Xie Xun and Xie Jue had a quarrel, and they both sat together to eat with anger. Mingzhu and Ruyi both noticed that the atmosphere was strange, but the family had not gathered together for a meal in a long time. Although Xie Xun and Xie Jue had an unpleasant quarrel, they did not dampen the child's interest. Ruyi had a bigger heart and was not as sensitive and interested as Mingzhu, but he still served Xie Jue meat with great interest. Children at his age cannot detect the taste of adults. , so he chose his favorite braised pork for Xie Jue, which was what Xie Jue hated eating the most.

Xie Xun looked strangely beside him, "Ruyi, will you only give it to your father and not to your little uncle?"

Ruyi blinked and obediently gave him a piece of ribs, "Okay, okay, give it to uncle too!"

"You little heartless one!" Xie Xun snorted coldly.

When Xie Jue is not at home, Ruyi is relatively clinging to Xie Jue, but if he is at home, Ruyi is very clinging to Xie Jue and wants to share any good things with Xie Jue. Xie Xun didn't like it, but he was very unhappy today. Ruyi was so young and still in Kyoto, at the age when he needed someone to accompany him. He was an emperor and had everything to do. Ruyi's upbringing had to take care of his second brother, but he wanted to do it again. Ruyi will definitely miss him after leaving Beijing. Is Ruyi not as important as Fang Chuning? He didn't say anything about where he was going or when he would return. Xie Xun felt extremely aggrieved!

Ruyi asked, "Little uncle, you are so cruel. Did Ruyi do something wrong?"

Feng Yu said, "Be good as Ruyi, don't pay attention to him, and have a good meal."

Ruyi nodded obediently and looked at Mingzhu for help. Mingzhu was helpless. Seeing this, Xie Jue said calmly, "I will definitely return to Beijing before the end of the year. Don't scare the children with a dark face."

Xie Xun's eyes lit up, "Really, come back before the end of the year?"

Xie Jue nodded. It was already a scorching summer. He would only be away for five or six months at most if he came back before the end of the year. Xie Jue felt a little more settled. As long as his second brother didn't do anything stupid, it would be fine.

"You told me earlier, you deliberately scared me." Xie Xun thought to himself, the argument was in vain, "Then where are you going?"

Xie Jue seemed not to hear it, Feng Yu glared at him, and Xie Xun accepted it and said, "Okay, if you don't want to say it, don't say it. Then I'll send a few more people to follow your head office!"

"It's up to you!" Xie Jue rubbed his brows, looking a little tired.

Feng Yu said softly, "Second brother, do your eyes hurt? The eye disease may have recurred during this period. Please ask Dr. Zhang to come over and take a look after dinner."

"Yes, yes, yes, Zhang Lingzheng has researched a new drug and is waiting for you to come back and try it."

Xie Jue has a bit of amblyopia at night and can't see clearly even with a light on. He has tried to minimize reading and talking at night. During his trip to Sangnan, he applied medicine every night, and the condition improved to some extent. But on the way back from Sangnan, no one watched him apply medicine, and the amblyopia worsened. Xie Jue knew full well that his eyes wanted to Recovery is almost impossible, it can only alleviate the condition, but if the person he wants to see never sees him again in this life, then the scenery in this world will be like the night, with no difference to him.

"I know!" Xie Jue did not reject Feng Yu's thoughtfulness. They all had a tacit agreement not to mention Sang Nan's matter, but Feng Yu wanted to find a way to tell him about Fang Chuning's funeral, so she was a little anxious. We can't let Xie Xun talk about it, for fear that Xie Xun won't take it seriously and will hurt his second brother again.

Xie Jue asked Feng Yu, "Is the marriage between Dugu Jing and Fang Lingjun about to be finalized?"

Feng Yu nodded, "Mrs. Fang originally wanted to wait until Dugu Jing came back from Sangnan to finalize the deal. Now... there should be no changes. Princess Jingbei has been visiting frequently recently. Neither family has any intention of canceling the engagement. It should be finalized soon." ." Xie Jue nodded. In fact, Xie Jue also knew that the rumors between him and Fang Chuning would definitely affect Fang Lingjun's marriage proposal. Fortunately, Fang Lingjun's proposal of marriage was to Dugu Jing. If it were Beining's clan, the marriage would probably have troubles. The northern barbarians will not mind these rumors, and both King Jingbei and Marquis Wu'an need the Fang family to gain a foothold in Beining. Fang Lingjun will not have a bad time marrying Dugu Jing. If Fang Chuning is here, he will also worry that his affairs will affect his sister's marriage. .

"That's good!" Xie Jue also felt relieved.

Xie Xun felt a little unhappy. Mingzhu and Ruyi happened to have a good meal. The palace maid came to take Mingzhu and Ruyi to eat. Feng Yu also signaled the palace maid to go down first. There were only three of them left in the dining room. Feng Yu said tentatively, "Two Brother, Junjun said that the Fang family will hold a funeral for Brother Fang tomorrow."

Xie Jue's expression paused. He had just learned the news. He raised his eyes and looked at Feng Yu, "Funeral?"

Feng Yu felt a lump in her throat and nodded heavily. The Fang family only invited relatives for this funeral, so no invitations were sent out, and most people didn't know about it. The clans that had been hostile to the Fang family over the years were laughing at the joke. Marshal Fang couldn't bear his wife to endure such rumors alone, so he returned to Beijing to spend this difficult time with her.

Fang Chuning was originally the only male in the Fang family. In the eyes of many people, although Xiao Qi was in the name of Mrs. Fang, they knew that Xiao Qi was at most a bastard, the son of the Marshal living abroad, and not Mrs. Fang’s biological child. Yes, Fang Chuning was raised to be the heir to the commander-in-chief. Now that the Fang family has lost an arm, the clan that has always been on good terms with the Fang family is naturally very happy to watch the fun.

Fang Chuning's funeral was also handled in a low-key manner due to many reasons.

Xie Jue asked, "How can we hold a funeral without a body? Who said he must be dead?"

If you don’t see people when you’re alive, and you don’t see corpses when you die, what’s the point of having a funeral? In the tradition of Beining, this is very taboo. If a funeral is held while the person is still alive, it is regarded as unknown and has a sense of curse. For people like Fang Chuning who never see the person alive or dead, most people will not hold a funeral. , once the funeral is held, his death will be announced.

Xie Jue's heart was like a knife, and a deep sense of powerlessness swept over him, weighing on his heart and making him breathless. Feng Yu said softly, "Second brother, after all, this is the Fang family's business, and outsiders have no right to interfere. , at the funeral tomorrow, Zhixu originally wanted to attend in person to show solemnity, but Junjun said... that he would keep a low profile as much as possible, so that no one else would go."

Xie Jue's heart was like a mirror. Feng Yu was telling Xie Xun not to go, but in fact she was telling him that the Fang family did not welcome him. Xie Jue's eyes were silent and he said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't go!"

There is no way he would go to Fang Chuning's funeral!

While Feng Yu breathed a sigh of relief, she also felt guilty. The second brother must be so sad, but there was nothing they could do. If they didn't remind him tactfully, the second brother would be expelled by the commander, and the second brother would feel even more uncomfortable.

Xie Xun deliberately asked him if he had talked with the Marshal on his way back to the city. Such rumors spread on a large scale, and it was known to the whole world that with such a strict and self-disciplined character, the Marshal would not look good on his second brother.

But he didn't dare to ask, even if the commander was in trouble for Xie Jue, what could he do?


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