"It was really a visit..." Mrs. Cui's face was complicated and difficult to describe.
But who would have expected that she walked into the old woman's room and came to the bed. As soon as she said "mother", which she thought was quite true, the other woman turned her head and looked at her with difficulty, and then... died on the spot.
!
And he is still the kind who stares with eyes open and refuses to rest in silence!
How could such an unfortunate thing happen in the world?
How could he choose to be killed by her rather than alive?
She even suspected that the old man deliberately kept his breath in order to hold on until she passed, and insisted on giving her an unpleasant experience before he died!
After all, this old thing hates the fact that she is living a good life. Before she came out of the cabinet, her marriage was repeatedly delayed. She was over 20 years old and has not been able to settle on a decent marriage. Outsiders only thought that she had a picky temperament, but they didn't know that she had a critical personality.
It was that old thing who did it deliberately——
Not to mention how many good people she had missed, she once fell in love with someone who came to propose marriage several times, but her stepmother made every excuse to reject him.
The other party is also a high-ranking family in Beijing. He was rejected repeatedly. The elders in the family couldn't live with it, so they naturally let it go.
Later, the old man probably saw that he was going to get rid of her if he kept her any longer, so he betrothed her to Xu Jin, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, as a continuation of his marriage.
The old woman had inquired secretly. It was said that the prince of Zhenguo had a very close relationship with his deceased wife, and it was difficult to marry her as a daughter-in-law. With her violent temper, it was possible that she would be beaten three times a day after marrying her——
So seeing how happy she was living in the Zhenguo Palace, the old man felt very unhappy these past few years, and his teeth were probably broken.
However, Yong'an Bo's Mansion still wanted to take advantage of Zhenguo's Mansion, so he pretended to be gentle and kind to her even if it was convenient for him.
This is what you want to say before you die!
Although the people in the room didn't say anything at that time, the way they looked at her changed completely. It was as if it was because of her appearance that the old man was so angry that he couldn't even breathe out - one can imagine that this daughter of hers
How incompetent!
Or maybe her hits are in conflict with the opponent's.
The more Ms. Cui thought about it, the more heartbroken she became.
Of course, I'm still a little scared...
After being ill for too long, the old man was already extremely thin before he died. A pair of black hole-like eyes stared at her, as if he had endless resentment...
After Xu Mingyi heard this, he vaguely thought of some things from his previous life.
She roughly remembered that after the death of Mrs. Yonganbo in her previous life, when her mother took Mingshi to the funeral of the uncle, it seemed that she had a conflict with Prince Yonganbo before the funeral, and Mingshi even got accidentally burned on her face.
Mingshi has been fond of reading since he was a child. If his face is damaged and cannot be restored, it will mean that he will not be able to take the imperial examination and become an official in the future, so he has been depressed for a long time.
My mother also felt extremely guilty, and she no longer had the smile on her face as before.
——Although Yong'an Bofu failed to get a good deal later.
At that time, she was very angry when she heard her subordinates talking about this matter, and she hurriedly asked others secretly for ways to remove the scars, but she did not know the specific reason for the conflict between the two parties.
Now that I think about it, could it be related to what my mother just said?
Thinking of this, Xu Mingyi asked: "When will mother go to the uncle's house for funeral?"
"Someone should come to announce the funeral tomorrow."
Since it was too hot today to leave the corpse for too long, and the old man had been ill for a long time, the family was not completely unprepared for the funeral. After three days of vigil and burial, the funeral would take place.
Xu Mingyi thought for a while and said, "Then I will go with my mother tomorrow."
Something happened a year later in the previous life at Zhen Guogong's mansion. Compared with life and death, whether he can become an official tomorrow is no longer important, but this time is destined to be different from the previous life.
And even if she didn't advance her schedule, she had such a good-looking boy in her family - she didn't want to and couldn't let him have another accident.
Mrs. Yong'anbo was Mingshi's nominal grandmother, and the two families lived in the same capital, so there was no reason not to go to Mingshi.
Since she had to go tomorrow, she would just go along.
Cui was surprised when she heard that Xu Mingyi wanted to go.
In the years since she married into Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, no matter how big or small it was, Xu Mingyi had almost never stepped on the threshold of Yong'an Bo's Mansion.
She had no dissatisfaction with this.
Zhaozhao is a girl, and she has no blood connection with the Yong'an Mansion. She can go, but if she doesn't go, she can find an excuse at will. There is nothing to be picky about.
As for the Yong'an Household's conclusion that she and Zhao Zhao were not compatible - this was actually true a few years ago.
Now that Zhaozhao suddenly said that he wanted to accompany her, Cui was overjoyed after being surprised.
But he still said: "If you really want to go, you can go with your father to burn incense and then come back. You don't have to stay with me at the uncle's house for another two days."
"It doesn't matter. I want to stay with my mother so that she won't be afraid."
Hearing the girl's insistence, Ms. Cui felt anxious in her heart.
The sentence "Isn't there still tomorrow" came to my lips, but I didn't say it out.
Mingshi's awkward temperament, where he doesn't say a word for a long time and can make people half-dead as soon as he opens his mouth, can't compare with Zhaozhao's look that makes people feel at ease?
"Then I feel sorry for you to stay with me in the uncle's house for two days." Ms. Cui said warmly: "If you are not used to the food and accommodation then, just talk to mother."
Xu Mingyi nodded in agreement.
The next day, as expected, a servant from Yong'an Bo Mansion came over with the funeral news.
Ms. Cui had already made preparations. Even though she was not on good terms with the deceased, the funeral regulations were in place, so she set off with her children without any delay.
The carriage stopped slowly, and Xu Mingyi and Ms. Cui got out of the carriage together. Funeral silk was held in front of the gate of the uncle's house, and many cars and sedans came to express their condolences parked on both sides of the gate.
In another carriage, Xu Jin came down with Xu Mingshi.
The family of four and their servants were led to the mourning hall by the disciples.
Xu Jin expressed his condolences, comforted old Yong'an Bo and Yongan Crown Prince, and then left.
It is customary for Daqing funerals, and as an outsider, the son-in-law does not need to stay at the funeral.
The sky is getting dark.
In the evening, Mrs. Cui accompanied Mrs. Wen and other female family members, and knelt down in the mourning hall with the descendants of the uncle's family to mourn.
Xu Mingshi was kneeling together with a group of cousins, and occasionally looked up at Xu Mingyi who was behind Cui.
Xu Mingyi has been sitting like this kneeling all the time. Although the ground is covered with cattails, she probably knelt for so long because she was concerned about her image. Her posture was so dignified. She should have been unable to hold on long ago, right?
Moreover, it was burning with white candles and a brazier, and it was stuffy and hot. Where was the place where she should stay?
Ms. Cui was also worried about this, so she turned around and whispered: "Zhaozhao, you don't have to stay like this. The guest room has been cleaned up. Go eat something and rest..."
Everything that needs to be done has been done, and the person lying in the coffin is definitely not worthy of Zhao Zhao being so dedicated to guarding her.
"I'll stay with my mother for a while."
Mingshi should have happened tonight, so of course she couldn't leave at this time.
What's more, after she came to the uncle's house, she faintly noticed a lot of things that were wrong——
Xu Mingyi's half-lidded eyes slightly raised and looked forward.
