It's okay, it's okay.
It's just family. Family, family, do you understand?
Isn't it just a younger sister?
Isn't it just a dumpling … I'm talking about sister-in-law?
Isn't it just a few more maids?
It's a small matter, it's just a small matter.
As long as we don't do anything wrong in our lives, we won't be afraid of choppers knocking on our door.
The magnanimous Sun Lang expressed that he had a clear conscience. All the big news had to fade away.
On this matter, he indeed had a clear conscience.
Think about it. Logically speaking, he had lived for so long and was still a virgin. What did that mean?
It meant that he didn't know how to pick up girls and didn't have the guts to do it. How could he go hunting?
His target was his younger sister, Jia Tanchun. It was impossible!
They had only known each other for a few days and didn't have any interest. Moreover, the old madam's will was there. He wouldn't do such a beastly thing.
Using this excuse to deal with Yinluo and the others was no problem at all.
As for Wang Xifeng, it was even more impossible.
Although Sister Feng was beautiful, had the charm of a young married woman, and had big breasts, she was a widow after all. Most importantly, she had the attributes of a sister-in-law — Wang Xifeng didn't like to do her hair, and he didn't know how to sing hiphop. Naturally, nothing that shouldn't have happened would happen.
Therefore, he had a clear conscience. He had a clear conscience.
Basically, the matter of entering the capital was settled.
Of course, the time had to wait until the old madam's clothes were done and she was buried.
Today was the second day of keeping vigil. They had to keep vigil for three days.
The contents of Gao Lishi's imperial edict were leaked out. Of course, the shocking act of the envoy kneeling to announce the imperial edict was also spread out. Everyone was shocked and looked at Sun Lang in a higher light.
From Sun Lang's calm appearance and Gao Lishi's obedient and cowardly manner, it could be seen that the news of the envoy kneeling to announce the imperial edict would become a rumor. The person involved and the imperial court wouldn't admit it.
However, this matter still happened. It could also prove a problem.
This marshal of the Jia Family, who was known to be able to summon thunderstorms in a single night, might really be a peerless powerhouse that the imperial court found difficult to deal with … Not only because he knelt down to deliver the imperial edict, but also because of the reward from His Majesty.
The Shentse Generalissimo would establish his own office and establish his own subordinates. All of his treatment and ceremonial rites would be the same as in Tensei Province.
The second one was a military official who could cover the sky with one hand.
Thus, the rumor of kneeling to deliver the imperial edict was selectively forgotten. Everyone was concerned about General Shentse.
When the news spread, the number of people who came to offer condolences to Old Madam increased by three times.
People from all walks of life in the Summer District began their own performances. Those with literary talent wrote emotional eulogies, while those without culture but with acting skills cried until the sky turned dark. Paying respects to the old lady was the most important thing. Other than that, they had to ask about the well-being of Rongguo Manor. If there was anything they could help with, that would be great.
However, other than General Shentse Generalissimo, there was no male family member in Rongguo Manor. Even if they wanted to talk to him, they couldn't find anyone to talk to. After all, General Shentse didn't care about them at all. But it didn't matter. The wisdom of the masses was endless. If there was no way to attack head-on, they would take a roundabout route.
Ningguo Manor was the first route. After all, Rong Manor and Ningguo Manor had a good relationship. During the previous incident in Jinling, Ningguo Manor had been firmly on Rongguo Manor's side. In addition, Jia Shidao was one of General Shentse's most loyal henchmen. It was obvious that he wanted to take advantage of the situation.
Thus, Ningguo Manor welcomed wave after wave of distinguished guests.
Jia Xu was shrewd and knew when to advance and retreat. He simply said that he was injured that night and was recuperating. Then, he kicked Jia Shidao out to face the incoming sugar-coated bullets.
Jia Shidao had to hold his nose as he received wave after wave of elders and guests. His face was almost stiff, and his ears were getting calluses. After all, no matter who came, they all praised Jia Shidao for being young and promising and had a bright future. Then, they would ask him how old he was and if he was married.
This was normal. After all, since ancient times, marriage was the best way to form alliances and get closer to each other.
There were matchmakers, pimps, and even people who wanted to give their daughters to Jia Shidao as maids. At first, Jia Shidao was so proud of his beauty that he did not know where he was going. However, when faced with the generous marriage proposals, he suddenly thought of a very important problem.
"Damn it, if I dare to get married and enter the bridal chamber before my brother, he will be so envious and jealous that he will find a way to kill me. I can't say yes, I can't say yes."
Therefore, Jia Shidao used his brother as a shield. His brother had already warned him that a good man should be ambitious and not be greedy for women. It was not too late for a man to think about getting married after he was over thirty.
