The Forensic Doctor's Daughter-in-law

Chapter 196 Suspicious Cause of Death, Marriage Proposal Gift (5)
Then, there was a long silence. Ancestor Cui lowered his head and did not speak, as if immersed in the past.Although she was already aware of her younger sister's physical condition, she still had some thoughts. Now, it's really gone. For a while, she really didn't know what it was like.

This child, Zihan, didn't know from the beginning to the end, that's all, telling it now would only add to the troubles, not to mention that it was dishonorable, so it's better not to let this child bear these old debts, and let himself become a person with the world. The last insider!
Thinking of this, Ancestor Cui finally raised his head and said slowly, "How many days will the funeral be?"

"If you go back to the old lady, you will be mourned in three days!"

"Go back and tell your prince and princess, just say I know."

"Yes, Madam Aunt." Since the nanny came to pass on the message and the task has been completed, naturally she will not stay longer, but before leaving, the prince specially ordered her to pay attention to the reactions of the old ancestor Cui and the cousin girl of the Cui family. But now, from the perspective of the two of them, it was as if there was no reaction.Is it too sad?
After the mother who reported the letter left, the old ancestor Cui still sat without saying a word.

Anyone who loses their relatives will not be in a good mood. Dou Zihan doesn't understand the funeral customs of this era, and he doesn't know when relatives like them can go to worship after the death of the deceased. Old Princess Pingxi It's really good for her relative who is separated by several floors, so I still comforted the old ancestor Cui and said: "Grandmother, aunt and grandmother have been ill for so many years. Now that I am gone, it is considered that I don't have to suffer from the pain anymore. You Don't be too sad!"

"Girl, I'm fine. Go back to your room and change into plain clothes. Don't use those bright decorations during this time."

"Okay, grandma." Dou Zihan also knew that the ancients had the custom of wearing filial piety. Although she was not a direct relative of the old Princess Pingxi, she was related, so she should wear plain clothes.

At this time, Mrs. Cui and other female family members of the Cui family also got the news one after another, and they all rushed into Ancestor Cui's room, saying something insincere and mourning for Ancestor Cui.

Old Ancestor Cui seemed to have lost his spirit. Although he didn't shed tears from the beginning to the end, he was sleepy and didn't speak for a long time. Even when facing Dou Zihan, he seldom spoke.

After two days like this, on the third day, early in the morning, Patriarch Cui sent someone to call her to the Pingxi Palace today to pay a funeral for the old concubine Pingxi.

Dou Zihan also felt that the old ancestor Cui was not in a good spirit, so he planned to go with him, and also wanted to give old Princess Pingxi a ride.

The chief manager of the Cui family had already prepared a carriage for their grandparents and grandchildren, but when they were about to get into the carriage, the ancestor Cui looked at the gorgeously decorated carriage, but hesitated to move forward. Finally, he asked the housekeeper to prepare a The setting is simple, on weekdays, the carriage used by the male master of the Cui family was given to the two of them.

Pingxi's old concubine is going to be in mourning today, many relatives and friends from the old and the old naturally come, and the palace is also full of traffic. Now that Pingxi's old concubine is gone, Pingxi's concubine is also very warm to them.

But now that the imperial decree of the marriage has been issued, and the old Princess Pingxi has also gone, Princess Pingxi is not afraid that her son will be paired with a girl from a humble background like Dou Zihan, so the ancestor Cui and Dou Zihan have regained their enthusiasm.

As for Prince Pingxi, he was even more busy greeting guests and never had a moment to spare.The bustling scene of the palace is in stark contrast to the white cloth and silk hanging in the palace.

After Dou Zihan and Ancestor Cui entered the door, they first went to pay homage to Princess Pingxi as usual.The body of Old Princess Pingxi was naturally placed in the room where she lived during her lifetime.

Apart from Princess Pingxi, there were a few unfamiliar faces kneeling in the room, which Dou Zihan had never seen before.

The old Princess Pingxi hadn't been encoffined at this time, and she was dressed in luxurious clothes, but she was too thin when she died. This kind of thinness exceeded the standard of normal people, so it seemed that this luxurious clothes The decoration seems to be set on a mummy.

A face mask was also used to cover the face.

Dou Zihan took a rough look, and after Old Ancestor Cui finished offering incense, she also offered incense respectfully. At this time, Old Ancestor Cui finally shed tears.

Since the ancestor Cui is also the closest relative of the old princess Pingxi, at this time, the servants of the Pingxi palace have already prepared two cushions for the ancestor Cui and Dou Zihan, so that they can also kneel in the morgue .

Then, the two of them knelt for nearly two hours, and Dou Zihan felt that her kneeling legs were numb, but people of Cui's age were kneeling, so she couldn't be too hypocritical.

The funeral in this era lasted for a long time, at least four days from funeral to burial.Therefore, ancestor Cui and Dou Zihan did not return to Cui's house that night.

The little princess of Pingxi knelt for three days straight, her delicate body couldn't take it anymore, she seemed to have caught cold at night, she was vomiting and diarrhea, and was sent back to her room.

Ancestor Cui was old after all, and Dou Zihan was afraid that it would not be good for her to kneel for a long time, so under the persuasion of Princess Pingxi, he knelt down in the middle of the night and was forced to go back to his room to rest.

Dou Zihan continued to kneel, and after Patriarch Cui went back to rest, Princess Pingxi had to arrange some matters in the mansion tomorrow, and immediately left with a few people. In the end, there were only two or three people left in the mourning hall.

Except for Dou Zihan, the others have been kneeling for several nights in a row, and their energy has long been exhausted. What's more, they are not the closest relatives of the Pingxi Palace, and they also dozed off at the moment. fell asleep.There is another one, kneeling so hungry that he is going to go out to find something to eat.

Dou Zihan had no choice but to continue kneeling on her own boredly. Kneeling and kneeling, her legs were so numb that she had no choice but to stand up and move around.

After standing up, as a forensic doctor, he is always the most sensitive to the corpse. Looking at the piece of paper covering the old Princess Pingxi's face, Dou Zihan couldn't help but guess how the old princess felt before she died. After all, the expression of the human body will reveal some of the psychology of the human body, especially the psychology before death. Otherwise, the term "death without eyes" would not have arisen.

Thinking of this, Dou Zihan's body couldn't help approaching the floor of the coffin where the old Princess Pingxi's body was placed.

With a light flick of the finger, the white scarf that covered the face of Old Princess Pingxi was lifted off.

The lighting in the mourning hall seems to be sufficient, so the expression of the old Princess Pingxi before she died can be clearly seen. After just one glance, Dou Zihan frowned. , the dilated pupils still showed this anger, yes, it was indeed very angry.

(End of this chapter)