Chapter 298 Burial
"Father!" Princess Yuzhang, led by the eunuch general manager Li Ran, walked into Li Shimin's study and shouted softly.
At this moment, Li Shimin was sitting in front of the desk, dealing with the disaster memorials from all over the country, frowned.
These are all urgent news of 800 miles. As time goes by, the flood situation in various places has become more and more obvious. In a few days, it is probably a break from the flood discharge. Li Shimin had a headache. Once the flood opened, it would be a big wave. Not only did the people in the flood area need to allocate funds to provide disaster relief, but the people in the flood area did not know how many deaths were, and the epidemics after the disaster, and whether Liu Yipin's prescription was feasible.
Hearing Princess Yuzhang's call, Li Shimin raised his head lightly. Seeing that the girl's eyes were so red and swollen, she knew that she must have cried for the matter of the Crown Princess, and couldn't help but sigh. From the moment the rumors came out, Li Shimin knew that Hou Ning'er's girl must be unable to escape the ending, but she didn't expect her to be so fast and so intense.
There is also that Hou Junji who let him go this time, and I don’t know if it’s right or wrong?
"Come and sit here," Li Shimin waved his hand lightly, signaled Yu Zhang to sit next to him, put down the memorial in his hand, turned his head and looked at Yu Zhang with a despicable look, and said, "Have you gone to the East Palace just now?"
"Well, Sister Ning'er was in the funeral. Erchen felt sad. He was worried about the prince's brother, so he went and also paid tribute to Sister Ning'er." Princess Yuzhang sat lightly next to Li Shimin, leaning softly in Li Shimin's arms, gently stretched out his hand to hold Li Shimin's arm, and said sadly: "Father, you said, how could Sister Ning'er commit suicide? The prince's brother is sitting in front of Sister Ning'er's coffin now, without saying a word all day. Erchen feels very distressed when he sees it."
As he said that, tears flowed out from Princess Yuzhang's eyes.
"The relationship between the prince and the princess has always been very good. The prince's sudden departure this time is reasonable. It will be better for a while. Ru'er doesn't have to worry." Li Shimin patted Yu Zhang's back, wiped away the tears from her face, and said softly: "If you have time in the past two days, go and go and spend more time with him, and persuade him that the relationship between you brothers and sisters has always been very good, and your words may have some effect."
"Well, Erchen understands." Princess Yuzhang nodded slightly.
"It's summer now. Although rain is about to fall, the weather is still a little hot, which is not as good as winter and spring. I just ordered the Ministry of Rites to bury the Crown Princess as soon as possible and put it in the soil for peace, so as not to cause trouble if it is parked in the palace for a long time." Li Shimin said softly: "The funeral is scheduled for two days. You will go and talk to the Crown Prince later, so that he can be prepared. Don't lose his dignity in front of all the ministers."
"Yes, Father," Yu Zhang responded softly in Li Shimin's arms. A few days ago, a person who was alive was going to be buried in the soil in two days. Yu Zhang's heart always felt an unspeakable sadness, which was a little unacceptable. Especially, Hou Ning'er was still so young.
After gently wiping the tears on his face, Yu Zhang opened his eyes and saw that the memorials had been stacked on the table that were almost one foot thick, and there were still many unannounced comments. He knew that Li Shimin was dealing with state affairs, so he sensibly stopped disturbing him here. After bowing to Li Shimin lightly, he moved his footsteps and walked out.
Outside the hall, rain was continuous, and Yu Zhang was accompanied by the little boy, and he came to the East Palace again.
After Li Shimin's previous persuasion, Yu Zhang felt much better. Without the report from the guards outside, she and the little boy went directly into the room where the Crown Princess's coffin was. Li Chengqian was still sitting next to the coffin, looking at Hou Ning'er surrounded by ice in the coffin, without saying a word.
Just last night, when he learned that Hou Ning'er had committed suicide by drinking poisonous wine, Li Chengqian was not surprised. This result was the best of many endings for her. However, in her heart, Li Chengqian felt for the first time that he could not bear to leave her. A couple's kindness for a hundred days, and the love between husband and wife cannot be broken by breaking it.
Some things can only be cherished when they are lost.
However, what you have lost is lost in the end. No matter how much you want to cherish it, it is useless.
Yu Zhang left the boy outside the door, walked lightly to Li Chengqian, stood with him, and silently stayed by his side.
"Brother Prince," looked at Hou Ning'er in the coffin, Yu Zhang said softly to Li Chengqian: "I just arrived at my father's place. The father said that in two days, Sister Ning'er would be buried in the imperial tomb and buried in peace. Otherwise, according to the current weather, even if there is ice protection, it would not last long."
