On this day, Jiang Jiang is making dried tea there, because the hanging pot boy has been coming here a lot recently, and he drinks tea more.

Yuwen Zhengji thinks that the tea is too light and tasteless, and it happens that Jiang Jiang makes dried tea, which is deeply loved by Yuwen Zhengji and the boy of the hanging pot, and every time he drinks tea, he has to eat a large plate. So Jiang Jiang decided to do more this time.

At this time, Yuwen Zhengji walked in from the outside, Jiang Jiang was a little strange, originally Yuwen Zhengji went out to drink today at the invitation of others, but when he came back at this time, it was obvious that the wine had not been drunk.

"You're drinking so fast, and you're back so soon?" Jiang Jiang asked Yuwen Zhengji.

"Where? The banquet has just begun, and I came back to tell you good news. Yuwen Zhengji said happily.

"What good news can make you run back and tell it again?" Jiang Jiang was also very curious when he heard him say this.

"Xiao Xu's mother died yesterday," Yuwen Zhengji lowered his voice and said: "Now he has to keep filial piety for at least three years, if he dares to ask flowers and willows to drink and make trouble in these three years, it will be a big crime to be caught." You must know that the emperor hates the most is unfilial people, and when you wait for three years to serve and get rid of it, you have already come up with a countermeasure, what else can he do to you? ”

"What you said is true?" Jiang Jiang listened to Yuwen Zhengji's words, and her heart was naturally happy, of course she knew that the ancients valued filial piety the most.

When his parents died, even if he was a senior member of the court, he had to be dismissed and go home to keep filial piety for three years. It is no joke that marrying and taking concubines during the period of filial piety and seeking pleasure are considered felonies.

"It's true, they talked about it when I was drinking with a few people outside the prince of Chu just now. said that Xiao Xu's mother hanged herself at noon yesterday and was plain when she died, but the Xiao family simply set up a mourning hall and took it to the suburbs for burial at night. ”

"How can you be so sloppy? Even if she committed suicide, Xiao Xu's mother is the head lady of the Xiao family, is it not as good as a small family? At least three days of inactivity, right? Jiang Jiang felt that this was a little incredible.

"Alas, who cares about him! Anyway, the Xiao family died, these two ladies were born in a small portal, and their mother's family had no powerful relatives, and they were not welcomed in the Xiao Mansion, since she chose to commit suicide, she must have been unable to live in the Xiao Mansion, and she couldn't tolerate her when she was alive, how could she be given a glorious burial when she died? The Xiao family has always been very mean, so I don't like to deal with them. Yuwen Zhengji said.

"In that case, it means that I should be safe in the near future, does that mean I can go back to Coolie Street?" Jiang Jiang said happily.

"You can go back and have a look quietly, but don't be too blatant," Yuwen Zhengji suggested: "Although Xiao Xu won't come forward to clean you up, it doesn't mean that everyone won't, don't forget, some people are the best at sneaking around and slapping horses, observing words and feelings, and are willing to act as eagle dogs and minions." ”

Yuwen Zhengji looks very aggressive, but in fact, he is as careful as a hair. He has always considered things holistically, and as long as he wants to, he can do things without leaks.

Yuwen Zhengji's words reminded Jiang Jiang, she stuck out her tongue and said: "I'm really overjoyed, and there will indeed be a lot of people who will go to talk to Xiao Xu, since this is the case, I'd better settle down, but it's true that I haven't been back to Coolie Street for some days, I want to go back quietly in the afternoon." ”

"Since I've been waiting for so many days, it's not a day and a half, otherwise I'll go back with you tomorrow, and I can take care of it." Yuwen Zhengji said with a hippie smile: "It just so happens that I also want to eat the newly cooked lo-mei to satisfy my cravings." ”

Jiang Jiang knew that if he didn't let him go with him, he would be worried, so he didn't say anything about excuse himself.

After Yuwen Zhengji finished talking to Jiang Jiang, he staggered out of the house, and the banquet over there was still waiting for him.

Prime Minister's Office.

Xiao Xu was dressed in linen and filial piety, holding the spirit seat of the Bai family in his arms, and his eyes were a little red and swollen from crying.

Although the relationship between him and the Bai family is not as close and deep as that between ordinary mothers and sons, it may be his biological mother after all, after knowing the news of Bai's death, Xiao Xu was first incredulous, then shocked, and finally realized sadness. Regarding Bai's death, Xiao Xu didn't want to investigate any reason, because Bai had never lived happily.

It doesn't seem strange that such a woman chooses to commit suicide, she is like a flower born in a lonely corner, no one appreciates it when it blooms, and it falls silently.

Bai's death was like a petal falling on the surface of the water, stirring up only shallow and shallow ripples.

After Bai's death, Xiao Zhongze went crazy looking for butterflies every day, but in such a season, even butterfly corpses are rare.

At this time, Xiao Zhongze rushed in and cried in panic: "What about Yingying? Where did Young-young go?! ”

He couldn't see Bai's corpse, so he naturally howled and cried. Because in this case, even if he finds a butterfly every day, Yingying is gone, who should he give it to?

Xiao Ping'an hurriedly came over to persuade him, but he couldn't coax Xiao Zhongze no matter what.

The second master's appearance made the whole house uncomfortable, because he would chase everyone and ask everyone if they had seen Yingying.

Because Yingying was only in this courtyard in the past. Now that he has searched the entire courtyard and there is no sign of her, Xiao Zhongze naturally looks everywhere.

"Old lady, what can I do if the second master looks like this?" The housekeeper said helplessly: "The villain really can't be persuaded either." ”

Xiao Bonian only learned the news on the evening of Bai's death, and he heard from the housekeeper that the eldest lady had already instructed how to hold the funeral, so he didn't ask much.

For the Bai family, Xiao Bonian has always chosen to avoid talking about it.

But Xiao Zhongze is crying and making a fuss in the house now, but he can't help but find a way to solve it, after all, the dead are gone, and the life of the living will go on.

"Uncle must be overly sad," at this time, Xiao Liuli walked over and said softly: "The so-called seeing things and thinking about people, he still lives in that yard every day, so he naturally thinks of his aunt often." ”

"What do you think you can do?" Dou had a forehead on her head, she had been really noisy by Xiao Zhongze for the past few days, and she hadn't slept well for several days.

"Now that the weather is cold, my uncle always runs out, but I'm afraid that it won't be good to provoke the wind and cold," Xiao Liuli's tone was full of concern: "In my opinion, it's good to send two capable old family members to escort the second uncle back to his hometown in the south for a while." The girls who have been serving the aunt also followed, they are in the yard all the year round, and they should know more about their uncle's temperament than others, and in the end, the maids are more attentive in the details of food and clothing. ”

"Liuli is right, since this is the case, let a few old people in the house and a few maids accompany Zhong Ze back to his hometown in the south to live for a year and a half!" Prime Minister Xiao Cheng said and stood up.

In the past, when Bai was there, Xiao Zhongze never cried and made a fuss although he was stupid, but now that Bai is dead, Xiao Zhongze is like a child without a mother, crying and shouting to find his mother all day long, and he doesn't listen to other people's words, which is really a headache.