Su Zicheng looked back at the dark coffin again, leaned closer to Li Xiaoyi, and whispered in distress: "If you think of other ways, there will be no other good way?" ”

"Things are so urgent, this is the best way, and the prince has earned a good reputation again." Li Xiaoqi spread his hands and replied in a low voice, Su Zicheng swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, sighed sullenly and asked, "Right now?" ”

"Well, if you do it, you have to do it ten." Li Xiaoqi flicked Su Zicheng's sleeve and motioned to him back, Su Zicheng took a deep breath, slapped the folding fan in his hand into Li Xiaoyi's hand, turned around and strode to the coffin, raised his hand to signal the black-clothed guard on the front and left to get out of the way, the black-clothed guard looked at him blankly, and stood in a daze, Su Zicheng raised the lifting bar with one hand, stretched out his hand to pull the black-clothed guard out and pushed it aside, turned around, and put the lifting bar on his shoulder. Shi Yu looked stupid, and when he saw Dongping going to pick up the bar, he also ran over to pick it up, and Li Xiaoqi grabbed him: "The adult is leading the way in front, let's go." Shi Yu fluttered in a circle, and ran forward with his robe.

Tang Mansion is a three-entry courtyard, and the gate has already been closed at this time, Shi Yu patted the door and hurriedly ordered: "Tell Madame quickly, Lord Tang is back, come out quickly!" Fast! The porter was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he didn't even have time to mention the lantern, so he ran in to report the news, and after a while, Mrs. Gu ran in front, followed by a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old, a little boy of about ten years old, and a few maidens, all the way out of the house.

Su Zicheng and the others had just arrived at the gate carrying the coffin, Shi Yu saw Mrs. Gu rushing out, and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Madam, Lord Liang••••••"

"It's Madame Gu, right? Lord Liang sent Lord Tang back. Li Xiaoqi stepped forward and interrupted Shi Yu's words and said, Mrs. Gu's face turned pale in an instant, Li Xiaoqi took pity and admiration, and bowed deeply to Mrs. Gu, signaling everyone to retreat to the side. The young man hurriedly stepped forward to support Mrs. Gu and shouted, "Mother! Madame Gu raised her hand to stop him, turned her head to stare at everyone one by one, until she saw the dark coffin that was slowly entering the door. The little girl screamed, squeezed to Mrs. Gu with her face in her hands, Mrs. Gu pushed her children hard to get out of the way, and the coffin passed through the bluestone road in the middle, turned around, and slowly fell in the main hall.

Su Zicheng straightened up, arched his hand to Mrs. Chonggu and said: "Madam, please mourn, Lord Tang settled down the army, threw himself into the city and died, Xiao Wang was incompetent and failed to protect Lord Tang." Mrs. Gu looked at Su Zicheng in a daze, turned to look at Shi Yu suddenly, Shi Yu shed tears, pointed to Su Zicheng and introduced: "This is Lord Liang, he •••••• all the way" Shi Yu choked and couldn't go on, Li Xiaoqi stood beside Mrs. Gu, carefully paying attention to Mrs. Gu and the three children, Mrs. Gu took half a step back, pointed to the coffin, but her lips trembled and couldn't speak, Li Xiaoqi hurriedly stepped forward to support Mrs. Gu and persuaded: "Madame, please mourn, the child is still young, Lord Tang's coffin has not been closed, and the future has not been lifted, Many important things have to be taken care of by Mrs., Mrs., please mourn! Mrs. Gu's tears were like rain, biting her lip and her head drooping, Li Xiaoqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, helped Mrs. Gu to sit down, turned her head to look at Dongping and commanded in a low voice: "Carry the white cloth candle in." As he spoke, he squatted in front of Mrs. Gu and asked in a low voice: "Madam, you have to arrange the arrangement of the mourning hall, change into filial piety clothes, the prince of the east and west has been brought, you see, who will take care of it?" Mrs. Gu inhaled again and again, waved her hand and said, "Troublesome girl! ”

Li Xiaoqi stood up with a low promise, raised his hand and called a mother-in-law to come over and ask carefully, and instructed Dongping people to hurry up and arrange everywhere, not long, the Tang Mansion was arranged into a white expanse, the coffin was opened, Mrs. Gu pulled the coffin, and cried so much that she fainted several times, and after a while, the coffin was nailed, and it became a ceremony, and the mourning hall was arranged, Mrs. Gu and a few children changed into sackcloth and filial piety clothes, Li Xiaoqi looked at the crying and dizzy Mrs. Gu and the helpless child uneasily, sighed, pulled Su Zicheng and said in a low voice: " Lord Wang and Master Shi will go back first, I'll stay here for the night, don't •••••• in case"

"And tomorrow?" Su Zicheng frowned, Li Xiaoqi turned his head to look at Shi Yu and said, "Lord Shi's family is also in Yangzhou, please ask Mrs. Shi to come over for a day tomorrow and accompany Mrs. Gu?" ”

"Good, good!" Shi Yu promised repeatedly: "I'll go back and let her come over." ”

"Then you don't have to, just come over tomorrow."

Shi Yu turned his head to look at Su Zicheng, Su Zicheng frowned, and looked at Li Xiaoqi who was about to speak, Li Xiaoqi said in a low voice: "Maybe I will accompany him for a few days, I will persuade you first tonight to see the situation." Su Zicheng nodded, turned his head to look at Shi Yu and said, "Listen to the fifth master." The three of them discussed, Su Zicheng and Shi Yu respectively twisted incense and sacrificed Tang Jisheng back, and Nanning and Dongping waited in the Tang Mansion with people.

