high official

Chapter 389
The old concubine's Zi Palace was parked in the Hongxiao Hall. A black velvet curtain separated the seven couplet nave into two parts. There was a burst of crying accompanied by mourning.

At this time, I saw Zhang Fantai staggered a few steps after entering the hall, scrambling and rushing to the old concubine's coffin, crying so heartbreakingly, as if mourning a concubine, he almost hit his head on the case.

Wang Xian and He Zhifu saw that Fantai was working so hard, so they had no choice but to keep up. They don't need to exaggerate like Fantai adults, but kneeling down and crying loudly is still necessary.

The eunuchs of the palace over there helped the three officials up, and the three of them expressed their condolences to King Jin and several county kings. Zhang Fantai stayed behind to keep watch for the old concubine. Seeing him shaking his head slightly, it was obvious that he, as an imperial envoy, should stay like Fantai.

In vain, he had no choice but to kneel on one side, sobbing along with Zhang Fantai. After a while, his legs became numb and his knees tingled. He had never knelt for such a long time in his life, but he could only hold on.While weeping for mourning, I peeked at the decorations in the hall, and saw several rows of altars horizontally placed under the curtain in the center of the mourning hall. The inner rows of altars were filled with three melon and fruit offerings. In the large copper stove, three sticks of incense with a thickness of the mouth of the cup were inserted, and the cigarette smoke was dense, and the hanging hanging hung down.In the corners on both sides of the gate of the hall, there are more than 40 musicians, holding shengxiao, pipa, and square bells and drums, playing mourning music for King Jin and his brothers and nephews who are kneeling in front of them.

Wang Xian peeked at Jin Wang Zhu Jixuan who was kneeling in front of him, and saw that his face was full of tears, and he cried in the darkest way, more painful than someone whose mother died... As far as he knew, Zhu Jixuan was the third son of a concubine, and that Besides Zhu Jixi, the old concubine Xie also gave birth to other legitimate sons.It's a pity that everyone is now dressed in mourning, and it is impossible to tell who is who.

In the morning, officials and gentry from Taiyuan came to offer sacrifices one after another, but except for a few such as Du Si and You Buzheng, most of them kowtowed and went out, so they didn't have to continue to suffer like him.When he was bored, he was drowsy, when suddenly he heard the sound of hurried footsteps, a young man rushed in in pain, he did not kneel before the sacrificial table, but went madly towards the princess Zigong behind the curtain. He rushed over, hissing and trembling: "Mother Concubine, your son is back, please open your eyes and look at me! How can you leave your son behind, how can you let me live... Ho Ho... Ha..."

The sound was like a cuckoo weeping blood. Although it was not loud, it made those who heard it cry. Wang Xian finally realized that although His Royal Highness King Jin's crying method was hard work, there were still traces of ax chiseling, and this young man's crying method was more natural and sincere. , This is the feeling of a dead mother!

While thinking about it, he watched the two men kneeling behind King Jin step forward, supporting the young man who was lying on the Zi Palace from both sides, and said with a choked voice, "Seventh brother, you have to hold on!"

"I don't, you let me die!" The identity of the young man was about to be revealed, the seventh son of the old King Jin, Guangchang King Zhu Jixiu!While crying heartbreakingly, he was clamoring to open the coffin and look at Concubine Mu again.Said that he didn't see the concubine mother at a glance, the old man went, and he didn't believe what he said!Neither brother could hold him back.

At this time, the scene was a bit chaotic, and King Jin couldn't help but not speak.He knelt there and hissed, "Seventh brother, if you want to cry, you have to cry hard and hard. Don't do this, it's not what you want to disturb the rest of the mother and concubine?!"

With just these few words, Wang Xian felt the calm and calm demeanor of King Jin, and couldn't help but widen his eyes, watching the scene in front of him!
"You don't come here, I ask you, how did my concubine mother die?!" Zhu Jixuan roared and asked: "Her body has always been healthy, and she was fine five days ago, why did she pass away in a blink of an eye!"

"The queen mother died of a sudden illness," Zhu Jixi frowned and said, "Now is not the time to talk about this, I will tell you later!" He ordered in a low voice: "Come here first to guard the spirit of the concubine mother. The minister joked."

"I'm going to ask them to be a witness!" Zhu Jixiu didn't agree with him, pointing loudly at the imperial concubine's Zigong and said, "Let me ask you, when did my concubine mother die?"

"Last night." Zhu Jixuan frowned even tighter. In fact, Concubine Xie went there three days ago, and she just passed the funeral today.

But Zhu Jixiu asked loudly, "Why don't you keep mourning for seven days before burialing? Why did you bury my mother and concubine on the same day!"

"Seventh Brother, don't make trouble for no reason!" A brother said in a deep voice, "The Yin-Yang officials have calculated the time when the mother and concubine will be buried, and it is necessary to 'go on horseback', otherwise it will be bad for the bereaved family!"

"What about encoffining?" Zhu Jixiu said relentlessly, "When encoffining, the eldest son should hold his head. Where is my elder brother?"

"Bastard!" A brother's expression changed immediately, and he scolded: "The boss has been banned by the emperor, who of us dares to get him back?!"

"The emperor only asked him to guard the tomb of his father, but did not restrain his feet!" Zhu Jixuan said angrily.

"Seventh brother, don't make trouble for no reason!" The other elder brother scolded, "Having to pick words with the emperor, are you tired of working?"

