Two days later at noon, Zhou Shuren received news at the Ministry of Revenue that Prince Liang had passed away. It was said that he left peacefully and with a smile on his face.
Zhou Shuren put down the brush in his hand with mixed feelings. King Liang just left like that without any worries.
Qiu Yan sighed, "I heard yesterday that things were not going well. The Emperor Retired is still staying in the Prince Liang's Mansion. I don't know how he is doing?"
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, he must be very sad, his son died!
The news of Prince Liang's death spread throughout the capital. The Prince Liang's Mansion was already emptied out. The funeral was prepared early, and there was no chaos in the Prince Liang's Mansion.
Zhou Shuren heard a lot of news, such as that King Liang had prepared burial objects early on and was always preparing for his future life.
When she left the government office, Zhulan learned more news, "The retired emperor is still in the Prince Liang's mansion."
Zhou Shuren, "Prince Liang must have said something to the Emperor when he left."
Zhulan said, "Let's go to Prince Liang's mansion tomorrow."
"Well, let's go together."
Zhu Lan lowered her voice and said, "The prince went to Prince Liang's mansion today and hasn't left yet."
"The prince is doing this for the emperor emeritus, and he is afraid that something unexpected will happen to the emperor emeritus."
Zhulan pointed to the sky and said, "I wonder how Kilometer feels."
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and said, "It has nothing to do with us. Let's keep a low profile recently."
The capital has been quiet recently. The attitude of the emperor emeritus makes people dare not act presumptuously. Who knows if the emperor emeritus will be angry for Prince Liang.
After breakfast the next day, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went to Prince Liang's Mansion together, followed by Li and Zhou Lao Da.
The gate of Prince Liang's mansion, which had been tightly closed until now, was now wide open. Many carriages were parked at the door, all because there were too many visitors to the retired emperor, who had avoided him before, but now they all came to visit.
Zhou Shuren helped his wife into the house. The whiteness of the entire courtyard of Prince Liang's Mansion was depressing. The crying sounds could be heard from far away. The cries made the entire mansion even more depressing.
For Zhou Shuren and Zhulan, it was their first time to attend a prince's funeral, but they were not in the mood to watch the show.
When he arrived at the mourning hall, Zhou Shuren saw the emperor sitting there, with the prince standing behind him.
The prince of Liang came forward and said, "Lord Zhou, please come in, old lady."
Zhou Shuren looked at the prince of Liang. The boy's eyes were red and swollen, and the sadness on his body seemed to be tangible. It can be seen how good the relationship between the prince of Liang and his son was. "My condolences."
Prince Liang invited again and then stepped aside.
Zhou Shuren looked at the coffin and took a deep breath. When a person dies, he takes everything with him.
When Zhou Shuren made room for the people behind him, he was called over by the emperor, "Walk with me."
Zhou Shuren glanced at the prince, who did not follow him. He nodded to him and left with the emperor.
The retired emperor did not go into the garden, but walked out of the palace. After leaving the palace, he got on a carriage and went all the way to the place where fine seeds were cultivated. The retired emperor motioned Zhou Shuren to sit down, and then there was silence.
Zhou Shuren didn't say anything. The emperor didn't need comfort at this time. He was a man who had gone through many storms. There was no news of him fainting from grief yesterday, which meant that he had calmed down.
After two quarters of an hour, the emperor finally spoke, "It's not good to have too many sons."
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that having too many sons in the royal family would be bad.
The Emperor continued, "It's better for the Fourth Master to be dead."
Zhou Shuren didn't even raise his head. This was something only the emperor could say. Let's see if others can say it!
At noon, at the Ningzhou government office, Yuyi got off the carriage and saw her parents at a glance. As soon as she stood firm, she ran over without caring about etiquette, "Dad, Mom."
She had been away from her parents the longest, and she missed them so much.
Mrs. Dong hugged her eldest daughter and raised her hand to touch her face. Her daughter had grown up and her eyes were red. "Okay, okay."
