My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 286

After a while, Shen Yuan held back her tears and finally took a few steps forward.

He comforted in a low voice: "Jianjia, the prince has left, please let go."

Cui Jianjia turned a deaf ear and just hugged the man in her arms tighter.

"Master, the prince has left, please let him go in peace. If he sees you like this, the prince will not rest in peace even if he goes to the underworld. Master, just let him go..."

Cui Daoyi fell to the ground and cried loudly.

A seven-foot tall man cried so much that tears flowed down his face. Everyone was inevitably saddened to see him, and their eyes were red.

Shen Yuan stepped forward again, held Cui Jianjia's hands that were as cold as ice, and advised in a tearful tone: "Jianjia, the guests will be arriving soon, do you want them to see the king like this? The king was decent before his death. Zunrong, you can’t bear to be laughed at when he leaves, right?”

Cui Jianjia's stunned eyes finally moved again, and she lowered her eyes and stared at her husband in her arms.

Due to the torture of illness and being in a coma for many days, Wei Chen was now so thin that he was reduced to just a handful of bones. He had long since lost the handsomeness he had before his death and was beyond recognition.

Although Cui Jianjia and his servants took turns scrubbing his body every day when he was unconscious, he still had a strong smell of medicine and a breath of death.

It's really indecent to "meet guests" like this.

"Sister Shen is right! The prince likes to be clean most when he is alive. I have to let him walk decently and cleanly."

Cui Jianjia said hoarsely, and the tightly held hands finally loosened.

When Qin He and Cui Dao saw this, they hurried forward to take Wei Chen from her arms and placed him on the bed.

"Daoyi, go and call Qingying and the others to help me put on makeup and dress for the prince. For other matters, you can discuss with the housekeeper and handle them in a dignified manner."

"Entering the coffin and sealing it" was Wei Chen's last journey in the world, and Cui Jianjia must have personally seen him off.

As Wei Chen has a distinguished status, his posthumous affairs cannot be taken lightly. Cui Jianjia does not even need to say more. Cui Daoyi, a loyal servant, will shoulder the responsibility with all his strength and handle the matter properly.

After instructing Cui Daoyi, Cui Jianjia turned to look at Qin Yan and his wife and bowed deeply.

"Thank you Lord Marquis and the eldest princess for coming to see off the prince. You are very considerate."

Princess Hetai supported her shaky body, showing pity in her eyes.

"Ms. Cui, please be considerate of your condolences. It's easy to die, but it's difficult for a living person. The county prince is relieved, but you, a living person, have to live a good life to live up to his deep love for you."

Cui Jianjia held back her tears and responded with a smile: "The eldest princess understands your thoughts. Thank you very much for your enlightenment."

Princess Hetai patted the back of her hand and comforted her warmly: "My child, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome. When I lost my parents and mother when I was young, I felt that the sky was falling at first, but later I survived. You He is a strong man, and I believe you can do it too."

Qin Yan said solemnly from the side: "If you have any difficulties in the future, just speak up. I will not sit idly by if I know my relationship with the prince." Cui Jianjia bowed and saluted again, "My wife, thank you first. My husband and the eldest princess, my husband has made other arrangements for this before his death. With the crown prince and Sister Shen taking care of us, no one will dare to bully our orphans and widowed mothers."

Qin Yan turned around in surprise and glanced at his son, secretly wondering when Qin He and Wei Chen had such a good relationship. The other party actually left Wei Chen alone before his death. This kind of trust was unusual.

"It's a long story. I'll discuss it with my father in detail later." Qin He responded with his hands in hand.

"Since the prince has entrusted him with his trust, you and Mrs. Shen must take good care of his wife, children and family, and don't break your trust."

Qin Yan said earnestly.

"My child/daughter-in-law understands that if there is any violation, the sky will strike with lightning." Qin He and Shen Yuan said in unison.

Cui Jianjia looked at the two of them, her cold eyes finally showing some softness.

"Your Majesty, Sister Shen, I would like to ask you to help Wei Yuan when it comes to entertaining the guests. Others are so soft-spoken that they can't stand up, and I am really powerless right now, so I can only burden you two."

"What did sister Jianjia say? If there is anything that the prince and I can do to help, just ask. Sister, you must take care of yourself. Don't forget that there is a little Huairong who needs you as a mother."

Shen Yuan actually didn't know how to comfort a person who was heartbroken, so she could only keep mentioning people and things that the other person cared about, so as to activate the stagnant water in her heart.

Cui Jianjia twitched the corners of her mouth and showed a stiff fake smile, "I will do it, don't worry."

Shen Yuan looked at her zombie-like back, sniffed hard, and buried her worries deep in her heart.

Qin He put his arm around her shoulders and said, "It's more important to deal with the prince's funeral first. There is always a way to do the rest."

"Yes!" Shen Yuan nodded silently, and the two of them followed Wei Yuan to the front yard to entertain the guests who came to express their condolences.

After Qin Yan and his wife said goodbye to Wei Chen's body, they said goodbye to everyone and left first.

There is a large open-air garden under the patio in the front yard of the Prince's Mansion, where the servants and guards are currently building a mourning hall.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had sent some servants here a few days ago to take care of them, and now they were also busy, feeling sad for the young uncle of the Cui family.

Seeing the red lanterns under the eaves being gradually replaced with plain white linen, Shen Yuan felt sad in her heart.

When she looked up, a few snowflakes fell on her eyelashes, like crystal tears.

She suddenly remembered the "elegiac couplet" written by Cao Xueqin to Lin Daiyu - "The Song of Burial Flowers".

"It is better to come and go clean than to be filthy and sink into ditches."

This poem is used to describe Wei Chen's life, which is fitting for the situation.

(End of this chapter)