Therefore, despite numerous setbacks, the imperial examinations proceeded smoothly.
September arrived quickly.
The third day of the ninth lunar month is the anniversary of the death of Xie Yuan, his wife, and their two sons.
Previously in Lingnan, Xie Yuan was just an exiled princess, and she could only make a symbolic gesture when she wanted to pay respects to her parents and relatives.
Things are different now. Xie Yuan has become the Empress, and Xie Zhen has become the head of the Xie clan.
On the anniversary of their death, the siblings don't even need to make any arrangements; someone will take the initiative to do so.
The Xie family members came first, saying, "Our eldest brother (referring to Xie Yuan) had an accident that day and was buried in the Xie family ancestral cemetery."
Although the Xie family originated from the Xie family of Chen Commandery, they had already taken root in the Southern Dynasties after the migration south.
Therefore, the Xie family's ancestral tombs are located in Jiankang.
The graves of Xie Yuan, his wife, and their two sons are also located in Jiankang.
However, after the Great Zhou Dynasty unified the country, the direct branch of the Xie family moved to Pingcheng, and also transported their genealogy, ancestral tablets, and other items there.
With the new ancestral hall, new sacrificial fields and tombs were added.
If clan members wish to perform ancestral rites again, they no longer need to travel the long distance back to Jiankang; instead, they can do so at the Xie Clan Ancestral Hall on the outskirts of Beijing.
For the past three or four years, no one has paid any attention to the anniversary of the death of Xie Yuan's family of four.
But things are different now.
The Xie family produced an empress capable of overseeing the country, and even though the elders of the Xie clan knew they were at odds with Xie Yuan and his sister, they still shamelessly came forward to support them.
Xie Yuan: ...They're all an eyesore.
However, when Xie Yuan arrived at the Xie Clan Ancestral Hall, he discovered that in addition to the Xie family members, there was an uninvited guest!
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