Mr. Yin and Yang invited by the Mu family had already been waiting in the main hall, counting the hours and eight characters, and Mr. gave a few dates. There are near and far, because the weather is getting hotter, Mu Jiangxuan has been suspended for half a month, and it will be difficult to wait any longer, so the funeral is scheduled to be held in two days.

The day of the funeral must be the same, and many miscellaneous things will come before and after. Yu Wenyuan was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, and Mu Qingling didn't even have the time to drink saliva and take a breath in the inner mansion. Mu Fu was busy with Mu Jiangxuan's funeral in an orderly manner inside and out, and seeing that his spirit was about to rise on the second day, those who couldn't wait to stick their eyes to the door panel of Mu Mansion couldn't sit still.

"Grandma Qiu is here again?" When Mu Qingling received the maid's report, she was discussing with Mu Zheng about arranging the water and land dojo, put down the things in her hand, Mu Qingling rubbed her eyebrows, and said: "I will see you sooner or later, and it is difficult for people to run away one by one, go, invite people to the flower hall, and I will arrive later." ”

The maid pushed down in response, Mu Zheng put away the drawings and books on the table, and said to Mu Qingling: "If Miss doesn't want to see it, then I won't see it." Miss has been tired these days, so why bother to pay attention to her. She can't say anything good, isn't this just adding to the blockage? ”

Mu Zheng was not less angry with the Mu family a few days ago, he was the son of the Mu family, what kind of family is the Mu family, there are rules in words and deeds, that is, when the old lady is alive, he rarely speaks to his subordinates. That kind of majesty is innate, and there is no need to rush to make others sincerely admire.

Unlike the so-called relatives of the Mu family, they are not very good, they are all above the top, and they are full of villains.

"Always have to see, back to her, and there are others. Let's see what they have in mind. Mu Qingling said as she walked out.

As soon as she entered the flower hall, Mu Qingling was grabbed by a middle-aged woman who pounced on her, and a sharp and contrived cry sounded in her ears: "Ouch my son, I pity you for being so young and without a father." My eldest brother is ruthless, why can't he bear to leave you behind. "The incense on the woman's body was heavy and pungent. Mu Qingling hurriedly took a step back and broke free. Yunqiao on the side stepped forward, held the woman and brought her to the chair on the side.

Mu Qingling lowered her head and coughed twice, suppressed the discomfort aroused by the spices on the woman's body, walked to the main seat and sat down, and said, "Presumably this is Grandma Qiu, please sit down and speak after tea." ”

Grandma Qiu was pulled to the chair by Yunqiao and sat down, and it was not good to stand up again and pounce on Mu Qingling's side, and hurriedly wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

said that she was a middle-aged woman, but in fact, if you look carefully, Grandma Qiu is not too old, she looks like she is in her early thirties, but the fine lines at the corners of her eyes are obvious, her eyebrows and eyes are quite delicate, the corners of her eyes are raised, her eyes are slender, and she has a thin lip, which makes her look a little mean. The clothes on the body are still new, and the material is not the best, but it is also a good material for fashion. There are a few plain silver hairpins in his hair, and he has rings and bracelets on his hands.

This dress is quite regular, and it can be seen that Grandma Qiu's house is having a good life. Mu Qingling lowered her head and took a sip of tea, put down the teacup in her hand, and said unhurriedly: "I am young, I rarely saw my relatives at home when I was young, and then I went to the capital, and I have never seen a few people here in Hangzhou. Although he didn't say it directly, the meaning of these words pointed out that this so-called relative was just a foreign eight roads, and it should not be true.

Although the ancestors of the Mu family were knighted with martial arts, they later turned from martial arts to literature, poems and books, and strictly restricted the words and deeds of their younger children, plus Mu Qingling's biological mother was a young lady in the Guogong Mansion, and she had been raised by the old woman Yu. Seeing that Mu Qingling was not as innocent as she imagined, but was calm and polite, Grandma Qiu herself was first suppressed by Mu Qingling's surrounding aura.

Grandma Qiu was a little uncomfortable, moved on the chair, pulled her clothes again, looked at Mu Qing and smiled, "Hey, what did you say." Reasoning, you should call me aunt, they are all relatives, where are there so many rules? You say, don't you? ”

Mu Qingling smiled silently, and Yunqiao on the side interjected: "What did Grandma Qiu say, my young lady's biological mother is the eldest lady of Jingyong Mansion, and the old prince only has one daughter of my wife, who has loved like a treasure since childhood, our wife has no relatives, and her cousins are far away in the capital, where is the aunt from Hangzhou?" After saying that, there was another sneer.

