Chapter 107: Finding the Jade Bracelet
Before the old lady died, the uncle was still in Beicheng, and the daily affairs of the Sun Mansion were taken care of by the housekeeper Sun Liancheng, but after the old lady died, the Sun Mansion didn't even have a decent man, what should I do?
After the wives and grandmothers of the Sun Mansion cried for a while, Sun Liancheng consulted with the three wives.
You must know that it is useless to just discuss such a big matter with Grandma Leopard, how old is Grandma Leopard? She's never experienced anything like this!
Besides, Sun Liancheng himself is still young, only the wives here are old, they have experienced some things, and they are still old.
But no matter how old the wives are, now that such a big thing suddenly happens, the relatives and friends outside will naturally come to mourn, who will receive the visitors at the door? You can't let the wives show their heads, right?!
In the midst of the crying and chaos in the whole house, Ma Ya was pushed out again.
The third lady asked the nineteen-year-old Ma Yake what he had in mind?!
Ma Ya gave a few comments.
First, under such a special circumstance, let Zhou Daqing, who was twenty-year-old who had lived in Sun's mansion for a long time, receive guests in place of his master.
Although Zhou Daqing is a grandson and a relative, he has lived in Sun's Mansion for a long time, just like the descendants of Sun's Mansion; Second, there is no saying that a nephew is an uncle's dog, and if he is a dog, he has to listen to his uncle and aunt at any time. Although Zhou Daqing still seems naΓ―ve, he is also a scholar, so he naturally knows a lot of etiquette and knows some proportions.
Second, the flying pigeon immediately recalled the uncle in Beicheng and informed him of the news of the old lady's death.
Third, the housekeeper Sun Liancheng is too young, and the old lady's funeral is not enough for the uncle alone, so he will pass the book to the hometown flying pigeon in Dengzhou, so that Sun Liancheng's father will come to Nancheng quickly.
Although the old housekeeper is not as fast as the uncle, Dengzhou is close to the southern city, which is much closer than the uncle's northern city, and they will not be too long apart when they arrive.
Fourth, let the young master of the Sun Mansion be taken by the old man in the mansion and personally go to the old lady's family to send a letter.
Although the old lady's maiden home is in Dengzhou, it is so far away, but the master of the Sun Mansion must report the news in person, which seems to be more important!
Unlike the old lady's daughter, the two daughters of the old lady in the north city only need to write to them. In fact, the uncle had already let people inform his two younger sisters before rushing home.
Letters from ordinary relatives and friends in various places near the neighborhood were informed by the little servant who came to inform them.
In addition, Ma Ya also discussed with the three wives, saying that if it was hot today, the old lady's body had to be dealt with quickly, otherwise it would rot and stink in a few days.
The wives looked at each other, where did they know who to find to dispose of the corpse? Moreover, such people are rare!
Ma Ya pretended to inadvertently glance at the second aunt and Aunt Wang, and Aunt Wang immediately understood. She told the eldest lady that in the temple she went to, the Taoist chief would dispose of the corpse, so that the corpse could stay at home for a longer time without stinking, but she was generally reluctant to take this matter.
In the end, the three wives and the grandmothers discussed and discussed, saying that the elder might be able to give the third wife this face!
Why? Because Lian'er is the side concubine of the emperor's grandson!
So the third wife, accompanied by Aunt Wang, went to the temple where Aunt Wang often went to ask the Taoist.
When they got out of the car and entered the temple, Aunt Wang asked the third lady to wait for her to see the Taoist, but she only whispered a word to the Taoist, and the Taoist came with them. Aunt Wang said, "This is Princess Wan's will!" β
After the Taoist chief brought a Taoist aunt, he asked everyone to retreat, and they were not allowed to let outsiders see the old lady's corpse.
After dealing with it for half a day, the old lady's body was finally disposed of, and after the chief came out, he said to the wives: "Poor Dao doesn't dare to guarantee how long the old lady's body can be parked at home, but there should be no problem in two or three months!" β
"Thank you, Chief!" After the eldest lady finished speaking, she turned to look at the maid behind her.
