In Songjiang, Zhou Shiqi wrote a letter to the court, asking the Supreme Emperor Zhu Youlang to posthumously title "Yingtian Responsibly, Respectfully, Frugal, Jingwen, Weiwu Liren, Respectfully, Frugal, Filial and Filial Piety". The distraught Emperor Dingwu appointed Zhu Youlang as Emperor Zhaozong, and asked every household in Nanjing to hang white curtains.

Because the Emperor of Supreme is not found, the funeral arrangement was so worried that everyone in the cabinet would be so unfair that the chief assistant Guo Zhiqi finally submitted a memorial to build a ceremonial tomb for the Emperor of Supreme, and all other rules were still based on the ancestors. Emperor Dingwu was correct. However, what was surprising was that Emperor Dingwu did not issue any order to fight against Wu Sangui, and Zhou Shixiang from Songjiang did not intend to return to Nandu to preside over Zhu Youlang's funeral, but instead took people to Hangzhou.

In the south, Zhu Youlang was newly mourned; in the north, sadness also enveloped the northern capital.

In early September, Shunzhi suddenly issued an order for various provinces to recruit famous doctors to come to the capital to treat the imperial concubine Dong E. In addition, Shunzhi set up an altar in the palace and pardoned the world to pray for his beloved concubine. However, all Shunzhi's efforts failed to improve his beloved concubine's condition, but instead became heavier. Shunzhi, who was heartbroken, left behind military and national affairs and went to the West Mountain again. Accompanied by monks in the temple, Shunzhi lit the eternal lamp in front of the Buddha statue, held the incense of thread devoutly, looked up at the huge Tathagata's body with kind eyes and solemn Dharma appearance. Shunzhi made a great wish in front of the Buddha, but the Buddha did not respond to him, and the news of the imperial concubine's critical illness came from the palace.

The news of Dong E's critical illness changed Shunzhi's face. The incense in his hand fell to the ground. The monks accompanied him were shocked. Seeing that the emperor had no words, he turned around and ran out of the hall. In order to return to the palace as soon as possible, Shunzhi ran wildly on the way back to the palace, which made the guards feel heartbroken. The pedestrians on the road were frightened and flew around, and they were chaotic all the way. I don't know how many people were injured after knocking down and trampling. After entering the city, Shunzhi rode his horse straight to Da Nei. Since Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty built this unparalleled glorious palace group more than 200 years ago, no one dared to risk his life to lead a horse through here among the yellow tiles and red walls of the golden hall. Now the violent sound of horse hooves shook between the high palace walls!

My beloved concubine, wait for me, wait for me!

Shunzhi had only the sound of wind in his ears, and he could not hear the shouts of the guards behind him. The palace maids and eunuchs in the palace were so scared that they hid aside when they saw the emperor running towards him. When they arrived outside Dong E's bedroom, Shunzhi flew off the horse and rushed into the hall. Shunzhi saw the queen and the queen mother, but he stopped and rushed to Dong E's bedside. Dong E's face was as white as apart, his eyes were closed, and he didn't move.

"Love concubine!"

Shunzhi cried, and the queen pulled him away and cried, "Master, you are late, and she is already Dong E's sister." The queen couldn't continue and turned her face and cried bitterly.

"No, no!"

Shunzhi rushed to the bed, hugged Dong E and let out a painful cry. The wail seemed to be someone stabbing Shunzhi in the heart, and it was like a dying slap of a wounded beast.

"My beloved concubine, why don't you wait for me, why don't you wait for me!"

Shunzhi, who was extremely sad, suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground on his back.

"emperor!"

