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Under the strict hierarchy, funerals are also divided into ranks.Kong Fanzhi's father could be buried in a mat, but Qi Rongxiao's father could not.The higher the level, the higher the specifications of the funeral, the more various etiquette rules, and the longer the delay.

Under the guiding ideology of "death is like life", the living, especially the younger generation, will shed their skins after going through a funeral, not to mention half-dead.

At any rate, after five or seven days of tossing, Master Qi's funeral finally came to an end temporarily, and the masters of the Qi family finally had time to solve the problems left by Master Qi.

First of all, there are a few concubines left behind by Master Qi.The length of time these women have been with Master Qi varies, but without exception, they have not left a son and a half for Master Qi. As the eldest son, Qi Rongxiao has no obligation to support them. He doesn't like these women, so naturally he doesn't. Will want to make an exception to keep people.

"They have also served the master for these years. I am afraid that it will be difficult to find a good family. If they are willing to stay, let them stay. After a while, the Marquis Mansion will be built. I will stay in the house by myself. It's strange that this huge Qi Mansion is deserted." Si Wei interceded for several people.He is not the Holy Mother of the White Lotus, but these women have no other skills other than serving men. Does he want to watch them grow old before listing?

However, the concubines didn't accept Si Wei's love, so they begged one after another. Master Qi was gone, and they were afraid that Si Wei would give them little shoes to wear.Although Qi Rongxiao didn't like them, he didn't deliberately make things difficult for them. They each kept their jewelry and private money, and each of them gave some money.

Several concubines took the money and left, and the last one left was Mei Xiang.It's not that she doesn't want to leave, but—"I'll give you one last chance to tell me what I want to know, and you can leave with your things like them, otherwise..." Qi Rongxiao sat on a high seat and looked at the people in the lobby. woman.

Mei Xiang didn't suffer any physical injuries, but her face was frighteningly pale, and she had lost a lot of weight, looking haggard.

"I've told you what I know, but I don't know what you asked!" Mei Xiang scratched her neck and gritted her teeth.

Qi Rongxiao didn't say much, raised his right hand, moved his fingers, and several nurses stepped forward to drag him down.

Mei Xiang knew that she had no chance of surviving, but she was not reconciled, and she would be held back if she died! "Say I killed the master, why don't you say that it was the woman who killed the master! The master has been living a good life. She has been married to the mansion for less than half a year, and the master is gone. It is her! She is the one who killed the master. !"

"I don't know what the Taoist priest said at the time, but if my father would listen to my mother's persuasion, he would definitely not have ended up where he is today. Of course, you must be credited for this. If you hadn't persuaded father to see the beauty, if it hadn't been for you If you speak loudly, your father won't go." Qi Rongxiao shot at him with a sharp eye, "Just sending you to the government is taking advantage of you!"

"What kind of persuasion, nothing at all! Their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law must have colluded and blamed me!" In order to save her life, Mei Xiang did not hesitate to turn black and white.

As soon as Mei Xiang finished speaking, a little girl brought a small wooden box to Qi Rongxiao.Qi Rongxiao opened the box, took out the notes inside and read one by one.What was written on it was Si Wei's words of advice to Master Qi.

That day, Si Wei was provoked by Mr. Qi, so he didn't pay attention to where the note he wrote ended up going. It turned out that Qi Rongxiao sent someone to collect it.

Qi Rongxiao collected these waste papers to protect Si Wei, after all, even a sophistry must have a credible basis, right?

"Is there anything else you don't want to give up?" After Qi Rongxiao finished speaking, he felt the gaze from his mother's direction, and instinctively turned his head to look back.

Si Wei didn't know whether Qi Rongxiao protected him on purpose or not.Anyway, taking these things away in broad daylight while no one was paying attention, Si Wei felt that he took this Qi Mansion too simply!The chill welling up from the bottom of his heart made Si Wei shiver.

"Mother, what's wrong?" Seeing her mother trembling, Qi Rongxiao thought it was Mei Xiang's words that made her feel uncomfortable, and immediately waved for someone to take Mei Xiang down.

Si Wei shook his head, raised his hand and wrote: "How did the master get away?"

"Father..." Qi Rongxiao read the note and sighed in his heart. Although his mother didn't have many days in the house, he had a deep affection for his father. If he had a monogamous wife like this, what more could he ask for?Thinking of this, Qi Rongxiao couldn't help but look back at his wife, no matter what, she wasn't too bad to be cured.

"On the surface, it seems that it is because of jealousy..." This is the result of the county government's investigation, which is not very glorious, but Qi Rongxiao told his mother for some reason.After finishing speaking, he felt a little annoyed, no matter what he should not say anything wrong about the deceased, let alone the deceased was his father.However, he also felt that since they were all a family, they shouldn't hide anything.

Si Wei didn't know the contradiction in Qi Rongxiao's heart, but felt that he didn't finish what he said, so he asked: "Actually?"

Qi Rongxiao came back to his senses when he saw the note in front of him, and said: "Actually, I'm sending someone to investigate. I think it's just that there is something wrong with the timing of that foreign beauty's arrival."

