Ch. 86 - Enter the Ancestral Hall, a Perfidious Person Pray for a Son
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I have only been able to be a father after two lifecycles.
It was reasonable to say that Sun Shaozong should be overjoyed, but... The news came at a bad time!
He was neither happy nor sad standing there. It was really embarrassing.
At this time, he saw his elder brother rush into the yard like an arrow, holding on to the old housekeeper's shoulder with his hand, and shaking it vigorously. "Uncle Wei! Is my brother's concubine really pregnant? Won't it be another false joyous occasion?"
Look at what this means. In the past, the concubines in this mansion must have "make a false report about the military situation.”
"Big Master!"
The old housekeeper’s wrinkles have melted away, and regardless of the clatter of his shoulder being pinched by Sun Shaozu, he said happily, "All the four doctors invited by our family have taken their pulse. Pearl is not so real! It's true that she’s pregnant!"
These four doctors were originally prepared for those old men and women who were complaining about their grievances. However, they did not expect that they would make such a good diagnosis.
Sun Shaozu then let go of the old housekeeper, raised his head, and laughed, "Hahaha... The ancestors really are a blessing. My Sun Family finally has a descendant!"
He then called his servants to clean the ancestral hall, saying that he would burn incense to worship his ancestors and tell the ancestors the good news of the day.
Sun Shaozong was relieved to see that his elder brother was overjoyed and did not seem to have any resentment at all. He went forward and advised, "You'd better let the concubines go down to clean themselves up first. Otherwise, what's the matter with all the people coming and going?"
After hearing this, Sun Shaozu glanced back at his concubines, and then kicked them over twice while saying furiously, "What are you guys still doing here, a bunch of useless trash? Hurry up and put on your festive clothes and go to Concubine Ruan to congratulate her!"
The concubines were granted amnesty, and they hasten, to disperse like birds and animals.
Sun Shaozu thought of another thing and hurriedly warned, "Remember to have a good wash. You are not allowed to use any perfume or cosmetic powder. Otherwise, if you smoke my precious nephew, I will cut you alive!"
After dismissing the concubines, he asked the old housekeeper to take silver and reward the four doctors with 100 taels of silver each. The servant women in Ruan Rong's yard were also rewarded according to their status.
If the old housekeeper hadn't stopped him, he would have invited the midwife and nanny to stay at the mansion in advance.
He was ten times tenser than Sun Shaozong.
Sun Shaozong could not help but sigh for him.
Since it would take some time to clean the ancestral hall, Sun Shaozong took the time to return to his yard.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Ruan Rong lying flat on the bed, her head wrapped in a protective cloth, her stomach covered with cotton mattresses, and the surrounding maids and nannies surrounded her. Sun Shaozong was so frightened that he thought something had gone wrong.
When he asked, he realized that Ruan Rong was very well. She had just been diagnosed with pregnancy and didn't know what to do for a moment, so she simply lay on the bed like an old Buddha.
Sun Shaozong didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, so he hurried to teach some of the "Baby and child care" that he had heard from modern times. He also sent people to find two women who had served pregnant women before and taught them how to handle them normally.
The two couples drove the others out again, hugged each other, and said something about themselves. Then they heard the servant girl coming in and reporting that the ancestral hall was ready and his elder brother, called Sun Shaozong to burn incense to worship his ancestors.
It was reasonable to say that Ruan Rong was just a concubine. The child in her belly has not been born, let alone if it was already born. According to the rules of the big family, there was no need to open an altar to worship her ancestors.
It's just that there is no proper elder in the family now. He acts according to the wishes of Sun Shaozu. It’s natural that he will listen to what he says.
When Sun Shaozong hurried to the small ancestral hall in the southeast corner, he saw that his elder brother had been waiting at the entrance of the ancestral hall for a long time. He even changed into a bright red attire for the Court. It was really festive and solemn.
After the two brothers met in front of the door, Sun Shaozu carried incense, candles, and paper money, and Sun Shaozong carried the offerings and walked into the ancestral hall side by side.
Although the Sun family didn’t have a lot of people, the ancestral hall was built according to the standard scale for large families, which was more spacious than the general hall.
The two of them were in the middle of the hall, it was empty and desolate. Sun Shaozong finally realized why the ancients were so concerned about " having more children and more grandchildren.” When there were fewer people to worship their ancestors, the scene was really embarrassing!
After placing the offering on the table, Sun Shaozong lit a fire on the Changming lamp beside him. Following the instructions of his elder brother, Sun Shaozong took three sticks of incense and knelt on the futon to chant.
The general meaning was not only to reassure the ancestors but also to bless the smooth birth and growth of the children.
Although he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, Sun Shaozong did not dare to be careless this time. After respectfully praying, he lit three incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner.
After getting up, Sun Shaozong waited for the next step of his elder brother's instructions. Unexpectedly, he waited left and right, but Sun Shaozu just stared at the light smoke, and there was not a word.
"Brother?"
Sun Shaozong finally couldn't help reminding, "I've finished worshipping here. Look at us..."
"Erlang!"
Before he could finish, Sun Shaozu suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist. He said solemnly, "I have something to ask you for help with."
Hearing what he said seriously, Sun Shaozong felt a clack in his heart. Shouldn’t it be that he wanted him to transfer his child under him, right?
This…
This was his first child in two lifecycles, how could he give it up?
He was finding solutions, thinking about how to politely refuse, but Sun Shaozu said, "Since my sister-in-law is bearing a child, she can't serve you for the time being. Why don't you pick two concubines from my yard first, and you can use your strength for me?"
Only then did Sun Shaozong realize that he was actually looking for him to "borrowed son!”
"If you don't like the people in my yard, you can buy two clean prostitutes now! You can look at the body and appearance according to your mind!"
It could be seen that his elder brother was really sincere and wanted to facilitate this.
But the problem was that Sun Shaozong didn’t like any of the fox spirits in his yard, and he had no interest in the prostitute!
Besides, he could not pass the hurdle in his heart.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong said, "You are only thirty-six years old now, and you still have a lot of time to ” cultivate,” Brother. At present, you are being anxious for nothing. If the news spread, our family's reputation..."
"Don't worry about it. I'll choose the one with a tight mouth!"
"That's not what I meant!"
Sun Shaozong gritted his teeth and made a heartless promise, "Otherwise, when you are in your forties and there are still no children under you, and there are more sons around me, how about adopting one for you?"
Sun Shaozu was stunned when he heard this. He suddenly took him in his arms, beat him on the back like a drum, and sobbed, "Good brother, I really love you!"
He then said excitedly, "Let's go! There's nothing left or right now. Let's go and pick some suitable prostitutes first, and we'll have more young nephews!"
Sun Shaozong, "......”