The Favoured Medical Princess: 444 Ancestral Hall

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At this moment, the girls all curiously went to the window of the carriage to look out, and saw the familiar groom at a glance. Although he seemed to have changed a lot after putting on the red groom's robe, the girls I still remember that he was the one who "rescued" Fang Zimao from the lake in Anlan Palace.

Xiao Fei's expression was a little subtle. She had also heard that Mrs. Fang San had arranged a marriage for Fang Zimo, but she did not expect that Fang Zimo would actually get married today. Fang Zimo is a girl from the Fang family. Even though she is a concubine, her status is not low. When she got married, even if she didn't have Shili Hongzhuang, she was still in a good position... But what about now? She got married in a hurry, and even the wedding was shabby and shabby!

At this moment, the big red sedan in front had stopped. The groom turned his head in confusion, wanting to ask the bride what was wrong, but saw a fiery figure rushing out of the sedan, with a big red head. The cover was ready for her to pull off, revealing her charming and beautiful face, which suddenly attracted the attention of all the people on both sides of the street.

On the one hand, passers-by admired the bride's appearance, but on the other hand, they were stunned. It was a rare sight in a hundred years for the bride to suddenly rush out of the sedan before she had even passed the door!

This bride is indeed Fang Zimao.

Fang Zimo glanced around, and soon her eyes fell on Xiao Yi. Her eyes lit up, and she was about to shout when she was interrupted by two Fang women chasing after her: "Five Girl, go back to the sedan chair quickly!" The two women grabbed Fang Zimao hard, one on the left and the other on the right.

"No! I don't want to marry!" Fang Zimao tried hard to break away from the two women, shouting at the top of her voice, "Biao..."

A woman cleverly covered Fang Zimo's mouth, her face turned pale with fright. The third lady asked them to send the fifth girl to get married. If anything goes wrong again, the third lady will definitely blame them. On people.

A woman said harshly: "Fifth girl, please stop making trouble! You have to get married today even if you don't want to get married..."

"Well...well..." Fang Zimo tried to move forward without giving up, looking up at Xiao Yi affectionately with a pair of tearful eyes, her slender snow-white neck as beautiful as a swan, The small chin trembled slightly, which was endearing, as if to say, Cousin, save Mo'er, Mo'er doesn't want to marry!

Nangong Yue and the others looked at Fang Zimo through the window, but she did not see the carriage behind Xiao Yi at all. She seemed to only see Xiao Yi in her eyes.

The passers-by around looked at the bride and were secretly surprised that such a stunningly beautiful girl would marry such a reckless man, no wonder she was unwilling to do so! It's just that this important matter of marriage is the order of the parents. The matchmaker said that since they all got on the sedan chair, but they made a fuss and refused to get married halfway, the groom's official commission was really pitiful!

Many passers-by cast sympathetic glances at the groom.

Xiao Yi was too lazy to watch the farce. He gestured to the coachman and spurred his horse to turn into the alley on the right. The coachman hurriedly drove to follow...

Fang Zimo couldn't believe her eyes. She begged Xiao Yi so much, but Xiao Yi could not bear to die without saving her? !

She is obviously so stunning, as long as Xiao Yi is willing to save her, she will do anything for her, but... why? Why does Xiao Yi look down on her? !

For a moment, she seemed to have lost all her strength and forgot to struggle any more. Her eyes showed despair, and her heart seemed to be filled with poison and resentment.

The two women exchanged glances, worked together to stuff Fang Zimao into the sedan chair again, and then ordered the sedan bearer to move forward again.

The groom's face was as stiff as a puppet's, but no one cared what he thought. A woman urged impatiently: "Fifth uncle, let's go quickly, be careful of missing the auspicious time!"

Daniu responded stupidly, saying to himself: She is so beautiful and noble, so naturally she would not want to marry a rough guy like herself, but after the wedding night, she will naturally accept her fate! Uncle Zhao in the village also said that if the mother-in-law makes a fuss, she will be obedient after being beaten...

The wedding team started playing and playing again and gradually disappeared. The passers-by still felt that they were still unfinished and discussed this wonderful show with each other endlessly...

Some people quickly found out that it was the sedan chair of the Fang family, and they were even more confused. How could this girl from the Fang family marry such a commoner and marry in such a shabby manner? !

Some people immediately associated it with the news that the prince's cousin fell into the water a few days ago, and they felt sad for a while.

The good girl from the Fang family had to marry at a low age because she fell into the water. It is really pitiful...

