Ding Yi was shocked when he saw Ding Youwei suddenly fainted. Yu Yan sat on the ground, half-hugging Ding Youwei, and called out repeatedly: "Madam - Madam -"
Ding Yida said: "Quickly pinch the person."
Yu Yan was in a hurry and was about to pinch her when Ding Youwei came over in one breath, woke up, knelt down and sat up, clasping his hands in front of his chest, and said to Ding Yi: "If uncle insists on taking me back today, Youwei will die -" I broke down in tears as I spoke. Although I don’t know the exact situation of Agu, I feel very bad in my heart.
Ding Youwei looks gentle and elegant, but has a stubborn and stubborn temperament, and it can be said that the things he has set his sights on are irreversible even with all his strength. Ding Yi has seen this before, so he gave in and said: "If you want to visit Mother Chen, I won't stop you. Again, I must return to Ding's villa before sunset tomorrow."
Ding Youwei said decisively: "No, I want to serve Auntie until Auntie recovers from her illness."
Ding Yi ran forty miles in the freezing cold to catch up here. He was also very annoyed. Holding back his anger, he asked: "What if Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, doesn't get up and dies?"
Tears welled up in Ding Youwei's eyes, and she knelt upright and said, "Then Youwei will pay homage to Auntie--" She couldn't say any more and was choked with sobs.
Ding Yi was very angry. He was the one who forcibly brought Ding Youwei back to Ding's villa from Chenjiawu. Now if Ding Youwei is allowed to return to Chenjiawu without any reason, he will lose his face and immediately shouted: "Axiu, that Where has the humble maid gone? Yuyan, please help the third lady into the car quickly!" Among the dozen or so maids he brought with him, the maids haven't caught up yet.
Yuyan was afraid of her master Ding Yi, so she stood up in a panic and helped Ding Youwei——
At this moment, a group of people came out from Chenjiawu in the distance, wearing sackcloth and mourning. When Ding Youwei saw them, his heart broke, and he screamed: "Auntie——" he threw away Yu Yan's hand and ran away staggeringly.
Ding Yi was stunned. He didn't expect that Chen's mother, Li Shi, had really passed away. But if Ding Youwei was allowed to stay in Chenjiawu, what was the majesty of his clan leader? He would surely be laughed at by other nobles in the county, so he immediately followed her with great strides. At this time, it would be inappropriate for the subordinates to try to quarrel with Ding Youwei, and he would argue with Chen Caozhi face to face.
Chen Caozhi had disheveled hair, wore burlap mourning clothes with neatly sewn edges, and held a staff in knotted hemp. This was the "Qixian" of the Zhou rites and five-clothing system, and it was the second-class mourning system after the "Zhanxian" , Chen Caozhi has to mourn for his mother for three years, that is, the two anniversaries and the first month of the third anniversary, totaling twenty-five months.
Chen Caozhi got news from Axiu and knew that his sister-in-law Ding Youwei had arrived, but Ding Yi wanted to intercept his sister-in-law and go back. Chen Caozhi's grief and sorrow suddenly turned into raging anger, and he kowtowed three times to his mother who had just been encased in the coffin. Holding a stick in hand, holding Zongzhi in one hand, and Zongzhi holding Runer in the other, the uncle and nephew walked out of the gate of Wubao.
Ran Sheng cried so hard that when he was thirteen years old, he wandered thousands of miles with Uncle Jing, suffering from hunger, cold, and warmth. There was an old man and a young boy. Uncle Jing had one arm and no one wanted any help. His life was very difficult. , he knew that Uncle Jing had robbed other people's money in order to support him. Uncle Jing would rather be a robber than a beggar, until he met Chen Cao's mother and son. The kindness of Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, made Ran Sheng feel very kind. It was as if he were his own grandmother, and the young man Cao Zhi and the young lady Run'er also taught him how to read. Uncle Jing valued this the most. Now that Chen's mother Li has passed away, Ran Shengye and Chen Cao's uncle and nephew He usually felt great grief, as if the color of heaven and earth had changed. When he heard that Ding Yi refused to let Run'er's mother come to attend the funeral, he was so furious that he followed him out with an oak stick in hand.