The maid came forward with a tray, on which was white flowers of silver, and the eldest lady said: "Dao Chief, here is a hundred taels of silver, not a respect????????????
The Taoist chief clasped his hands together and saluted the eldest lady, but without saying a word, she turned and left.
The Taoist chief hung the eldest lady there, and Aunt Wang explained: "The Taoist chief treats diseases and saves people, and never takes money!" β
"It's nothing!" The third wife said: "There will be more opportunities in the future, let's donate more incense money in it!" β
The eldest lady originally felt that she couldn't go away, but after hearing what the third lady said, she was relieved!
Knowing that the old lady passed away, Lian'er, who lived not far away, came to the funeral, Lian'er cried very sadly, she saw the old lady the last time, the old lady still talked and laughed with her, why didn't she see her for half a month, the old lady was lying in the coffin in the hall?!
Because Lian'er is in the Sun Mansion, the guests who come to mourn will not talk about anything even if the Sun Mansion is rude.
After all, the eight adult men in the Sun Mansion are all fighting outside with the emperor, and the only uncle who is in charge of the house is still in the distant northern city, and he can't come back at a time or two. Now that there is really no one in the Sun Mansion, he put a young grandson of the old lady at the door to receive him, and it is understandable that he will not be there, after all, Zhou Daqing is still too young to have experienced this kind of thing!
When the uncle received the letter, he was heartbroken, and a big man whimpered and cried bitterly in the street.
When the people who followed him learned that it was the old lady who died, they didn't need to be instructed by the uncle, and hurried back to prepare their luggage and prepare to travel lightly.
The uncle didn't have time to say goodbye to the eldest aunt and the second aunt, so he left a subordinate to explain the situation to the two families, and he took his entourage and went on the road.
It is conceivable how anxious the uncle's mood is, and now that there is no man in the house, I don't know what the chaos has become.
Sun Liancheng has been with the uncle for many years, and there were big and small things in the house, but the uncle was not there, and Sun Liancheng was entertaining. But the old lady fell, this is a big deal, it's like half of the sky in Sun Mansion, how can Sun Liancheng handle it?! Uncle can imagine that Sun Liancheng will be busy like a headless fly!
The old housekeeper who also got the information, he didn't dare to delay, simply packed his luggage, took the two young and strong guys from the Sun Mansion in Dengzhou, and drove the carriage all the way to Nandu.
Sun's house is in Dengzhou's hometown, and when the relatives over there heard that the old lady had died, they also cleaned up, tore off all the red paper, tore off the door pair that was pasted in the old year, and turned all the red lanterns into white lanterns, ready to welcome the old lady's coffin back.
In the Sun Mansion in Nancheng, after the old lady passed away, the eldest lady was afraid that the old lady would have someone to take advantage of the chaos to steal, so she ordered Grandma Leopard to send someone to lock the old lady's room, if anyone needs to go to the old lady's room to get something, report to Grandma Leopard, go there to get the key, Grandma Leopard sent someone to open the door and monitor the person who took the thing!
On the sixth day, suddenly the front door came to report that the uncle had arrived home.
Before the little girl retreated, he heard a cry from afar: "Mother????????????"
When the uncle opened his voice, the whole house was crying, and the wife who was guarding the old lady's coffin, the grandmother, the young lady and the aunt, and the subordinates, all cried and welcomed.
I really look forward to the stars and the moon, and finally look forward to the uncle!
When the uncle cried for a while, Sun Liancheng came forward to comfort him.
"Uncle, now is not the time to be sad, many matters, still waiting for you to make an idea, uncle, you should mourn first????????????"
Where is the uncle willing to get up, how long has he been gone? The mother is gone? In the future, I won't have a mother to call!
The uncle couldn't believe that this was a fact, there was the cold body of the old lady lying in the coffin, and he was crying bitterly when he held the coffin!
After a while, the uncle got up under the persuasion of his nephews and daughters-in-law, as well as his eldest wife Sun Liancheng and others.
