Although the two of them did not speak, the meaning in their eyes was obviously the same as Qin Huaiyu's.
Zhao Chen was silent for a while before looking at Qin Huaiyu.
"Tomorrow we will pay homage to Uncle Qin. I will also go there. When things are sorted out in Chang'an, you and I will go to the front line to avenge Uncle Qin."
When Qin Qiong was mentioned, Qin Huaiyu's eyes turned slightly red.
His mother passed away early, and his father Qin Qiong was the only one around him. Now that Qin Qiong is gone, there is no longer anyone in the Qin family who can say caring words to.
"Okay." Qin Huaiyu's eyes were red, and his voice was slightly swallowed.
Zhao Chen patted Qin Huaiyu on the shoulder and said nothing else.
"Zhao Chen!"
"Hey, why are you here too!" Wu Jue ran in from outside and was about to ask Zhao Chen about today's court meeting.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Chumo and others were also here.
"Sister-in-law." Li Ruoshuang appeared with her child in her arms. Several people stood up and saluted her.
"You all have a seat." Li Ruoshuang asked several people to sit down.
However, Cheng Chumo and others did not sit down. Instead, they said to Li Ruoshuang, "I won't disturb Zhao Da from talking to my sister-in-law. Let's go first."
After saying that, several people handed over and left.
As soon as the few people left, Wu Jue could no longer hold back his inner curiosity.
He approached Zhao Chen and said curiously: "Hey, Zhao Chen, I heard about today's court meeting..."
"You have nothing to do, right?" Zhao Chen looked at Wu Jue and said calmly.
The look on Wu Jue's face fell.
She knew that if she continued to ask questions, Zhao Chen would definitely think of ways to deal with her.
"What, isn't it better to have the status of a prince?"
"How many people would never dare to think like this in their dreams!" Wu Jue muttered in a low voice and walked up to Li Ruoshuang unhappily.
Li Ruoshuang and Wu Jue smiled and handed the little peace in their arms into Wu Jue's hands.
"Zhao Chen, why are you unhappy?" Li Ruoshuang sat next to Zhao Chen and asked softly.
Li Ruoshuang didn't have such a character before.
Perhaps because of having a daughter, the fiery temper in the past has calmed down a lot.
Zhao Chen looked at Li Ruoshuang with a rare wry smile on his face.
"If I told you that I don't want to become a member of the royal family, would you believe it?" Zhao Chen said.
Li Ruoshuang nodded.
She knew that Zhao Chen was used to being free, and the rules and regulations of the royal family would definitely constrain him.
"You are worried that if you become the prince, His Majesty will leave everything in your hands." Li Ruoshuang said slowly.
Zhao Chen looked at Li Ruoshuang with a smile on his face.
Lao Li Tou now no longer leaves everything in his hands, but has already begun to do so.
When he was in Cangzhou, Zhao Chen actually didn't take it too seriously when the emperor told him about his identity.
After all, Lao Litou is often not very reliable.
For a long time, Zhao Chen only thought that Lao Li was about to die, and he did not forget to take advantage of himself.
But today!
Empress Changsun also admitted her identity.
Zhao Chen believed in Empress Changsun and she would not deceive him.
Besides, she admitted it herself in the Tai Chi Hall.
Li Ruoshuang guessed Zhao Chen's thoughts right away, but when Zhao Chen didn't speak, he continued:
"Actually, it's not bad. His Majesty wants to leave everything to you, so it's okay if you don't go."
"Your temper is much more stubborn than His Majesty's. He can't defeat you."
It was okay if Li Ruoshuang didn't say this, but Zhao Chen's face turned dark when he said it.
What does it mean that the emperor cannot defeat himself?
When did you become stubborn?
"Nonsense." Zhao Chen spat out two words.
"Okay, go see your daughter, don't think about anything here."
"I'm going to see what to make for lunch." Li Ruoshuang stood up, smiled and patted Zhao Chen on the shoulder.
Looking at Li Ruoshuang's leaving figure, Zhao Chen felt much better.
