The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 295

Three days of inactivity passed quickly, and nothing major happened at the funeral.Everything is going on in an orderly manner.Qiao Jiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief, and all this would be over when his wife was sent to the ancestral tomb of Qiao's residence for burial.Afterwards, when it came to escorting his wife back to his hometown, Qiao Shaotang had already volunteered, saying that he must go to see him off, so naturally she would not accompany her.

There are still many things in the capital waiting for her to deal with.She has to manage the affairs of the palace well, and also worry about how to revitalize Qiao's mansion.This is a very complicated problem, and she doesn't know how to deal with it.You can only take one step at a time, and in this society that emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce, a family of officials like Qiao's Mansion cannot engage in commerce, otherwise they will be looked down upon.But of course Qiao Jiuxiu has no idea of ​​doing business, she is not good at this aspect, so let's try another way.

Because the ancestral tomb is on a hill in the suburbs of Beijing.All the family members had to go up the mountain with Daoist Wang to place his wife's coffin inside. A large place was chosen for his wife's mausoleum, which has excellent geomantic omen.Because my wife was the second-rank wife when she was alive. Although the elder sister fell out of favor later, she became a nameless person, but after all, this identity is still very worth showing off.So in this generation, it occupied the position of the ancestral tomb.A mausoleum next to it is even more grand, and it is naturally prepared for Master Qiao.

Following behind the Taoist priest, he went up the mountain all the way.Qiao Shaotang held the money paper in his hand, and walked at the end. Every time he passed a corner, he threw down a few money papers. The Taoist priest told him that only in this way can his wife find the way, so as not to get lost and unable to return to her home. Although they knew that this was nonsense, but out of respect for the deceased, no one raised any objections. No matter what the Taoist said, they had to obey.

Qiao Jiuxiu walked behind the Taoist priest, holding a soul-calling flag in her hand, but this soul-calling flag is not as heavy as in the mourning hall. This is another soul-calling flag, which is much lighter in weight. Definitely can't hold on.Qiao Jiuxiu let out a slight breath, looked up at the sky, only felt that some water droplets hit her face, when she looked up, it actually started to rain lightly.

The rain was not heavy, so I didn't feel much, it only added a layer of chill to my heart.Daoist Wang did not stop because of the rain, and still led everyone up the mountain.As far as he is concerned, even if there is hailstorm now, he still has to send his wife's coffin up the mountain. If he cannot be buried at an auspicious time, not only the fortune of Qiao Mansion will be affected in this life, but he will also be implicated.

He earns a living by doing various rituals, so he is naturally convinced of the importance of it.Even though he felt that all this was somewhat absurd, he didn't dare to test it, for fear that something wrong would anger the Holy Spirit.Fortunately, the rain didn't get bigger and bigger, it just continued to drizzle, as if the sky was crying.The expression on Taoist Wang's face was a bit dignified. Although it was a good omen when it rained at the time of the burial, it would be bad if the rain soaked the paper-wrapped funeral room and could not be ignited.

However, he didn't tell others about the worries in his heart, and only led them up the back mountain.The back mountain on the outskirts of Beijing is a blessed place, and many nobles choose to bury their tombs here.It is not something that ordinary people with status can possess.Because of her close relationship with Lord Lin, the wife had already found such a place as a place for her family to retire for a hundred years.I didn't expect that I would be the first to use it.What a joke.

They walked forward for a short distance and finally stopped.Stop by a pit that has already been dug.Beside the pit, there were more than a dozen farmers holding shovels, so they knew that they had dug the pit.Daoist Wang gave them a little reward, of course, the money was also prepared in advance.It was provided by Qiao Mansion to Taoist Wang.Anyway, he helped Qiao's mansion to organize such a ceremony, and it was decided that he only had the reason to make money. If Taoist Wang was to pay for it himself, he would naturally not do such a loss-making business.

Daoist Wang beckoned people to put down the coffin, because the coffin had not been closed yet, everyone was very careful.Putting the coffin in a spacious place, Taoist Wang muttered something, but he couldn't hear what he said clearly.Finally, several villagers were called to open the coffin. The moment they saw the face of their wife, Qiao Jiuxiu and Qiao Wuxiu cried again. Can't help it.After a beautiful scene, in the end, it was nothing more than a handful of loess covering the body.

Daoist Wang asked all relatives to circle around his wife's coffin three times. If there was anything else he wanted to say to his wife, he could say it at this time. If she could hear it, their wishes would surely come true.Qiao Jiuxiu walked up to his wife and rubbed her swollen eyes.There is only one thing she needs his wife to bless, which is to revitalize the Qiao Mansion.I believe this is also my wife's wish.

