Chapter 111 Funeral
After lunch, Liu Fuying went to bed and lay down for a while.
After comforting the child, Pei Zhouwu also got on the bed and hugged her from behind.
The two of them just lay there quietly, not talking but not really asleep either.
After a long time, Liu Fuying spoke first.
"Azhou, the emperor said he would grant us a marriage."
"I know."
"He also said that we would set off back to Shangjing in ten days."
"I also have a copy of the marriage decree here. Ah Ying, I know you are not happy, so there is no need to rush the marriage. It doesn't matter if it's a few years later. The situation is different now. I can wait."
Liu Fuying moved her body, turned over and snuggled into his arms.
"No need to wait. We will get married when we return to Beijing. I don't want anything to go wrong. Except for the time when I was at my grandmother's house, I haven't felt the joy of a happy family for a long, long time. Ah Zhou, we will live a good life with our children in the future. I really don't want anything to go wrong again."
"Okay, we'll get married right after we get back to the capital."
The atmosphere in the bed gradually became warmer, but soon a disappointing exclamation was heard outside the door.
"Oh no ma'am, the old lady is gone!"
After hearing this, Liu Fuying sat up in shock.
"Why call her Madam? The imperial decree has already been issued. Now you should call her Miss." Jin Li was still calm and scolded the shouting maid until she dared not say a word.
Inside the house, Liu Fuying had a gloomy face and no one knew what he was thinking about.
"Ah-Hina?"
"It's okay." Liu Fuying came back to her senses, lifted the gauze curtain and got out of bed, "I'll go take a look. If she's really gone, we still have to take care of her funeral properly to avoid giving people a reason to talk."
The two of them came out of the house together.
The imperial edict issued in the morning made it very clear, and the servants of the Shen family did not dare to look at Liu Fuying and Pei Zhouwu strangely when they saw them as a pair.
When we arrived at the old lady's yard and went into the house, we found that she was indeed dead.
The maid who was serving her cried sadly and sobbed to Liu Fuying, "The old lady became unwell after hearing the imperial decree that the general was sentenced to death. She couldn't swallow the medicine. Just now, the old servant wanted to feed her some porridge, but she couldn't breathe before she could swallow it. Then she died soon after. The old lady was so sad after hearing the bad news that she wanted to go with the general."
Anyway, no matter how you look at it, the person is definitely gone.
The old lady actually listened to what was said in the morning. She knew that no one would protect her in the future. With Chen Xiunian gone, Liu Fuying was the only one who had the final say in the family. How could she not avenge the destruction of her family? So she might as well end it herself.
In this way, you can die with dignity.
The next step is to hold a funeral.
After seven days of keeping the body, it was finally buried. However, it was not a burial but a cenotaph. After cremation, the body had to be brought back to Shangjing City and buried in the Shen family's ancestral tomb. Otherwise, there would be gossip in the future.
Jiang Susu was buried one day earlier than the old lady, and was buried in the same cemetery that Shen Xiunian had originally set up for her.
The Shen family was considered a prominent family in Yunnan, and the funeral procession was very long and stretched for a long distance.
Chen Jieling and her brother are here too.
When the coffin was lowered into the sky, Chen Jieling and Pei Zhouwu were on both sides of Liu Fuying.
Watching the coffin slowly fall into the ground, Liu Fuying felt a lot of sighs in her heart. The successive deaths made her feel heavy in her heart. She unconsciously turned her head to glance at Pei Zhouwu beside her.
When he took a closer look, he saw in his peripheral vision a sharp dagger about to stab Pei Zhouwu's lower back.
"Azhou!"
Her instinctive reaction was to push Pei Zhouwu away.
And the person holding the knife was actually Shen Yiliang!
Shen Yiliang was no longer as kind and gentle as before. His eyes were red and he didn't know whether he was crying or angry. There was only Pei Zhouwu in his eyes. He raised his knife and stabbed Pei Zhouwu again.
Pei Zhouwu was pushed hard and had just managed to stand firm.
When he turned around, Liu Fuying, who was standing behind him, had his eyes wide open and his brows tightly furrowed, looking stiff and frightened.
"Ah-Hina!"
Pei Zhouwu's face turned pale immediately, and he felt his head buzzing and went blank.
"Ah-Hina?"
Liu Fuying's tears suddenly welled up. She opened her mouth to say something but only sobs rolled out of her throat.
"You..." She looked at Pei Zhouwu with tearful eyes, but her words were full of worry for him, "Azhou, are you okay?"
Pei Zhouwu grabbed her and held her in his arms with lingering fear.
The moment he saw her standing in front of him just now, he was so scared that his heart almost stopped beating.
If he hadn't been prepared and sent someone to watch over him, I'm afraid that right now...
Shen Yilian, who was holding a knife and about to commit murder just now, has now been pinned to the ground by Kong Linyu and several of his men in plain clothes who are mixed in the crowd.
The originally solemn crowd was now in chaos, fleeing in all directions.
"Pei Zhouwu!" Shen Yiliang raised his head high, staring at Pei Zhouwu with bloodshot eyes, "Why is it that in the end, your family is still laughing and my family is crying? You should have died long ago, and your whole family should have died!"
His sister was also frightened by the scene and didn't know what to do.
She opened her mouth, not knowing who to ask for help, and didn't understand what was going on. Her helpless eyes finally fell on Kong Linyu, wanting to ask for his help.
But Kong Linyu felt even more embarrassed.
He liked Chen Jieling, but he couldn't be partial to her. If he hadn't taken precautions early on, the one who would have died would have been either Liu Fuying or his uncle.
How this matter is finally handled depends on Pei Zhouwu's decision.
But Pei Zhouwu said nothing.
He just hugged Liu Fuying quietly for a moment, then leaned over, picked her up and walked towards the carriage.
Chen Jieling tried to chase after her, but Kong Linyu quickly grabbed her and said, "Don't worry, I'll tell you after I've found out. Go home first, and I'll come find you later."
“In here…”
Chen Jieling grabbed Kong Linyu's sleeve, like a life-saving straw.
"There must be something hidden here. My brother is kind by nature. He is not that kind of person."
"Don't worry, wait for my news, okay?"
Pei Zhouwu had already gone far away, and Kong Linyu could not delay any longer. He waved his hand and ordered his men to pick up Shen Yiliang and take him away. He turned around and said something gentle and comforting to Shen Jieling.
"Don't panic, just wait for my reply."
In the carriage.
Liu Fuying was held in Pei Zhouwu's arms.
There were still a few lingering tear marks on her face, and she herself was still feeling frightened. Fortunately, the knife did not really stab into her body.
"Why don't you say anything?" She looked up and asked Pei Zhouwu, he had been silent for a long time.
Pei Zhouwu opened his mouth slightly, and after thinking for a long time, he held it back.
After a long while, he slowly uttered, "Don't do this again in the future."
Liu Fuying knew he was talking about how she had just blocked a knife for him.
"I don't want to either. I value my life the most. If I die, then all the things I have been pursuing for so long will be in vain. I can't bear it."
She meant it sincerely.
but.
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