Chapter 16 Reflections in front of the hall
After walking for more than half an hour, the group came to a mansion, and when they looked through the door, it was a very large mansion. Ye Lan didn't wake her up when she saw that Mengling was sleeping, but fortunately, Fat Tiger still vaguely remembered where Mengling's uncle was!
"Dream Spirit, wake up!" Ye Lan called softly.
Meng Ling slowly opened his eyes, gently rubbed his eyes and asked, "Xianggong, have you arrived?" ”
"Hmm!" Ye Lan smiled and nodded.
"Brother and sister! You said you came to be our guide, why did you fall asleep? The thin monkey looked at the Dream Spirit with a smile and made a funny expression.
This brother and sister can only be called by a thin monkey.,It makes people feel a little weird.,He's called a younger sister.,There's a sister in the back.,It's like a little sister or something.,Maybe it's better to call it like this.,It's only understandable like this.。
"I was so tired that I somehow fell asleep." The Dream Spirit waved his hand at the skinny monkey embarrassedly.
At this time, Mrs. Hua had already been helped by Bingyue Muxue to their side, and the two hurriedly shouted "grandma" together, and then jumped off the horse.
Ye Lan looked at the gate of the mansion and saw two white lanterns hanging in front of the mansion. The black plaque above the gate is also tied with strips of white cloth, and the plaque has two large red letters written on it. The one in the back is the word for the house, and he doesn't know the one in front.
There are nine steps in front of the gate, and nine is the supreme, which may represent the meaning of the big gate. There are also two stone unicorns standing on both sides of the steps, and the two eyes as big as copper bells are looking straight ahead, which is very majestic.
Ye Lan was looking around, only to see a servant wearing a blue coat and a blue hat walking out of the door. The servant looked like he was in his forties, and when he saw Mrs. Hua, he hurriedly greeted him. He saluted, "Old lady, why did you come here so early?" Please come in, the horses and carriages will be led to the backyard in a moment. ”
Mrs. Hua looked directly at the white cloth strip on the plaque, her face was full of sadness, and her sadness was revealed, but there was no trace of tears in her eyes. After staring for a moment, she slowly withdrew her gaze, nodded to the blue-clothed servant, and followed him up the steps.
Walking into the house, there is a large courtyard inside, flanked by corridors leading to the backyard. In front of the courtyard is a two-story ancient building, and the courtyard and the front of the house are covered with strips of white cloth, which looks very sad and sad. Behind the house there are two three- and four-story buildings, which rise like steps, and are also hung with strips of white cloth.
The group walked through the courtyard to the main hall. The beams of the surrounding rooms are covered with white cloth, and two rows of colorful wreaths are placed on both sides of the mourning hall. People can't help but fall into grief when they look at it.
A black coffin was placed on the wooden shelf at the back of the mourning hall, and the lacquer was smooth and translucent. Two women dressed in white with white cloths on their heads knelt on the left side in front of the mourning hall, crying softly. One of the two women was in her twenties and the other was in her forties. Yellow paper was burning in the brazier in front of him, and his eyes were full of tears.
The blue-clothed servant walked quickly to the older woman and said softly, "Madam, the old lady is here." ”
The two women listened to the servant's words, and then they raised their heads. The older woman wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, got up and said, "Mom, you're here!" ”
Mrs. Hua didn't respond, and walked quickly to the black coffin. His eyes stared at the person in the coffin in a daze, his face was low and he frowned. Then he turned his head and looked at the middle-aged woman sternly, and asked in a somewhat stiff tone, "What the hell is going on?" Why was my son assassinated all of a sudden? ”
Listening to Mrs. Hua's tone, it seems that Hua Runcheng's death is related to a middle-aged woman. Ye Lan and the thin monkey couldn't help but be slightly stunned on their faces, and the two looked at each other suspiciously.
The middle-aged woman frowned slightly, glanced at Mrs. Hua, and said coldly: "Don't I want to know?" I want to know who killed Runcheng and will destroy his entire clan. ”
Mrs. Hua stared at her for a moment, and her eyes continued to look at Hua Runcheng in the coffin. Dressed in a black embroidered robe, his face was pale, and he lay peacefully in the coffin. Although he is a corpse, he can vaguely see the solemnity and majesty of his life.
"Uncle! Uncle! Meng Ling's eyes looked at the coffin, and the pear blossoms that cried instantly brought rain.
Ye Lan hurriedly comforted softly: "Dream Spirit, people can't be resurrected after death, be careful of your body." Meng Ling cried and suddenly threw himself into Ye Lan's arms, and tears instantly wet his coat.
Seeing Mengling crying so sadly, Ye Lan felt very uncomfortable in her heart. Uncle looked at such a righteous face, and actually let the gangsters assassinate, can it not be pity?
Although Mrs. Hua was not as sad as Mengling cried at this time, there were already tears in her eyes. When she first heard the news of her son's death, she held back tears. But at this time, the body of his son is in front of him, how can he still endure it, no matter how strong his personality is, he can't help it!
"Runcheng! You are really capable, not only to be fair yourself, but also to the cabinet you have formed. Under the management of the cabinet you formed, the officialdom has become much clearer in the past two years, and the people have applauded. Mother really feels very proud, but this ability has brought you the trouble of killing! Mrs. Hua said excitedly, and a tear slowly slipped from the corner of her eye and gently fell on the milky white floor tiles.
