In the Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

Emperor Chengde looked at Yuan Yongqing who was kneeling in front of him, and he was indescribably tired.

"Yuan Aiqing, I have repeatedly explained to you that you must pay attention to the ways and means to recover the arrears, and you must learn to be flexible in special circumstances, but why did you turn a deaf ear?"

Emperor Chengde paced back and forth around the imperial case.

Then.

Liu Ce, the head of the household next to him, stepped forward to plead: "Lord Yuan is also eager to make meritorious service to show himself, so he did such a wrong thing, and I hope that Your Majesty will look at the hard work of the past and be light." ”

Yuan Yongqing on the ground was already full of paste at this time.

After studying hard for more than ten years, and fighting his way out of the encirclement from the thousands of troops in the imperial examination, the hardships are not known to outsiders, but now because of his quick mouth, he has buried everything.

For Yuan Yongqing, this is completely a blow that destroys the world and destroys the world!

Seeing Yuan Yongqing kneeling with a stupid and stupid look, the anger in Emperor Chengde's heart suddenly disappeared by three points.

Yuan Yongqing naturally couldn't go unpunished after the death of a nobleman this time, but after all, he took the initiative to take refuge in his own hands, and the punishment was so severe that it would inevitably chill the latecomers.

Therefore, the size of the head here is really a headache.

sighed.

Emperor Chengde instructed: "Liu Aiqing is responsible for the aftermath of this matter, as for Yuan Yongqing's ......"

Hesitate.

said: "There is still a lack of a prefect in Fengxiang Mansion in Shaanxi, so let him go!" ”

The dignified three-grade household right attendant was demoted to a four-grade prefect on the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi, and this punishment was both light and heavy.

Speaking of importance, it is because this means that Yuan Yongqing has left the power center of Daqian, and he will not want to rise again in the rest of his life.

To put it lightly, it is because Yuan Yongqing's life was saved, and he can still be an official!

Liu Ce's heart eased, and he immediately bowed.

"Your Majesty's Imperial Grace!"

After speaking, seeing that Yuan Yongqing was still kneeling there beside him without moving, he hurriedly pushed him secretly.

Liu Ce, who eats, reminded.

Yuan Yongqing reacted at this time, kowtowed, and said: "Minister Yuan Yongqing has the order!" ”

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Zhenguo Mansion.

Following Jia Cong's knighthood banquet last time, everyone reunited again.

It's just that compared to the joy when eating and drinking in Ningguo Mansion, there was silence in the main hall of Zhenguo Mansion at this time.

Although the death is a small nobleman who has been in decline for a long time, but after all, the same family belongs to the founding lineage, at this time, because of the arrears of the year, he hanged himself in the Dengwen Drum Courtyard.

For a while, everyone inevitably felt a little sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

It took a long time.

Jia Cong opened his mouth to break the silence, "Since the matter has happened, the palace must be able to deal with the results soon, as for the funeral over there, everyone can help, they are also in the same vein as the founding of the country, at least it has to be reasonable, right?" ”

"That's right!"

Niu Jizong nodded in agreement, "I'll wait for a visit later, and leave more money to burn and bury, which can be regarded as a whole affair." ”

Everyone also agreed.

……

By the time Jia Cong, Jia Yu, and Jia Zhen returned to Ningrong Street, it was already close to night, and the Jia family in Beijing had already lined up in several long lines at the gate of Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Cong and the three dismounted at the gate.

went straight to the ancestral hall.

First crossed a small stone bridge and passed through the five gates in the black oil fence to the courtyard of the ancestral hall.

The three of them hurriedly walked on the white stone road, both sides are pine and cypress, the front platform is set up with green bronze Ding Yi and other instruments, and then there are three hugging buildings.

Hanging a Kowloon gold plaque above the door, written "Xinghui Fubi" four golden characters, a pair of couplets on both sides, written is "the glory of the sun and the moon, fame and children and grandchildren", all are the emperor's imperial pen.

The lights and candles in the hall are brilliant, and the brocade curtain is embroidered, although there are all the gods and lords, but they are blocked by the incense, so that people can't see it really.

At this time, Jia Cong, Jia Amnesty, and Jia Zhen rushed over.

