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Chapter 4736 [Auspicious Snow Heralds a Good Harvest]

"What a great honor it is to meet the gods today." Emperor Yongxi said with a smile.

"It is my great blessing to see the Emperor and the Retired Emperor today and appreciate the grandeur of our great Celestial Empire." Xiang Nan said with a bow.

"I heard that when you were born, there was a piece of beautiful jade in your mouth. Is it true?" Emperor Jiaxing asked curiously.

Xiang Nan nodded and took the spiritual jade from his body. With a wave of his hand, the jade slowly flew towards Emperor Jiaxing.

Seeing this, all the ministers present were surprised and looked sideways.

"It is indeed a rare treasure, extraordinary." Emperor Jiaxing first presented it to Emperor Yongxi for viewing, and then he examined it carefully himself. Both of them were amazed.

"Thank you for the praise, Your Majesty," Xiang Nan said with a bow.

"God, Baoyu said that it can eliminate evil spirits, cure diseases, and predict good and bad fortune. I wonder if it is effective?" Emperor Yongxi asked curiously again.

"Your Majesty, the gems are not effective, but I am. What does Your Majesty want to ask for?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"It has not snowed in the capital since the beginning of winter. I am afraid that there will be drought in early spring." Emperor Yongxi said, "The gods have boundless magical powers. Can you pray for a heavy snowfall?"

"Easy." Xiang Nan nodded, then waved his hand. The originally clear sky was immediately covered with dark clouds, and then snowflakes began to fall.

"Oh my, that's incredible~"

“It’s really snowing.”

"Your Majesty, the snow is a sign of a good harvest. This is a good omen!"

All the ministers cheered.

"The gods are indeed infinitely powerful. Our Ming Dynasty is lucky to have you." Upon seeing this, Emperor Yongxi exclaimed in admiration.

The emperor of Jiaxing was shocked. He didn't expect Xiang Nan to be able to call the wind and rain. He was indeed a god.

……

After drinking tea, all civil and military officials left the palace and returned to their homes.

Everyone in the Jia family also returned in sedan chairs, and got off the sedan chair in the warm room of Ningguo Mansion.

At this time, heavy snow was still falling.

As Emperor Yongxi said, there has been little snow since the beginning of winter this year. The weather was so dry that it was fortunate that there was a good snow.

When they arrived at the Jia clan ancestral hall in Ningguo Mansion, all the male and female members of the Jia family, who were of no rank, were already waiting there.

What followed was the ancestral worship ceremony, with Jia's grandmother leading the female members of the family standing inside the ancestral hall, while the male members of the family followed Jia Jing and stood outside the hall.

The eight rooms of the Jia mansion, including five halls, three side halls, inner and outer corridors, and two verandas on the steps, were filled with clusters of flowers, leaving no empty space.

After the ancestor worship ceremony, Jia Mu and others took a short rest in Ningguo Mansion, drank a cup of tea as a sign of respect, and then returned to Rongguo Mansion.

After Grandmother Jia sat down in Rongqing Hall, everyone in the Jia family bowed to her again, the men and women together, and after the ceremony, they returned to their seats in the order of men on the east and women on the west.

Then they saluted in order of age. For example, Jia Jing, Jia Zheng, Jia She and others saluted Jia Dairu, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Xiang Nan, Jia Huan and others saluted Jia Jing, Jia Zheng, Jia She and others, Jia Rong, Jia Qin, Jia Jun, Jia Lan and others saluted Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Xiang Nan and others...

After a while of commotion, the housekeeper, steward, servants, nannies, old women, and maids of the Jia family also bowed in order of their rank.

After the ceremony, they offered Tusu wine, Hehuan soup, auspicious fruit, Ruyi cake, etc. Then Jia's mother stood up to change her clothes, and everyone dispersed. ...

After everyone left, Xiang Nan, Sanchun, and Daiyu played with Grandmother Jia and did not leave until after lunch, when the Jia family had their lunch break.

