If you can't be a son-in-law, you have to be sanctified

Chapter 189 The old piano girl, take care of the tedious world

The Lu Mansion is luxurious and prosperous in Changning Street, ten miles away. The ancestors managed for a hundred years in exchange for a white jade as a horse.

When it comes to the wealth of the Lu Mansion, even many senior officials of the second and third ranks in the court are far behind.

The Lu Mansion's industries are located in many prosperous places in Taixuanjing. Today's Lu Mansion can guarantee a luxurious life in the mansion just by collecting rent.

It is also because of this that General Shenxiao is only a fifth-rank general, but his reputation is well known to many people in Taixuanjing.

And the previous marriage contract between the Nanguo government and the Lu family, as well as the Qilin son of the Lu family, also made the Lu family of Jiuhu famous throughout Taixuanjing.

Of course... This kind of reputation is also hated by the people in the Lu family. No one wants their surname to become the laughing stock of the people of Taixuanjing after dinner.

So when Mrs. Ning heard that Lu Jing was coming, the smile that appeared on her face just now disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Leaning on a cane with a deer's head, she watched the scenery in Guangu Pine Courtyard in silence.

Mrs. Zhong tried to persuade her, but she didn't speak.

Madam Zhu at the side sighed, and understood that the name of Lu Jing was actually a taboo to some extent for Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong.

When Lu Jing was in the Lu Mansion, he was treated harshly by Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong, saying that he was the son of the Lu Mansion, but he could only provide food and clothing every month, and he was not as good as a favored servant.

From the age of 16 to the age of [-], the mansion did not arrange for him to be a teacher or a teacher, nor did he arrange a martial arts instructor for him. He only wanted to turn this redundant young master into a useless person.

What's more, the marriage contract with the son-in-law of the Nanguo government is probably a different kind of sacrifice.

But now... Lu Jing, who was expelled from the Lu Mansion by a piece of formula, has become the most outstanding young man in Taixuanjing. Doesn't this prove that Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong have blind eyes and missed Qilinzi?

It also caused old Madam Ning and Mrs. Zhong to be reprimanded and resentful.

Because of all these things, when they heard that Lu Jing was coming to the Lu residence, Old Madam Ning and Mrs. Zhong were silent.

Mrs. Zhu thought about this, sighed in her heart, and reminded: "Old Madam, Madam, the current Lu Jing is not what it used to be. He has the edict of the sage, and he can follow the law, but although he has no official position, he can But he was also very popular, and the court officials of the fourth and fifth ranks would salute him with a smile on their faces when they saw him.

He came to Lu's residence today, it might not be right to let him hang out outside the door. "

After Mrs. Zhu's death, Lu Feng's servant girl's skin was more fragrant than snow, and her face was extremely beautiful. Among the servants of the Lu family, Qingyue was absent, so her appearance was the most important.

At this moment, Xi Xiang looked a little strange, even from the bottom of his heart... Xi Xiang didn't want to see Lu Jing.

Because as Mrs. Zhu said, Lu Jing is no longer what it used to be, just like Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong. Whenever the name of Lu Jing spreads to Xi Xiang's ears, she always thinks that she could have entered Lu Jing's courtyard. She was entrusted with the relationship again, and was transferred to Lu Feng's courtyard.

Xi Xiang was quite worried about Lu Feng, but she always felt that under the high-walled courtyard of the Lu Mansion, even if Master Lu Feng could return safely, she would not be free after all.

This is how people are, they have already got a great one, but when there is something better that misses her, there will always be regrets in their hearts.

Xixiang was thinking wildly.

Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong had already heard Mrs. Zhu's words, and they were silent for a while, Mrs. Ning finally sighed, and said to the Tsing Yi who came to report: "Please... come in. "

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The fragrance of winter orchids, pine red plums, and daphne are mixed in the midday fireworks, and the whole Lu Mansion is filled with a mild fragrance.

Even the mist in Lu's mansion exudes a certain unique smell, making it clearer.

Today, it was Lu Jing and Qing Yue who came to Lu Mansion together.

Mr. Eleven also allowed Qingyue a few days off to enter a new year.

Qingyue has been studying pharmacology with Mr. Shiyi these days, and she even carries the fragrance of some medicine on her body.

