Chapter 228: Open the ancestral hall to worship ancestors!

Before going to bed, Qin Zhizhi asked Gu Jinghuai worriedly: "Husband, will something happen?"

Gu Jinghuai chuckled, hugged Qin Zhizhi in his arms and asked her softly, "Madam, do you not trust your elder and second brothers?"

Qin Zhizhi said hesitantly, "I naturally trust the character of my eldest and second brothers, but I'm afraid that the alcohol might scare Sister Yunfei and Ning'er."

"There will be no changes to the marriage between my eldest brother and my younger sister, and my eldest brother is a sensible person."

Gu Jinghuai still trusted Qin Qingyuan's character, after all, they had known each other for so many years.

"Brother, you have no credibility with me right now. Your love-struck brain is so scary."

Qin Zhizhi muttered softly that he was just afraid that his elder brother would scare the princess.

"Don't worry, my lady. You have been busy today and haven't even taken a good look at your husband. Now don't think about others, just think about me, okay?"

As soon as they returned to the village, many people came to visit, so it was a busy day.

"This is just the beginning. It will probably be even busier tomorrow." Although I am very busy, I am really happy.

"Then the lady has to make it up to me tonight!"

Gu Jing hugged Qin Zhizhi and acted coquettishly. In fact, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He was finally back here and was very happy.

"Husband, the clan will open the ancestral hall tomorrow, so we have to get up early."

Qin Zhizhi tried to persuade Gu Jinghuai to give up this idea.

Obviously her efforts were in vain. In this situation, how could Gu Jinghuai let her go?

Early the next morning.

Qin Zhizhi was sleepy and tired. Gu Jinghuai had already put on his clothes, but Qin Zhizhi was still lying in bed.

But remembering that the Qin family was going to open the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors today, she had to get up.

The village head said yesterday that she and Gu Jinghuai must go.

Qin Zhizhi glared at Gu Jinghuai unhappily, accusing him of his mischief last night.

Gu Jinghuai was not angry at all. He sat beside the bed, coaxing her in a low voice and helping her put on her clothes.

"I'm so sleepy. Even our ancestors didn't need to sleep in." Qin Zhizhi felt a little depressed.

"Okay, go to bed early tonight. Now get up first, and go call big brother and the others."

Qin Zhizhi was also afraid that they had overslept, so she got out of bed with the help of her husband.

As a result, when the two of them arrived at the front hall, Qin Qingyuan and the others had already gotten up, and even Ning Xuan, who had drunk too much last night, was up.

Seeing that the two had finally arrived, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that they had gotten up too late.

"Fifth sister, you and your brother-in-law are up. I'll go tell the village head uncle that you're up."

Qin Qinghui saw that Qin Zhizhi and Gu Jinghuai had finally gotten up, and ran out happily with Gu Yunlang and Gu Jingshu.

It's not that they are proactive, but the village head gave them the task early in the morning and waited for Qin Zhizhi and the others to get up and inform him.

Qin Zhizhi and Gu Jinghuai had a simple breakfast, and then everyone went to the ancestral hall together.

At this time, the vermilion lacquered door of the shed set up in front of the ancestral hall was wide open.

The patriarch stood in the middle with a cane, and on both sides stood the clan members according to their seniority.

Seeing several people coming, the patriarch narrowed his eyes happily. The Qin family began to prosper under him.

"The auspicious time has arrived. Prepare to open the ancestral hall and kowtow to thank our ancestors."

As the clan leader announced loudly, the noise in the ancestral hall gradually died down, and even the children fell silent.

The tribe members are grateful for the prosperity that Qin Zhizhi has brought to everyone, and from today on, women are allowed to enter the ancestral hall to worship.

Almost all the villagers came today, regardless of gender, age or status.

The village head held a meeting last night, and everyone voted unanimously in agreement that women could enter the ancestral hall.

Because without Qin Zhizhi, they would not have the affluent life they have today.

