My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

The old lady had long been accustomed to her son's unreliability.

Seeing him like this, I actually felt a little strangely relieved. After all, he is older and more sensible.

In the past, with the third brother's bad temper, he would probably cause a big scene in the funeral hall and make everyone laugh.

Now he has made progress and knows how to consider everyone's appearance.

The old lady's heart softened and she waved her hand to signal the servants to go out.

Then he whispered, "Don't always hold a grudge against your father. Your father used to favor the eldest wife, but didn't I favor you too? Didn't you take away all the good things I had?"

"But this time, the old man really wasn't partial. The three of you got pretty much the same amount. You won't suffer any loss."

The Third Master was unconvinced. "Did the old man change his ways before he died? Or did he suddenly come to his senses? He couldn't have turned over a new leaf like me, could he?"

The old lady spat at the third master and said, "How can you insult your father like that? Alright, alright, you know what you need to know. Just roll up to the front and kowtow to your father sincerely."

"Your father still loves you guys!"

The third master sneered, but did not refute the old lady's words.

"Okay, then I'll go back first! Mom, you have to take care of yourself! Now that I've lost my father, you're the only one left! You have to live a long life. As long as you're alive, your son still has a mother who loves you—"

Just one sentence made the old lady cry.

After watching the Third Master leave, she wiped her tears with her sleeves and muttered to the old nanny who came in silently to serve her: "You know, everyone usually says that I favor the Third Master too much. How could they know that although the Third Master is a bit of a jerk, he is still filial at heart."

"Listen to what he just said. It really makes me feel uncomfortable. The third brother is the only one who sincerely hopes that I can live a few more years. The others probably just want me to die soon to make room for them."

This was a suggestive remark, and the old nanny didn't dare to respond.

He just followed the old lady's words and praised the third master: "With the third master being filial to you, you won't live a hundred years."

When the Third Master finished urinating and returned to the mourning hall, the Second Master came over and asked, "Did you ask your mother in the back about anything?"

The third master rolled his eyes at the second master. His second brother, though not very cunning on weekdays, was actually the most cunning. Nothing could be hidden from his eyes.

He mumbled, "The old lady said, it's all the same, so you won't suffer any loss!"

The second master felt relieved and continued to keep vigil without mentioning anything else.

Because the weather was hot and there was no need to wait for Fu Zhiyi and Fu Zhizhe to come back for the funeral.

After seven days of rest, the body will be taken for funeral.

On this day, the area in front of Ningping Hou's mansion was covered with white.

Colorful tents are erected on the roadside, where families hold roadside sacrifices.

For a moment, one could see the Ningping Marquis's funeral procession coming from the north, as huge as a mountain of silver pressing down on the ground.

The coffins of the old marquis and the eldest master must stay in the ancestral temple for three days to hold a three-day ceremony to bury their souls.

Except for the old lady who took sick leave and the first wife, Mrs. Jin.

The first, second and third wives, as well as the close relatives of the Fu family, and the close relatives of the Fu and Bai families, must live near this temple until the end of the Anling Taoist temple.

When the three-day soul-resting ceremony was over, everyone in the Marquis' Mansion, as well as the second and third wives, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Without bothering to be polite, they went home and slept for the whole day before they managed to recover some strength.

The families are exhausted both physically and mentally from the days of vigil and crying.

After finally calming down a bit, someone from the Ningping Marquis' Mansion sent a letter saying that they wanted to divide up the old marquis's private property according to his will.

When the third master heard this, he became more excited than if he had been injected with chicken blood.

Seeing Lu Zhenzhen and Lan's leisurely pace, he was so anxious that he paced around the yard.

After waiting for a long time for the two of them to change into plain clothes and come out, the carriage had already been prepared by the Third Master. They just had to wait for them to come out, get on the carriage, and head straight for the Marquis' Mansion like a whirlwind.

At the gate of the marquis's mansion, I met the second family.

Although the Second Madam, the Second Master, and Mrs. Sun had rested for a day, they all looked tired.

In front, the second master and the third master were walking together and whispering, and the second wife was also chatting with Lan.

Lu Zhenzhen and Sun were the last to fall. They looked at each other, their eyes full of helplessness.

Sun whispered, "You insisted that Madam, Wei Ge and I come along. Why didn't you bring the glutinous rice balls and bean buns?"

Lu Zhenzhen waved her hand: "They've suffered a lot these past few days, let them rest at home."

As he spoke, he was taken to Ruixuan Hall.

In addition to the old lady Bai, the eldest lady Jin, the Princess of Shu, Fu Zhijian and his wife, there were also Bo Ge'er and several elders of the Fu family.

When the old lady, Mrs. Bai, saw that everyone had arrived, she spoke, "The old marquis must have been aware of his approaching death and had made arrangements in advance. Now that he has been laid to rest, I would like to divide his belongings among you four brothers and sisters as a commemoration."

As he spoke, he pulled out a letter from a box beside him and handed it to the elders of the Fu family. "This is a list written by our old marquis before he died. It clearly states which families were to be distributed and what items were to be distributed. I would like to ask all of you brothers to bear witness."

The Fu family elder took the envelope, opened it, looked at it carefully for a long time, nodded, and passed it to the next person.

Several elders of the clan passed it around and read it, confirming that it was the handwriting of the old marquis.

"Since this is the old marquis's last instruction, let's do as he wishes."

The letter was passed back to Fu Zhijian.

Fu Zhijian was still in a daze at the moment. He looked for a long time but couldn't understand anything.

However, Jin couldn't help but take a few more glances and wanted to get up and grab it to see it herself.

Mrs. Hu was the most stable one. She coughed and said, "In that case, please have Second Uncle and Third Uncle take a look."

The letter fell into the hands of the second and third masters again.

The two men glanced over the nonsense that the old marquis had said before, about brothers working together and the family business, and went straight to the point.

At the end it said: Of the private property left behind, so much gold and silver given by the emperor was left to the first wife, so much land and shops were left to the second wife, and so much antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and farmland were left to the third wife.

Finally, he also left a box of jewelry for the Princess of Shu.

The second and third masters couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and suppressed the corners of their mouths that were about to turn up. They hid one hand in their sleeves and pinched their thighs hard to prevent themselves from laughing out loud.

At the same time, he handed the letter to the Princess of Shu.

The Princess of Shu was actually quite sad, and she was deeply moved when she saw that the old marquis had not forgotten to leave something for her.

Not to mention the value of the things, he also cares about his daughter. This bit of affection is the most important thing.

Because there was a list, and the Princess of Shu and the elders of the clan were in charge.

No one objected and accepted it silently.

However, the third master pinched himself a little too hard because he was too happy and wanted to laugh too much.

I pinched myself too hard and ended up crying.

In the eyes of the elders, this was touching and even more gratifying.

I've heard for a long time that the bastard Third Brother has turned over a new leaf and is now behaving reliably. I used to think that the Marquisate was just trying to save face for the Third Brother, but now I see that he has indeed improved.

Although he is not very capable, his filial piety is stronger than that of the second brother.