Chapter 20 Zhang is dead.
She stepped back imperceptibly, just in time to catch Su He
's eye. "An elder sister-in-law is like a mother. In the future, you must listen to her." Zhang warned.
Lu Yunqing's eyelashes trembled, and she didn't dare to look up at Su He, and only responded softly.
In fact, she knew about Liu Qiuqiu's affairs a long time ago. When Yi'er and Jiao'er were born, she pestered her grandmother to visit the other courtyard, and bought a lot of new toys for them to play with when she passed by the toy store.
Although Su He treated her well, the Lu family cannot be without an heir...
Zhang leaned weakly on the back of the chair, took a deep breath and asked forcefully: "Where is Zhili? Why hasn't he come back yet?"
"Second brother is on his way back."
Zhang closed her eyes and shook her head in pain and despair. Her dry fingers tightly grasped Lu Yunqing, fearing that she would pull away.
Looking back on the difficult life, I realized that death is not painful, but the painful thing is to say goodbye to all the feelings in the world.
Su He was the first to find something wrong. He shook Zhang's shoulders gently with his hand, only to find that she had died.
"Mother! Mother!"
Hearing Lu Yunqing's cry, Lu Yanxiu came to the wheelchair to check. Seeing Zhang motionless, his eyes dimmed.
Lu Zhili, who had just returned from the Imperial College, heard the screams and stopped in his tracks when he reached the gate of Youranju.
Su He closed his eyes and recalled what Zhang had said to him. He sorted out his emotions and asked housekeeper Zhu to invite the best funeral team outside the mansion. The funeral must be grand.
Pei Xia went to the various courtyards in the mansion to report the death. Surprisingly, few people in the mansion showed any sadness.
Weirui Pavilion.
Liu Qiuqiu helped Liu out of the house. When he saw the crows circling low in the sky, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Did Xiuzhen Yan give her the divorce letter?"
"My husband gave it to her after punishing Yier. Grandmother, you must give Yier justice. He was maliciously bullied by Su He and was beaten with ten boards. He couldn't even stand up. He was also punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. My heart was broken when I saw it..." Liu Qiuqiu brought up the matter of Yier's punishment again, wanting Liu to support Yier, but at this time the news of Zhang's death came.
Mrs. Liu stared at the crow that was unwilling to fly away, with a trace of worry in her cloudy eyes. However, when she mentioned Su He, she still said with a cold face: "Yier is my most beloved great-grandson. If she wants to do something wrong, I will give her back. Our Lu family has always only divorced, not divorced. Su He has humiliated the Lu family and is challenging the authority of our ancestors! Even if she gets the divorce letter, what does it matter? Can she get away from the Lu family safely?"
There was a threat in her words, which made Liu Qiuqiu very confused about Mrs. Liu's thoughts. Since Su He wanted to sever ties with the Lu family, why stop her? It would be better to leave early and give her the identity of the young lady!
"Zhang is dead, let's go see her..."
"Okay."
Zhang was not a daughter of a high-class family, and she had no relatives in the capital. Not many people came to pay their respects at the funeral, and most of them were old friends of the Lu family.
In front of the mourning hall, paper money fluttered in the wind, and the atmosphere was low and depressing.
Lu Zhili and Lu Yunqing knelt beside the brazier to burn paper. The firelight reflected on their faces, and it was hard to tell what emotions they had.
Lu Yanxiu stood on the path in front of the hall, greeting guests from time to time, and subconsciously glanced at Su He who was standing on the side of the mourning hall. The coarse linen mourning clothes looked loose on her, and there was a trace of sadness on her plain face.
When she noticed the gaze, she looked back, and then looked away indifferently.
When Liu arrived at the mourning hall and saw Zhang's coffin, her face was filled with pain. Soon she fainted from grief and was carried back to Weirui Pavilion by Nanny Qin and Aunt Yang.
If Su He hadn't caught a glimpse of Liu winking at the two old servants, she would have believed in their deep love for each other like outsiders.
Liu Qiuqiu was pregnant and did not attend the funeral ceremony, so she did not show up.
"Lord Lu is here to pay his respects!"
The servant Gaosheng outside the door shouted, causing Lu Yanxiu and Su He to look sideways.
Lu Zhiping's death was unclear, and Princess Zhaoyang had a grudge against the Lu family because of it. Lu Huaihe had never recognized him. Who would have thought that this time when a female member of Zhang's family died, he would come to pay his respects?
Lu Yanxiu hurried forward to greet him. Seeing him wearing a round-neck, narrow-sleeved black robe, he walked slowly with a solemn look. He hurriedly bowed and said, "I don't know if Lord Lu came to greet you..."
"Please accept my condolences."
"Lord Lu, please come this way."
After entering the mourning hall, Lu Huaihe lit a stick of incense in front of the spirit tablet, bowed, and washed his hands with wine brought by the maids before standing to one side. After
he came, Lu Yanxiu stopped receiving any guests and just followed him and talked about Zhang's deeds in a casual manner.
It would be good if the death of his mother could make Lu Huaihe and Princess Zhaoyang have a little more sympathy for the Lu family.
Su He looked at the flames in the brazier and heard Lu Yanxiu's self-indulgent narration, which he couldn't help but find ridiculous.
At this time, Nanny Qin came to the mourning hall to find Su He: "Young Madam, the old lady asked you to go over to discuss something."
Su He's eyes moved: "Did she say anything?" "
This... I don't know."
"You go back first, I'll come right away."
Ever since the incident with Mrs. Yang, Pei Xia now thinks that everyone in Weirui Pavilion is not a good person.
Su He temporarily asked Butler Zhu to watch over the mourning hall so that Zhang could leave quietly.
Seeing the people leave, Lu Huaihe took a deep look.
Lu Yanxiu thought he wanted to see the scenery of the Lu Mansion, after all, Lu Huaihe was born here, so he said: "Uncle, how about taking a walk with your nephew?"
Lu Huaihe was slightly startled, then nodded.
Weirui Pavilion.
Liu was lying on the bed, with a hot towel on her forehead. She had just finished a bowl of ginseng soup, and the corners of her mouth were still red from eating, but she had to pretend to be hurt and weak.
Su He did not expose her. After entering the room, he asked directly: "I wonder what the old lady wants me to discuss?"
Mrs. Yang, who was following the bed, looked at her with resentment, thinking of her son and daughter who were still lying at home, with red and swollen faces, not to mention the bruises on their bodies!
She will eventually pay back this debt!
Su He didn't like the harsh look, so he asked sideways, "Madame Yang, why are you free today? Why aren't you at home looking after the children? Can you get out of bed?"
"Young Madam, you are worrying too much. In my opinion, serving the old lady is the most important thing." Mrs. Yang suppressed her displeasure and forced a smile.
"Okay, today is Zhang's funeral, so stop arguing. Su He, come to me." Liu
pretended to be weak and waved her hand, asking her to come to the bed. When she mentioned Zhang, her tone was a little regretful, and then she changed the subject and said, "She was pitiful when she was alive, but she is relieved now that she died. I know Yan Xiu has given you the divorce letter, but Zhang is your mother-in-law after all. Otherwise... after the funeral, how about you come with me to Shangqing Temple to pray for her? You know that Zhang loved you the most when she was alive. If her spirit in heaven sees you praying for her with all your heart, she will definitely be relieved."
Go to Shangqing Temple?
Su He noticed something strange in Liu's sparkling eyes, and Yang Pozi also looked at her with hope