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Chapter 106 Funeral

After Princess Kangren got on the bed and lay down, Jiang Changning came out and ordered the maid, "Serve the princess well, please give me more advice and don't leave the princess alone, you know?"

"Yes, Princess." The maid replied.

Jiang Changning gathered the cloak around him, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, sighed, left Fanzhi Courtyard, got on the sedan, "Let's go back to Rujing Courtyard."

Leaning back in the chair, Jiang Changning raised his hand and rubbed his forehead to wake himself up a little.

At this hour, it was long past her time to go to bed.

I covered my mouth and yawned, I had to get up early tomorrow.

Back at Rujin Courtyard, King Jin was still awake.

He was sitting on the kang reading the book of war, unlike Jiang Changning who always lazily leaned on the pillow.

"I asked you to come back and go to bed early. If you don't want to sleep, why are you reading here?" Jiang Changning walked over, took the book out of his hand, and placed it on the kang table.

"You're back." King Jin smiled, "Waiting for you, I can't sleep without you by my side."

"Then I'll go wash up first and wait for me." Jiang Changning said with a smile.

That night, the couple didn't care about each other and slept in each other's arms.

Early the next morning, Jiang Changning got up and went to the front yard to see the construction of the memorial shed.

In order to appear in front of the new mistress, the servants worked hard and everything was in order.

Jiang Changning was very satisfied, and the people who had arranged to go out to report the funeral came back one after another.

This was an opportunity to find out which houses Qiao had good relations with. Jiang Changning asked them one by one.

When he heard about Uncle Zhongqin's house, Jiang Changning's eyelids twitched, remembering what Mrs. Zhongqin had done last night and the questions she blurted out like hers.

Jiang Changning smiled, Qiao actually had the same idea as her.

It's just that she knew that Mr. Qiao didn't know how to drink water, so she devised this plan.

When Qiao was designing it, did he know that she was good at water?

Of course, none of this matters anymore. Mr. Qiao is dead and deserves to die.

Jiang Changning visited the mourning hall, arranged for those who would accompany Princess Kangren in mourning, and then went to the Liuxuan Courtyard to pay his respects to the concubine.

On the way, she met Mrs. Park, Chen Yi and Ms. Liu who came to pay her respects. "I have met the princess, and I wish to pay my respects to the princess."

"In the past few days, you don't have to come over to say hello. Just stay in the yard." Jiang Changning said.

"Yes, Princess." The three of them responded.

Jiang Changning waved them away, then took the sedan and continued to Liuxuan Courtyard.

The three concubines did not go back to the courtyard separately, but went to Pu's courtyard together. They looked down upon the two concubines and the ten beauties from Annan.

"The weather in the house has changed." Mrs. Park started.

"Sooner or later this day will change, but I didn't expect it to change so quickly." Chen Yi said.

Mrs. Liu glanced at the two ladies and asked, "Could it be the death of the concubine and her master that was the work of the princess?"

There was silence in the room for a long time before Chen Yi said, "Is this important?"

"It's important. If the princess did it, it means she is ruthless. We have to be careful not to let anything happen to her." Ms. Liu said seriously.

Mrs. Pu snorted coldly, "She didn't do it, so how dare you serve her carelessly? Don't forget how Ms. Zhou was driven to Zhuangzi."

Mrs. Liu had a look on her face, pursed her lips and said nothing.

Mrs. Pu added: "Our princess is pretty, delicate and soft. She looks easy to get along with, but in fact she is not a kind-hearted person."

Chen Yi nodded in agreement, and Mrs. Liu stood up and said, "Let's break up. There is nothing to discuss. Anyway, we are just being humble and serving the prince and princess."

After saying this, she opened the curtain and went out, asked the maid and left.

"Sister Pu, I will go back to the courtyard first." Chen Yi stood up and bent her knees slightly.

"I'll take you out." Mrs. Pu smiled.

