Su Jiudong was originally in a small mountain village, and she had never been in contact with upper-level leisure activities such as flower viewing banquets, and she was not like those ladies who needed to meet her future husband through flower viewing banquets, so she didn't like to be lively, and she didn't want to hold a banquet with great fanfare.

However, because Shao Yuemei said that there was also Su Fenglan's meaning in this, in order to live up to Su Fenglan's kindness, Su Jiudong still nodded and agreed to participate in the flower appreciation banquet.

"The flower is about to bloom well, the sting is approaching, it is the best time to 'explore the plum', the plum must be timely, so the concubine body was set early, then we can enjoy the plum in the open air in the backyard garden, the most comfortable."

The ancients believed that plum blossoms were the best time to see them when they were about to bloom, so they called this act "plum exploration".

The matter of the flower-viewing banquet was decided, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when Su Jiudong recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors three days later.

On this day, Su Jiudong got up early, deliberately changed into a newly bought spring shirt, and led Liu Yunniang, Su Ting'an and A Rong to the ancestral hall of the General's Mansion, and found that Wen Yiheng and Su Fenglan were already waiting in the ancestral hall, and there were other Su family members invited back from the ancestral home.

Su Fenglan had already negotiated with the clansmen in his ancestral home in advance about recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors, and even prepared necessities such as incense and candles, firecrackers, and offerings for Su Jiudong's ancestors, so Su Jiudong didn't need to do anything, just wait for the ceremony to begin.

Wen Yiheng stepped forward and grabbed Su Jiudong's hand, pinched it mischievously, and teased: "How?" Are you particularly nervous today? ”

"My heart is beating to my throat." Su Jiudong adjusted his breathing and tried his best to calm his nervous emotions.

There are so many Su clansmen present in the General's Mansion today, and everyone is well-dressed, which shows that these clansmen have received Su Fenglan's blessings, stained with light, and have a very comfortable life in their ancestral home, with no worries about food and clothing.

In the future, she Su Jiudong transferred it to Zhang into the family tree, which is the real Su family, and she will be able to live such a life without worrying about food and clothing in the future...... Thinking of the days when they were running around for life in Qishan County, Su Jiudong and Liu Yunniang were very touched.

The patriarch of the Su clan looked at the time, and when he saw that it was an auspicious time, he announced loudly, "The ceremony of recognizing the ancestors and returning to the ancestors has officially begun." ”

Firecrackers roared outside the ancestral hall of the General's Mansion, and the genealogy was invited out surrounded by everyone.

Su Fenglan had already refreshed Su Jiudong's steps to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors last night, so Su Jiudong was also instructed to worship heaven and earth and worship ancestors according to the customs of his ancestral hometown.

After a series of procedures,

The patriarch finally confirmed: "After confirmation, Su Jiudong is a branch of the Luoyang clan of his clan, and he is the sixth generation of descendants, and he now agrees to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors." ”

As soon as the patriarch's words fell, the other members of the Su family sent blessings to Su Jiudong, blessing Su Jiudong and the entire Su family.

The patriarch took the pen and ink, and solemnly continued to write the genealogy for Su Jiudong, and continued to write the name and situation of Su Jiudong in the corresponding position on the genealogy according to custom.

Seeing his name written on the family tree, Su Jiudong was deeply moved, and after wandering for so long, he finally returned to his real home. Su Fenglan had tears in his eyes, and silently thought in his heart, how good it would be if Yu Ruoyao could see this scene with her own eyes at the scene.

Su Jiudong and Su Fenglan thanked and saluted the Su family members present, and followed all the Su clan people to face the shrine and worship their ancestors.

At this point, the ceremony of recognizing the ancestors and returning to the ancestors can be regarded as a ceremony. Under the leadership of Shao Yuemei, the people of the Su clan went to the main hall to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors.

After a series of rituals, Su Jiudong, who was seated for dinner, felt tired but comforted.

Wen Yiheng leaned into Su Jiudong's ear and whispered, "How is it?" Tired or not? ”

The corners of Su Jiudong's mouth showed a wry smile: "I have found my belonging, no matter how tired I am, it is worth it." ”

Wen Yiheng smiled evilly: "Okay, then you have to persevere, after all, when An'er returns to my ancestors with my Wen family, the rituals and procedures will be much more complicated than today's, An'er is still young, and there will be many procedures that you need to complete for him." ”

Su Jiudong pouted, unconvinced: "Why didn't you do it for him?" An'er is your son. ”

Su Jiudongken replied like this, indicating that she did not object to letting Su Ting'an return to the Gongfu Mansion to recognize her ancestors and return to her ancestors, nor did she deny the meaning contained in it, so Wen Yiheng smiled proudly:

"Although you are my wife and An'er's biological mother, before An'er is officially included in my Wen clan genealogy, you must complete the ceremony on his behalf.

After entering the family tree and becoming a member of our Wen clan, all the rituals in the future will be done by me, my father. ”

After finishing the meal, it was time for the Su clan to leave.

Su Jiudong and Su Fenglan stood at the door and watched the people leave in the carriage before they finally got a rest. Back in the main hall, the father and daughter sat on their chairs and collapsed regardless of it.

Shao Yuemei ordered someone to clean up the dining table, and came over to remind: "Today, Miss Jiudong recognized her ancestors and returned to her ancestors and officially became the Su family. Tomorrow, the general will go to the court to ask for the title of Miss Jiudong. "Little bookstore

"When the flower viewing banquet is held six days later, Miss Jiudong will have a noble identity like the ladies of those dignitaries, presumably they won't dare to embarrass Miss Jiudong."

