Dressed as a vicious stepmother, farming and raising cubs

It stands to reason that for such a big event as recognizing an ancestor and returning to the clan, one needs to choose a good and auspicious day.

However, the family tradition of the General's Mansion is informal, and they were eager to bring back their daughter who was living abroad, so they directly set the date for the next day.

However, they still followed the etiquette of the dynasty and invited the most virtuous and respected elders in the clan to be witnesses. Since General Zhenyuan was an important official in the dynasty, there was also a historian responsible for recording.

The general process is to first conduct a complete ancestor worship ceremony and ask for the family genealogy. Then the master of ceremonies will speak and read out the identity, name and seniority of the person who recognizes the ancestor. The witness will confirm and read out the congratulations, and then the acknowledgment will be announced. The name of the ancestor is continued to be written in the corresponding position on the genealogy, and the person who recognizes the ancestor delivers a speech of thanks, and then personally puts three sticks of incense on the ancestor's tablet.

Su Liu arrived at the General's Mansion early. As soon as he entered the door, he was surrounded by a group of maids. He put on a gorgeous yet formal dress and put on light makeup.

Afterwards, Wen Shiche thrust another piece of paper into her and told her to memorize it as soon as possible. What was written on it was her speech of thanks for today, and it was the only one that she needed to speak.

Originally, Su Liu didn't feel much, but after this ordeal, she became a little nervous.

This ceremony was naturally held in the ancestral hall of the Wen family. The ancestral hall was located at the foot of a mountain outside the city. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers and had a pleasant scenery.

The ancestral hall is spacious and bright. Rows of black tablets can be seen on the altar table, with the names of various ancestors of the Wen family engraved on them. There are three huge incense burners in front of them.

Su Liu followed the instructions of the master of ceremonies and knelt in front of the highest tablet.

Fortunately, the previous procedures went very smoothly. When the family tree was continued, her name was changed to "Wen Liu".

After all, changing your surname is a must if you want to write a family tree.

When it came time for her to say her thanks, she faced everyone nervously and said with a stuttering voice:

"Junior Wen Liu, fortunately, his father and brother did not abandon him, but he was trapped by traitors and exiled. Today, he is attacking his ancestors and relatives..."

Carrying it on her back, she forgot her words and glanced around nervously.

Suddenly, she met Wen Shiche's gaze. He was looking at her with an encouraging look and nodded slightly towards her.

Looking at Wen Shizhao, Wen Shiye, and General Wen and his wife, they all had the same expression.

She suddenly felt confident and continued:

"Now that I have returned home, the younger generation must be diligent and rehabilitate, be friendly to my brothers and sisters, and not be ashamed of my family. I will bow and thank you again."

After finishing her words, she bowed deeply to the memorial tablet in front of her, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She finally finished reciting the words without any danger.

Then she took the three lit incense sticks from the master of ceremonies, gently inserted them into the incense burner in front of her, and bowed three more times.

At this point, the ceremony was considered complete, and the rest of the people exited in order. Su Liu also followed the instructions and finally exited the ancestral hall.

Everyone took the carriage back to the general's mansion. In order to welcome Su Liu's arrival, General Wen and his wife specially prepared a family banquet, which was held in the mansion.

In addition to Su Liu and her three brothers, there was also Wen Ruoshui. After all, she was still a part of the family.

"Liu'er, sit next to me." Mrs. Li pulled Su Liu to sit next to her, and arranged the tableware for her herself.

"Thank you ma'am, I can do it myself."

Seeing this, Su Liu felt a little embarrassed and stretched out his hand in a panic.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Li raised her head with a serious expression and said in a rather angry tone:

"The ceremony is over, should I change my tune?"

Although she said this, there was still a smile on her lips, obviously not really blaming her.

Su Liu felt a little embarrassed. After all, the general and his wife were strangers she had just met a few times, so she couldn't say this.

But in the eyes of the other party's eager and expectant eyes, she still took a deep breath and forced herself to speak:

"Mother, father."

"That's right."

Mrs. Li suddenly smiled, stretched out her chopsticks, and put some vegetables into her bowl.

As for the three Wen brothers, she didn't need to change her words because she called them eldest brother, second brother and third brother.

"Come on, let's drink to this new sister!" Wen Shiye stood up and said in a rough voice.

According to birth order, Wen Ruoshui was born a few days earlier than Su Liu, so she should be called sister.

Except for Wen Ruoshui, everyone present picked up the cup very cooperatively.

After the banquet was over, Su Liucai considered it and said:

"Father, mother, my daughter has something to discuss."

At this time, General Wen and Mrs. Li were both in high spirits and in a very good mood, and they immediately responded:

"Just say it."

"After recognizing my ancestor and returning to the clan, my name should be changed back to Wenliu. However, there is a situation that my father and mother also understand. My daughter is in Yucheng and has opened a restaurant. So, can I continue to use Su as my name there? Where’s the name Liu?”

Su Liu felt a little uneasy. In ancient times, the inheritance of surnames should still be valued. Is her request too rude?

Unexpectedly, General Wen just stroked his beard and nodded without hesitation:

"Of course, the name is just a pronoun, as long as my daughter is happy."

Unexpectedly, Su Liu was a little surprised that the other party agreed so happily, and then felt inexplicably moved.

It seems that General Wen is indeed very generous and doting on his children.

"However, if you need to go to Beijing for an audience or other important occasion in the future, you still have to change it back." Mrs. Li smiled and winked at her and added.

Su Liu suddenly showed a bright smile, nodded vigorously, and said:

"Yes! My daughter understands!"

Next, a few people started talking about some family feud. General Wen and his wife were very interested in Su Liu's childhood experience and asked for many details.

Su Liu tried his best to pick some happy things in his original memory so as not to make them sad.

However, after listening to her story, the two of them were still heartbroken.

"Liu'er is about to get married now at your age. I will definitely choose a good family in the future so that you can marry in a glorious way and never be wronged again." Mrs. Li took a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. Why, the matter of marriage suddenly came up.

Perhaps this is a way for her to express maternal love. For her, if her daughter marries well, it means she has successfully found a good home.

Su Liu was so shocked that he almost spat out a mouthful of wine. After waiting for a long time, he said calmly:

"Mother, don't worry, my daughter...is already married."