The night is gray and the shadow of the moon is heavy.
Gongsun Cheng and Gongsun Cheng were supposed to be keeping vigil in the mourning hall.
But probably because he saw her pale and ghostly appearance, when the night got darker, Gongsun's family left the hall.
Tian Kai then ordered Alan Aqing to send her and Gongsun Cheng back to the courtyard first, and he took several white horse righteous soldiers to hold the coffin and watch the night.
It is not illegal for the sergeant under the tent to keep vigil for the Lord.
After a day of hard work, Gongsun Cheng fell asleep on Gongsun Yan's lap in the evening.
Gongsun Yan thanked Tian Kai for his kindness and stood up, his legs trembling so much that he could hardly stand.
After kneeling for a day, my knees and calves were first numb and then painful. At this time, I could no longer feel the existence of my legs.
The free treatment I specially left behind has been used once, and now I can only rely on myself to hold on.
When people came and went in the mourning hall, she couldn't make any mistakes.
After a whole day, I was rubbed out and looked ugly. Even without makeup, my face didn't look much better.
If you don't eat preserved pork on a normal day, it's just for character. If you don't eat it today, you really can't eat it. You can't even use rice soup.
Seeing her like this, Alan and Ah Qing were so distressed that they burst into tears. He hugged her from side to side and helped her get on the chariot.
Wang Wu followed behind, holding Gongsun Cheng who had fallen asleep in his arms.
After the Gongsun siblings left, Tian Kai and others sat in the dark mourning hall, looking at Gongsun Zan's memorial tablet in a trance.
He especially remembered the way Gongsun Zan was in high spirits, leading them to gallop outside the Great Wall. In a blink of an eye, the old friends around him were separated, and in the end he was the only one left guarding the grave.
"My dear lady, you are interested." Tian Kai stood up and looked at the rows of lacquered coffins in the mourning hall.
In addition to Gongsun's family, the battle of Yijing, Guan Jing and other generals who died in Gongsun Zan's tent are also listed, and their coffins and souls are not missing.
Tian Kai looked at the tablets erected in front of the coffin with emotion, recalling everyone's voices, faces, and smiles one by one.
Just when he saw one place, Tian Kai paused.
Next to the coffin of Gongsun Zan's eldest daughter, Gongsun Jin, there was a colorful lacquered coffin.
The size and quality of the coffin are actually the same as those of Gongsun Jin. Judging from the ranking, he must be a member of the Gongsun family.
There are also sacrificial incense and candles placed on the desk, but there is no tablet.
Hidden in a row of coffins, only people like Tian Kai who know and care about Gongsun Zan's family would find it, otherwise others would not notice this nameless coffin.
Tian Kai couldn't help but go to the funeral director in the hall to ask.
"That was arranged by Madam Yan. I don't know who put it there." The funeral director responded respectfully in a hoarse voice, "It's just that before the coffin was sealed, Madam Yan was buried with her clothes.
She is wearing a hair crown and a long golden phoenix hairpin, she should be a young girl."
Young girl?
Tian Kai didn't know what Gongsun Yan meant by this move, so he thanked the mourner.
He sat back on his seat and raised the tea bowl thoughtfully, thinking that maybe it was the young lady's friend who passed away when Yijing fell.
At this moment, I heard footsteps coming from outside the door.
It was also late at night, and after the guests had eaten the wine and meat prepared as usual, they were properly accommodated by the butler Zhao Xi, rested for the night, and left tomorrow.
Only a few people will come at this time.
Tian Kai raised his eyes and looked up.
"Zilong, don't you want to rest?"
To ask Zhao Yun to attend Gongsun Zan's funeral as a guest, Gongsun Yan naturally came to the conclusion after discussing with Tian Kai, so Tian Kai would not create any conflict.
At this time, seeing Zhao Yun arriving quietly in the middle of the night, he greeted with a smile: "Come and sit."
"Mr. Tian." Zhao Yun bowed with his hands in hand, and his eyes wandered around the mourning hall, but he didn't see the person he was looking for, and he felt a little disappointed and uneasy.
Seeing Tian Kai looking at him with burning eyes, he shrank back a little awkwardly from the bundle he was holding.
Tian Kai was young once, so Zhao Yunjin's various actions could not escape his attention.
However, he did not show it, pretending that he knew nothing, and invited Zhao Yun to sit down and drink tea with him to watch the funeral.
Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to sit down.
Seeing this, Tian Kai poured tea for him, a smile flashed in his eyes.
"Tian still remembers that Zilong led Chang Shanyi to join the army. He was young and energetic, but he didn't expect that so many years have passed." Tian Kai's eyes moved to the many coffins in the funeral shed, "Who could have imagined that Gongsun's army was in full swing at that time, and now
I'm the only old guy left who doesn't have any."
