It was only in the evening that the family property was divided, and it was only at night when Old Marquis Cheng went.
After the servant came out to announce the funeral, the courtyard suddenly burst into tears. Both the wife and the servant girl bowed their heads and wept at the moment. Old Madam Cheng swayed and almost fell backwards. The female family members were startled and quickly shouted: "Old Madam!"
Mrs. Cheng was immediately supported by the maid, and Cheng Yujin also walked over and held Mrs. Cheng's arm: "Grandma, how are you?"
Mrs. Cheng calmed down and walked in with a cane: "I've been married for most of my life, and I'm leaving today. I'll send him off for the last ride."
Cheng Yujin helped Mrs. Cheng to go inside. The inner room was full of people kneeling all over the room. When Mrs. Cheng came in, everyone avoided: "Mrs."
Cheng Yuanxian and Cheng Yuanhan also stood up: "Mother."
Mrs. Cheng walked straight inside, and everyone by the bed stood up to make way for Mrs. Cheng. Mrs. Cheng sat sideways on the edge of the bed, and saw that Mr. Cheng quietly closed his eyes in the tent, and let out a long sigh.
"You didn't want to see me when you were alive, but you didn't expect to see the last side even when you died."
Mrs. Cheng looked up and saw Cheng Yuanjing standing not far away, calm and indifferent, with a posture like bamboo.
Just standing there, it is already very different from others, it is really Xie Tinglanyu, elegant and profound. When Lord Cheng died, he could always see the child in his eyes, so he must be at ease.
At this time, the inside and outside of the house were full of people, and the Princess Qingfu, Mrs Ruan and others also stood at the door of the outer hall holding their handkerchiefs, watching Old Madam Cheng silently. Mrs. Cheng quickly came back to her senses, she moved, and Cheng Yujin immediately stepped forward to support Mrs. Cheng's arm.
Mrs. Cheng said, "Miss, kindness, kindness, kindness, and grace, come up and kowtow to your grandfather."
Cheng Laohou passed away, and this was the last time they kowtowed to their grandfather. Cheng Yujin folded her skirt and knelt down, silently giving a full set of gifts.
After kowtowing, Cheng Yujin immediately rushed back to the yard to change clothes. She wore plain clothes when she went out, but now that Mr. Cheng has passed away, she has to change into filial clothes.
Funerals are very stressful, and they are not as auspicious as happy events, so the entire Yichun Hou Mansion looks messy. The maid and the master are very busy, but everything is not arranged properly, and they don't know where they are busy. When Cheng Yujin arrived, the courtyard behind the mourning hall where the family members rested was empty, and not even a maid could be seen. Cheng Yujin walked along the chasing hall, and when she passed through the wing, she heard faint voices coming from inside.
"... The Hof people said that they wanted to get married early. Now it's time for her father-in-law's filial piety. What can Mo'er do?"
"Keep filial piety for the elders, if the Huo family is picky about these things, then the marriage will not be successful!"
Another woman's voice grew louder: "Second Master, calm down, you are so loud all of a sudden, be careful attracting people! Of course I know I need to be filial, and I am also very sad when my father is gone, and I can't wait to give my life to my father. Mo’er’s filial piety is the same, you have watched Mo’er grow up since you were a child, what kind of child Mo’er is, don’t you know?”
Cheng Yujin paused in her footsteps, and she immediately recognized that it was Ruan's voice. The other man who spoke just now must be Cheng Yuanhan.
The Ruan family in the room continued: "It's just that the situation is different now. The Marquis Jingyong is twenty-one years old, and an ordinary man at his age would have already embraced his son. The law said that we were close, and then went to the battlefield again, and the marriage was delayed year after year. Now that I finally made time, the marriage could not be delayed. Originally, we and the Huo family said that we would get married within half a year, but we just hit the period of filial piety. How can Lord Huo Hou wait another year? Mo'er's mother-in-law is already difficult to deal with, and now she has a ready-made reason, what should she do if she wants to take a concubine for Lord Huo Hou? "
Cheng Yuanhan's voice sounded very puzzled: "How dare the Huo family? The wife takes a concubine before entering the door. Are they not afraid of bad reputation?"
"Why don't they dare!" Ruan's voice sounded eager and said, "People with strict rules pay attention to not accepting concubines before the wife enters the door. First, it is for the honor of the wife, and second, it is afraid of giving birth to the eldest son, which will be broken. The concubines and concubines are inferior. But after all, Marquis Jingyong is old, and after all, it is the heirs that are important. If Marquis Jingyong can't enter the door, and Marquis Jingyong accepts a concubine for the children, others will not say anything, and maybe they will praise Marquis Jingyong. Respect the wife, and let the wife feel at ease to be filial to your grandfather."
