I won't be a courtier anymore

Chapter 25 Xie Zhan's Death

Chapter 25

Li Bai woke up early in the morning, the courtyard was quiet, only a few servants were walking around, he lay back on the bed, covered his head with a quilt, rolled a few times, and then crawled out.

The sky outside was gloomy, Xie Feng had already gone to court, so Li Bai went to talk to the old man.

The old man dozed off lightly, went to bed late at night, and woke up before dawn in the morning. When Li Bai left, the old man was already playing chess.

"Did you rest well at night?" Xie Zhan dropped the white piece in his hand, turned around and asked Li Bai.

Li Bai nodded, and sat obediently beside Xie Zhan, Xie Zhan stretched out his hand to hold Li Bai, sighed for a while, and said: "Li Bai, my old man will have a good life in a few days, you and Feng'er is still in her prime, if I'm gone, you must take good care of Xie Feng for grandpa, okay?"

Xie Feng did such a thing to Li Bai last night, he felt guilty, his ears turned red, he was flustered and scared, and when he heard Xie Zhan say that he was not there, his eyes turned red for a while.

"Good boy, why are you crying?" Xie Zhan wiped Li Bai's tears away, "Birth, old age, sickness and death are normal, it's no big deal."

"But I don't want to part with you." Li Bai let Xie Zhan wipe his tears, and said with pursed lips.

"Good." Xie Zhan said with a smile, "It's okay."

"Grandpa." Li Bai called.

Xie Zhan said again: "Our Xie family only has one incense stick from Xie Feng. After all, there are fewer people. Li Bai, would you like to be a grandson for grandpa? If you want, grandpa will ask the family tree to add something to you."

"No, no, Grandpa, I don't want..." Li Bai was frightened by Xie Zhan's words and said repeatedly, if he became the grandson of Grandpa and entered the genealogy of Xie's family, would he still be able to be with his elder brother?They are all men, if they are still brothers, wouldn't they be even more unacceptable to the world?

Li Bai's expression changed for a moment, but Xie Zhan thought that Jianghu people were different from those in Beijing. After all, he was the grandson of Marquis Ding, and he went to the genealogy of Xie's family. If anyone heard Xie Zhan's words, he would probably be Angry parents will also come.

"It's fine if you don't want to." Xie Zhan rubbed the top of Li Bai's head, "It's fine."

Li Bai only felt that he was harboring evil intentions now, and felt guilty when he saw his grandfather. After all, he had done such a thing, and he was a little distracted all day long. What was originally a sweet thing made him feel very uncomfortable.

Xie Zhan's health is getting worse and worse, but Xie Feng has been busy running around these few days, and he didn't notice at all. Feng Ye has never raised money, but the court has already sealed the pen.

Xie Feng was so anxious that the corners of his mouth were blistered. Once spring came and it was flood season again, but the river course hadn't been repaired yet, wouldn't half a year's thought be wasted?Therefore, at the end of the twelfth lunar month, he was still running around, trying to do everything, but he couldn't do it at all.

This day, Xie Feng locked himself in the mansion and was sulking, and no one was seen. Unexpectedly, the old man ordered someone to invite him, and Xie Feng went away in a gloomy manner.

Li Bai was not by Xie Zhan's side, as soon as Xie Feng entered, Xie Zhan ordered someone to close the door, Xie Feng was taken aback, Xie Zhan waved to Xie Feng, motioning Xie Feng to sit by the bed.

Only now did Xie Feng realize Xie Zhan's unusual weakness.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" Xie Feng asked nervously, turned around and wanted to send someone to fetch the doctor, but unexpectedly, the old man stopped him by calling out: "Xie Feng, come here."

Xie Feng couldn't help but sit beside the master.

"You have grown up, and grandpa is also old. These days, I always dream about your grandma. Your grandma is still riding a horse and waving a whip like when she was young. She smiled and asked me when I would accompany her. Thank you Feng, I'm afraid time is running out, and your grandma can't wait any longer." Xie Zhan said with a smile, "I thank all the loyal families, except for my comfortable bed, your uncle, father, uncle, brother, and even you His grandmas all died on the battlefield, and the shroud of horse leather is the general’s home.”

