Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 125: Three Years of Mourning
Shen Yuxian smiled foolishly, "Mother, this is God's will! You see, even God is helping me, it's time to change the position of Crown Princess!"

Kong Wanhan shouted angrily, "Stop messing around!" She was exhausted and held her forehead with her hand.

"You must keep quiet about the Crown Princess's matter. At least bear with me for a year. You're going to cancel the engagement right after the Duke's death. How do you want the world to see you? Your father will be disappointed in you too."

The smile on Shen Yuxian's face disappeared, and he lowered his head in frustration.

"Mother, isn't a year too long? Can I just put up with Ji Yunchu for half a year?"

"No! Ji Yunchu has to observe mourning for three years, so why not endure for one year? Be more patient, don't rush this matter. Summon Ji Qinqin immediately in front of the eunuchs and palace maids, and ask her to go out of the palace to mourn the Duke on your behalf. You don't need me to teach you how to say it, right?"

"I understand, son." Shen Yuxian stood up and shouted to Eunuch Yu to invite Ji Qinqin.

When Ji Qinqin heard that the prince summoned her, she happily asked Ginkgo to find the most beautiful clothes for her.

She wanted to keep the prince in her room tonight.

Eunuch Yu said with a fake smile, "Your Majesty, please stop busying yourself. The Duke is passing away today, so it would be better for you to change into plain clothes."

Ji Qinqin was stunned, "The Duke is dead?"

So soon. Before she entered the Eastern Palace, she thought that the Duke should be able to hold on until the Crown Prince and Ji Yunchu's wedding.

"Eunuch Yu, my sister has to observe mourning for the Duke for three years. Did the Crown Prince say anything?"

"Your Highness has been in the palace for a while now. Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask, so as not to upset His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Eunuch Yu glanced at Ji Qinqin coldly. He was the prince's confidant, so he naturally knew how Ji Qinqin had gotten close to the prince. Although the prince seemed to like Ji Qinqin, he actually despised her.

Ji Qinqin noticed that Eunuch Yu looked down on her and secretly bore a grudge in her heart. She changed into plain clothes and followed Eunuch Yu to meet the prince.

There were quite a few people standing in the palace, including all of the prince's concubines and maids.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen, and to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Get up."

Ji Qinqin stood up and saw others looking at her with sympathy from the corner of her eye. She felt confused and nervous.

Shen Yuxian walked up to Ji Qinqin and gently took Ji Qinqin's hand.

"Qin'er, the Duke has passed away. I am deeply saddened. Unfortunately, I am under house arrest and cannot leave the palace to pay my respects to the Duke in person. Since he is your uncle, you should go to the Duke's Mansion to pay your respects for seven days on my behalf and then come back."

Seven days is too long.

Ji Qinqin didn't want to go. If the prince fell in love with another vixen during the Seven Days period, wouldn't she fall out of favor?

Shen Yuxian was displeased with Ji Qinqin's daze and pinched Ji Qinqin.

"Qin'er, what are you thinking about?"

Ji Qinqin tried hard to cry.

"I was immersed in grief just now. I didn't expect my uncle to pass away like this. I felt guilty for not seeing him off. The prince is generous and considerate. He helped me. I am willing to go to the funeral on his behalf."

Shen Yuxian raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction.

"During these seven days, you must be filial and pay your respects to me properly. Don't be lazy."

Ji Qinqin's heart sank, and she nodded cautiously.

Seeing Ji Qinqin's agreement, Kong Wanhan stood up and slowly walked to Ji Qinqin.

"I have a rare ginseng in my house. I heard that the Duke's wife is not in good health. You can take it to the Duke's Mansion."

"Yes."

Ji Qinqin took the ginseng out of the palace and wished she could eat it.

It would be better to give it to her mother than to the wife of the Duke. The wife of the Duke would surely dislike her taking it, and might even throw it into the storehouse after taking the ginseng. When Ji Yun first saw Ji Qinqin with a group of palace maids and eunuchs behind her, in her eyes, it was Ji Qinqin who came to show off her power.

