The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 577 I Never Want to See You Again

All the guests came into the general's mansion. Ye Wenyan looked around and saw some familiar and some unfamiliar people, but they were mostly men, with very few female guests. Only two little girls, about seven or eight years old, were brought by their fathers and squeezed to the front of the crowd.

Although there were many people, the order was very good and no one was making loud noises. Those who wanted to speak lowered their voices and said a few words. Then they stood properly and watched Mu walk forward with incense in hand, hold the incense in front of him, and stand facing the tablet of Ye Jinggui.

Someone whispered, "Why doesn't Madam Ye light incense? What are you planning to do just standing there?"

The people around looked at it for a while and said, "Maybe she wants to say something! After all, so many people are here, so she has to make a few opening remarks. For example, look, my husband, everyone is here to celebrate your birthday, you should rest in peace in the underworld." People thought so, but Mu didn't say so. She just stood in front of the tablet with incense, and stood there for a long time. Her eyes were fixed on the name on the tablet, and gradually, people felt that there was a resentment rising in the yard.

Madam Ye was also carried to the front yard in a sedan chair, carried by the servants of the Ye Mansion, and accompanied by Xiangdong and Ali on both sides. The old lady was still sleepy, sitting in the sedan chair with her eyelids drooping, and she was about to fall asleep.

But when she arrived at the front yard and glanced into the crowd, she saw several of General Ye's old subordinates there. She immediately became energetic again, sat up straighter, and nodded to those acquaintances.

Unfortunately, the acquaintance ignored her. Everyone looked at Mu, waiting for her to either speak or burn incense.

But Madam Mu still didn't do that. She just bowed three times to the tablet and called out, "General Ye."

Ye Qingmei was puzzled and whispered to Ye Wenyan, "In the past, mother always called father 'husband' and never called him so unfamiliarly. On a day like today and in such an occasion, how could she call him General Ye?"

Ye Wenyan did not answer this question. She just looked at Mu and smiled bitterly when she heard the call of General Ye.

Sure enough, the Mu family knew some things.

"It is a folk custom that a widow cannot attend a funeral, and an elderly person cannot attend a young person's funeral." Madam Mu spoke again, "So I did not go to your funeral on that day, but stayed in the mansion to accompany my mother-in-law, your mother.

But in fact, no one needs my company. As long as I can take care of myself, no one needs me to worry about them.

That day, my mother had three meals. She had breakfast after the funeral procession left, lunch before noon, and dinner in the evening. The kitchen staff came to tell me that the old lady wanted to eat meat, but because of the funeral, the kitchen had not bought meat for several days. The only piece of meat was the leftover from the meat offering. Do you know what meat offering is? It is the meat placed on the incense table for you.

The old lady thought it was unlucky and didn't want to eat it, so she ordered someone to go out and buy it, and then stew it in the small kitchen of Fuluyuan."

Mu spoke clearly, her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but in fact, it was just such a sound. In such a large yard, people standing at the back could not hear clearly. But she had someone to help her!

Ye Wenyan crushed a petal and sent out a voice transmission spell. Mu's voice suddenly became much louder and easily spread to every corner of the mansion and reached everyone's ears.

So everyone heard what she said, and everyone immediately cast angry glances at Old Madam Ye.

Madam Ye was furious and was about to rebuke Mu and deny what she had done. But before she could open her mouth completely, she heard Ye Wenyan coldly say, "My mother hasn't finished her words yet!"

She suddenly felt that she couldn't make any sound, as if there was a ball of cotton blocking her throat.

Without interruption, Mu could continue her words. She went on to say, "You are a great hero of Northern Qi. Like your father, you have made great contributions to the Northern Qi. I understand the hardship of expanding territory and guarding the frontiers. I am also willing to be a woman who quietly guards your home for you.

So, in the past few years since I married into the Ye family, I have been filial to my parents-in-law, and I have given birth to children for you. The title of mistress of the house has trapped me in this house for the past 20 years. Of course, I feel very happy because this is the home given to me by my beloved man. I also love my children and respect my father-in-law even more. I even told my son that he should be a man of integrity like your grandfather in the future. Unfortunately, you don't let him practice martial arts, nor do you want him to take the imperial examination.

Actually, you don’t know, our son is very hardworking. He ranked first in the provincial examination, and he has a great chance of being among the top three in the palace examination.

