Jiang Chengzi didn't know how long she had been standing here, and she didn't care about it herself. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After she rang the bell, she stood here. Seeing that the subordinates on duty in the ancestral hall walked in silently, they began to set up seats and desks under the wide eaves of the courtyard of the ancestral hall, and put the soft cushions that had only dried the day before on the seats, and placed a large vat of fragrant flowers and hot water at the door of the inner hall of the ancestral hall, and placed a wooden scoop.

Do all this, and those mermaids will retreat.

Jiang Chengzi was still standing at the door of the ancestral hall, with a high wooden threshold behind him. After the threshold, there is the tablet of the ancestors of the Hongnong Yang family.

People came outside the house one after another, and she could hear clearly who those people were and what they said. Including the conversation between Yang Gongren, Yang Shidao and the old lady outside Lanqin Hall, she also heard it clearly.

Listening to these conversations, Jiang Chengzi's heart gradually relaxed from being slightly nervous at the beginning. Because from the conversations she heard, she gradually realized that the situation was much better than expected. And the Hongnong Yang family is also worthy of being a thousand-year-old family, with extraordinary insight and vision. Even an extremely annoying old lady suddenly makes people feel very good.

If the problem of Hongnong Yang can be successfully solved this time, the old nobles will really have no way and face to persuade Li Ke to do that rebellious thing. And the future of the Yang family that Grandpa is worried about will be easy to do.

Jiang Chengzi thought of all this, and only felt that the future seemed to be very bright. She couldn't help but look up at the sky cut by the eaves of the square corner, so blue that it seemed to drip water.

Outside the house, the old lady and Yang Shidao entered the ancestral hall, and there was a commotion in the courtyard, and the fifth lady took the lead in bowing and whispered: "Mother, it was the ninth girl who rang the bell." This child has never been raised in the ancestral house since he was a child, I'm afraid he doesn't know the rules of ringing the bell, right?"

The old lady glanced at her and said unhappily: "The nine girls are the descendants of the Yang family, and there are still some rules for this, do you think it's all your Zheng family? ”

When the fifth lady heard this, her heart suddenly tightened. I thought: Didn't those things be discovered?

The maiden family of these five ladies is the famous Zheng family, and she is the third girl from the Zheng family's five rooms. Her father is the current head of the Zheng family, and the current head of the Zheng Elders' Church is Zheng Minghe, the younger brother born to her father's mother.

The fifth lady is also a famous daughter, and she has a high status in her mother's family, but she is really average-looking, and she has no innate talent, so she has no choice but to marry the fifth child of the Yang family, and she maintains the fifth room tepidly.

Yang's old five straw bales are one, and their favorite thing is to visit the kiln and raise powder. And it was still her dowry, she didn't dare to make too much trouble because of the reputation of the famous family, and only accidentally turned out the powder raised by the fifth master, and controlled all the silver utensils, and did not give the fifth master Confucius a drill. The fifth master doesn't go out, he only raises birds at home, but he also has the idea of a dozen pink maids in the house from time to time.

The fifth lady has long had no hope for the fifth master, and only wants her sons to have a good future. For this reason, she learned to be obedient in front of the old lady like the third lady, and often came and went with the big house, and also sent letters to her mother's family every once in a while.

After going back and forth, her father and uncle understood her heart, and they also wrote to comfort her, saying that her sons were also of Zheng blood, and the Zheng family would definitely not care.

With tears in her eyes, she took over the riding and archery master and the full-time guard who guarded the two children.

At the beginning, the fifth lady was grateful for her mother's kindness to her, and she also showed off between her concubines, as if her son would be the prime minister tomorrow.

It didn't take long for this to show off, and the fifth lady felt that something was wrong, these people from her mother's family were working diligently, but their actions were sneaky, and they were often inquiring about the Yang family's affairs, and they had to take advantage of the convenience of buying to send letters out every once in a while.

No matter how smart the fifth lady is, she was once the concubine of the house, and she immediately understood that her mother's family was using her to plant eyeliner within the Yang family, and these people were collecting information about the Yang family. Once, she even grabbed a maid and searched for Yang's layout diagram from the maid.

The fifth lady was shocked at the moment, but she also did not move, and used all kinds of excuses to sell what these people sold, and those who said that it was not suitable to return them were returned, and those who should die unexpectedly died unexpectedly.

In short, she didn't leave any of the people sent by her mother's side.

The concubine occasionally asked the reason, but she only said: "This domestic servant is quite capable, but the rules are too bad, I am afraid that they will teach Lang'er and Ming'er badly." ”

The old lady also asked once, and she also replied like this. The old lady looked at her meaningfully, and said something very funny, and she said, "You are a good one." ”

After that sentence, the old lady talked to others, but Mrs. May Fourth was sweating through her clothes, but the date was obviously the winter solstice.

