Chapter 118: Opening the Ancestral Hall
Shuang Lian sent two guards to escort the Xu sisters back as usual. The difference is that this time Shuang Lian specially added a sentence: "These are all people specially trained by Chen Jinling, they can do anything, they are especially good at fighting, and they will definitely send you home safely." ”
Xu Qijin, Xu Qirong: ......
What can happen at the feet of the Son of Heaven! Returning to Xu's Mansion peacefully, as soon as the two guards left, Xu Qirong couldn't help but speak, and said to Xu Qijin: "The county lord is too boring, it's great to have a good brother, always show off to us!" ”
Xu Qijin choked.
Xu Qirong turned to sigh: "It's a pity that several brothers in our family like macho demeanor and don't take their sisters seriously at all." ”
After entering the second gate, Xu Qijin was about to speak, but he saw several maids and mothers-in-law in sight trembling unusually, and when they saw their sisters coming back, they lowered their heads and pretended to be busy with the work in their hands, and did not dare to make eye contact with the two sisters. I can't help but be surprised, could it be that something happened at home?
Xu Qijin quietly pulled Xu Qirong towards her Fenghe Courtyard, giving Yun'er a look, Yun'er slowed down, arrived at the fork in the road, and left Xu Qijin as soon as she turned around. Xu Qirong saw it in his eyes and didn't say anything, but he couldn't help but guess in his heart, they were only out for a few hours, what big things could happen at home?
Yun'er is clever and can speak, Xu Qijin and Xu Qirong just changed into a set of clothes, and she came back with a solemn expression.
"What's going on?" Xu Qijin frowned.
Yun'er hurriedly said: "It was the second old lady who opened the ancestral hall. ”
Xu Qirong's heart thumped, and he forcibly suppressed his panic. In the last life, the Xu family only opened the ancestral hall once, and at that time, the life experience of the fourth master Xu was exposed, and the ancestral hall was opened in order to remove the fourth master Xu from the family tree.
I told myself over and over again that this life was different from the previous life. Princess Pingtai would not have let this happen, so she finally eased up a little, stared at Yun'er and asked, "Why did the second old lady open an ancestral hall?" ”
Yun'er shook her head: "Those maids don't know very well, they don't know what they are for, they only know that it is related to the eldest master and the fourth master." ”
In the last life, when the ancestral hall was opened, the eldest man personally took the pen and ticked the three words Xu Tingyuan from the family tree.
As soon as Xu Qirong heard Yun'er's words, his face immediately failed. The psychological hints I gave myself before all of a sudden didn't work, and I just felt that the whole person was confused, and my brain was like exploding. I didn't know anything, I lost consciousness, and I fell softly.
Fortunately, Qiu Nong's eyes were quick, and Xu Qirong did not fall to the ground.
Xu Qijin's face was not good-looking. But she didn't know what Xu Qirong had experienced in her previous life. I don't know how afraid Xu Qirong is of opening the ancestral hall, but his reaction is not as big as Xu Qirong's, and he is quite calm.
On the contrary, Xu Qirong's reaction made Xu Qijin even more frightened.
Ignoring the affairs of the ancestral hall, Xu Qijin touched Xu Qirong's forehead and said urgently: "Yun'er, go find a doctor, Qiu Nong, you and Yu Qiu will work together." Help someone to my bed. Then he paused and shouted at Yun'er, who had just run out. Don't go to the outside of the house to find a doctor, go to the Fenghua Courtyard next door to ask for Doctor Ye! ”
Xu Qijin probably has never had such a loud voice in his life.
Yun'er's crisp "hey" came from afar, and Xu Qijin was relieved.
Xu Qirong struggled to go to bed, took a few breaths violently, his eyes finally cleared up, grabbed Xu Qijin's sleeve and said, "Go to the ancestral hall!" ”
Xu Qijin refused: "There are people watching over there in the ancestral hall, there will be nothing big happening to my father, let Doctor Ye show you first." ”
"I don't have anything to do." Xu Qirong's expression was a despair that Xu Qijin had never seen before, "Go to the ancestral hall!" As he spoke, he gained a little strength and struggled to stand up.
Xu Qijin gritted her teeth, she was frightened by Xu Qirong's expression, and her heart was shocked, could it be that something really big happened in the ancestral hall? That's right, the Xu family hasn't opened an ancestral hall for so many years, how can a trivial matter get to the point of opening an ancestral hall!
"Help the second lady," Xu Qijin finally changed his mind, "Go to the ancestral hall!" ”
Xu Qirong felt that her feet were weak and she was covered in cold sweat, but the worry and fear in her heart made her have to go in the direction of the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall was not far away, but Xu Qirong couldn't walk fast, and he was anxious, so he simply said to Yu Qiu and Qiu Nong: "You guys take me away!" ”
Only subordinates or criminals who have made mistakes will be carried away, Qiu Nong and Yu Qiu were stunned by Xu Qirong's words.
Xu Qijin's heart was in turmoil: "Let's take her away!" ”
Rushed to the door of the ancestral hall, the sight was the back of Xu Si kneeling straight in front of the ancestral spiritual seat, Xu Qirong was shocked at the moment, afraid that he would faint on the spot, so he hurriedly bit the tip of his tongue with his teeth, and woke up in a trance.
