auspicious time has come

Chapter 230
In the huge mourning hall, a pair of coffins were quietly parked, and the guards on the left and right saw no relatives of their clansmen, only a young man in plain white mourning knelt and guarded by one side.

This too deserted scene made the prince's eyes hurt: "Wang Xiao Jieshi...sorry."

"Thank you, Your Highness." The young man kneeling by the burning brazier never raised his eyes.

The crown prince took a few accompanying officials and burned incense in front of the spirit.

Xiao Mu never opened his mouth to speak, only the slight sound of burning materials in the brazier in the hall.

The atmosphere is a different kind of stagnation and depression.

Until the prince spoke again, with a look of shame in his eyes: "Mrs. Xiao's case is very involved. Although the evidence obtained now points to Jia Que, I think the truth may not be that simple, so it is still under investigation and cannot be released. Conclusion. I will definitely... give Xiao Jie a complete explanation as soon as possible."

Xiao Mu threw a handful of paper money into the brazier, and the jumping flames could not dispel the almost dead calm in his eyes.

"If His Highness is unable to find out the matter, Xiao can do it himself."

The prince immediately said after hearing the words: "No, this matter happened in the East Palace, it is my fault, no matter what, I should and will thoroughly investigate this matter, and punish the murderer to comfort Mrs. Xiao's soul—"

He looked at Xiao Mu, with an apologetic but firm tone: "Please also ask Xiao Jie to trust me."

Several accompanying officials looked complicated and unspeakable.

The prince looked at the coffin and said, "If Jie Envoy Xiao doesn't mind, I would like to stay here and send Mrs. Xiao off together with Jie Envoy Xiao."

"Your Highness, please." Xiao Mu said in a hoarse voice.

The prince then looked at several officials: "My lords, you can go back to the palace first."

Several people responded, saluted and left.

After leaving the mourning hall, he was led out of the Dingbeihou's mansion by the guards of the Hou's mansion who were full of evil spirits. Only then did the expressions of several officials change, and one of them said in a low voice: "Then what is the meaning of what the Marquis of Dingbei said just now? Your Highness can't find out, so can he check it out himself? This is clearly... a threat!"

"Your Highness is impeccable in doing this... But after all, Najiaque is a Turkic envoy, and it is related to the war between the states. Does it mean that you can deal with it?"

"Marquis Dingbei's attitude is too disregarding the overall situation... Fortunately, he is still the envoy of the town!"

Seeing that his colleagues were furious, another official sighed, "It's alright, alright... don't stop talking while standing up, you must know that this is not an ordinary thing, it's the revenge of killing your mother. And the only one in Dingbeihou's house is this A mother is here, and there is no one else... Such an attitude is already very restrained."

"If in such a situation, you can still maintain a calm mind and only care about the overall situation, how can you be a son of man... If that is the case, this Marquis of Dingbei is really terrifying, and he must be guarded a hundred times and a thousand times."

Hearing these words, the angry official frowned tightly, shook his head and sighed.

"Hey, let's go back."

"If we can really find out that the murderer is someone else, it will be the best solution."

"..."

Several officials left with a heavy heart and uneasy feelings.

After the few people left, the people who came to Dingbeihou's Mansion to express their condolences never stopped.

Clan relatives, dignitaries, officials and princes, almost everyone who can be called by name came here.

The truth of Mrs. Xiao's death has not yet been fully clarified, and those who came to mourn this time somewhat have the intention of proving their innocence.Secondly, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace has already come to express his condolences in person, the intention couldn't be more obvious, they must follow in their footsteps.

As the sky darkened, the mourners left one after another, and silence was restored in the mourning hall.

The prince still didn't leave, sitting cross-legged on the futon, watching quietly.

At this time, he looked at the figure opposite.

For a whole day, Xiao Mu almost never said anything, he just repeated the action of burning paper money, as if he was unaware of the existence of all external things and sounds.

With the faint sound of footsteps approaching, Wang Jingyong, who was guarding in front of the mourning hall, walked in, his voice was not as rigid as in the past, loud and crisp: "General, Princess Yongyang and Ji's family are here to express their condolences."

Xiao Mu turned his head slightly when he heard the words.

After a while, several people walked into the mourning hall.

Xiao Mu saw the girl in the plain skirt and hardly any jewelry from among the group of people at a glance.

She also saw him immediately.

He was completely pale, with a snow-white mourning belt on his forehead, and his dark eyes were red.

In just one day and one night, everything has been turned upside down.

He got up slowly, and raised his hands to the two elders, Princess Yongyang and Mrs. Meng, to salute silently.

"Emissary Xiao doesn't need to be so courteous anymore..." Mrs. Meng lowered her voice, and then saluted in the direction of the prince: "I have seen His Royal Highness the prince."