Sun Lang had indeed said such a thing, and he had also said the famous sentence, "The demon has not been exterminated, how can I have a family". Perhaps in the future, it would be used in history textbooks for primary school students to quote. Of course, thousands of years later, everything would be hidden under the dust of history. Just by relying on a few lines of words in the book, no one would know that the magnificent and passionate famous sentence was fabricated by someone to cover up the sad fact that he was single.
Therefore, people who proposed marriage didn't believe that he would get married after he was thirty. They all thought in their hearts, "Bah, what nonsense. Nowadays, there are grandfathers at thirty. What did your brother say? Are you kidding me?"
However, the most effective detour probably didn't work. Some people wanted to use the relationship between the Wang family and the Shi family. After all, the four major families were related to each other.
However, the Shi family and the Wang family were so scared that they were on call and did their best to help. In the past few years, they had been hiding at home with their heads tucked in their heads. How would they dare to accept a favor for the General?
If the detour route failed, there was still the madam route.
Except for the General Shentse, there were no other men in the Rongguo family. In the past, it was the women who were forced to show up. Now that the powerful head of the family had returned, people from all walks of life who came to visit naturally didn't have a chance to see the female members of the Rongguo family. However, even if they couldn't see them, the women could.
Quite a few noble madams and madams came to visit. As usual, they cried in front of the memorial tablet. Then, they walked into the backyard of the Rongguo Mansion with great familiarity and found Jia Tanchun, Wang Xifeng, Xue Baochai, and the others. They called them younger sisters and gave them jewelry and jade bracelets as gifts.
The number of people who came to propose marriage for Jia Tanchun increased dramatically. Moreover, the standards of the man's family, talent, character, appearance, and other standards all skyrocketed. Compared to those guys who only wanted to seize the property of the Rongguo family, he was much better. Seeing that she had become popular, Tanchun was still very unhappy.
She went to complain to Sun Lang. After listening to her, Sun Lang nodded. Then, he told Qing Wen and the others to secretly warn every woman who came to visit that if anyone dared to propose marriage for Tanchun again, he would beat up the man's dog head.
The women who came to matchmake were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They ran back and told the men. The men thought a lot and read a shocking thing from this simple and direct declaration. A woman should be married when she was of age. How could you, as her brother, say something like that?
There was only one truth!
The General had thoughts about his sister. It was too … Eh, it didn't seem like anything. And they heard that they weren't biological siblings, so it was even less of a problem.
He really knew how to play.
Sun Lang didn't know that he had been misunderstood. He was writing a letter.
Although the old lady had passed away, the marriage hadn't been consummated. This made Sun Lang a little relieved. So, as usual, he reported what had happened recently to Mingzhou. He could talk about the recent situation and use a slightly sad and calm pen to show the girls the fragile soul under his strong appearance. He could evoke their love, reduce suspicion and risk, and at the same time, make a good impression.
It was killing several birds with one stone.
After thinking about it, he also wrote a letter to Xie Wei. The little minx had also helped a lot before.
In addition to private matters, it was official business. He had achieved remarkable results in Summer Province. The people who came to him to curry favor could line up all the way from the door to the Jinling government office. Although the identity of General Shentse was hidden in the Emperor's malicious calculations, his status and power were not fake.
With this identity, many things could be done better and more conveniently.
There were many things that could be done and arranged.
In addition, after the people in Summer Province were almost ignored, he could meet some people who were really worth meeting. After all, after the old lady was buried, he would leave for the capital.
The greatest battle of all was waiting for him there.
Three days later, the old lady's coffin was buried in the Jia family's ancestral grave. She was buried next to someone and stayed with her family forever.
There were few people in the Jia family, and with the addition of the distant relatives who rushed over, there were not many people in the funeral procession. However, there were people everywhere who came to pay their respects. Although there were many people and most of them had impure intentions, it was still a funeral. Sun Lang couldn't tell them all to get lost. Grandmother was watching.
The people who paid their respects were surprised to find that there was another person's grave next to the old lady's grave. It wasn't her husband. The name on the tombstone was Jia Ying … which was the name of General Shentse.
It was said that this was a cenotaph erected behind the barren mountains. Now that the person had returned, why not push it down as soon as possible?
Although the people muttered in their hearts, no one came forward to show such solicitude. That was because General Shentse stood in front of his tombstone in silence for a while before leaving.
Someone tried to figure out General Shentse's psychological state. "He has changed his name to Sun Lang. He left this tombstone to bury his former self here, next to the old lady … This is filial piety. As for taboos and such, he has already died once. Why would he care about this?"
Only a few people knew the real reason.
Jia Ying's memorial tablet in the ancestral hall of Rongguo's Mansion was not removed. What was taken away was only the painting.
Although the old lady combined their fates before she died, Sun Lang still left the tombstone and memorial tablet. In this way, he remembered the story of the past. He remembered that there was a person named Jia Ying who had once lived in this world.