bestfiction Chapter 253 Suspicion over the Sun Family
Chapter 253 Suspicion over the Sun Family
Chapter 253 Suspicion over the Sun Family
A broken incense stick is not a good omen.
Ye Shaohong's expression immediately changed.
He raised his head, his eyes flashing with a cold light, and immediately focused on the old steward of the Sun family.
Putting aside supernatural tales and legends, the only person who could tamper with the incense burning is the old steward of the Sun family.
What puzzled Ye Shaohong was that, faced with his extremely oppressive gaze, the old butler's expression also changed.
His face was deathly pale, and he looked terrified.
But he showed no sign of fear.
"Not him?" "Then who is it?"
With doubts in his mind, Ye Shaohong immediately turned around and looked at Old Madam Sun, the eldest grandmother, and the other members of the Sun family.
The old woman looked sad, clutching her chest and shaking her head with a sigh.
Where is Grandma?
Her face was also deathly pale, and her eyes were fixed on the bronze furnace, as if she were secretly gritting her teeth.
Besides the two of them, Sun Yihui's other wives and concubines also looked terrified.
"Not again...not once!"
"Master, what are you doing?"
"Can't you just give us a few days of peace? Are you still thinking about that little vixen?"
A young woman in her early thirties, still charming, wiped tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. She sobbed softly while letting out a roar full of hatred.
"enough!"
"You have a distinguished guest here, and you still dare to spout nonsense? Get out of here!"
Upon hearing the beautiful young woman's cries and howls, the old lady of the Sun family, who had been clutching her chest with a pained expression, immediately became anxious.
She stomped hard on the dragon-headed cane in her hand, and anger appeared on her aged face.
A fierce roar sent a shiver down everyone's spine.
"Madam, I...I wasn't doing this..."
"shut up!"
The old lady of the Sun family raised an eyebrow, her traditional patriarchal authority growing even stronger. She turned and glanced at the beautiful woman who had opened her mouth to speak, immediately silencing her.
"Laifu, ask Third Concubine to leave." "Lock her up for two days, don't let her come out and gossip!"
"You've brought shame upon the Sun family!"
This old lady is quite ruthless. Not only did she interrupt the third concubine's words on the spot, she also looked up at the old housekeeper.
"Yes!"
"Old lady!"
The old steward didn't hesitate either. In front of Ye Shaohong, he raised his hand and waved, and two servants in blue robes immediately ran in from outside the mourning hall.
They completely ignored the third concubine's struggles and cries, and in a domineering manner, grabbed her arm and dragged her out.
"Madam, you can't be so biased!"
“I have served the master for more than ten years, and my feelings for him are sincere.”
"You can't treat me like this for that pretty little bitch..."
The third concubine's shouts and howls faded into the distance until they were no longer audible. As for Old Madam Sun, she first sighed softly and then shook her head.
"Commissioner Ye, did I scare you?"
"It's because I didn't discipline you properly, and you've made a fool of yourself in front of you."
Grandma Sun first bowed to Ye Shaohong, and after standing up, she apologized with a look of shame.
Faced with this situation, what could Ye Shaohong say?
Should we intervene and stop it?
Can not be done.
This is, after all, a family matter for the Sun family, and today is his first visit; there is absolutely no reason for him to stop us.
At the same time, he also noticed some problems.
This wasn't the first time something like the incense sticks breaking had happened. Otherwise, the Sun family wouldn't have remained so calm.
And then there's what the third concubine just said.
Favoritism, you little jerk?
Her words were probably directed at a specific person.
Moreover, this person should not be in this mourning hall. If he were, the third concubine would not need to refer to him in this way.
She could have simply pointed at that person's nose and cursed them on the spot.
So who is this person?
Was she the concubine who had just married Sun Yihui shortly before his suicide?
If it were her, burdened with such a heavy responsibility, and with the matriarch of such a traditional and domineering family as the Sun family matriarch, why didn't she punish her?
And they still need to openly or secretly protect and shield her?
So weird.
There are many hidden stories here. It will probably take a long time to find out the cause of death of Sun Yihui, the commander of the newly formed 7th Army.
A flood of doubts welled up in Ye Shaohong's mind. He gave the old lady of the Sun family a deep look before shaking his head indifferently.
"Madam, you're seriously injured."
Without uttering a single superfluous word, Ye Shaohong perfectly understood his position; he was now the commissioner representing the National Government to offer condolences.
Before revealing his true purpose, he only needs to observe from the sidelines.
Then, Ye Shaohong turned and looked at the old butler, Laifu.
The old butler didn't say much.
He then picked up the incense stick, lit it, and handed it to Ye Shaohong.
This time, Ye Shaohong took the incense and carefully examined it, gently running his hand over it in front of everyone. After confirming there were no broken pieces, Ye Shaohong bowed again and handed the incense to the old steward.
His eyes were burning as he stared intently at the old butler's hand movements.
Seeing the old steward insert the incense stick into the bronze incense burner without breaking it, Ye Shaohong nodded gently.
Next up are Yu Manli, Li Yunlong, Zhuang Yifan, and Zhou Haichao.
Their incense burning also remained unchanged.
After the ceremony, Ye Shaohong greeted the Sun family, and Old Mrs. Sun led the way in responding.
He then expressed his gratitude.
It was nothing more than a superficial act of gratitude for the National Government's kindness to his Sun family, so that his deceased child could smile in the afterlife.
But these superficial formalities are still necessary.
Ye Shaohong cooperated and made an appropriate response, while taking out the consolation and reward that Zheng Yaoxian had prepared for him in advance from his pocket.
Once this process is completed, the worship ceremony is over.
Logically, Ye Shaohong could have left with his men now that they were here, as his mission on the surface was complete.
But Ye Shaohong showed no sign of leaving.
When the old lady of the Sun family noticed this situation, although she was puzzled, she did not show it. Instead, she turned around and looked at the old housekeeper.
"Laifu, our distinguished guest has come from afar and will surely need to rest at my Sun family's house for a few days."
"Prepare a meal first, then arrange a quiet courtyard for Commissioner Ye and his party to rest for the time being."
The old butler naturally wouldn't refuse the old lady's order. He nodded, walked up to Ye Shaohong, bowed slightly, and gestured for him to enter.
Ye Shaohong greeted the old lady and, after receiving a response, left with Yu Manli, Li Yunlong, Zhuang Yifan, and Zhou Haichao.
During the march, Ye Shaohong glanced at Li Yunlong again.
Li Yunlong blinked and immediately responded.
Seeing this, Ye Shaohong was finally relieved. He followed behind the old butler, observing the surrounding situation as he went.
Then he saw a girl of about twelve or thirteen years old coming out of the gate of a house.
When the little girl saw them, her face immediately showed a look of horror.
They retreated back to the courtyard in an instant.