Chapter 25: Parting
Zhang Sanniang regards Xie Shuying as a close friend in the boudoir, and the two often play together, swimming in the lake together in the summer, and building snowmen together in the cold days. At that time, He Jianheng was still in Beijing, so Xu Guogong invited his wife to be the enlightened female gentleman of the two girls and taught them to learn etiquette.
Thinking about it, the two little girls were laughing and running at their feet, as if it were yesterday, and before I knew it, many years had passed.
"Barbarian girl, you are honest, do you complain that I told you about this family back then?"
Originally, the relatives of Marquis Huaiyong to Lu Cheng were the Nie family, and the Nie family had not suffered at that time, and the daughters were also a hot match in the eyes of the world. When Lu Cheng was sixteen years old, they suddenly asked to withdraw from the marriage, and Hou Ye agreed to end the matter without hesitation, which really led to speculation. Later, her father responded to the family affair between her and Lu Cheng, and did not say anything more to her, and Shuying did not take the previous turmoil to heart.
"Everyone's life is determined by heaven, no one can say for sure, and no one needs to be sad about it. I have never complained about my wife, I have never complained about the heavens and people, and now I can complete the will of the son here, and I want to thank my wife for her love! ”
Shuying secretly figured out Lu Tongzheng's thoughts. I'm afraid she knew the plot of that incident back then, so she would ask like this.
Before the gossip was spoken, the front yard sent a small servant to pass Xie Shuying to the ancestral hall. Mrs. Lu didn't let go of Shuying, and stood up with her, "I'll go with you." ”
"Mrs. Gu, this ...... It's not in line! "That little guy still has the eyesight to see, the tail seven of the prince don't need his aunt to be involved, not to mention that the Hou Ye is not happy to let the eldest sister get involved in his own family affairs at this juncture.
Lu Tongzheng swept away the sad expression just now, and his round eyes were full of anger, "Which room are you from?" Dare to talk back, what a boldness! If it weren't for me, you Hou Ye wouldn't know where to become a lonely ghost! What rules are not regular, I say I will go, I will go! ”
Sure enough, the men and women inside and outside the ancestral hall were very surprised when they saw the Duchess of the Kingdom coming with Xie Shuying.
Xie Yuyuan and Xie Yujiao each stood among them with their daughters Xiufen and Xiurong. Xie Yuyuan just glanced at Shuying quickly, because now that Liu Xiyao was pressing her head in the Hou Mansion, she pouted and didn't speak. Xie Yujiao still showed a weak and sad appearance in front of everyone, and she had already cried into tears for a son who had nothing to do with her.
Shuying hadn't heard the movements of the second and fourth rooms for a long time, and looked at them stunned for a while. Lu Tongzheng also noticed it, frowned and said to Shuying: "Don't mess with them in the future, it won't be good." ”
She just heard from the Sun family that in order to cover up the ugly things that men do, these two Xie daughters-in-law teamed up to lie and hurt others, almost ruining Xie Shuying's reputation.
Dafang's deceased wife Zhang is the sister-in-law of Xu Guogong, who is arrogant and domineering, and is familiar with bullying Lu Tongzheng who married into the Zhang family at will before he left the cabinet. Because the Zhang family was more blessed than the Lu family at that time, Lu Tongzheng was considered to be a high marriage, and he secretly suffered a lot of losses in the Zhang family, and he could only swallow it in his stomach if he broke his teeth.
Seeing that his children and grandchildren were around his knees, and finally boiled the Zhang family to death, but the vicious descendants taught by the Zhang family were still triumphant and fiddling with power, how could Lu Tongzheng not arouse the hatred in his heart.
Lu Tongyi saw the eldest sister menacing from a distance in the ancestral hall, showing a little displeasure on his face, but he didn't pick it out, and continued to walk silently through the sacrificial scene.