Because of this small episode, the people in Luoyue City were lively for a few days. Families with daughters in the city carefully warned their daughters to stay away from the water, so as not to accidentally fall into the water!

From time to time, Queer told Nangong Yue and the sisters in the yard various rumors and rumors in the city as jokes, which was considered a laugh from the king.

In this leisurely atmosphere, it was the tenth day of June.

Early in the morning, a group of carriages and horses drove out of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion and headed for the Xiao Ancestral Hall.

The Xiao Ancestral Hall is not far from the palace. It faces east and faces the west, with mountains on its back and water on its back. The roof has a single eave overhanging the top of the mountain. It looks majestic at first glance. After entering the ancestral hall, there is the Yimen, and then the wide patio, with verandahs on both sides, and beautifully carved stone railings everywhere... At first glance, this ancestral hall is much grander and grander than the Nangong family's ancestral hall.

But it’s no wonder, after all, it is the ancestral hall of Zhennan Prince’s Mansion. In this southern border, it is impossible for any other mansion to surpass it.

Thinking about it, Nangong Yue saw the main hall of the ancestral hall appearing in front.

Although Nangong Yue and his party arrived not too late, how could the Xiao clan dare to let King Zhennan wait for them? The main hall was already full of people.

Everyone's eyes turned over. The person walking in the front was King Zhennan. Behind him were the eldest son Xiao Yi and the eldest concubine Nangong Yue. Behind him were the second son Xiao Luan and the eldest daughter Xiao. Fei.

As for concubines and concubines, even concubines are not qualified to enter the ancestral hall and can only wait outside the ancestral hall.

At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Xiao Yi and his wife.

Most of the Xiao clan members present have not seen Xiao Yi for several years, but Xiao Yi's appearance can still be seen as a shadow of his youth, but he lacks the youthful youth and his figure is even longer. Quite a few, he turned into a handsome and handsome young man.

Nangong Yue beside him specially put on a bright red lace peony dress for today, her thick black hair was tied into a ponytail, and there were two ruby ​​beads on her temples, which made her skin look like jade. , lips as red as cherry blossoms, a pair of dark eyes shining like the silver moon hidden in the flowing clouds, exuding an elegant and quiet aroma of books, but without the sour Confucian smell of a literati family.

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but take a few more glances, and felt that she was worthy of being the legitimate daughter of the Nangong family. She was not only beautiful in appearance, but also had an outstanding temperament. Several female relatives quickly exchanged glances, all filled with admiration.

The Xiao family was an ordinary farmer. It was only after they became the Nanwang of the old town that they experienced the feeling of chickens and dogs ascending to heaven. The life of every family has improved, and the wives they marry have gradually changed from ordinary peasant girls to girls from wealthy merchants and military generals... I didn't expect that the prince Xiao Yi could marry the legitimate daughter of the Shilin family. Still a princess!

Look at Nangong’s appearance, background, status, talent and learning, everything is bad, and he even has a holy family, he can be said to be one of the best candidates!

Which literati will dare to say that the Xiao family is a nouveau riche in the future? Look, even the legitimate daughter of the Nangong family has married into the Xiao family!

Under the blazing eyes of everyone, King Zhennan and his party entered the main hall.

As soon as King Zhennan entered the room, except for the chief of the clan, everyone stood up to salute him and said in unison: "I have met the prince."

The King of Zhennan was naturally polite to everyone. After everyone sat down again, Xiao Yi took Nangong Yue forward to recognize his relatives. Among them, the old patriarch and Mrs. Xiao Liu had been to the palace last time, and Xiao Yi did not Let me introduce it again.

There was a roomful of people sitting in the main hall, but Nangong Yue actually didn’t remember most of them. She just covered her head to show her respects, and received a lot of compliments, such as “a talented man and a beautiful woman”, “a beautiful couple”, etc. "Created in heaven"...

After acknowledging their marriage, Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi followed the patriarch's daughter-in-law to the sacrificial hall.

As soon as they entered the lobby, everyone had a solemn expression and did not dare to make any noise.

Nangong Yue looked around without leaving any trace. To be honest, although the Xiao family's ancestral hall was magnificent, the sacrificial hall was incomparable with Nangong Mansion.

The Nangong family is a famous family that has been around for hundreds of years. It has a long history. Almost every period in the history of the previous dynasty has left traces of the Nangong family. In the ancestral hall of Nangong Mansion, on the altar table, there are densely packed and countless tablets placed one by one like terraces. Most of the names on them make many scholars want to bend their knees. .

