Chapter 210 Funeral Arrangements
The news of Chen Jingyan's return soon reached the ears of Emperor Showa.
Emperor Zhaohe wanted to punish Chen Jingyan. Empress Dowager Chen privately contacted the Queen, planning that if the Emperor attacked Chen Jingyan, they would go to the Emperor to plead for Chen Jingyan.
But Emperor Showa did not say anything to embarrass him. Instead, he issued an imperial decree, giving Chen Jingyan half a month to deal with the funeral of the old lady of the Chen family in the Marquis's Mansion. Half a month was enough for him to set off to garrison in Mobei.
When Chen Jingyan came back, he began to prepare for the old lady's funeral.
After receiving the imperial edict, he just put it somewhere randomly.
After setting a date, we set off for the Chen family's ancestral home.
The Chen family's ancestral home is in Fengyang County on the outskirts of the city. It takes three days to get there by horseback, and about seven days to carry the coffin...
During these seven days, except for some people who stayed behind to guard the house, everyone else in the Marquis's mansion went to attend the funeral.
Originally, they wanted Gu Heng to stay, but he insisted on accompanying Chen Jingyan, Yun Qiao and others to hold the funeral for the old lady. Li Yuan, as Gu Heng's wife, also went with them.
Instead, he asked Li Yuan's mother, Mrs. Li, to take care of his son Chen Yang at home.
Yunqiao left Xiaotao and three wet nurses at home to take care of the children.
Chang Mama and the others were old, and it was not convenient for them to walk such a long distance. They definitely did not ride in a carriage to carry the coffin for burial, especially for servants.
Let Mother Chang take charge of the Marquis' Mansion temporarily.
There are not many people left in the Marquis' Mansion now, so it is easy to manage.
Chen Jingyan was busy arranging everything. After things were settled, he talked to Gu Heng in the yard.
Gu Heng was very worried about Chen Jingyan, especially since he had spoken so little and looked so depressed since he came back.
He was worried that Chen Jingyan was trapped in the grief of the old lady's death and could not extricate himself.
"Sanlang, grandma died of old age, and our mansion held a happy funeral. Please accept my condolences and don't be too sad."
The reasons for Chen Jingyan's silence were partly due to sadness over his grandmother's death, but more importantly, it was due to his dissatisfaction with Emperor Showa.
Not to mention that they are cousins, even if they are the king and his subjects, they cannot treat him like this.
After hastily finishing my grandmother's funeral, without even having time to observe mourning, I rushed to Mobei...
Emperor Showa's behavior made Chen Jingyan very unhappy.
He whispered back to Gu Cheng, "Second brother, don't worry about me. I've accepted my grandmother's passing. I'm just worried about the future plans of the Marquisate. I'm going to Mobei again to take Yunqiao and the three children with me. This Marquisate..."
Gu Heng took over and said, "If Sanlang trusts me, then let me take care of it. When Sanlang returns, everything in this mansion will still belong to him. It is also my grandmother's wish that your whole family go to Mobei."
"She's looking forward to your family reunion."
Chen Jingyan nodded slightly.
"Let's put it this way for now. I naturally trust Second Brother. After my grandmother's funeral is over, I may not have time to stay in Beijing. I'll have to trouble Second Brother to take care of the rest."
Gu Heng replied: "It should be."
Gu Heng had no selfish motives. Besides, his grandmother had given him a lot over the years.
Before getting married, he bought houses in both Kyoto and Jiangcheng.
Now he lives in the Chen family in the Marquis' Mansion for his grandmother.
Now that his grandmother has passed away, he should have moved out with his wife and children. However, Sanlang can only be stationed in Mobei. The huge mansion also needs someone to guard it.
Gu Heng is willing to guard this compound for the Chen family of the Marquisate.
After the two finished talking, Chen Jingyan asked his second brother to go back and rest.
He first went back to visit Princess Huayang's house, and then went to guard his grandmother's coffin.
Gu Heng also returned to Chunhui Garden.
Yun Qiao had just eaten something. She had been very busy these days and had no time to eat properly. Thinking that the Marquis would be back later, Yun Qiao didn't care.
Just as she finished eating, she heard the servant outside the door say that the Marquis had returned.
Yun Qiao stood up and walked out the door.
These days, Chen Jingyan was even more tired than her. Yun Qiao saw it all and it would be a lie to say she didn't feel sorry for him.
"You came neither too early nor too late. You came back just as I finished eating. I was just asking the maid to take these away."
Chen Jingyan said, "No need to retreat, I'll just eat this."
Yun Qiao was just ordering the maid to go back and bring some clean new dishes.
Chen Jingyan had already sat down and didn't care about anything else. He took the chopsticks used by Yun Qiao and started eating with big mouthfuls.
Looks like he's really hungry.
"My Lord, please eat slowly."
"Xiang'er, go to the kitchen and bring back some more food."
She didn't eat much to begin with, and there was even less left on the table. Chen Jingyan wouldn't be full with all that.
The maid Xiang'er hurried out.
Lily came forward and brought tea.
The water for Jasmine to wash up was brought to her, but Chen Jingyan didn't even use it, so how could he care about these things?
"No need to be busy."
"Mrs. Qiao, please sit down. I want to talk to you..."
While eating, Chen Jingyan said to her.
"You say..." Yun Qiao said in a calm voice, waiting for him to speak.
"You have to get up early tomorrow morning. I'll be keeping vigil tonight. You'll be in charge of everything inside the house. I've asked Wang Xiaodong to arrange two ordinary carriages, so you can use them."
"It will be faster for you to take the carriage. When you get to the old house, there are some relatives and clansmen there. You don't have to worry about them. They will naturally respect you."
"Time is tight and the weather is hot, so we won't stay at the ancestral temple. The monks who perform the rituals for the deceased have been invited to the old house. Please be kind and ask them if everything has been properly arranged."
Chen Jingyan didn't need to tell him all this, Yun Qiao had already arranged it.
"Don't worry. I had Madam Zhang take a few elders from the Marquis' Mansion to the old house a few days in advance. We've also arranged for a master to perform the ritual. At the old house, a few of the Chen family's patriarchs said that Grandmother's coffin should be kept for three days. The day after three days is a good day. Adding the seven-day journey, it will take at least ten days. I'm worried that the ice won't be enough to last until the burial."
The old lady's body was not dressed in funeral clothes and placed in the coffin until Chen Jingyan returned.
Yun Qiao was at the scene at that time. She saw the old lady's swollen face and was really worried that if she continued to wait like this, her body would definitely smell.
The richer and more powerful a family is, the more particular they are about both weddings and funerals.
Everything depends on choosing a good day.
After listening to Yun Qiao's words, Chen Jingyan frowned and said, "The coffin will be delivered that day, and the burial will be that day."
He didn't want his grandmother to be unable to rest in peace after giving birth.
Those so-called good days are only for the benefit of future generations, but Chen Jingyan doesn't believe this.
Besides, some of the clansmen in the old house only have some blood relationship with his grandfather, but compared to him, this relationship is very weak.
He would never delay his grandmother's burial because of them.
Yun Qiao nodded after hearing this, "Then I understand."
"Yuanniang and I will go first tomorrow. After we leave the city, we will take a carriage."
Otherwise, it would look awkward. After all, it was the funeral of the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion, and she and Li Yuan, as the grandson's wife, should be the ones carrying the coffin.
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