Chapter 221 Midsummer
"Second brother, Xiaotang, what should we do now?" Master Ji San asked. "≤. His words came to the point. Things had already happened. They could not avoid them and could only face them.
How to deal with it?
Prove to Han Zhen and other royal families that they are not descendants of the Song Dynasty royal family?
How to prove that all the ancestors of the Ji family have been resurrected? This is simply impossible to prove. Although the Ji family’s ancestors are in Qingyuan, they are not like those who have never left their hometown for generations. The ancestors of the Ji family left Qingyuan to make a living as early as the turbulent era.
From that generation of the Ji family ancestors until Mr. Ji's grandfather moved back to Qingyuan to live, during this period, it was almost impossible to find out where and what generations of the Ji family did.
The earliest Ji family members buried in the blessed land of Qingxi Mountains are only the great-grandfather and great-grandmother of Mr. Ji. Going forward, whether it is the earliest ancestor of the Ji family or the cemetery of the descendants of the Ji family who went out to make a living, they are all destroyed and there is no trace of it.
Moreover, there is also a legend about the Ji family that seems very deadly now. The ancestor of the Ji family who went out to make a living was desperate, so he finally went to the palace to become a central official. This is in line with the legend believed by the Qin royal family. The last little prince of the Song royal family was taken away from the palace by a loyal palace servant, and since then he lived in the folk incognito.
According to this idea, the loyal palace maid was the ancestor of the Ji family today. For the sake of the safety of the little prince, he naturally could not let the little prince follow the surname of the Song Dynasty, so he let the little prince have his surname Ji. The two lived together as a family. Later, the ancestor of the Ji family passed away, because he had been purified, so he naturally would not leave behind descendants.
The descendants of the little prince have always used the Ji surname and the Ji family's life experience.
It's no wonder that Han Zhen and other royal people suspected the Ji family.
This is really a life experience. Not to mention that being a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty and being a direct descendant, he will definitely become a thorn in the eyes of the current royal family, but there is another even more deadly legend.
The palace maid not only brought the little prince out of the palace. The little prince also implicated the treasures of the Song Dynasty royal family!
In their previous lives, they should have suffered the disaster of destroying their families because of this life experience, and the family was not killed immediately. This was the "TOEFL" in this fictitious treasure.
Those who track them behind them, whether they are the royal court or others, want to find treasures from them first.
"So, aren't we going to have a dead end!" Master Ji San said urged.
It seems that this is true!
"Our Ji family has no relationship with the Song Dynasty royal family." Master Ji Er did not answer Master Ji San's words. Instead, he reiterated again, "No matter when or in what situation, you must remember this first. ⊥,"
Master Ji Er said solemnly, and Ji Xiaotang and Master Ji San nodded seriously.
"Although we have nothing to do with the royal family of the Song Dynasty, we have suffered a disaster and cannot confess our love. I have already thought that the Wanjia fleet should be back soon. When the fleet comes back, I will send you on board the ship. You will leave the Qin Dynasty and find a place to settle overseas."
The Ji family invested a lot of money in the Wanjia fleet and then collected the Ji family's assets. Apart from leaving their hometown, they were not worried about their future lives.
"You uncle and nephew depend on each other in the future, and you must live well." Master Ji Er said again.
Ji Xiaotang didn't say anything, but Master Ji San couldn't help it.
"What does second brother mean? Let's go, won't you leave?"
"Everyone is leaving, can you still leave? Third brother, take Xiaotang with you. There is also Changsheng. If your uncle and nephew have left, the bloodline of the Ji family will not be broken."
It turns out that this is what Mr. Ji Er made of his idea.
Ji Xiaotang couldn't help but think that she wanted to invest in the Wanjia seafar fleet at that time because she knew that the Qin Dynasty would be in chaos in the past few years. On the one hand, she needed a large amount of money to deal with this natural disaster, and on the other hand, she also had the intention of leaving a way out for her family.
If Daqin really can't live anymore, the whole family will go overseas and find a peach blossom land to survive.
At that time, Master Ji Er did not use her to persuade him. He agreed happily and took out almost all his private rooms.
Did Master Ji Er think that such a day would happen at that time?
However, Master Ji Er also said that the Ji family had no relationship with the descendants of the Song Dynasty royal family.
Master Ji Er was right. No matter what happened or what situation they were, they would hold on to this point tightly.
"Second brother, I won't leave." Master Ji San said immediately, "I'm leaving. Second brother has taken the old lady, second sister-in-law, Xiaoyun, Xiaotang and Changsheng away. I'll stay. No matter who it is, if I don't believe it, I can't hold them back. I can always protect you to board the boat and go out to sea safely!"
"You, you are talking to a child! You are acting irritably!" Master Ji Er said excitedly.
Seeing that the two brothers were about to argue, Ji Xiaotang coughed gently.
"Dad, uncle, going out to sea and escaping is not a way out, but it is the last way. Before this, we may not be able to find a better way out."
Master Ji Er and Master Ji San both looked at Ji Xiaotang.
