MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 204 Taking care of funeral affairs (monthly ticket plus updates)
Chapter 204: Arrangements for the Aftermath (Updated with monthly ticket)
An old man died in the fifth house. Xiyuan wanted to spend 1,800 taels to take care of the funeral arrangements. Why not grab it?
So Shang Silang said angrily.
“Sixth brother can go out if he wants to, so why bother using us brothers as shields?”
Shang Ji said sarcastically without anger.
"What the fourth brother said is really funny. I grew up in Gu's family. The days when I met and talked to my fifth uncle were very rare. I was willing to give five hundred taels to do my best. Why do you people suffer from this old man every day? The grandnephew who has been blessed by you is here to care about me? Where did you learn this rule? "
With a quick glance, he looked at Mrs. Wei, and his words did not go far enough to accuse Mrs. Wei of not knowing how to teach her son.
Shang Yu'an was also very excited when he saw that he could make a lot of money. He had not been so pleased with Shang Ji in the past, so he quickly agreed.
“What Liulang said is that Shilang and Qilang are also grand-nephews, so they should do their part.”
His words came to this point, and Shang Shilang could only endure this tone.
Fortunately, it was five hundred taels, not 550,000 taels, and Shang Shilang could also afford it.
It's just that they all paid for it, but Shang Ji took away his good reputation, which made both Silang and Silang's wife unhappy.
Shang Qilang didn't say anything on this matter. He just followed what his parents and brothers did.
A wonderful reunion dinner was disrupted by the death of the fifth old man before I even had time to eat it.
Shang Yukuan has always been a soft-hearted person, so he said sadly after seeing Shang Yuan off.
"I feel sorry for my fifth uncle for letting him go like this. Although we are separated from each other, you brothers should pay more attention to the days of filial piety that should be observed during these days."
They are not living in the same house, so one month of mourning is enough.
It's just that the first month of the year is a day with frequent visits, and there are also Wei Jialian's wedding ceremony and the East Palace New Year's Banquet. They really may not be able to keep this filial piety day.
But at the moment, no one refuted the words of Shang Yukuan, the Duke of the State, which gave him some comfort.
With this incident, they had no intention of eating, so after sitting for a while, Shang Ji and others set off back to the general's mansion.
It was deserted when I arrived, and it was silent when I left.
Those who knew it said that the Duke's Mansion and the General's Mansion were blood relatives. Those who didn't know thought it was just a visit between officials.
There was no lively or joyful atmosphere at all.
While the carriage was driving, Shang Ji and Du Jingyi were both a little silent, obviously still digesting the news.
"In fact, the most difficult thing about my fifth uncle's injury was the month after he fell. At that time, he was still breathing heavily. How could it happen that he was gone today? I think there might be something else going on here. "
Du Jingyi had just looked at his fourth uncle Shang Yu'an carefully several times. His eyes were naturally sad and sad, but they lacked the shock and surprise of his father's sudden death.
It was as if he had known for a long time that the Fifth Old Master would die today, or something else.
Du Jingyi’s intuition has always been very accurate, so Shang Ji whispered after hearing this.
“I’ll let Liu Xun investigate this matter, but Osmanthus Alley is going to be lively again this time.”
Shang Ji, the spy who was originally placed in the fifth and third rooms, has long since withdrawn. There are only two useless chess pieces, and there is no need to pay such attention and deal with them.
But now Wulang and Wulang's wife have to return to Osmanthus Alley again, and the third and fifth bedrooms are together again. Thinking about it, you know that they will not live in peace.
So, I'm afraid there are too few people to monitor. "Without the second sister-in-law in the third bedroom, I feel that things are no longer the same. But as for the fifth sister-in-law, I always feel that she is still making trouble, but I haven't had the chance yet."
Speaking of it, each of Du Jingyi's sisters-in-law has his or her own merits.
Sister-in-law is upright, but a little pedantic.
The second sister-in-law is cruel and cruel, and she is also a sharp-tongued person. Now she is not only divorced but also framed. She probably won't be able to get out of that prison.
The third sister-in-law is low-key, and she is not seen in public on weekdays. She looks like she is willing to live a peaceful life.
The fourth sister-in-law was always proud and arrogant, and her son suffered such a calamity, which made her dislike everyone. If her mother-in-law's family was not powerful and her mother-in-law was her biological aunt, she would have been punished long ago with her face.
As for the fifth sister-in-law, she seemed to be a little clever in the past. I wonder if she will change her mind after this incident.
After Du Jingyi went through all these things in his mind, he unconsciously touched his hard stomach.
Shang Ji thought she was worried, so he put his hand over her and said comfortingly.
"If you don't want to take care of it, just stay in the house and take good care of yourself. It's hard to go anywhere in the snowy weather anyway. As for the posts I sent, I now have excuses to reject them."
Du Jingyi couldn't help but laugh when he heard what he said.
"General, you are so naive, aren't you? Since we want to gain a foothold in Sui'an City, we naturally have to deal with everyone. I refuse to accept any occasion. It also makes outsiders think that I am arrogant. No. It’s easy to get along with.”
"Don't worry, I'm pregnant. If nothing else, I can't help but go to the prince's banquet."
Shang Ji also agreed with this, put his arms around her and said.
“Well, it’s up to you.”
The wind and snow gradually subsided, and after the Duke’s office announced the death of the fifth old man, the family also received some funeral gifts one after another.
Although it was not in vain, everyone in the Duke's mansion still wore plain clothes and ate vegetarian food for more than ten days.
The first month of the month was supposed to be the busiest day, but now they were severely detained. The first one who was dissatisfied was Shang Zhiyin.
She had made several dresses and new jewelry a year ago, just waiting to show off when attending banquets.
Nowadays, let alone going out to a banquet, you can even hide and wear it at home.
This made her complain endlessly.
On this day, Mrs. Wei went to Chengmingyuan to visit her grandson. He was still as depressed and silent as before.
On the contrary, Shang Zhiyin said dissatisfiedly around Mrs. Wei.
"Grandma, we are in the palace of the Duke of Guo. We are keeping filial piety for the great-uncle who lives next door to me. I'm afraid it will make people laugh if I say anything about it. You can talk to your grandfather and it will be over in a few days. We still have to go to my aunt's wedding day." That’s all.”
It’s almost the Lantern Festival now, and they are still watching it at home.
This Chinese New Year is not a happy one at all.
Mrs. Wei was not willing to do so, but her husband didn't know if he was too sad this time. She made some insidious remarks, but he even slapped her back.
Of course, it was hard to continue to show off like this, so I had no choice but to comfort my granddaughter.
“Of course we are going to the Wei family’s banquet, so you should live in peace for the past two days and behave well to make your grandfather feel more distressed, do you understand?”
(End of this chapter)
