freenovelworld Chapter 221 Ancestors' Affairs
Chapter 221 Ancestors' Affairs
He looked serious when he spoke, and it was obvious from the look on his face that he was not lying; on the contrary, he was very serious.
Knowing that the Emperor valued the Tenth Miss Xia, the eldest eunuch naturally wanted to flatter her and deliberately said a few more words.
The grandmother of the Xia family is a polite person. The more urgent the situation is, the more important the money is. In case something happens in the palace in the future, she can still ask about it out of kindness.
With just one look, the old lady understood what was going on. She turned around to block the gazes behind her and said, "Yes, yes, thank you for your advice." She calmly stuffed the purse into her hand.
Then he bowed and took a step back, his movements clean and neat.
The eunuch was too late to refuse and could only accept it, thinking of reporting to the emperor after returning to the palace.
After everyone left, the Left Prime Minister placed the imperial edict in the ancestral hall, and all the men in the Xia family were in the study.
"This happened too suddenly. Is the emperor dissatisfied with the Xia family?"
"Has anything happened at home recently? Who did something wrong to make the emperor angry?"
"No matter how powerful I am in the court, Ning Bao can't get the status of a princess who protects the country." The left prime minister was a little anxious and walked back and forth in the book distribution room.
As a daughter-slave, he always can't keep calm whenever he encounters anything related to his little girl.
Grandfather Xia was so dizzy from being spun around by him: "Okay, okay, sit down and rest for a while. Tell me everything that happened recently. People are here to listen."
"Yes, father, don't worry. If the emperor is dissatisfied with the Xia family, it is not too late to make arrangements now." The speaker was Uncle Xia, now the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple.
Prime Minister Zuo had no choice but to recount everything that happened along the way to Xiaotian Village, including what he saw when he entered the village and the little girl, as well as every member of the He family, without missing a single detail.
"By the way, Ning Bao likes Xiaotian Village. It is a beautiful place with clear water and beautiful mountains. The people there are very simple and honest. I bought a piece of land next to the He family and built a farm there. When Dad and Mom want to go on a trip, they can stay there for a while."
"The rest is that the emperor suddenly appeared in the identity of Mr. Huang, and even I didn't hear anything in Xiaotian Village, but he was already outside the village."
He lowered his head and thought. When the emperor saw the little girl for the first time, his eyes sparkled, as if he had seen some rare treasure.
The more I think about it, the stranger it seems. After all, the emperor had never seen the little girl since she was born. How could he recognize her at first sight?
If the emperor were here, he would definitely say, "Ning'er is pretty, how could such a smart girl be raised in the village? I am not a fool."
He told what he had seen, and the study room instantly became much quieter.
Even Grandfather Xia was wondering why the emperor treated his granddaughter so well. Could it be...
He raised his head in fear, his voice trembling, "Did you keep the family secrets to yourself and not tell anyone?"
The left prime minister was shocked at first: "!"
He shook his head firmly and said, "Father, I haven't said a word. This is about Ning'er's safety. I care more than anyone else."
Grandfather Xia breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, it is only a legend so far. We have not seen it, and even on that day it was just a guess."
What the two said made everyone in the room confused, with question marks on their faces, as if they didn't understand.
The family has always had strict rules, especially for the men in the Xia family, who have always been taught not to interrupt their elders when they are speaking.
Even though they had many questions in their hearts, they were all well-mannered and stood there quietly.
"No, father, you are wrong. I have already seen her in Xiaotian Village." The Left Prime Minister thought that when the goddess reappeared, the little girl disappeared inexplicably, and even the emperor who had been holding her did not look for her.
More importantly, the He couple, who have always loved Ning Bao, also looked calm.
After hearing this, Grandfather Xia stood up, stared at him with wide eyes and asked, "Are you sure? Is the secret words of our ancestors true?"
The left prime minister hurried forward and helped him sit down: "Yes, I am 80% sure, the child should be right."
He glanced at the children in the study, his expression was more stern than ever before: "Kneel down."
The Xia brothers knelt on the ground in unison as if it was a conditioned reflex, almost before the second word was uttered.
As for the area outside the study, it has always been guarded by secret guards trained by the Xia family. No living creature can appear within a few meters of the yard, so the Left Prime Minister can rest assured.
"Understand what your husband said. This is a secret that has been guarded by generations of Xia family. You swear that no matter what happens in the future, you can tell it to others, including your own bedmates and children."
"If you break your oath, I will be struck by lightning and I will no longer be a member of the Xia family in this life."
This sentence was so serious that even the brothers were shocked.
As far as I can remember, my father always had high expectations for them, but he had never been as ruthless as he was today.
Grandpa Xia was the first to raise his hand and swear: "God is above, and the thick earth is my witness..."
Seeing their eldest brother swear, the Xia brothers followed suit: "God is above, and the thick earth is my witness..."
Grandfather Xia and the Left Prime Minister sat on the chairs and watched them take the oath. They nodded with satisfaction, thinking that the children were all good and had not been brought up in a wrong way.
"Get up. What I am going to tell you next is a secret of the Xia family. I never thought that it would come true in my lifetime."
Even Grandfather Xia still remembered what his father had just told him, but in the blink of an eye, his hair was full of white.
"This matter started a hundred years ago. At that time, the ancestor of the Xia family accidentally got a chance to save a god. Grandfather could only understand the specific situation from the few words of the ancestor of the Xia family."
"That immortal said that he had a predestined relationship with the Xia family, so he left a vessel in the Xia family. If a daughter can be born, it will be extremely precious. If not, it can guarantee the prosperity and wealth of the Xia family for hundreds of years."
"There is just one thing. No previous Xia family head has ever seen what this magical weapon looks like, and no one has left any clues."
"Originally, the Xia family's ancestor didn't take it seriously. He forgot about it the day after the man disappeared, until he started to participate in the imperial examinations. He went from an unknown village to the imperial court. It can be said that he was going smoothly."
"To use the words left by our ancestors, it means that we have a smooth ride all the way to the court."
"He began to take the man's words seriously and wanted to verify what the artifact was, but in the end he only had one son. This did not change until your father's generation, until your mother came into the family."
"The Xia family began to prosper, and you nine brothers were born in a row, and each time was a triplet. Grandfather and your grandmother were very happy at the time, and they felt that the Xia family had a successor, and after a hundred years, they would be able to stand tall."
"Now that I think about it, this is already unusual. The nine of you were born on a good day just for Xiao Shi, and you came here first to explore the way and serve as guards."