Inheritance policy

Chapter 69

The sky in the early spring of Dingjing City is like the repeated face of a little baby. One moment it is still breezy and warm, and the next moment it is raining continuously in spring. The pattering rain makes people feel soft and troubled.

Mrs. Fang, the Marquis of Lin'an, suddenly died of a serious illness. There was a lot of rumors in the streets and alleys. Most of the common people loved to hear about the secrets of the wealthy families. The obituary is in the back, and the subtleties of it are all hidden in the winking expressions of the people walking around the streets and alleys.

With unspeakable secrets, and self-righteous half-hidden.

Shuangfu Street is noisy as always, a person's death is insignificant, and people who don't care just laugh and talk, and they can live as they want, and the talk in their mouths is not as important as their livelihood.

However, Jiujing Hutong was rarely quiet. Plain onyx and white silk were hung everywhere on the blue bricks and vermilion tiles. Even though there is an endless stream of green-draped and small carts rushing in, it is still as lonely as death.

Xing Zhao stood blankly in the porch of Huaishan Garden. From this angle, he could see the white silk hanging in the main courtyard being blown up by the wind, floating in the air, like a broken thread. kite.

In two lives, she has experienced three funerals, one of her own and the other two of her mother's.

Bodhisattva, do you want Xing Zhao to experience the pain again by allowing Xing Zhao to be favored?

Xing Zhao is incompetent and useless, he can't save his mother from the fire and water, and he can't change his mother's fate even if he revives his life!
Xing Zhao's heart was like thousands of needles, thousands of awls pierced down fiercely, the sharp pain made her unable to breathe, she could only hold on to the vermilion lacquer floor pillar, panting heavily, coughing and coughing again and again , the chest was like an old man pulling the bellows over and over again, with little strength and dissatisfaction, only the hollow sound of destruction.His face and eyes were flushed red, but his eyes were staring straight at the main courtyard.

The appearance of the seven or eight-year-old lady looks ferocious and heartbreaking.

With swollen eyes, Lian Rong quickly took out a plain silk pouch containing mint and basil from her sleeve, hurried forward to give Xing Zhao a sniff, then helped Xing Zhao, and stroked her back lightly.I also remembered that the eldest lady passed away for five days, and Xing Zhao lived like a walking corpse for five days without saying a word.Even after weeping in the main hall that night, he didn't even cry.There was a crying voice in the words, "You want to open it up, people are born, old, sick and die, seeing you like this, Da Furen is not happy down here!"

"Ma'am, the big mortuary, the people sent didn't catch up with Mr. Jing Dalang, and Shi Xiao Qiye was still young, so he couldn't even hold the spirit." Lianyu's voice was hoarse, her hands were still wrapped in gauze, and she didn't Going forward, standing behind Xingzhao, slowly said: "You are the eldest daughter of the eldest family, and the one who passed away is your biological mother. If you don't support her, who will?"

Lianyu's face seemed to show the heroism of a strong man breaking his wrist. She took a step forward and said in a low voice: "The second lady personally arranged the funeral of the eldest lady. The Lord Hou received the guests who came to express their condolences. Shoutang. If Master Hou is alone in the world, is it acquiescing to what Master Hou said, and the truth is what it is? Have you forgotten the cause of the lady's death!"

"I haven't forgotten, how could I forget." Xing Zhao fixed his eyes, and cut off Lian Yu's words decisively, only to realize that his voice was so hoarse that he could hardly hear clearly.

Xingzhao raised his chin, his eyes were full of plain onyx and white silk, which made him feel desolate, he stretched his head up, his voice felt better, and said quietly: "Let's go, brother Shi can't hold the spirit basin, I'll go Help. If Lord Hou can’t say it, I’ll tell it. If mother can’t say it, I’ll say it.”

Lianyu's eyes turned red, and she stepped forward to support Xing Zhao, not excited about success, but bursts of sadness in her heart.

Even the fourth girl, who is full of hatred, still has vitality and fighting spirit.And the fourth girl, who is a walking corpse, lives in longing and regret all day long, living as if she is dead.

The mourning hall is located in the open space beside the Bibo Lake, where the coffin of the great lady is parked, the sacrifices of the three animals are placed on the sandalwood platform, several large pieces of ice are placed on all sides, and a few futons are placed in front of the coffin made of golden nanmu , He Xingxiao and He Xingshi wore sackcloth and plain silk hats, and knelt on top of them.

When the wives of your relatives came, they stood up and thanked you.

The wives of each family were led by the maids to rest in the nearby Changqing waterside pavilion. Xingzhao came from the nine-mile corridor and stayed where he was. Go to the water pavilion.

There is no doubt that the mother was forced to death by He Yan.

There is no doubt that blood debts are paid with blood, and that murder must be paid with life.

The plain linen gown was dragged on the ground, and she walked forward bit by bit, approaching the Changqing Water Pavilion, and the woman's voice was chirping and clamoring.

Xing Zhao stood at the door and couldn't hear what he said, but the maid who was guarding the veranda saw that it was Miss Si coming, she was shocked for a while, and opened her mouth in a hurry and asked: "Miss Si, your illness is all good. gone?"

That's right, He Yan described his absence as too sad to be sick.

Xing Zhao shook his head, didn't say anything, and gently pushed open the door. Hearing the "creaking" sound of the door inside, and looking around, he suddenly fell silent.

