Of course, that's not to say anything other than the two of them. The ministers are incompetent.

On the contrary, in the court of Wei, it was relatively clean, and Emperor Gao De left most of the people who supported and supported him and acted in a mediocre and upright manner.

Therefore, the court has never had any trouble under his governance. Now the four seas are leveled, a prosperous and busy scene, which can be regarded as meeting the requirements of the first emperor for Emperor Gao De.

Nothing is good.

The current situation in the court, in the general direction, all countries are busy with the affairs of various countries, there is a civil strife in the Yan country, so the country has been in turmoil, and the Qi country is still in the middle of the three redundancies, struggling.

Only the state of Chu is slightly better than the situation of the two countries.

Today, the court is divided into various factions, which support His Majesty's different children, and some support the Prime Minister.

The Qi family alone is different, as His Majesty's close minister, he does not need to be subject to anyone, and naturally he does not need to look at the face of any minister in the court, and even some princes and princesses are afraid of Qi Qingchu.

No one would ever complain to His Majesty with an iron face and selflessness, saying that there was something wrong with their virtue and etiquette.

This time Qi Qing's first birthday, in fact, he didn't want to make a big deal of it, but his family had to celebrate, and today His Majesty said to let those princes and princesses go together, and it will be lively.

The same Qi Qingchu didn't want them to go, and they didn't want to come either.

Whoever wants to curry favor with someone who can't please no matter how much he pleases. Isn't that self-inflicted?

Qi Qingchu walked out of the last palace gate, and the servants who had been waiting next to him immediately greeted him, Qi Qingchu had a cold face and an expressionless face, and got into the carriage and left directly.

The house slave of the Qi family regarded the fact of welcoming his master back as the supreme honor, because only his master was the slowest to go back in the entire court.

The ministers left early after the court meeting. Your Majesty will always leave your own master to talk deeply about national affairs, isn't this your Majesty's favor and value?

Qi Qingchu did not have the consciousness of being a very popular minister, he always dealt with official affairs when he was busy, and did not forget to study in his spare time, drink and write poems, plant flowers and trees, and never participate in the entertainment between colleagues next to him.

When he arrived at the mansion, the first thing he did was to tell Butler Ruoping to expand the scale of his banquet a little more, because at that time, not only ordinary people would attend, but also people from the royal family would attend, so he should not be treated sloppily.

The prime minister's chief butler of the Qi Mansion is Ruoping, who is responsible for handling large and small affairs in the management, both internally and externally.

Ruoping is the first person who can be so comfortable on errands beside his grandparents, father and even his mother.

When Ruoping learned the news, his face sank slightly, and he looked at Qi Qingchu and nodded solemnly, he knew what to do, the affairs of the minister's family, as long as the royal family was involved, the whole nature would be different.

Qi Qingchu was naturally relieved about Ruoping's ability to do things, and went back to the room after instructing Ruoping.

Matters such as holding banquets at home have never been related to him, and they have always been handed over to his family, and there are usually no major events in the house, just some personal contacts, which are all used to it, so there is no need to worry.

For Qi Qingchu's words to him, it means that this banquet will be luxurious, grand, innovative, and comprehensive. After Qi Qingchu left, Ruoping hurriedly went to report to the old lady.

After all, there are only two days left before the start of the banquet, and the temporary notice is that there are suddenly royal children to attend, it would be nice to have earlier, just two days, there must be a bit of a rush, but it doesn't matter, it's not a big problem.

No one knew that today Qi Qingchu began to prepare for the addition of merchant taxes. In the next three months, no one knows what kind of tax hike crisis businessmen will face.

And no one knew that the creator of this crisis turned out to be the virtuous minister in their eyes, Qi Qingchu.

Li Jicai and Li Jiye buried Mrs. Fan with a heavy heart.

They used most of the remaining money to give Mrs. Fan a simple and decent funeral.

The people who were in charge of funeral affairs in Nancheng District were invited, and even the mourners were looking for a good place.

At first, the shopkeeper felt that the price they gave was less, because they were burying foreigners, not local natives of Chu State.

In addition, people's burial customs are different from those here in Chu State, so it is also a little difficult to do.

But later Li Jicai said that as long as the old man was simply buried.

They first went to the government to inquire and asked where the old lady's husband was buried, because they didn't know much about the old lady, only that she came to the Chu State and came to Yingdu for her husband.

In the end, Li Jicai deliberately chose a place with green mountains and green waters, which was not in the capital, but outside the capital.

In the past few days, she and Li Jiye have supported each other, and only then have they done the old lady's affairs.

