Chapter 28: The Funeral of the Yan Mansion
Lu Tang and Yan Shuzhen discussed marriage, and they could have avoided suspicion, but Mrs. Wenhou didn't know what crooked thoughts she had, so she had to go with her.
Mama He was old and knowledgeable, and when she delivered dinner, she said worriedly: "In the early days, there were young men in the big family who died before they got married, and they would force their fiancées to be buried and married in the shadows. Mrs. Hou coveted our second property, and bullied the second lady several times, so I can't help but guard against it! ”
These words frightened Su Su and Ling'er a lot, but Lu Tang shook his head and said: "At the beginning, the marriage was just a concubine, and it was not settled. Yan Shuzhen also has a genuine fiancée. If you want to be martyred, should Miss Zhou be martyred? Public opinion in Beijing will be in an uproar. My aunt longed for me to die, but my uncle was still afraid of what people would talk about. Yan Shuzhen was already guilty, and the saint didn't pursue it because of decency, and their family wouldn't rush to make trouble. ”
Mama He felt that it was reasonable, and hurriedly ordered people to prepare the plain clothes and beads, and serve Lutang to go to bed early.
Early the next morning, Wenhou and his wife took the whole family to visit the funeral.
The Prime Minister's Mansion has been pasted with white lanterns, the whole mansion wears white hanging filial piety, and the white flags of the spiritual shed are spread all over, becoming a plain white world.
There was an endless stream of guests visiting the funeral, and the female guests went directly to the main hall of the inner courtyard. The ladies of the Wen family are close relatives and honored guests, and they are the first to be led to worship in front of the spirit.
Mrs. Wenhou and Wen Hongyao cried the most sadly, after all, they were close relatives. The green begonia and purple coriander followed behind and saluted and incense, but it was just a perfunctory face.
Mrs. Yan sat in front of the spirit and was grieving, the pain of losing her son in old age made her almost unable to entertain relatives and friends, and several concubines of the Yan Mansion stood behind her to return the gift.
When Mrs. Yan saw the incense on the green begonia, she couldn't help but be full of anger, and she got up forcefully, pointed at the green begonia nose and scolded angrily:
"Shameless scourge! It's not enough to kill my parents and harm my own family, but I also want to harm my son! The portrait of a fox prostitute seduces my son to death and accept you as a concubine! If it weren't for the marriage with your broom star, how could my son be gone? ”
She scolded and tears in her eyes, and her voice was extremely miserable, and the whole family heard the roar.
Yan Shuzhe wanted to accept Lutang as a concubine, but originally only the Yan and Wen families knew, and the marriage proposal had not yet been completed.
The female guests listened to her scolding, and then they knew about it. It didn't take long for the discussion that Lutang was divorced by King Jin because of the "ominous lone star" to subside, and now it is churning again, and there are many discussions.
"Second Miss Wen just discussed with Second Prince Yan, and she killed someone?"
"This is not a wife, just a concubine!"
"If it's really an ominous daughter, you will kill people like this?"
"Tut-tut......"
Mrs. Wenhou hurriedly got up to support her sister-in-law, and persuaded bitterly: "The book rut is gone, don't say that the sister-in-law has a deep love for mother and son, even I, who is an aunt, am very sad." But the child is gone after all, and all we can do is not let him suffer underground. ”
She comforted in her mouth, glanced back at Lutang, and said coldly: "Shu Zhe is young and has not married, there is no one to take care of him under Jiuquan, and my brother and sister-in-law cannot feel at ease." I have an idea: my niece Lutang originally wanted to be a room for the book, but this girl was not blessed. Although the family affair was not settled at the beginning, we are still constantly relatives. I am my aunt's master, and I will give her to the book no matter whether I live or die, even if it is underground, let her serve her well......"
Mrs. Wenhou thought about it in the middle of the night last night, and felt that she had the best of both worlds. not only maintained the face of his mother's family, but also forced the death of the mourning star to get the second house property.
It's a pity that she underestimated Mrs. Yan's sadness. Mrs. Yan is old and heartbroken, where can she take care of her scheming?
Mrs. Yan shook her hand, bumped into Mrs. Wenhou, and cried and scolded: "Stop it!" When Mrs. Gu marries out, it is the water that is spilled, and Hugh wants to use this mind with me! No one wants your Wen family's girl, so she will send it to my Yan family? Your broom star can't be sent in alive, and it will be placed in my grave? If it weren't for your faceless girl and flattering my son, would my Yan family have ended up like this? Stay away from me, don't want me to smack you in the face! ”
Mrs. Wenhou was scolded by her, and her hands trembled: "Sister-in-law said that I didn't dare to fight back." You and I are close relatives and flesh and blood, what is the benefit of scolding each other like this? In front of my relatives and friends, Hugh wants me to say good things! ”
Mrs. Yan cried so much that she tore her hair and cried: "Do you still have good things to say?" What a shameless goods, none of those mourning star fox prostitutes in your family will want to enter the door of my Yan family! ”
Wen Hongyao heard the ominous scolding of her uncle, and hurriedly took the girl over to stop her. The mother-in-law and maid of the Yan family also rushed up, persuaded Mrs. Yan, and tied her hair band.
