"These days, anyone in the mansion who has a good relationship with her will have a place to go and pay their respects."
There is a saying in Beijing that the more people worship a person after his death, the more noble his status is and the more blessed he will be in the next life.
Shen Zhixiu thought for a moment, then stood up, took her clothes and cloak, and said, "I'll go with you to burn some incense for the jadeite."
Su Qingyu looked at him in disbelief, "Are you serious, Third Master?"
Shen Zhixiu had already brought the clothes and was about to help her change.
Upon hearing this, he said, "Of course it's true. She is loyal to her master, so it's fine for me to go and pay my respects to her."
Su Qingyu's eyes reddened again and she said, "Thank you, Third Master."
She knew that Shen Zhixiu did all this for her. Shen Zhixiu was not a common person to go to pay respects to the funerals of the officials in the capital, let alone when the deceased was a maidservant.
After the two of them were dressed, they did not make a fuss and only took two trusted people to the villa.
When they entered, the mourning tent had already been set up. Su Shunci was holding back her grief as she prepared the funeral rites for Feicui.
Seeing Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu come in, Su Shunci stepped forward and saluted, "Big sister, brother-in-law."
When she looked at Su Qingyu, she couldn't help but choke up. But she knew Su Qingyu was pregnant, so she couldn't be too sad.
Then she wiped away her tears and said, "It's freezing cold, why is Big Sister here? My third cousin and I are fine here. My third cousin went to look for a cemetery for Feicui. He said he wants to bury her on the mountain of the Lin family. When the descendants of the Lin family pay their respects, they will also pay their respects to her."
Su Qingyu said in a hoarse voice: "The Third Master wants to burn some incense for the jadeite."
Upon hearing this, Su Shunci immediately took the incense and handed it to Shen Zhixiu.
After the two of them burned incense, Su Shunci asked them to go back quickly.
Seeing that Su Qingyu wanted to stay a little longer, Su Shunci pulled her aside and advised: "Big sister, you should go back. Your brother-in-law has just been promoted to the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. If someone with ulterior motives knew that he was offering incense to a maid, it would be bad."
"Also, the old lady of the Shen family was frightened today. You must go back and comfort her."
Su Qingyu knew that what she said made sense, so she turned and walked to Shen Zhixiu, "Third Master, let's go back."
Feicui was buried after seven days of mourning. A few days after her burial, Song Hongshen officially performed the canonization ceremony.
For a time, the Shen family became the most powerful family in the capital. Shen Zhixiu was naturally busy all day long. Within half a month, the entire court and cabinet had been purged.
All officials under the crown prince were either demoted or sent to other places.
The vacant position was naturally filled by Shen Zhixiu and Song Hongshen's confidants.
Su Chengxun was promoted two levels and directly became the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, a second-rank official.
It was already the beginning of February, and Su Qingyu was due to give birth in a month. During these days, the people who attended to her closely were extremely cautious.
That day, she was packing the child's clothes with the servants when a little maid came in and announced, "Madam, the third cousin is here."
"Please go to the side hall for tea."
Su Qingyu gave the order, wondering why her third cousin came here at this time.
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