An old lady's life

All the officials had already packed their bags and were waiting to return to the capital with the emperor. However, on the evening of the third day, bad news came from the capital, that is, Princess Jing Rong had passed away an hour ago.

After Emperor Changping found out, he immediately sat down, a little in disbelief.

Although there are some elders in the clan who are older but younger than him, no one can compare with Princess Jingrong.They share the friendship of aunt and nephew who share weal and woe...but in the end they drift away.

That night, Emperor Changping ordered to return to Beijing early.

The next day, the large army returned to the capital in mighty force, and the mansion of Princess Jingrong had already been hung with white silk, and the mourning hall had been properly arranged.

Ai Cao didn't see the eldest princess Jingrong for the last time. When the nanny of the princess mansion sent someone to give her something, she was a little surprised. It's not a festival, why did the eldest princess give her something?

However, in less than an hour, the news of Princess Jingrong's death came from the middle of the capital, and Ai Cao was a little confused immediately.

Recently, Ai Cao didn't see Princess Jingrong many times. After Brother Zhen was born, she also had a grandson, and she was always full of grandchildren.

After July, she never saw the Eldest Princess again, but at the third hour of Brother Zhen's bath, the Eldest Princess sent a congratulatory congratulatory gift and observed her. Afterwards, she never contacted the Eldest Princess.

In the past, the Eldest Princess always lived in the Anhou Mansion, but after this year, she has been living in the Princess Mansion, but she is not lonely when she brings her great-grandson with her to raise her.

But I didn't want to, such a bad news came out of the blue!

Ai Cao wrote the sacrificial oration in person overnight, and when she went to the princess mansion to attend the funeral the next day, she recited it silently and burned it in front of the coffin. He has not returned, so the governments have not yet expressed anything.

In the past, Ai Cao and Mrs. An Hou had a quarrel, and they would ignore each other when they saw it at various banquets, but now Mrs. An Hou and Mrs. An Hou took their children and grandchildren to express their sincere thanks to Ai Cao, "Please, Mrs. Hou and Mrs. My condolences!" Ai Cao closed her eyes and let out a deep sigh.Her heart was also very heavy. She was a very good person before, but she left as soon as she said she wanted to leave. She was completely unprepared. She still wanted to wait for Brother Zhen's full moon to bring her grandson and eldest princess naughty.

With a bit of crying, Master An choked up and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Lin, for your comfort."

Mrs. Anhou, Shizi, and Mrs. Shizi couldn't hide their sadness. Mrs. Anhou also said: "Thank you, Mrs. Lin, for coming to pay homage to my mother-in-law. She will be very happy to see you coming."

Shizi and Shizi's wife didn't say anything. Their son, the little Shizi who was about three years old, was held by the nanny and knelt before the coffin. The little guy was a little dazed, staring at the coffin before the coffin. Tell a story, why is there no more?

Some people came here one after another throughout the morning, but most of them were female relatives. When Hongye came, more than a dozen monks in the mourning hall were chanting sutras, and the mourning and music were heard together, making the entire princess mansion extraordinarily solemn and deep.

To pay homage to the dead, Hongye and Wormwood did not stay, and left the princess mansion together.

The two were walking on the street, wondering if God also knew to mourn the Eldest Princess. Today's weather is so rare that there is no sun, and the whole sky is gloomy.

"It's going to rain." Ai Cao said with a sigh.

Hongye also let out a long sigh: "People are mortal, so don't be too sad." Ai Cao is a person with a true temperament, and her relationship with the eldest princess is not due to ulterior motives. The eldest princess is a person with stories and experiences. Down, they have become Wangnian friends.

The carriage and the maid followed far behind, but Hongye still released her consciousness to seal off their space, preventing outsiders from hearing their conversation.

