Chapter 348: Death (Part 1)

Qiu Hong and Dong Hong pretended not to hear. One smiled and said, Auntie, look at which shop stewards we are going to write a message to. The other smiled and said, we don’t understand these things. Should we ask Mama Song for an order and buy according to it? Wen

The aunt smiled and said: "No rush, no rush. Madam said that the two families were getting married. The Xu family only made one request, which was to wait until the eldest daughter turned sixteen before marrying. The Shao family agreed without thinking. We also

After a few years of thinking about this, her heart became alive and she felt that her life suddenly became much better. The next day, she showed the dowry list to Eleven Niang for review: Do you think it’s right?

Eleven Niang left the list: I will show it to Mrs. Tai.

Aunt Wen smiled and told Eleven Niang about her postings to several shopkeepers. After drinking half a cup of tea, she stood up and left.

Xu Lingyi came out of the inner room: Why did you leave the purchase of things to Aunt Wen? If you really want to use her, let her take care of the accounting.

Let Aunt Wen give it a try. If it doesn't work, let's talk about it later.

There is a difference between inside and outside. After all, this is a matter of the inner court. When Xu Lingyi heard what Eleven Niang said, he didn't say much. He sat in the hall with Eleven Niang and talked about Sister Zhen: The Shao family invited Mr. Lin Hou to be a matchmaker.

Man, on our side, I would like to invite Uncle Zhongqin. What do you think?

Both of them are highly respected ministers.

The Marquis thought carefully. Eleven Niang smiled, and a little maid came in: Madam, Princess Fucheng sent a message to the eldest lady. She said that the eldest daughter of the emperor was getting married in the fall, and she wanted to take advantage of these days to hold a summer banquet at home.

Invite a few close friends in your boudoir to enjoy the lotus.

In a few days, someone will come to instruct Sister Fang on court etiquette. Although this is not a difficult task for Sister Fang, it is not convenient for relatives and friends to see Sister Fang.

This can be regarded as the last gathering of the girl's family.

Eleven Niang nodded in agreement: If the eldest lady wants to go, let Mother Song accompany her.

Sister Zhen's marriage is now known to the whole family. Sister Zhen is shy and hides in the house and refuses to see people. Even when Sister Hui came to invite her a few days ago, she didn't go. She thought that Sister Fang would enter the palace in the future.

, she was going to marry in Cangzhou, and I was afraid that she would never have the chance to meet each other in this life. She shyly reported to Eleven Niang, and went to Princess Fucheng's mansion accompanied by Song's mother.

Xu Lingyi came back and said to Eleven Niang, "I went to Uncle Zhongqin's house. Uncle Zhongqin has been ill for more than a month. Mrs. Gan politely declined the matchmaking business."

Eleven Niang had only seen Uncle Zhongqin once from a distance, and he looked very embarrassed, as if he had been drained by wine and sex.

I had never heard of Mrs. Gan when she came last time. She frowned slightly. Is there nothing wrong with my uncle?

I heard that it was because of the hot weather that I drank two more bowls of iced mung bean water and had some diarrhea. Xu Lingyi said, although he was not in good spirits, he could speak quite clearly. It should be fine.

The situation of the Gan family is very complicated. The prince and his wife have been guarding against Mrs. Gan. Now that Uncle Zhongqin is ill, they are afraid that Mrs. Gan will have a difficult life.

Eleven Niang was a little worried about Mrs. Gan.

Mr. Hou, should we go to visit the doctor together?

Because it was Uncle Zhongqin who was sick, the female family members usually did not have to come forward, but since the two families were related, she was a little unsure.

No need, Xu Lingyi said, I have already visited the patient. As he said that, thinking of the good relationship between Eleven Niang and Mrs. Gan, he said, if you are worried, send a mother over to take a look.

The eleventh mother sent Mother Song to give two bottles of Guiluxian capsules to Mrs. Gan.

Mother Song was very sad when she came back: The prince was waiting at his uncle's bedside, and Mrs. Gan hadn't seen him for some days. When I went there, I happened to meet Mrs. Prince's mother who came to ask Mrs. Gan for incense candles.

, saying that my uncle has been ill these days, and the lamps are lit day and night in the house, and there are not enough incense candles. I think that tone is a bit excessive. Seeing that you brought her something, Mrs. Gan was very excited, and her eyes were wet at the time.

She also asked if you were in good health and had you moved back, and said that she would come back to thank you when your uncle gets better.

Eleven Niang remained silent.

Uncle Zhongqin is not dead yet. If he were to die,

Mother Song saw that Eleven Niang's face was not good, and she was shocked to realize that she had made a mistake. She smiled and took out a red lacquered gold box one inch high and three inches wide with a small copper lock on it from her arms: Madam, this is what Mrs. Gan asked me to do

It's for you. It's said to be some small things for her, and I asked you to put them away for her first.

Eleven Niang was shocked.

Could it be that Mrs. Gan has already sensed this and is taking precautions?

She took the box calmly.

Song's mother grew up in Gongqing's family. She had never seen or heard of it. She added pointedly: When Mrs. Gan gave it to me, no one was there.

Eleven Niang nodded, and Mother Song retreated.

She climbed onto the bed, pushed open the bedside board with plum blossoms carved into it, and carefully put the box in.

Xu Lingyi invited Zhou Shizheng, the father of Princess Fucheng's third son, Sister Fang, to be the matchmaker, and made a small decision on June 22.

After that, the weather got hotter and hotter, with the sound of cicadas ringing in my ears. I drank ice-cold mung bean soup, lotus seed soup and sour plum soup every day. The house of Mrs. Eleven Niang, Mrs. 5 and Mrs. 2 began to put ice in the house to relieve the heat. Brother Zhun followed Mrs. Li.