Gu Kaizhi, Xu Miao, Liu Shangzhi, Chen Xian, the leader of the Chen clan, and other clan members saw many people coming from the Ding clan and followed them out.
Zongzhi and Run'er saw their mother stumbling over. As soon as Uncle Chou let go of his hand, the two brothers and sister ran to meet them, shouting: "Mother - mother - grandma has passed away -"
Ding Youwei stopped and looked at the two children wearing coarse linen clothes with their hair tied with linen silk. Their two little faces were filled with tears. Ding Youwei's heart was hit by great sadness. She trembled all over and slowly knelt on the ground again.
, Zongzhi and Runer ran up and hugged their mother.
Chen Caozhi walked up and called out: "Sister-in-law——" He was so heartbroken that he couldn't say anything else. He looked up and saw Ding Yi coming with a group of people. He immediately strode up to greet him and asked coldly: "Ding She
What do people want to do when they come here?"
Ding Yi wanted to say a few polite words of condolences, but when he saw that Chen Caozhi had spoken unkindly, he felt unhappy and said, "Ding didn't know that your father died. In that case, let Youwei go in and pay homage to him."
Let's put aside the old love and then take her back."
Chen Caozhi turned around and asked Ding Youwei: "What do you think, sister-in-law?"
Ding Youwei hugged the two children and sobbed: "I will never leave Chenjiawu, life or death. I want to mourn for my aunt——"
Chen Caozhi suddenly turned his head, stared at Ding Yi and said, "Ding Sheren, did you hear what my sister-in-law said?"
Chen Cao had always spoken calmly and politely, but now he looked completely different. His linen clothes were worn out, his long hair was disheveled, his eye sockets were slightly light blue, and his eyes were bloodshot. His obviously thin face made his nose appear straight and clear.
There was fierce anger in Junzhong——
Ding Sheren couldn't help but took half a step back, and then he was ashamed of his own timidity. His white beard twitched in anger, and he said angrily: "So what if I hear that? Ding Youwei is the daughter of my Ding family, I am the head of the Ding family, and I am her uncle.
I want to take her back, who dares to disobey——"
"I dare to disobey!" The red-eyed Ran Sheng jumped up and came to Ding Yi, holding a stick in one hand and a fist in the other, glaring at Ding Yi with a fierce look in his eyes.
Chen Caozhi shouted: "Xiao Sheng, stand down - the Ding family is not the Lu family, and is not an enemy of the Chen family. It is far from the time when the situation is tense. If you have anything to say, please talk to me."
Ran Sheng took two steps back, not glaring at Ding Yi, but at the few strong men behind Ding Yi. Seeing that they didn't have swords, guns or sticks in their hands, and seemed to have no intention of fighting, he threw the oak stick aside and stood with his hands crossed.
.
When Ding Yi heard what Chen Caozhi said, he was also wary. Chen Caozhi was not reborn as Wu Xia Amen. Not only was his reputation growing, but he was also very scheming. The Qiantang Lu family collapsed almost overnight, but in
Before this, Qian Tang and Chen seemed to be doing nothing, which shows that Chen Caozhi is kind and can tolerate it, and once he has the opportunity, he can firmly grasp it. Unless someone like Chen Caozhi can be defeated in one fell swoop, it is better not to become an enemy.
.
Ding Yi softened his tone and said: "Fuck it, unfortunately, your father passed away due to illness, and I feel sorry for it. I can agree with Youwei to come in and pay homage, and she can also be allowed to pay filial piety when the coffin is laid out. But she is my Ding family.
I’m going back to Ding’s villa after that.”
Chen Caozhi also felt that he should not have a quarrel with Ding, as this would make it difficult for his sister-in-law to be a good person. But since his sister-in-law has come and refused to return to Ding's villa, Ding Yi cannot be allowed to take her away this time.
