Chapter 1011 Fighting for inheritance
Being bullied by Chu Jingqi, braised, fried and stir-fried over and over again all night long, it was not until early in the morning that Xia Zihan was finally let go.
Xia Zihan closed his tired eyes and it was noon the next day.
When Xia Zihan woke up, Chu Jingqi had already entered the palace.
"Master, the prince said that he might not come back tonight." Chu Cong reported in a low voice while waiting on Xia Zihan to comb her hair.
"Yes, I know." Last night, when she was confused by Chu Jingqi's torment, he seemed to have said that the emperor wanted him to catch the witch.
Of course he was not alone. Dozens of powerful generals, people from the Ministry of Punishment, and people from government offices in Dasheng Kingdom all received this order.
It can be said that the emperor gave a death order and ordered all the people under his command to catch the witch.
Even Chu Xuanyu and Chu Jingwu were recalled by the emperor this morning.
"Master, there is one more thing. The princess sent someone here this morning and said she had something to discuss with the master." Chu Zong reported again.
"Oh, Princess, did you tell me what happened?" Xia Zihan picked a white jade hairpin for her from the jewelry box, and also chose a pair of white jade pendants.
Chu Cong put them on for her one by one and replied, "I didn't say that it was the princess who sent Sister Xiuping here. She only said that she had something to discuss."
Xia Zihan told Chu Qiao, "We'll serve the food later. I'll go to the princess's place first."
In the past two days, perhaps because it was too chaotic outside, no one came to pay homage to Mrs. Chu. This made Zhuo family feel a lot more relaxed and had a good rest for two days.
Xia Zihan went directly to her yard to say hello to her.
"Come and sit down. I have something to tell you." Mrs. Zhuo waved her hand and asked her to sit in front of her.
She came to Xia Zihan to discuss matters related to the Liao family.
"The old lady of the Liao family will be buried tomorrow. I can't leave the house, so I want you to go to the Liao family to see Mrs. Liao on her last journey."
In the last few years, Mrs. Liao has done many things wrong, which made people very unhappy, but other than these mistakes, she used to be very respectable.
What's more, in the past few years, the Chu family and the Liao family have become closer and have some marriage relationships. Even if it is not for the sake of Mrs. Liao's face, it must be for the sake of the faces of several ladies of the Liao family. Prince Anjun's palace should also I went to see Mrs. Liao off for the last time.
Just...
Zhuo said worriedly, "You have to be more careful tomorrow. In order to catch the witch, there has been chaos everywhere in the past few days, and people are in panic. You have to be more vigilant."
"Yes, Mom." Xia Zihan responded obediently, "Mom, don't you believe in my martial arts skills? Even if something happens, I may not be able to defeat them, but there is absolutely no problem in escaping."
Knowing that what Xia Zihan said was true, Zhuo was no longer worried.
He sent someone to bring his two grandsons, and called his two younger sons, and the six of them had lunch together.
After lunch, Mrs. Zhuo and Xia Zihan went to the mourning hall to burn a pot of paper money for Mrs. Chu. Just as they were about to leave, they heard Chu Jingxiu say, "Auntie, my grandmother's coffin is still there. In front of my grandmother, why don't you come?" Tell us who should own those things that grandma left behind.”
"Grandma was ill. I stayed awake to serve her for several months. I lost a lot of weight. But my second brother only used to swindle money all day long, go to eat, drink and gamble. Chu Jinglan was even worse. Grandma has been ill for more than half a year. She didn't appear until she was about to die."
"When grandma needed them, none of them were there. Now, when grandma is gone, they come to snatch the money left by grandma. There is nothing so cheap in the world." Chu Jingxiu said angrily.
Chu Jinglan said nothing, but looked at Chu Jingxiu with very contemptuous eyes.
Chu Jingwen raised his toes and said to Chu Jingxiu, "You are a married granddaughter, but you have the nerve to go back to your natal family and snatch your grandmother's inheritance from your natal brothers. How about your face, which has been eaten by dogs? Or is it that your husband's family can't support you? , instigating you to rob your parents’ property?”
These words were said so cruelly that Chu Jingxiu didn't save any face. Min Sibo's face felt hot when he heard it, and it was hotter than a freshly boiled egg.
He awkwardly moved to a corner, wishing he could disappear in front of the mourning hall.
Chu Jingxiu covered her face and cried loudly, "Grandma, get up and take a look. Your precious granddaughter is being bullied. Woohoo... I don't want to live anymore, I'd better die."
With that said, he was about to hit Madam Chu's coffin.
There were so many people in front of the mourning hall, how could she be killed here.
When Chu Jinglan, Min Sibo, and Mrs. Chu all rushed to hug her, Xia Zihan flicked her fingers, and a copper plate flew towards Chu Jingxiu's knees. Chu Jingxiu bent his legs, staggered forward, and fell right on Chu Jingxiu's knees. In front of the old lady's coffin.
Mrs. Chu pulled her and persuaded her, "If you have anything to say, talk it over. You two are all brothers and sisters. There is nothing you can't solve."
She looked at Chu Jingwen again, her eyes full of disgust, "Second brother, how should I say, it is my grandfather who should divide this grandmother's property, and it is not your juniors' turn to divide it here on your own. Where is my grandfather?”
In the past few years, Mrs. Chu saw that Chu Jingwu was promising and his official position was rising quickly, which could be regarded as a fight for the second wife of the Chu family, so he secretly helped him several times.
When Chu Jingwu's two children were born, whether it was their third birthday, full moon, or one year old, Mrs. Chu would give the children a big red envelope, each time containing five hundred taels of silver notes.
Therefore, Mrs. Chu respects Mr. Chu very much.
This time, as soon as Mrs. Chu died, Chu Jingxiu encouraged Chu Jinglan to propose to everyone the division of Mrs. Chu's inheritance.
However, Chu Jinglan was not stupid and was not taken advantage of by Chu Jingxiu.
Later, many people came to pay homage, and Chu Jingxiu was busy kneeling and crying, so she had no time to mention it again. Since there were no people paying homage in the past two days, she thought of it again.
No, she wanted to encourage Chu Jinglan to mention this matter again, but Chu Jingwen heard it.
Chu Jingwen scolded Chu Jingxiu for being a married daughter who coveted her family's property.
Not to be outdone, Chu Jingxiu scolded him back.
The two brothers and sisters started to quarrel in front of Mrs. Chu's soul.
Now, Mrs. Chu scolded them for not caring about their elders. A trace of panic flashed across their faces. Chu Jingxiu cried, "Sister-in-law, it's not my fault. It was my second brother who started it."
"Ah...if you hadn't encouraged the second sister to mention this matter, how could I have quarreled with you? It was obviously you who started it first, but you actually complained to someone first. Chu Jingxiu, when did you become so shameless?" Chu Jingwen was unwilling to accept it. If you show weakness, scold him back.
"Second brother, it's obviously you who said that you want to monopolize the money left by my grandmother. You said that your eldest brother has an official position and your eldest sister-in-law has a lot of dowry. You are the only one who is penniless and still living in your eldest brother's house. So, grandma The money left behind should be given to you alone. I just listened and stood up for my elder brother.”
(End of chapter)