The concubines and eunuchs were so scared that they were panicked. They rubbed their temples around and relaxed their chests and breathed, and they were in a mess. Only Su Malagu was calm. She asked the concubines to walk away and asked the eunuchs to carry the emperor carefully to the long couch in the middle, and ordered the imperial physician to be quickly passed on. The empress dowager sat next to her son and never left him. The imperial physician arrived quickly, and the imperial concubines gathered in the inner room and listened quietly, each of them was extremely nervous.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, the imperial physician was frightened, his face turned yellow, his hands trembled, and large beads of sweat rolled down his neck. He knelt forward tremblingly, lowered his head, stretched out three fingers to press on the emperor's wrist, tried his best to level his breath, took a moment of pulse, let out a long breath, lowered his head and said to the empress dowager: "Report to the empress dowager, the emperor is in a hurry to hurt his heart, and overworked, and fainted for a moment. When the emperor prescribes a cold medicine to relieve chest and breathe, it will be cured. Please rest assured."

The empress dowager breathed a sigh of relief, and the concubines in the inner room relaxed, and then cried again. They were really scared just now.

The queen glanced at her unconscious husband and said to the queen mother: "My mother, do you want to send the emperor back to the Palace of Yangxin?"

The queen's lost eyes flashed over the queen and shook her head.

"But, Chengqian Palace is so messy, Sister Dong E's... is still there. The emperor is lying here, afraid it is not suitable..." The queen lowered her head and whispered.

"No, you don't understand"

The Empress Dowager sighed, no one knows her son better than her. The son is very affectionate with Dong E. Once he wakes up, the first thing he will do is to look at Dong E. If he sends him away now, he is afraid he will be crazy.

The empress dowager disagreed, and the queen did not dare to ask anyone to send her husband away, so she had to wait for her husband to wake up uneasy. After more than an hour, Shunzhi woke up, and the first thing she did when she woke up was to stand up staggeringly, and then walked towards Dong E's dormitory step by step. The concubines and the palace maids and eunuchs all looked at Shunzhi in panic, and no one dared to say a word, because the expression on Shunzhi's face was really cold.

Dong E on the bed looked like a child, but she was more peaceful and quieter than when she was born. She seemed to have a smile on her lips, as if she was grateful for her final relieving. Shunzhi stared at her silently, stood motionless for a long time, then knelt down, picked up the cold little hands from her chest, put them on his face, and shed a few drops of tears. He carefully put her hands back to their original place, looked at her with a smile, and whispered: "Miss, wait for me, beloved!"

Shunzhi actually pulled out his short sword to commit suicide. People were shocked. Some of the concubines screamed, and the empress dowager and the queen rushed forward regardless of their identity. Wu Liangfu, who was closest to Shunzhi, was agile and grabbed Shunzhi's hand at once. Two eunuchs hugged Shunzhi, one left and one right, took away the short sword in his hand, making Shunzhi unable to commit suicide.

The Queen Mother was shocked and angry: "Fulin, what do you want to do! Are you confused?"

Shunzhi was like crazy, and somehow came from an amazing force. He pushed left and hit the two eunuchs, then kicked Wu Liangfu beside him, shouting: "Who dares to stop me, I will die if I ask him to stand still! I don't live anymore, I just don't want to live anymore!"

Shunzhi's eyes were like red charcoal balls, and his face was burning blood. He shook everyone away, lowered his head slightly, and then rushed to the wall. The eunuchs and palace maids rushed to stop them again, and fell to the ground with Shunzhi. The crying, shouting, and screaming were in chaos, almost lifting the roof of the palace.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud voice rang out in the room, everyone was stunned, and Shunzhi was also stunned, because his mother had just slapped him hard.

"Um"

Shunzhi felt very wronged. He stood there covering his painful face and did not dare to move.

"Are you still an emperor? Are you going to die for a woman? If you really want to die, just kill your mother!"

The Queen Mother's body was so angry that she shivered, and her eyes looked so disappointed at her son.

"Son doesn't dare!"

Shunzhi shivered. He woke up and subconsciously knelt down in front of his mother. Seeing that the empress dowager was so angry, Su Ma hurriedly brought a chair. The empress dowager fell on the chair in depressedly, and his chest was slumped and hung on the ground for a few breaths. Shunzhi felt very sad when he saw his mother like this.

