When Xie Yan and his party arrived at Dingyanghou's Mansion, Dingyanghou's mourning hall had already been arranged. Perhaps it was because there had just been a chaos in the capital, and many officials in the court were in prison, so they were lucky not to be involved in these things.
The officials were also busy making cattle and horses. There were only a few cars and horses in front of the Dingyang Hou Mansion, and not many people came to pay their respects.
When the regent arrived, the young and old of Dingyanghou Mansion naturally went out to greet him.
Mrs. Shang was old and lost her son. She was supported by her grandson before she could walk out. She was much older and haggard than the one she saw at the last birthday banquet.
There are also many fewer people in the merchants. The original Marquis of Dingyang was sent back to her parents' home by the Marquis of Dingyang, and her married daughter was also ordered not to come back for the funeral. Although Yao Zhong had said that he had wiped out his grievances with the merchants, these were all things that were destined to happen.
Marquis Yang had arranged it before his death, so Shang Yue could not tell others why his father died, so he could only do this.
"I have met the prince."
Xie Yan stretched out his hand to support Mrs. Shang who was about to bow down and said, "Madam, there is no need to be polite. Please show my condolences."
Mrs. Shang sighed, slowly shook her head but said nothing.
The late Marquis Shang and the Marquis Dingyang who just passed away did not tell their wives and children about what happened back then, but Luo Junyao always felt that the old lady knew something.
"Your Majesty, Princess, First Young Master Luo, Second Young Master Luo, and Young Master Wei, please come in. Thank you all for coming." Mrs. Shang said.
Everyone entered the mourning hall and offered incense to the Marquis of Dingyang. Mrs. Shang accompanied her for a while and then left. After suffering such a blow at her age, she was considered very tough to be able to manage her son's funeral.
At this moment, it was obvious that he couldn't hold on any longer, so he had to let Shang Yue accompany the guest while he went back to his room to rest.
Brother Luo Jinyan and Wei Changting both had important matters to attend to, so they took their leave after offering incense and finishing the ceremony.
"Thank you, Your Majesty and Princess, for making this trip in person." After seeing off Mrs. Shang and other guests, Shang Yue led Xie Yan and Luo Junyao to sit down in the flower hall, and then he bowed his hands to the two of them.
Xie Yan said calmly: "Shang Shizi made a strong statement. This is what I will do."
Shang Yue smiled and said nothing. He didn't know who to blame for his father's death.
Is it to blame the decisions of my grandfather and father? Or was it Emperor Gaozu who put his grandfather in that situation? Or was it Yao Chong who forced his father to death? After thinking about it, everyone has their own reasons, and it seems that no one can blame him.
But if you accept this ending calmly, you still feel a little bit uneasy in your heart.
Xie Yan looked at Shang Yue and said, "After Dingyang Hou's great ceremony, the imperial court will issue an imperial edict to seize the title. What do you think, Prince?"
Shang Yue was slightly startled, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Your Majesty, can the title of Marquis of Dingyang be inherited by my younger brother?"
Hearing this, Luo Junyao and Xie Yan were both startled. Xie Yan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, and said: "Brother, I have met this king several times. I am afraid that I cannot bear the heavy responsibility of Dingyang Houfu."
The first generation of Shang Hou was granted the title of Marquis after his death. Although the second generation of Dingyang Hou inherited his father's title, he made no achievements in his life. In the eyes of the world, the Dingyang Hou was not the one who dared to lead people to participate in the bloodbath at a young age.
Yao family, a young man who assisted his father in governing Qinan. He was a marquis thanks to the grace of his father Yu Yin and Emperor Gaozu, but he had done nothing in his life. People who don't know the inside story think of the demeanor of Shang Hou in those days and lament that his son is not like his father.
There is no successor.
If the third generation of Dingyanghou is still mediocre and inactive, there will be no more Dingyanghou in Shangyong after this generation, and businesses will really have no choice but to completely decline.
Shang Yue smiled bitterly and said: "Shang is just a member of the Jianghu. When it comes to matters in the court, I'm afraid he is not as good as his second brother. The glory of the merchants all originated from his grandfather and father. Now that the two elders are no longer here, there is no one left behind."
