All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 48
Shen Lingxi was not annoyed, she raised her clear eyes to look at him, and asked earnestly, "Since grandma is going to take her daughter back, now that her bones are still cold, you should treat her as an old man and throw her out... Daddy Are you going to disobey grandma?"

"Disobedience... disobedience?!" Shen Ji was furious, "You dare to say such things to me, I think you are rebellious and unfilial! Come..."

"Mother Cui." Shen Lingxi interrupted him, and looked directly at the mother Cui who was weeping in front of the old ancestor's bed, "Before the old ancestor passed away, did he explain to whom should the treasury and accounts of this mansion be handed over? "

Mother Cui hesitated for a moment, then wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and bowed her head respectfully and replied, "Go back to the fifth girl, my ancestors never explained. How to hand over the treasury and accounts, and who to hand over to, I have to listen to the girl right now." That's what it means."

Shen Lingxi looked slightly relieved.

Now she can be regarded as having no father, no mother, and no support in this mansion.

Cui's mother could say "Leave it to the big house", and then she could surrender to Xuan Pinghou and Xiao An's family, and take care of her with peace of mind.

But Cui's mother chose to help her.

This means that Mother Cui's heart is loyal to her ancestors.

Then, the letter she asked Mama Cui to bring back in Fu'an Hall must have indeed been handed over to the ancestor.

These considerations quickly went through Shen Lingxi's mind.

"Did you hear me, father?" She turned her head and looked at Shen Ji again, "Now the treasury and accounts of the mansion are still in the hands of my daughter, and when the ancestor died, all the funeral affairs in the mansion have to be paid from the daughter. Okay, at this time, you kicked your daughter out of the mansion...do you not want to let the family affairs in the mansion be handled properly, or do you covet the things left by the ancestors, and want to go beyond the second house and have it all to yourself?"

As soon as these words came out, even the second wife, Cui Shi, who was only sobbing next to her, raised her head in astonishment.

When the ancestor was alive, he had already taken back the right of housekeeper of the second room.

She has no children and has a husband... It is no different from a dead husband. Now she is just relying on others to make a living in the hands of the big house.

I dare not even think about it, this Hou's mansion is behind the ancestors, what will happen to their second wife.

"You, you, you..." Shen Ji's eyes widened, "You're just a little girl who hasn't left the cabinet, what was handed to you earlier was just your grandmother asking you to learn how to be a housekeeper."

He never expected that Shen Lingxi, who had looked at the delicate and weak before, would be so eloquent. It seems that Mama An was right, she is a dead girl with a soft face and a dark heart!
Shen Jiqiang almost laughed angrily, "Now that your grandmother has passed away, those things will naturally be handed over to your mother to take care of. That is to say, there is no unmarried girl who violates the rules of being a housekeeper. How dare you not hand it over! "

He suppressed the anger in his heart, "If you are sensible, you can hand over the treasury key and accounts by yourself. Being a father will give you a bit of dignity, and you will be allowed to kowtow in front of the ancestor's spirit and leave the house on your own. Come back again."

"That's impossible." Shen Lingxi said calmly, "Grandmother was fine before, but she passed away suddenly, and my father didn't let me do an autopsy to see the body. Now I'm in a hurry to urge my daughter to hand over the treasury and accounts. My daughter dare not take this risk."

"Adventure?" Shen Ji frowned, not understanding, "What kind of risk?"

Xiao An on the side stepped forward in small steps, and whispered in Shen Ji's ear, "Master Hou, the fifth girl probably thinks that our ancestors were killed by us. I'm afraid that the treasury and accounts will be paid in vain. When the time comes, the money will be paid." I'm sorry, let's push it on her head..."

When Shen Ji heard this, he was so angry that one Buddha came out of his body, and the two ascended to heaven.

"Okay you damn girl!"

He was trembling with anger, pointed at Shen Lingxi and cursed, "I thought you were just born in the countryside, uneducated, and you have dealt with dead people since childhood, so it's a bit unlucky. I can't think of you at such a young age. So dirty! I am your biological father, not only do you not have any respect in your heart, but you actually think of me as one of those...that...mother-killing bastards who are greedy for money, you, you, you...I must beat you today You can't die!"

At the end, he was really impatient, he raised his slap, and slapped Shen Lingxi's face hard!
A trace of coldness flashed in Shen Lingxi's eyes.

It seems that her half-way father thinks that she has too many arms, and she is eager to get rid of one.

Seeing that the slap was about to fall, she was about to raise her hand——
Suddenly, two figures, one red and one black, rushed up from behind her very quickly.

One slap stopped Shen Ji, and the other blocked Shen Lingxi.

"What is Marquis Shen doing?" Mu Huai'an, who was wearing a scarlet official uniform, tightly wrapped Shen Ji's wrist with one hand, his peach eyes were full of cold anger, and said with a half-smile: "If you beat me up, my father will teach me , in life, whether to be respected or to be like a 'beast' in life is not based on the compliments and criticisms of others, but earned by oneself."

He deliberately bit down the word "animal", like a slap in the face of Shen Ji.

If other people acted so yin and yang in front of Shen Ji, it would definitely make Shen Ji murderous.

But he is Mu Huaian.

Regardless of his status as the queen's nephew, he is Shen Ji's future son-in-law.

Don't let him misunderstand himself.

Shen Ji raised his face and said displeasedly: "Nephew, this is a family matter of my Marquis's family. This girl is talking nonsense. If I don't teach her, she will be laughed at by others."

"But what she said is right..." Mu Huai'an let go of his wrist, and said as a matter of course: "The old ancestor did pass away suddenly, and my grandmother specially asked me to come to the door to express my condolences, and by the way, see how the old ancestor passed away. If there is a real problem with this, wouldn't Marquis Shen feel that...after beating Shen Lingxi, he would no longer be a 'brute' who killed his mother and was greedy for money in the eyes of others?"

He bit down on the word "animal" again, which made Shen Ji's face even more ugly.

"You can ask me to hand over the keys to the treasury and the accounts." Shen Lingxi looked at him and said lightly, "Either we go to the yamen now and go through these things in front of the government. Or we can wait for grandma's first seven o'clock. In the face of the elders of the clan, I will count it again, and I will formally hand it over to you. Master Hou can choose by himself."

This time, he didn't even bother to call the word "father".

Seven days is enough for Shen Lingxi to investigate the death of the ancestor.

It can also allow the dead souls of the ancestors to see clearly the faces of everyone in the mansion.

When Xiao An saw this battle, she stretched out her hand and pulled Shen Ji aside, and persuaded softly, "Master Hou, the family ugliness should not be publicized, the fifth girl is doing trivial things, so why not let her take care of the house for a few more days? When the elders of the clan come, in front of the big guys, according to the previous wishes of the ancestors, it is just right to divide the property of this family, anyway, we have a clear conscience."

With her words, Shen Ji finally calmed down, turned his head to Shen Lingxi, and said in disgust: "Then wait for the first seven, and when you hand in the things, you go back to the coffin shop, don't let me see you again .”

Shen Lingxi nodded.

She didn't even think about staying in this mansion for a long time.

"Since this is the case, I should have the final say on the funeral affairs in the mansion. Now, please leave this room, if you stay for an hour longer, the ancestor's body will rot."

(End of this chapter)