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Text Chapter 137: Ping¡¯s mother¡¯s funeral

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    After a few gentle strokes, Xia Ying nodded.  In any case, Wen Wan's reputation as a daughter of the Taira family has also been damaged.

    Wen Wan has been busy for most of the day and is exhausted.  After finally taking a break, I climbed into bed and took a nap.  I couldn't sleep even when I was lying in bed.  At first, she thought it was just lip service, and she had to supervise everything.  Those individuals in the Taira family are all old-fashioned.  Some servants couldn't control themselves at all.  Only if her status is valuable enough, those people would not dare to be presumptuous.  Lying on the bed, he shook his head gently.

    Wen Wan thought this, and then thought of her cheap father.  Although this person is not good to himself, he is excellent to other children, including Shangtang.  The bad thing is that he is soft-hearted and has no principles.  But, let¡¯s take a closer look.  It's much better than that crazy second master.  At least he won't implicate himself and suffer other people's eyes.  After Wen Wan spent time with the second master, she finally found this advantage in Ping Xiangxi.  The anger in my heart has also been relieved, at least I have a lot of balance, and I feel that my luck is not too bad.

    Wen Wan fell asleep in a daze.  Suddenly, I heard a noise outside.

    "Princess, my mother in charge has something to report." Wen Wan frowned, the Duke's mansion was too unruly.  Could it be that the sky was falling and she had to be disturbed from sleeping?  But now that I'm awake, I can't sleep anymore.  Get up, wash up, and then go out to meet people.

    "You have something so big that you have to report it now. Don't you know that the master is sleeping? You even woke up the princess." Aunt Gu scolded her coldly.

    The mother in charge complained secretly. She came here after being ordered to do so, but she couldn't do anything about it, the princess.  But the most important thing is the rules.  But I still had to bite the bullet and come. "Princess, the chief steward asked me to report it. The accountant said that there are only three hundred taels of silver left in the account. I'm afraid it's not enough. I haven't purchased any incense, candles, straw, paper lanterns!"

    Wen Wan twitched the corner of her mouth, and she guessed that not only would it be bad to take on such a troublesome matter, but she would probably have to pay for it herself.

    "Go to the place where you buy things and get credit, and wait until the funeral is over before going to check out." Who knows that people are not willing to pay on credit at all, saying that they buy and sell at one time.  Must be delivered clearly on the spot.

    Although Wen Wan was unwilling to do so, she asked someone to talk to the Duke.  The Duke of Guo said that the profit from Zhuangzi has not come up yet.  The income in the past few years has not been good, and the income and expenditure are roughly balanced.  In addition to the large sum of expenses incurred in making amends, there was not much money left in the mansion.  The Duke asked her to wait first.  He pawned a few things and handed them over when he got the money.

    "Princess, the old lady must have a lot of relics. After the funeral, there will definitely be money. Since you have already taken over, you might as well just do a favor. Take out a sum of money and give it to the old lady.  After the funeral, let people know how filial you are, Princess. You should let those who have long tongues slap their mouths." Grandma Gu advised.

    Wen Wan pursed her lips.  Shaking his head, he firmly refused.  joke.  She didn't pursue the plot against her because she was also a member of the Taira family.  If the needle is pointed at the wheat awn, she will not get any good, so she will give up.  Otherwise, she would definitely take action against more than just the Rong family.  It would be easy to bully her as an orphan.  Even such obscene thoughts are considered.

    Now she is asked to come out with money to hold a funeral for her, and you can hear a clanking sound when you throw it into the water.  Giving to a beggar can also result in a sincere thank you.  Why give money to the dead old woman?  If she was extremely kind to herself, even if she sold her house and spent all her money on it, she wouldn't even blink an eye.  But such a person.  She didn't give a cent.  If it hadn't been for so many benefits, she wouldn't have cared if her funeral was held so well that even the dogs on the roadside would hate it!

