What does the emperor mean by this? Is he going to let Ding be buried in half a month? Oh, my God! Wouldn't that make the corpse stink?

Moreover, the most terrible thing is that he also has to recall Gu Xiaoye from the border! How can this be?

Gu Ruoxi's pupils shrank, and soon, she heard the retort of Jinye Hou in the room: "Your Majesty, don't do it!" Wei Chen thinks that it is better for the inner person to be buried early, and if such an incident happens, the little girl's marriage will definitely be affected, and Lao Chen wants to ......"

"Jinye Hou, the burial of the big families in the capital is very grand, although it is summer at this time, as long as there is an ice cellar for storage, this is not a thing at all. Or is it that Mrs. Hou is dead, and you don't even agree to let your son rush back to visit his mother for the last time? The emperor said in a cool tone.

"However, rushing back from the border pass, even if it is fast, it will take at least half a month......" Jinye Hou looked helpless.

The emperor glanced at him lightly, and said lightly: "It's okay, I had a premonition a few days ago that something might happen to the Hou Mansion, and I have already ordered someone to send a message to the border pass, and I think that on the first seven days of Mrs. Hou, he can still rush back." ”

When Kazuba heard this, he was stunned. The emperor actually recalled Gu Xiaoye's brute back to the capital in advance? How can this be!

This time Ding died, he never thought about asking Gu Xiaoye to come back for the funeral!

When the room was in the room, the emperor said coldly to Jinye: "Master Hou, look, did I think about you very thoroughly?" Gu Ruoxi knew that she couldn't wait outside any longer, so she raised her feet and walked up the steps in front of the door.

At the same time, a maid finally reported to the people in the house: "Your Majesty, Master Hou, the second lady has arrived." ”

"Xi'er is here?" As soon as the emperor heard Gu Ruoxi's name, he immediately couldn't help but show a light smile on his face, and hurriedly turned his head to look outside the door, and he didn't care about the brocade leaves on the side.

Jin Yehou never knew what happened in the palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and at this moment, seeing the emperor's extraordinary enthusiasm for his daughter, he didn't doubt it at all, but said indifferently: "But even so, you can't choose to be buried in three days, your Majesty, please think twice." ”

However, after he spoke for a long time, the emperor did not answer, but kept staring at Gu Ruoxi's body with a smile and watched her walk into the room.

"Ruoxi sees the emperor, see Daddy."

"Excuse me!" The emperor preemptively said: "Xi'er, I know that your mother's death has hit you hard, but please take care of your body and don't be too sad." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Ruoxi said, glanced at the emperor calmly, and said in a deep voice: "Just now in the courtyard, the courtiers had the honor to hear the conversation between His Majesty and my father, you said, you want my eldest brother to come back to attend my mother's funeral?" ”

"Yes! He is your mother's child, or the only son-in-law, and of course he should come back for the funeral. "The emperor deserves it

Then he said: "Otherwise, if your mother has a spirit in heaven, how sad she should be!" ”

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten something?" When Gu Ruoxi heard this, he said expressionlessly: "My father has removed my eldest brother from the Gu family's genealogy, he is no longer from the Gu family, why should he come back to mourn?" Even if he came back, my father wouldn't let him in! ”

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and the smile on his face couldn't help but fade a lot, he looked at Gu Ruoxi fixedly, and said in a deep voice: "Xi'er, he is your eldest brother!" Even if he was expelled from the Gu family, the blood relationship will never be cut! You're so ruthless that you won't even let him come to the door? ”

"He is to blame for all this, and we are no wonder." Gu Ruoxi said in a deep voice.

