172: Ancestral Rules? The outmoded idea that women are inferior to men!
The fifth master is indeed facing challenges.
The clan regretted Cheng Rong's death, and they could understand the feelings of the fifth master and the Li family, but they also did not agree to bury Cheng Rong in the ancestral grave.
In a word, this is not in order!
What does the Nanyi Cheng clan rely on to restrain the clansmen, doesn't it depend on the rules set by the ancestors.
Unmarried women are not allowed to be buried in the ancestral grave, which not only breaks the rules of the Cheng family, but also breaks the customs of thousands of years...... A clan elder used this to persuade the fifth master:
"The Cheng family has prepared a cemetery for the girls who died early, and this arrangement is already very appropriate, just bypass the ancestral grave."
Compared with those who casually bury their early-lost unmarried daughters in the wasteland, Cheng's has tried their best to maintain the dignity of these early-lost unmarried girls, and the fifth child really doesn't have to be so persistent!
Whoever dies has a daughter is heartbroken, but when it hurts, the rules are broken, which is the calmness that a person who is the patriarch should have?
The clan elder didn't know that Cheng Rong's death had another hidden secret, but he really died of his injuries, and he didn't have that blessing.
If you don't know the truth, you can't understand the grief and indignation of the fifth master who knows that his daughter died unjustly, and he can't avenge his daughter for a while, it is this grief and indignation that makes the fifth master insist on letting Cheng Rong be buried in the ancestral grave and buried next to the cemetery reserved by him and his wife - how desperate and helpless Rong Niang was when she was humiliated in the palace and forced to hang herself, he will protect Rong Niang for a long time in the future, so that people and ghosts can no longer bully Rong Niang.
Only by burying Rong Niang next to herself and the Li family's cemetery will Rong Niang not be forgotten.
The incense of the Cheng family is endless, there are always people who will go to the ancestral grave to worship, Rong Niang's death is also to protect the whole family, why can't you enjoy the incense of the Cheng family?
Any clansman who tries to reason with the fifth master will not succeed, Xiao Yunting thinks that there are many kinds of fatherly love in the world, and the fifth master is the kind of father who is not as good as the Li family can express on weekdays, but he also loves his daughter very much!
He's paranoid.
The flame of revenge was suppressed in him.
He couldn't bear it in the capital, and he had no scruples when he returned to Nanyi.
The mouths of several clan elders were dry, and the fifth master did not respond.
Unmarried women are not allowed to be buried in ancestral graves, to put it bluntly, women have a low status, and men are inferior to women.
On this occasion, the men in the clan naturally came forward, the Zhu family in the second room, and the old lady in the big room all wanted to come to oppose the fifth master on the spot, but unfortunately they were also women, widowed old ladies, and they could be the ancestors of the family by closing the door of their own homes, but they couldn't do it when they went to the clan to discuss matters.
can only make a way to mess around, such as going to the ancestral hall to cry for the deceased husband or something.
The big house is now in charge of Cheng Heng's father, and he is qualified to come, but most of the people present are his elders, and the clan elders have not persuaded the fifth master in turn, so it is even more impossible for him to succeed.
Seeing that the fifth master was silent, this one was excited, and he had to say a few sour words of "Uncle Wutang, as the patriarch, took the lead in breaking the rules of the clan", and the fifth master asked him rhetorically:
"What do you mean, the old man is not worthy of being the patriarch, so who will be, yourself?"
Cheng Qing entered the door and just heard this.
She followed the fifth master's line of sight and saw Cheng Heng's father.
Oh, it turned out to be this product, no wonder they want to take advantage of the fire to rob it.
The fifth old man asked this sentence rhetorically, this one was eager to try, and before Cheng Qing could speak, several clan elders pulled the topic back:
"Now I'm talking about Rong Niang's burial, don't mention anything else!"
The clan elders are about to break out in a cold sweat, okay, for fear that the fifth master will say that he is not the patriarch in a fit of anger.
What was the old man Cheng like when he was the patriarch before, what was the fifth old man like after he became the patriarch, everyone can see it if they are not blind and their hearts are not blind, except for insisting on burying Cheng Rong in the ancestral grave, the fifth master has not missed a thing when he became the patriarch!
