So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

The Xiao family's farewell banquet was even more festive because of Shou Junwu's arrival.

There is no impenetrable wall in the capital. Before the banquet was over, Chu Yuanming already knew that Shou Junwu had gone to the Xiao family.

I didn't expect that Xiao Yueshan and Zhou Yao were so good at socializing and they became friends with my rebellious little cousin so quickly.

No official in Jiangzhou was spared and all were implicated in the corruption case. Together with the Censor of Xijiang Road, the Director of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Prefect of Huainan, so many official positions were vacant at once and candidates had to be selected one by one.

The Cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel have been very busy these days. The regent ministers have their own ideas and want to place people in lucrative and important positions. They are gaming their positions all day long and it is best to decide on the candidates for each position as soon as possible.

All this has nothing to do with Xiao Yueshan and Zhou Yao. They are just waiting for the cabinet to draft an edict and then go to take up their posts. As long as the edict has not come down, they can continue to take paid leave in the capital.

Today is the third day after Xiao Yuerong's wedding. According to etiquette, Chu Haoning and Xiao Yuerong have to return home to reunite with their relatives.

Because the Xiao family's farewell banquet was very grand, and many distinguished guests and important officials came, it was already very eye-catching in the capital. No invitations were sent for the return banquet, and the Xiao family just closed the door and enjoyed the fun.

Xiao Yuerong took Chu Hao Ning back to her parents' home early in the morning. Xiao Yuerong wore a scarlet satin square-necked short-sleeved top with dark patterns and a white cross-collared top, and a gold-sprinkled brocade horse-faced skirt.

The whole set of clothes was embroidered with golden peaches, bamboo, melons and butterflies with gold thread. These were auspicious designs for praying for a son as soon as possible. The red dress made her look as beautiful as a flower.

The hair accessories on her head were also different from those on the wedding day. As the saying goes, "A good girl does not wear her wedding clothes." The jewelry also had to be changed. She wore a red velvet flower with a plain gold hairpin, which looked festive and generous.

After getting off the carriage and entering the house, Xiao Yuerong walked in front, and Chu Haoning walked happily behind. Seeing his big teeth bared, Xiao Yueshan remembered the joke on the Internet: "Look at your worthless appearance" and laughed.

Xiao Yuerong brought a lot of gifts when she returned home this time. According to custom, the Xiao family kept half of them and matched the remaining half with many brocade items for them to take back when they returned to her husband's home.

The Xiao family's parents were very loving and were very attentive in finding in-laws for their four children. They did not seek high-ranking families to help their careers, but only wanted the couple to live in harmony and grow old together.

The family sat down in the main hall. Xiao Zheng took the seat as the head of the family. Chu Hao Ning, the new son-in-law, sat next to him. Then came Xiao Chaosong, Xiao Chaohuan and Zhou Yao, and on the other side were the corresponding female relatives.

The children had a small table of their own and were looked after by the maids and old women.

Seeing that everyone was gathered, Xiao Zheng raised his glass and said, "Yue Rong is returning home today. You are already the new bride of the Chu family. Don't forget your parents' teachings, don't violate your husband's family's ancestral precepts, and be united as a couple to have many children and many branches."

Xiao Yuerong replied: "My daughter follows the teachings of her parents."

"My Xiao family has a long tradition of scholarship, and our ancestral motto is 'no daughter who remarries, no man who remarries'. Today, Yue Rong is marrying into the Chu family and will be the daughter-in-law of the Chu family. I hope you will treasure her."

Chu Hao Ning bowed respectfully and replied, "Master Taishan has betrothed his beloved daughter to me. I will treat her like a treasure and take good care of her."

Seeing the new son-in-law's promise, everyone drank three cups together, and the atmosphere at the banquet became more lively. The two brothers of the Xiao family pestered the new son-in-law to drink wine, while the elders and female relatives just smiled beside them.

Xiao Yueshan was also infected by this warm atmosphere. Suddenly, her heart ached. She thought of her real parents and became sad.

