After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Zhao Fangping originally thought that when Zheng Yan came, she could complain about me in front of Zheng Yan so that he would punish us severely. Unexpectedly, Zheng Yan not only did not stand by her, but also scolded her. This made her face even paler.

Zheng Yan is her greatest support. If even Zheng Yan doesn't stand by her, and now her mother is dead, won't her future life be even more difficult?

Thinking of this, Zhao Fangping cried even louder.

Zheng Yan was extremely annoyed. He didn't know a woman could cry so annoyingly. He quickly said to the guards, "Hurry up and help the fourth young lady of the Zhao family down. I have something to discuss with Ah Man."

Zheng Yan's two guards immediately stepped forward, carried Zhao Fangping and left.

Zhao Fangping wanted to win Zheng Yan's sympathy by crying, but Zheng Yan sent her away. Now she didn't know whether she should cry or not, so she had to pout in grievance, shed tears silently, and dared not cry out loud anymore.

Zheng Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhao Fangping leave, and said, "Ah Man, your father has summoned you to the palace to discuss something important with you."

Summoning me to the palace at this time?

I tilted my head and thought for a while, then said, "We are having a funeral right now, so it is not convenient for us to enter the palace. In addition, there is a custom in my hometown that you cannot enter other people's homes within three days after a funeral, otherwise you will bring the sadness to other people's homes, so I'd better wait until our funeral is over, and then I will enter the palace three days later."

"Is there such a custom?" Zheng Yan thought I was fooling him.

This custom did exist in my hometown in my previous life, and I did not lie to Zheng Yan. Although we were reluctant to handle Gui Lanting's funeral, we had to hold on for three days for the sake of the General's Mansion's reputation.

I said with a straight face, "Of course it's true. How could I lie to you? And in three days, it will be time for me to treat His Majesty. Even if His Majesty doesn't summon me to the palace, I will take the initiative to go to the palace."

After hearing this, Zheng Yan's frown finally relaxed and he said, "That's great. I will return to the palace to report."

I nodded and saluted, saying, "Farewell, Your Highness."

Jinping and Yiping also hurriedly said in unison, "Farewell, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zheng Yan turned around and walked a few steps, then turned back and said, "Please accept my condolences. I have sent some banknotes over. If there is anything you can do for me, please feel free to send someone to look for me."

After Zheng Yan finished speaking, he turned around and walked away.

Anyone who came to pay their respects at a funeral would present platinum. Lu Chuan had arranged for servants in the front yard to register the platinum received. It was estimated that Zheng Yan had placed the silver notes in the front yard.

Seeing Zheng Yan walking away, Jinping wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered, "I was really scared. I thought the Crown Prince would help that vixen's daughter to cause trouble for me."

I laughed and said, "In this general's mansion, you are the future heir. If you want to punish a disobedient sister, who dares to interfere with you?"

Jinping rolled his eyes and said, "It's hard to tell whose child it is. I don't have a sister like that."

Yi Ping said quickly: "Don't think you can talk nonsense just because you came back to become the young master of the general's mansion. Zhao Fangping may be the future crown princess. Do you want to die?"

Jinping quickly covered his mouth with his hands and looked at the two of us, not daring to say anything else.

I said, "Second sister is right. Your foundation is not yet solid. You must be careful with your words and actions and don't ruin your future."

Jinping covered his mouth and nodded continuously.

The three of us changed into mourning clothes and went to the front yard to keep vigil.

Zhao Zhenyuan's reputation as a god of war spread far and wide, and he was deeply favored by His Majesty. When his wife died, many people came to pay their respects spontaneously.

There were people I knew and people I didn’t know, and even many ordinary people came. Fortunately, Lu Chuan was there, otherwise it would have been a mess.

The mourning hall was so noisy that my head was buzzing. I had to kneel all the time, which was more uncomfortable than being tortured. Zhao Fangping was much smarter. He howled a few times in the mourning hall and pretended to faint. He was carried back to the house and never came out again.

There were only three of us left in the mourning hall, and we were living a life worse than death. We had to pass incense to the guests and bend over to return the greetings. When there were no guests, we could only kneel.

I also wanted to cry a few times and then pretend to faint, but the dead person was Gui Lanting, and I was too happy to cry at all. Also, I couldn't bear to see Jinping bending, bowing, and kneeling all the time. He would be exhausted at the end of the day, so I had to force myself to stay in the mourning hall and endure this inhuman torture.

After welcoming and seeing off one guest after another, Yiping, Jinping and I were almost exhausted. I couldn't stand it anymore and was about to leave when Mrs. Du came.

She had been waiting for us to go to the Du Mansion to celebrate the New Year, but instead of waiting for us, she received bad news from the General's Mansion, so she had to rush here with her maid.

As soon as she entered the mourning hall and saw the three of us, tears started to flow before she could say anything. Frightened, Yi Ping quickly stepped forward, held Mrs. Du's hands, and asked, "Mother, why are you here?"

Du Fu choked up and said, "Poor child, mother is late."

The three of us didn't feel sorry for ourselves at all, it was just too infuriating. Gui Lanting's biological daughter was lying in the room, but we were asked to kneel for her mother for a whole day, and our knees were swollen.

Yi Ping helped Mrs. Du sit on a chair at the side with a little embarrassment, and said, "Mother, there are so many people here today, and I am sorry for not welcoming you well. Please sit for a while. It will be time for dinner soon. Mother, please stay and have dinner with us."

Mrs. Du saw that Yiping's face was calm, without a trace of sadness on it. She turned to look at Jinping and me. We both had tired looks on our faces, and also did not show any sadness.

Mrs. Du was smart. She seemed to have guessed something, but she didn't expose it. She wiped her eyes, nodded, and said, "Okay, mother will stay and help."

Mrs. Du was not just talking, she really directed the maid she brought with her to start working.

Some of the maids she brought with her were sent to organize incense and candles, pass incense, and light incense; some were sent to the kitchen to help prepare dinner. In any case, they were all used to light incense.

With the help of Madam Du and other maids, the three of us felt a lot more relaxed.

It was gradually getting dark, and fewer people came to pay their respects. We were just planning to have dinner, but Grand Tutor Gui came to our door with a group of people in such a threatening manner that the armored soldiers at the door couldn't stop them.

Accompanying Grand Tutor Gui were the eunuch guards sent by Concubine Gui.

When this group of people entered the hall, they hadn't even looked at the deceased or lit incense yet, and they sent people to surround Jinping, Yiping and me.

Grand Tutor Gui has been having bad luck recently. The martial arts academy's hideout was busted, and even the general of Xihe State who came to help was arrested. His Majesty of Xihe State was almost mad. If it weren't for Grand Tutor Gui's strong strength, he would have been hacked to death hundreds of times by the king of Xihe State. Just after the general was arrested, the second prince of Xihe State, whom he had raised for several years, was dragged out again, and his daughter and grandson were also killed. Originally, Grand Tutor Gui thought that Zhou Min was in trouble and would not live long, so he would send the second prince back to Xihe State and help Zhou Bao to the throne. But Zhou Bao died, and his daughter who dreamed of becoming the queen and his grandson who was the prince also died. He was so angry that he vomited blood.