concubine leisurely

Chapter 133

Originally, Meng Lai had sued for leave, but this time it was going to be changed to Ding You.The time of leave was short, and the position was still retained. Ding You returned to his hometown for 27 months. He must not be an official. "It's been more than 20 years, and it's so easy to be a servant." Zhong was unwilling, so he secretly went to Ji'anhou's mansion that night to ask whether it was feasible to hide the funeral or seize the love. It is a serious crime for officials to be unfilial." Failure to report a funeral is one of the rules of etiquette, and the other is that it will hinder your reputation. How can Meng Lai be a noble civil official? As for seizing love, Meng Lai's status is not enough.Zhong had no choice but to honestly prepare to return to Tai'an to guard the system.

Meng Zhengxuan and Meng Zhengxian are also preparing to take a long vacation tomorrow; only Meng Zhengyu, who has no job at first, will save trouble and have the most leisure at this moment.

"Auntie Ding will naturally go back to Tai'an together." Mrs. Zhong was calculating the details, "She is the old lady's niece, a close relative; there are also Auntie Du and Auntie Huang, let's call them back too." Auntie Du was in Anran At home, Aunt Huang is at Youran's house, and Mrs. Zhong herself wants to go back to her hometown to keep her filial piety. After three years of hard life, these two aunts are enjoying happiness with their own daughters.

When Meng Lai first heard the bad news, he vomited blood and passed out. After waking up, he cried loudly and passed out several times. However, he added a lot of gray hair overnight, and he was thin and haggard. An'er is going back to Tai'an for the funeral, so Auntie Du will look after her house in the capital; You'er is too heavy to return to Tai'an, so Auntie Huang stays to take care of her daughter."

Mrs. Zhong was displeased, and she was more comfortable with these two aunts than herself, "Is there no one in Xininghou's mansion who can visit the house? We are Yue's family, so it's better to avoid suspicion; Pingbeihou's mansion has a nanny who is rewarded by the queen mother." "The nanny who came out of the palace was no better than Aunt Huang.

Meng Lai was hoarse from crying, physically and mentally exhausted, how could he be in the mood to entangle his wife about these trivial matters.Ah Jing is less than half a year old, and An Ran and his wife can't bring such a young child to the funeral. Of course, Aunt Du, the grandmother, is the most at ease; , what if my mother is not by my side.

"The two of them should go back to Tai'an to fulfill their filial piety, otherwise, they will have the face to be buried in the ancestral graves in the future?" There was a hint of threat in Zhong's words.Not all concubines can be buried in the ancestral grave.

Meng Lai said in a hoarse voice, "The two of them will not enter the ancestral grave, only you and you will enter the ancestral grave." An Ran and Youran both thought about it, and bought a feng shui cemetery for their biological mother early.So what if a concubine without a son is buried in the Meng family's ancestral grave, as there is no one to provide tea and food.

Zhong was stunned at first, and then she thought that after a hundred years, she would finally be able to monopolize her husband, and she was a little happy, "Only you and me", what a beautiful sentence.

At night, Menglai slept on a straw mat with a brick on his back. Zhong looked and looked beside the straw mat, muttering to himself, "How can you sleep?" Meng Lai's voice was hoarse and gentle, and he told his wife, "Although it is a funeral, the "Rituals" There is a saying in "Records": If you are sick, you will be cured, if you are sick, you will drink alcohol and eat meat, and the guilt will be restored. My wife is always weak, if the sleeping straw mat is sick, it is not good."

Zhong's heart is sweet: he cares about himself so much!Looking at her husband affectionately, she went back to her room and fell asleep.

Pingbeihou Mansion.Leisurely ordered people to remove all the colored things, or cover them with plain cloth, and the whole mansion was completely clean.Zhang Bing looked at her suspiciously: as far as he knew, she didn't have any affection for old lady Meng, her grandmother.

Leisurely gave him a blank look, is this a face-saving project, okay?Do it for people to see.It has always been a tradition in my celestial dynasty, no matter what I think in my heart, I must do my best to save face.

"In my own home, who should I show it to?" Zhang didn't understand.But after a while, Zhang Bing began to admire sincerely: his wife is really far-sighted.

Mo Tao came in with a man, who was wrapped in a thick cloak and a bamboo hat, and his whole body was tightly wrapped.When only Zhang Bing and Youran were left in the room, the visitor took off his bamboo hat and revealed his true colors.

