The red flowers are spread all over the garden, the silk is wrapped around the brocade, and the servants of the family are busy, and the masters are also unable to relax.

Today's Shangguan's house is particularly lively, because tomorrow's welcoming team is coming. In the eyes of outsiders, this is a political marriage, because it is a combination of a big family and a large sect, and both parties can benefit from this marriage and enhance their own strength; in the eyes of the Shangguan family, this is not a political marriage, because the man and the woman are in love, and there is no man who is reluctant and women who are unwilling. No matter what outsiders say or think, anyway, once tomorrow passes, even if the two are one

"Hui'er, have you stored all the things? bring them with you, the family is not bad at home, and I don't know when I will be able to return home in the future, don't leave anything behind." ”

"Mother, I'm not a child anymore, I won't forget what I should take away. "Look, this is the jewelry box, this is the sword that my father gave me, and this is the Xiyu mirror" Shangguan Xuehui listed all the items she used most often, "Look, there is nothing missing! Mother, Hui'er has grown up, don't worry about me now!"

"You, since you were a child, your father and mother have worried about everything, and now you have to go to such a far place, can you not worry about your mother? Mrs. Zhou felt sorry for her daughter's marriage and was angry that her husband seemed to have forgotten about her daughter's marriage.

Shangguan Xuehui knew that she was about to get married, so it was best not to say something sad and parting. So I kept suppressing my emotions, so I didn't make my mother sad before leaving. So she suppressed her emotions all day long and used various things to distract herself, so it seemed to outsiders that she was immersed in the joy of getting married. But in the face of the imminent departure from the place where he grew up, he is about to leave his parents who raised him, as well as other siblings in the family. People's hearts are not hardcore, how can they not make her sad?

Seeing his mother sobbing and sobbing, he couldn't hold back his tears, and when he sobbed, his tears came down. Shangguan Xuehui hurriedly threw herself into her mother's arms, "Mother, Hui'er is not married, Hui'er will always accompany you and Daddy"

"Silly children and girls should get married, and now that Hui'er has grown up, she has also found her own wishful husband, and she wants to get her own happiness, how can she say such stupid things!" Mrs. Zhou patted her daughter's head, her eyes full of pity.

"Mother, daughter will always accompany mother."

"Hui'er has really grown up, she knows that she is distressed and happy for her mother. Stroking her daughter Ruyu's face, looking at her daughter's ruddy eyes crying, Mrs. Zhou felt sad. My daughter is getting married tomorrow, and everything is already in order. can't let her daughter cry and hurt her body, "Hui'er don't cry, getting married is a great joy in life, and you should be happy." Mrs. Zhou gently wiped the tears on her daughter's face with her hand, "It's all bad for my mother, it makes you sad, don't cry anymore, let the next people see the joke." ”

Shangguan Xuehui was originally exquisite, knowing that her mother was still sad on the eve of her long journey, and she realized her mother's hard work, "Well, Hui'er doesn't cry, and my mother is also happy." In the future, Hui'er will definitely come back to see her mother and father often. Then your daughter will always be there for you. ”

"You kid, if you say stupid things and get married, you have to abide by the virtue of being a wife, how can you say that you will come back, and when you come to their Xiao family in the future, you must get along with Xiao Ding well, don't worry about this. ”

"Well, mother, you know, Xiao Ding is humble, very easy to get along with, and he listens to his daughter very much. Hee-hee, I'll tell you about it."

Tomorrow is the day when I come over there to greet my relatives, this may be the last opportunity, Mrs. Zhou is busy with some trivial matters and takes time to talk to her daughter. How easy is it for a married daughter to come back to her parents' house, and the daughter often comes back to see it, which is just to comfort herself.

Mrs. Zhou is the wife of the second head of the Shangguan family, and her mother's family is also a small family. The Zhou family is mainly engaged in business, the family is big, and success depends on their brains and mouths. But in this world, relying only on these two will definitely not last long, and there must be a top backer so that others dare not worry about the Zhou family's business. Therefore, Master Zhou wisely married his daughter to the Shangguan family. Fortunately, Mrs. Zhou has been comfortable in Shangguan's house over the years.

Shangguan Xuehui is the eldest daughter of Mrs. Zhou, and now she is in the age of marriage, this daughter inherited her mother's beautiful appearance, and was born in a beautiful and elegant manner. What's even more rare is that this woman is talented and intelligent, and she has outstanding talents in cultivation. He is the leader of the younger generation of the Shangguan family and is deeply loved by the elders. Maybe only such a strange woman may be favored by a talented and good-looking young man like Xiao Ding.

