After hearing the report, Jia Huan whipped him and left. He changed his horse and galloped all night. When he arrived at the capital one day, he ran into Tieksuan Temple first.
It was already the fourth watch that day, and those who were sitting on the watch heard about it and started drinking with everyone.
Jia Huan got off his horse and cried loudly. He knelt and climbed in from outside the gate. He went to the coffin and cried blood. He cried until daybreak and his throat became hoarse.
Youshi and others all met together. Jia Huan hurriedly changed into his murderous clothes according to the ceremony, and fell down in front of the coffin. He had no choice but to take charge of the matter. He couldn't turn his eyes away from things and his ears out of hearing. He couldn't help but reduce his sadness so that he could command everyone.
After he prepared the edict and listened to all his relatives and friends, he first sent Jia Yun to his home to take care of the funeral arrangements.
When Jia Jing returns to the west, Jia Yun will naturally come back to take care of the funeral arrangements.
As for the horse-drawn carriage workshop in Ping'an County, it doesn't matter because the fourteenth generation family is keeping an eye on it.
They don't even need to keep anyone watching, they control the chassis steering system and control the fate of the family.
It is said that Jia Yun saw that everything at home was settled, so she hurried to the temple and returned to Jia Huan of the Ming Dynasty.
So all the deacons and personnel were assigned overnight, and everything such as flags and poles were prepared.
It was chosen at Mao hour on the fourth day of the lunar month to invite the coffin into the city and let people know all the relatives and friends.
On that day, the funeral ceremony was glorious and there were so many guests. From Tiekang Temple to Ningfu, more than tens of thousands of people walked along the road to see it. There are some who sigh and some who are envious.
The coffin will be parked in the main hall when the time has not yet arrived. The memorial service and mourning have been completed, and relatives and friends gradually dispersed, leaving only the clan members to attend to matters such as welcoming and seeing off guests.
At this time, Jia Huan was bound by etiquette and law, so he could not help but sit on a straw pillow beside his soul, feeling miserable in mourning.
Well, the living conditions are a bit difficult.
The room was extremely simple, with a wolfskin mattress and a thin quilt - the weather was not too cold at this time, and a thin quilt was enough.
The daily food does not include big fish or meat, but mostly meat dishes, but it is still very exquisite.
Qingwen was waiting beside him.
To be honest, does Jia Huan have any feelings for Jia Jing?
He had never even met Jia Jing several times, and keeping a vigil here was nothing more than a way for the predecessors to confuse the eyes of future generations.
Naturally, he would have to stay here for a few more days before he could return to Ningguo Mansion.
Fortunately, he has resigned from the post of magistrate of Ping'an County, and now he is free from official duties and is far away from the current political whirlpool.
Three years of filial piety is just enough time to hide your strength and bide your time.
Three years later, everyone's attention will naturally no longer stay on him.
Jia Huan will keep vigil at Tiekan Temple for a hundred days. Next, he will carry the coffin back to his hometown in Jinling for burial.
It happened at this time that Jia Huan fell ill and couldn't even get out of bed.
Jia Huan still struggled to personally escort the coffin back to his hometown in Jinling. After Jia's mother learned the news, she forcibly stopped it.
In addition, Jia Qiang, the great-great-grandson of Ningguo Mansion, was sent to replace Jia Huan to help the coffin go south.
Before leaving, Jia Huan called Jia Qiang and gave him ten thousand taels of silver, asking him to bury Jia Jing properly.
Jia Qiang got 10,000 taels of silver, and since she could at least make several thousand taels from it, she agreed with all her heart.
That afternoon, after learning the news, Lin Daiyu hurried to Ningguo Mansion to visit Jia Huan.
Since Jia Jing's death and Jia Huan's vigil, Lin Daiyu had not seen Jia Huan for a full hundred days.
After all, Tiexuan Temple is outside, and Lin Daiyu cannot go out alone.
And Jia Huan is not allowed to leave without permission, otherwise if someone catches him, it will become an indelible stain in his life.
After a hundred days, I finally saw Brother Huan. I didn't expect that Brother Huan would be so ill again. How could Lin Daiyu not be frightened?
Lin Daiyu burst into tears and rushed into the ward with a sad face.
In the ward, Jia Huan was lying leisurely on the recliner, Yuanyang squeezed his shoulders, and Caiyun and Xiao Jixiang beat his legs on the left and right.
Qingwen peeled the grapes for him, while Xiangling held a plate so that Jia Huan could spit out the grape seeds.
Seeing this scene, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but be stunned.
She couldn't help but ask: "Brother Huan, didn't I say you were seriously ill? You..."
Well, this is a little embarrassing.
Jia Huan exercises every day and is in good health. Why did he get so sick?
He just doesn't want to go all the way to Jinling. It may take him half a year to settle down.
How could he have the patience to suffer so much?
When things came to a head, he had no choice but to pretend to be sick and go to someone else.
Moreover, Jia Qiang, who replaced him, got ten thousand taels of silver. In the end, he was able to get several thousand taels of silver, and he did not suffer any loss. It can be said that everyone was happy.
I never thought that by pretending to be sick, I would actually scare Sister Lin and make her worry so much.
Thinking of this, Jia Huan quickly waved his hand.
Several girls pursed their lips and retreated.
Jia Huan hurriedly stood up, hugged Lin Daiyu into his arms, and explained: "Sister Lin, in fact, I am not sick, I just don't want to go to Jinling."
"If I go to Jinling and come back again and again, it will take at least half a year to come back. Now I haven't seen Sister Lin for a hundred days. If I leave for another half a year, how can I bear it?"
"That's why I deliberately pretended to be sick and replaced me with someone else to go to Jinling. In this way, I can watch over you every day."
"Now that I'm ill, it's natural that I can't go to the Grand View Garden to find you. I've already asked the girl to inform you. I didn't expect you to come over before I arrived. It makes you worried."
How can a girl in love withstand such sweet words?
Lin Daiyu's anger at being deceived dissipated unconsciously.
She still couldn't help but hum: "Don't lie to me, I don't believe your sweet words anymore. You said you asked the maid to inform me, but your maids are clearly here to serve you! I don't know what you really are. Who was sent?"
Jia Huan looked embarrassed and said, "It's Xiaohong. I sent Xiaohong there. It's just a coincidence that she didn't meet you."
Well, Jia Huan was really ready to send someone to inform Lin Daiyu, but he didn't expect Lin Daiyu to arrive so quickly. Before he started sending people, Lin Daiyu arrived first.
Fortunately, he treats Xiaohong differently from the other girls.
He had never asked Xiaohong to serve him personally.
In The Book of Red Mansions, Jia Yun and Xiao Hong are a rare couple. If they can still get together, Jia Huan would not mind helping them.
Therefore, Xiaohong was not waiting in front of him, but it gave him an excuse.
When Lin Daiyu heard the reasonable explanation, she really believed it.
The two hugged each other and talked.
But at this time, Jia Huan felt something different about Lin Daiyu.
Including the time when he was the county magistrate of Ping'an County, it has been almost half a year since I hugged Sister Lin like this.
At this time, Jia Huan gradually felt that Sister Lin seemed to have grown a lot in the past six months.
Feeling the size and elasticity coming from his chest, and smelling the delicate fragrance at the end of his nose, Jia Huan could not help but feel hot.
Lin Daiyu noticed something, couldn't help but exclaimed, and pushed Jia Huan away with a blushing face. (End of chapter)
