Chapter 514: Finally Becomes a Memory

So his little face was full of doubts, and he looked at his grandfather beside him, wondering if this grandfather and grandfather were the same person?

The carriage drove fast, and they arrived at the gate of the Duke's Mansion in a short time.

Now the gatekeepers are all replaced, so they have not seen Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi, but the "Gu" hanging in front of the carriage is still clear, so the housekeeper Chen who was serving in the eldest sister-in-law's room immediately stepped forward and opened the door and said.

"General, Madam, please come in quickly, the eldest lady and the prince have been waiting for a long time."

His face was full of anxiety, and even walking from the door to the yard felt far away. Gu Shaoyu didn't say much nonsense, picked up the two children, and asked the guards who followed to hold one each, and quickly went to Yunjin Courtyard.

The current Yunjin Courtyard, after being tidied and cleaned up, is much better than before.

But they didn't have the energy to look carefully, and they ran to the main house. When they reached the door, Gu Shaoyu paused, took a breath, and then entered the door.

As soon as he entered, he saw his eldest sister-in-law Liu's eyes were red from crying, and Ping'er was also kneeling with a sad face.

Gu Shaoyu put down the two children, took a few steps forward, and looked at his father who was already dying on the bed. At this moment, he had an indescribable feeling.

Although he was the blood of the Shang family, he was raised in the Gu family since he was a child. His relationship with his father was not very good. So many things happened later, so the relationship between father and son was even worse.

But now, after hesitating for a moment, Gu Shaoyu gently patted the back of Shang Yukuan's hand, and then shouted.

"Father, Shaoyu is here to see you."

Shang Yukuan, whose eyes were originally a little turbid, seemed to hear something that he missed, and then slowly opened his eyes.

When he saw Gu Shaoyu's face clearly, he was excited.

But the serious illness in the past few years made him unable to speak or write, so he could only express his longing and guilt for his son through his eyes.

Gu Shaoyu felt a little regretful at this moment. If he had been rescued from the fire pit a few months earlier, would it have been better?

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't do anything now.

He could only touch his father's skinny arm and said.

"I know what father wants to say. You and I are father and son. It's your problem to get to where we are today, and naturally it's my problem, but no matter how much we say, the cracks are there, and it's impossible to restore it to its original state. So, father, you can go with peace of mind. Son... son and Ping'er will protect this family."

Shang Yukuan was so excited that his eyes were filled with tears. He wanted to say something with "ah ah ah..." in his mouth, but he couldn't say it. Seeing this, Du Jingyi took the four children forward and whispered to him.

"Father-in-law, this is Tai Ge'er, this is Ming Ge'er, Cong Ge'er and Wen Ge'er."

Shang Yukuan's turbid eyes were full of excitement. This might be his last flash of life, so when he heard Du Jingyi's words, he grinned with difficulty, and then wanted to reach out to touch the children, but it was very difficult to move.

He raised his arm a little bit, using up his last bit of strength.

The four children had never seen him before, so they were naturally confused and afraid. They all stood there and refused to come forward, just looking at him with a timid look.

Shang Yukuan's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he soon let it go.

The children deserved it for not being close to him.

To put it bluntly, his life was all because of his weakness and incompetence, and his inability to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, which led to his current state.

Madam Wei, whom he thought he treated sincerely, was the one who harmed him. He thought she would be the best grandson of the Shang family, but now she had a broken leg and a gloomy end. On the contrary, his eldest daughter-in-law and grandson Ping'er, whom he had never taken good care of, were the ones who accompanied him on his last journey.

Therefore, the emotions of self-blame and regret surged in his heart. After taking a last look at Ping'er, he smiled slightly and closed his eyes forever.

"Father-in-law..."

"Grandfather..."

"Father..."

It can be said that everyone had been prepared for his death.

But when it really came to this, Gu Shaoyu still felt a sour feeling in his eyes, and he couldn't help crying.

When he reacted, the tears had already dripped onto the back of his hand, and his nose was a little sore, but he quickly wiped them away and said in a deep voice.

"Prepare for the funeral of father, and Ping'er, prepare to succeed the position of the Duke."

This was something they had been looking forward to for many years, but after it was so easy to land, the eldest sister-in-law Liu couldn't tell how she felt. She should have been the happiest, but now, she was still the one crying the most sadly.

Du Jingyi was afraid that the children would be a little scared when they saw this, so he said immediately.

"We will take care of the funeral, but the children are still young, and it is not appropriate for them to stay here for a long time. Daddy and mommy, I have to trouble you two elders, take them back first."

Mr. Du patted Gu Shaoyu's shoulders, then sighed and said.

"Please accept my condolences. The Duke of Guo finally passed away peacefully."

"Don't worry, father-in-law. I can handle it."

"Well, we'll take the child away first. If there's anything, just call someone to tell us."

"Well."

Mrs. Du and Mr. Du each held one child in their hands. The children were close to them, so they followed them and left. Only four people were left in the room. They could still faintly hear the crying of the eldest sister-in-law Liu.

From dawn to dusk, no one in the Duke's Mansion slept. They hurried to set up the mourning hall, and the servants all changed into white clothes, all of them were very sad.

A Duke died in the Shang Duke's Mansion, and this news quickly spread throughout Sui'an City.

Duke's Mansion.

White banners were hung in front of the door, and the big red lanterns were changed to white ones. Passers-by stopped one after another, and everyone was whispering.

The Duke's Mansion, which was originally sparsely visited, suddenly became crowded.

People who mourned and paid their respects came one after another.

The reason for this was that Gu Shaoyu personally reported that although he had changed his surname to Gu, his father was still his father, and he still wanted to attend the funeral in the name of his son, hoping that His Majesty would agree.

The new emperor had just ascended the throne, so naturally he would not reject his request. Therefore, he not only agreed that he could attend the funeral, but also specially sent nine funeral rituals to express his condolences.

This Duke did not receive much attention from the royal family during his lifetime, but he was treated differently after his death. However, this special attention was ultimately due to his son, Gu Shaoyu.

Duke's Mansion, at the mourning hall.

Gu Shaoyu and Shang Zhiping were kneeling on the left and right, both of them with solemn expressions, wearing mourning clothes, and returning the greetings to the people who came to burn incense in front of them. (End of this chapter)