Jingxuan was densely forested, but it was also cool. Eleven's mother was heartbroken for her brother, so she invited him to play in her room during her free time and told him stories from the Three Character Classic. After half a month, he became catchy with several stories.

Yi Niang felt very accomplished and asked people to find copper paper to make some cards for Xu Sijie.

It was almost half July when Xu Siyu received a letter announcing his safety.

The husband is rigorous in his studies, and his wife is amiable. In her free time, she and her classmates go hiking on the mountain behind the academy. The child is well, and I ask my father, grandmother, and mother not to worry about him.

It's good to be a good person, and it's good to be a good person. The madam nodded as she listened, and a little maid ran in: Madam, what's going on is that Uncle Zhongqin passed away due to illness.

Eleven Niang's heart was suffocated, and she couldn't help but cover her chest with her hands. The madam had already asked the little maid sternly: "Did you hear me clearly?"

The little maid turned pale with fright: This is what Manager Zhao ordered.

The lady didn't speak for a long time.

For a moment, you could hear a needle drop in the room.

The weather this summer was too hot. The madam murmured, and she didn't blame him for not being able to survive it.

Only then did Eleven Niang come back to her senses. Thinking that Uncle Zhongqin was younger than Mrs. Tai, she couldn't help but secretly rejoiced that Mrs. Tai was in good health. She asked the little maid: When did Manager Zhao say he would go there to pay homage?

The three animal offerings for worship are all prepared by the receptionist.

The little maid said tremblingly: "Tell me that you will go to worship early tomorrow morning."

The madam then told Eleven Niang: You can go with Danyang tomorrow.

Uncle Zhongqin is younger than the wife, so the wife does not need to go to worship.

The Eleventh Mother should have gone to the Fifth Madam to speak to her, then returned to her inner room and sent the attendants around her. She quietly took out the red lacquered gold box that Madam Gan asked her to keep, rubbed it for a long time, and then quietly put it back.

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The next day, the people of the Xu Mansion changed into plain clothes and went to worship Uncle Zhongqin.

In the filial pagoda that received the female family members, Mrs. Gan was thanking the guests who had paid homage, and there was no look of sadness on her face.

Eleven Niang and Fifth Lady burned incense and directly asked Gan Da Nai: Why didn’t you see Mrs. Gan?

The fifth lady secretly pulled her sleeves.

Eleven Niang just pretended not to know and looked at Gan Da Nai calmly.

A look of astonishment flashed through Gan Da Nai's eyes, and she said after a moment: My father-in-law passed away, and my mother-in-law was so sad that she fell ill.

I'm sick. I pretended to be surprised. I didn't expect Mrs. Gan to be sick. She also asked someone to accompany me to have a look.

Gan Da Nai hesitated for a moment, and then she told a mother-like person next to her: "Please accompany Mrs. Yongping Hou to go there."

The fifth lady frowned.

Eleven Niang followed the mother to Mrs. Gan's place.

Mrs. Gan was in the west wing behind the main house. When she saw Eleven Niang, she was not surprised. She struggled to sit up and asked the little maid next to her to bring Eleven Niang tea.

Yan Rong helped the little maid do things tactfully, making the mother standing in front of the bed look uncomfortable.

Eleven Niang looked at the pale and haggard Mrs. Gan, lowered her head and sighed, and helped her tuck in the quilt.

I'm fine. Mrs. Gan looked at her and said softly, "My sister-in-law just came to see me two days ago. After the first seven days, my brother will also come to see me."

Eleven Niang breathed a sigh of relief.

Mrs. Gan's brother is the general political envoy of the third rank, and he is willing to help her out. He is true to his word, and the prince does not dare to be careless.

That's good, she said with a pun, "When you calm down here, I'll treat you to a box of snacks."

Mrs. Gan nodded slightly.

Eleven Niang glanced at the mother who was listening with her ears open, stood up and left.

On the way, I met He Ye, the maid next to the fifth lady.

Madam, her eyebrows relaxed. The fifth madam is waiting for you in the flower hall behind the main hall.

Apparently, it was the fifth lady who asked He Ye to find her.

Eleven Niang felt warm in her heart and followed He Ye to the flower hall.

The fifth lady muttered in a low voice: Everyone is waiting to see Uncle Zhongqin’s family joke, why are you taking part?

After all, Mrs. Gan was the one who praised me and my hairpin ceremony. Eleven Niang said, I should go see her both emotionally and rationally.

The words were nonchalant. The fifth lady glared at her, turned around and sat on the Taishi chair beside her.

Eleven Niang smiled lightly.

Then, as the fifth lady said, people in Yanjing were watching Uncle Zhongqin's house all summer. First, there was a big quarrel between Mrs. Gan's natal family and the Gan family over Mrs. Gan's affairs. In the end, the Gan family had to compromise and put Gan into the house.

The wife's dowry was handed over to Mrs. Gan to manage, and a separate yard was built for Mrs. Gan in the back garden to accommodate the widowed Mrs. Gan. Then several brothers of the Gan family took the lawsuit from Shuntian Prefecture to Dali Temple to divide the family property.

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The Jiang family in Fujian heard this and sent two mothers in charge. They said they were afraid that the third lady of the Gan family would be too sad and the little maids around her were ignorant, so they came to serve her for a few days.

People in Yanjing are talking about it. They all say that the horoscope of the third girl of the Gan family is not good. Her husband's family's filial piety period has not yet passed, and now she is being dragged down by her brothers and being looked down upon by her future husband's family.

In fact, something happened during this period, but compared to the incident in Zhongqin's Mansion, the people of Yanjing felt that it was not enough gossip and did not arouse enough interest.

In mid-August, the former Shanxi Commander-in-Chief was transferred to Fujian Commander-in-Chief.

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