In the Queen's Palace, Mei Xue waved her hand to let the people who came to report retreat, turned around and walked into the Ningkun Palace.

Zhao Huiying was half-leaning on the soft couch, and the maid behind her gently pinched her shoulders. Hearing Mei Xue's footsteps, she opened her eyes and waved her hand to signal the palace maid on the side to step back.

Mei Xue stepped forward to take the place of the palace maid and continued to gently help Zhao Huiying rub her shoulders: "Niangniang, the news has already arrived." Before Xiao died, he asked to see Princess Zhaohua, but Princess Zhaohua was afraid of the heavy rain and did not go, and by the time she went, Xiao had already passed away. ”

Zhao Huiying hooked her lips and laughed: "Hehe, okay, such a heavy rain, it is difficult for Shen Ninghua to be careless, God is helping the palace." Mei Xue, you did an excellent job. ”

Mei Xue hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be a compliment to the master." Princess Zhaohua didn't follow Shen Dong directly, and the slave felt a little pity. ”

The smile on Zhao Huiying's red lips became more and more obvious: "Yes, if she follows Shen Dong to see the Xiao family, we will save everything in the future." ”

She ambushed a lot of people on the road, if Shen Ninghua followed Shen Dong out, she would be intercepted and killed on the way, and the heavy rain would wash away all traces, and no one would know the cause of Shen Ninghua and Shen Dong's deaths.

It's just that she waited until Chu Junyi came back before she left, with Chu Junyi, a master, it was inevitable that something would go wrong, so she didn't let people do it, but now it's better, she can torture Shen Ninghua for a while, and now ruining her reputation is just the first step.

The news of Xiao's death spread in Kyoto, and Shen Ninghua was also discussed.

On the second day of the imperial history, the court sent the recitals of Chu Junyi and Shen Ninghua to the table of Baili Qingcang, but they were suppressed by the emperor and ignored them.

In the princess's mansion, Shen Ninghua changed into plain clothes, with a trace of sweat on her forehead.

Bai Wei brought in the fetal pill and carefully placed it on the table: "Miss, the fetal pill is ready." ”

Shen Ninghua took the medicine bowl and sniffed it, a bitter taste came to the tip of her nose, she raised her head and drank the medicine clean: "Okay, let's go." ”

Today is Xiao's funeral, and there is still a tough battle to be fought.

Xiao originally had the title of a one-product edict, but before because the Shen family was implicated, and now that Xiao has passed away, the emperor allowed her to hold a funeral in accordance with the rites of a one-grade edict in order to show the emperor's favor.

Regardless of whether Shen Ninghua is a princess or the granddaughter of the Xiao family, this funeral must be attended.

There was a white gauze hanging on the gate of the Shen Mansion, and paper money was scattered on the ground, which looked extremely desolate.

Shen Ninghua got out of the carriage and entered the mansion with Chu Junyi one after the other.

As soon as he entered the gate, someone saw Shen Ninghua, and the atmosphere suddenly became delicate.

Su Shi hurriedly greeted him: "Ning Hua, you are here." ”

"Auntie."

Su Shi's eyebrows were tired, Xiao passed away in too a hurry, she had to prepare a lot of things this night, she didn't sleep all night: "I have heard about yesterday's incident, don't think too much, although you didn't come in time, but in the end you are just a granddaughter, Xiao still has sons and grandsons, no matter what, I can't find a reason for you to let a pregnant granddaughter go back and forth!" ”

Listening to the Su family's maintenance, Shen Ninghua's heart warmed: "Thank you, auntie." ”

"Well, go to Shangzhu Xiang first, then sit in the back for a while, and when the people are almost here, you will go back first." Before Su finished speaking, Shen Dong happened to come out of the inner hall, and when he saw Shen Ninghua, his face immediately turned ugly.

"The princess is here, why is there no one to report?"

Su Shi frowned tightly: "Big brother, Ning Hua is not in good health, and this is not the place to talk, let Ning Hua be incense first." ”

Shen Dong stared at Shen Ninghua deadly, as if looking at a stain, and finally did not attack in public, only snorted coldly: "Hmph, your grandmother is in the spirit of the sky, maybe she can rest in peace at this time." ”

Chu Junyi said coldly: "The old man should naturally rest assured when he sees that his granddaughter is well. ”

Shen Dong's face turned blue when he heard this, if he hadn't been able to make trouble at this time, he would definitely have driven Shen Ninghua out again.

Su Shi frowned, turned his head and comforted Shen Ninghua: "Ninghua, don't care. ”

"I know." Shen Ninghua naturally knew that Shen Dong's anger was not because of his "unfilial piety" to the Xiao family, but because he knew that he couldn't control himself by saying anything, so he was just angry with himself.

Xiao Jingran strode in, and when he walked past Shen Ninghua's side, the smile on his face was mocking: "How can a person who has no heart and no lungs care so much." "It stands to reason that there is no need for him to come to Xiao's funeral, but when he thinks of being able to come to see Shen Ninghua suffer, he naturally won't miss it.

The surrounding eyes were pierced like steel needles, Shen Ninghua blinked, a cold and noble aura slowly poured out, and a pair of black eyes swept around without any fluctuations, which immediately made most of the people retract their gaze and lower their heads.

Shen Ninghua and Chu Junyi stepped into the mourning hall step by step, followed Bai Wei behind them to take incense, and after lighting it, the two of them sent it over.