Shao Yuemei's words sounded a little harsh to Su Jiudong: "Have a noble identity? I never thought that my original identity was glamorous and lowly, nor did I consider myself superior after being rewarded by the imperial court. Aunt Yuemei, what you said is biased. ”

Su Jiudong said seriously to Su Fenglan: "Daddy, you don't have to go to the court tomorrow to ask for a seal for me." I, Su Jiudong, are your daughter, this identity is enough, and I no longer need those identities that I don't have. ”

Su Jiudong and Su Fenglan sat up immediately, and Shao Yuemei apologized to Su Jiudong with an embarrassed face: "Miss Jiudong, the concubine didn't mean that...... If the concubine said something wrong, please forgive Miss Jiudong. ”

Su Jiudong waved his hand to Shao Yuemei, who was full of enthusiasm, and asked Su Tingan and Ah Rong to remember to do the homework assigned yesterday, and then got up and went to the back garden with Wen Yiheng to see the plum blossoms.

The plum blossoms in the back garden are dotted on the branches, and they will not bloom, only a little rosy red will be exposed.

Su Jiudong was in a bad mood and was not in high spirits, so he casually commented: "Such a little plum blossom is not enough to see, and the flower-viewing banquet in six days will definitely be very boring." ”

Wen Yiheng also opened his mouth and echoed: "Many flower-viewing banquets in the capital are just names, and in the end, they either chant poems or write and paint, which is really boring. ”

"When it comes to poetry, I can fill my head a little, but I'm not good at painting. If I lose face at that time, I don't know how that Shao Yuemei will complain about me behind my back. Noble status... Heh, is my original identity very low? ”

Su Jiudong was still worried about what Shao Yuemei said: "I don't think she is a good match for my father, so it's better to let her leave as soon as possible." ”

"If you want to drive her away, your father may not be willing." Wen Yiheng dissuaded: "Shao Yuemei is helpless, thanks to your father's help and assistance over the years, she has also taken care of the general's mansion in good order." If you suddenly want to drive her away, I'm afraid it won't be good. ”

Su Jiudong expressed his thoughts bluntly: "First, I really don't like Shao Yuemei. Second, I don't like my dad to have a second woman next to him after losing his mother. That will always make me misunderstand and doubt, my father will have a second spring......"

The more Su Jiudong thought about it, the more difficult it was to look directly, and his voice was slightly angry: "I know that such thoughts are selfish, but I just have a headache when I think of the scene where my father may be with Shao Yuemei in the future, it really makes me sick." ”

Wen Yiheng straightened Su Jiudong's shoulder, faced her directly and said, "You don't have to have this kind of concern. General Su has long said that only your mother is in this life, and there will be no one else, so Shao Yuemei will never have a chance. ”

"Is it right or wrong for me to stop my father, who lost his wife, from looking for the second spring?"

"Your father won't have a second spring with Shao Yuemei at all." Wen Yiheng explained solemnly: "General Su had a showdown with me early in the morning, saying that he was completely uninteresting to Shao Yuemei, and had always only treated her as a housekeeper. So you're relieved, right? ”

Hearing this, the big stone in Su Jiudong's heart finally fell to the ground, and finally nodded with relief and guilt, with mixed feelings.

Shao Yuemei, who was hiding in the corner and overheard Su Jiudong's conversation with Wen Yiheng, silently hid her body in the dark, covered her mouth and cried silently.

Because Su Fenglan is a big man who only knows how to march, he rarely participates in women's flower viewing banquets; Su Jiudong was reluctant to have too much contact with Shao Yuemei.

Therefore, Su Jiudong, who was not familiar with the flower appreciation banquet, could only ask Wen Yiheng for advice and make up for some small knowledge of the flower appreciation banquet.

Since the flower-viewing banquet was an open-air "flower-viewing banquet" in the back garden of the General's Mansion, Shao Yuemei took people to the back garden to set up the venue early three days before the flower-viewing banquet.

A few days after Su Jiudong asked Wen Yiheng to make amends, she heard that Shao Yuemei was arranging in the backyard when she returned to the General's Mansion from the Guogong Mansion, so she also came to inspect the situation.

Earlier, Shao Yuemei passed the list of invited people to Su Jiudong for a look, and this time a total of twenty-one women and wives from official families would come to the appointment, so the seating arrangement was very particular, and Shao Yuemei was distressed by it in the backyard.

Su Jiudong came to the back garden and saw that the servants were following Shao Yuemei's arrangement to set up their seats, Shao Yuemei changed positions from time to time, and her face was sad. The servants moved their seats back and forth, and they were also very helpless and irritable.

Su Jiudong stepped forward and commanded: "You all remove your seats." Before the feast begins, you collect the fallen petals every day, spread them on a clean wooden floor according to the final arrangement, and let the guests sit on the petals when the time comes. ”

Shao Yuemei was puzzled: "Miss Jiudong, why don't you prepare a seat for the guests?" ”

Su Jiudong said boldly: "I have a natural 'Huayin', why bother with that seat?" ”

The reason why Su Jiudong chose this form of flower appreciation sitting on the ground was inspired by Wen Yiheng.

Wen Yiheng said that the ladies of Chang'an in the capital sit on the ground when they go on an outing to enjoy the flowers.

Su Jiudong looked at the courtyard full of flowers, and the beautiful petals could only be swept up by the servants in the end and piled up in the corner of the wall to rot and wither, which was really a waste.

It's better to make the best use of things and collect flower petals as a new "seat". If there are visitors, they will take flowers as a banquet on the spot, which is also a free and elegant thing.