The stiff and skinny woman lay quietly in the coffin.

Wang Shaofu looked at it intently, his bloodshot eyes dry and not a single tear could come out.

He finally moved, slowly bending his back and reaching out to touch her cheek.

Bitingly cold.

His knuckles trembled as he stubbornly probed for her breath.

No breath at all.

His body swayed and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"grown ups!"

Wang Wu and Wang Yong hurried forward, wanting to help.

Without even turning his head, Wang Shaofu stretched out his arms and carried the person in the coffin out steadily.

Xie Anning saw the blood on his own corpse's face and spurting out of his mouth.

He slowly turned around and left the mourning hall.

The guests had already left, and Old Man Wang and Old Madam Wang were not there either. Only the other descendants of the Wang family were waiting outside. When they saw him coming out holding the corpse, they all looked horrified.

"Brother..."

Wang Shaofu didn't say anything.

The guards following behind him immediately understood and stepped forward to ask the second and third masters of the Wang family who were blocking the way to leave.

The journey was smooth back to the main courtyard where Xie Anning lived during his lifetime.

The decorations are still the same, but their owners are no longer there.

The yard is desolate and silent.

Wang Shaofu placed her on the couch, covered her with a brocade quilt, and slowly wiped the blood off her face.

He sat beside the couch and stared at her for a long time, then spat out another mouthful of blood.

His expression remained calm.

After an unknown amount of time, Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang finally arrived.

Looking at the corpse that had been properly placed, Mr. Wang's beard trembled with anger.

"The dead cannot be resurrected. What are you doing? Xie Shi will never wake up!"

Wang Shaofu lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Old Master Wang cursed a few more times.

Old Lady Wang tried to persuade him again and again, finally shedding tears, "Are you blaming your parents for not having a good opinion of your wife?"

"Rebellious son!" Old Master Wang glared. "Ms. Xie herself doesn't want to live anymore, how can you blame your parents?"

"Your father is right. Xie has been married for many years and only has one daughter. Now that Wan'er is gone, she is indeed determined to die."

Old Lady Wang helped her husband calm down, and this time she really shed tears as she looked at her eldest son who was still silent.

"After you left, Xie stayed in the house every day, silent, not paying attention to eating and taking medicine, and even refused to show up for the New Year's Eve family dinner. She had no life at all.

As a mother, I felt sorry for her loss and couldn't bear to blame her. Seeing how frail she was, I sent a lot of medicinal herbs over. The servants in the courtyard all knew about this, but she really didn't want to live anymore... Who can save someone who is determined to die...?

She burst into tears and said, "If you really blame me for this, then I will apologize to you. Your father is not in good health, please don't make him angry."

Beside them, the second and third masters of the Wang family also repeatedly advised and stood up to testify.

Wang Shaofu listened quietly, and finally raised his head, looking at everyone in the room with his red eyes.

"Where is Peirong?"

His voice was rough and hoarse.

When Old Lady Wang heard this, her nose felt sore and another line of tears fell.

Mrs. Wang Er was a smart person and quickly asked someone to call Peirong in.

A moment later, Peirong, dressed in sackcloth, entered, knelt on the ground, and said, "Madam left a last word before she left."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room had different expressions.

Wang Shaofu didn't seem to feel the tense atmosphere. He lowered his eyes and said, "Speak."

Peirong touched her forehead to the ground and repeated respectfully, "Madam said that the love between husband and wife in this life is over. She hopes that you will marry another virtuous wife and have another legitimate son."

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