"Yuansheng?"

"You're back?"

Fang Zhongxian was a little stunned, his face full of disbelief.

Chen Kan nodded and walked quickly towards the Fang brothers.

While the two were talking, the others also turned around and saw Chen Kan getting closer and closer to them.

"Yuansheng!"

"Little brother!"

Fang Zhongyue opened his mouth, slightly excited in his tone, and a little pathetic.

Fang Jiao and Fang E's two sisters spoke, their tones full of grief.

"Second senior brother, eldest sister, second sister, eldest sister, second sister-in-law...... I... It's back. ”

Chen Kan's knees weakened, knelt in front of Zheng's coffin and kowtowed a few times, and said in a trembling tone: "Master, the unfilial apprentice is back, and he is coming back to wear linen and filial piety for you!" ”

As he spoke, Chen Kan's tone suddenly choked up.

The Fang brothers knelt down and moved to Chen Kan's side, opening their mouths to say something, but after a while, they just said with a complicated expression: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." ”

Chen Kan nodded, took a deep breath to suppress the faint sadness in his heart, and asked, "What about the teacher and the two brothers-in-law?" ”

Hearing Chen Kan's question, Fang Zhongxian said in a low tone: "Father and the eldest and second child went to the Ministry of Rites, and the name of the mother's death was decided today, and they went to invite the adults of the Ministry of Rites to come and preside over the funeral." ”

Knowing Fang Xiaoru's whereabouts, Chen Kan asked again: "Is the coffin of the master going to be transported back to Ninghai for burial?" ”

Chen Kan mentioned how Zheng's coffin was buried, and the eyes of the Fang brothers couldn't help but show a deep sense of sadness.

After a long time, Fang Zhongxian said in a low voice: "My mother has worked hard all her life, and she will naturally be buried in our ancestral grave after she dies." ”

Chen Kan snorted and didn't continue to ask anything.

After the Zheng family had it, it was not Chen Kanyue's turn to take over her funeral.

While the three of them were talking, the clan elders of the Fang clan who came to preside over the wedding also learned Chen Kan's identity from the people around them.

At that moment, he nodded to a few young people with white cloths wrapped in white cloth on their heads, and then stepped forward and whispered: "Since Hou Ye is a filial son, he should wear linen and filial piety, and please take off his brocade clothes." ”

Chen Kan stopped talking to the Fang brothers, nodded, and took off the sour smell on his body.

Fang Jiao stepped forward to take Chen Kan's clothes, and several young people from the Fang clan stepped forward to put on an off-white linen shirt for Chen Kan, and wrapped a pure white filial piety cloth around his head.

Wearing linen and wearing filial piety refers to linen filial piety.

Next is the custom ceremony of kowtowing to the filial son, and the official ceremony also needs to be presided over by the officials of the Ministry of Rites at the time of the funeral.

After Chen Kan changed his clothes, the Fang brothers got up and saluted Chen Kan, and handed Chen Kan a wad of paper money and three sticks of sandalwood.

Seeing this, the sect elder said in a low voice: "Filial piety is enshrined!" ”

Hearing the voice of the clan elder, Chen Kan first lit the paper money, and then used the paper money to ignite the sandalwood and insert it into the incense case.

When he was done, he stood in front of the coffin.

The clan elder shouted in a low voice again: "Filial son kowtow!" ”

Chen Kan followed the guidance of the elder of the Fang clan, knelt down and kowtowed respectfully three times.

After getting up and making a move, he knelt on Fang Zhongyu's side.

As soon as Chen Kan knelt down, there was a commotion outside the door.

"The Holy Decree Arrives~"

The shrill voice of the eunuch sounded outside the door, and along with Fang Xiaoru and two middle-aged men from Mune.

The two men are Fang Xiaoru's two sons-in-law.

A few people entered the mourning hall, and Fang Xiaoru keenly found Chen Kan, and his pupils suddenly shrank into a pinpoint.

But now that everyone is preparing to take the order, it is difficult for him to speak.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says, the wife of the secretary of the ministry is still the secretary of the Ministry of Filial piety, and I have heard of it...... Special into the second grade of the rite of the funeral, in order to comfort the heart of loyalty, admiration! ”

After listening to the full content of the holy decree, Chen Kan couldn't help but purse his lips.

The Zheng family was only buried with the specifications of the second grade, but did not have any title, which is obviously unruly.

Fang Xiaoru is dignified and upright, even if he does not chase the title, the subsequent mourning should be buried with the specifications of a first-class order.

Chen Kan can only say that Zhu Di is still as stingy as ever.

Still, something is better than nothing.

Zhu Di has never refused to give the best to others.

"Minister, thank you."

Fang Xiaoru respectfully received the holy decree from the hand of the little yellow gate.

When the decree arrives, Zheng's funeral will be taken over by officials sent by the Ministry of Rites.

When the coffin will be lifted, when to return to the hometown, and when to be buried will be announced by the Ministry of Rites.

After listening to the content of the holy decree, a group of clan elders of the Fang clan couldn't help but look at each other a little, it was obvious that this holy decree did not conform to etiquette.

How could the wife of a first-rank official be buried with the rites of a second-rank edict and not have any posthumous seals?

This doesn't make sense, and it doesn't make sense!

But now that Fang Xiaoru has received the holy decree, even if they are clan elders, it is difficult to continue to say anything.

In the end, they could only sigh slightly to express their feelings.

"Lord Fang's house is inconvenient, and our family won't stay much, so I'll leave."

