The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 260 Compromise

Leng Qingyu originally didn't take this mother and son seriously.

Just like she said before, so what if she was a concubine, so what if the child was Lu Tingen's?

As the mistress of the house, can't she be the master of this family?

With Prince Rui in charge, the Third Prince couldn't do anything out of line.

But the next day, Leng Qingyu found that she had still thought things were simple.

The next day, not long after Leng Qingyu got up, news came from the palace.

It turned out that the people from the Imperial Observatory observed the celestial phenomena at night and calculated that Marquis Jing'an should be buried today.

"Eunuch Huang, isn't this a bit too hasty?" Leng Qingyu's heart skipped a beat.

Lu Changqing is still on his way back. Who will carry the coffin for him if he is buried at this time?

Eunuch Huang said calmly, "According to the rules, Marquis Jing'an should have been buried three days after his death. However, the incident happened suddenly, and the investigation by the Ministry of Justice took some time, so it was impossible to follow the rules. That's why the Imperial Observatory specially calculated a date. Tomorrow is the right day to start the excavation and bury the deceased!"

"But this is too sudden, and Changqing hasn't come back yet. Can we ask the Imperial Observatory to choose another suitable day?"

Leng Qingyu asked.

Eunuch Huang shook his head:

"Mrs. Lu should know that when we calculate everything at the Imperial Observatory, we always put His Majesty first. Since tomorrow was chosen, it means that tomorrow is indeed the best.

Now that the oral order has been delivered, Madam Lu must have a lot of things to do, so I won't bother you any more."

After Eunuch Huang finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave.

Seeing this, Leng Qingyu quickly asked his servants to bring the silver and put it into Eunuch Huang's hand.

For someone like Eunuch Huang, taking bribes was a very common thing. He put the silver into his arms with a smile on his face and continued to walk outside.

Leng Qingyu turned to look at Ye Xinran, a look of loss in his eyes.

The other party was very ruthless in this matter. They let the Imperial Observatory speak out and put the interests of His Majesty first in everything. Even Prince Rui couldn't say no.

Lu Changqing was still on his way back. When Lu Tingen was buried, a son had to carry the coffin, so that person could only be Ning Yuer's son.

"It seems that the other party has put a lot of thought into arranging such a lowly creature into the Marquis' Mansion."

Leng Qingyu said, "But this makes me even more certain that Ning Yu'er and her son are indeed very close to the Third Prince."

"Maybe it's a pawn in the hands of the Third Prince."

Ye Xinran guessed.

"Then what should we do now?"

Leng Qingyu sighed, "There's nothing we can do. Chang Qing is still on his way and can't make it back. We can only let the mother and son in first."

Ye Xinran also knew that no one could change the current situation and could only take one step at a time.

Leng Qingyu ordered the housekeeper to start preparing for the funeral.

In less than half a day, all the lanterns and decorations in Jing'an Marquis Mansion were changed to white.

The plaque at the door was also covered with white silk cloth.

Leng Qingyu and Ye Xinran both changed their clothes into plain colors.

In the afternoon, the Ministry of Justice sent people to bring back Lu Tingen's body.

Lu Tingen's body was covered with white cloth. Due to the cold weather, there was no sign of swelling when viewed from the outside.

Leng Qingyu glanced at it coldly and then moved his eyes away from the white cloth.

Then he ordered the butler: "Carry the body of the marquis into the mourning hall."