The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 566: Sleeping soundly

"Since you have occupied the house, you should have spent money to bury the deceased, instead of just preparing a thin coffin and not even hiring a carriage to leave the city. And..." He looked at the sun in the sky and snorted coldly, "What time is it now? Which family holds a funeral at this time? I want to know why you don't get up early to hold the funeral, but what are the rules in your family?"

Among the onlookers, there was a person who lived next door and said, "What rules are there? It's because they can't get up from the bed and want to sleep a little longer. They are lazy and gluttonous all day long. The whole street knows what kind of people they are."

Quan Qinghua nodded, "Well, then the crime is even more serious!"

The officer bowed and said, "Yes."

"In addition..." Quan Qinghua continued, "I just heard them talking with my own ears. They said they wanted to sell this nephew to a man and use the money from selling him to buy a maid to serve him. Remember, this is an even greater crime!"

The officer bowed again and said, "Your Highness, rest assured that the Lin'an Prefecture will handle the case impartially."

The second uncle and second aunt were dumbfounded. Seeing the officers coming to arrest people, the second aunt simply started to throw a tantrum. The officer reminded her: "Look carefully, the person who convicted you is His Royal Highness King Chen. This is not just a fight between your neighbors. You can't throw a tantrum. If you shout again, be careful not to anger His Royal Highness King Chen. He will chop off your head directly! The government will not care at that time."

Second Aunt was so frightened that she dared not howl or scream anymore. Second Uncle was even more timid. He held his head and kept saying to the officer: "Don't hit me, don't hit me. I know I was wrong. Please spare my life, sir. I won't dare to do it again."

The officers were amused by him. "There will be no next time if you dare not do it. Just get through this first! For the crimes you two committed, occupying someone else's property and selling their son, you will be in jail for ten or eight years. If you are not careful, you will be beheaded."

The second uncle's eyelids fluttered and he fainted. The second aunt was able to struggle a few times, but she was no match for the police and was soon taken away.

The onlookers blamed the uncle and aunt for a while, and even felt sorry for Hu Zi, but finally they all dispersed. Only the four people carrying the coffin were left standing there, looking at each other, and then at the thin coffin on the ground. Finally, a brave man asked Quan Qinghua: "Your Highness, what should we do? Should we continue to carry this coffin?"

Hu Zi had already walked to the coffin, knelt down, and placed one hand on the coffin like Quan Qinghua, but he was not as calm as Quan Qinghua.

He was crying, but there was no sound, only his shoulders were shaking. A young man carrying the coffin felt sorry for him, so he squatted down and said to him, "My child, the dead cannot be resurrected, so you should be more open-minded. Fortunately, you are following the Fourth Prince now, so you will never have to worry about food and clothing in the future. Your father will be relieved if he knows about this. You are lucky that the Fourth Prince is willing to take you. Otherwise, if you fell into the hands of your second uncle and second aunt, who knows what would have happened to you! Especially your second aunt... Well, let's not talk about it. Anyway, you should be good and live well."

Hu Zi was still crying, tears falling down in strings. He turned his head to look at Quan Qinghua, and saw Quan Qinghua handing a silver note to the coffin bearers, and then said: "First carry the coffin back to the house, and then go buy a thick coffin and redecorate it. If you don't bury it today, wait until the fifth day. Then hire a carriage to pull the coffin out of the city, and you will have to work hard and go with us to bury it. Also arrange for someone to carve a tombstone, and say it is my order, and it must be carved by midnight tomorrow night at the latest. This silver note, except for these preparations, will be yours, but if you covet the silver and don't prepare the coffin and tombstone, I will never let you off easily."

The coffin bearers who received the bill saw that the bill was for 100 taels. This was too much for them. Even if they had to prepare a coffin and a tombstone, there would still be too much left. Besides, they didn't need to carry the coffin out of the city. They just followed the carriage and helped dig a grave in the suburbs. This job was much easier.

Generally, for this kind of work, four people would be paid two taels of silver, and at most a lunch would be provided. That was only if they were hired by a wealthy family. If they were just ordinary people, they would work just as hard, but they would not be paid even half a tael of silver.

This man was honest and kept saying, "This is too much. There are not many valuable coffins in the outer city. The best ones are only a few dozen taels. After all, the coffins of the rich families are ordered in advance. We really can't spend the hundred taels of silver to buy ready-made ones."

Quan Qinghua waved his hand. One hundred taels of silver was nothing to him, but it could buy Hu Zi peace of mind.

He told those people, "Try to buy a good coffin and a good tombstone, but the time must be calculated accurately. Usually the body is kept for three or five days. Today is three days, and we have been delayed. We will bury it on the fifth day. The child's family is small. If it is convenient for you to finish your business, come and help keep watch over the spirit. I will give you a reward later."

