When Emperor Chenghua passed away, all members of the royal family, nobles, civil and military officials, women of noble birth, officials to be selected, students of the Juren Academy, clerks, monks, Taoist priests, and elders in the neighborhoods had to wear mourning clothes for the emperor for 27 days.
Officials only wore a gauze cap wrapped in cloth, plain clothes, waist belts, and hemp shoes when they were working in the office during the day. After leaving the office and returning home, they still had to wear mourning clothes to show their grief, and were forbidden to enjoy music and feasts. Even ordinary men and women without imperial edicts had to wear mourning clothes for 13 days and postpone marriage and feasts.
Everyone in the Cui family was filled with grief. Not only had there been no music or laughter for days, but Ju'anzhai also promptly posted a notice at the door - due to the death of the late emperor, the sale of the new issue of the Jinyiwei comic book would be suspended for one month.
Because of the death of the late emperor, the comic strip authors cried for days in a row. When they were not crying, they had to draft imperial edicts, obituaries, and petitions for the new emperor to ascend the throne... They also had to stay in government offices at night. They were so exhausted that they had no time to continue serializing. Suspending comic strips for a month to allow readers to restrain their entertainment was also a way to express their grief for the late emperor.
Ever since this sign was hung on the door of the study, there have been more cries of grief and sorrow in the capital, and the hearts of those who missed the late emperor's kindness have become more sincere.
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