An empress of the nation, a mother to all.
Suddenly, she passes away, causing the entire court to mourn.
According to tradition, when an empress dies, the emperor is to cease court activities for three days to show grief.
However, it is currently the New Year.
Zhao Junyao has yet to begin court sessions, so the concept of ceasing court doesn't apply.
On the sixth day.
Two imperial edicts were issued from Zhaochen Palace.
One ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Rites to meticulously arrange the funeral, honoring the empress with the burial rites of a national queen.
The other provided a narrative of the empress's lifetime achievements.
Particularly emphasizing her deeds of praying for the people outside the palace in the past two years.
It then expressed how deeply pained he was by the empress's death.
Finally, a string of posthumous titles was added for the empress to express mourning.
With the issuance of these two edicts.
