Chapter 16 — Both Lives – We Live Well

At that time, our body was still very healthy. Can walk. Can eat and drink. Teeth are still complete. I lay on the monk's chair, looking at them. Extremely happy in my heart. Then peacefully passed away. The next stories are like passing scenes. Very fast speed. The house was filled with white cloth. My daughter and everyone will take care of the funeral arrangements. Kneeling on the ground, crying until his eyes turned red. Many people came to visit the funeral. There is also Ta Truong Thanh. Next to him is his son. That son was adopted when he was over thirty years old. At this time, he was over seventy years old, became the head of the Ta family, and his hair was white. It's Ta Truong Thanh's turn. The scene returned to normal speed. I see him as the same as the others. According to proper etiquette, come to visit my funeral. There is no difference. Like being controlled by some force. I followed Ta Truong Thanh after he finished paying his funeral and returned to the palace. I see... There's nothing unusual about his face. But after returning, he sat in the study room. Don't say a word. Immobility. Only when his son brought food... did he seem to have completed his mission and swallowed a few mouthfuls. He sat like that for a whole day. At night, as usual, lie down on the bed, close your eyes, and don't move. The next three days were the same. It wasn't until the fourth day that he went out. I follow. It turns out today is the day I will be buried. Ta Truong Thanh came to the funeral. Because I asked not to be buried with La Vinh Quan, my daughter was very understanding. So we were buried in a separate grave. Ta Truong Thanh and others came to the funeral. But nothing out of the ordinary. It was as if I was controlled by an invisible force and continued to follow Ta Truong Thanh back to the palace. Just returned to the palace. Ta Truong Thanh immediately asked his son to call everyone to his door. Ta Truong Thanh stood there, just waiting for a moment. His adopted son and important relatives have all arrived. Don't understand why. As soon as his adopted son arrived, he looked sad and knelt down with tears in his eyes. Making the others not understand what was happening, but they also knelt down in unison. Ta Truong Thanh did not pay attention. Just start talking about bringing happiness to people. Families are not allowed to conspire together (not follow bad things, collude with bad people, or do dirty things). Then he told the funeral to keep it simple and try to do it discreetly. Also say where you want to be buried in the future. As soon as he said this... Nghia Tu, who was kneeling, immediately put his head on the ground. Unable to control myself, I burst into tears. Tears fell to the floor like rain. Pain calls:
“Father!”
Others also understood. Ta Truong Thanh is saying his last words. They know what will happen next. Everyone knelt down in horror. Tears fell uncontrollably. Some people call father. People call their ancestors. Some people call it Patriarch. But Ta Truong Thanh didn't pay attention. After speaking, he returned to his room and closed the door. His relatives knelt outside and cried in pain. No one stood up. In the room. I don't understand. Because no matter how you look at it, Ta Truong Thanh doesn't look like someone who is seriously ill and about to die. But just like when I was in bed together. Death comes in just a moment. How can it be predicted? Yet Ta Truong Thanh seemed to know he was about to die. I saw him walking normally to the bed. “eyes” Sit down. Order of removing shoes. Adjust your clothes. Then lie down on the bed. Lie neatly and neatly. The movement was so decisive that...I felt like it wouldn't be a problem for him to live a few more years. I saw him take out a dagger from under his pillow. Make an incision into the wrist. Then put the knife back in the sheath and set it aside. His hands neatly overlapped his stomach. Close your eyes. Ta Truong Thanh... committed suicide. I'm shocked! I didn't expect Ta Truong Thanh to commit suicide in his previous life! Moreover, it was not long after I passed away. Incorrect! It was after attending my funeral... that he committed suicide!!! In my mind, I suddenly remembered what he said before sleeping — that he had liked me for nearly ten years. Remembering how he never married in his previous life... In a blink of an eye... I understood. He... is sacrificing himself for me! Even after cutting his wrists... He didn't even move his eyelids once. How great must that determination be! His son and everyone knelt outside the door all night. Cried all night long. His servant staggered to his feet. Enter the room. Seeing Ta Truong Thanh lying on the bed. Immediately knelt down. As if the heart had died and cried bitterly. Outside the door, there was also a sad cry. After that...It's the mourning rituals. Then they followed Ta Truong Thanh's will. Bury him on a hill. I see...It's the hill next to my grave. It can almost be said to be by my side as a friend. But still keep your distance. Don't bother me.