I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 563
Sanfang is now only headed by female family members, so most of the family members in Qianzhong Road sent condolences to female family members. This small hall was obviously only arranged in the past two days. At least the utensils displayed in the house are definitely not what a down-and-out Sanfang can come out of.

As for the tea, pastries, and fruits for the guests, they were purchased by the servants of the Qiu Mansion. Even the serving maids, women, servants, and cooks were temporarily transferred from the Qiu Mansion by the Wu family, so they could not be seen in front of the mourning guests. Lost courtesy.

"Miss Zhan, go this way." Xu tried her best to suppress the smile on her face. After all, it was a funeral at home, and she could still smile no matter how much she wanted to curry favor with Zhan Feiyu.

At this moment, Mrs. Wu also came out accompanied by Madam Dong and the maidservant. Different from Mrs. Xu's overly eager attitude, Mrs. Wu was smiling with a leisurely demeanor.

When Zhan Feiyu visited Qiu's mansion before, Mrs. Wu also met her once, but Zhan Feiyu went to Master Qiu's study first, and then went to the back house, which seemed to be a cutscene, and just stayed there. For two quarters of an hour, I only had a conversation with Mrs. Qiu.

Zhan Feiyu saluted first, "Ma'am."

After some polite greetings, Zhan Feiyu put down his teacup and looked at Qiu Jingyuan who was sitting beside him with a pale complexion, "Miss Qiu, I would like to express my condolences."

Even if he concealed it again, Zhan Feiyu could still feel the anger in Qiu Jingyuan's bloodshot eyes, and wanted to hold grudges on himself because of her mother's death.

"Thank you, Ms. Zhan, for your concern. My father's life and death are uncertain, and my mother is now... I'm alone, so I might as well go with my mother..." Before finishing speaking, Qiu Jingyuan lowered her head and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and began to cry silently .

Mrs. Wu didn't speak, but there was annoyance flashing in Mrs. Xu's eyes. Jingyuan was so arrogant and arrogant before, but now she will sell miserably, and she will cry when a female family member comes.

Thinking of how many officials' wives looked at her strangely, Xu wished she could slap Qiu Jingyuan a few times. She said that outsiders would treat her as an aunt and criticize her niece Qiu Jingyuan!
Seeing Zhan Feiyu's expression as usual, Mrs. Xu felt relieved a little, then got up and walked to Qiu Jingyuan's side, and patted her head comfortingly.

"Jingyuan, you still have brother Mo, and your aunt. The girl's family must be pampered. No matter how poor the family is in the future, your aunt will suffer for you. Don't cry, you are worried about hurting your eyes."

Lowering her head and not answering, Qiu Jingyuan wrung the handkerchief wet with tears. She really hated Zhan Feiyu to death!
The news of Dou's death came home, and to Qiu Jingyuan, it was no less than a bolt from the blue, but after crying in the government office, going to Xiang's well to worship and crying again, Qiu Jingyuan returned home and lay in bed. In bed, I only feel that the days to come are dark.

But when it was rumored outside the hall that it was Qiu Huaixin, the cousin who forced her mother to death, Qiu Jingyuan's red and swollen eyes burst out with excitement.

Her mother died, and now she was the only one left. As for Mo Ge'er, a cheap younger brother, who had been adopted under his mother's name for less than a month, Qiu Jingyuan was too lazy to care about his life and death, and she wanted to use this matter to defect to Qiu's residence.

If she could get the upbringing of her aunt, she would be a legitimate daughter of the Qiu family, so she wouldn't need to worry about her marriage in a few years, maybe her aunt would prepare a dowry for herself.

But before Qiu Jingyuan could make plans, another news came from the government office yesterday morning. It was learned that her mother had not died accidentally, but was killed, and the murderer had already been arrested by the Forbidden Dragon Guards.

If it wasn't the mother who was forced to death by the third cousin, how could he take advantage of this to flee to Qiu's mansion?So at this moment, seeing Zhan Feiyu, a meddling "enemy", Qiu Jingyuan really wished she could pounce on her and tear her alive. She is doing well, she is precious, why should she hinder herself!

"Jingyuan, your aunt is right. Although your mother has gone, there are still elders in the third room, so you don't have to worry about the future." Wu Shi also comforted her, and looked at Zhan Fei with a gentle expression of apology. Yu, "Miss Zhan, please forgive me. Jingyuan is too sad to be polite."

If Qiu Jingyuan resented Zhan Feiyu for hindering her future, why not Wu Shi?
Bearing the notoriety of forcing the elders to death, the third brother's future in this life will be ruined. In the future, if he doesn't take care of the chores of the clan, he can only go into business, or be a wealthy idler with no worries about food and drink.

