Su Manrong also knew that during the national mourning period, even the new emperor's memorials should not be marked with cinnabar, but with blue or ink pens.

Therefore, during the national mourning period, most reform measures will be postponed for a period of time.

In addition, she really didn't understand how to handle state funerals in ancient times, so it would be better not to go to the imperial city for the time being.

Although she admired and appreciated Emperor Dekan, she did not have to go to him to express her condolences.

Immediately, he took his two children to the Duke's Mansion to settle down.

Having learned the lesson from Xiao Chengxian's assassination last time, this time, the 50th Guards first patrolled the whole place and made sure there was no problem before setting up sentries in three steps to protect the entire Duke's Mansion.

"Madam, everything has been put away."

Ling Yi came to Su Manrong respectfully and reported.

"Okay." Su Manrong nodded, thinking that the Duke's Mansion occupies a large area.

Even if all the 50 Guards set up sentries at three steps, it would be impossible to defend the entire courtyard.

So for safety reasons, Su Manrong took a few pinhole cameras and asked Ling Yi to place them quietly in the corner.

In this way, she can regularly watch the surveillance footage in the corner, and conduct investigation whenever a suspicious person approaches.

"Madam, during the national mourning period, all people must wear plain clothes. The young master and young lady also need to change their clothes."

Ling Yi saw that Su Manrong usually wore white clothes and didn't like to wear hair accessories, so there was no need to remind her.

But the little lady was wearing red clothes and pink accessories in her bun.

Although you will not go out during the national mourning period, if you are seen by others, you will inevitably make irresponsible remarks.

"You're right, I didn't think carefully."

Su Manrong was slightly startled, and then continued to ask: "Tell me, what else should you pay attention to during the national mourning period? We must not allow anyone to catch any evidence." ωωw..net

Su Manrong knew that in the harem, the concubines would do anything to compete for favor.

By the same token, these ministers above the court originally wanted to take a step forward by assisting the young emperor.

As the Lord of Jinghua City, Xiao Chengxian is also the Protector of the Country.

After the two come to Dekang, everyone will think that they are His Majesty's confidants...

Therefore, the ministers of Bao Buqi all wanted to see the two of them make mistakes, so as to give them a blow.

Su Manrong quietly took out the recorder and recorded all the precautions that Ling Yi said.

After listening to it twice to make sure that I had recorded it, I took my children to play in the room.

It was said that during the national mourning period, it was best not to play or fight, so Su Manrong did not dare to go out with her children.

I bought some paints for my two children and led them to paint abstract works wantonly.

War and natural disasters continued in Dekang. At this time, the Supreme Emperor passed away and the young emperor ascended the throne. The country was very unstable.

The same is true in the state of Yue. It took only a few months for the king of Yue to seize the throne, and his health was also in danger.

This can't help but make those small countries who are jealous of this plain continent salivate and want to take advantage of the instability of Yue State's court to take advantage of it.

After Ajiang returned from the Second South City, he was not in a hurry to return to the Yue Kingdom Palace.

Two days later, when he returned to the palace, he saw Yue Jun with a heavy face and realized that Shan State had launched an attack on the southern part of Yue State.

Because Shan State was not affected in any way by this natural disaster. Instead, it sold high-priced grain to Yue State, thus accumulating a substantial national treasury.

As a result, they had enough food, grass and ammunition, and they were as powerful as breaking bamboo. In just one night, they defeated the two cities in the southern part of Yue State and moved northward.

"Although our country, Yue State, suffered no more heavy losses than Dekang in this natural disaster, the city in the north of Yue State was still affected by the disaster. The food supply was insufficient and the national treasury was empty.

This time, Shan State caught Yue State by surprise. There were generals in the court, but their weapons and armor were broken and they could not go to the battlefield to defend themselves against the enemy.

Ah Jiang, the Qianzhou army is well-equipped, as you and I have seen.

I wonder if we can buy some weapons and armor from the Lord of Jinghua City."

Yue Jun knew very well that when General Zhu Guo forced Su Manrong in front of the Qianzhou City Gate, the weapons Su Manrong used were extremely lethal and extremely accurate.

If we could borrow weapons like that, even if they were not in large numbers, we could at least give them a run for their money with the Shan Army.

They don't seek to regain lost ground, but only seek to protect themselves and accumulate strength.

"Okay, I'll write to my sister immediately."

On the way back from South Second City, Ajiang felt very lonely. He also wanted to write a letter to Su Manrong to let her know that he had come to Qianzhou to find her...

But I also felt that it was really unnecessary to write a special letter explaining my itinerary.

If Yue Guo wants Su Manrong, he can just write a letter...

He wrote two letters at the same time, one was sent to Qianzhou, and the other was sent directly to the Duke's Mansion in Dekang Imperial City.

In this way, when Qianzhou receives Su Manrong's reply and has assembled weapons and armor, the weapons can be sent directly to the battlefield without wasting too much time.

...

After nightfall, Xiaojiu and Sijiu also tidied up the rooms of their two children.

After Su Manrong sent the two children to the baby room, she returned to the front hall and waited for Xiao Chengxian's return.

"Husband..."

Seeing Xiao Chengxian walking towards her with wind blowing on her feet, Su Manrong also got up and went to meet him: "Are you done?"

"It was all left to the Ministry of Rites, but Emperor Dekan treated the refugees well, succeeded to the throne during the natural disaster, and won the hearts of the people.

The people in the city spontaneously knelt outside the imperial city. As a result, the Ministry of Rites wanted to stay in the Emperor's Zi Palace for a few more days before heading to the imperial mausoleum.

As a result, the national mourning director said it would take twenty-four days to complete."

Before, Xiao Chengxian was just a playboy who only knew how to live happily and drunkenly, and he had never understood the important matter of national mourning.

I didn't expect that there would be so much red tape and that the whole country would have to observe mourning for 24 days.

If the Queen Mother hadn't stopped them, those people from the Ministry of Rites would have told the world that they were not allowed to marry within three years...

Fortunately, the Queen Mother considered the population of Dekang and did not allow the Ministry of Rites to follow the old customs.

But there is no change in the twenty-four days of mourning. Thinking of this, Xiao Chengxian felt...

"It takes so long?"

It was not that Su Manrong was disrespectful to the deceased, but he just felt that the mourning period was too long.

"On the way back, I was still thinking, why don't I resign to the Queen Mother tomorrow?

Let’s follow Doctor Wu to the northern border first, and then return in half a month and twenty days, and we won’t delay the sacrificial ceremony at that time.”

Xiao Chengxian didn't want to stay in that kind of atmosphere forever. With his temperament, he simply couldn't stay there...

Just one day feels longer than a year.

"Okay. Then I will sort out the management methods of Qianzhou overnight. When you enter the palace tomorrow to resign, I will hand the booklet to Your Majesty.

If he doesn't understand anything, just ask Yi Zero.

He stayed with me every day for the past ten days, even for meetings, and he knew everything."
Chapter completed!