in2ebook Chapter 435 Funeral
Chapter 435 Funeral
The coffin was carried all the way to the school, where the dean and other teachers were waiting outside the door. Some of them even needed help to stand steadily.
Jiang An, who was carrying the coffin, walked up the stairs step by step. His face was red from the cold and his mouth was frozen. He tried several times but couldn't utter a word.
"Good boy..."
The warden's old hand brushed over the little girl's head, "Come in, go in with him first."
Everything after that seemed to be so natural...
The coffin was stopped in front of the mourning hall, the flames of paper money were still burning, and people kept coming to pay their respects to the Master's spirit tablet.
This scene will last for three days before the Master can be buried.
It was also on this day that Jiang An realized that it actually took so many complicated rules for a person to truly die and die in everyone's heart...
Like her father, she hated rules the most, but on this day she attached the most importance to them.
Jiang An was of noble status, so he didn't need to kneel down to keep vigil.
She said to the governor Wen Shoushi who came to dissuade her, "When the teacher taught me, he didn't care whose daughter I was. Today, you don't need to care who I am."
She, Jiang An, is just the teacher's student.
If others kneel, she will kneel too!
During these three days, the lights in the school were always on...
Inside and outside the school, scholars and students held the scriptures that were read during the Lantern Festival parade and chanted them in a low voice to help their teacher dispel the evil spirits on the road.
Three days later, the coffin was sealed and buried!
From the city to the outskirts of the city, the funeral procession was already long, and there were even more common people following behind.
The prince ordered that the main gate of the city be opened and all tripping stakes and other items be removed...
Those who had just arrived in the North and didn't know the situation thought that an important figure in the city had passed away, but when they looked at the coffins and burial objects, it seemed that it was just an ordinary family.
Including the day of burying the coffin, the little girl held on for a total of four days. She personally handled all the major and minor matters of the funeral...
During this period, Jiang Jichen came to visit several times, but he endured it again and again and did not take his daughter back to the palace to raise her in peace.
He knew that if he couldn't handle this matter properly, the little girl would regret it in the future.
After the funeral, Jiang An's white clothes were thrown into the fire and burned along with all the white banners and mourning clothes in the mourning hall.
Looking at the bright firelight, the heat burning on his face, the world in Jiang An's eyes began to waver...
The first person to notice something was wrong was Qi Shanyuan, who had been staying by her side.
"An'an?"
He looked at the little girl's back and called out to her uneasily.
But she ignored him and her feet swayed even more as if she was drunk.
As Qi Shanyuan took a step forward, Jiang An in front of him suddenly fell to the ground.
"Jiang An!"
He cried out in surprise and lunged forward.
His voice startled the others and attracted everyone's attention...
Xie Yunshan and the others stood up and ran over here together.
"Prepare the carriage and return home, quickly!"
In the chaos, no one knew who shouted.
Fortunately, Qi Shanyuan reacted quickly and rushed over to catch the little girl in his arms, otherwise she would have fallen into the fire.
Seriously, Nianniang, who went to get the hot water bottle, stood far away and felt her heart pounding. She was almost scared to death!
Young Master Qi caught the person, but he didn't have the strength to stand up.
Xie Yunshan quickly held the man in his arms, and as he strode out, he did not forget to remind Huo Changming and the others, "Take those two guys with you, hurry up!"
He was talking about Li Xingsang and Qi Shanyuan...
A funeral cannot involve three children at once.
Those who have left will eventually leave, and those who are alive must continue to live!
After returning to the palace, the two palace doctors and three courtyards were busy...
Among the three younger ones, Qi Shanyuan and Li Xingsang were too tired, and coupled with the great sorrow, they felt a little weak.
Li Xingsang is fine, he will be back to full health after a few days of recuperation; but Qi Shanyuan had suffered a hard time in his childhood and his foundation is not good. Plus, he was frightened by Jiang An just now, so he will have to stay in bed for several days.
As for Jiang An, he was too sad and kept it to himself, which was very tiring...
The court doctor frowned and kept muttering, "It's only because she practices martial arts and has a good foundation. If it were someone else, half of their life would be gone to the King of Hell!"
"Humph, from today on, you will need acupuncture and medicine, no less!"
Just a few words really broke the heart of the old father sitting by the bed...
He looked at his daughter's thin face and suddenly regretted it.
If he had known earlier, even if it was a pity, he should have detained the person in the mansion!
After the consultation, the two court doctors simultaneously stared at Huo Changming who was standing in the room.
Young Master Huo felt a chill on the back of his head, and his depressed mood stagnated.
"Uh... two uncles, you..."
He retreated silently.
"I see that you don't look very well, come here..."
"Let me feel your pulse!"
Huo Changming swallowed his saliva and said, "I feel... it's okay, not uncomfortable!"
His ears were grabbed, and the court doctor carried him to the side room, "Is it painful or not? I, a doctor, don't know it?"
Just take your medicine obediently!
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For a long time afterwards, the little girl really fell seriously ill, just as she had said to the empress dowager when she returned from the battle in the north.
The news of her serious illness was not deliberately concealed. Even Haibieji, who had already returned to Mobei, sent a letter to inquire about her.
The eldest princess in Kyoto also sent a letter, saying that the severe cold in the north was not suitable for recuperation, and that the royal villa where she was currently living was very suitable for recuperation, and invited her to go there.
The little girl curled up on the bed looked listless and asked listlessly, "Isn't the princess in Kyoto? Why did she go back to the villa?"
Nian Xin's old father explained: "The second prince was plotting treason. His mother's family is the same family as the prince consort that the eldest princess married. Although there is no evidence to prove that his mother's family aided the tyrant, it is hard to argue..."
"My sister has never been good-tempered. She doesn't like to listen to gossip, so she just left again."
"Oh, so that's it..."
Jiang Jichen folded the letter and handed it to Butler Sun beside him.
He poked his daughter's forehead and said, "You have been stuck in the palace for a whole year. Now that the new year has come, it's time to go out and take a look."
"Young Master Qi and the others are reviewing for the imperial examination. You can go to the military camp with the one from the Huo family in a few days..."
"I have been busy lately, so you should go patrol the border for me!"
The little girl rested her head on the fox cub's belly, looked up at the scenery outside the window, and replied hesitantly, "Okay~"
After getting Jiang An's consent, the old father finally breathed a sigh of relief and left Zhaixingyuan with ease.
The little girl stretched her head to look at her father's back and muttered to Nianniang, "Do you think I made Dad worry too much..."
Nianniang was stirring the charcoal fire in the room, her expression gentle, "The prince regards young lady as the apple of his eye and loves you the most."
She changed the subject, "Housekeeper Sun also said recently that the prince is worried about the young lady, and he is busy with military affairs, so he hasn't had a good meal or rest for a few days..."
As Nianniang spoke, she looked at the little girl's expression.
Like the prince, she was worried that the young lady would become depressed, so she said these words on purpose.