Colorful

Chapter 149: Tit for Tat (2)
Ji Cheng was not in the mood to comfort Fan Zengli at this time, she did not cry out loud, the tears only flowed down her cheeks.The family had already prepared filial piety clothes, and Ji Cheng went back to the house to change them, and went to the mourning hall to kneel and burn paper. When Ji Yuan returned from Dongshan Academy, they were about to set off for northern Shanxi.

But before Ji Yuan came back, someone from Shen's residence came again, and it was Shen Che who sent someone to send Liu Ye'er and Yu Qian'er back, so Ji Cheng's master and servant couldn't help crying.

Leaving aside the details of the arrangement, Ji Cheng and his party drove to the north of Shanxi overnight. Although Ji Cheng was in a daze on the carriage, he had to ask Liu Ye'er and Yu Qian'er where they were going.

Yu Qian'er said quickly: "Girl, we were scared to death at the beginning, but suddenly two burly men came and took us away and locked us in the same house. No one came out to talk, so we were locked up, the house is not small, and there is a small garden, we can move around freely, but we can't go out. There is no shortage of food and clothing, but we are bored."

Yu Qian'er is a chatterbox, and he couldn't stop once he opened his mouth: "It's just that the big black guy who guards the gate is too annoying. I tried my best to escape and report to you, and he always bullies people and often scares people." Me." Yu Qian'er complained, chattering about the big black guy bullying her.

If Ji Cheng is still in the mood to make fun of Yu Qian'er on weekdays, it's obvious that she has a spring heart, but now she has no energy at all.Thinking of her mother's visit, my heart hurts, and I didn't even see her for the last time. If she didn't come to the capital, if she could spend more time with her, maybe Yunniang wouldn't die at all.

Ji Cheng was filled with countless regrets, wishing he had never set foot in the capital in his life.

After Yu Qian'er finished talking, she became concerned about Ji Cheng again: "Girl, the second young master..." Before she finished speaking, Liu Ye'er pulled her sleeves heavily, Yu Qian'er also knew she was aphasia, and dared not speak again .

Ji Cheng actually didn't hear Yu Qian'er's words, her mind is full of Yunniang now.

Just after the carriage passed the entrance, someone greeted him and asked, and then he heard the horse's hooves gallop, and Ling Ziyun had already rode his horse to the window of Ji Cheng's carriage: "Ah Cheng."

Ji Cheng lifted the curtain of the car to look at Ling Ziyun and said, "Brother Ziyun, why are you here?" There is still a day's journey from Jinbei here, she didn't expect Ling Ziyun to come to pick her up so far away.

Ling Ziyun said: "I'm afraid you're worried about your family, so I'll come here and wait for you first. Don't worry, I'll let people watch your house."

It's just a tired bird returning to its nest. No matter how prosperous the capital is, in Yu Jicheng's eyes, it can't compare to Jinbei who gave birth to her and raised her. What's more, she came back after being scarred, and even seeing every plant and tree feels more cordial .Seeing Ling Ziyun now was like seeing a mountain to rely on, and tears fell down.

Ling Ziyun was so anxious that he hurriedly pulled out the handkerchief Ji Cheng used to use from his sleeve and handed it to her: "Don't cry, I've been in the carriage for a long time, and I'm dizzy and hungry. When we get home, we'll have enough energy. Let's cry again." no?"

Although there shouldn't be a slight smile at this time, but seeing Ling Ziyun's helplessness for her, Ji Cheng couldn't help but lick the corners of his lips for no reason.

Ling Ziyun sent Ji Cheng and his party all the way back to Ji's house, but he didn't go back to his own house, instead he went around to greet the guests who came to mourn for Ji's house.

It's not to blame that Ling Ziyun is familiar with him, it's because there are too few masters in the Ji family who can come out to greet him.Ji Yuan and his wife have just returned home, her second elder brother Jize has a handicap and has not yet married a wife, and Ji Qing is sick in bed, if there is no Ling Ziyun supporting these days, I don't know what kind of chaos it will be!

Everyone has known each other since childhood, and Ji Cheng didn't show politeness to Ling Ziyun. After saying "thank you" to him, he went straight to the mourning hall.

There are ice basins around the mourning hall, and thanks to the great business of the Ji family, there are a lot of ice cubes to use in midsummer, otherwise Yunniang's body would have rotted.

Ji Cheng took a deep breath and walked towards Yunniang's coffin behind the curtain.

Ji Cheng stayed in the Ji family's girl and whispered in her ear: "Girl, when Madam left, she couldn't close her eyes, she was always looking forward to you."

Ji Cheng nodded, tears streaming down his face.People usually only focus on walking up and forward, thinking that everyone else will be waiting for her, but when it is really time to die, they only regret it, but it is too late.

Ji Cheng couldn't bear to look any longer, and turned around to go into Ji Qing's room. When she just entered the door, the housekeeper told her that her father was sick in bed.

There was a smell of medicine in Ji Qing's room, Aunt Xiang was sitting on the porcelain pier next to him and fed him medicine, when she saw Ji Cheng go in, Aunt Xiang quickly helped Ji Qing to sit up, and said to Ji Cheng with red eyes: " The big girl is back?"