Princess Pingtai sat on one side, the second old lady and Mrs. Guo sat on the side, behind Princess Pingtai stood Xu Cheng and Gu, Xu Tingjin and Qiao stood next to Fourth Master Xu, and the other descendants of the Xu family stood behind the second old lady and Mrs. Guo.
Mrs. Guo was very proud, look, that's a princess, no matter how noble she is? It's not that the descendants are withering, and the blessings are thin. Look, this is her Guo Pingyao, what if her father is just a petty official, not a full house of children and grandchildren!
Princess Pingtai's expression was cold, and she didn't care about Mrs. Guo, when she saw Xu Qijin and Xu Qirong coming, she looked at Xu Qirong's appearance again, just when the little lady had never seen the ancestral hall, she was frightened at first glance. He raised his hand and beckoned to the door: "What are you doing, come here." ”
Night was creeping in, and the ancestral hall was dimly lit, with only two candles flickering. In this dim candlelight, as soon as Princess Pingtai opened her mouth and beckoned, her every move revealed a smell of stability. It's amazing that seeing such a princess of Pingtai, Xu Qirong's panicked heart slowly settled down.
Qiu Nong and Yu Xia stayed outside the ancestral hall, Xu Qijin helped Xu Qirong, and walked towards Princess Pingtai in silence.
Xu Qijin and Xu Qirong stood beside Princess Pingtai, keenly aware of a gloating and disgusted gaze coming from the opposite side, and looked at the sight, it was not Xu Qiyun or which!
Neither Xu Qijin nor Xu Qirong expected that in this case, Xu Qiyun, as the granddaughter of Princess Pingtai's relatives, would actually stand behind Mrs. Guo.
Maybe things are not as bad as they thought, these people look at their father's eyes, and they are still a little different from the previous life.
But there are also similarities.
Master Xu Si didn't know how long he had been kneeling, but he was looking at his nose and mouth, but there was some refusal to cooperate.
The second old lady coughed: "Fourth, have you figured it out?" ”
Master Xu Si said plainly: "Tingyuan thinks very clearly, Tingyuan has not done anything wrong. ”
Mrs. Qiao seemed to be angered by these words, and said, "You didn't do anything wrong? They are all siblings, but they want to trick the eldest brother's son into supporting you for the elderly, where is my lord sorry for you, you have to do this kind of chilling thing! ”
"Son?" Xu Qirong muttered and repeated, but there was brilliance in his eyes, it turned out to be just an heir! It's just that she doesn't understand, obviously Dafang has always wanted to pass on the fourth brother, how can she say that her father wants to deceive her uncle's son? Xu Qirong's eyes swept and he saw Xu You standing behind the second old lady, looking wronged.
Master Xu Si said lightly: "Tingyuan said that if the eldest brother and sister-in-law are unwilling, Tingyuan will not force it." ”
"Don't force it?" Mrs. Qiao's voice became a little sharp, how could she have the usual gentle and virtuous appearance, "Your eldest brother pities you for being lonely and willing to let your son serve you, it's good for you to calculate on your own family, and give the family property to the two little ladies early, but leave your own family aside, doesn't it chill our hearts?" ”
"We weren't for your property, but we've never seen anything so amazing!"
Master Xu Si didn't expect Qiao's to be able to say such a thing, so he subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Xu Tingjin, Xu Tingjin's face looked a little impatient, as if he was very disgusted by Qiao's words, but Xu Tingjin didn't say anything in the end.
When Xu Qirong heard the words "lonely", a wave of anger rose in his heart, and suddenly he was full of strength, Xu Qijin didn't pay attention for a while, so he didn't hold her.
Xu Qirong took a few steps forward, stood in front of Qiao's, and said coldly: "Auntie, my father has a mother, a brother, and a daughter, but you can tell me, why is my father lonely?" ”
The second old lady shouted: "Adults talk about things, how can you let a little lady intervene!" Don't go back yet? ”
Xu Qirong smiled at Xu Jinxing, but he didn't go back, just asked the second old lady seriously: "Uncle and grandfather, the eldest aunt can all talk, and Qirong is the daughter of the fourth room, why can't he interject?" ”
On this occasion, the little lady really has no qualifications to interject, but compared with Xu Qirong, a concubine, Qiao's foreign surname is even less qualified to speak.
Qiao's face suddenly turned red and white.
The second old lady patted the table: "Qiao's also retreated." ”
Qiao Shi still listened to the words of the second old lady very much, and immediately retreated behind Master Xu after taking three steps and two steps.
Xu Qirong had no choice but to retreat to Princess Pingtai with hatred.
The second old lady glanced at the fourth master Xu with the afterglow of her eyes, as if the fourth master Xu was doing something crazy, and snorted coldly: "Fourth, although your sister-in-law said ugly words, you really shouldn't calculate your family like this." Brother You'er is the one who wants to give you a pension! ”
Xu Qirong was so angry that she bit her lip with her teeth, why could she only rely on Xu You's son to support her old age?
Xu Qijin's face was also pale, but her good upbringing made her only hold her sister's hand and stand beside her grandmother to watch.
At this moment, Xu You suddenly stood up, his voice was a little timid, but after thinking about it carefully, he could hear the anger that was suppressed inside: "Fourth uncle, did Brother You do something wrong?" So the fourth uncle doesn't like Brother You'er anymore? (To be continued......)