Deng Huajie was secretly happy. Ji Yunchu had been in mourning for three years and was afraid that she would have no hope of entering the Eastern Palace, but her daughter was now a member of the Eastern Palace. Who would dare to look down on her?

"Qinqin, why are you back?" Deng Huajie smiled and touched Ji Qinqin's body with both hands, whispering, "How did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treat you?"

"Mom!" Ji Qinqin pulled Deng Huajie's hand away, "I am the Crown Prince's person, you are touching me like this, there are so many people watching."

Deng Huajie smiled awkwardly and withdrew her hands awkwardly.

"Oh! Is this ginseng for me?" Deng Huajie looked at her daughter's eyes with hope.

Ji Qinqin curled her lips speechlessly, "This is from the Queen Mother to the Duke's wife."

She coughed lightly and suddenly spoke loudly.

"The Queen Mother has rewarded the Duke's wife with ginseng. I hope the Duke's wife will mourn and take care of herself. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is grieving the Duke's passing. He is now confined to the East Palace and cannot come to pay his respects to the Duke in person. Let me, your concubine, pay his respects to the Duke for seven days on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Ji Qinqin wiped her non-existent tears with a handkerchief and fell to her knees with a plop.

"The Duke is my uncle. I am also saddened by his passing. Uncle, rest in peace! Woo woo woo..."

Deng Huajie was surprised to see her daughter crying so sadly. If someone didn’t know, they would think it was her father crying.

Turning around, she saw Ji Xiuyi still lying on the coffin wailing and crying. Deng Huajie rolled her eyes, shouted "Oh my God!", and grabbed a bunch of paper money and threw it into the fire.

"Brother, you were in your prime, why did you pass away? It's a pity that my sister-in-law is left a widow." Deng Huajie knelt down and cried loudly.

Ji Anyu looked at Shen Jing speechlessly, and she whispered softly against Shen Jing's arm.

"How about we cry too?"

Shen Jing put a handful of paper money into the brazier, "If you want to cry, then cry. Even if I cry, I won't cry like that."

Ji Anyu glanced at Ji Yunchu, "She must hate Ji Qinqin to death now." She retracted her gaze and fell on Shen Jing's profile.

“The prince asked Ji Qinqin to come in his place, and Ji Qinqin will also stay tonight to keep vigil.

"It doesn't matter. We can do an autopsy after everyone is unconscious." Shen Jing motioned Zhusha to come over and told him to prepare things.

Ji Anyu looked at the palace maids and eunuchs calmly, and inadvertently saw a servant standing in the corner of the Duke's Mansion looking at one of the eunuchs.

"Ah Jing, who is the spy for that sharp-nosed eunuch? He seems to be familiar with the servants of the Duke's Mansion."

Shen Jing glanced over and motioned Zhusha to go check it out.

At this time, Wei Luoyan went to the prison to pick up Wei Yanyue for the sake of face, and was forced to pay for Lin Jinhu's medical treatment. However, the emperor had granted a marriage between Lin Jinhu and Wei Yanyue, and he could not ignore it, and was very angry.

Seeing Wei Yanyue appear with a dirty face and messy hair, he couldn't help but get angry.

"Fool! Idiot! Do something and make your identity known to everyone."

If outsiders didn't know that Wei Yanyue was the legitimate daughter of the Nanhou Mansion and was in jail for injuring someone, he would have thought Wei Yanyue was dead.

Wei Yanyue bowed her head and admitted her fault, "It's all because Ji Anyu is too treacherous. She tricked me."

"I'll let Shuda take you back home."

"Brother, you won't come home with me?" Wei Yanyue saw that his brother was dressed in plain clothes, "Where are you going, brother?"

Wei Luoyan's mood improved when he thought about Ji Yunchu not being able to get married during the three years of mourning.

"The Duke passed away. I went to the Duke's Mansion to pay my respects to him."

Wei Yanyue was shocked. She knew what her brother was thinking. When the Duke died, her brother would be the happiest.

(End of this chapter)