After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields Chapter 786

Qi Xianguan felt a gust of wind blowing from above his head.

When I opened my eyes again, I was surrounded by the eaves and tree shadows flying by quickly.

There was a group of people patrolling with torches in front. Qi Xianguan was about to lift his heart when his vision was suddenly covered by his robe. He felt like he was being lifted up and carried on his shoulders.

A gust of wind passed by, and a feeling of weightlessness came. Qi Xianguan, whose sight was blocked, was so frightened that he almost screamed.

The person beneath him seemed to have predicted his reaction and simply covered his face.

The wind rustled in my ears, and the faint sounds of horse hooves and human voices could be heard.

After a period of ups and downs, the person beneath him obviously stopped.

"arrive."

Qin Yao put the person on her shoulders down and took a step forward, which was the back door of Qi's house.

Qi Xianguan opened the robe covering his face and waited for a while before he saw the scene in front of him clearly. He was so surprised that it seemed like a dream.

"So fast?" Qi Xianguan murmured in shock.

Qin Yao curled her lips and smiled, then stepped forward and knocked on the back door for him. She heard footsteps coming from inside and hid in the shadow.

In Qi Xianguan's eyes, it was a living person in front of him who suddenly disappeared.

The back door was carefully opened, and the steward stuck his head out. He didn't expect to see his young master. He was startled for a moment and hurriedly opened the door to welcome him in.

Qin Yao didn't leave until the door was closed and it was confirmed that Qi Xianguan had returned home safely.

The night passed.

At nine o'clock, the death knell sounded from the bell tower.

The emperor died!

Early in the morning, people were awakened by the gong of the Jingzhao Mansion official.

The government officials announced throughout the city that the emperor had passed away. At noon today, the ceremonial officer would read out the edict of succession in front of Ziwei Palace, and the people would all go to listen to the edict.

At noon, all the civil and military officials and people in the city came to Ziwei Palace in plain clothes to listen to and read the imperial edict.

The prince succeeded to the throne and changed the name of the country to Yuanchu.

In addition, because the new emperor made a sad transition, his physical discomfort caused old illnesses, and he was unable to take charge of the overall situation. Before the new emperor recovered, all civil and military officials should consult the Queen Mother before making decisions on all important military and political matters.

The ceremony officer also said something about the death of the great emperor and the sorrow of the whole world.

It was read out at the end, and the national mourning officially began.

From the day of the death of the Emperor, civil and military officials and all the people are not allowed to have fun within a hundred days, are not allowed to slaughter for forty-nine days, and are prohibited from marrying for a month.

The courtiers were in mourning for twenty-seven days.

Within twenty-seven days, all government affairs will be suspended to observe filial piety for the country.

The people mourned for ten days.

Within ten days, people wear linen and mourn, all entertainment activities are stopped, the emperor's memorial tablet is set up at home, an altar is set up, incense and paper are offered every day, and mourning is mourned.

During the national mourning period, all officials and people should wear plain clothes until the national mourning is over.

The large city of Kyoto suddenly became quiet.

The Qin Yao family, who had never experienced a national mourning, first howled at home for two days following the cries of their neighbors.

At home, he wore linen and mourning and guarded a wooden sign with the name "The Emperor" written on it. He knelt down to worship, burned incense and burned paper.

Then he started a month-long vegetarian life.

For no other reason than because no one is slaughtering, the meat is unavailable.

Liu Fei and Yin Le's shops were closed, and so were the specialty stores.

All the shops in the city are closed.

Only small shops in the city are left open for half a day every day after serving the ten-day mourning period.

Fortunately, the rice vat at Qin Yao's home was always full and she had enough food.

Otherwise, families who are not fully prepared will go hungry during the mourning period.

It wasn't until all the officials had served the twenty-seven days of mourning that the people in the city had the opportunity to leave the city quietly.

Go to a farmer's house on the outskirts of the city to buy some meat.

You have to be sneaky and not be discovered.

