The day in May has begun to be hot, Zhuang Rou is wearing a plain summer skirt and standing at the entrance of Yejiazhuang.

The long stone road leads straight to the green brick and gray tile Zhuangzi, and on both sides of the road are green fields, a leisurely scene that does not care about the world. In this tranquility, the vermilion chastity archway is particularly conspicuous, exuding a gloomy and depressing atmosphere.

There are already too many archways on this road, and Ding Lian'er is even more gorgeous.

Zhuang Rou stood at the intersection for a while, and saw many carriages coming in a low-key manner, going down from the archway to Zhuangzizhong. There are also some gorgeous carriages when they arrive at Zhuangkou, and only then do people come out and cover the carriages with gray or black cloth, which makes it seem more sincere to mourn.

She looked at it and walked along the road, because it was the grandson and the granddaughter-in-law who passed away, the funeral scene was very large, there were white cloth flags everywhere, and all the people of the Ye family were wearing white clothes, silently busy.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, the carriages were parked on both sides, and the funeral shed that was built out was already full of gifts from the people who hung them, and the spiritual shed where the coffin was placed was still in the village.

Zhuang Rou didn't bring any gifts, but still sealed the silver according to etiquette, and when he met the receptionist at Zhuangkou, he handed over the silk gold in a white envelope and signed his name on the long scroll.

There was an unmarried woman who came alone, and the people received by the Ye family were a little strange, but there were too many people today, so he politely asked Zhuang Rou to go straight down the road to reach the mourning hall.

Walking with the hanging people, Zhuang Rou is like a woman who comes out with her elders, and she is inconspicuous for a while. She looked around as she walked, the blue bricks and gray tiles and the rigor and clarity exuded by the Ye family themselves made this place very unpleasant.

Even the children look like little adults, and the etiquette is so comprehensive that people feel like they don't have a tutor.

Zhuangzi is very large, but there is only one avenue, as long as you follow it. Zhuang Rou found out outside the village that there was a five-story pagoda in this Yejiazhuang, and I heard a bell from above just now, which seemed to be ringing on time.

It seems that the family temple in Yejiazhuang is not small, and there are many women who are nuns in it, which is much better than the martyr.

Just as she was thinking this, a large mansion appeared at the end of the avenue, and the funeral shed was built from the gate all the way into it, and the scene was very large.

Except for the Ye family's debt-like face, the other people who were hanging seemed to feel a little happy, Zhuang Rou walked over, and heard those who looked over and were obviously officials talking in a whisper.

"The emperor has just ascended the throne for a few years, and he can give a chastity archway to the Ye family, which is a matter of time."

"The Ye family must make a note in the history books this time, nine chastity arches have never been there, and the Ye family has got five in the past hundred years, all of which are the emperor's grace."

"The Ding family is also worth it this time, giving birth to a daughter is a martyr virgin, and the Ding family will definitely be given when the plaque is erected."

"It's just a good time."

Zhuang Rou listened to their conversation blankly, and couldn't understand what was said, what a good thing is this, doesn't anyone care about Ding Lian'er?

At this moment, there was a commotion in the crowd, and Zhuang Rou looked up and saw a group of people dressed in linen walking towards a lean old lady.

Everyone stepped forward to see her and say a few good words such as condolences, and some people who were more familiar with her stepped forward, and the old lady would wipe the corners of her eyes and shout a few words to the old brother, looking at the officials who came very well.

After the men had said hello, the wives of each family and their young ladies rushed over, as if they wanted to learn from the scriptures and go home and get a torii. Zhuang Rou was still standing by and watching, but at this time, she was also pushed and squeezed by some noble ladies, and soon arrived in front of the old lady.

In front of Zhuang Rou is a person who can't dress gorgeously, but she still secretly wears a lot of jade, and although the clothes are dark, she is also an extraordinary lady.

The woman wiped the corners of her eyes without half a tear, and said something to the old lady of the Ye family, and then wanted to introduce her daughter to the old lady of the Ye family, but when she turned her head, she found that a girl was squeezed behind her at some point.

Who is the shameless woman who wants to sneak into her own house to get close to the Ye family, she frowned and just wanted to say, Zhuang Rou squeezed her away with her shoulders and walked in front of the old lady of the Ye family, looked at her and said: "Old Mrs. Ye, I am a friend of Lian'er, I can't believe it when I heard that she committed suicide." never thought that she would have such feelings for Ye Gongzi, who had little face-to-face relationship, and would commit suicide that night! ”

The people around all looked at her, and they actually said such pointful words in front of other people's families.

Old Madam Ye looked at her in surprise, but then returned to normal, and said calmly: "This girl, we are also very sad about Lian'er's death, but her absolute intention is not something we can discuss behind us." ”

"So, Mrs. Ye is agreeing that she will not ask others to mention the chastity archway, even if the emperor gives the chastity archway, she will refuse?" Zhuang Rou asked aggressively.

"Girl, today is the funeral of my son and daughter-in-law, please don't make a fuss, okay?" The haggard woman standing next to Mrs. Ye said heartbrokenly.