Today in this ancestral hall, she just came to show her face in front of the old lady and brush her daily life, but she didn't expect the old lady to say such a sentence without concealing it.

The fifth lady suddenly felt like a dehaired rooster, thrown in front of the public, and everyone laughed at her.

She stood there awkwardly, not daring to look around. The old lady swept her sleeves, sat down beside her, tapped her crutches lightly on the ground, and asked, "Everyone has arrived." ”

"Back to the old lady, the people of the Presbyterian Council were held hostage by the thieves in the Genting Tower, and the head of the family was dealing with the thieves, and he couldn't come for a while. "The nursing home at the door is Yang Gongren's subordinate, and this kind of line has long been right.

When the old lady heard this, she let out an "oh", as if she was talking to herself, and as if telling everyone: "Since this is the case, in extraordinary times, extraordinary things can be done." Since they can't come, the head of my house and I are both members of the Presbyterian Church, which is enough to be judged. ”

"The old lady is wise and decisive, which is really the blessing of the Yang family. "The person who spoke was Mrs. Dafang, who had just arrived.

Holding a rosary in his hand, he was wearing a two-section plain skirt with a collar, a lake-green half-arm on his body, and a goose-yellow shawl. She went inside, came to the old lady's side, made a big salute, and then said: "I didn't go to the old lady's side to say goodbye this morning, it was really last night, Hong'er was very dangerous." ”

"Ah, what's wrong with Hong'er?" asked the old lady.

The eldest lady helped the old lady to sit down on the futon before saying, "Doctor Wang applied needles to Hong'er to remove poison, and used decoction to clear poison and strengthen his body. Hong'er's body has been weak since she was a child, and it is very hard to carry it, and she doesn't know if she can survive it or not. ”

The old lady frowned when she heard this, and said straightly: "Poor Hong'er, this little is pitiful. ”

"Sister-in-law, old lady, don't worry, no matter how bad Hong'er's health is, after all, she is young, and this poison will definitely get better soon. The fourth lady came up with a smile and said.

The old lady glanced at her, and the eldest lady took her hand and said, "Fourth brother and sister, thank you for your auspicious words, this morning, Hong'er's situation is much better than last night." ”

"That's good. The fourth lady said.

The old lady did not continue to talk about this topic, but asked aloud: "Which room has not yet come?"

"Back to the old lady, the sixth room has not yet arrived. The mother-in-law of the head of the ancestral hall stepped forward to report.

"Oh, the nine girls have arrived, but the sixth room has not yet arrived?" the old lady said in a surprised tone.

"Back to the old lady, because an assassin entered the sixth room last night to assassinate, which involved the assassination of the imperial court officials. Therefore, the sixth master meant to wait for Zhang Sizhi to go to the sixth room to inspect first, and then come to the sixth room. The guard held the letter in his hand, which was delivered by the porter of the sixth room panting.

"This, although this is the reason, but this place will not end in a while. Besides, you can't let so many people wait for him in the sixth room, you all go in and listen to the grievances of the nine girls. The old lady made a quick decision.

Everyone echoed, and the group entered the inner courtyard of the ancestral hall.

The first to enter was the old lady, and then it was sorted according to the size of the concubine. Everyone who enters the inner courtyard of the ancestral hall has to wash their hands with a large black scoop at the door.

After the group finished cleaning their hands, they rushed in and sat down in their respective seats. The heads of the houses and the mothers of the houses came to each house, and when the heads of the houses died, the mothers and the eldest sons came.

When each family sat down, the steward of the ancestral hall shouted loudly in front of the big black bell: "Open the ancestral hall ―――――― ――――――."

The rooms that had just sat down all stood up again, and followed the old lady into the ancestral hall. After the old lady stood still, she said to Jiang Chengzi: "Ah Zhi, since you rang the bell, then you also come forward." ”

"Yes, old lady. She stepped forward obediently and stood beside the old lady.

The maid and woman of the ancestral hall took incense and gave it to the old lady.

"Incense for the fathers and fathers. The steward shouted again.

The old lady offered incense to her ancestors, and took a group of people to bow to the thousands of tablets before returning to the courtyard and taking a seat on her own mat.