At this time, she was wearing a palace satin and plain snow silk skirt, her long soft hair was loose, and the end was bound by an emerald green hairpin.

At first glance, the tall and slender Qingyue exudes a kind of brilliance like spring flowers and autumn moon.

Occasionally, a servant girl would pass by, seeing Qingyue today, her eyes could not help showing a little envy, and then she stopped, saluted that bright young man, and whispered a word...

"Three young masters."

Even the one who came to lead the way today was Guanshi Liu, whom Lu Jing and Qingyue rarely saw each other when they were in the mansion.

Liu Guanshi, who used to be unsmiling in the past, smiled brightly today. He not only bent over to lead the way, but even turned around from time to time to smile at Lu Jing, lest Lu Jing feel that he was treating him slowly.

Qing Yue walked behind Lu Jing with her head down.

Lu Jing stopped, pulled Qingyue's sleeve again, and let her walk side by side with him.

"You are now the disciple of Mr. Shulou Shiyi, not a maid. We are here today...to welcome mother out together, so you don't have to walk behind me."

Lu Jingsheng frowned, with a smile in his eyes.

Hearing Lu Jing's gentle voice, Qingyue turned her head to look in a certain direction.

At the end of that direction is the old courtyard where the former wife, Lu Jing and her lived together...

"Ma'am, we're here to welcome you." Qingyue thought in her heart, and then remembered Lu Jing's gentle words just now, she slightly pursed her lips, and her eyes became firmer.

So... Lu Jing and Qing Yue walked into Guangu Songyuan side by side, and came to the banquet hall.

Mrs. Ning, Mrs. Zhong, Mrs. Zhu, Ning Qiang... and many others saw Lu Jing and Qingyue coming side by side from a distance.

At this time, Lu Jing was dressed in white, and he had an unfathomable bearing. He came casually, but Mrs. Ning couldn't help but clenched the deer's head crutch tightly in her hand, and Madam Zhong also took a deep breath.

They watched Lu Jing walk down the long road and into the banquet hall.

"Is Lu Jing back?"

To everyone's surprise, Mrs. Ning stood up, with a smile on her face, and said: "Today is New Year's Eve, it's great for you to come to the mansion for a walk, and you should be reunited on a festive day."

Ning Qiang, who was sitting not far away, was taken aback when she heard Old Madam Ning's words, and then a little surprise appeared on her face.

She was afraid that Old Madam Ning would start a fight with Lu Jing's cousin, which would put her in a dilemma. She had to worry about Old Madam Ning's old body, but also felt that it would be unfair to Lu Jing if she spoke for the Lu family.

Now Mrs. Ning's words are soft and flattering, which is naturally the best.

Mrs. Zhu was also a little surprised, and soon she heard Mrs. Zhong also put on a smile, and said: "Lu Jing, Lu Qiong told me yesterday that you invited him to have a drink together. Brothers are in harmony, and brothers and friends are respectful, which is naturally the best, and it is also the blessing of the lintel.

Let me see...Since we are here today, we will have the reunion dinner at home...Come on, sit down, Qingyue will also sit..."

Standing behind Mrs. Zhu, Xi Xiang peeked at Qingyue beside Lu Jing, and felt that Qingyue had a really good temperament, even the brocade robe she was wearing was extremely beautiful.

Mallow lowered her head, secretly laughing...

"Young Master Jing's status is different now, with his current reputation, even if he goes to the residence of a high official in the court, he will be received politely by the host.

It seems that the old matriarch and Mrs. Zhong were not dazzled by the ridicule outside the house. "

Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong spoke one after another, and kindly invited Lu Jing to take a seat.

Qing Yue stood beside Lu Jing without saying a word.

At this time, Lu Jing did not look up at Mrs. Ning or Mrs. Zhong, but turned his head and looked at the way he came from a distance.

Seeing that Lu Jing ignored them, Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong felt a little embarrassed for a while.

Madam Ning fell silent, and Madam Zhong said again: "There was a lot of noise in the mansion today. Your father went to the general's mansion to practice, but he never came back. Today Lu Jing is here. I will send someone to invite your father..."

Mrs. Zhong hasn't finished speaking yet.

