26. Funeral
At this time, the seats in the Yuelai Inn on Chaoyang City Street were full of people, and it was noisy and prosperous. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Hey, have you heard? Then Cai Shoucai will be transferred. A bald man with five big and three thick suddenly said mysteriously to the people at the same table.
The thin man sitting next to him touched the mustache on his face, and whispered, "I also heard, it seems that the imperial court has sent a minister to take over the position of Cai Zhifu, and it is estimated that in three or five days, this Chaoyang City will change owners......"
"No wonder Cai Shoucai is so anxious to force the tender little beauty of the Bao family to marry the Zhou family, probably because he wants to give things while he is still in power. Otherwise, when he is transferred, the Bao family's fat will not have his share. The other bearded man at the table pursed his lips disdainfully.
"That's what I said, if I were him, I was afraid that I would immediately force the little beauty to marry immediately after burying her father, how could I give Bao Fu a day to prepare for the wedding?" The bald man poured a sip of wine and continued to laugh, "The little beauty of the Bao family is also pitiful, so many changes have happened in the Bao Mansion in the past few days, and before my father was buried, he was forced to marry, I don't know if this little beauty can withstand this blow?" I heard that the eldest lady of Baofu is called a water spirit, and the people who watch her just want to arrest her on the spot and ravage her. It's a pity, now it's cheaper than the Zhou family's color embryo. Speaking of which, the more the bald man thought about it, the more he felt that it was not worth it, and spit directly on the ground.
"Don't be so angry, I recently heard from the Bao family that the little beauty is not pure. Before Master Bao died, she had been clamoring to elope with someone. I'm afraid that Master Bao will commit suicide and has a lot to do with her. The thin man stroked his beard and said.
"That being the case, there is nothing to be sorry for this little beauty. is so rebellious, marrying the color embryo of the Zhou family is just right! The bearded man clapped his hands and said loudly.
"Well, I'm interested in the new prefect. Do you know what he is? The thin man's eyes sparkled.
The bald man smacked, "I've been inquiring for a long time, but I haven't heard any news about this new prefect, and I don't know if it's a human or a ghost." I don't have anything else to think about, I just hope that there won't be another Cai Shoucai. ”
"I don't know if it's the second Cai Shoucai, I only heard from those traders who just came back from Kyoto that the newly transferred prefect is a celebrity who has just emerged in Kyoto in recent years, and is very trusted and promoted by the emperor's old man. I don't know what the old man of the emperor deliberately transferred him to Chaoyang City this time? The bearded man frowned.
"Who knows? Anyway, there are a lot of good shows in Chaoyang City these days, so let's just wait and see. The bald man said meaninglessly, and then heard a burst of mournful music from afar on the street, and immediately stretched out his head excitedly to look at the street, muttering, "Ha, look, the funeral party of the Bao family is here!" ”
One sentence drew the attention of everyone in the entire hall of the inn. The people at the table stopped chatting.
A man in white with a hood sitting at the adjacent table had been quietly listening to their conversation, and only then did he pick up the cold tea with his slender and white hands, take a sip, and silently observe the Bao family in the crowd outside the door.
On the street outside the door, the Bao family's funeral team was slowly passing by. The mournful music of gongs, drums and suona was deafening, and white paper money was floating all over the street, and everywhere was a sad white. Su Paner stood in the center of the team with a veil, taking care of Bao Tianxin, who was in charge of holding the old man's spirit card. Behind him were several aunts who were also wearing filial piety clothes and veils.
Looking at the dense crowd of onlookers all the way around, Su Paner's mood now is mixed. The anxiety about the upcoming wedding diluted the excitement of the first time she went out on the street to see the real prosperity of ancient times. Although she was able to go around the city because of the funeral, this was the first time she went out to get familiar with the city after wearing it, and it was false to say in her heart that she was not nervous and excited. But it still feels a little weird to be watched by ordinary people like this. If she can escape the clutches of the Zhou family this time, she will definitely visit the city that raised Bao Yueyao alone.
