My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

Lu Zhenzhen's uneasiness was indeed confirmed.

After this victory in the first battle, everyone thought that the situation on the battlefield would be an overwhelming victory and that the Xirong would be defeated quickly.

After all, the Western Rong people used to be brave for a while. After looting all the way south, they would return to the grassland with the spoils to recuperate.

But this time, the Western Rong changed their strategy and started a tug-of-war with the Dashun Dynasty.

The two sides fought back and forth, each winning and losing, and the battle continued endlessly.

The battle lasted until May of the following year, and the winner was still undecided.

Fortunately, the Dashun Dynasty did not lose an inch of land and even advanced the front line dozens of miles towards the Western Rong.

However, if we cannot completely defeat the Western Rong this time, and force them to retreat to the south without the strength to do so, and force them to retreat to the depths of the grassland to recuperate, then the advance of dozens of miles will be meaningless.

The battle report sent back by King Jin has stated that we are ready to fight a protracted war.

The entire court was in an uproar at this moment.

The ceasefire faction said that if the war continued, no one would be victorious, so it would be better to negotiate peace.

The war faction held the opposite opinion. If they did not take advantage of this opportunity to completely defeat the Western Rong, as long as they were given a chance to recover, they would become a more ferocious wolf in the future and would bite the Dashun Dynasty at any time.

Everyone is waiting for the emperor's final decision.

At this moment, the old Marquis Ningping closed his eyes quietly and completely one night.

According to the servants around the old marquis, the old marquis was no different from usual before going to bed, but the people who served him in the morning found that the old marquis had not gotten up after a certain time.

I tentatively went to the bedside and saw that the old marquis was erect.

The old marquis left so suddenly that no one expected it.

Especially Fu Zhijian, he simply couldn't believe it.

Countless conspiracy theories ran through his mind, and he had people investigate again and again. The final conclusion was that the old marquis's time had come.

Fu Zhijian then remembered some of the unusual behavior of the old marquis in the past month.

He called me over and told me what to do in the future.

Then take inventory of your own private vault.

Yesterday, we sent people to the farm where the master was imprisoned.

Could it be that the old marquis knew that he didn't have much time left and was making arrangements for his funeral?

Mrs. Hu didn't have the energy or time to persuade Fu Zhijian at the moment. She was too busy.

The death must be announced to relatives and friends, and all festive decorations in the house must be removed and replaced with white cloth.

And everyone in the family has to wear mourning clothes.

Fortunately, the old marquis and the old lady were already old, and they had already arranged their own funeral supplies and other things a few years ago.

Now it saves a lot of trouble.

Even so, Mrs. Hu wished she could have three heads and six arms.

Fortunately, Yue Jie'er has grown up and can share some of the burden with Hu Shi at this time. Together with Shan Jie'er, she takes care of Bo Ge'er in the backyard and restrains the concubines and illegitimate brothers and sisters in the backyard, not allowing them to go out and cause trouble at this time.

It is said that blessings never come in pairs and misfortunes never come alone.

The white banners had just been hung in the mansion and the old marquis's mourning hall had been set up.

People from the farm came hurriedly to report the death, saying that the eldest master had also passed away early this morning.

Mrs. Hu took several steps back, her mind in a mess for a moment.

Isn't it such a coincidence? Father and son went there together?

When asked how the eldest master died, he said that he had a conflict with concubine Guo. During the fight, concubine Guo accidentally pushed the eldest master down. The eldest master hit his forehead on the corner of the table and died on the spot.

Knowing that she could not escape the death penalty, Aunt Guo also committed suicide by hitting her head against the wall.

Mrs. Hu took a deep breath and asked someone to bring back the eldest master's body so that it could be placed there with the old man's body.

At the same time, he also asked his subordinates to quickly find a good coffin to prepare the burial for the master.

Those who came to attend the funeral only found out when they arrived at the Ningping Marquis' Mansion that the old marquis and the eldest master, father and son, had actually passed away one after the other. They couldn't help but show surprise.