Chang Lian's nose became sore as he watched the crying mother and daughter. His eldest daughter had grown up, and he had missed so much.
Yujiao also ran over, "Mom, I miss you and Dad."
Mrs. Dong touched her little girl and her little son. She felt relieved when she found out that the children were safe. "Mother missed you too."
"Third uncle, third aunt."
Chang Lian turned his head and looked at his nephew, staring at his face in a trance, "You really look like your grandmother."
Minghui smiled, "Indeed, they are becoming more and more alike."
Chang Lian heard his uncle and aunt's voices again and turned around. "Who is this?"
Yu Yueyang said: "Uncle, my name is Yu Yueyang."
Chang Lian, “!!”
Is this his future son-in-law? The meeting was a bit sudden, it wasn't written in the letter from my parents!
Mrs. Dong was also stunned. Then, since it was not the right place to talk outside, she said, "Let's talk when we get back."
Yu Yueyang looked calm on the outside, but he was very nervous on the inside. He followed Yuyi into the yard and didn't even dare to look up at her.
Arriving at the yard, Chang Lian sat down feeling unhappy. His joy at seeing his daughter instantly diminished. He stared at his future son-in-law with critical eyes, feeling upset. How could a man have two dimples!
Mrs. Dong took her two daughters to the back. Yuyi left without hesitation because she was not worried about her fiancé.
Chang Lian asked, "Why did you come to Ningzhou?"
He didn't believe that his parents would agree, and even if they were engaged, they shouldn't follow him.
Yu Yueyang explained, "I went back to my hometown to visit my grandma and walked along the way."
Chang Lian remained silent, so he was sent all the way to Ningzhou City. When he arrived at his future father-in-law's house, this kid didn't seem as harmless as he looked!
Minghui didn't interrupt, but thought in his heart that Yu Yueyang was indeed very brave.
How could Chang Lian not fight back? His future son-in-law had sent his daughter back all the way, and he couldn't chase him away. He narrowed his eyes and said, "You're very good."
Yu Yueyang thought it was a good thing that he was not kicked out. As for the gnashing of teeth on the face of his future father-in-law, he automatically ignored it. Anyway, he got to the door successfully!
Inside, Dong asked outside, "What's going on?"
Yuyi smiled, "That's what you saw. He sent me back and wanted to visit you and dad."
Mrs. Dong was confused. "I heard that your future husband has two dimples, but he looks a little immature."
He looks like he can't take on any responsibilities. Will his daughter be very tired
Yu Jiao interrupted, "Grandma said that my future brother-in-law is very courageous. I have seen clearly along the way that my future brother-in-law has a lot of plans in his mind. Mom, don't be fooled by his appearance. He dares to come to our house!"
Dong chuckled, "Then I won't worry about it."
She looks at her son-in-law differently from her husband. She hopes someone can protect her daughter and is satisfied with her future son-in-law for the purpose of seeing her daughter off all the way here.
In the capital, Zhou Shuren accompanied the emperor for a long time until he took the initiative to say, "I am going back to the palace, you should go back too."
Zhou Shuren was also tired of sitting, and watched the retired emperor leave. The retired emperor did not dare to tell the empress dowager. Alas, he turned out to be the only person the retired emperor could confide in!
Zhou Shuren was wearing casual clothes. He didn't have to go back to the Ministry of Revenue today. When he thought about having a rest, the depression in his heart disappeared and he was left with only happiness.
In the palace, the retired emperor came back and went straight to the government hall. When he entered the study, he saw his eldest son in a daze. He took out a letter from his arms and said, "This is a letter from the fourth son to you."
The emperor did not peek at the contents. This was the letter given to him by the fourth prince before he died. It was the only request he made to him.
The emperor came back to his senses and picked up the letter. The letter was not long. The emperor quickly read it and handed it to his father, "You can also take a look."