If not abolished

Chapter 114 Death

Within ten days, Zhu Zhanji and the two young masters of the Hu family arrived.

Except for the old lady who was bedridden, everyone else in the Hu family met Zhu Zhanji together.

"I, your humble servant, and my whole family are here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Lord Hu, please get up quickly." Zhu Zhanji said as he was about to help him. Before Zhu Zhanji could reach him, Hu Rong got up first in panic.

"Your Majesty heard that your mother suddenly became seriously ill. Out of gratitude for your filial piety, he specially asked my brother Hu An and I to come over to see you. He also brought the imperial physician from the palace to see if there is anything we can do to help." Zhu Zhanji explained his purpose.

"I have no virtue to receive such an honor. I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your great grace." Hu Rong was grateful profusely.

Zhu Zhanji supported his body as he was about to kneel down, "Master Hu, there is no need to be so polite. I wonder how the old lady is doing now. Do you want to ask the imperial physician to take a look first?"

"Yes, yes, I'll bring the imperial physician over right away." Hu Rong also wanted the imperial physician to take a look at the old lady's condition first to feel at ease.

Zhu Zhanji also wanted to follow.

Hu Rong dissuaded him, "Your Highness has just arrived and must have had a hard time on the journey. If you don't mind, please come to my house to wash up and rest. Besides, the old lady is ill, and it would be bad if she accidentally passed on her illness to Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Okay, then please prepare a room for me, Lord Hu, so I can wash up." Zhu Zhanji did not make things difficult for him.

"Okay, okay, come on, take His Royal Highness to the prepared guest room first."

"Let the third lady take me there." Zhu Zhanji suggested.

Hu Rong glanced at the two of them and was stunned for a moment. "Yes, Xi'er is familiar with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I'm afraid the other girls don't know the rules, so I'll let Xi'er take you there."

Hu Shanxiang walked out of the crowd and saluted Zhu Zhanji.

"Thank you for your help, Third Miss."

"Your Highness, you are so polite. Please come this way." Hu Shanxiang led the way for him.

Neither of them spoke along the way.

"Your Highness, we're here. Please go in and have a rest. I'll take my leave now." Hu Shanxiang brought the person to the place and was about to leave.

"Shanxiang, wait a minute." Zhu Zhanji called her.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, do you have any other instructions?" Hu Shanxiang asked.

"I have something to say to you."

"Your Highness, please speak." Hu Shanxiang raised her head and looked at him.

Wu Cheng on the side hurriedly moved away.

"You've lost weight." Zhu Zhanji looked at her face, which was a little round before and has now become an oval face.

"There are a lot of things to do at home, and it really takes some effort." Before her family came back, she had to do everything by herself. Now that her parents are back, she feels a lot more relieved.

"I'm here. The imperial physician will do his best to cure your grandmother." Zhu Zhanji comforted her.

"Well, speaking of this, I have to thank Your Highness." Hu Shanxiang knew that he must have been the one who contributed behind the scenes.

"There's no need to thank each other. This is what I should do. I don't know about your grandmother's affairs. If I knew, I would not tell Grandpa Huang about the marriage. Does that make things difficult for you?"

Hu Shanxiang shook her head. "No, I couldn't leave before, but now that my father and the others are back, I'll let the elders decide everything."

"Don't worry, I've talked to Grandpa Huang, let's wait until your grandmother is better."

"Really?" Hu Shanxiang originally thought that Zhu Zhanji came this time to let her enter the palace, and she was worried.

"Really? Otherwise, you think I came here just to take you away. You think too selfishly of me. I know that before the old lady recovers, you will not be happy even if I take you away."

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness. You are such a considerate and kind person." Hu Shanxiang showed the happiest smile she had seen in some time.

"Finally you smiled. I just saw that you didn't look happy, and I was thinking about how to make you happier."

"I am very happy now."

"That's good. Well, you go back first and see what the imperial physician says." Zhu Zhanji also knew that she was worried about the old lady's condition, so he didn't keep her any longer. There was still a long time to come.

"Well, Your Highness, I will take my leave now." Hu Shanxiang left happily and greeted Wu Cheng when she saw him.

"Hello, Eunuch Wu."

"Hello, Miss Three."

Wu Cheng returned to Zhu Zhanji, "Your Highness."

On the way there, Hu Shanxiang ran into her two brothers, "Big brother, second brother."

"Third sister."

"Brother, are you going to see grandma too?" Hu Shanxiang looked in the direction of the two people.

"Yes, my brother and I changed our clothes, washed our faces and came here." Hu Xuan replied.

"That one, I'm on my way there too."

"Have you sent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here?" Hu An asked.

"Yes, it was sent back by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"That's good."

"Third sister, when did you become so familiar with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Hu Xuan asked curiously.

"It's a long story. I'll talk to my brother when I get a chance."

"Wait a little longer. Some people are about to enter the palace, and we, their brothers, don't even know about it."

"That's right, third sister, you've kept it a secret so well that we really don't know anything about it." The two brothers complained about their sister.