Lutang stood aside silently, quietly watching the excitement.
The ladies and guests saw that the two sisters-in-law were beating and scolding each other in front of the spirit, but they didn't know how to persuade them, so they hurriedly lit incense and offered sacrifices, and said goodbye.
After a while, Prime Minister Yan Minzhong and the eldest son Yan Shuqin and his son arrived.
Yan Shuqin first saluted the guests to confess his guilt, and then ordered his mother-in-law to help Mrs. Yan, who had fainted from crying, back to the room, and then knelt down to Mrs. Wenhou to plead guilty.
"The second brother has always been doted on by his mother, and since he left, his mother's spirit has not continued, and where he offended his aunt, for the sake of the dead, please forgive my aunt!" After saying that, he paused and bowed again, and tears rolled down.
Yan Minzhong also comforted his sister and made amends for his old tears.
was making a fuss, Wen Hou also came over, learned about Fang Cai from the maid's mouth, and reproached Mrs. "The two children were originally a casual joke, what are you doing on the premise of the book!" Makes my brother-in-law's family sad! ”
Mrs. Wenhou was scolded by her sister-in-law and scolded by her husband, she was full of anger and couldn't let it out, her face was flushed with hatred, and she could only say nothing.
At this time, Yan Shuqin turned around and walked up to Lutang and made a deep apology: "Sister Lutang, just now my mother was too sad and said a lot of excessive words, please don't take it to heart." ”
Yan Shuqin is dressed in plain clothes, with a graceful demeanor and gentle like jade, really like a good son of the turbid world, a hundred times better than his younger brother's appearance, which is unforgettable.
Lu Tang looked at him coldly, and didn't speak lightly, but just bowed his knees and returned the salute.
Yan Shuqin then went to the front of Hongyao to salute, and called in a deep voice: "Cousin......"
He just called his cousin softly, Wen Hongyao suddenly lowered his head, tears rolled down, crying so much that he could barely stand.
"Please mourn my cousin's day......"
Yan Shuqin personally supported his aunt and invited the daughter of the Wen family to go to the back hall to serve tea. His demeanor and actions are extremely measured, and his appearance and posture are like a jade tree facing the wind.
Lu Tang stared at him for a moment, and then glanced at Wen Hongyao, whose eyes were red and his eyes were misty.
Like lightning and flint, she suddenly understood everything!
Wen Hongyao and Yan Shuqin have a relationship! The fetus in her womb earlier was Yan Shuqin's!
The maids brought tea, and Yan Shuqin inadvertently picked up one and gently placed it in front of Wen Hongyao.
Wen Hongyao deliberately twisted it away and pretended not to see it, Yan Shuqin's face instantly darkened, and he sighed.
"Miss, let's have some tea." By the side of Yan Dagongzi, Miao Tong's tone was light and soft.
Wen Hongyao didn't say a word, still lowering her head and crying with a whimper.
It turns out that they are a couple!
Yan Shuqin has been reading since he was a child, and he is quite precocious in dealing with people, his fiancée is the eldest princess of the dynasty, and no one is suspicious of his house.
Well-dressed beasts are always well hidden.
Lu Tang remembered his previous life, the great prince Yan who gave advice to the king of Jin and had a treacherous conspiracy, and secretly sneered in his heart.
brought a green hat to King Jin, and also supported King Jin to rebel, and personally sent his lover to sit on the throne of the queen. Yan Dagongzi is really not simple, and he is a hundred times better than his straw bale brother.
"Introspection knows that Zhao's father-in-law has arrived!" The little guy in the Yan Mansion ran in in a panic to report.
Zhao Gonggong is the closest and most trusted eunuch commander of the saint, and he came to offer incense and sacrifice, and the pomp and circumstance are not trivial.
Yan Minzhong ordered the door of the mansion to be opened, the drums were played, and the Yan father and son hurriedly dressed up to greet them.
Zhao Gonggong is equal to the saint on behalf of the emperor, and the male and female guests are all in front of the spirit according to the ceremony, and they are divided into left and right to accompany the sacrifice.
In the smoke of cigarettes, the father and son of the Yan family thanked and returned the salute.
Zhao Gonggong relied on the old and sold the old, deliberately untied the spirit curtain to see the material of the coffin, and saw that the coffin had not yet been nailed, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"The second son of Yan is young, he should be the age to make meritorious contributions, but he died young." Zhao Gonggong is an old man, and his long male duck voice is extremely euphemistic: "It's that an old man like me is still alive." What a heavenly injustice! ”
"The father-in-law is serious! The funeral of the dog was attended by the father-in-law, and the child was uneasy. Yan Minzhong bowed in thanks.
