Chapter 63 Pei Shiju

At dawn, it started to rain.

The rain was not heavy, and it was dotted, but it fell on its body, but it was completely frozen. Outside the Pili Hall, sixteen white lanterns were lifted. According to the etiquette system compiled by Niu Hong during the Kaihuang period, sixteen white paper lanterns should be hung with them above the second-rank ministers. Once the lantern was hung, it would be considered to be a report to the world: Changsun Sheng, the general of the Right Guard, has returned to heaven!

Zheng Yanqing sat in the carriage and subconsciously tightened the cloak on his body.

"The sea, let's go home."

When Changsun Sheng returned to heaven, his funerals must be reported to the court first, and then transferred to the Honglu Temple to arrange funerals and sacrifices.

During this period, the Pili Hall was privately vacant for seven days, and then transferred to the court for a grand funeral.

There are various procedures and rituals here, which are very complicated. Judging from Changsun Sheng's status in the court, his funeral and sacrifice will never be a small fuss. Therefore, Zheng Yanqing was unable to do anything, and he was extremely tired after waiting for three days and staying up all night. So Mrs. Gao asked him to go back to the house to rest first, change his clothes before going over.

The sea is driving a car and moving in the thin winter rain as thin as cows.

The wheels crushed the ground, making a squeaking sound, which seemed particularly lonely in the quiet morning light of early winter.

Yan Qing has killed someone, and has experienced many separations in his previous life.

However, this is the first time he has faced such a thing since his rebirth. Husky died, but he didn't feel anything because he was just a couple. Yaya died, but he didn't feel anything, but a one-time relationship. Those who are closer may be Mao Wang and his wife. But Zheng Yanqing did not feel that heart-wrenching sadness. Now that Changsun Sheng has left, he really felt pain... After that heart-wrenching, he seemed to have lost his soul.

It has been less than a year since I was in contact with Changsun Sheng.

Among them, it also requires the two months of delay in Yan Qing returning home during Qingming Festival and being attacked on the way. In fact, the days with Changsun Sheng may only be seven or eight months. But in these seven or eight months, Changsun Sheng treats him as a parent-child.

Unlike Li Ji's introverted care, Changsun Sheng never concealed his attention to Zheng Yanqing.

The so-called master is both a master and a father.

This kind of teacher-student friendship is completely different from the so-called teacher-students in later generations.

Changsun Sheng taught him everything he could, and even the continuous bead archery technique he had held at the bottom of the box was taught to Zheng Yanqing without reservation.

Now, Changsun Sheng is gone...

Yan Qing not only lost a backer, but more importantly, he lost an elder who cared for him and helped him solve his doubts and taught him skills.

When Zheng Yanqing thought of this, his heart felt a little cramped.

When we returned to Zhengsufang, the gate of Zhengfu was already open. Several old servants were cleaning the steps of the gate. When they saw the carriage stop, they hurriedly came forward.

"Young Master, are you back?"

Zheng Yanqing got out of the carriage and wrapped the cloak tightly around his body.

To be honest, with his body and skills, such weather would not make him feel so cold. It was just that his heart was cold, which made him feel cold...

"Immediately send my orders to the whole house to wear mourning clothes."

Zheng Yanqing ordered: "Take off the red lantern at the door and replace it with a white paper lantern."

Several old servants couldn't help but be stunned: Whose family has had fun?

But I didn't dare to ask, because the young master, who is always kind on weekdays, looks gloomy at this moment, which makes people feel a little scared when they look at it.

Zheng Yanqing asked Xiong Dahai to rest first, but he returned to the study.

Duoduo and Xiaonian had already gotten up at this time. Seeing that Yanqing was in a bad mood, they did not dare to ask too much. Xiaonian went to prepare breakfast for Yanqing, while Duoduo walked into the study and saw Zheng Yanqing sitting blankly next to the desk, feeling indignant.

"Little scholar..."

Zheng Yanqing raised his head, "Teacher is gone!"

"ah?"

Duoduo was also surprised.

She didn't have much affection for Changsun Sheng. Even though she knew that Changsun Sheng had participated in the killing of the Husky, she obeyed the orders, but subconsciously she still regarded Changsun Sheng as an enemy. She thought that she would be very happy to hear the news of Changsun Sheng's death. But when she heard it, Duoduo didn't feel much relaxed, and her heart was a little empty, as if she had lost something.

"Duoduo, don't hold a grudge against the teacher anymore. In fact, the teacher... is nothing wrong with him."

"kindness!"

Duoduo sat down beside him, lowered her head and agreed gently.

Zheng Yanqing said: "Actually, right and wrong, how can it be so easy to say clearly? Your grandfather assassinated the late emperor to regain his foundation, and there was no mistake; the late emperor pursued your father to calm the world, and there was nothing wrong; even the emperor nowadays designed to kill the old man Ha, and the teacher and the others acted according to the orders, can you say, who is right and who is wrong?

The perspectives of the site are different, and the things you consider are also different.

It is nothing wrong for Mr. Ha to take back your glory for your siblings; but from the perspective of the emperor, he is planning to rebel...

Alas, how can you explain this kind of thing clearly by right or wrong?"

Duoduo was speechless, sitting next to Yan Qing, subconsciously holding Zheng Yanqing's hand!

At dawn, the news of Changsun Sheng's death was introduced to the palace.

After learning about it, Yang Guang burst into tears and announced that he would abolish the court for three days and ignore political affairs.

