Chapter 1195 Worship
Many court officials who used to have contact with Prince Rong's Mansion have basically stopped having contact with Prince Rong's Mansion since Prince Rong was exiled. Now, except for the Rong family and several in-laws of the Rong family, the only ones who still have contact with the Rong family are A group of Rong San's colleagues in the Flying Tigers, and some of Rong San's friends who play very well together.
The last time Rong Wu got married, the Rong family held a wedding, and not many guests came. There were only four tables of guests inside and outside, and the wedding was deserted.
But this time, Mrs. Rong passed away, and the number of people who came to pay her respects was obviously several times more than the guests who came last time when Rong Wucheng got married.
Rong Wu was getting married for the second time, and her reputation was not very good, so she got married for the second time, and not many people came to congratulate her.
Mrs. Rong is different. Although Princess Rong is a bit selfish and proud, she has been operating in the capital for so many years and there are still a few ladies who are good at playing.
Previously, due to the fall of Prince Rong's Mansion, those officials who were on good terms with Prince Rong's Mansion had to stay out of the limelight and alienate the Rong family, so that their wives did not dare to associate with Mrs. Rong.
But now, the affairs of the Rong family have calmed down, and the emperor did not pursue Rong San fiercely, and allowed Rong San to continue to work in the court. Therefore, the funeral of Mrs. Rong this time has caused those officials who were alienated from the Rong family to Ladies, come to Rong's house again and offer Mrs. Rong a stick of incense.
Ancient people have always regarded funerals as more important than happy events, and they should be more cautious and pious. Funerals are generally held more luxuriously and lively than happy events.
Moreover, even if they don’t interact with each other very much on weekdays, after someone dies, they will come to the coffin to offer incense to show their respect for the deceased.
Therefore, the Rong family was particularly lively on this day. There were many carriages at the gate of the Rong family, and the alley leading to the Rong family was blocked and overcrowded.
In the lobby of the Rong family, Rong San, dressed in white, knelt in front of Mrs. Rong's coffin with his two married sisters, weeping and crying.
The person who came to receive the male guests in the Rong family was the third master, who was the second generation away from the Rong family. He served as a minister of etiquette and wailang in the imperial court. He was from the fifth rank and was currently the highest-ranking elder in the Rong family.
The wife of Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, was in charge of receiving the family members. Rong San called them third uncle and third aunt, but they were living in separate rooms. They were not his third uncle and third aunt, but his second uncle's direct son and daughter-in-law.
It turned out that when Prince Rong's Mansion was still there, Prince Rong was the patriarch of the Rong family. Therefore, the Rong family members also benefited from Prince Rong's Mansion. Later, after Prince Rong was exiled, the position of patriarch was eliminated by the clan members. , the third uncle was chosen to serve.
The third uncle saw that Rong San's family was having a funeral. There was no female family member in the family who could take charge of the family to receive the guests. Rong San was the only man. Moreover, he was Mrs. Rong's only son. He needed to kneel in mourning for Mrs. Rong. No time to receive guests.
Therefore, the third uncle came forward and asked his son to take a month's leave from the emperor, and took over the affairs of the Rong family's hospitality.
Originally, Rong San was a little reluctant. The last time Rong Wu got married, Rong San went to his third uncle's house in person. He wanted his third uncle to come forward and find a few tribesmen to help him receive the guests. However, because Rong Wu was married for the second time, No one in the Rong family is willing to show off and lose face like this.
In the end, Rong San had no choice but to ask a capable nanny next to his mother to come forward to receive the female family members, but the nanny was always a servant, and it was very rude to ask a servant to come forward to receive female guests.
There was no other way, Rong San thought about it, and had to move Mrs. Rong to the hot kang in advance, and grandma was waiting under the hot pit to entertain guests.
Although Mrs. Rong was leaning on the big pillow on top of the hot bed and was too sick to speak, as long as she was there and she came forward, then this arrangement was not considered rude.
That day, Rong Wu's wedding banquet was just passed away like that. However, in Rong San's heart, he did not blame the selfish tribesmen. But this time, Mrs. Rong passed away. Many royal relatives and noble families who had contact with Prince Rong's palace in the past will come to pay homage to Mrs. Rong. This can be regarded as an opportunity and a bridge to connect with these noble people.
The third uncle also saw this opportunity and asked his son and daughter-in-law to help Rong San.
Rong San also saw this. He originally wanted to refuse, but the current status of the third uncle's family in the clan did not allow him to refuse.
If he refuses and disgraces his third uncle, he will definitely be resented by the people in his third uncle's room. In the future, it will not be easy for him to ask his clan members to come forward when he has something to do.
Also, with the current situation in his family, if he refuses, the Rong family’s guests won’t know who to invite.
Finally, Rong San swallowed his frustration and had no choice but to agree.
When Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi walked into the lobby of the Rong family, they saw that the room was full of people, but most of them were female relatives. There were very few male guests, some of whom were Rong San's colleagues and some in-laws of the Rong family. .
Xia Zihan glanced up and saw that although there were many people in the room, it was not chaotic. Everyone was staying quietly, waiting for the guests to arrange for them to go up to burn incense and paper for Mrs. Rong.
Among these people, Xia Zihan also saw several familiar female relatives, including the Dou family's wife and several aunts from the Dou family. They were standing together and talking.
Not far away from them, Xia Zihan also saw the nanny beside the second princess coming.
Mrs. Rong used to play well with the second princess, and the second princess even wanted to marry Princess Qinghui to Rong San. But then Chu Yuexi came up and married Princess Qinghui, and this happened. Not mentioned again.
Because of this matter, Mrs. Rong, who was still Princess Rong at the time, was angry with the second princess, and the two almost fell out.
After that incident, although the two did not break up, their interactions became less and less intimate. They were not as close as before, and later on, they even stopped interacting with each other.
Now that Mrs. Rong has passed away, things and people have changed. The second princess can send her nanny to worship her, which can be regarded as settling her part of the grudge with Mrs. Rong.
Xia Zihan said something to Chu Jingqi, then walked towards her grandma, said hello to her, and greeted the second princess and Princess Mingzhu. When she learned that Princess Mingzhu was pregnant again and was just three months old, Xia Zihan I was very happy for her, but in the mourning hall, she suppressed her mood and did not laugh, but her eyebrows were filled with joy.
She said briskly, "Tell Mingzhu that I will ask Qinghui to go to the Second Prince's Mansion to visit her and the little county head another day."
Princess Mingzhu's daughter is two years older than Xuan'er Jie'er. Now she is six years old and she is a little beauty. Last time she heard Princess Qinghui say that the emperor also likes Ao Tianchen's eldest daughter very much. She was also given the title of county princess. Now, Princess Mingzhu is at home every day, personally teaching her daughter chess, calligraphy and painting.
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