However, where Lu Jing was looking, there was another young man in blue with his waist bent, leading two old men in yellow and black long clothes and high crowns. Their faces looked old, but they were white and beardless.

Mrs. Ning is old and can't see far away.

Mrs. Zhong at the side saw the two old men, she stood up in an instant, and her expression became hurried.

"Old Madam, there are people coming from the palace."

When the old matriarch heard Mrs. Zhong's words, her embarrassing expression suddenly changed. She also stood up and said with a smile: "I think the empress sent someone to express condolences. I thought I would come here at midnight on New Year's Eve. I thought it would be so early."

She took Mrs. Zhong down the high platform, but saw Lu Jing and Qing Yue who were standing in the hall, still standing aside without saying a word.

Everyone also ignored them, now that there are people coming from the palace, even if Lu Jing's status is extraordinary at this time, there must always be a priority.

Those two old men are Diao Si in the palace!
Mrs. Ning, Mrs. Zhong, Mrs. Zhu and other female relatives went to greet her.

The two Diao Si had already stood still, and a short Diao Si squinted his eyes, looked around the crowd, and asked, "Old Madam, is Uncle Shen Xiao in the residence?"

Mrs. Ning bowed her body with difficulty, and said: "The two Diaosi, the masters of the mansion have gone to the general's mansion, not in the Lu mansion... If there is an order from Ninghe palace, I will follow it."

Diao Si said, "It is indeed the order of Ninghe Palace, but this kind of order should be greeted by the head of the family."

Madam Ning was a little puzzled.

Ninghe Palace is the palace of the emperor and empress, and all the orders of the court come from Ninghe Palace.

Today, the empress and empress sent people to express condolences, why did the head of the family come to greet her?
Mrs. Zhong was also about to speak, mentioning that she had invited Uncle Shen Xiao, and heard the order from Diao Si: "However... the old lady also has an order, since the head of the family is not here, there is a precedent for the old lady to receive the order on her behalf. Can rely on."

The decree Diao Si spoke so far, turned around and respectfully saluted the silk decree held in Diao Si's hand behind him, then took the silk cloth, and then spread the scroll...

"Ninghe Palace has a purpose!

Dafu Qianqian, Lang Langzhaozhao, there is a leader who won the three exams, and he is a hero in the world. "

"Mr. Lu Jing! You won the three tests and got the authority to enforce the law. You should have rewarded ten thousand gold and recruited talents to enter the court. However, Lu Jing had a filial heart and gave up ten thousand gold to report to Ninghe Palace.

Lu Jing's deceased mother, Chu Zhiyu, cultivated talents for the country and raised pride for the country. Although the person is dead, the credit is here.

Mrs. Jing Ruipingxian of the fourth rank.

Appreciate this! "

Passed the decree to Diao Temple to recite the decree of Ninghe Palace.

And when the imperial order of Mrs. Jingrui Pingxian, the fourth grade, came from the mouth of Chuanzhi Diaosi.

Madam Ning and Mrs. Zhong, who were already drenched in sweat, suddenly raised their heads.

Madam Zhong opened her mouth.

Madam Ning took a deep breath: "Fourth...fourth grade?"

"Old lady, please accept the order." The voice of Diao Si came again.

Old Madam Ning stood up tremblingly, with thoughts in her mind and heart in a mess, and took the silk scroll from Diao Si's hand.

And Diaosi reminded: "Old Madam, the public will send Fengguanxiapei later.

This is posthumous title. When Uncle Shen Xiao comes back, you can discuss whether you want to move Mrs. Jing Ruipingxian's bones to the official tomb.

This matter is all up to the master's family to decide. If Mrs. Jing Ruipingxian is now in the ancestral land of Jiuhu, there is no need to move again. The distance is too far, and it is disrespectful to the deceased. "

Chuanzhi Diaosi's reminder made Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong feel more and more confused, and they didn't know what to say.

On the contrary, Mrs. Zhu had already reacted, she quickly winked, the steward of the second mansion stepped forward and sent the two Diao Si to tea, and the second lady also said a lot of polite words.

Until the two sent orders to Diao Si to leave.

Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong still stood where they were.

Madam Zhu looked sideways at Lu Jing and Qing Yue who were still in the banquet hall.

