Shen Ajiao was taken aback. Was it an announcement of a death?
Qin Keqing is gone?
She seemed perfectly fine when I saw her a few days ago.
It just disappeared like that?
Just as Shen Ajiao was feeling regretful, the Jia family members, dressed in hemp clothing with white cloth tied around their waists and black hemp cloth wrapped around their arms, revealed a large "冥" (Ming) character in the center.
Upon seeing Chen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu kneeling on the ground, she cried, "Mrs. Lin, Miss Lin, we...we..."
"What happened?"
Lin Daiyu's heart clenched. Could it be her maternal grandmother?
"Speak quickly!"
Shen Ajiao sternly stopped the wailing servant, who hurriedly wiped his face and tears, sobbing, "Second Master, Second Master is gone!"
Who? Who? Who?
Gillian Chung asked three questions in a row: Who is gone?
Second Master?
Who is the Second Master?
Oh, Jia Zheng is the second master?
Is Jia Zheng gone?
What?
Jia Zheng is dead! ? ?
Shen Ajiao looked completely bewildered.
They were pulled out of the water and hadn't said anything these past few days, so how could they just disappear like that?
Seeing the incredulous looks on Shen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu's faces, the servants were filled with bitterness. Little did they know what was going on.
The second master was still walking around yesterday, saying he wanted to eat sweet fermented rice soup from a restaurant outside. Who knew that he would die shortly after drinking it!
His face was terrifying, a bluish-purple color.
The guy working there said that while the master was eating, he suddenly acted like he was possessed, grabbing his own neck with a fierce look in his eyes.
They wanted to go up and help, but the old man rolled his eyes at them.
They were too busy lately to dare to provoke the Second Master!
Who knew that after pinching him for a while, the old man collapsed to the ground, his body convulsing.
Fearing there might be something unclean inside, they screamed and cried out, which prompted them to call for help from outside. But before anyone arrived, the master breathed his last!
Upon hearing this, Shen Ajiao was even more bewildered.
[Did I get possessed by a ghost after eating sweet fermented rice balls?]
[That glutton is eating sweet fermented rice balls? Why not eat a proper feast of meat and fish instead of some pathetic sweet rice balls??]
Lin Daiyu swallowed hard, exchanged a glance with Shen Ajiao, and thought to herself at the same time,
[Could he have choked to death on glutinous rice balls?]
[Eat tangyuan, eat tangyuan, Brother Yixin's tangyuan are round and round...]
I'm sorry, it was wrong of me to sing this song at this time, but I just couldn't help it!!!
"I still need to go and inform other families. Mrs. Lin and Miss Lin, farewell."
Lin Daiyu gave someone a running fee, and since she couldn't go to class, she hurriedly asked people to change the festive items in the house into something simpler. She also ordered that the meals be light and the clothes be mostly light-colored.
Jia Zheng was her maternal uncle, and according to custom, she should have observed a three-month mourning period to show her filial piety.
[Lin Baobao, you're really putting the Jia family in a very difficult position by doing this. The Jia family hasn't shown any remorse.]
[Not only did you not, but on your first visit, you were dressed in bright red and green, eating lavish meals without any restraint. It's truly a case of comparison is the thief of joy.]
Lin Daiyu smiled nonchalantly. She did these things not for others to see, but for peace of mind and to follow the rules. She couldn't control others, nor did she want to. At least no one could find fault with her.
[I'm so angry! You know you get bullied because you're kind-hearted.]
“Isn’t Madam here?” Lin Daiyu took Shen Ajiao’s arm. “It’s just that Madam will have to suffer for three months.”
[Ahhh, Lin Baobao is so willing to stick to me! She's not complaining, not complaining at all! Not just three months, even six months wouldn't be a problem!]
“I’ll give my wife a raise. She can buy whatever she likes. She may be a little stingy with food, but she can’t be stingy with anything else.”
[Waaaaah, Lin Baobao is so amazing! I'm obsessed with Lin Baobao, I'm crazy about Lin Baobao, I'd bang my head against a wall for Lin Baobao!]
Lin Daiyu: There's no need to bang your head against a wall...
The two packed quickly, and fortunately, with Jia Zhen's precedent, preparing things was easy.
When they arrived, the Jia family was already in tears. Passersby couldn't help but sigh, "How pitiful! The Jia family has been cursed lately, with two masters dying in succession."
Wang Xifeng led Shen Ajiao and the other woman to first pay respects to Jia Zheng, and then to visit Grandmother Jia in the inner courtyard.
This time, Baoyu actually acted like a filial son.
……
More than half a month had passed since the funerals of the two families were completed. Grandmother Jia sent someone with a message saying that there was something important to discuss.
Shen Ajiao had no choice but to take Lin Daiyu to the Jia family again.
Grandmother Jia looked dejected, her eyes filled with despair. When she saw Lin Daiyu enter, she quickly put on a brave face and said, "Yu'er is here."
Lin Daiyu nodded, stepped forward and took Grandmother Jia's hand, "Grandmother, please take care of yourself."
"Good child, I will. This family... this family still needs me."
The crowd wiped away their tears and urged the old lady to take care of herself.
Looking at the suddenly decrepit Grandmother Jia, Shen Ajiao was still somewhat unaccustomed to it. Recalling the day she first arrived, the old lady was full of vigor and in good spirits. Now, alas, Shen Ajiao couldn't bear to come.
"Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Lin."
Shen Ajiao came to her senses and saw that Grandmother Jia was reaching out to her, so Shen Ajiao thought that she was quite pitiful and, imitating the others, rubbed the corner of her eye, "Grandmother."
"Okay, I know Mrs. Lin is a reasonable person and has raised my Yu'er very well. I should thank you."
Haha, of course!
If she had a tail behind her, Shen Ajiao would have her tail sticking up to the sky just from hearing this.
However, he remained very modest, saying, "This is just my duty. Yu'er is an obedient child, and we get along very well."
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