It was mid-February and it started to rain.
There is still a short period of time before the Qingming Festival. The cold rain of the spring washes the world into a clear, pure and clear world. The sprouting vegetation and the budding cockroaches decorate the world bit by bit.
Now in this year, Qingming is a big day, and after more than ten days, the Su family is already preparing for ancestor worship. Just like last year, Ning Yi was relatively idle when it came to these seasons. If the person who joined the family did not change his surname, he would not be able to enter the ancestral hall. On that day, he would not be a very important participant. Some women from the Su family still need to help prepare for the ancestor worship. Naturally, Ning Yi doesn't even care about this. Of course, he is relatively free on weekdays, so there is no more special place at this time.
It doesn't matter if you don't enter the ancestral hall, it also means not being taken seriously. In this way, according to the general concept, men will appear shameless, after all, everyone in the world says what a "man" should be. It's just here with Ning Yi. It was like this last year, but this year it made the Su family a little embarrassed. According to Xiaochan, several old grandfathers in the family were looking for Su Boyong to discuss whether to find a way to make Ning Yi able to participate. In this ancestor worship, don't let him feel left out, and then he can't discuss any results, so everyone is distressed.
After all, Ning Yi's importance in the Su family has now been highlighted. Although he is a son-in-law, he can't help but be disrespected by others in terms of actual performance. The status of joining the family is necessary for the Su family, and it cannot be changed, but if he is not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, he will not be able to bear the incense of future generations. Now everyone cares about this, but they are afraid that Ning Yi has some grudges in his heart. Everyone discussed it and asked Su Tan'er over to ask. Su Tan'er also had a headache, so he ran back and said a few words, and Ning Yi thought about it.
"Su Yi and Su Liheng are not very nice..."
"My concubine also thinks so."
"Then don't change it... Don't think about those who have some or not. As for those old people, just let them go. It doesn't matter if you worry about it... "
Human nature, rules and regulations, Ning Yi thinks about it clearly. He understands that the other party's troubles come from their own sources, but even if he doesn't care much about many things, he will not be willing to change his surname. The other party probably understands these things, and this is the source of their troubles.
Of course, suspicion and worry about these things have been inevitable since the night when the old lady Su Yu Su announced the truth of the emperor's business, these people will definitely worry about whether he will have ambitions, whether his ability will be too great, Or worry that he will be dissatisfied in one way or another, these are also indifferent. They can do whatever they want to restrain, suppress or restrict them. After all, from the beginning, Ning Yi had no idea about the wealth and power of the Su family.
Although the relationship with his wife is very good now, when it comes to ancestor worship and other matters, Su Tan'er will be a little hesitant to say anything, but it doesn't matter. One day, she will roughly understand what she is like. Even if she finds it strange, after a long time, it will become clear.
This may be a long process, but it's time to run in and that's it.
Every day in the academy, Ning Yi felt a little strange about Zhou Pei's recent emotional problems among a group of disciples. He had known before that this little girl was troubled by the rumor of choosing a county horse at home. The usually strong little girl even cried secretly. Recently, he found that she was a lot weirder, because he saw her sneakily two days ago. I picked some trees to spare. In the past few days, the fact that Li Shishi from the capital came to visit friends has become more and more lively in Jiangning. I don't know who is hyping it up, turning the whole thing into a challenge for Jiangning from Tokyo. Many Jiangning talents He has already acted, encouraging Qilan, Luo Miaomiao and others to prepare for a performance in those few days, inviting Miss Li to come over and have a contest. Before the people there, it was already very lively here.
"That Li Shishi is very famous. I heard that many talented people in Tokyo wrote poems for her. One named Zhou Bangyan is also very famous. I have read his poems and they are very well written." That day When I came to the small building in the afternoon, Yuan Jiner was also paying attention to Li Shishi's affairs, "Recently, many talents in Jiangning have thanked them for writing new works. Master Ning, do you want to write a new poem to suppress the arrogance in Tokyo? arrogance?"
"Writing poetry? Okay, I just got some inspiration recently." Ning Yi picked up a pen and wrote, Jin'er opened his mouth, and hurriedly leaned over from the table, and Yunzhu, who was passing by, also poked his head curiously.