I secretly complained in my heart, is it because the feng shui of the Ningping Marquis Mansion is bad?

When Lu Zhenzhen got the news, she naturally didn't dare to delay.

He immediately asked the whole family to change into plain clothes, and replaced the jewelry on their heads with silver jewelry. The whole family hurried to the marquis' mansion.

When they arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, although the eldest master passed away more suddenly, in a funeral, one death is death, whether two people die is death.

The mourning hall has been arranged, with the coffins of the old marquis and the eldest master, one placed in the middle and the other slightly to the side.

After going to mourn, he was immediately taken to the backyard by Hu's people.

Mrs. Hu was dressed in mourning clothes, her face was sallow and she looked tired.

When he saw Lu Zhenzhen coming towards him, his eyes turned red before he could even speak.

After exchanging a few words of comfort, Lu Zhenzhen, Lan, and the three children all changed into mourning clothes.

Mrs. Hu whispered, "The child is still young and has clear eyes. It's better for him to stay out of the mourning hall. I'll let Sister Yue and Sister Shan take Brother Bo and the others to rest in the small courtyard at the back. You can also send the child over there. When you need them, let them come out again."

This was Mrs. Hu's thoughtfulness, and Lu Zhenzhen naturally appreciated it. She asked Madam Ye and Dingxiang to take the child and follow Mrs. Hu's people to the small courtyard.

Not long after, the second wife also arrived.

Everyone changed into mourning clothes. Wei Ge'er was already a teenager and a legitimate grandson, so naturally he had to kneel down in front of the spirit.

The second and third masters couldn't escape either.

Mrs. Hu was not the kind of person who would shy away from doing things. She simply took Lu Zhenzhen and Mrs. Sun's hands and begged them to help her take care of the funeral.

After hearing the news that the old marquis had passed away, the old lady also fell ill and now needs someone to take care of her at all times.

Although Jin's health has been good in the past two years, her relationship with the eldest master is cold, and she doesn't want to have anything to do with the funeral.

Mrs. Hu was also helpless. Fu Zhijian was still in a daze at the moment. She had to support the front and take care of the backyard at the same time. She was really trying to do one thing and lose another.

Seeing Lu Zhenzhen and Sun was like seeing a savior.

Lu Zhenzhen and Sun naturally would not refuse at this time.

No matter what happens on ordinary days, at this time, the funeral must be handled properly.

Therefore, each person was assigned a little bit of work.

Only then did Mrs. Hu breathe a sigh of relief. She handed over her pair of cards, gave a few instructions, and then was called away.

Sun Ziling cried for a while. Her eyes were red and her face was full of worry. "The news of the death of the old man and the eldest master has to be notified to our second master and fourth brother. I'm afraid they will have to submit memorials to observe mourning!"

Sun said the last two words with gritted teeth.

Now is the critical moment, and the old man passed away at this time. It is impossible not to observe the mourning period.

But once the mourning period came, all the efforts of the past six months were wasted.

After the war, I'm afraid all the credit will fall on the head of the next person to take over.

I’m afraid I’ll never have such an opportunity again in the future.

Why can’t the old marquis persist a little longer?

He has been partial to the first wife for his entire life. His death now has no impact on the first wife, but rather brings benefits. Maybe His Majesty will remember the old marquis's kindness and show some favor to the first wife.

Unfortunately, because of his death, the second and third wives lost all the credit they had earned.

I'm going to cheat the second and third wives even if I die!

Sun didn't dare to say more complaints, nor did she dare to show them on her face.

But Lu Zhenzhen understood as soon as she heard it.

This is a truth that all the women in the back know, let alone the men in the front.

The third master had a dark face and stared at the old man's coffin. He really wanted to curse him on the spot.

The second master also looked annoyed. The grief of the two brothers over the death of their old man was suppressed by their anger at their son's ruined future.