The first day of the first month of the fourth year of Tianyao Yuanjing is a big day for the Yun family. On this day, An Yuanxi, the second grandson who has been separated from Yongle Hou for more than 20 years, will hold a formal ceremony in the Yongle Hou Mansion in the capital to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. The old man was not prepared to deal with this matter in a low-key manner, in addition to Chen Qing Emperor, he also invited relatives and friends to come to the Hou Mansion to watch the ceremony, showing his attitude of importance to this second grandson. The news spread, and regardless of whether the government and the opposition were friendly with the Yun family or not, the people who gave gifts lined up in a long line.

Get up early in the morning and go to greet the old man. The old man drank tea, handed me and Yun Zheng a red envelope, and said with a smile: "I should have given it to the two of you last night, Ye Yatou is not feeling well, and I didn't let people quarrel with you, are you better today?" ”

"Much better, thank you grandpa." I nodded. The old man smiled: "That's good, the ancestor recognition ceremony will be far away for a while, and you can participate in it together when you are well." ”

I nodded yes, went back to the room with Yun Zheng, and changed into a formal crown dress. Originally, I thought that An Yuanxi's ancestor recognition ceremony would not allow women to participate, so I didn't make any preparations at all, but I didn't expect the old man to let me go to the ceremony, is the old man afraid that holding such a fanfare ceremony for An Yuanxi's ancestor recognition and return to his ancestors will make Yun Zheng more hearty, so that I let this woman also participate, so as to show that his attention to Yun Zheng will not change because of An Yuanxi? I can't help but feel a little emotional, the old man's mind is really too crooked, in fact, he is too careful, Yun Zheng will not be too careful, I even wish Yun Zheng would take care of some things and take care of his body.

Seeing that I was puzzled by the old man's decision to let me participate in the ceremony, Yun Zheng smiled and said: "You forget, you are the emperor's first-class Ronghua lady, the royal family's pilgrimage sacrifices and other ceremonies, all the women have to participate, not to mention such clan activities." "Only then did I suddenly forget, I really forgot that my identity as Mrs. Ronghua, "Zhang Yin and Ribbon, are like her husband", and her identity is higher than Yun Zheng, a prince who has no official position, and the old man will naturally not miss me.

My heart moved inexplicably. If I didn't have the highest grade status of this foreign woman, how could I, a woman with no money, no power, no power and a humble background, get along with myself in a wealthy family like the Yun family, which is "as deep as the sea"? Although Yun Zheng loves me very much, others may not treat me like Yun Zheng, just like the old man I used to think that the old man who looked at me differently ended up just using me. I always thought that the emperor gave me this title just to show the honor of the Yun family, but is that all? Your Majesty, but you are worried about my situation and afraid that I will be bullied in the Yun family, so you grant me this title, enjoy the court's fortune, and don't let people bully me at will?

Ning'er and Xin'er changed into a dress for me and put on a flower crown. I was stunned, if, if this is the emperor's real thoughts, then I haven't been misunderstanding him some time ago? Thinking of the previous few times that provoked his Long Yan to be angry, but he had never done substantial harm to me, ...... heart suddenly had mixed feelings, and the emperor's angry expressions flashed in his mind, and for a while, he was stunned.

"Young lady, it's all right." Ning'er helped me clean up. I came back to my senses, suppressed those chaotic thoughts that made my heart palpitate, and rushed to the ancestral hall with Yun Zheng. In the courtyard outside the ancestral hall, there is a lion dance and a band playing gongs and drums. After a while, in addition to the relatives and friends of the Yun family, there were many officials in civilian clothes that I didn't know, and when they saw Yun Zheng, they greeted him one after another, Yun Zheng smiled faintly and maintained proper etiquette.

When it was auspicious, the old man took An Yuanxi into the ancestral hall and played the music in unison. Uncle Yun Chongling, who served as the master of ceremonies for the ceremony, saw them come in, first asked Yun Zheng to bring a bowl of sweet tea and handed it to An Yuanxi, and waited for him to take a sip before he said: "Yuanxi, the second grandson of the eleventh generation of the Yun clan in the Cangdu Mansion of Tiancao Kingdom, recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestors, and the ceremony begins, and the sacrificer is in place." ”

An Yuanxi stood in front of the sacrificial table in the middle of the ancestral hall, and waited for Yun Chongling to give the order of "washing", Uncle Chang took out a silver basin, An Yuanxi washed his face and hands in the basin, took the towel in Uncle Hai's hand to dry, and then stood back in place. Then there was "Welcoming the Ancestors" and "Incense", Uncle Chang handed the lit incense to An Yuanxi, and asked him to kneel on the ground with the incense and worship the ancestors of heaven and earth three times. After serving the incense, Uncle Hai served the wine as ordered and "poured the ground" for An Yuanxi. After sprinkling the wine three times, it is a sacrifice, and Uncle Chang will bring all kinds of sacrifices to An Yuanxi one by one to kneel and worship, and then bring them back to the sacrificial table, which is called "attached". Then it came to the most important two, "reciting the sacrificial text" and "bowing to the ancestors", by An Yuanxi kneeling to read the sacrificial text, and then after the three kneeling and nine bowing ceremony, Yun Chongling announced the "burning of the sacrificial text and gold paper money", and then "send the ancestors", after completing this series of matters, the cumbersome and rigorous ceremony of recognizing the ancestors and returning to the ancestors is completed. Hearing Yun Chongling loudly announce "Licheng", the ritual music outside played again.

