Chapter 577 Let Them All Come In

cept these jewels.” 。This is the last thought that General Ye Lao left for his fourth sister. The fourth sister should cherish it well. 。"Night Wen listened to this and sighed, “Alas, I also want to...On the night of his death, the news spread anonymously that the Ye family was going to have a big celebration. 。Therefore, early in the morning, many people gathered at the gate of Ye Mansion. There were officials and commoners alike, all waiting to enter the mansion and offer incense to the general. 。The carriages from the Night Mansion left the city last night, split into two groups. 。One group went to pick up Lady Mu, and the other group went to pick up the Ye family. 。To ensure she had energy for the day, last night the elderly matriarch did not listen to the opera again. Ye Feiyu took charge and made sure she had a good sleep. 。But in reality, I didn't sleep well at all, because I had already gone through the ordeal of being blamed during the day. 。The continuous harm inflicted on Ye Lian by Night Chu Lian angered both Ye Feiyu and Ye Qingmei. The usually elegant and graceful young master of the Ye family, and the always gentle and obedient eldest daughter, went to Fulu Courtyard together. Despite risking the label of unfilial children, they dragged the old lady from Fulu Courtyard to the ancestral hall of the Ye family and forced her to kneel before the tablets of their ancestors for a whole day. 。When she woke up, Ye Qingmei recalled everything that had happened the day before. It felt like a dream. 。As if the once-revered obedient and well-behaved eldest daughter of the Ye family had vanished overnight. 。Ye Qingmei, who is still alive today, is a woman who holds grudges and seeks revenge after her rebirth. 。She also discovered that this way of living was truly a joyful life, and it wasn't in vain to have come to the world for a while. 。As soon as it was just getting light, the people in Ye Jia's household all gathered spontaneously in the front courtyard. They didn't even bother to go to Xiuming Hall, instead standing right there in the courtyard. 。Everyone arrived, except for Ye Fei Zhou who was invited back home to see the clan leader. All the younger generations from the Night Manor were present, even Ye Lian Mian who was injured yesterday was carried out by servants. 。 Her body had recovered, because Ye Wen felt that today was a grand occasion and Ye Lian should be awake to participate in it. She should know everything there is to know, and then make her own judgments and choices based on all she knows. 。None of the Night family should be absent from this memorial feast today; she had already sent a knowing bird to greet Ye Fei Zhou 。Once the Night Flying Boat is unable to return today, the Knowledgeable Bird will use its magic to help it. 。 The night was long and Lian Mian was still fuming, looking at everyone with displeasure. She even said to Ye Wenyan, "You wait for me, I won't let this go just like that. When mother comes back, I will tell her everything in detail and get her to drive you, this witch, out of the house!" Qing Mei reminded her, "Lian Mian, the fact that you're alive now is all thanks to the life-saving pills given to you by your fourth sister..." 。"Bah!" Ye Lianmian retorted without a moment's thought, "Night Qingmei, stop sticking up for her! I'm alive because I'm blessed with good fortune and heaven feels sorry for me. It spared my life. What does it have to do with Night Wenyan She originally wanted to kill me, and you two are accomplices. I won't let any of you off!" Ye Feiyu glanced at her and snorted coldly, "Then don't let us go! If you won't let us go, we don't have to let you go either." 。Liánmián, you are the same size as Qīngméi. You are eighteen years old this year. You have long passed the age of distinguishing right from wrong. 。If you were eleven or twelve years old now, I might think you were too young. You would have become the person you are because of how the people who raised you taught you. 。But you're eighteen now, even if the old lady didn't raise you well, at this age you shouldn't be bound by her thoughts and words any longer, you shouldn't be unable to break free. 。The reason you are still like this is simply because that's who you truly are. Even without the old lady, even if you had grown up around us, you would have become this way anyway. 。"Ye Feiyu struck a nerve with his words, exposing Ye Lianmian's true nature. " 。But these words, carried on for so long, were unbearable to her. In her eyes, it was as if her whole family had betrayed her, abandoned her. 。She was the most wronged one in the family. She started being wronged from the moment she was born. 。She sat on the ground crying, accusing her mother, Mu Shi, of irresponsibility over and over. The fact that she was handed to her grandmother to raise right after birth proved that her own mother didn't like her. 。And her father, he didn't like her either. He only had his mother in his heart, so when his mother said she wanted a child, her father agreed without hesitation. 。Mother only has her father in her heart, and if her father agrees, she will agree as well. 。Night Wen Yan listened to her words, and felt that some viewpoints were also right. 。For example, besides going to war these years, the biggest thing General had on his mind was probably how to gain his mother's approval. And for Mrs. Mu, what she did most these years should be how to make her husband love her a little more. 。For this love, she has also made many compromises and concessions. Ye Lianlian is also a compromise. 。No snowflake is innocent in an avalanche, so the Ye family fell from its glorious past to its current state. The Mu family cannot escape responsibility either. 。The night was still long, and cries echoed within the courtyard. Movement had begun at the main gate, as a servant approached to report: “Madam is back.” 。Everyone walked towards the entrance to greet her, Ye Lianmian also followed suit and soon they saw Mu Shi dressed in plain clothes walking past the screen wall and into the courtyard. Outside, one could still hear the voices of the gatekeeper and servants talking to the people waiting outside the gate: “Please don’t worry everyone, just wait a little longer. Our family is not yet fully prepared. It's too early at this moment, the incense altar hasn't been set up yet. Please wait, please wait..." 