Ji Cheng looked at Ji Qing's complexion was really bad, sallow and haggard, she had lost her mother, and seeing Ji Qing like this, tears fell down again.

Ji Qing coughed twice and said, "I'm fine, it's just that I've been a little tired these days and got a little cold."

Aunt Xiang talked a lot from the side: "Master, this is sad, who would have thought that Madam would just leave like this?" Aunt Xiang's tears have always been sent and received freely, and now she is crying more sadly than Ji Cheng.

Ji Cheng turned sideways to his aunt and said, "Auntie, go out first, I'll talk to daddy."

Aunt Xiang said "oh oh" twice, but she kept looking at Ji Qing, and she didn't go out until Ji Qing nodded.

Ji Cheng sat down beside the bed: "Father, although mother's body has always been delicate, sister-in-law said that mother was fine when she left in April, why did she leave so suddenly? There was not even a little news before. No." This mystery lingered in Ji Cheng's mind for many days, making her unable to eat or sleep well, and a fire was burning in her heart.

Ji Qing said: "Oh, this is human life. Even when I went to Beijing in May, Yunniang was fine, but who would have thought that she fell at home and hit her head, and the first doctor also came to see her. , just say it’s okay, but I don’t know how to say that she is not well in a few days, so I can only rush back.”

Ji Cheng said: "Since Daddy has already accepted the letter, why didn't you tell me and elder brother? That we didn't even see mother for the last time?" When Ji Cheng said that, tears were like a waterfall.

Ji Qing said: "I thought it would be nothing serious, but I fell down and said in the letter that she sometimes woke up and fainted. I thought that when I came back, I would see a doctor for her, and she would be able to recover. Who knows... ..." Ji Qing sighed and continued, "Your eldest brother is about to end up in Qiu Wei, how dare I disturb him, you are talking about kissing again, I think that no matter how bad your mother is, she can drag you to Qiu Wei, your brother, It was delayed until you got engaged. After I received the Geng Tie, I immediately sent your Geng Tie back. I was just afraid, but unfortunately, this is life, and within two days, your mother..."

Ji Cheng couldn't care less about asking about the Geng Tie right now, the doubt in her heart just flashed by, since the Geng Tie was sent out, the day should have arrived long ago, but there has been no letter, it must be Shen Fully buckled.It's just that she didn't think about it at the moment, and only asked Ji Qing: "Mother is fine, why did you fall at home and hurt your head?"

Ji Qing kept silent, just sighed for a while: "This person, life and death are destined, and the king of Hades told you to die on the third watch, so he wouldn't keep him until the fifth watch."

Seeing Ji Qing's avoidance like this, Ji Cheng immediately became suspicious in his heart, it must be related to several aunts in the family, and looking at Xiang Shi's guilty look just now, there must be something tricky inside.But her father is obviously partial to Xiang Shi, after all, Ji Cheng's mother has been old and fading, and has lost the sense of freshness.

This man's heart has never been fixed, he only loves that young man, that's why Ji Cheng gave up on Ling Ziyun at the beginning, now she is at a good age, so she is naturally affectionate, but what happens when she gets old?At the beginning, her father had made an oath of eternal love in order to win over her mother, Yunniang.Ji Cheng knew from a young age that a man's heart is unreliable, that's why he went to the capital to run for his life, but he didn't know that people's fate is really predetermined by heaven, and they can't earn it.

Ji Cheng wiped his tears with a handkerchief and said, "Mother left too early, we haven't had time to be filial to her, and we haven't even seen each other for the last time." Ji Cheng choked up, stood up and knelt down Ji Qing approached, "My mother was miserable before she was alive. I thought that if I could marry better, she would be happier. Ah Cheng is unfilial and has failed my mother's expectations. When my mother goes up the mountain, I will go to her I can't do my filial piety in front of the grave, and I can't make her feel bad after she dies. The aunts in the family asked their father to send them to the nunnery to chant scriptures and pray for their mother, hoping for her next life Vote for a good family."

Ji Cheng said these words with a gun and a stick, which made Ji Qing cough again and again in anger.She first pointed out that it was a man-made disaster for Yunniang to go too early, and then said that she herself had not been able to fulfill her filial piety, and that the young lady of the Ji family had to go to her hut to observe her filial piety, and it was only right for those aunts to go to the temple to chant scriptures.Ji Cheng also knew that her father would definitely be upset if he moved a few aunts, so going to the hut to observe filial piety was considered a step back.

Ji Qing was really unhappy. When Ji Cheng said that marrying a good husband and son-in-law would make Yunniang's life more comfortable, he obviously had resentment towards his father, and at the same time was beating him. After all, this noble family she mentioned this time If it wasn't for Yunniang leaving early, it would have been done long ago.

When the daughter is brought up, she is someone else's family member, no matter how capable she is, she is outward-minded.Ji Qing felt displeased, weighed it for a while and said: "Isn't it the same at home to chant scriptures and pray for blessings?"

