Chapter 387: A Show of Strength

"Come in."

"Yes, Madam."

When Yingtao and Danruo came in, the first thing Du Jingyi asked was.

"Have you prepared the food for Vice General Luo and the others?"

"Don't worry, Madam, it's all ready and sent over. It's what Vice General Luo and the others used to like in the general's mansion. I remember it."

Danruo didn't say much, but every word she said was to the point, so Du Jingyi was very satisfied.

Then she sat down to eat with her husband.

Because it was the mourning period, the food Danruo prepared was very simple, which could fill the two of them but was not too fancy. Gu Shaoyu was also satisfied after seeing it.

While eating, Du Jingyi said.

"The last time I had breakfast with the general was eight months ago. The weather was a bit cold at that time. I remember you said something to let me eat faster."

When Gu Shaoyu heard this, he couldn't help but look at her lovingly and added another sentence.

"The weather is cold now, so you should hurry up, or you will get sick if you eat cold food."

Listening to such caring words, Du Jingyi felt warm in his heart, more comfortable than wearing more fur coats.

After the couple had a simple breakfast, they returned to the mourning hall together.

Du Jingyi knelt with Gu Shaoyu. Not long after, Gu Xiaolang and Ping'er also came. They knelt down without saying much.

Now, only the two of them in the Gu family can hold on, so they can't leave the coffin empty.

With the addition of the two of them, the burning of paper in front of the coffin can be done in turn, which is not so tiring. However, people are not allowed to talk casually in the mourning hall, so the atmosphere is a bit heavy.

But this silence lasted less than an hour, and then the fourth aunt hurried in, without any nonsense, and said directly.

"The relatives of the Gu family heard that Shao Yu was back, so they all came here now."

"Seventh uncle?"

"Not only that, but also the third uncle, fifth uncle, and sixth uncle. In short, all those who came during the ancestor worship are here."

"What are you doing here?"

Aunt Four shook her head and added.

"They all look unhappy. I think they are going to call for punishment."

Hearing this, it was Gu Shao Yu and Du Jingyi who looked unhappy. Grandmother hadn't been buried yet, and they came here not only to burn incense and pay their respects, but also to call for punishment?

Who gave them the courage? !

So, Gu Shao Yu said to Aunt Four.

"Please go there and tell them that I am here to keep vigil for grandma. Tell them to wait in Sanshan Hall."

Aunt Four nodded and turned around and walked out the door.

Gu Xiaolang and Ping'er were both worried and asked Gu Shao Yu.

"Brother, if you treat them coldly like this, won't they talk nonsense when they go out?"

"Talk nonsense? What are you afraid of? I, as a grandson, am here to keep vigil for my grandmother, and I just delayed to see them for a while, what's the big deal? If you tell others, will they still be praised for coming at the right time?"

Gu Shaoyu just wanted to give them a warning, so that they can weigh their own weight.

Du Jingyi also agreed with this. After all, when her grandmother was alive, if there was anything, she could suppress it more or less with her status as the eldest sister-in-law of the eldest house. But now, as the head of the Gu family, Tai Ge'er is still young, so naturally he, as a father, has to manage the Gu clan.

Therefore, it is sometimes difficult for the young to control the old.

Instead of being soft at first and hard later to make people say some right and wrong, it is better to let them all know Gu Shaoyu's temperament and way of doing things from the beginning.

In Sanshan Hall, the Seventh Old Master was still able to sit still, closing his eyes and resting his mind, without saying much, but the other old masters were a little bit fed up.

The first to speak was the Third Old Master, although there was no excessive word in his words, but he was obviously quite unhappy about making them wait for so long.

"Shao Yu is really busy, it must have taken an hour to walk such a short distance?"

"That's right, we are just here to discuss with him how to bury the eldest sister-in-law peacefully, not to make trouble, what's the point of not showing up for so long?"

Several people are all old men in their seventies and eighties, and they are also respectable people outside because of the name of the Gu family. Now they are naturally a little unhappy to be ignored like this.

However, the most powerful Seventh Old Master has not said a word, so the Third Old Master and others just complained a few words and didn't say anything more.

After sitting from morning to afternoon, the spirits of several people were mostly gone. Seeing that Gu Shaoyu still didn't come out, the third old master sighed and said.

"I can't wait any longer. Since Gu Shaoyu has such an attitude, we don't care. We will show up at the funeral of my sister-in-law, so that he won't think that we are here to ask for money and treat us like this!"

Hearing this, the other people also thought so, so they got up and were about to leave.

At this time, Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi and his wife finally came late. When they saw that they were about to leave, Du Jingyi pretended to know nothing and said.

"Are you uncles going to leave?"

"Humph, if you don't leave, are you waiting to chase me away?"

The third old master was obviously unhappy, but he didn't dare to vent his temper on Gu Shaoyu, who was cold-faced and cold-hearted, so he had to vent his anger on Du Jingyi.

But he didn't know that Du Jingyi was not much easier to deal with than Gu Shaoyu.

Du Jingyi was quite considerate and gave instructions to Cherry behind him.

"Go and arrange carriages for the uncles to take them home safely."

With just one sentence, the third old man and others were stunned. They quickly looked at Gu Shaoyu and saw that he didn't speak either. They were immediately in a dilemma.

Seeing that there were no more steps, the third old man could neither leave nor stay. He was just sitting there in embarrassment, when he saw the seventh old man opening his mouth to relieve the situation appropriately.

"Third brother, what are you so anxious about? Aren't we here to discuss things? If you leave before we even talk about this matter, isn't your waiting all morning in vain?"

Although the words were spoken to the third old man, the meaning was directed to Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi. They were not stupid and naturally understood.

And Du Jingyi uttered an ouch and pretended to be very apologetic.

"I have asked my uncles to wait for a long time. The general just came back yesterday. He has been observing filial piety in front of my grandmother's spirit. Previously, a Taoist priest said that observing filial piety requires not leaving for a whole day to be considered sincere, so he asked others not to disturb him. , it’s also my fault, I just let the general fulfill his filial piety, and I won’t send someone out to talk to my uncles, I’ve made you wait for a while, you’re tired.”

In terms of yin and yang, Du Jingyi is not bad either.

Gu Shaoyu didn't even say he was tired after kneeling all day and night. If those of them sitting drinking tea and waiting for others said they were tired, wouldn't they be slapping themselves in the face?