The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

After the two of them washed and lay down, Wang Xifeng tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and suddenly sat up after a while.

"Second Master, I'm still worried about the old lady, and I want to go and have a look again."

Jia Lian also got up immediately, and said in a low voice, "I'll go with you, I'm also flustered, as if something is about to happen."

The two called the servant girls, and after a while they were dressed, they went to the Rongqing Hall with a lantern.

The woman guarding the door heard someone knocking on the door, and came over to open the door cursing: "Come here! Who, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, dare to knock on the door of the old lady's yard? You disturbed the old lady's rest, you A few lives are enough to pay!"

When she opened the door, Wang's family came to meet her, and she saw Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng behind her, trembling with fright.

Those who came to Wang's house glanced at her, and cursed: "You're blind! The door of the old lady's courtyard, whoever dares to come here in the middle of the night if it's not the masters!"

Then she softened her voice again: "Second Mistress is worried about the old lady's body, so she came here to have a look, did the old lady fall asleep?"

The woman wiped the sweat from her forehead and stammered back: "So I was deceived by lard and didn't recognize the masters. Speaking of the second master and the second mistress, the lights in the old lady's room have already gone out. , I think I fell asleep, or I invited Miss Yuanyang to come out, can you ask me?"

Wang Xifeng waved her hand and said softly: "Don't disturb the old lady, I'll go in and have a look, you guys are here to guard."

After all, he picked up a glass lamp and walked lightly to the main room.

Jia Lian followed her to the door and stopped consciously.

It was the mandarin ducks watching the night inside, and she was not asleep yet, she heard some movement outside in a daze, so she tiptoed up from the pedals and opened the door gently.

Yuanyang looked at Wang Xifeng in surprise, and exclaimed in a low voice, "Second Grandma? Why are you here at this time?"

"I'm worried about the old lady, come and take a look, don't make a fuss."

Yuanyang nodded upon hearing this, took the lantern from Wang Xifeng's hand, and led her into the house.

Wang Xifeng walked lightly, and walked slowly to Jia Shishi's bed, seeing her eyes closed tightly, she wanted to reach out to help her tuck the corners of the quilt, but the tentacles were cold.

"Mandarin duck, mandarin duck, mandarin duck! Come and touch it, the old lady's hands are so cold!"

Wang Xifeng cried out, and the mandarin duck next to her stepped forward quickly, stretched out her hand, and stood there dumbfounded.

Jia Lian heard something was wrong outside, and hurriedly opened the door to come in, but saw the two standing in front of the bed and weeping, and Jia Shishi was lying on the bed without a sound.

With a chill in his heart, he strode over and put his hand under Jia Shishi's nose, but he didn't feel the slightest warmth.

"Call the imperial doctor! Call the medical girl over first!"

Since Jia Shishi became bedridden, the two nurses took shifts every day and lived in the side room of Rongqing Hall, and rushed over quickly.

The two took turns to feel the pulse with heavy faces, and put a piece of green radish gauze as thin as a cicada's wing on Jia Shi's mouth and nose. In the room as bright as day, no one saw the slight fluctuation of the gauze.

In this way, without the medical lady saying anything, everyone would know that Jia Shishi had already gone.

"old lady!"

Wang Xifeng covered her mouth and began to cry, all the maids and women in the room also cried out loudly, and the crying in Rongqing hall was loud for a while.

Such a big commotion naturally alarmed the entire Jia family, Baoyu, Tanchun and other juniors also arrived, and the Rongqing hall was in chaos.

Crying in panic all night, the next day, the entire family in the capital knew that Mrs. Shi Shi, the Duke of Xianrong, had gone.

Jia Lian sat in front of the window in a little confusion, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Feng, do you think I did something wrong? The old lady lived two years longer in her last life than she is now."

Wang Xifeng just dispatched a group of servants, and now she is also exhausted, she and Jia Shishi have always had a good relationship, but now they left suddenly, her eyes were red and swollen from crying.

Wen Yan paused, and then said: "Since the second uncle moved to Lixiangyuan, the old lady's health has not been very good, and after my aunt went, her health has become even worse. Over the years, although she has never There are serious illnesses, but minor illnesses are constant. We have done our best, and the rest is destiny, how can manpower fight against it."

Jia Lian naturally knew that what Jia Shishi valued most in his heart was Jia Zheng.

Although the Jia family in the previous life gradually declined in the early stage, they could still maintain their face outside, and they were supported by the family wealth of the Lin family and the Xue family inside.Even though the family members of the Jia family were dissatisfied with Jia Zheng, they actually adapted to life like a frog boiled in lukewarm water under the rich life.

But in this life, he and Wang Xifeng suppressed the Wang family and Jia Zheng with thunderous force, and quickly regained the power that Dafang deserved.Of course, all of this is as it should be, but for Jia Shishi, her son is fratricide, and her beloved youngest son is devastated, even disabled, how can it be easy to pass.

