The next morning, Hua Zhi gathered everyone in the Hua family to have breakfast together.
Normally everyone does their own thing, and the Hua family members all know that once the eldest lady gathers everyone together, she must have something important to announce. Everyone ate breakfast absent-mindedly, not knowing whether the eldest lady was going to announce something good or bad today.
Hua Zhi put down her chopsticks, drank some tea and rinsed her mouth before looking up and telling the news that she had kept secret until today, "Hua Jing is dead."
Everyone looked surprised. Although they all disliked the heartless aunt, she was a member of the Hua family after all. They felt bad that she was gone just like that.
Wu hesitated and asked, "But someone came to announce the death? What should we do?"
"Song Chenghao came to report the death. I went to offer condolences."
Wu immediately objected, "Why don't I and my sister-in-law go together?"
Zhu hadn't figured out the twists and turns yet, but she knew that her fourth brother's wife had a good relationship with her daughter, so when she heard her say that, she nodded in agreement.
"I have to go."
Wu was anxious. "You are the head of the Hua family, but if you show up, I will be worried..."
Hua Zhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They really thought she was a fairy. Although her face was pretty, it was not to the point where she couldn't show her face. "The more I hide it, the more curious they will be. If they want to see her, then let them see her."
"Zhi'er..."
Hua Zhi took out Hua Jing's life card and said, "I'm the only one who can go."
No matter how anxious they were, no one spoke now. The Hua family members all understood the meaning of this life plate carved by the grandfather, father, uncle or aunt in the family. As long as this life plate is in the Hua family, they will always be members of the Hua family. The life plate was returned to Hua Jing. Those who reacted quickly understood that the eldest girl wanted to completely sever ties with Hua Jing, even if she was dead!
Mrs. Wu's throat tightened. The name plate of her youngest son was engraved by Berlin because he was the eldest male in the family. The name plate of the eldest son was engraved by her husband. She naturally knew the importance of this name plate to the Hua family.
Zhi'er is definitely not the kind of person who would never give in to others even if she is right. Now that she has gone to this extent, could it be that Hua Jing has done something that they don't know about
"Berlin."
Hua Bailin quickly stood up and responded.
"Tomorrow is Qingming Festival. Butler Xu has prepared everything that needs to be prepared. You will be in charge of the sacrificial matters."
"Yes, elder sister."
Hua Zhi nodded and stood up. "If there's nothing else, let's all go."
Hua Xian wanted to talk but stopped herself. Third Aunt shook her head at her, saying that now was not a good time to talk about things.
Hua Xian bit her lip and lowered her head.
Third Aunt sighed in her heart and looked at Hua Zhi's back. As soon as she saw the girl's demeanor, she knew that her trip today was not a simple one. It would be better to wait until she was done with this matter.
"Zhi'er." Wu chased after her.
Hua Zhi turned around and waited.
Wu pulled her away and asked in a low voice, "Did something happen? Did Hua Jing do something bad to the Hua family before she died?"
"Why does Fourth Aunt think so?"
"You don't look like you're going to pay your respects, you look like you're going to whip the corpse." Wu glared at her, "Hold your temper, don't leave a bad reputation for yourself."
"It's better to have a bad reputation than to be weak and vulnerable. Everyone thinks they can step on you." The Queen Mother's protection is limited, and it is estimated that it will expire soon. She really doesn't mind having a bad reputation to buy herself some time. Her network of relationships has not yet been established.
Wu couldn't argue with her, so she could only continue to ask what she wanted to know, "Tell me, did Hua Jing do something before she died?"
Hua Zhi looked at the three sisters Hua Ling, each holding a booklet and talking about something together. They no longer had the hysteria they had when they wanted to be teachers but failed, and they no longer thought they were superior to others because of their talents. Even the relationship between the sisters was much better than before. Girls like these were almost ruined by Hua Jing.
"Hua Jing was hanged outside the Song family's gate." Hua Zhi turned to look at Wu, who was staring at her. "In fact, she wanted to hang herself in the Hua family at first, but it didn't work out."
Wu covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming. She instantly understood why Zhier wanted to whip the corpse. She wanted to do the same!
"Notify the other three families to close their doors and not to go to the Wu family to offer condolences."
"I understand." Mrs. Wu didn't ask why Hua Jing didn't succeed in the end. It wasn't that she didn't want to know, but she couldn't ask.
***
Although Hua Jing died in an ignominious way, the Song family has been doing business in Beijing for many years, and Old Man Song is now a third-rank official, so there is a constant flow of people in front of the Song family's gate.
Among the many luxurious carriages, the overly simple one stood out particularly. Many people speculated that it belonged to one of the poor relatives of the Song family. The maids were quite pretty.
Shen Qi rode his horse to protect his grandmother's carriage. When he saw the carriage, he couldn't help but take a closer look. When his eyes swept over the faces of several maids, his heart tightened suddenly. These were the maids of the Hua family, and they all served the eldest daughter of the Hua family. He had seen them before!
"Chess?"
Old Madam Shen glanced at her grandson through the open window and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Qi calmed down and said, "Nothing, what did grandma just say?"
"Just send me here. I'm going to the inner courtyard to talk to Old Madam Song. You can go and do your thing. Don't worry about me."
Shen Qi had planned this before. He had no contacts with the young masters of the Song family, and he came here just to escort his grandmother. But now, how could he agree!
"We're already at the door, there's no point turning around and leaving. I'll go in with grandma to burn some incense."
Old Madam Shen was very satisfied. She thought about the fact that her brother from her natal family had come to see her not long ago. It was a good thing for her to have a closer relationship with her natal family. She also hoped that the relationship between her natal family and her husband's family would be closer, but...
Thinking of the child from the Hua family, Old Madam Shen sighed. It was such a pity. If nothing had happened to the Hua family, such a capable girl would have belonged to his Shen family.
The Hua family's carriage stopped over there. The servants of the Song family looked at the dishes under the carriage and saw that it was just an ordinary carriage, so they ignored it and went to lead the way for other carriages.
Yingchun opened the curtain and said, "Miss, we are here."
Hua Zhi, who had been silent all the way, stood up with the help of Nanny Su's hand, bent down and stepped out of the carriage. She stood on the carriage and took a look at the noisy scene. The bustling front of the Song family gradually became quiet.
What is skin as white as snow, what is eyes and eyebrows as picturesque, what is lips that are red without any makeup, what is eyebrows that are green without any makeup... The beauties described in those books are right in front of me. She is dressed in plain white, with white flowers on her hair, and she is so cold that she seems to be out of touch with the world.
There is certainly no shortage of beauties in the capital, and there are beauty rankings every year. But no matter how beautiful a beauty is, she will become ordinary after being seen many times. Now, a new face of such beauty has appeared, and once you look around and compare, she has surpassed all the beauties on the rankings.
The silence did not last long as the sound of trivial discussions gradually arose. The identity of the beauty was not difficult to guess. Nanny Su used to often follow Old Madam Hua around the capital. Many female relatives came today and many of them recognized her. She had to follow them and serve them. And she was a new face, so who else could it be but the eldest daughter of the Hua family who had never appeared in the capital!
Thinking of the rumors in the capital, some people pouted softly. If this woman is called Wuyannu, what should other women be called? !
PS: I rewrote it. Hua Zhi's appearance is not right. It's too fragmented and not powerful enough.