[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

Yun Hong looked at Xu Changping in disbelief. He didn't think Xu Changping would joke about such a thing.

Sure enough, after seeing Xu Changping's unwavering gaze, he slumped down in his chair and asked, "How could this happen?"

Xu Changping sighed softly, "You've been gone for nine years, and a lot of things have changed. People will naturally change, too."

"She is my mother! How could she betray me?" Yun Hong still couldn't believe it and asked again uncertainly: "Are you sure?"

Xu Changping nodded firmly again, "Yes. I have confirmed it repeatedly. In the words of the lady, what you and the old marquis did was treason!

"In the lady's mouth, you and the old marquis are like her enemies. There is no affection, only disgust!

"In the mouth of the lady, the old marquis is not my father-in-law, nor is he the old marquis, but Yun Yi!

"The Madam addressed the old Marquis by his first name from beginning to end! She didn't show the old Marquis the slightest respect!

"Don't you think this explains the problem?"

"Enough!" Yun Hong raised his hand to stop Xu Changping from saying the next word.

He sighed deeply and said helplessly, "You are right. I just refused to admit it before.

"When I confessed my identity to her, she kept calling my grandfather by his name and complained about what my grandfather and I had done.

"I thought it was just hard for her to accept my resurrection. I never thought she had changed. She was no longer the mother I knew."

Xu Changping breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Yun Hong would act on his emotions and ruin the old marquis's plan because of Rong Enqing alone.

"Then what are you going to do next?"

Hearing Xu Changping's question, Yun Hong's expression suddenly became cold, and his eyes instantly became sinister, "I will let Yun Ye send people to keep a close eye on her every move. If she dares to do anything that is detrimental to us, I will personally... kill her!"

As Yun Hong spoke, he made a gesture of wiping his neck with his hand.

Xu Changping smiled and said in a lighthearted tone, "Can you really bear it?"

Yun Hong's expression was cold and resolute, "I will do whatever it takes to fulfill my grandfather's ambition!"

***

In the imperial palace, in the royal study.

Emperor Taihe was reviewing memorials. When he saw an urgent report sent by express horse from Dingzhou, he could not help but look furious.

It is already the end of February, and March is just around the corner. However, the climate in many places in Dingzhou is abnormal, and snow disasters have occurred one after another. According to incomplete statistics, nearly a thousand people were killed or injured, and more than ten thousand livestock were killed or injured. Moreover, the thick snow will not melt, which will inevitably affect the next spring ploughing.

However, the snowstorm occurred half a month ago, but the memorial was not delivered to him until now!

"Assholes!" Emperor Taihe threw the memorial to the ground fiercely. "Are these assholes planning to wait until the people rebel before reporting the matter to me? This is outrageous!"

Liu Xin, who was standing by, picked up the memorial with trepidation, quickly scanned its contents, and respectfully placed it back on the imperial desk.

Although Emperor Taihe was angry at his subordinates' delay and concealment, he was more troubled.

Last year, the flood in the south of the Yangtze River cost the national treasury a lot of money for disaster relief. In the autumn and winter, the reconstruction of dams in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River cost another lot of money.

In the winter, there were several battles in succession in the north and northwest, which resulted in another huge expense.

In recent times, in preparation for spring ploughing, the people in the Ministry of Households have been almost plucked out of their hair.

Now Dingzhou is hit by another sudden snowstorm...

Just thinking about it made him feel overwhelmed.

I just hope that the Princess's Mansion can dig out the treasure of Shun'an Marquis Mansion as soon as possible to solve the urgent problem.

"Go and call a few cabinet ministers and the Minister of Revenue to come to me!" Emperor Taihe pressed his forehead with a headache, ready to find someone to help him come up with a plan.

"Your Majesty, it is already the 11:00 p.m. and the palace gates have been locked. Are you sure you want to invite Minister Wen and several other ministers to enter the palace now?"

Liu Xin looked at the sky and couldn't help but confirm it again.

Only then did Emperor Taihe notice that it was already dark outside the imperial study.

But after thinking for a while, he still insisted: "Go call someone now."

This time Liu Xin didn't hesitate any more. He quickly agreed and walked out quickly.

However, just as he reached the door and before he could tell the palace servant to pass on the message, he ran into the black-clad secret guards who came to report something.

Matters reported by the black-clad secret guards were given priority. So Liu Xin asked the secret guard first, "What's the matter?"

The secret guard stepped forward and whispered something in Liu Xin's ear. Then he respectfully stepped aside.

But after hearing the report from the secret guard, Liu Xin no longer cared about giving orders to the palace servants, and ran into the imperial study with a panicked look on his face.

"Your Majesty, something happened!"

"Why are you so flustered?" Seeing Liu Xin coming in in a panic, Emperor Taihe couldn't help but frowning.

How could something that could cause Liu Xindu to lose his manners in front of the emperor be a trivial matter?

Liu Xin hurried forward and reported in a low voice: "The secret guard just reported that something was dug out from under the Duiyue Pavilion in the Princess's Mansion."

"Really?!" Emperor Taihe was delighted and asked quickly, "Is there really a treasure?"

"No! There is indeed something under the Duiyue Pavilion, but it is not a treasure! It is an empty coffin!"

Liu Xin said with great sorrow: "Apart from the empty coffin, there was only poison gas in the room! More than a hundred craftsmen and dozens of guards were killed on the spot!"

"What did you say!?"

Emperor Taihe was horrified and looked at Liu Xin in disbelief. "You mean, the treasure buried under Shun'an Marquis's mansion is actually just a trap? Was I fooled by that old man Yun Yi?"

Liu Xin had a sad face and was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare to answer.

But his attitude is already very clear.

It took Emperor Taihe a long time before he picked up the brush washer on the imperial desk and threw it out.

After throwing things, the emperor vented his anger!

Liu Xin was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Emperor Taihe pick up the inkstone on the imperial desk and throw it out, then the pen holder, the paperweight... and finally he waved his hand and swept away all the memorials piled on the desk.

"Damn it! Damn it! Old bastard! Old bastard! ..."

Emperor Taihe shouted and cursed several times before his anger slowly subsided.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Xin finally spoke cautiously, "Your Majesty, what should we do with the Princess's Mansion now? Should we continue digging?"

They had dug deep enough according to what Yun Hong told Rong Enqing, who then relayed it to Emperor Taihe, and indeed dug out the hidden chamber deep inside.

It’s a pity that what was dug out was such an unlucky result.

Emperor Taihe waved his hands dejectedly, "Let the guards and craftsmen be buried properly, and the pensions to their families be distributed according to the rules. As for the 'treasure'... Oh, now, you don't still think there is a treasure, do you?"

Liu Xin's lips moved awkwardly for a long time, but in the end he said nothing.

"Forget it, let's have someone fill in the holes. Let's just follow the original plan and build a princess's mansion for Lingchuan."

However, since they failed to unearth the legendary treasure that was rich enough to rival a country, the Princess Lingchuan's mansion could only be built in a simpler way.

"Yes." Liu Xin took the order and was about to go out and pass on the message.

Then he heard Emperor Taihe suddenly ask him from behind: "Tell me, did Rong know about the fraud in the treasure?"