The old man fell asleep from the evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and by the evening of the second day of the new year, he still did not wake up.

The whole Gu family gathered in the third room.

Except for the eldest master Gu Yantao.

He heard that the old man was no longer good and was jumping to his feet.

He had never believed that the old man could predict his life and death, so he didn't pay attention to this matter.

Now, seeing that the old man was really not good, Gu Yantao panicked.

He didn't want to go back to his hometown, but he didn't dare to be unfilial.

All day, he was looking for his protégés and clearing customers to discuss countermeasures.

And on the side of the third room of the Gu family, everyone has their own concerns, and no one asks why the eldest master doesn't come......

Gu Yanzhen went in and gently called the old man twice, but the old man didn't respond, but he snorted again. Gu Yanzhen felt uncomfortable, and his eyes turned red regardless of the presence of the full family.

Song Pan'er had to appease him first, let him go out for a walk, stabilize his feelings, and don't make everyone more uncomfortable.

Gu Yanzhen went out first.

It was very cold outside, and the biting cold wind smashed straight into the face, like ice knives.

When he walked into the garden, the more he thought about it, the more his heart became sour, and he cried silently alone.

When I came back, my eyes were even redder.

Gu Jinzhi glanced at his father, and his tears couldn't be stopped.

Song Paner had to hold her daughter in her arms, and her eyes were slightly wet.

Compared with the big room and the second room, the third room has a deeper relationship with the old man.

The eldest lady looked at Song Pan'er's mother and daughter like this, and her eyes also lit up. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and cheered up.

When she wiped her tears, everyone else cried, whether they were sincere or pretentious.

The second lady burst into tears.

The eldest lady scolded in a low voice: "What is this? Crying and crying in the first month, is it bad luck or not? ”

The second lady immediately didn't dare to cry.

After a while. It was even more up.

There's a curfew coming up in the city.

Song Pan'er got up and said to the eldest lady, the second lady, the second master and others: "Why don't you go back first?" On the old man's side, and us......"

The eldest lady thought about it and nodded.

She led everyone back to the old mansion.

When they got home, the second lady hid in the inner room with the second master to talk.

The two were undoubtedly worried about what would happen to the old man's title.

At the beginning, the old man asked the eldest master to be the son. Now that the eldest lord has been named the marquis, he definitely does not need to inherit the title of Duke of Chengguo.

Well, according to the law, the title of the old man. It can be left homeopathically to the second son.

It's just that this requires the old man to read the book himself.

If the old man sleeps and the matter of asking for the seal is not completed, will this title be inherited by the uncle?

"Why don't you ask?" The second lady said to the second master. "The old man even calculated when he would die, could it be that he didn't expect such a big thing as a knighthood? Maybe he's already asked for a seal, but I don't know......"

"How do you ask?" The second old man said, "The officials of the Manchu Dynasty are not the people of the eldest brother, or they want to tie up the eldest brother." Let's go here to find out the news, and the eldest brother will know immediately. He should still be thinking about the old man's title. The reputation is not good, and the eldest brother will definitely blame us. ”

We were originally thinking about it, the second lady.

But the meaning of the second master should be concealed. You have to keep it a secret.

The matter is not settled, and no one can be offended.

Although Concubine De is the daughter of the second room, no one in the second room can afford to offend.

This made the second master feel very cowardly.

His desire to get the title of old man and viscount was also even stronger.

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It wasn't until the early morning of the third day of the new year that the old man finally woke up.

He shouted the piano.

He hasn't slept for days. Stand in the doorway and take a nap.

Hearing the shout, he immediately jumped up.

It's not just that he was alarmed. Gu Yanzhen, Song Paner, Gu Jinzhi and others who were resting outside were all shocked.

Several people entered the inner room.

The old man looked at the sky outside, it was still dark, and Gu Yanzhen's family was here, so he asked, "Why are you all here so early in the morning?" ”

His voice didn't have much strength.

"Dad, you've been asleep for three days...... Gu Yanzhen choked up.

The old man's heart was like Spiegel, he smiled and said, "I'm so tired, I want to sleep more." People are old, and they cannot be compared with you young people. You've been here for three days? ”

Song Pan'er nodded: "Yes, Dad, you scared us." ”

"It's okay, let's all go back." The old man said, thought for a moment, and then said, "I'll come again at noon." Send someone to the old house and tell the children to come, and I have a few words to tell them. ”

This is to explain the aftermath.

Gu Yanzhen let out a cry and burst into tears.

The old man frowned.

Gu Jinzhi also cried.

Brother Xuan and Brother Xiu watched their father and sister cry, and the two of them also opened their mouths and cried.

Crying rang out in the room for a while.

The painting piano was also full of tears.

Song Paner persuaded this and that, but no one paid attention to her. Her own heart was so sour that it hurt more and more, and she was afraid that the old man would be angry, so she endured it again and again, but she still couldn't bear it.

The old man looked at them helplessly.

He didn't stop them and let them cry.

In the end, Gu Yanzhen stopped first, knelt down in front of the old man, sobbed and said, "Dad, your medical skills are so good, if you feel uncomfortable, use some medicine." Don't say anything discouraged, but your son will serve you and enjoy happiness......"