Glory and sin will all return to dust. Let them protect the merchants for another generation, and in the future... just wish for good luck."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so self-deprecating." Xie Yan naturally knew that Shang Yue was just being self-effacing when he said these words. Even though Shang Yue grew up in the world, his ability and talent were ten times and a hundred times better than his younger brother. But looking at Shang Yue at this time
The desolate look on his face showed that Shang Yue probably no longer had any thoughts about the imperial title.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "Prince Shang, don't be anxious now, you might as well think about it again. It won't be too late to discuss this matter after Marquis Dingyang is buried. It would be best for the Crown Prince to discuss it with Mrs. Shang and your court first."
Shang Yue cupped his hands and did not answer, obviously he had made up his mind.
After leaving Dingyanghou, the two returned to the Regent's Palace.
In the palace, Xie Cheng felt much better now that he had someone to keep him company.
Although he is still a little depressed, he is not always in a daze or secretly wiping away tears like when he is alone.
The two of them looked at several children practicing martial arts for a while, then left hand in hand.
"A Cheng looks fine." Luo Junyao held Xie Yan's arm and walked forward, with a look of relief on his face. If Xie Cheng kept crying, she really didn't know what to do.
What's better.
Xie Yan said: "After all, I am still young, and my sadness is limited. When I entered the palace, I soon forgot about those things in Prince Mu's palace." He was already eight years old at that time, but he was still a child after all, and he was the same when he first entered the palace.
He said nothing the whole day. He was taken care of by the emperor's brother and sister for more than a month, and he gradually relaxed. After another two or three months, as long as he did not return to Prince Mu's palace, there would be no impact.
It's just that no matter how well he lives in the palace, Prince Mu's Mansion and the people from Prince Mu's Mansion will always be there, and Xie Yan will still be affected to some extent.
He would have to wait until he went to the battlefield to truly get rid of the influence of Prince Mu's Mansion.
Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan's calm expression and hesitated to speak.
Xie Yan raised his hand to help her hold the hairpin that was a little crooked, and said warmly: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Luo Junyao said: "Master Mingguang wants to take away King Mu and Princess..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xie Yan said: "Since he wants to take them away, let him take them away. He will not kill them."
Luo Junyao secretly thought: It is not necessary to kill them, but life may not be easy for King Mu and Princess Mu in the future. However, Princess Mu seems to be a little crazy, and maybe she doesn't care how Yao Zhong treats her.
But who would have thought that the stunning beauty who was so famous all over the world would end up like this?
"Don't you care?"
Xie Yan said: "Good and evil will eventually be rewarded. Marquis Dingyang is right, what is supposed to come will eventually come. They did such things back then, so they should have thought that this day would come."
Luo Junyao thought to himself: They may not have thought that this day would come. King Mu probably wished that Yao Zhong had died early. How could he have thought that the reason why he had been safe for so many years was not because he had no retribution, but because the person who suffered him did not want to collect debts from him for the time being?
"Then...you and Master Mingguang..." I'm afraid these uncles and nephews will never be the same as before.
Xie Yan shook his head and said: "I don't know, just let nature take its course."
Luo Jun shook his head and looked at his calm expression seriously. Xie Yan raised his eyes to meet hers and said softly: "What's wrong?"
Luo Junyao said: "I will accompany you, you are not alone. There is also my father, eldest brother, second brother, mother and eldest sister. We are all a family."
Xie Yan chuckled, hugged her into his arms and said, "I know, how can I be alone with Yaoyao? We will have children in the future, and this house will become more and more lively."
Hearing the word "child", Luo Junyao's heart skipped a beat, and his face couldn't help but blush.
She doesn't want to have a baby so early!
In the next few days, more and more people came to visit the Princess Regent. Some came to inquire about the news, and some family members were implicated and wanted to ask for mercy.
Xie Yan was busy in and out every day, and even Luo Jinyan and Luo Jinxing were so busy that they disappeared. Luo Junyao went back to the Luo family to visit his father two or three times, but neither of them was in the house.
On this day, Qin Yao'er finally prepared the antidote. Luo Junyao didn't care much and hurriedly took Qin Yao'er to Luo's house.
Seeing Luo Yun slowly opening his eyes less than a quarter of an hour after taking the antidote, Luo Junyao couldn't help but cheer, "Daddy, are you awake?"
Luo Yun raised his hand and rubbed his still groggy eyebrows, and said: "What's going on? What's wrong with shaking... hmm? What happened?" Luo Yun suddenly remembered that he seemed to be drinking in his mother's yard before.