Grandma Qiu because of her own thoughts, has long regarded the Mu Mansion as her own bag, since she occupied a small courtyard in the name of helping to take care of housekeeping, she has also received the flattery of some subordinates, and she sees herself more and more as a character, and now she has lost face by Yunqiao, her face is blue and red for a while, and she is suddenly unhappy, and shouted: "Where did you come from, the tricky girl, the masters talk, what is the matter with you?" When the master's family speaks, you dare to interject at will, presumably because your young lady has a good temper and raises a bad temperament! I've seen a lot of slaves like you, so I should drag them out and sell them, just like the rules in this house! ”

Yunqiao sneered, and was not afraid of her, and said: "I grew up in Mufu since I was a child, and the rules of the mansion are clearer than others. I only know who my master is, if someone climbs indiscriminately, the master's dignity is inconvenient to care, and we naturally have to share the worries for the master. If I am at fault, there will also be a young lady who will be punished, and I will never be able to break the rules of Mufu! ”

"You!" Grandma Qiu was so angry by Yunqiao that her face turned pale, before she came, she only said that Mu Qingling had lost her mother since she was a child, and now she has no father, and the little girl is sad and ignorant. didn't expect to see Mu Qingling for a while, and before he could speak, he was first ridiculed by a little girl and lost face.

"Cloud Bridge." Mu Qing's cold eyebrows did not move, only made a cold look, at this time, seeing that Grandma Qiu was angry, Mu Qingling slowly spoke, Yunqiao snorted, stood behind Mu Qingling and lowered his eyes and stopped talking. Mu Qingling looked at Grandma Qiu, smiled, and said, "Grandma Qiu, forgive me, Yunqiao has followed me since I was a child, and her temperament is a little flamboyant, but my heart is good, and I can't bear to restrain her." Speaking of which, I will go out tomorrow, I wonder if Grandma Qiu is here today, what's the urgency? ”

Mu Qingling, who is the master, doesn't care about Yunqiao, and Grandma Qiu is not good at entangling in this matter. What's more, there are more important things for her to come here, hearing Mu Qingling's words, Grandma Qiu hurriedly said, "Hey, it's not for my hard-working eldest brother." The eldest brother is gone, there is no child under his knees, and he sees that the funeral is going to be held tomorrow, but there is not even a person who wrestles and mourns, how can people bear it......

Grandma Qiu wiped her eyes with a handkerchief again, and secretly looked at Mu Qingling through the cover of the handkerchief, seeing that Mu Qingling looked as steady as Mount Tai, Grandma Qiu was a little anxious, which was not the same as the scene she expected.

"My son, you are young and ignorant, you don't know that this man is gone, if there is not even a person in front of the spirit, it is to make people see a joke! Besides, my eldest brother died young, and there is no descendant to inherit the incense, so it is not a trivial matter to be tortured by ghosts in the underworld. Grandma Qiu said hurriedly.

Mu Qingling sounded funny, she thought they could have some big ideas, but she wanted to start from here. Overestimated them, Mu Qingling looked at Grandma Qiu who was crying and wiping away her tears, and said steadily: "What did Grandma Qiu say this, who said that my father had no one to inherit the incense, am I not human?" ”

Grandma Qiu, who was pretending to cry, choked, and subconsciously replied: "How can there be a reason for a daughter to fall into the pot!" We're going to have our backbones broken! ”

The more he said this, the more he looked like this, Mu Qingling didn't want to pay attention to it, Yunqiao listened to it in the back, and sneered in a low voice: "Which countryman's rules, don't look at what place this is, you really should do what you do in your township all day." "It's a low voice, there are only a few people in this hall, where can there be a reason that can't be heard.

Grandma Qiu's face collapsed in an instant, the ancestor of the Mu family did not have many brothers and cousins, and the relationship with the clan was already estranged, and later the Mu family developed, whether it was to enjoy the title in Beijing or to be sent as a provincial official, it was the Mu family's own business, and it had nothing to do with them. Mu Jiangxuan also thought that the Mu family would eventually be unhappy, and wanted to help a few people from the clan to help, so he has always taken care of the clan.

After Mu Jiangxuan went to Hangzhou as the governor, the Mu family relatives came with a little foundation, Suzhou and Hangzhou are rich, outstanding people, although the Mu family relatives take advantage of Mu Jiangxuan's light, but Hangzhou is expensive, there are many local celebrities, the Mu family can't squeeze in, and Mu Jiangxuan is not a blind person, so most of the Mu family relatives are settled in the villages and towns near Hangzhou.

So Xiao Lanzhuo's sentence about the rich man is really right, the Mu family has never gotten rid of the identity of the mud legs, and the few families who are doing well now are just rich families with a few acres of fertile land, and they are really nothing in this flowery Hangzhou City.

