Actually, Yang Chuxia thought this practice was completely unnecessary. After crying all day at the wake, everyone was utterly exhausted. Who the heck still had the energy for such things?
In the evening, it was the royal family's turn to keep vigil.
When the afternoon finished, Yang Chuxia was planning to leave the palace, but the Empress sent word that a place had been prepared in the palace for her and Dongyang, so they wouldn't have to return and be exhausted by the travel.
Yang Chuxia didn't really want to stay in the palace, given the many people, the complexity of the rules, and the ease of making taboo mistakes, but she couldn't defy the Empress's wishes and had to stay with Dongyang.
"I wonder how my two girls are doing. Will they cry at night?" This was the first time Dongyang wasn't by the children's side, and naturally, he was worried.
