Chapter 211 Fighting for First Place
Chapter 211 Fighting for First Place
On this night, every household will stay up all night and naturally will not sleep.
At Su Jin's place, everyone gathered together to eat and drink, listen to fireworks outside, or listen to opera at home.
Ning Ruolan took Gu Suiyu and the maids home to play with cutting paper-cuts. Ning Ruolan didn't know how to do it, so they just played around and it was quite fun with everyone laughing.
Gu Zilu pulled Xie Huaiguang to a distance to watch a show, under the pretext of wanting to seek advice from the top scholar who had won the top three honors in the imperial examination. However, as he spoke, Gu Zilu's expression became more and more serious, which made Su Jin want to listen to what these two talented men were talking about.
"It must be something in the imperial court, otherwise Lao Wu wouldn't be so serious."
Gu Sui Yu whispered, and Su Jin nodded. Seeing that the time was approaching midnight, which was almost twelve o'clock in her era, she went to the ancestral hall alone, lifting her skirt.
Jin Chuan accompanied her, carrying a lantern, and said on the way: "The elders of the clan agreed that the young lady could offer sacrifices, so the ancestral tablets of the Su family have already been offered. Are you worried, young lady?"
Su Jin smiled but didn't say anything. He just said, "I will go in alone later. You help me guard outside and don't let anyone in."
Jin Chuan agreed, and although she didn't know what was going on, she still did what she was told.
After entering the ancestral hall, Su Jin closed the door and looked around the dim and cold room.
If a timid person were to come in alone, they would not dare to do so. However, as a person who had traveled through a book, even such an unreliable thing as traveling through a book could happen to Su Jin, so she had nothing to be afraid of.
She first bowed to the Su family's ancestral tablet, lit incense, and arranged the offerings before turning her head to look at the door.
Yuchuan's shadow was reflected on the window. The surroundings were quiet, without any sound at all.
After thinking about it for a while, Su Jin took out a brand new tablet. It was just made, but it was blank, with no words on it at all.
She took out pen and ink from the box in the corner of the room, and in the light of the lantern, slowly wrote a line of words on it.
The tablet of the late Mrs. Su, the sixth daughter of the Su family, Su Jin.
The more Su Jin wrote, the colder she felt all over. When she finished writing the last stroke, goose bumps appeared all over her body.
After she finished writing, she lowered her head to study the tablet in her hand, then looked up at the tablet of the Su family's ancestors and said calmly, "The Sixth Miss of your Su family is gone. I can live another life thanks to her. It is also my credit that the Sixth Miss Su is still alive. It's just that I like to be particular about everything. I have taken it after all, and I can't go back. So I set up a tablet for the Sixth Miss. I hope that the Sixth Miss can be reborn into a good family in the next life, and not be harmed by some scumbag for the rest of her life like in this life."
After saying this, she set up the tablet, lit incense, performed the ceremony, and placed offerings.
After all this was done, a sudden strong wind blew up in the quiet snowy night, blowing snow all over the sky. Although the doors and windows of the house were closed, the tablet was blown slightly.
Su Jin's heart was also beating fast when she saw this, but she was not the kind of person who could feel at ease after taking advantage of others. She would always think about giving it back. Now that the memorial tablet has been set up, it can be considered that her wish has been fulfilled.
"It seems that he heard it."
Su Jin murmured, and finally took out a red velvet cover, put it on the tablet, tied it tightly with a rope, and then stepped back a few steps: "From now on, every festival, the first and fifteenth day of the month, there will be incense from the girl. Reincarnate early, and be a happy woman in your next life."
After she finished talking, Su Jin pushed open the door, and Jin Chuan quickly raised the lantern to light the way for her.
"girl?"
Jin Chuan looked through the crack in the door and saw a tablet inside, wrapped tightly with red velvet cloth. No one knew what was written underneath.
"No one is allowed to open that tablet. From now on, you will be the one cleaning this ancestral hall. No one else is allowed to enter except you."
Jin Chuan was a little confused, but still nodded in agreement. Jin Chuan thought that this tablet might be set up for Gu Ziyun. Also, Gu Ziyun would definitely die in the northwest, and the only thing to be afraid of was that this man would still haunt Gu Zilu after his death. So, it would be better to offer it as a sacrifice.
However, it is not appropriate to offer a tablet to a living person, so the girl wrapped it up, right?
Jin Chuan figured it out on her own and hurriedly followed Su Jin.
When I walked outside, I heard the voice of an old woman at the door, who seemed to be talking to someone.
"Prince Rui? Why are you here at this hour?"
Prince Rui?
Su Jin was stunned for a moment, thinking that these two people came later and later. Xie Huaiguang came after midnight, and Zhao Jingyu came at midnight. Why did he think that her place was an after-dinner bar, a place for pure entertainment?
Su Jin was not angry, she was just joking, thinking that this was a good thing, at least she could interact with two big bosses, then she would be really stable.
Thinking about this she came to the door and looked out.
Zhao Jingyu was wearing a prince's robe, a dragon robe and a jade belt, and a purple gold crown on his head. His majesty overwhelmed the icy air in the sky, and Su Jin subconsciously wanted to kneel down and kowtow to this man.
Fortunately, she was still sober. She paused, ignored the oppressive robe, and looked up at Zhao Jingyu's face.
Prince Rui was also extremely handsome, especially with the high-end official robe, which made him look dignified and precious. However, it was so cold now and he was sweating profusely, and there was even a hint of anxiety in his handsome eyes.
"Sixth Miss!"
The first time he saw her, Zhao Jingyu almost immediately called her.
"Your Majesty?"
Su Jin came over and wanted to open the door a little to let someone in first, but Zhao Jingyu shook his head and said anxiously, "I won't go in. I have to go to the palace to wish my brother a happy new year. I only have time to rush here because I rarely have time."
So urgent?
Su Jin hurriedly asked, "What's the urgent matter?"
What's the matter?
Zhuifeng laughed silently behind him, and Zhao Jingyu's face turned slightly red. Fortunately, it was dark and the lanterns were also red, so the blush on his cheeks could not be seen.
As for the important matter, well, this is very important to Zhao Jingyu, but as to whether it is important to Su Jin, I don’t know.
"I, I want to be first!"
Prince Rui blurted out, and Su Jin was stunned for a moment.
Fight for first place?
What are you fighting for first place in?
"No one has congratulated the Sixth Miss on the New Year yet, right?"
Su Jin smiled.
Is this the first one?
This Prince Rui is really interesting. He looks quite cold and noble, but the more you get to know him, the more you realize that he is actually quite cute.
Are all younger men so obsessed?
Su Jin suppressed her laughter and shook her head: "No, you are the first one."
Zhao Jingyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and tried to make himself look more handsome. The dignified and noble Prince Rui was wearing a dragon robe, and the purple gold crown emitted a bright light under the light. This high-ranking man bowed slightly, staring at Su Jin without missing a word, and spoke word by word.
"Sixth Miss, Happy New Year."