The emperor saw her appearance of not entering the oil and salt, so he had no choice but to turn around and face Jinye Hou: "Jinhou, do you think so too?" ”

"Yes!" Jinye Hou's face sank like water: "Since that rebel son has been expelled from the house, then I have never had this son!" Xi'er is right, even if he comes back, the door of the Hou Mansion will not be open for that rebel! ”

"You family! What a freak. When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Gu Shizi did something wrong, but he has already repented!" If someone else had encountered such a thing, they would have already begged me to spare him, but you are good, I have been gracious, but you still don't appreciate it! ”

"Your Majesty, please don't compare the old ministers with those who ignore the rules and etiquette of the court!" When Jin Yehou heard this, he said with a heavy face: "The old minister does things, he just wants to have a clear conscience!" If you do something wrong, you will be punished! Lao Chen's belief will never change! Please ask the emperor to retract the holy decree of sending that rebel son back to Beijing! ”

"It's late." When the emperor heard this, he glanced at Jinye Hou in a cold tone, and said in a light tone: "Hou Ye only knows one of them, but he doesn't know the other, if it weren't for Mrs. Zun personally asking for a message to Old Marquis Ding to intercede in front of me, I would never have only sentenced Gu Shizi to exile, and now I summoned him back, which is also Mrs. Zun's meaning, now that she has gone, this is her last wish, can Hou Ye bear to refuse?" ”

"What, what?" When Jinye Hou heard this, he was greatly surprised. What the emperor said was really terrifying! For a while, he couldn't accept it at all!

Since returning from Qingyun Nunnery, Ding has been bedridden, who would have imagined that she would do so many things behind her back!

No wonder, he didn't go to the emperor to intercede at the beginning, and in the end, the emperor still let Gu Xiaoye go! It turns out that all this is Ding's ghost behind his back!

For a while, Jin Yehou had mixed feelings in his heart, and he hated Ding, but when he thought that she was dead now, this resentment couldn't hold on.

"Your Majesty, is that really the case?" At this moment, Gu Ruoxi on the side suddenly asked lightly, and her eyes were clear

A few words were written: she didn't believe it!

All this is clearly deliberately done by the emperor, and now that Ding is dead, he deliberately pushed all this onto the dead people, so he made a fool of himself, thinking that they would believe it without proof of death? It's a joke!

This emperor will really seize every opportunity to take advantage of it and never give up!

Gu Ruoxi despised the emperor in his heart.

"Naturally, take it seriously! I'm the emperor, can I still lie to you? The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at Gu Ruoxi lightly, and there was suddenly a hint of inquiry in his eyes. Soil Length Estimate.

Even Jin Yehou believed his words, but this little girl refused to believe it, this is really weird!

But it's fun, isn't it?

When Gu Ruoxi heard this, her face sank, and she opened her mouth and was about to refute a few words, but at this moment, Jinye Hou gave her a look and said in a low voice: "Xi'er, don't say it, what the emperor said can be false?" He let out a long sigh.

The emperor glanced at him, and a smile reappeared on his face: "Kazuha Hou, Madame Zun's last wish is to ask her son to come back to attend her funeral, and stay in the capital in the future, are you willing to take back his fate and return him to his ancestors?" ”

"Your Majesty! Since it was the last wish of the insider, the old minister agreed to let him come back for the funeral! When Jinye Hou heard this, he suddenly knelt down and said, "But! Let Gu Xiaoye recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, ask the emperor to atone for his sins, even if the minister dies, he will never agree! ”

Why is that? If you agreed to this, why don't you agree together? The emperor said in a deep voice: "After all, this is the last wish of Madame Zun......"

"Neither will the last wish! The genealogy has been removed, and there is no reason to add it back! Jin Ye Hou said in a deep voice: "Please don't persecute the old minister!" ”

When the emperor heard this, he looked at Jinye Hou fixedly, and saw that his expression was firm, and he regarded death as home, so he immediately sighed and said, "Okay, since your attitude is so firm, then I can't say anything more, after all, this is your own family's family matter, you can handle it yourself!" Saying that, he specially turned his head and glanced at Gu Ruoxi, and said, "Gu Shizi will come back in six days at the earliest, and at that time, I will also ask Jinye Hou to send someone to meet him at the city gate as soon as possible." With that, he turned and strode out of the room. As soon as the emperor left, the two rows of royal guards at the door also walked away in an uproar.

