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Chapter 301: Paying Condolences to the Family
The carriage was parked on the east side of the main gate of the Fu family's mansion, and Zhan Feiyu lifted the curtain, and the policemen of the county government not far away could clearly see the crying Fu family members and servants.

As for the men of the Fu family, all of them had serious and ugly faces.

Thinking about it, it seemed that one person was going to ascend to heaven, but Fu Langhuan was killed suddenly, and the suspect might be the eldest daughter of the Zhou family. The Fu family really suffered this time and couldn't tell.

"Isn't it cold?" In the carriage, Yin Wuyan was reading the secret letter he had just received, and glanced at the little girl lying by the window, a smile flashed in her long, narrow and cold phoenix eyes, why didn't she read it before? It turns out that she is still a character who likes to join in the fun.

Looking back, Zhan Feiyu raised his lips and smiled, "It's a charcoal basin and a hand stove, and Ah Nuan wrapped me up like a bear, it's not cold at all."

Refolding the letter in his hand and putting it in a charcoal basin to light it, Yin Wuyan looked at the rosy-faced little girl, "Can you see something?"

"The Fu family doesn't want an autopsy, because they don't want to cause trouble again. Compared with the various forces in Xiangwu County, the Fu family can't even be regarded as an ant. It's not so easy for the Fu family to get out after stepping in." Zhan Fei Yu took another look at the men of the Fu family who were at the funeral. Their ugly faces were not because of the dead Fu Langhuan, but because of the dangerous situation of the Fu family.

Seeing the coldness on Zhan Feiyu's white and tender face, Yin Wuyan suddenly asked, "What is courtesy?"

Zhan Feiyu, who was being tested, was stunned for a moment, and then sat up straight. "Zuo Zhuan" has a saying: "Rites serve the country, order the community, order the people, and benefit the heirs."

The so-called ritual is to govern and stabilize the country, and it is the order and norms needed for the stability of a dynasty.For example, the sage Confucius said: The King’s Great Sutra.Ritual is the fundamental law and the outline of governing the country.

This is how "a ruined country loses its rites", and if the rites are lost, the country will not be far away from subjugation.

But listening to the mourning and noise outside the carriage, Zhan Feiyu, who was being tested, didn't think that the affairs of the Fu family could rise to the level of the country, so the height of this ceremony should be lowered a little.

Zhan Feiyu's crisp voice sounded: Yan Yuan asked Ren.The Master said: "Self-restraining and returning to the rites is benevolence. One day, self-restraining and rites are restored, and the world will return to benevolence. Is it up to others to be benevolent?"

Yan Yuan said, "May I ask its purpose."

The Master said: "Do not see anything that is contrary to propriety, do not listen to anything that is contrary to propriety, do not speak anything that is contrary to propriety, and do not move anything that is contrary to propriety."

"As a merchant, the Fu family wanted to achieve their ambitions of growing and growing by clinging to the Yang family, but their actual ability did not match their own ambitions. Now they are in a dilemma, and even lose everything." Zhan Feiyu is I have no sympathy for the Fu family.

Yin Wuyan nodded in agreement, "Rites govern the country, establish the society, order the people, and benefit the heirs. Xu, cut them down without punishment, give them up for obedience, deal with them according to their virtues, act according to their ability, and treat them according to the time." If you move, you will not be tired for future generations, you can be said to know the etiquette."

Evaluate one's own strength to act, see the situation clearly before acting, and not hurt future generations, this is "propriety". If the Fu family did not do this, they would fall into a precarious situation.

His eyes flickered slyly, and Zhan Feiyu took the words, "Move with the times, and there will be no disadvantages."

Hearing this, Yin Wuyan's thin lips curled up slightly, the little girl is indeed smart, it's not scary to be ambitious, who among the officials in the court has no ambition?The frightening thing is that people like the Fu family are just clowns, and only after making a decision can they make a big deal.

"As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser. If you win, you are the king, so you should be polite. If you lose, you will be a sinner with a bad reputation. To some extent, Feiyu does not agree with Confucian ethics, but the Daqing Dynasty and today's saints all respect rituals, so she can only be a polite person.

At the gate, County Magistrate Zhu's brain was throbbing with pain from the Fu family's crying, and at this moment he couldn't help scolding Master Fu with a straight face, "Fu Weimin, if you Fu family members are crying like this again, I will now Just leave, but Master Zhang will blame you when the time comes, hum! Don't blame me for not reminding you."

Zhang Minxian is the magistrate of Linzhou Prefecture. Now the streets and alleys of Xiangwu County are rumored that Miss Zhou's family is a murderer. The Zhang family and the Zhou family desperately hope that the government will find out the real murderer and return Zhou Shuyao's innocence.

But the Fu family obstructed the government's investigation of the case and prevented Wu from conducting the autopsy, which was tantamount to offending the Zhang and Zhou families again, and County Magistrate Zhu didn't bother to waste his words.

