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

Looking at Mrs. Luo with a solemn expression in front of him, Rong Enqing would be lying if he said he was not shocked.

It is truly admirable that an old lady in her seventies still cares so much about her descendants and the future of her family.

On one side is the future of the family, and on the other side is her beloved granddaughter. I imagine that Mrs. Luo must be in great pain.

In that case, let her help her.

Rong Enqing curled the corner of his mouth, and a hint of mockery instantly appeared on his face.

"Good intentions? The fox enters the village, the tiger enters the temple, the White Bone Demon brings food to Monk Tang, the weasel pays New Year's greetings to the chicken. They all have good intentions!

"Who am I doing this for? I'm pretending that you don't understand my efforts.

"What you said is that this marriage with the Duke of Anguo's Mansion is not suitable for the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion. Haha, it's not suitable for the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion, but it's suitable for your Taifu Mansion, right?

"You are saying it in such a high-sounding way, aren't you just trying to get Yun Shu to give way to the girls from the Taifu Mansion?"

Rong Enqing became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice became louder and louder, loud enough that the old woman standing on the other side of the hanging flower gate could hear it clearly.

Mrs. Luo's slightly frowned brows were twisted together, and her gloomy face was faintly angry. But she still suppressed her anger and patiently advised: "Madam, this is not what I mean."

Rong Enqing did not appreciate it, and continued to mock loudly, "Our Shun'an Marquis Mansion has indeed not been satisfactory over the years. But so what? Didn't we still marry into your Taifu Mansion?

"Oh, by the way, the Mansion of the Minister of Rites is also a relative of our Shun'an Marquis Mansion. It seems that it would not be a bad idea for our Shun'an Marquis Mansion to have another top relative like the Duke of Anguo Mansion, right?"

Faced with Rong Enqing's blatant ridicule, Mrs. Luo's face completely sank.

Before her granddaughter married into the Shun'an Marquisate, she had already gotten to know everyone in the mansion, and even paid special attention to the Rong family.

At that time, she knew that Rong was a fool who didn't know what was going on. However, Rong's recent behavior made her feel that Rong might not be as stupid as she showed.

However, Rong's words and actions at this moment made her overturn some of her own guesses.

She looked at Rong Enqing deeply, then turned and was about to leave.

But after taking two steps, she turned back. For the sake of her granddaughter, she decided to take another gamble.

Madam Luo lowered her voice, came close to Rong Enqing, and said quickly: "Concubine Liang told His Majesty in person that her father, Liang Fenghua, a cabinet elder of the previous dynasty, was coerced by Yunyi, the Marquis of Yong'an, to participate in the rebellion, and even a detailed rebellion plan was made.

"However, Concubine Liang does not know why the Marquis of Yong'an did not carry out the plan in the end. But what is certain is that the story is true. Because there are personal letters left by Elder Liang before his death, as well as the fact that he arranged for his children's future in advance."

Rong Enqing's pupils trembled in shock, but he quickly suppressed the shock in his eyes.

It was the first time she heard about such inside information regarding the rebellion in the Marquis' Mansion.

No wonder Emperor Taihe insisted on keeping the Shun'an Marquisate and refused to give in!

But, is what Concubine Liang said true?

Can you really trust what a favorite concubine says?

It is possible that Concubine Liang saw through Emperor Taihe's thoughts and knew that Emperor Taihe regarded Shun'an Marquis's Mansion as a thorn in his side, so she made up such a lie.

Firstly, it could win the sympathy of Emperor Taihe; secondly, it could give Emperor Taihe an excuse to eliminate the Shun'an Marquis Mansion; thirdly, it could also consolidate her position in the harem.

What about the handwritten letter from Lord Liang? Nowadays everyone is a master of calligraphy. Is it difficult to imitate someone's handwriting?

There is no evidence for anything! It's just a matter of the living people talking!

"I know you don't believe it. You can check it yourself later." Mrs. Luo frowned, paused, and then said, "But I advise you not to do anything. Only by being ignorant can you live longer."

After saying this, Madam Luo did not stay any longer and turned to walk inside.

Rong Enqing's mind was in a mess.

