Even though Old Master Song had retrieved the emperor-bestowed jade ring, he felt guilty and dared not appear in front of Song Ci for two consecutive days. It wasn't until New Year's Eve, during the clan ceremony, that he appeared before Song Ci.
Song Ci glanced at him and snorted.
Old Master Song: "..."
A good man doesn't quarrel with a woman, I'll endure her!
During the annual ceremony, all the members of the Song Family, dressed neatly, from old to young, stood orderly in the courtyard of the Song Family's ancestral hall, with Song Zhiyuan presiding over the rituals.
The ancestral hall was wide open, and in the center of the courtyard was a long offering table, fully equipped with all sacrificial items: various seasonal fruits and eight kinds of pastries, boiled plain-cut meat, whole chickens and ducks, and top-quality sandalwood candles.
