[MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: WUJI ~ WANG YIBO]
The palace began its preparation for the burial. The palace servants had their usual dresses changed into something dull, and the brighter colors were removed from the designs on the walls.
Friends and people close to the royal family arrived for the burial. Everyone had a plain expression on their faces, giving nothing away.
One of the servants carrying the ritual basket entered the tomb where the deceased would be laid, and everyone waited for the speech to be given before the body would be burnt to ashes and preserved.
Before the person to give the speech started, one of the officials said to the man standing beside him, "Why is the burial done like this when the person who died is not even a member of the royal family?"
