There is still a short period of time before the Qingming Festival. The cold rain in spring has washed the world clean and clear. The sprouting vegetation and budding flower buds have enriched the world bit by bit.
Now in this year and month, Qingming Festival is considered a big day. There are still more than ten days left, and the Su family is already preparing for ancestor worship. Just like last year, at this time of year, Ning Yi is relatively free, and he is planning to marry into the family.
If a person does not change his surname, he will not be able to enter the ancestral hall. On the day he arrives, he will not be considered a very important participant. Some women from the Su family still have to make preparations to help worship their ancestors. Naturally, Ning Yi does not even need to do this.
Reason, of course, he is relatively idle on weekdays, but he doesn't show anything special at this time.
It doesn't matter if you don't enter the ancestral hall, it also means that you are not taken seriously. In this way, according to the common concept, men will appear to have no face. After all, everyone in the world says what a "real man" should be. But here in Ning Yi, last year
Things went on like this, but this year the Su family was in a bit of trouble. According to Xiaochan, several old men in the family were discussing with Su Boyong, discussing whether to find a way to enable Ning Yi to participate in this ancestor worship.
It made him feel neglected, and then the discussion could not produce any results, so everyone was distressed.
After all, Ning Yi's importance in the Su family has been highlighted. Although he is the son-in-law, others can't help but respect him in terms of actual performance. The status of the son-in-law is necessary for the Su family and cannot be changed, but it cannot be changed.
Let him enter the ancestral hall, and he will not be able to bear the incense of future generations. Now everyone cares about this, but they are afraid that Ning Yi has some grudges in his heart. After everyone discussed it, they also asked Su Tan'er. Su Tan'er also had a headache.
Ning Yi ran back and mentioned a few insinuating words, and Ning Yi thought about it.
"Su Yi and Su Liheng don't sound very nice..."
"I think so too."
"Then don't change it...don't think about those who are there or not. As for the elderly, just let them be. It doesn't matter if you worry..."
Human nature has rules and regulations, and Ning Yi can clearly understand it after just thinking about it. He understands that the other person's troubles have their origins, but even if he doesn't care much about many things, he won't be willing to change his last name.
, the other party probably also understands these things, which is also the source of their distress.
Of course, these suspicions and worries have been unavoidable since the night when Mrs. Su Yu announced the true story of Huangshang. These people will definitely worry about whether he will be ambitious and whether his ability will be too great.
Or worry that he will be dissatisfied in this way, it doesn't matter. They can do whatever restraints, suppressions or restrictions they want. After all, from the beginning, Ning Yi had no idea about the wealth and power of the Su family.
Although the relationship with his wife is very good now, Su Tan'er still hesitates to speak when it comes to matters such as ancestor worship, but it doesn't matter. One day, she will roughly understand who she is.
Even if she finds it strange, as time goes by, she will understand.
This may be a long process, but if you get used to it slowly, that's it.
In the academy every day, among a group of disciples, Ning Yi felt a little strange about Zhou Pei's recent emotional problems. He knew before that this little girl was troubled by the news about the selection of a county horse at home, and she was usually quite strong.
The little girl even cried secretly. Recently, I found that she was a lot weirder because she saw her stealthily picking some leaves, washing them, and then hiding and chewing them two days ago. Those leaves are so painful, Ning Yi thought
I frowned even thinking about it, wondering why this noble little princess suddenly couldn't think about it.
As a teacher, he is quite concerned about the few female disciples in the class. This is just because things are rare and valuable. After his enlightenment, these female disciples have no chance to learn further. After all, they will face the future.
Yes, it's just two things: getting married and raising a husband and raising children.
But this matter is just about paying attention. It is futile to try to enlighten them. After all, even if they have any psychological problems, they are also social problems. Society cannot be changed. The more they think about it, the worse it will be for them. Women are not talented.
This sentence of virtue is actually very correct in today's society. Therefore, for this little princess who suddenly became eccentric, Ning Yi still only taught her some arithmetic things and did not interfere with the rest.
Outside the Su family, the assassination incident of Zhu Ji has come to an end now that several assassins have escaped. This incident happened suddenly and went away quickly, but the unusual meanings hidden in it are enough.
Arousing the attention of those who are interested. The Liao people, the Jin Dynasty, the Wu Dynasty... some complex struggles are only slightly revealed here.
