Chapter 35 The Petitioner Arrives

Feng Ying covered his chest and said, "A Liu, please stop talking. If you continue talking, I won't be able to get through today. I'm so upset..."

It hurts so much.

All the money from selling my son-in-law is gone.

Wang Shichang got the carriage, drove it himself, and left immediately without giving her a chance to take a single copper coin.

Wang Shichang still has some humanity.

Although the car was taken away, someone was sent to find a horse carriage nearby to send Feng Ying and others back to the Li family.

After returning home, Feng Ying did not forget to say that she wanted to reward A Liu.

The money has been donated, and the share promised to A Liu has also been donated.

She used her own private money to reward A Liu with a sum of money.

I feel really sad. All 30,000 kan are gone, and she still has to pay another kan. Fortunately, she got a job as an official, otherwise, she would have been in big trouble.

"A Liu, compared to 30,000 guan, this is indeed a little less, but it is a small token of my appreciation. I am indebted to you for the Xiao family's matter, otherwise I might have been killed by them." Feng Ying knew that A Liu was her savior, and this little money could not be less.

Ah Liu was very considerate: "My lady, it's not easy for you either, I don't want it."

"If you can tell me this, it proves that I did not follow the wrong person."

When she was wandering around, no one was so nice to her.

The lady was super nice. Although she was asked to serve Madam Ajian, she was very well behaved and didn't need any serving at all. She just followed and ate.

Other girls do the washing and brushing.

There seems to be no difference between her and the young lady.

"My lady, you are such a good person." Ah Liu added, "I heard that you also had two maids before. No wonder one eloped and the other betrayed you. You are such a good person that they want to bully you."

Feng Ying: “…”

This child knows how to boil water. He can just boil any pot he wants.

Ah Liu added, "Besides, I also think we should donate it. Donating it will put an end to it. Otherwise, if we take the money back, it might attract bandits to our house."

These words made Feng Ying suddenly enlightened. It was true that it was a crime to possess the treasure. Now that she had no money, no one would care about her anymore, right?

Mrs. Zhuang came in to wait on them and asked, "Have the old lady and the others returned? Why is the house so quiet? Did something happen to the wife when she was out? Everyone has become quiet now."

Feng Ying: “…”

They haven't come back yet?

He took the money and ran away. The old lady and Li Zhengchun must have been very angry. When he comes back, they will probably quarrel again.

As he was talking, the servant from the gatehouse ran in and said, "Madam San, there's a complaint from Chang'an City, but no one is home. Would you like to answer it?"

Feng Ying's expression froze. "It must be the news of our ancestor's death. They will probably go to Chang'an City next. I can take a break."

"Madam, aren't we going?" A Liu asked.

Feng Ying shook his head, his eyes full of regret: "Who are we? We are not good enough. They won't invite us specially. They won't invite us. The old ladies won't let us go."

Ah Liu also felt regretful: "Chang'an City... is quite good, much more prosperous than Luoyang."

Need I say more?

As the capital of the world, with all the dynasties coming to congratulate, Chang'an is no longer just a city, but a symbol.

I won’t say it anymore. It makes me want to go even more.

She went there several times before she got married, but she hasn't been there once after she got married, and it has been fifteen years.

[I really want to attend the funeral.] Li Jidao thought: [Who can attend his own funeral?]

She has this opportunity, but it is unique.

Feng Ying: “…”

In this case, let’s think of a solution.

Feng Ying took Li Jidao and several of his confidants to receive the messenger.

After Li Jidao's death, the head of the entire Li family is now Li Jidao's father, Lian Dezong, and the head of the family is Li Hongxin.

He is the great-grandson of the Li family's ninth-generation ancestor.

His ninth-generation ancestor was the eldest brother of Li Jidao’s ancestor.

There were many brothers and sisters in their generation. They were all born to the same mother, four brothers and four sisters.

Although the other three brothers did not make much progress in their family's learning in later years, they all had many descendants.

Only Li Jidao's branch was left alone, and now it is completely extinct.

Li Jidao had no direct descendants, so her funeral affairs were naturally handled by Li Hongxin.

All family members are invited to pay their respects.

Feng Ying and his branch were relatively far away, and the one who came to deliver the letter was only the third steward of Li Hongxin's family.

The third manager seemed to be very upright and rigid, which gave him invisible pressure and made him feel that this person was difficult to get things done.

Feng Ying was so scared that she was even afraid to breathe in front of him. She really didn't know how to get him to agree to give them a special invitation.

"That..."

"Who is the lady in the Li family?" The third steward bowed and handled the matter in a businesslike manner.

Feng Ying said: "I am the third wife."

"Oh, Third Lady." The Third Housekeeper asked, "She is also the master of the family. May I ask how many people in the family have achieved honors? How many people hold official positions?"

Feng Ying's eyes lit up: "Does it mean that all those who have achieved fame and official positions must go?"

"Of course, our master said that no one should be left behind. This is the time to send our ancestor off on his final journey, and we also want to let her see the promising descendants of the Li family so that she can feel at ease."

Li Ji said: [How can I feel at ease if there is no one who can fight? ]

Feng Ying: ...

Yes, in recent years, apart from their ancestors, the Li family has not produced any famous figures, and there are not many masters of metaphysics who can be counted. They are far inferior to other noble families.

"Ahem!" Feng Ying paused and said, "Two people with official positions."

"Oh, are they the two gentlemen at home?"

"It's my concubine and my uncle."

Li Erlang helps out in the Li Family Pavilion, but he is not an official, although he is the smartest.

Li Zhengchun took care of household affairs and had no official title.

It seems that the other young men have no future.

Feng Ying's own two sons are still in school and are young.

By this calculation, the Li family really does not have any promising talents.

After all, the Third Steward was from Chang'an City and had seen the world. He was stunned for a moment and then accepted this reality.

Ask what kind of official position Feng Ying holds.

Feng Ying took out the seal given by Wang Shichang and told him about Jishitang's official position.

The third steward said, "Then we need to send a separate invitation letter to you, and ask you to bring your family and come in time, so as not to miss the auspicious time."

The time of burial also depends on the time.

Feng Ying was extremely excited. It turned out that being an official was indeed a good thing. People were honest with me. I was better than others at everything I did.

She accepted the invitation and asked the third steward to stay for a night and dinner, but the third steward waved his hands and refused to stay no matter what.

"I have to hurry back to help. This is a big event. There will be hundreds of people coming, as well as other relatives and friends. I can't handle it at home. I have to hurry back."

Feng Ying didn't dare to stay any longer and hurriedly sent the person out.

At the same time, he was filled with envy: "He is indeed an ancestor. He was only 18 years old, and he died with such a grand ceremony."

As for her, even if she lived like a bastard, no one would cry for her when she died except her own children.

"Comparison is the thief of joy."