Changzhi led his men to the clan leader's house in a hurry, "Clan leader, what's the situation on the mountain?"
Chief Zhou pointed at the bedraggled tribesmen and said, "The homes of these two are very close to the mountain. When I heard the noise, I didn't dare to check for fear that there might be more collapse. From a distance, I saw that they were very close to your ancestral grave."
The two clan members were also from the Ming generation, and one of them was the oldest. "The collapse was very serious. We went up there to pay our respects several times. The direction was in the direction of Uncle Changzhi's ancestral grave, so we rushed here to report."
Chang Zhi was extremely anxious. The ancestral tomb was too important and he would not move it easily. Even though he was not superstitious, he felt that his ancestral tomb had good feng shui.
Patriarch Zhou was even more anxious than Changzhi. The feng shui of the ancestral tomb was broken, and he was afraid that something might happen to Zhou Shuren in the capital. "Changzhi, do you want to send someone to the capital to check?"
Changzhi was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "I'll arrange it right away."
Although Chief Zhou was anxious about Zhou Shuren's ancestral tomb, he would not joke with the lives of his clansmen. "If it doesn't collapse any more, how about we go to the mountain tomorrow to check it out?"
Changzhi pursed his lips. He wanted to go and take a look now. "I'll go to a distance to check the location."
After a moment of silence, Chief Zhou said, "You must be careful about your safety and never go up the mountain."
Changzhi took note and said, "Don't worry, Patriarch. I will be careful."
Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren's eyelids kept twitching. Even when he came to ancient times and encountered danger, they never twitched like this. Rubbing his eyelids did not relieve the pain.
Zhang Jinghong raised his head, thinking that the master was feeling uncomfortable, "Master, are you suffering from heatstroke?"
Zhou Shuren shook his head, "My eyelids were twitching just now."
Zhang Jinghong asked with concern, "Didn't you get enough rest, sir?"
Zhou Shuren has been busy these days, so his sleep quality is pretty good. "No, I'm fine, you go ahead and do your thing."
Zhang Jinghong continued his work only after he saw that Lord Zhou was really fine, but his mind was not on the account book. He only found out so many things had happened in the capital when he came back, and he was very grateful to Lord Zhou. If it weren't for Lord Zhou, his wife and children would not have been able to wait for him to come back.
He had always wanted to visit and express his gratitude, but unfortunately the Ministry of Revenue was very busy and he never had the chance.
Zhang Jinghong felt the room was a bit stuffy. What the hell was that weather? He was really looking forward to rain.
In the palace, the emperor sent Prince Qi and others away, and compared the jade pendant with the one he carved himself? The emperor disdained his own carving skills.
The prince thought of the cenotaph? "Father? The cenotaph is men's clothing."
The emperor raised his head, "What do you want to say?"
The prince went to see the cenotaph in person? "Father, do you have the genealogy of the Rong family?"
Your Majesty, "No."
The prince said, "Father, are there a couple in the coffin? He could have taken his wife with him when he escaped. I don't think he escaped when the fire destroyed the clan."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and asked, "You mean, this time we found someone who was arranged to leave by the Rong family?"
The prince nodded, "Hmm? Husband and wife represent continuation and inheritance? The Rong family knew they were in danger, so it was normal to make such an arrangement. However, they couldn't all escape, as they would be too big a target, so they arranged for someone to escape in advance."
The emperor did not see his grandfather very often, especially later when his grandfather did not want to see him, and even his mother. He knew that his grandfather wanted to protect him and his mother, but unfortunately his mother did not escape after all.
My grandfather was in charge of the huge Rong family. My mother was able to arrange a way out smoothly back then, which must have been due to my grandfather’s handiwork. The money he received was proof that my grandfather had more than one way out.
The prince continued, "After opening the coffin today, I suddenly felt that the direct descendants that the various families had surrounded and killed back then might have been bait. They were the ones who were abandoned."
Moreover, they were willing to be abandoned. The Rong family had no way out and would not reply to anyone's letters. Only when they were exposed and really died, could other families believe that the Rong family was extinct.
The emperor held the jade pendant tightly, "Not many people will escape."
The prince also thought so. He admired his father's decision-making and ruthlessness.
In the Mansion of Marquis Yao, Yao Wenqi didn't know the situation in the palace. The palace had been cleaned several times, and his people had almost cleaned it up. Those who were still left could not get close to the emperor. He didn't know the situation in the palace, and the coffin that was transported to the capital was damned.
Yao Wenqi cursed the Rong family. He had an older brother and a younger brother. The Rong family’s home was indeed burned down, but the secret passage was fine. Many Rong family treasures were found, but the secret passage was full of poison. Many people died that year. Not only the Rong family’s people died in the ancestral home of the Rong family.
What's even more hateful is that his father said that after the Rong family was wiped out, families in the capital were poisoned one after another. The people planted by the Rong family in each family took crazy revenge, and his brother was poisoned. It was a chronic poison that could not be cured, and he would die slowly and painfully.
Yao Wenqi was afraid that someone from the Rong family was still alive. The truth of that year was covered up, but the person involved knew it. Yao Wenqi just hoped that there were no survivors.
In Zhoujia Village, Chang Zhi led his men but did not enter the mountain. They were some distance away from the foot of the mountain. Their branch had always been small in number, so the location of the ancestral tomb was not large. He was familiar with the location of the ancestral tomb. When he looked up, he found that it was OK. Fortunately, although it was close, it had not collapsed.
Steward Ding also breathed a sigh of relief, "Fourth Master, let's go back first. It's dangerous here."
Changzhi looked up at the gloomy sky and listened to the sound of the river in the distance, "Let's go."
Steward Ding was really afraid that the Fourth Master would be stubborn and go up the mountain, so he thought for a moment and changed the subject, "The new house has been completed. If it weren't for the heavy rain, the custom-made furniture would have arrived. Fourth Master, after everything is packed, will you move into the new house?"
Changzhi would take time out to look at the newly built house. The house was too big, so he shook his head and said, "No, it's too spacious. It's fine now."
Steward Ding was supposed to return to the capital after the house was built, but the weather was abnormal, so the master asked him to go back to the capital with the fourth master. Walking on the land in the countryside, looking at the water in the fields and the villagers releasing water in the fields, Steward Ding sighed, "I hope it will be sunny tomorrow."
Changzhi said to Steward Ding: "When you go back, send someone to help the tribesmen release water to the fields."
Butler Ding: "Yes."
At the Zhou family, Zhulan saw her little girl, "Your belly is so big now. Didn't I tell you to stay in the Duke's Mansion to take care of your pregnancy last time? Why are you here again today?"
Ever since the accident of the Duke's wife, Xue Han and Rong Chuan have been living in the Duke's Mansion most of the time.
Xue Han wrinkled her nose and said, "Mom, you have wronged me this time. I got grandma's permission. Grandma let me go home and stay for a few days."
Zhu Lan would not think that the old lady sent Xue Han here for no reason, "Is there something going on in the Duke's Mansion?"
Xue Han motioned for the maids to go down and whispered, "Well, my eldest sister-in-law has been back home for a while. This time, grandma wants to divide the family property between my eldest and second brothers. It's not convenient for me to stay. I'm the only one without elders in the mansion, so they sent me back to my parents' home."
Zhu Lan was really surprised this time, "The Duke and his wife are here, why did they suddenly split the family property between Ning Zhiqi and Ning Zhixiang?"