As Tian Kai spoke, he unconsciously touched his empty sleeve with his left hand. He sighed and drank the tea in one gulp.
He waved his hand again, stopping Zhao Yun from trying to comfort him: "Zilong is uneasy at the moment, and his words of comfort are not sincere."
Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head in embarrassment: "Mr. Tian, I..."
Zhao Yun had always been steady, but seeing him like this, Tian Kai laughed out loud, "My little lady is feeling unwell, so she has to go back first. Can Zilong go and visit for me?"
"Yes." Zhao Yun pursed his lips and responded, but his thoughts were broken and his face turned red.
Seeing him stand up quickly, carrying things and walking out, Tian Kai said slowly: "Go and have a look and come back to keep watch."
Zhao Yun paused, turned around, faced Tian Kai and the coffin in the hall with his solemn face, bowed and said, "Nuo."
Gongsun Yan, who was full of energy, returned to the courtyard with the support of Ah Qing Alan.
I smelled the smell of burning paper ashes all over my body. I don't know whether it was due to contact with the thick fiber of paper money or being roasted by the fire pot for a day. My face and hands were itchy and painful.
He sent Ah Qing and Alan to take care of Gongsun Cheng, while he limped to the backyard hot spring to take a simple bath.
When she was in the deserted village, she said she wanted to build a big pool, but now there's no need to build one. She already has an all-weather pool, but she doesn't have much free time to really enjoy it.
After taking off the thick padding on her knees, she gasped for air as her legs were swollen twice.
Just as he was about to take off his clothes, he heard the sound of footsteps in the yard.
"Madam." Alan stood outside the hut in the hot spring pool and called out tentatively, not rushing in rashly.
"What's the matter?" Gongsun Yan stopped untying his clothes, feeling helpless and wondering what happened.
But he heard Alan say: "Captain Zhao is here."
Zhao Yun is here?
Gongsun Yan was stunned. Zhao Yun was a very disciplined person and would never visit him late at night like this. Could something have happened?
She couldn't help but recall the people who came to the mourning hall with Zhao Yun during the day.
The young scribe standing next to Zhao Yun seemed to be an official from Liaodong. She was so dazed on her knees that she didn't remember much.
I was more impressed by the tearful girl at the back. Although she was expressing condolences, she rarely really cried.
Thinking of Gongsun Yan, he asked Alan to invite Zhao Yun to come directly.
For Zhao Yun, she didn't care much about the etiquette. She took off her shoes and socks, sat directly by the pool, and dipped her feet into the hot spring pool.
The scalding water reached the top of his feet, which immediately caused needle-like pain. Gongsun Yan couldn't help but want to retract his feet.
But when she thought that there was still another day tomorrow, she gritted her teeth and soaked her feet in the hot water. She suddenly gasped in pain.
When Zhao Yun walked in hesitantly, he saw this scene.
The copper lamp hanging under the shed gave off a dim yellow light. The girl sat by the pool and bathed her feet. Her skirt was rolled up to her knees, revealing her tender white skin.
Zhao Yun was startled and quickly looked away, "Ms. Gongsun."
"Is there something wrong, Zilong?" Gongsun Yan turned sideways and asked him. At this time, she was in a mess and she didn't want him to see her.
Zhao Yun calmed down and asked, "Is your health okay?"
Did he come here specifically to ask her this?
Gongsun Yan felt warm in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face, "It doesn't matter."
Zhao Yun stood in the distance, hesitated for a moment, then came closer, placed a package next to Gongsun Yan and said, "Madam, please show your condolences. Don't be too sad and hurt your body."
Gongsun Yan curiously picked up the package brought by Zhao Yun: "Is it for me?"
Seeing that she was about to open it in front of her, Zhao Yun felt extremely embarrassed, "Yes, madam, you can put it on your knees to avoid kneeling for a long time and hurt your legs." He remembered that she was not used to sitting upright, so she must have suffered a serious crime.
"Madam, I'll go back to the mourning hall first." After saying that, Zhao Yun quickly walked out of the shed without waiting for Gongsun Yan's answer.
Ran away again...
Gongsun Yan held the package blankly, she was still happy that this man had enlightened.
Sighing, Gongsun Yan turned back and unpacked the bag with some anticipation.
Inside the black baggage lay a piece of silver fox fur with luxurious fur.
Gongsun Yan looked happy and shook it open gently. Two ordinary hard-boiled eggs rolled out of the luxurious silver fox skin.
Did he cook it in the kitchen himself?
Is it because she didn’t use any late breasts?
Thinking of the man squatting in front of the stove, Gongsun Yan chuckled and buried his hot face in the soft long fur of the fox fur.