idle king

Chapter 102 The matter of Ye Mansion
As soon as Ye Chu returned to Ye Mansion, he ran into Steward Liu who was in a hurry and who seemed to be about to leave the mansion.

"Oh, my young master, you are finally back. Hurry up, my master is dying of anxiety." Seeing his young master swaying around like a normal person, Housekeeper Liu breathed a sigh of relief while eagerly saying.

"Uh, Uncle Liu, isn't it still early? My father is planning to leave two hours earlier." Ye Chu looked at the panic-stricken butler, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

He remembered that the dinner party started at You hour, but it was not past noon now.Even if you want to go early, don't be so exaggerated.

"Master, I don't know something. The master attaches great importance to this family banquet in the Qin family." At this point, Steward Liu was in a turbulent mood, and then told Xiao Chan behind him, "Xiao Chan, go quickly!" Take the young master down to take a bath and change clothes, and then go directly to the ancestral hall, and later the master will worship the ancestors."

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Seeing Steward Liu's serious expression, Ye Chu had no choice but to obediently follow Xiao Chan to take a bath.

Half an hour later, Ye Chu put on a new dress, and under Xiao Chan's leadership, he went straight to the Ye Family Ancestral Temple.

The ancestral hall is an absolutely sacred place for these big families in ancient times.Under normal circumstances, unless it is for ancestor worship or other important things, the rest of the time, the clansmen are not allowed to come in to disturb the ancestors.

When Ye Chu came outside the ancestral hall, he saw Butler Liu was already standing there waiting for him.

"Master, the master is inside."

Ye Chu nodded lightly, then looked up at the majestic and solemn gate, pushed it open and walked in.

After staying in Ye Mansion for so long, it was the first time for Ye Chu to walk into his family's ancestral hall. To be honest, he still felt a little guilty.

The inside of the ancestral hall was a bit dark, although there were many candles around, Ye Yu still felt a little cold, as if there was a gust of gloomy wind blowing towards him.

Especially when he looked at the neatly arranged memorial tablets in front of him, he felt bad.

Sometimes, people are so strange. In his previous life, Ye Chu didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but now that he has experienced time-traveling, deep down in his heart, he has a little more respect for this kind of thing.

"Zi'er, first kneel down and kowtow to the ancestors." Ye Rong lit a few sticks of incense, inserted them into the vessel on the table in front, and said to his son who just came in.

Seeing that his father was also very serious at this time, Ye Chu collected his thoughts, and then burned the main incense according to the etiquette in his memory, and then kowtowed a few more times.

In fact, the content of ancestor worship in ancient times was nothing more than praying and showing off.

Prayer is easy to understand, it means wishing for the blessing of the ancestors, the prosperity of the family and so on, because the ancients believed in the so-called 'there is a spirit in the sky'.

And showing off, well, that's a derogatory term, but that's what it is.As long as someone in the family stands out, or has done something earth-shattering, they will all be sued for offering sacrifices to their ancestors.The general meaning is, look at me, old man, I am awesome, the family will be even more brilliant under my wise leadership!
This time, Ye Rong worshiped his ancestors, naturally not to show off.Of course, if he really dared to have such thoughts, the coffin boards of his ancestors probably wouldn't be able to bear it down.

Afterwards, Ye Rong said some things like the ancestor's apparition. As for the part of confession, Ye Chu reckoned that he should have said it before he came, otherwise, it would be embarrassing to say it in front of his son.

After the necessary official ceremony was completed, Ye Chu thought it was over.But he knelt there and waited for a long time, but he didn't see any words from his father, so he couldn't help but look back at his father.

I don't know when it started, but my father was already crying quietly.

"Father." Seeing his father with red eye circles, Ye Chu couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

"Come with me, Dad has something to tell you." Wiping away tears, Ye Rong sighed, then took a deep look at his son, and suddenly said in a deep voice.

Following his father to a wall in the ancestral hall, Ye Rong reached out and pulled out one of the bluestone bricks, pressed it lightly, and then the whole wall began to rotate.

As the wall rotated an arc, a secret room appeared in front of Ye Chu's eyes.

Seeing his father walk in, Ye Chu stepped in out of curiosity.The moment he entered, the entire wall turned back according to the original trajectory, perfectly fitting.

After carefully looking around, Ye Chu realized that the secret room was very spacious and well lit.And on the wall directly in front of the secret room, there is a painting.

I saw in the painting a man in official uniform, about 50 years old, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Ye Rong.And at the bottom corner of the painting, there are two eye-catching big characters written in regular script, Ye Xian.

"This is your grandfather's self-portrait." Seeing his son staring at the painting in front of him, Ye Rong said, "I think Liu Kui should have mentioned to you that your grandfather was also an official in the same dynasty as the old master Qin."

Trying to look away from the painting, Ye Chu took a deep breath, then nodded in a daze.

He didn't care about the last sentence of his father, what he cared about was the previous sentence.

self-portrait!self-portrait!Still a realistic self-portrait!Could it be that grandpa learned to sketch without a teacher?
As soon as he entered the door, he immediately noticed that the painting was different.

Ancient Chinese paintings are all about meaning and not heavy form.In other words, even if you hold the portrait, you may not recognize it face to face.

But what the hell is this painting in front of him? If he didn't know that it was in ancient times, he would have thought it was a photo posted on it.

Ye Rong naturally didn't notice anything unusual about his son, so he continued: "Oh, my father used to say that your grandfather was also a businessman, and he had no choice but to do so. Back then, your grandfather and uncle disappeared at the same time, and the Ye family was almost wiped out."

"Uh, I have an uncle?"

At this time, Ye Yu was completely in a mess.Just dropped a bomb, and now another one.Speaking of which, I don't know how much more there is in the Ye Mansion.

"Don't worry, since Dad intends to tell you today, he will naturally tell you everything."

As Ye Rong slowly narrated, Ye Chu finally understood the tip of the iceberg of Ye Mansion.

It turned out that the Ye Mansion back then was considered a big family in Jinling, but it declined completely because of the sudden death of grandfather, and then being attacked by some political opponents in the court.

Above the officialdom, it's just that people go out for tea, so there's nothing to say.What's more, 20 years is enough to make everyone forget the glory of Ye Mansion.

Over the years, if it weren't for the secret help of a few close friends of my grandfather back then, I am afraid that the Ye Mansion has been swallowed up to the point that there is not even a bone left.

However, favors are limited after all, if you want to stand up, you still have to rely on your own strength.

"When Dad was young, he was a second-generation ancestor who ate and waited to die. Until the news of your grandfather's death came, Dad was still drinking flower wine. Since then, Dad has been in a daze. When I investigated what happened to your grandfather, I had no clue." Speaking of this, Ye Rong was already in tears.

"Then dad specially chose this time to speak out, do you want to talk about grandfather's matter, which has something to do with the Qin family?" Ye Chu frowned.

"Father is not sure, but since he has been an official in the same dynasty for several years, he must know some inside stories. It's just that my father was not very popular back then, and none of the uncles wanted to see my father, let alone mention it. Now The Qin family suddenly issued an invitation, no matter what the reason is, we must maintain this line."

Speaking of this, Ye Rong sighed quietly: "Daddy's only wish now is to find out about your grandfather. Otherwise, even if Daddy dies, he will have no face to see his ancestors."

(End of this chapter)