The housekeeper looked at Yin Le aggrievedly and said, "I'm not saying this just to get money, but this is the old man's order and I dare not ignore it."
Yin Le glanced at Zhang Baojuan and Sun Shaoying and asked, "How many years has Uncle Du been working here?"
Zhang Baojuan was stunned for a moment, then raised her eyes and glanced at the housekeeper, "Probably, it's been more than ten years, right?"
"Forty-seven years and five months!" the butler interrupted, "I have been with the old man since I was a child. I was promoted from a washboy to a butler because of the old man's favor. I won't lie.
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"Forty-seven years are the most glorious years in a person's life, but he dedicated them all to the Liu family. Well, let me not say that he has worked hard and achieved great results. Let me ask you, has he ever harmed everyone's family over the years?
Benefits? Have you ever told a lie?" Yin Le sat on a chair and asked with a somewhat serious expression.
Zhang Baojuan was speechless, but Sun Shaoying muttered: "Speaking of which, he was already in the house when I got married. I didn't think he had been doing it for so long."
Yin Le looked at the housekeeper and asked: "Butler, you must be over sixty this year, right?"
The butler replied: "Sixty to three!"
Yin Le snorted and said: "After working hard for the Liu family all your life, it's time for you to rest. After the funeral of the old man is completed, you can see who is worthy of a big job in the house and recommend it to the second mistress, and you can teach me from the side."
, wait until he gets started, then retreat!"
The housekeeper was stunned and said aggrievedly: "Fifth Grandma, don't you believe me too?"
Zhang Baojuan said coldly: "Believe you? There is no one who is not greedy. You have been a housekeeper for so long and you don't even know how much money you have made. I'd rather not let you spit it out."
The butler knelt down with a pop, tears streaming down his face due to grievance, and excitedly raised his hands and swore: "If I, Du Chen, have been greedy for even a penny from the Liu family, please help me die without a burial place."
Yin Le glanced at Zhang Baojuan, stretched out his hand to help the housekeeper, and said kindly: "There is no need to say this, others don't believe you, but I believe you, and all the gentlemen have no intention of disbelieving you. I want you to step back.
, I’m not letting you go, it’s just that you have been taking care of the old man for most of your life, serving the old man to the end, and have worked hard, and I want you to enjoy your old age. I know that you have no children, and you will have nowhere to go even if you retire. From now on, you will be in the old man’s house.
Stay here and look after this big family for his old man. The old man believed in you the most when he was alive. With your help and care, he should feel relieved."
The housekeeper stood up loftily, in disbelief, and said after a while: "That's not possible, I'm just a servant of the Liu family, how can I live in the old man's house? I can just have a room to stay in, and the Liu family won't kick me out.
, I will never leave for the rest of my life.”
Yin Le supported the housekeeper and said: "Uncle Du, the old man told me about you many times before he was alive. He was afraid that you would leave the Liu family after he left. He also knew that you had spent your whole life for the Liu family and had nothing to do with it.
I have nowhere to go and don’t have much savings. So I personally arranged your affairs early. There are three rooms in the house where the old man lives. You will live in the east room of the house where he lived before. The furniture inside is all
The old man ordered someone to prepare it specially for you before he died. Even the bed and bedding were made new. Don’t go against his kindness."
The housekeeper was moved to tears. He had long known that the old man had ordered those beds and quilts to be prepared, but he did not expect that the old man had prepared them for him.
When everyone saw what Yin Le said, they no longer objected. Liu Qin said: "Yes, Uncle Du, you have worked in our Liu family for so many years. It's time you want to enjoy peace and happiness. Just live here with peace of mind!"
Yin Le ordered people to prepare new year's money and distribute it in the name of the old man. Whether it was the servant or the master, it was one hundred taels of silver. The servants all expressed their gratitude to the old man for his kindness and cried to death after the old man was buried.
After the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the Liu family began to announce the funeral. The funeral notice was a pink note, issued in honor of the old servant in the family.
"My master, Liu Qinglin, whose name is Boxing, died on December 29th in the third year of the reign of Emperor Chaozong, and was buried on the eleventh day of the first spring of the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Chaozong. I would like to hear this, and my family member Du Chen will kowtow."
After the post was posted, there was an endless stream of people coming to pay homage to the funeral.
Although it is the beginning of the year, who knows the status of the Liu family in the capital? Now that they are related to the regent, even if they feel unlucky, they will definitely come to pay their respects.
At the gate of the Liu family, a flag pole was erected. Outside the gate, three fir poles were painted with white powder. Men were placed on the left and women were placed on the right. A paper "Boy Riding a Crane" was mounted on the top of the pole. As the north wind whistled,
And passing by, the crane was also in the posture of flying into the sky.
Mu Rentong also served as the accountant of the funeral. He withdrew a sum of money specifically for various expenses of the funeral.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the regent accompanied the dowager to offer incense.
Chu Ye didn't say anything. On such an occasion, he couldn't be too close to Yin Le. He only comforted her for a few words and then sent the sad concubine back home.
The magistrate of Yuzhou brought the Wen family and other celebrities from Yuzhou to offer incense. When they saw the Wen family, Liu Bingdi and others were also very sad. After all, they were from the uncle's family. Many of their nephews looked like their uncles, and many of their nephews were like their uncles.
, meeting my old uncle is like meeting my mother.
Outside the Liu Mansion, there was a woman wearing tattered clothes wandering around. Her face was dirty, her hair was messy, and her true appearance was unclear.
Xiaobao, who was seeing her off, saw her many times, so he stepped forward and asked: "Auntie, do you know our old man? How about you go in and add incense?"
The old man expressed his compassion and saved many people in trouble. He guessed that this aunt must have been favored by the old man, so when he learned about the old man's death, he wanted to come to pay homage, but he saw that all the people who came in were wealthy people.
I was embarrassed to go in.
Unexpectedly, when the woman saw Xiaobao approaching and talking to her, she ran away like a frightened bird.
Xiaobao looked at the back thoughtfully, he looked very familiar, suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he shouted out loud: "It's the old aunt!"
Someone inside hurriedly rushed out to give chase, but Liu Yanxiang escaped without a trace and could not be pursued.
Xiaobao hurriedly went in to report back to Yin Le. Yin Le said with a stern face: "If she comes again in the future, just drive her away." She promised the old man to let her go, but she still couldn't guarantee what she would do if Liu Yanxiang appeared in front of her.
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Therefore, it is best for her not to show up, otherwise, she will break her promise to the old man in anger.
Xiaobao was indignant, "She killed the old lady, is it so easy to drive her away?"
"Listen to Wu ***!" Mo Yan said from the side.
Xiaobao could only say: "I know!"
The day before the funeral, Chu Kun actually brought Wang Zhenxi to pay homage and offer incense.
Naturally, it was a private visit incognito, otherwise the battle would have been huge.
It's just that the emperor came to offer incense to the old man. How much of an imperial favor is this? Everyone in the Liu family, except Yin Le, was grateful.
Chu Kun specified that he wanted Yin Le to send him out. Yin Le thought of what he had said to her in the Happy Building and was a little reluctant. But she also knew that now in full public view, if she did not obey the emperor's instructions and could not come down, he would be afraid.
It will scare the Liu family to death.
Yin Le sent Chu Kun out. Chu Kun didn't say anything along the way. But when he came out of the door, he said to Yin Le: "Now that the head of the Liu family is gone, what worries do you have?"