"That's right, let's go first and meet the elders in your village."
Wuge nodded hurriedly, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and spread half of his body.
"Brother-in-law, sister Qinglian, and the elders are waiting in the room now. Please come with me.
All distinguished guests, please come in. "
"Good work."
Under the guidance of Wu Ge, Liu Mingzhi and his party walked towards the bamboo house unhurriedly.
In the main hall of the room, there were currently six old men from the Miao family with white hair and beards. Their old faces were frequently looking out the door with sad faces.
"Here they come, they come here, His Majesty the Emperor and the Saint are here, let's go and greet them quickly."
The oldest old man among the six people suddenly spoke to remind the other five, and then hurried towards Young Master Liu and his group to greet them.
The other five people glanced at the door subconsciously, and hurriedly rushed forward.
As soon as they reached the door, Liu Mingzhi, Qinglian and the others walked into the room under the guidance of Wu Ge.
When Qinglian saw the six old men who came to greet them, she straightened her mourning clothes and bowed to them.
"Lian'er has met all my uncles and great-uncles."
"Holy girl, hurry up and forgive me, hurry up and forgive me."
"Thank you uncles and uncles."
"Junior Liu Mingzhi, I have met all the elders and you are polite."
When the six old men saw Liu Mingzhi saluting him, they knelt down without saying a word.
"Common people see His Majesty the Emperor, long live my Emperor."
"Excuse me, all elders."
"I will thank His Majesty the Emperor."
After Wu Ge saw that everyone had exchanged greetings with each other, he turned sideways and looked at the six old men next to him.
"Uncles, great-uncles.
My aunt's funeral is a big deal, so we don't have to stick to these false etiquette for the time being. Let's discuss how to handle her funeral as soon as possible. "
"The patriarch is right, we old guys listen to the patriarch."
"Thank you, elders. Please take a seat."
"Your Majesty the Emperor, those grassroots brothers have the courage to take their seats first."
Liu Mingzhi nodded lightly and waved his hand to several chairs in the main hall.
"Elders, there is no need to be nervous, please."
"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."
After the six of them sat down with somewhat awkward expressions, Qinglian walked straight to the oldest old man.
"Uncle Unu, dear uncles, Lian'er's mother passed away yesterday afternoon. Lian'er came here today to report her death.
Lian'er, I'm here to announce your funeral. "
As soon as Qinglian finished speaking, she knelt down in front of the six people and kowtowed several times.
Liu Mingzhi tidied up his mourning clothes, walked to Qinglian's side and bowed as a big salute.
"Junior Liu Mingzhi, my wife and I have come here to pay homage to the elders."
Liu Mingzhi was able to bow down and bow to the six people. Such understanding was already quite heavy for the six Unu people.
It's not that she maintains her identity and doesn't want to kneel down like Qinglian.
But he knew in his heart that if he knelt down and worshiped, he would definitely scare Unu and the other six.
Today's emperor, the king of a country, kneels down to worship the people. Looking at the whole world, there are few people who can bear such a great gift.
Liu Mingzhi dared to worship him, but they didn't dare to accept him either!
The six of them are all so old. If they are accidentally scared out of their wits, it will be troublesome.
Qi Yun and the others walked up behind Liu Mingzhi one by one and bowed in unison.
"Junior and others, come to report the funeral."
Unu and the other six looked at Liu Dashao who was bowing to them and others in fear, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on their wrinkled foreheads involuntarily.
They are all elderly people in the Miao village. They have interacted with the Han people in Shu for decades, so they naturally understand the etiquette of the Han family very well.
This gift from Liu Mingzhi was really too heavy.
The six people's hearts were beating wildly, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.
Wuge saw several great-uncles. There was sweat on the uncle's forehead and a slightly stiff expression on his old face. He turned his head and glanced at Liu Mingzhi who was bowing and saluting, and he immediately understood what was going on.
Wu Ge withdrew his gaze and coughed with a raised voice.
"uh-huh."
