Chapter 135 Worship
Mei Niang used both hands to hold Xu Junying tightly, preventing him from kneeling down. ?
"Sixth Grandfather, Mother, Lord Hou is an official appointed by the imperial court... He is of noble status and cannot kneel here!"?
After Mei Niang finished speaking, the hall fell silent. Qin and Qin Boqing were stunned. The Sixth Master's face darkened. He stood up with his cane and glared at Qin:
"Eleventh grandson's wife, you have taught my daughter well! No matter how well she marries, no matter how glorious her husband's family is, she must never forget her roots!"?
Qin's face turned pale, and he was about to kneel down to accept the scolding. Qin Boqing naturally accompanied his mother. As soon as the mother and son bent down, Xu Junying walked up to support them and stopped them from kneeling. He bowed to apologize to the Sixth Grandfather and asked him to calm down! Sixteenth Mother has always cared about her natal family and dared not forget the basics. She must have other ideas..."?
The Sixth Master's expression eased a little, and he looked at Mei Niang and Sixteenth Niang! You said, do you have any ideas? Born as a descendant of the Qin family, those with ambition should strive to be the best, obtain honors, and glorify their ancestors. Although you are a daughter, you have been loved and raised with great difficulty since childhood. It is your blessing and honor to marry a noble son-in-law. You should add color to the family, so that you can have some confidence when you show up in the future, so as not to fall behind others... Weiyuan Hou is an official appointed by the court, with great merit and power. He became the son-in-law of our Qin family. He did not despise the low and dilapidated Qin family, and was willing to bow down and worship the ancestors. This is a great and filial person. Why don't you let him worship?"?
Mei Niang had thought of a rebuttal, even though it was a bunch of twisted logic, as long as it could stop the situation from going any further, it would be fine. She couldn't care less now. She had already told Xu Junying that she was not Qin Mei Niang, and after getting his approval, she felt that if she could slowly change back to Cen Mei Mei, it shouldn't be that difficult. ?
Borrowing Qin Meiniang's body, she couldn't just take care of her closest people, but she also had to consider the whole family? That was too far, beyond her ability. ?
Unexpectedly, before she could speak, Qin had already knelt down, choking with sobs and asking Sixth Master to punish her! It was the granddaughter-in-law’s fault. After her husband passed away, the two children were too sad and weak. The granddaughter-in-law was also not well. The family spent a lot of money on medical treatment and medicine in those years. Later, when Mei Niang got married, it took a lot of money to prepare a thin dowry. The granddaughter-in-law was very practical, so she sold the original big house to someone else... When Mei Niang came back for the first time, she saw that we mother and son lived in this small courtyard, and she cried for it. She only recognized the previous house as her mother's home, and she didn't let the Lord kneel here. It must be because of this! As a mother, you can't say..."?
Qin covered her mouth and cried out loudly. Qin Boqing knelt down, supported his mother, and comforted her with tears in his eyes. ?
Mei Niang was interrupted by her and lost the opportunity. Seeing Qin crying, Qin Boqing felt uncomfortable and felt a blockage in his chest for no reason. He couldn't help but sigh. ?
The Sixth Master also sighed and shook his head and said that the Sixteenth Lady's marriage was a big event for the clan. I had said that I would come forward to add to her dowry, but you refused..."?
Qin cried and said that her husband retired from his official position due to illness and was recuperating at home. He had been in critical condition several times and relied on the joint efforts of the clan to treat him. Without the clan members, I would not have survived those years... Because I thought that after Mei Niang got married, my mother and I could return to Yuezhou and live on our old land, so I didn't dare to ask for help from the Sixth Master!"?
Xu Junying took advantage of everyone's inattention and whispered to Mei Niang, "The ground is cold and wet. How can you bear to let your mother kneel for so long?"
Mei Niang was stunned for a moment, and immediately went to help Qin's mother up! Brother, get up! "?
Qin dragged her away, and my son knelt down with tears in his eyes! The clan leader is here, in front of the uncles, how can you be so polite! "?
Qin had recovered recently and had some strength. Mei Niang was caught off guard and was pulled down by her to kneel beside her. She wanted to stand up but didn't dare. After all, this was not a modern society and she couldn't go too far. In the Qin family, under the watchful eyes of the public, what else could she do except abide by the rules? ?
The mother and her two children knelt on the ground. Mei Niang glanced at Xu Junying unconsciously. Xu Junying smiled slightly and said:
"Since we are listening to the elders' instructions and it is because of Shiliu Niang, I am one of them, so let's join in!"?
As he said this, he lifted up his robe and was about to kneel down. Several brothers of the same generation in the clan had already stopped him. The Sixth Grandfather nodded and smiled. It was my Qin ancestors who were so virtuous that they were able to get such a good son-in-law! Eleventh granddaughter-in-law, the old eleventh died young, which was his bad luck. You have worked so hard to raise a pair of children, which is already very great. Get up! Mothers and children, get up! Sixteenth mother, don’t think this house is dilapidated. This was bought by your grandfather in his early years. How can the ancestors not sympathize with the descendants in trouble? As long as you have the heart, you can worship the ancestors anywhere, and the ancestors will not be surprised. Come, while the time is not over and the sacrifice is still hot, burn incense again! You and your wife kneel to thank the ancestors for their kindness. This should be the first time you return home. In order to protect the country’s safety, Weiyuan Hou went to the battlefield after his wedding. This time, of course, he must make up for it!"?