At noon, Empress Xiao personally visited Pili Hall and worshiped Changsun Sheng on behalf of Yang Guang. Later, officials of Luoyang, including the children of the clans who stayed in Luoyang, came to worship. Zheng Yanqing, as a disciple of Changsun Sheng, wore mourning clothes and sent him to the Pili Hall. For a whole day, almost no one came to worship, which made Zheng Yanqing exhausted.

"Brother, go and have a rest."

The person who also received visitors in front of the mansion was Changsun Sheng's third son Changsun Xingcao. He was ten years older than Zheng Yanqing and had no official title. The four sons of Changsun Sheng, except for the eldest son in November of the fourth year of Renshou, when King Yang Liang of Han raised an army to cause trouble, Changsun Xingbu stood in Taiyuan and died in battle. Changsun Xingcao was born in the same mother as Changsun Xingbu and his brother was born in the same mother as Changsun Xingbu. However, compared with Xingbu, Xingcao was a little weak. Therefore, when the court awarded the reward, Changsun Sheng did not report Shangxingcao's name, but the second son Changsun Heng'an, who was born in the concubine, took over the reward of Yingyang Lang.

Changsun Xing was good at poetry and calligraphy, and liked music. He was a talented man.

Seeing Zheng Yanqing's tired look on his face, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that his father had accepted a good disciple.

Zheng Yanqing was indeed a little unable to hold on.

When he went back in the morning, he took an hour's nap and rushed back to Pili Hall.

This busyness lasted for a whole day. He only drank a few sips of water and had almost no time to eat. Especially when Empress Xiao arrived, Zheng Yanqing even ran around inside and outside. Not only did he want to lead Empress Xiao to the mourning hall to worship, but he also had to come back to greet the guards and the little yellow gate. Youdao was a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, and no one under the queen could be neglected.

Changsun Xingcao is a bit nerdy, and it is indeed not very good to ask him to deal with these things.

Originally, Mrs. Gao and Changsun Shunde wanted Yan Qing to help Changsun Xingcao. Later, she became Yan Qing busy, but Xingcao became a helper. Fortunately, Changsun Xingcao was gentle and didn't care about these things. He knew that he was not suitable for this job, and now Yan Qing can do a good job, so he simply followed the flow and became Yan Qing's helper.

"Stern brother, then I'll go to the doorman to take a break. If there is something, you can call me again."

Zheng Yanqing was not polite, and turned around and walked into the doorman.

After all, he was not a person who was strong. Yan Qing sat down and didn't want to move anymore. Some servants brought food, but most of them were mainly cold food. Dim sum pancakes and other foods, but for Zheng Yanqing, it was already a delicious dish.

When he was growing up, he worked hard for days and suffered a lot of losses.

If I hadn't been home in the morning, eating five buns and drinking two bowls of soy milk, I would have been hungry now.

You are not polite, so you pick up a piece of cake and chew it slowly. Even if you are very hungry, Yan Qing rarely eats voraciously. Unless it is a special situation, he has to do that, and most of the time, he still eats very elegantly.

Two pieces of cakes entered the stomach, and the body seemed to have strength again.

Zheng Yanqing was about to take a break, but heard a sound of carriages and horses outside the door.

"Which adult is paying homage at this time?"

It was getting late, and Yan Qing couldn't help but feel a little curious.

The servant immediately stepped forward and replied: "Young Master, it's Mr. Pei from Hedong who has arrived!"

"Master Pei?"

Zheng Yanqing immediately realized that it was probably the head of the Pei clan of Hedong, the Duke of Wenxi County, and the Jinzi Guanglu Dalu official Pei Shiju.

He quickly got up and walked out of the door.

At this time, Changsun Xingcao was still standing at the door stupidly, not knowing how to greet him.

During the day, Yan Qing did it very easily, and it didn’t seem very difficult. But why did it feel a little uncomfortable when you do these things?

"San brother, come and greet us quickly."

Only then did Changsun Xingcao wake up as if he was dreaming and hurriedly walked down the steps.

Zheng Yanqing followed Changsun Xingcao and walked to the carriage. At this time, the curtain was raised and an old man in his fifties walked out of the carriage. His hair was gray, but not very obvious. He had a clear body, thin cheeks, but had a kind of slim spirit. His eyes were also quite energetic, which made him look very young.

In terms of actual age, Pei Shiju is already sixty-two.

But he is in good spirits. Even though he works hard, he pays great attention to maintenance, so he looks much younger.

"Three Young Master!"

Pei Shiju nodded slightly to Changsun Xingcao.

Seeing that Xingcao did not respond, Yan Qing gently pushed behind him. Changsun Xingcao then realized that he quickly bowed his hand to the salute.

"Three young masters, I'm sorry."

Pei Shiju saw Zheng Yanqing's small moves, but he was not dissatisfied with it.

But there was a hint of pity in his eyes, and he sighed in his heart: No one has inherited his descendants.

What a heroic figure Changsun Sheng, but...

Among the four sons, the youngest son Wuji is still young. In terms of speaking, the eldest son Xingbu is the most like a father. It’s a pity that he passed away too early. The second son Heng'an is petty and petty in everything, but he is afraid that he will not be generous. The third son is gentle and elegant, but he is too scholarly and may become a scholar in the future. However, in the career of the officialdom, he will be difficult to achieve great things.

In contrast, Changsun Sheng’s disciple...

Yan Qing couldn't help but sigh in secret when he saw Xing Cao's restrained appearance.

"If Mr. Pei wants to worship his ancestors, please come with him."
To be continued...