Chapter 387: A Show of Power

"Come in."

"Yes, Madam."

When Yingtao and Danruo came in, the first thing Du Jingyi asked was:

"Have you prepared all the food for Vice General Luo and the others?"

"Don't worry, Madam. They are all ready and sent over. They are the favorites of Deputy General Luo and others in the General's Mansion. I have memorized them."

Danruo didn't say much, but every word he said was to the point, so Du Jingyi was very satisfied.

Then she sat down to eat with her husband.

Because it was the mourning period, the things Dan Ruo prepared were simple, enough to fill the two of them but not too fancy. Gu Shaoyu was satisfied after seeing them.

Du Jingyi said while eating.

"The last time I had breakfast with the general was eight months ago. The weather was a bit cold then. I remember you asked me to eat faster."

Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu couldn't help but look at her lovingly and added another sentence.

"The weather is cold now, so you should hurry up, or else you will get sick if you eat something cold."

Hearing such caring words, Du Jingyi felt warm inside, which was more comfortable than wearing any more fur coats.

After a simple breakfast, the couple returned to the mourning hall together.

Du Jingyi knelt with Gu Shaoyu. Not long after, Gu Xiaolang and Ping'er also came. They also knelt down without saying anything.

Right now, in the entire Gu family, only these two people are old enough to still hold on, so there is no way they can leave the coffin empty-handed.

With the addition of these two people, the task of burning paper in front of the coffin can be taken turns and is less tiring. However, people are not allowed to talk casually in the mourning hall, so the atmosphere is a bit heavy.

However, this silence did not last for an hour, and then Fourth Aunt hurried in and spoke without any nonsense.

"The relatives of the Gu family heard that Shao Yu was back, so they all came here now."

"Seventh uncle?"

"Not only that, there are also my third uncle, fifth uncle, and sixth uncle. In short, all those who came to worship their ancestors are here."

"What are you doing here?"

Fourth Aunt shook her head and then added.

"They all look unhappy. I think they are coming to call for punishment."

Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi's faces turned ugly. Their grandmother's funeral hadn't even taken place yet, and instead of coming to burn incense and offer condolences, they were making a fuss and wanting to call them to task?

Who gave them the courage?!

So, Gu Shaoyu said to Fourth Aunt.

"Please ask Fourth Aunt to go and tell them that I am here to keep vigil for my grandmother and ask them to wait at Sanshan Hall."

Fourth Aunt nodded, then turned around and walked out the door.

Gu Xiaolang and Ping'er both looked worried and asked Gu Shaoyu.

"Brother, if we keep them in the cold like this, won't they talk nonsense when they go out?"

"Nonsense? What are you afraid of? I am the grandson of my grandmother and I am only delayed for a while to see them. What's the big deal? If I tell others, will they praise us for coming at the right time?"

Gu Shaoyu just wanted to give them a warning so that they would know their own worth.

Du Jingyi also agreed with this. After all, when her grandmother was alive, she could suppress any problems as the eldest sister-in-law of the eldest son. But now, Tai Ge'er, as the head of the Gu family, was still young, so naturally he, as the father, had to take charge of the Gu clan.

Therefore, it is sometimes difficult to control the situation when a small person is old.

Rather than being soft at first and then tough and causing people to gossip about him, it is better to let them all know Gu Shaoyu's personality and way of doing things from the beginning.

In Sanshan Hall, the Seventh Old Master was still able to sit still, with his eyes closed and resting, not saying much. However, the other old masters could hardly bear it anymore.

The first one to speak was the Third Old Master. Although he didn't say anything excessive, he was obviously unhappy about having been kept waiting for so long.

"Shao Yu is really a busy man. It must have taken you an hour to walk this short distance, right?"

"That's right, we are only here to discuss with him how to bury our sister-in-law peacefully. We are not here to cause any trouble. What's the point of not showing up for so long?"

Several of them are elderly men in their seventies or eighties, and they are respected people in the outside world because of the reputation of the Gu family. Now they are naturally unhappy to be ignored like this.

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

However, the most powerful Seventh Old Master didn't say a word, so the Third Old Master and others just complained a few words and didn't say anything else.

After sitting from morning to afternoon, most of their spirits had been lost. Seeing that Gu Shaoyu still hadn't come out, the third old master sighed and said.

"I can't wait any longer. Since Gu Shaoyu has such an attitude, we won't care. We can just show up at the funeral of my sister-in-law, so that he won't think we are here to take advantage of him and treat us like that!"

After hearing this, the others thought the same thing, so they stood up and were about to leave.

At this time, Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi finally arrived. When they saw them getting ready to leave, Du Jingyi pretended to know nothing and said.

"Are the uncles leaving now?"

"Hmph, if I don't leave now, will you chase me away?"

The Third Old Master was obviously unhappy, but he didn't dare to vent his anger on the cold-faced and cold-hearted Gu Shaoyu, so he had to take it out on Du Jingyi.

But he didn't know that Du Jingyi was not much easier to deal with than Gu Shaoyu.

Du Jingyi was quite considerate and gave instructions to Cherry behind him.

"Go, arrange carriages for the uncles and send them home safely."

This one sentence confused the Third Old Master and the others. They quickly looked at Gu Shaoyu, but seeing that he didn't say anything either, they were suddenly in a difficult situation.

Seeing that there was no way out, the Third Old Master didn't know whether to leave or stay, and was just standing there in an awkward position. Then the Seventh Old Master spoke up to help him out.

"Why are you in such a hurry, Third Brother? Aren't we here to discuss something? You're leaving before we even discuss this matter. Isn't it a waste of time to wait all morning?"

Although the words were spoken to the third old master, the meaning was directed to Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi and his wife. They were not stupid and naturally understood.

Du Jingyi said with an "ouch" and pretended to be very apologetic.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. The general just came back yesterday and has been mourning in front of grandma's coffin. A Taoist priest said before that mourning requires staying for a whole day to be considered sincere, so I asked others not to disturb him. It's also my fault. I was so focused on letting the general fulfill his filial piety that I didn't send someone out to talk to you uncles. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. You must be tired."

When it comes to being weird, Du Jingyi is not bad either.

Gu Shaoyu, who had been kneeling for a whole day and night, didn't say he was tired. If those of them who were sitting and drinking tea said they were tired, wouldn't that be a bit of a slap in the face? (End of this chapter)