The west side hall of Yansheng Hall is divided into two halls inside and outside, and the inner hall is silent, and the eight patriarchs headed by the Mo patriarch sit in columns.The main seat is arranged with three chairs side by side, and a piece of red brocade covers the tray below, making it difficult to peek into the slightly protruding center of the tray.In the outer hall, the patriarchs and sons of the eight major clans also waited silently for the results of the deliberations in the inner hall.Among them, the eldest sons of the eight clans headed by Mo Shengjun and Li Junshen are all candidates for the next patriarch, among which the sons in law of the Wu clan and the Yan clan are very special.The old deacon of the ancestral hall hurriedly entered, ignoring the sons of the outer hall, standing directly at the door of the inner hall, and respectfully announced: "Patriarchs, the ancestor of the Li family, and the painter Mr.
Zhuge are here." ”"Please come in."
Patriarch Li was secretly delighted.After a stalemate for almost two hours, I didn't argue about the result, and finally saw a savior who could solve the problem.I believe that with the friendship between Zhuge Yi and Li Haitang and Li Junshen, it will definitely be biased towards the Li clan.As long as you can occupy a seat in the three divisions, and you are the most important "business teacher", are you still afraid that Li Haitang will not obey her orders in the future?
The eight patriarchs had their own concerns and interests, and they all stared at the candidates for the "business teacher".After the Dragon Festival, the first daughter memorized all the rules of the eight clans, worshiped the three masters after the Qingming Festival, and spent two years learning from the three masters to deal with the affairs of the clan, the exquisite skills of making porcelain and painting porcelain, and teaching the young concubines selected from each clan, participating in the business operation and decision-making of the eight clans, etc.Therefore, in the five years from the primary election to the living sacrifice to the ancestors, the ancestors were not pampered and lived in nothing, they shouldered the burden of carrying on the upper and lower levels, and reconciled the contradictions of the business of the eight clans, etc., and even the intrigue of the ladies in the backyard was often persuaded by the ancestors of the Feng.It can be said that once Feng Xiannu participates in it, her power is higher than that of the patriarch and the patriarch's wife.However, when the ancestors violated the "Ancestral Rules" and the rules of the Ancestral Pavilion, the eight patriarchs could announce their crimes to the clansmen of the eight major families and burn incense to tell the ancestors.Then the ancestors were imprisoned in the palace until the living sacrifice, and the right and wrong sins were dealt with by the ancestors, who did not dare to trespass in their name.And the supreme power given by the ancestor daughter was also deprived, and she could only be placed under house arrest in the palace to meet the days of death.In the outer hall, Mo Shengjun smiled and looked at Li Junshen sitting opposite, the two of them were born in the same year, and they were often compared from childhood to adulthood.Whenever he heard people praise Li Junshen's elegant character like a jade son, he couldn't help but laugh out loud with contempt.is just a sanctimonious hypocrite, when Mo Xinlan was alive, wasn't he still secretly in tune with this guy?"
Feng Xiannu, please!"
The old deacon of the ancestral hall bowed down respectfully to lead the way, and a chestnut begonia Yingying with a red-colored jacket skirt and an embroidered goldfinch robe walked in behind.She made a hat out of smoke sara as thin as a cicada's wings, and a plain satin covered her face, revealing only her star-like black apricot eyes.The lotus step moved lightly, as if stepping on the clouds, and the slender waist was delicate and beautiful, and the sons in the outer hall were stunned.In the back, Zhuge Yi's silver hair was tied high, his white eyebrows were stretched, his dragon eyes were bright, and his pale thin lips were slightly upturned with the graceful posture of a warm and handsome son.When passing in front of Mo Shengjun, he stopped abruptly, turned slightly to look at Mo Shengjun, and waved his hands."
Master Mo, long time no see."
Mo Shengjun returned the salute, smiled without reaching the bottom of his eyes, and greeted him modestly and hypocritically: "I haven't seen you for a year, but I didn't expect that my uncle's demeanor was better than when I left home." ”"The lord of the great prince is falsely praised, and the uncle is ashamed."
