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Li Jiancheng frowned slightly, lowered his eyes, and nodded.

"Shimin, you leave early tomorrow, don't tell Wuji what happened tonight, that kid is too straight, he can't pretend." He said again.

Li Shimin responded.

"That's it. Let's go to bed earlier." Li Yuan carefully put down Mrs. Dou's wrist, and still tucked it into the bed. "I still want to stay here for a while. After the completion, let them go away first." , I will order myself if there is something to do."

Li Jiancheng was silent for a while, then said, "Father, please take care."

After saying that, he slowly stood up and walked out.

Li Shimin followed behind and closed the door gently.

There were four or five maidservants standing in the courtyard, all of whom were served by Mrs. Dou before her death. The old doctor had already been helped down to rest, and these maidservants stood anxiously at the door with red eyes waiting.

"Madam has already gone, the Duke asked you to go back and rest for a few days, let's go."

A maid immediately burst into tears when she heard the words. Although Mrs. Dou is strict with her family, she still treats her servants well. These maids have stayed with Mrs. Dou for a very long time. When they heard that Mrs. Dou had gone, how could they Not sad.

After Li Jiancheng finished speaking calmly, he turned around and left the yard, followed by Li Shimin not far or near.

Most of the lights in other places in the mansion have been turned off, Madam Dou left in such a hurry, no one in the mansion knew about it except for a few older maidservants, so it is not difficult to hide it from outside for a day or two.

Li Jiancheng walked for a while, and stopped in the corridor of the back garden. There was a wind lantern hanging every other section of the corridor, and the lights were dim. middle.

"What do you do with me, you have to get up early tomorrow, go back and rest." Li Jiancheng said lightly.

"Mother..." Li Shimin paused, then changed the subject, "I'm worried about big brother."

"I'm worried about what I'm going to do, I'm fine." Li Jiancheng said, "On the contrary, you, go to Luoyang, don't show grief, and tell Wugou when you go back tonight, don't tell Wuji."

"I know." Li Shimin agreed. He knew that Mrs. Dou was gone, but he always felt unreal, as if he could still see his pale mother smiling at him in the room with a faint fragrance of medicine tomorrow morning. What happened just now Everything, together with the attitude of his father and elder brother, made him feel dazed and light as if he couldn't keep his feet on the ground.

Li Jiancheng looked back at him with a slight frown, and finally sighed. He went to help him tuck up the coat he was wearing, and said in his mouth: "You don't have to say goodbye to your father tomorrow, pack up and go, follow the official path, don't worry about it." For the sake of convenience, when you arrive in Luoyang, remember to write a letter so that I can start preparing for my mother's funeral, so that when the news reaches Luoyang, you must have done everything you need to do, and if you can come back, Yu Wenhua and them will not be able to stay. Stop you. Also, you are too irritable, no matter how difficult those people are, there is only one thing, endure! Do you understand?"

Li Shimin nodded obediently, and said hesitantly, "Then I'll go back to sleep, and my elder brother will go to bed earlier."

"En." Li Jiancheng put down his hands, his fingertips were frozen white, but he seemed to be unconscious, and continued to stand in the cold winter night wearing that thin straight train.

Li Shimin walked away slowly, and when he was about to leave the corridor, he looked back for some reason, and saw Li Jiancheng still standing there, looking at something in a daze, even though he was so far away, even if the lights were so dim, Li Shimin still looked at A bit of sadness can be felt in the seemingly thin silhouette.

After a long time, he would understand that it was not because of his mother's death, but because of his inability to do what was destined.

The author has something to say: ==...even my favorite wife is gone, hey

Hold a funeral (inverted V)

Three days later, Li Shimin's letter arrived. The wording in the letter was concise, and it briefly explained the situation in Beijing, and the Daoist Lord had already granted the two of them's request to see each other, so they would be able to fulfill their mission and return to Hedong in a few days. .

After reading the letter, Li Jiancheng began to arrange for Mrs. Dou's funeral. Although there is a suspicion of disrespect, it is also forced by the overall situation. If the news of Mrs. Dou's death spreads to Beijing, it will definitely be unfavorable to Li Shimin who went to Beijing to present a horse Whether it is seeking to see the holy face after the mother's funeral, or not attending the funeral for the mother, it is clear to Yu Wenhua and that group of people, and this time the horse offering is related to the survival of the Li family, and there must be no mistakes.

If after the horse sacrifice, Li Shimin was called back because of his mother's funeral, even Yu Wenhua and those villains would have nothing to do, and Li Shimin would not be stranded in Beijing for other reasons. This was also Li Yuan's consideration that night. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin both understood him Therefore, only a few maids who knew about Mrs. Dou's death, together with the old doctor that night, were under house arrest in Mrs. Dou's courtyard, because they were all always serving by Mrs. Dou's side, and no outsiders had the slightest suspicion.

Now that everything is going well for Li Shimin in Beijing, the news of Mrs. Dou's death should be released.