"Second brother, can you take me home? I miss my father." After returning to the room, Lin Daiyu said to Xiang Nan.

"Of course." Xiang Nan nodded, then said goodbye to Lin Daiyu and teleported back to the Lin family in Yangzhou.

"Father~" Lin Daiyu immediately stepped forward and said, "Your daughter wishes you a happy new year and good health~"

"Uncle~" Xiang Nan also stepped forward and saluted.

Lin Ruhai was naturally happy to see his daughter. He rushed forward to hug her and choked with excitement, saying, "My Yu'er~"

After the two of them recovered, Xiang Nan asked with a smile, "How is your health lately, uncle? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"

"It's okay, but I can't avoid being busy with official business." Lin Ruhai waved his hand and said.

"Come, let me feel your pulse." Xiang Nan said, and then took Lin Ruhai's hand and felt it. "Well, it's nothing, just some blood loss, probably due to improper diet and overwork. It will be relieved by taking a few doses of medicine."

As he spoke, Xiang Nan took a pen and paper and wrote down a prescription for treatment. "As long as Uncle follows my prescription, it will be ready within three days."

"Thank you, nephew." Lin Ruhai said with a smile. He naturally would not doubt Xiang Nan's medical skills. "Hey, nephew, your handwriting is so beautiful. I'm afraid even the two Wangs can't compare to it." He said while looking at Xiang Nan's handwriting.

His handwriting was graceful, lively and agile, and very good. Since Lin Ruhai was the third place winner, he could naturally write well, but after seeing Xiang Nan's handwriting, he felt ashamed.

Xiang Nan's calligraphy is really beautiful, better than Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Ouyang Xun, and even better than the Two Wangs.

"Uncle, you are too kind." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Uncle, you mentioned the two Wangs. I have a calligraphy work by Wang Xizhi here. I would like to present it to you as a New Year's gift."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll of scriptures, which turned out to be the "Huangting Jing" written by Wang Xizhi.

It turns out that Xiang Nan lived in the "Mythology" world from the Qin Dynasty BC to the modern times, living for more than two thousand years.

During these two thousand years, he did not collect any gold, silver or jewelry, but instead collected cultural relics and antiques from all dynasties.

Such as the Qin Dynasty's imperial seal, the Han Dynasty's bronze mirrors, palace lanterns, and incense burners, the Jin Dynasty's calligraphy and paintings, the Tang Dynasty's poetry and secret color porcelain, the Five Dynasties' Chai Kiln, calligraphy and paintings, the Song Dynasty's Ru Kiln, Ge Kiln, and Di Kiln, and so on.

These things are still stored in his storage room. It can be said that any one of them is worth a fortune. There are even nine tripods that can protect the country.

"Is this really Wang Xizhi's handwriting? Oh my~" After Lin Ruhai took the "Huangting Jing", he unfolded it carefully and saw that the handwriting on the silk was indeed as floating as clouds and as agile as a startled dragon. The characters were majestic and magnificent, worthy of being the authentic work of the saint of calligraphy.

"My dear nephew, where did you get this scripture written by the calligraphy sage himself?" Lin Ruhai asked curiously.

"I don't remember much. He probably wanted to learn Taoism from me, so he gave it to me." Xiang Nan thought for a while and said, "It's been a long time. I have forgotten it."

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he was slightly stunned, then he smiled.

If someone else said this, he would definitely think it was nonsense.

But Xiang Nan is a god and has met Wang Xizhi, so it seems possible.

"But this gift is too valuable. I'm afraid I can't accept it." Lin Ruhai said again.

He couldn't even imagine how much the "Huangting Jing" written by the calligrapher Wang Xizhi was worth, but he was afraid it might be more than one million taels.

"Hey, uncle, please accept it. I have plenty of these kinds of cultural relics. It's nothing." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "As long as you are happy, that's what makes us happiest."