The six Unu people reacted to the cough of the clan leader Uge, and hurriedly stood up and held up their hands.
"Holy girl, I'm sorry and obedient, get up quickly, get up quickly."
"Your Majesty, excuse me now, excuse me now."
"Dear guests, please excuse me."
"Thank you, great-uncle Wunu, thank you all uncles."
"Thank you elders."
When Wu Ge saw Liu Mingzhi and the others straightening up one after another, he immediately greeted them and walked towards the courtyard.
"Brother-in-law, Sister Qinglian, distinguished guests, we really can't seat so many people in the room, so I hope you can forgive me.
I have arranged tables, chairs and tea in the courtyard. Please come with me. "
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and waved his hand indifferently.
"Good work."
"It should, it should."
"Uncle Unu, uncles, please invite me too."
"Thank you, patriarch."
Wuge led the group to the tables and chairs in the courtyard, and led Liu Mingzhi directly to the main seat.
"Brother-in-law, please sit down."
Liu Mingzhi turned around and glanced at the tables and chairs around him, then turned and walked to the chair next to him and sat down.
"Brother Wuge, you are the host and we are the guests. There is no reason for guests to sit in the host's seat.
My little brother, Lian'er and our group can just sit here. You can sit here too. "
Wuge raised his hand and scratched his head, then looked at Qinglian with a troubled expression.
Qinglian felt Wu Ge's gaze and nodded Zhen's head directly to indicate.
"Brother Wu Ge, my husband rarely pays attention to these red tapes. Just sit down with your great-uncle and other uncles."
"This! Then the elder brother is disrespectful."
"Uncle, uncles, please take a seat as well."
"Okay, then you're welcome, the old man and others."
After everyone in the courtyard sat down, the eyes of Wu Ge and Wu Nu fell on Qing Lian, who was sitting on the chair next to Liu Mingzhi.
Wuge thought for a moment and whispered to Qinglian: "Sister Qinglian, how do you plan to handle your aunt's funeral?"
"Brother Wu Ge, my mother is from the Miao family, so her funeral should be handled in accordance with the rules of the Miao territory.
It's a pity that because I have been away from the Miao Territory all year round, I have almost forgotten all the customs and rules of our Miao Territory, if not all.
Therefore, it is up to you all to worry about my grandmother’s funeral.
As long as you comply with the rules, Lian'er has full authority to obey your arrangements. "
Uge frowned slightly and looked at Unu and the six of them with a troubled expression.
"this!"
"Holy girl, you are the holy girl of all the Miao people in our Miao territory. Old people like us should listen to your opinions."
"Saint, what brother Mushan said is right, you are the saint of our Miao territory, we old bones will do what you say."
"Holy girl, we old bones will all obey your orders."
Qinglian heard the echoes of everyone's words, took a sip of tea, and moistened her dry lips.
"Brother Wu Ge, Lian'er understands your thoughts, and Lian'er also thanks you for your kindness.
But Lian'er just said that I have almost forgotten some of the customs and rules in our Miao territory.
As a result, Lian'er really didn't know how to deal with her mother's funeral.
What if Lian'er makes her mother's funeral affairs seem odd and specious, wouldn't it make people laugh out loud? "
"This, this is true."
"Brother Ug."
"Sister Qinglian, tell me."
"Before my little sister came to your place to report her funeral, she had already discussed it with her husband.
The funeral affairs of my grandmother will be left to you, the patriarch, and all the elders to handle.
Therefore, you don’t need to worry about anything at all, just do whatever you want. "
When Wuge and the others heard Qinglian's words, they subconsciously turned their attention to Liu Mingzhi.
Although they didn't say it explicitly, they could see it.
When facing Liu Mingzhi, the king of a country, they were still under great pressure.
What they just said was that they would follow the advice of Qinglian, the saint of Miao territory, but in fact they wanted to follow the advice of Liu Mingzhi.
Miao territory is, after all, one of Dalong's territories.
The Miao people are also the subjects of Dalong.