Ji Cheng said: "How can this be the same? What is the state of our family, can they calm down and recite scriptures? If Dad is reluctant, it would be better to find a matchmaker after the funeral period is over in the coming year? Mistress is always indispensable."

Ji Cheng's words just hit Ji Qing's heart. He is not particularly old, and after Yunniang has gone, he really wants to continue.

"Well, although they have gone to the temple, they are always the ones who go out of our family, and the offerings every year are still indispensable."

"That's natural." Ji Cheng said.

Regardless of whether or not those aunts contributed to Ji Cheng's mother's wrestling incident, Ji Cheng was in a bad mood anyway, so he simply wiped them all out.

After a while, when Ji Cheng went back to the house to change clothes and was about to go to the mourning hall to cry, he heard that Aunt Xiang led a few aunts and started crying in her yard, and also brought a few concubines to jump around and curse in the yard.

Ji Cheng frowned when he heard this. Although she had been away from home for a long time, she still had her prestige, not to mention that the business of the Ji family was still in her hands, so the servants of the family felt that her words were more effective than the imperial decree.

Ji Cheng gave Liu Ye'er a wink: "Ask someone to cover the mouth of the leader and tie them up, and send them to the nunnery today, and tell the rest, if they behave themselves, they will be allowed to pack their bags. If you're restless, I'll send them away today. As for the little ones, if their mothers want to take them to the nunnery, just ask her to take them. Doesn't our family still lack pot throwers?"

Ji Cheng is vigorous and resolute, but those shrews who think of ways to paint and paint during the funeral are not easy to get along with, otherwise Yunniang, a mistress, would not be so angry that she would have a headache all year round.

Sure enough, when the wives were about to tie up Aunt Huo, Aunt Huo started crying, kneeling and rolling on her knees, crying loudly, "Young lady is so cruel! No! How can a person live if he punishes us miserable people as soon as he comes back indiscriminately! These years we have tried our best to serve the master and wife, even if there is no credit, there is hard work. Bullying us like this, I don’t live anymore. Just kill it."

Ji Cheng walked to the door with a downcast face and said, "Come on, no one is allowed to stop you. Since it is hard work to serve my mother, you might as well continue to serve her, so that you can show your contribution."

Aunt Huo didn't really want to kill her, but she was the first one to come out to make a fuss. Seeing Ji Cheng's pink face now, she also wilted. The person's name is the shadow of the tree, Ji Da The girl's prestige in Ji's family has not been a day or two.

"Miss calm down, no matter what, there are so many guests outside now, it's ugly to make a scene, and the master is sick in bed now, even if you don't care about your reputation, you should take care of the master's illness." Aunt Xiang came out to be gentle Being soft and authentic, he seemed very reasonable, and hinted whether Ji Cheng wanted fame or not.

But Ji Cheng never listened to Aunt Xiang's tricks, she gave Yu Qian'er a wink, and Yu Qian'er immediately moved the chair behind Ji Cheng, asked her to sit on the porch, and then quietly went out the door.

Ji Cheng ignored Aunt Xiang, glanced at the woman standing next to her, and said, "This family's surname is Ji Bu and his surname is Xiang. I ordered you to cover your mouths and tie them up. If you eat so hard, you can make her break free. It’s for nothing.” Ji Cheng turned his head and said to the girls and women who were watching the excitement, “Now whoever steps up and escorts these women to pack up their things, whoever finds out the extra things will belong to him.”

This is terrible, the servants at home have long been envious of those women who have taken refuge in the aunt, and as soon as they heard that they could take their things as their own, some people couldn't sit still and dragged them away.

There was a sound of pig horns in the yard, Ji Cheng didn't even move an eyebrow, waited until the yard was cleared, and Yu Qian'er's servant who went to the front yard also entered, Ji Cheng looked at Aunt Xiang and the others.

"Tie up these women and send them to Pudu Nunnery immediately." Ji Cheng instructed the servants.No matter how long Aunt Xiang's hands are, she can only hang out in the inner courtyard, but Ji Cheng is in charge of the entire Ji family's business.

Those servants were not soft-hearted women, they directly tied up Aunt Huo and Aunt Xiang.

Aunt Xiang was also in a hurry now, she didn't bother to pretend to be virtuous and yelled: "Miss, don't you worry that the master will be sad if you do this? I know you are angry at us for your wife's affairs, but we are all innocent, what happened like this No one wants to think about the matter. The eldest girl can't help but ask indiscriminately, even the old man has to have an explanation when he judges the case."

Ji Cheng didn't even look at Auntie, but turned to look at the rest of the people, holding the teacup that Yu Qianer had just brought over in his hand, and slowly using the lid to pick the floating leaves on the tea: "People, please go away!" How could you fall down? My mother died unexplainably, her grievances were incomprehensible, and she couldn’t live in peace when she went underground, so I asked all of you who are filial to chant scriptures and pray for blessings. Can you go at ease? It doesn't matter if I can't find out who did it. Anyway, I'm sure it's you guys, so it must be you guys. I'm not a yamen here, you eat my Ji's and use my Ji's Yes, what’s wrong with asking you to chant scriptures? Shouldn’t it be?”

(End of this chapter)