Chapter 369: The Old Capital (5)
There was a lot of trouble on the table, Tu was the one who was pointed at his nose and scolded, and he became more and more unhappy in his heart, and after listening to Chang Yuwan's few complaints, he only dealt with a few words casually.
Chang Yuwan looked at his eyes, knew the situation in his heart, winked at Chu Weilin, and said more.
Chu Weilin pursed her lips and smiled lightly.
When she returned to the house and got out of the carriage, Chu Weilin saw Chang Hengmiao talking to her two sons with her hands behind her back, and her tone was not angry.
After finishing speaking, he turned around and left, and Tu had to hurry to follow.
Chu Weilin walked up to Chang Yuyun and said in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Chang Yuyun shook his head: "Let's talk about it later."
When the door is closed, I can talk about today's events in detail.
Chu Weilin guessed correctly, the tables of the men outside were indeed lifted tables.
It's just that there is a gap between each other, and when we see each other in the daytime, the superficial work of greeting Sheng'an can still be done, but after eating some wine tonight, my temper is a little unbearable.
Old Lady Ma's son, the eighth master here in the old capital sneered a few words, and even said disrespectful words to the old ancestor, Chang Hengmiao didn't want to deal with him, and the more he spoke, he responded a few words.
Chang Henghan's brothers have been in the officialdom for many years, and the most powerful thing is a mouth, can provoke trouble and mud, where can the eighth master be an opponent?
I couldn't do my job anymore, I went crazy with the strength of the wine, and even ignored my face, and lifted the table.
At that time, the scene was not only chaotic, but also embarrassing, Chang Hengmiao thought that this was always in the ancestral house, and it was a day like Zhongyuan. There were still a few old ladies inside, so they proposed to go into the flower hall to make amends.
How do you know that as soon as you arrive outside the flower hall, you can hear Mrs. Ma scolding Tu's family.
is only scolding the Tu family, because of the relationship between relatives and alienation, Chang Henghan can't hang his face, not to mention that Mrs. Ma is talking about the ancestors in and out of her words, how can Chang Henghan bear it?
Not to mention the long, in the future, they will always have to live in the old capital for three or five years, if they follow the relatives here in the ancestral house to point at Sang and scold Huai at will, they will think that the capital is easy to bully. It's getting worse and worse.
But you can't completely tear your face. They are considered "outsiders", and if their reputation is bad, there will always be more trouble, after all. The old capital has many families. There are also many officials in the DPRK and China. The three of them become tigers, who knows what they will be smeared into.
"Father's meaning, today can point at his wife and scold. I don't know who I'll say tomorrow, there is no shortage of etiquette in the future, and the next exchanges are counted, and there are many rights and wrongs. Chang Yuyun said.
Chu Weilin bowed, this is as it should be, who let them all be juniors.
The days slowly stabilized, and Chu Weilin only walked around with Mrs. Haoqi except for occasionally going to the long room to talk.
When it comes to the Mid-Autumn Festival, it stands to reason that they should have dinner in the ancestral house, and they all rest their minds at this time, so as not to make trouble at the table again, and each of them will set their own tables.
On September 19, the Xu family came to discuss with Chu Weilin whether to go to Yusu Nunnery, one to worship the Buddha, and the other to see the Lu family, and also let Sister Lan meet her mother.
Chu Weilin held the hot tea and thought: "I have no objection to going to Yusu'an, it's fragrant, Yusu'an is also very good, let's go to see my sister-in-law, and I want to feel at ease, but Sister Lan is there, it's better to listen to her own meaning, Sister Lan is now saying that she is not small, these days, I see her grow up a lot, let her choose by herself, do you want to see your sister-in-law."
Xu Shi was stunned when he heard this, and said Mu Ran: "It's Sister Lan's mother after all, Sister Lan is ......."
Halfway through the words, Xu shook his head and sighed: "That's it, sister-in-law left Sister Lan and left, and she didn't care about the mother-daughter relationship." If Sister Lan hates her, it is normal. ”
"I can't let her hate, sister-in-law is no longer and shouldn't hate, it's just whether I want to see it." Chu Weilin smiled bitterly and said, "You know about the girl Wanyan, right?" ”
Xu nodded.
Wanyan's thing is not a secret, the servants who came back from Jinzhou like Wanyan very much, that is, when they talk about things, they are biased in their words, Xu has also heard it, at that time, they both hated Du Huisheng's unfilial piety, injustice and unkindness, but also admired Wanyan's decisiveness.
"Wanyan just wants to break off with the past, not hate Du Huisheng." Chu Weilin said.
Xu opened his mouth, wanting to say that the relationship between mother and daughter is different from that of the husband and wife who have no affection, but the words are still swallowed, the same and different, it should be something that Sister Lan pondered by herself.
In the end, Sister Lan still wanted to meet the Lu family.
On the carriage, Xu looked at Sister Lan with concern.
Chu Weilin looked at her eyes, and said softly to Sister Lan: "Seeing your mother, has my sister thought about what to say to her?"
Sister Lan pouted, lowered her head, and said for a long time: "I like the clothes she made for me, I will wear them." Auntie, I have this dress today, which was made by my mother. ”
Neither Chu Weilin nor Xu expected Sister Lan to say such a sentence, Xu turned his head and wiped his tears, Chu Weilin hugged Sister Lan and patted her back gently.
In Yusuan, the incense is extremely prosperous.
