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

I returned to the general's mansion, washed up, and lay down on the bed and had a good sleep.

The mistress of the house died, which was a big funeral. There were many things to do in a big funeral, such as keeping vigil, funeral procession, and burial. There was a set of tedious and complicated procedures, but the three of us didn't know anything. Lu Chuan had been a merchant before and had never been a real housekeeper, so he didn't know much either. Although Madam Du was nominally Yi Ping's mother, she couldn't interfere too much in our family affairs, otherwise people would gossip about her. The next day, I really didn't want to mourn for this cheap stepmother anymore, mainly because it was too tiring, so I thought about how to transport Gui Lanting and Zhao Shuping's bodies out and bury them hastily, but I was afraid that the procedures were not completed and that it would cause gossip. Just when I was worried, Wei Yi came to my house.

Wei Yi walked into the general's mansion with a group of guards. After lighting a stick of incense for Gui Lanting, he had someone hand me a wooden box containing the silver bills, and then repeated Zheng Xian's original words. No matter how stupid I was, I could hear the hidden meaning in Zheng Xian's words, but I couldn't figure out whether he was asking me to let go and deal with the matter of Gui Lanting, or continue to deal with the troublesome matter of Gui Tai Shi.

After Wei Yi left, all the high-ranking and low-ranking officials who had no relationship with Zhao Zhenyuan actually came to the General's Mansion to pay their respects. These people really knew how to adapt to the situation. Seeing that Zheng Xian not only sent the chief steward to pay his respects, but also presented a large amount of silver bills, it was obvious that the General's Mansion held a very important position in His Majesty's heart, so they all came to curry favor with him.

I don't understand what goes on in the officialdom, but we are really tired. Our waists are almost broken from bending down to return the greetings, and that cunning man Zhao Fangping is still pretending to be sick. If this continues, if we don't send away the bodies of Gui Lanting and his son, we will break our waists sooner or later.

So I asked Lu Chuan to find a professional funeral team to see if the funeral could be held as soon as possible. It didn't matter how much money it cost, the most important thing was that it was fast.

It is true that having money makes things easier. Lu Chuan quickly found us a professional team that provides one-stop funeral services, including people beating drums and gongs, crying mourners, Taoist priests performing rituals, and even the coffin is provided for us. They are so professional.

Since I paid enough money, the Taoist priests immediately said that the day was an auspicious day for the funeral. Under the operation of this professional funeral procession, the coffins of Gui Lanting and Zhao Shuping were quickly delivered. With the music and drums of the funeral procession, the coffins of Gui Lanting and his mother were actually sent out of the general's mansion!

Speaking of which, Gui Lanting and his mother were really pitiful these days. We knew nothing about them. When they died, they didn't even have a coffin prepared and they went straight to the mourning hall. The two of them just lay on a broken wooden board, covered with white cloth for guests to pay their respects.

When Gui Lanting and her son were buried, Zhao Fangping was still pretending to be sick in the house, and we did not send anyone to notify her. The servants in her yard were afraid of bringing bad luck, so they rarely left the yard except going to the kitchen to serve meals. So no one knew about the funeral of Gui Lanting and her son.

When it was time for dinner, when Zhao Fangping's servants went to the kitchen to serve the food, they heard the kitchen servants saying that the mistress's funeral was coming, and they didn't need to prepare meals for the two young masters and the third young lady tonight. When they hurried to report to Zhao Fangping, the funeral procession had already left the city.

When Zhao Fangping arrived at the mourning hall with disheveled hair, he found that all the furnishings in the hall had been removed, and only some garbage that had not been cleared away was left on the ground.

Zhao Fangping looked at the empty mourning hall and suddenly felt his eyes go dark. He fell to the ground and fainted completely.

Since the capital is very far away from Yecheng, it would take three days even by horseback, so it is impossible for us to send Gui Lanting and his son back to Yecheng.

So after leaving the city, we found a charity cemetery in the suburbs, spent some money, and sent the coffins of Gui Lanting and his son into it. We were told that General Zhao still needed to ask the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to choose an auspicious day before sending the coffins back to Yecheng for burial.

This is a very fancy excuse, and there are indeed people who would place the body in a funeral cemetery before choosing a good day, and then bury it after choosing an auspicious day.

The professional funeral procession did not suspect us, and they took our money without having to travel a long distance to Ye City. We made almost free money, and everyone was very happy.

So the funeral procession placed the coffin in the charity cemetery and disappeared without a trace.

We hurriedly got on the carriage and headed back home without stopping for a moment.

When we left the city, it was very lively and the whole capital knew that the general's funeral was going to be held; when we returned, it was very quiet and no one knew that we just dropped the coffin at the charity cemetery and came back.

Because we were afraid that Zhao Fangping would find out that we had abandoned the bodies of her mother and brother in the charity cemetery, we decided to return to the house in the suburbs of Beijing and hide there for a few days.

Anyway, the General's Mansion is under the supervision of Lu Chuan and is guarded by the Iron Cavalry, so there will be no chaos.

After we left, Madam Du also returned home. She thought that we would definitely not be able to spend the New Year in the capital after our trip, so she said sadly: "Now that you three have left, mother is left alone, lonely and helpless every day."

Seeing Mrs. Du's sad look, I suddenly blurted out: "Brother Du and Gui Lannuo broke off the engagement. Hasn't he found a suitable woman yet?"

When Mrs. Du heard me mention Du Changfeng, she rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "This kid is afraid of ropes after being bitten by a snake once. Now, whenever I mention him finding a blind date, he runs away faster than a rabbit. Later, I mentioned it too much, and he got so annoyed that he just stayed in the military camp and didn't come back."

Du Changfeng can actually do such a thing.

Du Changfeng is tall and handsome, has a military demeanor, and comes from a good family. He can be said to be a rare talent. However, after being hurt by Gui Lannuo, he developed a fear of women.

I smiled and said, "I have a good candidate. Would you like to hear about it, Mrs. Du?"

When Mrs. Du heard this, her eyes lit up and she quickly said, "Of course, Ah Man, tell me quickly."

I said, "What do you think of Nanqin's Hua Wushuang, Madam Du?"

Hua Wushuang was already twenty years old. In this dynasty, if a woman was still unmarried at the age of twenty, she would be considered an old leftover woman. However, when Mrs. Du heard this, her eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "Why can't I remember there is a girl named Wushuang? She is good at martial arts, easy-going, generous and beautiful. I like her. Most importantly, Yuanzheng needs a wife like this to keep him under control. Ordinary girls can't keep him under control."

I said, "Mrs. Du is right. Brother Du is dull and stubborn. He and Wushuang, who has a lively personality, are a perfect match. If they get married and have four or five children, the Du family will be very lively in the future."

Mrs. Du likes to be lively. When she heard what I said, she laughed so hard that her mouth almost reached her ears.

Madam Du smiled and said, "Ah Man is right. I will go back and discuss with the master and ask him to send the engagement letter to Miss Nan Qin Wushuang as soon as possible."