Emperor Xuan of the Jing Dynasty does not have much handwriting left, this picture of the spring sleep of the beauty under the pear is one of the most exquisite treasures, the style of painting is already the extreme, plus the treasure seal of Emperor Xuan himself, it is priceless.

There are not many talented emperors throughout the ages, and Emperor Xuan is the only one who is a painter, and the value of this painting is not measurable by gold and silver, but it is rare to have ten thousand gold.

Now, Cui Ling just wants to exchange a mere 3,000 gold for this painting, if it was in the past, it would be his own family, and Cui Jin would be angry.

But now, he was in a hurry to use the money, and this painting was the most valuable object he could touch, although he was reluctant, but he could only grit his teeth and agree.

What he thought in his heart was that if he sold it to Cui Ling, this painting would always be in the hands of his own family, and when the situation would be better in the future, maybe there would be a chance to get it back, if it was sold to someone else, then this thing would never have a chance with the Cui family again.

Although Cui Ling has no ill feelings towards Brother Lobby, who let this be handling the funeral for Mrs. An Ningbo?

The eldest aunt and the fifteenth sister took turns to go to the fifth room to spread wild, and the anger in her heart could only be directed at Cui Jin, saying that she was robbing while the fire was hot, or that she was cold-blooded and ruthless, in short, she was finalized this bamboo bar.

She nodded when she saw that the lobby brother had a dish on his face, so she was also refreshed, and immediately asked Mu Hibiscus to follow Huaishu back to her house, took a silver ticket of 3,000 taels of silver, and handed it to the lobby brother.

Cui Jin sighed at the painting, "This painting is precious, and I hope that the ninth sister will collect it." ”

In the words, there is still infinite regret and distress.

There is no way, who is called the Yuan family is rich and rich, and there are a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings in the collection. If it's not really attractive. Even if you take it out. It doesn't necessarily interest Gorou either.

Seeing Cui Jin's steps floating in a hurry with the silver, Gorou sighed and said, "Actually, your lobby brother is not bad, but unfortunately among the people in this house, he is the only one who understands what he is willing to do." ”

The Cui family has five rooms, five old men in their prime, and their grandchildren are all ranked thirteenth, but among so many big men. The man who can stand up to the door to represent the Cui family of Anningbo Mansion is the only one Cui Jin.

The descendants are wilting, this is a sign of a ruined family, and the wealth and glory of the Cui family have almost come to an end.

Gorou gently rubbed Cui Ling's hair, "This painting, only three thousand taels of silver, is indeed a little less, in fact, just for the sake of your lobby brother, how can you give another two thousand taels." ”

He paused. "Is there any other reason for this?"

Cui Ling shrugged. "Anyway, this isn't Brother Lobby's own thing, I just took advantage of the fire to rob it, so what?"

This is said with confidence, and there is no weakness in the heart of treating people badly.

Gorou couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this, "You! ”

He looked at the sky, "You can rest here for a while, I'll go out and have a look, if anyone asks, I'll say that you are not well, you can't really tear your face in front of everyone, the love on this face still has to be round." ”

Cui Ling lowered her head and whispered, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

This is the way of the world, An Ningbofu is her maiden family after all, if her mother's affairs are not decent enough, then her face is also dull.

Of course she doesn't care about these things, but the family of a high-ranking family is affected by a single hair, her face is not good-looking, and the Yuan family is not necessarily very glorious.

The so-called person is a social person, she was born in the society of the Sheng Dynasty, and it is inevitable that she will submit to the laws of society.

Therefore, even if the dead Mrs. An Ning Bo is the person she doesn't like to see the most, it is inevitable that she will try her best to make this funeral not so ugly for the sake of face.

It doesn't matter if she doesn't want to do it herself, even if she finds an excuse to avoid it, but Gorou, as her husband, has to run for it, he works so hard and wastes all this effort, just to make her face look better.

So much for.

Mrs. An Ning Bo is a first-class Mrs. Bo, and according to the regulations, she must be suspended for seven days before she can go out of the funeral.

In the past seven days, Cui Ling had to go back to Yuan's house every day to see his children, and the rest of the time he only stayed in the courtyard of the fifth room, guarding Cui Chengkai inch by inch.

And the outside affairs are all in the hands of Gorou.

Cui Yan, the only male heir in Wufang, is only five years old this year, and he is still a little baby, so Golang, the son-in-law, took on the responsibility of half a son, and he never shirked the prevarication that should come forward, but won a lot of praise.

Gorou Cai didn't care whether those people sincerely praised him for his filial piety, or just wanted to talk to him, the future deputy commander of the Gyeonggi Guard, he just tried his best to do his duty, so that people could find Cui Ling's handle, so as to make irresponsible remarks about her.

After a few days of cultivation, Cui Chengkai's body gradually improved a lot.

He always felt strange, because An Shi, who had always taken great care of him, had been serving him less in recent days, and whenever he came over, he always looked tired.

Even the three children always hurried to see him, and then retreated.

Cui Ling said with a smile, "Imperial Doctor Tang said that my father needs to recuperate, and my mother trusts me, so she asks me to take care of you here, and my younger brothers and sisters don't dare to quarrel with you." ”

She stretched out her hand to cover Cui Chengkai's futon and said, "Father, don't worry, in a few days, you will be better, and your younger brothers and sisters will dare to come over to play with you." ”

Although Mrs. An Ningbo is not authentic, she is Cui Chengkai's mother in the end.

