The Poisonous Wife: Cute Baby Comes to Rebirth with Me

Chapter 637: No Sackcloth or Mourning
In the Censorate, the funeral ceremonies were under the full control of the Second Master Xiao Wenhao.

His face was filled with sorrow and his tears were almost endless. Whenever relatives came to visit him, he would stagger, kneel on the ground and sob.

Since the death had to be reported to the old lady's parents' home far away in the countryside first, the formal conduct of the funeral had to wait for the arrival of those distant relatives.

Before this, the old lady's body was placed in the mourning hall and the coffin was not sealed, which followed the established customs.

The duration of the funeral depends on the distance of the journey. If the journey is short, it may only take three or two days, but if the journey is far, it may take more than a month.

It can still be maintained in winter, but in summer, the stench of decay is inevitable. However, this is the rule, and everyone has no choice but to accept it.

Fortunately, the old lady’s parents’ home was not far away and could be reached in just one or two days.

On the other hand, Censor Xiao was seriously ill and unable to wear mourning clothes himself. According to the tradition of Daqing funeral ceremonies, if children lose their parents and are critically ill, they do not have to observe mourning clothes first, but they need to hang white flowers in front of the bed and wait until the day of the funeral to wear mourning clothes.

However, Censor Xiao firmly refused. He was unwilling to wear mourning clothes, nor to participate in the kneeling funeral, as if he had hidden all his grief deep in his heart.

Because he was seriously ill and bedridden, no one could get close to him. Even if mourning clothes were brought into the house, he ordered Li Dui to burn them, and no one knew about it.

The second master, Xiao Wenhao, discussed privately with his relatives, mentioning the various abnormalities of Censor Chen after the old lady's death, as if implying that he was unfilial.

But after hearing this, most of the relatives believed that Censor Xiao fell ill due to the grief of losing his mother, and for a while, no one dared to criticize him.

During the mourning period, all relatives were required to come and express their condolences. However, Yun Xi, the granddaughter, had not arrived yet, which attracted everyone's attention.

Although she was married, it was still unreasonable for her to be absent from such an important occasion. Some people speculated that she might show up at the funeral, but until the old lady's relatives arrived, the mourning hall was decorated, and the funeral ceremony was about to begin, Yun Xi still did not appear. As officials from the court arrived one after another, the atmosphere of the funeral became more solemn.

The old man from the Marquis' Mansion came with Mrs. Mo. They looked solemn, especially the old man, who seemed even more annoyed because of the absence of Yi Han and his wife.

Not only did Yi Han fail to get Yun Xi to come, he himself did not show up. He even took his wife to live in Nan Mansion and did not even return home.

Seeing that there was a shortage of staff for the funeral, the old man found the second master Xiao Wenhao and expressed his willingness to help.

Xiao Wenhao expressed his gratitude with tears in his eyes and said that the funeral arrangements had been basically made, but Yun Xi's absence made him feel uneasy, and he was worried that the old lady's spirit in heaven would not be able to rest in peace.

After hearing this, the old man became even more angry and resentful towards Yun Xi even more.

Seeing this, Mrs. Mo tried to ease the atmosphere. She asked whether there was any misunderstanding between the old lady and Yun Xi, hoping to resolve it after understanding the whole story.

Xiao Wenhao's eyes flashed with confusion when he heard this. He recalled: "Misunderstanding? How could there be a misunderstanding between mother and Yunxi? Yunxi had been growing up in the manor and only returned to the manor in recent years. Mother loved her very much and knew that she had been wronged, so she tried her best to compensate her materially. But..."

"But what?" Mrs. Mo asked anxiously.

Xiao Wenhao sighed and said, "Yunxi has always been upset about being sent to the courtyard, and has argued with my eldest brother many times over this. In order to ease their relationship, my mother once explained to Yunxi that sending her to the courtyard was her own decision and had nothing to do with my eldest brother. But I'm afraid that's why Yunxi resents her mother."

After hearing this, the old man said in a deep voice: "Wen Yu was indeed wrong at the beginning. How could he send his own daughter to the courtyard? She must have suffered a lot in the courtyard. At that time, the general and the old lady were fighting in the border town and were unable to take care of her..."