Zhong Sun Bing
If the mother of the ruler dies, he will not mourn. The eldest son of the clan, if the mother is still alive, mourn for his wife. For the descendants of his beloved mother, it is OK to be a concubine mother, or the grandfather's concubine mother. For parents, wives, and eldest sons, mourning is not performed for generations. A man does not mourn for his beloved mother when he wears a cap, and a woman does not mourn for her husband when she wears a hairpin. For the descendants of her husband, she should wear her own mourning clothes. For those who have not been buried for a long time, only the person in charge of the funeral does not need to remove the mourning clothes; for others, if they have worn hemp for several months, they can remove the mourning clothes. The arrow hairpin is worn to mourn for three years. The three months of Qisui are the same as those of Dagong. The monks wear ropes and sandals. On the day of divination, the corpse is divinated and washed. All of them need to wear a sash and a cane and ropes. The official shall inform the emperor that everything is complete before the cane is removed. On the day of divination, the corpse is divinated. The official shall inform the emperor that the matter is completed before the cane is used. The emperor shall bow and send off the guests. On the day of Daxiang, the corpse is divinated in auspicious clothes and divination is performed. If a commoner son is in his father's room, he does not need to mourn for his mother. A commoner son does not ascend the throne with a cane. If the father does not take charge of the commoner son's funeral, the grandson can ascend the throne with a cane. If the father is still alive, the commoner son can ascend the throne with a cane for his wife. When a prince pays tribute to a minister of a foreign country, his lord is the master. When a prince pays tribute, he must wear a leather cap and tin mourning clothes. Although the person being mourned has been buried, the host must be exempted. If the host has not worn mourning clothes, the lord should not offer mourning clothes. If a person who takes care of a sick person does not wear mourning clothes, he will take charge of his funeral. If a person who is not a foster parent enters the host's funeral, he should not change his own mourning clothes. A person who takes care of a noble person must change his clothes, but a person who takes care of a humble person should not. If a concubine has no concubine's great-grandmother, she can be buried with the female ruler instead of the sacrifice. In the funeral, mourning, and death of a woman, her husband or son shall preside over it. In the burial, the uncle shall preside over it. A scholar shall not take over the office of a great official. A scholar shall take over the office of a great official only if he is the son of the eldest clan. If the master has not yet finished mourning, and there are brothers from other countries, the master cannot avoid being the master.
