The Prince of Jing gathering court officials to petition was entirely unexpected.
Not to mention that just a few days ago, the Prince of Jing was still in a "deceased" state. Even the forty-ninth day of mourning had passed, yet he suddenly resurrected, crawling out of his coffin. He claimed to have wandered the underworld due to his lifespan having reached its end, but was granted leniency by King Yan and King Chujiang, allowing his soul to return to the mortal world in order to bless the golden union of his daughter and Chen Yi.
During this forty-nine-day mourning period, officials came to pay their respects daily in droves. Whether or not others believed this claim, most of the mourning officials seemed to accept it.