The Xiao family’s ancestral memorial tablets are only sparsely arranged on three levels.

Let's put it this way, if Guan Yubai's family is a family of generals passed down for generations, then the Xiao family is an upstart among the generals, who only rose to prominence in the generation of Old Zhennan King.

It is said that King Nan of Old Town was originally just a white man. Because his family was poor and could not make ends meet, he became a soldier. Who knew that he would be appreciated by the late emperor who was still General Han at the time, and he would rise up all the way, and finally become General Xiao? , and also followed the late emperor to overthrow the previous dynasty.

Step by step, everything was paid for by the old Zhennan King’s life.

There is a way: "When one person attains the way, chickens and dogs will soar." From then on, the Xiao family became a "family" and built an ancestral hall. The tablets of the old Zhennan King's parents and grandparents were all enshrined in the ancestral hall. Therefore, the Zhennan Prince's Palace said he was a vassal king. The decoration of this ancestral hall It is grand and solemn, but it cannot stand the fact that there are few memorial tablets, so it naturally looks shabby.

In the sacrificial hall, a nun has already prepared two brand-new futons in front of the altar table, one for Xiao Fei and one for Nangong Yue.

The patriarch's daughter-in-law said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please burn incense and kowtow. There are fifteen ancestral tablets here, and you can kowtow three times to each tablet." The latter sentence was explained for Nangong Yue.

When all the kowtows are finished, the temple meeting process is completed, which means that the marriage of Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi has obtained the consent of the Xiao family ancestors, and Nangong Yue is qualified to participate in sacrifices and be sacrificed after death.

Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue both knelt down and kowtowed seriously.

After kowtowing forty-five times, Nangong Yue’s eyes turned a little black, and Xiao Yi gave her a hand quickly.

Xiao Fei kept watching Nangong Yue's every move from the side, her dark eyes filled with smiles, feeling happy for her sister-in-law.

Then the clan leader opened the family tree himself and wrote the words "Zi Nangong clan" next to Xiao Yi. In this way, the temple meeting was completed.

After uploading the genealogy, the clan leader Xiao Chen and several clan elders invited Zhennan King, Xiao Yi and his wife, and Xiao Luan over.

In the main hall, the female relatives had already retired, leaving only the men of the Xiao family.

After King Zhennan and his family were seated one by one, a clan elder with half white hair said to King Zhennan: "Nephew, Ayi is now grown up and has a family. We old bones can be considered worthy of living up to our expectations. Your father's instructions when he was still alive. Before your father died, he told me, your sixth uncle, and your fourth, fifth and seventh uncles that when A Yi comes of age, he will leave some of his property to his grandchildren. Divide it equally between the two brothers A Yi and Luan Geer."

While he was speaking, Mr. Xiao Liu, the elder of the tribe with a goatee, nodded slightly and expressed his agreement: "At first, your father entrusted us with five brothers, but now only your third uncle and me are left. We have lost our bones, so while we are still here, it’s better to get a share of those industries.”

When the two clan elders mentioned this, King Zhennan also remembered this matter. The properties left by my father should indeed be dealt with. Previously, there was a commotion in the city for these properties, and even alarmed the emperor. Therefore, in addition to Xiao Fang's imperial edict, Zhennan Palace also became the entire Dayu Palace. joke.

Wang Zhennan still feels unhappy when he thinks about this incident.

That’s right, divide these industries as soon as possible to avoid any troubles again!

After the King of Zhennan pondered for a while, he nodded and said to Mr. Xiao Third and Mr. Xiao Sixth: "Uncle Three and Uncle Six are right."

Xiao Yi quickly glanced at the two clan elders and his face darkened.

After all they said, he still couldn't figure out what kind of agreement these two people might have reached with Xiao Fang. Thanks to my grandfather's shrewdness, he secretly placed the land deeds for the shipyard, bank, and two mines in Dafeng Bank for safekeeping, and did not hand over everything to these inconsiderate people in the clan!

Xiao Luan couldn't help but flinch. He felt Xiao Yi's displeasure so keenly that he almost became restless. These old men really should not carry the same pot!

Xiao Luan quickly glanced at Xiao Yi's expressionless side face, and his elder brother's cold eyes scared him so much that he half bowed his head.

