Chapter 14: The Heroine in Gong Douwen (14)

Without waiting for the day of rest, the 62-year-old Qi Guogong died in early summer before his 63rd birthday.
In the past few years, Qi Guogong's body has not been very good, and he always needs to drink medicine for recuperation. People are already at this age. Everyone is not surprised by Qi Guogong's departure, it's just a little sudden.
Obviously a few days ago, this old countryman also took Aunt Wu to enjoy flowers in the back garden with great interest. The two of them were a teenager, but judging from their faces, they were at least more than 20 years behind.
The old man died at night and went away quietly. He was only found early the next morning. This is not to blame. The old man stayed at Aunt Wu at night, and the night watchers were arranged outside the room.
For many people in the house, the old country's father passed away. For many people in the house, the sky had fallen. The one who cried the most miserably was Aunt Wu. She even fainted and woke up after a long time when she was sad and terrified.
The old man had three sons and two daughters. Among them, the eldest daughter was already a queen mother, and a large group of filial sons and virtuous grandchildren. His funeral was extremely beautiful. The number of famous people in the capital came, including the Supreme Emperor, the Empress Dowager and the current emperor.
Speaking of which, the grandfather of the country can be regarded as the lucky one in the eyes of many people. He was born as the eldest son. Although he was not very talented, he was established as the eldest son when he was a teenager, and he became the father of the country when he was in his 20s.
Seeing signs of decline in the government of Qi State, another daughter who was well-known in Beijing came out, married into the royal family and became a princess, and later became a queen and queen mother, and gave out a son who abandoned Wu Congwen.
Because of this son and daughter, the government of Qi State, which had been showing signs of decline, was revived again. The old man had not suffered any crime in his life, and he was extremely sad after his death. Even the former Qi State had no funeral. So grand.
According to the rules, when parents die, children need to observe filial piety for three years, and grandchildren need to observe filial piety for one year.
Su Changping, Su Changfeng, and Su Changqing, as sons, need Ding You to be at home and to be removed from office in the court. They must wait three years before they can re-enter the official career.
And grandchildren like Su Yuan and Su Rong need to keep their filial piety for one year, and they are not allowed to discuss marriage within one year.
This also means that no matter how anxious Saturday Lang is, he can only wait until next year before he can take the six ceremony.
It also means that the three rooms have done so much in vain, and Su Rong can no longer participate in the draft next spring. If you wait another three years and wait until the next draft, Su Rong will be 18 years old.
The draft stipulates that the age of the selected woman is between 13 and 17 years old. By the age of 18, she loses the qualification to participate in the draft.
On the Sanfang side, Sun’s desire to cry to death is gone. She spent so much money on her daughter. She invited famous teachers, made vibes, bought guqin, played jewelry... the finest pearls were ground into powder and applied. In my daughter's body, it is to grow a body of ice and bones.
She hopes that her daughter will be on the side of the emperor when she enters the palace, so she is willing to spend the money. All the things she asks for from Aunt Wu are sold out. This is not enough. There are also land properties, the annual output of the shop, and even her Also took a part from his dowry.
The picture is not that the daughter will one day become the concubine of the emperor, or even a noble concubine, if there is any accident in the middle palace, the Su family will be able to produce another empress.
But a good abacus could not be destroyed in the hands of the long house, but it was destroyed in the hands of the old man. If it can last for another year, it would be great to give her one year of life to the old man to use the capital. Row.
Only Sun and Su Rong were depressed in Sanfang. As the head of Sanfang, Su Changqing didn’t know that his wife had so much courage and dared to bankrupt the family to raise his daughter. He only knew that he could finally move out of the government. Go out and be the master of the house.
Qi Guogong's seat belongs to the eldest brother, and the Guogong Mansion is also the eldest brother's. Both their house and second house have to move out to live in. As early as a few years ago, when the family property was divided, his father had planned for him.
Unlike the second brother, there is only a small house with three entrances in Dongcheng. His house can be located in Xicheng, and not far from Guogong Mansion. The location is quite good, and it is also a courtyard with five entrances.
The furniture, decorations, etc. inside were already arranged by my father. He didn't need to spend any more money on the purchase. His family just moved to live there, because they were so close that it would not take too long to move.
Su Changqing took the initiative to move out and live: "My father’s funeral has been completed, and the family property has been divided a few years ago. Presumably my father had already made plans for us when he was alive, and the house has been cleaned up. I plan to move out with my wife and children in the next few days. Aunt Wu is only a son like me. Can she leave with me?"
In the last sentence of Su Changqing, he said carefully that no matter how much his father loves his aunt, he can't change the aunt's identity. In a family like them, even if the aunt is on the genealogy, she can still dispose of things at will, not a serious master.
The old lady and his brother-in-law have the final say where the aunt can stay in the future.
Su Changping didn't want to keep Aunt Wu. One more person was here to be an eyesore. He also planned to send her father's other aunts out for retirement.