The queen also came up and knelt on the side of Shunzhi, and said to her husband with tears in her eyes: "My sister Dong E said repeatedly when she was dying that her concubine was about to leave. This is a fixed number and there is no suffering. But she cannot repay the kindness of the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager is about to be 50 years old and mourns her concubine. Although she dies, she cannot feel at ease... My sister is filial to the Empress Dowager and is always thinking about her death. The Emperor also needs to take care of herself and do not hurt the Empress Dowager's heart!"

The concubines also surrounded the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and the Queen knelt down. The sound of requests and wails filled the palace, and tears kept flowing. They begged the Emperor to think about the painstaking efforts of the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine who passed away, and must not seek short-sightedness.

Shunzhi did not continue to make trouble. He went to the side hall alone and stayed there quietly.

That night, the inner courtyard of the palace was sleepless all night, and the lights of each palace were bright until dawn. Shunzhi was unwilling to leave Chengqian Palace, and the empress and the queen had to accompany her here for fear of something wrong. The concubines returned to their palace and were frightened all night, not knowing that there would be any more accidents. Fortunately, Shunzhi never lost his composure again. For two days, Shunzhi was immersed in the pain of his beloved concubine's death, so he was unwilling to deal with the military situation ahead. Sony and Suksaha knew that the emperor was sad now, so they did not dare to disturb his master. Several people planned to take the matter first.

On the third day, the concubines came to Chengqian Palace according to the system. Ning Xu Concubine who gave birth to the second prince Fuquan, Tong Concubine who gave birth to the third prince Xuanye, Shuhui Concubine who gave birth to the fifth prince Changning, Tang Concubine who gave birth to the sixth prince Qisui, Zhen Concubine Ke, etc., all came. They sat around the empress dowager and the queen. Regardless of whether they wanted or not, they were constantly sobbing and whispering to the many benefits of the imperial concubine.

After Shunzhi came in, the concubines stood up to greet her. Shunzhi slowly walked to the empress dowager, knelt at her feet, and said, "The son is unfilial, disturbs the mother, and works hard for the mother to forgive her son's sins. But the son has a wish and hopes that the mother will fulfill her."

Seeing that his son finally returned to normal, the empress dowager was relieved and nodded, "Anyone who is reasonable and polite, the emperor just keeps talking."

Shunzhi gritted his teeth and said, "I will mourn Dong E with the rituals of the queen."

"What!"

The palace was extremely quiet for a moment, as if it was scared by Shunzhi's words. The concubines all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the queen's expression. The queen's face was red, and tears were about to burst out from the eyes. The embarrassment and aggrievance forced her to really want to jump up and escape from the palace. The empress dowager frowned and looked at her son worriedly, as if she was worried that he was not awake. After a while, the empress dowager shook her head gently and said, "Emperor, the queen is obviously here, Dong E is the imperial concubine, and she has to wait for the queen's court. Do you think this is right? This is not in line with the country and the palace system. The ministers in the court must have different opinions and cannot argue. Why should the emperor do this?"

Shunzhi smiled sadly and said, "I'm so worried about it now. If my mother doesn't allow me to ask for it, I'd like to cut my hair and go to the mountain to study Buddhism, and no longer participate in human affairs!"

"Your Majesty, you!"

The Empress Dowager was sad and extremely indignant. She wanted to angrily scold her son for talking nonsense, but when she saw her son's painful face, she couldn't say anything. At this time, the Empress wiped away her tears and said to the Empress Dowager: "My mother, sister Dong E served the emperor for five years, and was virtuous and filial, and could really take over the position of the son's wife. The son's wife had the intention to give in to the position of the queen, but she didn't expect her to die... The funeral with the queen's rites is really consistent with the original intention of the son's wife. If the ministers in the court have any objections, the son's wife can tell the original intention. In this way, even the historical ministers of later generations cannot consider this as the emperor's fault..."

Shunzhi was surprised and looked at the queen with great gratitude. Shunzhi has always been unfavorable because Queen Borjijit is the niece of the deposed queen. He has never liked this aunt and nephew. After Dong E entered the palace, he rarely went to the queen's harem. It can be said that the queen has been a widow in recent years, resulting in no child yet. However, the queen was so considerate of him, which was completely different from her aunt's personality, which made Shunzhi feel very guilty. The concubines were very surprised when they heard the queen's words. Although they dared not discuss each other privately, they also exchanged many different gazes with different meanings. The third prince's biological mother, Concubine Tong, bit her thin lips indifferently, and the second prince's biological mother, Concubine Ning Sei, snorted in her heart.

