[Old Nine Gates] The concubine is polite

The Red Mansion, which lost its mistress, seemed to have lost all its vitality overnight. At this moment, there were white banners hanging everywhere in the Red Mansion, mourning dully.

When Li Yan brought Yin Xinyue to the mourning hall of the Red Mansion, she immediately saw Er Yuehong sitting beside the girl's coffin in a daze. Er Yuehong was dressed in white, holding an envelope in her hand, weeping silently.

"Husband, see the words as you see them. If I had been reduced to a brothel and suffered all kinds of hardships, I would not have such a desire to live, but I am afraid of such a desire, because I know that my time is running out, and I can't even live longer." To accompany you for a day. To have your husband by your side, even if you die today, you will be content. My whole life should not be yours. You should live well and live a long life with a smile on your face."

Li Yan had read the last words, and even put in the letter the photos of Er Yuehong and the girl before they went to Beijing.Li Yan's illness, he had been ill for so long that he delayed developing the photos and sent them to the girl. The photos didn't come in time for the girl to see, so now they can only be left to Er Yuehong to think about.

Seeing Er Yuehong's indifference to himself and Xinyue's arrival, Li Yan couldn't help sighing, picked up the incense sticks prepared in the mourning hall, lit three sticks, bowed to the girl's memorial tablet, and put the incense sticks in the into the incense burner.

"Look at the ashes in the incense burner, Master Jiu and the others have been here?" Li Yan squatted down and looked at Er Yuehong who was sitting on the ground.

"..." Er Yuehong glanced at Li Yan with a tired face, but turned her head and didn't answer.

"Have you had breakfast, where are the butlers?" Li Yan continued to ask without giving up.

Er Yuehong stared blankly at the ground, as if blocking all perception of the outside world.

"What are your plans for the future? Is the Liyuan still in operation?"

After asking three questions, Er Yuehong didn't respond. Li Yan frowned, because what she was most afraid of was this kind of non-violent and non-cooperative companion.

"Have you chosen the time for Sister Yatou's burial? Is there any gold, silver and money foil for people to burn? Take heart, this whole house depends on you to support you. You are the head of the Red Mansion. Apart from you, girl , but also bear the responsibility of many people.”

"..." Er Yuehong seemed to dislike Li Yan's croaking, she frowned and closed her eyes, and simply seemed out of sight and out of mind.

"I really owed you in my previous life, so I have to work so hard for you in this life to repay the debt." Li Yan saw that Er Yue's red iron was getting cold and ignored him, so she got up to help temporarily take over the affairs of the Hong Mansion.

"Erya, go find the steward of the Red Mansion, and Xinyue, please take care of me here these few days, I'm not strong enough, even if I want to help manage this place, I don't have the strength to spare." Li Yan Huan looked around at the current display of the Red Mansion, thinking about which things should be put away for the time being, and which things should be prepared so that everything is available.

"Why don't you see Chen Pi?" Yin Xinyue looked back and forth for a long time, wondering why the huge Red Mansion didn't see Chen Pi. Given Chen Pi's thoughts on his teacher's wife, it seemed unreasonable.

Li Yan was taken aback, blinked guiltyly, and tried to maintain a calm tone and replied: "Who knows that kid, he won't go crazy and run to seek revenge as soon as he hears about his teacher's wife's death? After all, before But there are rumors that he has been sending people to look for Hua Qiandao."

"But, here, you can't even run away without paying respect to my wife's incense, right? This is too impulsive." Yin Xinyue looked unhappy, thinking that she had pleaded with Buddha for him before, and she knew that Chen Pi was like this For a reckless and rude boy, it would be better to watch him get beaten up and have a long memory.

"Maybe he came earlier in the morning, it's just that we came too late and didn't see it." Li Yan excused Chen Pi by poking his neck.