Grandma Leopard reported to the uncle that since the old lady died, all the arrangements in the house were all based on Ma Ya's ideas, and the house was a little bit of a look.
When the uncle heard this, he was a little relieved, because of this, he was still red and swollen with blisters, and he cried like a tearful man when he saw it.
The old lady's hall was not a place for deliberations, and from time to time people came to pay respects, and there were often weepings inside.
The uncle is a filial son and should have guarded the coffin, but he has just arrived home, and there are many things that he needs to make ideas.
At the suggestion of Sun Liancheng, the uncle went to the front of the council room, the eldest lady and others stayed, only let the leopard grandmother follow, the uncle looked back, and saw that there was no horse, so the uncle said: "Where is the horse?" β
"Ma Ya, the uncle called you!" Someone shouted, and Ma Ya followed.
How did the uncle arrange it, and what changes were made to the personnel arrangements of the Sun Mansion, many details, let's not talk about it.
Before the uncle went home, the wives also discussed that the old lady's coffin had to be transported back to her hometown in Dengzhou, so they also asked the husband about the day before.
Now that the uncle is back, he has to discuss it again with the gentleman who understands feng shui, to determine when the day of condolence is set, and which day to choose to carry away the old lady's coffin, and the specific details will not be said.
On the afternoon of the second day after the uncle returned, the old housekeeper also rushed to the Sun Mansion, so that the Sun Mansion was fully staffed.
After the old housekeeper kowtowed to the old lady's coffin, the old housekeeper discussed with the uncle in the hall where the old lady was morguet.
The old housekeeper is an ancient person, he has negotiated many things with the uncle, and the uncle has unexpected things, and the old housekeeper reminds him.
The uncle came back with the old housekeeper, and the Sun Mansion suddenly showed the ability of the Sun Mansion to do things, the mourning music sounded, and the monks and Taoists all came, ushering in the send-off, and the Sun Mansion seemed to be quite calm.
Regarding the pomp and circumstance at the old lady's funeral, it goes without saying: the Sun Mansion is not short of money.
The sorrow of the old lady's funeral is that the old man and her seven children and grandchildren are not at home!
It doesn't get any more regrettable than this!
Fortunately, the crown prince of the prison country, in order to make up for this regret of the Sun Mansion, also sent someone to pay tribute to the old lady, and also issued an order to add the title of the old lady.
The various details of the old lady's funeral in the Sun Mansion will not be detailed.
only said that when the Sun Mansion finished the funeral for the old lady, the old lady's coffin went to the ground, everything was arranged properly, and the uncle and several wives were ready to clean up the old lady's relics when they came back.
Except for the locked box of the old lady, the rest of the things belonging to the old lady were checked, and they accidentally found that the pair of jade bracelets worn by the old lady were missing.
The old lady's pair of jade bracelets, the old lady has worn them all her life, they are a valuable treasure, why did they suddenly disappear?
The uncle had an urgent consultation with the three wives and several grandmothers and decided to investigate!
This investigation can't be done publicly, it must be investigated secretly, otherwise the news will leak out, and I am afraid that the thieves will destroy the corpse of this pair of jade bracelets: if you throw it at the bottom of the well or throw it into a pit, or where is it buried, where to check?!
So who is the most likely thief?
Of course, the first thing to suspect is the people around the old lady.
In addition, during the time when the old lady died suddenly, the house became a pot of porridge, and it is likely that someone took this opportunity to steal the old lady's pair of jade bracelets.
In order to prevent a misunderstanding in this matter, the eldest lady also called the bell and asked the old lady if she had rewarded her with anything.
Of course there is, the bell is the old lady's former maid, how can the old lady not appreciate the bell's things?!
But the old lady appreciates the bell, the most expensive is the gold hairpin worn on the bell's head, and the other two are silver jewelry, which is worthless.
According to common sense, it is impossible for an old lady to give such a valuable gift as a jade bracelet to an aunt.