After all, this matter is a bit big for Ning Yi, and in the midst of it, Qin Siyuan's life is still suppressed in the complicated quietness, without much change. Ning Yi goes over occasionally, just to talk about what is said in the book, next
While playing Go or talking about trivial matters at home, Ning Yi would talk about the recent troubles of the Su family, and the other party would laugh and say that he was too low-key and would cause trouble to others. But he would never talk about important national affairs.
During the assassination of Zhu Ji, Yunzhu was injured, and Jin'er also subdued one of them, which was considered a life-saving grace for Qin Siyuan. A long time ago, Ning Yi had beaten Qin Siyuan to accept Yunzhu as his adopted daughter.
The idea was later abandoned due to Yunzhu's performance at Yancui Tower, but Yunzhu still had a relationship with the Qin family, and occasionally came to visit Grandpa Qin. After this incident, Qin Siyuan one day
The matter of taking in girls came up.
The last time Ning Yi mentioned this matter, its meaning was very unusual. Asking a former official to accept a girl from a brothel as his adopted daughter, after word spread, Mr. Yu Qin's reputation would be damaged after all, but at that time
Ning Yi's consideration is because he understands the friendship between the other party and is determined to give Yunzhu a good backer. As for Mr. Qin, firstly, they know each other somewhat, and secondly, Ning Yi is also determined to pay something for this matter. As long as the old man
He naturally had the ability to promise, and he would make several moves without letting the other party suffer. Later, it was also because Yunzhu came forward again for himself, and when he asked the other party to agree, he was a little pushy, so Ning Yi did it.
But this time it was brought up by Mr. Qin, the meaning is even more special. At the beginning, Mr. Qin could only be regarded as a dismissed official. Now there are all kinds of voices rising outside, and he was assassinated again by the Liao people. If he rises again
, in a blink of an eye, a high-ranking official who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people would raise such a thing again, Ning Yi couldn't help but be stunned.
It was impossible to agree on Yunzhu's behalf, and there was no need to say anything to refuse. At this time, because big figures often came to visit Qin's hometown, Yunzhu was not easy to get over. Later, Ning Yi took Yunzhu and Jin'er to visit.
, the old man thanked them for their offer.
This afternoon, when tea was served in the yard, several people said something. Qin Siyuan also knew the relationship between Ning Yi and Yunzhu: "What is this between the two of you? It's really hard for me to say.
"I've never seen him before..." There is already a connection between the two that they can be together, but it seems that due to Jin'er's obstruction, Ning Yi has not been able to take the other person home, but at this time
It is natural to bring Yunzhu over to visit, or for Ning Yi to decide some major life events for her. It even feels as natural as a husband taking his wife back to his father-in-law's house to visit. For this kind of thing, Qin Siyuan occasionally
Talking to Kang Xian, I felt helpless.
Jin'er was acquainted with Mr. Qin's family at this time. After hearing what he said, he excitedly told Ning Yi's situation. Ning Yi and Yunzhu could only listen, and sometimes smiled bitterly while drinking tea.
In Jin'er's eyes, this attitude naturally turned into a pig's fear of being scalded by boiling water. She was also very unhappy with Sister Yunzhu's stubbornness and resignation: "Grandpa Qin, you have to scold them."
Qin Siyuan laughed: "You also said that they are obsessed with it, and scolding will not wake them up. In fact, if you can really be obsessed with something in life, it might not be a bad thing. Let's give them some time."
"Hmph." Jin'er snorted coldly, "I won't give it to you."
That said, Jin'er couldn't do anything about it. In fact, she didn't necessarily enjoy the whole thing. After she recovered from her illness, she still bickered with Ning Yi every day, or said something
Things in Jin'er store are habitually lived in a leisurely way. In the past few days, the matter of Master Li from the capital coming to visit friends has become more and more lively in Jiangning. I don't know who is hyping up the whole situation.
This incident turned into a challenge for Jiangning in Tokyo. Many talents from Jiangning have already taken action, encouraging Qilan, Luo Miaomiao and others to prepare a performance in those few days and invite Miss Li to come over and compete. People over there
Before we arrived, the place was already very busy.
"That Master Li is very famous. I heard that many talented people in Tokyo have written poems for her. There is a person named Zhou Bangyan who is also very famous. I have read his lyrics and they are very good." That day.
When I came to the small building in the afternoon, Yuan Jin'er was also paying attention to Li Shishi's affairs, "Recently, many talents in Jiangning have made new works. Mr. Ning, do you want to write a new song to suppress the arrogance in Tokyo?
arrogance?"
"Write a poem? Okay, I've been inspired recently." Ning Yi started writing. Jin'er opened her mouth and hurriedly leaned over from the table. Yunzhu, who was walking by, also looked over curiously.
