Chapter 258: My heart is on fire

Wen Yi was slightly stunned, and countless thoughts flashed in her heart.

Liu Dongxing didn't mention this rule to her, so it is estimated that it should not be tight. Thinking that the people of the Liu clan are not all staying in their hometown for a long time, if any of them marry a wife in a foreign place, and they don't have time to return to their hometown to worship the ancestral hall within three months, is it possible that his wife is not a wife? Not to mention anything else, Mrs. Yao of Liu Dongxing's grandfather's generation, I'm afraid she was the first one who did not comply with this regulation, even if she arrived at the hometown of the Liu family in Heng'an within three months, Mrs. Rong had already corrected her name, and there were mother-in-law, clan elders and others above, how could she enter the ancestral hall and be entered into the family tree as the main room? When the third aunt said this, she was just scaring herself.

However, what is the purpose of the third aunt to scare herself? If you are scared, will it be possible to return to your hometown alone to worship the ancestral hall in Liu Dongxing's absence? I've never heard of anyone doing this. Wen Yi must have a way to deal with it.

She didn't show any panic, and smiled against Liu Gu's family: "It turns out that the second aunt is talking about this rule? However, now that the prime minister is in northern Xinjiang, how can his nephew and daughter-in-law go back to worship the ancestral hall? ”

Liu Gu smiled smugly: "What's so difficult about this? Brother Ning will get married next month, and the two of them are going back to their hometown, so I will take you with me when the time comes. However, Brother Xing'er is not here, whether the clan elders are willing to open an ancestral hall for you alone is not something I can persuade. She was extremely proud in her heart, and when that time came, Dongning and his wife officially worshiped the ancestral hall and confirmed the identity of the chief, who could shake his status? As for Wen Yi, without a husband, if she wants to enter the ancestral hall, not only will she run in vain, but she will also suffer some humiliation, and she will not be able to raise her head among the clansmen in the future, see if this girl dares to be arrogant in front of her

Wen Yi faintly guessed a few points, and was secretly angry in her heart, but her face did not show anything: "The second aunt is kind, and the nephew and daughter-in-law have it, but they ...... The imperial court has always had an old practice that the family members of generals who lead troops to guard the border or go on expeditions cannot leave the capital. I'm afraid that my nephew and daughter-in-law won't be able to follow Brother Ning and his wife on this trip. ”

Liu Gu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "That refers to the general who commands the army, and the eastbound is just a small officer, where do you have to abide by this rule?" ”

It is true that there is no explicit rule to be followed, but most generals will automatically follow the old rules to avoid suspicion. Wen Yi said: "The fourth wife of the godmother Luo recognized by the nephew and daughter-in-law last year is the wife of General Luo of the Huaixi garrison, this garrison is only the fifth grade, and as soon as she takes office, the godmother will take her daughter all the way from her hometown in the south to the capital, and the nephew and daughter-in-law will not dare to violate the rules of the five products." Thinking about it, although Xiang Gong is not a leading general, he is also in the most dangerous place on the front line, and his subordinates are also leading troops, so it is better to avoid this suspicion. ”

Liu Gu still had something to say, but Mrs. Liu Qi said, "This is the right reason." Since the imperial court has old rules, and it is not an urgent matter, what does it matter if it is postponed for a few months? Brother Xing'er fights for the country, it is to win glory for the ancestors' family, and the fathers and elders in the clan will not refuse to do a little convenience. ”

Wen Yi smiled gratefully at Mrs. Liu Qi.

