of the cold-repelling incense gives humidity, and the medicinal oil can activate meridians. Although it can’t have a healing effect, it can indeed relieve Cousin’s leg pain. Can I try to improve the formula of the cold-repelling incense and medicinal oil to achieve the effect of treating injuries?
Improving the incense was not easy, but it was not impossible.
The incense recipes that existed in this world were also created by predecessors. They searched far and wide, constantly researching and innovating the recipes.. If others could do it, why couldn’t she?
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