127 Three Years of Mourning
Old Mrs. Xu was so shocked that she couldn't catch her breath. Her eyes went dark and she fainted.
Xu Jixian was horrified and hurried to support the person, "Mother!"
Liu Ruomei calmly ordered the servants, "Go get the palace doctor!"
Old Madam Xu's yard was in a mess. Second Madam Du Xiangyi heard about it and rushed over to take care of her.
When he saw Liu Ruomei, he asked, "Sister-in-law, what happened to mother?"
Liu Ruomei couldn't say that she was angry about her son's matter, otherwise it would be bad to be labeled as disrespectful to elders.
So he made an excuse, saying that he was feeling unwell and had suddenly caught a cold.
Du Xiangyi was not so easily fooled. She had heard that her father had beaten her nephew Xu Huaili at the gate of the courtyard.
Not long after, her mother-in-law fell ill. If this matter had nothing to do with her nephew, she, Du Xiangyi, would take the same surname as Liu Ruomei!
Du Xiangyi nodded with a fake smile, "Really? Then mother's cold came quite suddenly."
Everyone in the family was waiting for news in the old lady's yard, except Xu Huaili.
Du Xiangyi pretended to be confused and asked, "Why don't you see Huaili? Grandmother is ill, it's not like you didn't receive the news, right?"
On the surface, he was asking why Xu Huaili was not there, but secretly he was implying that Xu Huaili was a junior who was disrespectful to his grandmother and did not even come.
Liu Ruomei was about to speak when she was interrupted by Xu Huasong.
Xu Huasong was displeased. "I have something to tell him to do. What? Do I need to explain it to you?"
"My daughter-in-law dare not!" Du Xiangyi said repeatedly. Her father-in-law is the head of the family. How could she question his decision?
The annoying troublemaker stopped making any noise, and the country became much quieter, with only the sound of servants moving around.
Li Yunran stayed in the yard for a while, and then the court doctor came out and said that the old lady was fine, she just fainted due to anger, so the younger generations were called back by their elders.
After all, this kind of occasion is not suitable for too many people to stay here.
When Li Yunran was about to reach his yard, he came to a corner.
The two maids were gossiping in whispers.
Li Yunran didn't take it seriously at first, but suddenly he heard "Second Young Master..."
Li Yunran paused, and Xing'er followed behind him, whispering, "Little..."
Li Yunran raised her hand to stop Xing'er's voice. She also wanted to hear what they were talking about.
"The Duke was so cruel as to beat the Second Young Master in public?"
"It's absolutely true! I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Why?"
"I don't know. I heard from the people at the door that a eunuch came to the palace. He summoned the Duke and the Second Young Master to the palace, and he was very angry when he came back!" The little girl was frightened, and she still finds it horrifying when she thinks about it now.
"Now the second young master is still kneeling in the ancestral hall."
"What??? Kneeling in the ancestral hall?? The Duke is really ruthless this time!"
Xing'er widened her eyes, covered her mouth, and knelt in the ancestral hall? ? ?
The Second Young Master has always been favored by the Duke, and also holds a position in the court. How could he have to kneel in the ancestral hall! ?
Li Yunran looked puzzled. His second cousin was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, and the old lady was furious.
It's the palace's business again...
When these series of events are put together, it is inevitable that there will be some unusual meaning.
"I guess..." the little girl lowered her voice even more, "The old lady is angry..."
Li Yunran narrowed his eyes, grabbed Xing'er's hand, and quietly left.
When they reached a deserted place, Xing'er looked around cautiously before anxiously saying to Li Yunran, "Miss! The Second Young Master is actually kneeling in the ancestral hall? What should we do?"
Li Yunran shook his head. "There must be something behind this matter. We can't act rashly."
Just now, the Duke was clearly protecting his second cousin's reputation. If any bad rumors were spread, it would be a disaster for him.
After thinking about it, Li Yunran asked Xing'er not to say anything and pretend that nothing happened. He decided to go to the ancestral hall to find Xu Huaili and ask him clearly.
Xing'er nodded, she understood.
It was later that Li Yunran went out carrying a lunch box.
Avoiding the gazes of others, he slowly walked towards the ancestral hall.
There were guards outside the ancestral hall. As soon as Li Yunran approached, the two men shouted to stop her, "Cousin, you can't do that!"
Li Yunran bit her lip and said, "I'm just a little worried about my cousin. Can you two brothers please be more accommodating?"
The two remained calm and unmoved, "Please go back!"
Xu Huaili knelt on the mat with his eyes closed to rest. He heard a sound inside, his eyebrows twitched, and then returned to normal.
Li Yunran was a little annoyed when he saw that the two were not willing to listen, but he had no choice but to give in. "If that's the case, then we can at least take this food box in, right? You didn't say that we can't eat, right?"
The two looked at each other and indeed did not say that they could not eat.
Li Yunran saw the expressions of the two men and knew that something was going to happen, so he quickly took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to one of them, "It's just a small gift, you two brothers can take it and have some tea."
The man took the silver and nodded to the person next to him.
Li Yunran was overjoyed and handed over the food box. "Thank you very much, big brothers."
He took the food box and opened the door. There was a gap in the door through which he could see inside.
Li Yunran raised his head slightly and glanced inside.
Sure enough, I saw the man kneeling in the middle.
Even when the things were delivered to him, he didn't move.
The person who delivered the food box put the food box beside him without saying anything and returned to his original place.
Li Yunran was a little disappointed. He had thought that he would at least come over and talk to him for a while because he had brought the gifts.
"The items have been delivered, please go back, cousin."
Li Yunran nodded in thanks and left slowly.
The next day, Xu Huaili was still kneeling in the ancestral hall.
However, outside, it was shocking that His Majesty had granted marriage to Princess Jiayi of the Qingwang Palace and Fang Shaoli, the son of the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, and the two would be married soon! !
When this news came out, the whole of Kyoto was shocked.
The reason is simple: how come His Majesty allowed these two people, who seemed to have nothing in common, to get married? ?
Moreover, Princess Jiayi has been in Liuzhou for several months. How could she be granted marriage even though she is not in the capital? ?
Isn't this a bit unreasonable?
But no matter what these people think in their hearts or what they say, this marriage is a foregone conclusion.
Moreover, a rumor spread from Prince Qing's Mansion that Xu Huaili from Duke Xu's Mansion would observe a three-year mourning period for a woman from Huaizhou.
It is said that Xu Huaili fell in love with her at first sight, but unfortunately the girl died young. Xu Huaili was heartbroken and even took the initiative to observe mourning for her.
As soon as this rumor came out, it spread like hot oil in a pot and became a hot topic.
At first, some people didn't believe it and asked Princess Qing about it. Princess Qing evaded the question for a long time but didn't deny it.
In addition, His Majesty's summons of several people to the palace that day was not done in secret, combined with the final result.
Everyone used their imaginations again and came up with a rough idea of what happened that day.
So, Your Majesty originally wanted to help Xu Huaili and Princess Jiayi get together. However, Xu Huaili was loyal and righteous, and he rejected Your Majesty's marriage proposal in public for the person he loved, saying that he would mourn for him for three years.
So, His Majesty, grateful for Xu Huaili's friendship, stopped forcing him, and chose another good husband for Princess Jiayi.
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