"Lord Wang, how is this good, Chu Xiang's funeral is imminent, and the mother still refuses to go out?"

Xiao San stood outside the door with red eyes, dressed in plain clothes, and the whole person looked very depressed.

Mu Zexi looked inside the room with a circle of blue-gray under his eyes, turned around and brought in a cup of tonic soup.

On the table, Chu Yan, who had a headache when she heard the word "study" on weekdays, was burying her head, pinching the brush and practicing calligraphy, with a serious and serious expression, even Mu Zexi walked in, she didn't notice it at all.

"The pen is light, and there is no strength."

The sudden voice interrupted Chu Yan's focused expression, and slowly raised her eyes, her eyes were already full of bloodshots, and Mu Zexi, who was looking at it, felt a pain in her heart, took a deep breath, walked to her side, held her hand, and taught Chu Yan to write those two words stroke by stroke.

In the past few days, all the people who came to Chu Yan, Shen Jinyi, Xu Yanyu, or others, advised her to rest and not to be overly sad, only Mu Zexi, she practiced calligraphy, she was by her side, brought her tea and water, and combed her hair, but she did not stop her.

Chu Yan couldn't stop the tears in her eyes, and she fell down with a snap, fainting the Chu character that Mu Zexi had just taught her to write.

"I didn't think that being born in the Chu Prime Minister's Mansion was just more capital for me to do nonsense. Later, I understood that I was born in Chu Xiangfu, and the luckiest thing is that there is a kind of grandfather who is only for you. ”

Every time she said a word, Chu Yan couldn't help but feel a little pain in her heart, she had endured it in the mansion for many days, she didn't dare to look at Chu Xiang's body, she didn't dare to take a step out of the door, for fear of hearing others say that Chu Xiang was dead.

There are many times when people like to be turtles with shrunken heads, and people's hearts are actually just fleshy and painful.

Mu Zexi hugged Chu Yan, leaned her head on his chest, and said softly: "Practice your name well, tomorrow grandpa will be at a funeral, I will accompany you to accompany him tonight, okay?" ”

Chu Yan was stuffed in Mu Zexi's arms, biting her lip, blood spilled out of her lips, Mu Zexi swept away, pinched Chu Yan's chin, sighed helplessly, and gently wiped the blood on Chu Yan's lips with his sleeve, a little funny: "If you break your appearance, even if this word is beautiful, grandpa will not be happy." ”

After saying a word, Chu Yan immediately let go of her lips and buried her head in Mu Zexi's arms.

The crowd outside the door was relieved to hear the cry.

After so many days, this is the first time Chu Yan has cried.

Although this capital is lively, it is rare to hear such earth-shattering cries of ghosts and gods.

"Niangniang is so strong, she can't bear to cry so hard."

Yu'er wiped away her tears, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, in this world, if anyone can really fully grasp Chu Yan's joys, sorrows, and sorrows, maybe only Mu Zexi.

The next day was a day of heavy rain.

The weather was not very good, the rain was slightly cool, mixed with a cool breath, blowing gusts of cold wind, and the white curtain of Chu Xiangfu rose with the wind, blocking the coffin placed in the center.

Above the mourning hall, there were side branches of the Chu Xiangfu kneeling on both sides, and the people who came to mourn ranged from the nobles in the court to the ordinary people.

Among these people, although Chu Yuqi is wearing a filial piety dress today, inside the white filial piety clothes is a colorful shirt. Originally, he was just kneeling and pretending to cry twice, but seeing that there were more and more nobles in the capital, he cried even harder.

This cry has attracted the attention of many people.

"Who is this woman?"

"I don't know, looking at the appearance, it's the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"Isn't Xiangye just a granddaughter of Prince Sheng'an? Why did this girl cry as if her father had died? ”

"Who knows."

In the midst of the crowd's discussions, a voice said, "Miss has arrived." "In an instant, it successfully attracted everyone's attention back.

Mu Zexi, dressed in pure white filial piety clothes, helped Chu Yan, who was also in filial piety clothes, and walked in slowly.

Chu Yan held a box in her hand and walked in expressionlessly, and the housekeeper followed behind the two.

The people kneeling in the mourning hall made way for Chu Chang and Mu Zexi, Chu Yan walked to the center, knelt in front of the coffin seriously, and gently wiped it with his sleeve, and then smiled slightly: "Grandpa, my handwriting has been practiced, I will show you." ”

As he spoke, he opened the box in front of him, and what was placed inside was a piece of rice paper, on which only the word Chu Yan was written.

"You always say that I can't even write my own name, but now I look at it again, and I'm still satisfied?"

Mu Zexi knelt beside Chu Yan and helped Chu Yan take out the paper, "It's still okay to take a look." ”

As he spoke, he handed the paper to Chu Yan, Chu Yan took the paper and threw the paper into the brazier, and in an instant, the burning flame was reflected in Chu Yan's eyes, and gradually turned into ashes, and there was nothing left.

Chu Yan knelt there in a daze, closed her eyes tightly, and didn't let her tears fall.

She knew that if her grandfather saw her crying, she would definitely blow his beard angrily and stare at him, and scold: crying, crying, crying, something that has no interest!!

She didn't want to off her grandfather anymore.