The old man smiled.

"Hurry up." The old man didn't comfort Gu Yanzhen, but said lightly, "I still want to sleep for a while." At noon, you came and called me to eat. ”

Then he waved his hand and told them all to go out.

Gu Yanzhen knelt and refused to get up.

The old man rolled over, turned his back to him, and went to sleep, ignoring it.

Song Paner persuaded Gu Yanzhen and asked Gu Jinzhi to leave first with her two younger brothers.

Everyone came out of the old man's study and went to the main courtyard.

Song Paner arranged for someone to inform the people in the old mansion and come over to accompany the old man for dinner at noon. She went to the kitchen and ordered the meal to be prepared.

She's not idle.

And Gu Jinzhi and Gu Yanzhen, there is nothing wrong. This morning, the father and daughter were very difficult.

The people who went to the old mansion came back and said that the eldest and second masters would arrive in a while.

Really. After a cup of tea, the people of the old house rushed to come.

The eldest lord Gu Yantao blushed.

The second old man pretended to be sad, but he could still see that he was a little happy.

"The old man slept again, and said that at noon, everyone would eat together." Song Paner said to everyone.

The old man's face became more and more ugly.

He held back and didn't say anything.

The eldest lady asked about the situation, and the second lady came up to ask.

Song Paner said them one by one.

The maids brought the tea, and everyone didn't care about drinking it, so they asked Song Paner and Gu Yanzhen questions.

The eldest sister-in-law who came out of confinement and the third sister-in-law who had a big belly called Gu Jinzhi to the warm pavilion. Ask her carefully what the hell is going on.

The eldest brother and the third brother also came to listen.

Gu Jinzhi said a few words, and his voice choked.

She cried like a child.

Gu Chenzhi rarely saw Gu Jinzhi crying.

Most of the time, Gu Jinzhi is very mature and sensible. This time, she was like a doll, crying when she opened her mouth. It shows that she is really sad.

Thinking that the old man is about to pass away, who is not sad in their hearts?

was cried by Gu Jin, and several people were even more uncomfortable.

Lin Manjing gently hugged Gu Jinzhi and comforted her softly.

"Isn't Grandfather awake?" The third grandmother Xia said, "Seventh sister, don't be sad, maybe there will be a false alarm." ”

Gu Jinzhi knew very well in his heart that this time it could not be a false alarm.

Her eyes were full of tears. Still nodded, and accepted the three*** comfort.

After talking for a long time, seeing that it was time for lunch, Song Paner sent someone to see if the old man had woken up.

Outcome. The old man is here.

Lunch is served in the flower room.

There are two large round tables in the flower hall, without screens, regardless of gender. One table for adults and one table for children.

When eating. The old man didn't say anything.

It was very quiet at the dinner table.

Everyone had eaten, and the maids removed the bowls and chopsticks. Tea was served.

The old man took a sip of tea, and then said, "I don't want to spoil you for the New Year." It's just that my body, when the oil runs out and the lamp dries up, I can't stand it anymore. I'm afraid I'm going to leave tonight. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a dead silence.

Even if it is a big man, his heart is suddenly sad.

No matter how much I hate the old man, the old man is also a father, and when he was young, he still had some happy times. Those joys have long been put in the corner of my heart. Now, the old man is going to die, and those dusty old things have only been turned out by the old man.

He didn't answer.

If the old man doesn't speak, it will be even more difficult for others to speak.

The old man didn't wait for everyone to say anything, and continued: "I'm dead, and I don't have anything left for you, so let's leave a few rules." Since the beginning of my generation, the men of our Gu family are not sons, they are not pro-Teng, and they can only be placed in the side room if they are forty childless. ”

As soon as these words came out, Gu Yanzhen suddenly felt uncomfortable.

The old man himself has no concubines, no concubines, and no sons. The eldest master and the second master are even more.

The only one in the family who has a concubine and a concubine is Gu Yanzhen.

Gu Yanzhen was embarrassed.

Gu Xiuzhi also understood this, lowered his head, and didn't dare to look at the old man.

Everyone didn't look at Gu Yanzhen and Gu Xiuzhi, they only looked at the old man.

“…… Gu's daughter, not second marriage. The old man continued.

It is the mainstream concept of this era that women should be loyal and not marry twice, so the old man's words are nothing special to the daughter of the Gu family.

On the contrary, the one that does not accept concubines does not conform to the social atmosphere.

But no one contradicted him.

For the eldest lord, it is not difficult not to take a concubine, he has no special interest in women.

"That's all." The old man said, "If you are willing to listen to these words, they will be engraved in the ancestral shrine as a family motto." If you don't want to listen, just take it as the old man's nonsense. The old man said, stood up, and said, "Let's disperse, Sister Jin and Brother Chen come here." ”

With that, he walked out on his own.

Gu Jinzhi and Gu Chenzhi hurriedly got up and followed.

The second lady looked at the old man's back and was a little anxious.

Why did the matter of the knighthood end without saying anything?

She gave the second master a look.

The second master didn't dare to deal with her, for fear that the eldest master would see something different.

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Sweat, this is an update to make up for yesterday~~