Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Ancestor Worship Ceremony
The snow is in the early glow, the warm sun is shining, this is a rare good weather in winter, Xiao Tianmin is in a very good mood early in the morning, and the warm sun shines on the body when he opens the door, which is a great auspicious omen! But the lady who came out behind him had a depressed face, this woman was more than half a hundred years old but still charming, her skin was delicate, her body was slim, and she was very well maintained, but at this time, her face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and a pair of heavy dark circles under her eyes suddenly made her look discounted, this person was Xiao Tianmin's step-room - Qu Rufen,
She looked at Xiao Tianmin's back hatefully, her teeth were clenched, she had worked hard to serve him for so many years, although her son Xiao Ri was average, but she used the strength of the whole family to cultivate a peerless genius like Xiao Yu, I thought that it was a sure thing for the father to let Xiao Ri succeed as the head of the family with his son, but who knew that a brother and sister would emerge halfway!
That woman is really a scourge, she still has such a hand when she is dying, and this old thing, and she doesn't want to think about who Chenghuan has under his knees all these years? What kind of ancestor worship ceremony is to be held for such a big pomp and circumstance for foreign wild children, and the magnates of the whole imperial city are invited, this is to be officially introduced to everyone? None of her children were treated like this! How does this make her willing?! Madame's eyes flashed with a fierce color, it seems that she needs to contact the family, and she must give these two brothers and sisters a good look for a while!
The northeast of the Xiao family is a huge martial arts training ground, there is a large ring on the field, this is the usual place for the children of the family to practice, and this is also the place where the family holds a large-scale ceremony, three days ago, the practice was refused here, and the intensive arrangement began, although the time was in a hurry, but Xiao Tianmin did not want to wronged the two children at all, and ordered that the highest standards of the family festival must be met, and all the supplies were used the best, everyone saw the patriarch's attention to these two children, and they did not dare to slack off, and rushed to work day and night, It was finally done this morning.
And all the children of the family who came here widened their eyes and looked at this scene in disbelief!
The square covering an area of 4,000 square meters is all covered with red long-haired carpets, and the whole ring is paved with golden dragon gate agarwood, the first is a long red sandalwood and cold ice jade table, the incense burner is carved from high-grade glazed gold, and there are ten rows of seats in front of the square, each chair is fragrant, the smell is refreshing, it is all fragrant acacia sky bamboo wood! The value of this chair is more than 10 million glass coins!
The nobles of the imperial city who attended the meeting were all speechless about the pomp and circumstance of the Xiao family today, this venue was not only solemnly arranged, but also the festival items were priceless, the Xiao family was ranked at the end of the four major families, and they usually acted relatively low-key, and introduced these two people in such a solemn gesture today, which means intriguing!
"The head of the Qu family, it seems that your sister's status in the Xiao family is also average, but it is not as powerful as the words you described, but I heard reliable news, these two people who want to recognize their ancestors today are from the wife of the head of the Xiao family back then, this is the son of the Xiao family!"
In the front row of seats, three old men sat side by side, and one of them, the red-bearded old man, said idly while brushing his beard,
An old man in green clothes beside him snorted and said coldly,
"Lin family master, my sister's status here is not to be said, she is the wife of the righteous head of the family, she has worked hard for the Xiao family all her life, this is not something that can be erased by erasure, Xiao Ri is not only the eldest son of the Xiao family master, but also my son and nephew, not any cat or dog can compare! Besides, our Qu family is a family with rules, not like some people actually have a side line as the heir of the head of the family! ”
After Qu Jiyang finished speaking, he also glanced at a handsome young man sitting behind Lin Maocang, this side branch of the Lin family stood out in the Lin family's big competition five years ago, not only won the first place, but also lived in the inner courtyard, and has advanced by leaps and bounds in the past five years, and Lin Maocang is loved like a treasure in the palm of his hand, and he is designated as the heir to the head of the family after him! Originally, this had nothing to do with him, but for some reason, this young man was against the Qu family everywhere, either beating their children on the street, or smashing their elders, although he came to the door several times, but Lin Maocang was extremely protective of him, and even did not hesitate to tear the peace on the surface of the four major families, turn his face with him, and not touch a single hair of Lin Xuanyu!
He'd already figured it out!
As soon as his words fell, Lin Maocang raised his red beard, his chest quickly rose and fell a few times, he slapped the table hard, and shouted:
"Old man Qu! You don't have a gun or a stick! Our Lin family is mainly meritocracy, not like your Qu family to monopolize! Hmph, starting a business is easy and difficult to keep a business, you only need the purity of the bloodline, one generation is not as good as the next, I am afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty! ”
"Lin Maocang! You actually cursed my composer! ”
Qu Jiyang slapped the table and got up, dressed in green clothes and agitated in the wind, and the posture was about to rush forward and rush over as desperately as the master of the Qu family!
"Oh, okay, okay, it's almost two hundred years old, why are you still so impulsive, today we are here to participate in the ancestor worship ceremony of the Xiao family, aren't you making trouble here to let the powerful people of the whole imperial capital see a joke? The royal family is coming in a while, and you have to worry about your identity! ”
The short and fat man, the only one of the three family heads who didn't speak, also straightened up his round belly and persuaded him, Qu Jiyang and Lin Maocang also followed his words and found a step down, in fact, the two really didn't want to start a war here, although the four major families are strong and weak, but the difference is not very large, so if it is really a rivalry, I am afraid that if it is not good, both sides will lose, no matter how bad their temper is, they will not joke with the family, let alone let others take advantage of the fisherman.