Master Fu's expression froze. He was so dejected that he was not as vigorous and sophisticated as he was when he was doing business and earning money on weekdays. He dared not offend the county magistrate Zhu, a seventh-rank sesame official, let alone the two giant Buddhas of the Zhang family and the Zhou family.

"The villain is terrified because the little girl was murdered, and the family members are too sad. Please forgive me, Mr. Zhu." As he bowed his hands to apologize, Master Fu winked at the crying Madam Fu, and then said coldly: "You guys What are you still doing in a daze? Take your mother away quickly."

Seeing this, all the female family members of the Fu family stopped crying, wiped their tears with their handkerchiefs, supported the grieving Mrs. Fu from left to right, and comforted him from time to time, after all, death cannot be resurrected.

After the daughters of the Fu family left, everyone's ears became clearer.

"Lord Zhu, this way please." Master Fu said respectfully, and turned sideways to greet County Magistrate Zhu to enter.

"Lord Zhu, who is this lady?" Mr. Fu was receiving County Magistrate Zhu in the main hall. At this moment, he squinted at Zhan Feiyu and Yin Wuyan in the yard.

As for He Nuan who was still dressed as a maid, he was naturally ignored by Master Fu.

County Magistrate Zhu glared angrily, and lowered his voice to warn: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Don't worry about what Ms. Zhan says or does. Just cooperate with me."

This little ancestor was a member of the Dragon Guards, and County Magistrate Zhu wished he could enshrine him as an ancestor.

Fearing that unruly merchants like the Fu family would offend others, County Magistrate Zhu used Qiu Zongxi's name to frighten the Fu family, "You just need to know that Miss Zhan lives in Qiu's residence and is Mr. Qiu's junior!"

"Yes, I've remembered, my villain. Thank you Master Zhu for reminding me." Mr. Fu has cultivated a pair of sparkling eyes since he was in business for many years. Not to mention Zhan Feiyu's background, but Yin Wuyan's noble spirit, Mr. Fu also Don't dare to offend.

Knowing that Zhan Feiyu's status was noble, Master Fu didn't dare to neglect him at all, so he asked his servant girl to call the eldest daughter-in-law over, and she, a female family member, would be in charge of accompanying her.

Fu Langhuan was just a little girl who didn't reach her age, and she was strangled to death. According to the rules of the Fu family, she could not be placed in the mourning hall, nor could she be buried in the Fu family's ancestral grave.

But after all, she was Master Fu's most beloved youngest daughter, and the reason why Fu Langhuan was killed was because of the Fu family, so a mourning hall was set up in the most remote north courtyard of the Fu family.

The relatives and friends of the Fu family asked the female family members to come over to express their condolences, and now Fu Langhuan's sisters-in-law and cousins ​​are guarding the coffin.

Qu Shi has a gentle temperament, and her throat became hoarse after crying for two days, so she reminded in a low voice: "Miss is worried about your feet."

Zhan Feiyu stepped across the threshold, took the incense handed by the maid, and bowed to the coffin on the mourning hall. Fu Langhuan might also have the ambition to covet wealth and glory, but after all, she was just an 11-year-old girl. The root cause is still in Fujia.

Yin Wuyan did not enter the mourning hall, but stood in the courtyard and waited.

An indifferent and handsome young man full of dignity appeared in the back house. The female family members of the Fu family were really surprised, and the young girls even secretly took a look into the yard.

"Auntie, that young master is very face-to-face, I wonder why?" Through the window, the girl who spoke looked fifteen or sixteen years old. Although she was wearing a white mourning dress at the moment, she had delicate features and beautiful features, like a lotus blooming from clear water. .

Before the middle-aged woman opened her mouth, a woman who was three or four years older couldn't help but sneered coldly, mocking unceremoniously, "Lang Huan's body is not cold yet, and the third younger sister still has time to look at other men, and she is not afraid of Lang Huan coming in the middle of the night." Looking for you!"

"What nonsense!" The oldest woman in the room couldn't help scolding with a somber face.

Worried that the voice would be heard by Fu Langhuan's sisters-in-law in the mourning hall, and also worried that it would be heard in the yard, the woman could only lower her voice with a stern expression, "Have you forgotten where this is? To your aunt's ears..."

Mrs. Fu is not a good stubble, and is different from ordinary women in the back house. The business of the Fu family is big. In addition to Mr. Fu's shrewdness, it is also because Mrs. Fu's natal family is also in business, and it is still in Fucheng. A lot of help.

Now it was Mrs. Fu's most beloved old woman who died tragically. The complexions of the girls in the room changed, with fear and anxiety on their faces.

Fortunately, the female relatives in this room are all members of the third house of the paying family, so I don't worry that it will spread, otherwise they will be unlucky and the whole third house will be affected.

After Zhan Feiyu expressed his condolences, the housekeeper soon came to pass on the words of Master Fu, and all the female relatives withdrew from the North Courtyard to escape, leaving only a few women, maids and servants.

