When they arrived at the gate of the capital, King Liang snorted at Zhou Changzhi, who was also riding a horse, and said, "Do you still think that I have deceived you this time?"
Zhou Changzhi didn't think so. In fact, after a few days of traveling, he believed it. The letter was true. He was used to the cold words of King Liang. He said calmly, "Your Highness, should we go directly to the palace, or should I go home first?"
Prince Liang choked and said coldly, "Enter the palace."
Chang Zhi lowered his head and smelled his clothes. He wanted to go home first. This set of clothes had been passed down for two days. When King Liang said fast riding, he really meant it. He rode a horse all the way. Fortunately, his riding skills were good, but he also suffered a lot. At the beginning, he was not used to fast riding and his thighs were rubbed. If it weren't for Shen Xing's ointment, he really couldn't bear it. Now there are calluses on the inside of his thighs.
Once we entered Beijing, we were no longer in a hurry and headed all the way to the imperial palace.
There were guards at the city gate. When they saw Prince Liang, they quickly returned to the palace to report. In the past few days, the emperor was no longer concerned about the drought, but was thinking about when Prince Liang would arrive in the capital.
Zhou Shuren from the Ministry of Revenue also received the news. The guards invited Zhou Shuren into the palace. Zhou Shuren knew that Prince Liang had returned to the capital and brought the box back with him.
Zhou Shuren was the last to arrive. Prince Liang had already gone to the side hall to change his clothes, and even Chang Zhi had changed his clothes.
The emperor had already taken the tools and opened the sealed box, motioning Zhou Shuren to get up and come over, "One layer has been opened, there is still one more."
Zhou Shuren thought he saw it, because he saw that there was a lock on the second floor. Seeing the emperor looking at him, Zhou Shuren curled his lips and said, "My mother didn't explain it clearly."
So don't ask him where the keys are.
The emperor nodded, took the tools from Eunuch Liu, and opened the lock in a few strokes. If he had not been waiting for Zhou Shuren, he would have opened the lock long ago.
Zhou Shuren's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, do you have a skill?"
This technology is amazing.
The tea in Prince Liang's mouth almost spit out. Zhou Shuren spoke very casually. The key point was that his father was not angry at all. He replied proudly, "That's right. I often secretly opened the lock to steal food from the kitchen. This lock is nothing. I can open many locks."
Zhou Shuren said with emotion: "The emperor has proved the importance of having a craft. It seems that I should also learn a craft."
The emperor said, "I will teach you how to unlock the door."
Zhou Shuren was moved, "Is it okay?"
"Of course you can. If you want to steal money from your family in the future, I guarantee your wife won't know about it."
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
This tone seems very experienced!
This time King Liang was completely choked!
The prince coughed. He seriously suspected that the silver that his mother lost was taken by his father. Otherwise, where did his father get the experience
The emperor has taken out a bunch of keys, several letters, and several jade pendants from the box. The jade pendants belong to the direct descendants of the Rong family. There are not many things inside, and because the outside is well sealed, the things inside the box are kept intact.
The emperor stared at a bunch of keys. The shape of these keys were not ordinary keys. Then his attention was on the letter. As for the jade pendants, the emperor pursed his lips. People and jade pendants cannot be separated. These jade pendants are not right.
The emperor took the letter from his mouth and took out a few pages of paper. It was not a letter, but a family tree. It had not only names but also annotations on it.
Zhou Shuren was right next to the emperor. When he saw the name and the label behind it, his eyes widened. It was amazing that the Rong family had such a secret.
The emperor felt very complicated. He saw several male names. No wonder, no wonder the Rong family had never had twins born. His own uncle was one of the twins. Only one of the twins in the Rong family would be left. The other one was not lost, but hidden in the dark.
There were a total of three pairs of twins born in the Rong family. My uncle’s was the only pair in nearly a hundred years. It was not my uncle who died that year. Both my uncle and my aunt were sent away. The one who died was my uncle who was hidden by the Rong family.
Zhou Shuren saw his mother's name, Rongying, the sixth child in the family, so Liu Niang. His mother was not from the original lineage. His mother's father was a member of the Rong family's secret guards. He died while trying to save the Rong family's lineage, so his mother was given a lineage from the lineage.
Zhou Shuren was in a very complicated mood, so he couldn't go to heaven!
After the emperor read the list, he found that the men on it were not only the uncle who had been sent away, but also others, all of whom were given the status of legitimate descendants.
The emperor picked up another letter, which was written by Zhou Shuren's mother to Zhou Shuren. It explained her life experience and told Zhou Shuren to bring the jade pendant to the capital. The last and most important thing was that the coffin brought into the capital first turned out to be the coffin of his uncle and aunt.
Zhou Shuren's mother walked alone that year and caught up with his uncle and aunt. However, his uncle was unlucky. When he arrived, the village was attacked by bandits. His uncle died, and his aunt also died. His aunt's belly was moving, so Zhou Shuren's mother cut open her belly and found the child was alive.
The emperor held the letter and it made sense. As for the extra coffin, it was to confuse people. One more person's grave could also hide some traces.
Zhou Shuren was stunned as he stood there watching. He felt that his mother was truly amazing and had an extremely high level of mental quality.
The emperor turned to the next page, and here came the key point. Because someone had investigated, it was inconvenient to bring the child with her, so she found a family in the county who had just given birth to help with nursing the child, so that she could divert people away. When she came back, a big fire had broken out in the county. When she found that family, both the man and the child were gone. After keeping watch for many days, still no one came back.
Zhou Shuren's eyes were a little wandering, so when his father found his mother, she was in a bad state because the child was lost. Indeed, how could she be in such a good state? If it weren't for the search for the child and the responsibilities on her shoulders, his mother would have died long ago.
The emperor continued to watch. Zhou Shuren's mother searched for a while, but did not dare to leave, so she did not go far. In the end, she married Zhou Shuren's father. Moreover, Zhou Shuren's mother also asked Zhou Shuren's in-laws to find someone. Unfortunately, the war broke out, making it even harder to find that person.
Zhou Shuren's mother was always depressed. The longer the time went on, the more hopeless she felt. When the war ended, Zhou Shuren's mother wrote a letter and put it in the box.
Because he felt guilty about not finding his child, years of depression burst out and he fell ill suddenly, and passed away without explaining himself clearly.
Zhou Shuren finally understood it. No wonder he died with his eyes open. Such a big secret only required him to explain a few words. In the end, his hand pointed in the direction of the ancestral grave.
Then Zhou Shuren broke out in a cold sweat. His mother lost the child of the emperor's biological uncle. This turn of events was a little hard for him to accept. And what about heaven? He should stop dreaming.
The emperor did not vent his anger on others. Under the circumstances back then, if Zhou Shuren's mother had not caught up with him, the child would have suffocated to death. Moreover, the letter left a birthmark on the child's body, which was already good enough!
It was Zhou Shuren's mother who brought important news to the Rong family back then. The other jade pendants were very important news, as well as the keys, and his uncle's responsibility was only to pass on the legacy.
The emperor picked up the last letter again.