The second old man glanced at Su Wenqing, who had already turned around and walked back into the courtyard. Cheng Yuan was indifferent, but he seemed to have put some thought into the upbringing of his children.
Uncle Zhong was very pleased. It seemed that the young master had impressed the second old master with his own abilities.
In fact, how did he know? The second old man gave the credit to Su Wenqing.
The next time he saw Su Yiliang, he was so angry that he jumped to his feet and cursed, and even fainted. That was all later.
The next day, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, was the Double Ninth Festival, and it was also the day for ancestor worship at the Su family's old house.
Su Yizhao and other members of the Su clan stood outside the Su clan's ancestral hall, watching the clan members prepare three altar tables covered with red cloth, with various tributes placed on them, such as three animals, fruits and incense burners.
In ancient times, ancestor worship was much more important than in previous lives. When the worship music started, the second old man, who was the acting patriarch, began to speak.
"In the seventh year of Kanglong's reign, it was the Double Ninth Festival. The Su family gathered in the ancestral hall to worship their meritorious ancestors."
At this moment, all the clan members were kneeling outside the ancestral hall, and Su Yizhao was no exception.
She was from the eldest family, so she naturally knelt in the first row, but because she was a concubine, she was placed on the right side.
Yesterday, Su Wenqing won the election and became a person of status. Today, he knelt down in the middle to pay homage to his ancestors.
"Things have the desire to repay their roots, and people have the feeling of remembering their ancestors!
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Worship my genealogy and abide by my ancestral precepts.
The children will be harmonious and the family will be prosperous.
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Su Yizhao knelt on the ground and listened to the long speech of the second old man. Not only did he make an opening speech, he also read out the ancestral precepts, and then stopped to take a sip of tea.
She was really impressed that after talking for so long, she only drank so much tea.
I cursed in my heart, but still wrote down the ancestral teachings one by one, maybe I will take the test later.
"Su Yizhao comes out!"
When Su Yizhao suddenly heard his name, he knew that this was the process of entering the genealogy, so he quickly got out of the queue and knelt in front.
"Born on the ninth day of October in the eighteenth year of Deqing, he was nine years old. He was the second son of Su Wenqing, the fourth brother of the imperial family in the capital."
Listening to the second old man's announcement, Su Yizhao realized that his birthday was the ninth day of October.
However, how does the family know when he was born? He even knows the time?
When Su Wenqing sent someone to pick her up, Wen Yu had already passed away. Her birthday was not mentioned before she died, and she seemed not to celebrate her birthday every year.
Could it be that Su Wenqing had visited Wen Yu before? This seems to be the only explanation.
But if you have visited Wen Yu, then why did Wen Yu live such a miserable life?
Could it be that this scumbag father refused to take the person into his house and didn't even give him any money?
Su Yizhao cursed Su Wenqing as a scumbag in her heart. During this period, she still felt that her scumbag father was treating her well. This showed that she did not understand his scumbag father's nature.
"According to the descendants of the family, they were named Zhao, and the line was seventeen. Now we are offering sacrifices to our ancestors, and the Su family is adding new members to the family. We are spreading the branches and leaves of the Su family, hoping that in the future we can honor our ancestors and revitalize our clan!"
Su Yizhao suddenly felt guilty. Today, she entered the family tree and became a member of the Su family.
But she is not a man, and she may have to leave the Su family in the future.
Su Yizhao made up her mind, and when Wen Yu's matter was over, she would leave the Su family and go out to visit Dachuan to see these great rivers and mountains.
After traveling through such a long time, Su Yizhao often recalled every detail of the original owner's relationship with Wen Yu, and finally she was able to search for some useful information in the original owner's memory.
That is, Wen Yu talks like an ordinary woman and behaves like a lady. She must have a high family background.
It was just a few words, but Su Yizhao analyzed that Wen Yu's family background involved the court, and that her family was in decline, and the reason for the family's decline should be some unknown secrets.
If you want to know Wen Yu's identity, you must get the things Wen Yu has hidden.
Su Yizhao was a little distracted listening to the second old man's instructions, but at this moment Su Wenqing watched the second old man pick up a pen, order someone to spread out the family tree, and add the first stroke under his name.
He held the hem of his robe tightly, looking a little disappointed and startled.
He turned to look at Su Yizhao, only to find that Su Yizhao was also stunned.
He coughed slightly, and Su Yizhao came back to his senses immediately, smiled brightly at Su Wenqing, and immediately turned around to see his name appearing one by one on the Su family's genealogy, below Su Wenqing.
Su Wenqing saw Su Yizhao's smile and thought that Su Yizhao was happy about it. He suddenly felt that the burden on him was much heavier.
That's fine! His child should be in his name, there is no doubt about it.
"In the seventh year of Kanglong, Su Wenqing, a member of the Changfang clan in the capital city of the Su family, was born on the 10th day of the 19th month of the 9th month of the 19th month of the ninth lunar month. In the provincial examination on the 9th day of the 8th month, the results were released on the 8th day of the 9th month and he ranked 59th in Yibei Province."
The second old man looked at everyone in the Su family, and then said loudly: "Su Wenqing was elected from high school. Now he is going to sacrifice his ancestors and inform his clan members."
It turns out that Su Wenqing's birthday is September 19th and hers is October 9th, so the dates are not far apart.
"My Su family has gained another fame because of the blessings of my ancestors!"
Then the second old man said a bunch of blessings, accompanied by this tragic vocal music, which made many tribesmen feel that they shouldered a heavy responsibility and were deeply proud of their family.
"You follow me in to worship your ancestors!" the second old man said to the two of them in a deep voice.
The Su clan's ancestral hall is very large, but there are also many people in the Su clan. Except for those who are not from their ancestral home, excluding the women, and finally counting the children, there are as many as 300 men, which is much more than Su Yizhao expected.
It was the first time for Su Yizhao to enter the ancestral hall. When he took a closer look, he found that the memorial tablets were in the shape of a pagoda, with a total of six floors.
In other words, the Su family has been prosperous for at least five generations.
It wasn't until the second old man handed her the incense stick in his hand that she came back to her senses from the power of the clan.
"Come on!"
At this moment, apart from her, Su Wenqing and the second old master, there was only one old man in the clan who was guarding the ancestral hall.
"The most important things in our clan are the inscription on the golden list and the introduction of new children. Now that we are opening the ancestral hall, one is to add your name to the family tree, and the other is that your father has won the election and is offering sacrifices to your ancestors."
Su Yizhao lit the incense on the red candle nearby, and then inserted it into the incense burner.
"Your name has been recorded in your father's name. From now on, you are the real Su family."
As the second old man spoke, he unfolded the family tree and placed it on the altar table.
Su Yizhao looked up and found that her name was just below Su Wenqing, next to Su Yiliang's name, and her name was slightly lower.
I took a look at the name of the uncle's house and found that it was actually a distinction between direct concubine and concubine.
The legitimate son's name is slightly earlier, and the concubine's name is slightly later.
He turned his head and said with a serious face: "Since you are a member of the Su family, you need to understand the principle of prosperity and loss. The prosperity of the Su family cannot be separated from the efforts of every clan member."
"Learning is like drilling through a well, and being diligent in your work is better than playing hard! In the future, you should work hard and sleep hard, work tirelessly, and put all your energy into your career, so that you can shine on the lintel!"