On the sixteenth day of the lunar month, Cui's house was full of vegetarianism, and the servants with filial piety bands hurriedly ran out of the house and went to relatives and friends in the eastern capital to report the funeral, and some people hurried out of the city on healthy horses to report the funeral to Chang'an. As the mourners, the two brothers Cui Taezhi and Cui Gezhi were supposed to do the funeral together, however, because Cui Taezhi vomited blood and fainted after learning the news of his mother's death, Cui Taezhi could only endure his grief and do it alone. Fortunately, although his brother-in-law Zhao Guo's wife Li is sick and weak, her niece Cui Wuniang has always been strong and capable, and he can also have a helper before his wife and children arrive. Even so, after a whole busy time, he still looked tired and haggard when he was in front of the spirit.

Compared with his fourth uncle, Cui Jianxuan is even more confused. Hurry up and rush back from Songshan, but only have time to see your grandmother Zuihou, and without even saying a few words, the person closed his eyes and died. And what is even worse is that my father, who has always been strict, vomited blood and fainted because of this, and now although he is a little more sober, he looks weak and old, and his eyes are blank, and he does not have the majesty of Pingrì at all. At this moment, when others were in front of them to greet those condolences guests, or busy with other trivial matters, Cui Jianxuan was wandering alone in the back garden unconsciously, his eyes were dull, and he actually touched a tree next to the path, and then he knelt down softly against the tree with one hand.

"Eleven Lang."

It wasn't until the voice behind him called for the third time that Cui Jianxuan turned around blankly, and when he saw that it was Du Shiyi, he lowered his head again, and after being silent for a long time, he said, "Du Nineteen, am I useless?" ”

Du Shiyi didn't think Cui Jianxuan's current appearance was anything strange, after all, he was also a person who had experienced the pain of losing his loved ones. He thought about it and stood next to the person with his back against the tree, pressed Cui Jianxuan's shoulder with one hand and said, "You have always been the most confident Cui Shiyilang, how can you say such things?" Although you are always mean in your words, impulsive in your actions, and often do not think about the consequences, as long as you are willing to make up your mind to do something, what can you not do? Now that Mrs. Qi Guotai has passed away, Ling Zun Cui Fuqing is also weak and bedridden to recuperate, even if you are sad, you have to fight jīng. Didn't you see your uncle like that? ”

"At this time, you still expose my shortcomings!" Cui Jianxuan first glared at Du Shiyi with his head sideways, and then said in a low voice, "How can I compare to Grandpa and Fourth Uncle?" My grandmother used to tell me about my grandfather and my fourth uncle, and she always spoke with pride, hoping that I would learn from them and support the door of the family. But I think about it, I still have a brother above me, and my brother is also smart and clever, so why should I think about what career advancement...... Now that I think about it, wasn't Grandpa the youngest son of my grandmother? If he was like me, maybe my home wouldn't be what it is today! ”

"Since you all know, you're still hiding here alone? Your brother and brother are in the funeral hall, and people find out that your grandson, who has rushed back, is not there. Speaking of which, you and Jiu Niangzi are really carved out of the same mold, just now I bumped into her halfway, she was also lost and confused, I called her twice and she didn't respond at all. However, the five ladies hit the jīng god to usher in the send-off, and even the thirteen niangs of my family were sent around by her. If she hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you were here. ”

"Sister, I'm really so strict all the time!" Cui Jianxuan stretched out his hand and pressed the ground under him, and finally clapped his hands and stood up, then looked at Du Shiyi and said, "As for Jiu Niang, she and I have the same temper, so she can make me look vivid...... I know, so I'm going to go ahead and help my brother and brother...... Du Nineteen, there has been chaos at home these days, if you want to move out, you don't need to say hello and just leave. ”

"Te Duo nonsense, you don't have to worry about my affairs!"

Although he was worried that Mrs. Cui was seriously ill and it was quite inconvenient for him to live in, Du Shiyi had thought about finding a hostel to live in outside, however, Du Dedang passed away, and Cui Gezhi, who hurried back from Chang'an, also fell ill.

In the next few years, the Cui family was both a funeral and a practice, Cui Taizhi's wife, Mrs. Xue of Qinghe County, arrived with her children, plus other Cui family's children and daughters, and the funeral was held in an orderly manner. But it wasn't until Du De died five years later, Lu Wangzhi had already rushed to Lu Hong's order, and when he saw Du De's death and hurriedly prepared a ceremony to the funeral hall to mourn, Du De's mother arrived, but it was a young and weak junior Du Wenruo.

is also Jingzhao Du's family, Du Shiyi was famous in Fanchuan back then, and almost all the branches of the Du family living in Fanchuan knew him, but now in the blink of an eye, almost three years, he studied and practiced martial arts to strengthen his body, which was already very different from his previous weakness, so Du Wenruo did not recognize people at all. He originally learned that Du De was sick and came to visit at the order of his father, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, he stopped and enjoyed the scenery all the way, and walked for more than half a month, but he didn't expect that this Mrs. Qi Guotai would be ill! And the most embarrassing thing is that as soon as he arrived in the Eastern Capital

He didn't inquire about the situation of the Cui family, so he went here directly, but he went to the door of the Cui family, which was plain white, and was recognized by the doorman, but he just wanted to quietly avoid going out to prepare a funeral! You must know that what he brought was some silk and colorful brocade medicinal materials, which could not be used as a gift to the deceased!