But no matter which path Qiu Huaixin chooses, Wu can rest assured, and with a father who bears a notorious reputation, it will be more difficult for the children of the third younger brother to become an official in the imperial examination in the future than ordinary scholars.

But before Wu Shi was happy for two days, the Forbidden Dragon Guards caught the murderer, Dou Shi was killed, and the dirty water on Qiu Huaixin's body was washed away.

Not only can Mrs. Wu not be annoyed, but she also has to pretend to be extremely happy in the mansion. If she hadn't cultivated her energy so well, she would definitely be like Qiu Jingyuan in this meeting. Seeing Zhan Feiyu is like a thorn in the flesh!

"Ma'am, you are serious. Ms. Qiu is not impolite at all." Zhan Feiyu took the words, but with an overly calm expression, it was obvious that what she said was a scene.

Qiu Jingyuan was indeed pitiful. Her father was imprisoned and her mother died tragically. With her status in the Daqing Dynasty, even with her uncle, Lord Qiu, Qiu Jingyuan's marriage would be difficult. No one from a poor family would be willing to marry the daughter of a criminal minister.

In the future, Qiu Jingyuan can only choose merchants for marriage. Even if there is money in the future, for Qiu Jingyuan, the husbands and sons-in-law married by the collateral sisters in the clan are basically officials, and the sisters-in-law of the Wu family are also official wives. She is a lowly merchant woman, and she will bow down to them in the future, as will her own children. Qiu Jingyuan will definitely not be reconciled.

"Sister-in-law, big aunt, I'll go... go to the back to wash up." Qiu Jingyuan raised her head with red eyes, and after seeing Mrs. Wu nodding in agreement, she turned to Zhan Feiyu and said, "May I ask Miss Zhan to accompany me? I'm afraid that the murderer who killed my mother will also attack me."

Wu and Xu couldn't help being startled, no matter whether Dou's death was an accident or a homicide, they had guessed the reason in private, maybe it was done by the enemies of the Qiu family, and the purpose was naturally to attack Lord Qiu by framing Qiu Huaixin.

As for blatantly killing Qiu Jingyuan, both Wu and Xu felt that it was unlikely. Qiu Jingyuan clearly wanted to talk to Zhan Feiyu in private.

Zhan Feiyu stood up, "Miss Qiu, you are welcome, I will accompany you, Nuan, you also follow."

Well, Zhan Feiyu agreed, and Wu Shi naturally wouldn't stop him. He watched the few people leave, and when he heard the sound of funeral music and firecrackers in front of him again, he couldn't help but glance at Xu Shi.

"I'll go ahead and have a look. Jingyuan is here to trouble Sining to take care of you." Although Mrs. Xu has a higher seniority, Mrs. Wu will be the head of the Qiu family in the future. Big, even if she still wanted to talk to Zhan Feiyu, she could only leave now.

After Mrs. Xu left with her maid, Madam Dong, who was serving at the side, poured a new cup of tea and handed it over, "Madam, drink some tea to moisten your throat. You are still busy these days."

Ordinary female family members Xu's reception is fine, but for those officials and wives who have orders, they are all coming for the Qiu family, for Mr. Qiu, a second-rank official, so they can only be Mrs. Wu came to receive her. After all the entertainment, Mrs. Wu was really tired and flustered.

After taking two sips of tea, Mrs. Wu glanced back, "Nurse, what do you think Jing Yuan is up to?"

"Miss Jingyuan didn't even look down on his wife before, but now she knows how to plan for herself." Aunt Dong didn't look good when she mentioned Qiu Jingyuan.

Before the accident in the third room, because Qiu Bingde had a girl like Qiu Jingyuan in this generation, and there were girls in the other rooms, but in terms of blood relationship, she was born in the fifth room, so Qiu Jingyuan became the eldest lady of the Qiu family.

Although Sanfang and Dizhi have been fighting openly and secretly, the power struggle between men will not involve the girl's family, especially Qiu Jingyuan is young, and Qiu Huaixin is seven or eight years older than her. The cousin looked at it.

After all, Mrs. Wu is the daughter-in-law of the Qiu family, and Qiu Jingyuan is a girl from the Qiu family. In addition, Qiu Jinyu is the most talented scholar in Qianzhong Road. For this reason, she slapped Madam Dong across the face.

Mrs. Wu was furious at that time, but Qiu Jingyuan was only a child at that time, Mammy Dong persuaded Mrs. Wu, but both master and servant remembered this enmity in their hearts.

It wasn't because of Dou's funeral and Qiu Jingyuan had to keep watch, Madam Dong kept Qiu Jingyuan a lot of secret losses, and her knee was already bruised and swollen.

If there was another mistake in the medication, Qiu Jingyuan wouldn't be able to tell now that she was too young, but by the time Mammy Dong was, her knee would probably hurt a lot.

(End of this chapter)