Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 754 - 590: Not Entering the Ancestral Tomb
Moreover, the cousin was previously a widow watching the door, and had even been a concubine for someone, how could she marry back into her family’s home?
But she didn’t know the cousin would actually hit the wall and commit suicide, which gave her a slight sense of guilt.
Wang Yue couldn’t understand why Mrs. Li would say she poisoned, Gu Chengyi was dead, Mrs. Li was relieved, why did she commit suicide?
The poison was clearly placed by her! Wang Yue stared dumbly at Mrs. Li, lying on the ground gradually growing cold, feeling inexplicably empty inside.
Mrs. Li’s blood stopped, but she had no breath left.
Gu Chengyu checked Mrs. Li’s carotid artery with his hand and found it had stopped pulsating.
Doctor Li silently retracted the silver needle, two people had died in the Gu Family today.
"Let’s arrange the funeral for her!"
Gu Chengyu stood up, glanced at the still shocked and dazed Wang Yue but eventually said nothing more.
"Alas!" Uncle Gu’s myriad feelings turned into a long sigh, unexpectedly so much happened in the Gu Family today.
To kill is to pay with one’s life, Mrs. Li paid for Gu Chengyi’s life.
Yet everyone felt very heavy-hearted, none expected these two people to reach this point.
Gu Chengyu glanced at the main house and frowned, this house could no longer house people.
In any case, someone had died in this house, letting his parents live there would be inauspicious.
"Since she has paid with her life, how should we deal with the body?"
Uncle Gu was first to break the silence, now that the person was dead, she couldn’t just be left lying there, could she?
"I hope Uncle Li keeps this matter secret and doesn’t spread it around." Gu Chengyu instructed Doctor Li.
Doctor Li nodded, "Of course I understand, don’t worry!"
He had taken Gu Chengchi as his disciple, naturally, they were like family. In the future, he would still have Gu Chengchi keep vigil for him, how could he spread rumors about the Gu Family outside?
"What should we do? Should we inform her family?" Gu Chenglian saw everyone kept quiet and thus stepped forward to suggest.
Mr. Gu nodded, "Alas! Her family must be informed, she is, after all, a daughter of the Li Family."
Mr. Gu was troubled over how to explain to the villagers, how to explain to Mrs. Li’s family.
Should he say the Gu Family forced her to death? Though the incident truly couldn’t be blamed on them, the family’s second son indeed had his share of faults.
Mr. Gu still didn’t know about Mrs. Li having an affair with their cousin, he fully believed Mrs. Li couldn’t endure Gu Chengyi’s torment and thus killed the second son.
For a good concubine like Mrs. Li, when passed at her husband’s, her family still needed to be informed.
"Buy her a good coffin! She served the second son after all, she is also pitiful."
Mr. Gu’s feelings toward Mrs. Li were complex, although the second son was killed by Mrs. Li, he couldn’t bring himself to hate her.
"Where should she be buried?" Gu Chengyu thought of a problem.
Mrs. Li couldn’t be buried in her family, ancient women married out of the family, like spilled water.
Even if abandoned, she couldn’t be buried in her family’s ancestral tomb, but as a concubine, she also couldn’t enter the Gu Family’s ancestral tomb.
This posed a dilemma, where exactly should Mrs. Li be buried?
"Then let’s choose another piece of land to bury her!" Uncle Gu hesitated for a moment, then said to everyone.
The Gu Family’s ancestral tomb couldn’t allow her in, considering she caused Gu Chengyi’s death, giving her a piece of land for burial was already fair.
Wang Yue frowned, as she was also a concubine, she wouldn’t enter the Gu’s ancestral tomb after passing.
Not entering the ancestral tomb meant becoming a wandering ghost in a lonely grave?
Everyone present naturally understood, but this was the best method available.
"Wipe her body clean and place it on the door board! The coffin will need to wait until tomorrow, as the shops are all closed now."
Farm families also hired people to make coffins, one just needed to go to the mountains to select two fitting timbers and hire a craftsman to make one.
But after all, Mrs. Li was young and passed suddenly, crafting one now was too late.
"Let me clean her body!" Normally a maid could do this, but Wang Yue knew she owed Mrs. Li.
Regardless of Mrs. Li’s reasons for taking the blame for her, the person was gone in the end. Doing this last thing for Mrs. Li would ease her own mind.
Mr. Gu had the main house’s door board removed, preparing to lay Wang Yue on it after cleaning.
Mrs. Li was soon carried away, Dumb Granny scattered the unused plant ash on the ground, the place stained with blood had to be cleaned.
"Father! You should rest in my courtyard; this place can’t house people anymore."
Gu Chengyu looked at the weary Mr. Gu and the others, stepping forward to suggest.
Mr. Gu disagreed, "I’ll stay in the east wing! The second son’s memorial is too deserted, I’ll keep him company."
"Father! Can your health hold up? You should rest first!" Gu Chenglian stepped forward to persuade. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
His father had taken quite a hit today, keeping vigil at the memorial during the day, how could he endure the night?
After much persuasion, Mr. Gu still refused budge, Gu Chengyu could only send Mrs. Lv to rest in his courtyard first.
Gu Chengyu thought it was a good chance to discuss the mansion expansion, but originally it was expansion, now it needed to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch.
People in ancient times were superstitious, and this was the main house, even living there would definitely feel uncomfortable.
"Since everyone is here today, I want to mention the old house situation."
As it was late, Gu Chengyu simply said a few words.
Everyone was a bit surprised at Gu Chengyu suddenly bringing up the old house, each showing a look of doubt.
"The entrance to the old house is too small, and considering today’s events, the main house certainly can’t be lived in. We are going to tear it down and rebuild, and also talk with the neighboring Zhang family about buying their land and house to build ours bigger."
Gu Chengli scratched his head, as the eldest son, this old house would eventually be inherited by his line.
Tearing it down and rebuilding it, making it bigger, would definitely cost a lot of silver.
"Today it’s just to let you know, to see everyone’s opinions. Our parents can’t stay in this house anymore, if you have any thoughts, feel free to share. However, it’s late, and this matter isn’t something decided now. Everyone think it over, go back and rest first!"
Gu Chengyu had this plan from before, just hadn’t brought it up yet.
The Gu Family was currently in chaos, naturally unable to focus on these things.
However, his parents needed a place to live in the future; they couldn’t avoid returning to Shangling Village.
If they kept living in his courtyard, he didn’t mind, but he worried his elder brother would be criticized.
They all said the eldest son should inherit and care for the parents. Parents living with the youngest son wasn’t common in the village.
Plus, his father couldn’t agree, who would want the elder brother to lose face?
Everyone dispersed, the second and third sons went ahead to keep vigil.
"Mrs. Li’s parents aren’t easy to deal with, tomorrow will surely bring trouble."