Then the bell is not here, and the other young grandmothers have not had this thing.
You know, the old lady's reward, it's not a shameful thing, on the contrary, it's worth showing off, who will hide it?!
Besides, if the old lady gave it to her, only a few people could get it.
One is the eldest wife, she is the eldest daughter-in-law, this is easy to understand, the uncle is the eldest son!
The second is the two aunts, the old lady passes on what her mother passed to her, and she passes it on to her daughter, son and daughter-in-law, and she has nothing to say.
The third is to pass it on to Grandma Leopard, which is also in line with the rules, Sun Leopard is the eldest grandson!
The fourth is Lian'er.
The old lady gave this pair of precious jade bracelets to Lian'er, which is also in line with common sense.
Lian'er is Ji'er's side concubine, and her status is noble. The descendants of the Sun Mansion will still count on Lian'er to be promoted and make a fortune in the future, and it is reasonable for her to get this gift!
But the point is that these people didn't take it!
So after verification, the inventory team began.
This offending thing is naturally led by a group of old mothers led by the housekeeper Grandma Leopard.
So the gang knocked on the door of every maid in the middle of the night and began to search.
In this inventory, several of the old lady's maids had more or less things in the hands of the old lady.
But these things, some of which Grandma Leopard knows, and some that she doesn't know, are all small things that are not very valuable.
Grandma Leopard's inventory is not aimed at who is the thief, but who is the thief, so for the jewelry worth a few taels of silver in their hands, they don't check it one by one, they say that it is the old lady's reward, which is also credible!
After a round of investigation, the next investigation found Ma Ya's room.
Ma Ya was in the courtyard where Lian'er used to live, and she slept alone.
But Chamaya and Grandma Leopard also thought about it again and again, so she didn't let everyone go in and rummage, but let one of her cronies go in and rummage.
Grandma Leopard was just going to go through the motions, and with her cronies, she just flipped through it casually: how could Ma Ya steal the old lady's things?!
But this pair of jade bracelets was casually turned out in the Ma Ya package.
Not to mention that Grandma Leopard's cronies were stunned, even Grandma Leopard herself was also surprised, how is this possible?!
She stared blankly at Ma Ya, thinking for a moment that she was dreaming. Someone like Ma Ya, she can steal too?!
You must know that Grandma Leopard didn't want to come in to check on Ma Ya, but she was afraid that her subordinates would say that she was selfish, and that she wouldn't check it when she saw that she was the third wife, and it would be bad for Grandma Leopard to spread the word.
The reason why Grandma Leopard attaches extra importance to Ma Ya is that in addition to Ma Ya's idea to let her manage this family, it is also because Ma Ya will be either Zhou Daqing's aunt or Rong'er's aunt in the future.
If Ma Ya is Zhou Daqing's aunt, they will be more or less embarrassed to meet Grandma Leopard in the future, after all, he has sent so many people to rummage through Ma Ya's room, which makes Ma Ya lose face.
If it is Rong'er's aunt, who knows if Ma Ya will turn the sky upside down in Sun's Mansion in the future?!
If you talk about who is the biggest competitor in the future for Grandma Leopard's housekeeper position, it may be the current famous Ma Ya.
Ma Ya is talented!
So Grandma Leopard came to check Ma Ya was very cautious, she had already asked the rest of the mothers to wait outside the yard, and she didn't even let them in at the courtyard gate, the purpose was to give Ma Ya a face!
You know, by tomorrow, Ma Ya will naturally know that a large group of mothers have checked all the maids' rooms, and they have turned their things into a mess.
And Grandma Leopard, a cronie, tries to be as careful as possible when checking Maya's things, and doesn't mess things up, just wants to rummage through them casually.
But I didn't expect this pair of jade bracelets to be turned out here by Ma Ya!
You must know that Ma Ya has nothing to hide, and she is not a thief.
Besides, Ma Ya casually put such a valuable thing in the package, you know, in Ma Ya's thoughts, where is the thief from Sun Mansion, who still comes here to steal her things? The keys are all kept by Ma Ya herself!