The young man who sat behind Lin Maocang from beginning to end closed his eyes lazily, and his handsome face had a calm expression without a trace of joy and anger, as if everything they said had nothing to do with him and could not arouse his slightest interest.
Just before the bell of the festival rang, the royal people finally took their seats, not only all the seats in the square were full, but even the standing place was crowded, not only the children of the Xiao family underground, but also the other three families sent their children to watch the ceremony.
"Dong Dong Dong" three solemn bells rang, the ancestor worship ceremony officially began, an elder of the Xiao family was like a rainbow, and the loud voice wrapped the elemental power throughout the square.
"Welcome to my Xiao family's ancestor worship ceremony! First of all, please ask the head of the family to ask the ancestral tablet! ”
Everyone stood up, even the noble royal family also stood up, Xiao Tianmin was dressed in a dark blue robe and was majestic, and his expression was extremely solemn and he took out a tablet and placed it at the top of the red sandalwood cold ice jade table, this ancestral tablet is not to invite out all of them, just to invite out the founder of the Xiao family,
Xiao Tianmin knelt on his knees, solemnly kowtowed three times, and then got up, and everyone in the Xiao family in the audience knelt and kowtowed! The elder said in a loud voice,
"Guests are seated! Please family disciples Xiao Han and Xiao Xue to enter the stage! ”
There was a small stir in the crowd, and many Xiao family disciples were now seeing these two legendary characters for the first time! Immediately rushed forward, and when they saw the two fairy-like figures coming from afar, they all fell into a stupor!
The two people who came in front of him were both dressed in delicate white robes, although the young man was cold and handsome, although his face was expressionless, but it was even more mysterious, and the tenderness he showed when he occasionally looked at the girl next to him, the polarized love suddenly killed all the female creatures in the audience! I can't wait to indulge in that cold tenderness and don't want to wake up!
And the girlish demeanor around him is peerless! The beautiful facial features, the perfect figure, the lightness between walking, and the elegance between the hands, are simply a delicate child born from the creation of heaven and earth! The incomparable light that bloomed all over the body made everyone, both men and women, worship!
Are this pair of outstanding men and women the new members of the Xiao family?!
There was silence on the field!
A few minutes later, until the two of them stood still on the altar, the children of the Xiao family instantly burst into enthusiastic cheers!
Regardless of strength, regardless of bloodline, these two people have already convinced everyone with their demeanor alone!
At the same time, the distinguished guests on those seats also made moves, and on the surface, they began to congratulate the Xiao family on getting such an excellent talent, and the Leng family master in the last seat also came back to his senses, looking at his son who was staring at the stage, and the obvious obsession in his eyes made him understand!
Such a girl is rare in the world, and she is more than a thousand times stronger than the proud girl of that day, not to mention looking at the attitude of the Xiao family master now, this brother and sister are only afraid of one step to the sky! Hey, he hated in his heart which decision to divorce back then! Short-sighted, short-sighted! The young lady of the Xiao family, that identity is no worse than that of the princess of the empire!
And the handsome young man who was lazy and closed his eyes in the first place also sat up straight, and a surprise crossed his eyes!
"Xiao Han and Xiao Xue kneel down to worship their ancestors!"
Xiao Xue Zou frowned, but still knelt down,
"Xiao Han and Xiao Xue kneel down and worship the head of the family!"
At this time, Xiao Xue's brows furrowed even deeper, and they stood there without moving, and the audience was silent.
Xiao Tianmin was a little embarrassed, coughed lightly, moved his fingers, Xiao Xue raised her eyebrows, Xiao Han nodded to her, and the two continued to kneel.
The presiding elder wiped the cold sweat from his face and announced in a loud voice:
"Set up a soul card for Xiao Han and Xiao Xue!"
This is the last procedure, and the two of them will be considered complete if they have played a trace of soul power into the soul card.
"Licheng!"
Xiao Tianmin stepped forward excitedly, held the hands of his two grandchildren, and laughed excitedly!
"Two little guys, I've been blackmailed by you again, don't you want to call grandpa to listen?"
It turned out that Xiao Tianmin agreed to a condition when he asked the two to recognize their ancestors, the Xiao family lives on minerals, Xiao Tianmin gave the two brothers and sisters a spirit stone mine to let the two nod their heads and recognize their ancestors, but they did not agree to bow down to him, so just now he stretched out two fingers to give them another spirit stone mine, so that the ceremony could be completed.
"Grandpa!"
"Grandpa!"
The thief cat who got two spirit mines, his eyes were smiling, and he didn't care about screaming painlessly at this time, you must know that the entire Xiao family only has five spirit stone mines, and this is the economic source of the entire family, Xiao Tianmin gave them two when he made a move, what kind of concept is this!
"Good! Grandpa's good grandson! Good granddaughter! ”
Xiao Tianmin smiled from ear to ear, are two mines nothing? In the future, these things will not be theirs, and now they are used to exchange them for a grandfather, this transaction is definitely worth it!
The major forces in the imperial capital came to congratulate the Xiao family master, and they also wanted to take the opportunity to get to know this pair of excellent Xiao family disciples!
And at this moment, a somewhat sharp female voice sounded,
"Family master, since it is a ceremony to worship ancestors, there is an important link, why did you forget it?"