The day after Mrs. Qin passed away, Qin Huai helped her return to her hometown in Le'an and buried Mrs. Qin in the Qin family's ancestral grave.

As the only granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Qin Xiaoxiao and Jingheng wore filial piety and went to Le'an with Momo Nao Nao to see Mrs. Qin off for the last time.

They were too young in July and August, and it would be too cold to bring them there, so they left the sisters in the mansion under the care of the Princess Protector.

Momo looked at the coffin being carried in front of her with red and swollen eyes, and asked sadly: "Mom, will I never see my great-grandma again in the future?"

Yesterday, he watched with his own eyes that Mrs. Qin closed her eyes and could not wake up no matter how much she screamed. Thinking of Mrs. Qin's kindness in the past, he cried sadly for half the night. When he got up in the morning, his pillow was still wet.

Qin Xiaoxiao had a lump in her throat: "My great-grandma has gone to heaven and will be watching you from there."

Silent tears flowed down again: "Mom is lying, grandpa will bury grandma in the soil, I can't see grandma, and grandma can't see me, wuwu..."

Qin Xiaoxiao was speechless when she saw that her eldest son knew everything.

Nao Nao looked at his brother who was crying more and more sadly, and for the first time he did not step forward to comfort him. He was not as sad as his brother crying, but it was the first time he faced the death of a relative, and he was not in the mood to comfort him at the moment.

one person.

"The old lady definitely doesn't want to see you so sad." Jing Heng looked at his wife whose eyes were getting redder and redder and comforted her in a low voice.

Qin Xiaoxiao's tears burst out and she sobbed: "I, I know, I just regret that I didn't take the children to spend more time with her in her last days..."

Jingheng shook her hand, wanted to say something but fell silent.

He had experienced the sudden departure of Queen Mother Jing, and now he could understand her mood. At this time, no matter how much persuasion or comfort he tried, it seemed useless, and he could only slowly walk out on his own.

In the evening, Mrs. Qin's coffin stopped at the Qin family's old house.

"grandmother--"

After hearing the news, Yun Zhichen looked at the coffin placed in front of the mourning hall and finally accepted the fact that the old man who loved him like a treasure was gone. He knelt on the cold and hard ground for a long time and refused to get up.

After the child exchange was exposed, Yun Zhichen returned to the Yun family in Le'an. At first, he felt that he was too embarrassed to see Mrs. Qin. He almost never appeared in front of Mrs. Qin. He always sent gifts to the Qin family every new year and festival.

Just leave.

Later, he accidentally met Qin Xiaoxiao who was going to the Qin Mansion. He knew that Mrs. Qin was thinking about him, so he dared to visit the house from time to time. But this time, Mrs. Qin left suddenly, and he was not able to see her for the last time. This will

It became a lifelong regret for him.

Qin Huai walked over and handed him a box one foot square: "This is what the old lady left for you."

Yun Zhichen took the box with trembling hands, held it tightly in his arms and cried bitterly.

Qin Huai complied with Mrs. Qin's last wish and kept the funeral simple. He only paid tribute to old friends of the Qin family and declined all colleagues who wanted to come to pay homage.

After all, he was the second minister of the dynasty, and he was trusted by the emperor. Even though there were no funerals for the civil and military officials, those people still sent people to send elegiac couplets and funeral rites.

Qin Huai endured his grief and ordered these funeral rites to be sent to the Salesian Church in the city to accumulate merit for his late mother, hoping that she would enter reincarnation early and join a good family in the next life.

Seven days after the funeral, Mrs. Qin was buried amidst loud cries.

On this day, Qin Shan and Lin Qiuniang also came, as relatives of Mrs. Qin.

On the way back from the funeral, Qin Xiaoxiao asked Jingheng to take the two children to leave first, while she and her parents deliberately left behind.

"Xiaoxiao, just tell me if you have any questions." Seeing her daughter's hesitation, Lin Qiuniang had a vague idea of ​​what she was going to say.

Looking at his father and mother, whose temples were stained by wind and frost, Qin Xiaoxiao found it even more difficult to say: "Father, mother, the thing that Grandma Qin worried about the most before her death was Mr. Qin. With her gone, the huge Qin Mansion will only be left.

Mr. Qin is alone, I..."

Before she finished speaking, Qin Shan interrupted her in a sullen voice: "Do you want to recognize your ancestor and return to your clan?"

His face was not pretty, but it was not angry, but more sad and reluctant.

In the past few years, Qin Xiaoxiao and her children had frequent contacts with the Qin Mansion. He could see that she had developed feelings for her biological father and grandmother. Although he felt sad and felt that his daughter had been taken away, he could understand it.

More than ten years of separation have cut off the continuous blood connection.

Lin Qiuniang's emotions were much more complicated, including sadness, reluctance, and even more reluctance.

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, and then said hurriedly: "Father, mother, you have misunderstood. I didn't want to leave you to recognize your ancestors and return to the clan. I just wanted August to take Mr. Qin's surname and have the opportunity to bring Mr. Qin into his family."

Continue to pass it on.”

If August's future husband-in-law can be like Brother Li, he is willing that their child will bear the surname Qin, so that the inheritance of the Qin family will not be cut off. This is the only way she can think of to comfort Grandma Qin.

Another way to comfort Mr. Qin.