Cheng Yuanhan's voice was silent, and Ruan Shi took advantage of the situation and said: "A year, and there is no Bizi soup to fill, it is impossible to guarantee that there will not be a concubine blood. ?"
Cheng Yuanhan didn't speak any more, Ruan shi lowered his voice, Xu Xu said something, and the voice gradually became indistinguishable. Cheng Yujin pretended to hear everything, took two steps back lightly, and walked in deliberately with a louder voice. The couple in the wing thought that someone was coming, and immediately stopped talking.
After Cheng Yujin walked into the main hall, Mrs Ruan soon came out of the wing and leaned over to see who was coming. When she entered the door and saw Cheng Yujin, her expression froze: "Miss, why are you here?"
"I'm here to keep my grandfather vigil."
"You are my daughter's family. Didn't the old lady say that she loves you so that you and Mo'er don't have to come and stay up late?"
"My grandmother loves me dearly. As a junior, I have to show my filial piety. Besides, the third brother is guarding the mourning hall when he is so young. I am fourteen years old.
Mrs. Ruan was speechless. At this moment, Qingfu and Mrs. Cheng were arranging the mourning hall in the front hall, and the servants were in a mess. Seeing that there was no one in the backyard, Mrs. Ruan quickly brought Cheng Yuanhan to discuss countermeasures. Unexpectedly, someone suddenly came, but it was Cheng Yujin. Ruan Shi couldn't help but have some doubts, but she thought that she stopped talking when she heard the footsteps just now, and the content of the conversation should not have been heard. Ruan Shi paid attention to Cheng Yujin's face again, and found that Cheng Yujin was unaware, and her maid was busy preparing for the spirit watch. Ruan Shi was completely relieved, stood for a while and went out.
After Ruan Shi turned around, Cheng Yujin glanced at her back and silently retracted her gaze.
Handling a funeral is a very labor-intensive thing. After the whole night, everyone in the Cheng family looked tired. In theory, children and grandchildren should guard their elders for seven days. However, when it was dawn, many people made excuses and went to the next room to rest.
Cheng Yujin hadn't slept all night. At this moment, her face was white and her eyes were red. With her filial attire, she showed a kind of coldness in her cleanliness. Du Ruo felt sorry for Cheng Yujin. Others were lazy, but Cheng Yujin actually knelt down for a long time. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one in the mourning hall, Du Ruo quietly said to Cheng Yujin, "Girl, do you want to go with a break?"
Cheng Yujin thought that when it was dawn, people should come one after another to offer condolences. Her tired face could show filial piety, but too much would affect her beauty. The eldest girl from the Cheng family, who had been perfect for more than ten years, couldn't accept that she was ugly, so she hurried to the tea room to recover her anger while no one was there.
Du Ruo brought a cup of hot ginger tea and put a cup of ginger tea into his stomach, Cheng Yujin felt his body warm again. Forsythia brought the cakes from the courtyard, and at the moment he was carrying the dishes out, while he was still talking about Cheng Yujin: "Miss, why are your hands so cold? Although it's summer, the ground is still cloudy and damp at night, so the girl knelt on her knees like this. On the ground, how can this be bearable! If the slave will bring you knee pads, it will be better for you to kneel."
The heat was thick, and Cheng Yujin's brows and eyes were hidden behind the mist, so he couldn't see clearly. Du Ruo felt that Cheng Yujin seemed to have something on her mind, and asked in a low voice, "Miss, are you still thinking about the second wife?"
Forsythia didn't understand, what did the second wife say? It's a pity that no one has the time to explain to Forsythia at this moment, Cheng Yujin put down the tea cup and sighed: "Huo Changyuan is really not small, it's normal for them to think this way."
This is also what Du Ruo didn't understand. Du Ruo asked: "Girl, keep filial piety to your grandfather, and you can accumulate filial piety, but the second wife looks very anxious today. Girl, what do you think the second wife is doing?"
"What else can I do?" Cheng Yujin covered her lips and yawned lightly, and said, "It's not that I'm afraid of long nights and dreams, and I want Cheng Yumo to marry someone while they are hot and filial."
"Ah!" Du Ruo was very surprised. Forsythia heard this and probably guessed what happened. The old marquis suddenly went away last night. Cheng Yumo was about to keep filial piety for his grandfather and was not allowed to get married within a year. Nguyen Shi was afraid that the delay would be too long, and the Jingyong Hou Mansion couldn't wait, so he took a concubine and came back. Therefore, I wanted to take advantage of the hot filial piety and let Cheng Yumo marry in advance.
