sbdcsierra Chapter 341 Ancestral Hall
Chapter 341 Ancestral Hall
"Dad, how did you and Mom know each other?"
An Yonghou recounted the story of how they met, and Qi Ning'an's eyes widened. She thought her father was a military general, but she didn't expect that he was also good at studying.
"Do you think your father can't study and pass the entrance exam?" As soon as An Yonghou saw Qi Ning'an's expression, he knew that this girl must be complaining about something in her heart.
Qi Ning'an smiled awkwardly and shifted his gaze to look outside the carriage. "No, hehehe, no... Father, I have been in and out of this palace not many times, but this is my first time riding in a carriage out of the imperial city. The feeling is very different."
The two of them returned to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion chatting and laughing. Last night, Qi Ning'an agreed to go back to the ancestral hall and tell her mother that her father had finally found her.
This was Qi Ning'an's first time to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion. The mansion did not look so decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, but rather seemed somewhat simple.
If you don't know much or don't look carefully at the dark patterns on the bricks and tiles, as well as the occasional plaques and rare treasures, everything looks like that of a wealthy country gentleman.
In addition to several courtyards, the huge pond is very eye-catching, even larger than the lotus pond in Kyoto restaurant.
"Dad, if you move to a new house, will you feel uncomfortable? Can you really bear to give up such a big pond?" Qi Ning'an looked at the pond and the small pavilion which was obviously better decorated than other courtyards.
Looking at the several small pavilions beside the pond, you can tell that An Yonghou spent a lot of thought on this fish pond.
"What's there to be reluctant about? Don't you have one in your yard? I'll go there to fish every day. By the way, I can also get you some other fish. Then your pond will be more lively." An Yonghou had long felt that the fish pond in the Kyoto restaurant was too monotonous with only one or two kinds of fish. When the time comes, he will move there and help his daughter get some fish fry.
"Then I will respectfully obey your command." Qi Ning'an blinked mischievously and followed An Yonghou inside.
Finally, we arrived at the largest house in the yard, on which were clearly engraved a few words: [Qi Family Ancestral Hall].
An Yonghou took Qi Ning'an in, and as soon as they walked in, a gust of wind blew.
The gauze curtains hanging on the door were blown gently, touching Qi Ningan vaguely, as if whispering or confiding.
Qi Ning'an looked at the tablets filled with it. It turned out that he had so many uncles, but unfortunately they were all dead.
"Ancestors, I finally found my little girl. Thank you for your blessings!"
Marquis An Yong bowed towards the tablet, muttering something as he did so.
Qi Ning'an also knelt obediently to the side. He was not sure why. He felt that what his father said was sometimes far away and sometimes near. He couldn't hear clearly no matter how hard he tried.
Until An Yonghou looked at his first wife's tablet and murmured, "My wife... An An, I finally found her."
Qi Ning'an felt herself coming back to her soul. She didn't know what was driving her. She only felt herself kowtow in a daze, called her mother in a daze, and burned incense.
It seemed as if I no longer had control over my body, and my soul was about to fly out of my body.
Could it be that I have to travel back in time again?
After burning incense, Marquis An Yong took her out of the ancestral hall. It took her a while before she felt she had regained control of her body.
Seeing that she was a little dazed, An Yonghou asked softly, "How about... go to your room and sleep for a while?"
Qi Ning'an was somewhat used to his bed, but today he felt top-heavy. If he walked directly, he was afraid he would not be able to take a step, so he could only nod.
Sure enough, I saw Marquis An Yong’s smiling face.
Although the house was obtained from the emperor, it would still take at least 10 days to renovate it and move some furniture.
Marquis An Yong wanted to ask Qi Ning'an if there was any vacant room in the restaurant for him to stay in. There was no point in staying in the mansion anyway, and he had to go to the restaurant to visit his daughter every day.
Qi Ning'an was willing to stay, even if it was just to take a nap, he felt happy.
"You don't have any maids on weekdays. Although there are many maids in your restaurant, they are all doing the work in the restaurant. There is no one to help you wash and dress. When you wake up later, pick two people in this mansion to take care of you."
An Yonghou said as he took Qi Ningan to the yard.
In fact, the task of leading the way should have been given to a maid or an old nanny, but on the one hand, Marquis An Yong thought that Qi Ning'an didn't even have a maid, and if he rashly handed it over to someone in his own mansion, he was afraid that she would not be used to it.
On the other hand, An Yonghou really wanted to know Qi Ning'an's expression when he saw his yard. Would he like it or dislike it?
Qi Ning'an didn't think there was anything wrong with her father leading the way. After all, it had been the whole day and her father had taken her wherever he wanted to go.
"No, I'm not used to it..."
Qi Ning'an could hardly walk. He felt as if he had taken sleeping pills and suddenly felt so sleepy.
An Yonghou saw that she was almost asleep, so he wanted to wait until she woke up before asking me.
Qi Ning'an was too sleepy and had some thoughts in her mind. She hadn't thought about the fact that if she was the daughter of a marquis' mansion, she would lose face if she didn't bring two maids with her. Not only would it be a loss for herself, but also for the entire mansion.
She now had only one thought: sleep, sleep, sleep.
I don't know how long I walked, but I finally arrived at her yard.
In fact, the courtyard that the Marquis left for Qi Ningan was not far away, even closer than Qi Ningliang's courtyard, and almost in the center of the entire Marquis's mansion.
If my mother were still alive, the yard next door would belong to my father and mother.
But now that my mother is gone, my father doesn't want to live in the main courtyard, and instead moved to the back, so Qi Ning'an's courtyard has become the center.
But perhaps because there are few people all year round, Qi Ning'an feels that this area is much more desolate than the northeast corner where his father and brother live.
An Yonghou looked at Qi Ning'an and explained, "We bought this yard before we left Kyoto Prefecture, but we thought that if we had a little daughter, we would let her live next to us. We thought of this yard 20 years ago. But I didn't expect so many things to happen later. I didn't want to live here alone, so I moved to the back to live with your brother. I think we really need to move to a new house, otherwise, you won't be comfortable living like this."
Qi Ning'an nodded, his voice was extremely soft, "Father, mother must also want you to look forward."
An Yonghou lowered his head and took Qi Ningan in. He really didn't want Qi Ningan to see the tears in the corners of his eyes.
Although the outside of the yard looked a bit deserted, it was obvious that the inside of the yard had been recently renovated.