"Do you really need an autopsy?" Walking out of the room, the girls who usually envied Fu Langhuan couldn't help but look back at the mourning hall, with a bit of sadness in their expressions.

Who would have thought that heaven and man would be separated forever in a blink of an eye, and once the autopsy was performed, Fu Langhuan would not even be able to keep her innocence after death. I heard from the elders that the coffin was buried next to the Fu family's ancestral grave. With their blessings, there is no need to worry about Lang Huan being bullied by ghosts.

But without their innocence, the elders of the clan would not allow the coffin to be buried next to the ancestral grave, which would make people unable to rest in peace.

Miss Fu San's footsteps paused, she could only vaguely see a figure through the window just now, now the distance is getting closer, looking at Yin Wuyan, who is tall and tall, Miss Fu San can't help lowering her head in shame, even in Fucheng I have never seen such a handsome and noble son.

The other young girls of the Fu family are not like this. This young man is standing under the tree with his back to them. Just now he only saw the side face, but that handsome side face still makes people throb.

What's more, the Fu family is in business, and the girls in the family have good eyesight. This young man is dressed luxuriously and only wears a jade jade around his waist, but one can tell from the quality of the jade that it is Hetian jade, which is hard to find. It must be Fucheng The son of a big family.

As for Zhan Feiyu, who was also standing under the tree and beside Yin Wuyan, she was directly ignored by the girls of the Fu family. If she was a few years older, the girls of the Fu family might still take a look at her, and even guess her relationship with Yin Wuyan. relation.

But a little girl with three heads, a short body, and a double bun, these girls who are about to reach the age or have already reached the age are willing to pay attention to the yellow-haired girl.

"Hurry up!" The older woman became angry again, and could only give the third girl and the others a few fierce glances. They would forget about the warning just now.

Even though they were reluctant, no matter how slow their steps were, a group of people still passed the Moon Gate and left the North Courtyard in the blink of an eye.

"It's no wonder that the world despises merchants. There are really no rules!" Zhan Feiyu muttered angrily. A wolf like a tiger rushed over.

Thinking about it this way, Zhan Feiyu can be 100% sure that Fu Langhuan dragging Yang Xu into the water in Plum Valley that day must have been premeditated, just look at the behavior of the Fu family girls.

"There is no benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom or trust, only profit." Yin Wuyan's voice was cold and indifferent. He had seen a lot of merchants like the Fu family. For money, let alone etiquette, he was not even considered a human being.

Zhan Feiyu nodded in agreement, "So it is said that a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way."

As far as Zhan Feiyu herself is concerned, she is short of money for food and clothing now, but before she was apprenticed to a teacher, when she didn't know Yin Wuyan, she ate porridge without talking, but she also dipped it in water and faced the table Temporary posts.

Poverty and happiness are a kind of state and also a kind of helplessness, but at least for Zhan Feiyu, she can achieve poverty.

County magistrate Zhu and the police came over soon, because the coffin was to be opened for autopsy, and magistrate Zhu did not enter the house. After all, even in the winter when the dripping water turned into ice, the corpse still smelled rancid after a few days.

Master Fu and the men of the Fu family were also standing in the yard. Compared with Fu Langhuan who was autopsyed, they didn't have much grief and sadness. They only wanted to resolve the matter as soon as possible and get the Fu family out of the precarious situation.

Tao Wuzuo said he was conducting an autopsy, but it was a 25-year-old official next to him who actually did the autopsy. Even the police guards in the yard thought that this young official was Tao Cheng, Tao Wuzuo's disciple. If you quit, Tao Cheng can take over the post of assistant.

But only Tao Fuzuo knew that the person with the same face as his grandnephew Tao Cheng was arranged by County Magistrate Zhu, and Tao Fuzuo didn't dare to ask what the identity of this person was.

But looking at his skilled movements, Tao Wuzuo knew that this person must also be a Wuzuo, but he was much better than himself, a half-baked guy.

An hour later, the body was tidied up and put back into the coffin, but because this was a murder case, and the yamen had not yet found the murderer, the body could not be buried for the time being. Fortunately, it was winter, if it was summer, the Fu family would have to wait The coffin was sent to Yizhuang.

"Reporting to my lord, the autopsy has ended..." Tao Wuzuo bowed at this moment and began to talk about the results of the autopsy.

County magistrate Zhu saw that Zhan Feiyu didn't stop him, so he didn't ask Master Fu and the others to avoid him. After all, it was Master Fu's daughter who died, and it didn't matter if they heard the autopsy results.

"What? Was Langhuan poisoned?" The eldest young master of the Fu family said in shock, forgetting that there was County Magistrate Zhu at this meeting, and it was not his turn to speak.

Tao Yuzuo nodded, "Sucking too much osmanthus will make people lose their minds, and even go crazy. Miss Fu and Miss Zhou have scars on their bodies. It seems that they were affected by the medicinal properties of osmanthus and had conflicts."

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(End of this chapter)