When she married Zhou Yao, her parents gave the same reluctant instructions, hoping that this young man who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere would take good care of their precious daughter.

I don’t know what happened to her parents after she died.

But it was inappropriate to be sad at the moment, so she suppressed her emotions for a while and quickly blended into the joyful atmosphere.

After the meal, Chu Hao Ning was drunk by his elder and second uncles and sat in the outer room to sober up.

Madam Xiao Zhengyu called Xiao Yueshan and Xiao Yuerong to the ancestral hall.

After the four of them offered incense to the ancestral tablets in turn, Xiao Zheng said, "Yue Rong is getting married today. Dad thought everyone was living a good life and didn't need to remind you. But Yue Shan suffered such a disaster a few days ago and almost became a widow. I think I have to tell you.

The Xiao family's ancestral precept is indeed "no daughter shall remarry, no man shall commit bigamy", but it does not mean, as outsiders understand, that daughters must be faithful to their husbands for life and cannot divorce or return home.

It is to prevent the clan from forcing the divorced daughter to remarry, and again entrusting her to the wrong person."

I didn't expect the Xiao family's family motto to be so advanced! Xiao Yueshan was so surprised that she had misunderstood them before.

"Shan'er, when Yao'er got into trouble, your father asked someone to look for him. We have prepared for the worst. If something really happened to you, and you have no children, and if the Zhou family can't accommodate you, we will send someone to bring you home and let us take care of you.

A hundred years after us, your brother will inherit the family lineage, and he and his wife will take care of you." Xiao Zheng said, and Madam Yu could not help wiping away tears.

"I have written the letter. With the blessing of our ancestors, Yao'er has returned safely. I will burn the letter in the ancestral temple today. I thank the spirits of our ancestors in heaven and this is the end of the matter."

Xiao Zheng took out two letters from under the incense table on the altar. One was a letter to the Zhou family asking them to bring Xiao Yueshan back; the other was a letter to Xiao Chaosong entrusting his son to his care.

At this moment, Xiao Yueshan could no longer suppress her longing for her parents, and cried directly into Madam Yu's arms. She was so lucky to have such loving parents in both of her lives.

"People only see that our Xiao family has 'no bigamous men' and that we can only take concubines after we are 40 and have no children. This is considered a very strict family tradition. Many noble families are willing to marry their daughters to us, so the Chai family is willing to marry us.

I never thought that it would be more difficult for my daughter to make a living, so the daughters of the Xiao family would be left with ancestral property, so that even if they return home, they would not have a place to stand." Xiao Zheng continued.

"If Rong'er does anything bad in her husband's family, her father and mother must know about it." Mrs. Yu comforted her eldest daughter and did not forget to instruct her youngest daughter.

"Although my Xiao family is not a famous family, we will not ignore our daughter who married out. Husband and wife must have some friction in getting along, and they need to respect, love and tolerate each other.

When you first become a daughter-in-law, you will always suffer some grievances. If you can resolve the rift with sincerity, the family will be harmonious; if it is really difficult, there is no need to complain. No matter what, we are a family, and we must face any storms together. "Xiao Zheng looked at his two daughters and said gently.

Oh! my charming ancestor!

The mental state of the Xiao family’s ancestors was very advanced!

"Thinking back to the past, my ancestor and Empress Taizu Yang jointly drafted the Thirteen Classics and the theories of hundreds of schools of thought. My Xiao family can be said to have a long history of family learning. It was only because my ancestor was a woman and did not hold an official position, and because Empress Yang had no children, that the Xiao family became a little desolate." Xiao Zheng said.

Looking at the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall, Xiao Yueshan keenly realized that Empress Yang and the Xiao family's ancestors had jointly compiled and formulated the "Thirteen Classics" and the theories of hundreds of schools of thought. No wonder she always felt that there was something strange here, like a fusion of multiple dynasties in ancient times.

I didn't expect that the cultural foundation here was replicated from modern society by Queen Yang and ancestors of the Xiao family who traveled through time.

This way, everything makes sense.