Cheng Wen became anxious and pulled Cheng Chi outside to talk.
A servant ran in and announced loudly, "The ancestor is here!"
All the sounds in the room stopped abruptly, and everyone stood up in a rustling manner.
Cheng Xu, surrounded by several servants, walked in with a smile on his face and in high spirits.
"Ancestor!" Geng'er somehow broke free from Cheng Shi's hand and ran towards Cheng Xu with his legs thumping.
His clear voice sounded particularly loud in the quiet Tingyu Pavilion.
Cheng Xu did not take it as an offense, and happily picked up Geng'er, and said softly, "Have you finished the homework that your great grandfather assigned to you yesterday?"
Genger nodded continuously and said in a baby voice: "'Choose the good and follow it, and change the bad', which means 'Those who love their parents will not hate others' parents; those who respect their parents will not be rude to others. Love and respect your parents, and teach the people virtues, and punish the people all over the world. This is the filial piety of the emperor. "Fu Xing" says: "One person is blessed, and millions of people rely on him." It means that those who can love their own parents will not hate other people's parents, and those who can respect their own parents will not be rude to other people's parents. Serve your parents wholeheartedly with a loving and respectful heart, and teach the people virtues, so that people all over the world follow and emulate them. This is the filial piety of the emperor! "Shang Shu? Fu Xing" says: "The emperor has good deeds, and millions of people rely on him."
After he finished speaking, he opened his big round eyes and asked Cheng Xu: "Grandfather, am I right?"
This is a passage from the Book of Filial Piety.
Cheng Chi listened with a hint of disapproval in his eyes.
I remind him indirectly every time to be filial to his parents. I wonder if Cheng Xu is tired
Cheng Lu seemed to be thinking about something.
Although he didn't take care of family affairs, he felt that the second branch had become increasingly wary of the first branch in recent years.
Was it intentional or unintentional that our ancestors asked Geng'er to recite this passage from the Book of Filial Piety
He glanced at Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi stood aside carefree, as if all this had nothing to do with him.
Cheng Lu sighed secretly in his heart.
Fortunately, Cheng Zichuan could hold back. If it were him, he would have jumped out to argue with Cheng Xu! It's not like he has no achievements, and it's not like he can't make money, so why should he be bullied by Cheng Xu? Every time they meet, he says something weird that makes people feel uncomfortable.
Zichuan has a really good temper!
Cheng Xu's face was full of smiles.
"Yes, yes, yes." He praised repeatedly, "Our Geng brother is really smart."
Geng Ge'er raised his little face and smiled proudly at his father Cheng Shi.
Cheng Shi's eyes were filled with unmistakable joy, but he said with a straight face, "Don't be cocky. The old ancestor praised you because you are young. There are many people in this room who can read better than you! Why don't you thank the old ancestor?"
Geng Ge'er thanked Cheng Xu.
Cheng Xu nodded slightly and handed Geng Ge'er to Cheng Shi who followed.
Seeing that the atmosphere was good and Cheng Xu was in high spirits, Cheng Wen went forward and touched Geng Ge'er's head attentively, smiling flatteringly, "No wonder people say 'The emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the youngest son'. The ancestors really like you! They even told you to read the Book of Filial Piety. Filial piety comes first in everything! You must be filial to the ancestors in the future!"
When Cheng Shi heard this, he felt like he was slapped in the face and wanted to go up and cover Cheng Wen's mouth.
If you can't speak, don't speak.
I want to praise Geng Ge'er, and there are so many things I can say, but I have to use the metaphor of "The emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the youngest son". Is Cheng Wen an illiterate old woman in the countryside
He also asked Geng'er to teach his ancestors a lesson after reading the "Book of Filial Piety".
If he hadn't known that Cheng Wen was an uneducated and straightforward person, he would have almost thought that Cheng Wen was hinting that Geng Ge'er was disrespectful to his ancestors, so his ancestors had to personally tell Geng Ge'er to read the "Book of Filial Piety"... If this reputation spread, would Geng Ge'er still be able to gain a foothold in the literati world? No, would he still be able to gain a foothold in the world
It's really something that is incapable of doing anything good, but always causes trouble!
No wonder Cheng Wen keeps getting close to the old ancestor, because the old ancestor looks down on him.
Cheng Xu acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and said to his nephews and younger generations with a warm face, "Sit down and talk!"
Everyone responded respectfully and took their seats.
Cheng Wen's face turned red and white, and he felt very aggrieved.
What did he do wrong again
Is there anything wrong with praising Geng Ge'er
Didn't he just keep a mistress outside and take care of the chaff at home? The ancestor wouldn't have to be so disrespectful to him all the time, right
This is too petty!
Cheng Wen couldn't help but feel embarrassed and murmured "old ancestor". The voice sounded like a sad woman in the inner chamber.
Someone in the room burst into laughter.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the smile on Cheng Chi's lips which had not yet disappeared.
Cheng Xu couldn't help but frown.
When Cheng Chi first took over the household affairs, he and Cheng Chi had different opinions, but gradually, Cheng Chi was like wearing a mask in front of him, always smiling and saying "OK". But if they agree, it's fine, but if they disagree, Cheng Chi will ignore his words, just smiling and saying "OK", and then turn around and do what he needs to do...
He has warned Cheng Chi several times about this matter, both explicitly and implicitly.
But Cheng Chi was becoming more powerful, especially Cheng Jing. He had not expected that Cheng Jing would find a way to enter the cabinet without Yuan Weichang's support. Now he had no strong means to control the eldest son and Cheng Chi. After all, being strong in words was not a long-term solution. But Cheng Chi had never challenged his authority like today, and he actually laughed at him in front of the clan members.
