Chapter 8 Carrying the coffin and supporting
With this loud shout.
I saw a funeral procession slowly approaching, led by Mrs. Xiao, dressed in mourning and holding General Xiao's tablet.
Lin Qingwan was also dressed in mourning and holding the tablet of General Xiao.
Behind them were rows of Xiao family soldiers in plain clothes, with solemn expressions and firm steps, holding white flags high in their hands, leading the way for the deceased heroic souls.
The whole scene was solemn and tragic, as if even the air had frozen.
Passersby couldn't help but make way for them.
The funeral procession walked directly to the door of the Gu family.
Mrs. Xiao held the tablet of General Xiao and glanced at Xiao Fuguang. The mother and daughter's eyes met and they nodded slightly.
Mrs. Xiao then turned her gaze towards the Gu family.
"It's not your Gu family's turn to mistreat my daughter. Since your Gu family no longer wants this marriage, then my daughter will be taken home to raise by our own family. Please write a letter of divorce. From now on, our two families will separate and have nothing to do with each other's marriage."
Carrying a coffin to support someone is simply unheard of. Everyone present today has broadened their horizons.
Today is the day of Gu Shan's funeral, and also the day of General Xiao's funeral. Unexpectedly, people from the Xiao family actually showed up in a dignified manner carrying the coffin.
"Mrs. Xiao, it's just that the two children have some conflicts. There is still hope for a better outcome. Why make such a hasty decision?"
Gu Xiu pretended to be calm and tried to save some face.
Madam Xiao glanced at him coldly, her tone firm.
"General Gu, the children of my Xiao family have always known loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and righteousness since childhood. Fu Guang married into the Gu family, and she was filial to her parents-in-law and cared for her husband. Everyone in the imperial city would agree that my daughter was well-raised. Yet, she has suffered such humiliation in your Gu family, and even feared for her life. If it weren't for my old relationship with the Gu family, I wouldn't be holding my husband's tablet in my hands today."
Hearing Mrs. Xiao's threatening words, Mrs. Gu stepped forward with an unconvinced look on her face.
"Mrs. Xiao, we are all mothers, and we should always have a longer-term vision than our children. These two children are making trouble, and we adults should persuade them. Madam Xiao, you are allowing the children to do whatever they want. This is indulgence, and it is not a wise move."
Upon hearing this, Madam Xiao's face was full of coldness. She gently handed the tablet in her hand to the guard beside her and slowly walked towards Madam Gu. Each step seemed extremely heavy, yet majestic.
"Madam Gu, if you truly understood the ways of a mother, how could you have raised a son who can't tell right from wrong? Ever since Fu Guang married into the Gu family, she has worked diligently and never once complained. It's you, the Gu family, who have repeatedly hurt her, and today you're even trying to turn black into white and the dead into alive. Do you think there's no one left in my Xiao family?"
At this point, Mrs. Xiao's voice was a little choked, but she quickly adjusted her mood and continued.
"It's true that my Xiao family has no male heirs, but our sons and daughters have sacrificed their lives for the country. If your Gu family insists on bullying my Xiao family today, I will carry the tablet to the palace and ask the emperor to make the decision."
As soon as these words were spoken, Madam Gu's face turned pale instantly. She obviously did not expect Madam Xiao to be so determined as to make a scene in the emperor's presence.
Everyone present was in an uproar. The emperor was probably going to be furious if he saw the tablet being carried into the palace.
Seeing this, Gu Xiu knew that today's matter could not be resolved peacefully. If the Xiao family really made trouble for the emperor, how would the Gu family maintain its reputation?
He took a deep breath, tried to calm himself, and turned his gaze to Madam Xiao, his tone filled with helplessness and a desire for peace.
"Madam Xiao, what happened today is indeed due to my family's lack of discipline. Chuan'er was young and impetuous, and he did such a foolish thing. But considering the old relationship between our two families and the fate of our children as husband and wife, I ask Madam Xiao to be kind and allow Shan'er's funeral to be held first, and we can discuss the divorce later."
He looked at the coffin in the Xiao family team again.
"We can't delay the burial of General Xiao and Major General Xiao."
Are you trying to drag it out? Xiao Fuguang and Madam Xiao exchanged a look, both of which showed a hint of helplessness.
At this time, Gu Xiu kicked Gu Chuan, and Gu Chuan woke up and spoke.
"Fuguang, I know I was too impulsive and hurt you today, but right now we still have to consider the overall situation. Let my eldest brother and father-in-law rest in peace first. We can't let our quarrel affect the funeral ceremony. Remember, the dead are the most important."
Zhuang Linan also wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"Sister-in-law, I know this misunderstanding today is difficult to resolve, but no matter what, the dead are the most important. Let's bury the dead first, and then consider the affairs of the living. After all, we still have plenty of time to slowly sort things out."
Well, it seems that Xiao Fuguang is now ignoring the overall situation.
Everyone in the Xiao family knew very well that after today, the Gu family would have plenty of ways to drag it out, and might even resort to unscrupulous means.
Mrs. Xiao looked at the Gu family members who were talking to each other, trying to delay the divorce on the grounds that "the dead are greater", and her eyes became colder and colder.
"Your Gu family really opened my eyes today. You said that killing your brother and your wife was just a minor quarrel between husband and wife. Whether it's for your reputation or for your own benefit, you want to condone and protect the vicious people who kill their brothers. My Xiao family has no right to interfere."
"But my daughter of the Xiao family will never tolerate your Gu family's abuse. It only takes a short time to write a letter of divorce. Fu Guang is the apple of my general's eye. He has suffered so much injustice today. If I don't see Fu Guang escape from your Gu family's den of danger, I am afraid my general will die with regrets."
Lin Qingwan also stood beside Madam Xiao holding the tablet.
"When my husband was alive, he loved Fu Guang the most. Fu Guang was beaten half to death by you at the Gu family today, and now you still want to hold him back. Aren't you, the Gu family, really afraid that my husband will be so angry that he will climb out of his coffin to support his sister?"
The young Xiao Fushu had red eyes and walked to Xiao Fuguang and held her hand.
"Don't be afraid, sister. Mother will support you."
If the divorce agreement was really signed today, Xiao Fuguang's dowry would really have nothing to do with the Gu family. The people in the Gu family were ashen-faced.
Madam Gu looked at Madam Xiao and spoke.
"Madam Xiao, the Gu family is not unwilling to divorce, but they think that the dead are the most important. Let's consider the overall situation first. After the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country are buried, we can discuss the divorce."
He really is still determined to do something evil. Even after saying this, he still wants to drag it out.
Just when the two families were deadlocked, a voice rose.
"The Regent has arrived."
Following this announcement, everyone turned their heads and saw the Regent wearing a dark purple brocade robe. He had a stern face and deep eyes, as if he could see into people's hearts.
The guards in black behind him were so imposing and menacing that people couldn't help but feel awe.
A complex light flashed in Xiao Fuguang's eyes while he was still leaning in Liu Yue's arms. It was Xuanyuan Jing. In his previous life, after the tragic death of the Xiao family, he also died after killing Gu Chuan and Zhuang Linan, but his soul saw him coming to collect the bodies of the Xiao family.
Xuanyuan Jing looked around and his gaze finally fell on Xiao Fuguang and the Gu family.
"I heard that today is General Xiao's funeral, so I came to see him off. What happened? Why isn't the funeral procession moving forward?"
At this time, Madam Xiao took the tablet from the attendant, stepped forward, knelt in front of the Regent, and kowtowed heavily.
"I, your wife, and my late husband, ask the Regent to make the decision for my daughter."
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