"Mrs. Zhang, do you mean Chen Pi? He didn't come at all. There was such a big incident in the mansion. I kindly asked someone to go to the rudder to inform him, but his subordinates replied that their rudder owner was arrested yesterday afternoon. They ran away without a trace. When I asked again, they only said that the rudder owner told them that he would go away for two months before leaving, and let them take care of all the business in the rudder. This is really a coincidence. Looking back When Chen Pi comes back, he probably will regret it to death, he missed the opportunity and didn't see Madam for the last time." Tao Hua's face was both resentful and sympathetic, as the lady's personal maid of the Hong Mansion, Tao Hua and Chen Pi are no less in love than others.

"He went on a long trip yesterday? Why did he go, looking for medicine?" Yin Xinyue blinked, always feeling that there was something wrong with Chen Pi's behavior, but she couldn't figure out what the problem was after thinking about it.

"I don't know what he's thinking. Now that my wife is dead, even if I find medicine, it's useless." Taohua burst into tears as she spoke.

"Sister, don't cry, she's passed away, I hope my sister will mourn." Er Ya often went to and from the Red Mansion with Li Yan, and naturally she had a close friendship with Tao Hua. Seeing Tao Hua crying so sad, it was inevitable that she would feel the same grief.

"Taohua, what are your plans for the future? I think the second master has no intention of managing the mansion now. According to his state, it is likely that he will dismiss the servants in the mansion within a few days. As for the last It’s really hard to say how many will be left behind.” Li Yan could not help but feel sad and sad when she watched the Red Mansion go from being gentle and loving in the past to being lonely and desolate now.

"I don't know where to go either. My wife is gone, and there is no one I can care about here."

"Then do you want to go back to your hometown?" Er Ya held Tao Hua's hand, with years of friendship, it was inevitable that she felt reluctant to part with her.

"I don't want to go back, but the world outside is so chaotic, and I don't know where to go to settle down." Taohua also looked at Erya reluctantly.

"Wait for this matter, if the second master really intends to dismiss the family, Taohua, you can come to my house, and you can treat it as a companion with Erya." After all, the girl sister doesn't know if she can be cured in the end. Well, seeing people go to the empty Red Mansion without even a close person to talk to, I feel so sad to death.

"This..." Taohua hesitated.

"Sister, why are you hesitating? Our Zhang Mansion is very big, and now I live in one room alone. If you come, I will ask the housekeeper to arrange for us to live next door, so that it will be convenient for us to drop by and chat together." Erya pulled The peach blossoms are swaying, there are not many people in Changsha City, and if you go to the peach blossoms, there is really no one to talk about.

"Taohua doesn't have to worry about it. Sister Yatou and I love each other as sisters. This Red Mansion is your home. In the future, Zhang Mansion can also be your home." Li Yan patted Taohua's shoulder and comforted her.

"Thank you Madam Taohua. If Taohua can come to your house, I will serve you wholeheartedly." Taohua immediately knelt down towards Li Yan.

Li Yan pulled Tao Hua back to her knees, and said repeatedly: "Get up quickly, there is no need to be so polite, our house does not like this, you can live in my house with peace of mind from now on."

"Thank you Madam for taking care of me. Taohua is going down to do some work first. Madam went there in a hurry. The housekeeper hadn't finished folding the gold and silver paper foil that the housekeeper bought overnight. Everyone has been busy all morning, but they just hung up the white flags and wreaths in a hurry."

"Well, let's go." Li Yan waved to Tao Hua, then turned to the Hong Mansion housekeeper who had been standing aside for a long time and said, "As far as I can remember, the housekeeper seems to have been taking care of the second master in the Red Mansion?"

"Madam has a good memory, that's true." The housekeeper's eyes were dark and black, and it was obvious that he hadn't had a good rest all night.

"My wife is gone, and the second master will ask the trustee's family to worry about it. He will remind the second master to eat three meals a day on time. Even if he doesn't eat, you should prepare for him as usual and persuade him to eat until he As long as you are willing to move your chopsticks.”

