14, the death of Master Bao
Xianglian outside also came in in hurriedly with candles at this time, and told her what the maid had just passed on to the door, and asked her to get up and dress quickly and rush to the main courtyard where the master lived, where several aunts had already gathered. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Su Paner knew that it wasn't her auditory hallucinations just now, but Master Bao really couldn't do it. Hurriedly got up, and with Xianglian helping her get dressed, she hurried out of the door, Zhuyu was already waiting outside the door with a lantern, and the group rushed to the main courtyard wearing stars and moons.
There were still two hours before dawn, and it was still dark all the way. Su Paner's heart is even more up and down, obviously Master Bao has just been awake for a long time, isn't it really as Dr. Jin said that he was angry because of what happened during the day, and he had a stroke again? Still guessing various possibilities in their hearts, the group had already rushed to the main courtyard.
When I came to the gate of the courtyard, I saw that the lights in Mr. Bao's bedroom were bright, and I heard a cry from a distance, and some old slaves kneeling outside the door were also wailing, and there were people coming in and out around them, and there was a lot of noise. Some of the subordinates were holding white cloths in their hands, and they were busy preparing to hang white for the whole house, and everyone seemed to have some sadness on their faces. Seeing this scene, Su Paner's heart sank completely, isn't Master Bao dead?!
Stepping up to the door of the room, I heard the eldest lady crying in grief, "Woo, master, how can you just leave-"
Su Pan'er just stepped into the room, and her mood became even heavier. Walking into the inner room with some heavy steps, I saw Master Bao lying on the bed, with his eyes closed, as if he was just asleep. But the eldest lady pounced on Master Bao in grief and cried non-stop. The fourth aunt was beside her while crying and comforting the eldest mother, telling her not to be too sad. The third aunt leaned to the side, still holding the sword with her hands folded, pursed her lips, and looked at Master Bao and the eldest lady with a heavy face, as if there were tears in her eyes. The second aunt stood at the head of the bed and looked at Master Bao's face, with a calm face and deep eyes.
Seeing that the second aunt was so calm, Su Paner couldn't help but think of Bai Rixing's advice to her, and the second aunt was really a little weird. At this time, the third aunt and the second aunt both discovered her existence at the same time, and the second aunt turned her head with a pale face and said to her, "Yao'er, your father is gone, go and say goodbye to him......
Su Pan'er slowly walked to the side of the bed, looking at the person who was still angry and angry in the afternoon, but suddenly became lifeless at night, and felt very complicated in her heart, it was really impermanent......
The eldest lady noticed her approach and lifted Rika's tearful face. His lips squirmed, and tears fell down in a row.
In the end, the eldest lady only gently took her hand to comfort her, and then seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked the second aunt in a hoarse voice, "Ah Yan, is the whole housekeeper here?" The lord had invited him into the room after dinner for a secret talk, did the lord leave a message for him? ”
Just as he was asking, the whole housekeeper arrived, and his originally shrewd eyes were full of shock and pain, and he rushed to the bed and knelt down, shouting in grief, "Master-you really committed suicide, you are so stupid......"
"Uncle Quan, tell me quickly, did the master tell you something? How did he kill himself?! The eldest lady couldn't hold back any longer, grabbed the whole housekeeper and cried and asked.
"Master, master, he ......" The whole housekeeper was full of sadness, and slowly took out a letter and jade Jue from his arms, saying that it was the will that Master Bao gave him when he summoned him tonight, so that he could keep it alive, if he had any accidents, he would carry out the will, he saw the old man behaving strangely at that time, and he already had a bad premonition in his heart, but he didn't expect him to leave all night.
Su Pan'er suddenly understood in her heart, it turned out that Master Bao had already planned to take medicine to commit suicide, and he had already arranged the future. It's just that why can't he think about it all of a sudden? Could it be that he was hit too hard by Xin's family?
Then the housekeeper opened the will written by the old man in front of everyone and read out the contents of the letter. To the effect that he was old and couldn't bear to watch the Bao family fall in his hands. Instead of watching most of his life's hard work be dissipated and the rest of his life lingering on the sickbed, it is better for him to take a step first, so that he can suffer less pain and save them from dragging them down. After he leaves, if Bao Yueyao withdraws from the Zhou family, Bao Yueyao will not get any of the Bao family's property, including the Qin family's ancestral mansion (that is, the Bao family mansion where they live now) left by her mother, all of which will be left to Bao Tianxin's mother and son. If Bao Yueyao hadn't returned her family affairs and managed the Bao family well, the Qin family's ancestral house would still be hers, and she and her younger brother Bao Tianxin would have half of the Bao family's property. Before Bao Tianxin married his wife, Bao Yueyao took care of it first. Several aunts can stay in the ancestral house of the Qin family to retire until a hundred years ago.