    "Princess, don't worry, absolutely not. You are only lending this money temporarily. The Duke and the other gentlemen are still reluctant to bear this face. They asked you to lend the money. It is only a temporary loan, and it will be replenished when the time comes. County.  Lord, this is an excellent opportunity, you can¡¯t miss it,¡± Grandma Gu said earnestly.  People around her also advised her.

    Wen Wan thought about it for a while, yes, his uncle is the Duke of the country, and speaking of the Duke of the country, he is a good person, and he would not rely on such a small amount of money.  But I still felt awkward and panicked.  In the end, Wen Wan was unwilling to be beaten by everyone, so she had no choice but to take out five thousand taels of silver from her pocket to pay for it.  Of course, in her heart, Wen Wan is not worried that the money will not be returned.  The Duke of Guo will return it to her when the time comes.  Otherwise, the granddaughter will have to pay for the old lady's funeral, and the Duke of Guo should not hang out in the capital anymore.

    It¡¯s just that Wen Wan still feels uncomfortable in her heart.  To be honest, if Grandma Gu hadn't said that it would be of great benefit to her reputation, she really wouldn't want to get involved with this mentally ill grandmother.  Not to mention plotting against her.  This time she was angry to death because of the cause and effect, it was completely self-inflicted.  Her cheap second uncle was completely spoiled by her.  When I was little, I wantedNo matter what you give, if you want the moon in the sky, give it to the moon in the sky.  At that time, all the old man's thoughts were focused on teaching his eldest son. But when he looked back, he found that his second son was out of tune and couldn't straighten him out even if he wanted to.  The third child was also spoiled.  The old Duke had no choice but to discipline the fourth and fifth children himself.  Fortunately, later on, the fourth and fifth brothers were all promising.

    ??The old father-in-law has a gentle temperament, but Ping's mother has a very strong temperament.  In addition, because of Ping's mother's help, the old Duke of Guo was able to ascend the throne, but he was two heads shorter than her from the beginning.  After so many years, Ping Mu could not be suppressed at all.  When Ping's mother was in the Duke's mansion, she basically kept her word.  She also caused the Duke's mansion to become truly smoky.

    It is said that the family is afraid of having a prodigal son, so look at Wen Wan.  It is not terrible to have a prodigal son in a family.  The terrible thing is that there is a mistress who is not clear-minded.  That will harm three generations.  Look, this is a disaster.  This room of Shang Terracotta Warriors was completely destroyed.  The daughters of the Taira family, especially the second wife, will probably have to marry far away in the past few years.  If you don't marry far away, the dowry won't be too much, so it's probably just like a business woman.  And you have to keep your tail between your legs.

    This day passed like this with gentle reluctance.  Wen Wan was too tired and didn't want to run in both directions. That would make her even more tired, so she stayed in Hengfang Pavilion. Running in both directions was very tiring.  Just these few days.  Anyway, you are surrounded by your own people, so you are not afraid of any evildoers.

    Early the next morning, Wen Wan was woken up while still sleeping.

    "Princess, these two people were drinking while on duty at night. They were unconscious when we went to find them." Early in the morning, Gu's mother tied up two women.

    "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I couldn't help but drink a cup yesterday. I beg your Majesty, for the sake of serving the old lady, please spare us." There was no fear on the faces of the two women.  They serve the old lady, and even the Duke's wife will give them three points of respect.  Now we are in the middle of the old lady's funeral again.  If only we had to deal with old people like them.  This means that there is no room for people left behind by the old lady.  Even if your princess wants to punish them, I believe that the Duke and his wife will stop him.  These minions are really too big, and I don¡¯t even think about it, you are just minions.  As for a few slaves, they are still slaves who bully their talents.  I can't find happiness with Wen Wan.

    "Princess, they were originally the dowry of the old lady. They were in charge of everything in the kitchen. So I can ask the princess to forgive this old slave." Wen Wan suddenly understood that his feelings were based on the strength of the old lady who had just died.  Thinking that they have been punished.  Just don't give face to the deceased old lady.  It's funny, when would I be afraid of this? It's too despising for me to want these false names.

