As the fallen leaves returned to their roots, Zhao Yanping took the old lady Zhao's coffin back to Shenjiagou for funeral.

Before he set off, Chen Ying and Liu came to pay tribute to the old lady. Chen Ying only paid tribute. Liu wanted to go back to Shenjiagou with his son to help with the funeral, but Zhao Yanping did not let her go. Grandmother left, and after a hundred days of filial piety, Zhao Yanping would take her mother and sister to her side to take care of her, but her mother was just his mother, no longer the Zhao family's wife, and there was no need to do anything for the Zhao family.

"You have asked you to take care of your family these days. If you have any trouble, please ask Guo Xing to go back to find me." After sending off his mother and sister, Zhao Yanping was dressed in a veggie dress and whispered to Jiao.

Gillian was also wearing a croaker dress, lowered her eyes and nodded. Her eyes were red, and she seemed to be very sad about the old lady's death.

She treated the old lady better than her serious daughter-in-law, but the old lady didn't treat her as a family member for a day. Zhao Yanping felt guilty and turned around to drive the car away.

Gillian, Guo Xing, Cui Niang and his sister stood at the door until Zhao Yanping and others turned out of the alley. Gillian said to the brother and sister: "Go in, the official is not here, we will close the door and thank the guests these days."

After saying that, Gillian went to the east room without looking back.

When Mrs. Zhao was seriously ill, Gillian was sad for the old lady and felt sorry for the official who was helpless in the face of her close relatives. Until Gillian heard the ruthlessness of Mrs. Zhao to her, Gillian heard the official’s promise to Mrs. Zhao, Gillian suddenly realized that she was the most pitiful person from beginning to end, and why do others need her sympathy?

Gillian couldn't even control her resentment towards Mrs. Zhao.

Since she married the official as a concubine, Gillian thought she was not bad for the old lady. The old lady had a stroke for the first time. The official was not at home, so she immediately asked Cui Niang to hire a doctor and was willing to spend a few taels of silver to buy medicine for the old lady. At that time, Gillian did not think about asking the official to make up for her. Old Mrs. Zhao scolded Jin. Gillian was afraid that she would get angry, so she ran out to pull the person in the first time.

Indeed, in order to make her live a better life, Gillian deceived Mrs. Zhao for some things, but Gillian's concern for the old lady was never fake. In the end, she only forced the official to send her to death. What's wrong with her staying? With the official's handsomeness and ability, she can marry a virtuous wife even if she has a concubine around her. Why can't Mrs. Zhao tolerate her? She was already suffering enough and gave her to the official again. Did Mrs. Zhao have thought about what would happen if she was sent by the official?

Jiao was heartbroken. In the past, she saw all the old lady Zhao's ruthlessness towards Danrong and Qiuyue. In the end, she was stabbed by Old Lady Zhao.

So Jiao is not sad at all for the death of Mrs. Zhao. No matter how sad she is, she hopes that Mrs. Zhao will survive, she will be a fool!

As for the official, Gillian gave up.

Gillian always knew that the official would marry sooner or later. She would feel sad when she thought of this, but the official promised not to neglect her and would take care of her for the rest of her life. Gillian believed in the official's promise and was still full of expectations for the life after the official got married.

But Ah Jiao also knew how filial the official was. That was Mrs. Zhao's last words at the end of her life. On the one hand, she was a promise to her grandmother and on the other hand, she was a promise to her concubine. If she chose one of the two, the official would definitely choose Mrs. Zhao and let her down. She fell asleep before she entered Beijing and wanted to go to a good future. She had to choose a lady from a family as her wife, so she was sent out in advance.

From the death of Mrs. Zhao to the present, all the tears of Gillian Gillian have shed for herself.

But Gillian won't cry anymore.

Close the door of the east house, Gillian took out all his money and jewelry.

She did her best to accept her and slept with the official. The Zhao family's ten taels of betrothal gifts were hers.

My uncle paid her ten taels for selling her and even more of Gillian's money.

When I made needlework and thread, I sold thirty-two taels of rouge business.

