It was a great event to lose a son in middle age, and it was not bad for any kind of family to be sent to, not to mention that Lin Wen was the imperial court official and the Earl of Jingbei. For several days, people came to express their condolences. In addition to the neighbors nearby, most of them were colleagues in the officialdom and robes in the military camp. Surprisingly, the Zhao family of the Duke's Mansion also sent people to come this time. It was not someone else, but Zhao Yi, who had been taken care of by Lin Wu in Changning Mansion the previous time.

Lin Wen was a little surprised when the Zhao family came, but when he came, he was here. The deceased was the most important thing. He still had to pay condolences. Even if the old lady Zhao was here, he could not drive people out. Besides, Zhao Yi didn't say anything, but the etiquette he held to the old lady was a family ritual. Zhao didn't know whether he was sad or lost his mind or had a different idea in his heart, but this time, he didn't find any problems...

Seven days later, the sorrow and music started, and a cry of sorrow spread in Jingbei Bo Mansion. After three cries, he got up the coffin and left the mansion. Lin Fu carried the soul-guiding banner in front, Lin Shou held the funeral stick in front to open the way, Lin Wen held the coffin, Lin Nan and Lin Zhi and others followed, each carrying a large string of paper-made community fires in his hands, and walked out of Gushi Street, westward out of the outer city, and buried at Jidi. Everything was done according to the agreed rules. By the time the auspicious time passed, Lin Qi's coffin had been buried, and there was only a round, pointed mound of soil made of loess in the field of sight...

After being buried in the soil, food is released and the community fire is burned. There are pigs and sheep. The community fire is made of paper ingots, seals, as well as boys and girls, and the items used. After the food is released, the community fire is burned, and the entire ceremony is concluded.

Lin Fulin Shou helped his father Lin Wen on the left and right, and the rest followed behind and returned to Jingbei Bo Mansion in a mighty manner. Although the ceremony was over, everyone could not disperse and had to return to Jingbei Bo Mansion. After drinking wine, they were allowed to return to each other.

Everyone was walking in their heads, but Lin Nan didn't move and stood there in a daze. The smoke of the community fire was still echoing in the air, and the food in front of the grave was still not cold, but his former brother had been separated forever and buried underground forever... For a moment, Lin Nan stood in front of the grave, his thoughts seemed a little confused, but he seemed to think of nothing, and his heart was empty and unattained. This incident made him feel the impermanence of things in the world for the first time in his life.

Time passed by, and in a blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed. Although it was still in the mourning period, Jingbei Bo Mansion has also recovered some anger. Since Lin Qi disappeared, the old lady Zhao and his eldest daughter-in-law Zhou have moved around significantly more diligently. The old lady went to Zhou to talk to him every few days. Although Zhou was still sad, she was much less sighing.

"How is it? Is your body better?" In the old lady's room, Zhao looked at Zhou's slightly pale face and asked with concern.

Zhou quickly stood up and replied, "Thank you, mother-in-law, for your concern, your daughter-in-law is much better..."

"Oh... a person cannot be resurrected. When it is time to be mourned, he still has to mourn him!" Zhao looked at Zhou's face and turned to look at the sky outside the window: "I am a person who has passed away. Now, when your father-in-law passed away, it felt like the sky had collapsed... my whole heart seemed to be hollowed out, and the person was empty and floating, and his body was not as if he was alone..." Zhao said as he said, as if he had fallen into the past period of time. "Many people advised him to mourn and conform to changes, but at that time, no matter who said he was, he couldn't listen to him, and he just wanted to follow your father-in-law... In life, even great sorrow is the case... But now, have you survived and lived well?"

"Don't think so much. People must have a thought and a hope when they live..." Zhao continued, "If it weren't for the children of Wen'er and Wu'er, I might have really followed your father-in-law, but when I saw my own children, I wouldn't be cruel... This is the thought. At that time, I raised the children and grew up and did not lose the face of the Lin family. This is my hope. After doing this, I will see the master in the future, and I will also have the face to speak."

Zhao said this here, and Zhou's tears had already fallen. "But... when I think of Qi'er, my heart... couldn't stop it from hurting..."

Zhao sighed: "How can it not hurt? The flesh that fell off her body...it will definitely hurt for a while, but you have to look forward. Qi'er's illness has not been a day or two. If you want to say, we, the elders, have long expected this day to happen. But you can't resist it for a while. But you have to think so. Without Qi'er, you still have Fu'er and Shou'er, and there is no successor in the big room."

The old lady looked at Zhou's eyes: "Although Fu'er and Shou'er are not your biological children, you have raised them since childhood, and they are also the bloodline of my Lin family. Although these two children are a little playful on weekdays, they are not bad in nature. They just had few disciplines and indulged them in the past. Qi'er is gone, and can still have rebirth. Even if they don't have them, there are still Fu'er and Shou'er to support you. The thing now is to educate them well. As long as these two sons have a promising future, what are you afraid of as a mother?"

Zhou wiped his tears, lowered his eyebrows and listened on the side. At this time, his expression suddenly moved, as if he had remembered something, and his sadness gradually faded, but the corners of his mouth slowly pursed... When the old lady saw it, she didn't think anything else, but she thought that Zhou had finally improved by her comfort, so she felt a little relieved.

"Some days have passed. If you have no objection to the room where Qi'er originally lived, please put the things in. "Zhao Shi sighed quietly: "There are no people, find time to send things to him. It's useless to put them here. If you see them all day long, you have to sigh..."

"Yes..." Zhou agreed with a sob.

The next day, the servants in the mansion packed up the things Lin Qi used during his lifetime in the East Courtyard. Zhou did not want to be moved, so he only called Lin Fu and Lin Shou to watch here. Most of the small items burned along the way on the day Lin Qi was buried, and the rest were some slightly larger things. Of course, the seats in the room did not need to be moved, but only some utensils, clothes, paving, ornaments, etc. used by Lin Qi during his lifetime. He picked some valuables and left them, and the rest were burned together.

Lin Fu and Lin Shou stood under the porch of the East Courtyard, watching the servants and maids in the mansion busy. Lin Qi's two maids were responsible for counting things before his death, and there were special people to carry them. So Lin Fu was only taking care of them in name, but in fact he was very idle. Lin Shou frowned and said to Lin Fu whispered: "Brother, why are we asking us to come for such things? A housekeeper and maid..." Lin Shou said, twisting his shoulders and tilting his neck and said: "Actually, I didn't like to come in this yard when my elder brother was there. Now that he is dead, I don't want to come... Brother, you say... Brother has been sick since he was a child, isn't this yard unlucky?"

Lin Fuheng glanced at him: "What are you talking nonsense! Be careful of being heard by someone, chew your tongue, and have your good fruits to eat..."

"Hehe, I won't say it, but who else knows?" Lin Shou looked around and smiled: "Brother, I have something to congratulate you in advance..."
Chapter completed!