    "The princess said. Are you serving the old prince or the old lady? The princess made it clear when she first took over the job. Drinking must be severely punished. As an old lady, you have to do it for the last dignity of the master. Come here.  Drag him down and beat him with twenty big sticks, and then let the next one take his place. Pass them up step by step, and make sure there are no more mistakes." Xia Yu glanced at the woman coldly.  If you let him go now, how can you take care of this guy who relies on his old age and sells his old age.

    "Princess, this old slave belongs to the old lady. The old lady's body is still cold. Although the old slave made some small mistakes, you can't kill me like this." One of the women howled.

    "Old Madam. Why did you leave so early? Nowadays, those of us who serve you see people being bullied all day long. Madam, this old slave is coming to accompany you." Another person looked at Wen Wan curiously.  Both of them.  Also howled.

    After howling for a long time, I saw Wen Wan leaning against the imperial concubine.  Watching them howl, when they were howling until their throats almost ran out of breath, "Diaonu, I'm talking about slaves like you. With the dignity given by this master, you dare to drag me down like this, even this princess doesn't look down on you."  . The old lady's body is still cold, so you don't want to drive you out. When you recover from your injuries, you two will go and guard the old lady's grave and tell me this.  Mr. Guo, it depends on his rules. If he thinks I¡¯m in the way, I won¡¯t cause any trouble.¡±

    When the two women heard Wen Wan's words, they coughed and turned pale.  If you say that you just punished yourself, you can rest for a few months at most and beg for mercy when the time comes.

    "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. This old slave has been talking nonsense because he drank too much. I beg your Majesty to be merciful. I beg your Majesty to be merciful." The two knelt down and cried.

    "Princess, the princess has sent word that the princess will deal with it. Such unruly slaves should be severely punished. When the princess has finished dealing with them, they will be sent to the nunnery. Then they will be sent back to the countryside."  The visitor reciprocated the Duke's attitude.  The two women immediately collapsed on the ground.

    "Follow the Duke's instructions." Wen Wan waved her hand, and someone came and dragged the two women out.  The remaining stewards and ladies looked solemn.

    "I will be dismissed from my position as night steward yesterday and my money will be deducted for three months. If something like this happens again, it will be the same as here."?.  Don't take my words for granted.  As long as you are not afraid, feel free to test the bottom line of this princess.  This time, because of the first offense, I gave him a light punishment. If I do it again, the whole family will get out of the Duke's Mansion.  The Duke's government does not raise unruly slaves who deceive the master.  "Wen Wan is not merciful at all. The dozen or so stewards below were all stiff. These words are so cruel.

    "Yes, Princess, don't worry, this will never happen again." After such a heavy punishment, and an even bigger punishment to come, who would dare to disobey Wen Wan's words.  Wen Wan glanced at everyone and asked everyone to do their own thing.

    After this killing of chickens and respecting monkeys, no one can slack off anymore.  Wen Wan is not afraid of anything. At that time, everyone in the mansion was beaten into a pile.  With this time, no one will dare to take risks again.  The whole situation is much better.

    Main house

    "This child, no wonder I heard that he managed the Bajing Hutong in an orderly manner. His courage alone is incredible." The eldest lady said with admiration.

    "Yes, mother, the princess is really good at housekeeping." Mrs. Jin was a little embarrassed.  I just can't stand the arrogance of these unruly slaves and can't control them.  Shengsheng was so angry that she fell to the ground crying.  certainly.  It's not all because Jin can't control her, but because she doesn't dare to show her edge and is afraid of gossip. After all, she has only been married for less than a year.  If it is too powerful, it will ruin your reputation, which is not good.

    "Don't do this either. I know this well and I can't blame you. There is no way you can control the respectable women in the house, especially those who have served the old lady.  I have to save some face." The eldest lady shook her head and said helplessly.  A century-old family.  But it has the criticism of a century-old family.

    "Princess Princess, will you cause trouble if you do this?" Jin hesitated.