The two stood side by side, holding incense in their hands and bowing slightly, and then Bai Wei stepped forward to take the incense and insert it in the incense burner.

Shen Ninghua turned around and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard the inhalation of the people around him.

I saw that the incense used by Shen Ninghua for worship just now was extinguished.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know, it's a coincidence."

Shen Ninghua glanced at Bai Wei, who hurriedly stepped forward to take down the incense, re-lit it and inserted it in the incense burner. Seeing that the incense was not extinguished this time, I breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before she could leave the incense case, the candlestick on the side fell suddenly, and the candle flame was extinguished with a pop.

"Oh my God, what's going on?"

"It can't be haunted."

"Don't talk nonsense, not everything was okay just now."

"Could it be that Old Madam Xiao is expressing her dissatisfaction?"

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the mourning hall, and then there was silence.

Everyone stared at Shen Ninghua vaguely: Before this old lady Xiao passed away, she wanted to see Shen Ninghua by name, but she didn't come, so it seemed a little delicate at first glance.

Chu Junyi stepped forward to hold Shen Ninghua's hand, squinted his eyes coldly, and then flicked his sleeves, and the internal force violently lifted the yellow cloth under the incense case, and a cat jumped out and meowed at everyone.

The people who had just spoken out were suddenly embarrassed and lowered their heads one after another.

Shen Ninghua didn't make a sound, and walked out of the mourning hall directly and went to the inner room in the back.

The inner room is a place for the ladies to stay, and Chu Junyi is inconvenient to come in, so he tells Bai Wei to protect him.

Baili Anning saw Shen Ninghua hurriedly catch up: "Ninghua, are you okay?" ”

"No problem." Shen Ninghua shook his head slightly.

Bai Wei felt something approaching at his feet, and when he looked down, he realized that it was the cat that was under the mourning hall just now, and hurriedly blocked its way to prevent it from approaching Shen Ninghua.

"Where did this cat come from?" Baili Anning was curious.

"I don't know, I just got under the incense offering case, and I shook the candlestick." Shen Ninghua looked at the cat that was meowing with her head up, her heart was slightly panicked, and she carefully distinguished, and she didn't feel any traces of the drug, so she put her heart down slightly.

This cat has a milder temperament, and as long as it is not provoked by drugs, there should be no danger.

"Bai Wei, take it out."

"Yes, Princess."

After about an hour, Su Shi entered the door wearing a filial piety robe: "Please invite the princess and all the ladies and ladies to the table." ”

After all, Shen Ninghua is related to the Xiao family, so she eats a vegetarian table, and watching the dishes come up, she only felt a churning in her stomach, covering her mouth and almost throwing it up.

Bai Wei hurriedly stepped forward and gently patted Shen Ninghua's back: "Princess, are you okay?" ”

Shen Ninghua forcibly suppressed the nausea in her chest, but when she saw the dishes on the table, she lost the slightest appetite: "It's okay." ”

Su Shi ordered someone to bring a bowl of porridge over: "Ning Hua, you drink some porridge to warm up, and you can go back after a while." ”

Shen Ninghua smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Auntie." ”

After drinking half a bowl of porridge, I finally felt better.

A meal is used very quickly, after all, it is a white matter, and none of these ladies and ladies want to stay longer.

It has been uneventful, and although the meal is a little disgusting, there is nothing wrong with it. This made Shen Ninghua feel uneasy, feeling that everything in front of him was like the calm before the blizzard, revealing an unusual smell.

Until she was about to leave, Shen Dong came over and blocked her way.

"Ning Hua, pick up three tonight, don't you stay?"

For Xiao's funeral, the Taoist priest was invited to the stage to chant at midnight the next night, and all filial sons and their families, relatives and friends knelt on the table facing the west to send Xiao on his last journey. As the granddaughter of the Xiao family, she is going to kneel and cry filial piety.

Shen Ninghua's eyes were cold, it turned out that she was waiting for her here, she was pregnant with a child, kneeling here for a night, and she was afraid that she would be carried out tomorrow!

Xiao Jingran didn't leave, he stood aside and looked at Shen Ninghua with a smile, with schadenfreude in his eyes: "Yes, after all, there is blood, and it would be too much to say if you left at this time." ”

Chu Junyi walked out and walked all the way to Shen Ninghua's side, his eyes fell on Shen Dong: "Enough?" ”

Shen Dong was stunned for a moment, and then became angry: "How can you speak?" ”

"That's enough, let's go." Chu Junyi was full of coldness, "Master Shen, there is no precedent for a princess in Da'an Kingdom to kneel down for a first-class lady to be filial, if you have to create one, then please also go to the palace to ask for a decree!" ”

Bai Wei secretly applauded in his heart, just after entering the door, the horse master has been reacting too much, and these are finally about to break out.

"What do you mean, you don't want Ninghua to be filial?"

Chu Junyi sneered: "Ning Hua came in person in the rain, and he has made incense and performed salutes, how can he fulfill his filial piety?" Besides, Shen Ninghua is a granddaughter, and she has done her best to do her part, filial piety is extremely important, but it is not something that people can use as much as they want! Master Shen, you tried every means to make Ning Hua unfilial before, but at this time, you have to let Ning Hua be filial, filial piety has made Ning Hua late, what else do you have to do! ”

Shen Dong's pupils shrank suddenly, and his face turned red: "You...... Full of nonsense! Great rebellion! ”

Chu Junyi's expression was fierce, his reaction just now was in a weak heart, could it be that he had designed something?