After the ritual music was played, the old man, who was sitting at the head of the side seat of the ancestral hall, stood up and announced: "Yuanxi, the second grandson of the eleventh generation of the Yun family, today said that he recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, and officially changed his name to Yun Qian, the word Yuanxi. As soon as the words fell, the sound of joy was endless. But I heard Uncle Tang continue: "Yun Qian, the second grandson of the eleventh generation of the Yun family, serve tea to the elders!" ”

Yun De came over with a tray, An Yuanxi picked up the teacup, knelt down in front of the old man and said, "Grandpa drink tea!" ”

"Okay, good ......" the old man took the teacup with a smile and took a sip. Then he picked up the red box held by the people behind him, opened it and handed it to An Yuanxi, and said with a smile: "Qian'er, this jade ruyi is a token of our Yun family's men, and each male has one, you can take it." ”

In that box is a jade Ruyi with a whole body and a high color, only half a foot long, and the jade Ruyi is engraved with the family totem of the Yun family, and I have seen Yun Zheng also have one. An Yuanxi took the box, handed it to Yun Yi on the side, and said in a low voice: "Thank you, grandpa!" ”

"Okay, go and serve tea to your eldest brother and sister-in-law!" The old man smiled. An Yuanxi stood up obediently, walked straight to Yun Zheng, picked up the teacup on the tray held by Yun De, and knelt down: "Big brother drink tea!" ”

My scalp was numb, and I looked at the old man in astonishment, didn't I? Will An Yuanxi still serve me tea after a while? It's embarrassing, isn't it? Turning his head to see that Yun Zheng had already drunk tea, he smiled at An Yuanxi and said: "The second brother has suffered outside all these years, and my health has always been bad. As he spoke, he took a jade ring from his finger and handed it to An Yuanxi's hand. That ring is a seal of Yun Zheng's handling of affairs, engraved with the totem of the Yun family, although it is not the jade totem order of the old man in charge of family affairs, but with this jade seal, it is equivalent to having the power to deal with family affairs. When I raised my eyes, I saw Uncle Tang, Uncle Hai, and Uncle Chang all had a little surprise in their eyes, but the old man's face was blank and unpredictable. I smiled slightly, a few deacons were probably a little unconvinced that An Yuanxi had just come back and let him contact the Yun family's business, right? I don't want to think that the old man has already recognized An Yuanxi, and secretly I don't know what arrangements he has made, maybe he has already started to help the old man deal with the affairs of the Yun family in secret. An Yuanxi didn't know that he didn't know the function of this ring, so he accepted the jade ring calmly: "Thank you, big brother." ”

Yun De came to me with a tray, I bit my lip, and saw An Yuanxi walking around, standing in front of me with his eyelids down, kneeling down with a teacup, and his tone did not have a trace of waves: "Sister-in-law drinks tea!" ”

The teacup held in the air was held steadily, An Yuanxi hung his head, and I couldn't see his expression. Taking a breath, I took the teacup, took a sip, and took the gift box from Yun Ze's hand, which contained a full set of bride's jewelry, and handed it to An Yuanxi: "I hope that Uncle can start a family as soon as possible and spread out for the Yun family." ”

An Yuanxi raised his head, there was no expression on his face, but a trace of ridicule flashed in his eyes. I was stunned, and then saw that the ridicule in his eyes had disappeared without a trace, he took the gift box and said lightly: "Thank you, sister-in-law." ”

I don't feel good about it. An Yuanxi, I asked myself if there is no place to be sorry for you, why do you keep putting on a face to show me? Pressing down the unhappiness in his heart, he heard the old man laugh and said, "Okay, the tea is also served, let's go outside to watch the lion dance!" ”

The ritual music outside sounded again, the lion dance jumped to the courtyard, the courtyard has already set up a high wooden stake for the lion dance performance, this lion dance is not specially prepared for An Yuanxi to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, the Yun family will invite the lion dance team to come to the ancestral shrine on the morning of the first day of the new year, carry forward the family style, pray for peace, and drive away evil spirits. Everyone stepped out of the ancestral hall to watch the lion dance, only to see a man and a lion flying up the high wooden stake, flying happily to the sound of the band's drums and gongs. The lion was dressed up in a very festive and auspicious manner, with bright colors and mighty forms, and the examination was exquisite, and "it" sometimes jumped on the stake, sometimes stood and roared, sometimes saluted the onlookers, sometimes bowed down to listen, and sometimes made a naïve gesture of scratching, and the sound of exclamation and cheers suddenly rose one after another.