"Okay!" Just as the two sides were about to quarrel, Zhu Jixiu yelled: "Seventh brother is overwhelmed with grief, and his mind is a little confused! Come, help the prince to rest, so he can serve you!"

"Yes." Several eunuchs rushed forward, supported Zhu Jixiu's arm, and half-pulled him to invite him outside. Zhu Jixiu struggled desperately, and shouted: "Let me go, let me go! You are a guilty conscience! Is the concubine mother right?" You killed..."

King Guangchang's voice gradually faded away, and the hall was quiet. The foreign officials lowered their heads to their stomachs to avoid embarrassment for His Highness King Jin, but King Jin took the initiative to clasped his fists and said, "I made you laugh, my little brother That's it, I'm irritable, I don't choose what I say, but my heart is not bad, so don't worry about it, my lords."

Several people hurriedly spoke and dared not, the King of Jin invited them to sit in the side hall. He, Zhang Fantai and Zhou Dutai were all old acquaintances, but Wang Xian had a new face.The King of Jin took the initiative to bow his hands to Wang Xian: "Is this the king sent by the imperial court?"

"My lord does not dare to be an official, Wang Xian pays homage to the lord." Wang Xian hurriedly bowed deeply.

"Excuse me, excuse me." King Jin supported him with both hands, and said with a bitter smile: "Yesterday, I heard that a mission arrived, and I should have gone to ask Sheng An, but mother and concubine..." As he spoke, he couldn't help feeling sad, thinking Wiping away tears on his sleeve, he said, "Xiao Wang's square inch is in chaos, and he is on a business trip with a thousand eyes on the sea."

"How dare you?" Wang Xian shook his head hurriedly.Aside from the negative news he had received before, he had a really good impression of His Royal Highness King Jin in front of him. He was handsome, with sculpted eyes and a beautiful beard. heartbreak.

It is no exaggeration to say that the three princes he has seen, even Zhu Zhanji, are not so personable... It is said that the king of Jin went to battle to kill the enemy, sat outside the frontier, and also studied Song Lian, Du Huan, and Du Huan. Must be both civil and military.Such a character is obviously better at teaching his son than Zhu Di who only knows how to wield knives and guns.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji's age is only half of this person's. Maybe at the same age, he will be better than him.

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His Royal Highness King Jin asked the emperor, prince, and grandson about their well-being, and then asked cautiously: "Is there any order for the imperial envoy to come to Shanxi?"

"Go back to the lord, no." Wang Xian shook his head, reassuring him and said: "The lower official was ordered to investigate last year's military ration case, which has nothing to do with the lord." After a pause, he looked at the two senior officials on Zhang Zhou and said, "Of course, It has nothing to do with the two of you."

"That's right, it's all because of that Liu Zijin!" Zhou Dutai said in a muffled voice.

"This Liu Zijin, I can't wait to take his skin off!" Zhou Dutai just answered casually, but Zhu Jixuan frowned, and said in a hateful voice: "On the job, Xiao Wang can't hide it from you, in fact, my mother and concubine, He was the one who cursed him to death!"

"Ah?" Wang Xian said with a look of astonishment: "There is such a thing?!"

"Yes, as my seventh brother said, my mother and concubine were fine five days ago." Jin Wang whispered: "But since three days ago, my whole body suddenly convulsed, and then... went crazy..." Recalling the pain He covered his face with tears again, and it took him a while to stabilize his emotions and said: "She yelled some terrible words like 'kill you' and 'kill you', digging her own face with her hands, and biting her arm ..."

"This is ghost possession!" Zhou Dutai cried out.

"The sorcerer I invited said the same thing, but he said that the ghost attached to my mother and concubine was manipulated by someone with powerful Taoism, and he was not an opponent. Later, I forced him to cast a spell, and the sorcerer really vomited blood and fell into a coma... In desperation, we had no choice but to tie her up with a quilt, stuff her mouth with cotton cloth, and stick a yellow talisman to prevent her from hurting herself again."

After a pause, she burst into tears and said: "But one day later, the concubine mother died, her appearance was extremely terrifying, we had no choice but to encoffin right away..."

"My lord's condolences." The three of them hurriedly comforted, but Wang Xian felt goosebumps all over his body, thinking that grandma is a bear, what the hell is Shanxi, why is everyone telling me ghost stories? !

It's a pity, I am possessed by a ghost, I'm afraid I'll be hanged?Wang Xian cheered himself up and asked, "How can Your Highness be sure that Liu Zijin did it?"

"The mage Xiao Wang invited was one of the most masters in Taoism in Shanxi, but he almost lost his life. He woke up and told Gu that the opponent was a stranger who had been taught by a god, and he was no longer invincible to ordinary people. "Zhu Jixuan said: "In the land of Shanxi, I have heard that Liu Zijin is the only one who has been taught by gods."

"That makes sense." Wang Xian nodded and said, "Then what enmity does Liu Zijin have with the concubine? Why do you want to harm the concubine?"

"My concubine mother is a high-ranking concubine, and Liu Zijin is reckless, what kind of hatred can there be?" Zhu Jixuan frowned and said, "Who knows what that sinister monster is thinking..."

"It should be for deterrence." Zhang Fantai said in a deep voice: "Show his strength, so that the government will not dare to provoke him, so as to protect his subordinates!"

"It makes sense." Wang Xian was like a rookie, everything he heard made sense.

　In March, a new beginning...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)