Qin Xiaoxiao's explanation was beyond the couple's expectations. Qin Shan and Lin Qiuniang looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.

Seeing her daughter's anxious look, Lin Qiuniang said distressedly: "Yuyue is your daughter. As long as Xiaojing and Princess Huguo have no objections, and Mr. Qin is also happy, you can make the decision yourself."

Qin Shan also said: "Your mother and I are not narrow-minded people. Earlier, your mother was unhappy that August could not be included in our Qin family's family tree. If August could be included in Mr. Qin's family tree, we would still have your father."

My mother will only be happy."

According to the rules of the Qin family, only families without male heirs are allowed to record the name of a daughter who stays home to raise a child in the family tree. If this registered daughter grows up and marries outside, the name on the family tree will be crossed out.

go.

Xue Ya is an exception. She only records her name in the family tree after she has already married a child and gives birth to a child with her own surname. The same goes for Jiaojiao and Xiaoyu. In the future, they will have children with the surname Qin.

, their names will appear on the family tree.

The second year after Nao Nao was born, his name was recorded in the Qin family tree. Even August with the Qin surname could not be recorded unless she grew up like Xue Ya and had a child with her own surname.

, otherwise you can only enter your husband’s family’s genealogy after you get married.

Families that do not value their daughters will not care whether their daughters are included in the family tree. The Qin family is different. They believe that only children who are included in the family tree will be blessed by the family ancestors and will not die easily.

For this reason, Qin Shan often went to the clan leader to say good things, hoping that the clan leader could also record the name of his granddaughter in the family tree. However, the clan had clan rules, and the clan leader alone could not say anything about such a big matter. No matter how many good things Qin Shan said, it would not matter.

Let go.

Because of this, Qin Shan and Lin Qiuniang have no objection to August entering the Qinhuai family tree. To the couple, there is no difference between their granddaughter and their granddaughter, and they will love her equally.

Seeing that her parents agreed so easily, Qin Xiaoxiao was moved and ashamed: "Mom, dad, just don't blame me."

Lin Qiuniang looked at her daughter's thin face and said lovingly: "What's wrong with you? Even if you want to recognize your ancestors and return to the clan, we can't stop you. Besides, August has Lord Qin's blood flowing in his body."

Qin Xiaoxiao suddenly felt relieved and hugged her parents with red eyes.

The idea of ​​letting August recognize his ancestors and return to the clan was an idea that came to Grandma Qin before she died. But Grandma Qin left too hastily. If she had obtained the consent of her family before Grandma Qin passed away, perhaps Grandma Qin would have left more peacefully.

According to the regulations of Ding You of the Tianyuan Dynasty, Qin Huai had to stay in Le'an to observe the mourning for Mrs. Qin for three years. However, the day after Mrs. Qin was buried, Emperor Yuan He issued an order to seize Qin Huai's love, and ordered Qin Huai to live in the same place for a day and a month.

Mrs. Qin resumed her post after she turned 77.

It was difficult to disobey the emperor's order, so Qin Huai had no choice but to obey it. However, after his reinstatement, he still had to observe filial piety for Mrs. Qin and eat vegetarian food every day. In other words, he just changed his place to observe filial piety.

Now that the Spring Festival has passed, my return to work will not be until February of next year.

On the way back to Beijing, Qin Xiaoxiao told Jingheng that he wanted August to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan.

Jingheng naturally would not object and agreed without hesitation.

When they arrived in the capital, the couple mentioned this matter to the Princess Protector, who didn't say a word about it. No matter which Qin Dynasty she followed in August, the fact that she was her granddaughter would never change.

Returning to Anyiyuan, Qiyue and August, who had not seen their parents and brother for more than ten days, were very excited. They didn't know what sad things their parents and brothers had gone through these days, so they depended on them for their lives.

My feet refused to come down to the ground.

Qin Xiaoxiao asked a few people in Xiqiao and learned that after they left the house, the two little girls who could not find anyone cried almost all day and all night, and no one could coax them.

I thought I would keep crying until my parents and brothers came back, but they stopped crying the next day. According to their lazy temperaments, they probably knew that crying was useless. They would feel tired and uncomfortable after crying, so they didn't bother to cry.

Even so, Qin Xiaoxiao felt extremely distressed and kept kissing the two little girls: "This time is an exception. Mom will never leave you behind in the future."

"Giggle~" The sisters didn't understand, thinking that their mother was teasing them, so they jumped on her one by one, covering her face with saliva.

Seeing the happy faces of his sisters, Momo Mo, who had been feeling gloomy for many days, had a smile on his face. He touched the little heads of his sisters and said, "Big brother will live well, live for a long, long time, and wait until you die before brother dies. This way

You won’t be sad anymore, you will always be so happy!”

After that, he looked at his parents and asked cautiously: "Mom, dad, you will live a long, long time, right?"

The faces of Xiqiao and others changed greatly, and they subconsciously looked at Madam Hou, fearing that they would do anything to their young mistress.

Jing Heng smiled slightly, raised his hand and rubbed his eldest son's head: "Well, parents will live for a long, long time, until you grow up, get married and have children, and then watch your children grow up.

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Mo Mo grinned and nodded his head: "Dad, you have to keep your word. If you don't keep your promise and die early, I will hate you and never call you dad again!"
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