Noble Lady

Chapter 106: Pushing People to Death

Speaking of He Jixiang, Zhang was also filled with sorrow.

She knew some of the old things.

He Jixiang's biological mother is the daughter of a respectable family, and her father is a private school teacher.

But her family suffered a misfortune and her parents died unexpectedly, leaving her an orphan with nowhere to go. She sold herself to bury her father and was then bought back by He Minzhi's father.

Little did she know that the He family was not a good place to stay. She died after only a few years in the He family, leaving behind only a daughter, who was bullied everywhere.

It would be fine if my stepmother was a kind person, but she is the type of person like Liu.

When He Jixiang was alive, Liu couldn't stand her youth and beauty, and it was impossible for her to treat her children well after her death.

"Fortunately, my wife is taking care of me, otherwise I really don't know what to do with Jixiang."

"Children born out of wedlock always live at the mercy of their mother, which is not surprising. I never thought that the He family, which prides itself on being a clean family, would not tolerate even a young woman of the Fourth Miss's background. Could her death be due to..."

Xue Chenyu was just joking, but she didn't expect Zhang's face to change suddenly when she heard it.

"That's not something you can say casually, ma'am. Miss Zhou was in poor health, and then..."

If her expression hadn't changed so suddenly, Xue Chenyu would have believed it, but the flash of guilt and panic that just flashed across her face already showed that there was something fishy going on.

I didn't expect that the Qingliu He family would do such a thing, taking human life lightly.

Xue Chenyu's smile became more and more profound, and Zhang felt her scalp tingling. She didn't dare to say anything more. After asking Xue Chenyu, she learned that she would wait until He Jixiang could take control of his own life affairs before arranging everything, and then she quickly said goodbye.

Don't dare to wait for a moment longer.

Oh my god, I almost got tricked by the lady.

If this gets out, the He family's reputation will be ruined. How will the He children live in the future?

Nowadays, the rise and fall of a family and the honor and disgrace of an individual are closely related. Prosperity and adversity are shared by all.

It is normal that Zhang doesn't dare to gamble.

Xue Chenyu saw it all, so she didn't ask any further questions.

Soon, the He family agreed to Cui Hua's marriage proposal.

The six rituals have also officially gone through the process.

The first of the six rituals is "Nacai".

It means that when a man wants to marry a woman, he sends a matchmaker to the woman's family to propose marriage and give gifts. After receiving the acceptance, he asks the matchmaker to formally pay the "selection gift" to the woman's family.

After the initial discussion, if the woman is interested, the man will send a matchmaker to formally propose to the woman's family and bring certain gifts, hence the name. In ancient times, the only gift for the betrothal ceremony was a goose.

Nacai is the beginning of the entire marriage process.

After "Nacai" comes "wenming".

The matchmaker will ask the woman's name, age and "eight characters", and use divination and fortune-telling to see whether the man and woman will clash with each other, and whether there are other reasons why they are not suitable for marriage.

"Asking for the name" is also called "passing a small post" or "matching horoscopes".

After "asking for the name" comes "accepting the auspiciousness". The boy's parents give their son's birth date and time to the matchmaker to bring to the girl's side. This is "passing the big tie" or "exchanging the Luan book", also known as "Tongshu".

It is what people call engagement.

Cui Hua had already given the marriage certificate to He Minzhi, so this step was just a symbolic one.

The fourth of the six ceremonies is the betrothal gift, also known as the "betrothal gift," which is when the man's family sends the betrothal gift to the woman's family.

Kong Yingda's commentary on "Yili" (Book of Rites) states: "Nazheng means paying the betrothal gifts. Zheng means completion. The betrothal gifts must be paid first and then the marriage is completed." After this ceremony, the marriage contract is completely established.

Asking for a date, commonly known as sending a date or raising a date, is the fifth of the six rituals.

The man's family chooses an auspicious date for the wedding, writes the man and woman's birth dates on red paper (a gift letter requesting a date), and the matchmaker takes it to the woman's family to discuss the date of the wedding with the woman's family.

The sixth of the six rituals is welcoming the bride, also known as welcoming the bride, marrying the bride, etc.

On the day of the wedding, the "Wang Niang Plate" is carried first. It must contain a goose. The goose is a symbol of the ancient practice of using geese to propose to the bride. Because geese mate for life, they symbolize a steadfast and harmonious marriage.

Later generations often used geese instead of wild geese.

According to ancient rituals, the six-ceremony process would take at least a year and a half, but He Ruyi's stomach couldn't wait any longer, so everything was kept simple.

After the wedding proposal, asking for the name and the wedding accompaniment are completed, the day for the wedding betrothal is set.

During this period, Liu was in high spirits and in good health because of the good news. The entire He family started to decorate their homes.

As the housekeeper, Zhang was extremely busy.

He Jixiang had been avoiding Ji Minrou for quite some time. Now that He Ruyi's marriage was set, Liu and He Minzhi were even more determined to open the winery, so Ji Minrou tried her best to get the shop from her.

He Jixiang was forced into a corner and pulled out a hairpin and stabbed himself in the neck.

Ji Minrou was also frightened. She never imagined that this previously insignificant concubine's daughter would have such a strong temper. She was so scared that she abandoned her and ran away.

It was Yuzhu who happened to pass by and accidentally saw the man and saved him.

"This is simply too much. For the sake of a shop, they don't even care about human life."

After Xue Chenyu finished scolding, she asked Yumei to wait at the gate and drag He Minzhi back when she saw him.

He Minzhi happily returned from a drink with his colleagues. He was recently feeling very proud of He Ruyi's marriage. As soon as he got out of the car, Yumei put her hands on her hips and cursed, "My daughter wants to see you, conscienceless Lord He!"

After being called conscienceless in person, He Minzhi sobered up immediately.

And asked her what this meant?

Yumei was unwilling to pay any attention to him. She just kept saying, "My daughter wants to see you. If Master He goes to see my daughter, he will naturally know what is going on. I am just a maid, how can I explain it clearly?"

"Oh, by the way, my girl said that if Master He doesn't go to see her, don't regret it."

He Minzhi has been busy dealing with the flattery of his colleagues recently, and Ji Minrou's gentleness and care has left him no time to care about Xue Chenyu.

Hearing Yumei say this, it was natural to think that this was a trick of playing hard to get.

In the past he would definitely not go, but today he happened to be in a good mood, so he wanted to see what other tricks Xue Chenyu could come up with.

It's just that I'm anxious because I see that he has climbed up the Cui family.

He Minzhi entered Furongju with this idea in mind.

Who would have thought that there wasn't even a cup of hot tea, but I was scolded as soon as I walked in the door.

"This is the first time in my life that I've seen such shameless people like you in the He family. It's fine if you're trading your daughter for your future, but you even don't let go of a concubine's daughter."

"In order to seize someone's ancestral property, you actually forced him to death. Aren't you afraid that if the news gets out, people will poke you in the spine and scold you. By then, not only will you lose your chance to be an official, but the reputation of three generations of your He family will be completely ruined!"

He Minzhi was stunned by the scolding.

It was only later that he reluctantly reacted, "What do you mean by that? What do you mean by robbing someone's ancestral property and forcing them to death?"

"Master He is quite good at pretending. If my Yuzhu hadn't passed through the backyard to get something for me, the fourth lady would have died long ago."

He Minzhi's face changed drastically.