It's a pity that you left a will before you died, not letting him take the exam, because your mother said that the Ye family had produced several generations of generals, and their good generals were spread all over Northern Qi. If someone else entered the palace as a civil servant, the court would be even more wary of us. With such a will, how could Feiyu still think about the palace exam?

Over the past twenty years, I have contributed more of my life in this house than I did in my mother's home. But you never knew that I once had ambitions, and I once chose the latter over playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting and swords and spears.

When I married into the mansion of a first-rank general with a long spear as my dowry, my father-in-law smiled so proudly.

It's just that keeping a lowly woman in the inner courtyard is the most basic requirement of the world for us. I weighed my ambitions and family, and finally put down my spear, picked up the abacus, and kept filling the boxes of dowry I brought from my mother's home into the account office of the Ye Mansion.

I think I have done a good job over the past twenty years, and I hope you can feel clear in your conscience too."

Mu staggered a few times, and Ye Feiyu hurried forward to support her, calling softly, "Mother."

Mu waved his hand, "It's okay. I didn't sleep much last night. It's okay. You step back. There are many things that must be said today. Only after you have said everything that needs to be said can you do what needs to be done. I finally mustered up the courage, please don't let it go."

Ye Feiyu had no choice but to retreat again, and heard Mu say again: "Many people have come today, General Ye, take a look at them, are they all your acquaintances? Some of them were your former subordinates, some are your friends in the capital, some are your colleagues in the court, and some are children who have received your favor."

She looked at the two little girls, then turned back and said, "These two children were once in danger in the suburbs of Beijing, and you happened to be returning to Beijing and saved them. Their father also brought the children here to pay tribute to you today, and let the children kowtow to the benefactor one last time.

General, they all know you, and they all don't know you. Just like me, I should be your closest person, but in fact, I am just a housekeeper you put in your home, seeing you once or twice a year. In these twenty years, you left me four children, nothing else.

Speaking of children, there are not actually four, because one was taken away by you when she was born. And the reason you took her away was because your mother said she was lonely and needed a child to cheer her up.

Your mother's position in your heart has always been the most important. In order to please her, you even took your newborn daughter away. No matter if she cried or I cried, as long as your mother could smile at you, it meant spring had arrived for you.

But later you also saw how your mother raised us. You even knew that your mother moved away all the dowry I brought from the Mu family year after year. All of us were humble in front of her. You only told us to be filial and to endure because she was the elder and the one who gave birth to you and raised you.

Of course, these are all small things. I used to care so much about these things, but in the following years, I no longer care so much about them.

After all, compared to other things, these things seem so insignificant and not worth mentioning. "

She took a deep breath and smiled bitterly at Ye Jinggui's tablet. "But I can't tell you those important things. Although I, Mu Qianqiu, am just a woman, I still care about my own and my family's reputation. You have maintained some illusions for twenty years. We all acted very happy and proud. Once it's revealed, all the appearances will fade away. I can't stand the loss and blow, nor the ridicule and emotional gap of the world.

So let's do this! When you are gone, let those things die with you. I have to continue living, for my children, for the rest of my life. General Ye, you are a meritorious minister. As a citizen of Northern Qi, I will always love you, respect you, and be grateful to you for guarding the border and bringing peace to our country.

But as your first wife, I never want to see you again, in this life or the next, we don't want to meet again. Ye Jinggui, I heard that my family has sent someone to invite the patriarch of the Ye family. I will come to talk to you when the patriarch arrives. "

She finally lit the incense and inserted it steadily into the incense burner.

The floating smoke was trembling slightly, as if General Ye was refuting her words. Mu shook her head gently, "Even if you don't want to, this matter cannot be discussed. I have listened to you for half my life, and I will not listen to you again in the rest of my life."

Qingyan gradually calmed down as she spoke. Madam Mu turned back, without shedding a single tear, and even smiled as she said to everyone, "Thank you all for coming to my late husband's birthday banquet. When he was alive, he often talked about you all. Whether you were generals in the army or friends in the capital, you were all close friends that he cared about. During these years when he was away from the capital, we have all been taken care of by you all, and the children have also been taken care of by you all. Mu Qianqiu is here to thank you all on behalf of my late husband."

She bowed to the people, and they reacted and quickly returned the gift.

Then Mu Qianqiu stepped back to the children, and the guests lined up and came forward, one by one, to burn incense to the general.

After an unknown amount of time, or how many people had already burned incense, Old Lady Ye suddenly found that her throat, which had been blocked by cotton, was working better. She breathed a sigh of relief, and after thinking about it, she simply raised her hands to cover her face and began to cry...