When Xuan'er flew to the capital, it was already the second quarter of Shenshi, and Ning had already returned to Ningguogong's mansion with her three sons and was busy with ancestor worship.
Originally, it was Cheng Fuhu and Mr. and Mrs. Li who should be responsible for hosting ancestor worship. But now that Li was confined to the small Buddhist hall, Cheng Fuhu's body could not support standing for such a long time. He simply spoke early and asked his eldest daughter-in-law Ning and his eldest grandson Cheng Jinsong to preside over the ancestor worship.
This decision reached the ears of the second master Cheng Siyi, and he was so angry that he wanted to smash things, but he had already smashed everything in Xiao Li’s room, and Mrs. Li was not released, so Xiao None of the arrogant furnishings in Li's room had been replaced. There is nothing good that can be made up for that is consistent with Cheng Siyi's identity as Xiao Li.
Even for the furnishings allocated by the Ning family, the person who came to deliver the things also spread the word that if these things were smashed, the second bedroom would have to pay for the furnishings themselves.
So when Mrs. Li saw her husband was about to smash something again, she hurriedly rushed towards him and hugged him tightly. She kept shouting: "Second Master, you can't smash it. We have no money to make up for it. Anyway, We still have to celebrate the New Year..."
Cheng Siyi put down his hands bitterly and said through gritted teeth: "You biased old man, why do you want to come back?"
Cheng Fuhu spent very little time in the mansion in the past thirty years. Even if he returned to Beijing occasionally, he did not pay much attention to Cheng Siyi, his son. When Cheng Siyi was growing up, his father was always missing. So he had almost no feelings for Cheng Fuhu, his father.
"...Second Master, stop saying that!" Xiao Li was so frightened that she covered her husband's mouth and said nervously in a low voice.
"What are you afraid of? Is there anyone else in Changxinyuan who doesn't have the ears and eyes?" Cheng Siyi pulled off little Li's hand and said angrily.
"It didn't happen before, but I can't say for sure now. Now my aunt is not in charge of this house!" Little Li lowered her voice and said bitterly.
After hearing this, Cheng Siyi gritted his teeth tightly and did not dare to say any more rebellious words. The couple quickly packed up and hurried to the ancestral hall.
The Ning family solemnly arranged the sacrifices, and Cheng Jinsong offered incense and memorial in place of his grandfather. After reading the long memorial text, he burned the brocade bag containing the royal rewards with his own hands, then knelt at the head and took the The men of each branch of the Cheng family kowtow to their ancestors together.
Cheng Siyi reluctantly knelt behind his eldest nephew. On the throne to his left, kneeling was his second nephew. Today, Cheng Jinsong presided over the ancestor worship ceremony on behalf of his grandfather, and the second son Cheng Jinzhu Instead of his father, he knelt on the left side of his second uncle.
After the men kowtow, Ning will bring the female relatives of each family to kowtow to the ancestors. In formal occasions such as ancestor worship, concubines are not eligible to appear.
Mrs. Ning had just stood up and stood aside after kowtowing with her female relatives, when she saw Ruixue looking anxiously in at the door of the ancestral hall. ratherShi couldn't help but frown slightly, and thought to himself: Ruixue is not a reckless person. If you come here now, could something happen?
After suppressing the doubts in her heart, Ning hurriedly walked out after the ancestor worship was over. Now that Ning Guo Gongfu is in charge of her, the female relatives on the sidelines will naturally rush to compliment her. After all, their husbands and sons are still counting on Ning Guo Gongfu's promotion.
Seeing that his wife had finally left the ancestral hall door, Ruixue quickly ran forward and whispered a few words to Ning's side. A look of surprise flashed in Ning's eyes, and she suddenly no longer had any thoughts of entertaining relatives.
The female relatives of each family finally knew how to look at each other. Seeing that Ning seemed to be in a hurry, they all said goodbye in a sensible way, saying that they would come back to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year. Mrs. Ning sent the female family members away with a smile. Her eldest son would be there to receive the men, so Ms. Ning didn't need to worry too much.