Tea, everything after that is completely blank.
Luo Jun said: "Dad, you have been sleeping for almost ten days!"
Luo Yun looked at Su who was standing aside in surprise. Su pressed the corners of her red eyes and nodded towards Luo Yun.
"If it weren't for Miss Qin's superb medical skills, I don't know how long the general would have slept."
Qin Yao'er stood beside Luo Junyao and smiled at Chu Luo Yun with a hint of pride.
Luo Yun knew Qin Yao'er and thanked her.
Qin Yao'er felt a little embarrassed, and quickly hid aside and said, "The general is the princess's father, so I should do everything." If she couldn't save General Luo, the prince didn't know how to torture her.
Luo Yun sighed and asked, "What on earth is going on?"
Naturally, Luo Yun and Su Shi would not hide anything from him. They told him everything, as well as what happened in the past few days.
After hearing this, Luo Yun was so shocked that his face remained expressionless for a long time. He just drank a cup of tea, so many things happened in Shangyonghuang City?
King Ning conspired to rebel? The Queen Mother died? Marquis Dingyang died, and Prince Mu's palace also suffered heavy casualties? Luan Yisi's influence in the palace was uprooted, and are there any remnants that are being hunted?
The secret passage to the underground palace from the west of the city to the outside of the city was also found. Today Luo Jinxing was not in the city, but he led his troops to explore the secret passage to the underground palace.
There were also those officials in the court who were involved in Prince Ning's rebellion, many of whom Luo Yun was familiar with. Now that they were imprisoned because of a wrong move, it really made people a little confused what to say.
Seeing that Luo Yun didn't speak for a long time, Luo Junyao shook his arm carefully and said, "Dad, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Only then did Luo Yun come back to his senses. He looked at his daughter and his wife in front of him and sighed, shaking his head and saying, "No, maybe I can't come back to myself after sleeping for a long time."
Luo Junyao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, daddy is fine."
Luo Yun raised his hand and rubbed the back of his daughter's head and said, "It's been such a mess these days. Is Shake okay?"
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "I'm fine. Don't you think Daddy thinks I'm fine?"
"That's good." Luo Yun also smiled and nodded, then looked at Su and asked, "How is mother?"
Su Shi said: "Since the general fell into a coma, my mother has been having trouble sleeping and eating every day, and her health is a little bad. I have just sent someone to report to my mother, and I think my mother will come here in person soon."
Before Su finished speaking, Mrs. Luo's anxious voice came from outside.
Chen Yu'er and several girls gathered around to help Mrs. Luo come in. Seeing Luo Yun sitting on the bed, Mrs. Luo cried out "Son" with tears in her eyes and rushed over.
Luo Junyao and Mrs. Luo had always been indifferent to each other, so when they saw this, they took Su Shi out of the house first. The two of them stood outside the door and heard Mrs. Luo crying from inside.
Luo Junyao smiled at Mrs. Su and said, "Thank you for your hard work these days, mother. Now that daddy is awake, everything will be fine."
Su Shi smiled and said: "Why bother? As long as the general is still here, the Luo family will be as stable as a mountain. If things go wrong, you will still have your eldest and second brothers. Little girl, don't worry so much."
Luo Jun said: "I am not young anymore."
Mrs. Su nodded her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Yes, they are all regents, so naturally they are not young. Speaking of which, how is it in the palace? It's been a few days, the Queen Mother..."
It has been several days since the death of the Queen Mother, but the palace still did not allow courtiers to order their wives to enter the palace to worship. This is really against the rules.
Luo Junyao said: "After all, the situation is special now. Everyone in the palace must check it again. Otherwise, if the courtiers order women to enter the palace to worship, it will be even more troublesome if something goes wrong. But it's almost done, and it will be officially opened in two days.
The palace gate is announced to the world.
Su Shi nodded solemnly and said, "Then we need to prepare well."
The etiquette in the palace is complicated, and the death of the Queen Mother is even more important. The time to enter the palace to worship is not short and the weather is cold. Mrs. Luo is already old. If she is not well prepared, she may not be able to survive.
Luo Junyao was also a little worried. Who would have thought that Queen Mother Zhu would die so suddenly?
What really worried her was not the funeral of Empress Dowager Zhu, but the words from Doctor Xue that the Empress Dowager might not be able to survive much longer.