"Germanium, plutonium, uranium, chloride, thorium, arsenic and cesium occupy the charming small garden. Potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, lithium, beryllium and francium, the faint fragrance floats in the moonlight at dusk... What kind of poem is this..."
Ning Yi was recalling the periodic table of elements recently, but unfortunately he couldn't recall it properly. At this time, he took a look at the rice paper and shook his head with pleasure: "What a poem, what a poem...but there are still four sentences left, and the next one is lead."
Aluminum, tungsten, palladium, fluorocarbon itches...well, it sounds a bit like it doesn't really itch..."
"Hey, if you don't want to write, you won't write. It's always like this..." It seems that this song "Little Plum in the Mountain Garden" has not been spread to the Wu Dynasty. Jin'er looked at the couple who occupied the charming small garden and the faint fragrance of the moon at dusk.
Sentence, "A good sentence is wasted in vain, a great talent is amazing..."
She thought for a while and then smiled and said: "Hmph, by the way, a young man came to visit Sister Yunzhu this morning. He is good-looking and steady, he is knowledgeable and courteous, and he is also an official. He must write better poems than you.
Well done, Sister Yunzhu had a great time chatting with him."
"Huh?" Ning Yi laughed, "I don't believe it, how could he write such a good poem..."
"He is Mr. Qin's eldest son." Yunzhu said with a smile from behind, "Because Mr. Qin was assassinated and it was the Qingming Festival, he rushed back from Jiangzhou and came here to express his gratitude today. He said that he had been to Liheng yesterday.
I visited your home, but I went in a hurry and didn’t see you. Doesn’t Li Heng know about it?”
"Qin Shaohe... someone did come over yesterday, but he didn't leave his name, but he said he would come back..."
Ning Yi thought about it and realized that he had heard about Qin Siyuan's two sons many times. Qin Shao and Qin Shaoqian were both civil and military. Due to Qin Siyuan's relationship, they were highly used in politics and the army.
Last year, Qin Shaohe was promoted to the magistrate of Jiangzhou due to his effective disaster relief. Probably due to busy work, neither brother came back to Jiangning at the end of the year. This time, he probably hurried back after hearing about his father's assassination.
He asked Yunzhu about Qin Shaohe. As the eldest son of Qin Siyuan, this man was actually nearly forty years old. There was nothing wrong with what Jin'er said about him being handsome, steady, knowledgeable and courteous. According to Qin Siyuan's previous experience,
From what I heard, it seems that Qin Shaohe was modest and steady, quite like his father. In terms of knowledge, he could be regarded as the true successor to Qin Siyuan's mantle. However, he was not arrogant. Under the influence of Qin Siyuan, he focused on practical matters.
Not to be exaggerated. Although my poetry skills are very good, I have written very little, so my reputation is not well known. I have been moving forward step by step in the officialdom. After all, I was dragged down by my father in the past few years, and I was only promoted recently.
The three of them talked about the two brothers of the Qin family for a while, and Ning Yi also played with the "Little Plum in the Mountain Garden" for a while, and then wrote the real one for Yuan Jin'er to read. Yuan Jin'er read it once and scoffed.
: "It's nothing more than that." But it seems that I still like it.
Ning Yi warned him not to take it out for discovery. He could just take a look for himself. If he wanted to find out, don't involve him. When he went back that day, he went in for a visit when he passed by the Qin Mansion. As expected, he knew that the eldest son of the Qin family was
He has come back, but he also went out to visit other people this afternoon. When he returned home, someone happened to come over, but it was not Qin Shaohe, but Puyang Yi from the Puyang family. Before Ning Yi returned home, it was Su Tan'er and
Su Boyong is receiving.
"... In recent days, Brother Ning must have been aware of the rumors that Miss Shishi from Tokyo is coming over. Now there is a lot of excitement in Jiangning City. Everyone is looking forward to letting Qilan compete with Miss Shishi... Oh, about this.
Although the other party's intention is not yet known, there is still a possibility of meeting after all. I feel that it is related to Jiangning's reputation after all, so I want Brother Ning to make an exception and write a letter for Qilan for the sake of Jiangning's Shilin reputation.
It’s a new word, so it’s better to be prepared..."
In the past, when everyone interacted with each other, Puyang Yi always kept his attitude very low, but never made any undue demands. This time, Ning Yi understood that the other party had been in business for a long time and planned to reap the fruits of long-term goodwill...