Step on a branch

Chapter 94 Something is wrong

The news of the eldest prince's death quickly spread throughout the city.

Funeral reports were drawn up in the yamen and quickly sent to other state capitals.

The people are busy, putting away all the festive things that have been prepared for the New Year.

The new year is just around the corner, but this year will definitely not be able to use these.

In the Marquis of Yongning's mansion, the Ji clan methodically instructed the stewards to handle affairs.

Because of Qin Luan, the Hou Mansion knew that His Highness would be around for a few days before, and they paid great attention to the New Year's shopping.

This time, a few stewards and nuns led people to go inside and out again, in case there were any omissions.

Nanny Wang went to the East Garden.

Qin Yuan took advantage of Ji's lack of time to arrest her, and ran faster than Nanny Wang.

When Mammy Wang arrived in Qin Luan's room, Miss Qin Er was already sitting at the table eating tea.

Grandma Wang looked at her nose and her heart, pretending she didn't see Qin Yuan making faces, and said to Qin Luan, "There will be no lanterns in the mansion this year, window grilles and red couplets will not be pasted up. Fortunately, you made a new one. Most of the clothes are simple and elegant, and after the funeral of His Highness, they will not be so particular."

Qin Luan responded.

Qin Yuan asked: "Did you say how long the spirit will be suspended and when will the funeral be?"

"There's no news yet," Wang Nanny said, "It's winter now, and the servants estimate that if they don't talk about it, they will stop for seven or forty-nine days. When the old Hou Ye comes back, there should be a letter."

When Nanny Wang left, Qin Yuan sighed regretfully.

"The empress must be very sad. Seeing her expression in the palace yesterday made me feel very uncomfortable." Qin Yuan paused, and then said, "The emperor is really strange and fierce."

Qin Luan laughed lightly.

Joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are the most common emotions of a person.

In the face of major events, whether it is restraint or venting, bystanders can perceive the true emotions.

It's not how sensitive Qin Yuan is to this, but the emperor and empress, their emotions are too different.

"It's a pity that I can't cut window grilles." Qin Yuan looked at the palm of his hand, "I cut it very well."

This is not Qin Yuan boasting.

Among all the handicrafts of the "girls", Qin Yuan's female celebrity is horrible, and the fried Qiaoguo almost burns the kitchen down, only the window grilles can be handy, and they are cut lifelike.

Probably because the scissors used to cut window grilles are also considered "weapons".

The Ji family also said that Qin Yuan was forbidden to enter the kitchen again, but Madam Hou stopped her and said, "A Yuan just doesn't know how to handle a spoon, so she should be able to be a fire maid. Yang Paifeng only uses a fire stick."

Ji Shi was angry and funny about this.

While eating tea, Qin Yuan looked at the pen holder on the desk.

There is a small paper figure hanging on the pen holder.

I have to say that her eldest sister really has ideas.

Qin Yuan originally thought that it would be too unlucky for anyone to cut a small paper figurine to use white paper, so she should cut it red and be happy.

Now it seems that the eldest sister was right.

Only the little white paper figurines can be hung on the pen stand majesticly now.

Otherwise, she'll cut one when she goes back to enjoy her hand addiction?

Everywhere in the palace is also being counted.

Empress Cheng lay on the couch, dazed.

Since receiving the news, her mind has been empty, with no sadness or pain. She may have been prepared, and she has no other feelings except tiredness.

Can't even shed tears.

The concubines came to visit one after another to express their condolences. Empress Cheng sent them away, and she had no time to think about who was sincere and who was fake.

After lying down until noon, Empress Cheng managed to cheer up and went to Zhao Yuan's palace.

This place has changed its appearance and has been changed to a place of rest.

Eunuch Min came forward and said in a hoarse voice, "What the emperor said is to stop for 49 days and send it to the imperial mausoleum in February."

"Understood." Queen Cheng said.

There are regulations to follow for funerals, and everything is done step by step.

After the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the yamen was sealed, and the Qianbu corridor became quiet all of a sudden.

On the New Year's Eve, all the government offices are busy sweeping.

Qin Yin was not idle, and went to the ancestral hall with a broom by himself.

From the inside to the outside, I scanned it carefully, and wiped the tablet clean.

Then, he stood there and watched quietly for a long time.

This year, there is no sense of the year in the capital, but it is also peaceful.

It was so quiet that Qin Yin was very uncomfortable.

This kind of stillness is not unusual.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Taifu Xu was called into the palace.

I went there in the afternoon and didn't come back until night. The Xu family eagerly went to the palace gate to inquire, only to get the news that the emperor will stay in the palace overnight.

This situation has happened before.

In the early years, when the relationship between the emperor and Xu Taifu was harmonious, he often consulted the Taifu all night. In these years, as the relationship between the monarch and his ministers became tense, there was no more.

The Xu family waited until the morning of the sixth day, and were about to inquire again, when the Xu family mansion was surrounded by the imperial forest.

In an instant, the governments were in an uproar.

Marquis Yongning had his breakfast in a hurry and went out to inquire about the situation. The familiar elders asked each other and looked at each other.

Fan Taibao and others wanted to enter the palace to inquire about the emperor, but they were stopped at the gate of the palace, and they could only walk around anxiously.

In the afternoon, Marquis Yongning went back to the mansion first and went straight to the East Garden.

Qin Luan asked his grandfather to sit down.

At this moment, the old Hou Ye didn't want to drink tea, he just asked: "Can you get in touch with Duke Ding secretly?"

Qin Luan blinked.

When Lin Fan came to send news overnight, her grandfather knew that she had some contact with Lin Fan.

Qin Luan didn't deny it: "Yes."

"You ask him about Mr. Xu," Qin Yin said, "I think something is wrong with the sudden attack of the emperor, and there may be other situations."

Of course he can go to Lin Fan by himself, or ask Lin Fan through other people, but Qin Yin is too clear, the emperor doesn't care who he asks, once he gets too close to Lin Fan, the emperor's taboo The heart that is jealous of this and that is about to become suspicious again.

And when other people asked Lin Fan, Qin Yin also had to put a question mark.

Regardless of Lin Fan's young age, he is very accurate in speaking and doing things. It's hard to say how much of the news has been detoured from the outside.

And what happened to Grand Tutor Xu came out of nowhere.

Qin Yin was so cautious just because he sensed something was wrong.

"Be careful, don't let anyone find out." Qin Yin urged.

Qin Luan responded.

With a carriage, Qin Luan arrived at Shenghua Pavilion.

Walking into the lobby, the pattern inside has changed.

The staircase leading to the second floor was blocked by a partition and could not be seen at all.

"I'm looking for the Duke of the country. It's urgent. Is he free today?" Qin Luan said as he went upstairs.

Mrs. Liu Gong agreed, and went out from the back house, trying to deliver a letter to Fang Tian quietly.

In the private room, Qin Luan waited for a quarter of an hour, when hurried footsteps came from the stairs.

Qian'er poked his head out to have a look, but he was a strange young man.

The young man took out his waist card from his sleeve, it belonged to Duke Dingguo.

Qian'er led him in.

The young man cupped his hands and bowed to Qin Luan: "Little Yanyue, I know why the girl is looking for him. He can't get away right now. Let the little one go back and forth first. Please wait a little longer."

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