Zhuang Rou didn't look at her, but continued to stare at Old Lady Ye, "May I ask if you are here?" What county came from, and the cause of death has been recorded. And which doctor did Young Master Ye use before, where was the prescription he prescribed, and where did he catch the medicine on weekdays? ”

Everyone looked at her like paper figures piled up in the spirit shed, dumbfounded, and was so frightened that they didn't dare to come out.

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Ye looked at her stunned, and was a little stunned for a while.

When Mrs. Ye's old eyes flashed, she said slowly: "The girl asked about these things, but the official asked about the case." The old body doesn't remember when he committed a crime, and he has to be interrogated like this, and the girl is not a tolerance, and it seems that she is not qualified for this. ”

She looked at the ordinary-looking rich woman in front of her, and she didn't expect Ding Lian'er to know such a friend, but she was just a person who didn't know how to be measured and was too enthusiastic. Just say a few words, and gossip can ruin her.

So, Mrs. Ye said: "The girl ran out to say such things, but it is immoral and rude, this is not good, go back quickly." ”

The old lady of the Ye family, who has eight chastity arches at home, said that she is immoral, so don't want to marry in the capital and the surrounding areas, this is really a loss of virtue.

The onlookers began to talk about her, guessing whose girl she was, and that she had to avoid this person when she showed her son at home.

"I'm a subordinate of King Yinde, and it's casual to be immoral and rude. I fought dozens of lake bandits alone, and I was not afraid of losing my morality when I killed more than a dozen assassins to save Xiao Wang, let alone now. Zhuang Rou raised her head, a fierce color came out of her eyes, and she stared directly at Mrs. Ye.

"It's her!" As soon as they heard that it was the subordinate of King Yindejun, the noble ladies instantly remembered what had been circulating in their circle for the past two months.

There is a female catcher under the king of Yindejun, who is a super disaster star, and in just one month since she took office, she has made the court and the middle of the country jump. The ministers either died or were demoted, and some of them were all raided, and even the hereditary virtuous kings were cut off.

As long as she takes a fancy to it, it's over!

Involuntarily, the onlookers all took a few steps back, and no one wanted to get too close to her.

Although Mrs. Ye didn't seem to do anything all day, she knew everything about the court, and she knew who Zhuang Rou was when she heard it. After all, Jiang is old and spicy, so she said: "It turned out to be Miss Zhuang, since the girl took out the appearance of office work, instead of making a special trip to hang herself." The old body also said bluntly, does Miss Zhuang have an official document? If there is no official letter, we will not answer anything about Miss Zhuang. ”

"If you want to forcibly inspect it, it is trespassing on people's houses and insulting the deceased, and if you dare to open the coffin, you are robbing the tomb. So Miss Zhuang can get the official document, we will do it immediately, if not, please forgive the Ye family for being rude and not entertaining. ”

Of course, Zhuang Rou couldn't take out the official document, she looked at Mrs. Ye and said coldly: "You wait, I will go to get the official document, and then see how you have to quibble!" ”

"I'm here to explain that Ding Lian'er can't commit suicide, even if she commits suicide, you forced it!"

Old Madam Ye raised her eyelids and looked at her carefully, "That old body is waiting for your human and physical evidence, Lian'er is definitely a martyr, not a liar who is questioned." ”

"Hmph." Zhuang Roucai didn't believe that he hadn't even called him over for inspection, so he relied on the family to open their mouths and say that they were hanging, and Ding Lian'er was decided.

At this moment, there was a sudden angry shout from the crowd, "Who dares to say that my daughter is not a martyr!" Who is spreading rumors! ”

Zhuang Rou looked back, and saw a road spread out in the crowd, and several men dressed in linen walked out, the leader was in his fifties, pointed at her and scolded: "My daughter Ding Lian'er is a martyr, this is a fact that no one can erase!" Who the hell are you, our family has never heard of you, it looks more like a liar! ”

When the Ding family heard this, they immediately became anxious, and ran over angrily, they must stop this arrest, and they can't let her cause trouble!

"I saved Ding Lian'er, and we went to the flower viewing fair together before. It's normal that Master Ding doesn't know me, but we know each other very well. She died unexplained, she must not die unjustly, maybe she was killed by the Ye family, just in exchange for the ninth arch of chastity, can you bear it? Zhuang Rou explained.

"Nonsense!" Unexpectedly, the Ding family didn't appreciate it, and scolded loudly, "What nonsense are you talking about!" My family's Lian'er is a martyr, no one can take this away, and our Ding family feels that Lian'er is very satisfied with her death. We believe in the Ye family, and we also believe that this is the best place for Lian'er! ”

"Old Madam Ye can't scold kindly, but I can scold directly, don't come here to make trouble, get out of here quickly! We don't want to see you, and even Lian'er doesn't want to see you if she has a spirit in the sky! ”

actually felt that her daughter had died well, Zhuang Rou glanced at them coldly, these people were just like what those officials said just now, what a group of disgusting people!

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