At this moment, Du Wenruo, who had been saluting behind Lu Wangzhi, came to Cui Taizhi and wanted to explain a thing or two, but Cui Taizhi just nodded coldly at him, and then left him and came to the young man in front of him in a kudzu robe, and said extremely politely: "My mother is newly mourned, and I don't want to alarm Lu Gong who is in the Hanging Lian Peak of Yinyi Songshan, and I also labor Lu Langjun to come to the Eastern Capital. ”

"Mrs. Tai is well-known in the Book of Rites, especially jīng commentary, famous far and wide, Lu Shi is also deeply respected, learned that Mrs. Tai is seriously ill, the little junior brother accompanied the nine junior brothers to return, he thought about it and still did not feel at ease, so he ordered me to pick up various sè herbs in the mountains hidden in the grass hall before and send them to the Eastern Capital, to talk about my heart, but unexpectedly Mrs. Tai has gone to the immortals, so I had to hurriedly prepare a ceremony to come, if there is a disrespectful place, please also ask Cui Shangshu to forgive." Although Lu Wangzhi was informal, when he was lazy, when he said these words at the moment, he looked gentle and elegant, and no one could find fault with his words and deeds, and even Du Shiyi on the side couldn't help but sigh at the same time.

Lu Hong resigned from the government before, and his reputation was even more like rì Zhongtian, so Cui Taizhi was naturally happy that his nephew, who had always been unruly, could worship such a famous teacher. And now that Lu Hongyi sent his eldest disciple to come, he expressed his solemnity and courtesy, in contrast, the relatives of his mother's family were too slack!

Facing Lu Wangzhi with a humble attitude, Cui Taizhi had no choice but to express his gratitude again, and then smiled and motioned Du Shiyi to take Lu Wangzhi to treat him inside. It wasn't until the two of them left that he turned his head to look at Du Wenruo, who had a delicate face, but said lightly: "There is Lao Du Langjun who came from Jingzhao from afar to offer condolences." Eleven Lang, you take Du Langjun to meet your aunt and aunt. ”

Who is Cui Jianxuan? He usually doesn't have a good face for people he doesn't like, and at this time, he will naturally be even more indifferent to his grandmother's relatives who are late. Took Du Wenruo out of the funeral hall, no matter what people asked, he always kept a calm face and did not answer a word, and when he arrived outside his mother's bedroom, he stood at the foot of the steps and let the maid report it, and after listening to the rumors inside, the mother and the eldest aunt were all tired and unfit to see guests, so he immediately turned around and left without saying a word. Du Wenruo, who was also arrogant, finally couldn't bear the embarrassment, and suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the sleeve of the sackcloth on Cui Jianxuan's body.

"Cui Shiyilang, I was just ordered to visit Mrs. Tai, and I don't know that Mrs. Tai is deceased, what do you Cui family mean!"

"Didn't know that my grandmother was deceased? That's because you didn't take things to heart at all, otherwise your grandmother's obituary would have been told all over the Eastern Capital, and you would have rushed to the door of Cui's house like this? Moreover, even if there is no preparation for the ceremony, why not bring half a cart of silk and colorful brocade, when did the Cui family lack these! Even if you only bring some Fanchuan specialties, it won't be so unpopular! Also, do you think I don't know anything, when Grandpa rushed back from Chang'an, he said that the Du family had already sent someone to visit his grandmother in the Eastern Capital, but what about you, you didn't come until after your grandmother passed away! ”

Cui Jianxuan shook his hand vigorously and broke free of the sleeve that was grabbed by Du Wenruo, and then snorted coldly: "When my grandmother was dying, if it wasn't for Du Jiulang who happened to accompany me back from Songshan, there would finally be a Du clansman, even if he left, he would have regrets!" You still say that the Cui family looks like this...... The Cui family has been polite enough to you, don't forget that it is your grandfather's official position, and it is also the eldest uncle who tried his best to fulfill it at the beginning! When you seek office, you are enthusiastic, and after that, you avoid it like a snake and scorpion, don't you just want to have a better reputation? ”

Leaving these words, Cui Jianxuan immediately walked away without saying a word. And Du Wenruo stood there angrily and ashamedly, thinking of the four words Du Jiulang mentioned by Cui Jianxuan, he changed greatly for a while. Suddenly, he remembered that the young man who had just accompanied Cui Taizhi and called Lu Langjun out was a young man with a long body, which was very different from the weak nerd in his memory, and he frowned even more.

When Mrs. Qi Guotai Du De was dying, this Du Shiyi actually got another kick!

Three years ago, Du Shiyi, who was once famous in Jingzhao Du's family, was frightened by the fire in the old house, and then he couldn't afford to be sick, and the younger sister took him to Songshan for medical treatment, and there was no news for a long time, and most people thought that the brother and sister died in the outing. But who would have thought that at the beginning of this year, news came that Du Shiyi was worshipping under the Lu Hongmen of Songshan Dayin, and became famous at the banquet in the Dou Mansion of Biguo Gong and Princess Yuzhen in the Eastern Capital. If this guy plans to make a comeback, next year he wants to ask Jingzhao Mansion and other first things will add twists and turns, after all, there has never been a person with the same surname and nationality at the same time! It must be known that the elder who took him in and out of the palace was very happy to hear about Du Shiyi's recent situation, even if he was not Du Shiyi's own branch, he had already retired from the office, but if someone helped him, it would be bad!

No, instead of staying in the Cui family, which will only give him cold eyes, he has to rush back as soon as possible!