Chapter 371 I Will Personally Carry the Coffin
"Your Highness, I will personally avenge my maternal grandfather." Jiang Wan Ning's voice was very nasal.
Pei Yanchuan felt sorry for him and hugged him even tighter. "Okay."
Jiang Wanning forced herself to stand up, her body completely exhausted. "Uncle Zhao, let's go see my maternal grandfather's coffin."
"Yes." Butler Zhao stood up as well.
He led Jiang Wan Ning to the backyard, opened the door to the storeroom, and found a newly prepared coffin with all the necessary items.
Butler Zhao followed behind Jiang Wanning and said, "The old master said you were all busy, so he prepared these things himself. Originally, his body could have lasted another year or two."
"But the medicine was delivered too late last night, and the old man knew that his days were numbered."
"This old servant was thinking of telling you tonight, but the old master wouldn't allow it. He said you would definitely come this morning, and told me to prepare the meal..."
As he spoke, Butler Zhao couldn't help but wipe away his tears.
When people are extremely sad, they have no tears. Jiang Wan Ning was able to cry at first, but now she was like a lifeless puppet, her eyes dry and without a single tear.
"Uncle Zhao, go to the Marquis's residence later and inform my parents that my maternal grandfather was old and passed away peacefully."
Butler Zhao understood Jiang Wan Ning's meaning, "Yes."
Lady Hou had given birth less than half a year ago, but fortunately, she brought her young son to the Grand Tutor's residence almost every few days during this period. Ever since the Princess Consort's visit to the Grand Tutor's residence, the old master has become happier day by day.
Later, Lady Hou also started going out, often visiting the Grand Tutor's residence, and later she had a young heir.
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Grand Tutor Zhou is the pillar of the Eastern Ling Kingdom. With him around, not only some officials in the court, but even the current emperor Xiao Yu feels much more at ease.
Although Xiao Yu was wary of Pei Yanchuan's power and had already taken away seventy or eighty percent of his military authority, he was still afraid of Pei Yanchuan's fearless demeanor for some reason.
With Song Zhuran's instigation, Xiao Yu's thoughts also went astray.
Xiao Yu, who was taking a nap in the Bright Moon Palace, suddenly jumped out of bed upon hearing the news of Grand Tutor Zhou's death. "What did you say?"
Wu Panpan's voice was also choked with sobs, "Your Majesty, the Grand Tutor has passed away."
Xiao Yu's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly felt empty, as if the palace was an illusion and no one would protect him anymore.
The old tutor was more like a father to him than the late emperor.
"Did he take the pills I gave him?"
"Your Majesty, I eat it every time, in front of the servant who brings it to me."
Xiao Yu himself knew that the pills he sent were not for immortality; they contained other things as well. He both hoped that the old tutor would die and hoped that he would not die so soon.
Ideally, he should be able to die immediately when he wants to, but how come he died so suddenly?
Xiao Yu turned his gaze to Song Zhuran, who had come up with the idea. For the first time, Xiao Yu began to doubt whether the so-called elixir of immortality was real.
Song Zhuran gently supported Xiao Yu's back, "Your Majesty, Grand Tutor Zhou must be taking other medicines along with the pills each time he takes them."
As Song Zhuran spoke, she gave a wink to the young eunuch beside her. The eunuch, who frequently delivered elixirs to Grand Tutor Zhou, immediately stepped forward, knelt down, and said...
"Your Majesty, whenever I go to deliver medicine, I always smell a medicinal odor coming from the old Grand Tutor's room. I suppose it's some kind of tonic or medicine prescribed by the Princess of Langya for the old Grand Tutor."
Song Zhuran continued the young eunuch's words, "The dosage of this pill is already very nourishing. If other medicines are used, the old Grand Tutor, at his age, will naturally not be able to withstand it."
"Your Majesty, the death of the old Grand Tutor is also related to the Princess of Langya."
Song Zhuran made excuses for Xiao Yu, and although the excuses were flimsy, Xiao Yu still acquiesced.
He would never admit to anyone that he wanted to kill his teacher, not even to himself.
“Your Majesty, these pills contain extremely rare medicinal herbs, which are all beneficial and have no drawbacks. After all, Sister Jiang is a self-taught practitioner,” Song Zhuran continued. “The eunuchs and palace maids who tested the pills are all fine.”
“They’ve all become much stronger than the last.”
Xiao Yu then looked up at the kneeling eunuch, who was also one of the people testing the medicine, and Song Zhuran had accompanied him to take the medicine each time.
Xiao Yu felt much more at ease, and his guilt lessened considerably. Although he knew that an extra ingredient had been added to the pills he gave to Grand Tutor Zhou, Xiao Yu forced himself to forget about it at this moment.
The death of Grand Tutor Zhou had nothing to do with him, and this elixir of immortality was so precious that it must be effective.
Otherwise, how could he be stronger than before? He used to feel weak after drinking water once or twice a night, but now he still feels unsatisfied after drinking water seven or eight times a morning.
What Xiao Yu didn't know was that every time he drank the calming tea at Song Zhuran's place, he would be in a hallucination. In fact, he never called for water at night, and Song Zhuran never shared a bed with him.
The entire Mingyue Palace was staffed by Song Zhuran's people, so she could easily deceive Xiao Yu.
"Your Majesty, the most urgent matter is to give Grand Tutor Zhou a dignified funeral," Wu Panpan cautiously reminded her.
Although the royal family doesn't need to intervene, Zhou Taifu's funeral will still be grand. After all, he was His Majesty's teacher, and if His Majesty does nothing, the people of the world will criticize him.
Furthermore, Wu Panpan also hoped that Grand Tutor Zhou could have a dignified funeral.
When he served the late emperor, the person he saw most often was Grand Tutor Zhou...
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of my teacher,” Xiao Yu said. “Panpan is right, I must give my teacher a dignified funeral.”
"Issue the order that all officials are exempt from attending the morning court tomorrow and should go to the Grand Tutor's residence to offer condolences. I will go in person as well."
"The burial will take place in seven days, and I will personally carry the coffin."
The emperor carrying the coffin of a court official is unprecedented in history.
"It seems that Xiao Yu feels guilty, which is why he is acting this way. He is like this now, doing something wrong and trying to make amends."
When the news reached the Grand Tutor's residence, Pei Yanchuan said coldly, "Let him help if he wants to; this is what he owes the old Grand Tutor."
"Yes," Mo Ran replied, clasping his hands in a fist salute.
Peony also rushed back from the palace, "Your Highness."
Peony looked at Jiang Wanning, who was kneeling in front of the mourning hall and had changed into mourning clothes, with a sob in her voice.
"Peony, why did you come here by yourself instead of keeping an eye on Her Majesty the Empress?" Haitang rushed over from the Marquis's residence. Today, Jiang Wanning came to Grand Tutor Zhou's residence alone.
They rushed over as soon as they received the news, and when they arrived, the lanterns had already been changed to white.
"It was Her Majesty the Empress who sent me. Her Majesty the Empress is currently confined to her palace and cannot leave. She asked me to convey a message to the Princess Consort, urging her to take good care of herself."
Jiang Wan Ning knew that the Empress's concern was genuine, but at this moment she couldn't care less about what to say back.
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