The house was deserted, Li Jiye and Li Jicai didn't know when they had eaten after Mrs. Fan left, Xiao Erhei followed them firmly for half a step, and he didn't say a word. Only when Mrs. Fan was buried, it screamed at the coffin a lot, just a thin skin coffin.

Looking at the old lady for the last time, when the coffin was nailed, until the old lady was buried in the ground, Li Jicai did not cry, only when the old lady's coffin entered the grave, Li Jicai could no longer hold back his grief, and rushed down directly, holding the coffin and crying, no one could pull it, and tears flowed.

In the end, the person who presided over the funeral said don't miss the time, and Li Jiye pulled Li Jicai up, and Mrs. Fan was buried like this.

Li Jiye dragged Li Jicai back with half support and half hugging, Xiao Erhei barked at the lonely grave, and was pulled by the funeral manager and walked back with the dog leash, unable to turn back.

A lonely grave, a cold tombstone, where loved ones are buried.

Push up the daisies.

The news that Mrs. Fan was hit and buried in a hurry quickly spread in that alley. His small courtyard was closed for many days.

Li Jiye has never been to the book club since the day the old lady was buried, and he took care of Li Jicai at home. Because Li Jicai's spirit has completely collapsed, he has always been depressed, and he doesn't eat or drink all day, only Li Jiye forced Li Jicai to pour it in.

Li Jicai's expression was withered and listless, lying on the bed all day long, looking at the roof with his eyes alone, his eyes did not blink, and there was no light in his eyes. Mrs. Fan was her pillar and carried most of the day for her, and she had never received such warmth from others.

If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of her chest, Li Jiye felt that she had also gone with Mrs. Fan, and she was unconscious.

No one expected Mrs. Fan's sudden death.

It is unexpected, and it is also sad. Li Jiye herself also knew that Mrs. Fan treated her and Li Jicai with great kindness. If it weren't for Mrs. Fan, they wouldn't know where they were at this moment.

Although Mrs. Fan usually looked extremely stern, and her wrinkled and old face looked a little terrifying, in fact, Li Jiye knew that she was the kind of person with a cold face and a kind heart. It was really their luck to be able to meet her.

Even Xiao Erhei knew that the old lady he was close to was gone, lying on the threshold all day long, not moving, drooping his head, obviously not wanting to eat, listless.

A good family Li Jicai had a sense of fragmentation, originally thought that the three of them were the backbone of the family, as soon as Mrs. Fan left, they were really six gods and no owner, this family is really unsustainable, what should I do?

After Li Jiye let Li Jicai be decadent for two days, he finally couldn't help but drag her up and talk to her: "Li Jicai, it's not a way for you to lie on the bed like this without eating or drinking. ”

Li Jicai didn't want to pay attention to him, and let himself be immersed in his own sadness.

"I know you're sad when Mrs. Fan leaves, but if you're sad, you can't skip eating, right? You can't just lie down like this, you're just lying down, the vegetables aren't selling, you can't live anymore."

Li Jicai still ignored him.

"You see that you don't eat, Xiao Erhei doesn't eat, we didn't expect Mrs. Fan to leave in a hurry, and we didn't explain anything, but now that the matter has come to this, the most important thing is what should we do next?"

Li Jiye looked at Li Jicai, who was lying motionless on the bed, and couldn't help but say with some anxiety. He said this mainly to divert her attention, let; Li Jicai's spirit was no longer focused on thinking about the loss of Mrs. Fan.

I always have to do something else to alleviate my pain, Li Jiye thought.

This person ignored himself, only he was anxious next to him, and Li Jiye was also very helpless.

Li Jicai was still lying motionless on the bed, not moved at all.

After Li Jiye repeatedly muttered beside Li Jicai's bed for several days, he couldn't bear it, and finally yelled at her one day: "How long do you want to do this?" Mrs. Fan is gone, even if you are sad, it is useless, you see what you look like now, you don't eat or drink, so are you going to accompany that Mrs. Fan?

People can't be resurrected after death, and the next thing is to think about how we can live well. If you are in such a slump, Mrs. Fan will not be at peace under Jiuquan.

But what Li Jiye didn't know, he repeated it over and over again, Mrs. Fan said every sentence, every name. all stabbed Li Jicai's heart.

Lying on the bed was as uncomfortable as lying on pins and needles.

In the end, Li Jicai couldn't stand Li Jiye anymore, reached out and touched any pillows, quilts and the like, and pulled them over directly, and then threw them over and smashed them on Li Jiye's body, and then yelled at him and told him to get out!

Li Jiye was forced by Li Jicai to be anxious, and wanted to rush up to reason with Li Jicai, but met Li Jicai's fierce gaze. It was a vicious appearance that almost ate everyone.

It's terrifying.