This trend must not be allowed to continue.
Otherwise, who in Jiuru Lane would take him or the Second Branch seriously
"Zichuan," Cheng Xu stared at Cheng Chi steadily and said, "Do you think your brother Wen is ridiculous?"
He brought the matter to Cheng Wen's attention.
Cheng Wen was so frightened that he shivered. Just when he was about to say "It's okay", Cheng Chi smiled and said, "Grandfather, you are too kind! When we saw the old ancestor and Brother Wen like this, we suddenly thought of my father." As he spoke, he sighed deeply and his expression became a little melancholy. "Speaking of which, my father has passed away for 20 years. Now that he is still alive, he has reached the age of 'doing whatever he wants without breaking the rules'..."
The room was silent for a moment.
When Cheng Xun died, he was already among the Nine Minor Ministers.
If Cheng Xun were still alive, he would definitely be appointed as prime minister.
Then the eldest son of the family will have two cabinet ministers.
There is no place for Cheng Xu to make decisions in Jiuru Lane.
Cheng Xu knew that he should be more patient than usual at this time, but Cheng Chi's words seemed to have pierced his heart, and he couldn't help but change his expression slightly.
The air in the room suddenly became stagnant.
Cheng Lu was afraid that the conversation between Cheng Chi and Cheng Xu would break down.
When the time comes, it will be the gods fighting and the devils will suffer.
He said hurriedly, "If you hadn't told me, brother Chi, I would have forgotten that Uncle Xun has been dead for twenty years. It will be the 15th day of the seventh lunar month in a few days. I think it would be better to hold a proper funeral for Uncle Xun."
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Cheng Chi said, "My mother told me about this when we went to visit my father's grave on Qingming Festival. I was a little hesitant because I still had elders at home. Just now I heard Geng'er reciting the Book of Filial Piety and talking about Fu Xing, and I thought that I was neglecting my father, so I was thinking about discussing this matter with our ancestors someday when I had time. But after brother Wen made such a fuss, I forgot about it." He laughed at the end of his words.
Cheng Yi and the others couldn't laugh.
They are all scholars.
Best at quoting classics.
Fuxing is a proclamation on punishment during the reign of King Mu of Zhou. It was issued at the request of Lü Hou. Later, because Lü Hou's descendants were renamed Fu Hou, it was called Fuxing. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, someone violated Fuxing because his parents were insulted and killed someone in anger. The case was brought to the emperor, but the emperor pardoned the person because "filial piety comes first in everything." This law has been used to this day.
Cheng Chi is not Cheng Wen.
It was impossible for him to bring up Fu Xing for no reason and say that he had neglected his father.
Cheng Xu's eyes narrowed involuntarily, emitting a cold light like a sword.
What does Cheng Chi mean
Do you think Cheng Xun's death is related to you? Do you want to avenge your father
Or does he think that the eldest son's family is in power now, and is hinting to everyone that he is old and they don't need to take him seriously, so he wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble
Cheng Xu sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm. He said calmly: "Although we are welcoming Youyi and Jiashan, we also want to invite everyone to get together and chat. Zichuan's suggestion is good. The Cheng family's ancestral tomb has not been repaired for some years. As Lu's nephew said, it will be the 15th day of the seventh lunar month in a few days. We will all go to worship our ancestors then. Why not take advantage of these days when we have nothing to do? Zichuan, you arrange for someone to repair the ancestral tomb. It can also be regarded as our filial piety to our ancestors."
If you want to repair the tombs, then repair the tombs of all the ancestors of the Cheng family together. It is impossible to repair the tomb of Cheng Xun alone.
Cheng Xu felt like his chest was being pressed down by a huge rock.
Cheng Chi smiled and said nothing.
Cheng Xu's heart skipped a beat.
Cheng Yi saw something was wrong, smiled and took a few steps forward, standing between Cheng Xu and Cheng Chi, and said, "Today is a welcome party for Youyi and Jiashan, especially Jiashan, who will take part in the provincial examination in August, and we are all counting on him to win the first place! Jiashan is the first place in our Cheng family! So I think there is no need to rush to repair the ancestral tomb, and we should take care of Jiashan's provincial examination first. When Jiashan passes the provincial examination, we can repair the ancestral tomb and offer sacrifices to the ancestors. That is the real filial piety! My cousin Mian, don't you agree?"
Cheng Mian really couldn't avoid it, so he could only smile and say, "Brother Yi knows me well. I never have any ideas. I will do whatever the brothers have discussed. Whether it's money or labor, I'll be there whenever you call."
Cheng Yi laughed a few times and invited everyone to take their seats: "Everyone is here. We can discuss anything after dinner."
Cheng Wen was so frightened by the scene just now that he broke out in a cold sweat. Hearing this, he said hurriedly, "Yes, yes! Let's talk about it after we have dinner. The world is big, but eating is the most important thing."
Cheng Mian smiled and said, "Brother Wen is still the most open-minded one!"
"That's why I'm the fattest!" Cheng Wen laughed at himself and invited Cheng Shi and other juniors to take their seats.
Cheng Gao secretly clenched his fists.
Uncle Chi and the old ancestor were arguing, what did their fourth room have to do with it? Cheng Yi dragged his father into the water, saying that it was just because there was no one in the fourth room!
He must pass the imperial examination and become one of the Nine Ministers, so that the people in Jiuru Lane can see that their fourth branch is not so easy to bully.
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Sisters and brothers, please update for Zhimeng’s spirit beast egg.
Today's update will be a little late, so don't wait, just get up in the morning and read it!
I'm a little unsure about the time.
※(To be continued)