"Germanium, plutonium, uranium, chloride, thorium, arsenic, and cesium, occupy the small garden. Potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, lithium, beryllium, francium, dark fragrance, floating in the moon and dusk... What kind of poetry is this... "
Ning Yi was recently reminiscing about the periodic table of elements, but unfortunately his memories were not always in place. At this time, he took a look at the rice paper and shook his head contentedly: "Good poem, good poem... But there are still four sentences, and the next is lead and aluminum. Tungsten Palladium Fluorocarbon itch… um, sounds a bit like not too itch…”
"Hey, if you don't write it, you won't write it. It's always like this..." The song "Little Plum in the Mountain Garden" didn't seem to have spread to the Wu Dynasty either. Jin'er looked up at the few sentences that filled the air to the small garden and the dark fragrance floating in the moon and dusk. , "What a waste of good sentences, great talent is amazing..."
She thought about it for a while, then smiled again: "Hmph, yes, there is a son who came to visit Sister Yunzhu this morning. He is good-looking and stable, knowledgeable and polite, and he is also an official. Writing poetry is definitely better than yours. Well, Sister Yunzhu had a good time chatting with him."
"Eh?" Ning Yi laughed, "I don't believe it, how could he write such a good poem..."
"It's Mr. Qin's eldest son." Yunzhu smiled at the back, "Because of the assassination of Mr. Qin, it was Qingming again, so he rushed back from Jiangzhou, and came here specially to thank him. He said that he had been to Liheng yesterday. I visited at home, but I went there in a hurry, I have never seen it before, doesn't Liheng know about it?"
"Qin Shaohe... Someone did come over yesterday, but he didn't leave his name, but he said he would come... "
Ning Yi thought about it for a while, but he came to understand that he had heard of Qin Siyuan's two sons many times. Qin Shao and Qin Shaoqian were both literary and military. Because of Qin Siyuan's relationship, they were widely used in politics and the army. Last year, due to the effective disaster relief, Qin Shaohe had been promoted to the prefecture of Jiangzhou. Probably due to the busy schedule, the two brothers had not returned to Jiangning at the end of the year. This time, they hurried back after hearing about the assassination of their father.
He asked Yunzhu about Qin Shaohe's situation. As Qin Siyuan's eldest son, this man was actually nearly forty years old. There was nothing wrong with Jin'er saying that he was handsome, prudent, knowledgeable, and courteous. According to what he had heard from Qin Siyuan before, this Qin Shaohe was modest and steady, with a father-like style, and in terms of learning, he could be regarded as the true inheritor of Qin Siyuan's mantle and mantle. It's just that he is not public. Under the influence of Qin Siyuan, he emphasizes practicality and is not good at exaggeration. Although his poetry skills are also very good, he does not write much, so he is not well-known. In the officialdom, he also moves forward step by step. After all, he was dragged down by his father for a few years, and he was promoted recently.
The three talked about the two brothers of the Qin family for a while, and Ning Yi also tossed about the "Xiaomei in the Mountain Garden", and then wrote the real one for Yuan Jiner to read. Yuan Jiner read it again and sneered. : "It's nothing more than that." But it still seems to like it.
Ning Yi told him not to take it out and see it for himself, and don't involve it on him if you want to see it. When I went back this day, I went in to visit once when I passed by the Qin Mansion. I knew that the eldest son of the Qin family had already returned, but this afternoon he went out to visit other people. When he returned home, someone happened to come over, but it was not Qin Shao. And, it was Puyang Yi from the Puyang family. Before Ning Yi returned home, Su Tan'er and Su Boyong were in the reception.
"... Recently, the rumor that the teacher from Tokyo is coming over must have been known to Brother Ning. Now Jiangning City is full of anger, and everyone is looking forward to letting Qilan and the teacher discuss... Heh, although it's related to this matter. The intention of the other party is not yet known, but there is still a possibility of meeting. The younger brother feels that after all, it is related to Jiangning's reputation, so I want Brother Ning to make an exception and write a new song for Qilan for the reputation of Jiangning Shilin. Words, so, also be prepared for…”
In the past, when everyone interacted with each other, Puyang Yi always kept his attitude low, but he never made any unreasonable demands. This time Ning Yi understands that the other party has been in business for a long time and intends to reap the fruits of long-term goodwill...