Eating big melon is so refreshing

Chapter 29: Night of Vigil (1)

Xiao Chunya's hands trembled as she checked her melon-eating system. Sure enough, she saw a heartbreaking piece of news. Tears instantly blurred her eyes: "Grandpa is gone... Grandma has also passed away... Why on earth is this happening? Brother, Dad and Mom must be heartbroken right now. We have to go home quickly."

Xiao Qiulin nodded silently and said softly, "Okay. Let's pack our bags first. Someone should be here to pick us up later."

Although Jiang Tang and Tian had a heated argument in court and had a complete breakup, they were still Jiang's biological parents, and according to etiquette, they needed to keep vigil and show filial piety. However, the four-year-old twins did not need to participate in the vigil, so Zhao Erlang did not tell other family members about it and sent them here directly.

However, if Jiang Ziheng and Jiang Baochai were in mourning at the coffin, but Xiao Chunya and Xiao Qiulin were not present, public opinion would inevitably favor them. More importantly, if Xiao Qiulin wanted to take the imperial examination and enter the official career in the future, this absence might become a handle for others to attack him, causing great damage to his reputation.

Zhao Bei and Zhao Yangshi, who originally wanted to stop the two children from rushing back to the county town at night, let them go back no matter how reluctant they were after listening to Xiao Qiulin's analysis.

"Jingle Bell."

The sound of horse hooves was heard at the gate of the mansion. Master Mingyue sent Eighteen and Nineteen to pick up the siblings. Zhao Bei finally allowed his youngest son to go back with them.

"Uncle San, please pack these toys carefully. I want to take them all away." Xiao Qiulin stood in the noisy and busy environment, but he was very calm and composed. At this moment, everyone was busy packing their bags and preparing to travel far away, but Xiao Qiulin remained sober and calm.

Then, he turned to his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, don't forget to go to the mountain to pick those wolfberries! And those medicinal herbs that I specially left as specimens, I have already told uncle in detail how to deal with them. Next month, when I have collected all the necessary materials, I will come back to install running water for our family."

Zhao Bei responded one after another, saying that he would do everything according to Xiao Qiulin's instructions. The whole family gathered at the door of the house and said goodbye reluctantly. They silently watched the carriage going farther and farther until it disappeared from the end of their sight.

"Jiang Tang and Tian died in misfortune. According to common sense, young children are not suitable to go to the funeral hall to keep vigil." Zhao Dong's tone was heavy and helpless. "After all, it is said that people who died suddenly are more likely to turn into evil ghosts. Therefore, Erlang did not arrange to bring the children to the funeral hall to keep vigil."

Zhao Bei was puzzled and muttered to himself, "I really can't understand why the attitude suddenly changed? A child who is only four years old doesn't need to endure this suffering." He was full of dissatisfaction and heartache, and felt that it was too cruel to treat the child like this.

"There is no doubt that someone is secretly making trouble and taking advantage of the fact that the two children did not keep vigil to see the body to make a big fuss. Jiang Ji is definitely not a good person and he will never give up easily." Zhao Dong analyzed with a sharp look.

Zhao Xi smiled coldly and said softly, "Jiang Tang, Jiang Tang, you deserved to die! If you let things go on like this, Erlang's wife will suffer a great loss in the long run, and the two innocent children may even be implicated."

If we talk about the extent of Tan's hatred for Tian, ​​it can be described as gnashing of teeth and deep hatred. After all, it was because of Tian that her son's true life story was made public.

At the same time, Jiang Ji's deep hatred for the Tian family was no less than that for the Tan family. They traveled thousands of miles to come here to recognize their ancestors, and the most important reason was to create a good environment and opportunity for their son Jiang Ziheng to study and take the imperial examination.

Jiang Ji's background was exposed. He had a concubine and his wife, Diao, was a military household. Jiang Ziheng's future path to the imperial examination was ruined.

Even more bizarre is that the Jiang Tang family house that was originally in good condition was struck by lightning, and the house collapsed into ruins in an instant. This scene is as puzzling as the fact that Jiang Tang was struck by lightning for no reason and died. There are now several versions of the rumors about this incident.

In the countryside, people are always wary of people who die suddenly. Now that this sudden natural disaster has destroyed the house, the villagers will undoubtedly blame this ominous sign on Jiang Ji's family. If an ordinary family faced such pressure, they would probably not be able to bear it and would have to leave quietly.

Jiang Baochai and Jiang Xiaocao are both reborn people! This is incredible. What is even more surprising is that Jiang Baochai seems to be more powerful than Jiang Xiaocao, because she has a magical farming space that allows her to grow various crops.

However, despite their different strengths, they have a common goal - to pursue Prince Mingyue. At the same time, they also have a common enemy - Zhao Chunya.

As the saying goes, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", Jiang Baochai and Jiang Xiaocao know this truth very well. Since Zhao Qiulin did not exist in their previous life, they decided to work together, starting with public opinion, trying every means to discredit Zhao Qiulin's reputation, set up many obstacles for his future path to the imperial examination, and make it difficult for him to move forward.

Thus, a carefully planned conspiracy began...

There are only eleven households in Xiaowang Village, so it doesn't take much time for rumors to spread. Just when everyone was privately saying that Zhao Chunya and Zhao Qiulin were unfilial, they came back in this carriage.

"Grandpa! Grandma! We are back late...

"Xiao Chunya and Xiao Qiulin shouted as they entered the house, followed by a burst of heart-wrenching crying. Especially Xiao Chunya, her loud voice seemed to alarm the entire village.

The gossipy women standing at the doorway heard the voices and started to whisper to each other: "Hey, isn't this Xiaochun and Xiaoqiu? Why are they back at this time?"

"Didn't they say they were hiding in Zhaojia Village and wouldn't come back? Why did they come back overnight?"

"You still say these two children are unfilial. They are crying so sadly. Is this unfilial?"

At this moment, Xiao Chunya released her emotions to her heart's content, and her tears flowed down like a flood. For Xiao Chunya, fake crying was a piece of cake, but this time she was definitely not pretending, she was really sad.

Before Jiang Ji's family showed up, Jiang Tang was devoted to his two grandchildren and took good care of them. Since Jiang Ji's family of four had only been back in the village for a short time, the villagers had not yet realized whether they were as filial as the rumors said. But Zhao Erlang had lived in the village for four years, and anyone with eyes could see his character clearly.

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