This catastrophe for the Ji family can be said to be as deep as the sea.
In fact, even if he didn't mention the sacrifice, Li Ran would never let Ji Sun Yiru and others off easily.
But Li Ran never wanted Ji Le to be swallowed up by hatred in the future. He still wanted Ji Le to return to the happiness he had in the past.
So what Li Ran hopes is for Ji Le to let go of his obsession with this hatred as soon as possible.
This is purely for protection.
Fortunately, after Ji Le briefly mentioned her hatred, she also fully understood what Li Ran was worried about for her. In addition, she saw the child's radiant energy, which gradually made her stop thinking about revenge, and her mood also improved. Naturally, it has relaxed a lot.
At least, on the surface, that is indeed the case.
During these days, Li Ran was almost inseparable from Ji Le. When the child is asleep, the two of them will be at the original golf course, under the corridor along the edge, looking at the stars and enjoying the tranquility that belongs only to them.
Although Li Ran has been accompanying Ji Le, he has not forgotten Ji's great hatred.
He secretly ordered Owl Yi to send people to the surrounding areas of Yunyi to investigate the whereabouts of Lu Houchou, hoping to secretly get in touch with the Shusun family.
In any case, Lu Houchou was forced into exile by Ji Sun Yiru. Regardless of whether he could make a comeback, as long as Lu Houchou was still alive, he would be Ji Sun Yiru's biggest worry.
Therefore, Li Ran wanted to find Lu Houchou and then make a fuss.
After all, since Ji Sun Yiru is now in charge of the affairs of the Lu State, it is obviously not that easy for him to seek revenge rashly.
On this day, Li Ran and Ji Le were playing on the golf course. Since Ji Le was ill, Li Ran only asked her to try playing with a short stick. But she would never dare to try that kind of powerful swing.
At this moment, the two of them were on the green, Ji Le was holding on to the club, but he took aim for a long time and refused to take the next shot.
When Li Ran saw this, he thought Ji Le was not feeling well, so he hugged Ji Le from behind, holding her little hands with both hands, as if he were putting a putter.
"What's wrong with Le'er? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Not at all, it's just that Le'er suddenly thought of the family feud again. This matter... I'm afraid besides Ji Sun Yiru, Brother Meng is also involved, and has done a lot for those rebellious officials and traitors, right?"
Li Ran was slightly startled. In fact, Ji Le had already noticed the malice towards his brother Shu Niu.
However, although the purpose of erecting the ox was to bring harm to the Zheng State, Zichan only wanted to expel him from the Ji family for the sake of Ji Xian.
At that time, because he was Brother Meng, he had some sympathy for him.
However, who would have thought that this Shuniu would be so unrepentant and cause trouble in the Lu country.
When he returned to Zheng, he was close to the fire in Zheng Yi. In addition, after the fire in Zheng Yi, he helped Zhou to do evil and sacrificed the clan for disaster. Many elders of the clan also died due to the persecution.
And he himself naturally became the person in charge of the sacrifice with Toyodan's acquiescence. So if you say that this matter has nothing to do with him, who can believe it?
What Shu Niu did was really excessive. How could Ji Le spare him?
"My husband will investigate this matter clearly, Le'er, don't worry too much, or you may hurt your mind. As for the matter of raising the ox, my husband will definitely make it clear!"
Ji Le sighed slightly:
"Hey... how can Le'er not think about it? In the past few days, Le'er always dreamed of fires and woke up. But after waking up, he was not too frightened because he found you beside him. Father and brother Leer really dare not forget the feud between the three of them!"
"Leer has suffered... This is also my husband's fault. When the time comes, I, Li Ran, will definitely give Leer an explanation!"
After listening to the sacrifice music, he leaned gently in Li Ran's arms, and his beautiful hair gently rubbed Li Ran's chin.
The two of them were enjoying this warmth, but they saw that Fan Li seemed to be hesitant, wandering around the golf course for a while, but still came over.
After all, the golf greens are relatively flat, so Li Ran saw Fan Li approaching with a serious expression at a glance.
He knew that something serious must have happened, so he had to temporarily separate from Ji Le. At this time, Ji Le calmed down and pushed the ball gently, and the ball went directly into the hole.
While the mourners were cheering for joy, they suddenly coughed violently.
