HCB Chapter 224 What are you comparing? The Emperor doesn't like us at all
Chapter 224 What are you comparing? The Emperor doesn't like us at all
Lin Dashan and Li Sulan brought their children forward to burn incense.
His eyes swept across the tablet at the bottom and he engraved the four names above in his heart.
Xiao Hongxuan, Xiao Hongjun, Xiao Hongbo, Xiao Hongyuan.
Her brothers are all brave and righteous men.
The Xiao family’s ancestral motto is to protect the country and the people, and their descendants should inherit and carry forward the family tradition.
In the future, she will teach her children in the same way.
Even if you don't achieve great things, just being an ordinary citizen requires you to be honest and kind, have kindness in your heart, and righteousness in your blood.
So as not to bring disgrace to the Xiao and Lin families.
The burning paper money emits light smoke, bringing with it a unique smell that spreads throughout the ancestral hall.
Bai Xiang burned paper money devoutly, chanting, "Ancestors, you guys help Bai Xiang take care of my four uncles over there... my eldest uncle, my second uncle, my third uncle, my fourth uncle... you guys in heaven bless my grandparents with good health, Bai Xiang is filial to my grandparents down there, I will do my part to be filial to them as well, I will also protect my younger brother, I will never let anyone bully them... my mother is protected by my father, you don't have to worry..."
Before this, Bai Xiang did not know that there were gods and Buddhas in the world, nor did he believe in them.
But now she is willing to believe it.
As long as there are gods and Buddhas in this world, there must also be ghosts.
The heroic spirits of my uncles do exist, but they live on the other side and we cannot meet them.
Although she never met them, she will always remember them.
"Shitou, Bangchui, come and burn paper money for our ancestors and uncle. The more we burn, the richer they will be over there, and they can buy whatever they want!"
The stones and mallets cheered, "Oh, oh, buy it!"
The children's vitality soothes the suppressed sadness in the adults' hearts.
In a moment, the brazier was filled with paper money and the ancestral hall was filled with thick smoke.
Jin Duobao, Lin Huaisong and Lin Huaibai were unable to join in the fun this time. The three of them occupied the drum stone at the entrance of the ancestral hall in their own arrogant sitting postures, coughing violently as they smelled the thick smoke.
Hey, what are you playing?
Neither adults nor children had any idea how much paper money was burned.
When I ran a little further and looked back, I saw that the entire ancestral hall was filled with smoke.
Jin Duobao pinched his nose and held his breath, and when he opened his mouth, he puffed out a puff of smoke, "Our ancestors had to carry baskets of silver bills over there! As we say in business, if you don't open for a year, you can make a living for ten years after you open it!"
Lin Huaisong and Lin Huaibai also whispered, "Shut up! This is all out of filial piety!"
One basket is not enough, two baskets are needed.
They listened, and Stone Hammer was the most excited, shouting "Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh, so much!"
The gate of the Xiao Mansion was reopened, and as soon as it opened, visiting cards were handed in, and ministers in the court sent out messages of friendship one after another.
Xiao Birang rejected all the visiting cards.
We are busy today, as the children have to go to the palace for lunch in the afternoon.
But the visiting cards were not thrown away.
Xiao Birang gathered the visiting cards from various families and showed them to his daughter and son-in-law one by one. "Shangshufu, Jingzhao Yin, Hubu Shilang, Jingzhong Xiaowei... You may be familiar with them, but don't worry if you can't remember them. Dad is a military commander. He has already given up military affairs and does not hold any position in the court. This kind of personal relationship is dispensable. We will return to Yuxi Village in a while, and we will probably not have any dealings with them again in the future."
Li Sulan and Lin Dashan nodded at the same time.
In the past, they were frightened just by hearing about the people on the visiting cards and the official titles that their father mentioned.
They never thought that one day they would actually see these people again, and they would even take the initiative to make friends with them.
It's like a dream.
Lin Dashan joked, "Go back and tell Aunt Li about this. She can talk about this topic for a whole year."
Li Sulan, “…” Phew.
Xiao Birang was also happy and didn't realize there was anything wrong with his son-in-law's words.
As I get older, I prefer to be free and not restricted.
There is no need to care about worldly rules and regulations.
In the afternoon, Cui Jing came out of the palace to pick him up personally.
The old general brought his daughter, son-in-law and a group of children into the palace. This time, the adults benefited from the children.
The emperor resides in the palace, and the walls are so high that they are inaccessible.
The red walls and red tiles have an awe-inspiring aura under the sunlight, and are heavy and majestic.
Walking on the long alley leading to the central palace, people seem extremely small.
Lin Huaisong and Lin Huaibai stepped into the palace gate and walked a long way away, their hearts were still pounding and their foreheads were chilly.
"Those guards guarding the palace gate are so majestic. The swords in their hands are longer than mine!"
"The guard just looked at me and I thought my neck was off! Oh my god!"
Jin Duobao laughed, "You are just so brave. With Grandpa Xiao and Grandpa Cui here, what are you afraid of? They even have to salute the two grandfathers!"
The little bully is fearless, unless he is facing death, then he might wet his pants.
Jin Duobao is very arrogant now. He is Yan Changqing's good brother. No one dares to offend the prince's good friend.
Bai Xiang was not afraid. He shook his head and laughed happily. He would soon see Brother Changqing, Nanny Du, and Uncle Mo Yi again.
By the way, there is also Lan Bo’s mother and Grandpa Yu.
By counting, she knew quite a few people in Brother Changqing's family.
The children here are curious about the palace, and the people in the palace are also curious about them.
The emperor has six sons, and in addition to the second prince Yan Yuan, he has five more.
Prince Yan came.
And the other four princes, Yan Xian, Yan Yu, Yan He, and Yan Le.
At this time, the four little princes gathered outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, hiding in the corners, peeking their heads out and looking around furtively.
"Why haven't they come for so long? Eunuch Cui has been gone for a long time. How dare they take so long to come to see the emperor? They are so brave!"
"Father will not punish them. I heard that they have several children. I wonder what they look like and why my brother likes them so much, even more than us."
"What are you comparing? My brother doesn't like us at all and never plays with us."
"You said bad things about me, I'm going to tell him!"
"You're such a snitch, you're such a flatterer! Don't play with us anymore since you're so annoying!"
"Stop arguing, look, it's coming!"
The noisy corner immediately became quiet, and four pairs of eyes popped out from the corner of the wall, staring over there closely.
At the other end of the white jade-paved palace road outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a group of people were walking towards them, looking calm, relaxed and leisurely.
They hardly show the nervousness, restraint and timidity that ordinary people have when entering the palace to meet the emperor.
Especially those children who were about six, seven, eight or nine years old, they walked on tiptoe and looked very happy.
"So this is what the imperial palace looks like. It's so huge and walking in it is tiring." Bai Xiang looked at the palace with flying eaves and pointed corners in front of him, his face slightly drooping. It took him at least quarters of an hour to walk from the palace gate to here.
It turns out that Brother Changqing’s family is so big, so he is the prince?
Jin Duobao's feet were not tired, but his eyes were. "White marble, inlaid with gold rain bells, colorful carved phoenixes, twelve-ridged beasts..."
Silver, all silver!
Before he saw it with his own eyes, he could still comfort himself that Yan Changqing's family was only slightly richer than his.
Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, it seems that this is a bit too much TT