He briefly reported the matter to his father, Li Yuan had either stayed in Mrs. Dou's room or in the study for several days, and there was only a map of the Sui Dynasty on the case table.

Sitting in front of the table, Li Yuan smiled and said, "That's good."

He looked at Li Jiancheng carefully, and sighed: "In the past few days, you have to bear all the responsibility of the mansion, thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay, it's my job." Li Jiancheng said with his head bowed.

His eyebrows and eyes are not as aggressive as Li Yuan's other children, even Li Xiuning is quite heroic, and Li Jiancheng is more like his mother. He speaks and smiles dignifiedly and politely, which exactly corresponds to the four words of modesty and jade.

Li Yuan stared at him ecstatically for a while, until Li Jiancheng slightly raised his eyes and called him respectfully, he came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "It's nothing, you can go."

After Li Jiancheng retreated, Li Yuan turned his eyes back to the map on the case, "Kyushu..." The expression on his thin face was as sharp as a blade, and he changed from his usual honest appearance, and he murmured: "Master Tang is the master of the hall. , Lord of the court."

This is what Mrs. Dou said when comforting him. Li Yuan has always kept it in his heart and never said it. Now that Ah Zhen has passed away and his children have grown up, he will be very patient and wait for the opportunity to make things happen in one fell swoop.

After Mrs. Dou left, Li Yuan became haggard a lot. In addition, he worked hard for Gao Shilian's affairs and traveled for a long time. Although he managed the affairs of the government for two days, he soon fell ill, which made Li Jiancheng even worse. Busy, in addition to the complicated funeral, he also has to take charge of his father's duty of guarding the river east. No matter how quick he is, he feels that he has more than enough energy. Fortunately, after Li Xiuning's grief, he shared a lot for his elder brother. Chai Shao and Li Yuanji are also able to use it. Yes, this made Li Jiancheng a little more relaxed.

The first thing about the funeral is to inform the relatives. If it comes to the relatives of the Li family, the current lord is also Li Yuan's cousin. For this matter, we must send someone trustworthy to rush to Luoyang. At that time, Li Shimin will return home with his mother At the same time, Li Jiancheng also drafted another letter from home to Li Shimin, saying that his father had been bedridden for rest due to his grief, and asked him to come back quickly to observe the funeral.

This letter is just to do the whole show, and Li Yuan's illness can further soften the Lord's increasingly harsh suspicion.Calculated in terms of days, Li Shimin will be back in about five or six days.

Before Li Shimin came back for the funeral, Li Jiancheng had to arrange for a maid to cleanse, make up, change clothes for Mrs. Dou, and enter the hub.The Taoist priests were invited to set up a spirit tablet for Mrs. Dou. After the relatives and friends came to express their condolences, they had to do something about it and perform the ritual of summoning the soul. After that, they could be buried in the ground. The funeral took about half a month to a month. I can't care about the Li family anymore.

The bright red color that had not been completely removed from the Li family was quickly replaced by paleness, and white paper lanterns were hung on both sides of the gate, and the ink-black inscriptions were particularly conspicuous.

The Li family didn't have many relatives in Hedong, but Li Yuan made friends with many officials and heroes. Like his father, Li Jiancheng also had a few like-minded friends, and these people would naturally come to offer their condolences.

On the day of condolences, Li Shimin had not yet returned. Li Jiancheng was dressed in a straight white gown, with a thin body and a sad expression, standing on the side of the mourning hall. Xiu Ning and Wugou knelt in front of the hall, with red eyes hanging down and burning paper money.

A man in plain clothes walked up to Li Jiancheng after expressing his condolences, and sighed: "Madam is going to have a good time, and my condolences to Da Lang."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu." He still remembers the person in front of him deeply. This person is Liu Wenjing, who was also one of the heroes of the 13-year uprising in Daye.

Just as Liu Wenjing was about to leave, another middle-aged man came over, stroking his beard. Liu Wenjing frowned when he saw this man, and looked away unhappy.

The man's face was not very handsome, he even looked a bit frivolous, because of his frivolity, there was a bit of evil in his eyebrows and eyes, which fit the appearance of a gambler and prodigal son.

The man also comforted him a bit, and only added a sentence at the end of the sentence: "Is the Duke okay? After Madam is gone, the Duke may be lonely."

It was nothing to say, but Liu Wenjing was very displeased when she heard it, and said coldly: "Pei Gong's words are too rude!"

The man turned his head and glanced at him, and suddenly said "Huh", "Hey, isn't this Mr. Liu?!"

As if he had just discovered Liu Wenjing, he smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I thought it was a baby brought by which family just now."

Liu Wenjing is not tall, has a thin body, and is in his thirties and still has a white face. He looks like a young man under [-]. Those who have good friends with him know that Liu Wenjing is most jealous of others. He looks young, but why Every time Pei Gong and Pei Ji met each other, he had to stab him to feel comfortable, so Liu Wenjing was furious when she saw him.

Li Jiancheng knew the way this pair of friends got along, so he smiled a little at this time, quietly