Although she was convinced that it was impossible for the Shun'an Marquisate to commit treason, she was now unsure about the truth.

She had always felt that the Great Zhou Dynasty had been established for thirty years, and if the Shun'an Marquisate really wanted to rebel, they would have rebelled long ago! Why wait until all the responsible people died, leaving behind a group of orphans and widows before rebelling?

When the previous dynasty was still in existence, Yun Yi, Marquis of Yong'an, controlled 30,000 imperial guards and 100,000 city guards in the capital!

At that time, Marquis Yong'an had a large army but did not rebel.

The Shun'an Marquisate has lost everything now, how can they rebel?

These are all solid evidence that Rong Enqing firmly believes that it is impossible for the Shun'an Marquisate to rebel.

But now, Rong Enqing was shaken.

Because what Grand Tutor Zhang and Emperor Taihe are sure of cannot be groundless.

How could a man who could follow his father to conquer the world at the age of eighteen, and a man who could sit firmly on the throne for more than twenty years, be a stupid and brainless person?

How could a man who had served three dynasties, who could be a military advisor to the previous emperor and a teacher to Emperor Taihe, be so old and blind that he could not distinguish truth from falsehood?

The answer, of course, is no!

So what went wrong? Was there something she had overlooked?

***

"Butler Li."

Hu Shan found Butler Li in the outer courtyard and walked towards him with trepidation.

Butler Li sent away the little butler who came to report the matter, and looked up at Hu Shan, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Hu Shan said solemnly: "I want to see the old butler, can you help me tell him?"

Butler Li's heart skipped a beat, his eyes darkened, "Do you want to talk to my father about something? My father is no longer in charge of the affairs of the mansion. You can tell me if you have anything to say."

Hu Shan did not respond to Butler Li's inquiry, but just repeated his request: "Butler Li, please help me inform him."

As he said this, he bowed deeply to Butler Li.

"Got it. Go back and wait for news." Butler Li sent Hu Shan away calmly, but his heart could no longer calm down.

Hu Shan, 42 years old, has been with the Marquis since he was 12 years old, for a total of 30 years.

And he had been the steward of the Marquis's Mansion for less than twenty years.

Therefore, when Hu Shan followed the Marquis, his father was still the steward of the Marquis's mansion.

But so many years have passed, why does Hu Shan suddenly want to see his father?

In the mansion, how many people are like Hu Shan who only recognize his father?

Butler Li paced back and forth for a long time before he sat back down in his seat and continued to look through the account books in his hand.

***

At the Anguo Duke's Mansion, Princess Anyang, Yun Shu, and the two young ladies of the Zhang family were waiting for Madam Luo and Rong Enqing.

The four people naturally stood on both sides.

At the beginning, everyone lived in peace.

As time slowly stretched on, Yun Shu could no longer hide the worry on her face.

She began to look back and forth constantly, looking anxious and uneasy.

As he watched it more and more times, it aroused the dissatisfaction of the two young ladies of the Zhang family.

It seemed that in Yun Shu's view, Madam Luo was a terrible beast, and she was afraid that Rong Enqing would be eaten by her.

The two sisters of the Zhang family sneered: "How petty." It's just a few words, is there any need to be so nervous?

Yun Shu also knew that she was being too cautious, so she did not refute.

But Princess Anyang did not indulge them. She nodded immediately and said sarcastically, "It is indeed petty. If Madam Luo was generous enough, she should have handed in the visiting card openly and went to Shun'an Marquis's mansion to talk to the Madam. But she stopped people halfway in someone else's mansion. Tsk tsk."

"You..." The Sixth Miss Zhang was furious and glared at Princess Anyang. Just as she stretched out her finger, she was grabbed by the arm by the Fifth Miss beside her.

They can’t afford to offend Princess Anyang!

However, what Princess Anyang said was too disrespectful to the Zhang family.

The small family they mentioned did mean that Yun Shu was not presentable, but they didn't mention her by name. Besides, they were all peers, so it was just a talk.

But the Princess of Anyang started to curse their grandmother by name.

Although I was very angry, I couldn't refute it.

After all, the county lord was telling the truth.

In order to avoid suspicion, the Zhang family would never visit the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion!