The sword god brushed the Taoist robe

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the day of the Lantern Festival.

Before dawn in the early morning, Qiu Wandai was called out, which was better than that on the first day of the new year.

Most people would not choose to worship their ancestors on the Lantern Festival, but things that Xia Ningru has decided are generally difficult to change.

Qiu Wandai seemed to be in good spirits, but when Xia Qin saw him, he jumped on him, looking sleepy, Qiu Wandai had no choice but to pick him up, and the little guy automatically lay down on his body. On his shoulder, the small chin fished towards his shoulder several times, and after accidentally hitting it, he finally calmed down and slept quietly on Qiu Wandai's shoulder.

Xia Ningru first led them from the study into the underground passage. After passing through the quiet corridor, the three of them came to the old house. There was a very dignified carriage waiting for them in front of the gate. There was a guard of honor, followed by the sacrifices used to worship the ancestors. Qiu Wandai glanced at it for a long time before seeing the dragon's tail. He couldn't count how many sacrifices there were.

At this time, the sky is still dim, and there are only a few people on the street not far from the mansion. Perhaps they have never seen such a big battle in the Shunning Hou Mansion. It should be said that if some people did not finally come out, they could Confirm that there is really Shunninghou in this Shunninghou's mansion... Wait, are they seeing hallucinations or Shunninghou himself?Haven't heard that Marquis Shunning has died?Amitabha, the year has not yet passed, the Buddha will not play such a big joke with them.

The ancestral hall of the Marquis of Shunning's Mansion is not in the mansion, but in the outskirts of the city. This time is just right, and when they reach the city gate, the city gate should just open.

But today the gates of the city were opened a bit early, because Marquis Shunning was going to take his family to the outskirts of the city to worship the ancestors at Bali Mountain at an auspicious time.

The carriage bumped all the way, but fortunately, no one had eaten for the sacrifice, so although Qiu Wandai felt a little uncomfortable, overall, he arrived at Bali Mountain smoothly.

Bali Mountain stretches and undulates, with many rocks and peaks. Because it is winter, the mountains and plains are covered with snow, but the bleakness looks majestic and majestic, with the potential to swallow mountains and rivers.

Xia Ningru has already made arrangements, and there are already people waiting here from the entrance at the foot of the mountain. There are several entrances to Bali Mountain, but the Xia Family Ancestral Hall and the Fengshui Treasure Cave where the ancestors rest can only be accessed through a small path that cannot be reached by a carriage. superior.

Xia Qin was unwilling to leave at first, but Xia Ningru pampered him, held him in his arms and led him forward. The winding path was covered with pines, cypresses and green bamboos covered with snow on both sides, which looked quiet and serene. Chic, almost walked through the first trail and reached the stairs with stone handrails. Xia Qin woke up by himself and wanted to walk down the ground. Lu still remembers clearly.

When he arrived at the destination, Qiu Wandai couldn't help sighing that this place is really good Fengshui, facing the water and relying on the mountains, but because of the winter, the lake is covered with ice, and there are a few ice cracks on a closer look, and the trees on the shore It can be reflected from the ice surface, standing in the ancestral hall and looking down, the vision is quite wide.

The Xia family's ancestral hall is like a complete mansion, but it doesn't look obtrusive in the deep mountains and old forests. It seems that this ancestral hall should have been built here, and the acupuncture points of the ancestors are behind the ancestral hall.

Qiu Wandai always thought that there were only three of them in Xia's family, and never noticed that Xia's family also had side branches, but they were actually the last one to arrive, and others had to salute Xia Ningru, that's all. At a glance, it is impossible to count, but visually, there are at least NO.30 people.

Qiu Wandai stared blankly, then looked at Xia Qin who was calm and composed, and said dully: "Father, you didn't say that so many people would come back."

Xia Ningru glanced at him and smiled slightly: "So what?"

In fact, what Xia Ningru said was right, so what if he said it, could he still stop him?

"It's just some other people, but it's always the Xia family. You are the eldest son of the big family, so naturally you have to let them recognize you."

Qiu Wandai put on a dull face, in fact, he is really recognizable. If the original person was living in the elite circle of the capital instead of Huguang, he would have been sent back to Xia Ningru's house long ago—of course it is also possible. It might be killed by some caring people just like that.

"There are so many people." He must be sure that he will not be able to escape.

Xia Ningru smiled, "Your attention should be on recognizing your ancestors and returning to your ancestors."

Qiu Wandai was stunned for a while, and slowly tightened his grip on Xia Qin's little hand.

Until he stood in front of the gate of the ancestral hall, Qiu Wandai couldn't help but said, "Actually, you know that, right?"

Xia Ningru's footsteps stopped, and everyone stopped for a moment, but he quickly started walking again, "So what." He actually showed a gentle smile, "At least you Standing here now is enough for me."

Qiu Wandai: "..."

Just when Qiu Wandai was in a daze, the etiquette officer suddenly announced loudly: "The auspicious time has come, and the worship begins."

There is no turning back when the bow is opened, Xia Ningru is right, at least he is already standing here, so naturally he is in awe.

Xia Ningru seems to believe in Buddhism, Buddhism and Taoism have always been separated, but in the matter of paying homage to ancestors, they all follow Taoism.

Xia Ningru prepared much more animal sacrifices than any puja he had ever seen, but Qiu Wandai had lived in Wudang Mountain for many years and had long been accustomed to such ceremonies. At that moment, he subconsciously stood up straight.

After worshiping the ancestors in the ancestral hall, Xia Ningru took him to worship the ancestors, and after all these were over, it was time for him to recognize the ancestors and return to the ancestors.

Under the witness of at least 30 members of the Xia family, Xia Xin re-entered the family tree and became a real member of the Xia family.

When his name was re-written in the genealogy, Qiu Wandai looked at Xia Ningru's agitated expression, thinking that this person really doesn't mind?

At least on the surface, Xia Ningru has never played cards according to the rules, but she is really happy.

Until the end of the ancestor worship, when the carriage pulled everyone into the city, Xia Ningru was always in a good mood.

He had already booked a banquet at the largest Qilin Tower in the city, but there was no one at their table except the three of them, and even some of Fatty's seniors could only sit at the second table.

Qiu Wandai generally doesn't understand these things, but he also feels that such an arrangement seems a bit problematic, but doing so seems to represent Xia Ningru's absolute authority.

I don't know if it means that Marquis Shunning will rise again.

Fifteen years have passed, and the year has passed. Although Xia Ningru still hasn't got an official position, she has become diligent.

The situation in Liaodong became more and more tense, and the war seemed to be on the verge of breaking out, and Xia Ningru was called to the palace to discuss from time to time.

Because the old house has been visited by people since the new year, so they lived in the old house for a few days. It has nothing to do with Xia Qin, these days Xia Ningru lives in the old house, but he and Xia Qin both live in the new house, so they feel at ease.

Although Qiu Wandai now occupies the position of Xia's eldest son, he is not aware of it, and he doesn't plan to meet guests every day, let alone thinking about making friends with the second generation of officials and second generations of nobles in the capital's elite circle. It's hard to beat your chest, mainly because although the situation is not clear now, but seeing that Xia Ningru will definitely be a party in the future, how can Xia Da learn from the lady who is like a lady who doesn't leave the door and doesn't go out?

Lu Xiaofeng was still in the capital, and he had been helping to inquire about Ximen Chuuxue's news for more than ten days. It was not until No. 11 that he got a letter from Ximen Chuuxue from Wudang.

Lu Xiaofeng was not surprised, but said to Qiu Wandai: "It turns out that he went to Wudang alone, he didn't mean to abduct his apprentice to plead guilty to your master?" This sentence was of course a joke, but Qiu Wandai Also made a red face.

"Really in Wudang?"

"Your master's carrier pigeon, is it fake? It seems that he is really planning to call for reinforcements." He glanced at Qiu Wandai with a playful smile, "What I said is true, do you think he has already told your master?" Talk about your relationship, and then get beaten to death, ah, it’s not that bad, Ximen Chuuxue’s martial arts is pretty good.”

Qiu Wandai: "..."

"Why do you have this expression, you didn't lie to me before, did you?"

"...I wonder if Master will beat me to death."

Lu Xiaofeng: "..."

"Will Xia Ningru kill you?"

Qiu Wandai: "..."

It's not funny, is it?Both he and Ximen Chuuxue have been worrying about this problem for a long time. If the relationship between the two of them wasn't like this, probably...

Wait, if they weren't in this relationship...

Well, no ifs.

And Ximen Chuuxue's situation is actually not much better than the two of them thought, even if he didn't reveal their relationship.

Because it really isn't necessary.

He only told half of the information that should be said and should not be said. Qiu Daoren blew his beard and stared at him and said: "Why didn't you tell me these things earlier, thanks to which I can safely hand him over to you. You wandered the rivers and lakes together, what happened?" Of course, this so-called peace of mind can only be said by Taoist Qiu, thinking that he was going to marry a girl back then, no, there was not much peace of mind at all. When he was unwilling to let Qiu Wandai go, Ximen Chuuxue I still remember.

For the first time in his life, Ximen Chuixue felt ashamed, but he couldn't help himself.

"Forget it, I don't blame you for this matter. You are young after all." To be honest, even if he was in that situation, he might not be able to do better. Qiu Wandai grew up with him, and he likes to be quiet. Lived quietly, so he never participated in the intrigues within the faction. How much experience would Qiu Wandai, who was raised by him like this, have to face such things?

But his life experience made him involved in such a vortex, and thinking about putting himself in his disciple's shoes, Qiu Daoren immediately understood Qiu Wandai's distress.

At the beginning, Qiu Wandai didn't choose to tell him the matter, probably because he was never willing to interfere, but if he couldn't face the matter, he should have called for help, okay? !

It really is an elm head!

Qiu Daoren not only scolded, "You too, so does Lu Xiaofeng, and so does Xiaoqi from the Hua family, all of them have elm heads."

Ximen Chuixue: "..."

And Qiu Wandai, Lu Xiaoji, Hua Xiaoqi and the group of people who were scolded all sneezed at the same moment.

"If there is anything else to say, let's talk about it together, while I can afford it."

Ximen Chuixue: "..."

Ximen Chuuxue responded, and simply told Qiu Taoren what Xia Ningru did and the details they found.

Qiu Daoren, whose head was overwhelmed by the huge amount of information in front of him: "..."

"You have worked hard." Qiu Daoren's sympathy finally broke through with Ximen Chuuxue's words.

Xia Ningru is more playful than anyone else, he can't play with him, or he will die by playing with him, Taoist Qiu thought bitterly.

But Xia Ningru has really done so many things, what is this person doing for?

"Senior, there is one more thing." Ximen Chuuxue said suddenly.

The corner of Qiu Taoist's mouth twitched, "Let's talk about it."

"When you picked up Adai, did you see anyone?"

"No." Qiu Taoist said with certainty.