。" Then, Zhu'er cast a glance at Ye Wenyan and saw her nod. She then quickly stepped out of the mansion gate and called over Zhou Shang who had just escorted Mrs. Mu back. 。She followed Zhou Shang for a while, bypassing the crowd and walking all the way to the side door of the carriage. Then she said to Zhou Shang, "That's it here! I'll have someone come and take the carriage back to the mansion later. You don't have to enter Ye Mansion anymore." 。This is a bank note, given by the fourth young miss, and there's also a household registration certificate, which has been amended at the government office. 。Your indenture, Miss Four, has been torn to shreds. The copy at the government office also has an official seal declaring it void. Now you are no longer a slave but a true commoner of the Northern Qi state. 。Take these and leave Lin'an City. From now on, you have nothing to do with the General's Mansion anymore, no matter where you go. 。Zhou Shang was stunned for a moment, he looked at the silver note and household registration certificate, after thinking for a while, he still took it. 。He couldn't remember why he left the Ye Mansion, but he did remember that it was a promise he made with the Fourth Miss. He also remembered falling seriously ill before and being cured by the Fourth Miss. 。Miss Four was his benefactor, he had to listen to his benefactor's words. 。Then Zhou Shang nodded, took two steps back, and then knelt down, kowtowing seriously to the Ye Mansion three times. 。After many years as a slave, now I'm leaving, and I feel some reluctance. 。Though he was a commoner, he had forgotten how a commoner should live. Although his memories of feeding horses at home as a child were vivid, now he couldn't even replicate the old Zhou family ways on his own. 。Zhou Shang got up, thanked Zhuier again, then looked at Zhuier and called the servants of the Ye Mansion. The two pulled the carriage into the mansion together. 。The side door slammed shut, trapping him outside. 。From now on, he could never enter this mansion again. 。Zhou Shang pressed his hand to his chest, unable to articulate the feeling. It was as if something were missing, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't pinpoint what. 。Leaving the Night House should have been his own wish, right After all, with the General gone, there's no point for him to stay. 。Turning around, I saw someone walking over from a distance. He looked somewhat familiar. 。As he walked closer, he realized it was indeed an acquaintance. He quickly took a few steps forward and bowed: "This subordinate greets General Bai Zhu!" The person who came was General Bai Zhu, Lü Wei. He stood there and looked at Zhou Shang for a while, then glanced at the silver note and household registration certificate in Zhou Shang's hand, and asked puzzledly: "Are you leaving Yipin General's Mansion"Zhou Shang nodded, "Yes..." 。Things haven't been peaceful at the manor lately. The masters haven't been able to rest easy, and the Second Master's family probably won't continue living here either, so we won't need as many people in the household anymore. 。Miss Four showed mercy and tore up my contract, freeing me from servitude. She even gave me silver coins to allow me to live as a commoner. 。So now I'm going to leave Lin'an City and go...to go see what's happening back home. 。"The Zhou family's old home" Lü We shook his head. "I heard the General say long ago that your Zhou family had a scandal back then, and they were all killed or enslaved. Your house and land were confiscated. What are you going back for""But if I don't go back to my hometown, where else can I go" He looked at the silver note in his hand. "I still have this money, maybe I could buy a small courtyard and rebuild a Zhou Mansion..." 。My parents and grandfather in heaven will see this and be happy. 。“ Lü Wei didn't think this was a good idea. He suggested to Zhou Shang, "After the General’s memorial feast, I'm going back to Bian Guan. Why don't you come back with me The warhorses at Bian Guan need feeding, and now that you are no longer a slave, if you are willing, I will find a position for you in the camp. In the future, you can also be a useful person who serves the country. How about it"Zhou Shang didn't even think about it, and immediately knelt down to Lü Wei, "I am willing, I am willing!" At the side entrance of the carriage at Ye Mansion, Zhuai was standing at the door, watching this scene clearly. When she went back, she told Ye Wen about it and asked if he wanted to stop Zhou Shang.” 。Ye Wen said, "There's no need to stop him, that's his own karma." 。As the mistress of the house returned, servants in the mansion also started bustling about. Those who were responsible for setting up incense altars did so, and those who were in charge of laying out mats laid them out. 。

The first year of death requires a banquet, which is a custom among the common people of Northern Qi.

Although it was a banquet, there was no sign of joy. The table was covered with white cloth, and the dishes were all vegetarian, with not a trace of meat. 。Including those who come to the banquet, should also wear plain clothes as a sign of respect for the deceased. 。There is also a custom in folk belief that on the day of death anniversary, the first incense stick must be lit by the deceased's wife personally. Because only in this way can the departed person receive the thoughts and wishes of their relatives in the yang world. 。This also signifies that the status of the principal wife is still intact, and no one can slander or bully her. 。Mu Qianqiu took three long incense sticks in her hand, turned to Zhou Cheng, the head steward of Ye Mansion, and said: "Open the mansion gate and let all the guests enter!"en the Empress Dowager and the current emperor very good So I'm worried, what if the emperor points this gun at the Empress Dowager What are we going to do Although our three families, plus the third...