Chapter 13 Entering the Ancestral Hall

The hypocritical look made the second son Shang Qillang who was standing next to him a little unprepared.

Without saying anything, he turned around and left.

In the yard.

Mrs. Wei stepped forward and personally helped the third old lady up, and then helped the fifth old lady up.

Shang Yukuan, who was standing next to him, also helped the third and fifth old masters up.

Naturally, they would not give up until they got some benefits.

Especially the fifth old master, who started cursing.

"Look at him, he's such a scoundrel, he wants to kill everyone around him, and he wants to send us to guard the tomb? Bah, I don't know who dares!"

As he was speaking, he added angrily.

"This Du family member is already the fourth one, I'm waiting to see how long this one can live!"

He was originally a hooligan in the village, and even though he was wearing fine clothes and drinking fine wine, he couldn't hide his domineering and tyrannical look.

Therefore, the curses sound very harsh.

After all, he is his son. Shang Yukuan was a little unhappy when he heard this and immediately retorted.

"Why is my son destined to be unlucky? Uncle Wu's words are too harsh! No wonder Liu Lang doesn't like dealing with you guys. Who knows what you guys are plotting against him behind his back!"

Then he snorted coldly, gave up, left the yard angrily and hid in the study.

The Fifth Old Master knew that his words were a bit harsh, but how could he back down when there were a room full of children, grandchildren and servants watching him?

So he stiffened his neck and said.

"What's the matter? Isn't that what everyone is saying? If not, you wouldn't have gone to ask for this strong-willed Du girl to marry him. We are the Duke's Mansion! A merchant's daughter can become the future Duke's wife. It's really ridiculous!"

The woman has a long tongue.

But this fifth old master speaks more like a woman than a woman.

Mrs. Wei, who had suffered a setback at the hands of Shang Ji and Du Jingyi, was happy to see the fifth room vent her anger.

So even though he kept trying to persuade her, his words were all exaggerated.

The fifth old master cursed to the end, even bringing up the matter of the Gu family members dying in battle and making it up at will.

It seemed that they encountered this disaster because of Shang Ji's tough fate.

This caused the crowd below to whisper loudly.

But before he could curse happily, Luo Yuan had already returned with his troops from outside. Upon hearing these dirty words, his eyes immediately turned cold.

"Gag him, tie him up, and send him to guard the mausoleum!"

"yes."

Those who came were all well-trained guards. The people from the third and fifth houses were no match for them.

Crying and making a fuss, but to no avail.

In the end, the third and fifth old masters were dragged out.

Seeing this, the people from the two rooms seemed to have lost their backbone. They looked at each other with resentment, but did not dare to do anything else.

To the northwest of the Duke's Mansion is the ancestral hall of the merchants.

The surroundings were solemn and quiet.

Du Jingyi followed Shang Ji here and took a deep breath before entering the door.

The business had only been established for a few years, so there weren't many tablets placed on it.

In addition to the old Duke Shang and his wife in the first row, there are the tablets of Shang Gu in the second row and Shang Dalang in the third row, as well as the tablets of Shang Ji's first three wives.

They are Shang Xu, Shang Jing and Shang Wang.

In addition, there were also some tablets for the deceased sons and daughters-in-law of the third and fifth rooms.

Incense is also offered.

This ancestral hall was one where Du Jingyi had never stepped into alone, except on New Year's Eve every year when the whole family would come together to worship.

Originally it felt a bit eerie, but now it’s mostly filled with a nostalgic atmosphere.

Perhaps it was because Shang Ji had a calming temperament, so Du Jingyi didn't feel as scared as before.

Standing in front of Shang Gu's tablet, Du Jingyi took the cup of tea from Yingtao and knelt down in front of the tablet.

Shang Ji beside her also followed her. Du Jingyi said with a calm expression and some sincerity.

"Daughter-in-law Du offers tea to mother-in-law."

Shang Ji saw her attitude and felt comforted by it.

When he turned to look at the tablet, there was a hint of sadness on his face.

Then, Shang Ji spoke in a gentle tone.

"Mother, if you know about this, you can rest assured that your son is back. No one will dare to bully our Gu family anymore."

Then, he looked at Shang Dalang's tablet again, but his tone changed from sad to hard.

"Rest in peace, big brother. As long as I am here, my sister-in-law and nephew will never suffer any injustice again."

Du Jingyi knelt quietly on the futon, listening to her husband Shang Ji talking to her mother-in-law and eldest brother's tablets.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Both of them had died of illness before she got married.

Therefore, she didn't know the specific situation.

The evil things that happen in wealthy families are no less than those in small households like theirs, so it’s better for her not to ask too much.

Shut up and listen quietly. After a stick of incense had passed, Shang Ji spoke lightly.

"I'm sorry. I was so caught up in my thoughts that I forgot you were still kneeling."

Du Jingyi smiled and had to say it.

"This is my first time serving tea to my mother-in-law, so it's okay to kneel for a while."

"Um."

Shang Ji stretched out his hand, wanting to help Du Jingyi up, but he found that the maids on her left and right had already stepped forward to help her out with concern.

He had no choice but to take his hand back and his expression returned to normal.

"Let's go back and meet my sister-in-law and the others. I should have introduced you to them three years ago."

"good."

After saying this, the couple headed towards East Garden.

I don’t know if it’s because there are few servants around the ancestral hall, or because of what happened just now, the servants didn’t dare to act rashly and cause trouble in front of Shang Ji.

Therefore, the servants who had followed them to watch the fun disappeared without a trace.

The couple walked in silence all the way.

I waited until I entered Xitang Courtyard and saw someone familiar.

Shang Ji then spoke to Steward He and Nanny Dou who were guarding the East Garden gate.

"Thank you two for your hard work these past few years. When this is over, we will move to the General's Mansion and live a good life."

Butler He and Nanny Dou were both left behind by Madam Gu before her death.

They have been guarding Dongyuan loyally.

Therefore, even if the outside world is in chaos, everyone in Dongyuan can still live a peaceful life.

Including Fuqiuyuan, where the widowed first lady Liu lived, and Hanyiyuan, where the eighth daughter of the merchant family, Xueniang, lived, were not affected by the extortion from the third and fifth houses.

Therefore, after hearing Shang Ji's words, the two of them said with tears in their eyes and were relieved.

"Old slaves, just follow the general's instructions."

"Um."

After saying this, the couple walked towards Xitang Courtyard in the center of East Garden.

The eldest lady Liu, her nephew Shang Zhiping, and the eighth lady Shang Xue had been waiting for a long time.

When they saw the couple coming, the first person to stand up and be extremely happy was Shang Xue, the eighth daughter of the Shang family and Mrs. Gu's youngest daughter.

(End of this chapter)