The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 387: Sister-in-law is a Widow

Xie Jibai bowed deeply and said solemnly: "Grandfather, rest assured, I will take good care of my wife."

The old Duke waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, go see the eldest wife and your second brother."

The two of them kowtowed, and Xie Jibai helped Shi Yao out.

To pay their respects to Zheng and Shi Mingwei, they had to change out of their festive clothes. Xie Jibai went to the front yard to change his clothes, while Shi Yao returned to Guanju Courtyard.

Muxiang, Xingmi and Rendong are still there.

Shi Yao was very surprised: "You didn't go back?"

Muxiang took the clothes from the maid's hand, shook them out, and helped Shi Yao change with Xingmi. Rendong poured tea and left the new maids that Shi Yao had brought outside the door, at a loss as to what to do.

Mu Xiang said, "Isn't the city closed? We can't go out, so why don't the three of us stay here to guard the yard and wait for the uncle and aunt to come back. We can also get married and receive an extra year's salary."

When their masters Zheng and Shi Mingwei passed away, they, as slaves, did not have to observe mourning for their masters, but it was best not to hold weddings within a year to avoid upsetting the masters' family.

Shi Yao suddenly realized: "So that's how it is, you guys are really good at taking shortcuts."

Xing Mi asked quietly: "Miss, is your uncle good to you?"

"He's fine." Shi Yao's lips curled slightly. She couldn't say what was wrong with Xie Jibai.

Xie Jibai's family will study and take the imperial examinations in the future, so they don't need to run around in business. So the couple started to enjoy their retirement life right after they got married.

They have no worries about food and clothing, have servants to serve them, and occasionally do things of interest together.

Muxiang and the other two covered their mouths and laughed.

Shi Yao let them laugh. She was telling the truth, but she was not bragging.

After changing into plain clothes, Shi Yao and Xie Jibai came to the mourning hall together.

The two black coffins were pitch black, and seemed to exude a creepy chill in the hot summer day.

There were several large buckets of ice in the mourning hall, and Le Anning and her two children were dressed in mourning.

Le An Ning was kneeling on the mat and burning paper money intermittently. Shi Yunya was sitting beside them holding his younger brother and sleeping. The two brothers were sleeping in a dislocated manner.

Seeing someone coming, Le An Ning was about to wake up the two brothers, but Shi Yao quickly took a few steps to stop her, holding Le An Ning's hand and whispering, "Second sister-in-law, don't wake them up, let them sleep."

She handed over a handkerchief.

Le Anning wiped the sweat from his face.

Shi Yao and Xie Jibai burned incense and prayed. After they finished, they turned around and saw Le An Ning's face covered with tears.

Xie Jibai: "..."

Shi Yao immediately started crying and choked up as she advised, "Sister-in-law, please accept my condolences."

Xie Jibai: "..."

He rubbed his eyes until they were red, but he couldn't cry anymore, so he gave up and said, "My condolences, sister-in-law."

Le An Ning returned the greeting and sobbed softly, "He had offended my second sister many times in the past. Now that he is dead, it can be considered a worthy death. I have long regarded him as a dead man. My sister, you don't have to comfort me. Stop crying or you will hurt your eyes."

Xie Jibai: "..."

Shi Yao pushed him and said, "Husband, please go out first. I will comfort my second sister-in-law."

Xie Jibai bowed and walked away with a wooden face.

Le An Ning ordered Hai Yue to look after the two young masters. She pulled Shi Yao aside and told Jian Qiu to bring two bowls of ice cheese.

The aunt and sister-in-law ate ice cream and talked in low voices.

Le An Ning pursed her lips and said, "I knew that guy wouldn't live for many years. He did so many evil things that he would meet his end sooner or later. Now I am finally a widow! Fortunately he died early, otherwise if Shi Mingzhu ran away, I would have divorced him too."

After saying this, his face was filled with regret, "When Shi Mingwei wanted to divorce me, I should have accepted it. I shouldn't have asked my sister-in-law and others to help me stay."

What can Shi Yao say?

Does that mean I wish you a happy widowhood?