Mrs. Liu Qi did not respond, but turned to Liu Gu's and said lightly: "Brother Ning'er is after the elder brother, and the clan worships the ancestral hall, and they all pay attention to the orderliness of the elders and young, and there is no reason that the younger brother and sister-in-law have not worshipped, and the younger brother and sister-in-law will take the lead." Sister-in-law Fang Cai also said that Brother Ning has been sick for the past few months, taking medicine to recuperate, and even putting down his homework for the time being, so as not to be too tired. If so, why rush to a happy event? Do you want to rush back to your hometown to worship the ancestral hall? Sister-in-law is not afraid that Brother Ning'er's body is tired, there is a mistake? It's better for him to wait for Brother Xing'er to come back, and then go together. ”

Liu Gu was immediately annoyed and angry: "My brother Ning'er's body is good, where is he tired?" Besides, this is a rule handed down from the ancestors, how can it be violated? He turned to Wen Yi again: "The family is the country, the country is the country, there is a family, people like us, the rules handed down by the ancestors cannot be violated at all, and if they are violated, they are not filial piety and filial piety is the first of all virtues, since they are not filial, what face do they have to say that they will win glory for the ancestors' family?" The ancestor knows, but I'm afraid that I'm going to be angry, Brother Xing'er knew that he couldn't go back to his hometown, so he shouldn't have rushed to marry a wife, but now that he is married, he can't be filial to his ancestors, you, who are a wife, have to do your filial piety for him, otherwise you won't have the face to be the daughter-in-law of our Liu family."

Wen Yi took a deep breath and was about to refute it, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu Qi opened her mouth first: "Second sister-in-law, don't be impatient." The state has national laws, and the family has family rules, since the court has laws and regulations, and the brother Xing'er is on the march for the country, how can he ignore the national law for the sake of the old practice of a family? Besides, Brother Xing's daughter-in-law didn't say that she couldn't go back, but she couldn't go back for the time being, and when Brother Xing'er returned triumphantly, she naturally wanted to go back to worship her ancestors. ”

Wen Yi hurriedly smiled and responded: "Exactly, Xianggong also said that when he returns from northern Xinjiang, he will take his nephew and daughter-in-law back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, not only to let his nephew and daughter-in-law meet the elders of the clan, but also to bring the edict given by the court back to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors." This is a major event to win glory for parents and ancestors, and it is necessary to go through such a journey. When the time comes, the nephew and daughter-in-law will worship the ancestral hall by the way, and the elders of the clan will not be surprised. ”

Liu Gu sneered and was about to speak, but Mrs. Liu Qi spoke before her again: "It is indeed not strange. The rule that the children of the clan should take their wives back to their hometowns to worship the ancestral hall within three months after marriage is an allusion. The ancestor of our Liu family had a son, married a wife in the field, died only half a year, his wife returned to her hometown with a pregnant soul, but because no one in the clan could prove her identity, even in the husband's family to keep filial piety, until she left a son in the womb to become an adult, and re-met the big media when she was married, it was determined that her mother and son were indeed the Liu family, but at that time the deceased person had died depressed. The ancestors established this family rule to prevent this regrettable thing from happening again. Now the identity of Brother Xing's daughter-in-law has long been known in the clan, and they also understand her difficulties, and they will not stick to the rules, they have to be embarrassed. ”

Liu Gu pursed his lips: "The seventh brother and sister said it lightly, but unfortunately, the rules of the clan are not something that you can change with a single move, don't think that if the seventh brother makes a general judgment, you are qualified to dictate the affairs of the clan." If Brother Xing'er is in the north, there is a ...... She has never worshiped the ancestral hall, is she still a member of our Liu family? ”

Wen Yi was furious in his heart, but the smile on his face became brighter and brighter: "Xianggong will naturally return safely, he has never been a famous family, unless he is unaware, he will never be embarrassed by the children of the clan." Aunt Fang Cai also said that this rule was originally to let the clansmen know who the children had married, not to die, and those who did not worship the ancestral hall within three months after marriage were not the daughters-in-law of the Liu family. Not to mention, the old lady's step-room...... Didn't you go into the ancestral hall to bow down three months after your marriage? ”

Liu Gu's face darkened instantly, and he stood up suddenly, and his eyebrows were upside down: "What did you say?" ”

Wen Yi smiled and said, "Second aunt, what's wrong with you?" Why are you so angry? Could it be that the nephew and daughter-in-law said it wrong? ”

Liu Gu was so angry that his whole body trembled, and Mrs. Liu Si hurriedly got up to support her, with a little reproach on her face, and said to Wen Yi: "Brother Xing's daughter-in-law, you must pay attention to proportions when you speak, and you can't criticize the elder."