Cui Ling couldn't bear Cui Chengkai's feelings for Mrs. An Ningbo, but even if he had a grudge against the old lady, as long as there was this mother-son relationship, he would always go to the old lady's spirit to wear linen and wear filial piety in front of the spirit.

He's just getting a little better, and he can't afford to bear this sin.

Therefore, she made up her mind and refused to let Cui Chengkai know that Mrs. An Ningbo was gone.

Regarding this matter, Ahn and her opinions coincide.

Although the younger siblings are young, they are all very precocious, they all know how others treat Wufang in the days when their father is ill, and they may not know much about the twists and turns in the adult world, but they all instinctively want to protect their father.

And, after these few days of getting along. They are to Cui Ling, the sister. My heart has changed from initial doubt and hesitation to trust. Gorou, the brother-in-law, became a strong backing for several of them in the days without his father's protection.

Several of the children clenched their mouths and never said anything about the outside world.

Therefore, Cui Chengkai really thought that it was because of the need for recuperation, so there was no one in the courtyard of the fifth room.

Time flies, and in a flash, Mrs. Anning Bo is going to be funeral.

Outside, the drums were blowing and beating. In the end, Cui Chengkai was still alarmed.

Cui Ling saw that this ceremony was over, so he simply stopped hiding it from him, and told everything after he fell into a coma.

She comforted Cui Chengkai, "Father's filial piety, my mother and younger siblings have done their best for you, even Wulang has also contributed a lot, our five rooms can do this, we have a clear conscience, and my father doesn't have to blame himself." ”

The funeral was finally stumbled.

Although there are many unpleasant things, it can be with the efforts of Brother Cui Jin in the lobby. At least on the surface, it still looks very decent, and outsiders don't know what to do. also felt that the Cui family was prosperous, and this funeral was done well.

Even the people in the house, although they all complained, but they didn't dig out a penny from their pockets, they didn't pay for it, and they felt a little guilty in their hearts, but they didn't complain a word.

Even Cui Ling, who has never shown up from beginning to end, is because Gorou is strong, and no one dares to say a word of no.

The five rooms were not criticized, but received a lot of appreciation.

The funeral was a happy one.

Cui Chengkai lay on the bed silently, his eyes looked tired and tired because of his emaciation, and he was covered with red bloodshots, but he stared at the veil straight like this, and he didn't say a word.

Cui Ling thought that Cui Chengkai was sad or blamed himself, so he hurriedly said, "Father, your body has just improved a little, don't think too much and be tired of yourself." ”

She bit her lip, "After you fall, I know what life my mother and younger siblings will have, and you are the only one they can rely on." ”

Seeing that Cui Chengkai was still staring at the top of the tent motionlessly, she said fiercely, "This time it happened suddenly, and I helped them, but if you don't cherish your body, just leave it alone, next time, I won't lend a hand." ”

She deliberately raised her head and pouted her face and said, "Anyway, is that my biological mother, whether they are doing well or not is your father's responsibility, not mine." If you fall, I don't care. ”

Cui Chengkai turned his face around at this time, and he sighed heavily, "You kid, ......"

His eyes suddenly moistened, "You are a kind-hearted child, Daddy has always known that after you know what kind of person I am, you are still willing to treat me like this, treat your stepmother, and treat your younger brothers and sisters...... Daddy couldn't be more grateful. ”

Cui Chengkai paused, "Ling'er is afraid that I will blame myself for your grandmother?" No, it's not. ”

He said in a low voice, with infinite melancholy and loneliness in his tone, "I'm just, I'm just surprised, knowing that my mother is dead, I didn't feel a little sad, but, on the contrary, I felt that a big rock that was pressing on my heart was removed......"

No matter how much Luo's death shocked him, he would only choose to hate himself and self-destruct, and he never wanted to complain about Mrs. An Ningbo.

Having been educated since childhood, he had no way to rebel against his mother, nor to blame or resent.

He thought it would be the same this time.

But there was an indescribable pleasure in his heart, as if the resentment accumulated for many years had been relieved at once, and he felt extremely happy.

This kind of pleasure is undoubtedly unethical, which makes Cui Chengkai, who grew up reading the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, feel extremely shocked and confused, and even a little ashamed and self-blame, which is the reason why he is silent, and he himself is surprised and has nothing to say.

Cui Ling was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then smiled, "Father, it's good that you have figured it out." ”

This is the first step to be able to let go of Mrs. Anningbo, and the next step is how to find a way to leave this mansion that has rotted from its roots and start a new life. (To be continued......)

PS: There is a second update today. By the way, I recommend the new book "Tianjiao" by the zoo (Dong Wuyuan), I feel so inferior after reading this book, I feel that everything I write is scum, and I have a shy and painful urge to abandon the text (it's just an impulse, but now I have figured it out), it's really a very wonderful beginning, a particularly good book. Recommend it to everyone!

Introduction: When Lu Changting arrived in the twilight of Huajia, he often recalled that if Jingjia had not mutinied that year, if the Lu family had not moved north, and if the world was still in good age, how would she spend this long life? will probably get married, have children, tease grandchildren, and then have a smooth life. There's nothing wrong with that, of course. The only regret is that I can't meet him in the turbulent times.