On the fifteenth day, the Chen Mansion opened a shrine to worship the ancestors. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the Chen family's ancestor worship is not as magnificent as the royal sacrifice, it is also very solemn. Even after Chen Chongming's death, Chen Ruyan was still young, and he was taken by Chen Bo every year, and the ceremonies such as three kneeling, six bows and nine sacrifices on the sacrifice did not fall.

The so-called three kneels are kneeling to the sky, kneeling to the ground, and kneeling to the ancestors. The so-called six worships are the six gods revered in the hearts of the people of western Yunnan. The nine sacrifices refer to the nine kinds of sacrifices taken from the south, east, west, heaven, water, earth, etc. The worshippers had to bathe and change their clothes before the sacrifice. During the sacrifice, except for the chanting of the sacrificial text and the sound of ritual music, no one else is allowed to make a sound. It can be seen that it is solemn and solemn.

However, this year's sacrifice made Chen Bo very difficult. First, Chen Ruyan was killed, and the Chen family didn't even have the male family of the officiating priest, and the Chen family's incense was cut off. The second is that Chen Ruyan's coffin has passed more than a month, and it really needs to be settled in the ancestral hall, however, to hide people's eyes, this ancestor worship must not be carried out with great fanfare, but also quietly. He had been in the Chen family for so many years, and he had never encountered an ancestor worship to be carried out secretly, which made Uncle Chen very uneasy.

However, this is indeed a helpless move, after a discussion, the sacrifice is still carried out as usual, by Chen Bo to preside over the sacrifice, Ru Yan as Ru Yan to participate in the sacrifice, try not to let idle people and so on.

This is the first time Chen Ruyan has walked into the ancestral hall.

The Chen family has been a general for generations, and the male members in the family have always withered. However, the rules of the ancestral training are very strict, and women of the family who have no great achievements are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall either before or after death.

I remember when I was a child, one year when the Chen family worshiped their ancestors, Ru Yan saw that her father and brother were in the ancestral hall, so she wanted to go over to have a look, but as soon as she arrived at the door, she was discovered by Chen Chongming and asked someone to take her back. That time, although her father did not punish her, he was very angry and scolded her mother fiercely, blaming her for not taking a good look at Ru Yan. Father, who has always been kind and tolerant on weekdays, suddenly became like this, which really scared Ru Yan a lot, and from then on, she didn't even dare to go in the direction of the ancestral hall.

If it weren't for the accidental death of her brother, there would be no male in the Chen family, and Ru Yan might not have set foot in this place in her life.

The Chen family is worthy of the meritorious service of the generations, and when they walked into the ancestral hall, they saw that the tablet on the pedestal was the general Chen Mougong, Sima Chen Mougong, Admiral Chen Mougong and so on. These were all high-ranking and powerful figures, if they knew that in this generation, even the incense was broken, would they not be at peace under Jiuquan.

Ru Yan, who was replaced by Ru Yan, tried to keep his head low as much as possible and did not speak, so as not to cause trouble.

After kneeling three times, worshipping six times and offering nine sacrifices, Uncle Chen dismissed the people next to him. Only then did Ru Yan carefully take out Chen Ruyan's tablet and put it at the end of the tablet of the ancestors of the Chen family.

Ru Yan and Chen Bo each lit three sticks of incense to make a move, but before the third shake was completed, the two of them had not raised their heads, Chen Ruyan's tablet fell off the stage with a "snap".

The two of them looked up in shock, and the door was closed at this time, and there was not a trace of wind blowing.

Uncle Chen's face turned pale, thinking that it would not be because he violated the ancestral teachings of the Chen family and brought the female dependents of the family into the ancestral hall, thus angering the ancestors of the Chen family.

But Chen Ruyan walked over casually to pick up Ruyan's tablet.

The tablet fell into the tablet shelf below, and I had to crouch down and climb to the ground to pick it up.

Ru Yan picked up the tablet and put it on the shelf, but squatted down again, and Uncle Chen looked at her very puzzled.

I saw Ru Yan dragging out a box from below, which was full of dust, and Ru Yan carefully brushed off the dust on it, but choked herself.

"What is this?" Ru Yan asked.

Uncle Chen took a closer look, but he didn't know what it was, who put it here and when. It feels like this thing is already old.

Ru Yan turned the box around and looked at it carefully, and there was a copper lock hanging on the box.

After pondering for a while, Ru Yan seemed to remember something, and quickly took out the key taken out of the belly of the woodcarved rabbit from her body. Ru Yan put the key into the lock hole, and with a "pop" sound, the lock was opened.

Ru Yan and Chen Bo glanced at each other, Ru Yan took off the lock and opened the box, which was covered with black charcoal that absorbed moisture. There was also a small box inside the big box, but the small box was unlocked. Ru Yan took out the small box and opened it, and there was a silk silk folded inside. Ru Yan carefully unfolded the silk again, and it turned out to be a portrait of a woman.

I saw that the woman on the painting had two eyebrows like a crescent moon just coming out, and the two bends of autumn water were like horizontal waves. The wings of the nose are like butterflies dancing, and the cherry lips are like hatred. In short, this woman's appearance can be called a country and a city, and she is ashamed of the moon. Ru Yan has grown so big, and she has never seen such a beautiful woman.

The inscription on the right side of the silk painting: "If the light clouds close the moon, it is like the snow of flowing water." "The lowercase inscription below is Fu Yu Shan Gong.

It's like a loving couple like glue, the husband painted a portrait of his wife and wrote an inscription, and the signature is still so playful and interesting.