Xixiang and Mallow were also at a loss.

Lu Jing's mother was posthumously named a fourth-rank imperial order?

"Not all the wives in the families of the fourth-rank officials in the court can be appointed as the fourth-rank imperial orders. Lu Jing has no official or job..."

Mrs. Zhu thought to herself.

It's no wonder that Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong lost their souls.

The imperial status that Old Madam Ning is proud of is only a fifth rank!

Although there are many court officials living in this Changning Street, apart from the Sheng Mansion, there is no second imperial wife.

But today, Lu Jing's mother was canonized as a fourth-rank imperial order!

This seems to be the glory of the Lu family, but in fact, Ning Hegong personally ordered the fourth rank to posthumously seal Lu Jing's mother, which means... Lu Jing's mother is only a concubine but can be included in the Lu family tree, Lu Family Temple Sacrifice.

The spirit plaque should be placed before Mrs. Zhong, the main wife, and even after the death of Mrs. Ning, the spirit plaque must be placed behind Lu Jing's mother's plaque.

besides……

Old Madam Ning always talked about that she would enter the official tomb after death, which is a great honor, but now, once Lu Jing's biological mother is about to move to the tomb, and the bones are moved into the official tomb, after a hundred years, Old Madam Ning will be in the official tomb. It can only be buried on the right side of Lu Jing's biological mother.

Dafu etiquette system, the left is respected and the right is humbled.

Old Madam Ning put on airs all her life. When Lu Jing's biological mother was alive, Madam Ning would definitely call her cheap and call Lu Jing a troublemaker.

But after this edict, Mrs. Ning has already fallen under Lu Jing's biological mother...

The same is true for Mrs. Zhong, the official wife of the Lu family.

How could this not upset Old Madam Ning and Mrs. Zhong?
"It's a good son."

Madam Zhu took a deep breath.

In the Dafu etiquette system, if the husband is the most honored, the concubine's room will not be granted the imperial order, but if the mother is honored by the child, even if the concubine's room is entitled to the imperial order because of the son, no one will dare to say that one of them is wrong.

There was silence in the courtyard, and it took more than ten breaths.

At this moment, Madam Ning finally came to her senses. She turned her head and looked at Lu Jing in the banquet hall.

At this time, Lu Jing's expression was normal, but his eyes were surprisingly calm. He nodded slightly to the old lady Ning in the courtyard through a gate!
Mrs. Ning thought for a while, and said softly: "The dead are big, breaking the ground and moving the coffin is not auspicious, the lady has also repaired the tombstone for your mother, and the tomb of the Lu family in Beijing is also considered beautiful..."

After saying this, Mrs. Ning fell silent again.

Ning Qiang at the side couldn't help lowering her head...

The tomb of the Lu family in Xuandu is actually not the ancestral tomb of the Lu family. After the death of the favored wives and concubines of the Lu family, their bodies will be moved to the ancestral land of the Lu family in Jiuhu for burial.

Only the servants who were favored and the concubines who were not favored died, would they be buried in the tomb of Xuandu.

But now, there is a decree from the palace today, to bestow Fengguan Xiapei, to follow the imperial order, and to be able to move to such a noble imperial official's tomb, so what is so unlucky?

If it were any other big mansion, it would naturally be decorated with lights and festoons, and the tomb moved with great fanfare. How could there be so many evasions?
Now that Mrs. Ning is saying these words... the thoughts in it are clearly revealed.

But Lu Jing in the banquet hall has slowly walked out.

He came to Old Madam Ning, shook his head and said, "The tomb must be moved."

Madam Ning and Mrs. Zhong couldn't help but stagnate when they saw the tall and impressive Lu Jing in front of them.

Mrs. Zhong lowered her head and said nothing.

Old Madam Ning squinted her eyes... Vaguely, he saw a lot of shadows of Lu Shenyuan from Lu Jing's face, this young man whom she hated, was standing in front of her with two third-grade treasures.

Just as calm as when I wanted to go to the library to study.

Vaguely, Old Madam Ning suddenly felt remorse...

"Even if that woman beat the drum, she would lose face to the Lu family and make the empress and empress even ask about it.

But... the Lu Jing in front of me is Shenyuan's blood after all. In the past, my eyes were covered by anger, and I never saw the heroic spirit in his brows and the smile on his mouth.