Lu Cheng's tablet was put into the Lu ancestral hall by Hou Ye himself. After lighting three incense sticks, he led the clansmen to kowtow to the ancestors and read the eulogy: "Get rid of the dust and the cicada, and the true form is insignificant." Dantai Road has no return day, and Baiyulou will not wait for the year. Feast on our side according to the ancient Buddha, and go to you to be a flying immortal. The love between father and son is difficult to separate, and the tears go to Jiuquan ......"
The clansmen remembered that the son of the world was as warm as jade and kind to others, and they all whimpered and cried.
"Today is the seventh day of my son, and I thank all the elders and children of the Lu family for coming to see off my son Lu Cheng. The clouds and mountains are vast, and the heavens are impermanent. The river is turbulent, and life is also regrettable. A hundred years is the time that has changed, and there is no way to count it through the ages. You and I are here to say goodbye, the deceased leave the West, and the living are like this; Why do you ask about the clouds in the world, it is better to lie down and eat. I hope that you will not think of the white-haired old man in the future, and be a father and son, a brother and a friend, a husband and wife, and a healthy and healthy man! ”
"Hou Ye's Day mourns and changes!" Again, the crowd bowed in unison.
Suddenly, different voices came from the crowd.
"Wait, since the Hou Ye loves his son, how can he not take care of his wife?"
Lu Tongzheng's words resounded throughout the audience, and the clansmen immediately looked at the place where they were outside.
Shuying suddenly thundered, knelt on the ground and pulled her arm, and pleaded in a low voice: "Madam, Shuying is fortunate to be in the Hou Mansion now, don't ask for anything else!" ”
The Duchess wore a gold ring set with emeralds on her hand, but when she raised her hand slightly, the hard lines hurt the shadow.
The two of them looked at each other for a long time, but after all, Lu Tongqi was a little shorter in arrogance and gave way first.
"I, Lu Tongyi, promise to the ancestors of the Lu family and the sons and daughters of all clans, as long as the girl of the Xie family does not remarry another family after the filial piety period, I will always leave a place for her in the ancestral hall......"
Lu Tongzheng sneered twice, stretched out his hand, and pointed at Hou Ye and Lu Qi beside him with some trembling, "I know your thoughts, my brother is dead, so I will cheapen this wild seed obstacle!" If you really do such a conscience-destroying thing in the future and harm our good girl, you are sorry for the ancestors of the Lu family, sorry for your wife, and I will be sisters and brothers with you for a lifetime! Do you dare to swear that this girl will never enter the gate of your Huaiyong Marquis Mansion after the filial piety period? ”
The voice was loud, like a cold knife, cutting the flesh and skin of the two young men, and the blood was dripping.
As if he had considered it, Hou Ye held back his anger, gritted his teeth without hesitation and said: "I, Lu Tongyi, swear to the ancestors in heaven today, if I have a negative Lanling Xie family girl, so that the dog Lu Qi will succeed her and commit to the Lu family, I will teach me to Huaiyong Hou to die without a trace!" ”
Lu Tongyi made this poisonous oath, and all the children of the Lu family grabbed the ground with their heads, and they didn't dare to look at it.
Only Lu Qi clenched his fists fiercely, and he definitely stood in the center of the ancestral hall, refusing to bend down. He looked at Hou Ye, and then at the Duchess Xu Guo under the eaves outside the ancestral hall and the villain next to her who trembled like a piece of paper in the wind, his eyes were full of God's mockery of him.
"Girl, thank you." The corners of Lu Tongzheng's mouth raised slightly, and he still stared at Lu Qi very arrogantly. In this life, she will never allow herself to fail.
Shuying bowed down and thanked him, "The heavens are looking down, and the ancestors are blessed; The descendants of Guer, the descendants of Youer. The little girl Xie is sparse, and then worship Chen Sanyuan: one wishes that the son of the world will be happy in life, free of illness and pain, and far away from right and wrong; Second, I wish the Hou Ye a long life, filial piety, and a peaceful family; The three wishes of the Lu clan are luxuriant, melons and melons, and they will thrive for eternity. ”