Tomorrow is for the funeral of Grandma Xiao Rong in Dongfu, but not for the second master Lian. How come it is his "last night here"?
Ouch, my mother! Could it be possible...
When he thought of the words "ghost possession", Ping'er's legs immediately went limp, and he knelt on the ground with a "gudong" sound:
"Grandma Xiaorong, you are the most kind and righteous person, don't scare me...
I have nothing to say to Grandma Xiaorong... Even if our grandma is usually domineering to others, she has always been considerate and caring towards Grandma Xiaorong. Grandma, please don't harm us... p>
Although our second master... is not too bad, please be kind to Grandma Xiaorong..."
This makes Jia Lian so angry!
You are too superstitious!
This is a lack of education!
Look at the illiterate people in my courtyard!
And the most important thing is, look at my fictitious little wife, her evaluation of me is "not too bad" - you can curse people as long as you curse them, who can bear the pain?
Jia Lian was so angry that he slapped the table:
"Get up!
I'm afraid I won't have time to finish talking about the serious and serious things. I have no intention of teasing you here today."
Jia Lian has always been a young man, and he prides himself on being chic and elegant, which is not Jia Zheng's way at all, so he almost never speaks with such a calm face.
Ping'er was shocked by his expression, and felt that he was indeed going to say something serious, so he hurriedly got up, but took the opportunity to take a step back.
Jia Lian looked at it and understood in his heart that this was due to his previous master's reputation as a "lecherous" man. He didn't bother to explain. At this time, his face was straight and he let out a long sigh:
"Ping'er, you grew up with Sister Feng. No one in this house understands her temper better than you, so no one is more tolerant of what she does than you.
All the old things in the past, whether it was my fault or Sister Feng’s fault, in short, I must have wronged you a lot.
It’s all because you are a generous person and have provided a lot of buffering in the middle. You are also kind to others behind the scenes. I would like to apologize to you first and then thank you.
You don’t need to panic. Since I said this, I am worried that something big is going to happen in this house.
The situation is serious and the implications are not trivial. It can be said that it has reached the level of "how can the eggs be completed even if the nest is overturned"?
Sister Feng is my official wife. If something happens to the Jia family, she can't avoid it. But you are just a married girl, not even a concubine. Although this status has wronged you before, it is wronged by you, but in times of crisis
, but it also changes from bad things to good things, and you don’t have to be coerced into suffering.
Don’t ask! Even if I tell you about the danger, you won’t understand it. It will only increase your fear. Just remember what I ordered.
Now you don’t want to go to Dongfu anymore, just say Feng Han, and don’t go with me for the funeral tomorrow.’
Ping'er said "Ah":
"I don't dare, I don't think Second Grandma would think..."
"She can't take care of you anymore! There are so many big things going on over there. How can she throw away a lot of things and rush back just for you?"
"Then... when the second grandma comes back, she will have to expose me."
"If you can't wait until she comes back, I'll let you go."
"Ah? Let's go? Is Second Master going to send me away? Is it what Second Grandma means?"
"Oh my God! Ping'er, Ping'er, why are you women's thoughts so entangled in places like this?"
Communicating with women is very difficult.
Jia Lian pushed the banknotes he had just prepared on the table toward Ping'er:
"These banknotes are one thousand taels. You must collect them and carry them with you.
Remember, don’t leave this courtyard tomorrow, and take Qingwen with you. Once I call Xing’er to deliver the message, take her out of the corner gate immediately, leave the city immediately, and return to Gusu with Qingwen.
Never come back to Jia Mansion again.
She is good at needlework. You can open an embroidery workshop for her and we can look after each other and live a stable life. We can be regarded as masters and servants. I will give you a way out."
Ping'er's beautiful almond-shaped eyes widened, and she almost didn't believe the instructions she heard.
Second Master, what do you mean by this?
Jia Lian didn't bother to explain. He still had many details to think about, so he waved his hand towards Ping'er:
"I'm tired. Just go down and follow my instructions. You won't suffer any loss."
