All Hail Cousin Brother

The old patriarch looked at Yu Youyao with satisfaction: "My good boy, you have inherited Yu's upbringing and remembered Yu's filial piety. As long as you bear Yu's surname for one day, you will always be Yu's daughter."

Yu Youyao's ability to take care of the Yu clan's face shows that her heart is still in the Yu clan.

Yu Youyao respectfully saluted the old patriarch.

All of this was carefully planned by Yin Huaixi for her, and it was also Xie's mansion who argued hard for her, and finally fulfilled her filial piety and righteousness.

Back in the guest courtyard, Yu Youyao knelt down and kowtowed to the three of them: "This time, I would like to thank my great-grandfather, grandmother, and eldest aunt for their hard work in mediating for me. Please accept my bow."

Mrs. Wang got up quickly and helped her up: "We are all a family, so we can't talk heresy, it's cold on the ground, get up quickly."

The old lady Xie also said: "Don't kneel down at every turn, our Xie mansion doesn't have so many rules, come here quickly and sit next to grandma."

Yu Youyao quickly sat beside her grandmother.

Old Master Xie gently stroked his short beard: "Your grandmother's funeral will take three to seven days, and we can't stay in Beijing for long. We plan to return to Quanzhou in the next day, and Jing Liu will stay. After your grandmother's funeral, we will send someone to pick you up." You, when the time comes, you will go back to Quanzhou with your third cousin and cousin Zhou."

Yu Youyao nodded in agreement.

The old lady Xie instructed: "The people who need to be brought over have been arranged in advance. Don't be in a hurry. Your grandmother will pass her first seven days, and there will be fewer people worshiping in the future. You should take care of yourself," As she spoke, her eyes turned red again; "I've lost some weight after looking at you for a while."

Yu Youyao hurriedly said: "Don't worry about me, I will take good care of myself."

Thinking of Mrs. Yu, she also really loved Xiao Yao'er, and Mrs. Xie also took care of her funeral: "After the first seven days, how will we arrange it later?"

Yu Youyao said: "My cousin came forward and invited Master Huiji and Master Huici from Baoning Temple, as well as Taoist priests who had attained Taoism from the Qingxu Temple outside the city, to do ritual ceremonies for two or seven days. Buddhism and Taoism take turns during the day and night. Without stopping, we still welcome guests in the filial hall during the day, and the uncles take turns to watch the night at night."

Due to the fact that the government and the public are not peaceful, the funeral should not be too extravagant. What the family means is that the funeral period can be shorter, but the matter should be done as big as possible.

It has attracted the attention of two great monks from Baoning Temple.

Relying on Yin Huaixi's face.

The Taoist priests in the Qingxu Temple outside the city are no different than the two wise monks in Baoning Temple. Because the Holy One respects Taoism, the Taoist priests in the Qingxu Temple often go to the palace to preach for the emperor.

It also depends on Yin Huaixi's face.

The old lady Xie sighed endlessly: "Your cousin is a capable person. When it comes to doing things, he is neat and beautiful, and he is better than everyone else in the Yu Mansion."

Yu Youyao pursed her lips, and smiled lightly: "My cousin studied Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism at the same time. He discussed Zen cause and effect with several masters in Baoning Temple, and also discussed Taoism with several Taoist priests from Qingxu Temple. Predestination, this time it can be regarded as the end of karma."

It was not until it was dark that the people in the Xie Mansion bid farewell and left.

After tossing and tossing all day, Yu Youyao was so tired that she lost her appetite, she only took a few mouthfuls of the dinner prepared in the big kitchen, and then went back to the Tiaoyu Courtyard.

When the parents die, the children must stay in mourning for twenty-seven months.

They do not eat meat, drink alcohol, have sex with wives and concubines, visit relatives and friends, attend banquets, forget all rituals and music, do not post couplets during festivals, do not wear new clothes, and keep everything simple.

Ding You's filial son still needs to build a straw shed near his parents' grave, sleep on straw mats, and do not purify his body, hair, or appearance for three years.

Yu Youyao is a granddaughter, so she is not so particular about it, but the rules during the observance of filial piety cannot be vague.

Therefore, the Tiaoyu Courtyard was collected again from top to bottom, and the brightly colored things and some expensive furnishings were also replaced.

It was not possible to take a bath during the mourning period. Mother Xu was worried that Yu Youyao's body would not be able to bear it, so she prepared a foot bath for Yu Youyao to soak her feet to relieve her fatigue.

The feet were freed from the thousand-layer-soled shoes, and as soon as they were immersed in the hot medicinal bath, they suddenly felt sore and swollen, irritating all the way to the calves, as if countless ants were gnawing on them.

Xia Tao came over and said, "This afternoon, the government sent people to bring over the corpses of Anise and Mrs. Lai, and asked the Elder Master for questioning."

Yu Youyao was in a trance for a while. After her grandmother passed away, she devoted herself to her grandmother's funeral and forgot about these two people. However, their fate was already doomed and there was nothing to think about.

For a person who is destined to die, why should she dirty her hands herself?

Seeing that Miss was listening, Xia Tao continued, "I heard that I met refugees after leaving the city, and I don't know where they escaped from famine. After robbing them, I saw that they were the maidservants of a rich family, so I simply killed them." , the fennel was... spoiled beyond recognition."

She had seen the corpses of Fennel and Mrs. Lai with her own eyes. Fennel was completely naked and there was no good flesh on her body.

"Grandma Lai's eyes were wide open, and she died with no regrets. The body was hidden in a nearby mountain. It was not discovered until yesterday. After the autopsy in the yamen, the identity was verified, and it was only found in the mansion today."

Yu Youyao's eyes flickered for a moment: "I heard that on the day Lai Lai left the mansion, Yu Jianjia rewarded Lai Lai with a lot of things, and even borrowed a carriage to give away."

Xia Tao's eyes widened suddenly.

There has been a drought in the north for more than half a year, and there are many refugees fleeing outside the city. If the refugees cannot survive, they will do some stealthy things, and sometimes rob passers-by.

After all, it is an important place of Jingzhao. There are soldiers patrolling in the suburbs of Beijing, and small fights are common, but blatant but not blatant.

Lai Pozi and Hui Xiang are a peasant woman and a servant girl. They are inconspicuous, and they are not worth killing for them. Only money that touches people's hearts will attract vicious refugees.

Yu Youyao changed the subject: "Where are Mrs. Lai and Fennel placed?"

Xia Tao hurriedly said: "Worrying that it will interfere with the old lady's funeral, I will put it in the utility room in the front yard first, and plan to take the corpse to the mass grave after nightfall."

Both of them died in a disgraceful manner, especially Fennel, which was really dirty, even if the family gave birth to a child, it was not easy to bury them, so they had to be dragged to a mass grave.

Yu Youyao said softly: "Fenix ​​has been serving Yu Jianjia since she was a child. The master and servant have a deep relationship. Although Mrs. Lai is not serving in the mansion, Yu Jianjia treats her very kindly. Let Mrs. Sun make arrangements to take Yu Jianjia there. To see Hui Xiang and Pozi Lai for the last time is the last bond between master and servant."

Killing people is just nodding, and I don't know how Yu Jianjia will feel after seeing the tragic situation of Anise and Lai.

After soaking in a stick of incense, Yu Youyao relaxed a lot.

Madam Xu brought over some food: "During the mourning period, you can't eat meat or fish. I prepared light and warm medicinal porridge, which can also nourish your mind and spirit."