Chapter 585 End of extra chapter

Those present looked at Lin Lingtian with suspicion upon hearing his words.

Their grandfather was a rough and uncouth man who loved to wield weapons and swords, yet he could actually paint their grandmother beautifully.

"Everyone, please go out and let Grandpa and Grandma have some time to themselves." Seeing Lin Lingtian's expression, Lin Luoxi asked everyone to go outside and wait.

The courtyard was silent, save for the occasional sound of sobbing.

The crowd stood in the courtyard and waited for about an hour. Then, Su Xue'er's door was opened from the inside, revealing Lin Lingtian's sorrowful yet forced smile.

"Luo Xi, your grandmother is all ready and can be placed in her coffin."

"Okay!" Lin Luoxi nodded and led the people inside.

When they saw Su Xue'er lying on the bed with her exquisite makeup and gorgeous clothes, everyone was stunned and couldn't help but look at Lin Lingtian, who was standing in the courtyard, staring blankly at the sky.

I never expected that Lin Lingtian, who only knew how to wield swords and spears all his life, would have such skills.

The day after Su Xue'er's coffin was placed at home, Lin Lingtian, while keeping vigil, also suddenly closed his eyes.

"Grandpa, Grandpa..."

Everyone saw a cracking sound coming from Lin Lingtian's throat and his body slowly collapsing. They rushed forward and helped Lin Lingtian up as he was about to fall.

"Children, your grandmother has come to pick me up. I can go and be with her now." Lin Lingtian said these words with difficulty, and then peacefully closed his eyes.

"Grandpa..." Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, Lin Wentao, and Lin Luoning were surprised that Lin Lingtian's feelings for Su Xueer were so deep, that he had truly kept his promise to live and die together.

Lin Luoxi had someone dress Lin Lingtian in the burial clothes he had prepared, and then placed him in the coffin, with the two coffins placed side by side.

On the third day, the funeral was held on time, according to the date calculated by the feng shui master.

"I really didn't expect time to fly by!"

Wang Yurou, who had just returned from attending the funeral, couldn't help but marvel at how quickly time had passed.

In just two years, three elderly people around me have passed away, leaving me with a sense of sorrow and desolation.

"That's life. People are born and people die. It's normal. We should just keep a calm and normal mindset." Lin Luoxi noticed the sadness in Wang Yurou's words and comforted her.

Just a few days after Lin Luoxi said those words, news came from the capital that the Emperor Emeritus was dying.

As members of the royal family, Wang Yurou, Xiao Jingteng, Xiao Jingrui, Xiao Yize, Lin Luoxi (who was granted the title of Princess Changping), General Xie Hanchuan (who was known for his invincible rule), Princess Zhao Mingzhu (who was known for her elegant attire), Lin Wenjin (who was known for his noble birth), Li Muqing, and others, this group of people were all returning to the capital.

The group traveled day and night for five days and four nights, riding at breakneck speed. Just as they reached the city gate of the capital, the sound of the death knell echoed from inside the palace.

"Quickly, change into mourning clothes!" Everyone took turns changing into mourning clothes inside the carriage before hurrying towards the palace.

When the people of the capital learned that the Emperor Emeritus had passed away, they all spontaneously put up white curtains in front of their shops.

When Lin Luoxi and her entourage arrived at the palace, a vast expanse of ministers in the capital were kneeling and wailing, though it was unclear how much of it was genuine.

Lin Luoxi quickly put a few drops of eye drops into her own eyes, and then put some into the children's eyes as well. Only then did she squeeze past the ministers with a sad expression and kneel at the front according to her rank.

"Luo Xi, Han Chuan, you're back!"

Xiao Jingchen, who was originally able to hold back his grief, couldn't help but shed tears when he saw Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan arrive.

"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. So many ministers are watching." Lin Luoxi saw Xiao Jingchen's sorrowful expression and didn't know how to comfort him.

"I... I harbor resentment towards him, but I didn't expect him to die so quickly!" Xiao Jingchen didn't know how to describe his feelings.

His father wasn't a good emperor, but he treated him well. Now that he's dead, he feels empty inside. From now on, he'll be a fatherless child.

"Please accept my condolences. The Emperor Emeritus's funeral arrangements still need your attention. Please take good care of yourself," Lin Luoxi said dryly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you must take good care of your health. The country needs you, and the people of the Crimson Flame Dynasty need you..."

Xie Hanchuan's words of comfort were rather righteous, because he had lost both his parents at a young age and really didn't know how to comfort others.

Considering that there were still ministers present, Xiao Jingchen calmed himself down and followed the master of ceremonies in the palace to complete the procedures for the Empress Dowager's affairs.

Xiao Yize cried even more, looking like a little tearful person. Since he was born, apart from his parents and Lin Luoxi, the Emperor Emeritus was the one who treated him the best.

Now that the people who were good to him have left, he cried more bitterly than anyone else present.

"It's finally over."

Royal funeral customs are a hundred times more elaborate than those of ordinary families. After returning with the funeral procession, Lin Luoxi felt as if her legs were no longer legs, trembling like a leaf.

She had to kneel and kowtow at every step. After seven days, she felt like she had kowtowed away all the excess water in her brain.

Although I put on a thick layer of knee brace early on, my knees still felt terrible after seven days.

"Wife, let's go back to sleep!" Xie Hanchuan's eyelids were drooping, and he wished he could fall asleep right there.

"Let's go!" Lin Luoxi pulled Xie Hanchuan, called the children, and they all returned to the princess's mansion that Xiao Jingchen had built for her.

When the servants at the princess's residence saw Lin Luoxi and the others return, they quickly brought over mugwort to ward off bad luck, burned it, and had Lin Luoxi, Xie Hanchuan, and Xie Zhili, the five quintuplets, step over the fire basin.

After entering the mansion, he quickly washed away his fatigue, and without even having time to eat, he fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

Just as the hour of Shen (3-5 PM) arrived, the maids of the mansion ran over to wake them up again. The reason was that a vegetarian banquet was to be held in the palace that night, and all the ministers had to attend, not to mention high-ranking officials like Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan.

They reluctantly got up, put on their court robes, and headed to the palace.

The vegetarian banquet in the palace lasted until 9 PM, when everyone finally dragged their tired bodies out of the palace.

"It's finally over." Lin Luoxi mumbled as she leaned against the carriage, but before she could finish speaking, she had already fallen asleep.

Xie Hanchuan saw Lin Luoxi looking so tired for the first time. Instead of sleeping, he adjusted his position and let Lin Luoxi lie on his lap to sleep.

Upon arriving at the princess's residence, Xie Hanchuan couldn't bear to wake Lin Luoxi, so he simply carried her inside in a princess carry.

"It's so nice to have someone carry me!" Xie Zhichu's legs went weak as she climbed the steps, watching Lin Luoxi being carried back by Xie Hanchuan, her face full of envy.

"That's easy. Just find a wife who's even bigger than you, and then someone will be there to carry you." For some reason, Xie Zhili interrupted Xie Zhichu as soon as she finished speaking.

"Ah, what nonsense are you talking about? I want to marry a beautiful woman, not a wife who's taller than me..."

Xie Zhichu was so afraid that Xie Zhili's words would come true that he was so angry that he ignored his sore legs and chased after Xie Zhili to beat him up.

"Hahaha..." Xie Zhiyan, Xie Zhiheng, and Xie Leyao couldn't help but burst into laughter when they thought of Xie Zhichu being carried in a princess carry by their wives.

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