The cicadas' annoying chirping sound gradually came from outside, the madam was somewhat annoyed and waved her fan, telling those maids to make poles to drive away these annoying cicadas.

  Mrs. Zou saw that she was absent-minded and greatly different from usual, so she thought for a moment and guessed the reason, and couldn't help but advise: "This matter we will just follow Old Lady's idea and do it, why should you be worried about this, madam?"

  The old lady's request is quite difficult to fulfill, and the madam let out a deep sigh.

  "We need to inform others of the death, but also say that Master Fengshui said that a person who died from a violent death is inauspicious and cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb or have their spirit tablet placed. This will only lead to suspicion from others." The old lady was somewhat worried: "Moreover, not only did we not set up a roadside memorial service, but our own mansion also didn't set up a mourning hall for people to come pay their respects, this clearly doesn't follow the rules of propriety."

  Mrs. Zou stepped forward to massage her shoulders, with utmost loyalty and sincerity: "Whether it's proper or not, it's just a word from the old master and mistress. How did you end up in this predicament yourself? Li Shi was evil through and through, if she hadn't died quickly, divorce papers would have been served, and she wouldn't be considered our family's madam anymore. And because of this, not only is the Cui family disgusted, but even our old master and mistress are like they've swallowed a fly. Moreover, considering the Cui family, how could we possibly hold a grand funeral for her? Her death was suspicious, if we make a big fuss about it, aren't we forcing people to suspect something?"

  The old lady nodded with her eyes closed and asked, "Was she sent to Qingliang Temple? It's said that the funeral will be held for one day and then buried on the mountain waist of Qingliang Mountain. Alas, it was a match made in vain, I find it somewhat unbearable."

  Mrs. Zou was startled in her heart, and she hurriedly sat down on the edge of the embroidered stool, leaning forward to persuade her: "Don't say such things again! Now everyone in the mansion who knows something is aware that Old Master and Mistress have turned against Li Shi this time. If you don't hold back now, not only will Old Master and Mistress be displeased, but also Sixth Miss and Fourth Young Master..."

  She didn't finish what she was going to say, now Song Chuyi is not Wu Xiaoming anymore, even Li called her to thoroughly pull her down, the Li family also bit off a piece of flesh, offending her, it's not a good thing.

  The madam opened her eyes and glanced in the direction of Ningde Hall, then closed them again with an expressionless face.

  In the end, it was still her own fault for being flustered. At that time, Li was pointing at his own nose in the main hall, scolding himself for clearly knowing what was going on in his heart but doing nothing as Song Chu-yi suffered.

  She had just closed her eyes when someone came to report that the Su family had arrived.

  The Su family? Madame suddenly couldn't recall which Su family, until Old Mother Zou reminded her: "It should be the Su family of General Yuan Zhongyi's estate, who is about to leave the capital soon."

  The men of the Su family are all to be exiled, and their wives must also return to their hometown in Taiyuan. At this time, they come to visit, no doubt wanting to take advantage of old friendships to beg for favors.

  Madam was about to shake her head and refuse, but Zou's mother reminded her that Old Lady Su had some connections with the old lady after all. Besides, there was still a Miss Chen living in the house at present.

  The lady sighed and took someone to ask the old lady for instructions.

  The old lady naturally couldn't help but see her old sister from the past, so she thought for a moment and had someone bring her to the nearby Zixing Hall.

  But the visitor did not see Old Lady Su, and Song Old Lady looked at Big Lady Su's pale and kneeling figure on the ground, frowning and asked: "Why isn't your old lady visible?"

  Old Mrs. Su heard this and tears flowed out like a broken thread, sobbing uncontrollably for half a day before crying out: "Our old lady passed away the other day!"

  Recently, there have been many things happening at home, and Mrs. Song has no time to take care of other matters. Even the social interactions were usually handled by the big madam, so this matter was unheard of, leaving her stunned on the spot.

  Seeing Old Lady Song no longer speaking, Mrs. Su cried even more sorrowfully: "In a few days we'll be escorting the coffin back to Taiyuan. We thought Chen Erniang was still with you, so we came especially to pick her up."

  Mrs. Song was taken aback again, recalling what Mrs. Su had explicitly told her when entrusting Chen Jinxin to her care: that she should provide for her and give her a bowl of rice to eat; if all else failed, send her back to the Chen family, but under no circumstances hand her over to Madame Su.

  "I've troubled you for so long, and I was originally thick-skinned" Mrs. Su wiped away tears as she spoke intermittently: "At the beginning, it was indeed my fault for being blinded by pig oil, and I didn't treat her well. Now before the old lady passed away, she specifically asked me to bring her back, after all, she is my future daughter-in-law"

  Up to this point, Mrs. Song finally understood the purpose of Mrs. Su's visit.

  She wasn't doing it for Chen Jin Xin, but for Chen Jin Xin's valuable dowry!

  The Su family has fallen and their house is being confiscated. All the male members of the family have been exiled, so Madame Su turns her attention to her previously disdained niece.

  Mrs. Song gazed at her with a heavy expression for half a moment: "Reasonably speaking, you are her aunt, and since you've come to take her away, I shouldn't refuse." She looked at Mrs. Su's joyful face and suddenly turned the conversation around: "However, your family's elderly lady had previously given clear instructions that unless someone from the Chen family came, no one else would be allowed to take her away."

  The world is fed with the same rice, but it raises a hundred different kinds of people. There are those like Mrs. Tsui who treat her nephew and niece as if they were her own children, and there are also those like Madame Su who do not consider anyone else human except for her own son and daughter.

  Mrs. Su's crying paused, and she suddenly stood up, crying even louder: "Old lady! Just give me some face! I know your family is powerful now, but there's no reason to swallow other people's family property! Chen'er has been close to my son since childhood, and now that I'm taking my daughter-in-law back home, what's wrong with that?"

  Obviously here to cause trouble.

  The lady was so flustered that she couldn't help but say, "Madam Su, be careful what you say! Back then, your family's old lady was kneeling in front of our family's old lady, begging us to take in this Chen girl, and dozens of eyes were watching!"

  Mrs. Su sneered, her tears smudging her makeup and making a mess of her face, the red rouge mixing with the coarse powder to distort her features. She stretched out her roughened hands from her imprisonment and pointed at Old Lady Song and Madame: "So what?! Our family has indeed been ruined after being looted, but who knows when your Longning Manor will meet its downfall? Why must you take things to such extremes?! This time, with the Tongzhou affair, how many people have been implicated? Chen Xiang is investigating with all his might, do you think you can escape this muddy water?"

  Mrs. Su must have heard the news that there were people from the Song family in Tongzhou at that time, it can be seen that she had been spying on the Bo Mansion for a long time, and I don't know how much she knew. Old Lady Song was even more furious, and coldly laughed.

  At first, Su Yi had wanted to do something wrong and pull the Bo Mansion into the mud, dragging it into the party of Duan Wang. She tolerated it because the Su family was already broken and ruined. Now that Old Madam Su has come to stir up trouble again without knowing what's going on, it's even more unbearable.

  The second update is here, thank you to 9 Miss, Shallow You, Yao Hui, Guiyue08, Mo Shang Li Ren, Xue XX Man for the peace talismans and gifts, I love you all. And to those babies who voted for me with moon tickets, I'm really very grateful.