Waiting for the clan members from the two families to enter the courtyard one after another, Chu Nanzhi was about to turn around when he saw several familiar figures walking towards him.
"Niece-in-law, I and your uncles are late."
Lin Tingzhen, the head of the Lin family, took the lead in striding forward. When he arrived in front of Chu Nanzhi, he comforted her sadly: "I know that your uncle loved you Chu family sisters the most when he was alive. How can you bear with his sudden death?"
Please show your condolences and don’t be too sad.”
Chu Nanzhi looked around at Lin Tingzhen and the three elders of the Lin family. He bowed his body politely and said, "Uncles and uncles, please come in."
Lin Tingzhen glanced at the mourning hall, and his face suddenly darkened. He hurried inside with tears streaming down his face, and kept shouting: "Brother Wenyu, Brother Wenyu, my dear brother is late, I am here today."
The Lin clan members are here to see you off."
It wasn't the day of the funeral yet, but he was crying harder than the women who went in.
The three elders behind him looked at him and couldn't help but frown.
Chu Nanzhi remembered that this clan leader and Chu Wenyu had never met several times, and yet he cried so heartily, which was a shame.
Chu Nanzhi led the elders in with a calm expression, and waited for everyone to finish offering incense and exit from the mourning hall. Lin Tingzhen wiped a few tears from the corners of his eyes, looked around, and looked at Chu Nan meaningfully.
Zhi, asked slowly: "Niece-in-law, where is my nephew Jinxiao?"
Chu Nanzhi pointed to the crowded side room over there with a calm expression.
"Come in with me quickly."
Lin Tingzhen and three elders gathered around her and walked over.
Since the nephew is there, the two great scholars must also be there.
Lin Tingzhen has always been dissatisfied with Nie Lao and Chang Lao. He knows that these two people usually do not like to see the Lin clan. There are so many Lin clan children, but they only favor the most destitute one. They don't even look down on these old people.
.
Today, Princess Jinshu recognized her nephew in front of others, which was equivalent to recognizing the lineage of King Pingning. He had to show his face in front of these two old guys.
When they arrived at the side room, the crowd of onlookers saw that it was the head of the Lin family and the elders, and they all respectfully called: "Clan Chief Lin."
"cough."
Lin Tingzhen coughed grandly, looked at Nie Huaian and Chang Yanjue who were sitting in the room, and deliberately straightened his posture: "I'm afraid you will now be called Uncle Lin."
Hearing this, Lin Jinxiao and the two elders raised their heads and looked over.
Lin Tingzhen walked over in a swaggering manner, held hands with his two elders, sat down next to Lin Jinxiao, and asked kindly: "Nephew, today Princess Shu recognizes you as my royal brother, can you tell me when to welcome me?"
Is the Lin family from Luyan Port returning to Beijing?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Chang and Mr. Nie leaned on their crutches tightly, straightening their backs with solemn expressions, their eyes full of contempt.
Lin Jinxiao was a little unreasonable about this clan uncle's words, and slowly shook his head with a cold face.
Lin Tingzhen became a little anxious and asked eagerly: "Did Princess Shu promise you anything?"
Lin Jinxiao raised his eyes and glanced at Chu Nanzhi. Seeing that her expression was normal, he shook his head casually: "No."
"this"
Lin Tingzhen and the three elders looked at each other, looking a little disappointed.
After pondering for a moment, his face turned, regained his kindness, and said softly: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, Princess She has won the trust of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, and she represents the position of the court in every word and deed. Now she is welcoming
The emperor and several eldest princesses have returned to court, so it will be a matter of time for us, Prince Pingning, to enter the capital sooner or later."
Hearing this, Chang Yanjue and Nie Huaian frowned and lowered their heads in silence, too lazy to pay any more attention.
He is a really ignorant guy. It has been two hundred years since Prince Pingning was demoted, and these people are still dreaming about returning to the capital.
These useless guys don't even think about it properly. How can they be compared with their own students?
Pooh.
Nie Huaian glared at Lin Tingzhen angrily.
