And when the hour was near, all those who had gone back to their rooms to rest were called.

Being aroused in the middle of the night, or in the cold winter wax moon, you can imagine how painful it is, but the New Year's ancestor worship is a major event from the beginning to the end of the year, and it is not allowed to be sloppy, so although most people's minds are not clear, they still quickly freshen up and rush to the front hall neatly.

The old marquis and the old lady were the last to go to the front hall, and after the people arrived, the old marquis waved his hand and took a group of descendants to the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion, the ancestral hall located in the southeast corner.

An Shiting's five brothers have not slept, as soon as the time passed, they began to command their subordinates to prepare for the ancestors, and when the old marquis arrived with everyone, what they saw was the well-arranged, solemn ancestral hall, the old marquis was very satisfied, and after praising the five people, he ordered his subordinates to open the southeast gate to welcome the side clansmen who came to worship their ancestors.

Wenxin Marquis Mansion has been inherited to the present for three generations, is one of the best in Shengjing for a hundred years, its clan is numerous, only the old marquis this branch of the brother who went out of the house, there are three people, and there are several cousins and uncles, it can be said that there are countless people.

As the patriarch of today, the old marquis will lead the clansmen to worship their ancestors during the Spring Festival every year, and this year is the same as in previous years.

The southeast gate, which will only be opened when worshipping ancestors, slowly opens, and the heavy red lacquer gate emits an eternal low groan, which is the precipitation of the years, which makes people smell awe.

After the gate was opened, people from the clan arrived one after another, and the five brothers of the Hou Mansion immediately stepped forward to greet them.

The people of the An clan all live in Shengjing, so it is very convenient to come over, and it will not take long. The outside of the ancestral hall was full of people who came to worship their ancestors, and after counting the number of people, the old marquis announced the beginning of the ancestor worship.

The old marquis's voice was not loud. However, at the moment when the words fell, everyone showed a solemn and solemn look.

The process of worshipping ancestors is long and complicated, according to the rules, women are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, so although the female dependents have also rushed over, they can only accompany the ancestors outside.

Wait until the ancestor worship ceremony is over. It's an hour later.

The old marquis let everyone disperse.

Until she returned to the room, An Ruoxian was still shocked by what she had seen and heard, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

Before that. She thought that the Wenxin Marquis Mansion was just a fictitious name for a century-old family, and it could not be compared with the profound heritage of the Meng Guofu at all, but now, she overturned her own ideas. She experienced first-hand the family heritage of the An family. I have to be amazed. Maybe the Wenxin Marquis Mansion is really not as good as the Meng State Mansion. However, its century-old precipitation is beyond the reach of small households and cannot be ignored.

She couldn't help but think, the Wenxin Marquis Mansion can be like this, if it is the Meng State Mansion, how spectacular it should be?

It's a pity that she can't see it in this life.

An Ruolan and the four of them only slept for more than an hour, and their eyelids were already tired. As soon as the ceremony was over, they rushed back to An Ruojin's room. climbed on the kang and planned to sleep with the quilt wrapped, but before they could lie down, Mama Song came over.

"Why is Mama here?" The four people who had already taken off their coats were too lazy to get up, so they arched in the quilt and asked Mama Song who entered the door with their heads exposed.

Seeing the funny appearance of the four sisters in the quilt, Mama Song bent over with a smile, and only stopped laughing after a long time, stepped forward and stroked the four heads, and said mysteriously: "Mama is here to send things to the young ladies, guess what it is?" ”

"Huh?" The four sisters looked at each other.

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The first day of the Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival.

When I woke up in the morning, it was a sunny day.

The morning light is faint, the soft sunlight dispels the cold air of the early morning, thanks to the heavy snow in the second half of the night yesterday, Shengjing City has been completely covered with snow, wrapped in silver, shining in the sun.

On this day, everyone in the Wenxin Marquis Mansion got up early in the morning, wore new clothes and hats, and was not sloppy in grooming and dressing, just waiting to appear in front of people decently and beautifully, and compare everyone else.

It was still early, and the front hall was already lively.

The old marquis and the old lady sat on the main seat, and the five lords and the lady sat at the bottom in order.

New Year's greetings are not particular about concubines, and they have come early to please the coincidence, after all, this is also an opportunity to show filial piety.

An Wensheng and An Wenyan brothers had already arrived, and they stood aside after the New Year, waiting for the meal.

An Wenqi yawned big, looked at the door, and asked An Wenyan beside him in a low voice, "Sister, why haven't they come yet?" ”

"How do I know?" An Wenyan replied angrily, paused, and said, "Don't keep thinking about your sister and them, worrying about your grandfather training you." "It's not a good thing to mess around with the sisters in the house all day long.

Hearing this, An Wenqi's eyes widened in surprise, and he said in surprise: "You are like a cannon battle today, who provoked you?" ”

An Wenyan's face was stunned, and he pursed the corners of his mouth and stopped talking.

An Wenqi wanted to ask again, but the eldest brother An Wensheng said slowly: "Let's stop the meeting, maybe when you can have breakfast, save effort." ”

An Wenqi had no choice but to shut up.

