The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

The next day, Lu Linlang took gifts and went to the mountains alone. Zhong Fan and others wanted to follow her, but she refused. Clan leader Qiu's invitation must be to reveal their secrets to her, so if they were willing, they could take others with them.

As soon as Lu Linlang went up the mountain, Qiu Lin and his men were waiting at the intersection. When they saw her coming alone, they nodded with satisfaction and made an invitation gesture.

This time, Lu Linlang followed them deep into the mountains, where the Qiu family was located.

This is not a cave as everyone imagines, but a flat land with many houses built. There are many children running around the houses, the men are guarding the periphery, and the women are working in the middle.

In the middle, there was actually a grave. There was nothing written on the tombstone, but the grave was very large. Lu Linlang could only see a part of it. The other part was connected to the mountain, which must be the main part of the tomb.

"Miss Lu, my father is waiting for you here, please." Qiu Lin saw her staring at the grave and did not stop her. He waited for her to look at it for a while before reminding her.

The clan leader was already waiting here, and there was no one else in the room. After Qiu Lin led her in, he turned around and went out to guard.

"Miss Lu, I'm sure you know what people think of us. Some think we're hunters, and some think we live like savages. I wonder what you think of us?"

The patriarch poured a cup of tea and motioned for Lu Linlang to drink it.

"Chief Qiu, if you ask me what I think, I can tell you. I think you and your people must be very loyal. You are the unsung heroes." Lu Linlang took a sip of tea.

"Oh, it seems that Miss Lu has guessed the purpose of our being here?" The patriarch showed admiration in his eyes.

"Chief, don't you suspect that it was the young chief who revealed it to me?" Lu Linlang asked with a smile.

"He's my son. We, the Qiu family, may not be as good as others in other aspects, but keeping our mouths shut is in our blood. He won't casually reveal our situation to anyone."

"The clan leader is indeed amazing. I was just guessing, so I'll share my humble opinion. If there's anything wrong, please correct me."

"Okay, tell me."

"I think your clan's original surname was Qiu, and your ancestor, at the beginning of the founding of the country, had a famous general named Qiu who eventually retired to the mountains. He was not only a loyal follower of the emperor, but he was also the bodyguard of the founding princess.

Later, after the princess assisted the emperor in conquering the country, she became terminally ill. The tomb she buried in the imperial mausoleum was only her cenotaph. The real tomb is the one just outside. You have guarded it for hundreds of years, which shows your loyalty. Moreover, General Qiu could have achieved the highest position in the country, but he gave up all his titles and retired to the mountains with the princess.

After saying this, Lu Linlang continued to drink tea, waiting for the clan leader to explain to her. She didn't know what exactly happened that year, and why the princess didn't want to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, but chose to sleep forever in this forest.

"Yes, yes, Miss Lu is indeed smart, and what you said is almost right, but not many people know what really happened back then, nor do they know about the sacrifices made by the princess and our ancestor.

Our ancestor General Qiu was originally just a hunter. Later, he accidentally saved a princess, and the two became acquainted from then on. That year, the emperor of the previous dynasty was incompetent, and people of lofty ideals all over the world rose up in rebellion. The princess and the founding emperor were originally exiled people, and it was General Qiu who saved them. Later, General Qiu brought his fellow villagers and followed the founding emperor to rebel against the previous dynasty.

At that time, the world was divided into pieces, even more exaggerated than it is today. People were displaced and had to exchange their children for food. They also encountered natural disasters, such as drought in the north and floods in the south, and the people were living in dire straits.

After many years and developing many connections, they finally pacified the world. Before the emperor ascended the throne, he had said that once the world was initially settled, he would arrange a marriage for the princess and General Qiu so that the lovers could finally get married.

But human hearts are fickle. Besides money, the thing that can distort people's hearts the most is power. People of the seventh rank want to be promoted to the seventh rank, and soldiers want to be generals. Power is not so easy to satisfy. It is like a bottomless pit.

Before the emperor ascended the throne, General Qiu had saved him and the princess several times, and the people he brought with him were also the most loyal. They guarded the emperor several times, and almost all the people he brought with him are gone. It can be said that everyone at that time felt that, apart from the emperor, the princess and General Qiu had the greatest power.

At that time, many people wanted to follow their path to become an official or ask them for help in recommendation. Although the princess and General Qiu both refused, the emperor learned about it.

How can I allow others to sleep peacefully beside my bed? Living with the emperor is like living with a tiger. Days like this make the emperor panic. The two of them are extremely powerful, and their combination will inevitably pose a threat to him.

Therefore, even in the face of repeated requests from his own sister and savior, the emperor kept silent and did not make any statement. As time went by, the princess and General Qiu guessed what the emperor was thinking.

For the sake of national stability, they could understand the emperor's thoughts, but out of family ties and friendship, they were still deeply hurt by the emperor's attitude.

Later, the princess's old illness relapsed, and General Qiu asked the emperor to let the two get married. The emperor still refused, but just had his people take good care of the princess with good food and drink. A year later, the princess was dying. Before she died, she finally saw General Qiu and the emperor.

She told the emperor that she did not want to be buried in the imperial mausoleum. She just wanted to be cremated and her bones scattered randomly in the mountains of Daqi, so that she could be a carefree hermit in her next life.

General Qiu had previously requested the emperor to resign from his official position and retire to the mountains many times. This time, when he saw the princess's emaciated appearance, he simply cut off one of his arms, resigned again, and took the princess back to the mountains.

Seeing how deeply in love the two were, the emperor finally agreed. After the princess was cremated, the emperor was afraid that people all over the world would scold him, so he built a cenotaph for the princess in the imperial mausoleum. From then on, General Qiu disappeared from the court. He brought the princess's ashes to the mountains and lived there ever since.

Our ancestors were all beggars picked up by General Qiu. He brought them to this mountain, raised them, and taught them kung fu. He had only one request, which was that their descendants must guard the princess's tomb and not let anyone destroy it.

From that time on, General Qiu changed the surname of our ancestors to Qiu, and they settled down in this mountain forest. Our ancestors learned the kung fu and archery that General Qiu taught them, and they have passed them down to this day. They have always kept their promise and protected the resting place of the princess and General Qiu.

Lu Linlang didn't expect that there were these reasons back then. The love between General Qiu and the founding princess was touching. They both knew each other's feelings and made a wish to be together for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, they did not have a happy ending and eventually fell asleep in this way.

Lu Linlang sighed. Such love was really touching.

"So, Patriarch, you asked me to come here. Do you want to re-enter the world?" Lu Linlang didn't believe that he just wanted her to listen to a tragic love story. She believed that the Patriarch had other plans.

The reason why he disclosed this secret was that he wanted to replicate General Qiu's meritorious service in the past, or that he wanted to start an uprising himself? What role could he play in it that made him take it so seriously?