General Tan's condition was so serious that Tian An stayed at the Tan family for three days before his condition was completely stabilized.
After being out for so many days, he thought he could finally go home this time, but he didn't expect that after leaving the Tan Mansion, Zhao Yiming directly changed the carriage route to the Zhou Family's.
Tian An asked in confusion: "Why do you suddenly want to go to Zhou's house?"
Zhao Yiming sighed, his expression somewhat heavy as he spoke, "General Zhou's coffin returned to the capital last night. Let's go and burn some incense."
Tian An was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "They are all heroes, we should go and burn some incense for them."
Catching sight of the two children in big red swaddling clothes from the corner of her eye, Tian An immediately lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked Deng Xue to pay attention to the shops on the street so that she could buy two more plain-colored ones later. She then reached out and took off the newly made red plum purse from Zhao Yiming's waist, and finally checked herself to make sure there was nothing wrong before stopping.
The carriage stopped at the gate of General Zhongyi's mansion. Two white lanterns with the word "Dian" written on them caught everyone's sight. The servants guarding the gate were all dressed in white linen clothes, and the atmosphere was particularly heavy.
Leaving the child and the wet nurse in the carriage, Tian An and Zhao Yiming took a deep breath and walked into the gate.
Then a voice said, "Mr. and Mrs. Zhao Guohong, come to pay your respects..."
The couple entered the main hall and stood in front of the mourning hall when a servant handed them lit incense.
The two took the incense and were about to offer sacrifices when Mrs. Zhou, who was kneeling in the front and burning paper in the brazier, suddenly stood up and rushed to Tian An, leaning over to kneel in front of her.
"Madam Protector of the Nation, I know you are an excellent doctor. Please save my master! He has spent his entire life on the frontier. It's a rare opportunity to come back, but...but..."
Tian An was startled and quickly stepped aside, handed the incense to the servant beside him, and went to help her with Zhao Yiming, "Old Madam, please don't do this."
"Please, save my master! I'm kneeling down for you." No matter how Tian An and his wife tried to persuade her, Old Madam Zhou refused to get up, leaving Tian An feeling sad and helpless.
Until her daughter-in-law beside her reacted and supported her from the side, "Mom, Mom, don't be like this, Dad is gone, please don't make it difficult for Madam Zhao, how can Dad be at ease if you are like this! Just let him go in peace!"
"No, no, ah..." Old Madam Zhou let go of Tian An in despair, let out a long howl, and her sad cries echoed throughout the mourning hall.
This caused all the Zhou family members kneeling in the mourning hall to burst into tears. For a moment, everyone who heard it was sad and everyone who listened to it shed tears.
Even Tian An, who was always strong, couldn't help but lean on Zhao Yiming's arms and wiped away his tears.
Suddenly, Mrs. Zhou in the crowd screamed, "Ah... Mother, Mother, no, Mother!"
Tian An turned around and saw that Madam Zhou, dressed in white and in mourning, had taken advantage of the moment when everyone else was weeping and suddenly crashed headfirst into General Zhou's coffin and died. In a short moment, her face was covered in scarlet blood.
Tian An and Zhao Yiming rushed forward to provide emergency rescue.
Regardless of Tian An's efforts, Madam Zhou, whose face was covered in blood, fixed her gaze on one spot. She spoke weakly to the descendants of the Zhou family who were kneeling beside her, "Master, it's too lonely to be alone. I'm going to accompany him. Children, take care of yourself. The important responsibility of carrying on the Zhou family's legacy will be handed over to you."
In the end, despite Tian An's best efforts, Mrs. Zhou still closed her eyes under everyone's gaze.
Tian An stopped only when he could no longer feel her pulse and heartbeat. He turned around and threw himself into Zhao Yiming's arms, murmuring with a heavy cry: "I can't save her. She has no will to live at all. She is determined to follow General Zhou. I can't save General Zhou, nor can I save Madam Zhou..."
"It's not your fault, An An, it's not your fault..." Zhao Yiming patted Tian An's back gently and kept comforting her.
The old general of the Zhou family had just been buried when the old lady of Zhou died by hitting her head against the coffin in public. The whole Zhou family felt as if the sky had fallen.
Zhao Yiming and Tian An went out and asked the wet nurse and guards to take the children back first, and then stayed for a while.
Later, the prince came with an imperial edict. In order to express gratitude for the sacrifice made by General Zhou for the country, the Zhou family was specially granted the title of Earl of Loyalty, which was hereditary for future generations.
General Zhou worked hard for the country all his life, and even after his death he won this honor for his descendants. To outsiders, this may be considered a gain in death, but to the Zhou family, perhaps these material possessions are far less valuable than the lives of General Zhou and his wife!
Like the Zhou family, General Chen of the Chen family also died for his country in this battle. Since the emperor has rewarded the Zhou family, he cannot leave out the Chen family.
So on the second day, when General Chen's coffin was returned to the capital, the prince came in person with the imperial edict conferring the title of Earl of Zhongqin on the Chen family to read the edict and mourn the deceased.
After experiencing what happened at the Zhou family and returning from the Chen family, Tian An was greatly shocked. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was feeling very depressed inside.
She spent more and more time in the space, and almost every night she would come out just before the two children went to bed, for fear that they would cry.
There was no way. Ever since the two children slept with her and Zhao Yiming, they couldn't leave her every night. As soon as the children fell asleep at night, they had to look for her. If they couldn't see her, they would cry and make a fuss, the kind that no one could comfort.
If the children were not inseparable from her, she would probably stay in this space day and night.
Looking at the two little faces that were humming with joy while sleeping, Tian An sighed helplessly and couldn't help but pinch them gently, "You two little rascals, you don't know how to be considerate of your mother at all. Your mother has to make all the necessary preparations for your father! From now on, our family of four will be together for the rest of our lives!"
Let’s forget about it today. Tomorrow, you must behave well, okay? When I’m done with this busy period, I will definitely accompany you well, okay?
Even though the brother and sister were groggy in their sleep, Tian An continued to chatter with them until his lullaby-like mumbling lulled him into sleep.
When Zhao Yiming went to bed, Niang San was already sleeping soundly. He learned about Tian An's recent situation from the secret guard, and bent down to kiss her forehead with heartache.
The incident involving General Zhou and his wife was a huge blow to her. Zhao Yiming knew that the reason she had been working so hard during this period was to avoid following in the Zhou family's footsteps in the future.
It is said that people from the same family are similar, and the couple are exactly the same.
Tian An talked to the sleeping brother and sister, asking them to be more obedient and cooperative.
Zhao Yiming, however, wanted to discuss with them and asked them to cry at a fixed time every night, saying, "Dad is not at home, you two must supervise your mother and make sure she goes to bed on time and doesn't overwork herself."
After giving each of the three girls a goodnight kiss, Zhao Yiming, who was tired after a day, did not forget to tuck in their quilts before lying down gently.
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