Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 33 Mourning Hall
When Li Lijun appeared in the mourning hall, everyone present was shocked.

Her complexion was pale and weak, with a white bandage tied on her forehead, showing a faint smear of blood.She was carried by the maid Erhong. When she got down to the ground, she obviously couldn't stand steadily, and her body still smelled of medicine.Her miserable appearance, even if she didn't explain it to the relatives and friends present, everyone knew that she was injured and forced herself to come here.

Originally, there were still people whispering, Chen's death, why didn't her only biological mother Si Niangzi appear?In the mourning hall, there is only one big man, Li Jianrang, guarding the spirit, and the other nephews and nieces of the second and third bedrooms, which look ridiculous.Although some people also mentioned that the daughters of the successor king Li Dai were all weak, maybe they were sick, but there were still people who secretly murmured.

Now the answer is out.Chen's biological daughter Li Lijun suffered such a serious injury, and it seems that she is far from being fully recovered!Isn't it normal for her to miss the mourning hall for a few days?On the contrary, she insisted on kneeling to the spirit even though she was injured, her filial piety was too much, and the elders of the Sui Palace really didn't care about the younger generation.

Li Lijun just knelt down on the mat at the back of the mourning hall, and immediately several elders, lords, and princesses of the clan came up to persuade her to go back to rest first, and the most important thing is to recover from her injuries.

Li Lijun showed a shy and slightly bitter smile: "Thank you aunts and aunts for your pity, my family is fine. This injury is not serious. Auntie has only one flesh and blood of my family, how can my family do it?" Seeing her alone in the mourning hall? No matter what, Erjia will accompany A Niang through the final journey."

The image of a filial, well-behaved and sensible little lady was established in this way.All the women of the clan present were moved by her, and repeatedly praised her for her filial piety.Some people ordered someone to take a few proofs so that Li Lijun could rely on her when she knelt down, so that she could save effort and be more comfortable; some people thought that her clothes were too thin, and it was better to add a cloak; some people worried that she would catch cold when kneeling near the coffin. She knelt farther away and drank some hot ginseng soup; someone solemnly asked the maids and women around to take good care of Li Lijun, and sent her back to the back house when it was almost time; some people went to find Princess Dou and the Huang family who lived in the second room of the Sui Palace. Madam said, let them treat Li Lijun a little better, take care of the child who lost his mother, and don't just leave the tea because of Chen's death.

No matter how you look at it, this is not the treatment that a little lady who lost her mother deserves when she is watching the wake, but no one thinks something is wrong.

Some of these family members have experienced the rockery incident yesterday and know the truth about Li Lijun’s injury; Some people even became curious and wanted to know whether Li Lijun's injury was related to the absence of Xiao Yang and Li Yanjun.

It was also mentioned that Li Lijun was already here, Li Yanjun disappeared as a concubine, and Li Chujun, the eldest daughter left by the front room, also did not come to kneel. Isn't it justified in terms of etiquette?Everyone knew in their hearts that Mrs. Chen died at a young age to protect the children at home.This kind of kindness, the child who has accepted the kindness should know how to be grateful, right?
No matter how Li Chujun said that his stepmother was unkind in the past, he should not talk about Lao Huangli anymore, because the facts have proved that her stepmother is virtuous and kind, but her stepdaughter is a little bit ungrateful.If she can correct her attitude in time, it can be said that the child is ignorant and misunderstood the character of the stepmother. Now that she knows how to be grateful, everyone will be happy.

Li Lijun listened to the discussions of relatives and elders around him, without saying a word, just pretending to be a well-behaved and quiet junior.It was Concubine Dou who brought her second aunt Huang to help her out: "Don't be around Li Niang. She can't bear her mother, so let her stay with her mother for a while." Then she ordered Mrs. Shao and Er Hong , "Take care of the fourth lady, and send her to the tea room at the back in a quarter of an hour, so as not to aggravate her injuries." Lady Shao and Erhong responded quickly.

Concubine Dou also looked at Li Lijun with worried eyes: "Is it really all right? I saw that you looked fine yesterday, and Shen Jiang also said that you are fine. Why is your face so pale now?"

Li Lijun showed her a smile, against his pale face, it looked as if he had forced it: "Don't worry, grandma, I'm fine, it's just that the wound hurts a bit."

Concubine Dou sighed: "I'll go back in a while. Your mother knows your filial piety, and I would rather you heal your injuries first."

She took all the clan and women's relatives to talk elsewhere, leaving Li Lijun quiet.But in this mourning hall where people come and go, how could Li Lijun really enjoy the peace?After everyone left, Li Huijun, the second sister of the third room, came over.

Li Huijun is the only daughter of Li Lang, the third son of King Sui and Princess Dou. She is 11 years old this year.Her biological mother Wang died of dystocia, and her father Li Lang refused to remarry, so she was brought up by her grandmother Princess Dou since she was a child.However, in recent years, whenever it came time to teach Li Huijun the skills of managing directors, Concubine Dou would send her to Mrs. Chen, thinking that Mrs. Chen, the heir concubine, was better at managing the family business than herself, so the contact between Li Huijun and Li Lijun A lot, sisterhood is not bad.

Compared with the eldest sister Li Chujun and the third sister Li Yanjun who were born by the same father, Li Huijun is much more affectionate to Li Lijun.She has a gentle temperament and can distinguish right from wrong, and will not be easily confused by the slander of Xiao Yang and others.Sometimes Li Chujun was too rude to Chen, and Li Huijun would try to persuade him, but the former refused to listen.

Sanfang lived in the North Courtyard, located in the northwest corner of the Sui Palace, some distance away from the garden.Li Huijun didn't have a mother, but her father had a concubine, and he was an honest type, so he didn't dare to inquire in the palace, so it took a long time for what happened in the garden yesterday to reach her ears. I heard about it from the queen's maid.She didn't know the details, but she just learned that Li Lijun was injured by Li Yanjun, so she always wanted to visit her, and she didn't get the chance until now.

She knelt beside Li Lijun, carefully looking at the cloth bandage on the latter's forehead and his pale face, full of worry: "Fourth sister, are you really okay? If you feel unwell, why don't you go back and rest? Seeing this, Auntie can't feel at ease."

Li Lijun twitched the corners of her mouth at her: "I'm fine, it's just that I look scary on the outside, but it's actually not serious, just rest for a day or two and I'll be fine."

Li Huijun sighed, and moved the bag that the maid sent just now to a more convenient position for her: "I've heard about it..." As he spoke, he glanced around, "What madness is the third sister? Are you so ruthless?! My nanny tried every means to find out the inside story, but she still couldn’t get the point. The people around grandma are very tight-lipped. I heard that the third sister was sent to a side courtyard for confinement. That place is not far from our north courtyard. I sneaked over to ask her, who knew that she only knew how to complain, saying that you framed her, but couldn't tell the reason, obviously she was lying with a guilty conscience..."

Li Lijun sneered.She knew that Li Yanjun would not be willing to be punished, but it didn't matter, she would not let the other party have the opportunity to turn black and white.

She responded softly: "Third sister is still stubborn now, what's the use? Aye has already convicted her, and she has been given a lighter sentence. She only hopes to calm things down. She only cares about her own face, and she doesn't understand Aye at all." painstaking efforts."

"Maybe she didn't lie?" A voice broke into the conversation between Li Lijun and Li Huijun's sisters. When the two turned their heads, it turned out that the elder sister Li Chujun had arrived at some time and was standing behind them, looking at them condescendingly , "Maybe... it's really the fourth girl, you framed the third sister? Otherwise, why would she cry for injustice?!"

(End of this chapter)