Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

The three of them left the master's bedroom together. Kong Dai arranged for people to go to each room to inform them of the master's death. It was just a notification that they didn't need to come tonight. He would send someone to notify the second and third masters overnight and ask them to come back to discuss the master's funeral with the eldest young lady.

The second wife left.

Kong Dai looked at her back and said, "She didn't cry at all."

It can be seen that the housekeeper has some opinions about the second wife, and even has some resentment towards her.

In a blink of an eye, all the concubines and several young ladies came, but the second and third young masters were nowhere to be seen.

There was crying in the master's room.

"Madam, can I come in and talk to you for a few words?" Kong Dai asked, pointing at Su Bai's door.

"Uncle Kong, please come in." Su Bai understood that if he did not fall out with the Second Wife and the truth was not revealed, Kong Dai would be his most solid support in the Kong Mansion.

"You stay outside and no one is allowed to come in." Kong Dai said to Zi Yan.

Su Bai suddenly felt nervous, thinking about Kong Dai's attitude towards the Second Wife just now. Could it be that he had doubts about the identity of the eldest lady that the Second Wife had found?

She was overthinking.

Kong Dai came to show his loyalty to her.

He will follow the master's instructions and assist Su Bai in completing the handover within one month.

After the handover is completed, if the eldest young lady is still willing to keep him in the Kong Mansion, he would be willing to be a night watchman even if he does not serve as a housekeeper. He had sworn to the master that he would be a member of the Kong family in life and a ghost of the Kong family in death.

"Uncle Kong, please sit down. You watched Nankai grow up. You are my elder. The Kong Mansion will always be your home. As long as you are healthy, the housekeeper of the Kong Mansion will not be anyone else."

Su Bai was inspired and at this moment she unknowingly regarded herself as a real young lady.

But as soon as she finished saying this, she realized that when the handover was completed in a month, the Second Wife would definitely ask her to fire Kong Dai and get rid of this thorn in her side.

By then, a head-on conflict with the second wife will be inevitable.

Kong Dai's position as housekeeper must be preserved. Only in this way can there be a heavy weight on the scale of his fight with the second wife.

She didn't believe that the Second Wife would fight to the death with her. Someone who loved money so much must be afraid of death. What's more, she had a daughter, while she was single and had no worries.

Escaping from the Kong family is still an option for Su Bai, but it is no longer the first choice.

Kong Dai thanked him profusely and said goodbye. He also had to arrange for someone to notify the second and third masters.

After walking into the main room, he came back.

"Madam, there is one thing you don't have to answer me. Just listen."

"what's up?"

"Did the master give you anything before he died?" As he said this, he gestured with his hand, and it was exactly the size of the seal.

Su Bai didn't want to hide it from him, but before Su Bai could say anything, he was stopped by him.

"Don't tell anyone, anyone, who has never been given this!" He emphasized "anyone" again: "I don't know what this thing is used for, but it is very important."

After saying that, he bowed to Su Bai and strode away.

What is the use of this seal?

Su Bai lay in bed, studying the seal over and over again, but couldn't find anything strange.

It is just an ordinary, exquisitely crafted jade seal. In this era, jade made of this material does not seem to be very valuable.

Could it be that there is a story behind this seal?

Unfortunately, the master didn't have time to explain.

She remembered the last word "Dong" in the master's name... Dongyuan!

Su Bai sat up from the bed at once. Could it be that the master wanted to tell him that there was a secret in the Kong family's ancestral tomb?

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Before dawn, the second wife knocked on Su Bai's door. As soon as she entered, she scolded Zi Yan for opening the door slowly.

She was really a little frustrated.

The second wife first asked for the suicide note and read it carefully. It clearly stated in the note that all the property of the Kong family would be inherited by the child in the eldest young lady's belly.

The child was in Su Bai's care until he reached adulthood.

At the same time, Su Bai's obligations were also stipulated, which was to be responsible for the daily expenses of the wives and children of each room.

Even after the child reaches adulthood, the cost still needs to be borne.

"What the hell!" The second wife laughed, and her laugh was very evil.

The suicide note not only required the payment of living expenses for the family members, but the biggest expense was military expenses.

The master has more than 20,000 troops under his command, and these troops are assisted by the second master Kong Chen and the third master Kong Xin.

But within three years, Su Bai will need to bear one-third of the military expenses.

This is a huge expense.

"You'll know when you look at the bill. I can afford it, so don't worry!" The second wife smiled proudly.

She also told Su Bai that if Kong Chen and Kong Xin asked her for any conditions other than those in the suicide note, she must not agree to them and not give them a cent more.

Only then did Su Bai feel that the Kong Mansion was far more complicated than he had imagined. The second and third masters were from warlord families, and these two people might be even more unreasonable.

Especially now that the master is gone and the military power is in their hands again, will they allow themselves to run the family in peace and stability?

Su Bai soon met these two people.

The second master, Kong Chen, is broad-shouldered and fat-faced. He speaks in a rough and loud voice with lots of swear words, and looks like a real bandit.

On the contrary, the third master Kong Xin was tall and thin, wore a pair of glasses, had a scholarly air, and spoke very politely.

The master's funeral was arranged in the morning. A mourning hall was set up in the main courtyard of the third hospital, and the burial was to take place seven days later.

There are four courtyards in the main courtyard. Before Su Bai came, the master was in charge of the backyard, which was the courtyard where the head of the family lived.

After Su Bai got married, she also moved into the backyard. As soon as the master left, the backyard belonged to Su Bai.

The second and third courtyards are mostly empty and are usually used to receive guests and relatives. The second and third masters would always stay in the second courtyard whenever they came back.

The front yard has the largest area and the most houses. Except for the personal maids in each room, most of the servants of the Kong family live in the front yard.

After the funeral arrangements were made, Kong Dai was busy directing his servants to set up the mourning hall, send notices to servants, and a series of other things.

Kong Chen and Kong Xin set up a table in the main room of the second courtyard of their residence and specially invited Su Bai to discuss something.

Kong Chen asked Su Bai to sit down and poured her some wine.

They first said some polite words, and they recognized that Su Bai, their niece-in-law, would be in charge of the Confucius Mansion and fully supported her.

Although the master transferred all military power to the two brothers, they are still soldiers of the Kong Mansion and they will be responsible for the safety of the Kong Mansion.

After half an hour of polite conversation, Kong Chen finally told Su Bai what he really wanted to discuss with him.

After so many years of fighting, the three brothers accumulated a fortune, or to be more precise, a considerable amount of gold bars.

This was military funds prepared for future military expansion and was the common property of the three brothers.

"The master's suicide note did not mention these gold bars." Su Bai understood that they came to him to ask for these gold bars.

"That's right, this is not eldest brother's property alone, how could it be written in a suicide note?" The second master laughed, but his smile was not real.

The third master, Kong Xin, spoke slowly: "In order to keep it secret, my eldest brother hid this wealth in a safe place. He must have explained it to his niece-in-law before he died, right?"

"No, when I rushed to the master's room, he was already speechless. If you don't believe me, you can ask the second wife and the housekeeper. The master really didn't have time to say anything."

Su Bai suddenly remembered the seal and what Kong Dai said to her last night. Is this seal related to this wealth?

Apart from concealing this seal and the word "Dong" that the master said before his death, I have never heard the master say anything about this wealth.

Su Bai naturally could not admit this, but she also knew that Kong Chen and Kong Xin would not believe her, let alone let it go.

These two masters are really not to be trifled with.