The Shangguan family is a big family in the Southern Regions, different from the Zhou family, the Shangguan family is not only in business, but also a strong cultivator, from the first generation of the head of the family, it has a history of thousands of years, and the heritage is profound, and the clan is a master like a cloud, which can be said to be the dominant party. It is precisely for this reason that Master Zhou found it.

Today's Shangguan family has been passed down for more than ten generations, I don't know if it is the excellent bloodline or the blessing of God, the successive heads of the Shangguan family are all dragons among people, and they can be different. Through the efforts of generation after generation, such a large family has been established.

As the saying goes, the tree is a big wind, and although the Shangguan family is dominant in the Southern Regions, they also know that such a force in this world is just a drop in the ocean. If you want to have long-term development, you have to make the family power to a higher level, so there is such a scene of marriage.

At this time, the council hall of the Shangguan family was occupied by some of the most powerful people in the family, discussing the matter of marrying tomorrow.

"Tomorrow's Spirit Sword Gate, led by the eldest prince Xiao Ding and the ghost sword Li Santong, Xiao Ding is the son-in-law of Zheng's daughter, Xue Hui Fujun, this is not to worry. It's just that the ghost sword cultivation is profound, and he is a famous person in the world. Thou shalt not mistake the manners and offend him. "The Shangguan family has two masters, the eldest brother Shangguan Lan and the second brother Shangguan Zheng. Shangguan Zheng is Shangguan Xuehui's father, and he is far away from home at this time and has not yet returned.

In addition, there are four elders, and when discussing major matters within the clan, these six people are mostly decided by the collegial meeting. At this time, it was Shangguan Yao, the oldest senior elder who spoke, not only had the highest prestige in the family, but his cultivation was also unfathomable.

"Well, yes, Li Santong can get the name of the ghost sword, not only because this person has superb swordsmanship, but also because he has a strange personality, and he can't be said to be an ordinary person. If the hospitality is inappropriate, it is better not to make extraneous branches. "It was Shangguan Xiong who spoke, the second elder of the clan, although this person has a male name, but his sex is not male. "But they're only here for a day, so I don't think it's okay. ”

"This matter is a matter of making a good living, I don't know what Elder Li has to say. "Shangguan Lan, the head of the Shangguan family, is sitting on the top position. Look at the last man. This is Li Shuyi, the fourth elder of the Shangguan family. This person is not a member of the Shangguan clan, but he is better than a clansman, and he is a loyal servant of the previous generation of the head of the family, because of his great contribution to the family, when the head of the family leaves, he leaves a last word for the younger generations to treat him like the elders of the family. So often, he became an elder in the clan and ranked fourth.

"The head of the family is too worried, when I followed the head of the old family, I once had an intersection with Li Santong outside, this person has an open-minded temperament, uninhibited, and informal. However, there will be no difference in major rights and wrongs, and outsiders' views on him are quite different, and it must be caused by hearsay and false rumors. If not, with Master Xiao's calculations, how could he be sent here?" Li Shuyi said with an oath.

"In that case, then ask Elder Li to take care of it at tomorrow's banquet. Shangguan Lan's heart was bright, knowing that the four elders were cautious, and there would be no mistake in what he said. In this case, I handed over some things to Li Shuyi. "A new generation replaces the old, and after these few days, the next generation of the clan has come to the coming-of-age ceremony again. Shangguan Lan said slowly.

Although marriage is the most important thing at the moment, and the clan has been busy preparing for the wedding for more than half a month, but in the end, it is still busy for others. After all, the daughter who married out took her husband's surname. And today, almost everything has been prepared, just waiting for their arrival tomorrow, and the coming-of-age ceremony of the juniors in the clan is the strength related to the future of the family. Now that the wedding is ready, it's time to think about it.

"In the past, the elders presided over this coming-of-age ceremony, I don't know what arrangements the elders don't know?" Shangguan Lan's second brother has not yet returned, and the people sitting in front of him at this time are all their own elders.

"This matter" Second Elder Shangguan Xiong was speechless, looked at the eldest brother and did not continue.

There was silence in the hall at this time

"Since it is a new generation replacing the old, this ceremony should be presided over by the head of the family, and there will be Lao Lanxian's nephew. After a while, Great Elder Shangguan Yao said, as if he had made up his mind.

It turned out that the coming-of-age ceremony of the Shangguan clan was a coming-of-age ceremony for the young sons of the clan who had not yet reached adulthood, and this coming-of-age ceremony did not mean to grow up, but a ceremony for the children in the family who had grown up enough to be able to cultivate. Through this ceremony, it is announced that they can practice, and at the same time, it is also a warning to let them know that they have grown up, can practice, and must cultivate well.