"Don't worry, ma'am, it's my duty to take care of the second master." The housekeeper nodded and bowed. It's not a problem to prepare meals for the second master or persuade the second master to eat, but the fear is that the second master will never eat.

"Also remember to prepare clothes for the second master in advance and change the pillowcase and bedding when the season changes. If the second master wears thin clothes, remember to remind him to add clothes, so as not to catch a cold."

"Yes, I have written it down." Li Yan's explanation was heard in the housekeeper's ears, as if the memory had returned to the past, and the wife always told herself so earnestly, thinking about the food and clothing of the second master, and taking care of the second master in every possible way.

"Second Master used to be flirtatious and fond of drinking. He restrained himself only after meeting Sister Yatou. Since then, he has never touched those things again. But now, Sister Yatou is gone. You must remember to take good care of Second Master. I am worried that Second Master may Going back to the old ways, avoiding the pain of bereavement by drinking and buying drunk.” Li Yan turned her head and glanced at the mourning hall, closed her eyes and leaned against the silent Er Yuehong beside the coffin, not knowing that he was stuck in memories , or fell asleep from exhaustion, with such a decadent appearance, how can one see half of the heroic demeanor of Changsha Second Master back then.

"Okay, I will always pay attention to the movements of the second master." The housekeeper nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help crying.

"The housekeeper has to take care of himself. You are getting older, so don't be too sad." Li Yan looked at the red mansion with mournful expressions, and the whole mansion was filled with a suffocating and oppressive atmosphere.

"Thank you Madam for your concern, I really, really can't help it..." The butler took out a towel from his bosom to wipe away his tears.

"Don't show much sadness in front of the second master, and try not to cause the second master to miss his wife. I'm afraid that he will be immersed in missing his wife in the long run, and sooner or later he will become depressed and ill."

"Yes, we will all pay attention."

"By the way, remember to send someone to the Eighth Lord's mansion to ask about the auspicious day when the wife will be buried. There are some servants in the mansion who are steady and strong. Remember to choose a suitable porter to carry the coffin. Also, go and find out Madam still had relatives and friends before her death, so send them some condolences, don’t say too much, if they want to come to worship, let them come, if they don’t want to come, don’t force them.”

"Time is tight now, but the funeral customs that should be done must be done. The second master likes to be quiet, so the funeral banquet should not be placed in the mansion. Please trouble the housekeeper and find a restaurant. If you are willing to undertake it, Dorce Some money, if you don’t want to, then take care of the old ancestral hall of the Red Mansion, see how many people are suitable to invite, and post as many posts as there are too many people, and the world is chaotic today, don’t let everyone They invite them, think it over, just invite some close friends to come. As for the funeral banquet, it doesn’t need to be ostentatious, it’s not a wedding banquet, and no one really comes here for the sake of good wine and good food, just make sense of it. My mind is in a mess right now, and that's all I can think of. Butler, you are more careful than me. See if there is anything else you need to add. If you can make the decision, just make the decision. If you really can't make the decision, you can come to the Zhang residence and ask me. Or you can ask Miss Yin, Miss Yin will come here often these days, I am not strong enough, after today, I may not be able to come here often."

"Mrs. Lao is bothering you. The second master has some friends from my wife to help me. I think my wife is alive and well, so I can feel at ease." The housekeeper was in tears, sighing that a friend in adversity really is a friend in adversity.

"That's nothing, you can go to work." Li Yan felt very uncomfortable, although he knew that the girl was not dead, but looking at the atmosphere of the Red Mansion, it was really difficult not to be affected.

"Then I'll go down. Ma'am, you don't look well, so you should pay more attention to your health."

"I'm fine." Li Yan waved her hand, looking at the black and white photo of the girl in the mourning hall, she couldn't help feeling worried.

"I don't know where Chen Pi and the others are now, and whether the journey is going well..."