Su Paner was very surprised when she heard the name Bao Tianxin, but she didn't expect Bao Yueyao to have a younger brother? She had never heard of her aunt before, and she actually had a younger brother? Forget it, this property was not hers in the first place, she doesn't care, but this is Bao Yueyao's, do you want to fight for her? ……
Turning his face to look at the eldest aunt, he saw that the eldest aunt and the fourth aunt were also very surprised by the illegitimate son of this old man Bao who suddenly appeared, while the third aunt and the second aunt looked calm and didn't seem surprised at all. The housekeeper then took out the jade jue that was only half the size of a palm and said that this jade jue was the evidence that Bao Tianxin was the biological son of Master Bao, and there was also a piece on his body that was exactly the same. Tomorrow, he will send someone to take the young master into the mansion to prepare for the master's funeral. Now I am just waiting for Bao Yueyao to make a decision on whether to withdraw from the marriage of the Zhou family.
Su Pan'er smiled bitterly, this old man Bao is really good, on the surface, it seems to give her a choice, but it is simply to force her to marry Tuesday Shao to keep the Bao family, and then leave some property to his son. It is clearly written in the will that if she withdraws from this marriage, she will not get a dime, and she can only live on the streets. Although she has no greed for this mansion, after enjoying the treatment of the eldest lady tonight, she is really reluctant to let her live a wandering life on the street again...... Does she want to keep her share for Bao Yueyao? She couldn't make up her mind, if she wanted to keep her share, she would have to sacrifice herself to marry the legendary lustful Tuesday Shao, it was disgusting to think about it, what should she do now? The whole room was staring at her and waiting for her answer.
"Yao'er will not quit the marriage of the Zhou family, don't worry." Just when Su Paner couldn't make up her mind, the second aunt suddenly stood up and answered for her.
Su Paner looked at the second aunt's already pale face with some surprise, a little incredulous, the second aunt actually asked her to marry?!
"That being the case, the old slave will go down to prepare, and tomorrow he will hand over all the account books of the Bao family to the young lady for review." The whole housekeeper was convinced of what Hua said and immediately replied respectfully. After saying that, he retreated, and now that the Baofu has changed hands, he still has a lot to prepare.
After the housekeeper went out, several aunts asked about Hua Shi more excitedly than Su Paner.
"Ah Yan, how can you answer this family business for Yao'er?! You should also know that Tuesday's character is young, if Yao'er marries him, her life will be ruined! The eldest lady asked nervously with red and swollen eyes.
"Obviously, you were also very opposed to Yao'er marrying that Tuesday Shao before, why did you change your hexagram so quickly?" The third aunt frowned and said to the second aunt.
"That's right, second sister, Tuesday Shao is really not a good candidate for a husband......" The fourth aunt echoed in a low voice.
Seeing that it was rare for them to think about Bao Yueyao so together, the second aunt couldn't help but hook the corners of her mouth, "What are you anxious about, the Bao family is still inseparable from the Zhou family." This family business can't be withdrawn for the time being, and if Yao'er retires, there will be nothing. Then he turned his head to Su Pan'er and said, "Yao'er, from now on, you just need to concentrate on reviving the Bao family with all the housekeepers." Leave the family affairs to the second aunt to deal with, and the second aunt will not let you be wronged. "I already have a plan in my heart. In a blink of an eye, they were still nervous and worried, and in order to make them completely reassured, Hua Shi said her plan.
It turns out that the filial piety period of the new dynasty is three months, but the custom is generally one year, and now that the lord is newly mourned, the Hua family plans to delay the marriage for a year or three months on the grounds of filial piety. During this period of time, let the Bao family take a breather, and then find a way to mess up the marriage, the will only said that Bao Yueyao could not withdraw from the marriage, but did not say that the Zhou family could not withdraw from the marriage, they just had to find a way to let the Zhou family take the initiative to withdraw from the marriage.
Hearing this idea, Su Paner and the eldest mother were relieved. If this is the case, then it doesn't hurt to agree to this family business first. But now the power of the Bao family has fallen on Su Paner, and she feels a little at a loss. She has no experience in running a family business, let alone a crumbling mess? Even a shrewd person like Master Bao, who has been rolling in the mall all year round, has nothing to fold, but I am afraid that after she takes over tomorrow, the Bao family will go out of business faster......
Hua Shi noticed Su Pan'er's sad face, seemed to understand the worry in her heart, and comforted her, she and the eldest lady will help her in the affairs of the inner courtyard, and as for the business matters, the housekeeper will do his best to assist her, so that she does not have to worry.
Su Pan'er sighed, alas, it seems that she really wants to live as Bao Yueyao now......
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