Chapter 44: Condolence
Shen was very surprised when he heard Master Pei's words.
Her father-in-law, Master Pei, is the first assistant of the three dynasties, and he has always thought twice before he speaks and acts, and he has never acted rashly. Even if she knew that her father-in-law and mother-in-law loved her eldest sister Pei Shufan very much, she didn't expect that the two old men would do this for the sake of the eldest sister. I couldn't help but sigh slightly in my heart: pity the hearts of parents in the world. No matter how shrewd and capable these two old men are, they are now just two sad parents who have lost their beloved daughters. Comparing his heart to his heart, Shen took away most of his heart that had always been strict with his mother-in-law.
She looked at her husband Pei Shuren, who was standing next to her with righteous indignation, and walked over to him and whispered to him: "It's not early, if the funeral comes late, even if we can go over, we won't be able to come back." ”
The curfew begins at night in the capital. Pei's family is no longer the home of Shoufu, and there are no street signs that can still walk on the street after curfew. If they go to the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion late, they will probably not be able to come back at night.
Pei Shuren himself was good at talking, but he didn't know if the two old men could hold it up, so he walked over to Master Pei and asked, "Dad, Qingyun has some truth." Otherwise, my father and mother will rest at home tonight, and our three brothers will go first, and the female relatives will go over with my father and mother tomorrow. "Shen's boudoir name Qingyun. The people in this room are all close relatives, so Pei Shuren did not shy away from it.
Mrs. Xia leaned on Master Pei's shoulder, her face was ashen, as if she had aged ten years all of a sudden, and said weakly to Pei Shuren: "You go and settle down first, and a few small ones will also eat and let them rest." The daughters-in-law don't have to go over today. He turned sideways and looked at Master Pei again, and said, "Me and your master, with you three brothers, no matter what, today must be over." - Even if we can't come back, they won't give us a place to live in the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, so I will keep vigil for my daughter. We stayed in the mourning hall, and they couldn't kick us out. ”
When Shen heard his mother-in-law's words, he seemed to have complained about the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion. At this time, the funeral of the eldest sister is the most important. Even if the mother-in-law wants to settle accounts with the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, she has to wait until the funeral is done in a beautiful and decent manner. If there is a disturbance in the mourning hall, it will not only lose the face of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, but also the face of their Pei family and the eldest aunt and grandmother who went.
After carefully thinking about it in his heart, Shen stepped forward to curtsy to Master Pei and Mrs. Xia, and persuaded softly: "Father, mother, don't worry. The daughter-in-law first took her two younger siblings and her nephew and niece down to settle down. After they were settled, the daughter-in-law came over to accompany her mother to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. People like our eldest sister Jin Yu can't let them hastily fool this aftermath. The daughter-in-law will definitely keep an eye on them, and do enough of our Yuezhou rules, so that everyone in the capital can see, even if our Pei family's aunt and grandmother are gone, we are also her mother's family. - and two young nephews, who should also be brought back to live for a while, and be close to their cousins. ”
These words came to Mrs. Xia's heart. She took Shen's hand with tears in her eyes, she had never felt that this daughter-in-law had ever been so caring, and she was speechless for a while.
Master Pei stepped aside early and asked his eldest daughter-in-law to comfort his wife carefully.
Shen is also from a scholarly family, she is the eldest daughter of Shen Rong, the secretary of the Criminal Department of the Longqing Dynasty. Although Mrs. Xia looked at her a little unpleasantly, felt that she was too virtuous, and was unhappy that she took the initiative to give her eldest son a room, she never made her difficult, but she just stayed away from her.
Shen used to think that her mother-in-law didn't like her, and she was extremely afraid that her mother-in-law would send someone to her husband, so she opened her face early and gave her husband a room. On weekdays, I also acted according to the rules, so that my mother-in-law couldn't find any mistakes.
But after so many years, her son was born, and her husband was obedient to her, and there was never a time to disobey her. And the mother-in-law did not get along with her everywhere as expected. Except that he doesn't talk to her much on weekdays, he doesn't mean to make things difficult for her.