"Father-in-law?" Zhang Bing was astonished, but he didn't show it on his face, and hurried up to help Meng Lai sit down, "Daddy, why are you..." So thin and scary all of a sudden?

Leisurely holding her big belly and frowning, is this called mourning?Is this called filial piety?It's terrible.This is just the beginning, and if it continues like this, after the period of filial piety expires, he may really "consummate the body, build up a deformed body with weak bones, and start medical treatment for several years."

Meng Lai first noticed that the room was full of plain colors, and Zhang Bing and Youran were also dressed in plain clothes. He nodded and praised, "You two are young and children, but you are sensible." Then he looked extremely disturbed, "Daddy also knows, you shouldn't He came." He was dressed in sackcloth and went to his married daughter's house, which was not suitable for etiquette.

"Our family, what should you come or not," Zhang Bing said hastily.He supported Meng Lai, obviously feeling thin and weak, hadn't seen him for a few days? "Father, please express your condolences..." When trying to persuade others, Zhang Bing would only say "Condolences and resignation".

Seeing that his son-in-law didn't seem to care that he came wearing a heavy filial piety, Meng Lai was very relieved to see that he was worried about his health.But seeing Youran with a stern face and displeasure, Meng Lai's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, "Father will leave Beijing tomorrow, and I have something to tell you." This damn girl, my father sneaked out because he was worried about her. Didn't she always ignore these red tapes?Why don't you look happy today.

Lei Ran usually takes "birth, old age, sickness, and death" seriously, and never sticks to trivial matters.When she planned the cemetery for Huang Xin, she still had a childish naughty face, "Meng's cemetery is on this hill, and you are on the opposite hill. The two of you, look at each other!" So Meng Lai's thoughts came again and again. Knowing that the son-in-law is still respectful, the daughter's face is not right.

Leisurely endured and endured, but still couldn't help but said angrily, "Look at you! What do you look like! Is filial piety this kind of filial piety? Do you have to make yourself skinny?! If you If you lose any more weight, I will ignore you!" When she said these words, tears streamed down her face.

Zhang Bing supported Meng Lai, not knowing whether to continue to support Ying's weak father-in-law, or to comfort his crying wife, and it was very difficult for a while.

Meng Lai's eye circles were also red, "Silly boy, silly boy." Zhang Bing's eloquence had obviously improved during this period, and he also whispered at this time, "Dad, you are too thin, don't say that Youran feels distressed, I also feel distressed. "

This pair of silly children!Holding back tears, Meng Lai said, "I have something to tell you." With a hoarse voice, he said again and again that you should take care of everything, and don't be sloppy with what you eat and wear, "Be careful when you eat", no incense is allowed, Those around you should carefully investigate, and those who have different ambitions or have too big aspirations will be sent away from afar.

"Don't talk about it, I know it all." Listening to the old man's voice becoming hoarse, Youran poured a glass of water and watched him drink it, "Don't worry, I'm amazing."

Meng Lai nodded, "I know, my daughter is the most powerful." He ordered Youran to "go to bed early", put on the bamboo hat, and left. "I'll see you off." Zhang Bing rushed to offer courtesy, Meng Lai didn't say anything, and let him see him off.

"The people in your mansion are either bought from outside or from Duke Wei's mansion. Be careful." After leaving the door, Meng Lai said a few things in a low voice. Nodding, "I'm thinking about it too."

When we arrived at the second gate, Meng Lai lost his mind for a while, Huang Xin, did you see her or not?It's useless to see it, it just adds to the sadness, so forget it.She is not a smart person, no matter how much she confesses, it is useless to be afraid.

It would be great if she was more alert, if something happened around Youran, she would be able to deal with it.Meng Lai suddenly had an idea and thought of a person. Isn't she reassuring, quick-witted and decisive?

Meng Lai finished talking about the things that should be paid attention to in the mansion and court, and Zhang Bing sent him back to Meng's house.After arriving home, Meng Lai wrote a letter and ordered people to "send it to the Marquis of Ji'an in the morning."

The next day, Meng Zhengxuan and Meng Zhengxian took a long vacation. The elders in the family passed away. This vacation is not prohibited. After handing over the official duties, when they returned home, the whole family was ready to leave.

The capital is not far from Tai'an, and the group of Xiaoxing stayed overnight, but within six days, they returned to their hometown.Meng Lai, who was already emaciated, took his wife and children to the mourning hall. Seeing the coffin of old lady Meng, he vomited blood and passed out again. The mourning hall was in chaos.