And every time the person who presides over the coming-of-age ceremony is the spiritual leader in the family, and it is also the core. According to the thousand-year-old tradition of the Shangguan family, the head of the family, Shangguan Lan, should be in full control of the entire family at this age. The second elder hesitated because he knew that the elders were going to give power to the head of the family.

The Great Elder also knew about this, but it was easy to put down such power, and since he could let it go so easily, he was just concerned about the family.

The head of the family is the core of the family, and the great elder is the head of the elders, since Shangguan Yao has said this, then Shangguan Lan's transfer of power has also been smoothly passed.

"My nephew knows that he has not been the head of the family for a long time, and he is still inexperienced in handling family affairs, but he cannot give up his duties, so I hope that the elders will support him a lot. Hearing this, Shangguan Lan also felt a burst of joy in his heart, every young man wanted to show his strength in a position of power.

"Haha, the head of the family doesn't have to worry, I am a member of the Shangguan family in life, and a ghost in the Shangguan family when I die. Don't say that it is our duty to help the head of the family, even if the Shangguan family is willing to go to Daoshan. "The second elder doesn't want power, but he doesn't know what the eldest brother thinks, and he is also happy for Shangguan Lan in this situation.

"Every generation of our Shangguan family has extraordinary talents, and the head of the family is even more talented. I'm sure you'll take the family one step further. "Fourth Elder Li Shuyi is also happy for Shangguan Lan.

"My nephew will do his best. Shangguan Lan said.

"I know you have your own ideas, and now that you are in charge of the clan, it also means that you have a greater responsibility. In the future, we should focus on the overall situation, and don't be reckless. In the past, I opposed many things about you, not because I had any prejudice against you, but because the development of our Shangguan family for many years was based on stability, otherwise there would have been an accident long ago. You have to remember. At the end, the Great Elder reminded Shangguan Landao.

There is often a generation gap between the two generations. In Shangguan Lan's eyes, the Great Elder was too rigid and did not change much, which was not good for a developing family, so he had objections with him in the past. But he also knew that Shangguan Yao had made many contributions to the clan for the sake of the family, otherwise he would not have been elected as the head of the elders. Now, he is grateful to be able to support himself in this regard.

"Please rest assured, don't say anything else about my Shangguan Lan, for this heart of my Shangguan family can be learned from heaven and earth, and the sun and moon can be expressed. ”

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"Mother, look, Xiao Ding listens to me in everything, don't worry about your daughter. Master Xiao is also a reasonable person, and her daughter will not suffer if she goes to Yunze Mountain. At this time, Shangguan Xuehui was immersed in the warmth of happiness.

"For my mother to know, if it weren't for Xiao Ding's good treatment of my son, how could I be willing to marry my good daughter so far away? It's just that my mother is worried, our Shangguan family is a big family, and there are many things in the family, and you are not bored. When I arrived at his Xiao family, in addition to the high mountains and dense forests, I was a bird and a beast, so I didn't want to die idle, and then I wouldn't be miserable for my son. Mrs. Zhou was worried about her daughter's future.

"Xi Niangqin said it ugly, as if there was no one in the Xiao family. What's more, her daughter is dedicated to cultivation, so why is she bored. When the time comes, when her daughter cultivates to become a real person, she will be able to travel the world. Shangguan Xuehui looked at her mother and said, "At that time, you can come back to see your mother and father at any time." ”

"You. Among the juniors of our Shangguan family, your talent can be regarded as rare, and I don't want you to go to someone else's house for so much power and profit, and it is so far away. In fact, in Mrs. Zhou's heart, she was still a little unhappy. The daughter's talent is excellent, and it stands to reason that such a person should be left in the clan.

"Mother, didn't you say that your daughter should be married when she is older? Don't have these complaints in the future, otherwise your father will be angry with you again if he knows. Shangguan Xuehui said.

"Well, these mothers still know, don't worry. Mrs. Zhou looked out of the window out of the corner of her eye, and the sky had already darkened at this time, "Hui'er, you rested earlier, there is something to do tomorrow, my mother won't bother you." Letting go of the daughter in her arms, Mrs. Zhou was full of reluctance.

"That mother also rested early. ”

Leaving her daughter's boudoir, Mrs. Zhou knew that her husband had not returned, so she did not go directly to her house, but waited outside the gate. Although she complained a lot about her husband, she also knew that in this family, Shangguan Zheng, as the second head of the family, supported and managed the family's business affairs. When there is no leisure for a year, no, my daughter's marriage has not come back. But a message has already arrived, and Shangguan Zheng will be willing to come back tomorrow morning.