Rushing back to Qiwu Garden, as soon as Ning entered the upper room, she saw Xuan'er carrying a small bundle and flying straight towards her.
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It turned out that Xuan'er flew back to Qiwu Garden, but instead of returning to his tree house, he broke into Ning's upper room. Ruixue, who stayed to look at the house, saw Xuan'er carrying a She was about to step forward to untie the small baggage, but was pushed away by Xuan'er's wings. Ruixue hurriedly went to find her wife. After all, this was the first time Xuan'er flew back with a small baggage on her back. Ruixue was afraid that It brought back something important, so he hurriedly reported it to his wife without any delay.
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A little baggage.
As soon as the baggage was opened, Ning's tears welled up. On the light gray coarse cloth furoshiki, there was a pure red soft Luo monk's robe embroidered with a boy playing lotus. This dress was sewn by Ning herself, stitch by stitch. It was the little dress that her little Xin'er wore when she was born.
"These are Xin'er's clothes, Xuan'er, who sent them, do you have a letter..." Ning rummaged through the clothes in a panic, trying to find clues.
A small note fluttered to the ground. Ruixue quickly picked it up and handed it to her wife.
Ning grabbed the note and read it with wide eyes. The note was not big, and the content written on it was simple. "Mrs. Ning, your little daughter is safe and healthy. I hope you don't worry about her, Jiang Cheng."
"Xin'er is safe and healthy!" Mrs. Ning covered the note to her heart and murmured, crying. Like rain.
"Madam, it is a great thing to have news about the girl. You should be happy. In this new year, please stop crying..." Ruixue persuaded with a tearful smile.
"Yes, that's a good thing. I won't cry."! Ning wiped her tears carelessly, then took the note to her eyes and looked at it carefully. She frowned and asked, "Who is Jiang Cheng?" Never heard of it? Since he knew Xiao Xin'er's whereabouts, why didn't he write down the address? "
Turning to look at Xuan'er lying on the table, Ning asked: "Xuan'er, where did you get this little bundle? "
Xuan'er tilted his head, as if he was thinking about how to answer the question. Before Xuan'er could think of it, the second young master Cheng Jinzhu hurried in.
"Mother, come out. What happened? Cheng Jinzhu asked hurriedly as soon as he came in. When he saw the upright and soft dress, Cheng Jinzhu immediately rushed forward, grabbed the little dress, and shouted nervously: "Mom, isn't this my sister's dress? Who sent it?" ?
Mrs. Ning knew that her second son was smart, so she simply handed him the note and said softly: "Xuan'er brought it back. This is the note that came with the clothes." "
Cheng Jinzhu looked at it again and murmured: "Jiang Cheng, where have you seen a son with this name? "
Ning's eyes lit up, she held her son's shoulders and said hastily: "Where is it, who is Jiang Cheng? "
Cheng Jinzhu thought for a while and then said firmly: "Mother, I think about it. Once upon a time, my son and his uncle went to the Ministry of Punishments to play. I saw a file, and that file was related to Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng was a concubine cousin of his grandmother. His biological mother was a concubine, but she was tortured and killed by his aunt. Jiang Cheng sued his mother as a son, and his father kicked him out of the house, severed ties with her, and was also sued for disobedience. Unfilial piety ruined Jiang Cheng's scientific research path. If it hadn't been for his great-grandfather's mediation for Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cheng would have died in prison long ago. Jiang Cheng was later sentenced to three years in prison. After serving his sentence, it is unknown where he went. If the Jiang Cheng on this note is the Jiang Cheng, he is our great uncle. "
"Is it such a coincidence? "Ms. Ning couldn't believe there was such a coincidence in the world.
Cheng Jinzhu frowned and said uncertainly: "There must be such a coincidence. If it weren't for my great-uncle, why would he? Take the initiative to send us news? Only my great-uncle, who was greatly saved by his great-grandfather, would give us news? "
"But where is the Jiang family's uncle? How did you know the girl's identity? "Ruixue became more and more confused as she listened, and asked with a frown.
Her question confused both mother and son Ning, and they couldn't figure out what was going on. It was really The old Orion gave too little effective information!