"She said that she had not been very happy in her whole life. When she was born, her brothers were busy seizing the heir, which made Dafeng and the harem a mess. She was born as a low-ranking concubine. She was just a poor little princess. In order to live Going down, she learned to please the women in the harem, and finally to please the emperor. She said that she didn't like the son-in-law at first. It was her brother who married her to the son-in-law in order to win over the son-in-law, but in the end he killed the son-in-law People are also her elder brothers. She doesn't want her daughter to return to the harem where people cannibalize, but her daughter is blinded by love..."

Ai Cao talked a lot, and in the end she didn't know what expression to make. Sometimes birth is the original sin. In fact, Princess Jingrong's experience was much better than other princesses. Her son and grandson grew up safely. Although the current status of the Hou Mansion is embarrassing, as long as it does not become a monster, it can be inherited, and she is dying.

After Hongye heard this, she didn't know what to say, and sighed: "Death is not the end, the eldest princess will definitely be able to control her own life in her next life."

The two walked for a long time on the street before returning to their homes in carriages.

As soon as Hongye returned home, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng came back from the outside with enthusiasm on their faces. It was only past noon, and Hongye couldn't help being surprised: "Have you received the holy driver?"

Jia Amnesty couldn't help but reached out and picked up the teacup on the table, poured a cup of tea, and gulped it down. He didn't bother to reply, Jia Zheng said quickly: "Yes, mother. The emperor has returned to the palace. back."

The officials who stayed behind and the officials who returned to the capital with the emperor sent the emperor into the palace together, and they returned from the gate of the palace. Although there was no sun today, such a toss made people sweat all over.

Jia Amnesty wiped his mouth and nodded: "Yes, I heard that we set out before dawn in the morning, and we dare not delay on the way. The emperor's team came back very quickly."

Jia Zheng took a sip of tea and drank the whole glass slowly.

Hong Ye nodded: "So, remember to pay homage to the Princess Mansion every day."

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng quickly agreed, Hongye didn't go again, Zhang and Wang went separately, anyway, it was a funeral, Wang's filial piety was over, and there was no collision with anyone.

After Emperor Changping returned to the palace, he immediately issued an imperial decree, giving Princess Jingrong supreme glory, but Princess Jingrong had a last word that she would not be buried with Prince Zhou after she died. Near the emperor's mausoleum, she was willing to accompany the late emperor's mausoleum.

Including Emperor Changping, the world thinks it should be so.

However, Ai Cao could understand the extra meaning of Princess Jingrong. All the honor, disgrace and sorrow in her life came from the royal family. Zhou's son-in-law died because of the royal family's intrigue.

After the funeral of Eldest Princess Jingrong, it was already early October that Beijing and Central Beijing resumed their bustling activities.

It's golden autumn in October, and it's so cool in autumn!

Brother Zhen is almost three months old, and because of the death of Princess Jingrong, Emperor Changping ordered the people to ban banquets for three months, so the full moon for the whole person is also extremely simple.

It will be around Shen time, the weather starts to change, the days start to get shorter, and the nights start to get longer. Jia Min is dealing with government affairs, and Ai Cao is walking in the yard with Brother Zhen in her arms.

Brother Zhen likes brightly colored things very much now, and when he sees red and yellow things, he stretches out his hand to grab them. The chrysanthemums in the garden are blooming right now, especially the red chrysanthemums, which are particularly bright in color.

The little guy spit bubbles and leaned forward to grab it. Ai Cao looked at it, chose the smallest one among the red chrysanthemums, and waved it in front of the little guy.

This is terrible, like poking a hornet's nest, the little guy screamed, and when his grandmother didn't give it to him, he screamed even louder.

Lin Hai came back from get off work, walked briskly, had a conversation with his wife Jia Min in the front hall, then went to the garden to look for his mother and son, and before he saw anyone, he heard his son screaming.

Brother Zhen will not recognize people now, so he didn't respond when he went from his grandmother's arms to his father's arms. He kept grabbing the chrysanthemum and stuffing it into his mouth.

Lin Hai immediately took the flowers away, and the little guy got angry and slapped his father's arm hard.

