Chapter 1044 Corpse Smell
After the emperor and Chu Cong's date was decided, time was tight, so Xia Zihan was anxious to add Chu Cong's dowry.
At the beginning, the dowries she bought for the several maids around her were about the same amount. Nuan Yuhuaxiang and others were all married, but the dowries of Chu Cang and Chu Fei were still piled in the warehouse.
Chu Qingqing and Qiao were still young, and Xia Zihan was preparing to marry off Chu Cong and Chu Fei, the older ones, and then moved out of the empty warehouse to buy dowries for Chu Qing and the younger ones.
If Chu Pang married an ordinary person, Xia Zihan would not need to add another dowry to her. But now, the person she is marrying is the emperor, the most noble man in the world. This small dowry will not only embarrass her face , it will also bring disgrace to Prince An’s palace and disgrace the emperor.
Therefore, the dowry is not only large, but also larger than anyone else's.
This palace is no better than outside. When you marry into the palace, you don’t have much money in your hands, and you can’t move forward. If nothing else, it’s just to win people’s hearts. Those palace maids, father-in-law, and nuns, if they don’t have three or five liang, they will be able to make ends meet. With a reward of silver, who would really do something for her?
Even the queen will be disliked by others if she is stingy.
Therefore, Xia Zihan's first thought was to prepare a few boxes of broken silver for Chu Cong so that she could take it out and reward others.
After Chu Jingqi went to teach his two sons martial arts, Xia Zihan told Chu Lin to do this, "Go to Cui's mother to get 10,000 taels of silver notes, go to the bank to exchange them for broken silver, and fill ten boxes. ”
Xia Zihan ordered.
Chu Lin gossiped with a smile, "Master, are you preparing another dowry for Chu Cong?" There was no trace of jealousy in her eyes, only the taste of gossip.
Xia Zihan waved his hand, "Go quickly, you are the only one who gossips a lot."
"Yes, I obey the order."
Chu Lin ran away laughing.
Xia Zihan sent another letter to Qi Lan and Nuan Xiang, instructing them to keep all the best clothes and jewelry in the shop to make dowries for Chu Cong.
After Qi Lan received Xia Zihan's letter, she collected the best sets of jewelry and more than ten pieces of clothes from the two shops and sent them to Prince Anjun's Mansion with Nuan Xiang.
Unfortunately, Xia Zihan was busy with the burial of an old lady tomorrow and had no time to chat with them, so he directly handed over the matter to the two of them, "You can collect some fine tea leaves and some good tea sets. Come, oh, by the way, the emperor likes to play chess, so he will collect a pair of white jade chess pieces for Chu Cang.”
Chu Xang is also good at chess. If the couple has a common hobby, will they live a harmonious life together?
Qi Lan said simply, "You don't need to buy chess pieces. I have a good set of chess pieces at home. They are made of high-quality Hetian jade. My sister specially collected them for me last year. However, my Zheng Qing doesn't like to play chess." , I just like to drink two glasses of wine, and the chess piece is useless in my house. Now that Chu Cang can use it, just treat it as my makeup for Chu Cong and give it to her.”
Since it is a treasure collected by Qi Mei, it must be a good thing. I hope it can catch the eye of the emperor.
Seeing that Xia Zihan was really busy, Qi Lan and Nuan Xiang checked the things they had sent into the warehouse and left without sitting around.
In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, Xia Zihan got up.
Just after washing up, she heard bursts of crying coming from the mourning hall.
"You're crying so early?" Xia Zihan frowned, and Chu Jingqi's face was not good-looking, and she said darkly, "Ayu, come over after dinner."
She hasn't had breakfast yet.
We have to go up the mountain with the funeral procession in a while, and it's hard to bear without breakfast.
Chu Jingqi asked the maid to prepare breakfast. Xia Zihan took advantage of this moment and went to his two sons' room, talked to them, and gave them careful instructions.
The two little buns were young and the journey up the mountain was long, so Xia Zihan didn't want them to follow them. Zhuo's Chu Xuanyu also felt sorry for her grandson and had greeted her early, leaving her two grandsons at home today. Chu Jingqi was also at home and had no intention of sending Mrs. Chu off on her last journey. Mrs. Chu, Chu Xuanyu and others did not make things difficult for him and just let him go.
However, Xia Zihan, the granddaughter-in-law, must go.
The crying at the mourning hall became louder and louder. Xia Zihan hurriedly drank a bowl of blood swallow porridge and was about to leave. Chu Jingqi grabbed him and said, "What are you in a hurry? You have to eat even for big things." Go ahead and eat some more crystal dumplings, otherwise you will be too hungry to go up the mountain.”
He picked up a few crystal dumplings and stuffed them into her mouth.
After she finished eating, another bowl of chicken soup was brought to her.
Xia Zihan frowned and said with a bitter look, "Can you not drink it?" Seeing his face turn dark, she hurriedly said, "I drank too much soup and water, and what should I do if I have an internal emergency halfway down the road?"
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Chu Jingqi really didn't consider this.
He silently took back the soup, put it in front of him, and fed her a few steamed dumplings with chopsticks before he was willing to let her go.
When Xia Zihan rushed to the mourning hall, the lid of the coffin had already been opened, and everyone in the second room gathered around the coffin to mourn. Today was the last time for them to see the remains of their loved ones.
However, the body had been left there for dozens of days, and now that the weather was hot, the body had already shown signs of decay. As soon as the lid of the coffin was opened, bursts of corpse odor emitted from the room, which made Xia Zihan almost gag. 1
She saw Chu Jingxiu, Chu Jinglan, Mrs. Chu and others howling and blocking their noses with handkerchiefs, looking very uncomfortable but unable to go far.
Xia Zihan didn't want to suffer this. She looked around and saw that all sixteen bearers had arrived. Old Mrs. Chu was also present, as well as a dozen elders from the clan...
Xia Zihan took out the handkerchief and tried the corners of her eyes, as if wiping tears. She walked up to the elders of her clan and greeted them.
"Your mother hasn't come yet, don't worry. Princess, go and see what your mother is busy with. The time is coming soon." The third uncle was the most kind to Xia Zihan. When she saw Xia Zihan holding a handkerchief Covering her nose, she knew she was being smoked.
She found an excuse and sent Xia Zihan out.
Xia Zihan would not ignore her kindness. She nodded gratefully to her third uncle, "Well, I will come as soon as I can."
Xia Zihan quickly walked out of the house and walked to the center of the yard before she dared to open her mouth and take a few deep breaths. Just as she was about to step up to find Mr. Zhuo, she saw Mr. Zhuo and Chu Xuanyu hurriedly coming this way.
"Dad, mother..."
Xia Zihan came up to greet her, and Mrs. Zhuo said, "Why are you standing outside when everyone is already here? The time for wake-up is coming soon, and the guests are also waiting outside the gate."
Because the smell of the mourning hall was too overwhelming, Mrs. Zhuo did not arrange for the guests to go to the mourning hall, but directly placed the guests waiting outside the gate.
"Well, everyone is here." Xia Zihan said.
She turned around and followed Zhuo's Chu Xuanyu into the house.
She took off the sachet she carried with her, wrapped it in a handkerchief, covered her nose and entered the house.
(End of chapter)