After a while, almost all the young masters and ladies in the house came, but there was still no shadow of An Ruolan's four sisters, and the old marquis and the five masters couldn't help but wonder, why are the four concubines so late today?

The five masters immediately inquired about the ladies beside them.

Naturally, the five ladies didn't know, and they all shook their heads.

Only the old lady and the old god are there, and the corners of her mouth are always smiling.

"It's not like you're drowsy, is it? When I worshiped my ancestors yesterday, I was very unspirited. The third lady muttered to herself anxiously.

Not only her, but everyone else thinks the same way.

Meng Shi frowned, looking like he wanted to say something and stopped, An Shiyan was worried that she would say something unpleasant, so he secretly stopped her with a look, and the couple eyebrows were eyebrows for a while, and Meng Shi held back his stomach full of complaints.

An Ruoxian stood behind Meng Shi, raised her eyes and saw that the old marquis's expression had faded a little, and she was secretly amused in her heart, she really didn't die, An Ruolan and they dared to be late at such a moment, it seems that there will be a good show to watch next.

Just as An Ruoxian was thinking about it, the old lady suddenly smiled and said, "It's here." ”

Everyone was stunned, and they didn't know why.

Confused, a melodious and crisp bell suddenly came from a distance, accompanied by cheerful footsteps, and soon arrived at the door, before everyone had time to think about it, they saw four pretty figures jumping in from outside the door.

"Blessed as the East China Sea!"

"Shoubi Nanshan!"

"Fortune is prosperous!"

"Happy events!"

The four coquettish shouts sounded one after another, and everyone looked at it, only to see that the four sisters An Ruolan were dressed in festive red clothes, each with a roll of red couplets in their hands, and they were giggling at everyone in formation. If you look closely, the auspicious words written on the couplet are the one they just recited.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, followed by a cheer.

"Good! You can say that again! The old marquis was very happy, stroking his gray beard and laughing, and the father of the four was also full of pride and laughed heartily.

An Ruolan and the four of them secretly exchanged a look, smiling so much that they couldn't see their teeth.

Put away the couplet, and the four of them gave New Year's greetings to the elders in a proper manner.

The old marquis called the four sisters to his side with a smile, each gave a big red envelope, and took the youngest An Ruolan and asked, "Tell my grandfather, who came up with such an idea?" ”

An Ruolan grinned, blinked and said coquettishly: "Grandfather, what our four sisters thought about together, I thought about it for a long time yesterday, and I got up early in the morning to write a couplet by myself, just for Bojun to laugh!" ”

"Hahaha! What a Bojun smile! I'm going to frame this couplet and hang it in the study! The old marquis smiled from ear to ear, and he didn't see the slightest hint of talent, so he ordered someone to take a handful of golden beans, and let the four sisters catch as many things as they wanted.

This is the envy of the brothers and sisters on the side.

An Wenqi's eyes widened, and he sighed again and again: "I knew that I would follow my sister and them together!" ”

An Wensheng directly slapped the unreliable second brother in the back of the head.

An Ruolan and the four of them naturally couldn't take it casually, they just took a few and stopped, which made the old marquis happy for a while, and praised the four of them for their intelligence.

The four of them went to the old lady again, and the old lady also gave the red envelope first, and then asked Mama Song to bring the lacquer box where the jewelry was placed.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, in addition to giving red envelopes to the girls in the house, the old lady and the ladies also had to buy a piece of jewelry for the girls.

Mama Song came up with a carved lacquer box covered with red velvet, and the four sisters consciously stood in a row, and the old lady took out a Dongzhu gold step shake from the lacquer box, a jade gold silk butterfly hairpin, a pair of red jade inlaid ornaments, and two vermilion velvet silk flowers hanging with vermilion tassels, which were worn on the heads of the four granddaughters from large to small.

Gorgeous and extravagant, soft and dignified; The butterfly hairpin that is about to fly is smart and lively; The delicate and delicate forehead ornament is tranquil and elegant; The silk flowers of the golden silk jade are delicate and lovely, and a small piece of jewelry immediately sets off the temperament of the four sisters.

When An Wenqi saw it, he shouted again: "No wonder it is said that people rely on clothes and Buddha rely on gold, but they just add a piece of jewelry, and their sisters become beautiful all of a sudden!" ”

"Shut up, you." An Wensheng couldn't stand it, but his face was honored.

"Big brother, second brother, do you think that Sister Jin and the three sisters are dressed very similarly?" An Wenyan suddenly spoke.

An Wensheng and An Wenqi looked at each other, and they were really similar.

"Except for the neckline and cuffs, the hem and skirt, the rest is almost identical." An Wensheng nodded.

"It's all embroidered with rich flowers." An Wenyan also said.

Although the details are just different, the feeling is very different, for example, An Ruojin's water sleeves are more delicate and gentle than An Ruoke's lantern sleeves, and An Ruoyan's vertical collar is more graceful and quiet than An Ruolan's ruffle collar.

An Wenqi nodded solemnly while looking, "Well, our sister is really the pretty." ”

This time, An Wensheng and An Wenyan did not refute, but nodded unprecedentedly. (To be continued......)