All the Gold and Jade: Princess Consort

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Chapter 49: The Empress Dowager Passes Away, Xu Lin Is Missing [The third younger brother wears a white tiger jade pendant around his neck since he was a child. 】

Two months later, the Queen Mother passed away, and the whole country mourned.

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Rites, the funeral was proceeding in an orderly manner. The envoys sent by various countries to express their condolences were arranged in the Chongshen Palace, the civil and military officials were in the Huayang Palace, and Xu Heng stayed in the palace for three consecutive days with Yongyan. It wasn't until the queen mother was sent to the imperial mausoleum that it was completely over.

On the carriage back home, Yongyan couldn't hide his sadness, Xu Heng held her hand all the time, and kept comforting: "The Queen Mother is an old man with a kind heart, and I have never seen her embarrass anyone, and she is always smiling. , there must be a good place to go.”

Yongyan picked up the handkerchief in his hand and wiped away his tears, then choked up and said: "The imperial grandmother treated me very well, as long as I think that she has treated me well, I will..."

Yongyan couldn't speak anymore, and fell into Xu Heng's arms, sobbing silently.

"I understand, I understand, of course I understand. I was also sad when my grandma passed away. It will be fine after a while." Xu Heng patted her on the back and said in relief: "Don't be afraid, without the queen mother, you And me, I will treat you well in the future, I am your husband."

Yongyan looked at the fool who was busy expressing his loyalty, smiled wryly, nodded, and said softly: "Yes."

When the two of them returned to the mansion, Xu Heng sent Yongyan back to his room. Before he could sit down and have a sip of tea, the gatekeeper's servants came to announce that her mother-in-law had arrived.

Yongyan seldom ate much in the palace because of her grief. Xu Heng sent someone to bring her a plate of colorful snacks, and ordered the kitchen to make some light porridge, and then went to the main hall to meet Mrs. Sun in peace.

At this time, Xu Heng still had white cloth strips hanging on his shoulders. According to the rules of the Great Wei, when someone dies, those who go to mourn will wear white caps and white scarves on their shoulders.

When Xu Heng returned home, he only took off his hat. According to the tradition of the Great Wei Dynasty, the white scarf on his shoulders cannot be taken off until seven days later.

Mrs. Sun sat down on the head seat, Xu Heng bent down and saluted, and after she finished the salute, she walked up to Mrs. Sun, grinning and calling out affectionately: "Mother, why are you here? "

"Just now the guy told me that he saw the carriage from the Princess Mansion coming back on the street, so I came over to see if you have returned to the mansion."

Xu Heng laughed and said, "That guy has sharp eyes."

"I didn't expect that such a big event would happen in the palace after I left Beijing for a few days." Sun sighed: "I was lucky enough to meet the Queen Mother at the palace banquet last year, but I didn't expect it to be the last time."

Xu Heng was also sad after hearing Sun's words, but he could only comfort him: "Life and death are fates, and they are beyond human power. Mother, don't be too sad."

Sun took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then asked, "Is the princess all right?"

Xu Heng shook his head, and said distressedly: "Yongyan's eyes are swollen from crying, she is not well, just called the doctor to come and see her."

Mrs. Sun sighed twice when she heard the words, and asked: "You should take care of her more, she is also my daughter-in-law."

Xu Heng nodded and replied, "Got it, mother."

At this time, two little girls opened the door and came in to clean the house. Xu Heng and Sun Shi fell silent in tacit understanding.

After the little girl left, Mrs. Sun pursed her lips, and said with a trace of displeasure: "You two have been married for a long time, and she still watches over you all the time. The most important thing between a husband and wife is honesty and trust. She watches you like this. I made it clear that I don't believe you."

Xu Heng frowned and lowered his head: "She also cares about me."

"How can there be such concern! She even listens to our mother and daughter's personal words?"

Although Sun lowered her voice, Xu Heng could already hear her anger. She didn't want to continue this topic, so she could only change the subject and said: "Mother went to Songshan Academy, did you see the third brother?"