Yesterday, Su Paner specially pulled the third aunt. Let her find Bai Rixing to help, and directly kidnap Tuesday Shao today, forcing him to withdraw from the marriage, or detain him until the end of the wedding, and then let him go. Without the groom, the wedding would not have worked.
The third aunt is a person in the rivers and lakes, and she has no objection to this kind of solution that people in the rivers and lakes are used to. After the discussion was decided, the third aunt immediately avoided the eyes and ears of Cai Zhifu with light skills and sneaked out of the house. Su Paner waited until the third aunt came back in the middle of the night and told her that she had contacted Bai Rixing and that he had promised to help, and then Su Paner really slept with peace of mind. Who knew that early this morning, the second aunt woke up and sent someone to call her over. She thought that her second aunt was going to help her with advice, so she went to Yanran Pavilion happily. found that the third aunt was already in the room, and the second aunt was sitting at the table drinking medicine, unable to see her expression. Su Paner's heart suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the second aunt only had one word for her, and she waited for her to get married with peace of mind. Then let her go back and continue to deal with the affairs of the Bao family.
Su Paner's inner shock can be imagined, and she wants to argue with her second aunt. The third aunt stopped her, gave her a reassuring look, and motioned for her to go first. Only then did she calm down, although she didn't know what her second aunt wanted to do, but judging from her current attitude, she must be completely sure. Thinking that the second aunt didn't want her to marry Tuesday Shao, she shouldn't have suddenly betrayed at this juncture to really let her marry Tuesday Shao. Now that she has the resourceful guarantee of her second aunt, Su Paner immediately put her mind at ease and devoted herself to arranging today's funeral gift.
But when she turned back halfway and wanted to ask her third aunt something again, she overheard another conversation between them, which was like a bolt from the blue. It turned out that the third aunt didn't contact Bai Rixing at all yesterday, just to reassure her, she lied to her and said that she had discussed it with him. Regarding the kidnapping, the third aunt originally planned to go out in person. But the second aunt said that this would only cause a greater backlash from the Zhou family and the Cai Governor's Mansion, which was not a good strategy, so that the third aunt could just help deal with the housekeeping in the house for the next two days. The third aunt naturally listened to the second aunt's words, but asked the second aunt what she planned to do. The second aunt only replied in an unfathomable way, she had already arranged everything, so that the third aunt should not worry. The third aunt was persuaded by the second aunt and stopped asking.
Su Pan'er's heart was about to bleed when she listened, just based on the words of the second aunt, she wanted her to take the happiness of the rest of her life, how could she sit back obediently and wait for death? As a precaution, she has decided that if nothing really happens, she will save herself and do everything she can to escape from the marriage! She had already secretly given the housekeeper a list for him to buy all of them and give them to her before the wedding. The list was all she could think of for self-defense. Like pepper, silver needles, maid suits, etc., when the time comes, they are hidden in the wide skirts, and no one can find them.
Although she was prepared, Su Paner was still very apprehensive. It was the first time she had done such a thing, and she was nervous, excited and scared. All day, her heart has never been calm.
Unconsciously, a group of people had already left the city gate and came to the feng shui treasure land that Master Bao had picked up on the mountain. With the breeze blowing on her face, Su Paner stood on the high ground, watching Master Bao's coffin slowly fall into the tomb, and her mood was even more complicated.
The world is impermanent, and there are no absolutes in life. I don't know if Master Bao had the slightest remorse for his life before he died?
Li was crying on the side and almost fainted, Bao Tianxin beside her was so frightened by her mother that she also cried, the eldest mother comforted Li while crying, and the fourth aunt also pulled Li with tears in her eyes. The third aunt hugged her chest and looked at the tombstone that had been erected, and her eyes instantly turned red. The second aunt was supported by the maid, covering her mouth with a towel and coughing lightly, unable to see her expression clearly.
Su Paner didn't know why she wore it, and she didn't know what her future fate would be.
All she knew was that she just wanted to live in peace.
After the funeral was completed, the group slowly returned to Baofu. Master Bao's funeral can be regarded as coming to an end.
As soon as they returned to Baofu on the front foot, the Zhou family sent someone to deliver wedding supplies to the door.