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

Butler Li was called over soon.

The former marquis's housekeeper, who was once in a glorious position, has now become a marginal figure who is in charge of the Yun family's ancestral hall, the marquis's house sacrifices and other affairs. And all this is thanks to the original body.

But when Butler Li saw Rong Enqing, he still bowed respectfully, and there was no resentment on his face.

Steward Li was a loyal and honest person. After the greetings, he asked directly, "I wonder why Madam called me here?"

Rong Enqing looked at Nanny Zhang, who was standing aside and not ready to leave after leading Butler Li in, and ordered, "Go guard outside the door. No one is allowed to approach without my permission."

Nanny Zhang was stunned until she saw Rong Enqing's face was as gloomy and his eyes were unfriendly, then she accepted the order and left.

Steward Li watched Rong Enqing drive his trusted nanny out without changing his expression. He then watched Rong Enqing personally go to the door to confirm that no one was outside the hall. Then he asked, "I wonder what the Madam is doing?"

Rong Enqing didn't waste any time talking to him and got straight to the point: "It's been three years since the Marquis passed away, and the dispute over the successor to the Marquis' Mansion should have a result. I asked Butler Li to come here today just for this matter."

Hearing this, Li, the expressionless steward, showed a rare hint of teasing on his face.

Rong Enqing didn't pay attention to the change in Butler Li's expression, and just said to himself: "I think Butler Li has also seen the dispute between the second and fourth houses over the years. I think..."

Before Rong Enqing finished speaking, Steward Li interrupted him with a serious expression, "Madam, there is no need to say more. I am just a servant of the Marquis' Mansion and cannot influence the future of the Marquis' Mansion. Whether Madam prefers the Fourth Master or the Second Master, I dare not have any opinion. Everything is up to Madam to decide."

After saying this, he bowed deeply, turned around and was about to leave.

As expected, he was a stubborn old man. No wonder the original body liked him. Even Rong Enqing couldn't stand him. If she didn't know that there was a hidden boss behind this old man and that only he could solve her current dilemma, she wouldn't want to cause trouble for herself.

After all, getting angry will shorten your life.

Fearing that the old man would pass away too quickly, Rong Enqing did not dare to delay and said quickly, "I have changed my mind. I am now willing to obey the Marquis's last wish before his death. Please confer the title of Marquis of Shun'an on Yun Ye."

As soon as these words were spoken, the stubborn old man immediately stopped and turned to look at Rong Enqing, and asked in shock: "Madam, are you serious?" His tone was full of distrust.

It’s no wonder that the stubborn old man didn’t believe Rong Enqing’s words. It was really because the original owner had acted too ruthlessly.

In fact, the reason why the succession to the Marquis' Mansion turned into a situation where the second and fourth houses were fighting each other was all caused by the original owner.

Before this, the original body's eldest son Yun Hong was the rightful heir to the Marquis' Mansion.

Yun Hong was appointed as the crown prince when he was born, and was brought up by Shun'an Marquis Yun Zhen. His character and knowledge were all praiseworthy. Even the current emperor had praised him as "a gentleman of integrity and gentleness like jade."

But such an outstanding heir to the Marquisate died unexpectedly eight years ago.

When Yun Hong got into trouble, it was also the full moon day of Yun Ye, Yun Hong's son and the eldest grandson of the Marquis's Mansion.

For this reason, the original body blamed the death of his son on this newly born grandson, stubbornly believing that Yun Ye was born to bring bad luck to his father. If Yun Hong had not rushed back from another place to attend his full moon banquet, the accident would not have happened.

Therefore, when Marquis Shun'an later proposed to confer the title of Crown Prince on Yun Ye, the original body strongly opposed it and even threatened with death, which made Marquis Shun'an temporarily give up the idea of ​​conferring the title.

Not long after that, the original body proposed to Marquis Shun'an, asking him to confer the title of Prince of the Marquisate to her biological youngest son Yunhai.