Therefore, although it was not obvious on the surface, Jia Shishi was really hurt deeply and had been depressed for many years.

So Jia Amnesty was demoted this time, and Jia Lian planned to leave the Dagan Kingdom again. All these, for Jia Shishi, an octogenarian, could be called the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Firstly, her body was at its limit, secondly, she didn't want to burden her children and grandchildren, and thirdly, she didn't mean to use her life to provide another insurance for the Jia family.So after Jia Lian confided the truth to her, unless Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng were in front of her, she poured out all the medicines that the imperial doctor drank.

Under Jia Shishi's intentional concealment, even the mandarin duck who served her personally was not able to notice, so she couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.

Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng didn't know the truth about Jia Shishi's death.In the past, because of Jia Shishi's partiality, he had resentment in his heart, but Jia Shishi also protected Jia Lian's life and loved Wang Xifeng very much. Now that she has gone, the sadness of the two is true.

Therefore, regardless of the past, Wang Xifeng arranged Jia Shishi's funeral in a very grand manner.

It was already approaching the New Year, and the red lanterns hanging everywhere were replaced with white ones. The whole Jia's house was hung with white flags, and there was no joy in the whole area.

The mourning hall is located in the main courtyard of Jia's family, and outside Ningrong Street, there are endless mourning sheds for those who come to worship to rest.

Jia Min took a pair of children, cried several times before Jia Shi's spirit, and fainted.

Jia Shishi is the oldest member of the Jia family, and now all the Jia family members must honor her filial piety.In the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, there was a steady stream of people coming and going in front of Jia's house. The people who came to worship were rubbing shoulders, and each of them was one of the most famous families in Beijing.

Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and the others, as dutiful sons and virtuous grandchildren, greeted the guests at the door in different shifts, while Mrs. Xing, with Wang Xifeng and other female relatives, entertained the guests crying from behind, non-stop from morning till night.

Not only the four princes and eight princes, but also several princes and grandchildren in the palace came to Jia's house to express their condolences.

What's more, there were rumors in Beijing, saying that it was because of the ruthlessness of the royal family that Jia Amnesty's title was demoted, which made the old lady of the Jia family angry to death.Otherwise, how could Jia Shishi, who attended the New Year's Youngest Son's Full Moon Banquet last month, pass away so quickly without even passing the New Year's Eve.

Rumors were raging, and even though someone secretly suppressed it, the old ministers who had committed crimes at home all contributed to the flames in order to make the turmoil bigger.

After all, although Situ You did not deal with these families for various reasons, who knows what will happen in the future.The royal family has been cruel since ancient times, and the high-ranking emperor is even more cruel and ruthless. Today's slight fears are not enough for them to sit back and relax. The family needs more bargaining chips.

Jia Shishi's death gave them the best opportunity and excuse, after all, they are old people who have gone through three dynasties.

Her identity is also the most suitable. Whether it is from her mother's family or her husband's family, almost all the men have been on the battlefield and have made great contributions to the Dagan country.Her father and brother died to protect the border, and her husband also died to protect the former emperor. The lives of the Jia family and the Shi family are Jia Shi's greatest amulet.

However, she died.

In today's rumors, Jia Shishi died under the suspicion and suppression of the Situ family, how can this not cause the world to discuss it.

When Situ Yao received the spies' letter, he almost vomited blood, what do you mean I forced her to death!

The old woman is over 80 years old, her husband has been dead for almost 30 years, and almost all her age are dead, so it should be the end of her life now!

Situ Yao was well aware of the reasons for the rumors, but many people in Beijing knew about Jia Shishi's depression earlier.So he was also a little uneasy, whether his actions really became the last straw that crushed Jia Shishi, leading to her death.

But even so, Situ Yao didn't hesitate for long, and sent a group of people down before Xiaonian sealed his pen.It's just that he didn't use rumors as an excuse, but picked other excuses such as corruption, which severely shocked the hearts of the floating people in Beijing.

Since Jia Shishi's death, Jia Lian has been keeping his filial piety behind closed doors. Although he is well aware of the disturbances in the outside world, he has no desire to intervene in the slightest.

He and Jia Amnesty had already handed over the booklet, asking to be worried for Jia Shishi, but now they just ignore everything.

Jia She is the eldest son, and Jia Lian is Chengsi's eldest grandson. According to the etiquette, both of them have to keep a filial piety for Jia Shishi for three years.As for Jia Zheng, Baoyu, Mao Ge'er and others, according to their different identities, they all had to observe mourning at home for three to six months, and the entire Jia family's males retired from the court.

Situ Yao happily approved Jia Amnesty's Ding You's excerpt, but Jia Lian's he hesitated for a long time.

He was afraid of Jia Lian's reputation and ability, but now he needed Jia Lian to contribute to the court. Coupled with Jia Shi's new funeral, Situ Yao was really caught in a dilemma.

After thinking about it again and again, Situ Yao ordered Jia Lian to enter the palace.