When Mrs. Sun heard Xu Heng mention Xu Lin, her expression froze, and she unconsciously became serious: "My mother came this time to tell you about this."

Xu Heng secretly felt something was wrong, and sure enough, he heard Sun say: "The people of Songshan Academy said that Lin'er left the academy a year ago and disappeared. After Lin'er disappeared, the Academy immediately sent people down the mountain to look for him. I searched all the nearby villages down the mountain but couldn't find anyone, so in the end I had to send someone to the Xu family to deliver the letter, but I don't know why the Xu family didn't receive any news that day, and I didn't even see the person who delivered the letter."

"A year ago..." Xu Heng thought for a while, and said, "Mother, let's not care whether the academy has sent a letter or not. The focus now is not on finding the letter, but on how to find the third brother. .”

"Yes, the main thing is to find Lin'er. But how to find it? Your eldest brother is now running to the brothel all day long, and he doesn't care about your third brother's affairs. This kind of thing is not good at all." Sun cried: "Where did he go? If he can come back safely, he can let him want to join the army. It's better than never seeing anyone."

"Mom, don't worry."

"How can I not be worried." Sun said anxiously: "He is alone and has no money. Where can he go? If he really doesn't want to stay in Songshan Academy, he can go directly to Xu's house. Why bother to run away?" Yuan, why didn't you even send a message back? If I hadn't gone to the academy to see him, I wouldn't have known he had disappeared."

"Did you report to the official?" Xu Heng asked.

Sun shook his head.

Xu Heng made a decisive decision: "Mother, you first follow me to the Jingzhao Yin Yamen, and report to the officials first. The government has a lot of staff, so let them help you find it."

When Xu Heng accompanied Mrs. Sun to the yamen to apply for an official, she went to see Shen Sanmiao again and asked him to ask his friends from the rivers and lakes from three mountains and five mountains to help him pay attention.

Shen Sanmiao agreed straight away. He has been preparing for the water transportation recently, and he is already very busy.And Xu Heng had already given all these preparations to Shen Sanmiao, except that she came out for a cutscene when the government needed to clear up the relationship. Usually, the brothers on the pier basically didn't see her, the big shopkeeper behind the scenes.

Xu Heng and Shen Sanmiao sat down face to face in the temporary thatched hut next to the pier. On the table were a wine jug, two wine glasses, and a freshly grilled fragrant grilled fish. Although there was only one dish, it was fragrant. , making people drool.

Xu Heng looked at this simple thatched hut, drank the peach blossom wine in the cup, and said with a tusk: "Third brother, your place is fine, facing the sea, the spring flowers are blooming, and you can still eat it quickly." Fish, just happy."

Shen Sanmiao filled the wine for her, and laughed: "Now we have more than 300 brothers at the pier, and people have been coming to join us in the past few days. Once our water transport opens in a few days, there must be more People come and go.”

Xu Heng twitched the corner of his mouth: "So, the third brother is the best."

Shen Sanmiao laughed: "I just follow Xu Ershao's orders. There is no credit, only hard work."

Xu Heng naturally knew what Shen Sanmiao was thinking. At this time, Shen Sanmiao had a special status. Although he was the person in charge of Water Transport on the surface, the big shopkeeper behind the scenes was still Xu Heng. The real decision maker and talker was still Xu Heng, so , he felt that if he was a little careless, Xu Heng would feel that he wanted to seize power.

And Xu Heng's identity at this time is also very embarrassing. She completely trusts Shen Sanmiao, but the more she explains, the more unclear she becomes, so she can only change the subject and ask: "Third brother, tell me the truth, you are looking for my third brother. How sure are you of it?"

Shen Sanmiao drank the wine in the glass, ate a few mouthfuls of grilled fish, frowned and said, "It's really difficult to do it with just a portrait, but if there is any personal token, or..."

"Personal keepsake?" Xu Heng suddenly remembered: "I have this, I remember the third brother has a white tiger jade pendant around his neck since he was a child."