But Yunhai was spoiled by the original body and raised. He didn't learn any good skills, but learned the crying style of a woman. Shunan Hou looked down on this youngest son from the bottom of his heart. So, he rejected the original body immediately.

Although this matter did not come to pass, the rumor that the original owner wanted Marquis Shun'an to ask for his youngest son to be named the Crown Prince eventually spread.

Therefore, Jiang also proposed to ask Shun'an Marquis to confer the title of Marquis's eldest son Yun Hao as the Marquis's heir. After all, Yun Hao had been recorded as the legitimate son in the Yun family tree since he was a child. Now that he was the eldest and much more outstanding than Yun Hai, he was obviously a more suitable heir to the Marquis's mansion.

Of course, Jiang's proposal was also rejected by Shun'an Hou.

Three people, three thoughts, everyone thinks there is a long way to go.

But in the end, five years passed in a flash, and the heir to the Marquis's mansion had not yet been decided. Marquis Shun'an suddenly fell ill and passed away, leaving his original body and Jiang family to continue fighting.

If things were really that simple, Butler Li would not have shown extreme distrust towards Rong Enqing.

The fact is, Marquis Shun'an was lucid for a period of time before his death, and he even forced himself to write a memorial requesting that Yun Ye be named the crown prince.

The original body was present at the time, and Butler Li was also present.

The original body promised in front of Marquis Shun'an that he would hand over the petition for the title, and took the petition away before Butler Li.

Afterwards, when Butler Li asked about this, the original body denied it flatly, saying that Butler Li had made a mistake and that there was no such memorial. Finally, unable to bear Butler Li's repeated questions about the whereabouts of the memorial, the original body lied that she had burned it.

After the funeral of Marquis Shun'an was over, the original owner quickly found someone to replace Steward Li's power and status in the Marquis' Mansion.

Now, three years have passed, and the battle for the successor to the Marquis' Mansion has become fierce. When it seemed that the winner was about to be decided, Rong Enqing suddenly said that he wanted to make Yun Ye the heir. How could this not arouse suspicion?

Rong Enqing ignored the distrust in Butler Li's eyes and said seriously, "Wait a moment."

As he said this, he turned and went into the inner room, lifted the bedding on the bed, revealing the solid wooden bed board, and then fiddled with it for a while, and took out the well-preserved letter of request to seal the letter from the interlayer of the solid wooden bed board.

The original owner of this memorial was going to burn it after the youngest son became a marquis. But in the end, the youngest son did not become a marquis, but Yun Hao became a marquis. So, this memorial became the guarantee of her survival. But in the end, this memorial was discovered by the servant who betrayed his master, stole it and gave it to Yun Hao and his mother.

Forget it, don't think about it anymore. If you think too much, Rong Enqing will want to stab the original body with a voodoo doll.

Rong Enqing handed the petition written by Shun'an Marquis to Steward Li and solemnly instructed: "This is the petition written by the Marquis before his death. I am handing it over to you now. No matter what method you use, you must deliver it to His Majesty today."

Butler Li took the letter in disbelief, his hands trembling slightly. When he opened the letter with trembling hands, he saw the familiar handwriting and the content of the request that was engraved in his heart, and his eyes suddenly turned red with excitement.

"Husband, didn't Madam say that the memorial had been burned by you?"

"Is it okay to lie to you?" Rong Enqing frowned tightly, "Okay, don't you see what the situation is now? Hurry up and send the memorial to the palace. If you delay, it will be too late."

Thinking of the Second Master's interactions with the elders during this period, and thinking of the Second Mistress's return to her parents' home a few days ago, Steward Li did not dare to delay any longer. He put the memorial in his arms and said goodbye in a hurry and left.

Looking at Butler Li's leaving back, Rong Enqing let out a long breath, slumped in the chair, and closed his eyes tiredly.

Whether she can live a long and happy life in peace and happiness depends on the reaction from the palace.