Father Guan and Father Guan resigned from their official positions and immediately left the palace to move. Their current residence was given by the emperor. It was originally the home of a certain prince from the previous dynasty. The regulations were very high, and it was natural that civilians could not live there. Mr. Zhong didn't have a single complaint, and immediately ordered the servants to pack the luggage. He also said that the Ruan family was very noisy today. On the way back to the old house, they could drop by to see their daughter, comfort her, and then give Ruan's family a stick of incense.
There was nothing wrong with everyone, and they got busy quickly.
As soon as the father and son took off their official hats and walked out of the forbidden palace, the Ruan family got the letter and knew that the matter was over. Even if she is a first-class official, without her mother's family to rely on, and her husband is a commoner, is she still not allowed to be trampled on
The more violent the riot, the more notorious the Guan family will become, and it is impossible to think of it again in the future. Who told them to be ignorant and stand in the way of others
With tens of thousands of taels of silver notes in his arms, Ruan's father and Ruan's mother wore mourning clothes and wiped away tears. They blocked the door of General Zhengbei's mansion with a family of young and old, and insisted on asking the Zhao family to give them an explanation.
"My good daughter was handed over to your general, but she ended up like this after a few years. Not only did she die inexplicably, but her body was also cut open by a knife. If the soul of the little girl can't enter the underworld and can't be reborn, Wouldn't it be a lonely ghost wandering outside, unable to cultivate in the afterlife? Back then, my father-in-law got into a lawsuit and was arrested and imprisoned, but it was my master who supported him to get him out. When you were engaged, you kept saying that you would treat her well. Is it such a way to repay this kindness? Call your old lady out, and I will confront her face to face!"
Seeing that there were more and more people watching the lively crowd, they had already surrounded the east and west houses, the third floor and the third floor. What a nonsense? The second young master was survived by the second lady, so how can there be any misunderstandings? Let’s go in and explain, and don’t let outsiders see the joke.”
"Is it a misunderstanding? You take out the body and let me see her belly to know. I heard it for real. Your eldest lady is very powerful. She cut open her belly and sewed it up with needles and thread. What do you think of my daughter? Is it a sackcloth bag? If you are so disrespectful to the dead, you will go to hell in the future!" Mother Ruan spat fiercely on the ground, her expression extremely ferocious.
Someone with good deeds got excited and shouted, "This sister-in-law is right. Did you misunderstand and bring the body out so that we can take a look. What's the point of talking nonsense?"
"Bring it out, bring it out, bring it out quickly!" There was a chorus of people shouting, one or two with green eyes, waiting to see the corpse.
The curious mind is most afraid of mutual infection. Once the public sentiment is vented, it will be like a flood, and it will be out of control. However, in a short while, the timid person who was like a mouse also shouted, wishing to directly jump over the wall and break into the mourning hall.
At this moment, the door opened in response, and Guan Suyi led the Zhao family's elders and children out slowly, and said lightly, "Mrs Ruan, I have come to confront you. You said that I desecrated the body and disturbed the souls of the dead, but you Isn't it blasphemy to have to examine her body in public without being noisy? She is still your own flesh and blood, and you won't leave her the last shred of dignity?"
Then he looked at the crowd, his voice was high, "Dead souls will stay in this world for seven days, and ghosts and gods are also waiting three feet above my head. Everyone looks up at the sky, and then lowers their heads to touch their conscience, making such a noise at other people's funerals. , even intending to trespass into the mourning hall, open the coffin, and carry out the body, who is killing the conscience? And who is offending the gods?"
The crowd, who were still emotional, suddenly felt their scalps numb and their backs shivered. They closed their mouths and lowered their heads. However, with the effort of one sentence, the scene was so quiet that a needle was dropped.
Seeing that she was able to hold the scene so well, Father Ruan couldn't help worrying, and said angrily, "You cut up my daughter, do you have any reason?"
"Yes, I'm right. How are you doing? The funeral of my younger brother and sister is still going on. I don't have time to waste time with you. You can directly explain your intention."
"I want you to kneel in front of my daughter's spirit and kowtow to her seventy-seven forty-nine heads, and then perform the seven-seven-forty-ninth day sea and land ritual for her, write a condolence letter to admit your guilt, and then burn her to sacrifice to the sky to save her. Reincarnation. Although my Ruan family is neither an official family nor a wealthy family, but we will not covet your compensation, just ask for a restful sleep for my daughter, can you do it?" Father Ruan said "righteously and dignifiedly" .
Somebody in the crowd shouted ok, as if they were very impressed, and the little maid of the Zhao family glared and shrank back.
Guan Suyi nodded calmly, "Since you are so profound and righteous, I will give you an accurate statement. I did cut open my younger brother and sister's stomach, so I should kowtow to her, I should forgive her, and I should apologize to her. You I accept all the conditions proposed by the family.”
Is this admitted? Accepted? Didn't it say that the Guan family was difficult to deal with? Why not quarrel a few words, then tear it apart and make things worse? Ruan's father and Ruan's mother were feeling uneasy, and saw her turn around again, carrying the little baby in the old lady's arms, her face in the direction of everyone, and slowly said, "You have arrived in Yanjing for three days, and you are making trouble at the door again. After half a day, I have spent three or four days without coming to worship before the spirit, and I have never mentioned this grandson. It seems that I don’t want to recognize him. When my younger brother and sister were dying, they desperately asked me to save this child. , so even if I knew that nothing could be done, I knew that the gods and ghosts should not be offended, I still cut him out. You let me kowtow, yes; let me do things over, yes; let me admit that I did something wrong, but I can't. Save this child , is the best thing I have done in my life, and I have no regrets."
