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

But before she could do anything, Nanshan stood up from the stool and said, "Hiss, no, no need to trouble Sister Meixiang to carry me. I can walk by myself."

Seeing her gasping in pain and not wanting to be held, Meixiang did not force her and reached out again: "Then I'll help you back."

This time Nanshan did not refuse and said politely, "Thank you, Sister Meixiang."

Rong Enqing smiled as he watched Meixiang help Nanshan leave. Suddenly he thought of something and called Eryue in. He asked her to take one or two taels of silver to Nanshan.

Merits should be rewarded.

Nanshan really helped her a lot this time.

If Nanshan hadn't taken her words seriously and inquired carefully, she wouldn't have known this information. After all, in the original owner's life, there was no world outside the Marquis' Mansion at all! She was even less aware of the crisis outside the Marquis' Mansion!

Rong Enqing had a plan and did not hesitate. When several people came to greet her in the evening, she asked Zhang and Yun Ye to stay and talk.

Rong Enqing originally planned to talk to Zhang only, but when he thought of Yun Ye's maturity and what he wanted to say, he finally decided to ask Yun Ye to come along.

"Grandma, what happened? Why do you look so serious?" Yun Ye looked at Rong Enqing puzzledly.

Rong Enqing didn't reply, but winked at Meixiang, who then gestured to take all the servants out of the room.

Zhang watched Qiuping and Chunping being taken out as well. Although she didn't show it on her face, her hands hidden under her wide sleeves unconsciously clenched her handkerchief.

After everyone left, Rong Enqing explained to Yun Ye, "There are some things that you, a child, shouldn't know. But, you are the only man in this mansion now. Both me and your mother are women, and you are the only one we can count on in the future. So, I don't want to hide anything about the mansion from you."

Yun Ye's face turned serious, and he said solemnly: "Grandson understands. Grandson will not let grandma down."

Rong Enqing nodded and turned to look at Zhang with a sharp gaze.

Zhang felt her heart suddenly contract, and she felt a panic that her secret had been discovered, which almost made her lose her composure.

"Zhang, please tell me why you came to marry into the Marquis' Mansion."

Rong Enqing was very direct. He didn't beat around the bush, or give any hints or metaphors. He just got straight to the point and asked the question.

Zhang's head buzzed, and she looked at Rong Enqing with shock, astonishment, panic, fear, and even a bit of bewilderment. She looked at Rong Enqing with a complicated expression, and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Rong Enqing looked directly at Zhang without any hesitation, his eyes firm and full of determination.

The two of them just stared at each other, and no one spoke.

Yun Ye looked at Zhang in astonishment, then at Rong Enqing. The calm and composed young boy had a look of deep uneasiness on his face. "Grandma, what do you mean by that?"

Rong Enqing looked at Zhang, "Zhang, are you going to keep it secret?"

Zhang tried to remain calm and asked in a cold tone: "Madam, are you going to interrogate me?" She didn't even call her mother.

Rong Enqing shook his head and said earnestly: "I just want to talk to you openly and honestly."

Zhang smiled sarcastically, her tone cold and distant, "What you mean by being open and honest is questioning me?"

Rong Enqing didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Yun Hong's death has something to do with you, right? Your marriage to Yun Hong was granted by the current emperor. Before you got married, did you receive the emperor's order? For example, did you collude with others to murder Yun Hong?"

Zhang opened her mouth in shock, and after a while she slowly shook her head and whispered back, "No! I didn't kill Yun Hong! I didn't! Yun Hong is my beloved husband, how could I murder him? I didn't!"

Yun Ye looked at Rong Enqing in disbelief and asked excitedly, "Grandma, what are you talking about? How could mother murder father? Did you make a mistake?"

After asking Rong Enqing, Yun Ye excitedly ran to Zhang, looked up at her, and said anxiously: "Mother, what grandma said is not true, right? You said that you and father were in harmony and loving. How could you marry father for other purposes? It is even more impossible for you to murder father, right?"

Looking at her son who was almost on the verge of a breakdown, Zhang burst into tears but could no longer utter a word.

"Zhang, Yun Hong is dead, and the Zhang family has cut ties with you. Now you only have Yun Ye as your son. Is there really any need for you to keep it secret any longer?"

Zhang stretched out her hands and hugged Yun Ye tightly. She raised her eyes and looked at Rong Enqing solemnly, "Since you know that I have nothing but Yun Ye, why do you still force me like this?"

Rong Enqing sighed and said earnestly, "I don't want to force you to tell the secret in your heart. But, as I just said, there are only three of us in such a big mansion. I hope we can unite as one and jointly deal with all the crises facing the mansion. The premise is that we can be open and honest with each other.

"Because any uncertain factors may become a weapon to hurt us in the future. Rather than being used as a handle to threaten others in the future, it is better for us to expose those secrets early so that both of us can be mentally prepared."

Zhang withdrew her gaze, looked down at Yun Ye in her arms, and fell into deep thought.

Yun Ye also raised his head from Zhang's arms. He looked at Zhang with a firm gaze, "Mother, I think grandma is right. We don't need to keep secrets from each other. What we need is trust."

Rong Enqing spoke again: "The current emperor is suspicious of the Marquis' Mansion, is on guard, and is even ready to destroy it at any time. The nobles and aristocratic families in the capital are also waiting to see the end of our Shun'an Marquis' Mansion. Are we just going to sit there and wait for death?"

Zhang and Yun Ye both looked at Rong Enqing, their eyes full of disbelief.

Once upon a time, that ignorant old woman who only knew how to compete for favor with Aunt Jiang and fight for the title of Marquis for her youngest son, now has such a vision and sense of crisis?

Rong Enqing also felt that he had overacted, so he immediately covered his mouth and coughed twice, explaining, "I have died once, too. If I don't recognize reality, I'm afraid I won't live to be a hundred years old."

Zhang and Yun Ye glanced at each other, ignoring the fact that Rong Enqing would not live to be a hundred years old even if he recognized the reality, and subconsciously asked, "Did you die once?"

Rong Enqing was stunned. How could he tell the truth? He immediately explained, "That... when the Second House and Jiang Clan came to threaten me with many elders, I thought I was being forced to death. At that time, I thought that it would be better to live a stable and happy life than to fight for nothing."

Zhang and Yun Ye nodded in agreement.

Yun Ye looked at Zhang again. Zhang's mood also eased. She looked back at Yun Ye and slowly said, "Okay, I'll tell you. For you, mother is not afraid of death. Today, she is not afraid to lay out and make things clear."