Chapter 191: Goodbye Jia Huan and pay homage to the ancestral hall
"Brother Lan! When did you come back?" Just after passing through the entrance connecting the east and west mansions, a figure jumped out and walked up to Jia Lan, greeting him in surprise.
"How is Third Uncle Huan doing lately?" Jia Lan saw the man clearly, smiled and gave a salute.
"Okay, okay!" Jia Huan looked Jia Lan up and down and said with a smile, "Long time no see. You have grown a lot taller. If you weren't with Sister-in-law Zhu, I almost wouldn't have recognized you."
"Uncle Huan, hasn't he grown up a lot too?" Jia Lan was also very happy to see Jia Huan.
After not seeing each other for a year, Jia Huan has also changed a lot. He has also grown a lot taller, his eyes are brighter, and his whole person is much more majestic. The previous feeling of being a little wretched and dissolute is completely gone.
The two talked about old times for a while, and Jia Huan was very happy to see Jia Lan. He seemed to have endless things to say, but Li Wan stepped forward and reminded him softly: "Okay, if you want to talk about old times, you have to pay homage to the ancestral hall first."
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Jia Huangong cupped his hands: "Yes, yes, my sister-in-law said that sacrifice is important."
After saying that, he obediently stepped aside and waited quietly.
Jia Lan and Li Wan looked at each other and nodded silently.
"Brother Huan has really improved a lot now. I heard from others that the masters at the school also praised him a lot, and said that with his progress, he can try to be a boy in another year." Li Wan said as he walked.
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"That's really gratifying." Jia Lan nodded: "Grandpa must be greatly comforted by Uncle Huan's progress."
"Yes, the master is indeed happy."
"Mom, why did the child look around and not see his grandfather?"
Jia Zheng should not be absent from such an important event as opening an ancestral hall to worship his ancestors. However, Jia Lan had noticed early on that many of his relatives from the fifth server were present, except for the father of Concubine Yuan.
Jia Zheng.
Li Wan opened his mouth to clarify his son's confusion: "The master has gone out on business. A few days ago, the cabinet issued a license to transfer people from the Ministry of Work to assist Shuntian Governor Sheng Ren in clearing his fields. Several gentlemen also went with him." Has Jia Zheng cleared his father's land? This is incredible news.
From the imperial newspaper read in Yuqiuyi, we can know that Emperor Chunzhi now regards land clearing as the first priority. For this reason, he even directly upgraded Shuntian Prefecture Yin to governor, and promoted several Zhili prefectures around Shenjing to governor.
The government and military towns are included.
[Here he is the emperor, and there he is promoting Yuanchun to the imperial concubine...]
Jia Lan felt excited.
For the Jia family, this is naturally a good thing and a great joy, but in the eyes of some people, the Jia family undoubtedly handed over the vote and stood in line in advance, and then received the reward from the emperor.
In any case, she is the first imperial concubine of this dynasty!
Through this canonization, Emperor Chunzhi told everyone openly and honestly that he was not the extremely stingy monarch in the rumors, and he would reward those who deserved them generously!
Now the pressure immediately came to the other party.
Obviously, those who resist are not monolithic.
Holding righteousness in hand and throwing carrots at the same time, the emperor's wrist is really...
Here Jia Lan is thinking about it, while Jia Mu rides a carriage through the front door to the East Mansion, and gets down in front of Nuan Pavilion in Ningguo Mansion. All the children have been divided into Zhaomu and lined up to wait for the opening of the ancestral hall.
The clan members of the Jia family were stunned for a moment when they saw a young brother next to Li Wan, and they all whispered to each other. It wasn't until someone recognized that it was Jia Lan that they suddenly realized and exclaimed, "It's Brother Lan!"<
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When Jia Zhen saw Jia Lan coming back, she was a little surprised, but he quickly realized it and came over with a smile to ask Jia Lan to be a companion. Jia Lan quickly declined, saying only that all the clan elders are here, boy.
Don’t dare to overdo it.