Wen Yi said lightly: "My nephew and daughter-in-law don't know which sentence criticizes the elder, please teach me the fourth aunt." ”

Mrs. Liu Qi sneered: "Brother Xing's daughter-in-law's words have never criticized the elder at all. It's the second sister-in-law, why are you so excited? Brother Xing's daughter-in-law just said that the eldest lady's steproom, the second brother's stepmother, is the side room to straighten, everyone knows, why should the second sister-in-law be angry? ”

Liu Gu opened his mouth, and his face became even more ugly.

Wen Yi suddenly figured out something: Could it be the second uncle of the Liu family, who was recorded in the name of Mrs. Rong's wife back then? What about Princess Dongping?

is also said, the second uncle Liu is down, but the princess of Dongping is married to the close branch of the clan, the king of Dongping is the younger brother of the present, the identity is unspeakable, no matter how the second uncle Liu and the young man get along, if his sister is a concubine, it is impossible to marry the king of Dongping as a concubine, I remember that Liu Dongxing once mentioned that for this marriage, the Liu family opened the ancestral hall and changed the family tree, could it be ...... What was changed back then was not the identity of Mrs. Rong's main room, but the origin of Second Uncle Liu and Princess Dongping? If they are recorded in the name of Mrs. Rong, the identity of this concubine will naturally be there.

Wen Yi sneered in her heart, no matter how hard the people in the second room worked, this genealogy naturally couldn't be changed, maybe while the people in the second room of the Liu family claimed to be relatives of the Yao family, there was still a record on the genealogy that they were the children of Mrs. Rong's wife

The second uncle and his wife do not respect the "biological mother" and respect the "stepmother", is it considered unfilial piety?

Wen Yi looked at Liu Gu with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

Liu Gu finally took a breath, and the resentful gaze that originally only stared at Wen Yi shot at Mrs. Liu Qi's face: "Seventh brother and sister...... Don't go too far, don't forget...... Our lord is now the head of the family."

Mrs. Liu Qi's face was still pale: "Second sister-in-law, I haven't forgotten, and I haven't said that the second brother is not the head of the family, why are you angry?" I just think it's a little strange, Brother Xing's daughter-in-law just talked about the old things of the predecessors, and never said biased, why should the second sister-in-law be angry about the eldest old lady's steproom? Although it is a stepmother, it can be regarded as an elder, and it can't be compared with a serious 'biological mother'. She looked at Liu Gu, "When it comes to this, I have to say that the second brother and sister-in-law are not." Next year is the 60th birthday of the eldest lady, and the people in the clan intend to make a big event, so they specially wrote a letter to ask you and Brother Xing'er what they mean, Brother Xing'er has promised to go back, but you say that you don't need to work hard to mobilize the people. The clan elders all felt that it was not like words. When I went to Beijing, I passed by Heng'an, and the aunts in the clan asked me to ask the second sister-in-law, what do you think? The fourth sister-in-law also knows about this, doesn't she? ”

Liu Gu quickly looked at Mrs. Liu Si, who was stunned, smiled awkwardly, and persuaded in a low voice: "The old people in the clan all mean this...... After all, now that Brother Xing'er is out of ......"

Liu Gu said hatefully: "How good is he?" It's just a five-grade product, the size of a sesame mung bean, and it's also worth being preached by those old men? ”

Mrs. Liu Si smiled dryly, not daring to say anything.