Arrange for a Zhuangzi, and the people who are used to it will bring them there. The daily monthly silver will not change, and the production on the Zhuangzi will belong to them. It must be more comfortable than staying in this mansion.
But for the others, Aunt Wu wants to leave and stay, it still depends on the mother's intention, he will not interfere.
"Wu Auntie Wu will go to the room or not to mention it later. You can move in first. Anyway, it is so close to the Guogong Mansion. If Auntie Wu wants to leave, you can pick up the person again. In addition, when the family was separated, she was born. The deeds are also divided. Take away the ones that should be taken away. Don't stay in the Guogong's mansion. It will not be easy to manage when the time comes."
For people in official circles, especially those who have already become well-known officials, Su Changping should be the least sleek, and for his aunt and concubine, he can't be sleek.
Su Changqing is also used to his eldest brother's temper, not used to what he can do, his status is lower than others, and he can't beat him, and his aunt is still in his hands.
Once the father went like this, no one in the house could protect her aunt. If the old lady wanted to embarrass her aunt, no one would take care of it.
Su Changping also wanted to deal with these matters earlier, so after sending Su Changqing away, he went straight to the backyard to find his mother.
"You don't have to worry about this. I will personally talk to Aunt Wu to see if she wants to leave or stay." Although the old lady is dressed in plain clothes, she is still full of energy. When she talks about Aunt Wu, she is not gritted her teeth, but ...I am eager to try.
Thinking about the things that his mother sent someone to buy from the Sun family, Su Changping estimated that Aunt Wu was going to get her blood back.
My father was always confused about family affairs, he paid a lot of subsidies to Aunt Wu, and even made arrangements for those private houses before he died. They didn't see them as children, and the mother didn't know about it here. I think they all gave it to Aunt Wu. .
But how much money Aunt Wu can spend on her own, either by the Sun family begging to leave, or she will be left as an inheritance to her children and grandchildren after she dies. If the father is really good for Aunt Wu, it is better to divide the private house into several places. Just leave enough Aunt Wu's flowers.
My father is so partial, and it's no wonder that my mother is unhappy, and Aunt Wu is afraid that she can't keep a single son.
Zhimu Mo Ruozi, Su Changping thought well. If the old lady can talk to Aunt Wu, she can’t just remember the past.
If Aunt Wu wants to move out with Sanfang, she will hand over all the private houses that the old man left behind during his lifetime. If she wants to guard these private houses, she can only stay in the house for retirement.
On the one hand, there are things left by the beloved, and on the other hand, with the children and grandchildren.
As long as Aunt Wu is not stupid, she knows to choose the latter.
The old lady was very clear about the old man's private house. She had bought most of the items from the Sun family. She bought the beef with the cash from the cabbage, and Sun did not have any eyesight.
Aunt Wu had better not hide anything, otherwise she could always come back from the Sun family.
Regardless of the rumors of the outside world, Aunt Wu is a scheming beauty, but in fact, this woman is really not that smart, even a bit stupid, otherwise he cannot always be fooled by the Sun family.
Therefore, this man decisively chose to move to his children and grandchildren for the elderly, and took out the keys and land deeds left by the father.
"The master's private houses are all kept in this yard. I don't know how many concubines there are. The old lady will send someone to see it. The master gave away many things from the concubine, and there is not much silver left. The fabrics and jewelry are stored in the warehouse in the courtyard, and the keys are also here. If the old lady doesn't dislike it, just take them together."
She can walk out of the government office alone, perhaps this way the old lady can feel better.
The old lady only took the land deed and the key to the old man’s private house. As for Aunt Wu, forget it. Aunt Wu doesn’t have much money left, and there is not much left. Basically, she was fooled by the Sun family. .
"It's best to take away the things you have used yourself. Although it is to enjoy the blessing of your children and grandchildren in the past, don't think too much about it. There will be no more subsidies from the father in the future."
She could see clearly what the Sanfang was. She was fine when the old man was there. There were a lot of money spent on it, and the old man was gone. I was afraid that this day would be embarrassing.
Sun's wholeheartedly sent her daughter into the palace, but it was a pity that good luck made people, this dream was probably broken. Aunt Wu, who lived with Sun's, would have to suffer in the future.
The old lady left Aunt Wu's yard with some excitement. She hadn't figured out how the old man would put such a person in her palm for a lifetime.
With the departure of the old Guogong, the government of Qiguo has changed a lot. Su Changping became the newly appointed Guogong of Qi. The second and third rooms moved out of the government one after another, and all the aunts of the former government also moved out.
Su Dong, the sole heir of the government of Qi, has also returned from Baiyun Academy. He will stay in the government for the next year and will be taught by Qi Guo himself.
After all, Qi Guogong was also from Tanhualang. Even if he was an official for many years, his writing level was still not low. Of course, he was incomparable with Saturday Lang, so he would not stop him if the other party was willing to teach Donglang.