Heng Yu also saluted along with her grandmother and elder brother.

The crown prince got up from the cattail mat and raised his hand: "Aunt, Mrs. Meng—"

Princess Yongyang nodded slightly in response.

Seeing this, the prince said at the right time: "It's getting late, I should go back to the palace."

Then he looked at Xiao Mu: "I hope Jieshi Xiao can take care of himself..."

"Yes." Xiao Mu tilted his head slightly, and confessed to Wang Jingyong: "Send it to His Royal Highness."

The prince took one last look at him, nodded to Hengyu and others who were sending them off, and left the mourning hall.

"General Wang, please stay." Out of Dingbeihou's mansion, the prince said bravely to Wang Jing who was seeing him off.

Wang Jingyong then stopped, raised his hand in salute, and did not speak.

Before the prince got into the carriage, he took a look at the carriage in Yongyang Princess Palace.

"I never thought that my aunt would come to express her condolences in person this time." Sitting in the carriage back to the palace, the prince pondered and said, "There seems to be no communication between my aunt and the envoy Xiao..."

The confidant at the side said: "Yes, Her Royal Highness has always been in-depth and reticent over the years, but she seldom appears in any house in person, no matter what is important or insignificant."

"Is it because Mrs. Xiao's matter is unusual, and Mrs. Ji..." The prince said to himself: "Or because..."

Or was it because my aunt already knew something he didn't?

The cold and pale face of the young man flashed in front of his eyes, and the prince's mood was heavy and turbulent.

In the mourning hall, Mrs. Meng and her entourage offered incense one by one before the mourning case.

Xiao Mu had knelt down and sat down beside the coffin again.

Heng Yu walked towards him, knelt down beside him, and was about to speak when he heard him say the first sentence to her: "Why are you here——"

Heng Yu's face was slightly startled: "How can I not come?"

His confidants were guarding outside the mourning hall. Apart from the coffin, there were only Princess Yongyang, Mrs. Meng and Ji Nanxian in the hall——

In other words, there are no outsiders.

"Yesterday, I asked Yin Hai to remind you." Xiao Mu didn't look up at Heng Yu, but said in a low voice, "You shouldn't have come here."

"There are countless people who came to express their condolences today. If others can come, I can naturally. If you don't come, it will look strange." Heng Yu's voice was also very soft, and she raised her hand to take a handful of paper money, and wanted to put it in the brazier in front of him When he threw it, he raised his hand to stop him.

She looked up at him, and saw a trace of alienation on his pale face.

"Go back, people will be suspicious after a long time." His voice was not as gentle as before.

Hengyu pursed her lips, looked at him, and asked, "Xiao Jingshi, why are you like this?"

Xiao Mu looked at her and didn't answer for a while.

Heng Yu asked again: "Or, with your attitude, what are your plans?"

Her voice was always very soft, but anyone could sense the strange atmosphere between the two of them. Ji Nanxian called out as a reminder: "Ah Heng..."

Is this in front of Mrs. Xiao's soul——

However... Xiao Jieshi's attitude today is indeed a bit strange.

The pain of losing a mother will certainly make people sad, but if outsiders care about it at this time, they will be mean--but it seems that Xiao Jieshi's appearance of rejecting people thousands of miles away is not simple...

No wonder Ah Heng asked this question.

Xiao Mu didn't answer Heng Yu, but stood up and faced Mrs. Meng and Ji Nanxian.

"Old lady, Mr. Ji, Xiao has something to tell you two."

Heng Yu knelt beside the coffin, turned her head and looked at him quietly.

He only heard him say: "The alliance I discussed with Miss Ji of your mansion before was too child's play. From today onwards, I will let it go."

"This..." Ji Nanxian couldn't help being stunned: "Xiao Jieshi, you...why is this?"

Heng Yu stared at his back steadily.

"Xiao will definitely avenge the murder of his mother, and this road is not only difficult and dangerous—" His voice was low and hoarse: "The real murderer is unknown, such a choice, it is not suitable to walk with others, it is better to leave now. "

Ji Nanxian hesitated to speak.

He understood.

Xiao Jie made this... he didn't want to implicate their Ji family.

Mrs. Xiao's death, if the murderer is really Jia Que, it is still unknown whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can make up his mind to deal with it... But if so, the way Jieshi Xiao will go...

And if the murderer is someone else, it is an even more unfathomable opponent...

But Jieshi Xiao and Ah Heng—

At this moment, Ji Nanxian's mind was in turmoil.

Looking at the young man who seemed almost desperate in the calmness, Princess Yongyang frowned slightly: "Jing Shi, I know you are sad at this moment... Let's find out and solve Mrs. Xiao's matter together. Why are you doing this?"