At this time, Mr. Xiao San said to the patriarch Xiao Chen again: "Brother, the old prince left 900 acres of high-quality paddy fields in the south, 1,200 acres of dry land in the north, four mountains and forests, and 36 farms. , fifty-two shops in various places in Dayu, and 63,000 taels of cash deposited in Dafeng Bank. These land deeds are kept in the hands of a few of us, and the account books are in duplicate. One is originally It was in the hands of Manager Shen Da and later handed over to his wife. The other part would be sent to Dafeng Bank every year according to the old prince's instructions during his lifetime. A Yi had already taken over it a few years ago."

My father actually left so much property? !

The King of Zhennan was shocked, and then a thought came to his mind: Xiao Fang dared to hide such a big thing from herself for more than ten years. Did she never take herself seriously? !

The suspicion took root deeply in my heart and grew like a vine.

At this time, the patriarch Xiao Chen proposed the charter for dividing the industry: "Although the second brother originally said that the property should be divided equally between A Yi and Brother Luan, A Yi is the heir after all, and there should be differences between the two brothers. Yes. In my opinion, A Yi should allocate more land to the village, and as for the shop and cash, give it to Brother Luan." The old Nanwang of Zhennan was the second among several cousins ​​in the Xiao family, so Xiao Chen called him Second brother.

Xiao Chen is actually quite thoughtful. Xiao Yi is the eldest son, and the entire palace will belong to him in the future. Xiao Luan will be divided in the future, and he will be able to live a better life if he gets some high-profit property. .

King Zhennan suppressed his displeasure with Xiao Fang and nodded: "Uncle is right." For him, Xiao Yi and Xiao Luan were both his sons, the property left by their father. It doesn’t matter who you give it to.

Seeing that they had already discussed the matter of dividing the property, Xiao Yi suddenly smiled and said: "Uncle, third uncle, sixth uncle, since this property is going to be divided, then it should be divided. It’s important to be clear about it. It’s been more than ten years, and there will always be some changes. There will be profits and losses. These must be clearly calculated."

What Xiao Yi said is reasonable, and Xiao Chen thinks about it too. The second brother left a lot of property, and the income accumulated over more than ten years is probably a huge sum of money. If it is not clear now, afterwards, If the two brothers Xiao Yi and Xiao Luan are suspicious of each other and create a gap between the brothers, then a good thing will become a bad thing and not beautiful.

Xiao Chen lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "What A Yi said makes sense."

Xiao Yi continued: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen the account books in my mother's hands. In my opinion, the two account books should be compared and sorted together. What does my uncle think?"

"That's natural." Xiao Chen nodded and said, "Let's take some time to sort out all these account books and calculate them clearly. After a few days, we can officially divide the industry. What do you think? ”

As he said that, he looked around at everyone. Master Xiao Third and Master Xiao Six secretly exchanged glances. Although the night was long and there were many dreams, Xiao Yi’s request was not wrong. After thinking about it, he did not object. I think Xiao Fang will make the account books more beautiful...

After talking about the business, everyone in the Xiao family left the ancestral hall and went home.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Xiao Luan was called by a nun to go to the main courtyard to see Xiao Fang.

"Mother..." Xiao Luan quickly saluted Xiao Fang after entering the room.

Little Fang is still in confinement and naturally did not go to the ancestral hall today. She really doesn’t want to go from the bottom of her heart. Every time she faces the memorial tablet of Dafang, she has to perform the concubine ceremony, which makes her very unwilling.

At this time, she was sitting on the couch, leaning against a big pillow. When she saw Xiao Luan coming, she instantly smiled.

"Brother Luan," she asked impatiently before Xiao Luan sat down, "How are you today?"

Xiao Luan was not polite to Xiao Fang, and sat down on the armchair by the window while yawning.

The maid hurriedly served hot tea to Xiao Luan. She knew that the madam and the second young master had something important to discuss, so she quickly withdrew. In the inner room, apart from Xiao Fang's mother and son, only Nanny Qi was left.

Xiao Luan picked up the teacup and before he could react, he asked stupidly: "What's going on?"

Xiao Fang's face froze, and she said again patiently: "Did anything happen in the ancestral hall today?"

Xiao Luan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then lazily told the whole story about the division of family property in the ancestral hall today.

When Xiao Fang heard this, the smile on his lips became deeper and deeper, and his eyes could not hide the smugness.

Things turned out just as she planned, which is great!

She has been waiting for this justifiable opportunity for a long time... The prince has been unwilling to open the ancestral hall, which made her troubled for a long time. Fortunately, it finally happened!