Zhuge Yi waved his hand again, and after seeing Mo Shengjun, he stopped chatting with others, waved his sleeves and turned around and walked into the inner hall.The eight princes present, whether old or young, all stared curiously at the arch of the inner hall, and from the reflection on the walls and furniture, they could discern that a fair girl had made a blessing salute to the eight patriarchs, and the eight patriarchs also bowed, and then knelt down and respectfully invited the girl to sit in the seat given by the Mo patriarch, and the girl thanked her before sitting down.The young man was invited to sit at the very end, and although he was a foreigner, he was unanimously trusted by the eight patriarchs, which made the sons in the outer hall very unconvinced.In the inner hall, Li Haitang looked at the three chairs placed side by side in the main seat and knew that this was the seat of the "three divisions", and after the selection of the three divisions, she had to kneel and serve tea, and in the next two years, she would always follow the three divisions to study, and she could not slack off.Patriarch Mo sat in the right position opposite Li Haitang, the chief of the Li clan was in the second position on the left side of Li Haitang, and the next to him sat opposite the patriarch Wu and the patriarch Yan, the patriarch Cheng and the patriarch Dian, the patriarch Si and the patriarch Yan, Zhuge Yi was seated alone at the door of the inner hall.The old deacon of the ancestral hall stood behind Li Haitang, bowed his head, held a pen in one hand and a book in the other, waiting for the results of the three divisions discussed today to be recorded in the book.It was offered to the ancestors under the altar of the ancestral hall, and it was only after 9981 days that it was returned to the ancestral hall and sealed in the volume warehouse.This volume records the list of the three divisions of the ancestors of the past dynasties, from their origins to their merits.After a period of silence, Patriarch Li took the lead in speaking: "There are still four days before the Qingming Festival, and it is urgent to discuss the matter of the three divisions. ”Patriarch Mo bowed his head and said: "Brother Li is right, recently because of the many miscellaneous things in the Pavilion, the ancestors have been tired and sad, not only have we not been able to help, but even the women in the backyard have not been able to come out to help solve it."
It's really hard for Feng Xiannu to have such courage at such a young age. ”Patriarch Yan said: "Isn't the person who is tired of the ancestral daughter working hard still the restless bastard old family slave in your two mansions?"
Several old family slaves around Mrs.
Li made it difficult to serve the ancestors several times, and even did the evil thing of poisoning, and they should be killed according to the rules of the Pavilion.As the saying goes, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, and Mrs.
Li should also wake up behind closed doors. ”"You're spewing blood!
The old slave was instigated to do such evil things without telling his master.My wife doesn't know anything, so how can she wake up?
”Patriarch Li blushed and retorted, although what people said was the truth.Patriarch Yan sneered disdainfully, and turned his head not to look at the quibbling Patriarch Li.The head of the Wu clan came forward to relieve the siege, and said with a smile: "Brother Yan remembered that the mother of Feng Xiannu was from the Yan clan, and now that Mrs.
Li Yan has died, Brother Yan will naturally see that Feng Xiannu is naturally closer, and it is inevitable that he will have pity."
Brother Li is not angry, it is normal for people to understand. ”"Humph!
Understood, of course I understand. ”Patriarch Li snorted contemptuously and sneered, "Brother Yan, don't show your feelings.After all, Feng Xiannu came from the Li clan, so naturally she had to choose the third division from the mother clan. ”"Why?"
The patriarch was dissatisfied with the rebellion, and pointed to the old deacon behind Li Haitang and said, "You check which clan the three masters of the last three generations of Feng Xiannu are from?"
If you have already been elected, you will not be eligible to participate in the election. ”"Patriarch, although your idea is good, you can't implement it."
Patriarch Mo glanced at the Patriarch sitting opposite him with a teacup, and said sarcastically: "The Eight Great Clans have gone through a hundred years and several generations of hard work to create today's family business.Looking at the eight major clans today, except for the three clans of Mo, Li, and Wu, there are outstanding ones who can be selected as the third division, and how can there be enough people in the rest of the clans to serve as the leaders of the ancestors?
”"You ......"
Patriarch Dian was embarrassed and angry, swept the teacup on the small table next to him to the ground, pointed at Patriarch Mo and said angrily: "Even if there is no one in our clan to choose, you can't cover the sky with one hand!"
”Patriarch Mo sneered, "You can't let us do it, can't you rebel?"
”"You......
Patriarch Mo, don't deceive people too much!
”Patriarch Dian was angry, and almost wanted to get up and rush to Patriarch Mo to fight.Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Haitang threw the teacup in his hand to the ground, and drank in a cold and immature voice."
Enough!
Shut up!
”() Glory to the end