They are not familiar with the ladies of the old capital, they only nod to each other as a greeting, and some of them have the heart to talk, so they leave their names and surnames.
At the back of the main hall, Chu Weilin found the Lu family.
Lu Shi went to a green silk, put on a nun's robe, and swept the fallen leaves with a broom in his hand.
Chu Weilin thought that before the Lu family became a monk, he was afraid that he had never done these jobs.
"Sister-in-law." Chu Weilin called her.
Lu Shi raised her head when she heard the sound, turned around, and saw the person, she smiled lightly: "Are you here to offer incense?"
The peaceful and peaceful appearance made Chu Weilin stunned, she hadn't seen such a look on Lu's face for many years, it seemed that those old troubles had fallen along with her green silk, and there was no longer in her heart.
Lu's smile was gentle, and Chu Weilin noticed that her hands were no longer as white as before, and they had become red and rough.
Chu Weilin said in a dumb voice: "Sister-in-law, I came with my third sister-in-law to make incense, and Sister Lan also came, she has something to say to you."
Lu Shi was slightly stunned, but she didn't say anything about the past, the past Lu Shi died, what about the poor Nifa, she just frowned slightly, and smiled again: "Okay, I'll go see my sister."
The Lu family and Chu Weilin went to the wing room, knowing that the Lu family didn't want to talk about the affairs of the house, Chu Weilin only asked the Lu family about their life in Yusu'an.
Lu Shi carefully talked about her daily diet and daily life, and said: "It sounds bitter, but in fact it is reassuring, I think I am living much better than before."
When Sister Lan saw the Lu family, she was speechless for a while, and stood there for a long time before she said slowly: "Mother, I'm coming to see you." I'm fine in the house, don't worry. I love those clothes, I'll wear them. Look at this dress, do I look good? ”
Lu Shi looked at his daughter quietly, with a little reassurance in his smile: "It's good-looking, it's really good-looking." ”
Knowing that their mother and daughter must have something to say, Chu Weilin and Xu avoided it for the time being.
Xu whispered to Wei's mother, be sure to serve carefully, and Wei's mother was busy.
Chu Weilin and Xu said: "I see that the two of them are transparent, even if they hold and shed a few tears, there will be no major incident, third sister-in-law, don't worry." ”
Xu sighed quietly: "That's fine." Looking at Sister Lan'er's situation today, I feel a lot more relieved, I am afraid that she accepts it on the surface, but she still has thoughts in her heart, and she doesn't want her sister-in-law to leave home. Now it seems that, as you said, Sister Lan has grown up. ”
"We hope they are well." Chu Weilin echoed, "Sister-in-law's spirit is much stronger now than in the mansion, not to mention whether she is worthy of Sister Lan like this, it is better than letting her be detained in the mansion all day long." ”
Xu nodded slowly.
I don't know what the two mothers and daughters said alone, and when Chu Weilin and Xu went back, Mother Wei was waiting for Sister Lan to clean her face.
Sister Lan raised her head and said to them, "Mother left first, thank you aunt for bringing me to Yusu'an today." ”
Xu took the handkerchief from Wei's mother and wiped it for Sister Lan: "Sister Lan, remember, sister-in-law still remembers you, and we will love you too." ”
Sister Lan bowed her head heavily.
In autumn, the weather is sometimes cold and sometimes hot.
At the end of September, a letter came from the capital that Mrs. Zhang had passed away.
Chu Weilin pinched the letter paper and was speechless for a long time, obviously knowing that this day would come sooner or later when she left Beijing, and Mrs. Zhang had actually been delayed for a long time, according to the doctors' previous estimates, she couldn't even stand the summer.
The capital and the old capital are not far away, but the filial piety period is in the body, and it was discussed with the Chu Mansion before leaving Beijing, so he did not return to Beijing, but only made people report the funeral to the old capital Chu.
This year is not as good as in previous years, but it was tossed into the wax moon, and it was really cold.
Chu Weilin has already arranged the New Year's gifts to be sent everywhere, and she is busy in the wax month, and some of her feet don't touch the ground.
But unexpectedly, another letter came from the capital, and the old lady Wen also passed away.
Chu Weilin was surprised, she had clearly said that the old lady could hold on for two or three years, how could she suddenly ......
It is said that the disputes in the capital do not implicate the Chu family now, everything is still smooth, Mrs. Wen just can't get out of bed, she is not seriously ill, and the Chu family has nothing to fight for me, so Mrs. Wen will not die suddenly.
But that's the case, Liuyu read the letter back and forth twice, and went back to the house to cry all night.
Changfu did not have a period of filial piety, and this year's wax moon was also simple, but when worshipping ancestors, he was not allowed to go back to the ancestral house.
Chu Weilin looked at the ancestral hall in the ancestral house, which covers an extremely wide area and is beautifully repaired, and the spiritual positions arranged in the first layer according to the generations are like a mountain and a sea, which makes people feel the century-old heritage of this family.
There are rules for worshipping ancestors, Chang Henghan and his brothers, as the elders, have different identities, and those in the ancestral house are not angry in their hearts, except for muttering a few words in their mouths, there is no other way, especially in front of the ancestral tablet, which one dares to be presumptuous at will.
After Laba, the flavor of the New Year became stronger a little bit.
Just as the people were immersed in the joy of the New Year, the edict of the national funeral reached the old capital.
Empress Zhu died. (To be continued.) )