Although Li Ruoshuang was trying to hurt him, it was indeed as she said. Old Li Tou wanted to destroy his son, so why did she have to listen to him?
…
In the early morning of the next day, the Qin Mansion was already covered with silk curtains.
Qin Qiong's coffin was placed in the main hall. Qin Huaiyu knelt beside the mourning hall and burned yellow paper for Qin Qiong.
Zhao Chen came here early, with a white cloth tied around his waist.
Dutiful sons tie hemp ropes, and relatives tie white cloths.
Qin Huaiyu did something different from Zhao Chen at that time. Although he had a very good relationship with Zhao Chen, Zhao Chen's current identity is different from that of the past.
As a prince, he is very likely to become the prince of the Tang Dynasty in the future. Wearing a white cloth around his waist will lose his status.
But Qin Huaiyu obviously couldn't convince Zhao Chen, but was persuaded by Zhao Chen instead.
"The Prime Minister has come to offer condolences." The first person from the Qin Mansion to offer condolences was Fang Xuanling.
Brothers Fang Yizhi and Fang Yiai carried Fang Xuanling in.
Fang Xuanling sat on a chair, facing Qin Qiong's coffin, cupping her hands deeply, and after finishing the incense, she turned to look at Qin Huaiyu and said: "Although General Qin has passed away, his soul is still there. My dear nephew, I express my condolences."
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Qin Huaiyu knelt on the ground and bowed to Fang Xuanling.
As a filial son, when someone comes to pay tribute, you need to kneel down and thank him.
Fang Xuanling nodded, then glanced at Zhao Chen who was standing behind Qin Huaiyu. His eyes fell on the white cloth around Zhao Chen's waist, and his brows wrinkled slightly.
Without saying anything, he let his two sons carry him away.
"Wei Pushe came to pay homage." The second person to come was Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng did not leave immediately after paying homage.
Instead, he walked up behind Zhao Chen and said, "Why are you wearing a white cloth around your waist? It doesn't suit your status."
Wei Zheng is not blaming Zhao Chen.
I was just worried that the court officials would see this and criticize Zhao Chen for not knowing etiquette.
As a prince, he acted like this.
The reputation of Zhao Chen is not good.
"Today I'm just Uncle Qin's nephew, what's wrong with my status?" Zhao Chen spoke calmly and pointed to Cheng Chumo beside him.
This guy knelt directly on the ground, just like Qin Huaiyu.
But he was forced to kneel here by Cheng Yaojin.
According to Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong watched you, Cheng Chumo, grow up, so what if you were Qin Qiong's son for once?
"Oh, you guys have turned the world upside down!" Wei Zheng sighed and gave up.
Zhao Chen values the people around him so much that he even lowers his status, which may be disrespectful to others.
For Wei Zheng himself, he saw the side of Zhao Chen that valued love and righteousness.
Thinking of Zhao Chen going into danger alone to save his family, if Zhao Chen had been selfish, Wei Zheng would have met the King of Hell by now.
"Zhao Da, what do you think our old man thinks? Why can't I just wrap a white cloth around you like you? Why do I have to kneel here?" Cheng Chu said quietly.
He was afraid that Qin Huaiyu would hear him, so he kept his voice very low.
"I don't know. How about you go back and ask your old man?" Zhao Chen asked.
Cheng Chumo immediately stopped his activities.
If he goes back and asks, he won't be kicked out by the old guy.
There were many people paying homage, and everyone knew that Zhao Chen was standing in the mourning hall of the Qin Mansion.
Officials who originally didn't want to go came to pay their respects one after another.
There is no other way, with Zhao Chen here, who dares to act recklessly at this time.
When the officials who came to pay homage saw Zhao Chen, they all surrendered to him.
Almost all the officials came, but everyone did not disperse.
Empress Changsun had already said yesterday that she would come back to pay homage to Qin Qiong today.
If these people left, wouldn't they be a loser in the eyes of Queen Changsun?
And everyone also knows that after the hanging ceremony is completed, Qin Qiong's coffin will be sent to Zhaoling.
Being buried with Zhaoling is a great honor, and all officials must be present.?