What is lacking cares about something, the Mu family sees Mu Jiangxuan's dignity, and the most resentful thing is that others mention their origins. Yunqiao's words were like stabbing a hornet's nest, and Grandma Qiu stood up and was about to tear Yunqiao, Mu Qingling hurriedly asked people to stop her, and several grandmothers on the side rushed up, Grandma Qiu was pulled to sit on a chair, and her mouth became more and more disagreeable: "Cheap hooves are shameless, which tablet are you from, and you dare to talk about the main family!" ”

"Ahem......" Mu Qingling immediately frowned when she heard such foul language, and coughed lightly, Grandma Qiu, who was still dancing her teeth and claws, paused, sat down in her position, glared at Yunqiao, and didn't speak indignantly. Mu Qingling saw that Grandma Qiu was no longer sprinkling, and Fang continued: "Then according to Grandma Qiu's meaning, what should I do about this?" ”

Seeing that Mu Qingling asked according to her meaning, Grandma Qiu's heart became active again, leaned in the direction of Mu Qingling, and said with a smile: "The rules of this ancestor are not my empty white teeth. In the past, if a person left and had no sons, even the children and grandchildren of his own brother's family fell into the pot, and your father had no brothers, it stands to reason that you should choose one from the clan and pass it on to your family to inherit your father's incense. ”

Grandma Qiu looked at Mu Qingling, smiled quite flatteringly, and continued: "Don't worry about it, this daughter is going to marry after all, and after all, she is a foreign surname." Your father's family business can't be inherited by no one, right? There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great. You don't want your father to go down there and have no face to see the ancestors of the Mu family, right? ”

When the attendants in the hall heard Grandma Qiu's words, their faces were not very good-looking, especially the cloud bridge behind Mu Qingling, as if they were about to pounce on Grandma Qiu and tear Grandma Qiu's mouth in the next second. Mu Qingling didn't get angry, but asked softly: "Then according to Grandma Qiu's meaning, who is the successor?" ”

Grandma Qiu sat up straight, rubbed her hands, and said happily: "It's not that I'm boasting, my little boy looks smart, and your father praised him several times before his death." If he succeeds him, your father will be satisfied. After that, he got up and walked to Mu Qingling's side and took her hand, and said earnestly: "You are small and don't understand the doorway." Your father is gone, and your daughter's house is full of people waiting to eat your flesh and drink your blood. You listen...... You listen to your aunt's words, your aunt is also good for you, I like it in my heart when I see you, I must treat you as my own daughter, and your brother will come over in the future, what should be yours is still yours, and when your filial piety is over, my aunt will give you a good family, this is not all four corners, and beautiful beauty! ”

Mu Qingling looked at Grandma Qiu coldly, withdrew her hand, and said, "It's hard for you to think so much, seeing that my father is about to get up tomorrow, I'm afraid I'm so anxious that I can't even sleep well these days, right?" Seeing that Mu Qingling didn't answer, Grandma Qiu's attitude was not as kind as just now, and she suddenly sneered and said, "You, you girl, what are you talking about, isn't this for your good!" ”

"For my good ......" Mu Qingling sneered and said: "I can't afford such a heavy kindness from your family, my father never worried about this matter before his death, and now that he is gone, it is impossible for me, a daughter, to make the decision to recognize a son for him." Grandma Qiu, with all due respect, although you are clan relatives, but after all, you are out of the five suits, except for the surname Mu, there is not much kinship between you and me, some things, it is not good to manage too wide and stretch out too long, I am young and vigorous, if I meet someone who reaches out blindly, but it will directly let people chop off that person's hand and cut off that person's roots! ”

Grandma Qiu was startled by Mu Qingling's sudden momentum, took a few steps back, and pointed at Mu Qingling and couldn't speak. Mu Qingling saw Grandma Qiu like this, and her heart was even more disdainful, she thought that she dared to come to the door again and again, but she didn't expect that she was a bluff.

"Since you want to tell me the rules, then I'll tell you the rules. The law of our dynasty clearly stipulates that if the deceased has no children, his daughter can mourn him, if he has no children and no daughters, he can be done by his sons and nephews, and if he has no relatives, his students and apprentices can take his place. Mu Qingling looked at Grandma Qiu and said slowly: "My father has no son, but I'm still here, even if I can't, cousin Wenyuan of the Yu family is still there." What's more, my father has been an official for many years, and there are many students under my father's name, and even the current Hangzhou prefect Zhou Daren is my father's student. ”

Grandma Qiu trembled and pointed at Mu Qingling, "You, you, you" didn't know how to answer this after half a sound. Mu Qingling picked up the teacup and sneered, and said, "What's the matter, what do I have to do with a short-sighted woman like you...... You just have to go back today and tell the people behind you, tomorrow the sun will rise, I will personally throw the pot and mourn, and Wenyuan's cousin will lead the way in front of the coffin. If you have the heart to worship, there is a place for you to sacrifice outside the city, but if you don't want to ......."

Mu Qingling looked at Grandma Qiu, her eyes were cold, as if she was looking at a lifeless sundry, "If you don't want to, you won't use it." My father has a lot of incense sticks of yours. Someone, send off! ”

After speaking, Mu Qingling left with someone without waiting for Grandma Qiu's reaction. The maid outside the door walked up to Grandma Qiu, and Fu Shen said, "Grandma Qiu, please." Grandma Qiu was shocked by Mu Qingling's words and was in a cold sweat, and at this time, she was stared at by the people in the room, with a posture of wanting to throw her out, and she didn't dare to linger anymore, so she left with someone in a gray way.