On the other side, Jiang Changning, who had greeted the concubine, returned to the front yard again.

After the meeting, King Jin, who had arranged the yamen affairs, came back.

Jiang Changning hurriedly asked him, "How many days did the Yin and Yang Division of Qin Tianjian choose?"

If the Princess of Baling did not die of illness during the Lunar New Year, she would usually be buried on the 7th or 49th day.

After midnight, the New Year is considered to be over, but Qiao died of old age in an unusual way, so the day of her funeral is also very particular.

"On the fifth day, my sister-in-law drowned. My mother and mother-in-law are still alive. They are unfilial people."

The Qiao family was far away, and even if the spirit was set up on the 49th day, they would not be able to come, but Jiang Changning still arranged for a messenger to report the message.

Jiang Changning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It's great to just work hard for five days. "Put the plain clothes in the side room. You can change them."

"I'll change it. Don't work too hard. If you have something to do, let the servants do it." King Jin warned.

"I know, don't worry about me."

The sound of monks chanting sutras could be heard outside, and the monks invited to recite the Great Compassion Repentance were offering salvation to the souls of the dead.

He also invited Quanzhen Taoist priests to resolve the grievances and cleanse the karma.

People came to express their condolences one after another, and Jiang Changning also met Mrs. Zhongqinbo.

Jiang Changning treated Mrs. Zhongqinbo the same as he treated the ladies from other houses, but Mrs. Zhongqinbo felt guilty and did not dare to look at Jiang Changning.

Whenever their eyes met, Mrs. Zhongqinbo would quickly hide away.

In this way, Jiang Changning became more and more certain that Mrs. Zhongqinbo was the one arranged by Mr. Qiao to lure her into the trap.

Mrs. Qiao was afraid that she would not go to Qingshui Bridge, so she specially arranged for someone to ensure that she would go to Qingshui Bridge.

It's a pity that the Qingshui River did not become the burial place of Jiang Changning, but it became the river of drowning for the Qiao family.

At noon, the maid next to Princess Kangren hurried over and reported: "Princess, the princess refuses to come to have a meal."

Jiang Changning stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I'll go over and take a look."

King Jin hummed slightly, and when Jiang Changning walked away, he frowned and said, "I'm not sensible."

Jiang Changning worked hard all morning and was finally able to have lunch. Princess Kangren lost her temper at this time, leaving Jiang Changning unable to eat and rest. This made the King of Jin unhappy who felt sorry for his wife.

King Jin followed him and saw Jiang Changning walking up to Princess Kangren and calling: "Kangren."

"Aunt." Princess Kangren's face was haggard, her eyes were as red and swollen as peach, and her voice was hoarse.

"If you starve yourself to death without eating, will your mother and concubine be able to survive?" Jiang Changning asked.

Princess Kangren lowered her head and cried, "Aunt, I, I can't eat."

"If you can't eat, you have to eat. If you don't eat, your body won't be able to support you. You will fall. There is no filial daughter kneeling in front of your mother-in-law's soul. Do you think it's good?"

"Aunt." Princess Kangren looked up, tears covering her cheeks.

Jiang Changning knelt down and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, "Kang Ren, children are the continuation of parents' lives. Only if you live well will your parents, queen, mother and concubines be happy. You are thinking of them, and in your heart,

They will live forever, do you understand?"

"I understand." Princess Kangren said while holding back tears.

Jiang Changning held her hand and said, "I understand, let's go have dinner with my aunt."

Looking at Prince Jin standing at the door, Jiang Changning said: "Kang Ren, your uncle is also very worried about you."

"Uncle." Princess Kangren called.

"Don't be too sad. I will follow your aunt from now on." King Jin had decided who would raise Princess Kangren.

Princess Kangren nodded, she would rather stay with her gentle aunt than her strict grandmother.

Jiang Changning's eyes moved slightly, but he did not deny Prince Jin's words on the spot.
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