The next three days were Qingrao's funeral, which was organized by the second aunt. Although it was not a big deal, the Qing family was no better than others. Nowadays, the family has a big business, and even if it is simple, it will not be easy. It needs to be taken care of.
There were still a lot of things to do, not to mention the fact that the third and fourth aunts had to deal with the deliberate troubles and difficulties. Fortunately, the second aunt was able to handle them all. The whole funeral was quite successful from beginning to end, and nothing major happened during the period.
error.
Mr. Qing was very satisfied when he saw it. After the funeral, he did not say anything about taking back the second aunt's right to run the house. He also asked the housekeeper to give the keys to the accounting room and warehouse in the backyard of the Qing family to the second aunt for safekeeping, and in front of all the servants.
He announced in front of his wife that from now on, he could directly ask the second aunt for instructions on matters big and small in the house, without having to ask him again. In this way, in front of everyone, the power of the head of the family was truly handed over to the second aunt.
superior.
The third and fourth aunts did not dare to say anything on the surface, but secretly they were very angry.
Since the eldest lady was driven to the family temple, the two of them tried every means to please Mr. Qing, and they spent a lot of effort behind their backs. As a result, they fought over each other, and in the end they got the advantage of others.
Although the second aunt took care of Qingrao's funeral, as the legitimate daughter of the Qing family, Qingwan still had to go back to the Qing family every day to pay her respects. She went there every morning and could not come back until evening.
On the day of Qingrao's burial, Qingwan came back relatively early. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Wen Yi sitting inside. Naturally, Qingwan would not forget that the fifth prince's wedding was tomorrow. It was not difficult to guess that Wen Yi would appear.
The reason for being here.
Sure enough, Wen Yi said as soon as she saw her: "The princess is back? You must be tired from running back and forth for the second lady's funeral these days?"
Qing Wan knew the purpose of the other party's visit and had no intention of entangled with him, so she responded politely: "I'm a little tired, so if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."
Wen Yi was choked by the other party, her expression was a little stiff, but she quickly put on a smile again and said: "I heard that the second lady seemed to have committed suicide? Alas, it is such a pity to have such a good time."
"What do the concubines want to say?" Qing Wan looked at the other party with an indifferent expression. She didn't think that the other party came to her yard specially, but just wanted to express her feelings about Qing Rao's death.
Wen Yi was not annoyed this time, but spoke unhurriedly: "I heard from people outside that the second young lady had been close to the seventh prince in private, and some people even saw the second young lady in Lingcui Pavilion several times.
The young lady and the fifth prince are together. Now, the fifth prince is about to get married, but the second young lady suddenly commits suicide. Could it be that the rumors are true and the second young lady and the fifth prince really had a relationship?"
Qing Wan said with a cold face: "If the concubine wants to use this to instigate the relationship between me and the fifth prince, then I can tell you that the relationship between me and my sister is not good, even if my sister is really
It was because of the fifth prince that he committed suicide, and it has nothing to do with me. I will not bear grudge against the fifth prince because of this, nor will I stand on the same line with others to deal with him. I will watch the gift tomorrow.
I don’t need to bother the concubine too much. I’m tired, please come and take the concubine back! Also, from now on, when the concubine and the prince are away, you are not allowed to let anyone into the concubine’s yard casually.”
"Yes." Someone behind him stepped forward, blessed himself in front of Wen Yi and said, "Concubine, I will take you back to the courtyard!"