Happiness System - Chapter 788: Fake Gold 14
Happiness System
Chapter 788: Fake Gold 14Half a year ago, it took the original owner half a month to travel from Anping City to the imperial capital. When he arrived at the imperial capital, he fell ill due to acclimatization and fatigue from the long journey.
It only took Sheng Yunyou five days to get there from the imperial capital, but it also nearly cost her half her life!
When she got off the horse, her steps were weak and her face was haggard. Outsiders thought that she was so sad and sick that she forced herself to come back. Who would not know that the adopted daughter of the Sheng family is loyal and righteous?
The Zhao family lives in the provincial capital a hundred miles away. They arrived the day after the old lady's accident and have been guarding the old lady at the Sheng family for the past few days.
Upon learning that someone was coming from the imperial capital, Zhao's two cousins followed Sheng Baicheng and his brothers out to greet them.
Li was not among the group of people who came out, so they must have been controlled.
Sheng Yunyou saw that everyone who came out was dressed in plain clothes, and it seemed that the old lady was at the end of her strength. Seeing this, she immediately started to act and burst into tears without saying a word, stumbling towards the mansion.
Qingdai didn't even care about her luggage and immediately went forward to support her.
"Is this You'er?" Zhou, the second wife of the Sheng family, saw that there were only two young men coming from the imperial capital and no other female relatives. She nodded to them and immediately chased after them.
Bo Jingyao and Bo Luojin also looked unhappy. After paying their respects to the uncle of the Zhao family, they only greeted the Sheng Baicheng brothers coldly.
Uncle Zhao ignored the Sheng brothers and asked the uncle and nephew of the Bo family to go in and see the old lady.
Bo Jingyao also brought a famous doctor from the imperial capital. After introducing the doctor to Uncle Zhao, he quickly walked towards the old lady's courtyard.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Sheng Yunyou was in such a state that she had to take a breath after every three steps. Fortunately, the Sheng Mansion was not very big, and she finally saw the old lady before the men behind her caught up.
The old lady in the original owner's memory was a bloated and slightly fat old woman, but the one lying on the bed in front of him was a thin old woman.
"Grandma, You'er is back, please open your eyes and look at You'er!"
On the way, Sheng Yunyou heard from Zhou that the old lady had been in a coma for two days. She could still barely drink some ginseng soup yesterday, but she couldn't do it today. The family members were guarding in the yard today and didn't dare to leave.
She knelt down beside the old lady's bed, leaned over her and started crying, and put her hand on her pulse...
It's a pity that the old lady is already beyond help, otherwise she would have to take out some medicine to save her even at the risk of being suspected, just to preserve the friendship between her and the original owner.
"grandmother?"
Noticing that the hand he was holding moved, Sheng Yunyou looked up and stared at the old lady.
The female relatives who were surrounding her to comfort her also noticed the old lady's eyelids move, and immediately said in surprise: "You'er, call your grandmother again!"
Sheng Yunyou held the old lady's hand and put it on her face, "Grandma, grandma, You'er is back, open your eyes and look at You'er..."
Seeing the old lady's increasingly intense reaction, Zhou held the handkerchief and shouted, "Doctor! Hurry up and call the doctor! And the eldest and second masters, call them over!"
Although she knew that her husband would be coming in soon after them, Zhou was still worried that the old lady's last moments would be too short and that her husband would not be able to hear the old lady's last wishes.
The old lady's grandchildren all gathered around, calling out "Grandma".
Sheng Yunyou's face was so dark that he almost couldn't maintain his expression. It was winter and a charcoal basin was burning indoors, so there was less air and more people. They swarmed over and snatched all the air. Did they think the old lady didn't die fast enough?
Fortunately, at this time, the people outside shouted: "The doctor is here, get out of the way!"
Everyone retreated to the side, and Sheng Yunyou was helped to the side, and then was pushed to the periphery by others without making a sound.
Sheng Yunyou was also speechless. She said that she hated this kind of ancient world and these big families the most. At this time, these people still had the mind to intrigue and scheme against each other!
The doctor traveled all the way to Anping, but after entering the mansion, he didn't even have a cup of hot tea. He was inevitably in a bad mood. Seeing a bunch of people crowded in the house, he impatiently drove them all out.
Although it was a little cold outside, at least the air was good. Sheng Yunyou's breathing became smoother and he finally felt a little more alive.
However, she did not greet the people from the Sheng family. She just lowered her head, covered her face with a handkerchief and pretended to cry.
Two quarters of an hour later, the housekeeper beside the old lady came out and called in the direct descendants and the people from the Zhao and Bo families. The concubines and illegitimate children had to wait outside the door.
The old lady turned her head and looked at everyone, then waved weakly at Sheng Yunyou, "You'er."
Sheng Yunyou immediately went over and sat beside the bed, holding the old lady's hand, "Grandma, You'er is back!"
The old lady forced an ugly smile and sighed, "Good boy, you have suffered so much these years! You have been removed from the Sheng family tree. After I am gone, you will have no relationship with the Sheng family anymore. From now on, live your life well and don't come back, okay?"
Sheng Yunyou nodded, tears falling from her eyes, "But, You'er wants grandma to live well..."
The old lady shook her head gently, "Grandma is old and can't accompany you anymore. In the future, you should take good care of your aunt in the Bo family for grandma..."
