At Christin e's funeral, her foster son sudd enly shows up, a grown-up man with whom th e family h as been out of contact for quit e some time. He brought a letter, statin g th at Christine wants to be buried in Wentelen, to the be wilderment of he r biological children, and even more so to that of her husban d. In addition to that, a ll the relatives are surpr ised that the foster son of Christine appa rently maintained a corresp onden ce with Christine. Nevertheless , Christine's last wish is respected, and they decided to bury her in Wentele n, and wish to do so tra ditional ly, meaning walking behind the hea rse. During a walk of sev eral days, all the relatives (foster sisters, foster f ather, alleged fr iend s and real ones , the foster son , lovers) have enough tim e to get to know each other better. B ecause in the end they have no other conclusion than th at nobody really knew a nyone. Old i ntrigues are dug up, the foster sisters fina lly learn why the foster broth er just disappeared from th e fami ly, and they can be gin to develop a real image of t he mother. Once Christine's final resting place is re ache d and she is buried, all family ties, good and bad, are sh aken around.
精彩剧情/对白:“千亦年过四十, 前面的夫人早亡, 如今的夫人便是 你娘。可是千亦膝下,无 儿无女的,依着这样的情况,那是要从族里过继孩子承欢膝下的 。今年,我 们丛家安排孩 子,任由千亦来选要过 继那个,但是千亦百般阻 扰,不愿意过继。”
“大公主,你以 为人人都是你啊,是玄乙门 正式的弟子!我瞧着这位大炎的意郡主就是玄乙门那个不出众的弟子随 便收的徒弟罢了,压根没有打算管她。你 是药门掌门的弟子,将来 前途无限 ,可不是什么阿猫阿狗都能 比得上的。”
“但是……我们只是带走她 的时候用了点手段而已 。陆总既然已经 查过了这种药,想必也知道 ,这种药的药效过了之后,对人体并没有任何损害。我 们会用这种手段也是迫不得已,毕 竟秦溪已经完全不记得我们了,要带她 走,哪有这么容易。”
“臣时候,爹娘就去世了,陆家不管我和风。我们家里 没有田地,也 没有银子,臣 六岁的时候,就开始上山 打猎,那时候臣,可能一个月也打不到什么猎物。风才一岁,臣不能饿着他,但凡有一点猎物,就留着让他填饱肚子。臣自 己,就吃一些野菜, 挖不到野 材时候,就煮树皮吃,能让 自己活着就行了。”
“顾家老太太,我已 经拿了休书了,几个娃也从 族谱里除了名了,已经 不是一家人了,你也别提这 些有的没的了,以前你 也了,我生的这几个都 是赔钱货,不 配做老顾家的种。我们也没有这个脸皮赖着老顾家,姓 名不好改,你就当我们是外头的顾姓吧,你也别为难孩子了。大家 桥归桥路归路,别往一处 走了,我们一家子, 怕了你们