Si Wei also felt that Master Qi's death was strange, no wonder Qi Rongxiao insisted on handing over Mei Xiang to the Yamen.Come to think of it, what he asked Mei Xiang should be about that foreign beauty, right? !But Si Wei didn't continue to ask, because it was useless for him to ask, not to mention that he didn't have the ability to investigate this matter at all, even if he was able, his relationship with Master Qi was not to the point of avenging him.

So, Si Wei nodded and asked another question, "Why did you come back so quickly? Is the matter over there over there?"

"Not yet, someone reported to me the day my father and Mei Xiang went out. I felt something was wrong, so I made some arrangements there and rushed back first. I happened to meet someone sent by my mother." Qi Rongxiao explained to Si Wei carefully. confused.

"Then do you want to go again?" Si Wei wanted to ask clearly, so as to plan for the next step.

"It depends on the Holy Majesty's will. I'm still in the filial piety, so I shouldn't go out. If the emperor seizes his love, I will have to go out." Qi Rongxiao was also not sure what the emperor meant.

Master Qi's funeral has too many things that need to be decided by others. These days, Jinglan Garden, where Si Weisu came to be quiet, is also bustling. .

Si Wei was always worried that he would be exposed as a man.Before, when Master Qi was still there, even if he was exposed, he could still argue that Master Qi used debts to force him, and he was innocent.

Now that Mr. Qi has turned his braids, all the faults belong to the living!Of course, Si Wei could also be said to be forced by Mr. Qi, since there is no proof of death anyway, but this is a crime of deceiving the emperor!If the emperor wanted to find someone to vent his anger on, he would naturally not drag the dead out to flog the corpse. At the worst, he would be the real father of the Marquis of the court, and he would be the only party involved.

Thinking of the possible consequences, Si Wei trembled unconsciously.No, he must not let anyone find out!

Seeing Si Wei shaking again, Qi Rongxiao felt a little worried, "Mother?"

Called by Qi Rongxiao, Si Wei suddenly came back to his senses, and raised his pen to write: "I want to go to the temple on the mountain, and chant scriptures for the master to save the souls of the dead."

"Huh?" Qi Rongxiao frowned, he knew that his mother's visit would definitely not be for a day or two. "Father's first seven ceremonies have already been surpassed by eminent monks."

Yes, he actually forgot!Si Wei wrote again: "Then I will go and pray for him, and hope that he will find a good family in the next life and live a long life." The blessings are not too much, so there is no reason to stop him now, right?

Sure enough, Qi Rongxiao had no reason not to let Si Wei recite the scriptures, but, "Reciting the scriptures and praying with sincerity will bring spirituality. It's the same there. If mother doesn't mind, she can recite the scriptures at home. There are many people in the family, so there are more people to take care of her. If the mother is worried If it doesn’t work, find someone to build a Buddhist temple at home for my mother.” No matter what, Qi Rongxiao didn’t want his mother to go up the mountain and stay somewhere he couldn’t go, especially when he suspected that his father’s death was revenge from the northern nomads. .

Speaking of this, Si Wei couldn't bring up the matter of going up the mountain, but he didn't want the Buddhist hall either.He doesn't believe in Buddhism himself, so setting up such a place is just to make himself uncomfortable.

Although the Buddhist hall was not built, Si Wei still asked Haitang and Shaoyao to block everyone who went to Jinglanyuan on the grounds of "chanting scriptures and praying for the master".Among them were Qi Rongxiao and his wife.

It's true that Liu Minyi had changed a lot towards Si Wei, but she still didn't respect Si Wei as a "mother-in-law", so she was blocked once and was happy not to go again.

Qi Rongxiao went there several times, but every time he was turned away, he understood that the people inside were not happy to see them, so he stopped coming to the door frequently to make trouble.As long as his mother is alive and healthy, he still trusts Haitang and Shaoyao.

A period of time passed peacefully, and soon it was the hundredth day of Master Qi's death, so he had to do something big.After a hundred days, Qi Rongxiao's hot filial piety is over and he can go out.

Soon, the emperor's edict was sent to Qi Rongxiao, ordering him to "start and finish" to complete the inspection perfectly.

Qi Rongxiao can't do things against the decree of the king's salary and loyalty, so he can only lead the decree and continue to inspect.

As soon as Qi Rongxiao left, Si Wei immediately approached Liu Minyi, expressing that he would go to the mountain to live for a while. "It's going to be hot this day. I took the children to live in the mountains for two days to escape the heat."

Now Liu Minyi is in charge of the Qi family, and Si Wei is locked in Jinglan Garden all day long, so it doesn't really bother her.However, every day Si Wei was at home, the status of "mother-in-law" would overwhelm her for a day. Liu Minyi was used to being the leader when she was in Qi's house in the capital, so Liu Minyi wished that "mother" would leave as soon as possible.

Without Qi Rongxiao who was obstructing him, Si Wei took his younger brother and Zhan'er along with three servants on the road early the next morning.This time up the mountain, the carriage was left on the mountain for them to use, so Zhiqing drove the carriage, and Si Wei didn't even bring a single extra person with him.

The life on the mountain is still happy and simple, a few people wish to take root on the mountain, but this is just a good idea, the people living down the mountain can always find a way to make them trouble...l3l4