Chapter 1827: 1827 Third Brother’s Little Trick “He’ll come to find you sooner or later.” “Nephew Yuchuan, are you trying to scare me… I’m not afraid of ghosts.” “Then let Uncle Nine make my father close his eyes,” Xiao Yuchuan said heavily. “If you can make my father close his eyes, it means he doesn’t blame you.” “This…” Xiao Chonghuai walked to the bedside and saw the corpse of Fifth Brother, Xiao Chonghuan, on the bed. The dead face was grim and the eyeballs bulged, making his heart tremble with fear. To avoid being mocked by his nephew, he endured the terror, stretching his five fingers into a slap shape, and stroked Xiao Chonghuan’s face from forehead downward. Xiao Chonghuan’s eyelids were pressed shut, but as soon as Xiao Chonghuai’s hand moved away, they snapped open again. “Gosh…” Xiao Chonghuai jumped and tried several more times, to no avail. The encoffining master stood beside him, having tried all night. The Master’s eyelids wouldn’t close just by wiping, and what Master Nine did was definitely ineffective. “See, my father completely disregards you,” Xiao Yuchuan said heavily. “If you’re so capable, go ahead,” Xiao Chonghuai snorted coldly. At this time, many guests who came to mourn heard that Xiao Chonghuan died without closing his eyes, and gathered to ‘care,’ essentially to watch the spectacle. Xiao Yuchuan walked to the bedside and spoke to Xiao Chonghuan’s corpse, “Father, if you don’t want Uncle Nine to seize the position of Xiao Family head, and wish to hand down the family to me, your son will surely fulfill your wish. Please rest in peace.” After that, he reached out and pressed down on Xiao Chonghuan’s eyelids, and they actually stayed shut. “Wow!” All the mourning guests outside the door started discussing, saying the Master of the Xiao Family couldn’t die in peace due to his concern for his son and the family business. Xiao Chonghuai’s expression turned complex, “This isn’t some kind of sorcery, is it…” “The person, move my father’s body to the hall and lay it in the coffin, so that the old man can be peacefully gazed at,” Xiao Yuchuan instructed. “Yes.” Two servants used an exquisite stretcher to carry away the corpse. Su Qingyue saw this scene and smiled. That third brother, so full of cunning. All the guests went to the hall to burn incense for the body. In the yard, Xiao Yuchuan embraced Su Qingyue, “Dear, I saw you laughing just now. What were you smiling about?” The rıghtful source is 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚫𝙣𝙚𝙩 “To close Xiao Chonghuan’s corpse’s eyes, just apply something sticky to the eyelids. Then, with just the right force, the eyelids are stuck, making it impossible for the corpse not to close its eyes,” she said. “And how would a servant dare leave an empty coffin in the hall? Clearly, you arranged this to intimidate those ambitious folks who want to compete for the position of Xiao Family head. With this act, you’re now seen as the good son for whom Xiao Chonghuan couldn’t rest even in death, so your ‘Ninth Uncle’ probably won’t dare compete with you.” “Dear, you’re so clever, seeing through my little tricks so quickly. But as long as others don’t see through it, that’s fine.” Xiao Yuchuan kissed her cheek, “Go rest a bit longer; I’ll continue pretending to be the ‘filial son’ in the hall.” “Wouldn’t it be bad for me, the ‘filial daughter-in-law,’ to be absent?” “What’s the harm? I’ll tell them…” He winked at her, “I’ll say my wife was overcome by grief and fainted, needing rest, which only adds to your ‘filial piety,’ right?” “Makes sense, then I’ll catch some more sleep.” “Go ahead.” Xiao Yuchuan thought he must cry out for his father and mother properly in the hall later, letting the good name of filial piety spread further. Just as he arrived in the hall, Vice Chancellor Xiao Kang burst in with a bunch of guards, “How did Fifth Brother die? He must have been murdered!” PS: There are about 130,000 words left to the ending; hopefully, the manuscript will be finished by the end of the month. Nan is trying to write quickly. As it’s nearing completion, what I’ll miss the most are you who’ve been with me all along. I love you all.