Ye Lan was so sad when she saw Mrs. Hua so sad, afraid that she would collapse again after a while. Hurriedly persuaded softly: "Grandma, people can't be resurrected after death, you can't be too sad and excited!" ”
"Grandma, don't get excited, grandma is just talking to your uncle, we haven't seen each other for nearly half a year, grandma has too much to say to him."
Mrs. Hua waved her hand at Ye Lan, her expression was indeed a little calm. Maybe it's more mourning than the death of the heart! As the saying goes, things must be reversed, sometimes people are too sad, but the mood will suddenly calm down, as if people are not dead in their hearts.
The young woman in white just now came to Mrs. Hua with tears in her eyes and said softly: "Grandma, Ling'er, don't be too sad, Daddy will be uncomfortable when he sees you like this in another world." ”
This young girl is quite good, and knows how to comfort her grandmother. She lost her father, and Mrs. Hua lost her son. Mrs. Hua's mood at this time, she naturally empathizes.
Ye Lan looked at the girl carefully, and saw that this woman looked middle to high, but her skin was fair, her chest was turbulent, and her buttocks were very upturned. The figure is pretty good, better than the Dream Spirit, but the face is very different from the Dream Spirit.
"Hmmm! Don't be too sad, don't cry. Mengling raised her head from Ye Lan's arms and wiped the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes with her little jade hand. It can be seen from the love for each other that their cousin relationship should be fine.
Only then did the girl look at Ye Lan and asked softly, "Ling'er, who is this?" ”
"He is my father-in-law, called Ye Lan!" Meng Ling said and introduced to Ye Lan: "This is my cousin Xie Qianyi!" ”
"Hello cousin!" Ye Lan nodded at her.
"Xianggong? Ling'er, when did you get married, why didn't you notify us? ”
"I'm going to get married, and grandma hasn't informed you for such a long journey." Meng Ling said with a relaxed face, but Ye Lan was surprised when she heard it. Just get married? Ye Lan really didn't understand what her little head thought. It stands to reason that my uncle is quite close, why don't you notify me! If it weren't for the sudden news that her uncle had been assassinated, Ye Lan might not have known that she still had an uncle. However, Ye Lan thought about it, it might have something to do with the customs here. Besides, her uncle is in an important position, and he basically has no time to spare, plus he has such a long way, so Mrs. Hua didn't notify him.
The older woman glanced at Ye Lan indifferently, turned her head to Mrs. Hua and said, "Mom, let's go to the guest hall to rest first!" ”
Mrs. Hua nodded, and was helped by Bingyue Muxue to follow the older woman out of the main hall.
As soon as everyone sat down on the chairs in the living room, Yahuan brought tea and pastries.
"Ziru, where was Runcheng killed?" Mrs. Hua took a sip of tea and looked at the middle-aged woman.
"It's on the way home!" Xie Ziru replied lightly.
Ye Lan felt from the tone of this woman's voice that her relationship with Mrs. Hua was not very good, and she might have had some estrangement before. The fact that the Dream Spirit didn't notify them of her marriage may have something to do with it. Originally, Hua Runcheng was busy with official duties, and as an aunt, she should come to attend her granddaughter's wedding. Looking at the state of the two of them now, it is not difficult to understand in an instant.
The matter of these two has to start from a few years ago. At that time, Hua Runcheng was not the cabinet master, but he was already an official in the cabinet. Xie Ziru carried Hua Runcheng on her back and accepted a rich businessman's silver ticket, Hua Runcheng said a few words to her after learning about it, she didn't know how to wake up, but quarreled with Hua Runcheng, and threatened to take a break from Hua Runcheng. Later, I don't know what happened, this word reached the ears of Mrs. Hua, and she suddenly jumped like thunder, and the cabinet director was suspended? said that he was not laughed at without being laughed out, so he rushed to the national capital angrily. After coming to Hua Runcheng's house, he scolded her. Later, under the persuasion of the two in-laws, Mrs. Hua was able to dissipate her anger and resolve this farce. That's how the two formed a grudge.
According to the reason that the parents should not interfere in the quarrel between husband and wife, Mrs. Hua may be because she said Hugh and felt a little disgraced, so she will intervene. Hua Runcheng is also a cabinet official, if she doesn't go to theorize. Others may really think that her son has done something detrimental to her husband's morality.
"Grandma, my dad died by letting a strange hidden weapon shoot into his chest. I heard that there was a hole in his chest, and he took out an iron peanut from the hole, and I don't know what the secret weapon was. I heard from people who were nearby when my dad was assassinated, and they heard a loud bang at the time, wondering if it had something to do with my dad's death. Xie Qianyi glanced at her mother, turned her head to look at Mrs. Hua and said slowly:
When Ye Lan and Thin Monkey heard this, a trace of surprise instantly appeared on their faces. Iron peanuts? Loud noise? How is this so similar to the guns of your own world? Could it be that someone else has come into this world as well? Ye Lan suddenly had a puzzle in her heart.
Ye Lan was puzzled, and saw two sixty or seventy-year-old men walking into the guest hall. Mrs. Hua and Meng Ling hurriedly got up and stood up, and Ye Lan also stood up.