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Chapter 665: Storm (IV)

Chen Sheren went to Zheng Mansion on behalf of the emperor.

The Zheng family then began to hang white banners, set up a mourning hall, send out funeral notices everywhere, and arrange for Fan Jianing's funeral.

The Fan family was the first to receive the news of the death, and they burst into tears. Fan Jianing's mother cried until she fainted. The other women in the Fan family also cried and changed into plain clothes to go to the Zheng family to attend the funeral, but they felt relieved in their hearts.

Zheng Chen was already an unpardonable traitor. The Zheng family was still alive because of the protection of the Empress Dowager Zheng. No matter what, the best ending for the Zheng family was this. Without the wealth and power of the past, they had to keep their heads down and behave themselves. There was even a high possibility that they would be held accountable.

The Fan family and the Zheng family are in-laws. As long as Fan Jianing is alive, the Fan family and the Zheng family cannot be separated. These days, the Fan family has been privately complaining about their dissatisfaction.

Now that Fan Jianing is dead, everything is over. Fan Jianing has no children, and once she dies, the Fan family can quickly cut ties with the Zheng family and live in peace.

Officials from the prime minister's party sent their families to offer condolences, and some from the Wang family also came. Only the Li family broke off completely with the Zheng family because of the death of Minister Li's grandfather and grandson. Even though they lived just across the street, they refused to send their female relatives.

When Empress Dowager Li in Ning'an Palace heard the sad news, she even laughed happily a few times.

Concubine Fan, who was recuperating in the palace, cried her heart out.

Fan Jianing was her niece, and had been her companion in the palace for several years. The two had always been very close. Now she was separated by Yin and Yang, and died at such a young age. How could this not be heartbreaking?
Empress Dowager Zheng in Jingyang Palace also shed tears and beat her chest and stamped her feet: "This silly girl should have lived a good life, why did she commit suicide?"

"Zhao Chunming! Go to the Zheng family on my behalf right now and give them some face. No matter what, the funeral must be held in a grand manner."

Eunuch Zhao responded in a low voice, and left the palace with a heavy face to pay his respects to the Zheng family without mentioning anything else.

And then, that's it.

A young life just disappeared between heaven and earth, just like a stone falling into a river, hitting a small hole and then sinking.

Jiang Shaohua was not in a very good mood.

Being pregnant, her belly gradually bulged, and her physical strength and energy were not as good as before. She also had to work hard on government affairs every day, worry about state affairs, and balance the situation in the palace and the people's hearts. With such a funeral, it would be strange if Jiang Shaohua could be in a good mood.

Chen Sheren, who had been by her side the whole time, comforted her privately: "Fan's death had nothing to do with the emperor. In fact, it was all because of Zheng Chen. General Fan's letter directly made Fan lose the desire to live."

It was a bit cruel to think so. But for the Fan family, only when Fan Jianing died could the Fan family and the Zheng family completely cut off their relationship.

Did General Fan also have such secret thoughts in his mind, which is why he wrote such a letter?

As an important official in the court and the commander of the border army, there is nothing wrong with General Fan's behavior.

But as a grandfather, how cruel it is to let your own granddaughter die early!
In Chen Jinyu's opinion, Jiang Shaohua and Fan Jianing were not familiar with each other at all, so there was no need to feel guilty. Only Jiang Shaohua herself knew that Fan Jianing's death was indirectly related to her, whether in the past life or this life.

"Please leave first! I want to be alone."

Chen Jinyu had no choice but to retreat and quickly called Qin Hu over: "Send someone to send a letter to Lord Changning, asking him to return to the palace."

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After the message was sent, Earl Changning returned from the imperial farm that evening.

Cui Du returned in a hurry, without even having time to change his clothes. He still smelled a little like dirt.

Jiang Shaohua's mood improved immediately when he saw Cui Du rushing back: "Is this a message from Chen Sheren?" Cui Du hummed: "I'll take a shower and change into clean clothes first, then have supper with you."

Jiang Shaohua nodded.

There were still some unimportant memorials in the Showa Hall, and Chen Changshi was reviewing them.

Chen Changshi has been the chief secretary for decades, in charge of personnel in the palace, and is very familiar with handling official business. Now the scope of official business is larger, and personnel matters are more than ten times more complicated, and Chen Changshi is also slowly adapting.

Cui Du did not mention Fan Jianing who had just died, nor did he mention Zheng Chen who had a close relationship with Jiang Shaohua and whose whereabouts were still unknown. He did not mention anything about the court, but only talked about the imperial farm with great joy: "...When I was in Nanyang County, I thought the farm was very big. Now this imperial farm has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land. If you want to walk around it, you have to walk for a day."

"There is just one thing that is not right. The manager of the Huangzhuang farm is not familiar with farming and speaks in an official tone. He is not as good as the head of Linzhuang in speaking and doing things."

"I have already written back, asking Mr. Lin to bring his family to the capital. My cousin has recovered from his injury, so I want him to come to the capital as well."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and glanced at Cui Du: "Did the Cui family go to Huangzhuang to look for you?"

Cui Du scratched his head: "How do you know?"

Jiang Shaohua chuckled: "You can guess it."

More than a month after Emperor Taihe's death, she, the new emperor, officially ascended the throne. The speed was so fast that the prefectures and counties far from the capital could not react in time.

Because the Cui and Lu families were relatives of the royal family, they got the accurate news earlier and finally arrived in the capital in time. Although they were not qualified to attend the emperor's enthronement ceremony, they also submitted memorials to congratulate the new emperor on his ascension to the throne.

After Lu Xuan's death, the Lu family inevitably felt a little insecure. No one questioned the cause of Lu Xuan's death - at most they speculated secretly, and no one dared to reveal a single word. After coming to the capital, the Lu family was particularly honest and well-behaved.

As for the Cui family, they stood particularly straight because they had placed the bet in advance and had Cui Du, the emperor's husband and the Minister of Agriculture, so they could stand up straight.

Cui Ping went to stay at the Royal Manor on purpose and mentioned Cui Wang from time to time. Cui Du was also thinking about his cousin and mentioned him casually.

This is the benefit of having someone in the imperial court. There are so many talented young men in Daliang that it is not easy to stand out. The Cui family of Boling has been silent for many years, and now they have finally climbed to the top.

To Jiang Shaohua, this was all trivial, and he smiled and said, "You can bring all the manpower you used to the capital."

As she spoke, she suddenly let out a soft "eh" and placed her right hand on her stomach.

Cui Du's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Did the child move?"

Jiang Shaohua smiled: "Well, there was a slight movement a few days ago. It suddenly moved just now."

Cui Du quickly placed his hand on her belly. The baby in her belly moved again.

Cui Du was shocked and unbelievable: "The child really moved."

This silly look made Jiang Shaohua chuckle: "This is just the beginning, there will be plenty of fetal movements in the future."

Cui Du leaned forward again: "I want to listen carefully. The girl must know that her father is here and wants to talk to him."

As they chatted and laughed so lively, the gloom in Jiang Shaohua's heart quietly dissipated.