    "Haha, you don't have to worry about this. The princess always follows orders, and she is being reasonable. And it was the Duke who said the words. Furthermore, with her status, no one dares to say anything. She only knows  Praise her for her good management of the family. Even if she does, she doesn't need to worry about it." The eldest lady shook her head.  This is the difference in identity.

    "These unscrupulous slaves are really shameless. They are just looking for death. She thought it was us, so she let them control her. She has to avoid it. Who is the princess? She didn't even give the old lady face, and the two slaves actually tried to use it.  It's ridiculous for the old lady to suppress her." Mrs. Shizi sneered.

    "These naughty slaves should be punished with such thunderous methods to see if they dare to act recklessly." The maids waiting around said angrily.  Her master helped the eldest lady run the house. He had suffered so many grievances before, instead of having to shed his tears and swallow them in his teeth.

    "That's what I said, but the relationships among the servants in the house are complicated. If you are not careful, you won't know who you will offend or hurt your uncle's face. When the time comes, everyone will come to plead for mercy and make sarcastic remarks, so be careful  There are too many facts. The princess doesn't live here. With her status, she can act without any scruples. But, it's hard to do that."  The maid next to her was silent.

    After Shang Tang came back.  When he heard the news, he fainted on the spot.  Xia Xi pinched his man.  After waking up, he staggered to look for Shang Tu. He saw that his brother was half dead, and he cried while holding Shang Tu.  The two brothers cried miserably there, and the servants next to them burst into tears.

    Xia Xi also felt very uncomfortable.  In the past few years, he has been working with Shang Tang as an errand. Shang Tang treats him very well, and the relationship between master and servant is very good.  At this moment, I couldn't stop cursing in my heart. This harmful second master had brought disaster to the seventh young master.  Regardless of whether he won or not, with the face of the princess and a wealthy family, it was easy to tell the seventh young master that he was a good match.  Now, it's all gone.  Even the future is in doubt.  Fortunately, at this moment, someone told him something in her ear, which put him at ease.

    "Master, you have to stay calm now. The princess has already made plans for you. After you finish your service, I will find you a foreign job. Find a remote location where the information will not be so well-informed, and practice outside.  This matter will be over in a few years. When the time comes, I will find a good match for you, so you can¡¯t live up to the princess¡¯s hard work.¡± Xia Xi also wiped her tears.  The side advised.  This is what Wen Wan specifically asked for.  As long as you have hope, the sadness in your heart will dissipate a lot.

    "Brother, this life is over. But you have to cheer up. You still have the princess to help you. She will definitely arrange everything for you. You can't just fall down like this. At least one of our two brothers must  There is a future. Anyway, I was planning to be a Tian family man before, but now I have just returned to the original point." After hearing Xia Xi's words, he came back to his senses and hurriedly comforted Shang Tang.  Shang Yan also had some hope in his desperate heart.

    The news that Qingci was not a daughter of the Taira family quickly spread, and many people said that she was hiding her ears.  Fortunately, the people sent found Qingci¡¯s mother, and Qingci¡¯s mother?She is now a farmhousewife.  He promised her fifty taels of silver and readily revealed who Qing Ci's father was. He was another prodigal son in the capital at that time, and later he became an alcoholic.

    The people sent to capture Qing Ci from the Duke's mansion also captured her.  He didn't kill her either, and imprisoned her temporarily.  This time it was no different than before, they were under strict guard.

    At the same time, the servant who committed adultery with her was finally found.  Hidden in a broken kiln in the suburbs.  The reward of one thousand taels of silver posted in the Duke's mansion is not for nothing.

    The Duke's mansion is planning to burn everything down this time. Since the reputation has been ruined, they might as well publicize the matter.  Instead of dealing with it privately, they sent both of them to the Yamen.  Qingci couldn't stand the torture and soon confessed that she had indeed had an affair with her servant.  The servant also said that it was their young lady who seduced him, and he couldn't bear the temptation for a while, so he committed such a huge mistake.  From beginning to end, nothing happened to the second master.  Qing Ci even said that she was very grateful to her father for protecting him, and she felt ashamed of her father's love for her.  From then on, not a word was said that was unfavorable to the second master.  The servant didn't even mention that the second master was involved in this matter.