After all, Qinglian's mother-in-law is the mother-in-law of Liu Mingzhi, the king of the country.
If the master doesn't take any advice, how can they dare to make decisions without authorization?
Liu Mingzhi noticed the way Wu Ge and the others looked at him, looked back with an indifferent expression, looked at them and nodded lightly.
"Brother Wu Ge, Lian'er and I have indeed discussed this.
My grandma’s funeral affairs will be left to you and others to take care of them in accordance with the customs and habits of Miao territory.
There is no need for you to shirk this matter anymore. "
Wuge and the other seven received a definite answer from Liu Mingzhi, and they all let out a long, silent breath.
"Patriarch, since His Majesty has said so, you can make arrangements."
Wuge was silent for a moment, nodded silently, stood up and hugged Liu Mingzhi.
"In that case, brother, it's better to be respectful than to obey."
Liu Mingzhi nodded indifferently and looked at Wu Gexu holding up his hands.
"Excuse me, big brother is out."
After Wu Ge stood up, he looked directly at Wu Shanli who was standing a few steps away.
"In the mountains."
"father."
"You immediately notify all the young and old men in the village and rush to our house as quickly as possible."
"Yes, let's go now, kid."
"Muya, Lanshanzi, Wufeng, Muli.
"Clan leader?"
"The four of you immediately rush to the village of Changqun Miao and Simiao, and notify their clan leaders and elders to come and meet at our village."
"yes."
"Bring more people, look out for each other, and leave early and come back early."
"I'll take my leave first."
"Brother-in-law, sister Qinglian."
"Brother Ug."
"You go back to keep vigil for my aunt and her family first. After we gather together, we will immediately go to take care of my aunt's and her family's funeral affairs."
"Well, the little sister will go back first."
"Goodbye, see you later."
"The situation is special and it is not convenient for Uge to entertain her. I will apologize to Uge after my aunt's funeral is over, please."
"Farewell."
Liu Mingzhi and the others saluted together and set off towards the outside of the courtyard.
After Liu Mingzhi and his group completely disappeared, Wu Ge sat down on the chair with his legs weak.
"Phew - that's too scary. His Majesty is now gone."
When Unu and the other six saw this, they lost their strength and calmness and fell down on the chairs behind them.
"Patriarch, Your Majesty is not that scary, but my legs just won't obey me."
"That's right, that's right. His Majesty is obviously very kind to us, but as an old man like me, I can't help but feel frightened."
"It's not embarrassing, it's not embarrassing. We old guys can stand in front of His Majesty pretending to be calm, which is already quite impressive.
I heard that many people were so frightened that they couldn't even stand still after seeing His Majesty! "
"Clan leader, what do we dare to do next?"
"What can we do? His Majesty said so, of course we can do whatever we have to do."
"Patriarch, what I mean is, what kind of standards should be used to handle the funeral affairs of the eldest sister?"
"Let's handle it according to the specifications of the patriarchs of the past generations, my aunt is worthy of it.
If it hadn't been for her and Sister Qinglian back then, our Five Miao Tribe might have ceased to exist long ago.
She has been very kind to our village and all our Miao territories! "
"I have no objection."
"I second the proposal."
"Okay, let's follow the clan leader's customization."
After Liu Mingzhi and the others rushed all the way back to Grandma Qinglian's courtyard, they sat down around the stone table in the courtyard.
When Mrs. Liu saw her son and his party coming back, she rushed over with a pot of herbal tea.
"Zhi'er, girl Lian, it's all agreed upon."
Qinglian took the teapot from Mrs. Liu's hand and nodded gently.
"Mom, my daughter-in-law and husband will give everything they need to explain to the clan leader and the elders."
"That's good, that's good."
Liu Mingzhi stood up hurriedly and asked his mother to sit on his stone bench.
"Mother, sit down."
"Hey, everyone sit down, everyone sit down."
"Mom, where is the old man?"
