Chapter 59: Ancestor Worship
It was already noon, and the head of the family tiptoed in and said, "Grandmaster, the auspicious time for the priest is coming."
Ye Taigong was a little confused. He was a little hesitant at this time. The prefect was here, how could he neglect the respect of guests? However, worshiping ancestors was also the top priority. At this time, his mind was just messy and he completely lost his opinion.
However, Master Liu heard this: "It turns out that today is the day when your Ye family worships the ancestral hall. It's okay, you can ask someone to pour a pair of tea. I'm tired of it all the way, so it's better to sit here for a while."
Only then did Ye Taigong calm down and even said ashamed, but he didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to take all the legitimate men in his family to the ancestral hall.
Almost all the men from the Ye family left cleanly.
When the servants came to tea, the prefect Liu took a sip of tea, but was surprised to find that Ye Chunqiu was still here. He did not ask. After many years of officialdom, his heart was naturally like a mirror. Everything has a cause and a result. Since Ye Chunqiu did not go to the ancestral hall, it must be that his identity in the Ye family was a little different.
I guess... I'm not well born.
The only thing that made Liu Zhifu feel something strange was that at this time, Ye Chunqiu was caught in the head of the case and should be ecstatic; and he must have been humble in the Ye family's status, and at this time he should have shown some resentment or embarrassment.
But Ye Chunqiu was actually very calm, just sat down and quietly accompanied him to drink tea.
This boy's scheming is extraordinary.
Prefect Liu smiled quietly and said, "Tea is a good tea. Does Chunqiu love to drink tea?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, he was still pretending to be like everyone Ye Chunqiu met before. Anyway, even if he talked to you a hundred words, he would not say serious things. He would always be some unnutritional words.
For example... Ye Chunqiu really wanted to know why the prefect came to Fenghua. Logically speaking, even if he could respect him, he would not come to congratulate him. However, Ye Chunqiu didn't want to ask, anyway, it would be useless to ask.
He said in a humble and arrogant manner: "En Mansion, the students are crude and poor. They only know how to drink tea to quench their thirst, but they don't know how to savor them."
The prefect Liu smiled again, not caring about whether Ye Chunqiu was humble, and did not go into it: "I have read the articles in your college examination. It's very good. Ningbo Prefecture has actually produced a prodigy like you, which is also a political achievement. He Tixue thinks he values you very much. You will receive his kindness. In a few days, he will go back to the Hangzhou Office. You should send it."
Ye Chunqiu responded quickly.
The prefect Liu stopped talking. He seemed to be a person who cherishes his words and concentrates on drinking tea.
Ye Chunqiu was thinking about his thoughts and won three yuan in a row. It was both a contribution from the brain and a bit lucky. Now, he finally became a scholar. Thinking of this, he felt a little joyful, but when he thought of his identity as a concubine, he was still a little nervous. This involved not the issue of his own status, but also related to his deceased biological mother.
Although I traveled through Ye Chunqiu and had no feelings for her biological mother, no matter what, I am now her bloodline, and I cannot be indifferent.
After almost drinking the tea from Liu Magistrate Liu, he stood up and said, "Okay, I have rested here for a while, and I have been fully nourished. It's time to go to do some office work."
Ye Chunqiu quickly got up and sent the prefect Liu to the gate of the Ye family. There were a few servants and an official sedan chair waiting outside. When the prefect Liu was about to enter the sedan chair, he suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Chunqiu meaningfully: "Chunqiu, there is no need to send it off, oh, there is another thing..."
Ye Chunqiu hurriedly bowed: "I don't know what else to tell you about the En Mansion." He felt depressed. It was boring to deal with such officials. Could it be that everyone who became an official is just pretending to be a prostitute?
The prefect Liu had already leaned into the sedan chair, but he still opened the curtain and said lightly: "I am also a concubine's son..." After he finished speaking, the curtain was also put down by him.
However, the eyes at the moment of parting showed some deliberate encouragement.
Ye Chunqiu's body shook, and suddenly felt that the prefect in the sedan chair was getting closer to him and became more affectionate with him.
The sedan chair was carried away by several sedan chair servants. Ye Chunqiu slapped his forehead suddenly and said, "I went, but I forgot the most important thing. He couldn't help but shout: "Why don't Enfu eat a meal before leaving? Oh, why are you so embarrassed to take good care of me?"
It’s a mistake, I’m used to being well-educated and well-behaved, and I’m used to pretending to be a good child. This mistake has led to eternal regrets today, and I even forgot the most important polite conspiracy.
It seems... it is still a little bit far from the potential of pretending to be a provoker.
The sedan chair has not stopped and has gone far away.
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Sacrifice to ancestors is the most important thing to do.
The old lady always regarded this as a top priority, and she would never allow any mistakes.
But now, the Ye family's legitimate men came in one after another, but the old lady in charge had no thoughts at all.
His grandson Ye Chunqiu shines on his family's lintel. This is really the accumulation of virtue of ancestors. A scholar may not be anything, but a little Sanyuan. If the ancestors know in the spring...
He thought in a mess.
But what's bad is that such a prosperous grandson is actually a concubine's son. Now that the sacrifices to ancestors are not included, will the ancestors blame them?
Ye Taigong was extremely conflicted and was in a daze, and almost even pronounced the sacrificial lyrics incorrectly.
In fact, Ye Song, who was standing behind Ye Jing, was in a worse mood than Ye Taigong.
The illegitimate son actually got the head of the case again, Xiao Sanyuan, and even the prefect came to visit him.
Juren Deng misled me.
What should I do now? His heart was irritated, but his eyes fell on Ye Chenliang who was standing at the end. He couldn't help but feel annoyed. Why did his son not have such a future?
Hum...a illegitimate child...
"Zichun, Zichun!"
Zichun is Ye Song's name. Ye Song quickly came to his senses and saw Ye Taigong looking at him angrily and sternly said, "Don't you kneel down yet."
Ye Song then realized that Ye Taigong's sacrifice had already been read, and everyone bowed to the tablets of his ancestors, but he was negligent and still stood still.
Seeing the old lady's gaze as she was about to kill, his neck chilled and he quickly fell to the ground.
After the sacrifice, they then left the ancestral hall and went to the room beside to rest. The whole family, led by Ye Taigong, went to the ear room beside. A few female relatives had already been waiting here to serve tea and water for the men.
The furnishings here are simple, with only a few seats. Ye Taigong sat down and everyone could only stand.
The atmosphere today is very heavy. It seems that everyone is in love with their worries. The old man couldn't help but have an idea in his heart. If Chunqiu could come in at this time, how great would it be. At such a young age, he won three yuan in a row and already had the reputation of a scholar. Isn't it him that will be the one who reorganized his family in the future?
The concubine's son...the concubine's son...
Chapter completed!