The ancestor worship has officially begun!

I saw that everyone was divided into Zhaomu and set up shifts, during which Jia Jing officiated, Jia pardoned the sacrifice, Jia Zhen offered the knight on the side, and Jia Lian and Jia Cong offered silk; There are also Baoyu holding incense, Jia Jiang Jia Ling exhibition worship mat, and guarding the burning pool.

Then Tsing Yi was happy, Jia Jing offered the knight three times, worshipped, and burned the silk and laid the wine.

At this point, the ceremony was over, and everyone withdrew.

After worshipping the gods, everyone followed Jia Mu to the main hall to worship the image of the ancestors.

During the period, the men stood outside the threshold, and the ladies of the Jia family worshiped inside, and each dish was passed from the door of the ceremony to the hands of Jia Jing on the steps.

Because Jia Rong is the eldest grandson of the long house, he is left alone in the threshold, and every time Jia Jing holds a dish, he will take it and pass it to his wife Qin, who will then pass it on to the owner of Sister Feng's You family, until it reaches Jia's mother in front of the table......

There are a lot of cumbersomeness, so I don't need to go into details.

The whole set of ancestor worship process is over, and the lights are already on outside.

Ning Mansion in the upper room.

You Shi had already ordered someone to lay a red felt blanket on the ground, and in the elephant trunk three-legged loach flowing gold enamel brazier placed on it, the charcoal fire was in full swing, and the baking room was warm.

Two or three concubines of Jia's mother's generation sat down at the top, Mrs. Xing and others sat on the small kang next to them, and there were twelve carved lacquer chairs on the two sides of the ground, allowing Daiyu Yingchun and other sisters to sit.

As for You's, Sister Feng, Li Kun, Qin's and others, they all stood next to them and served tea.

Jia's mother ate refreshments, and after a few gossips with the old women, she ordered to watch the sedan chair.

Sister Feng hurriedly went to pick up Jia's mother.

You Shi smiled: "Dinner has already been prepared in the house, and the old lady refuses to reward some decent dinner every year and then go back, sure enough, we are not as good as Feng Yatou?" ”

Sister Feng hugged Mother Jia and said with a smile: "Ancestor let's go, let's go home and eat, ignore her." ”

"You have ancestors here, and you are busy up and down like something, where can you still stop making trouble?"

Jia Mu smiled: "Besides, I don't eat here every year, you have to send it over, it's better to send it this time, I can't eat a meal, keep it for Ming'er to eat, why don't you eat more?" ”

Hearing this, everyone laughed.

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When everything was done, Jia Cong took Qingwen Ruyi and the two back to his courtyard.

I can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing Jia Cong's tired face, Qingwen said: "Big families also have big family difficulties, just look at today's ancestor worship, you have to come here every year, it's really hard!" ”

"Where is this?"

Jia Cong stretched his waist and said with a smile: "Compared with Ming'er's Zhengdan Dynasty, today's ancestor worship process is just a dish of hors d'oeuvres, which is not worth mentioning at all." ”

After that, he beckoned to Ruyi.

"You go and bring the small box in the house, and I have to send you some money for the New Year on Chinese New Year's Eve!"

As soon as these words came out, all the maids were overjoyed.

At the moment, Ruyi took the box in the inner room, Xiao Tao Xing'er went outside to call the other people in the courtyard to come over, and Qingwen pulled Jia Cong to the main house to sit down.

Not much.

Xiao Tao Xing'er led the six mothers-in-law in the courtyard over.

When Jia Cong moved to this courtyard, Jia Cong's mother specially sent them to be in charge of the rough work in the courtyard, and Qingwen Ruyi and the other four maids only needed to serve Jia Cong.

It's a lot easier.

At this time, they were called over by Xiao Tao, and they were all full of surprise.

At that moment, Jia Cong'an sat on the head, and the two big maids led everyone forward to salute.

Jia Cong scattered the prepared gold and silver bills and other things one by one, among which Qingwen Ruyi's two big maids received two gold, four silver and six bills, the little peach apricot was halved, and the six rough mother-in-law only had one gold bill.

Everyone thanked each other without mentioning it.