After being reborn with my scumbag ex-husband, I became his sister-in-law.

Song Xizhi lay on the bed for a long time before finally changing his clothes to go to the shop in the afternoon.

Now all of her vacant shops on Yongle Street have been opened.

Besides co-owning a lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid cosmetic box shop with Bai Tan, and a spice shop with Madam Xin, he also co-owns a pharmacy with Manager Lin of the restaurant.

The last one was a martial arts training school, which was managed by Ah Lian.

Since Song Ruoan was imprisoned, A-Lian has taken her hidden guard as her teacher and begun to learn advanced martial arts.

But she wasn't idle. In her spare time, she discussed with her sister Bai Tan how to open a shop. So Song Xizhi also opened a shop and made her the boss.

Song Xizhi rented out the rest of the shops, and donated a large portion of the rent to the orphanage for baby girls that Zeng Yaxian had run before her death.

Song Xizhi was thinking about Zeng Yaxian when, for some reason, He Jingyan suddenly pushed open the door and came in, bringing up Zeng Yaxian's matter to her.

"Zhizhi, I have been back in the capital for a long time, but I have not yet paid my respects to General Zeng and his wife. I feel extremely guilty. When I think of the deep affection you had for Marquis Zhongzhen, I would like to go with you to visit them. What do you think?"

Song Xi was taken aback, not expecting He Jingyan to bring up this matter.

She looked up in surprise and met He Yunze's ever-gentle eyes. For some reason, her heart suddenly tightened slightly.

"You want to visit Zeng Yaxian's parents?"

“But Zeng Yaxian’s parents died on the battlefield, and their bodies were never found. There was only a cenotaph and a temple built by the people.”

"Now that Zeng Yaxian has passed away, her body has reached the frontier. Where do you wish to visit her?"

He Jingyan slowly sat down on the soft couch opposite Song Xizhi, his features unchanged, his voice still soft and gentle:

"I just want to go to the temple and cenotaph next to their ancestral graves to pay my respects. General Zeng and his wife sacrificed their lives for the country. I served in the military for more than ten years. They are my idols. I wanted to carry the wishes of a soldier to thank them for their sacrifices."

Song Xizhi remained silent, pondering the sacrifices made by General Zeng and his wife.

That was to fight against the Western Rong!

They all sacrificed their lives to fight against the Western Rong. Does He Jingyan appreciate such sacrifices?

Song Xizhi remained silent, and then He Jingyan's voice continued:

"Firstly, it's to stand up for my soldiers. I once led them to pay respects at General Zeng's cenotaph on the frontier, a desolate place with little incense burning, which greatly disappointed the soldiers. At that time, I promised them that after we returned to the capital, I would go and check if the temples in the capital where General Zeng lived were still bustling with worshippers."

"Secondly, Zeng Yaxian is your close friend. As your husband, I have returned far too late. Now I want to pay my respects to her and her family and rejoin your life."

After listening to his reasoned and well-founded explanation, every word of which was for the sake of the country and the family, Song Xizhi really couldn't bring himself to refuse.

So she looked up at him and smiled again: "Husband, I am very pleased that you think this way. I am sure Ya Xian would be very grateful in the afterlife."

"However, I've already made an appointment with the shop assistants today to settle accounts, so I'm afraid I won't have time... How about we go together in three days?"

Seeing that Song Xizhi agreed without hesitation, He Jingyan nodded, a hint of joy in his expression: "Alright, let's set it for three days from now."

The two talked for a while longer.

The smile on Song Xizhi's face suddenly disappeared after he turned and left.

She immediately summoned all the hidden guards around her.

These hidden guards used to follow Zeng Yaxian; they were all arranged for Zeng Yaxian by General Zeng and his wife before their deaths.

They were truly moved when they heard He Jingyan's words.

The head of the hidden guards knelt on the ground, his words filled with heartfelt admiration: "Master, General He's meticulousness is truly beyond my expectations."

"Miss has never left the capital in her entire life. Going to her ancestral home to preside over the sacrificial ceremony at General Zeng's tomb is something she has always wanted to do."

Song Xizhi shook his head: "Sometimes you can't judge a man by what he says, you have to look at what he does."

As she spoke, she pondered the hidden guard's words, her brows furrowing slightly: "A tomb? General Zeng has not only a cenotaph but also a tomb?"

The head of the hidden guards looked blank for a moment, then nodded affirmatively when he heard Song Xizhi's question: "Behind the temple is the mausoleum. Although there are no corpses, His Majesty was grateful for the merits of General Zeng and Madam Zeng, so he built a mausoleum on the back mountain of their ancestral home."

"There were also dedicated tomb keepers who guarded the tombs in the area. Out of consideration for the hard work of the tomb keepers, the people spontaneously raised funds to build a temple. As a result, the tomb keepers lived in the temple, and the people also went to the temple to worship. No one set foot in the tombs behind them."

Song Xizhi understood after hearing this.

She used to think that the common people had only built a cenotaph for General Zeng near the capital, but she never expected that His Majesty had ordered the construction of a massive mausoleum.

There are also tomb keepers inside the mausoleum.

Thinking of this, Song Xizhi immediately had Siqin call a car and sent a message to Pei Yunyi.

"In that case, let's go to General Zeng's tomb now and see what He Jingyan really wants."

He Jingyan is ruthless in achieving his goals. He might visit her relatives for the sake of appearances, but he would never pay respects to a few dead people for the sake of appearances.

It must be for something else.

What was in General Zeng's tomb that he found profitable?

Why did He Jingyan insist on taking me along?

Song Xizhi couldn't understand it.

She and her entourage secretly met up with Pei Yunyi at the city gate of the capital, and then left the capital.

General Zeng's tomb was built near his ancestral home, not in the capital, which can be seen as a way of returning to one's roots.

His ancestral home was located in a small county town called Fengning, which was quite a distance from the capital. It would take a whole day to get there by carriage.

People from all over the country would pass through Fengning on their way to the capital to pay homage to these two great generals who sacrificed their lives for the country and made great contributions in battle.

Therefore, Song Xizhi believed that Fengning, a small county, had received imperial favor and the protection of General Zeng, so it should be a place of flourishing incense offerings, bustling with tourists, and with simple and honest folk customs.

But as the group rode their horses eastward at full speed, they found the place becoming increasingly remote and the scenery increasingly desolate as they approached their destination.

Elderly people and children often beg along the road, and the pedestrians are dressed in tattered clothes with shifty eyes.

When the group dismounted and rested at a roadside tea stall, even Siqin couldn't help but ask, "Master, have we come to the wrong place?"

"How could the ancestral home of General Zeng, located near the capital, be in such a desolate and dilapidated state?"

Looking at the scene before him, Song Xizhi frowned slightly, a hint of doubt in his mind: "This is the outskirts of town. Perhaps it will be much better once we get to the center of the county town."