"Haha." Lin Hai couldn't help laughing loudly, Ai Cao glanced at him, Lin Hai Hai comforted his son, and said, "Mother, the emperor has clearly told me today that the decree will come down tomorrow."

Lin Hai glanced at the maidservant and nanny who were following, and said, "Stay back." After the maidservant and nanny retreated a few meters away, he said again: "This year, the phoenix is ​​calm on the surface, but in fact, officials in many places have been arrested. Removal, officials who violated the laws of the court were decreed to be exiled locally."

He didn't know the specific things, that is, he could distinguish one or two from the various memorials, and the frequency of official documents issued by the Ministry of Officials was quite high.

After hearing this, Ai Cao nodded and asked, "What is the position of the emperor?" County magistrate?Same knowledge?Zhizhou?Prefect?

Lin Hai pondered for a while, and said, "It should be the prefect of Qingzhou." After a while, he said, "The prefect of Qingzhou seems to be dead."

It seems that Qingzhou has never been peaceful. The magistrates and magistrates did not last long. When he checked the documents, he found that many magistrates and magistrates had died in office since the founding of Dafeng. Of course, officials who left Qingzhou safely were even more many.

Sure enough, the appointment document from the Ministry of Officials was issued to Lin Hai on the second day. Lin Hai was working on the last day of work in the General Administration Department.

In the next few days, Ai Cao and Jia Min packed their bags, and after Lin Hai said goodbye to his colleagues and friends, they finally came to Rongfu.

Jia Min was a little melancholy. When she got married, she went from Jia's house to Lin's house. She was still in the capital after all, but now that she was released as a post, she didn't know when she would be able to return to Beijing. She was reluctant to part with her mother.

Jia Min hugged her mother and acted like a baby, "Mother, I don't want to leave you." Hong Ye patted her on the head, and Brother Zhen's cheerful voice came from the yard.

Hong Ye smiled and said, "You're talking nonsense, you already have a family, how can you still rely on your mother?"

Jia Min pursed her lips, feeling sleepy, and Hong Ye comforted her, "Women spend their whole lives around the back house, which is actually a pity. It just so happened that the son-in-law was released, so you also went out to learn more. Look at your second sister and the boudoir. Times are very different. You are the matriarch of the house, and you must put up this sign."

The mother and daughter had some private conversations, and Hongye then got someone to bring Brother Zhen in, and she didn't want to let go.Hongye didn't see Brother Zhen many times, and in the past two months, she only saw him five times.

When Brother Zhen got into the arms of his grandmother, he stretched out his hand to grab the hanging beads that his grandmother was wearing.Recently, Hongye has been studying Buddhist scriptures. Of course, it does not mean that she believes in Buddhism, but that she finds some truths in Buddhist scriptures very interesting, so she is studying this, and she happens to wear hanging beads on her body.

"The little guy has no teeth, so the mouth is so good?" Hong Ye smiled and released the hanging beads from Brother Zhen's hand, this little guy wanted to stuff anything into his mouth.

Jia Min couldn't help laughing. Hearing her mother's voice, Brother Zhen tilted her head to look at her, then blinked her big bright eyes, and said hoo hoo.

Hongye nodded Brother Zhen's nose and teased him: "When Brother Zhen returns to Beijing, he will be able to run and dance again."

Not long after, the three of Jia Hu came back from school. Jia Lian brought Sister Shan from the west courtyard. Sister Shan was ten months old and could already sit still.

As soon as Jia Lian put sister Shan next to her grandmother, she began to rush to hug her cousin again.

Hongye and Jia Min couldn't laugh or cry, and they didn't know where Jia Lian had such energy and liked his younger siblings so much.

"Sister Shan, I'm the third brother." Jia Lian said with a serious face. Sister Shan glanced at the third brother lazily, and called out childishly, "Brother."

Sister Shan is now able to say the words and phrases, especially when she is surrounded by her three elder brothers every day to teach her elder brother, she really learned this word first.

Jia Lian was satisfied, then looked at Brother Zhen again, took Brother Zhen's hand, and introduced herself solemnly: "Brother Zhen, I am third cousin."