At this time, Chu Yuqi looked up with a mocking look and said: "My sister is really filial, my grandfather has passed away for so many days, and my sister has only appeared for the first time, I really deserve my grandfather's love for my sister back then!" ”

This kind of words, on such occasions, obviously make people stretch out their ears and want to hear it.

Shen Jinyi suddenly said angrily: "Chu Xiang has passed away, is it too inappropriate for you to say these words?" ”

But before Shen Jinyi finished speaking, Chu Yan slowly got up, turned her head, and stared at Chu Yuqi coldly, as if she wanted to freeze her into a popsicle, and said word by word: "Your clothes, am I picking them up for you, or are you coming by yourself?" ”

Chu Yuqi was taken aback, his face turned white suddenly, and he looked at Mu Zexi with some trepidation, everyone in the capital said that the prince of Sheng'an favored his wife, but Chu Yuqi always believed that Mu Zexi favored Chu Yan, but it was because of Chu Xiang, just like when he was forced to marry Chu Yan.

Therefore, the courage of today is greater than that of the past.

"You, you, although you are the princess of Sheng'an, but today, with a filial piety word first, it was your fault first, and now you are bullying me, sister, are you doing this, is it right to live grandpa?"

Grandfather?

Chu Yan squinted at Chu Yuqi with a smile, "I don't remember that my grandfather has other granddaughters besides me." I look at your clothes very eye-catching, since you pick it up, then get out. ”

Only then did everyone look at Chu Yuqi carefully, isn't there a bright dress hidden in that filial piety dress, on this occasion, if no one looks carefully, they can't see it, but it's a little rude.

"Meng Yi, throw people out."

Mu Zexi coldly commanded, and then stopped talking, Mu Chuxi and Mu Jinxi were well-behaved, and they were waiting in the Prime Minister's Mansion early, and as soon as Chu Yan came, he also followed the family to the mourning hall.

"Buckle your great-grandfather's head."

Mu Zexi pulled the two of them to kneel, and seriously buckled Chu Xiang's head, but did not get up, but only said: "I swear in front of you today, in my life, I will take care of my sister-in-law as a good student, do not let her be wronged, do not let her be bullied, raise Chu Xi and Jinxi, and live up to your entrustment." Easy to walk all the way. ”

Chu Yan always hung her head, her eyes looked at the dark coffin without blinking, her fingers were held in her sleeves, and she didn't know that her nails had pierced through the flesh.

"The auspicious time has arrived."

When this sound sounded, a family member came out to seal the coffin, Mu Zexi protected Chu Yan, pulled Mu Chuxi and Mu Jinxi behind him with one hand, and said to An Yan: "Send the two of them back." "He was afraid to wait to take care of Chu Yan, he didn't have the experience to take care of these two children, plus today's heavy rain, the children are small after all, and they can't get caught in the rain.

An Yan glanced at Chu Yan and led Mu Chuxi and Mu Jinxi away.

The pouring rain seemed to know Chu Xiang's death, and he was sad together.

Chu Yan followed and walked in front with the spirit card, and Mu Zexi walked beside her, holding an umbrella for her, and walked out of the city.

This road is probably the longest road Chu Yan has walked in her life, every step is particularly difficult, and there is no reaction when the rain rushes under her feet.

During the whole process, Chu Yan did not shed a single tear.

Until the moment when Chu Xiang was about to enter the ground for peace, Chu Yan suddenly seemed to be crazy, got up from the ground, rushed over and lay on the coffin, and refused to let people fill in the soil.

No matter how much Mu Zexi persuaded her, it didn't work, the heavy rain drenched her from the beginning, she was covered in mud, it was very dirty, Chu Yan only cared about crying, plus her stubborn temperament, no one dared to touch her.

Mu Zexi hesitated, and in the end, if he went over, he slapped Chu Yan on the back of the head, knocked her unconscious, hugged her aside, and waited for the funeral to end, and then took Chu Yan back to the house.

On that day, many people sighed: Princess Saint Ann is not filial? In this world, I have never seen a more thrilling funeral than this one.

Someone else said: The girl that day looked okay, but her mind was too heavy and she was not sensible. I heard that it was the daughter of Chu Xiang's side branch, tsk, no wonder Chu Xiang wanted to split up at the beginning, such a woman is embarrassing.

When Chu Yan woke up in the mansion, the housekeeper and Mu Zexi were both in front of the bed, and when she woke up, Mu Zexi hurried over, "Are you uncomfortable?" ”

Chu Yan shook her head, "Am I delaying the auspicious time?" ”

"No, I'm holding you and watching Grandpa Jishi sink into the ground."

Hearing this answer, Chu Yan nodded, and then smiled reluctantly at the car housekeeper, "Grandpa has passed away, and you are old housekeeper, stay and let your sister-in-law take care of your old age." ”

"Miss, this is unacceptable. Old slave, if you don't leave, you will guard this prime minister's mansion, and in the future, the young lady and the little masters will come back to live, and there will be no one to serve them. Xiang Ye explained before his death that Miss's room should be cleaned every day, and Miss's favorite food should be prepared every day, and if Miss comes back any day, it will be ready-made. ”

Chu Yan closed her eyes, leaned on Mu Zexi's arms, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes, and she choked up: "He's gone, what do you do." ”

Having said that, but in her heart, she was warm after all, closing her eyes and listening to the same explanation as the housekeeper, just like Chu Xiang sitting in front of her, explaining the same·····