The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife-Chapter 2109 - 2111: Entering the Palace

"Let’s not talk about this anymore, rest early. Tomorrow at 5:00 a.m, we need to enter the palace for mourning rituals. We should wake up at 3 a.m, and Lele will be coming with me. Once we’re in the palace, I might not be able to care for you for a while, so take care of yourself. Qingqing and Yueyue will be looked after by Qingrui and the others."

"I understand."

Yang Chuxia thought for a moment and decided not to sleep yet. Instead, she got up and took out the mourning attire and some items for binding her knees.

The Grand Emperor has passed away. Unlike ordinary citizens who only wear mourning attire, officials must wear mourning clothes for three days, followed by twenty-seven days of funeral garments, mourning rituals for seven days. The royal family members wear mourning attire for much longer, a full eighty-one days, and then wear plain clothes for a year.

As for ordinary citizens in the Capital City, they do not need to wear funeral garments, only plain clothes for twenty-seven days, fast for a month, and suspend marriages and large entertainment activities for three months and a year respectively.

Outside the Capital City, citizens observe less stringent customs, wearing plain clothes for thirteen days, fasting for half a month, and suspending marriages for one month.

"Tomorrow, you and Lele should bind this to your legs; the palace’s great hall is made of stone slabs, and after kneeling for several days, your legs will feel broken."

Ye Zi’an saw what she was holding and smiled, "Luckily it’s summer; if it were winter, the mourning period would last for at least half a month." He thought to himself, if it were that season, it would be even worse. The great hall is cold, and encountering rainy or snowy weather would make it damp; after national mourning, a person would almost be half-dead.

"Summer isn’t good either; it’s unbearably hot, and people might suffer from heatstroke." Thinking of this, Yang Chuxia quickly patted her head. "I’ll have someone prepare some mint sachets overnight for you and your father, and some cooling pills."

"Preparing them tomorrow won’t be too late."

Yang Chuxia realized this too and went to bed to sleep together.

In just a few hours, Ming Lan and others came to wake them up.

Yang Chuxia and Ye Zi’an each put on a set of moon-white mourning clothes, with only a plain silver hairpin in their hair.

Opening the door, Lele was already there.

"Have some snacks to fill your stomach, and drink little water, otherwise you’ll need to use the toilet." Yang Chuxia looked at Lele’s attire and thought this child was indeed thoughtful, having chosen a light-colored outfit herself. "Today, stay close to your father. There are many people in the palace and many eyes watching; be cautious."

"I understand, Mother."

When the family prepared to leave, Yang Chuxia tied a small pouch around Lele’s waist. "There are some mint candies inside; take one when you feel hot."

"Mm, thank you, Mother."

Yang Chuxia then gave some instructions to Yang Qingrui and the others before joining Ye Zi’an and his son on the carriage.

It was still dark, but there were already quite a few carriages on the road.

When they reached the palace gates, many people were already waiting.

At this time, there was still half an hour before 5:00 a.m; the palace gates were still closed, and everyone was waiting.

"Madam Ye, it’s been a while."

While waiting, someone approached the Ye Family’s carriage, and Yang Chuxia lifted the curtain to find it was the former State Duchess Tong, so she got off the carriage.

"Yes, it has been a while." Yang Chuxia was slightly awkward; this lady had been divorced by State Duke Tong, and she wasn’t sure why she was here, or how she should address her. She had little impression of State Duchess Tong’s maiden name.

However, State Duke Tong’s daughter-in-law, the heir’s wife, noticed Yang Chuxia’s discomfort and said, "My mother-in-law now lives in the State Duke’s residence."

Now Yang Chuxia understood, it seems State Duke Tong had taken this lady back.

State Duke Tong did this beautifully. Madam Tong had previously caused quite a bit of damage to the State Duke’s residence. Now, with State Duke Tong gaining favor with the Emperor, he could still bring this lady back, making him appear especially sentimental and righteous.