Chapter 788: Death Is Not Far Away (3)_1
And so, people from The Yamen Government Office still came over to inquire about the death—was it Zhou Cai who killed the man, or was it Pei Wensheng who suffocated him to death? They even wanted to question Lady Chen again.
Stuffed with silver by Pei Zongli, they were temporarily sent away.
The monks residing in the household also gathered their belongings and returned to the temple to continue the water and land rituals.
Pei Zongli said he would also perform the rituals for Pei Wenjie and, having been given silver, managed to assuage Zhao Liniang.
Pei Wensheng’s body lay in state at home.
The Silk Shopkeeper who went to Runing Prefecture to send the message returned quickly, bringing Old Master Qian and Pei Wenchen with him.
Qian Wanxiu held Pei Wenchen in her arms and wept bitterly.
Old Master Qian opened the coffin, took a look at Pei Wensheng, then asked for the coffin lid to be closed again. Seeing Qian Wanxiu weeping bitterly, his eyes reddened slightly, and he let out a heavy sigh.
Pei Wensheng was to be buried in the Pei family ancestral grave at Old Pei’s House, and after Old Pei thought it over and over, and everyone agreed, no words of objection were spoken.
After laying in state at home for seven days, Pei Wensheng’s coffin was taken back to Back Mountain Village, ready to be laid to rest.