Chapter 690, The troublesome concubine, the troublesome concubine
The people in Xuanpinghou Mansion got up very early today and had gone to report for death training last night.
After Yu Yuxi got married, she went to report it at night. Although everyone knew that Mrs. Qian was dead, they now treated her as if she had just passed away last night.
Early this morning, when the Xuanping Marquis Mansion opened its doors, all the white flags had been hung. All the way in, there was no joy at all from yesterday.
All the red colors have been covered up, and it is even colder above the mourning hall, with a lot of ice cubes placed there. Although the weather is not the hottest now, after all, the Qian family did not disappear just yesterday.
It’s good to be prepared, always have some on hand.
The ice basin was placed in the coffin. The coffin was not officially nailed. Today the worship ceremony will be held and the official funeral will be held tomorrow. This is not enough in terms of etiquette. As Qian's identity, it has to be placed for three days, but considering Yu Yuxi's previous
Everyone can understand this matter.
Qian's mother-in-law didn't say anything, which meant that there was an agreement on this matter and both parties agreed.
All for the daughter Yu Yuxi.
Mrs. Qian came early in the morning. She was crying in her wheelchair. She was shaking slightly while holding on to the armrest. Her face was as pale as snow. Looking at her legs and feet, she still insisted on standing by the coffin.
People are sad and sighing, and the white-haired people send the black-haired people grief.
Compared to the Qian Mansion, the Xuanping Hou Mansion looks relatively neglected.
After Yu Xijiao came to pay her respects, she went to the inner courtyard to serve An and the eldest princess. An and the eldest princess were already ill, but now they were even sicker and couldn't get up for a while.
Yu Xianyi also had people help him come over to worship, and then help him go back to rest. He was also seriously injured and could hardly stand. The imperial doctor had been looking at him before. It was said that he would not be able to use force in the future, and his whole person was considered disabled.
Now that he is able to do this, he has been rescued by the imperial doctors.
Naturally, he couldn't be left to guard such a serious injury.
Yu Duanwen was busy taking care of it outside, and Zhou was taking care of it inside. The entire Xuanping Hou Mansion was either injured or sick, and others were very busy.
There was no one from the Xuanping Hou Mansion in the mourning hall. Only two closely related girls from the Yu clan were helping to worship and burn paper.
When choosing the girls of the Yu clan, Yu Xijiao helped Yu Ruiwen to select them together. The two clan girls that Yu Xijiao selected to help happened to have also helped in the mourning hall of Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion before.
She is also more familiar with things than other clan girls. Yu Ruiwen thinks it makes sense. When the time comes to get busy, she really needs to find two people who are familiar with the process to avoid chaos.
Everyone who came to pay homage saw Mrs. Qian sitting in a wheelchair and went over to comfort her. Mrs. Qian nodded in agreement while shedding tears silently.
There was no hoarse crying, just seeing her as a frail and pale old man with red eyes and tears made people feel her grief.
Yu Yuxi came back at this time, and Feng Lanxiu accompanied her.
"Grandma." Seeing Mrs. Qian, Yu Yuxi couldn't hold back her tears. She rushed over and knelt down in front of Mrs. Qian. Tears fell one after another, and she broke down in sobs.
Feng Lanxiu silently bowed to Mrs. Qian.
Xu Anjiao didn't want to salute, but seeing that Feng Lanxiu also saluted, she reluctantly squatted sideways, and then looked around.
Her previous statement that she and the eldest princess would come over were not all lies. She had indeed heard Ming and the eldest princess talking about it before, saying that she might come to see her.
Of course, there are too many meanings in this "maybe"...
Mrs. Qian leaned forward in her wheelchair: "Your Highness, Prince Duan, I...have not returned my courtesy properly."
"Old madam, there is no need to be polite. You are my elder, so there is no need to return the courtesy to me." Feng Lan Xiuxu stopped him and said.
"Your Highness, I don't dare." Mrs. Qian whispered, reaching out to touch Yu Yuxi who was crying on her knees, her voice was hoarse and sad: "I am just a granddaughter now, and she is a miserable person, so I don't know
What did her mother think... leaving this child alone now? She also hopes that the prince will take care of her more for the sake of her biological mother and her. If she doesn't do well, she can tell her and teach her a lesson.
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The last few words were spoken in a trembling voice, and the eyes were red again, showing that the sadness was uncontrollable.
"Old madam, Xi'er is very good. I will take good care of her." Feng Lanxiu said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mrs. Qian was filled with tears of gratitude. "This child has been gentle and well-behaved since he was a child. He never argued with others. Even if he felt a little uncomfortable, he would suppress his sadness alone. I am afraid of her...
…When the time comes, I won’t say anything even if I feel wronged. Please, Your Majesty… be more considerate.”
Mrs. Qian continued, her eyes falling on the top of Yu Yuxi's hair, her eyes gentle and filled with sadness, "This child will be gone...his biological mother will only be the prince."
The last sentence touched her heartache. Mrs. Qian quickly turned her head to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes. She looked back again with a sad smile: "Make the prince laugh."
These words and actions made Feng Lanxiu feel more pity for Yu Yuxi. He had always been different towards Yu Yuxi. Even if he had some calculations, it must have been a matter of affection since he was a child. He felt that Yu Yuxi was a kind-hearted person since he was a child.
, he was still a poor little kid, and he was bullied when he entered the palace without complaining.
Compared to those arrogant daughters of aristocratic families, they are completely incomparable.
