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

In the Tingfeng Courtyard where the second branch of the family lived, Jiang was walking back and forth anxiously, "Brother Hao, what do you think Rong asked Butler Li to do? He was secretly plotting in the room for a long time, and no one knows what he said. Now he has sent him out. Butler Li was the most useful person when the Marquis was alive! Do you think he will help Rong deal with us?"

Yun Hao sneered disdainfully: "What do we have to fear from her no matter what she plans to do?"

Song glanced at Jiang and curled her lips secretly. She came running over in a panic when something happened. A concubine is a concubine and cannot be on the stage. Even if this person is her husband's biological mother, she still looks down on her from the bottom of her heart.

Jiang was still uneasy and said worriedly, "Now the Marquis's seal is still in her hand. What if she finds someone to write a memorial and send it to the palace?"

Yun Hao said sarcastically: "Do you think she hasn't written it?"

Jiang was shocked when she heard this. "She wrote it? When? How come I don't know about it?"

After asking, Jiang was stunned. "That shouldn't be the case. Logically, she is the Marquis's wife and holds the Marquis's seal. If she really wrote the petition to seal it, His Majesty shouldn't have no reaction."

Yun Hao looked at Song with tender eyes, and then explained to Jiang: "This is all thanks to my father-in-law. Rong's memorial was stopped by my father-in-law before it reached His Majesty."

Song smiled calmly at Yun Hao and said nothing.

When Jiang heard this, she immediately became happy, "That's good, that's good. As long as Rong's memorial doesn't reach His Majesty, we will definitely win."

After saying that, Jiang walked over to Song and sat down next to her. She reached out and held Song's hand, and said happily: "Oh, you are really my good daughter-in-law! My son finally married the right person in you! Unlike the previous one..." As if she realized that she had said the wrong thing, Jiang quickly changed the subject and just kept praising Song.

Song smiled and said, "My aunt, you are too kind. It is my honor to marry you." But she felt upset. A mere concubine treated her like a mother-in-law! She even held her hand tightly. Tsk, I must wash my hands more often when I go back.

***

That night, in the imperial study of the palace, Emperor Taihe opened the memorial that had just been handed to him, glanced at it, and a barely perceptible sneer emerged at the corner of his mouth.

He closed the letter and asked Liu Xin, the chief eunuch who was serving beside him, "Who handed this in?"

Liu Xin looked at the cover of the memorial and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, this was sent by Lord Li."

Emperor Taihe's eyes darkened, and he said casually, "I didn't know that old man Li Xu was involved with Shun'an Marquis's Mansion."

Liu Xin quickly explained to Emperor Taihe: "Your Majesty, when Li Gelao was in a humble position, he received help from the old Shun'an Marquis Yun Yi, so he promised the Yun family a favor."

Emperor Taihe suddenly realized, "I was wondering why Li Xu suddenly helped Shun'an Marquis Mansion to deliver memorials."

In the past few years, Shun'an Marquis's Mansion has submitted several petitions for enshrinement, but none of them have been delivered to him. He knows this, and he knows exactly who intercepted the petitions. However, he chose to ignore them.

When mentioning the old Shun'an Marquis Yun Yi, Emperor Taihe couldn't help but sigh, "Yun Yi can be considered a great hero, but it's a pity that there is no successor!"

Liu Xin echoed, "That's right. The son favors his concubine and neglects his wife, making the grandchildren neither legitimate nor illegitimate."

If Yun Zhen had not been so confused, he would not have been bewitched by a concubine and regarded the illegitimate son as the legitimate son, leading to the current situation of brothers fighting each other.

Emperor Taihe couldn't help but sigh: "His grandson did have an outstanding Yun Hong, but it's a pity that he died young! However," Emperor Taihe changed the subject and said in a cheerful tone: "I think he died well! What do you think?"

At the end of the conversation, Emperor Taihe's mood inexplicably improved, and he even had the mind to joke with Liu Xin.

Liu Xin was sweating profusely. He had always known that Emperor Taihe disliked the Shun'an Marquis Mansion, but he had not expected that Emperor Taihe's dislike had reached the level of disgust.

