The Posthumous Child

"My sister-in-law is so rude. Why is she dressed all in red?" Tang Tiandong muttered angrily, pouting.

Tang Tianlan frowned as well. "My sister-in-law is from Southern Province, so perhaps the requirements for funeral attire in Southern Province are different from those in Central Province."

We've already told her she can't come to see her brother off, otherwise it will be bad for her.

Since she's done this, it means she doesn't care about herself, and it means she's determined never to remarry.

She truly loves her elder brother deeply, and we should forgive her for the small detail of wearing the wrong clothes. "Even people from Southern Province have never heard of wearing all red at a funeral."

My elder brother had a mortal funeral, but even for a monk's funeral, I've never heard of someone wearing all red.

"Yu Wei came dressed in red, which would be bad for my elder brother's reincarnation." Tang Tianzi frowned as well.

People in Central Lands value filial piety, and even more so, funeral rites.

Red clothing is also seen at funerals in Central Lands.

For example, the great-grandson of the deceased wears a red mourning cap. In some places, the great-grandson's mourning cap is white, but there is a red cloth patch on the white cap.

The deceased's unmarried daughters-in-law, granddaughters-in-law, and other female relatives wear white mourning clothes, but a small red strip of cloth is sewn onto the clothes.

As they were talking, Yu Wei had already arrived at Tang Tiansong's tomb.

Yu Wei glanced at Tang Tiansong's coffin in the tomb and smiled. "Tiansong, wait for me. Let's cross the Bridge of Helplessness together."

Yu Wei cupped her hands in a respectful greeting, "I'll trouble you, brother, to open my husband's coffin later and bury me with him."

Tang Tiandong frowned slightly and looked at Yu Wei with a puzzled expression.

It happened so fast, it was almost instantaneous.

Yu Wei pulled out a dagger and, without hesitation, stabbed herself in the heart.

"Sister-in-law, why are you doing this?!" Tang Tiandong immediately understood Yu Wei's intention to kill herself and grabbed the blade of the dagger.

It happened so suddenly that Tang Tiandong didn't even use his spiritual power.

Yu Wei was indeed determined to leave. Although she was not a cultivator, she was a martial artist and her strength was greater than that of ordinary mortals.

The sharp dagger sliced through Tang Tiandong's palm, but did not advance another inch.

Tap tap tap...

With a very soft sound, Tang Tiandong's blood continued to drip onto the bluestone ground.

"Brother Tiandong, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. If you still consider me your sister-in-law, please let go. My mind is made up to follow your brother in death."

"Even if you stop me today, you can't stop me forever." Yu Wei said resolutely, tears streaming down her face, "Your older brother is gone, and I Yu Wei, truly cannot live alone."

"Sister-in-law, what's past is past."

"If my brother's spirit is watching over us from heaven, he would surely want you to live a good life." Tang Tianlan, her eyes misty, snatched the dagger from Yu Wei's hand.

"Tiandong, stop the bleeding quickly, or your older brother will be heartbroken."

Tang Tiandong immediately channeled his Spiritual Qi, and the bleeding stopped instantly, with the wound visibly healing.

After all, it was just a common knife wound, not a Spiritual Qi attack from a cultivator. To a cultivator, this minor injury was like a mosquito bite to an ordinary person.

However, since the fingers are connected to the heart, the wound can heal quickly, but the pain will still remain.

He hadn't felt anything for a moment, but the pain now made Tang Tiandong grimace and take a deep breath.

"My elder brother certainly wants my sister-in-law to live a good life," Tang Tianzi and the others also offered their consolation.

Yu Wei shook her head and looked at the coffin in the tomb. "You really shouldn't try to persuade me anymore."

These past few days have truly felt like I'm living a life worse than death.

The clothes I'm wearing today were chosen by your older brother and me in Huai'an City a few months ago, on the second day of the second lunar month.

This was originally intended to be my wedding dress for my wedding with your eldest brother, on the sixth day of the ninth lunar month, two months later.

And now...

And now, let me wear this wedding dress and go with Tiansong...

Seeing Yu Wei with tears streaming down her face and her determination to leave, Tang Tianlan held the dagger, momentarily at a loss.

"Tiandong, you are the head of the Tang Household clan. Your elder brother often praises you in front of me, and I, your sister-in-law, also think highly of you."

You will take over from your elder brother and lead the Tang Household to rise to prominence, making Tang Household a revered cultivation Lineage.

Tiandong, I'm your sister-in-law, and you should know my personality.

"You must respect my own choice." Yu Wei wiped away her tears, smiled at Tang Tiandong, and extended her right hand.

Taking the dagger, Tang Tiandong cast Law Technique to clean the blood off it.

Tang Tiandong knelt on one knee, tears streaming down his face, and held the dagger up with both hands. "How tragic!"

Joy?

Tang Lineage, Tang Tiandong,

Respectfully seeing my sister-in-law off to reunite with my elder brother...