He is also my blood, but..."

Madam Ning became more and more confused. She looked at Lu Jing in front of her, and immediately felt a little more angry in her heart: "Even if I treat you badly, I am the head of the family after all, so what's the matter if the younger generation is wronged? Why bother?" So aggressive?"

The old matriarch Ning thought about this, and her long-term high position gave birth to her stubbornness, so the old matriarch gritted her teeth and said, "Lu Jing, Chu Zhiyu is your mother, but her household registration was still in the Lu family. Uncle Shen Xiao's concubine is now buried in the Lu family's tomb... whether to move the tomb is still up to my Lu family to decide."

"Lu Jing, you left the Lu Mansion and gained a lot of fame, but even with that tactic book, the blood of the Lu Manor still flows in your body!
I heard that you are a genius in the cultivation of Yuanshen, it is said that you have entered the realm of Shenhuo, today you came to the Lu Mansion, do you want to use such a cultivation base..."

"Old lady!"

Mrs. Ning was chattering, but Lu Jing, who was standing in front of her, suddenly interrupted her.

I saw Lu Jing gently beckoning to Qingyue who was in the distance, and then stopped talking, and the two walked along the long road together.

Madam Ning and Mrs. Zhong still hesitated.

But only Lu Jing's voice came leisurely: "I came here today just to inform the old matriarch and Mrs. Zhong that the old matriarch and Mrs. Zhong are ordered to move the tomb. The old matriarch and Mrs. Zhong need to put the Fengguan Xiapei in the coffin."

The expressions of the old matriarch and Mrs. Zhong all changed.

Even the scheming Mrs. Zhong's face was full of anger: "Lu Jing, what do you mean?"

Lu Jing, who was walking along the long road, stopped. He put one hand on the breathing knife and looked around.

"I have lived in this Lu Mansion since I was a child. I don't know if the old lady and his wife have ever discovered that... this Lu Mansion is too big."

Is the Lu Mansion too big?

Ning Qiang, Xi Xiang, and Mallow didn't know what Lu Jing meant.

However, Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong suddenly changed their expressions as if they had been struck by lightning.

"Lu Jing, you have the right to enforce the law!"

In just a few moments, Mrs. Zhong's face was dripping with sweat, and the old matriarch seemed to have been drained of strength, and fell limp, and was supported by Mrs. Zhu again.

In the distance, Lu Jing and Qingyue were still far away, and when they walked out of the ancient pine courtyard, they turned their heads deliberately to look at the ancient pine in the courtyard.

Gu Song is fortunate to have blessed the Lu Mansion for thirty years!

The ancient pine is still growing vigorously, vigorous and powerful, as if rooted in the land of Lu Mansion, absorbing the nourishment of Lu Mansion.

"Hurry up, please come back, master." Old Madam Ning gritted her teeth, her face was pale, but she still watched Lu Jing and Qing Yue leave.

Lu Jing and Qing Yue walked out of Lu Mansion all the way.

Every time they passed a courtyard, servant girls would stop and salute respectfully.

"Master, do you really want to bury your wife in the official tomb?"

Qingyue seemed to think of something, and said: "When I was young, I always heard my wife talk about wanting to hide in the green mountains and rivers alone.

It's just that when Madam left, the young master and I were still young, and such a simple wish from Madam was a huge hindrance to us.

Although the official tomb is good, there are too many people buried in it after all, I don't know if Madam will like it..."

Lu Jing glanced at Qingyue, his eyes became softer: "Do you still remember these?"

"Qingyue's life is very simple, and there are only two important people. My wife treats me like a girl, so I naturally remember her words."

Qingyue said: "I still remember that my wife is also stubborn. My wife's calligraphy and paintings are graceful and elegant, more than enough to be charming, but just because I wrote a couplet and posted it in front of the courtyard during the Chinese New Year, I was scolded by Mrs. Ning who was passing by, saying that it was a woman. Show off.

I still remember that when Madam first came to Lu's residence, she went to the dining room to serve meals in person. There was meat in the pot, but she could only bring back some vegetables.

