All Hail Cousin Brother

The old man looked at Yu Youyao with relief: "Good boy, you inherit the upbringing of the Yu family and remember the filial piety of the Yu family. As long as you bear the surname of the Yu family for one day, you will always be the daughter of the Yu family."

Yu Youyao was able to take care of the Yu clan's dignity, and it could be seen that his heart was still towards the Yu clan.

Yu Youyao respectfully saluted the old man.

All this was carefully planned by Yin Huaixi for her, and it was also the Xie family who fought hard for her, and finally fulfilled her both filial piety and righteousness.

Back in the guest house, Yu Youyao knelt down and kowtowed to the three of them: "This time, I would like to thank my grandfather, grandmother, and aunt for your hard work and mediation for me, please accept Yaoyao."

Wang Shi quickly got up and helped her up: "It's all a family, but you can't be outsiders, the ground is cold, get up quickly."

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

Yu Youyao hurriedly sat down beside her grandmother.

Grandpa Xie stroked his short beard lightly: "Your grandmother's funeral will take three to seven days. We can't stay in Beijing for long. We plan to return to Quanzhou the day after tomorrow, and Jingliu will stay. After your grandmother's funeral, we will send someone over to pick it up. You, you will return to Quanzhou with your third cousin and Zhou cousin."

Yu Youyao nodded in response.

The old lady Xie instructed: "The people who need to be brought over have also been arranged in advance. Don't be in a hurry. Your grandmother has passed the first seven, and there will be fewer people to worship later. You should take care of yourself." As she said that, her eyes turned red again; "I've lost some weight after watching you for a while."

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

Thinking of Mrs. Yu, she also really loves Xiaoyao'er, and Mrs. Xie is also more concerned about her funeral: "The first seven is over, what will you do next?"

Yu Youyao said: "Cousin came forward and invited Master Huiji and Master Huici from Baoning Temple, as well as Taoist priests from Qingxu Temple outside the city, to do Dharma services for two or seven days. Buddhist Dharma and Dao Dharma took turns during the day and at night. Non-stop, we still welcome guests in the filial piety hall during the day, and the uncles and elders take turns to keep vigil at night.”

Because the court and the public are not peaceful inside and outside, the funeral should not be too extravagant. The family's meaning is that the mourning period can be shorter, but the matter has to be bigger.

The two wise monks of Baoning Temple were invited to move one after another, which has been very eye-catching.

Relying on Yin Huaixi's face.

The Taoist priests in the Qingxu Temple outside the city are not much better than the two wise monks in Baoning Temple. Because the sage worships Taoism, the Taoist priests in the Qingxu Temple often enter the palace to preach for the emperor.

Relying on Yin Huaixi's face.

The old lady Xie sighed: "Your cousin, you are a capable person. When you do things, you are neat and beautiful, and you are better than the rest of the Yu residence."

Yu Youyao pursed her lips and smiled lightly: "My cousin, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, studied together, and discussed the cause and effect of Zen with several masters in Baoning Temple, and also discussed Taoism with several Taoist priests from Qingxuguan. The law of fate, this time can be regarded as the law of cause and effect."

It wasn't until it got dark that everyone in the Xie residence said goodbye and left.

After tossing for a whole day, Yu Youyao was so tired that she lost her appetite. She only took a few bites of the dinner prepared in the big kitchen and returned to the Yuyu Courtyard.

In the event of the death of a parent, the child must be mourned for twenty-seven months.

They do not eat meat, drink, share a room with wives and concubines, visit relatives and friends, participate in banquets, stop all rituals and music, do not put couplets on festivals, do not wear new clothes, and everything is simple.

Ding You's filial son still needs to build a straw hut near his parents' graves, sleep on straw mats, not clean his body, not groom his hair, and not groom his face for three years.

Yu Youyao is a granddaughter, so she pays attention to not being so big, but the rules of keeping filial piety should not be ambiguous.

Therefore, the Xianyu Courtyard has been re-collected from top to bottom, and the brightly colored items and some precious furnishings have also been replaced.

She couldn't take a bath during the mourning period. She was worried that Yu Youyao's body would not be able to bear it, so she prepared a foot bath and let Yu Youyao soak her feet to relieve her fatigue.

The feet were freed from the shoes of the Melaleuca bottom, and as soon as they were immersed in the hot medicated bath, there was a burst of soreness, which irritated the calf, as if countless ants were biting.

Xia Tao leaned over and said, "This afternoon, the government sent someone to bring the corpses of Fenxiang and Mrs. Lai, and also asked the eldest master to ask questions."

Yu Youyao was in a trance for a while. After her grandmother passed away, she focused on her grandmother's funeral, but she forgot about the two of them, but the fate of these two people was already doomed, and there was nothing to think about.

For someone destined to die, why should she get her hands dirty?

Xia Tao saw that the young lady was listening, so she continued: "I heard that I encountered refugees after leaving the city, and I don't know where they came from the famine. After robbing something, I saw that they were the maids of a big family, so I simply killed them. , the fennel was . . . ruined."

She had seen the bodies of Fennel and Mrs Lai with her own eyes.

"Mr. Lai's eyes were wide open, and she couldn't rest her eyes. The body was hidden in the nearby mountains. It was not discovered until yesterday. After the autopsy in the yamen, the identity was verified, and the mansion was found today."

Yu Youyao's eyes flickered: "I heard that on the day Mrs. Lai left the house, Yu Jianjia rewarded Mrs. Lai with a lot of things, and also borrowed a carriage to send them away."

Xia Tao suddenly widened her eyes.

The north has been in drought for more than half a year, and there are many refugees outside the city. If the refugees can't make a living, they will do some stealing and rob passersby.

After all, it is the capital of Jingzhao. There are soldiers patrolling in the suburbs of Beijing.

Mrs. Lai and Fenxiang, a peasant woman and a slave, are inconspicuous, and they are not worth killing for their sake, and only the wealth and silk will attract the vicious refugees.

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

Xia Tao hurriedly said: "I was worried about the funeral of the old lady, so I placed it in the front yard utility room, and planned to pull the corpse to the mass grave after nightfall."

The two of them died undeservedly, especially the fennel, which was really dirty. Even if they had children at home, it was not easy to bury them, so they could only be taken to the mass graves.

Yu Youyao said in a low voice: "Fen Xiang served Yu Jianjia since she was a child, and the master-servant relationship is very deep. Although Mrs. Lai is not serving in the mansion, Yu Jianjia is also very kind to her, so let Mrs. Sun arrange it and take Yu Jianjia there. Seeing Anise and Madam Lai for the last time is the last love between master and servant."

Killing people just nodded, and did not know how Yu Jianjia would feel after seeing the tragic situation of Fen Xiang and Mrs. Lai?

After soaking a stick of incense, Yu Youyao felt much more relaxed.

Mother Xu brought some more food over: "During the mourning period, you can't eat meat and fishy food. I have prepared light and nourishing medicinal porridge, which can also nourish your mind."