The funeral of Hu Zi's father was finally done properly. The four coffin bearers were happy to help keep vigil, and they also spontaneously bought white cloth and white banners, and replenished a lot of paper money. Fruits and snacks were also placed on the incense table, and the neighbors nearby also came to burn incense. Hu Zi looked at this scene and thought of the scene a few days ago. Obviously, his second uncle and his father were brothers, but he was so unwilling to bring his father's body back. Originally, the mourning hall was to be set up in his home, but because there was a murder case at home and the whole house was full of blood, his second aunt was afraid, so it was set up in their home.

Because there was a mourning hall at home, his second uncle and second aunt thought it was unlucky and scolded him all the time, as well as his father and mother. Each scolding was more and more unpleasant, but he had to endure it all. Because he had to endure it, otherwise his second aunt would throw his father's coffin out, remove the mourning hall, and not bury him.

He was still young, and the family incident happened suddenly. Even if he went out to beg for food, he would not have enough time, so he could only endure it. Moreover, even his relatives were like this, so how could he expect outsiders to really help him?

But I didn't expect that an outsider like the Fourth Prince would not only help, but also help so well. Not only did he set up a decent mourning hall, but he also invited people to help him keep vigil. The coffin was also replaced with the best wood, and it is said that a very good stone was also selected for the tombstone.

He thought to himself that such a great favor could never be repaid, even if he followed the Fourth Prince as a servant for his entire life, he would still not be able to repay it.

Then I will let my next life come in, and I will still work like a slave to repay the Fourth Prince's kindness.

But as for his parents, just like what the Fourth Prince said in front of the grave of Concubine Li, he will never see them again in the next life.

Whether it’s father or mother, I don’t want to see them again in the next life.

Ye Wenyan has been very busy these days, but this kind of busyness is not tiring. Moreover, because there are few people at home and there are no various things to do, he is in a good mood no matter what he does, and no one will disturb him even when he is sleeping.

Even Ye Qingmei said, "If I had known that life would be so peaceful now, I shouldn't have stayed in the mansion. We should just move out. As long as we stay away from those people, we can sleep soundly."

Ye Wenyan didn't think so. She told Ye Qingmei, "Even if they have to move, they should be the ones to move. This is our Ye family's house. Why should we leave while outsiders stay? Even if it's for peace of mind, it won't work, because it's only temporary peace of mind, and there will still be endless troubles in the future. If we want to solve the problem once and for all, we must fight them and find out the truth."

Ye Qingmei nodded, "You are still very thoughtful. I can only see the surface. I still need to learn more from you. Hey, how much of this spice should be added? What kind of floral fragrance did you just mention?"

Ye Qingmei was learning how to make scented candles from Ye Wenyan. Renwangfu sent a lot of flowers, all of which were picked from the mountains outside the city. They also said that the flowers on the mountain had been harvested almost completely, and the seeds had been saved, so they could be planted again immediately. They could be picked again in the fall, and they would have to wait until the beginning of next spring to pick more flowers.

Ye Wenyan put all the flowers into the storage bracelet in front of his family, and then gave an explanation as a matter of course: "Master Liyuan gave me a magic tool to store things, and also taught me some small magic techniques, you don't have to be surprised."

The family members were not surprised. After all, this was the Emperor's woman, so it was only natural for him to give her a treasure and teach her some magic. On the contrary, if he didn't teach her anything, then they would doubt the Emperor's intentions. Did he really like their sister?

The spices used in scented candles are different from ordinary spices. They are essential oils extracted from flowers picked out by Ye Wenyan using magic. They are very precious and only come in a small bottle the size of a fist, because she really can't bear to waste too many flowers.

But this small bottle is much purer than the essential oils sold in the market in later generations, because it is extracted by magic, and in addition to the flowers themselves, it also contains spiritual power. The efficacy and fragrance are dozens of times that of ordinary essential oils. Only a small drop of essential oil can make many, many scented candles.

In addition, she also added medicinal ingredients to the essential oils to make the effects of the essential oils more significant.

She also found some containers, including various bottles and cups made of colored glaze, as well as small vessels made of porcelain. In short, as long as the shape was beautiful or special, it could be used.

Ordinary wax liquid is mixed with color dyes to get the desired color, and then it is mixed with essential oils with medicinal effects to adjust the fragrance. Insert the wick in the middle, pour the wax liquid into the container, and let it cool naturally, and a scented candle is ready.

Ye Wenyan told Ye Qingmei: "Although the containers are different and dyes are added, so the colors of the candles are also different, but we can't classify these aromatherapy candles according to shape and color. We have to classify them according to essential oils. Each essential oil has different effects. For example, this bottle is for calming the mind and soothing the nerves, so you put all the aromatherapy candles with this essential oil together. For example, this bottle is for soothing the nerves, so you put the candles with this essential oil together. There are also these that eliminate room odors, invigorate the spirit, relieve nasal congestion, and moisturize the lungs. In short, they are all classified by type. Can you remember?"