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Ping'er had just opened the door and was about to leave the room, but he was almost unsteady due to the sudden gust of wind. Ping'er couldn't help but shiver all over his body and let out a big sneeze:
"Why did the wind suddenly pick up?"
The little girl hurriedly chased over and helped Ping'er:
"Miss Ping, be careful. Suddenly there's a strong north wind, I'm afraid it's going to snow."
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The north wind howled for most of the night, until the sky was dark and everything was dark. At dawn, the wind finally weakened, but snowflakes the size of copper coins floated.
The sky and the earth were filled with thousands of waves, and in a short time, the pyrotechnic capital was transformed into the magnificent Guanghan Glazed World.
The auspicious time has come, and sixty-four people in green clothes are calling for the spirit, carrying the indestructible coffin, and walking along with the deacons' arrangements.
Behind them were the sedan chairs of the Duke of Zhen, Duke of Li, Duke of Qi, Duke of Zhi, and Duke of Xiu. Except for the Duke of Repair who died due to imperial edict, all the grandsons of the "Eight Dukes" who were granted the title of "Eight Dukes" all came in person.
Funeral.
The rest of the princes, grandsons and guests, as well as the court guests, totaled about ten large sedans and thirty or forty small sedans. There were no less than a hundred cars and sedans in the family. Even the various deacons, furnishings, and entertainments in front of them were magnificent.
The funeral procession stretched for three or four miles.
Such a pomp naturally attracted countless people, regardless of the cold weather and heavy snow, and crowded around both sides of the street. Sometimes they saw the deacon's dazzling appearance, and sometimes they saw the official sedans stretching endlessly, and they couldn't help but let out a series of exclamations.
The procession had just walked not far away when they saw colorful tents set up on the roadside, setting up banquets and playing music. It was the princes of Dongping County, Nan'an County, Xining County and Beijing County who had set up sacrificial tents for road sacrifices here.<
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In particular, the King of Beijing, who had the most merit at that time, not only visited the funeral to offer sacrifices and set up a memorial tent on the road, but also personally changed into plain clothes and visited the funeral in front of his own memorial tent.
Is this such a big deal?
Jia Zhen, Jia She, and Jia Zheng were so panicked that they hurriedly came up to meet them with the state ceremony. King Beijing was gentle and humble, and said in his words that he had a long-term friendship with the Jia family.
The King of Beijing especially wanted to see Baoyu by name, and even praised him as a "dragon, colt, and phoenix chick." He not only invited Baoyu to be a guest in the palace in the future, but also personally gave Baoyu the wagtail-scented rosary on his wrist given by the emperor as a meeting gift. p>
The people around him were so lucky to see such a noble person with their own eyes that their eyes were as big as an abacus and they couldn't help but exclaim:
"Oh! This prince turns out to be so young and good-looking! He is even wearing a white python robe!"
"Oh! The young master of the Jia family is also good-looking! He is also wearing a piece of jade! Several colors of jade!"
It wasn't until everyone respectfully sent off the sedan chair of King Shuirong of Beijing that Jia She and Jia Zheng got on the sedan, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong got on their horses. Only then did this filial piety and white funeral procession of Jia's family come again.
Amidst the white snow in the sky, and the wailing suona sounds in the sky, it spreads all the way, and continues to walk towards the city gate.
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But it was said that almost at the same time, Jia Mu in Rongguo Mansion had just had breakfast.
The old man had been ill for several days and felt better today. Unfortunately, Sister Feng and Baoyu were not here at home. He had nothing to say with his wife, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, so he asked Yuanyang to invite Aunt Xue and Baochai to come over and beat the leaves together.
Cards relieve boredom.
Just after grabbing the cards, someone suddenly ran in and said:
"Go back to the old lady! A young father-in-law from the palace came outside. He said it was an urgent matter and he wanted to see the old lady."
Mother Jia was so shocked that the cards in her hand fell to the ground with a crash.
(Leaf Card: Who did I offend? Why do you keep throwing me?