The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 305 What's that cripple doing jumping out like that?

They continued forward until it was finally their turn.

Yu Tingwan took the incense from the nanny sent by the Empress, gave one to Wei Zhao first, and glanced ahead.

The coffin made of small-leaf sandalwood does indeed look luxurious!

Yu Tingwan had seen too many poor people in the countryside who died because they couldn't afford coffins and could only be wrapped in straw mats and buried in a pit dug on the mountain.

The funeral of the Crown Prince was truly grand.

Just the various paper figures made of silk that she could see outside, the burial objects, and the mausoleum construction that she couldn't see, the amount of manpower and resources consumed was countless.

Why not eat meat porridge?

Without making a sound, Yu Tingwan imitated Ning Suchan's posture when offering incense, inserting the incense sticks into the incense burner without any mistakes.

Wei Zhao then struggled to straighten up and stand up.

Marquis Ningguo and Ning Yunling quickly helped him up to prevent him from falling.

"General Wei."

The old woman quickly said, "Please sit down, don't bother, the Crown Prince will understand your sentiments."

Yu Tingwan: ...

I did receive it, so it's lying in the coffin.

The old woman said, "Although the Crown Prince didn't arrive at Elder Ge's side, if it weren't for the delay caused by the interception of the entourage heading to Ze County... well, there's no need to bring it up again. But Her Majesty will always remember the General's kindness."

These words conveyed the Empress's meaning.

First, they mentioned intercepting the procession delivering the imperial edict, thus shifting the blame onto the Fifth Prince, Ying Yin. This was said to the officials present.

The following words were meant for Wei Zhao.

Indeed, if the Crown Princess were to have a boy, the heir would be rightfully hereditary, but he is still too young, and the Fifth Prince is exceptionally capable.

Therefore, the Empress wanted to befriend Wei Zhao.

If she could think of it, who among those present hadn't?

Wei Zhao, however, did not want anyone to point out his mistakes: "Rituals cannot be abandoned, how can that be acceptable?"

He insisted on getting up, supported by Ning Yunling and the Marquis of Ningguo. He was unsteady on his feet, his face pale.

"Your subject and the Crown Prince have known each other since childhood."

Xiao Huaiyan arrived at this time.

Hearing this, I rolled my eyes.

friendship?

What about the relationship between you, Wei Zhao, and the Crown Prince who secretly sabotage your career every time?

Others might not know, but Xiao Huaiyan certainly does!
Wei Zhao may appear upright, but he instigated five out of ten conflicts between the Fifth Prince and the Crown Prince!

But Wei Zhao would still act as a peacemaker.

And then add fuel to the fire!

Wei Zhao sighed: "After returning to the capital, I was unable to pay my respects to Your Highness due to my health condition. Now that we are separated by death, I have been unable to eat or sleep properly these past few days."

Yu Tingwan: ...

Pretend.

Wei Zhao: "If possible."

Wei Zhaozhong said loyally, "I would rather it be me who dies than Your Highness."

Yu Tingwan: ...

Everyone present was deeply moved by this.

If someone else said that, they would be considered hypocritical.

But it was Wei Zhao who spoke!

He must have meant it!
Tears welled up in the old woman's eyes as she bowed deeply to Wei Zhao.

Having just finished offering incense, the Second Prince's Consort, supported by her maid, was dressed in thick clothes and wrapped up tightly to avoid the wind. Seeing the old woman's words and actions towards Wei Zhao, she gave a sarcastic smirk, her hands clenching tightly beneath her sleeves.

She walked outside, but she was weak and had to stop after every five steps.

After leaving the mourning hall, he went to the side of the Second Prince.

The second prince stood still, and as long as he didn't walk, you couldn't tell that he had a problem with his legs.

There were few people around him, only a few officials who passed by and bowed to him. When the Second Prince's Consort came over, he lightly supported her waist.

"Be careful."

The Second Prince's Consort raised her eyes: "Is Your Highness worried about me?" "What good is it for me to be careful? It's me who's feeling unwell, while Your Highness is completely unaffected."

The second prince's face instantly darkened: "Are you blaming me?"

"Your Majesty truly cannot protect me."

The Second Prince's wife was not afraid at all and met the Second Prince's face.

"I suffered a miscarriage during my previous pregnancy, and you couldn't protect me. Now that I've given birth to a son, how long will this child live? I'm not sure you can protect him either."

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince was so angry that he reached out to hit someone.

But this is the Eastern Palace.

He could only endure it.

"Are you crazy?"

The Second Prince's wife said calmly, "I really have gone mad!"

"But what can you do? You're struggling to make ends meet, and the household expenses are all covered by my dowry. You're no longer the glorious Second Prince you used to be. Forget about your future; you'll have to rely on your father-in-law from now on, won't you?"

That is extremely disrespectful.

But she said it anyway.

Even the way they address each other has changed.

The Second Prince's wife sneered: "I advise you not to have any improper thoughts. In the past, Grand Tutor Gu was unwilling to marry his daughter to you. Now that Gu Wu's status is different, it's not necessarily true that Grand Tutor Gu would give you the girl he raised for eighteen years as a concubine."

"It's enough to have me as your victim, isn't it?"

Because of the distance, Yu Tingwan, who was heading to the side hall, couldn't hear the conversation. But she could see the Second Prince's face growing increasingly grim, until it almost contorted.

The side hall is where religious ceremonies are performed.

Officials and women all had to go there. The huge side hall was divided in two by white silk cloth. The left side was reserved for Emperor Yingqian and his officials, while the right side was for the empresses and women in the palace.

Therefore, Wei Zhao was pushed away by Marquis Ningguo and Ning Yunling. Yu Tingwan obediently followed behind her aunt, the wife of Marquis Ningguo, and her mother-in-law, Ning Suchan, who were supporting the Dowager Lady Ning.

Ning Suchan wanted to give her a few words of advice.

But the words that were about to be spoken remained unspoken.

Although they didn't spend much time together, it was clear that Madam Yu was a woman of good judgment.

Yu Tingwan's sleeve was tugged.

She turned her head and saw Shen Zhiyi's face.

Yu Tingwan: ?

Seeing that no one was looking this way and the ritual hadn't started, Shen Zhi pulled Yu Tingwan aside and whispered to her.

At first, she was a little awkward.

"My mother and sister-in-law asked me to thank you."

Yu Tingwan: ?

She hesitated: "No need to thank me?"

Shen Zhiyi remained silent for a moment.

"Don't you know what I should thank you for?"

Yu Tingwan is innocent.

Shen Zhiyi: "Then what will you say!"

Yu Tingwan's voice was soft and gentle: "Since you've said that, I should at least do something in return."

"Regarding the matter of Princess Jiashan arranging a kneeling cushion for my sister-in-law."

Shen Zhiyi: "The late patriarch of the Lu family once did the Grand Tutor some favors, so it's understandable that Princess Jiashan arranged the kneeling cushions. The Shen family and the Gu family don't usually have any relationship, and Princess Jiashan... is not a kind person. The only reason she did this is because I defended you a little when we were buying jewelry at Jinluxuan that day."

Yu Tingwan: "Oh."

Shen Zhiyi said so much, but she only got one "oh".

There's not much feeling involved yet.

Shen Zhiyi took a step closer.

"You really are a Gu family heiress?"

“I just saw Gu Wu. She’s usually so arrogant. She asked me about you and whether we were familiar. Is she sick in the head?”

Shen Zhiyi: "The Second Prince, knowing her identity is fake, even wanted to appease her."

Yu Tingwan: "The Second Prince?"

What's that cripple doing jumping out like that?