Although his heart was beating like a drum, Liu Xin still had to pluck up the courage to respond: "Your Majesty is right. Although the Yun family has done a righteous act of opening the city gates to welcome the new army into the city, they are still former officials of the previous dynasty, so it is better for them to keep a low profile."

Speaking of this, we have to mention the past of the Yun family.

The Yun family was a founding hero of the previous dynasty and the hereditary title of Marquis of Yong'an.

Until the end of the previous dynasty, the court was corrupt, the people were living in poverty, and the world was in chaos. Emperor Taihe followed his father Emperor Kaiyuan and took advantage of the situation. He quickly gathered troops from all sides, pacified the world, and marched to the capital.

At that time, the city guards and the imperial guards in the capital were all controlled by Yun Yi, the Marquis of Yong'an. Yun Yi was the only bright spot in the last years of the previous dynasty. Brave, loyal, courageous, and good at planning! He possessed almost all the excellent qualities that an outstanding general should have.

If the emperor at the time had allowed Yun Yi to lead the troops to war when the world was in chaos, there would probably be no Great Zhou Dynasty today.

However, there was a power struggle in the court at that time, and almost everyone opposed Yun Yi leading the troops to quell the rebellion.

By the time the situation got out of control and they wanted to send Yun Yi to quell the rebellion, the situation in the Great Zhou had already become awkward and it was too late.

Therefore, in order to save his life, the emperor handed over all the military forces in the capital to the war-savvy Yun Yi, hoping that he could defend this last line of defense in the capital.

But who would have thought that when the Great Zhou army was approaching the city, Yun Yi took the initiative to open the city gate and welcome the Great Zhou army into the city, thus averting a decisive battle that should have been tragic.

Afterwards, Yun Yi left a letter of apology and committed suicide to follow the previous dynasty.

When the Great Zhou Dynasty was officially established and the meritorious officials were rewarded, the Yun family also retained the title of marquis, and even the hereditary title. However, the title was changed from "Yong'an" in the previous dynasty to "Shun'an" today.

The difference of one word makes a world of difference in meaning.

The head of the Yun family also changed from the praised Yun Yi to the ignorant and inactive Yun Zhen who favored his concubine and neglected his wife.

Emperor Kaiyuan's attitude towards the Yun family was acceptable, but after Emperor Kaiyuan died and Emperor Taihe ascended the throne, the royal family's attitude towards the Yun family became very intriguing.

Obviously, unlike the previous emperor's generosity and tolerance, Emperor Taihe was more cautious and suspicious. As the only meritorious family of the previous dynasty that had not been liquidated, Emperor Taihe did not want the Yun family to prosper.

Therefore, Emperor Taihe was happy to see Yun Zhen favoring his concubine and killing his wife, Yun Hong's unexpected death, or even the brotherly dispute between Yun Hao and Yun Hai.

Perhaps thinking of the past events related to Yun Yi, Emperor Taihe sighed and finally relaxed: "Forget it, let's leave Shun'an Marquis Mansion as it is."

As he said that, he wrote the word "approved" in red ink on the petition to invite Feng Yunye!

***

Meixiang, the head maid, made the bed and came out to find Rong Enqing. She saw her standing in a daze under the plaque with the three characters "Qinghui Hall". She reminded her in a low voice: "Madam, it's getting late. I will wait for you to rest."

Rong Enqing nodded and glanced at Meixiang with a gentle look.

This girl is now seventeen years old, and she should be released in two years. Perhaps because she left early, in the original owner's memory, Meixiang was one of the few people who did not betray the original owner. Later, after the original owner was paralyzed in bed, she came back to take care of the original owner for a period of time. She can be regarded as a loyal servant.

"Madam." Meixiang called again, and Rong Enqing started walking into the house. However, he stopped after taking two steps, pointed at the plaque and ordered: "Ask someone to carve a new one for me in a few days, and change it to 'Hundred Years of Longevity Hall'."

Meixiang was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied with a smile, "Yes. Madam, you should relax and live a long life. No matter whether it is the Second Master or the Fourth Master who inherits the Marquisate in the future, Madam will be the well-deserved Madam."

Rong Enqing didn't say much, just smiled and nodded: "You are right!"