"Who is this woman?" Ru Yan asked Uncle Chen.

Ru Yan also thought about it evilly, whether it was her father's confidante outside, but at first glance, the inscription did not look like her father's handwriting at all, and her father was not good at painting.

"I don't know, I've never seen it!" Uncle Chen shook his head.

"So, who is this? Why is her portrait placed in the ancestral hall of the Chen family? If you want to say that this woman is the favorite woman of the ancestor of the Chen family, it will not put her portrait in the ancestral hall! ”

Uncle Chen took the portrait, looked at it for a long time, and suddenly raised his head and said, "Miss, how do I think the woman in this painting is somewhat similar to your eyebrows and eyes, is she also from the Chen family?" ”

"That is, the woman of the Chen family, if she has no merit, let alone a portrait, she is not even allowed to step into the ancestral hall; If it is meritorious, why is there no tablet and even a portrait has to be secretly hidden? ”

"This ...... I don't know why! ”

"Is there a woman in the family who looks like this?" Ru Yan asked.

Chen Bo thought carefully for a while and said: "No, you had a little aunt named Maozhu back then, who married Li Tong, the third son of the then Great Sima Li Tu, when she was sixteen years old, but she didn't want to marry and died of illness two years later, and she didn't leave any heirs before her death. Besides, Miss Maozhu is not like this. ”

"Uncle Chen, do you believe that after death, people still have immortal spirits because they have long-cherished wishes?" Ru Yan asked Uncle Chen.

"There are believers, there are non-believers, the old man thinks that most of this is still a kind of sustenance of the living people for the deceased, a beautiful vision!" Chen Bo replied.

"Are you saying that this is just a vision that I miss my brother too much? However, my brother's dream allowed me to really find the key, and the tablet just happened to fall next to this box, allowing me to find the lock that this key can open, isn't this my brother's guidance in the dark? ”

"So, what is Childe's purpose for us to find this painting? Could it be that let's go to the woman in this painting? Uncle Chen said: "The old man is also willing to believe that the soul of Gongzi still exists in the world and is still beside us. ”

"Anyway, I'll keep this painting for now, maybe I'll have a chance to solve this mystery later." Ru Yan said.

When she walked out of the ancestral hall, Ru Yan suddenly remembered that when she exposed Ouyang Yan at Swallow Cliff, Ouyang Yan had told her that his father was framed by his father and was degraded to other places. However, back then, Daddy had a good relationship with Uncle Ouyang, and Daddy had a bright and upright life, not like the kind of villain who framed others at will. However, Ouyang Di's expression at that time didn't look like he was lying. It can be seen that there must be some misunderstanding in this, and I don't know if Uncle Chen understands this matter.

So, she tried to ask Uncle Chen: "Do you remember Ouyang Xi's father?" ”

"Ouyang Hongbing? Remember, I was an old friend with my lord, and the relationship between the two families was good. Back then, although Ouyang Hongbing was the master's subordinate, the master treated him very well and always treated him as a confidant and friend. However, Ouyang Yi, a sad dog, hurt his son, what a wolf! Uncle Chen couldn't help but shed tears again.

"However, Ouyang Yi told me that he killed his brother out of revenge for my father who belittled his father to another country. However, I also remember that my father and Uncle Ouyang have always had a good relationship, how could it be ......? ”

"Actually, I think it's very strange. Ouyang Hongbing was indeed degraded to other places by the old man on the charge of embezzling public funds. Once I passed by the master's study and heard a fierce quarrel between the master and Ouyang Hongbing, the voice was very loud, and both of them were very angry. Then I saw Ouyang Hongbing rushing out with anger on his face. Soon after, Ouyang Hongbing was relegated to other places. ”

"Then does Uncle Ouyang have it?"

"I don't know the specifics, but Ouyang Hongbing is usually a good person, he is very humble and polite to people, and when he is an official, he also does practical things for the people. And for the integrity of the official, he has been an official for so many years, but the family is still poor, and even once the little girl in his family had no money for treatment, and he was still a doctor paid by the master. Even in this case, he did not embezzle a single cent of public funds. That day, they quarreled in the study, and I also vaguely heard a few words, Ouyang Hongbing asked the master why he wronged him, and the master just said that Ouyang Hongbing must be allowed to leave western Yunnan. ”

"Could it really be that Daddy deliberately framed Uncle Ouyang?"

"The master is not such a person, but I don't know what the specific matter is."

"What year was Uncle Ouyang demoted?"

"Let me think about it!" Uncle Chen thought for a while: "It was the year before the Chen Mansion was attacked by bandits, yes, it was the previous year, it seems that there was less than half a year in between." ”

After hearing this, Ru Yan's face was shocked, and she said, "I see, it turns out that my father didn't want to harm Uncle Ouyang, but he wanted to save him!" ”

"Why?" Chen Bo asked.

"Don't you think that bandit night attack ten years ago was incredible? If it was a real bandit, how could it be possible to kill all the guards in the General's Mansion overnight. You are the leader of the nursing home, and you know the strength of the nursing home very well. ”

"I've always been skeptical about it, too." Uncle Chen replied.

And, judging from Daddy's reaction, this should be a conspiracy that he can't resist, and all he can do is to dismiss the people around him as much as possible to avoid being implicated. That's why Daddy wants to belittle Uncle Ouyang and send me away. ”

Uncle Chen was shocked: "I also think that there is an unknown reason for this, I always feel that the master gave me all kinds of explanations before the expedition, as if he knew that he would die soon!" ”

"So, that's why I'm pretending to be my brother to find out about it." Ru Yan said.