Mei Niang was just helped up, and soon she was dragged by Qin Boqing to Xu Junying. The Sixth Master personally burned incense, and then the two of them knelt on the mat and bowed three times honestly. Xu Junying helped Mei Niang up, and Mei Niang felt very uncomfortable. When no one was paying attention, she angrily shook his hand away. ?
Everything started because of him. He came to the Qin residence to cause chaos for no reason. Humph! A virtuous and filial son-in-law? A glorious son-in-law? If these old and young Qin Meiniang had lived in the Xu residence, they probably wouldn't want to curry favor with him. ?
After paying respect to the ancestors, the men could sit down to eat and drink. Mei Niang followed Qin into the inner courtyard to see Qin Fengshi, and was inevitably criticized by Qin Fengshi. But after seeing Fengshi, Qin stopped talking. This was a little selfish of a mother. She would never say anything bad about her daughter in front of her daughter-in-law. ?
Qin Fengshi's belly was so big that she couldn't walk around. If she really wanted to go somewhere, she had to be supported by two people on each side. Qin Fengshi said to Mei Niang, "I can't look in the mirror either. Am I really ugly now?"
Qin Xiao said that she couldn't look in the mirror because she was afraid of scaring the grandson in her belly. Ugly? A son will never think his mother is ugly. When he is born, he will honor you!"
Mei Niang gently touched Feng's belly and teased her that her belly was so big, it was really ugly! Didn't my brother tell you? ?
Feng is angry with my aunt because she is trying to piss me off!"?
Mei Niang scratched her belly. You can be angry now. It's time to give birth, but you haven't given birth yet? Give birth soon. Mother wants to hold her grandson! "?
Feng opened her hand and said, "Don't move, aunt!"
Qin hurriedly pulled Mei Niang's hand and said, "You have given birth before, so don't rush it. When the time comes, it will come out naturally. Don't rush, I'm not in a hurry!"
Then he sighed and said, "I miss Heng'er, what a well-behaved grandson! Your mother-in-law took him away to raise him, so she wouldn't let you take him out easily. Every time I sent someone to say that I wanted to visit you at the Hou Mansion, you always refused. Only then can I see him again?"
Mei Niang comforted her that she would be fine soon. I will bring him here for you to see and it is okay for him to live with you for a while! You should not enter the mansion for now. It is not a good place to stay!"
Qin reached out and straightened her clothes. "You have to be obedient and be good! You don't like living in the Hou Mansion, maybe it's just because the old lady and your mother-in-law used to look down on you because of your humble background, but now he is the Marquis! I have seen how the Marquis treats you, it's so good that there is nothing to say, what else do you want? You should be content with your husband. It's enough. You can't be willful and talk about the faults of the Hou Mansion like before!"
Mei Niang sighed in her heart, this effect would have come a long time ago, Xu Junying just took a leisurely trip, which was more useful than her moving a mountain of gold and silver to her parents' home. ?
Qin's face darkened, and he taught her in front of his sister-in-law. Mei Niang couldn't contradict him, and she didn't have that scheming anymore, so she let Qin talk. She just reached out and touched Feng's belly from time to time. Feng was impatient and begged for mercy, so Qin stopped talking. Tao'er came in and reported that the women's table in the side hall was set up, and invited the aunt to sit down. Because Feng was not convenient and couldn't eat outside, Qin told Li'er to put the food for the eldest lady in and serve her well! "?
Li'er agreed, and Qin took Mei Niang out, telling her that the aunts and sisters-in-law in the family were all kind and easy to get along with. You used to be well-behaved and gentle, and you were famous in the family. Now that you are married to the Hou Mansion, you have become bold and daring. Your mother can't do it, let alone them. You must be more careful in what you say and do, and don't offend the elders again!"
"Yes!" Mei Niang replied, and after thinking for a while, she added, "A daughter will follow her mother's teachings!"
The banquet at Qin's house was not over until dusk. Xu Junying asked Bai Zhan to come in to find Cui Si. Cui Si then told Mei Niang to go out to the front hall. Qin hurriedly asked Mei Niang to go quickly. Mei Niang followed Cui Si out. Xu Junying met her at the corner. It turned out that the Sixth Master wanted it. He first taught Qin Boqing a lesson and gave him a precious inkstone, saying that it was passed down by the great ancestor. He asked him to keep calm when he took the exam and pass the exam in one fell swoop to bring honor to the family. Seeing Mei Niang and Xu Junying, the Sixth Master stood up to greet him and was helped to sit down by Xu Junying. Then Xu Junying and Mei Niang sat down at the bottom. The Sixth Master smiled and said to Xu Junying some words that Mei Niang found very difficult to understand. She understood the general meaning, but it was not asking him to take care of the Qin family in the future. She was very unhappy. This was the case in this dynasty. When a daughter married into a powerful family, she had to try her best to please and curry favor with the in-laws and plan to develop and expand the power of her own family. If she didn't marry well, what should she do? Having suffered so much in her husband's family, she is still looked down upon by her own family when she returns to her parents' home. Isn't that too miserable! ?
However, Xu Junying went along with the Sixth Master and coaxed the old man into a happy mood. He acted like a kind and amiable elder to Mei Niang and spoke to her, encouraging her to bear in mind the virtues of a woman, to take being virtuous and virtuous as her criterion, and to do her best to support her husband and educate her children. Mei Niang felt overwhelmed by what he said, but she still had to listen attentively with a smile on her face and a respectful look, until the Sixth Master got tired of talking. She then stopped talking and was supported by Qin Boqing and Xu Junying and sent out the door.
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