When he arrived at Xu Mansion, he saw that the atmosphere here was much more relaxed than when Xu Song was in bed.
As soon as he entered Xu Song's bedroom, he saw him holding his arms and preparing to sit up.
Xu He was startled, and Gangjin helped him lie down.
Xu Song looked at Xu He, with uncontrollable admiration in his eyes: "I'm back, good, very good! Xiao Sanyuan, no one has been able to do it since we opened the country! You really made a lot of money for our Hailing Xu family." Shame on you!"
In fact, Xu He didn't think there was anything special about his little Sanyuan. The only surprise was why Yang Yinqiu let him go.
But these are not important anymore. He said to Xu Song: "Uncle, although Xiao Sanyuan sounds nice, he is just a student after all. The road to scientific examination is long, and no one can tell what will happen in the future. It is really scary for my nephew to get this title. !”
When Xu Song heard the words, he said happily: "Very good, don't shake it from outside, don't move it with things, and only then can you let the world take care of you! At your age, I am very pleased to have such caution!"
After saying that, he smiled and said: "But you, a young man, should have the spirit of a young man. Although Xiao Sanyuan is just a title for scientific examination, you have earned it yourself. It just so happens that I am going to hold a crown for you in three days." The ceremony will be arranged in the ancestral hall when the time comes."
"Ancestral hall?" Xu He was a little confused. The crowning ceremony was usually done at home and rarely in the ancestral hall. This seemed to be inconsistent with etiquette.
Xu Song nodded: "Peng Zhifu of Yangzhou and Chen County Magistrate of Hailing both sent handwritten plaques. We just took the opportunity of the crowning ceremony to hang these two plaques in the ancestral hall!"
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Three days later.
In fact, according to ancient etiquette, only high-ranking officials can perform the crowning ceremony, and common people cannot perform the crowning ceremony.
However, during the reign of Taizu of the Kuomintang Dynasty, Taizu's crowning ceremony was now available to common people, and the etiquette was meticulous and complete.
Before the crowning, Xu Song had already found someone to choose the date and guests, and also notified many relatives and friends of the Xu family in advance.
Because the Xu family is a large family in Huaihe and Huaihe, both generations have served as ministers and senior officials. In addition, Xu Song also invited current and future local officials in order to decorate Xu He's appearance, so that on the day of the crowning ceremony, Xujia Village was not big The village is already busy with traffic!
The Xu family indeed attaches great importance to this crowning ceremony, and it is held entirely in accordance with the specifications of Xu Feng, Xu Song's legitimate son.
At this time, in the Xu family ancestral hall, a fine cloth curtain was hung in the east of the hall, clothing was displayed on the west wall of the ancestral hall, and two seats were set up in the south, with wine placed on the back of the clothing.
The servants' turbans and hats were placed on plates, held by three young men from the clan.
The three young men stood on the west side of the west steps of the hall, facing south, with east as top.
According to etiquette, Xu Song's father should stand at the foot of the east steps, waiting for guests to come, but Xu Wei has been dead for many years, so naturally he cannot stand here to witness his son's coming-of-age ceremony.
So after Xu Song consulted Xu He's opinion, he asked Uncle Jia to take the lead. Uncle Jia was Xu He's direct uncle, so there was no problem in standing in this position.
At this time, a group of prominent figures from the Xu family were standing at the southeast side of the wash basin under the east steps. They all came to watch the ceremony as seniors of the Xu family.
If Xu He was crowned in the past, the clan would at most send someone over to show his interest.
But today's Xu He is different from the past.
He has the status of a member of the clan, and he is also the first person to win the title of Xiao Sanyuan in the south of the country. These two points are enough for the tribe to take him seriously.
What's more, he is also a descendant of the Xu family who is Xu Song's favored one.
The big family is full of sharp-eyed people. If they know that the patriarch likes it, everyone should like it. So early in the morning, the leading figures of the Xu family not only came by themselves, but also brought a group of male members of the family to help them. , which made Xu He a little surprised, because many of them couldn't even call him by name.
But when these people saw Xu He, they patted him on the shoulder affectionately, one by one, making everyone look familiar... which really left Xu He speechless.
The person in charge of welcoming the guests today is Xu Dai, the second master of the Xu family.
Xu Dai looked at the busy crowd in front of him, looking a little dazed.
For the just-concluded college examination, more than ten children of the Xu family took the exam, including their own son and Xu He.
It turns out that my son Xu Luan has been born in Tongsheng for two years, and he has some brains for reading.
What he fears most in his life is that his eldest brother is a successful scholar, his eldest brother is an official, and he has a wife and son.
And he is just the second master of the Xu family who lives by his father's influence and is waiting to die.
Therefore, after Xu Dai saw that Xu Luan had passed the imperial examination early, he doted on his son.
However, in the following days, bad news came one after another. Not only did his son lose his aura when he was a child, but his personality also became weird. A while ago, he even revealed his Longyang habit. This was like a bolt from the blue. He almost... Make this old father angry to death.
This time he deliberately pressured his son to take the Taoist exam. He had some expectations, but the reality was cruel. His son failed the Taoist exam again and missed the title of student.
Can……
However, Xu He was chosen by the Grand Master when he participated in the Taoist Examination for the first time. He was not only the head of the case, but also the "Little Sanyuan" of the three cases of the County Examination, the Prefectural Examination, and the Taoist Examination.
Xiao Sanyuan, it is the first Xiao Sanyuan in the south of Zhili. The total number of Xiao Sanyuan in the whole country for more than 100 years can be counted on one hand!
Think again about the things he did before and the butt Xu He wiped for him.
This time he was really convinced.
It has to be said that people have to believe in fate.
I don't have any literary luck in my family, so even if I was whipped with a whip, I wouldn't be able to get the seeds to study.
Why?
Because through the tea-making incident, Xu Dai thought about it afterwards and realized that although Xu He was young, he really needed brains, wrists, and connections.
And at critical moments, as someone who prides himself on putting his family first in everything, the first thing he thinks of is his little Jiujiu.
Looking at Xu He again, forget it, after some comparison, he has lived as long as a dog in these decades.
Now that he was punished by his eldest brother and no longer took care of the clan affairs, this actually made him relieved and stopped being competitive.
The eldest brother said that Xu He is a talent, so he is.
I have listened to my eldest brother for decades and nothing has happened to me. When I make the decision, I almost bring the Xu family into trouble. Doesn’t this explain the problem?
Therefore, when he came back from Yangzhou, he locked Xu Luan in the house and was not allowed to come out. He was banned until he passed the examination.
And he also corrected his mentality and followed the lead of his elder brother in everything.
As for your attitude towards Xu He, what else are you thinking about? Do you really want to wait for the day when Xu He gets rich to clean up the second room of his house?
Just post it, they all have the surname Xu anyway, so there’s no shame in it.
Thinking of this, Xu Dai looked at Xu He who was wearing double robes and silk shoes in the ancestral hall.
It happened that Xu He's eyes were also looking towards the door.
Their eyes met.
Xu Dai quickly squeezed out a smile.
At this time, Xu He was a little confused by Xu Dai's sudden show of goodwill, thinking that this person was going to do something stupid again.
Suddenly, Xu Dai, who was in charge of welcoming the guests, suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he saw something surprising. After a moment, he loudly said: "Songjiang Shenge Lao congratulates Xu Mansion Xu He on the crown ceremony!"
