In previous years, His Majesty would come to this house to pay homage to the late Empress during the Ghost Festival.
How could he forget!
Seeing Chen Desheng coming, the guard at the gate bowed to him with his sword in hand, "Eunuch Chen, why are you here?"
Chen Desheng stared at the two closed doors and asked anxiously, "Is His Majesty in there?"
"Here I am."
Chen Desheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He thought of something and became anxious again.
Today is the Ghost Festival. Every household will burn incense and paper money for their deceased relatives. So the General’s Mansion must be holding a sacrificial ceremony today!
If Your Majesty suddenly decides to visit the General Guarding the Nation's Mansion and happens to meet General Nangong and his men, then the whole thing will be exposed!
Chen Desheng hurriedly said, "Let me in!"
The guard hesitated.
At this moment, the door was opened from the inside, and Dugu Jie, wearing a black robe embroidered with gold patterns, stood under the door.
He frowned and looked at the impatient Chen Desheng, and couldn't help but feel puzzled. Chen Desheng was a steady man, so what happened to make him look so anxious?
Dugu Jie walked out calmly and said to Chen Desheng, "Go back."
Chen Desheng breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly invited His Majesty to get on the sedan chair.
Dugu Jie said, "I won't ride in a chariot today. I'll ride a horse." He hadn't ridden a horse for many years, and now that he had recovered, Dugu Jie also wanted to experience the pleasure of riding a horse!
He jumped on his horse and rode along Chang'an Avenue.
Along the way, someone recognized Dugu Jie and knelt down to pay homage. Upon discovering the emperor was on tour, all the subjects and common people knelt down, not daring to look up at the emperor's face.
Dugu Jie rode past the Qingluo Banquet Building on horseback. Suddenly, he stopped and looked up at the window on the left side of the second floor when he thought of something.
He thought of his first meeting with Nangong Xian at the Qingluo Banquet Hall ten years ago, and a gentle and moving smile finally appeared on that serious and intimidating handsome face.
Xian'er, it's time for you to come back to this bustling capital with flowers blooming everywhere.
Dugu Jie thought of Nangong Xian and wanted to go to the General's residence. Behind him, Chen Desheng sat in a carriage, chasing after Dugu Jie.
Seeing Dugu Jie suddenly turn around and run towards the street where the General's Mansion was located, his heart skipped a beat and his head was buzzing.
It’s over!
It’s over!
When Dugu Jie arrived at the gate of the General's Mansion on horseback, he found that the atmosphere in the mansion was a little unusual. The guards guarding the gate saw him coming, and their expressions were not joy and respect, but surprise, fear and panic!
Dugu Jie's narrow eyes suddenly narrowed.
What's going on?
The guard came to his senses and hurried down the steps, kneeling to pay his respects to the emperor. "Your Majesty, may your Majesty be well!"
Dugu Jie stared at the tightly closed door and asked in confusion, "Are you scared when you see me coming?"
The guards shuddered, then said, "We are terrified to see Your Majesty so suddenly."
This is wrong!
When he came before, these people were not so frightened.
What exactly happened?
Dugu Jie pondered for a moment and guessed a possibility. He asked doubtfully, "Could it be that your general has returned?" This was the only possibility he could think of.
Before the guards could answer, Dugu Jie strode up the stairs, walked to the front door, and pushed open the two doors.
"His Majesty!"
Dugu Jie glanced coldly at the guards behind him, and the two guards immediately shut their mouths and dared not say anything more.
Dugu Jie pushed the door open and saw that everyone in the General's Mansion, from the housekeeper to the servant who was trimming branches, had a circle of white mourning cloth wrapped around their heads.
Dugu Jie was stunned.
He felt it was absurd and murmured in surprise, "Who died in the General's Mansion?"
The only family that could have the entire mansion observe mourning was the master. And this general's mansion now only had three masters: Nangong Xian, and Nangong Xian's parents.
Xian'er is still recuperating in Shu, so the person who died can only be General Nangong Jue or Madam Nangong!
Dugu Jie was a little angry. No one informed him of such a big event!
Dugu Jie strode into the general's mansion. All the servants knelt on both sides of the road, trembling with fear.
Influenced by them, Dugu Jie felt even more confused.
Who died?
Dugu Jie walked all the way to the main hall. As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw Madam Nangong bending over and burning incense in front of the mourning hall. Seeing Madam Nangong, Dugu Jie thought she was burning incense for General Nangong Jue.
Dugu Jie made some noise.
The housekeeper at the general's mansion reminded the old lady in a trembling voice: "Old lady, His Majesty, His Majesty has arrived."
Hearing this, the old lady shook her hands and dropped the incense in her hand to the ground.
She quickly turned around and knelt down to kowtow. "I didn't know Your Majesty was here in person. I pay my respects to Your Majesty! I hope Your Majesty won't blame me!"
Dugu Jie looked at Madam Nangong's body and saw that she had become much thinner, with no flesh on her cheeks and protruding cheekbones. He felt sorry for her.
"Madam, there's no need to panic. I was passing by the General's Mansion and wanted to take a look, only to find out that the old general had passed away. I wonder how long he's been dead? Those dogs in the palace never told me. When I return to the palace, I will definitely bring them to justice!"
General Nangong Jue devoted his entire life to the Luo Dynasty. Now that he has died, it is only right that Emperor Dugu Jie comes to bid farewell to the old general.
Damn it!
Those people didn't even tell him! If Xian'er came back and knew that he didn't attend the old man's funeral, she would definitely blame him for being heartless and ungrateful.
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