And when the big house Cheng was the patriarch...... That's it, don't talk about the past, don't be the son of the eldest master, do things very much like the eldest master, unless the elders suffer from madness, they will let the position of 'patriarch' fall back into the hands of the big house.
Thinking about it like this, several clan elders were also worried in their hearts, they still wanted the fifth master to manage the affairs of the clan, but if they didn't agree to Cheng Rong buried in the ancestral grave, would the fifth master resign from the patriarch in a fit of anger and leave the burden behind? !
Cheng Qing spoke at the right time: "Aunt Rong's burial really has to be talked about, Aunt Rong is not an ordinary unmarried and early funeral, she is the county lord of Rouping personally appointed by the emperor, and the county lord died of his injuries after being rescued, so that the county lord of the loyal monarch will also break Cheng's feng shui——"
Cheng Qing is a kind reminder.
The emperor was indeed a cover-up, bent on covering up the royal scandal.
But one thing to say, the title he gave to Cheng Rong is still very useful, Cheng Rong is the first of the Cheng women to be named 'county lord', which makes her funeral specifications different from other unmarried women, and she also has room to bargain with the clan elders.
Unmarried and prematurely mourned daughters are regarded as ominous, and it has been a rule for thousands of years that they cannot enter the ancestral grave, whether it is the fifth master or Cheng Qing, it is difficult to resist this rule.
But Cheng Qing laid out the cause of Cheng Rong's death, who dares to say that Cheng Rong's death is ominous?
Then you have to slap the emperor in the face.
The emperor himself gave Cheng Rong a mourning honor after his death, and others didn't approve of it!
It is ominous to rescue the driver if he is seriously injured or not, who will dare to rescue the driver in the future...... Does this mean that the emperor is ominous, or is it that the rescued queen mother is ominous?
When Cheng Qing said this, the clan elders were silent.
The fifth master dared to propose to let Cheng Rong be buried in the ancestral grave, which is to rely on this.
There is no precedent for an unmarried and early funeral daughter to be buried in the ancestral grave, but the Cheng family has never rescued the daughter of the county lord who died and was named the county lord.
Seeing that several clan elders were exchanging glances, Cheng Heng and his father were anxious and reprimanded Cheng Qing:
"The elders of the clan are discussing matters, how can you junior intervene indiscriminately, don't quit quickly!"
Cheng Qing asked him with a smile: "Cousin, I haven't seen Cousin Heng for a long time, he has been doing well recently." Now that it's the college exam, has Cousin Heng taken this year's college exam? ”
Cheng Heng's father was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
He Lao said that if He Wan does not marry for a day, Cheng Heng will not be allowed to appear in Nanyi County for a day.
Since Cheng Heng was sent away, he has even spent the Spring Festival alone this year, so naturally he can't meet Cheng Qing.
Another one, was made so much trouble by last year's immortals, Cheng Heng fell into a psychological shadow, participated in this year's hospital examination a few days ago, and got a mess, he is still a child, the big house is already scared to death, Cheng Qing also stabbed a knife in Cheng's father's heart, Cheng's father couldn't wait to bite Cheng Qing to death.
Cheng Qing shook his head: "It seems that Cousin Heng hasn't passed the hospital exam this year, don't worry, Uncle Heng can't take the exam next year, Cousin Heng is still young, as long as Uncle Heng puts more effort into Cousin Heng, according to Cousin Heng's talent, how can there be a reason that even Xiucai can't pass the exam, right?" ”
To your mother's shit!
I said that this little deflated cub was a junior and was not qualified to intervene, so this little deflated cub ridiculed each other, asking him to take care of his son first, and then worry about where Cheng Rong was buried!
What made Cheng's father even more angry was that Cheng Qing, a little deflated cub, was talking with a gun and a stick, and the whole room of people listened, as if the old monk had no reaction!
Won't anyone be able to stand up and discipline the little deflated cub?
Isn't it just that you have won the little three yuan, and how great it is.
Cheng's father is almost angry, it's boring to quarrel with Cheng Qing, if he wins the quarrel, is it a win? will only lose his own identity.
Cheng's father directly jumped Cheng Qing away, and only said Cheng Rong:
"The royal princess was also not buried in the imperial mausoleum, isn't the princess more noble than the county lord?