In the mourning hall, Yue Xiuzhen held her breath and waved her wooden stick. She cursed, cried, and shouted like a lunatic…She turned the resentment, grievance, and anger in her heart into action. After sweeping the wooden stick, it was a mess.
The fruits and snacks on the table were swept to the ground and trampled into mud. The plates and bowls fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. The ash basin was kicked over, and the paper ash flew everywhere. The burning white candle was thrown into a corner, instantly igniting the white silk hanging on it.
"Not good, we're drowning. Hurry up and put out the fire.”The servants, maidservants, and old women who had been hiding in the corner screamed in panic and went to fetch buckets and water to put out the fire.
Dan Shihan stood at the foot of the stone steps in front of the house, his long and narrow eyes filled with tears as he watched the woman in the mourning hall waving the wooden stick crazily. He had wrongly blamed her for Yue Xiuling's death because she hadn't done her best to protect her. He blamed her for living in vain and for not feeling any sorrow for Yue Xiuling's death. But he didn't know that she had buried her sadness deep in her heart and was only truly venting it now.
"Xiuya, stop!"
Yue Fen, Wang Clan, and Yue Clan members who had rushed over after hearing the news were shocked by the scene before them. The servants finally put out the fire, and the whole house looked as if it had been hit by a storm. In the house, Yue Xiuhao was still waving her wooden stick crazily. The originally simple mourning hall looked even more desolate after her crazy destruction.
Yue Fen walked uneasily through the mess to the door of the house. He was both afraid and angry. If Yue Xiu Xin was still as meek as she was when she pretended to be mute, he would not hesitate to go up and beat her until she admitted her mistake. However, after being threatened by her the day before yesterday, the viciousness hidden under her flower-like smile made him still have a lingering fear in his dreams at night. A cup of poisoned tea had poisoned the second daughter to death, but it had changed the elder daughter.
"Xiuya, stop!" Yue Fen's probing order was much softer than before.
Yue Xiuzhen propped herself up on the ground with a wooden stick. She took half a step back and leaned against the coffin, panting. She stared at Yue Fen, who was a short distance away.
"Father, I only want to ask you one question. I hope you can answer truthfully.”
Yue Fen's heart skipped a beat." Alright, alright, go ahead. I'll tell you whatever you ask."”
"Father really wants to throw Ling 'er into the mass grave?”
"This…"
Yue Fen hesitated, then turned his head to look at the Wang family and the people of the clan behind him.
When Madam Wang saw this, she immediately went forward and persuaded him in a soft voice,"Miss, you've misunderstood. Sending Ling 'er to the Mass Grave was the rule of the clan, and also the rule of the Yue Family Village. Even your family is doing the same. The rules were set by the ancestor. Who would dare to go against the rules of the ancestor?”
One rule on the left, one rule on the right. The Wang family's words were reasonable and emotional. Even the ancestors were used as a shield. Who dared to refute the word "no"?
"That's right, the Eldest Miss of the Yue family. According to the rules set by the ancestor, this unmarried orphan girl could not be buried in the ancestral grave. She had to be dressed neatly and sent to the mass grave. Although there wasn't a grave, she still had to send it off in a grand manner. It could be considered a pity from her family.”The old chief stood up with the support of his walking stick and two juniors. He said,"If the Second Young Lady has not reached adulthood, she can be buried in the back of the mountain as long as she does not have a grave. However, the Second Miss was now of age and could not be buried in the back mountain.”
"Grandpa Chief, what if I have to bury my second sister in the back of the mountain?" Yue Xiu 'er asked with a frown.”
"Aiyo, you can't, you can't." The old chief waved his hand as if he was facing a great enemy and said anxiously,"If there is a grave in the orphan girl's grave, our Yue family will be destroyed. No, this old man is firmly against it!"
"That's right. For the sake of your family, are you going to bury the entire family?”
The people of the Yue Family were furious and noisy, causing Yue Xiu to be extremely irritated.
With the support of the Wang family and the Yue family, Yue Fen also had confidence. He looked at Yue Xiu Xin with a firm gaze." Yes, this is the rule left by our ancestors." As a married woman, you are like water that has been poured out. Don't get involved in the matters of your family.”Yue Fen placed his hands behind his back and looked at the dumbstruck Dan Shihan." You're a man too. How could you let your wife do this? Hurry up and bring him home to teach him a lesson! If he brought her out to make a fool of himself, he would be afraid of being humiliated.”
Dan Shihan was silent, his long and narrow eyes staring at the woman who was panting against the coffin. After today's incident, he had a new understanding of this woman.
Yue Xiuzhen panted heavily and held the wooden stick again. She looked around the mourning hall and saw that there was nothing else to smash except the coffin behind her.
She slowly walked back and forth in the doorway three times before suddenly standing still and looking at Yue Fen who was standing at the foot of the stone steps outside the door." Father, since Second Younger Sister has to leave the Yue Family today, why don't you leave the matter of sending her out to me?"”
"No way, no way. You're a married daughter who's like water that has been poured out. How can you be the master of your family's matters?”The old chief was the first to stand up and object.
Yue Fen also wanted to agree with the old clan leader's intention, but the Wang family behind him suddenly walked up and pinched his waist." Old clan leader, all the young and old men of the Yue family, why don't we listen to the eldest miss's opinion first and then decide.”
"She's a married girl. What ideas can she have?”The old chief retorted unhappily.
Madam Wang smiled and said," Patriarch, you're wrong. It's true that the Eldest Young Miss is married, but she hasn't cut off her family ties. She and the Second Young Miss are sisters of the same mother. Even if we have any arrangements, we should listen to her.”
The old chief nodded and looked at Yue Xiu Xin." Eldest Miss of the Yue Clan, if you have anything to say, just say it."”
Yue Xiuzhen smiled and looked at the man who was standing silently.”
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