The funeral has entered its seventh day, and everyone in the Hua family is exhausted.
Not to mention Hua Jing, who lost a lot of weight and looked much older in just a few days. She even had some white hair on her head. People who cared about her praised her for her filial piety.
Although it was not the case at all, Hua Jing did not explain. She swallowed the bitter fruit and deserved the praise.
At the first ritual in the morning, Hua Zhi followed the monk and recited the mantra for rebirth. Pieces of paper money burned slowly, making her face look a little more rosy.
The Fanyin gradually stopped, and she led her brothers and sisters-in-law to pay their respects to the masters. The masters returned the greetings one after another, treating her like the head of the family without any neglect.
If they treated her courteously in the beginning out of respect for Master Prajna, after a few days of seeing that the Hua family was running smoothly without any mistakes under her orderly arrangements, they recognized her from the bottom of their hearts.
Bolin personally led a group of mages to have breakfast. Hua Zhi looked at her brothers and sisters who looked listless and felt sorry for them. "Liu Xiang, go and tell Fu Dong to make something that the children like and follow the rules."
"yes."
"Madam Su, arrange for them to take a rest and come back after they have eaten and recovered."
Madam Su signaled the young lady and her servants to come over and help the young man walk away. She knelt beside Hua Zhi and said softly, "Young lady, you should go and have a rest. I will stay here and guard the place."
"It's okay. I had a good rest last night." Although it was only two hours, it was enough. She hadn't slept much recently, and her sleep was not very good. The string in her head was too tense.
Nanny Su watched her burning paper slowly as if she was thinking about something and did not disturb her. She tilted her head and quietly wiped the corner of her eyes, then took the paper money to burn with her. The old lady had been rich all her life, and she couldn't be left without money after going to the underworld.
Hua Zhi was flipping through the account book she had written down over the past few days in her mind, but the more she flipped through it, the more disappointed she felt. Of all the Hua family's in-laws and old friends, except for her maternal grandfather's family, the Zhu family, and her grandmother's family, the Qin family, who all came in a grand manner, most of them actually asked their stewards to come and burn a stick of incense on their behalf.
When people leave, the tea gets cold. When people leave, the tea gets cold, but it gets cold too fast!
Hua Zhi closed her eyes. If Han Xin could endure the humiliation under his crotch, she could endure it too. The mountains are high and the waters are long, so just wait and see!
After eating some hot and delicious food and taking a good rest, the children who returned to the mourning hall finally felt a little more energetic.
Hua Zhi saw Bai Jun rubbing her knees quietly, so she held him in her arms and rubbed him gently. Bai Jun had always been close to this eldest sister, so she leaned into her arms and asked softly, "Eldest sister, I won't be able to see my grandmother anymore, right?"
"Yes, I won't see you again."
"What if grandpa comes back? Grandma is gone!"
The truth expressed in the childish voice is so touching.
Hua Zhi felt that sadness was coming at her like a tsunami. The high threshold she had set in her heart seemed to be broken down in an instant. She suddenly bent down. Bai Jun in her arms was pressed down by her but she didn't dare to move. She could only call softly, "Elder sister."
Hua Bailin rushed over to support her elder sister, while another younger brother carefully took Bai Jun out of his elder sister's arms. The others who came over a step slower looked at Hua Zhi worriedly.
Now, Hua Zhi is their sky. If the sky falls, the Hua family will really fall!
After a while, Hua Zhi sat up straight, her expression was the same as usual, but her voice was obviously no longer as clear, "I suddenly felt dizzy, nothing happened."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Hua Bailin didn't believe it. His elder sister clearly didn't even have the strength to straighten her back.
He didn't say anything and just squatted beside his eldest sister without moving.
After a while, Hua Zhi stood up and said, "I'm going to take a rest, Berlin, you..."
"Miss, hurry up, the Queen Mother has sent someone over!" Butler Xu, supported by Xu Jie, came over quickly. His hoarse voice could not conceal his excitement.
Hua Zhi took a deep breath, glanced around the mourning hall, and ordered, "Madam Su, take the people to clean up. Second sister, you guys stay inside and don't come out. Come out and pay respects after people enter the mourning hall. Bo Lin, bring your brother and follow me."
"But elder sister, you..."
"Even if I'm dying now, I have to hold on until I die." She never forgot that when the Hua family was in trouble, it was the empress dowager who first reached out and pulled them back. Even now, the empress dowager sent people to come forward to deter the villains.
Hua Zhi led a group of brothers and sisters to kneel outside the gate, watching the sedan chair stop not far away. An elderly female official was helped down by palace maids. They watched her straighten her clothes and lead four palace maids holding boxes in their hands to walk towards the gate with a solemn expression.
"The daughter of the Hua family, Hua Zhi, leads the descendants of the Hua family to pay respect to the adults."
In the Daqing Dynasty, the female officials in the harem could also be called adults. The female official extended her hand and said, "Hurry up, old servant Yuchun, I was asked by the Queen Mother to light a stick of incense in front of Madam Hua's spirit. Lead the way."
"Yes." Hua Zhi stood up. Her movements were so standard that even people from the palace could not find any fault with her. Yuchun nodded secretly and had an even higher opinion of the Hua family.
People are not afraid of falling into trouble. As long as they strive to improve themselves, they may have the opportunity to make a comeback. What they should be afraid of is that their descendants do not strive to improve themselves, cannot protect their roots, and are frightened, and even lose the qualifications to walk among the aristocratic families.
It is obvious that the Hua family will not fall to that point.
Yuchun respectfully lit incense and signaled the maid to put the box in her hands. "This is a gift from the Queen Mother. She said it is for the old lady to be buried with her. You must keep it well."
"Yes, I remember it."
Yuchun did not ask why the daughter-in-law of the Hua family did not show up, but instead a girl was in charge. These were not secrets to the Tian family. She bowed to Master Prajna and left without saying anything to Hua Zhi. She came suddenly and left quickly.
But their coming here is a statement, telling everyone that the Queen Mother has not forgotten the Hua family! This is the Queen Mother's protection of the Hua family, and it completes the sisterhood between her and Old Madam Hua.
But Hua Zhi also knew very well that such protection was limited. If the Hua family could not stand up on their own, the Queen Mother would not protect them forever.
Looking down at the four sealed boxes of different sizes in her hands, Hua Zhi placed them one by one next to her grandmother.
Hua Bolin had been following the eldest sister all the time, so he whispered, "Eldest sister, go and rest for a while, I'll watch over here."
Hua Zhi nodded slightly and walked towards her own yard with the help of Yingchun.
She was not sleepy, she just wanted to find a place where there was no one to stay for a while. She was thinking, what should she do when her grandfather comes back but her grandmother is gone
PS: To be honest, Bai Jun’s words were not pre-planned. It was just when I wrote it that this sentence came out, and then I was touched.
There is a topic discussion on the homepage of Migu client, called those good books that I missed because of the title. I clicked in and took a look out of curiosity, and found that several people actually recommended Xi Hua Zhi. Girls are so mean, this book has only so many words, don’t cheat me haha! Why don’t you recommend me the previous book!