"Well, my father said it." Li Chengqian nodded expressionlessly, but his eyes never left the face of the Crown Princess.
He moved his eyes out of the coffin and Yu Zhang looked at her prince's brother. He felt that her prince's brother seemed to have changed a lot in just one night.
Depressed, deep, steady, and no longer had the complacent and impetuousness of the past. She actually saw some of the figure of her father from him, and she truly had the attitude of a crown prince of the country.
Maybe the prince’s brother has really grown up, Yu Zhang said to himself in his heart.
"Ru'er, you go back first. I just want to stay here quietly and look at her for a while. After today and tomorrow, I want to see her again in the future, but I will never have a chance." Li Chengqian turned his head lightly, looked at Yu Zhang, and said to her gently.
"No, I want to be here with the prince brother." Yu Zhang shook his head stubbornly at Li Chengqian, unwilling to leave.
"I also want to spend more time with Sister Ning'er." Holding Li Chengqian's hand, Yu Zhang's eyes fell on Hou Ning'er's body again. Although Hou Ning'er died of poisoning, her face was still rosy and not as pale and bruised as ordinary corpses.
So, looking at her, Yu Zhang would not feel scared.
Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian looked at Yu Zhang again, then turned his eyes to Hou Ning'er's face, no longer saying anything, and the two brothers and sisters stood quietly next to a coffin with a corpse lying on.
"Now, the most important thing is the disaster in front of you," Cen Wenben picked up the teacup, looked at Li Ke in front of him, and said, "So, Your Highness's eyes should not be just on Liu You and Hou Junji now. Think more about how to share the worries of the emperor, which is the main thing."
"But, sir," Li Ke looked up at Cen Wenben and said, "When Hou Junji leaves this time, it will definitely become a big problem in the future. Wouldn't you worry?"
The crown princess is dead, and Hou Junji has no longer had anything to do in the Tang Dynasty. If Hou Junji did not seek revenge on Liu Yiu, but stayed away from the Tang Dynasty and avoided the Western Regions. With his military training skills, he would have been allowed to wander in the Western Regions, it would not be a blessing for the Tang Dynasty.
Li Ke really couldn't understand why such a person, his always wise father, let him go?
"Your Highness may make sense, but I don't know what the gathering of Hou Jun is like, but I know that if the court cannot control the floods in time and provide relief to the victims, in this disaster, our Tang Dynasty will be greatly damaged. Turks, Tubo, Gaomao, and other countries outside the foreign countries will also wait for an opportunity to act. That is the real big trouble." Cen Wenben took a sip of tea and said, "So now, in the eyes of the emperor, nothing is as important as the floods in front of him, so your highness should also be put on this."
"In addition, when the princess is in the funeral of the sky, the prince must not be able to withdraw time to manage the prescription for the prevention and control of the epidemic a few days ago. Tonight, Your Highness might as well go to the palace to ask for an order, and ask for this job for the emperor and His Highness to share the worries." Gently put the tea bowl on the table, Cen Wenben continued: "That prescription is made by Liu Yi, which is extremely credible. If it is really effective, the kindness and people's hearts accumulated by Your Highness during this trip will be immeasurable."
"Well, what sir said!" Li Ke's eyes lit up, his fists couldn't help but tighten. He glanced at Cen Wenben and asked him softly: "In the opinion of Mr., will his father hand over this errand to me?"
"Two-two numbers," Cen Wenben said softly: "That Zhang Fangzi was originally the emperor who accumulated the hearts of the people for His Highness and commended merits for His Highness. If it were not for love, the emperor would not hand over this job to others. Therefore, whether it could be successful depends on whether His Highness can recover as soon as possible. In short, if His Highness goes, there will always be some chance. Even if it fails in the end, it will leave the emperor with an impression that he is willing to share his worries, which will not harm His Highness."
"Thank you for your teachings, sir. The students know what to do." Li Ke sat upright and bowed to Cen Wenben to salute him.
"This is what the empress do, your highness doesn't have to be too polite." Cen Wenben nodded slightly. Li Ke is not a stupid person, he can be regarded as a good student.
Qing stood up, Cen Wenben bent over and bowed to Li Ke, and said, "It's getting late, I still have official duties, so it's not convenient to stay here for a long time. I'm leaving."
"Students send the teacher out!" Li Ke also stood up, opened the oil-paper umbrella, covered Cen Wenben all the way, and sent him to the front of the mansion.
Chapter completed!