The ten taels of silver given to her by his wife, Liu, were actually given to the official, and it was not considered Gillian's property, but the jade bracelet for the couple was considered hers.

My mother also left her a few gold jewelry.

Qiuyue was able to come to the Zhao family because of the friendship between He Erye and the official. She was considered a maid from the Zhao family and had nothing to do with Ah Jiao.

After all, Gillian had a total of 52 taels of silver and several jewelry.

In the past, Gillian thought she could only rely on the protection of the official, but Qiuyue and Danrong were both allowed to see that even a woman with a miserable life still had another way. Gillian would not be a slave like Qiuyue, but Danrong had also entered a brothel and could not have children. Danrong could even build a big house in the countryside as a wife. Why couldn't Gillian? Even if she didn't get married, she could buy a small house, buy one or two servants, and do her own needlework business. If there was a child that no one wanted, Gillian could adopt one, take good care of him and grow up, and provide care for herself in the future.

There are so many roads to go, and it is not necessary to rely on the official.

Taking away the money that belonged entirely to his baggage, Gillian looked at the small desk in front of the window.

When the official gave up a hundred days of warm filial piety, he felt less uncomfortable, so she asked the official for a book to send his concubine.

The official should give it to him. Anyway, he will send her away sooner or later. With the official's character, he will not hold her back just because he wants to sleep for a while.

Before Mrs. Zhao put all the silver jewelry she got from Danrong to the old lady, Zhao Yanping secretly put all the money and jewelry she got from Danrong to the old lady, which was considered a burial with her.

He would not spend this kind of money, but Danrong used this to get the help of the old lady, and the old lady was not in vain. The old lady loved money, and with these as a burial, she would probably be happy to go there.

According to the customs of the village, the deceased were buried in dusk. Zhao Yanping personally buried the soil for the old lady. After everything was over, the red sun had already submerged into the sky.

The old lady left, and Uncle Zhao's family was no longer his relatives. Zhao Yanping slept alone in the old house for one night, and the next day he drove the carriage back to the county town.

Although the captain was not a serious official, the filial piety that his relatives should be guarded after their deaths still had to guard. Zhao Yanping went to the county government office to go through the handover procedures with Xie Ying, and then said something to Xie Ying, so he went home directly.

Knowing that the official was sad, Cui Niang, the most lively, became quiet and did not dare to say a word.

What is Cui Niang like and what is Jiao like, always lowering her eyes.

After Zhao Yanping got off the horse, he went to the west room to sit for a while. After lunch, Zhao Yanping began to clean up the relics left by his grandmother. In fact, there were not many things. The clothes, shoes and socks used by Mrs. Zhao during his lifetime were burned. There was only some uncut fabric in the box cage, and the old lady's box bottom money was also paid.

In addition to the money earned by Zhao Yanping, the old lady also received a share of the money from Gillian.

Zhao Yanping went to the east room with his money bag.

Gillian was doing needlework, and the shed business stopped, and there was still some fabric left. Not much, Gillian was going to make some small things and give them to his wife Liu, Shen Ying, Cui Niang and Qiuyue when they were separated.

"How much did the old lady get from you in total? I'll pay you back." Zhao Yanping sat opposite her and looked at her and said.

Gillian raised her eyelashes slightly and then lowered her eyes. She continued her work while whispering: "No, my business is done with the help of the official. I don't want it. It's time to respect the old lady."

Zhao Yanping didn't like her kindness and said in a deep voice: "I said I'll give you back."

Gillian stopped moving, yes, he said, and he would definitely do it if he said it.

Gillian didn't want to argue, so she went to get the account book and calculated the accounts according to the monthly share. Before and after, she gave Mrs. Zhao a total of four taels per cent and dozens of coins of copper.

Zhao Yanping took out five taels directly.

Gillian accepted it without hesitation.

Zhao Yanping handed the old lady's wallet to her: "You can keep this together." As soon as the old lady left, she was the only mistress in the family. From then on, Cui Niang and Guo Xing needed money to buy vegetables and things, and Gillian had to take care of all these things. Zhao Yanping asked her to take them directly from the wallet.

