Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

In the previous life, after Li Ji found out about the rebel army, he quickly led his troops to wipe out the rebel army.

Zhang Yuanzhi, one of the important economic supporters of the uprising army, was also arrested and even the Jiang family was implicated.

After the investigation, Li Ji escorted the prisoners back to Tokyo, including members of the Zhang and Jiang clans and the nameless Jiang Yin.

But in his previous life, Jiang Yin was not convicted after being taken to the capital, but was still kept in captivity by Li Ji.

It was not until then that Jiang Yin found out that Li Ji actually had another identity as a prince.

But even though Li Ji was the prince, he had never been married in Tokyo, and his only woman was Jiang Yin. However, Li Ji still rejected Jiang Yin's plea for the Jiang family and forbade her to step out of the backyard.

Although Li Ji's contribution was great this time and Jiang Yin in his previous life was not implicated, Jiang Yin still wanted to plead for the innocent Jiang family.

However, a few days before the entire Jiang family was executed, Li Ji no longer set foot in the backyard and never saw her again.

Feeling disheartened, Jiang Yin burned himself to death in the backyard on the day his entire family was executed.

And Xiao Luo was murdered two days before her death after she sent her out to investigate some news. Her body was also dumped in her yard as a demonstration.

Recalling the tragic death of Xiao Luo in his previous life, Li Ji's indifference, and the fire that hurt him to the bone, Jiang Yin staggered and almost lost his balance.

"My wife, my wife, are you okay?" Xiao Luo hurriedly supported her, looking a little annoyed, "I should have gone out with you this morning."

Xiao Luo's face was filled with annoyance and worry, but no matter what, she was still such a lively Xiao Luo. From childhood to adulthood, until Jiang Yin's death, Xiao Luo had always been loyal to her.

Jiang Yin burst into tears. This was the reason why she left Xiao Luo at home before going out today. She was afraid that she would lose her composure when she saw Xiao Luo.

"My dear, don't scare me, my dear." Xiao Luo hugged Jiang Yin and walked into the house, comforting her as she walked, "My dear, don't cry. The Second Master is not a good person. It's over now."

Xiao Luo thought Jiang Yin was hurt by Zhang Yuanzhi, and continued to ramble, "But don't worry, my lady. It doesn't matter if it's not in the family tree. We can add it in the future. Besides, it's still registered at the government office, so it won't be broken."

Jiang Yin, who had just sat down, felt his heart skip a beat. He took a deep breath, grabbed Xiao Luo's hand and said, "Go and call Uncle Wang over for me. I have something to tell him."

Really can't be broken? That won't do.

If she doesn't make a decision, she will suffer the consequences. She must settle things with the Zhang family today.

Uncle Wang's surname is Wang and his name is Zhong. He is the old housekeeper who has watched Jiang Yin's mother and Jiang Yin grow up. He is also very loyal to the Jiang family.

Hearing Jiang Yin calling him, he hurriedly followed Xiao Luo over and bowed, "What do you want, young lady?"

"Uncle Wang, please don't be polite. Please sit down." Jiang Yin stood up and motioned Uncle Wang to sit down. Then he made him a cup of flower tea and said, "I have something I don't understand. I wonder if Uncle Wang knows the inside story?"

Uncle Wang is a close relative to the Jiang family and to her.

However, ever since his parents died, Uncle Wang has been marginalized by Zhang Yuanzhi, intentionally or unintentionally.

In her previous life, she didn't realize these changes, and when she came to her senses, everything had changed.

This time, she will not repeat the same mistake. She must take every step carefully to pull the Jiang family out of this quagmire.

Uncle Wang took a sip of tea and said, "Young lady, just speak directly. I will tell you everything I know."

Jiang Yin lowered his eyes and said, "Today, my second uncle came to show me the Zhang family tree. My parents' names were on it, but not my name. However, there was a name called Zhang Yin on it.

I don't know if my parents gave birth to a sister without my knowledge, or if they changed my last name on purpose. Uncle Wang, do you know the reason behind this?"

She might have been too young to understand the family tree at the time, but Uncle Wang must have known something.

After all, her mother trusted Uncle Wang very much and would tell him almost everything.

"Don't talk nonsense." Uncle Wang's mouth twitched slightly, "The eldest lady and the son-in-law only have one daughter, the young lady. The name on the Zhang family tree was added by the Zhang family on their own initiative. When the eldest lady and the son-in-law found out, it was too late and they were unable to correct it."

"So, this is actually true." Jiang Yin pondered for a moment, raised his eyes and said, "My parents are gone, and I don't intend to get involved in the Zhang family's mess. So, I want to ask Uncle Wang to go to the government office and ask how my parents and I are registered at the government office. If it's only in the Jiang family, it's fine, but if it's also in the Zhang family, then I'll ask how to cancel the Zhang family's."

Whether in her past life or this life, she didn't know much about her family tree or household registration. She was always protected by her parents and grew up carefree.

Even though she followed Li Ji in her previous life, she was confined to the backyard and could only occasionally get to know things that Li Ji wanted her to know.

Of course, with her mentality in her previous life, she could never have imagined so many things now.

Even if she had to start over again, she would still have to grope her way forward in many things.

Therefore, she really didn't know much about family tree, household registration, etc. Xiao Luo followed her every day, and the same was true.

Hearing that Jiang Yin, who had always trusted Zhang Yuanzhi, no longer wanted to be involved with the Zhang family, Uncle Wang was surprised and delighted and asked, "Young lady, have you thought it through? Do you really want to leave the Zhang family?"

Jiang Yin nodded and said, "Yes, we must leave."

She knew that she had hurt the feelings of the elderly people in the family in the past few days, so she had to give a positive answer.

Uncle Wang patted the table and said excitedly, "Okay, young lady, I'm glad you figured it out. That Mr. Zhang is full of bad intentions and is not a good person at all. You should stay away from him."

"I know. I was obsessed with it in the past." Jiang Yin smiled bitterly and said, "What about the family tree and household registration?"

"Don't worry, young lady. This is not a big deal." Uncle Wang said with a smile, "Since the establishment of my dynasty, private genealogies have been kept by their respective clans and do not need to be reported to the government. Genealogies are just pure clan documents."

He paused and continued, "As for the household registration, there is no need to worry. Although women in our dynasty do not need to be registered, our Jiang family has been headed by women for many generations, and they also shoulder the responsibility of protecting the imperial tea garden. Therefore, the government has specially allowed the women of the Jiang family to be registered as household registration, and they can even become the head of the household."

"There is such a thing?" Jiang Yin asked in surprise, "If that's the case, then my parents and I can't be registered at the Zhang family?"

The Zhang family does not have the privileges of the Jiang family, so normally, on the Zhang family tree, there would only be her father’s name, and definitely not her name.

Uncle Wang nodded and said, "Yes, the Jiang family's household registration card is kept by the eldest lady. If you have time, you can look for it. As for the government office, I will go there now to ask if there are any changes."