"Old Madam, you are worried too much. Don't worry, Xi'er will have me here from now on." Feng Lanxiu assured again.
Yu Yuxi raised her face, which looked like she was crying, and looked at Feng Lanxiu with gratitude. Feng Lanxiu looked back to comfort him.
Xu Anjiao was about to explode with anger. Yu Yuxi was so shameless. He managed to seduce Prince Duan like this in front of the mourning hall. What happened when there was no one around? No wonder she was left out as soon as she entered Prince Duan's palace, so she attacked Yu Yuxi, a shameless person.
You can tell from the look that he might have said something yesterday.
However, she also understood that it was not appropriate to be impulsive now. After looking around, she called a maid who was crying the most sadly. The maid knelt beside the coffin and fell to the ground crying, looking extremely sad.
She should be Qian's personal maid.
"You... come here." Xu Anjiao said, pointing at the maid who fell to the ground crying.
Before Hongxing could react, others had already. A little maid stepped forward and said to Hongxing: "Miss Hongxing, this... noble man will let you pass."
"Who?" Hongxing was speechless. She slept hastily in front of the coffin last night, and this morning she woke up to accompany the crying spirit. Now she is dizzy and feels dizzy every time she raises her head.
The little maid helped her up and brought her to Xu Anjiao to salute.
"Are you Mrs. Hou's personal maid?" Xu Anjiao asked.
"Yes, slave... that's right." Hongxing's voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible. Looking at her eyes that were red and swollen from crying, he knew that she was not well now.
"You are a loyal servant. You were the one who rescued Mrs. Hou at that time. Tell me what happened to Mrs. Hou and how she was rescued." Xu Anjiao asked.
She glanced at Yu Yuxi sideways, and she didn't believe the Qian family's miserable situation. Yu Yuxi still had the nerve to flirt with Prince Duan. She did it on purpose, deliberately disgusting Yu Yuxi.
Feng Lanxiu's face darkened, but he did not directly reprimand him because he took into account the presence of Princess Ming and Dachang behind Xu Anjiao.
"Slave...slave..." Hongxing knelt down.
"Concubine Xu, what do you mean?" Yu Yuxi stood up holding the maid's hand and looked at Xu Anjiao with tears in her eyes.
"It's not interesting. I just want to ask Mrs. Hou what happened. I can't tell if there is another reason. I have to find out clearly."
Xu Anjiao said disapprovingly and pointed at Hongxing, "Since this matter has something to do with this maid, I have to ask clearly."
"Thank you, Concubine Xu. My father has made inquiries and found out that my mother is not in good health." Yu Yuxi did not want to repeat what happened at that time. She lowered her long eyelashes and silently refused, with a sad and pitiful expression.
Feng Lanxiu frowned again. Xu Anjiao was really unseemly like this. There were other people coming to pay homage in the mourning hall, but it was inconvenient to scold Xu Anjiao here.
Yu Yuxi's words are easy to understand. In fact, not only her, but anyone who is the direct relative of the deceased is unwilling to mention such sad things again. Forget it when they are asked. If it is mentioned again for no reason, it is equivalent to asking them.
My heart is stabbed again.
"Concubine Yu, Mrs. Hou passed away like this, there are always some unanswered questions, you must ask clearly, otherwise Mrs. Hou may not be at peace under the Nine Springs."
Xu Anjiao was not really stupid. When she asked, she deliberately wiped her tears hypocritically, "When I saw Mrs. Xuanpinghou before, I thought she had a gentle temper and a good temperament. Why now... suddenly?"
If something like this happens between you, you always have to ask."
Yu Yuxi pursed her lips and said nothing.
Madam Qian turned her head and wiped away tears.
Xu Anjiao felt proud and pointed at Hongxing: "Come on, please explain clearly..."
Yu Yuxi suddenly interrupted Xu Anjiao's words: "Thank you Concubine Xu for your kindness, but what happened to my mother... was also an accident, no one expected it."
"Accident?" Xu Anjiao's eyes widened and she was about to ridicule.
"Yes, it was an accident. What happened to my mother was an accident, and she didn't want it. Concubine Xu didn't need to ask any more questions." Yu Yuxi stopped Xu Anjiao from asking with a rare force.
The so-called accident is indeed what the Xuanping Houfu said to the outside world. Although everyone knows that Qian jumped into the well on her own, for the sake of dignity, we still call it an accident. Qian accidentally fell into the well on a rainy day and was rescued by the maid.
It was already too late, at least this statement maintained the dignity of the Xuanping Hou Mansion.
In fact, it is best to say that the disease is over, and when the matter is over, let the father think of ways to change a decent way to die. Even if this kind of thing is known, everyone can understand it!
"Unexpected..." Xu Anjiao couldn't help but wanted to speak again, but this time she was interrupted by Yu Yuxi, who ignored her and said to Hongxing: "Hongxing, get up and help me, let me see my mother for the last time."
As he said that, he was about to go to the coffin, but he didn't pay any attention to Xu Anjiao's intention and just left Xu Anjiao here.
When some of the worshiping guests saw this scene, although they did not dare to say anything, they looked over suspiciously, making Xu Anjiao feel humiliated inexplicably.
Yu Yuxi actually dared to shame herself like this, and her face suddenly turned livid. Xu Anjiao was looking for trouble today. She looked up and saw that Yu Yuxi had arrived in front of the coffin. She took a deep breath and walked over. She didn't believe that she couldn't find anything wrong with Yu Yuxi.