If the incident of Mrs. Zhao had not happened and he would have done so, Gillian would be very happy, but she would leave soon, so why should she take on this job again?

"Your Majesty, please keep it yourself. You have to be mourned for a year. You have been at home all year round. Cui Niang took the money from you and kept it with me. There are too many things, and I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly." Gillian lowered her head and said.

Zhao Yanping wanted to persuade her to take it, but suddenly remembered that after Rexiao, he would still pick up his mother. His sister came over and had her mother here, so it was really not appropriate to hand over the money to Gillian.

Zhao Yanping put down his money bag and explained to Gillian: "Okay, when the old lady has passed a hundred days, I will pick up my mother. Sakura will come over and let her take care of the accounts at that time."

Gillian nodded, this is what it should be. Ordinary people also take charge of the accounts. If the mother goes, and if the wife is in charge, it will not be a concubine's turn.

"Also, during the period of filial piety, let's sleep in separate rooms for the time being. If you sleep here, I will sleep in the west room." Zhao Yanping looked at the bed in the north and said. During this year's filial piety, he must have done nothing, but it is sometimes difficult to control the same bed with Gillian. When he can, he sleeps in separate rooms, and both of them sleep peacefully.

Gillian listened to him and continued to do needlework.

Zhao Yanping felt something was wrong with her, but then she thought, maybe her grandmother had gone, and she was worried that she didn't know what to say, so she became silent. Moreover, he was not at home during the day before, and Gillian was probably not used to how to get along with him during the day.

However, after four or five days, Cui Niang dared to smile and joke, and Gillian was still lukewarm to him.

Just when Zhao Yanping wanted to talk to Jiao, a green-veiled carriage passed by the Zhao family and stopped in front of the Zhu family.

Zhu Shiyu and Dong Biqing moved to a nearby courtyard to live. Zhu Chang taught in a private school, and only Jin and Zhu Shuangshuang were at home.

Jin is worried about her daughter's marriage.

Originally, her son became a scholar, and her daughter-in-law's family was rich. Her daughter's market rose. The matchmaker came to the door every now and then. Jin was determined to pick her son's marriage before she started to pick her. As a result, Shen Yuanwai died. When Shen Ying made a fuss, the Dong family was even labeled as a black-hearted profiteer. Her reputation plummeted, and the family could not even raise their heads when they went outside.

Her reputation is not very good, and her daughter-in-law's family has also become worse. There are fewer matchmakers who come to the house to tell her daughter about marriage, and the rest are all the ones she despised. But her daughter is seventeen years old and can't get married this year. Next year, she will become eighteen years old. Don't think that she is only one year older, eighteen is an old girl, which is ugly!

I was upset that even Mrs. Zhao's death failed to make Jin's secretly happy for so long.

"Is this Mr. Zhu Chang's house?"

A man's voice suddenly came from outside the gate. Jin put down his needle and thread and walked out of the main hall. He saw a carriage parked in front of the door. Four military officials surrounded him in front of the carriage, and two maids stood beside the carriage. One of the military officials was asked about it.

Jin was shocked and rushed out while asking the military officials where they came from.

Since it was the Zhu family, all four military masters riding horses jumped off, and two maids posed on the footstool and stretched out their arms to pull the curtain.

Zhu Shuangshuang also came out of the wing room, stood next to Jin, and watched the scene in amazement.

The first one to get off the bus were two children, the boy was eight or nine years old, with a tiger head and a tiger brain, handsome eyebrows, and a girl at the age of five or six, with apricot eyes and snow cheeks. The brother and sister were more beautiful than the other, just like the golden boy and jade girl under Guanyin's seat.

The children stood up and looked into the Zhu family yard together.

Jin was still staring at the car door.

Finally, the owner of the carriage got off the carriage. He was a young and beautiful woman. When she looked up at Jin, she showed a little cinnabar mole on her eyebrows, and her apricot eyes were shimmering with a bit of biting chill. Jin's body shook and she took three steps backwards.

"I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, can my sister-in-law still recognize me?"

The beautiful woman stared at Jin and said with a smile.
Chapter completed!