The person in charge read a long opening statement before he said: "Today, Yang Ah Zhi has launched an impeachment against the Council of Elders, and Yang Ah Zhi is invited to sit at the table to state the reasons. ”

Jiang Chengzi walked onto the square high platform in the center of the patio, sat down on the high platform, and said loudly: "Since I entered the ancestral house in the sixth room of the Yang family, all kinds of troubles have continued. Last night, Hongnong Yang, known as the iron bucket, entered a large number of thieves in a vain attempt to assassinate my father, who was about to become a squire in the Ministry of Works, the eldest brother of the chief of the Gewu Academy, the eldest sister who was about to become the prince's side concubine, and the king of Shu who was a guest in the sixth room. Fortunately, the King of Shu and my parents were aware of it and made careful arrangements, and we were armed in six rooms to wait for the enemy to come. After killing the enemy, Yang Bo, who was in charge of guarding the Elders' Council, not only sent people to protect the six rooms and arrest the traitors. On the contrary, he repeatedly hinted that someone in the inner courtyard was coming to make trouble, and I was afraid that there would be a man in the backyard. Making something out of nothing and ruining people's reputation is the first crime I have impeached the Yang Presbyterian Church today. ”

She paused, and there was already talk below.

The old lady didn't say a word, and Jiang Chengzi continued: "Everyone in the world knows that the Yang family has five steps and one sentry, and three steps and one post. So, it is self-evident whose protection those Assassins who came and went on a large scale were blessed. The security of this Hongnong Yang clan is arranged by the Council of Elders in the same way. So, this second dereliction of duty: it's not them, it's them, anyway, the elders will have to carry this pot. ”

"Azhi, you are very good. But you have thought that shaking the Council of Elders is shaking the foundation of the family. You're really fooling around when you ring the bell. The old lady stood up, looked at Jiang Chengzi on the high platform, and said loudly.

Jiang Chengzi said loudly: "Old lady, Ah Zhi once saw a plant disease in the countryside, and it was terminally ill as soon as it was sick, but if it was saved in time and all the diseased parts were cut down, the tree would soon flourish again. ”

"Is it?" asked the old lady, "what if it is the root of the tree that is sick?"

"Chop it off. Even if the roots are sick, cut off the diseased parts of the tree, and the tree will not die. Even if the tree dies and has healthy roots, it will be reborn in another form on the adjacent land, and it will grow into a more glorious and leafy tree. Jiang Chengzi said loudly, "Now this tree, it is sick, and the root of the disease must be removed." ”

Her voice was crisp, and everyone present knew that the tree she was referring to was Hongnong Yang's. The old lady did not speak, and neither did the others. Suddenly, there was a crisp applause, and a shout said, "Well said." ”

"Yes, well said. It was the third lady who answered.

Everyone was stunned, and Yang Shidao saluted the third lady and said, "The third sister-in-law is good." ”

The third lady nodded slightly in return, and the old lady looked at her and said unhappily, "What are you doing here?"

The third lady bowed to the old lady, which was considered sorry, but she didn't say anything sorry, but said directly: "Those who avoid illness and avoid doctors will eventually have no cure." Ah Zhi saw it thoroughly, and it was really gratifying. Jiang Chengzi thought of all this, and only felt that the future seemed to be very bright. She couldn't help but look up at the sky cut by the eaves of the square corner, so blue that it seemed to drip water.

Outside the house, the old lady and Yang Shidao entered the ancestral hall, and there was a commotion in the courtyard, and the fifth lady took the lead in bowing and whispered: "Mother, it was the ninth girl who rang the bell." This child has never been raised in the ancestral house since he was a child, I'm afraid he doesn't know the rules of ringing the bell, right?"

The old lady glanced at her and said unhappily: "The nine girls are the descendants of the Yang family, and there are still some rules for this, do you think it's all your Zheng family? ”

When the fifth lady heard this, her heart suddenly tightened. I thought: Didn't those things be discovered?

The maiden family of these five ladies is the famous Zheng family, and she is the third girl from the Zheng family's five rooms. Her father is the current head of the Zheng family, and the current head of the Zheng Elders' Church is Zheng Minghe, the younger brother born to her father's mother.

The fifth lady is also a famous daughter, and she has a high status in her mother's family, but she is really average-looking, and she has no innate talent, so she has no choice but to marry the fifth child of the Yang family, and she maintains the fifth room tepidly.

Yang's old five straw bales are one, and their favorite thing is to visit the kiln and raise powder. And it was still her dowry, she didn't dare to make too much trouble because of the reputation of the famous family, and only accidentally turned out the powder raised by the fifth master, and controlled all the silver utensils, and did not give the fifth master Confucius a drill. The fifth master doesn't go out, he only raises birds at home, but he also has the idea of a dozen pink maids in the house from time to time.

The fifth lady has long had no hope for the fifth master, and only wants her sons to have a good future. To this end, she learned to be like the Third Lady (to be continued. )