    He went to court and was sentenced to beheading.  But that night, both of them died in prison, both committing suicide.  Nothing is left.

    This matter was handled neatly and neatly, in less than five days. Many people didn¡¯t believe when Pingfu got things done so neatly.  Soon the news came out, and people believed that the woman was really not a daughter of the Taira family.

    Although an adopted daughter is as corrupt as a person committing adultery.  But at least, instead of the cruelty being committed to the Heike girls, people often say that the daughter of a bitch is also mean, and changing her origin cannot change the meanness in her bones. Compared with before, the reputation of the Heike daughter has at least been preserved a little bit.  , not as unpleasant as before.  However, the daughters of wealthy families in the capital, and those born to women who came from high-rise buildings, were unlucky.  Basically everyone was sent away.  All those who had made an engagement canceled the engagement.

    There is Wen Wan to help here.  The boundary where the servant was hiding was on King Chun's territory.  Not in a broken kiln, but in a brothel.  But King Chun owns shares in this brothel.  The Duke had no choice. Although he got the news, he really couldn't offend the powerful people anymore and make the matter even bigger.  Therefore, I asked Wenwan, who has always been on good terms with King Chun.  Wen Wan originally didn't want to deal with the mess, but Grandma Gu said that if this matter could not be eliminated, it would also affect Wen Wan's reputation.  No matter what Wen Wan said, her surname was Ping. Wen Wan was reluctant to intervene at first, but not to mention Aunt Gu, even Mother Gu asked Wen Wan to step in and help.  Otherwise, it would be really bad for her reputation.

    Hearing so many consequences, Wen Wan had no choice but to help out and deal with the matter as soon as possible to avoid delaying it longer, which would be detrimental to everyone.  So I still came forward to beg King Chun, and King Chun naturally agreed to this trivial matter.  Otherwise, how could they have caught the hiding servant so quickly and handled the matter so quickly.

    But seeing what was happening behind her, Wen Wan knew that it would happen even without her coming forward.  The Duke of Guo will also handle it well.  Of course, there will be some minor inconveniences left.  But look at the end of this matter, the way the Duke of Guo dealt with it, cut through the mess quickly and neatly.

    Wenwan smiled, but she was too big.  No one knows how much heritage a century-old family has.  She finally decided that from now on she would stay at home and pay filial piety to her grandmother.  He also took the opportunity to avoid those calculations.  I was really short-sighted before.

    "As for the funeral of the old lady, it was your princess who was in charge of it, and she also provided money for the funeral to make the funeral of the old lady decent.  This matter spread immediately.  Many people were surprised.  It seems that this noble princess is not unfaithful and unfilial as previously rumored.  After everyone got the news, those who had doubts still sent people to inquire and found out that it was indeed the case.  Everyone sighed, the rumors were indeed unbelievable.  At the critical moment, authenticity can be seen.

    But soon, another rumor continued to spread.  She said that the reason why she was willing to help organize the old lady's funeral was because the Duke of Guo promised to give her a share of the inheritance.  Afterwards, she also received a share of the inheritance.  He said it had a nose and eyes, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

    There are no aunts or aunts in the Grand Duke¡¯s generation, only grandchildren.  The married daughter, the second aunt's grandmother and the third aunt's grandmother have both disappeared; the fourth aunt's grandmother is long gone.  Qingjiu and her husband also came, their faces a bit ugly, but overall they were good. After all, they were the daughters of the eldest family.  The most important thing is that Qingjiu's husband relies on the big tree of the Duke's Mansion.  But her husband went back after paying homage.  Qinghao also came back, and so did her husband, and he was always in the house.  This is the first time I have returned to my parents' home since that incident.  His mother-in-law, Grandma Rong, knew that this was the last chance, the only chance.  As soon as he came up, he burst into tears, cried, cursed and cursed.  (To be continued)
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