"There's a trip to the waiter."

After the little eunuch finished delivering his will, he bowed his hand to Fang Xiaoru, and then turned around and swaggered away.

Fang Xiaoru turned his head and looked at Chen Kan who was kneeling beside Fang Zhongyu, he couldn't help frowning, and said lightly: "Yuansheng, come here!" ”

Chen Kan sighed secretly, got up slowly and walked behind Fang Xiaoru.

Fang Xiaoru didn't say much, turned around and walked out of the mourning hall, and walked towards the study.

Looking at Fang Xiaoru's back, Chen Kan couldn't help but sigh again.

This time, the Zheng family passed away, and the one who was hit the hardest was Fang Xiaoru, a half-hundred-year-old man.

When Chen Kan left Beijing, Fang Xiaoru's hair was still gray, but now Fang Xiaoru is full of gray hair.

The already thin body is even more rickety, and people who are less than sixty years old look like they are seventy or eighty.

The master and apprentice entered the study, Chen Kan closed the door, and knelt in front of Fang Xiaoru as soon as his knees weakened.

Fang Xiaoru, who originally wanted to open his mouth to reprimand, saw Chen Kan's movements, and when the words came to his mouth, he could only turn into a sigh.

"You said you were gone, what are you doing back, you can't tell which is more important than private affairs?"

Fang Xiaoru sat down with a gloomy expression, and glared at Chen Kan with some hatred.

Chen Kan knelt in front of Fang Xiaoru without saying a word, just listening to his reprimand.

Business is important, but he is not a saint after all, and he also has seven emotions and six desires.

However, it was impossible for him to refute Fang Xiaoru's words.

Seeing Chen Kan's appearance, Fang Xiaoru frowned, and did not continue to reprimand.

"Get up!"

Chen Kan got up as he said and stood quietly beside Fang Xiaoru.

Fang Xiaoru said: "This time His Majesty asked you to go to Yunnan, you should go all the way to Yunnan, you come back now, I'm afraid that too many people with a keen sense of smell will notice that something is wrong." ”

Chen Kan said expressionlessly: "The master has passed away, and if the disciple does not come back, it will seem that there is a ghost in his heart." ”

Hearing Chen Kan's rebuttal, Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but be stunned, and then nodded slowly: "Okay, I'm back, then send your master to the ground for peace." ”

Chen Kan nodded silently, he deliberately came back to mourn, it was definitely impossible to just show up and leave.

Why do you have to send the master to the ancestral grave of the Fang family.

Zheng raised two boys and two girls in his life, and pulled Chen Kan, an outsider's child, to grow up.

Her life is too hard, and marrying a man like Fang Xiaoru is destined to make her have to support a family alone.

Entering the ancestral tomb of the Fang family is what she deserves.

Fang Xiaoru didn't say much anymore, just waved his hand at Chen Kan and said, "Go and keep your master's spirit, I want to sit alone for a while." ”

Chen Kan nodded, walked out of the study, turned his back to Fang Xiaoru, and couldn't help but flash a look of worry in his eyes.

It's not that I'm worried about what Fang Xiaoru said.

In Chen Kan's view, the restart of the sub-sealing system will be brought to the table sooner or later, and even if it leaks out, it will not cause any big losses.

If you can't be reasonable, it's a big deal to use a knife.

He was worried about Fang Xiaoru's body.

Just from the few minutes he had been in contact with Fang Xiaoru just now, Chen Kan could see that Fang Xiaoru was already a little lacking in energy.

Originally, he had been depressed in his heart all these years.

The dignified leader of Shilin actually became a second minister, and such scolding has never stopped in Shilin.

Fang Xiaoru didn't say it, it didn't mean that he didn't have any ideas.

And his hardships can't be told to the outside world, after all, it is also a fact that he served Zhu Di.

Originally, he had a big idea in his heart, but now that his wife, who had been with him for decades, died like this, Fang Xiaoru is definitely not as calm as it seems, even if he is not the end of a strong crossbow now.

It's a pity that he is just a disciple, a junior, and he can't say anything that can make him feel at ease except for worry.

Worried for a moment, Chen Kan retracted his thoughts and quickly returned to the mourning hall to kneel.

In the mourning hall, since the little eunuch who passed the message was gone, the whispering has not stopped.

Many people feel that Zhu Di is a little indifferent to Zheng's future.

After all, Fang Xiaoru's status and prestige are there, even if the emperor is not generous, at least he should follow the rules, not like now, giving a name that is not up to or below makes people talk about it.

Chen Kan listened to the conversation of the clan elders of the Fang clan and the Zheng clan who came to the funeral word for word, and couldn't help frowning.

To be honest, he does have some opinions about Zhu Di in this matter.

Zhu Di did this really not authentically.

Chen Kan knew why Zhu Di used Fang Xiaoru at the beginning, and he also knew that he had an opinion about Fang Xiaoru in his heart.

After all, Fang Xiaoru was above the court back then, but he pointed at his nose in front of the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty and scolded the rebellious ministers and thieves, and the filial piety above the court over the years has not embarrassed Zhu Di.

If it weren't for the fact that Fang Xiaoru still had the name of a Shilin leader, I was afraid that Zhu Di would have replaced him like he did with Zhang Zhen and Zheng Ci.

But no matter how much discord there is between the two, it is nothing more than a matter of political opinion, and the starting point of the two of them is to want Daming to be better.

Zhu Di is now making a fuss about Zheng's mourning, and it is inevitable that he will be a little narrower.