"It's a different time now. Divorce and divorce are different. My second brother wants to divorce, but my sisters-in-law and I don't agree."

Le An Ning nudged her with her elbow and said with a smile, "Second sister, you are so good at talking. I am not sad at all when he died. I feel more at ease when I sleep at night. I don't have to worry about someone suddenly breaking in and killing me in the middle of the night. I don't have to worry about someone justifiably beating and scolding my child in the name of my father."

Shi Yao asked: "Second sister-in-law, what are your plans for the future?"

Le An Ning sighed sadly, and the ice cream in the bowl no longer smelled good. "Let's just muddle along. I'll just follow my sister-in-law. I'm a widow with two children, and my sister-in-law will always take care of us."

Shi Yao was speechless.

This backer is reliable. As the eldest sister-in-law, Fu Nanjun can't get rid of him even if she wants to, and the Fu family has the ability to protect Le Anning and her son.

Le An Ning looked around and whispered, "Second sister, let me say something extremely treasonous. The old master and the old lady are no longer together. Second aunt and eldest sister-in-law have written to ask the second master, the prince and the eighth master to return to Beijing to see them for the last time.

You should be mentally prepared. When things are done, go back to Jiangnan with your brother-in-law as soon as possible, go back to Yusu or go back to Nanjing, it's all up to you.

In the past few days, my second aunt asked all the officials in our family who are in Beijing to ask the emperor to release them to other posts, so as to avoid being caught in one fell swoop. As long as there are still people in our Shi family serving as officials, whether they are in the Duke's Mansion or in a branch, the Xie family will have to support you.

I can't leave. I will rot in the Duke's Mansion for the rest of my life. But my sister-in-law said that you don't have to worry about us. Our lives are safe. The only thing we may lose is our titles.

I don’t have any lofty ambitions. I just hope that my children grow up safely, get married and have children. Even if we live in poverty, I just want them to live well.”

After saying this, she sighed deeply, looked up at the carved beams and painted buildings around her, and felt reluctant to leave the wealth of the Duke's Mansion.

Shi Yao nodded.

Things have come to this point, it is no longer under her control, and she doesn't want to salvage anything.

After all, it was because there were too many evil people in the Shi family that led to the collapse of the family today.

From the old Duke, to the Zhenguo Duke, to the eight brothers, to Shi Mingzhu, who hasn't done a few immoral things?

In particular, the old Duke's intention to kill the crown prince and support the fourth or fifth prince to ascend the throne in order to seize power and usurp the throne was a violation of the royal family's sore spot.

The emperor was a shrewd old fox. How could he not see the intentions of the old duke and the duke of Zhenguo?

If everyone in the Shi family is upright, no matter how many people are reborn or who is reborn, it will not shake the foundation of the Shi family.

You live your life as a human being but do nothing for others. Now, retribution has come.

Le An Ning asked Shi Yao about her married life again. Shi Yao answered truthfully and said with a smile, "The Xie family is interested in entering the government, so this marriage is quite desirable.

However, people will become more active if they are too still. If they don't have something serious to do and spend their days painting and brewing wine, sooner or later something will happen.

Men often go out and about, and it's just a matter of a stick of incense or an hour. If they bring you a sister or a younger sister, it would be a shame. You still have to find something serious to do.

What I say may sound unpleasant, but you have to listen to it. Apart from anything else, if a man brings back some problems from outside and passes them on to you, wouldn't you be upset?

I'm an experienced person. You don't know that in the past few years when I was treating patients, every time the doctor left, I wanted to kill your second brother."

Shi Yao smiled and said, "Sister-in-law thinks long-term. I was thinking about this matter. If a person doesn't have a serious job, it is easy to have extramarital affairs."

Le Anning patted her shoulder and said, "As long as you have a plan in mind, that's fine."

As they chatted, it was noon. Le An Ning continued to burn paper, while Shi Yao took her two children to the banquet. After the meal, they said goodbye to their elders without waiting for a break, and went to see A Niang Ji Yun with Xie Jibai.

On the seventh day after Shi Mingwei's death, the second master Shi Jizhen and the crown prince Shi Mingwu returned from the border.