At that time, I thought Aunt Zhao of the dining room was a bad person, but as I got older, I realized that even if the servants are domineering, they always have something to rely on behind them. "

"I remember a lot of things, so I always feel... If Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong can really put the Fengguan Xiapei bestowed by Ninghe Palace into Mrs.'s coffin with their own hands, it will not be considered an insult to them... . . . they were unfair to the lady."

Qing Yue said so.

Lu Jing just listened carefully, then thought of the ancient pine, and said softly: "Everything has a karma, just wait and see."

They walked out of the Lu residence all the way, turned their heads, only to see that the gates of the Lu residence were well-built.

In such a mansion, the master does not cultivate himself outside, he is born with blood but is unwilling to raise it, and he is forced to raise it but treats him harshly... It is not a bit of arrogance.

This is what makes Dafu salty.

"Don't worry, since my mother made a wish before she was alive, she wanted to live farther away and live in a quieter place, so she doesn't have to go to the official tomb. I didn't say it just now, but I just annoyed them."

Lu Jing said to Qingyue: "Actually, to my mother, the tombs in the Lu Mansion are roughly the same as the official tombs.

She had lived a poor life, and she hated those so-called wives of big houses in her heart. She had seen all kinds of things in the world, enjoyed the glory, and suffered all kinds of human eyes.

So... I don't want her to enter the so-called official tomb. Finding a place with green mountains and green waters is what she wants in her heart. "

Qingyue was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "It turns out that the young master has already thought about it."

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The first day of the first lunar month, the New Year's Eve!
Every household is decorated with lanterns and streamers to celebrate the New Year.

But another strange thing happened in Taixuanjing.

The old Matriarch and Mrs. Zhong of Lu Jianing in Jiuhu went to the tomb of the Lu residence in person. On this auspicious Spring Festival, they moved a coffin in the tomb of the Lu residence.

Immediately after that, many news came, that the birth mother of Lu Jing, a young man in white clothes, was posthumously named Mrs. Jingrui Pingxian, the fourth rank imperial order, by the imperial court book!
Old Matriarch Ning and Mrs. Zhong shed tears and put Feng Guanxia in the coffin of Lu Jingsheng's mother, and the members of Lu's family personally carried the coffin, leaving Taixuanjing and going up to Jokhang Mountain.

For many common people, this incident was just an ordinary episode, and the Lu family just added another joke.

For Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Zhong, it was indeed a major event that was enough to make them feel depressed.

When Lu Jing and Qing Yue were standing in front of the new tomb...

Qingyue was crying silently.

Lu Jing, on the other hand, lowered his head, and many scenes from the past came to his mind one after another.

The deceased was indeed a good mother.

And after today, her name will be included in Ninghe Gongzhong's register.

Every year on Qingming and Chongyang, the government will also recite her name taboo and offer sacrifices to her.

Lu's temple sacrifice, her spirit card will be ahead of that of Old Madam Ning and Mrs. Zhong.

But this place has grown some green mountains, and the gurgling water in the mountains belongs to her alone.

On the stone tablet, Lu Jing carved it with a sword...

"The willows are like eyebrows, the clouds are like hair, the shark's silk is like a mist, and the fragrant snow is caged."

"In the past, the qin girl, she took care of the tedious world and entered the green mountains and green waters."

On a tree in the distance.

Yu Qixiang swung his legs, staring at Lu Jing and Qing Yue from a distance, looking at the tombstone.

The girl cried out, hurt by the tombstone.

"If I die, who in Taixuanjing will erect a monument for me? I don't know if the suzerain will be dragged down by me."

Yu Qixiang seems to be strong on weekdays, but now he is a little pessimistic when there is no one around.

Immediately, he remembered that in the tomb in front of him, the mother of the boy Lu Jing in white was buried.

"With my loved ones by my side, even if they are dead and buried in the ground, it is better than no one to collect the body."

"It seems that I have to find a way to go home. No matter how bad it is, I have to be closer to my family."

Yu Qixiang jumped off the big tree, her two braids rippling behind her.

"Find an opportunity to go out of Beijing and set foot on the way home."

"Even if you die, you will die on the way home."

　It's the end of the month, if you have a monthly pass, don't waste it, you can vote for others, otherwise it will expire, the transition is completed, and the next wave of climax will come soon.

　
(End of this chapter)