"Oh, let's go, let's go, let's go see grandma first. We'll talk about what you want later." Hu Shanxiang pulled the two of them and walked quickly.

As soon as the three siblings arrived at the old lady's yard, they saw the imperial physician and their father talking outside the door.

"Doctor, is there really nothing you can do?"

"Sir Hu, to be honest with you, the old lady is now at the end of her life, and it will only take half a month at most." The imperial physician shook his head.

"What nonsense are you talking about? My grandmother has been much better these days, hasn't she? Are you a quack?" Hu Shanxiang walked over and asked.

"Shanxiang, don't be rude." Hu Rong scolded his daughter harshly, and then said to the imperial physician: "Doctor, please don't be offended. My daughter was anxious and ignorant at the time. I apologize to you."

"Mr. Hu's condition is serious. Miss Hu is worried about the old lady, which is understandable." The doctor said to Hu Shanxiang, "Miss Hu, the old lady is indeed on her last legs. You said that she is in better spirits these days. Maybe she wants to see her family return home and has been holding on. Now..."

"How is this possible, grandma?" Hu Shanxiang couldn't believe it. She ran into the room and came to the old lady's bed.

"Grandma, look at me. My brothers are back too."

"An'er, you're here," the old lady opened her eyes and looked at her granddaughter, "Hey, why do I seem to see An'er and Xuan'er, am I dreaming?" The old lady didn't see clearly and thought she was dazzled and dreaming.

"Grandma, your grandson is back." The two brothers hurried forward when they heard the old lady's voice.

The old lady touched their faces and said, "It's really An'er and Xuan'er."

"It's us, we're back, grandma."

"Okay, okay, just come back."

"Grandma, you must get better soon."

"Grandma may not get better this time, but I have no regrets that I can see you before I leave."

"Grandma, please don't say such things. Your grandson can't bear to leave you."

"Birth, aging, sickness and death are inevitable for everyone. Don't be too sad for me. It will be hard for Er. If I leave, her marriage will probably be shelved."

"Grandma, as long as you are well, your granddaughter will not marry and will stay with you all her life." Hu Shanxiang said crying.

"Bah, bah, bah, you are talking nonsense again. There is no one who doesn't get married." The old lady pulled her hand and touched the wood next to her.

"A grandmother wants to see her granddaughter happy."

"Grandmother wishes our son happiness and many children this time."

On the evening of the second day, as if to confirm what the imperial physician said, the old lady was hanging on for life, just after dinner, before it was completely dark, the old lady's condition suddenly became worse again.

Everyone in the Hu family stayed by the old lady's bed and didn't dare to leave.

In the middle of the night, the old lady suddenly woke up, looked at the people in the room and said, "What are you doing? Everyone has to go through this. Don't be too sad for me. Think positively. It's been so many years. I can go see your father at noon. He must be waiting for me. I have been with you for half your life. He must be jealous and wants me to go over there."

"Mother..." Hu Rong was already in tears and didn't know what to say.

"I will tell him that Rong'er is very promising and the children are all very good. I will talk to him nicely... talk to him..."

"grandmother……"

"I have no regrets in my life. My children are filial and obedient, and I have many grandchildren. I am very happy. Now, I am tired and I need to...rest. Just...think of me as...sleeping...a very...long...sleep..." After saying this, the old lady closed her eyes and loosened her grip on Hu Rong's hand.

"Mother!"

"grandmother!"

The next morning, white banners were hung throughout the Hu family.

Zhu Zhanji's residence.

"Your Highness, Madam Hu passed away yesterday at midnight." After Wu Cheng learned the news early in the morning, he immediately came to tell Zhu Zhanji.

"What?" Zhu Zhanji was also shocked after hearing this. He quickly got out of bed, put on his clothes, and rushed out.

Zhu Zhanji couldn't find Hu Shanxiang in the crowd for a long time. He pulled a maid to ask and found out that Hu Shanxiang was now in her own small building.

Zhu Zhanji ran to the small building where Hu Shanxiang lived alone, "Shanxiang, Shanxiang." Zhu Zhanji didn't see anyone in the yard.

"Your Highness, upstairs." Wu Cheng looked up and saw Hu Shanxiang standing on the windowsill on the second floor.

Zhu Zhanji looked up and went upstairs.

"Shan Xiang, are you okay? I heard everything. Don't be too sad. Your grandmother certainly doesn't want to see you too sad." Zhu Zhanji walked to her side.

"Zhu Zhanji, I don't have a grandmother anymore." Hu Shanxiang rushed to Zhu Zhanji, and the tears that had finally stopped burst out again.

Zhu Zhanji hugged her back tightly, "I know, I know." No words could make any difference at this moment.

"Everyone tells us not to be too sad, but I just feel sad. What should I do if I can't help but want to cry? Wuuuuuuu." Hu Shanxiang hiccuped while crying in his arms.

"Cry if you want to. No one will say anything to you and no one will see you. It's normal to feel sad. Let it out. It will be better once it's vented."

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu”

Zhu Zhanji felt a large wet spot on his chest.