She was feeling smug when she heard Xiao Luan mutter hesitantly: "Mom, actually I think that if the family is separated in the future, I will be able to get a lot of things. After all, the eldest brother is the eldest son and the heir apparent, and his grandfather's. It’s better not to compete with big brother for these industries, right?” While speaking, Xiao Yi’s cold eyes appeared in his mind again, and his eyes were a little uneasy.

Little Fang's pupils shrank suddenly, and he couldn't believe his ears.

She held a breath in her chest, took a deep breath, and managed to regain some composure. She pointed at him and said angrily: "What are you talking about... are you stupid or dumb?! Who would dislike having too much money! ”

Of course Xiao Luan would not mind having too much money, but compared with money and life, Xiao Luan believed that life was more important. He will always remember that on the battlefield, his eldest brother Xiao Yi raised his knife and dropped it, and a head fell down, with blood splattering everywhere! Big brother is a murderer without blinking an eye!

Thinking of this, Xiao Luan felt a chill on his neck. The eldest brother and I have not played together since we were young, and there is no brotherhood at all. If we anger the eldest brother, then I may end up like those southern barbarians!

Xiao Luan became even more angry when she saw Xiao Luan didn't speak. Why did she give birth to such a son! And Xiao Fei...

I obviously have children, but my children are not of the same mind as me!

Thinking about it, the anger in Xiao Fang's heart rolled in her chest like lava. She pointed at Xiao Luan and yelled again: "Do you know how much silver that is? Enough to feed you for several lifetimes?! Who am I planning this for, but for you? You actually said such heartless words..."

Little Fang was chattering angrily when suddenly the voice of a maid saluting came from outside the door curtain: "I have seen a big girl!"

There was a sound of curtain lifting, and Xiao Fei, wearing a long skirt embroidered with magnolia flowers on a white background, appeared on the other side of the curtain, but did not continue to walk forward, but stared blankly with a pair of cold eyes. Looking at Xiao Fang, there was unconcealable disappointment in his eyes.

Xiao Fei's clear eyes stared at Xiao Fang, as if she wanted to see through her heart.

Little Fang fell silent immediately and glared at the maid holding the curtain with guilt and anger.

Xiao Fei just heard about the division of family property, and wanted to ask her mother if she was behind the matter, but now she felt that she didn’t need to ask anymore. From those few rants just now, Xiao Fei Fei has already heard the clues. The matter of dividing the family property really has something to do with my mother!

Xiao Fei closed her eyes and said slowly: "Mother, what doesn't belong to us doesn't belong to us after all!" After saying that, she turned and left without any regret. She didn't want to argue with her mother anymore. No matter how much she said, she would just be disappointed again and again.

Little Fang was already furious, and now Xiao Fei poured another bucket of oil on her. This daughter is becoming more and more ignorant!

Little Fang picked up the teacup beside the couch and threw it out.

Boom——

The tea cup was thrown in front of the door curtain and smashed into pieces.

Xiao Luan shrank his neck and said hurriedly: "Mother, my son still has something to do, so I'll leave first." After saying that, he ran out of the house quickly, faster than the rabbit, without waiting for Xiao Fang's response. quick.

"Useless things!" Xiao Fang was so angry that he wanted to grab something and throw it, but he missed it and fell back in anger.

"Madam, please don't be angry. The second young master is young and doesn't understand your painstaking efforts..." Aunt Qi comforted little Fang in a soft voice.

Little Fang took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down a little. Who knew, then a little maid came to report nervously: "Madam, the Crown Princess sent someone over, saying she wanted to see Madam."

Xiao Fang’s eyebrows moved and someone came in.

Following the little maid, a nanny was brought in. The nanny was wearing a lake-colored face jacket. She was neatly tidied up and looked very capable.

"I have met Madam." Mammy bowed her knees respectfully, "My surname is Zhou, and the imperial concubine ordered me to come over and get the account book."

"What account book?" Xiao Fang was confused and didn't understand why she was suddenly asked to get the account book. But Nangong Yue would ask herself what kind of account books she wanted? ! Xiao Fang thought of something and his face didn't look good.

Nanny Zhou only thought that Xiao Fang was pretending to be stupid, but she still explained it respectfully. Xiao Fang’s brows furrowed more and more as she listened, complaining in her heart that Xiao Luan was really avoiding the important and neglecting such an important matter. He mentioned it himself, so that he failed to strike first.