"Grandpa, why are you saying this all of a sudden, your body is still... still..." Xie Feng was speechless for a moment.

"It's all adults." The old man stretched out his hand and slowly stroked Xie Feng's shoulders. Seeing that his grandson's broad shoulders could already lift up the entire Hou Mansion, Xie Zhan was also very relieved, "After I die, take my armor and the sword, and the bones of the horses were moved to Anxi and buried outside the city of Anxi."

When Xie Feng heard the old man's instructions for the funeral, his eyes were red for a moment, and he lowered his head for a long time without saying a word.

"You should marry a daughter-in-law as soon as possible and spread the branches and leaves for our Xie family. I think when you were young, our house was full of your noisy voices. Do you remember your elder brother? He was the most naughty when you were young." Xie Zhan said with a smile .

Xie Feng failed to nod, and the old man didn't notice either.

On New Year's Eve, the old man Xie Feng and Li Bai had a New Year's Eve dinner together, had a drink, and the old man joked with himself, but he didn't expect Xie Feng to take Li Bai to pay New Year's greetings the next morning, only to find that the old man was already in a dream Zhong died suddenly.

Xie Zhan, Marquis of Dingguo, passed away, and half of the New Year's atmosphere in Beijing was destroyed. Even the bright red decorations in the palace were removed to show his grief.

Xie Feng took care of the old man's funeral, and obeyed the old man's instructions, and sent the old man's personal guards to send the old man's armor, sword, and horse corpses to Anxi for burial, and made a clothes tomb.

On the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, Xie Feng inherited the title and became the second generation Ding Guohou.

The old man left, and the old emperor in the palace gradually lost his energy, but Cheng Jing didn't know where he went, and there was an undercurrent in the middle of the moment, and it was a scuffle, but Xie Feng accidentally got the old emperor. The allocated 20 taels of silver took Li Bai to Huaiyin regardless of the Eldest Prince.

This time when I went to Huaiyin again, it was completely different from before. Xie Feng inherited the title, the local officials had to be careful, and the migrant workers who built the river were greatly relieved.

It is extremely abnormal that Xie Feng is still busy in office during his severe funeral, but the adults in Beijing seem to have not noticed it at all.

"Brother, when are you going to bed?" Li Bai came over from the wing wrapped in a thick cloak, and asked softly when he saw Xie Feng was still writing letters under the lamp.

Xie Feng stretched out his hand and pulled Li Bai into his arms, while putting the envelope into the envelope, he asked, "Why is there no news from your senior brother recently?"

"Senior brother went to Xijiang to ask Monk Sanbao for something, he said that he would meet me at home in June." Li Bai said, "Brother, I'm going back to Jincheng in summer."

"What are you doing back in Jincheng? Your senior brother knows the Three Treasures monk in the Jokhang Temple?" Xie Feng asked two questions in a row, Li Bai said: "Senior brother is doing something that no one has ever done. It is very important and needs my help. And The senior brother said that there are some clues about the death of the master, let me go back and take a look."

Xie Feng has been busy dealing with the adults in Beijing these days, the second prince is constantly moving around, the eldest prince is a little bit overwhelmed, the matter of establishing a crown prince is imminent, unexpectedly such news came suddenly.

"I'll accompany you." Xie Feng said, "I'll accompany you back to Huanhuaxi in June, and then tell your senior brother about our relationship, okay?"

Li Bai let out an "ah", surprised and joyful, "Really? But senior brother, will he..."

"Don't be afraid, I'm there no matter what." Xie Feng pulled Li Bai into his arms, kissed him lightly a few times, and rubbed Li Bai's head affectionately, as if the sleepiness and fatigue all over his body were covered by the herbs on Li Bai's body. The smell was washed away.