The lion dance showed off on the high wooden stake for a while, and began to rush the lion ball in the hands of the person on the high stake, a person and a lion on the high wooden stake thrillingly rolling, jumping, falling, up and down, fast and slow, a wonderful scene suddenly set off the live performance, the lion three in and three retreats, slammed into the lion ball, swallowed the lion ball into the mouth, the scene suddenly cheered, the drum sounded, the deafening firecrackers lit. The lion jumped triumphantly on the high stake and spat out a piece of red silk from its mouth, on which was written, "Flowers bloom and wealth are abundant, and children and grandchildren are full." "Good!" The old man shouted happily, the lion jumped off the ground, the old man asked Yunde to send the happy money, the lion suddenly took off the lion's head, revealing a swarthy face, and said with a smile: "Hou Ye is very happy today, Xiaoxiang presents this gift, how dare you accept Hou Ye's happy money?" ”

"General Yan?" Everyone was stunned, and Yun Zheng had already called out in surprise and joy. The old man was also stunned, and then said overjoyed: "When did General Yan return to Beijing?" actually made such a joke with the old man! ”

The officials present at the moment also spoke out one after another, and their expressions were mostly surprised, it seems that most of the people who know this General Yan. General Na Yan got out of the lion dance, walked in front of the old man, and saluted: "Xiaoxiang has seen Hou Ye and Yun Shizi!" ”

Only then did I see that the general's figure was not particularly burly and tall, but belonged to a lean physique, he was around thirty years old, he was still wearing bright red pants of the lion dance, his face was sweating, and his eyebrows were shining.

"General Yan doesn't have to be polite." The old man smiled, "When did the general return to Beijing?" ”

"Xiaoxiang only returned to Beijing this morning, and I know that Master Hou has a happy event at home today, so I came to congratulate him!" General Yan took the towel sent by the Yun family, wiped his sweat casually, and said with a smile.

"The general has a heart." The old man nodded, looking at the attitude of the old man and Yun Zheng towards him, this general is afraid that he has a lot of friendship with the Yun family. At this moment, Yun Yi rushed over and said to the old man: "Master Hou, the emperor has a holy decree coming." ”

When the old man heard this, he hurried out, and we followed and walked to the main hall, where it was not the eunuch who came to announce the decree, but the silent clouds. The holy decree only had a few sentences, to the effect that he congratulated Yongle Hou on finding his grandson, reuniting his flesh and blood, etc., and sent a bunch of congratulatory gifts. The old man took the holy decree, stood up and said with a smile: "General Lin has worked hard, how about going to the flower hall with all the guests?" ”

Silent Jingyun hurriedly said: "Master Hou, Jingyun still wants to enter the palace to reply to the emperor, so I won't bother." Then he raised his eyes and glanced at General Yan who was standing beside Yun Zheng, and said with a smile: "The emperor knows that you are back, come into the palace with me." ”

"Okay, I'll go back to the house and change my clothes first." General Yan smiled and said to the old man: "Master Hou, Yun Shizi, Xiaoxiang will come to visit again." ”

The two generals left, and the old man asked the stewards to take the guests to the banquet, looking like this, he wanted to introduce those court officials to An Yuanxi at the banquet. I sat in the ancestral hall all morning, and I was already very tired, so Yun Zheng quit the banquet and accompanied me back to my room to rest.

"Yun Zheng, who is this General Yan?" I changed my clothes, took off my crown, sat on the soft couch, leaned beside Yun Zheng, and asked curiously, "I see that you and the old man don't seem to have any more attitude towards him." ”

"General Yan?" Yun Zheng smiled, "He is a famous anti-Japanese general of our Tiancao Kingdom, who once led the anti-Japanese army in the East China Sea and defeated the attacks of the Red Kingdom many times. Now stationed along the East China Sea all the year round, fighting the pirates of the Red Kingdom, he is the emperor's right-hand man, just like General Shan. ”

Is there still this stubble? If this General Yan is the same as Lonely Yun, he is the emperor's confidant, how can he not avoid suspicion with the Yun family at all? Lonely Shocking Cloud is indifferent and polite to the Yun family. I smiled and said, "Does he have a good relationship with the Yun family?" When I returned to Beijing, I didn't go to see the emperor first, but came to the Hou Mansion, and I personally danced the lion to the old man? ”

"I also heard that the Yun family had a happy event, so I came first, General Yan's surname is very straightforward." Yun Zheng smiled, "The anti-Japanese war of that year, the war was fierce, fought for several months, and the court encountered a great drought that had not been encountered in a century, and allocated a lot of money for disaster relief, and the army was very nervous, it was the Yun family who helped the East China Sea anti-Japanese army to make up enough military power, so General Yan has always been grateful to the Yun family." ”

I see. In this way, this General Yan can be regarded as a downright man with clear grievances. However, such a surname, being an official in the court, I'm afraid that I will suffer some losses, right? Fortunately, the emperor knows his surname and is willing to reuse him, and will definitely make some arrangements for him. I remembered the thoughts of the emperor who had canonized me in the morning, and my heart was a little sour, and I couldn't help but be stunned again.

——2007、3、4

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