A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Danqing's words made Li Chaoyun feel a dull pain in his heart again, especially the word "coffin". It was like a sharp blade piercing his whole body, and there was no place that didn't hurt.

She calmed herself down and asked, "Didn't they say that the snow on the road was thick and they were blocked from passing?"

Danqing replied, "It is said that General Chen and the prince's personal guards who were protecting the coffin shoveled the snow all night."

"The news has been passed back to the Prince's Mansion. I think it's time for the Prince and Princess to leave the city."

Li Chaoyun's eyes immediately turned red. "Change clothes, and we will leave the city right away."

She was a married woman, so she could not wear mourning for Li Yunsi.

She was originally wearing plain clothes, so she only needed to change into something more formal. She wore a white fox fur cloak and no jewelry.

Afterwards, Li Chaoyun left the Shen family in a carriage and headed towards the west gate of the capital.

Outside the west gate of the capital, Li Yunsi's five thousand personal guards were lined up waiting.

In the front, a large flag with the word "Li" was held high. Looking back, through the gaps between the soldiers' formations, five coffins of different sizes could be seen.

When Li Chaoyun got off the car, the people from Prince Shan's Mansion had not arrived yet.

She stood in front of the carriage in a daze, looking forward.

"elder brother……"

With a whisper, Li Chaoyun burst into tears.

After saying this, he knelt down in the direction of the coffin and shouted in a hoarse voice.

"Brother, sister-in-law, Chaoyun... will take you home."

He slammed his head heavily on the ground and couldn't lift it up again.

Li Yunsi's deputy general Chen Ping shouted loudly the moment Li Chaoyun knelt down: "Retreat."

All the soldiers stepped aside and avoided Li Chaoyun's kneeling.

With this hide, the five coffins were completely exposed to everyone's sight.

Li Chaoyun remained kneeling without looking up, his forehead buried in the snow.

Chen Ping was in his twenties, his face was frosted by years of garrisoning at the border town. He was tired from shoveling snow on the road for days, and his face was full of fatigue.

He walked to Li Chaoyun's side, stretched out his hand to help her up, but his hand stopped just a fist away from her shoulder.

Given his status, it is not polite for him to do such a thing.

Chen Ping's lowered eyes were filled with heartache, his lips twitched, but he couldn't utter a word.

Seeing that Li Chaoyun's shoulders were shaking and he was still crying on the ground, Chen Ping no longer cared about the rules.

He leaned over, put his arm around Li Chaoyun's shoulders and helped him up.

"My princess, please accept my condolences. I was incompetent and failed to protect the prince."

Li Chaoyun stood up straight and could see the coffin in front of him clearly.

She covered her mouth with one hand and looked at the coffin again, her vision was blurry.

When Chen Ping wanted to persuade him again, the carriage from Prince Shan's mansion arrived.

He had no choice but to let Li Chaoyun cry and stepped forward to pay his respects to Prince Shan and Princess Yongjia.

Chen Ping was Li Yunsi's deputy general and a retainer of the Li family. His father was a general who fought with Li Jingchuan on the battlefield, and he grew up with Li Yunsi.

Therefore, Chen Ping was not loyal to the Great Zhou, nor to the emperor, but to the Li family, or more precisely, to Li Yunsi.

He walked up to Li Jingchuan and Princess Yongjia and knelt on his knees.

"My Lord, my Princess, I was incompetent and failed to protect the Crown Prince. Please punish me, my Lord and my Princess. I will not hesitate."

Thinking of Li Yunsi's death, Chen Ping unconsciously clenched his hands lying on the ground. The back of his hand, which was bruised by the cold wind, had a layer of blue veins.

Li Jingchuan sighed and said, "Get up. It is his honor to die on the battlefield for the Great Zhou, and it is also the honor of the Li family."

Along with him came officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, and that was all Li Jingchuan could say.

Princess Yongjia looked at the coffin, her body swayed, and Li Jingchuan held her shoulders.

The couple snuggled together for support and comfort.

After a long while, Princess Yongjia raised her feet step by step and approached the coffin.