In the mourning hall, Gu Ruoxi raised his eyes and glanced at Jinye Hou, seeing that his expression was complicated, and at that moment, he sighed. said: "Dad, you go back and rest first!" It's good that this place is guarded by my daughter, and the eldest brother hasn't come back yet, and at night, you still have to keep vigil! ”

At this time, the Gu family, only Jinye Hou and Gu Ruoxi were the closest people to each other, Gu Ruoxi didn't want to make Jinye Hou so tired, but this was not good at all.

"No, you better go and rest!" Hearing this, Jin Yehou shook his head and said, "Aunt Xu has already sent someone to inform Old Marquis Ding's family, and your mother will go."

The news of the world has also spread in the capital, and there will be an endless stream of people coming to the door, and you are a woman who has not yet come out, it is really not appropriate to show your face in front of people. ”

Gu Ruoxi heard this. His eyes flashed, and he said, "But, Dad, have you ever thought that if I all come to the door to pay my respects, but I never see anyone, will it be even more annoying?" As a child, he didn't keep his mother's spirit, isn't it? ”

When Jinye Hou heard this, he looked at Gu Ruoxi fixedly. His expression gradually softened, he sighed and said, "Okay, since that's the case." Then you are here to keep a vigil with Daddy, and Daddy will not stop you. ”

"Thank you, Dad!" When Gu Ruoxi heard this, he immediately smiled slightly.

When Jinye Hou heard this, he laughed when he died: "This kid, this is still thankful!" However, when he turned his head to look at the green smoke slowly rising from the mourning hall, the smile on his face changed to solemnity again.

When Gu Ruoxi saw him like this, he immediately sighed in his heart: After decades of companionship, I'm afraid my father still has the status of the Ding family in his heart after all, right?

……

On the evening of the same day, Ding's mansion sent people to pay their respects, and it was Ding's eldest brother and sister-in-law, as well as several prominent figures of the Ding family, Jinye Hou received them with a good voice, and led them to Ding's mourning hall to offer incense.

"Yo! Miss Gu Er is also here! When the eldest lady of the Ding family saw the pretty figure kneeling in front of the mourning hall and burning paper, she immediately shouted without yin or yang.

For most of the year before Ding's death, he was at odds with Gu Ruoxi. And the secret that Gu Ruoxi is not the daughter born to the Ding family, all the Ding family knows that Mrs. Ding is friendly with the Ding family, so naturally Gu Ruoxi is not pleasing to the eye.

But Master Ding, who still has some feelings for Gu Ruoxi's mother, immediately frowned and scolded his wife when he heard this: "Xi'er should be here, what nonsense are you talking about?" ”

"How can this be called nonsense?" Mrs. Ding was reprimanded by her husband, and couldn't help but roll her eyes fiercely, and snorted coldly: "When Minhui was seriously ill before, I didn't see her serve the decoction, but now she is pretending to be a filial son and grandson here, thinking that everyone else is blind?" ”

"Mrs. Ding! Are you here to hang your insider, or are you here to criticize the little girl? If it's the latter, then please get out! At this moment, Jinye Hou snorted coldly.

When Mrs. Ding saw Jinye Hou's cold face, she finally restrained a little. With a cold snort, he finally let Gu Ruoxi go.

After they finished the incense, Master Ding said some words of Ye Wei, and Jin Yehou said politely: "Brother-in-law, you go to the front hall to sit and drink tea!" ”

"Sister-in-law, how can this be!" When Master Ding heard this, he immediately waved his hand and said, "We are not outsiders, why do we need to be so polite?" There are few people in your house, and when I came out, the old lady said that he wanted my husband and wife to stay here to help my sister-in-law, and you were not allowed to refuse! ”

When Jinye Hou heard this, he was very helpless, there was him on the outside of the house, and Aunt Xu on the inside.

All this is properly arranged, and there is no need for outsiders to interfere at all, and maybe they will help more and more! For Master Ding's kindness, he could only thank Busen.

"Brother-in-law, you really don't need to help! There's not much going on in the house, I can be busy! "Jinye Hou said helplessly.