"A person of pure filial piety", "Extreme filial piety", "Sorrow and ruin, the way of the son of man", "Tanhualang after all, know the etiquette", for a while, Meng Lai's reputation as a "filial son" spread all over the world. Tai'an gradually spread throughout the world.

This is Meng Lai and he doesn't need to say anything, his voice is too hoarse to speak, he can only cry, and weep whenever he meets anyone.Anyway, he is a filial son at this time, as long as a filial son grieves properly, he can ignore everything else.

Not only Meng Lai, but also Meng Lai's son, daughter-in-law, and even daughter and son-in-law were deeply saddened and touching, and won countless praises.

Yan Ran also came to the funeral with her husband and son-in-law.However, she is a married granddaughter, and the mourning clothes are not particularly rough and filial, just fine cloth filial piety.At this time, Yanran had been crying for a few days, tired of crying, and she noticed an interesting thing: Weiran, with a spring face, often had a dreamy smile on her face.

Wei Ran is already in her twenties. She was engaged to the youngest son of a county magistrate, but after the engagement, she became seriously ill and almost died. Seeing that her beloved daughter was in a coma, Uncle Meng and his wife In a panic, Mrs. Gu went to Zhang Tianshi for a fortune-telling, "The marriage is not compatible, it is forbidden", the daughter's life is at stake, Uncle Meng has no choice but to go to the in-laws' family to beg for the gift repeatedly, and withdraw from the marriage.

Sure enough, after retiring, Wei Ran gradually recovered.When they want to find a good relationship again, Gu Shi and Wei Ran pick and choose again and again, but they are always unsatisfactory. "I'll raise you for the rest of my life." Uncle Meng only had one son and one daughter. He was willing to force his wife but not his daughter, so he had to let Wei Ran's marriage be delayed again and again.

Weiran is a Virgo woman, and she is filial piety.Although she was dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, her appearance was still clean and beautiful, Yan Ran casually glanced at her, she was dumbfounded, it turned out that Sister Wei was also so pretty, why didn't she notice it before.

Nine days after her death, Mrs. Meng was officially buried.The funeral of Mrs. Meng, who has two sons who are competitive officials, is extremely grand.

"Life and death are sad, she is a blessed old lady." This is the evaluation of old lady Meng in the village.

After the funeral, An Ran wanted to return to Beijing, and Xin Ran also wanted to go together, but Yan Ran said, "The old lady raised me, so I should do my best in front of her old man's grave", and if she refused, she returned.Meng Lai deeply felt that Yan Ran was filial, and said comfortingly, "Yan'er is really filial, it's not in vain for the old lady to love you."

Although the second son of Lu was reluctant, he could only accompany his wife generously and continue to "do his filial piety".

"You don't sit at home, you don't go to the grave to guard, why are you running around?" The second young master Lu was extremely bored, seeing Yanran often going out quietly, he scolded angrily.

Yan Ran grabbed her husband's arm and smiled happily, "You don't know, it's a good thing." Second Young Master Lu asked her what was a good thing, but Yan Ran kept her secret, "I'll find out later."

Behind her husband's back, Yan Ran gritted her teeth with hatred: Good sister Wei, good sister since childhood, such a big matter, even I keep it a secret!Well, I have learned how to meet men secretly, take a walk in the forest, whisper flowers, go to temple fairs, buy jewelry, you can do everything!

Thinking of the tall and straight young man who secretly met with Weiran, Yanran was a little curious, who was it that made the sky-high Meng Weiran fall in love with him?
Second Master Lu lived patiently in Tai'an for a few more days.This afternoon, he finally complained, "If she doesn't leave, I will leave alone!"If in normal times, you can still drink, play chess, and talk about poetry and papers with your father-in-law and brother-in-law, at this moment, people are keeping their filial piety, and they don't care about this.Second Master Lu has no literary friends in Tai'an, so his life is like plain water.

The Second Young Master Lu waited and waited, but he couldn't wait for Yanran to come back.Until the evening, until late at night, Fang was in a hurry and sent people to go to various places to say that Menglai's family was dispatched and went out quietly to find people.I searched all night, but couldn't find it.

The next day, two female corpses surfaced in the river.Both Meng Lai and Lu Ergong's feet were weak, and they forced themselves to go forward, take a look, and then look again, it is really Yanran and her personal maid.

(End of this chapter)