Parents stick to three years, grandparents stick to one year. But the marriageable age is so long. If you keep your filial piety every time, and the children and grandchildren of the appropriate age are dragged up, it will be difficult to say kisses, especially women. Therefore, there is also a folk saying that if there are unmarried children and grandchildren in the family, after the death of the elders, they will not feel at ease, and the living souls will stay in the world for the day. At this time, the children and grandchildren hurriedly take advantage of the hot filial piety to marry and let the elders enter the reincarnation with peace of mind, which is also a kind of filial piety.
Either get married within three months, or wait a year, what Ruan wanted to do was to let Cheng Yumo marry in Rexiao.
Forsythia didn't understand why Cheng Yujin looked solemn. She put the cake plate away and said, "Girl, anyway, the Huo family has nothing to do with you. What are you worried about about the second room? Although there is a saying that Rexiao got married, but After all, it is not elegant. As long as people who pay attention, they will not let their daughters get married in a hurry. When others talk about it in the future, they will also point out that the second girl is in a hurry to get married, and she does not even keep filial piety to her grandfather. Bitter, what do girls care about them?"
Cheng Yujin shook her head: "If Cheng Yumo was my sister, I wouldn't care when she got married, and I would ignore her if I wanted to get married during the period of filial piety."
"Girl, you mean..."
Cheng Yujin sighed deeply: "The elders are orderly, if the second wife persuaded the old lady to let Cheng Yumo marry first, what should I do? My sister is married before my sister is married. Isn't this bright? Tell others, have I been abandoned by my family?"
Du Ruo and Forsythia finally understood the benefits of this matter. They looked at each other and saw anxiety in each other's eyes: "Girl, what should I do?"
Cheng Yujin was silent, she thought about it all night, and found that there was no solution to both. She couldn't sacrifice her reputation, and she couldn't let Nguyen get rid of her thoughts. For the current plan, she could only get her future husband as soon as possible. As long as she finds her next home before the situation expands, and she is verbally engaged, it doesn't matter what gossip others will say this year.
Without further ado, she had to close the net as soon as possible. Cheng Yujin's eyes gradually became firm, Lin Qingyuan, she was bound to win.
Cheng Yujin went to the mourning hall to guard after a little trimming. The condolence occasions for female relatives and men are separate. The news of the mourning is sent out at dawn. Now every household must have received the news. Starting today, female relatives will come to the door to offer condolences one after another.
Unlike the red event, the white event was attended by a family member who could give orders. How could Cheng Yujin let go of such a good time to show his face. Although she already regarded Lin Qingyuan as her fiancé in her heart, if there was a better option, would she have no reason to refuse.
With such a plan in mind, Cheng Yujin knelt upright in the mourning hall. Her face is as white as a piece of paper, her body is full of filial piety, her expression is sad and calm, and she is pale and beautiful. People who come and go will all look at her.
After the sun climbed high, there were obviously more people who came to offer condolences. Cheng Yujin was always beside Mrs. Cheng. Mrs. Cheng was in poor health, so Cheng Yujin took on the task of ushering and sending her as she should. The wives who came to comfort Mrs. Cheng met, and inevitably asked Cheng Yujin a few more questions.
Cheng Yujin was very satisfied with the result. Instead of Mrs. Cheng, she sent a wave of Mrs. out. When she came back, she bumped into a group of people she knew very well.
Huo Xue was sitting with Ruan and the others. When she heard the voice, she turned back subconsciously, not prepared to see a girl in white clothes clasping her hands and standing quietly at the door under the sun.
The sunshine in June was just right, and the golden light shone slightly on the person. She stood quietly in the sunshine, and her beauty almost made people think it was an illusion.
The girl should be pretty and filial, except for the cumbersome jewelry and noisy colors, under the pure white, her black hair and red lips, her cheeks like snow, and her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque.
Huo Xue was a little dazed at first sight. At this time, the wife next to her saw it and asked curiously, "This is the daughter-in-law of the Hof people? Good looks and good temperament, the Hof people are really lucky."
When Ruan Shi heard this, the smile on his face stiffened. She heard that Huo Xue's was coming, and she ran over to entertain Huo Xue and several other wives, but she didn't expect to hear such words.
Ruan Shi couldn't even keep smiling, and Huo Xue's face couldn't be said to be pretty. The two of them hadn't figured out how to round up the field, and Cheng Yujin had already walked in from outside. She was generous, and Shi Shiran saluted the ladies with a calmer expression than Huo Xue's and Ruan's.
Several ladies opened their eyes slightly, Cheng Yujin nodded and smiled in the eyes of everyone: "I am the eldest girl of the Cheng family, Cheng Yujin, who has broken off from the Huo family, not the fiancee of the Marquis Jingyong."