After the old marquis passed away, Gu Tingye felt very guilty and couldn't afford to get sick. Changbai was very worried about him, and would go over to see him every once in a while.
On this day, Changbai brought the fish porridge made by Minglan to see Gu Tingye, and after chatting for a while, Changbai talked to Gu Tingye about the Gu family.
At this time, Gu Tingye looked at Changbai directly, and asked softly, "Do you think I can still wear filial piety clothes?" ”
Changbai was stunned for a moment and said, "I went to your house and saw the clan elder from your hometown, so I asked and didn't say to cross out your name." ”
A few days later, the old marquis went out of the funeral, Gu Tingye put on filial piety clothes, knelt in the alley, and kowtowed to the old marquis a few times.
This scene is really touching. Gu Tingye and the old marquis are actually temperamental, and the father and son care about each other very much, but because of various misunderstandings, they can only say goodbye in this helpless way.
It's just that this scene, in addition to being touching, has two more details that are worth **.
1, when bidding farewell to the old marquis, Gu Tingye wore filial piety clothes, why didn't Sister Rong wear them?
Sister Rong is the granddaughter of the old marquis, it stands to reason that the grandfather passed away, and the granddaughter also has to wear linen and filial piety. However, Sister Rong did not wear filial piety clothes, not only that, when Gu Tingye knelt down to worship the old marquis, Sister Rong just stood from a distance and watched, and did not kneel.
This is because, in ancient times, it was about fame, and fame was greater than blood relationship. The old marquis did not recognize Sister Rong'er as a granddaughter, let alone wrote her into the family tree, so Sister Rong was not a member of the Gu family, and she was not qualified to worship the old marquis.
This is also the reason why Gu Tingye asked, "Can I still wear filial piety clothes". The Gu family did not cross out Gu Tingye's name, he is still a descendant of the Gu family in terms of name, so he can wear filial piety clothes.
Some people may say that it's always okay to let Sister Rong wear filial piety clothes and worship secretly, right? Actually, not really.
In a lord's family like the Hou Mansion, how many people in the family are registered by the government. Sister Rong is not a member of the Gu family in her name, and if she is caught, it will bring trouble to the Gu family. At worst, it will cause criticism and affect the reputation of the Gu family, and at worst, it will be sent to the official for investigation and handling, causing trouble.
2. Why was Gu Tingye not removed from the Gu family?
The old marquis was so angry that Xiao Qin's family set up a bureau to separate Gu Tingye. That night, the old marquis died, and Xiao Qin's family put all the blame on Gu Tingye, causing him to be kicked out of the Gu family.
The old marquis was originally in good health, but he suddenly vomited blood, and it was very likely that Xiao Qin's family was secretly making trouble. Afterwards, Xiao Qin and Gu Tingyu jointly acted in a scene, which made Gu Tingye ruined on the spot.
However, according to Changbai's inquiry, Gu Tingye was not removed from the Gu family? Why is that? And who is helping him?
Was it discovered by Xiao Qin's conscience? No! Xiao Qin's family wants to let her son inherit the title, Gu Tingye is her biggest stumbling block, she is so vicious, she will definitely not back down when she is about to kick the door, only by crossing Gu Tingye from the family tree can it be regarded as cutting the grass and eradicating the roots.
Moreover, although Xiao Qin's family is the eldest lady of the old marquis's main house, she does not have so much power, and if she wants to do something in the genealogy, only the heirs of the marquis have power.
It is not difficult to see that this person is Gu Tingye's eldest brother, Gu Tingyu! After the old marquis passed away, the first heir in line to the throne was Gu Tingyu, who inherited the title.
However, why did Gu Tingyu do this?
Gu Tingyu has been bewitched by Xiao Qin's family for a long time, which caused him to hate Gu Tingye's biological mother Bai, so he became angry with Gu Tingye.
But,In fact, Gu Tingyu didn't hate Gu Tingye, and even admired him。Gu Tingyu once said: "He is so majestic, if he and I are the same mother, I will rest assured that everything in this courtyard will be handed over to him, but unfortunately fate is not good, but he is from the Bai family who harmed my mother." ”
Later, he inherited the title, which can be regarded as achieving his goal, so he did not be ruthless to Gu Tingye and retained Gu Tingye's name.
Facts have proved that Gu Tingyu's move was very wise, not only saving his wife and daughter, but also preserving the future of the entire Hou Mansion.
The old marquis died suddenly, and Gu Tingyu realized that his stepmother Xiao Qin's methods were vicious, and the rest of the Gu family were also hypocritical, only Gu Tingye still had a sincere heart.
Gu Tingyu has no son, no one inherits his title, and there are only two ways to pass it on. One is to inherit a son from four rooms and five rooms, and the second is to pass on the title to Gu Tingwei or Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingwei is weak and incompetent, he is not the material to be the master of the house, those people in the four rooms and five rooms are also insatiable, only Gu Tingye is the hope of the Hou Mansion.
Gu Tingye is a person who values love and righteousness, Gu Tingyu knows this, so in the end, Gu Tingyu chose to pass the title to Gu Tingye and entrusted Gu to Minglan.
Some people will say that Gu Tingyu knew early on that Xiao Qin's family was not a good person, so why did he help her harm Gu Tingye.
In fact, although Bai's marriage to the Gu family was an unintentional move, Bai's arrival did have an impact on Gu Tingyu's mother's death. Gu Tingyu is bent on revenge, which is also human nature.
Most people are not saints, and they are easily carried away by hatred, but when the revenge is avenged, that obsession disappears, and they can think about problems clearly, Gu Tingyu is such a person.
The sudden death of the old marquis must have dealt him a big blow, and he only came to his senses at this time.
Gu Tingyu recalled his past experiences and realized that things were not so simple, Xiao Qin's family was not really for his good, and the Bai family and Gu Tingye were not so bad.
Be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future", fortunately, Gu Tingyu still has a trace of kindness, he let Gu Tingye go, and he also gave himself a way to live.