Lin Tingzhen didn't pay attention to the expressions of the two elders, and said to himself: "Today, I and your three uncles came here to bring justice to you and your niece-in-law's family. The Qi family was also shameless.
The Chu family's uncle forcibly married into his wife, causing him to end up like this, and now he is here to slander this family. Since you, nephew, have married a daughter of the Chu family, we, the Lin family, have to take care of the affairs of the Chu family. That mother and son have been ruined.
Your uncle from the Chu family has his name cleared, and I must seek justice for him."
Some of the people watching outside the door had just been dragged back from Qi's house by their family members. They were very close to Qi Mochen on weekdays. When they heard Lin Tingzhen's words, they said outside angrily:
"Head of the Lin family, what you said is not very pleasant. You had a funeral banquet at the Qi family yesterday, but I have never heard you say such a thing. I think you are very affectionate towards the husband of the Qi family.
La."
"Nothing, nothing."
Lin Tingzhen glared angrily at the talkative person outside the door, and looked at Chu Nanzhi with a look of fear on his face: "Niece-in-law, don't listen to people gossiping. I'm naturally targeting you and your wife.
My visit to Qi's house is just a stop-gap measure. After all, we are both in the county, so we will inevitably have to deal with each other."
Seeing his frightened look made Chu Nanzhi feel a little uncomfortable.
The Chu family has nothing to do with the Lin clan, and whoever he wants to curry favor with has nothing to do with him or even Liu Yun, Chu Wenbi and his wife.
Just as he was about to answer, Lin Tingzhen said hurriedly: "Niece-in-law, my uncle and your uncles heard something when they came over. It is said that the postal supervisor from the county also came to Qi's house for the funeral. That mother and son
The two of them are begging the Postal Supervisor to make a decision for them and come to take back your uncle's body."
"Oh, is it so?"
Chu Nanzhi was trying to investigate the reason why Chu Wenyu took poison and had no idea how to start. Didn't this come to his door? This was a good time to test whether the Qi family's mother and son were ulterior motives, and at the same time seek justice for the Chu family.
"It's absolutely true. When I heard that most of the condolences guests from the Qi family left today, the mother and son were very angry."
Lin Tingzhen said, and pointedly faced the Liu and Chu families who were watching outside the door, and then said: "These people in your village all took money from the Qi family, and they only helped out at their house for a day.
I was so busy that I just gave up my picks, and my face was disgraced, so I threatened to take back Brother Wen Yu’s body.”
After hearing this, the tribesmen all began to look at each other and discuss:
"We got all our money back."
"Yes. Besides, we were also deceived by the mother and son. They said that the second uncle was holding the uncle's body and refused to return it. That's why we were deceived."
Listening to the discussion, Nie Huaian slapped the table and said angrily: "I will never tolerate the mother and son of the Qi family messing around."
The crutch in the Chu family head's hand hit the ground loudly: "Even if I risk my life, I will never let them act recklessly in front of Wen Yuling."
Chang Yanjue remained silent, looking at his new disciple with a calm expression.
Looking at the room full of angry people, Chu Nanzhi first said patiently: "My clansmen and neighbors, please listen to me. My uncle will not return to the Qi family until his death. He just wants to bury the ancestors of the Chu family.
Tomb, as the eldest daughter of the Chu family, I must respect his last wish, and this is what the Qi family’s mistress agreed to that day."
At this point, her tone suddenly became stern:
"But now the mistress of the Qi family has gone back on her word in order to arrange my uncle's funeral. I will put the ugly words first today. Dear elders, brothers and sisters, if you sincerely come to arrange for my uncle's funeral, I will be grateful, even if it is not possible.
I, Chu Nanzhi, will not blame me for going through this muddy water, but if someone dares to help the tyrants, help the Qi family to cause trouble, and slander the name of the Chu family, then don't blame me for turning against them."
"No, no, Nan Zhi, don't worry, we are sincerely here to arrange the funeral for my brother-in-law."
Liu Yun's cousin Liu Piaopiao was the first to answer, and the others quickly followed suit.