Xing Zhao crossed the threshold, paused, bowed his head and bowed his knees to say hello softly, and said softly: "Xing Zhao sends greetings to all the ladies. Unfortunately, his loving mother passed away. Xing Zhao was terrified, but he was also very grateful to all the ladies who came. Condolences."

After finishing speaking, he bent his knees deeply again, and said again: "My mother passed away, there is a strange way."

Suddenly, a little maid ran over tremblingly, and interrupted Xing Zhao's words with a loud voice: "The empress, the empress is here!"

Before the words were finished, a tall woman in a light green high-waisted skirt and no makeup, with two rows of attendants, pushed the door in from behind, her eyes were reddish, but her expression was dignified and solemn.

The wives in the room were stunned. Didn't it mean that Empress Fang had lost her favor after being confined in the palace?Now how dare to appear boldly at the burial ceremony of my sister!
There were also those who reacted quickly, kowtowed quickly, and sang: "The minister's wife has seen the empress, may the empress be blessed and safe!"

Those who reacted, they all knelt down and kowtowed.With his hands in his sleeves, Xing Zhao could only see Empress Fang's clear eyebrows and fair facial features. There was redemption in his heart, great joy, and sadness, all mixed feelings made Xing Zhao stand there, unable to cry or laugh.

"aunt."

After finally calling out, Xing Zhao's tears fell straight down, why did you come here, why did you come here!
Empress Fang didn't look at Xing Zhao, her voice was clear and clear, without any waves: "Everyone get flat." She walked to the front seat while talking, and when she sat down firmly, she folded her hands on her knees and watched everyone hang down. He stood up with his head down, and then said: "Madam Lin'an is the younger sister of the palace. She has always been in good health in the past. It is really sudden, and the funeral ceremony is a bit hasty. Please come here, ladies and gentlemen. .”

Mrs. Hou Min wanted to cry with joy in the letter, the emperor withdrew his troops and surrounded Fang's house, but Hou Min followed Fang Qi in the letter!If you have sugar, eat it together, if you have bitterness, you can only taste it together.

I felt anxious and uneasy for a long time, and then suddenly heard Fang's sudden death, which made me even more sad.

Queen Fang's appearance in Lin'an Hou's mansion, did she give a signal—the Fang family hasn't collapsed yet?
"Mrs. Lin'an Hou is a well-known good-natured person in Ding capital, and she and my courtiers handkerchief each other." It was Li Lingqing's wife who was crying and wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said with a choked voice, "I heard it was all in one breath." Those who can’t come and go, the world is unpredictable. The Marquis of Lin’an has a heart, three sacrifices, gold and silver are buried with him, and the eminent monk of Dingguo Temple is invited to recite blessings.”

Xing Zhao resisted crying, bit his lips desperately, and swirled the words he wanted to say in his mouth, but when he stood at the bottom, he saw Queen Fang's eyes glanced over, his hands were shivering in his sleeves, and he swallowed hard.

Empress Fang's expression did not change, but a trace of grief flashed in her eyes, and she said: "My brother's war in the northwest is over, and she can't see her elder brother coming back. After all, it's because of her short fortune. What a well-behaved family the He family is, It won't last long if you fall into the fuwowo."

Mrs. Li was taken aback, and suddenly remembered the rumors in the market that Empress Fang combined the two things together, and there was something in her words.Immediately shut up, Li's family can't get involved in this matter, once they get mixed up, it's like being stuck in a quagmire, Fang's and He's' families can't offend anyone.

Empress Fang exchanged some greetings with the wives, then got up, and said in her mouth: "My sister's eldest son, Brother Jing, has the blood of the Fang family who is warlike and victorious, and even after his mother passed away, he endured the pain to fight against the Tartars in the northwest." Wife, what we are missing in the Great Zhou Dynasty is such a good man!" He came down to the hall again, took Xing Zhao by his side, and said with sadness: "I am grateful for the kindness of your wives, and I have not paid homage to my sister yet."

If you have the opportunity, you stand up and welcome: "You go, you go!"

Xing Zhao was led out of the Evergreen Water Pavilion by Empress Fang himself, and he had thousands of words to say in his heart, and was about to open his lips when he heard Empress Fang's deep voice, "Ah Wu, what are you going to say?"

Xingzhao's heart trembled, he raised his head and looked straight at Empress Fang, quickly collected his thoughts, and said softly: "Mother died for no reason, blood debt is paid with blood, Lord Hou forced mother into such a field."

"Tell the truth, and then!" Queen Fang lowered her voice, her solemn expression suddenly became soft and worried, "And then? How old are you? Even if a lady of seven or eight years old is telling the truth, others can believe it." Is it? He Yan is the Marquis of Lin'an, holding the power in his hands, when the time comes, the father and daughter will only break up, and you will be expelled from the He family, and the family tree will be removed. Don't lose your wife and break the army, everything must be discussed in the long run."

"You know there's something wrong with my mother's death!" Xing Zhao clenched his hands, and could feel the coldness of Queen Fang's hands.

Empress Fang smiled softly, with endless ridicule and hostility: "The Empress Dowager Gu suddenly framed, the rumors in the Ding capital were rampant, and Ah Fu died suddenly." After a pause, Empress Fang's eyes turned red, and she smiled again : "I left without coming up in one breath. He Yan treats everyone else as a fool!"

(End of this chapter)