The elders spoke, and there was no chance for children to interject, although Gu Ruoxi listened to the conversation of several people with his ears pricked up, but under his hands he still threw papers into the brazier unhurriedly, and not even a trace of sparks splashed outside. During this period, Mrs. Ding glanced at her several times, but she didn't grasp any handle.

Master Ding listened to Jinye Hou's words, his brows immediately furrowed, he looked at Jinye Hou fixedly, waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, have you seen the outside again?" When my brother and sister go, there is not even a hostess in the Hou Mansion, right? There are always some female relatives among the distinguished guests who come and go, who are you going to let to receive? ”

When Jin Yehou heard this, he subconsciously wanted to say Aunt Xu's name, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them, and he was finally smart this time: "Although Minhui went, isn't there still a stream in the house?" Some time ago, Mrs. was seriously ill, and she also learned to be in charge of the house with a few people in charge, and she coped with these contacts! No matter how bad it is, there is also the crown princess, she will come back from the palace tomorrow, and when the emperor came today, he said that he wanted her to help deal with the affairs of the Hou Mansion, so brother-in-law, you don't have to worry about this at all! ”

"Really?" When Master Ding heard this, he immediately believed it, but when he thought of the purpose of their coming here today, he immediately asked suspiciously.

"Naturally, take it seriously!" Kazuba Hou's answer was categorical.

At this moment, Mrs. Ding on the side finally moved her critical gaze from Gu Ruoxi's body to Jinye Hou's body, and said in a cold tone: "I said Master Hou, even if the crown princess leaves the palace, she must be the daughter of the marriage!" And the status is noble! How can you get her to help with the reception of the distinguished guests who come to pay their respects? Wouldn't that be a loss of her identity? This will attract the emperor's blame and the imperial history impeachment! And Ruoxi has only learned to manage accounts after all, she is not familiar with the part of human relations at all, plus she has a marriage contract, how can you let her show up? ”

"Then what do you mean......" Hearing this, Kazuba hesitated.

Mrs. Ding raised her head and said loudly: "Master Hou, that's what the old lady means by letting us visit Master Hou today!" The entire Ding Mansion is in charge of me, and no one is more familiar with the people in the capital than me, so these days, you can rest assured that the Hou Mansion will be handed over to me! I'll do it for you! ”

"Isn't that right?" When Jinye Hou heard this, his brows furrowed fiercely: "After all, you are a married man, how can you manage the affairs of other people's backyards?" ”

"Master Hou, I don't care about these things as a woman, but you do?" When Ding heard this, he frowned, and said loudly: "Everyone knows that I am Mrs. Hou's sister-in-law, but now that she has gone, no one in the Hou Mansion can take care of it."

The hostess of the matter, I will do it for you, who dares to say a word more? ”

"yes!" Master Ding also helped on the side and said, "Sister-in-law, you just agree!" ”

When Jinye Hou heard this, he hesitated: "In the Hou Mansion, someone deals with these ......."

"Is it Aunt Xu?" When Mrs. Ding heard this, she immediately raised her voice: "I said Master Hou, how can you call an aunt to take charge of your big Hou Mansion?" When the time comes, do you want to choose her too? Oh, my God! Will this be laughed out of the big teeth? She spoke, but her face was full of contempt.

Jin Ye Hou didn't know why, a wave of irritability suddenly surged up in his heart, he interrupted Mrs. Ding's chatter, waved his hand and said: "In total, just a few days, the power of the Hou Mansion will be handed over to you, and you can't adapt to it, so let's do it, Old Marquis Ding's mind is understood, Mrs. Ding, you are the best at dealing with people, you just help receive female guests!" For the rest of the things, just let Aunt Xu come to Zhang Luo. ”

In a word, it blocked Mrs. Ding's idea of taking over the rights of the Hou Mansion. And she couldn't say a word of rebuttal.

But Ding is a strange person in the end, and he is thick-skinned, although Jinye Hou said so, she still pestered and said: "Master Hou! How can this work! With such a big matter, are you sure that Aunt Xu can be busy alone? ”

(End of chapter)