Chapter 1696: Comfort Like a Knife
Chapter 1696: Chapter 1696: Comfort Like a Knife
Lu Shi’s tears rolled down, looking at the Madam of the Song Family sorrowfully, "Sister-in-law, you don’t understand, he left so suddenly, without even a word, every time I think of it, I feel like my heart is being cut with a knife, he died unjustly."
As she spoke, she couldn’t help but break into sobs.
The Madam of the Song Family opened her mouth, but said nothing. In the past, she didn’t particularly cherish the third brother, hated him deeply, but now that he’s gone, she thinks well of him.
So, despite the hate, that person always holds a place in one’s heart.
Jiang Shi helped Lu Shi wipe her tears, trying to console her, "Third sister-in-law, don’t be too heartbroken, third brother is already gone, no amount of grief will bring him back, and it will only unsettle Zhou’er and the others."
Lu Shi sniffled and said, "I just can’t help it."
"I heard from Jie’s father, those mobsters have all been executed, they mentioned in passing that third brother was killed with a single sword strike, it wasn’t painful..."
Song Ci coughed once.
A single strike to the throat isn’t painful.
You’d better not console anymore, this kind of comfort is like a stab, really makes listeners cry.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Lu Shi trembled and cried quietly again.
Jiang Shi awkwardly looked at Song Ci, seeking her help to save Lu Shi.
Song Ci said, "Stop crying, be careful, your eyes will swell and hurt. The eldest already said, it’s been avenged, it was late at night, the event came suddenly, third brother was probably startled awake from a dream, and when he reached the door to call someone, he ran into the assailant, who in panic took action. So, third brother didn’t have time to leave any last words."
Lu Shi imagined that scene, overwhelmed by grief, she bit her handkerchief tightly, afraid of crying out loud.
No one tried to comfort her, for this kind of pain, no one can truly empathize, any comfort feels pale.
When Lu Shi’s sobs gradually stopped, her eyes were swollen like peaches, she wanted to apologize to Song Ci, but her mouth was too stiff.
Song Ci said, "The deceased is gone, you must take care of yourself. As for third brother, if you feel uneasy, on his forty-ninth day, just hold a couple of grand ceremonies to help him transcend."
What can Lu Shi do now, her husband is dead, leaving behind a widow and orphans, with the eldest son still young, and three younger ones behind him. To be blunt, their branch must rely on the Song Family.
Now the most fortunate thing is that Song Ruwei is already married, otherwise if delayed, they’d have to mourn for several years, who knows how circumstances might change, now that she received the funeral news, she doesn’t know how to feel saddened.
The greatest relief is that they haven’t divided the family, they’re still living in the Prime Minister’s Mansion, not left alone to be bullied by outsiders as widow and orphans.
Lu Shi had made up her mind, unless Song Ci and the old master decided to split the family, their branch would stick with the Prime Minister’s Mansion, otherwise, how could Zhou’er marry a bride from a prestigious family in the future?
Lu Shi said to Song Ci, "This daughter-in-law is inadequate, everything will follow mother’s instructions."
Song Ci, feeling a headache, said a few words and then dismissed them, these small matters she doesn’t care about, she’s concerned about the impending earthquake.
The closer the time approaches, the more anxious she feels.
Thinking about it, generally, there are precursors before an earthquake. She summoned Nan Shan, instructing her to secretly go out and find someone to observe, if there’s anything unusual outside, whether it’s weather or animal behavior, report it immediately.
This matter, however, couldn’t escape the suspicion of Song Zhiyuan, hearing these instructions his heart pounded chaotically, he went to the Observatory, subtly inquired about whether the location and date for the prayer rites are truly auspicious?
This really offended the Director of the Imperial Observatory, but facing Prime Minister Song, he didn’t dare complain, could only repeatedly assure him, it is definitely an auspicious date, calculated as the most propitious by the entire Observatory.