“I took Liu Yuan with me early in the morning to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Shiwan Mountains in Miao territory.
This old guy's mother-in-law had just passed away, and I don't know where he got such great enthusiasm and the time to appreciate the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers. "
Qinglian carried a pot and poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Liu and Liu Mingzhi one by one, then leaned over and sat down on the stone bench next to her.
"Mom, my grandma is mourning, so we should be happy for her.
Dad, if you can travel thousands of miles to come to Miaojiang to see your mother off for the last time, Lian'er will be very satisfied.
Just stop talking about dad. "
"Silly boy, stupid boy."
After about half a stick of incense, Qinglian stood up and faced Mrs. Liu, and Liu Mingzhi and his wife bowed.
"Mom, husband, you can continue chatting. Lian'er will go to keep vigil for her grandmother first."
"Mother, the children will go too."
"The children will go too."
"The children will go too."
After hearing what their mother said, the three Liu Yiyi siblings stood up and echoed her.
"Go, go, my husband will be there later."
"Well, I'll take my leave first."
"Children, sister and brother are resigning."
After Liu Mingzhi watched Qinglian mother and son leave, he turned to look at Serena who was holding the child.
"Selena."
"father?"
"Chenyu is still young. You can just go and offer a few sticks of incense to your grandma from time to time. There is no need to go to keep vigil all the time."
"Yes, my daughter-in-law understands."
The years passed by like a fleeting moment, and suddenly it was seven days later.
"Mom! Wuwuwu..."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Qinglian who was kneeling in front of the grave and crying bitterly, winked at Qi Yun and the other sisters, and leaned over to help her up.
Qinglian shook her head stubbornly, her white jade hands tightly grasping the new soil in front of the grave, unwilling to leave.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
Liu Mingzhi sighed melancholy, and pulled the beauty up from the ground with both arms.
Seeing this, Qi Yun and her sisters helped her husband forcefully pull Qinglian, whose beautiful eyes were swollen from crying, and left her mother's grave with difficulty.
As the king of a country, Liu Mingzhi had to wait for him to handle all the affairs of the court, so naturally he could not stay in Miao territory for too long.
What's more, he still had Wenren Yunshu's parents' matters to deal with.
So, after Qinglian's sad mood stabilized a little, he told Wenren Yunshu what happened.
Qinglian will naturally not disagree with her husband's decision.
After all, she knew in her heart that the political affairs of the court could not be separated from her husband.
The next morning, on the third day of the sun, we were outside the gate of the Miao Village.
Qinglian, Qi Yun and others handed the gift boxes to Liu Mingzhi and Wenren Yunshu one after another.
"Husband, Lian'er plans to stay in mourning for her mother in the village for a month, so she can't accompany you two to visit my uncle. My aunt and the others are old."
"Husband, you also know the situation with Sister Shu'er. It may not be a good thing for my sister to come to visit with you rashly.
Sister Concubine will stay with sister Lianer for a few more days, and we will rush to Chengdu in a few days.
If uncle and aunt are willing to accept you by then, it won't be too late for us to rush over. "
"Okay, let's just say this for now, and we'll see you later."
"Sisters, I respectfully send you off to your husband."
"Children, my brother and I send you my father and my aunt Yunshu."
Liu Mingzhi, Wenren Yunshu and their son Liu Zhengwen got on their horses and looked at Liu Zhi'an and his wife who were standing aside.
"Old man, mother, when we have more time, we will go back to Jinling to see you."
"Dad, mother, daughter-in-law and husband have gone ahead."
Mrs. Liu gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, looked at her son, and her daughter-in-law nodded gently.
"Be sure to be careful on the road."
Liu Zhi'an blew out the smoke in his mouth and waved his hand casually.
"It's getting late, let's hurry up."
Liu Zhengwen waved to Liu Zhi'an and his wife, Qi Yun and the other sisters with an innocent look on his face.
"Grandpa, grandma, ladies and gentlemen, Zhengwen is leaving first."
"drive!"
"drive."
