The family members in the old house were so envious that their eyes practically popped out of their sockets. They swallowed the words they originally wanted to say "sister-in-law" and instead timidly bowed and wished "madam good health."

Wow, the Marquis's Mansion (Earl's Mansion) is truly a place where people are close to the Emperor; it's so imposing.

When Madam Lu saw Xie Zhaozhao eating without making a sound, she pretended not to hear, carefully brushed away the dust, and continued eating without changing her expression.

The burial took place the following day.

The tomb is located in the Gu family cemetery on Nanshan Mountain.

Outside the garden are several rows of houses, which are the family's ancestral graves, and also where they store grain or other items.

Just like in her previous life, the old lady wanted to guard the forest for her second grandmother on the mountain.

Xie Zhaozhao strongly objected: "Mother, there are no people on this mountain. If something happens, we won't be able to find anyone to help us."

The old lady said righteously and sternly, "What could possibly happen? I've heard that some people specialize in digging up new graves and stealing burial plots. No matter what, your second grandmother's grave cannot be desecrated. We must protect it for your father."

Xie Zhaozhao continued to advise, saying that there were rumors of bandits in Nanshan, all of whom were women, and that if they encountered bandits, they would be difficult to resist.

The old lady was displeased: "Pah, pah, pah, you jinx! The bandits have never harassed Pingyang Town. They all respect the old Marquis... It's settled then, so don't say anything more."

Xie Xiangxiang sneered, "Eldest sister, you have the most guards, are you that afraid of dying?"

Guan Yingying also fanned the flames: "Chief Gu said that the people's lives are much better now, and there are no more bandits."

The old lady became even more determined to go up the mountain, saying that she would burn paper money and straw for her deceased second grandmother that night to light the way to the underworld.

Xie Zhaozhao was helpless. The old lady had already criticized her for not listening to filial piety, which would be a challenge to the old lady's absolute authority!

Gu Yongtai and Gu Yongnian were actually not very willing for them to live on the mountain. With so many people in the Earl's Mansion, it would be very inconvenient to carry their food, drinks, and entertainment up from the foot of the mountain.

However, the family in the countryside was afraid of offending the Earl's family, so they could only let the old lady have her way.

There weren't many rooms on the mountain. Due to strict separation of men and women, the women stayed on the mountaintop, while a few men in charge of the clan lived in the hunters' rest house halfway up the mountain. The rest of the clan members went back to town to prepare food for the next day.

Everything is the same as in the previous life.