Li Chaoyun was worried about his mother, so he followed her forward.

The mother and daughter hugged the coffin and cried bitterly, crying for Li Yunsi who was separated from them at such a young age, and also crying for the Crown Prince's wife Xie and several children.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites would take charge of the subsequent funeral ceremonies, and the Ministry of War would cooperate and also arrange for Li Yunsi's 5,000 personal guards to be arranged.

So after Princess Yongjia cried for two quarters of an hour, Huang Zhong, the Minister of Rites, could not help but step forward to persuade Prince Shan, "Your Majesty, please show some condolences. The emperor ordered me to manage the funeral ceremony for General Zhongyong, which shows that he values ​​your Majesty and the Li family."

Li Jingchuan had to suppress his grief, stepped forward to persuade Princess Yongjia, and signaled Li Chaoyun to help her mother up.

Afterwards, the coffins of Li Yunsi's family were brought back to the Li family, and the Ministry of Rites began to organize the funeral ceremonies.

Chen Ping had been guarding Li Yunsi's coffin. Even though the mourning hall was set up, Chen Ping insisted on staying to keep vigil.

In the evening, Li Jingchuan discussed the placement of the 5,000 guards with the Minister of War Yang Wenshi.

Princess Yongjia and Li Chaoyun went to the mourning hall to light a perpetual lamp for Li Yunsi.

Seeing that they were alone, Chen Ping suddenly walked up to Princess Yongjia and whispered, "Princess, I have something important to report. It's about the truth behind the Crown Prince's death."

Princess Yongjia’s expression froze. What was the truth behind Li Yunsi’s death?

The battle report said that Li Yunsi died at the hands of the Tartars.

Is there some hidden secret here?

"Let's find a place to talk." Princess Yongjia made a prompt decision and took Li Chaoyun and Chen Ping to her own study.

Outside the study, Princess Yongjia's confidants were guarding. Even Li Jingchuan could not approach easily.

After entering, the three of them took seats according to their status.

Princess Yongjia looked at Chen Ping and asked, "What happened? Please explain clearly. Wasn't Yun Si killed by the Tartar leader An Tu?"

Chen Ping shook his head and said, "No, I was on the battlefield at the time. The Crown Prince was killed by the Fourth Young Master. I am not wrong."

Princess Yongjia exclaimed, "Li Yunzhou?"

Li Chaoyun also frowned, "Li Yunzhou? Impossible, how could he have the ability to kill my eldest brother."

Li Yunsi is the heir of the Li family. He was taught by Li Jingchuan himself since he was a child. From military tactics to horse riding and archery, he was taught carefully. Among the young men in Beijing who were similar in age to Li Yunsi, Li Yunsi could also be ranked in the top three.

On the other hand, what can Li Yunzhou do? He has no ability to resist when he is bullied.

Such a person was lucky enough to survive the Northern Frontier battlefield. How could he possibly be able to attack Li Yunsi? That was absolutely impossible.

Princess Yongjia raised her hand to stop Li Chaoyun from speaking and looked at Chen Ping, "Tell me in detail what happened."

When Chen Ping thought of what happened that day, a faint light appeared in his eyes.

"That day, Antu, the leader of the Tatar Ulan City, attacked. The prince led his men to fight hard, but was finally besieged by the Tatars in Hutouling."

"The Fourth Young Master has brought people to rescue. Your subordinates and the Crown Prince are overjoyed. With the people brought by the Fourth Young Master, we are able to repel An Tu."

"While the prince was distracted, An Tu intended to do something to him."

"Before Antu's knife could fall, the fourth young master threw out a knife and killed Antu. But Antu's knife also flew out and cut the young master's throat."

Princess Yongjia heard this and asked, "You mean, Li Yunzhou wanted to save Yun Si, but failed?"

According to Chen Ping's statement, Li Yunzhou could not be said to have killed Li Yunsi, but it could only be said that he failed to save him.

Chen Ping shook his head and said something in a low voice.

Princess Yongjia was shocked. "What did you say? He actually has such a method?"