When Li Ran saw this, he was about to step forward and caress his back.
At this time, Fan Li approached, cupped his hands and said:
"Sir! Dr. Zichan...he passed away this morning!..."
While Li Ran was stroking Ji Le's back, he couldn't help but be startled when he heard this startling statement.
Although he was somewhat prepared for this matter. However, when this moment really came, his heart was extremely heavy, and a sense of sadness arose spontaneously.
Ji Le turned around and saw Li Ran's appearance, so he reached out and held his big hand.
"Of course, you can go. Dr. Zichan has treated me with great kindness, but Le'er cannot send him off right now. My husband must take Le'er's heart with him!"
Li Ran nodded and asked Fan Li to accompany Ji Le back. He walked out directly and called Sun Wu. Sun Wu had already known the news and was crying.
Li Ran stepped forward and patted Sun Wu on the shoulder:
"Let's go, let's go see the childbirth doctor on his last journey together!"
Sun Wu wiped away his tears and immediately arranged a carriage to enter the city with Li Ran.
At this moment, heavy snow suddenly fell, like goose feathers, adding a bit of sadness to the slightly yellow sky. Li Ran fell into deep thought when he saw this situation.
As soon as I entered Zhengyi, I saw black cloth hanging on the door of many houses to express condolences.
And there were many people along the street crying bitterly and wailing loudly:
"I have children, and my son Chan teaches them. I have fields, and my son produces them. If my son dies, who will heir him?"
The whole Zhengyi was immersed in the atmosphere of funeral, desolate and tragic.
When we arrived at Zichan's house, we saw that everyone inside and outside was wearing sackcloth and mourning, and there were already people crying inside.
Li Ran and Sun Wu walked in and came to the mourning hall. Zichan's son Guoshen was kneeling on the ground, greeting the guests from all directions with a sad face.
Li Ran and Sun Wu saluted Zi Chan's body, and then the Chinese ginseng returned the salute. Then they each took out a piece of silk cloth and burned it.
At this time, condolences to the deceased usually involve placing food, clothes or a piece of cloth for burning to express support and mourning. Li Ran then came to Zichan's body and burst into tears:
"In the past I went, and the willows clung to me. Now I come to think about it, and it's raining and snowing. My journey is delayed, and I am thirsty and hungry. My heart is sad, but I don't know how sad I am!"
Li Ran couldn't help but shout out this poem in the Book of Songs. The meaning is that he is full of sadness and sorrow. Who can understand my sorrow!
It wasn't until Zichan's relatives came to persuade him that Li Ran stopped crying, but the tears continued to flow down.
Li Ran grieved for a moment and calmed down a little. Then he noticed that there was no coffin in the mourning hall at this moment!
So Li Ran came to Guoshen again, and Guoshen was secretly wiping tears at this time.
"Zisi, why can't I see my father's coffin in the mourning hall?" (Guoshen, also known as Zisi)
Hearing this, Guoshen choked up and said:
"My father had repeatedly warned him not to be extravagant or wasteful in his care. After his death, he kept everything simple. And the coffin was so simple that it could not be seen. After all, it was inconsistent with etiquette, so it could only be used during burials. …”
Zichan had always been honest and dedicated to the public, and his family did not have the financial resources to bury him according to the current funeral ceremony. It was a helpless move for Guoshen to do this.
And Zheng Boning was also negligent. He probably never expected that Zichan, who had been in power for more than ten years, could not even buy a decent coffin!
Li Ranzheng felt very sad and wanted to help him as a sacrifice, but he couldn't let Zichan live in such a miserable state.
At this moment, there was a noise outside the door. Guoshen hurriedly went out to check, followed closely by Li Ran and Sun Wu, who saw many people pouring in. It turned out that they all learned that Zichan's funeral was too simple, so they came over one after another with money and jewelry, hoping to help the government.
Seeing this situation, the official bowed deeply to everyone and said loudly:
"I accept your wishes, but my father specifically told me before his death that he must not take a penny from the people! Shen does not dare to violate my father's last wish, so please don't do this!"
When the people heard Guoshen's words, they didn't know what to do and looked at each other in confusion.
When Li Ran heard this, he also knew that it was not that simple to help them as an act of charity. When he recalled Zichan's life, he couldn't help but feel even more miserable.
