Chapter 315: Not Even a Pot Breaker
Chapter 315: Not Even a Pot Breaker
Su Jin did not attend the funeral at the Yong'an Marquis Mansion. In any case, she had already had an unpleasant argument with Zou and they had already fallen out.
As for the children, they went to burn incense as soon as they came back. However, Gu Zixuan had official duties to attend to and was busy handing over his work and preparing to observe the three-year mourning period. Gu Zilu had just returned and was not in good health, so he still needed to recuperate. He kowtowed at the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion and came back to continue recuperating.
There was only Gu Sui Yu in the Marquis' Mansion. However, after Yin Zhengnan came back, he didn't want his wife to suffer, so he took her away from time to time. This also resulted in the three children basically not staying in the Marquis' Mansion for long.
In addition, the results of the palace examination were announced, and everyone knew that Gu Zilu did not take the exam. During this period, Sun Yuan came to his house.
"Sixth Miss!"
Sun Yuan bowed.
If Su Jin was in the Marquis' Mansion, she would also have to pay her respects. But now that she has left the Marquis' Mansion, as a concubine, she still has to pay her respects.
Su Jin looked at Sun Yuan.
The woman in front of him looked extremely haggard, with dark circles under her eyes. Although her clothes and appearance were still luxurious, only those in a marquis's mansion could be found, Su Jin understood that this new concubine did not seem to be living a very good life.
"You came to see me for something?"
Sun Yuan knelt down in front of Su Jin and cried, "The master is gone, the old lady is seriously ill, and many people have died. The mansion is in chaos. I shouldn't have told Sixth Miss about this, but the master is gone, and there is no one to carry the coffin or break the basin..."
Isn’t there anyone carrying the coffin and breaking the pot?
Since ancient times, it has been said that the eldest son would break the pot, and the second son would beat the flag. When Gu Changqing passed away, Gu Zixuan was still fighting in the northwest. Breaking the pot? He couldn't even kowtow when he came back.
As for the second son, that is even more impossible. If we really have to rank him first, second, and third, Gu Changqing's second son should be Gu Ziyun, the second brother of the Yong'an Marquisate. However, Gu Ziyun can't come back. He had long been exiled to the northwest, and his life or death is still unknown.
So, Gu Changqing's life was really miserable. After his death, not only did no one break the pot or beat the banner, but they couldn't even lift the coffin and bury him.
"Isn't there a sixth brother?"
Su Jin remembered that Gu Zilu had a younger brother named Gu Zifeng, who was only three years younger than Gu Zilu. He should be thirteen years old now. If it didn't work out, he could just find another son to marry. He was a son anyway. As for the one from An Xiao's family, he was only three years old. Not to mention breaking the pot, he might even be broken by the pot.
Sun Yuan cried when she heard this: "The old lady won't allow it. She despises me because I'm not a legitimate child. She insisted that Xuan go back and smash the pot."
Su Jin was speechless.
"So it's been a month and the body hasn't been buried yet?"
Sun Yuan: ...
She cried even harder and felt numb.
The old lady threw a tantrum and refused to allow the burial, insisting that the eldest son come back to carry the coffin. Although the weather was not very hot, the body had already started to stink. Gu Changqing's coffin was placed in the hall, and the entire Yong'an Marquis' Mansion was filled with a foul smell.
Sun Yuan was left with no other options but to ask Su Jin for help. Zou was ill and couldn't get out of bed, but she was extremely good at playing dirty. If Gu Changqing's body was not buried, by April, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion would be so smelly that it would be uninhabitable!
Sun Yuan couldn't help but shiver when she thought of that scene.
Su Jin's mouth twitched as well. What was going on?
As Zou grew older, she became more and more stubborn. She did not dare to go in to bury her son and insisted that her grandson go back to carry the coffin.
But I'm afraid that carrying the coffin is fake. The real purpose is to let his grandsons go back to revive the Yong'an Marquis Mansion. After all, the emperor has not yet rewarded Gu Zixuan for his contribution in saving the emperor. What if he lets Gu Zixuan inherit the Marquis Mansion?
Su Jin thought about it and looked up and said, "Yuchuan, go and call Xuan Ge'er and Lu Ge'er."
When she heard that she had to call for help, Yuchuan looked unhappy. The old lady was not a good person either. She was forcing Su Jin to send the two children back. It was so shameless. Why did the girl agree to it?
Yuchuan was unwilling, but after Su Jin gave her a look, she could only turn around and call for help.
But on the way here, he couldn't help but start to grumble again: "If it were me, I wouldn't have come to call you two brothers. You're using a dead person to make a fuss. Are you still a human being? How shameless!"
Yuchuan gritted her teeth and scolded the old lady, but Gu Zixuan and Gu Zilu just looked at each other and did not answer.
They soon arrived at the hall. When Sun Yuan saw the two children, her heart skipped a beat. She subconsciously avoided their sight and bowed to greet them.
How to describe them? They are both very pretty characters, and it can be seen that they have been educated very well by Su Jin. Compared with those children in the Marquis' Mansion, these two children are simply the best among humans.
Gu Zixuan was filled with murderous aura, while Gu Zilu was filled with a chilling coldness. Sun Yuan was frightened and did not dare to look up at them. She only thought, was this the aura that was born into the bones of a noble family?
But he is much more elegant than their father Gu Changqing.
After comparing things in her mind, Sun Yuan stopped talking and just waited for Su Jin to speak. Besides, she had no right to speak here.
Su Jin pointed at Sun Yuan and said, "This is the concubine you and your wife brought into the house last. Although she came in the last, she contributed the most. You two must not be rude to her."
Gu Zixuan frowned slightly and glanced at Sun Yuan coldly, but still nodded with his brother and said obediently: "Yes, mother."
The threat above her head was instantly reduced a lot, and Sun Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It had long been heard that Gu Zixuan was a playboy, especially disobedient, and in his early years he made trouble and insisted on marrying a prostitute. Sun Yuan had never met him, but she intuitively felt that this person must be difficult to get along with and talk to, but who would have thought that he would listen to Su Jin so much.
Sun Yuan was delighted and felt that she had asked the right person for help. She should not have thought of looking for the two brothers first, but should have looked for Su Jin first.
"Your father's coffin has not yet been buried. She wants you to go over and discuss the funeral arrangements. As for whether to go or not, you two brothers can decide for yourselves."
Su Jin was still the same, you have the final say. Gu Zixuan and Gu Zilu were already used to this, but Sun Yuan looked up in surprise, thinking, this is not a matter of your words, why do they have to discuss it themselves, what if they don't go?
Sun Yuan felt regretful in her heart. If she had known earlier, she would have gone directly to discuss it with her two brothers!
When he was upset, Gu Zilu said, "Death is the greatest thing. Now that my elder brother is back and I have finished the palace examination, I should go."
Gu Zixuan snorted coldly, which was considered as his agreement. Sun Yuan was extremely happy. She turned around and thanked Su Jin. After talking for a while, she stood up and said goodbye.
The three of them walked together. Su Jin stared at Sun Yuan's back and thought that the concubine that Gu Changqing brought in at the end was not bad. She was the most capable concubine in his backyard who had no ill intentions.
As for what happened later, it had nothing to do with her. It was a pity that Gu Changqing died, causing Gu Zixuan, Gu Sui Yu and Gu Zilu to have to observe mourning. Even if they passed the imperial examination and ranked top six, they could not become officials. Sui Yu might have to wait before she could get married, and this delay would last for three years.