The empress dowager did not agree or object. She shook her head and signaled Su Ma to help her back to Kunning Palace. After the empress dowager left, Shunzhi immediately issued an order to posthumously confer Concubine Dong as "Empress Duanjing", and Yi was called "Xiaoxianzhuang and Zhide Xuanren Wenhui Duanjing", with a total of twelve words, while Taizong Huang Taiji's first words were only fifteen words. On the fourth day after Dong Efei's death, Shunzhi held a grand posthumous conferred title ceremony in Chengqian Palace where he was in power, and posthumously conferred Dong Efei as the queen.

On that day, the Empress Dowager sent an edict: "Stop the court for five days, beneath the princess, and be above the fourth rank of Manchu and Han dynasties, and be above the princess, princesses and others cry."

Immediately afterwards, Shunzhi issued a series of sacred edicts for the mourning of the empress: "Summoning the eminent monks of Mount Wutai, sending the envoys to the palace, setting up a water and land temple for Empress Dong'e; conquering the world's skillful craftsmen to set up a house for Empress Dong'e; ordering scholar Wang Xi and Hu Zhaolong to compile "Quotes of Empress Dong'e" and ordering the Grand Secretary Feng Quan to write "Biography of Empress Dong'e"; ordering the cabinet from August to December to use all the blue ink to express condolences, and the new official will be allowed to restore the red color next year; ordering the ministers to discuss posthumous posthumous titles; ordering the whole country to mourn, from the imperial edict to arrive in the capital, officials will be one month and the people will have three days."

After the first seventh and second drums, Shunzhi changed into plain clothes, the small inner supervisor took a lantern, and the guards followed him and quietly walked towards Chengqian Palace. Shunzhi's idea was to meet alone with Dong E for the last time while the night was quiet, and to express his feelings. However, there were many banner women in Chengqian Palace crying for Queen Duan Jing there. Shunzhi was unwilling to disturb them, so he could only look at Chengqian Palace from afar and stare blankly.

It was late autumn, the night was late, and the sky was very cold.

Shunzhi stood there so blankly, letting the cool breeze blow on himself.

Wu Liangfu wanted to come forward several times to put on a cloak for his master, but Shunzhi refused to put on it.

"Master, the wind is strong, be careful of catching a cold. You have to take care of yourself." Wu Liangfu cried, and he was also very sad as a slave, as the emperor.

Shunzhi was motionless, and Dong E left, as if he had taken away everything in his heart, leaving his heart empty.

The leader and eunuch Zhao Quan came with a brocade box and walked lightly. Wu Liangfu winked at him and told him not to disturb his master. However, Zhao Quan shook his head and signaled Wu Liangfu that the things in the brocade box are very important and he must be informed immediately.

Wu Liangfu had no choice but to go forward and take the brocade box, and then walked carefully to Shunzhi.

Shunzhi looked at the old slave in displeasure and opened the brocade box. It was a blue ink musical version. When he opened the musical version, the handwriting inside was all new.

"Are they dead, too?"

After reading the memorial, Shunzhi for some reason, this news should have made him very happy. After all, he had been chasing the other party for more than ten years and was hoping for the other party's death in his dreams. But when the news of the other party's death really came, he couldn't raise the excitement at all, and instead felt a sense of loss and sadness.

"Everything is dead, all is dead, Zhu Youlang is dead, Zheng Sen is dead, my beloved concubine is dead, are I about to die?"

Shunzhi was talking nonsense, and Wu Liangfu was holding his breath and did not dare to breathe. After a long time, he heard his master sigh, then looked at Chengqian Palace for the last time, turned around silently and slowly walked towards the Yangxin Palace.

That night, Yangxin Palace urgently summoned the imperial physician again, and the emperor became ill again.
Chapter completed!