"Our family has brought two imperial doctors to take a look, but I am afraid of the grievances of Ling Lang's second son's death." As Zhao Gonggong spoke, he even took out a handkerchief and wiped his eyes.
This is naturally the emperor's intention, and the Yan family's father and son and the guests present could not stop it.
The coffin board was removed, and Yan Shuqin personally stepped forward and uncovered the scripture paper covering his brother's face.
The two imperial doctors came up closer.
Lu Tang stood far away, and vaguely saw the pale cheeks of the body, which were red and white, and the blood sores had been swollen.
The imperial doctor looked at the face and hands of the body, and pressed twice on the abdomen and chest, and he already knew it.
"Back to Zhao's father-in-law, the second son of Yan has red sores on his face and hands, and his abdomen is swollen, which is caused by taking Taoist medicine."
"What? Wasn't Yan Ergongzi poisoned? ”
Zhao Gonggong's voice was sharp, and everyone couldn't help whispering.
"From humble point of view, the medicine that Yan Ergongzi took before his death was Wushi San." After the imperial doctor finished speaking, he bowed his head and was silent.
Goshisan is not a poison. The guests at the scene are all princes and nobles, who doesn't know what Wushisan does?
Everyone was talking louder, and now they all knew that Yan Ergongzi had died of indulgence.
"Nonsense, the second son of Yan is the commander of the forbidden army, and he was still on duty the night before he died. How can you take such a thing as Wushisan? Zhao Gonggong didn't believe it, but his face was really proud.
Yan Minzhong's face was extremely ugly, and he glanced at Yan Shuqin.
Yan Dagongzi was not flustered, walked up a few steps to salute Zhao Gonggong, and said with tears in his eyes: "The junior minister returned to his father-in-law, and the second brother did take Wushisan before his death. ”
He openly confessed that the time was in turmoil. Although there are many noble prodigal disciples in the Jingshi who take Wushi San, they are all used in private, and no one dares to put it on the table.
Yan Shuqin saw everyone discussing, and said with tears in his eyes: "The little brother Shuzhen has sworn to practice martial arts and serve the country since he was a child. Just three years ago, he was injured while practicing martial arts and suffered from vomiting blood and cold. At the onset of the disease, the cold was unbearable, and the vomiting of blood did not stop. Shuzhen was bent on winning the championship in the school captain competition, so he had to take five stones to dispel the cold and stop the bleeding. He won that competition, and the saint specially appointed him as the commander of the forbidden army. He refused to live up to the emperor's grace, and he couldn't bear the sadness of his parents, so he had to take this medicine all the time. ”
When Yan Shuqin said this, tears rolled down: "He also knows that Wushisan can't cure the disease, and his health is getting worse and worse, but he is competitive again." He only told me about it, and he didn't even know about it. If the court condemns the crime, I, as a brother, am willing to take responsibility for him, and I ask my father-in-law and the imperial doctor to be considerate and let him go with peace of mind. ”
Yan Shuqin said, turned to his father Yan Minzhong and bowed down, crying: "Father, Shu Zhi did not die of an emergency, but was seriously injured. Because his parents doted on him, the son was afraid that his parents would be sad, so he kept it secret and begged his father to punish him! ”
Yan Minzhong first slapped Yan Shuqin angrily, scolded the "ignorant bastard", and then took him in his arms, and couldn't help but cry.
Yan Dagongzi is like a spring, Yan Chengxiang is extraordinary, and everyone present cried when he sang this play.
Lutang simply admires the five-body casting.
"The second son is really a confused child!" Gonggong Zhao also couldn't stop crying, and said sadly: "When our family returns to the palace, we will inform the saint of the sincerity and loyalty of the second son of Yan!" ”
Zhao Gonggong said goodbye, and took the imperial doctors to take the lead in saying goodbye.
After all the guests offered incense and paid tribute, they also dispersed in a hurry.
Yan's father and son sent everyone out of the house, and they were a little cold when they looked at each other.
Although Yan Shuzhen is a gentleman, he listens to his father and brother's words very much, and has never taken Wushisan. His death due to the five stones shows that the person who killed him was a son of the royal family.
The Wen family is a close relative, and as a rule, they can't leave until sunset in the evening. In the afternoon, there were only one or two close relatives left in the main hall, and the host and guest were a little slack.
Lu Tang was stealing snacks with Su Su Ling'er in the side room, and suddenly saw Miao Tong tiptoeing to Wen Hongyao's side and whispering.
Wen Hongyao cried all day without eating or drinking, and at this time he was tired and fell asleep. After being woken up by Miao Tong, he first shook his head and ignored it, but he couldn't help Miao Tong's endless persuasion, and finally nodded reluctantly.
Seeing that there was no one in front of the spirit, they walked down the corridor lightly, wearing flowers and willows.