The faces of everyone in the room were gloomy, and the atmosphere was very awkward. Mrs. Liu Qi unintentionally dusted her sleeves and stood up: "It's not too early, I still have to go back with the children, the master went out to meet friends today, and he should have come back." Second sister-in-law, Mrs. Tai's longevity, you take it slowly, and after a while, there will definitely be a letter from the clan to ask. In fact, what do you mean to work hard to move the people......" She sneered, "Brother Ning's marriage is enough to work hard to move the people, doesn't the second sister-in-law still want our master to stay until that time, so as to support the scene in the house?" What is a longevity? The total amount of money spent is less than a fraction of Ning Ge'er's wedding. Filial piety is the first of all kinds, if you don't even care about filial piety, what face does it have to spread out for the family? ”

She walked out gracefully, and remembered to greet Wen Yi: "Brother Xing, daughter-in-law, you come with me, I still have something to discuss with you." ”

Wen Yi hurriedly responded, and solemnly bowed goodbye to Liu Gu and Mrs. Liu Si, before following Mrs. Liu Qi out. Seeing that they were all leaving, Liu Gu couldn't hold back his anger anymore, and angrily fired at Mrs. Liu Si: "Why don't you refute it for me?" Just watching them arrogant in front of me? There is also the matter of longevity, I have already said not to do it, why hasn't the clan stopped? You don't know how to stop it, I asked you to help take care of the clan affairs in your hometown, but I didn't want you to eat."

Mrs. Liu Si froze, and her face was a little difficult to look at. Their husband and wife worked for Liu Fu in their hometown, and they worked hard without merit, but they were ridiculed by Liu Gu's face. They are not dogs in the second room, brothers and concubines on an equal footing, is Liu Gu a subordinate to her? Scolded, I thought it had given them a lot of benefits as husband and wife, my husband was a lifter, and he had been in the second room for so many years, and he wanted to ask for an official position from the eighth grade, but he couldn't ask for it

Not to mention the discord between the faces and hearts of the Liu family's concubines, Wen Yi followed Mrs. Liu Qi out and joined her younger siblings, so she asked where the inn where they stayed was located, and they needed someone to help carry the luggage. Mrs. Liu Qi said: "Don't be busy with these things first, and I'll talk about it when I go back and discuss it with the master." Come with me, I'll have something to tell you. ”

Seeing her solemn face, Wen Yi thought it was something important, so she hurriedly followed her into the carriage and sat down.

Mrs. Liu Qi said: "What you said in Shangshu Mansion just now is really a little inappropriate. I know that you are unhappy for the eldest lady, but you need to know that the eldest lady's stepfamily is also your elder, and there are some things that you should not take the initiative to mention. The second lady is your elder again, if she has anything to teach you, no matter how uncomfortable you are, you can only listen. It's different from me, it's a concubine of the same generation as her, and when she sees her say the wrong thing, she can still refute it. ”

Wen Yi was stunned, lowered her head, and said, "The affairs of the elders, naturally I can't help but talk too much about the juniors." Fang Cai's nephew and daughter-in-law blurted out, also because they were angry for a while. No matter what Aunt Seventh thinks, if Aunt Seventh curses me again and can't come back safely, I will still say these words. Besides, although the second uncle and aunt are elders, the elders are not filial, and the younger ones can't be ignored. Since they borrowed the identity of the mother-in-law, they should be filial, how can they use the name of the mother-in-law while ignoring her old man? ”

Mrs. Liu Qi was stunned and was silent for a while before she said, "You go." You should be cautious in what you say in the future. ”

Seeing that she didn't continue to blame, Wen Yi didn't say much, bent down, and got out of the carriage.

Today's Shangshu Mansion and his party will be such a result, and Wen Yi didn't expect it. However, it seems that getting to know a good family is not without gain.

Wen Yi was thinking about the number of masters and servants of the seven-room that she had just seen, and at the same time estimating the size of the guest house at home, worrying about how the house would be arranged if the whole family of the seven-room moved over. Before I could think about it, the carriage had returned to Yangliver Alley. Qiuguo opened the curtain and helped her get out of the car with Hexiang left and right, but saw the old man Wang Dewang in the porter running out with a cane with an excited face, and shouted: "Someone has come to the big * milk palace The queen mother announced that you have entered the palace."

Wen Yi was stunned.

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