Besides, for a former princess, this pair of jade bracelets is precious? Emperor Huiwu was kind to Ma Ya, and the gadgets given to Ma Ya may be worth a fortune????????????
Grandma Leopard was surprised, and asked Ma Ya in a low voice, "What's going on with this jade bracelet?" β
Ma Ya is calm and calm, she has a clear conscience! She said to Grandma Leopard, "This is given to me by the old lady, what's wrong?!" β
Ma Ya was still looking over her things for Grandma Leopard suddenly, and she was a little unhappy, thinking about the third watch in the middle of the night, what is this for?
Grandma Leopard didn't tell Ma Ya what she was looking for, and Grandma Leopard didn't tell the maid.
"Why did the old lady give you such a valuable thing?" Grandma Leopard's face gradually turned cold, she felt that this matter was very serious!
Think about it carefully, this pair of jade bracelets is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the old lady will give such a treasure to Ma Ya? Foolish dreams, right?!
Grandma Leopard thought on the other hand, if it was an ordinary object, even if it was a golden hairpin on the bell's head, maybe Ma Ya would not be tempted, only such a valuable thing, she would be tempted!
It's really heart-to-heart!
Since she found out such a valuable thing, Grandma Leopard gritted her teeth and whispered to her cronies: "Mother Qian, turn it over, look for it carefully for me, and see if there are any other things?" β
This time, many pieces of jewelry naturally came out.
This leopard grandmother can understand, not to mention others, the third wife rewarded Ma Ya with a lot of things, and when Lian'er got married, she also rewarded Ma Ya with a few valuable jewelry, which someone can prove!
But the key thing is that in Ma Ya's package, a few folded letterheads were also turned out.
Grandma Leopard is literate, Mama Qian gave it to Grandma Leopard, it doesn't matter if Grandma Leopard looks near the lamp, after reading it, she is even more stunned!
These letterheads, on which are written are a few love poems, on the letterhead it is clearly written that the gift of the horse, but there is no payment below!
Whether it was written by Rong'er or Zhou Daqing, Ma Ya should not keep this thing, which shows that Ma Ya did not keep her duty and exceeded the etiquette, which is never allowed by the Sun Mansion!
Grandma Leopard spoke, she said in a low voice: "Ma Ya, I'm sorry, it's not that I'm ruthless, you're too bold, I have to wronged you before I figure out the matter." Mom Qian, tie her up for me! β
"Grandma Leopard????????????"
Ma Ya just wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Grandma Leopard, who whispered but said to Ma Ya very strongly: "You'd better shut up now, if it's someone else, I'm afraid I'll have to send you to the firewood room and let the mosquitoes bite." β
Ma Ya was tied up strongly, and the Qian mother still put her flat on the bed, still covered her with a sheet, and put down the mosquito net.
From these details, it can be seen how much influence Ma Ya has in the Sun Mansion.
After Grandma Leopard left, Ma Ya gradually calmed down from the original shock.
She thought about it for a long time, and it was a mixed blessing!
That wasn't what she had planned.
She would never have thought that someone would dare to raid the place where she lived, and this person had sent her to the position of housekeeper by himself.
Ma Ya was happy that the letter was copied by Grandma Leopard, and Zhou Daqing wrote a letterhead to herself, which saved her from thinking about how to have frequent contact with Zhou Daqing, so as to stimulate Lian'er's jealousy even more!
Ma Ya was worried that when the old lady gave her this pair of jade bracelets, no one knew, and the old lady asked her not to tell others.
At that time, the old lady was thinking that if this matter was revealed, she would not be able to explain the reason to the others.
But when the old lady knew that she was dying, she didn't expect her daughter-in-law to find out that such an object was missing, and then she began to search at home!
Ma Ya thought, now that the old lady is gone, who will she find to prove to herself that this was given by the old lady? It seems that even if I jump into the Yellow River, I can't wash it.
It's really unlucky, Ma Ya thought angrily!
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