The child's immature face was seen by everyone, and the hostility was slowly dispelled, causing them to regain their senses one after another. They were vaguely wondering if they were going too far, and then heard Mrs. Guan say word by word, "Since you think I don't. It’s okay to cut him out, but not to rescue him. After your younger siblings are buried, you should go back, never go to the door again, and don’t recognize him, just treat him as… in the womb of your mother.”
In any case, she couldn't say the word "death", she swallowed it, and gently stroked the baby's fetal hair, "Anyway, in your hearts, he should not exist, but since he has survived, I also You can't put him back, you can only take good care of him. You are making a mess today, and you keep saying that I shouldn't save him. How will he feel sad when he grows up? I don't need you to threaten me. I have already discussed with Master Xuanguang that tomorrow I will transfer the coffin to Jueyin Temple to hold a ritual ceremony. I didn't come to worship for the first three days. I hope that you will send your siblings away peacefully in the next days. A love affair."
Ruan's father and Ruan's mother were very anxious when they heard this. They patronize and make noise, how can they think of the situation of their grandson? To say that the Guan family made a mistake, doesn't it mean to deny the existence of the grandson? In the coming year, he will grow up and be sensible, and Guan Shi will talk about today's situation. He may not know how he resents the Ruan family! Seeing that the big house of Zhao's house has collapsed, the second house is in full swing, and they can live a good life in their hometown, all relying on the illustrious name of their son-in-law. Now that the daughter is dead, and the grandson has severed ties with them, when Zhao Jinyu marries a new wife, who will remember who the Ruan family is? Relatives on which tablet
The nobleman's affairs were done, but he missed the important affairs of his family. He really picked up sesame seeds and lost the watermelon. If the second-in-law did not recognize them, they would not be able to keep their wealth, and even worse, they would fall quickly!
Father Ruan was sweating profusely and his hands and feet were cold. He was just about to think of a rhetoric to ease the relationship between the two families, when he heard Zhao Luli say indifferently, "Mrs. cut open the abdomen to take the child for nothing else, just to save the blood of the second room and the first line of blood. It is said that the general has a hundred battles. After ten years of death, a strong man has returned. My younger brother is loyal and brave. Every time he asks for battle, he will charge forward, not afraid of life and death. To say something that my Zhao family knows well, it is still unknown whether he will come back alive in this life. The first line of blood, the second room has retained its roots. My Zhao family not only did not realize that the wife was wrong, but also bowed three times and nine times to thank her for this kindness. When my little nephew grows up and becomes sensible, he will also To do this great gift, don't dare or forget!" Yan Luo pulled off his robe and knelt down heavily.
The old lady also said with tears in her eyes, "Since Ruan married into my family, she has never made any omissions. She can be filial to her elders, and she can be kind to the younger generation. She is also considerate to her husband, virtuous and virtuous. Seeing that she suffered such disasters, My heart aches too, but she desperately wants us to save the child with her last breath. How can we turn a deaf ear and make her die? I told Suyi to cut her belly open. that is!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Chunxi cried, "Grandmother, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with mother? My granddaughter dreamed of her second aunt last night, and she asked me to thank her mother for her, saying that she will be a cow in the next life. Ma also wants to repay her kindness for rescuing her second brother. Mother, my daughter will kowtow on her behalf." Immediately afterwards, he knelt down with his father and kowtowed sincerely.
Zhao Wangshu hurriedly knelt down too, with big tears in the corners of his eyes.
Passersby thought of General Zhengbei, who was still defending against foreign aggression at the border, and looked at the Zhao family who were kneeling on the ground. Only then did they realize that Mrs. Guan's move not only desecrated the body, but also saved the roots of the second house and continued the family blood. As a mistress, what was wrong with her
One of the mothers in the crowd finally burst into tears, shouting loudly, "Get out of the way, you men who are right and wrong! If anyone saves my child, don't talk about the next life, and ask me to treat her as a cow and a horse forever. I'm willing too! Madam Guan is very kind and righteous, and she is really a role model for my female generation! What are you arguing about, go home and take the children, do you still expect this group of things that neither know how to give birth nor know how to raise?"
"How can I count on them? The women who suffer the most in the world are women. Walk around and go home to nurse the child." The woman who became a mother bowed to Mrs. Guan from afar, and wiped her tears away. It was difficult for those who had never been mothers to understand their feelings, but they gradually understood and followed. Only some idle men were still standing at the door to watch the fun.
At this time, Mr. Guan and Father Guan, who had been watching for a long time by the roadside, slowly walked up the steps and bowed their heads in all directions.
"I want everyone to know that my father and son were impeached for offending ghosts and gods, and now they have resigned from official positions and told their old age to return home. The world knows that my granddaughter has done something wrong, but my answer is the same as hers. What's wrong? I'd be more than happy to exchange a black gauze hat for this little guy's life!"
Guan's father also said slowly, "God has the virtue of good life, and human life is even greater than the sky, and mortals such as me dare not stand up."
Guan Suyi looked at the family around her, and at the child who slept soundly with a small mouth in her arms. Tears slowly burst into her eyes. She was about to return to the house to close the door when she heard a sharp voice coming from outside the crowd. 's voice, "The emperor is here!"
It was Emperor Sheng Yuan who came after him in person to invite the emperor to return to the court.