Everyone in the room couldn't help laughing, and Jia Min rubbed his nephew's head: "Lian'er, my cousin is still young, he doesn't know how to recognize or call people, wait for my aunt to come back next time, He will call you." When she talked about leaving Beijing like this, she no longer felt melancholy.

When Jia Lian heard the joke, she looked at Jia Min with burning eyes: "Fourth Aunt, is it true?"

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu already knew why Fourth Aunt came, so Fourth Aunt was not cheating Lian'er. After Fourth Aunt left Beijing, it took at least three years and at most ten years to return to Beijing. He can run and jump, how could he not call people?

That night, Lin Hai and Jia Min left the Rong Mansion when it was completely dark. After dinner, Lin Hai discussed matters with Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng in the study, while Jia Min chatted with his mother and two sisters-in-law with his son in his arms.

On the way back, Brother Zhen was already asleep, and Lin Hai was talking to Jia Min.Of course, Lin Hai didn't tell Jia Min what he talked with the two uncles, but just chatted about the current situation of the two uncles.

Leaving aside Jia Amnesty's work in the Ministry of Punishment, as long as it doesn't involve dignitaries and important ministers in Beijing, the work in the Ministry of Punishment is not difficult.

And Jia Zheng, since the advent of cement and the departure of the five craftsmen, seems to have infected all the craftsmen in Qianshan Workshop, and now that they have funds, the craftsmen have exploded with an unprecedented research spirit, and because of Jia Zheng As a role model, the officials of the Ministry of Industry also exploded with unprecedented enthusiasm. Almost all officials formed a secret research group with the craftsmen. Jia Zheng's popularity has also become better than ever.

At first, Jia Zheng didn't take it seriously, just pretending that everyone was talking to each other, but after the craftsmen researched a lot of daily necessities, he finally understood what was going on.Some things he said casually, some things he talked with his mother on weekdays, listened to her mother’s complaints, and some things were his own observations. These officials got inspiration from him, and then studied it with their team. .

Now the craftsmen of Qianshan Workshop are researching everything, such as cheap toothpaste, glass... and Jia Zheng and his group are researching how to absorb shocks in carriages.

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Two days later, the Lin family left Beijing. They were sailing by sea on a merchant ship and would stop at Fucheng Port. Afterwards, the merchant ship would stop at Qingzhou Pier for an hour, ending at Haicheng.

The merchant ship stayed in the floating city for a day, and the night was very quiet. The sea breeze blew, and the waves on the water surface were surging.

Wormwood and Hongye meet in the space. Now the two people's space is rich in products, and it is no longer as shabby as before. However, Hongye can't take care of it. It is not as orderly as the wormwood space looks. Of course, it can also be said that Hongye's It's messy natural beauty!

"Is it fun on the road?" Hongye sat cross-legged on the grass, looked carefully, her spirit body was actually hanging on the grass.

Ai Cao yawned: "It's not bad, I met a lady, but I don't like her very much, she should be like Jia Mu before, she is very strict with rules, even on the boat, she must let her daughter-in-law set the rules, especially What's more, she is still picking on her daughter-in-law, and even holding that so-called niece and concubine from her natal family to embarrass a serious daughter-in-law."

This trip was just a bit of a worry, "Fortunately, they disembarked in Fucheng, otherwise I can't help but teach her a lesson if we go on the same journey again."

Hongye shook her head and sighed: "Did these women in ancient times like to get their nieces to be concubines for their sons? A restless home is the most taboo for making a fortune. Shi's desire to control is a little bit more, and he values ​​face, but he doesn't bother his daughter-in-law. She didn't give Zheng that concubine either."

"I can't figure it out either. My niece has the same surname as her anyway. If she becomes a concubine, why don't she just put her face on the ground and let people step on her?" Ai Cao pursed her lips. She said that she is a thief if she grows old, and she hopes that her daughter-in-law will be better. Otherwise, it would be another tragedy to fall on the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and aunt.

