Yunchu opened his eyes and woke up.
It was just dawn, and the thin morning light shone in through the window.
As soon as she sat up, Tingxue came in from outside to help her wash up.
After washing and dressing up, she walked to the hall. Tingfeng had already asked her servants to prepare a sumptuous meal. Except for the non-vegetarian food, everything else was available.
If they just looked at the scenery like Shengju, no one would have thought that the Xie family had completely collapsed.
After the meal, Yun Chu went to the mourning hall.
The last thing she did at Xie's house was to see off Xie Jingyu for the last time. She would do whatever she had to do.
Walking to the front yard, the few remaining people were all present. The door of Xie's house was still open. No one came to the door or expressed condolences. It was extremely deserted.
"Chu'er."
Yuanshi stayed up all night and could hardly speak. These two words were pronounced in breath.
Yun Chu stepped forward and lit three sticks of incense for Xie Jingyu, then turned around and said, "What's the matter?"
"Aunt Yu, Aunt Jiang, and I will take care of Jing Yu's funeral." Yuanshi opened her lips with difficulty, "After the funeral is over, our family will move out. Look, where will we move and what will we rely on in the future?" Life?"
Yun Chu said: "Now the Xie family has become the biggest joke in the capital. Does my mother-in-law still want to stay in the capital?"
Yuanshi paused: "What do you mean?"
"Go back to my hometown in Jizhou." Yun Chu said softly, "Before the Xie family came to Beijing, they put all the property and houses in the names of the elders in the family, so they would not be implicated. When they go back to Jizhou, they have old houses and live off the property, which is no better than in the capital. Difference."
Upon hearing this, Yuanshi wanted to cry again.
With the hard work of three generations, the Xie family finally made it to the capital. They have only been in the capital for a few years. Are they going back now?
What was the scenery like when you came to settle in the capital?
Now that we are back home, how desolate it is without so many people?
She doesn't want to go back.
But she knew that returning to Jizhou was the only way she could take now.
"Madam." Tingyu couldn't help but speak.
She had a good discussion with her wife last night, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she was taken away and all the discussion last night was forgotten?
"If we go back to Jizhou like this, do you really think that the old people in the Xie family are willing to hand over the property and houses in their names?" Tingyu lowered his eyes, "I think that returning to Jizhou is the last way. , you cannot take this path unless you have absolutely no choice.”
Yun Chu smiled: "Then do you think there is another way to go?"
Tingyu then raised his head and met Yunchu's gaze: "If Madam is in charge of the family, then Madam has the responsibility to find a shelter for the family. If Madam is unwilling, she should hand over the Xie family's account books and give them to Madam. arrange."
The smile on Yun Chu's face grew deeper: "Aunt Yu actually wants me to hand over my dowry, right?"
Tingyu was not annoyed at all when her true purpose was revealed. She boldly said word by word: "Madam is the mistress of the Xie family and the aunt of several children. Now that the adults are gone, it is the madam's turn to support the Xie family and take care of it." It’s time to raise a few children. But—based on what I’ve known about Madam since childhood, Madam doesn’t intend to take care of the Xie family’s mess, right?”
Yun Chu stroked his temple hair: "So?"
"So, if Madam wants to escape unscathed, then take out the dowry." Tingyu knew that she shouldn't say such words, but the Madam couldn't stand up, so she had to stand up, "If Madam doesn't want to take the dowry, please Support the Xie family and find a shelter from the wind and rain for the whole family."
"Snapped!"
She trailed off.
Tingfeng, who was standing next to Yun Chu, raised his hand and slapped him across the face.
Tingyu was completely stunned. She looked at Tingfeng in disbelief: "How dare you, a servant, hit me?"
"I'll just beat you, how about that?" Tingfeng's face was full of contempt and anger, "A bitch who climbs into bed and betrays his master dares to calculate the dowry of the eldest daughter of the Yun family, who gave you the courage! That's the heart of our lady. Shan, put it in the backyard nearby. A bitch like you has been beaten to death and sold! Now that my body is too cold, you still want to act like an aunt in front of me. It’s just a dream!"
As she spoke, she raised her hand again and slapped him away.
Tingyu was beaten so hard that he was dizzy and wanted to fight back with all his teeth and claws.
Yunchu grabbed Tingyu's wrist and swung it hard, causing Tingyu to stumble and fall to the ground.
"Does the madam allow the maids around her to bully me?" Tingyu collapsed on the ground and burst into tears, "Madam is seeing the Xie family defeated and is leaving. She doesn't take the Xie family seriously anymore. Not even a maid If I can be bullied, I will have no chance of survival in the future, so I might as well just hit her to death..."
Aunt Jiang quickly grabbed the person.
Nowadays, there are always people watching the excitement in front of Xie's house. If Aunt Yu really dies in public, Madam will have a bad reputation.
Yun Chu stood and spoke condescendingly: "Ting Yu, are you sure you want to make such a fuss?"
Tingyu cried.
She didn't want to make a fuss or lose her dignity, but if she didn't make a fuss, her brother Yun would really be doomed.
Now she just wants to force Madam to make a choice.
If you stay, then you can make good suggestions for the Xie family.
If you leave, then leave the dowry to solve the Xie family's dilemma.
No matter which one Madam chooses, Brother Yun will benefit.
For Brother Yun's sake, she would risk her life, so what does this little face mean...
She saw more and more people gathered around the door of Xie's Mansion, and burst into tears: "My lord's body is still cold, why did Madam just let go, please Madam, have mercy on these children, the children don't know anything, what have they done wrong?" , why do you have to endure this..."
Xie Shiyun knelt on the ground and cried: "Mother, I have called you mother for four years. Please don't ignore me..."
Weak women and immature children knelt on the ground and cried miserably, making many onlookers sigh.
"So pathetic."
"Old ones, young ones, a house full of old, weak, women and children, what will we do in the future?"
"Mrs. Xie is still the mistress of the Xie family, why doesn't she care about anything?"
"The Xie family can only rely on Mrs. Xie, otherwise these people will either starve to death or be bullied to death when they leave this door."
"Who says otherwise? They are not wrong, but they suffer the consequences. It is really pitiful."
Amidst the sighs.
A cold voice came: "So this is the true face of the Xie family. It really opened my eyes to the Yun family."
Tingyu turned around sharply.
She saw that the Yun family was coming!
Mrs. Yun Lin walked in the front, holding an old woman from the Yun family on her right hand, followed by the pregnant young lady of the Yun family Liu Qianqian on the left. Behind her was Yunze, and the Yun family's maids and guards, nearly twenty people.
As soon as he saw this posture, Ting Yu's heart dropped.
On the first day after his death, no one came from the Yun family. She thought that the Yun family would wait until he was buried before making trouble, so she deliberately chose this day to cause trouble.
She knew that Madam was a kind-hearted person and that as long as she made a fuss, she would always gain something.
Unexpectedly, before the trouble came to an end, someone from the Yun family came.
Her plan was ruined!
