Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

When the team leader went on duty again at noon the next day, he ordered people to bring in a coffin and send it to the main courtyard.

When everyone saw it, their eyes widened immediately: it was the golden nanmu coffin that Grandmother Jia had prepared for them earlier!

This thing wasn't stolen?!

Not only did they find it accurately, they also delivered it to me!

And this specification...

Li Wan was surprised and delighted, and blurted out: "This must be Princess Lin's order..."

"Sister-in-law, if you miss your son, just say it directly. Don't involve the princess in everything!" Wang Xifeng interrupted harshly!

He turned around with a grateful expression and bowed respectfully to the captain:

"I am here on behalf of the whole family, thank you, General!

"Our old lady was able to be buried in peace with dignity, all thanks to your majesty's grace and the help of the military commander!"

The captain's expression looked better than when Li Wan spoke. He hummed and nodded, "Just know it in your heart. There's no need to publicize it and cause trouble for us!"

Wang Xifeng agreed repeatedly and knelt down to apologize: "Women don't know much, but I will be careful with my words and actions and remember it in the future!"

The team leader then watched the people who had carried the coffin in go out, and he himself strolled out with his hands behind his back.

Wang Xifeng glanced at Baoyu, who looked a little dazed. Only then did Baoyu react and quickly ran over to see them off.

When they reached the door, they chose an angle where they couldn't see clearly inside or outside, and the team leader stuffed a cloth bag into Baoyu's hand and said, "This is from the young lady of the Huaiyuan Marquis family."

Baoyu was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was talking about Xiangyun. He quickly took the cloth bag and stuffed it into his sleeve, then bowed and thanked him: "I will repay you for your kindness later!"

The team leader shook his head, raised his chin and said, "The only one left in your family is the wise man just now.

"If you have anything to say, please discuss it with her."

Nod and leave.

Baoyu lowered his head and turned back to the yard.

The golden nanmu coffin was reflecting the sun, shining brightly, but it was lying alone on the snowy ground. From a distance, it looked eerily desolate and gray.

Wang Xifeng slapped her thigh, stamped her feet and said, "Sister-in-law, you just made such a taboo remark, and I forgot it in my haste to make amends!

"How can a group of us women and children get such a heavy piece of wood into the house?

“You can’t just park the old lady in the yard, can you?

"What if it snows again? It's spring now, what if it rains?!"

Li Wan bit her lip, lowered her head and said nothing.

Baoyu smiled bitterly and rolled up his sleeves: "Forget it, why bother about women and children nowadays? Come together, move little by little, and we will eventually get into the house."

Everyone was busy cleaning up a side room to serve as the mourning hall, and then everyone went to the funeral, leaving only Jia Cong, who was not tall enough, to help guard the door.

I had already gritted my teeth when I lifted it up, and every step forward felt like it weighed a thousand pounds!

Outside the door, the team leader and a few soldiers looked inside through the crack in the door.

"Boss, this thing is so heavy that if it falls, it can crush people to death!" The soldier was a little worried.

The team leader stared at everyone inside and shook his head: "No matter what.

“They have never suffered in their lives.

"Their wealth and glory all came from their ancestors. If they are unwilling to show respect to their old lady, they deserve to be crushed to death!"

Sure enough, the wood was too heavy, and Li Wan only moved two steps before she started crying and wanted to let go.

Wang Xifeng gritted her teeth and whispered, "You are helping Lang'er carry his great-grandmother's coffin! Sister-in-law, you better think about it!"

When her son was mentioned, Li Wan bit her lip and resisted again.

A few people moved forward and walked about ten steps, but it took them nearly half an hour.

After the coffin was carried to the place and put down, everyone fell to the ground with weak legs, no longer caring about cleanliness or etiquette.

Looking at everyone again, their faces were covered in sweat, the clothes on their shoulders were torn and torn, and their shoes were soaked by the snow and covered in mud.

Li Wan covered her face with one hand and touched her painful shoulder from carrying the coffin with the other hand, sobbing bitterly.

Instead, Wang Xifeng collapsed on the ground and panted for a while, then struggled to get up and said, "While the sun is shining, let's boil some water!

"We have to clean ourselves up so that we can carry the old lady here and put her in the coffin."

Mrs. Xing, who had the courage to wash and change clothes for Lady Jia the day before, looked at Amber and nodded in agreement: "Sister Feng is right! Let's hurry up."

Xichun and Jia Cong were assigned to follow Li Wan to set up the mourning hall, while Mrs. Xing took Wang Xifeng, Baoyu and Amber to carry the old lady's body.

When everything was settled, Wang Xifeng clung to the side of the coffin and cried until she almost fainted.

Baoyu choked up and called out to Musk Moon and Ping'er to help Wang Xifeng away, and he slowly straightened the lid of the coffin.

When only a crack was left, Baoyu burst into tears, took a long breath, and murmured, "Grandfather, I wish you a good journey and a speedy reincarnation!"

Close the lid tightly.

A dozen people knelt in front of the coffin, crying heartbreakingly.

The wife of a high-ranking duke, an old lady nearly eighty years old, had her funeral just like that, amid the crying of her one daughter-in-law, two widowed granddaughters-in-law, two young grandchildren, and four servants.

The sound of crying could not even be heard from Rongguo Mansion...

Daiyu had nightmares at night. Qingwen, who was on night watch in the morning, discovered her and rescued her from her nightmares.

Yuanyang, who was also unable to sleep, heard the noise and hurried over to help serve.

After helping her wipe the sweat off her face and change her into clean clothes and bedding, Yuanyang said to her distressedly, "Take care of yourself first. Only when you are well, they will have a chance of survival."

"If anything happens to you, don't say that the county lady is alone in front of the empress dowager and can't help.

"Even if they return to the south, who can guarantee that they won't be bullied by their tribe? Who can guarantee that they won't be retaliated by their former enemies in the area?"

Daiyu was silent for a while before nodding slightly.

Qingwen, who was standing nearby, couldn't help curling her lips. When she saw Yuanyang turning around to pour water, she whispered in Daiyu's ear:

"Girl, isn't this just perfect?

"How about I send word that you are ill?

“Plus His Majesty’s house arrest order, we will hide here for a few more days.

"No matter how strong the wind and rain outside are, they can't reach Shoukang Palace, right?"

Daiyu's heart was moved slightly, she nodded slightly, and whispered: "Be careful, don't show it off."

Qingwen agreed and went out as well.

A moment later, the news that Princess Lin of Shoukang Palace "had a nightmare at night and fell ill with a cold" spread.

When Kou Zhaorong heard this, she sighed and said, "This is what blood is."

When Emperor Zhaoming finally remembered that he should tell Kou Zhaorong about the whereabouts of the Second Prince in the afternoon, he heard her mention:

“The old lady of the Jia family is gone.

“Although everyone in the palace is forbidden to speak, and no one dares to gossip in Shoukang Palace, we are still connected by blood after all, and Zhaoqing has feelings for us.

"I just heard that she had a nightmare last night and broke out in a sweat and caught a cold.

"Otherwise, why don't we ask the imperial physician to come in and take a look at her first?

"She is worried and terrified. Don't let her treat herself blindly and get seriously ill!"

Emperor Zhaoming raised his eyebrows and looked at Tao Xingjian: "Is Zhaoqing ill?"