After explaining a few things, the old lady's breath became weaker. She turned her head and looked at the other people beside the bed. "I asked A Lian to clear out my things a few days ago. The cash and collections are given to Qing'er and Ji'er, and the jewelry is divided equally between You'er, Rou'er and Xin'er. The other things are given to Zhou. No one else is allowed to touch them!"
Seeing her two sons nod, she called out softly, "Cheng'er".
Sheng Yunyou immediately gave up his seat.
"Mother! I'm so sorry!" Sheng Baicheng knelt down in front of the old lady's bed, his face covered with tears.
The old lady's eyes were a little dazed, but she still stared at Sheng Baicheng, "Promise me that you will divorce that vicious woman Li! Li and her children must not appear on my tombstone!"
"Mother!" Sheng Baicheng was shocked and didn't dare to look directly at the old lady.
"Divorce that vicious woman Li!"
The old lady still insisted, but unfortunately she didn't get any affirmative response from Sheng Baicheng until she died.
"Mother!"
"grandmother!"
When they realized that the old lady had stopped breathing, a group of people knelt down inside and outside the room, crying.
The steward was an elder of the Sheng family. When he saw that the old lady was still staring at Sheng Baicheng after she passed away, he was startled and immediately scolded her, "That's your mother's wish. Hurry up and agree to it!"
Sheng Baicheng fell to the ground and cried, but still refused to agree, which made his uncle Zhao so angry that he beat him up.
Finally, the Second Master cried in front of the old lady, and the two uncles stood by and promised that they would make sure that Li and her children would not appear on her tombstone. Only then did the Second Master succeed in closing the old lady's eyes.
Perhaps, the old lady did not expect Sheng Baicheng to agree from the beginning. What she wanted from the beginning to the end was not to let Li's name appear on her tombstone.
With the two uncles from the Zhao family watching over them, the Sheng Baicheng brothers did not dare to deal with the old lady's funeral.
The old lady only had two glorious moments in her life, one was her wedding and the other was her funeral.
This is also the portrayal of most women, sad and tearful.
After the funeral, it’s time to reach the final and most important step, which is the division of property!
The first things to be divided were the old lady's things. Before she passed away, she made a will in front of her family, so there was no suspense about this, and they were just divided directly.
She didn't want to take Sheng Yunyou's share, but her two uncles and the third master of the Bo family persuaded her to accept it.
The uncle sighed and said, "Your grandmother recognized you, that's what you deserve. If you feel bad about it, you can go to the temple and light a lamp for her on her death anniversary."
Sheng Yunyou had no choice but to agree.
The old lady knew the character of her eldest daughter-in-law very well, and she had always been very tight with her dowry. Li had been coveting her mother-in-law's things for a long time, but the old lady looked down on her, and apart from the gift of changing her name, she didn't give her anything else.
Of course, Zhou, the daughter-in-law, never received anything from her mother-in-law.
When Zhou first entered the Sheng family, she got along well with the old lady for a while. However, Li was worried that she would be at a disadvantage and kept making trouble. The old lady wanted to live a quiet life, so she had to become estranged from her young daughter-in-law.
The old lady’s things were hidden very well, even Sheng Yunyou, the granddaughter who grew up with her, didn’t know that the old lady had so many good things!
In fact, the Sheng family’s financial resources are not as rich as they seem. The old lady did not leave anything to her son. Sheng Baicheng did not care about it at first. He even disdained the fact that the old lady did not give his children a penny. He never thought that his mother had any good things!
The old lady and the old man had a cold relationship, and because the old lady was in poor health, she only gave birth to two sons.
Because of his father, Sheng Baicheng was not close to his mother, which was one of the reasons why he indulged Li in disrespecting her mother-in-law.
Sheng Baicheng is also a cold-blooded and realistic person. Between a mother who has no money and cannot provide him with any support, and a wife who is willful but wholeheartedly cares about him and even gives birth to children for him, he chose the latter.
He only remembered that the Zhao family was a noble family, and that his mother was unwilling to use the power of her family to pave the way for her, who was mediocre and pretentious. He forgot that the Zhao family also had a rebellious second uncle with a high talent for business...
When the things were moved out, Sheng Baicheng regretted it so much that his intestines turned green!
These things are almost equivalent to half of the Sheng family’s wealth!
There was not much silver left from the old lady's dowry, only less than five thousand taels. Besides the calligraphy and paintings, ancient books and jewelry, the other valuable things included two shops.
The shop was divided to Zhou according to the old lady's will, which means that except for one third of the jewelry, all of the old lady's things fell into the hands of the second wife.
Uncle Zhao and cousin Bo were still there. Sheng Baicheng was jealous but didn't dare to do anything. He could only watch those things fall into the hands of the second wife.
Sheng Baicheng and the Second Master are twins. The old lady's body was ruined due to a difficult labor when she gave birth to them, and she has never had any children since then.
In addition to the two of them, the Sheng family had six illegitimate sons and daughters, and the eldest illegitimate son was only half a year younger than them.
This indirectly proves that the Sheng family has a very bad family tradition. In a family like theirs, even if they take a concubine, they will wait until the mistress safely gives birth to the eldest son before allowing the concubine to become pregnant.
The old man knew it, but the old lady didn't like those children. Before she died, she left a will saying that the family property must not be divided before she died.
The old lady had been depressed for half her life, and finally she became willful before her death. No one she didn't like was allowed to touch her things!