, calmed down and was about to speak——
Ding Chunqiu caught up and looked at his father, Ding Yi, and then at Chen Caozhi. He was very embarrassed and saluted, "My deepest condolences to you. I haven't seen you for just a few days, but - well, I also want to go in and pay homage to Aunt Chen."
Having said that, he looked at his father Ding Yi——
Ding Yi nodded.
Chen Caozhi returned the gift and asked his younger brothers Chen Mo, Xu Miao and Gu Kaizhi to accompany Ding Chunqiu into Wubao. He also asked Xiaochan and Axiu to help his sister-in-law Ding Youwei to go in, and then said to Ding Yi: "Ding Sheren, my mother often
He told me that my sister-in-law is the best sister-in-law in the world. She refuses to remarry or return to her mother's house because she has a beloved child to raise. She is willing to stay in Chenjiawu. She belongs to my Chen family.
The eldest daughter-in-law, although the Ding family belongs to my sister-in-law's mother's family, she cannot be forced to take her back due to emotion or reason. Four years ago, the Ding family people deceived me because I was young and my mother was old, so they took my sister-in-law away by force. This is a big mistake.
It is unjust. If Mr. Ding wants to take my sister-in-law away again today, I will go to Wu County, Yangzhou, and Jiankang to complain to Yousi, so that everyone in the world will know how Ding does not respect filial piety and stop her.
The girls of our tribe are mourning and mourning for Weng Gu!"
Chen Caozhi's words were very powerful. Ding Yi couldn't bear to be scolded by Chen Caozhi like this. However, if this matter really made a big fuss, Ding's situation would be very embarrassing. Chu Jian and others would applaud him, but he was just treated like this by a young boy in front of his face.
Ding Yi is really not angry about the threat——
But I heard Chen Caozhi say again: "I know what Ding Sheren is worried about is that I, the Chen family of Qiantang, are from a poor family. They are afraid that my sister-in-law's return will damage the reputation of the Ding family as a noble family. I will not allow my bold words here."
Once, I, the Chen family of Qiantang, will be able to succeed Yingchuan County and return to the official status. This will never damage the reputation of the Ding family. It should be an honor for you - I say this, please think twice.
"
Chen Caozhi rarely said such arrogant words, but when he said it now, with such firm eyes and calm tone, no one present dared to laugh at his arrogance.
Ding Yi stared at Chen Caozhi for a long time, suddenly smiled, then suppressed his smile, and whispered to Chen Caozhi: "Caozhi, as my in-laws, I also want to pay tribute to the maternity hall -" That's what he said, but
Standing there motionless.
Chen Caozhi was such an exquisite person. He quickly bowed deeply and said, "Uncle Ding, this junior is sad in heart and confused in mind. His words may have offended me. I hope Uncle Ding will forgive me."
Ding Yi waved his hand and said, "It's not strange, it's not strange, just accept the change." He ordered his followers to quickly return to the county town to buy memorial objects. As the head of the Ding family, he personally paid homage to Chen's mother, Li.
Ding Yi is such a person. Previously, he was angry because Ding Youwei came to Chenjiawu without his permission and never came back, so he wanted to chase Ding Youwei back in anger to show his majesty as the leader of the clan, but
When I arrived here, I found that Chen's mother had passed away. It was really polite to insist on taking Ding Youwei back. If Chen Caozhi went to the state, county, or capital to complain about this matter, he, the Ding family, really couldn't afford such a bad reputation.
, since Ding Youwei cannot be allowed to go back, then he might as well be a good person and do his best to fulfill this favor as an in-law -
Ding Yi faced Chen Caozhi and heard Chen Caozhi's occasionally impressive words. He believed that Chen Caozhi could be consistent in his words and deeds. Maybe the Ding family would rely on the Chen family's reputation and status in the future.
After all, it is not impossible for the Qiantang and Chen clan to rise.