When Jia Zhen saw this, he didn't force him. After all, it would take a lot of trouble to make a temporary substitution, but when he turned around, his eyes couldn't help but glance at Jia She.
Jia She stood in front of the ancestral hall with his hands behind his hands, not squinting.
Jia Zhen's eyes stayed on Jia She for a moment, then slowly turned away.
Jia Jing of Ningguo Prefecture devoted himself to cultivating in Xuanzheng Temple and ignored secular affairs. Even the position of the head of the Jia family was passed on to his son Jia Zhen. Therefore, it was natural that he would preside over the ceremony, Jia She would accompany the sacrifice, Jia Rong would offer his title, Jia Lian would offer silk, and he would hold incense and precious jade. Qingyi music played, Jia Zhen first read the imperial edict of concubine Yuan's Jin Dynasty to the ancestral god, presented her title three times, paid homage, burned silk and drank libations, and exited after the ceremony.
Everyone then followed Jia Mu to the main hall, where they offered vegetables, rice, soup and wine and tea to the portraits of the second ancestor Ning Rong and the shadows of their ancestors. Jia Mu followed Jia Mu and bowed down. Everyone knelt down together, listening to the tinkling of clanging bells and the faint sound of jade pendants.
With the sound of swaying and the rustling of kneeling boots and shoes, the ceremony was completed only after everyone kowtowed.
After the worship, because it was getting late and everyone was tired, Jia Zhen invited Jia Mu and gave some money to the clan members first, and then agreed on another day to hold a banquet to celebrate.
The whole night was noisy with people talking and laughing, and everyone who got the money said goodbye and left with satisfaction. Jia Mu also specially ordered the servants to hold lamps to see them off all the way. Like those generations, she even sent people to carry light sedans to see them off.
Leave, some are a little far away and simply settle in the East Mansion, there are plenty of guest rooms anyway.
Back at the Rongguo Mansion, everyone was still discussing the matter of the Yuan Chun Jin Feng with great interest.
Jia Mu was in good spirits, so she simply held a banquet, including lotus root honey cake, butter pine-stuffed rolls, chicken fat rolls, water chestnut cakes, various tea fruits, and some almond tea.
"That's right! Lange'er..."
After eating a few snacks, Jia Lian spoke curiously, saying that the angel who just delivered the message seemed to have mentioned Jia Lan's name, and said that the Holy Emperor asked him to take the imperial examination, but he didn't know what the story was.
"The Holy One mentioned me?" Jia Lan was startled.
Then he remembered something, and with a relieved smile in his eyes, he said to himself: "Master Jin, you are just setting me up..."
Seeing Jia Lan's expression, how could everyone not know that he must have something to do with this matter? Jia Lian's face became even more curious, and he smiled and complimented: "Could it be that Brother Lang has made some achievements outside?
Have you won the love of the Holy One?"
He was also a good person. He saw clearly that there was no dissatisfaction on Jia Lan's face, so he kept urging him to solve everyone's doubts.
For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Jia Lan, and even Jia's mother was a little curious.
"It's nothing. I just encountered bandits on the Shanyang border on the way back. Then I gave some efforts to the government and helped solve the trouble."
Jialan said lightly.
"What?!" As soon as Jia Lan finished speaking, Li Wan lost his voice and said, "We were attacked by bandits?!"
Regardless of the rudeness, Li Wan hurriedly grabbed Jia Lan and looked him up and down carefully, as if Jia Lan was short of weight because of this.
After hearing this, Daiyu ignored her restraint and turned her head to stare at Jia Lan intently.
Even Baoyu cast curious eyes.
"I'm fine!" Jia Lan had no choice but to push up his sleeves and let Li Wan do a rough inspection.
Seeing that Jia Lan was really fine, Li Wan breathed a sigh of relief, and then straightened his face: "Why didn't you say anything about such a big thing when you encountered a thief?"
The whole room was chattering, but Jia Mu remained silent. Years of experience told her that this matter was not simple.
Moreover, this feeling is something that Mrs. Shi has not seen for a long time.