Zhou Shuren and his wife changed their clothes and went next door. The whole yard was decorated in white and the mourning hall had been set up. Zhulan took a look around and found that there was no place for her to help. Her fourth uncle had arranged the funeral affairs very carefully.
Zhou Shuren was kneeling down to burn paper. He heard the noise and saw his wife kneeling beside him. "Do you need any help?"
Zhulan took the paper money and said, "Fourth Uncle has arranged everything."
When my fourth uncle knew that he was about to regain his vitality, he asked the servants to prepare. The old man was still worrying about his own affairs before he died.
Zhou Shuren had a heavy nasal tone. The elder who suddenly appeared was very kind to him. Not to mention the gifts given to him every year, just the care for the younger generation made him enjoy this family affection. "Leave the rest to Ming Teng."
Zhulan coaxed her eyes, "Yeah."
At this time, the message had just been sent out, and those who came to pay their respects had not arrived yet, so the mourning hall was filled with family members.
Zhulan looked at the little man kneeling beside Mingteng. The little guy couldn't even finish his words. She said to Liu Jia, "The child is still young. Just kneel for a while."
She didn't want An Xiao to kneel because the child was too young, but Ming Teng insisted. This grandson named Rong was a little precocious. He could understand Ming Teng's meaning before he finished speaking, and he knelt for a while without making a fuss.
Liu Jia felt sorry for her son. He was her apple of her eye. She looked at him intently, happy that he was sensible, but also worried about hurting him. "Grandma, I'll carry An Xiao down right away."
Zhulan: "Yeah."
Liu Jia went forward and told her husband to take their son away. Ming Teng turned his head and touched his son's hand. "Okay, just rest in the back."
Because his great-grandfather moved back to Rongfu, he also moved back with his wife and children. He thought he could be more filial to his great-grandfather, but his great-grandfather just passed away.
When Ming Teng thought of this, tears flowed down his cheeks, and he muttered, "I hope you will have loving parents and an elder brother to support the family in your next life, and you can live for yourself in your next life."
Zhou Shuren couldn't hear exactly what was said, but he was able to guess the complete words from the words he heard, and he felt very uncomfortable.
When the news of Rong Yuhun's death spread, people came one after another to pay their respects. The first to come were Rong Anxing and his sister.
Zhulan didn't see Yaoyao, so she waited until An Xing knelt down to burn the valuables before she asked, "Where's your mother?"
Rong Anxing said in a hoarse voice, "Mother knelt down and kowtowed at the gate of the mansion, and she didn't come in with us. Mother said that Fourth Great Grandfather didn't want to see her."
Zhulan looked up at the coffin and sighed softly.
Rong Anxing had complicated feelings towards his fourth great grandfather. Although he was nice to him, he never concealed his dislike for his mother. Unless there was something important, the fourth great grandfather never went to the marquis's mansion. He reached out and touched the jade pendant he was wearing, which was given to him by the fourth great grandfather just because he looked at it a few more times.
Rong Anxing's eyes became even redder. He grew up listening to stories about the Rong family. Now his fourth great-grandfather was finally relieved.
Rongchuan and his wife came with their child, and then people came one after another to pay their respects, until the retired emperor and the empress dowager arrived in person. The retired emperor did not know how to kneel, but he burned incense himself and did not leave. Instead, he sat aside and watched.
This gesture spread out of the Rong family, and more people came to the capital to worship. Several princes came, so how could they not come? The elders recognized by the emperor were also the elders of the princes.
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess also arrived. After they offered incense, the Emperor retired and left with the Crown Prince.
Ming Teng is the heir of the Rong family, and it was Ming Teng who was received. Rong Anxing reluctantly got up to help. This was a funeral of the Rong family. From the fact that the old man only saw Ming Teng before his death, Zhou Shuren knew that the old man didn't want him to interfere.
Zhou Shuren was also tired, so Boss Zhou helped his father sit down and said, "Dad, do you want to go to the back to rest?"
Zhou Shuren waved his hand, "No, I'm in good health."
Boss Zhou was worried because his father was almost sixty years old, so he arranged for a doctor to come and look after him.
Zhou Shuren looked at Ming Teng, "Please pay more attention to Ming Teng. This child is the one suffering the most."
Boss Zhou was also worried about his son, but he said something persuasive and sighed, “Yeah.”
The arrival of the retired emperor and the crown prince caused the capital to discuss the Rong family again. Even though the Rong family was small in number, they were relatives recognized by the royal family.
Rong Yuyun's funeral was held with great ceremony. After the burial, the emperor issued an edict that Ming Teng inherited the title and became the titled Marquis of Rong'an. Ming Teng insisted on accepting the edict, but then he fell ill and closed the door of his mansion to refuse all visitors.
Zhou Shuren was also sick. The reason why Zhou Shuren was sick was not because he caught a cold, but because he became sick after waking up from a dream.
Zhulan handed the cut fruit to Shuren, "Fortunately, the illness is not serious."
Zhou Shuren, "The dream was too real."
I was a little scared, and had a slight fever the next day, but it wasn't serious.
Zhu Lan said faintly: "It was through a dream."
Zhou Shuren still remembers the dream vividly. He had a dream at night right after his fourth uncle was buried. He dreamed that he went to the cemetery and saw his fourth uncle standing in front of his grave. Not only did he smile at him, but he also told him that he and the Rong family wanted to thank him.
Then many voices rang in his ears, and he didn't know how he reacted in his dream. Finally, he saw his fourth uncle leaving, and it seemed that he saw many shadows following his fourth uncle, and then he woke up.
Zhulan saw Shuren reminiscing again and said, "Don't think about it, it's in the past."
Zhou Shuren stopped thinking about it and asked, "Is Ming Teng feeling better?"
"He's much better. He'll be fine in a few days."
Ming Teng has been in good health since childhood. This time he fell ill because he was too sad and did not get enough rest. So his illness looks serious, but he will recover with good care.
Zhou Shuren, "The eldest brother hasn't become a marquis yet, Ming Teng has become one first, the Marquis of Rong'an."
"Yes, Ming Teng will be the Marquis in the future. Liu Jia's edict and the prince's order came down together."
Zhou Shuren stopped eating the fruit, "The capital now knows how much the royal family values the Rong family."
The speed at which the emperor issued his decree shows his attitude.
Zhu Lan said: "Ming Teng's intention is to seal the mansion on the grounds of mourning."
"Okay."
Zhulan talked about her grandson and granddaughter who left home again, "I don't know if Yuyi and the others had a smooth return trip. I was busy with the funeral these days and I realized that I haven't received any letters for some time."
Zhou Shuren was not worried. "They are surrounded by guards. The letter may not be delivered because of something that delayed it."
Yuyi and the others were indeed delayed. Originally, they could have just docked the boat and handed the pirates over to the government office and left. But who would have thought that the pirates knocked out the guards on the way and caught them again on the back, but the boat was also damaged. Fortunately, it was discovered in time and the boat docked at the shore.
The docking place was some distance from the government office, and a shipbuilder had to be found to repair the ship, which resulted in some delays.
Yujiao sat on the shore and said, "Hey, the boat has been under repair for several days."
Yuyi said, "The ship merchant said that we can leave tomorrow."
Yu Jiao frowned, "It was probably because the merchant's guards were careless that we were delayed for so long."
Minghui sat by the fire and said, "You should be thankful that the pirates didn't catch up to rescue you."
Yujiao shrank her neck, wishing she could hide in her cloak. Yuyi hugged her sister and said, "Brother, don't scare her."