Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

Nan Xi glanced at the two little girls.

"There's been a lot of trouble in the mansion lately, so don't cause any trouble."

"Yes, we will remember it," several maids responded in unison.

"Then do we still need to observe mourning for the old lady in our courtyard?" Qiu Tong asked.

"There are many people in the mansion these days, and there are many spies, so I try my best to pretend." Nan Xi did not hide it:

"Tell Chef Zhang to keep an eye on it. It'll take a few days before you can eat meat."

The girls understood what was going on. It didn't matter; Chef Zhang's vegetarian dishes were delicious, too.

Moreover, I learned the vegetarian cooking skills from the monks of Qingliang Temple a few days ago, so it’s a good opportunity to put it into practice.

As for shopping, Nan Xi gave them some money and asked them to be careful and go out through the back door.

As they were speaking, people coming to the General's Mansion to pay their respects arrived.

Nan Xi changed her clothes and led the group to the funeral hall. No matter what, she had to at least show up and pretend.

There weren't many people in the mourning hall, and it was rather crudely furnished, clearly arranged in a hurry.

Min Rouer was quick-witted and covered Madam Nan's face with a layer of white cloth.

At first glance, nothing can be seen.

The mourners were mostly families of minor officials of the sixth or seventh rank. Upon seeing Nan Xi, they all quickly stood up and saluted. Nan Xi returned the salutes one by one, then looked uncomfortable.

The person who came to the general's mansion was the butler Nanhu.

Seeing Nan Xi, he bowed respectfully: "Miss"!

Nan Xi nodded. "Thank you for the trouble, butler. How is Grandfather?"

Nan Hu: "General Nan has been unwell recently, so he asked me to make this trip..."

Ruju glanced at everyone and said:

"The general is concerned about the young lady day and night, and specifically instructed me to tell her to mourn."

The meaning is self-evident.

Being filial to one's grandfather is also filial piety. If Nan Xi was too sad and hurt herself, causing General Nan to be sad, then that would be unfilial.

This sentence is basically to support Nan Xi.

Anyone who can mingle in the officialdom and the inner chambers of government offices is a shrewd person, so how could they not understand the meaning behind the words? I heard that the Nan family hasn't been so active in giving Zhao Wenxuan face recently. Didn't you see that when Madam Zhao passed away today, the only person who came was a steward from the general's mansion?

Although they were relatives, one was a first-rank general of the current dynasty, and the other was the mother of a fifth-rank minor official who did not even have an imperial edict. The difference in their status was too great.

Moreover, according to Lai Ge, General Nan is one generation older than Old Madam Zhao, so it is completely understandable that General Nan did not come in person.

It's a great honor to send a housekeeper.

But this was also a weather vane for the attitude of the General's Mansion, and everyone who came to pay their respects immediately understood. Zhao Wenxuan and Min Rouer were furious, their faces livid, but they couldn't say a word.

Nan Xi nodded:

"I don't dare to let Grandfather worry. If Nan Xi knew... cough, cough..."

As he said this, he took out his handkerchief and started coughing violently again!

Nanhu's expression changed:

"Why is the young lady coughing so badly? Where is the Li family doctor? How did he treat the young lady?"

He really didn't know that Doctor Li had defected, and he was really nervous at the moment.

Min Rouer trembled with fear when she heard this:

Why are you mentioning Doctor Li again? Is this a hurdle that can't be overcome?!

Fortunately, Chuntao answered:

"Doctor Li said that the eldest lady is fine, she's just overworked and just needs to rest more."

"Recently... Recently, I think I've been too sad about Madam Zhao..."

As soon as the words came out, Zhao Wenxuan and Min Rouer both breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Nan Xi nodding in agreement, Zhao Wenxuan thought to himself:

Regardless, Nan Xi, as the legal wife, still knew to protect the Zhao family's reputation. I was moved, and there was a saying here:

"I have always known your madam's filial piety towards her mother."

"Since ancient times, husband and wife have been one. If a wife takes good care of herself, she will be at peace with her husband..."

"Rou'er is here to help. Madam, please go back to the courtyard and have a good rest."

Min Rouer scoffed at Nan Xi's hypocritical behavior, saying she deserved to die at her hands. But she also breathed a sigh of relief: if Nan Xi or Nan Hu insisted on seeing a doctor right now, she really didn't know how to respond.

At this time, he also said:

"My cousin is right."

"Sister, just go and rest. I'll leave everything here to Rou'er."

Nanhu sneered:

"Yesterday I heard that Concubine Min was now in charge of the son-in-law's house. I didn't believe it at first, but it turns out to be true."

"However, I heard that Aunt Min is Madam Zhao's niece. Madam Zhao loved Aunt Min very much when she was alive, so it's only natural for Aunt Min to show more filial piety now..."

He glanced at Chuntao and Qiutong again:

"In that case, why don't you help the young lady back to the yard to rest?"

Seeing Nan Xi nodding apologetically to everyone and being half-supported and half-carried away by two maids, she followed them.

He kept muttering:

"That damn girl didn't serve the young lady at all..."

"...If the young lady is injured, I will report to you when I return home. I will see if the general will not expose your skin..."

Everyone was left looking at each other in bewilderment, and soon they all said goodbye.

In fact, there are so many officials in the capital that Zhao Wenxuan, who is a fifth-rank official and comes from a humble family, is not worth mentioning. Most of those who can come here are here for the general's mansion behind him.

Now that I have seen everything I should see, I have an idea of how to act in the future.