In the Ouyang Mansion, the head of the Ouyang family was on his deathbed. Mrs. Ouyang held his hand tightly with one hand and covered her face with the other as she cried.
"Chan Niang, don't cry..." The head of the Ouyang family was furious, but he still forced himself to say to Mrs. Ouyang: "From now on, I can no longer protect you mother and daughter..."
"It's all my fault." Mrs. Ouyang couldn't help crying, "I'm sorry for you, it was me who hurt you..."
"No, what you have done... is good enough..." The head of the Ouyang family held Mrs. Ouyang's hand hard, "Juncheng is a good boy, so let him... find Rou'er back..."
Before he finished speaking, he started coughing violently. It took him a while to stop, and he continued: "As for Zong Rui, don't be sad... I'll clean it up..."
He seemed to be out of breath suddenly as he spoke, and his whole body stiffened, which made Mrs. Ouyang tremble in fear, "Husband, husband!"
The head of the Ouyang family didn't seem to hear her call, and just murmured to himself: "Father, mother, I'm going to see you. The Ouyang family is in my hands, and there is no humiliation. It's a pity..."
Before the last sound of the word "xi" was pronounced, the head of the Ouyang family died, and he didn't even have time to close his eyes.
"Husband!" Mrs. Ouyang shouted, causing Ouyang Juncheng from outside the door to rush in. Seeing this situation, he knelt on the ground and howled "Dad".
Ouyang Zongrui was also escorted in. He stared intently at his mother and brother who were crying and grieving in front of him. He was so calm that he was almost numb.
Mrs. Ouyang held the body of the Ouyang family head tightly and refused to let go. No matter how much people around her tried to persuade her, it was useless. During the argument, she saw the expressionless Ouyang Zongrui behind the crowd. As if being stimulated, she screamed: " Get out! I don’t want to see you!”
But Ouyang Zongrui raised the corners of his lips, "Mom, it was you who wanted me to fight for the position of the head of the family in the first place. Why did you turn your back and refuse to acknowledge it now?"
"Even if I asked you to fight for the head of the family, I didn't ask you to use such insidious methods." Mrs. Ouyang said angrily: "How can you fight with the lives of your own sister and father?"
"Insidious? As long as I am the head of the family, who will know what is going on behind the scenes?" Ouyang Zongrui laughed out loud, "Only the winner has the right to speak. No one wants to listen to what the loser has to say. Isn't this what you told me? ?"
"I..." Mrs. Ouyang's expression froze and she looked at the person in front of her in disbelief, as if she were looking at a stranger.
Ouyang Zongrui broke free from the person who was imprisoning him, and walked towards Mrs. Ouyang step by step, "Mom, as long as you keep your mouth shut, no one will know the truth. As for Rou'er, since that boy Huangfuxin is infatuated with her, then I will She gave it to Huangfu Xin, so it’s okay to be a favor..."
A crisp sound of "pop" interrupted Ouyang Zongrui's words. Mrs. Ouyang looked at her hands blankly, unwilling to believe that everything in front of her was real.
However, the red mark left on her palm reminded her that all this was extremely real.
What she wanted to do was not just slap Ouyang Zongrui, but remove him from the Ouyang family and hand him over to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
"Ouyang Juncheng, come here." Mrs. Ouyang could not conceal her trembling when she heard her own voice.
Ouyang Juncheng walked to Mrs. Ouyang, and saw her stand up, draw out the sword hanging on the wall of the Ouyang family, and point the tip of the sword straight at him.
"Mother, you..." Ouyang Juncheng stared at Mrs. Ouyang in disbelief. She held the sword in front of his chest, "Ouyang Juncheng, I want you to promise me one thing. The next head of the Ouyang family will be you."
Before Ouyang Juncheng could react, he heard Ouyang Zongrui say loudly: "Mom, how could you do this to me?"
"Come here, take him down and send him to the ancestral hall!" Before Mrs. Ouyang could finish her words, the soldiers of the Wei family who followed her from the camp on the outskirts of Beijing had already stepped forward to detain Ouyang Zongrui and took him down.
Ouyang Juncheng was silent, and Mrs. Ouyang snorted coldly, "There are no outsiders at the moment, and you don't have to pretend in front of me. Zong Rui threatened your wife's life and refused to give up your position as the head of the family. Do you still want to tell me? Tell me, do you have no idea about the position of head of the family?"
"I..." Ouyang Juncheng opened his mouth, but did not speak.
"As long as you promise me to take good care of Rou'er, you will be the next head of the family." Mrs. Ouyang said, the sword in her hand moved forward an inch and pierced Ouyang Juncheng's shirt.
Ouyang Juncheng broke into cold sweat on his forehead and nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely take good care of sister Zirou. Even if mother doesn't tell me, I will..."
"I'm talking about taking good care of Rou'er, not just keeping Rou'er alive." Mrs. Ouyang said coldly: "You can't even think of dealing with me."
"Mom, you are worrying too much. If I can't take good care of sister Zi Rou, I will be ruined and die a good death, and all my descendants will have a bad death." Ouyang Juncheng made this oath so harshly that even Mrs. Ouyang was stunned and finally accepted it. sword.
"Go ahead." Mrs. Ouyang raised her hand and signaled to Ouyang Juncheng: "Go to the ancestral hall and see if all the elders in the clan are here. If they are, send someone to inform me."
"Yes." Ouyang Juncheng saluted, turned and left.
Mrs. Ouyang seemed to have lost all her strength and fell to the ground. The nanny on the side hurriedly stepped forward to hold her arm and tried to pull her up, but she stopped her.
"It's okay, I'll just sit down for a while." After Mrs. Ouyang said this, she looked back at the head of the Ouyang family who was lying on the bed with his body still cold. She couldn't help feeling sad and burst into tears.
"Madam, please pay attention to your health." Mammy knelt down and whispered softly: "After the master of the house dies, madam will be required to take charge of the overall situation, but you must not fall down at this time."
"I know." Mrs. Ouyang's sobs gradually weakened. She wiped away her tears, stood up slowly, and walked back to the bed. She stroked the Ouyang family master's features one by one with her fingers and traced his outline.
At the end, she leaned over to the ear of the Ouyang family and whispered: "When I finish handling all this, I will go and accompany you."
After she finished speaking, she straightened up, with tears still on her face, but her expression was completely different from before.
"Madam, please." Mammy respectfully accompanied Mrs. Ouyang to change her clothes. When she appeared in front of others again, Mrs. Ouyang was dressed in plain clothes and wearing silk flowers on her head, looking like a widow.
The Ouyang family ancestral hall was full of elders, with juniors standing next to and behind them. Ouyang Zongrui was being held captive and kneeling on the ground opposite the memorial tablet. Next to him stood Ouyang Juncheng.
When Mrs. Ouyang walked into the ancestral hall, the elders in the house were shocked at first when they saw her dress. Then they all stood up after she stood still and listened to her words word by word: "The head of the Ouyang family has been able to meet his ancestors, and his soul has returned." Heaven and earth.”
