With a delicate smile, the rough guy bows down for the beauty

Chapter 241 Passed away
It was already evening when the mother and daughter arrived at Cui's house.

The weather is not very good, it seems that there will be thundershowers.

The dark clouds descended layer by layer, accompanied by the dim sunset in the evening, there was a sense of chaos in the world, which made people nervous for no reason.

As soon as the carriage came to a stop, Cui hurried down with her skirt in her hand, staggered and almost fell, but fortunately, Mother Luo had quick eyesight and quick hands, so she helped her.

Just as she was about to persuade her, before she could say anything, she saw Cui stumbling towards the mansion.

People who have always been prudent and courteous, today they don't wait for the servants to tell them. As soon as they enter the door, they go to the courtyard where old man Cui lives.

Su Junning followed behind, no wonder she had a dignified demeanor, trotting to follow her mother's footsteps.

When they arrived at the place, as soon as they stepped into the house, Cui's eyes turned red.

"father!"

However, there was no familiar response from the inner room, and it was Su Junning's aunt Sun Shi who came out.

"Sister, Ning'er, you are here, the old man is lying inside, go in and have a look."

Sun's voice was full of exhaustion, and he looked haggard. It must have been hard work to serve the sick during this period of time.

The mother and daughter nodded, and went into the inner room together, and saw the old man lying on the couch, although his eyes were still open, he seemed to be in a bad state of mind.

"Uncle." Su Junning bowed to Cui Changxiao, then looked at her grandfather on the couch, feeling a dull pain in her heart, "How is my grandfather's condition, what does the doctor say?"

Cui Changxiao let out a long breath, and the corners of his eyes were also moist.

"I'm getting old, how can I stand up to this fall? I was originally suffering from other illnesses, but now I'm afraid it is"

Regardless of what was said later, the people present understood.

Immediately after hearing a plop, Cui knelt down on the footrest beside the bed, holding Mr. Cui's hand with both hands, his voice trembling.

"Father, my daughter is back, please talk to me, Daddy."

"Ah."

A tear fell from the corner of the old man's eye, but no matter how hard he tried, he could only make vague syllables.

Seeing him like this, Cui burst into tears for a moment.

Seeing her grandfather and mother like this, Su Junning also turned her face away to wipe away her tears, then knelt down beside her mother and put her hands on theirs.

"Grandfather, Ning'er is here to see you too, don't worry, my mother is fine, and we are all fine, don't cry, take care of yourself."

Grandpa Cui looked at his daughter and granddaughter as if he had made a wish. Although he was speechless, there was a trace of relief in his eyes.

After staying like this for a while, Mrs. Sun came into the room and said in a low voice.

"Dinner is ready, let's eat first and then we can talk about it. Dad should take his medicine too."

"Has Yaner come back yet?" Cui Changxiao asked about his son.

Mrs. Sun shook her head, "I didn't see anyone when I went to deliver the message. People from the Hanlin Academy said that he went to the palace to check the classics, and dragged someone to the palace to call. I don't know when he will return."

As the couple spoke, Mr. Cui made a sound on the couch.

Cui Changxiao naturally understood, so he comforted him when he was busy.

"Father, don't worry, my son will send someone to go again. The banquet must be coming soon."

He knew that this was because the old man was afraid that he would not be able to hold on, and he was a little anxious because he didn't see his biological grandson before leaving.

Cui also wiped away tears, but everyone didn't want the atmosphere to be too oppressive, which would further affect the old man's state, so they still insisted on not losing their composure.

After eating a few bites in the east wing of the old man's courtyard, they all came back to guard.

After about half an hour, there was another commotion outside. It was Su Yi who arrived, bringing Su Yuzhen and Su Yu'an with him.

After all, Mrs. Cui is their aunt. In name, Mr. Cui is also the grandfather of the two brothers. Even if there is no grandparent-grandchild relationship, you have to come and kowtow.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the silence in the room made people feel like a huge stone was pressing on their hearts.

As time went by, Master Cui's eyes became more and more hollow, but his hands were always tightly clenched, as if he was holding his breath.

After waiting for a little more than half an hour, finally Cui Yan came back.

He didn't even have time to change the official robes on his body, and he didn't take a carriage, but galloped back on horseback.

After entering the room, he rushed to the side of the couch and knelt down.

"Grandfather, grandson is back!"

Hearing Cui Yan's voice, the old man's eyes finally brightened again, and he uttered some syllables indistinctly.

Although he didn't know what his grandfather wanted to say, Cui Yan still got up, dusted off the dust on his body, helped the old man up, and let him lean on him.

After hearing that Cui Yan promised that he would take good care of himself in the future, marry a wife and have children, be a good official, and carry forward the Cui family's academy, the old man finally felt relieved.

It was also after the old man left that the thunderstorm that had accumulated outside for a long time poured down in an instant, suppressing the atmosphere even more to the extreme.

Fortunately, the family had prepared in advance, and at this time it was immediately arranged in an orderly manner, without panic.

Set up the mourning hall, change into plain clothes, and kneel to the spirit.

During the rainy night, everyone's heart was heavy.

From the early morning of the next day, there was an endless stream of people who came to mourn.

Not to mention the friends of the Cui family, there are only a lot of students in the academy, and some people who respect Mr. Cui's talents and virtues also came.

The aftermath is very decent, which makes people feel comforted.

Cui Yan is the grandson of a direct relative, Ding You, and the court will give funeral leave, but the three fathers and sons of the Su family can't do it, they still have to go to the court.

So after a busy day at Cui's house the next day, he hurried back in the afternoon.

Su Junning stayed with her mother and waited until everything was done.

The burial will only take place after seven days, and during these seven days, you have to kneel in the mourning hall every day.

Cui was originally caught in the wind and cold because of the rain on the night of the old man's death, and he was so sad that he couldn't eat, couldn't sleep at night, and passed out on his knees in the mourning hall at noon on the third day.

Everyone hurriedly sent her back to the house to rest, and sent someone to invite the doctor.

Su Junning stayed by the bed alone, and Cui Shi didn't wake up until night.

Everyone was very anxious, afraid that something might happen to her, but luckily she woke up.

It's just that Cui cried when she woke up, saying that she dreamed that the old man was standing wet at the gate of the Earth Temple.

Having said that, everyone's heart skipped a beat. Nowadays, after a person dies, there is a ritual called reporting to the temple.

On the day of a person's death, the filial son leads his descendants to burn incense and paper in the earth temple, and pour the offering water.

It is because it is said that after a person dies, he must first go to the Earth Temple before going to the underworld. This is to let the Lord of the Earth take care of the souls of the dead who go to the underworld, and give the wild ghosts a gift of syrup, so that the souls will not be bullied.

It was indeed raining heavily on the day of the old man's death, so Cui's dream made people have to think about it.

Even just for peace of mind, I have to go again.

But now the mourning hall at home also needs someone kneeling and guarding, so after thinking about it, I decided to let Cui Yan and Su Junning go to the Earth Temple again.

(End of this chapter)