Chapter 64: The Sky Falls
"Mama Jiang helped her mother back to the Longevity Hospital! The housekeepers of each courtyard will help your master to stand up, my town and the government can not break the backbone at any time, the sky will fall and stand and catch it! The second lady, the third lady, and the fourth lady followed me to my mother's longevity home to discuss the aftermath of my Bai boy's death! Bai Qingyan and Bai Jintong went to take care of your fifth aunt, and ordered someone to take my name card and invite Imperial Doctor Huang, Imperial Doctor Zhong, and Imperial Doctor Liu to come over! Bai Jinxiu, Bai Jinzhi, and Qin Lang take care of your young sister. Lu Ping immediately ordered someone to ride back to his ancestral hometown in Shuoyang to report the death of my Bai family. Steward Hao restrains the servants and prepares for the funeral. The courtyard army obeys the dispatch of Steward Hao, no one is allowed to make trouble in the current major affairs of the Bai family, and no one is allowed to make trouble regardless of the concubine, servant, subordinate, or Xiao Si, Steward Hao can be killed directly without having to come! โ
Dong's voice was steady and fast, not chaotic at all.
The Baifu Guardian, the subordinates, the servants, and the maids all said yes and acted quickly.
The Dong family settled down the affairs in the mansion, turned his head to look at the family that was still standing at the gate of the Zhenguo Mansion, and solemnly said: "I can't help you, you have worked hard to accompany our Bai family daughters to stand in this wind and snow for so long, but my Bai family's major affairs are current, and I really can't care about inviting you into the mansion to drink a cup of hot tea!" Forgiveness! โ
The Bai family suddenly encountered a big disaster, and the head of the house, Dong, straightened her waist and arranged everything in the house in a clear manner, which was admirable.
Most of the people present were juniors, and they all understood that the Bai family was in the mood to invite them in for tea and return the courtesy.
"I hope that Mrs. Shizi will mourn!"
"Mrs. Shizi's Day is mourning!"
Dong raised his eyes again and burst into tears.
"Sister! My brother and I stayed and helped! Dong Qingping said to Dong with red eyes, "What do you want me and my brother to do?" โ
Dong stiffened his spine, and his voice was full of weak choked and weak crying: "Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and my Bai family is full of men who have returned from death...... I don't know where to find so many coffins. โ
Hearing this, Bai Qingyan's heart was already like a knife.
Looking at the children of the family and the people who were still guarding the door of the Bai family and never left, she knelt down and bowed, endured the severe pain in her heart, and choked up: "My grandfather's coffin and longevity materials have been prepared a long time ago!" But I never expected that all the men of my Bai family would be martyred! Five days later, King Xin sent me the bones of the male son of the Bai family back to the city, and now it is the New Year's Day, and the coffins of my father, uncles and younger brothers are too late to prepare. Let the boy of my Bai family be buried with dignity. โ
After speaking, she bowed respectfully again, Bai Jinxiu, Bai Jintong, Bai Jinzhi...... also followed Bai Qingyan's kneeling and bowing.
The Bai family is a loyal martyr and spills the blood of the country, how can the people of the Great Jin Kingdom let the hero end up buried without a coffin? !
That night, on Chinese New Year's Eve, the capital city cried, for the hero's death, for the Bai family's loyalty, and for this will be the pillar stone of the town to protect this great Jin Jiangshan.
And Bai Qingxuan, who was guarded in the Qingming Courtyard, was shocked when he heard the news, and he couldn't even care about the injuries on his body, so he grabbed his mother's wrist and asked, "What?!" All dead?! Grandfather, father...... All dead?! โ
"Yes! What can I do? The woman panicked, "Hundreds of thousands of troops have all died in southern Xinjiang, and the emperor will definitely blame!" If I had known, I wouldn't have come back! What if you are involved and cut all over the house! No way...... I've got to figure it out, we've got to get out!" โ
After Bai Qingxuan was stunned, a strange brilliance suddenly burst out from the bottom of his eyes, he clenched the woman's wrist tightly, and his voice was soft and weird: "Mother! You said...... All the men in the Bai family are dead! Is the title of Duke of Zhenguo falling on my head?! โ
The woman's eyelids jumped, her throat rolled, and her ecstasy was pressed into her heart by fear: "But I have heard...... It was the righteous use of the army by the Duke of Zhenguo that led to the annihilation of the whole army, in case the emperor blames it, it is a great crime, what if it is all over the place? If this title matters? Let's run away first! โ
"Then what if the emperor doesn't blame?!" The corners of Bai Qingxuan's lips hooked up with a smile, "Mother! Wealth and danger are sought! Think about it...... If the emperor doesn't blame it, this huge Zhenguo Mansion will be our mother and son! โ
The woman was so moved by Bai Qingxuan's words, she couldn't give up the monstrous wealth of this town, but she was greedy for life and afraid of death, so she hesitated.
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The first day of the first month.
The Zhenguo Mansion, which had been shrouded in gloom for two days, was busy with the cheering up of the main mother Dong, and the servant women who were preparing for the funeral hurried in and out at the corner gate.
Before dawn, Steward Hao, who had been busy all night, came to the eldest princess's upper room, except for the eldest princess who couldn't hold on and was persuaded to rest, the prince of the Zhenguo Mansion Dong, the second lady Liu, the third lady Li, and the fourth lady Wang were all there.
The seventeenth Lang'er of the Bai family, plus the five sons of the grandfather and the grandfather of the country, the twenty-three coffins of the Bai family could not be placed in the main hall.
"Build a canopy...... Dong Shi held his spirit, and calmly said to Steward Hao, who didn't know how to be good, "It's in the courtyard...... The door is wide open! Let the people of the capital city, and let the hundred officials who live in the temples see how miserable my Bai family has been for the Great Jin. โ
"Mrs. Yushizi, the second lady, the third lady, the fourth lady, the porter came to report...... Many people outside the gate of the house sent coffins! โ
Dong's throat rolled, he stood up and said, "I'll go out and have a look, the three younger siblings are tired all night and go back to rest and rest!" Enough to nourish the spirit, the fifth day of the first ...... Welcoming our husband and son home. โ
The fourth lady cried again, and shook her head uncomfortably.
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Bai Qingyan, who heard the news, arrived at the door almost at the same time as Dong.
At this time, the red lanterns in the White Mansion have been replaced with white lanterns, and the red silk in the courtyard has also been replaced with black and white cloth, and the twilight is gloomy.
Outside the door of the mansion, the people stood in the snow leading ox carts and carriages, and blocked the door with their own good coffins, and some families sent people to send coffins.
The old man of the age of Huajia led the ox cart and arched his hand to Dong and Bai Qingyan: "Mrs. Shizi, eldest girl...... Rotten this is a good coffin! I don't know if it is compliant or not, can it be given to the prince of the house...... Generals or young men use it? โ
"I'm the best coffin! Top top good! Mrs. Shiko...... Girl! Use my coffin! โ
"My good! Good for me! I'm a serious pine coffin! Sturdy! โ
"Mrs. Shizi, my house is a coffin shop! The coffins I brought were all set by the dignitaries' families years ago, and I brought them all! It's all made of Nanmu! Although it is not the best Nanmu! It's definitely worthy of the sons of the White Mansion......"
Dong and Bai Qingyan stood at the door with tears in their eyes, and they saluted the people who were vying to send the coffin.