EBE Chapter 326 Hanged
Chapter 326 Hanged
The sky cleared after the rain.
It's a nice day today.
The Lu family has a joyous occasion.
The family packed their bags, preparing to move back to their old house.
Firecrackers were set off at the old house early in the morning.
Houses that have not been lived in for a long time are always decorated with firecrackers to drive away evil spirits and inform the gods and ancestors; this has been the case since ancient times.
My maternal grandmother invited someone to come and say that today was an auspicious day.
It is auspicious for moving, building a house, and praying for blessings.
The whole family is very busy.
Xiao Miaomiao was also very busy; she was helping her maternal grandmother and aunt pack their bags.
In fact, the two old ladies didn't have much to keep. After being exiled, they had basically no possessions except for a few changes of clothes.
All of these were provided by their mother; they were all daily necessities.
Although the old house has been unsealed and my mother sent people to repair and clean it, it is actually just an empty house.
All the furniture and decorations need to be replaced.
However, my aunt had already taken people there to purchase the necessary items and made all the preparations.
It is said that the Lu family has been exonerated, but it is impossible for the confiscated property to be returned in its original state.
They may have already been given as rewards to other ministers, or divided up among themselves.
Once something is in the emperor's pocket, there's no reason to take it out again.
The so-called return only refers to the return of the old house, and of course, this is only if the emperor has not bestowed it upon anyone else.
Otherwise, even the old house would be gone.
Even if it is returned, it will be in another form, as a reward.
The property confiscated from your home, or the gold, silver, jewels, land deeds, and house deeds confiscated from other homes, will be given to you as a reward.
That is the Emperor's boundless grace.
The key is that you still have to be extremely grateful.
In short, the money comes from the consumer.
It just so happens that the Qi family was raided, and everyone suspects that the gifts Emperor Xuan bestowed upon them were all taken from the Qi family.
This is probably what they mean by cause and effect.
Xiao Miaomiao also received a share of the reward her maternal grandmother received, and she was allowed to choose for herself.
After much deliberation, I chose a hairpin to give to my mother.
"Grandma, these are knee pads that Mom sewed. You must wear them." Xiao Miaomiao placed a pair of knee pads in front of her grandmother.
Madam Lu looked at the knee pads her daughter had sewn and silently stuffed them into her bundle.
A mother doesn't dislike her son for being ugly.
My daughter sewed it by hand, so I have to keep it even if it's ugly.
After collecting everything, I realized that there wasn't much I could actually take with me.
After tidying up, they were loaded onto the carriage.
Lu Qingyao took her children back for a few days. The place where she grew up held countless memories.
Even many years after her marriage, the courtyard she lived in before her wedding was still preserved, and her mother sent people to clean it regularly.
Even though she is married, she still has her own courtyard in the Lu family, and she still does to this day.
My mother said that place will always be her home.
The wheels keep turning.
It took them more than half an hour to reach the inner city.
Miao Miao curiously lifted the curtain and looked around, feeling that the road was somewhat familiar.
When they arrived at the gate of the Jiang residence, they saw a coffin being carried out from the side gate.
Jiang Zijin was in front, dressed in mourning clothes.
Is someone dead?
“Mother, look, Grandmother is dead,” Jiang Miaomiao cried, pointing at the coffin.
The oldest member of the Jiang family was Old Madam Jiang, and she couldn't think of anyone else who would die before her.
But then I thought about it again and realized that wasn't right.
I didn't see the filial son Jiang Yunze or his concubines.
Moreover, if Old Madam Jiang were to die, the procession would be quite grand, and she would certainly emerge from the main gate.
The specifications are not quite right.
Who died?
I sent Chiu Chiu to investigate, and it started raining shortly after she left.
There's no way around it; while using birds as scouts has its advantages, there are also things to be afraid of.
Rain is one of them.
Lu Qingyao followed the gaze and her brows twitched.
She quickly covered her little girl's eyes, saying, "No...it's not your grandmother, don't look."
Qi Caiwei is dead.
Lu Qingyao had Xiuxiu investigate the Jiang family just yesterday.
Unexpectedly, Qi Caiwei died early in the morning; she hanged herself on the locust tree in front of Old Madam Jiang's door.
Upon opening the door, one sees a fresh-faced female corpse.
It's the kind that's still dripping water.
Because it rained all night last night.
The maids and servants were terrified.
Hearing the noise, Old Madam Jiang came out to see what was happening, rolled her eyes, and collapsed to the ground.
Qi Caiwei died with her eyes open, unable to close them in peace.
The manner of their death was somewhat gruesome.
After waking up, Old Madam Jiang immediately moved to the courtyard, cursing and swearing.
She wanted Qi Caiwei to die, but she never expected that she would die in this way right before her eyes.
What bad luck! So incredibly bad luck!!
That's just incredibly unlucky.
Even death cannot bring peace to people.
We need to hire someone to perform some rituals to get rid of the bad luck.
Originally, they intended to quietly drag her out and throw her away, but the son, considering Jin'er's feelings and not wanting to give others cause for gossip, still prepared a coffin and carried her out.
Furthermore, since they needed to invite a monk, they couldn't keep it a secret any longer, so they simply said that Aunt Qi from the Jiang family had died of illness.
But secrets can't stay hidden forever; this kind of thing can't be kept secret forever.
Yesterday, Qi Caiwei stormed into the Jiang residence and stabbed Jiang Yunze; some passersby witnessed it.
Jiang Zijin walked ahead, holding the memorial tablet in a daze.
She couldn't understand why she would hang herself in her grandmother's courtyard when she had already been rescued.
what is this?
Does she not care whether her grandmother lives or dies?
No wonder Mother said so many strange things when we parted last night.
She hated her mother, hated her stupidity, her cowardice and incompetence, and also her selfishness.
Her mother really didn't consider her feelings at all.
He had clearly arranged everything for her.
And with this kind of commotion and this manner of death, how is she supposed to face her grandmother and father?
Lu Qingyao watched the coffin disappear into the distance.
Thinking of Qi Caiwei before her death.
Surrounded by servants, dressed in fine clothes and eating delicacies, they wanted to fight and grab everything.
They are even willing to kill others.
In the end, he was carried out in a simple coffin, without even seeing his son one last time; he only had his daughter by his side.
A hasty and chaotic life.
I don't know what she really wants.
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