Tang Tianlan and the others also knelt on one knee, choking back tears as they bowed with their hands clasped in greeting.

Yu Wei nodded, picked up the dagger with her other hand, looked at the coffin in the tomb, and smiled.

"Tiansong, Yu Wei is here..."

vomit...

vomit...

vomit..."

Yu Wei held the dagger in her right hand, her left hand clutching her stomach as she dry-heaved, looking utterly embarrassed. "Because I miss your eldest brother, so..."

vomit...

I haven't eaten anything for the past few days, so I feel a bit nauseous...

"Sister-in-law, I'd rather die than starve to death."

"How about I give you some of the offerings from your elder brother, and then..." Ten-year-old Tang Tianshu said innocently.

"No need..."

"Ugh..." Yu Wei bent over and waved her hand.

"Ugh... spit..."

Yu Wei spat out a mouthful of sour water...

For a moment, the scene became somewhat comical.

"Ah, I understand." Cui Xueyong slapped his thigh suddenly, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Sister Yu Wei, there's something I'm not sure if I should ask."

But I have to ask.

Yu Wei's lips twitched. "I'm a dying person, what can't I ask?"

Besides, Cui Xueyong said we absolutely had to ask, so what's the point of stalling?

After spitting out a few more mouthfuls of bile, Yu Wei let out a long sigh of relief. "Xueyong, go ahead and ask."

But if you're going to try to persuade me, then you'd better not."

"Sister Yu Wei..."

What I want to ask is...

you...

"Have you had your period for the past two or three months?" Cui Mingfei asked, looking embarrassed.

"How rude!" Tang Tiandong frowned.

"Cui Xueyong, do you want to die? How dare you, an outsider, ask such questions?" Tang Tianzi glared at Cui Xueyong.

Tang Miao and Tang Tianlan also frowned.

"Tianzi, don't scold me yet."

A few months ago, on the second day of the second lunar month, you and I went to Huai'an City with Tiansong and Sister Yu Wei to buy supplies.

"The four of us will have dinner and stay at the Immortal Ascension Pavilion in Huai'an City tonight," Cui Xueyong explained.

As Cui Xueyong explained, anticipation gradually returned to everyone's faces, and they all looked at Yu Wei.

Tang Tiansong and Yu Wei's wedding date was set for the sixth day of the ninth lunar month.

Tang Tianzi also said that she would only consider marrying Cui Xueyong after Tang Tiansong and Yu Wei got married.

Cui Xueyong couldn't wait any longer. He thought that if Tang Tiansong and Yu Wei consummated their marriage Yu Wei became pregnant with Tang Tiansong's child, then Tang Tiansong and Yu Wei's wedding date would inevitably be brought forward.

So, on the evening of the second day of the second lunar month, when the four of them were having dinner at the Immortal Ascension Pavilion, Cui Xueyong not only arranged for Tang Tiansong and Yu Wei to share a room, but also put aphrodisiac herbs in the spirit wine that Tang Tiansong was drinking.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Cui Xueyong also gave Tang Tiansong Yu Wei a copy of the "Immortal-Mortal Unity Swordsmanship" manual.

"You mean, there's something fishy about the ' Immortal-Mortal Unity Swordsmanship ' manual you gave to my elder brother and sister-in-law?" Tang Tianzi looked at Cui Mingfei with a sinister expression.

"That...

"That sword manual is actually a collection of erotic pictures." Cui Xueyong assumed a defensive stance.

"You, Cui Mingfei, you actually resorted to such despicable tricks on my elder brother and sister-in-law just to marry me sooner!" Tang Tianzi spat out in disdain.

"I'm only doing this for Tiansong's own good," Cui Xueyong said, pursing his lips.

"Alright, let's not dwell on it for now." Tang Tianlan looked at Yu Wei with some anticipation. "Sister-in-law, did you and my elder brother consummate your marriage on the second day of the second lunar month?"

Yu Wei blushed and nodded. "Your older brother was really different that day..."

After all, your older brother and I weren't officially married, so we both felt a little ashamed afterwards and were embarrassed to mention our consummation of the marriage...

"Have you had your period these past few months, sister-in-law?" Tang Tianlan stood up excitedly.

"It's been... it's been four months since I last came."

I've also experienced periods that lasted for one or two months before.

"But it's been four months since he came, which is unprecedented." Yu Wei seemed to understand something as well.

Tang Tianlan glanced at Tang Tianzi with delight, and Tang Tianzi immediately got up to take Yu Wei's pulse.

Tang Tiandong and Tang Miao's eyes immediately lit up with anticipation, while Tang Tianya and Tang Tianshu looked on with puzzled expressions.

For a dozen or so breaths, the surroundings were so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Finally, Tang Tianzi breathed a sigh of relief, and facing the coffin in the tomb, he cried and laughed, cupping his hands in a salute. "Congratulations, elder brother, congratulations, elder brother."

You had a posthumous child.

My sister-in-law is pregnant.