Otherwise, the enemy will label him as someone who is having fun, and the whole family will be sent to jail.

In this sneaky and sneaky atmosphere, April arrives quietly.

The new decree was issued, and the Queen Mother took pity on the difficulty of studying for candidates from all over the country, so she postponed the Spring Festival to the first day of May.

After the imperial edict was announced, the candidates, who had been extremely disappointed and prepared to give up and go home, were overjoyed, wept with joy, and were deeply moved. They wrote poems and lyrics one after another to praise the Queen Mother as a literary figure and a purple star descending to earth.

Liu Ji is naturally one of these flatterers.

I have to write three articles every day and read them out loud in front of Ziwei Palace.

Occasionally, he would drag the reluctant Qi Xianguan and Ma Yang along with him to make a fool of himself in front of the palace gate.

Because his literary talent is really out of reach compared to other sycophants.

In this regard, Qin Yao is in good mental condition.

Anyway, as long as I'm not around, it's not my face that's being embarrassed.

The twenty-seven days of mourning have passed and the school has reopened.

There are also many more shops open on the street.

However, most of the people walking on the street looked serious and did not dare to joke or laugh.

The whole atmosphere is quite tense.

However, in the past few days, because the imperial edict to postpone the Spring Festival was announced, the candidates were happy and the atmosphere improved slightly.

After being stuck at home for two months, the atmosphere has improved. Qin Yao finally got to go out for a walk on the pretext of picking up her daughter from school.

The national mourning has not completely passed, and the real end will have to wait until the spiritual body of the Grand Emperor is buried.

All the people still wear plain clothes.

In order not to stand out, Qin Yao also wore a gray linen thin shirt when going out, with only a light-colored hair rope tied into a high ponytail.

After not eating much meat for two months and wearing plain clothes, Qin Yao looked thinner.

This is in line with the atmosphere of national mourning.

It was almost time for school to end, and there were many people waiting at the door of the Women's Garden.

I don't know who leaked the news that the Women's Garden is backed by the Queen Mother and there are a lot more female students this year.

Most of them are girls from official families.

There are also some civilian girls, but not many.

As there were more officials and ladies, there were many more carriages parked at the entrance of the Women's Garden than before.

Qin Yao deeply felt the convenience of being close to home. It was only a few steps away, and she didn't have to worry about the carriage being unable to turn around on this narrow street.

"Qin Yao."

Suddenly, Qin Yao stretched out a hand from beside her and wanted to pat her shoulder.

Qin Yao quickly turned sideways and dodged.

Looking at it with sharp cold eyes, it was colder than the winter wind.

Linwei, who was dressed in white linen clothes, retracted his hand in embarrassment and swallowed.

What a scary look!

"Why is it you?" Qin Yao's eyes softened, but she was still wary.

Linwei pointed at the Xu family carriage parked opposite, and Qin Yao understood.

Pointing at the gate of the Women's Garden, he signaled to the guards to keep an eye on her so as not to miss Siniang. He then turned around and strode towards the carriage row on the opposite side.

Aunt Yu opened the car door and asked Qin Yao to get in the car.

Qin Yao looked suspiciously into the curtained carriage, and found Xu Wenqing alone.

She got into the carriage and saw Xu Wenqing, who was rosy and energetic.

Looking at her slimmer body, Qin Yao really wanted to roll her eyes.

"Power really nourishes people. I can still look good after being a vegetarian for two months."

Xu Wenqing smiled and motioned for her to sit down.

"You look like you've lost weight. Why, didn't you secretly go out of the city to buy meat? Your family isn't that thin, right? You can't even afford meat. Do you want me to help you?"

Maybe because he was in such a good mood, Xu Wenqing didn't even bother to pretend in front of Qin Yao, and was smiling broadly.

Qin Yao waved her hand to indicate that she did not need support and reminded her: "Your husband just died."

Xu Wenqing leaned against the carriage relaxedly, her eyes full of tenderness, "Well, I'm finally dead."

Qin Yao: "." (End of chapter)

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