The eldest uncle, the second uncle and Old Man Qin confessed the relationship between their father and Qin Zhizhi to the clan leader, and the clan leader directly scolded them.

They knew about such a big thing but didn't tell him, and repeatedly asked them not to tell anyone else.

Qin Qingyuan, Qin Qingyun, Gu Jinghuai, and Qin Zhizhi were pulled by the clan leader to stand in the middle front position.

Several strong men walked slowly over, carrying a golden plaque covered with red silk.

Several people took the three tall incense sticks handed over by the clan leader and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times towards the ancestral hall together with everyone else.

Two plaques with the words "Tanhua Jidi" and "Erjia Jidi" were hung up, which were written by the emperor himself.

Several elders in the Qin family burst into tears. Ever since the Qin family's great-grandfather moved here in poverty, no one in the Qin family had achieved fame and honor for generations.

Next came the family members, one after another, in an orderly manner, according to their seniority.

After the incense burning was finished, everyone knelt down and bowed.

After the ceremony, everyone continued to eat the buffet in the large field in front of the Qin family’s door.

Qin Qingyuan and his companions were invited to the main table, and clansmen kept coming to toast them.

The clan leader trembled as he held out the yellowed family tree and respectfully added a note under the name of "Qin Qingyuan" in calligraphy: "Second place in the first class, awarded the title of third place in the imperial examination, and appointed as an editor in the Hanlin Academy."

Qin Qingyun's name was annotated with "first place in the second class, awarded the title of Jinshi, and appointed as an editor in the Hanlin Academy."

Qin Qingyuan ranked second in the first class, and was named Tanhua because of his handsome appearance. He was also the prince consort of the princess, so the emperor gave Qin Qingyuan and Gu Jinghuai the sixth rank.

Qin Qingyun ranked fourth and was awarded the title of editor in the Hanlin Academy, a seventh-rank official.

Directly entering the Hanlin Academy for further studies will have a better future.

The clan leader added a note under Qin Zhiming: "My husband, Gu Jinghuai, ranked first in the first class, was awarded the title of top scholar, and was appointed editor of the Hanlin Academy."

Not long after the ancestral hall was opened for ancestral worship, there was a commotion.

It turned out that it was the magistrate who came in person to congratulate, with servants behind him carrying a plaque.

Everyone quickly dressed up to greet them, only to find that the magistrate actually bowed to the three of them like a subordinate.

Hanlin is three levels higher than the official.

The county magistrate even went to pay his respects to Gu Yunfei. Only then did the people of Qinjia Village know that this little girl who had lived in Qinjia Village for a period of time was actually a princess.

When it was Gu Yunlang's turn, everyone was even more shocked. The person who was studying with their child was actually the prince.

Gu Yunfei and Gu Yunlang's identities could no longer be concealed, and the villagers were in an uproar.

When they learned that Qin Qingyuan and Gu Yunfei had been granted marriage by the emperor, everyone was even more excited and kept congratulating them.

Gu Yunfei looked at Qin Qingyuan standing in the crowd, and her face suddenly turned red when she thought of what happened last night.

Of course, the villagers did not let her go. The women surrounded her, Zhang, Qin Pozi and Qin Zhizhi and congratulated them non-stop.

Gu Yunfei looked very shy, but she was very happy in her heart to receive so many sincere blessings from people.

Mrs. Qin also told everyone that Qin Qingyun had also found someone he liked and would settle down with her after returning to Beijing.

Everyone was genuinely happy for them; this marked the rise of the Qin family.

Ning Xuan was still a little confused from being drunk last night. He said to his sister beside him, "I don't know which girl Brother Qingyun has taken a fancy to. I asked him, but he kept it a secret from me."

Ning Ning looked up at her second brother, wanting to say something but stopping herself. It was better to have less trouble than more, so she decided to talk about it after returning to Beijing.

Qin Zhizhi always felt that someone was watching her. She followed the gaze and saw the person in the crowd.