Li Xiaoqi knelt on the mat, supported the little boy who couldn't stop crying, and persuaded in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, don't cry, my father is gone, and I still want my mother, my sister, my brother, don't cry, come, my sister will wipe your tears." Li Xiaoqi persuaded the little boy in a slow voice, persuaded him to gradually stop crying, took the warm water handed by Haitang and fed him a few sips and asked, "What's your name?" What does my sister usually call you? ”

"Koi." The boy replied with a sob,

"How old is Koi this year?"

"Nine."

"That's an adult, isn't it? Don't cry Xiaojing, you're growing up, and you're going to take care of your mother and sister with your brother, aren't you? Li Xiaoqi said in a soft voice, Xiaojing looked at Li Xiaoqi as if he didn't understand, nodded slowly, Li Xiaoqi hugged him, pointed at Mrs. Gu and whispered: "Go and persuade my mother, tell my mother, my father is gone, my mother still has Xiaojing, my sister, and my brother, let my mother stop crying." Xiaojing nodded and stood up, squeezed to Mrs. Gu's side, pulled her tongue and persuaded, "Mother! Mother, don't cry! Father•••••• father is gone, mother and Xiaojing, and sister, and brother, mother, I'm afraid! Xiaojing said, put his head against Mrs. Gu and squeezed into her arms, Mrs. Gu hugged her son, and cried so much that she couldn't make a sound.

Li Xiaoqi waited for Mrs. Gu's crying to stop, and knelt beside her and whispered, "Madame, please mourn." Mrs. Gu turned her head to look at Li Xiaoqi, and suddenly asked, "Who are you?" Li Xiaoqi breathed a long sigh of relief: "My surname is Li, because I am the smallest, I am called Xiaoyi, and because of Xingwu, I am called the fifth master." Mrs. Gu looked at Li Xiaoqi in amazement: "You are the fifth master?" ”

"Has Madame heard of me?" Although Li Xiaoqi asked rhetorically, there was no surprise or surprise on her face, and Mrs. Gu nodded: "I heard the first husband say a few times, the fifth master has implemented good governance in Hancheng and Chuzhou, and the first husband is very appreciative, but I didn't expect the fifth master to be a girl, so young." Li Xiaoqi lowered his head and said politely: "Lord Tang has won the award, madam, is Lord Tang returning to his hometown, or staying in Yangzhou?" Madame Gu's lips trembled, and she pressed her mouth tightly with a handkerchief, and it took a long time before she spoke: "He said that if •••••• don't return to his hometown, he •••••• be here!" It turned out that •••••• he was •••••• at that time•••••• I was so stupid! Mrs. Gu's crying couldn't be suppressed, Li Xiaoqi closed her eyes, sighed softly, reached out and Haitang asked for a clean linen handkerchief and handed it to Mrs. Gu, gently stroked her back, and waited for her crying to stop before sighing: "Madame should cherish herself, Lord Tang stays here, and also wants Mrs. and children to stay here." Mrs. Gu turned her head, looked sadly at the eldest son who put paper money in the brazier, and coaxed Xiaojing's daughter, and then turned her head to look at Li Xiaoqi and whispered: "Stay here, helpless•••••• what do our late sons and widows do for a living?" Or ••••••"

"Madame don't have to worry about her livelihood, I'll arrange it for Madame, and there are children, Madame can rest assured." Li Xiaoqi hurriedly responded, Mrs. Gu looked at Li Xiaoqi sadly, closed her eyes for a while, and said angrily: "You all have to be famous and dominate, and you will succeed in ten thousand bones!" They have all suffered the people, and they have suffered •••••• us! ”

"Madam," Li Xiaoqi was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Even if Beiping doesn't fight, Madame thinks that the war between Taiping Mansion and Chizhou Mansion will not burn to this Huainan Road?" The prince received Handi and Chuzhou, what he did, Mrs. must have heard about it, Mrs. thinks that Taiping Mansion and Chizhou Mansion, which one can be better than the prince to the people? More emphasis on learning and loving talents? More respect for the Qing officials who love the people like children? Mrs. Gu looked straight at Li Xiaoyi, Li Xiaoqi looked at her calmly, Mrs. Gu reached out and stroked the dark coffin, and sighed long: "There is no one in the dark night, Lord Liang actually •••••• the fifth master must have a lot of affairs, go back and rest, please tell the fifth master that the prince knows the grace of the encounter, the spirit of the first husband in the sky, and must be grateful, I am fine, I have children, this is the blood of the first husband, the blood of the Tang family, the fifth master rest assured." ”

"Madame should take care of her health, the future affairs of Lord Tang, I will leave someone to take care of the arrangements, tomorrow morning let people go to the city to find a place of feng shui, Madame and peace of mind, this is my girl, called Danyue, leave her here to take care of one or two, Madame has something to do, just tell her, Madame and the child's future life, and when the big things are busy, I will come to discuss with Madame." Li Xiaoqi said softly to Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu nodded, Li Xiaoqi stood up and withdrew, and ordered Dongping to take people to help in the Tang Mansion, and he took Nanning and others out of the door, kicking his steps, and walking back weakly.