After three rounds, the villagers covered the coffin under the advice of Taoist Wang, and then nailed the top plate with three sticks and three, which is considered to be the final conclusion of the coffin.Then the villagers carried their wife's coffin into the pit.Taoist Wang walked around the big pit again, and continued to meditate in his heart.Then squatted down, sprinkled the first handful of loess on the wife's coffin, and then told everyone in Qiao's mansion to come and get a handful of loess, sprinkle half of it, and keep the other half.The remaining half, went back and put it in the courtyard for requiem.

Everyone nodded and did as Taoist Wang asked.With deep thoughts of his wife in his heart, he sprinkled loess on the coffin with tears in his eyes.Daoist Wang sighed slightly. He had done funerals for many rich families. Generally speaking, after the death of the mistress of a rich family, they would usually face a collapsed situation. I don't know if Qiao Mansion will become the next one.After spreading the soil, everyone retreated and asked the villagers to completely bury the coffin with soil.

Taoist Wang led the crowd back to the open space just now, and asked them to put the paper house they brought earlier on the open space. It is a very beautiful big house with three entrances and three exits, and the workmanship is also very fine.In addition to the mansion, there are also paper-made carriages and sedan chairs.Because my wife liked Yu Ruyi very much during her lifetime, there is also a pair of very beautiful Yu Ruyi made of paper.

Everyone walked around the paper house again. During the process, they put the filial cloths and white scarves they were wearing around the paper house. These things will be burned together later.Then Taoist Wang put more than a dozen gold ingots stacked in tin foil into it, lit a fire, and started to burn.Because a layer of oil was poured on it in advance, even after being drenched by rain, it still burned smoothly.

After burning the paper house, there is basically nothing to do.Daoist Wang walked up to Qiao Jiuxiu and asked for a reward, and then told Qiao Jiuxiu a lot of things to pay attention to.Qiao Jiuxiu kept these things in mind one by one, and then thanked Taoist Wang.Daoist Wang knew Qiao Jiuxiu's identity, he couldn't stand this thank you, so he waved his hand quickly, but wondered why this princess had no airs at all.

Of course, Qiao Jiuxiu couldn't let Qiao Jiuxiu know this sentence.He just continued to talk about the last thing, "Princess, after the funeral is over, don't look back, don't look back all the way down the mountain. Then when you see me in the future, don't say hello to me, we are all for the king of hell Running errands and often dealing with the underworld, knowing people like us is of no benefit."

Although Qiao Jiuxiu didn't understand what he was saying, she still nodded.Then he watched Taoist Wang leave with a group of villagers.As family members, they will naturally be the last to leave.When she waited until she could no longer see Daoist Wang, she let out a soft breath, "Let's go back." Qiao Jiuxiu said to the people around her.Qiao Shaotang shook his head, "Go back first. I want to stay and be with my wife. There are some things I want to talk to her about."

The expression on Qiao Jiuxiu's face was a bit perplexed, but she still nodded. Although this is not appropriate in terms of etiquette, the eldest brother must have a lot of things to say to his wife alone.Thinking of this, Qiao Jiuxiu sighed. If the eldest brother knew that he was not his wife's son, what would he think then?Ye Duanyi also said quickly, saying that she wanted to accompany Qiao Shaotang.His mood has not been very stable in the past few days, so Ye Duanyi was worried and let him stay alone.

However, Qiao Shaotang shook his head. He really wanted to be alone, so he declined Ye Duanyi and let her go back with them.Qiao Jiuxiu knew that there were some things he didn't want to say in front of Ye Duanyi.She also understood, so she took Ye Duanyi away.The drizzle started to fall in the sky again, it seemed to be much heavier than before, Ye Duanyi bit her lip, and followed Qiao Jiuxiu to leave.

They knew that Qiao Shaotang might need to stay there alone and tell his wife what was hidden in his heart.

Although Taoist Wang said repeatedly not to look back, Qiao Jiuxiu still looked back, because she walked last, so no one noticed this small gesture.She saw Qiao Shaotang kneeling in front of his wife's grave and kowtowed three times.

"Jiumei, what should we do next?" Qiao Wuxiu stopped, and only asked when Qiao Jiuxiu came over.She knew that Qiao Jiuxiu was planning to revive the Qiao Mansion, but she didn't know how difficult this road would be.But if she needed her help, there would definitely be no excuses.Qiao Jiuxiu let out a sigh of relief, she hasn't come up with a suitable solution for this matter.

"Let's go back to Qiao's Mansion first. Everyone is tired these few days, so let's take a good rest." Qiao Jiuxiu sighed and said so.

(End of this chapter)