The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 149: Sleeping in on the day of the family tree

She called Fuyun in and asked in a low voice: "Master Fuyun, do you have a way to move these incense sticks to the room of Yan Tianchen and his sister?"

Fu Yun nodded: "No problem."

Jian Yue refilled all the incense and let Fu Yun take it away.

The next morning, Yan Xinning came over, under the pretext of helping her godmother entertain guests.

A little maid hurried to the gate of Jinxiu Garden and passed the news to Biyu. Biyu immediately went to report to Xie Chujiao: "Madam, the gate of Shiyuexuan is closed, and there is no movement."

Xie Chujiao, who was talking to Yan Xinning, frowned when she heard this: "What time is it? Why don't you get up? Today is such an important day, how can you sleep in? Oh! It's hard to be a stepmother. I can't talk to or teach my stepdaughter who just came home."

Yan Xinning's eyes flashed, and she comforted Xie Chujiao: "Mother, don't be angry. It's not worth it to get sick from anger. She has a rough personality and no one has taught her, so how can she know how to be a rich lady. She probably still thinks this is the countryside and can sleep as long as she wants. It's okay to get up a little later, as long as it doesn't delay the opening of the ancestral hall." She said this, but in her heart she was thinking about how to embarrass Jian Yue in front of the clan members.

Xie Chujiao followed her words and said, "It can only be done this way. Otherwise, if I ask someone to wake her up by force, she will definitely accuse me of being too harsh on her and not being able to tolerate her, a stepdaughter who just returned home."

As the sun rose higher, members of the Yan family arrived one after another.

The head of the Yan clan was an old man with a gray beard, leaning on a cane, supported by two young men. Yan Xiuyuan hurried over and said, "Fifth uncle, you are here."

Chief Yan nodded: "Is everything arranged?"

Yan Xiuyuan: "It's all arranged. Uncle Wu, please take a rest and have a cup of tea. I'll ask Yue'er to come over and pay her respects."

After arranging the clan leader, Yan Xiuyuan found Xie Chujiao and asked, "Where are Yue'er's sister and brother? Let them come over to meet the clan elders."

Xie Chujiao looked anxious: "I have been busy arranging the banquet since early morning, and I have asked Yue Yatou to be called three times. But every time she said it was still early and wanted to sleep for a while. Just now I asked someone to urge her again. Yue Yatou was very angry when she got up, and she directly asked the people in the yard to drive Biyu out." Her voice was loud, and the female members of the Yan family who were surrounding her could hear it.

An impatient woman said, "Today is such an important day, and she actually slept in. Sister-in-law, you must teach such an ignorant child well. Otherwise, if she makes any mistakes in the future, it will be our Yan family who will be disgraced."

Xie Chujiao sighed helplessly: "Second cousin's wife is right. But Yue is already a 14-year-old girl, and she has been living in the countryside. She has developed some bad habits, and it will take a while to change them."

Another woman continued, "Even a 14-year-old girl from the countryside should be sensible. I heard that there are many chores in the countryside, and there is always work to do every day, so how can there be time to sleep in? Didn't she say that the Jian family treated her harshly? If they treated her harshly, how did she develop this habit of sleeping in?"

Yan Xiuyuan was embarrassed and couldn't argue with the woman. Just as he was about to ask someone to call for help, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him: "Father."

Yan Xiuyuan turned around, looking unhappy: "Yue'er, today is such an important day, why are you..."

Jian Yue looked confused: "What's wrong with me?"

Xie Chujiao's face changed slightly: Why did she wake up early?

Qiu, Yan Xiuyuan's second cousin, looked at Jian Yue for a few times and snorted: "How rude! You slept in on the day of the family tree, and made so many elders wait for you. How can you have the nerve to do that?"

Jian Yue was even more confused, pointing at her nose and asking, "Madam, are you talking about me? I slept late? Who said that?"

Xie Chujiao hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "The auspicious time is almost here, and Yue girl is already here, so don't say anything. Second cousin, Yue girl is shy, so just say less!"

Qiu snorted and rolled her eyes at Jian Yue, obviously disliking her.

Xie Chujiao looked like a loving mother again and comforted Jian Yue: "Girl Yue, it's okay. Go wash up and follow your mother later."

Jian Yue ignored her and looked around: "Father, why didn't my brother and sister come? Did something happen in their yard?"

Xie Chujiao's heart skipped a beat.

Yan Xiuyuan was shocked: "What did you say?"

Jian Yue looked at him, then at the people around her, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Yan Xiuyuan was worried about his two children at this time, and asked anxiously: "Tell me quickly, what happened?"

The women around pricked up their ears.

Jian Yue looked terrified: "I knew today was an important day, and I was afraid I would oversleep. So I took the awakening pill given by my master before going to bed. But I woke up in the morning feeling dizzy and having a severe headache. When I called for help, I found that everyone in the yard was unconscious and couldn't be woken up no matter how hard I called. I felt their pulses and suspected that they had all been drugged. The reason I woke up early was also because I took the awakening pill given by my master before going to bed."

"Although I had my suspicions, I wasn't sure what was wrong with them, so I didn't dare use any medicine. Now I'm out looking for my father. When I saw my brothers and sisters weren't there, I thought they were the same as me!"

Yan Xiuyuan's face turned pale, and he looked at Xie Chujiao and asked, "Didn't you say you sent people to call her several times?"

Xie Chujiao was panicking: "I, I don't know what happened. I asked Biyu to send someone to call them. Biyu, what do you think happened?"

Biyu knelt down hurriedly, her face pale with fear: "Madam, I am too busy today, and I can't get away for the moment, so I asked Chunzhi, who was cleaning, to go, and Chunzhi reported this when she came back. I didn't know..."

Yan Xiuyuan glared at Xie Chujiao fiercely and ordered Yan Wu: "Go and ask the court doctor to go to Xuexiangyuan to have a look."

"Father," Jian Yue reminded him faintly, "my daughter changed the name of the courtyard to Shiyuexuan."

Yan Xiuyuan's heart sank.

Shiyue, Shiyue, the bright and flawless moon should be hanging high in the clouds. Did his daughter give him this name because she had resentment towards him or was it to remind him of his mistakes?

Yan Xiuyuan felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Jian Yue glanced at Qiu and Xie Chujiao, and said meaningfully: "When I was in the countryside, I got up earlier than chickens and slept later than dogs. I have long developed the habit of getting up early. Even if everyone else sleeps in, I can't sleep in. So, I won't accept such dirty water."

Qiu's face flushed, and she glared at Xie Chujiao in dissatisfaction. It was Xie who misled her, otherwise she wouldn't be bullied by a junior.

"Yue'er, are you feeling unwell anywhere? Do you want to ask the court doctor to take a look?" Yan Xiuyuan asked.

Jian Yue looked around again, with a worried look on her face: "Father, have you seen your brothers and sisters?"

"No."

"Let's go and take a look! Could it be that bad guys have entered the house and my brother and sister have been knocked unconscious?"

"Okay, I'll go right away." Before Yan Xiuyuan even raised his foot, Xie Chujiao had already hurriedly...