Shen has been stubborn and has taken a big reason to stand up to his mother-in-law for so many years, and he is also a little embarrassed. Only then did she realize that her mother-in-law was different from her mother-in-law in the world.
There are some excellent mothers-in-law in this world, who regard their sons as their own property, and wish to marry their sons in person, regard their daughters-in-law as thorns in their eyes, and give their daughters-in-law eye medicine and skin at every turn. Seeing that the daughter-in-law is living well with her son, she poked them in the eye, and she will not stop until she makes her son and daughter-in-law turn against her.
And her mother-in-law can think about the common interests of her son and daughter-in-law. The two rooms I gave my husband to, when I was in Yuezhou, I was always called back to the old house by my mother-in-law, and I detained them to do needlework and didn't let them pester their husbands. Since then, Shen's heart has slowly tilted towards his mother-in-law. Now seeing my mother-in-law loving her daughter like this, I am also quite touched in my heart. - Even if the Shen family's own mother values her brother-in-law more, she ignores her, the daughter of her daughter-in-law, after she gets married.
Pei Shuren saw that his wife had persuaded his mother, so he got up and said to his two younger brothers and younger siblings: "You should hurry up and follow your sister-in-law to settle down." Take care of the children first, and when it's time for dinner, let's talk about eating at home. ”
The second Pei Shuyi and the third Pei Shuli responded together, and took their respective wives and children to follow the sister-in-law to the courtyard next to them.
The Shen family also just came up from Yuezhou, so they called Mrs. Xia's eldest maid Liuli to come over and help him distribute it. left another big girl, Jade, and waited for Mrs. Xia to get up and freshen up in the inner room of the upper room.
Pei Shulan, the second lady of the Pei family, and Pei Shufang, the third lady, listened to the words of the fourth lady Pei Shufen, and hurriedly came to the room to annoy Mrs. Xia, and helped Mrs. Xia wash and dress.
Mrs. Xia looked up at the two concubines who had already changed into plain clothes and silver hairpins, sighed, and said, "Your girl's family, don't go over tonight." Stay at home and stay with your second and third sisters-in-law. ”
When Mrs. Xia said this, Pei Shufen, who had hurriedly changed her clothes, had just come in. Hearing that Mrs. Xia didn't let them go over tonight, Pei Shufen's heart tightened: Over there in the Hou Mansion, I don't know if the Hou Ye disposed of Tonglu. If not, as soon as Mrs. Xia passes, Tonglu will have to sue.
Thinking of this, Pei Shufen hurriedly said with a sad face: "If the second sister and the third sister are tired, they can rest at home." Fourth sister, I must go. The eldest sister is so good to me, I must follow her to the end of her last journey. ”
Mrs. Xia saw that Pei Shufen said it sincerely, and she was also a little moved in her heart. As soon as she heard Pei Shufen say that Shu Fan was gone, she was a little angry, so she scolded Pei Shufen indiscriminately. Now that I have calmed down, I feel that I have gone too far just now, so I can't help but pull Pei Shufen's hand over, and say a little curtly: "Fourth, my mother blamed you just now." ”
Pei Shufen was a little surprised, and a little weak-hearted, she wiped away her tears, knelt in front of Mrs. Xia and said, "What's wrong with my mother?" The mother scolded just now, and the daughter also regretted that she did not learn a good medical skill to help her sister get rid of her illness and prolong her life. "The words are earnest, and they are very teachable.
Mrs. Xia remembered that her eldest daughter Pei Shufan didn't even care about her life in order to give birth to a child, and finally left behind a family business and children in Nuoda. - Even if you don't believe in fate, you can't stand up to other people.
Looking at the three budding concubines in front of her, Mrs. Xia wiped out most of her hearts that had been estranged from them because of their biological mothers, and said with tears in her eyes: "Go back and rest." It's cold outside at night, and if your children's family gets frostbite, it's a lifelong thing. My lord and I, as well as your sister-in-law and three brothers, will go over tonight. Tomorrow, follow the second and third sisters-in-law, and bring the nephews and nieces of the family, and then go to your eldest sister's spirit to worship. ”