"Your Highness's kindness, Jing Shi appreciates it." Xiao Mu lowered his reddened eyes quietly, and said, "But I have already made up my mind, and I don't want to involve others anymore, and I don't want to see my mother again."

"This is your reason, the reason to push everyone away?" Heng Yu looked at him, slowly got up, and asked: "Is it just an alliance that you want to give up with me?"

With her back turned to her, Xiao Mu was silent for a moment, and said, "The things I said before were all impulsive and childish. I hope Miss Ji will forgive me for the offense."

"Why should I forgive?" Heng Yu looked at him with reddened eyes: "You and I both nodded on the matter of forming an alliance. Even if we let it go, it shouldn't be up to you alone—"

"This..." Ji Nanxian wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know how to say it, and he was anxious and confused for a moment.

He had just reluctantly accepted the fact that Jieshi Xiao was going to be his sister-in-law, why in a blink of an eye... these two people are about to break up?
Mrs. Meng, who had been silent all this time, gave her grandson a wink and left the mourning hall.

Princess Yongyang glanced at the two who were silently confronting each other, and followed Mrs. Meng out.

Several people came to the corridor, Ji Nanxian sighed anxiously: "Xiao Jie made him..."

"Xiao Jieshi's life experience... is different from ordinary people." Mrs. Meng sighed, "Now that I have lost a loved one, it is understandable to have such a reaction under such a blow."

"This child has always been stubborn, and he has been easy to get into the horns since he was a child." The eyes of the eldest princess Yongyang are full of distress: "The death of Mrs. Xiao is likely to crush all the courage that is not easy to reshape in his heart. I think I can't protect myself, and I dare not keep anyone by my side anymore..."

"If that's really the case...then Ah Heng..." Ji Nanxian looked towards the mourning hall, listening to the faint voice coming from it, feeling complicated in his heart.

"This road won't be smooth, isn't it what you expected before? Why do you have to go back on your word and break the promise now because something happened halfway?"

Heng Yu walked up to Xiao Mu, looked at him, and said word by word: "No matter what the future holds, I'm not afraid."

"I'm afraid." He said hoarsely.

The corners of Heng Yu's eyes turned red, and he subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab his hand: "You don't have to be afraid."

He avoided her hand, took a step back, and lowered his eyes halfway: "A person like me shouldn't have such delusional thoughts. I was the one who was abrupt before."

"What's wrong with you? I provoked you first—" Heng Yu's voice was rough: "I understand your mood at this time, and I also know that this matter has a heavy impact on you. You don't have to rush to say such irrelevant things... ..."

"No, I've never been so awake." Xiao Mu finally raised his eyes to look at her: "It's time to wake up too."

"Xiao Jingshi..."

"Last night, thank you for your hard work in saving my mother's affairs - I have recorded this kindness, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay you."

Hearing this, Heng Yu clenched her ten fingers, looked at him quietly for a moment, then turned slightly to look at the coffin.

After a while, she held back the complicated tears, looked at him again, and her voice cooled down: "You don't need to thank me, Aunt Xiao treats me like her own daughter, this is the relationship between me and her, and you Nothing to do."

Xiao Mu was silent for a while, and said in a low and slow voice: "The covenant is void, but I will try my best to do what I discussed before. Now the situation is unpredictable, so don't get involved in it anymore."

"What Xiao Jie said means that he wants to avenge me?" Heng Yu looked at him firmly, and said: "No need, since we want to draw a clear line, there is no need to have so many involvements. You and I don't owe each other, I will avenge my own revenge."

A gust of cold wind poured into the mourning hall, the white silk fluttered, the candlelight flickered, and the burning ashes in the brazier were blown up and floated down.

Hengyu said nothing more, turned around and left the mourning hall.

Watching that figure disappear, Xiao Mu couldn't look back for a long time.

"Aheng!"

Seeing his younger sister walking away quickly, Ji Nanxian hurriedly followed.

Mrs. Meng and Princess Yongyang also followed out of the corridor.

Taking a last look at the mournful white figure standing in the mourning hall, Princess Yongyang heaved a long sigh.

……

Xiao Mu stayed in the mourning hall, not leaving an inch.

At midnight, the guards outside the mourning hall suddenly exclaimed, "General!"

"Come on, the general vomits blood, hurry up and ask Military Doctor Yan to come!"

"..."

After a short period of confusion, Xiao Mu was helped out of the mourning hall.

Half an hour later, a black figure quietly sneaked in from the wide open window at the back of the mourning hall.

　Cough cough cough, treasures who are not able to bear it, you can save for a few days first~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)