The two chatted for a few words, but soon they went back to their own space to practice. When Hongye woke up from the addiction, it was still dark outside, but with his consciousness, he found that a few osmanthus plants in the yard were blowing in the night wind The petals are blooming, and the air is filled with the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus.

It was another new day, Jia She and Jia Zheng went to work before dawn, Zhang and Wang also took care of the children to get up and have breakfast, and then it was their turn, and after dawn, they started to deal with government affairs .

The power of the family is now in the hands of Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Wang is also in charge of some things, but although there are still two months before the Chinese New Year, the managers of the Zhuangzi from other places have also come to Beijing to report on affairs. Time Zhang and Wang will be extraordinarily busy.

Hongye took Sister Shan for a walk in the garden. Sister Shan liked the flowers and plants in the garden very much. Every time she came out with her grandmother, she was very happy.

After about time, there was a shocking murder in central Beijing. A large family named Feng in the outer city was wiped out overnight. The whole gate was quiet, and a farmer who came to deliver vegetables knocked on the door but no one responded. , Only then did I realize that something was wrong.

On this day, the entire capital was discussing this matter, and everyone was shocked, especially the people living in the street of Feng's house, who were extremely panicked, fearing that they would be the next to be killed.

The three became tigers, and the truth of the matter is not clear from the rumors.

When Jia Amnesty came back, the night was dark.

He had a deep expression on his face, no one dared to talk to him, Hongye and Jia Zheng had been quietly watching him eat.

After he was full, it took another quarter of an hour before he seemed to come back to life, "It's too scary. Except for a few servants who didn't live in Feng's house last night, all 78 members of Feng's family were killed. Including two or three-year-old children, especially the Feng family master and several young masters whose throats were cut, and they were killed with a single knife. When they continued to bleed to death, the whole Feng family was filled with a strong smell of blood..."

He went to see the scene, and many officials like him couldn't help throwing up and didn't even eat lunch, so he ate so much that night, and he deliberately picked it up after dinner, otherwise he would have no appetite at all.

Thinking of the bloodshed in the Feng family, he couldn't help feeling sick again.

Hongye blinked, and asked after a while, "Is there any progress?"

Jia Amnesty shook his head and nodded again: "Judging from the current collection, I haven't found anyone who has a blood feud with the Feng family." He wiped his face, who the hell would have nightmares at night if he went to the scene to see it.

"Obviously there is a deep blood feud, otherwise how could the whole family be slaughtered?" Hong Ye frowned, "But it's not necessarily true, maybe it's just a bloody feud with someone in the Feng family, but if killing people is red-eyed, then kill the whole family by the way .”

Jia She nodded: "We have also analyzed it, but we have to ask some people to find out."

Jia Zheng kept silent, he naturally heard about it, after all, this is a big case that caused a sensation in the whole capital, "Brother, then you should be more careful in investigating the case."

In the Ministry of Industry, he finally tasted the taste of being excluded, but Jia Zheng's self-regulation ability is not bad, and he never complained to his mother.

Jia She nodded, and Hongye sent them away, telling them to go back to their courtyard to rest.

After repeated investigations of this case, no further information could be found. Anyone who knew about it was basically killed in the process of exterminating the family. There was no new progress for several days, and the entire Ministry of Criminal Justice was extremely worried.

Unexpectedly, on this day, Jia Xiyao sent her servant girl and nanny back to report the funeral, saying that her uncle who was born in the first place was on an outing with several young men whom she had befriended, and accidentally fell off the cliff from the mountain and died.

Well, now the Tian family is gloomy, Mrs. Tian almost fainted from crying, and Tian Shilang seems to be ten years older. This is his son, and a white-haired man gives a black-haired man. This is the greatest tragedy in the world!

The Rong Mansion sent a memorial ceremony, and Jia She and Jia Zheng also took time to pay homage to the deceased, and then went about their own affairs.

The murder of the Feng family is still at a loss!

The author has something to say: I changed Jia Min’s son’s name to Lin Zhen (zhen)