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Six: Situation at the Altar

"Master, you should hurry up, the master is going to participate in the sacrifice today, if you are late, you will feel better."

Fang Ju was dressed in plain green clothes, bent over to show his respect, and then got everything ready in an orderly manner. Today was a big show, how could he let his master miss it.

Soon things were ready to be seen. According to the regulations of the sacrificial ceremony here, each family needs to give its own tribute, which will be distributed to the people in the capital after the sacrificial ceremony is over, to express the official's desire to benefit the people.If the tribute was expensive in the past, it can be exchanged for silver taels to do things for the people in the capital.

Fang Ju packed the present with a smile and put it in the box, telling the boy that this thing is extremely precious, so it should be placed in a safe place.The boy nodded and retreated with his things.

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"Little son, today you will follow your royal mother. Don't run around. If there is any trouble at the sacrifice, you will be spanked."

"Oh." Lu Baiyuan was still wondering if he could see Fang Ju?He hadn't seen Fang Ju for a long time.

"By the way, where will the Bai family stand when Degui sacrifices this year?" Lu Baiyuan was a little worried that he couldn't see Fang Ju. If the altar was so big, it would be a big loss if he couldn't see it from too far away. The imperial grandmother said to stand far away and make arrangements early.

"The Bai family must be at the forefront. The Bai family has been very powerful in recent years. It is estimated that several ministers have to be ranked behind the Bai family, and the Bai family who is in charge of the West Market must give a big gift. Every year In this way, it is used to show one's own merits and virtues, so it is naturally at the forefront every time.

"That's good."

"Don't you know someone in the Bai family, young master?"

"Don't you need to comb my hair? Then I'll do it myself." Lu Baiyuan held the comb, looking ready to move.

"Little ancestor, let me comb it for you." This young man has never been used to the fact that he has long hair. He shakes his head every day. One time he combed his hair by himself and almost tore off his scalp. The strength was terrifying. , asked him why he used so much effort, and he plausibly said that when he combed his hair before, it was not so difficult at all.

God, my ancestors, where did you come from and you need a comb to comb.

To say this, Lu Baiyuan is really not lying. In the past, Fang Ju would take Lu Baiyuan to take a bath every day, make it smelly, and his hair is easy to comb. Now this little boy is a devil in the world. Hair is messy all the year round, and it should be difficult to comb.

Lu Baiyuan wore plain clothes on this day. Everyone except the emperor and queen had to wear plain clothes at the sacrificial ceremony. Lu Baiyuan used to wear bright red and green clothes that looked like a small landlord. Today, he combed his hair neatly and wore plain clothes It is really a bit of a young man's demeanor when he put it on, and the emperor's grandmother is very happy when he meets him.

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It was less than an hour away from Liangshi, and all the officials were waiting under the altar, and then the royal party also arrived, Lu Baiyuan passed by the Bai family and glanced at Fang Ju, Fang Ju nodded almost imperceptibly towards him, Lu Baiyuan Turning his head, his eyes narrowed with a smile.

"Young master seems to be in a particularly good mood today." Degui said.

"That's right, I finally came out once."

The wizard is already kneeling in front of the altar, waiting for the emperor to come and wait for a good time to start the practice, predicting the fate of China in the coming year.

The emperor brought the queen to the altar, and the sacrifice officially began.

First of all, the descendants of the royal blood pay homage, all the courtiers pay homage, the emperor lights incense, and the wizard casts spells. The long set of routines took up to an hour.But soon someone discovered that there was an abnormality in the weather. The originally clear sky now had dark clouds.

Immediately, some people speculated in their hearts whether this was an ominous sign, but no one dared to speak out.

"Divination begins!!" The wizard roared angrily, and then began to cast spells around the furnace. The tortoise shell was thrown into the furnace, and the flames flew. Throw away the shell.

"Bold, you actually threw away the divination thing that represents the fortune of the country, are you suitable for intentions?!"

The wizard immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness, "Your Majesty, the result of the divination really makes me... makes me...shocked."

"tell me the story."

The wizard looked a bit hesitant. He looked at His Majesty sitting on the first seat and said, "Your Majesty, this is an ominous omen. I have been a wizard for three generations, and I have never seen a turtle shell crack. This..."

"Bring it up for me to take a look at. I don't believe it. Under the country governed by Gu, there will be some monsters and ghosts." The emperor's tone could not be heard to be joyful, but it was full of deterrence.

The wizard presented the tortoise shell tremblingly.

The middle of the tortoise shell was completely cracked, and a pattern appeared faintly on it, which looked like the word phoenix. The emperor raised his head and scanned the bottom, and he didn't know whose body stayed longer.Then return the turtle shell to the wizard.

"It's okay, let's continue."

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The sacrifice was still going on. Fang Ju lowered his head with a smile on his lips. Perhaps others could not notice it, but Fang Ju, an insider, could see it clearly. Although the emperor glanced at it aimlessly just now, but he was on the second prince's body. After staying longer, he obviously still remembered the matter of Lu Baiyuan's phoenix eyes.

What is the emperor suspicious of at this time?It seems not difficult to guess that the ominous omen of the dark clouds and the rupture of the tortoise's shell seem to be hinting in one direction, but Fang Ju knows that it is far from enough, and someone needs to prove all this, so that it is not enough. Let the old emperor believe this.

This person is the master of the Bai family.

The final link is to present the sacrificial ceremony. The gifts of the first few officials are also the most important, which can be read by the emperor himself.The Bai family is naturally the first among the courtiers.

"I present the treasure Phoenix Eye today. This treasure comes from the Western Regions and is a rare gem. Because it resembles the eyes of a phoenix, it is called Phoenix Eye." Knowing that there are only two of them, one was given to the second prince and the other was left in the mansion, so today, no one's gift can overwhelm him.

At this time, the master of the Bai family missed the almost pale face of the second prince.