"The identity of the descendants of the royal family of the Song Dynasty can be a death talisman or an amulet. ¢£, a treasure that is false will cause death, and will also make anyone who covets the treasure even if they wish we could be crushed to pieces, but they could not move us at all." Ji Xiaotang said slowly with a clear look.
Master Ji Er nodded.
Ji Xiaotang said it very well, but it is not easy to grasp the condition in this way. If you are not careful, you will cause a disaster.
"But if you use it well, you can also reach the top." Ji Xiaotang said.
"If you want to make a successful career, as long as our family is safe and sound, I will be satisfied." Master Ji Er said.
Isn’t this Ji Xiaotang’s wish? However, in a situation like the Ji family, it is a luxury to ask for such ordinary peace. They only have two choices, and they will never be able to recover, or they will rise to the top, and there is no third way to go.
"Yes." Master Ji Er nodded helplessly.
"That would naturally be a success." Master Ji San's eyes were firm.
"Dad, uncle, we need to accumulate more capital to survive."
The three of them discussed almost until dawn in the library, because they thought that Han Zhen was leaving and they had to see him off, so they had to pause.
"No one else in the family needs to know about these things, so as not to add to their worries." Master Ji Er told Ji Xiaotang and Master Ji San.
Ji Xiaotang and Master Ji San thought so, so they nodded naturally.
The three of them went back to their rooms and hurriedly packed up. They came to the guest yard to see Han Zhen.
Before dawn, Han Zhen left the Ji family, and under the escort of Qi Younian and others, he left Qingyuan and went straight to Ren An to return to Beijing.
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"Fourth brother, the Ji family's life experience... In my opinion, they are not." Seeing Qingyuan County leaving far behind, Qi Younian sat on the horse and walked with Qin Zhen. He deliberately distanced himself from the front and back guards. At this moment, he lowered his voice and spoke to Qin Zhen slightly, not worried that the guards would hear it.
"Are you sure?" Qin Zhen turned his head and looked at Qi Younian.
"I'm sure." Qi Younian Zheng pointed.
"Oh." Qin Zhen said oh, quite meaningful, and then asked, "Ayou. Why are you so sure?"
"There is no evidence to prove that they are. Although the Ji family is rich, it is the income accumulated by generations of business. If there is really a treasure that is rich enough to rival a country, why have they never seen them use it? Looking at the efforts of the Ji family for generations, especially the people of the Ji family now, they are all loyal people to the Qin Dynasty." Qi Younian said.
"There is no evidence to prove that they are not." Qin Zhen paused for a while after hearing Qi Younian's words before slowly speaking.
"Fourth brother, a hundred years have passed, and the descendants of the Song Dynasty have long been invisible."
"Ayou." Qin Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly at Qi Younian, "It's not just now that we have taken on this job. You have never said such a thing to me. Ayou, tell the fourth brother why it suddenly changed."
Qi Younian's eyes flashed slightly, but they returned to Qingming again in a flash.
"Fourth brother, I've figured it out." Qi Younian said, "And even if the descendants of the Song Dynasty really exist, the other two places are more likely. The Ji family is the most unlikely."
"Haha." Qin Zhen chuckled twice. He already understood what Qi Younian thought, but refused to reveal it. "I don't want to break the quiet life of the Ji family... I didn't report this to the emperor's brother."
"Fourth brother..."
"Shhh, this matter is known to heaven and earth, you know to me."
"I understand." Qi Younian felt relieved, and then he became nervous again. However, he did not let himself think too much about this. No matter what, there was one thing he was very sure of.
Since Qin Zhen did not report the Ji family's affairs, he naturally had to hide the Ji family tightly, and would never push the Ji family to the forefront.
"But, even if we don't look for the Ji family, someone will not let them go. Without us, the Ji family is even more dangerous. The Ji family is already in the situation, and it is impossible to stay out of the matter." Qin Zhen's voice was cold, his eyes swept over Qi Younian, and there was a faint apology in his heart, but it soon disappeared. "Ayou, you are in Ren'an, and the safety of Xiaotang's family will be entrusted to you."
"Yes." Qi Younian vaguely noticed something, but it was difficult to ask, so he could only nod and accept the order.
"Fourth brother, I..." After a brief pause, Qi Younian spoke again.
However, Qin Zhen interrupted him with a smile.
"Ayou, have you read Changning's letter?" Qin Zhen looked at Qi Younian with a smile on his face, "The mother queen and the emperor's brother already know it, and I am looking forward to your good news."
Qi Younian's face changed slightly.
"Fourth brother, I'm not worthy of the princess. In any case, I'll ask the fourth brother to make a comeback for me." Qi Younian heard a strong sense of crisis from Qin Zhen's words. He knew that if the marriage was given, everything would be irreversible. And now, if only Changning was interested in him, he would just think of a way to let Changning change his mind.
Others may not be able to help with this matter, but Qin Zhen must be able to do so. It just depends on whether he is willing to help.
"Ayou, Changning really likes you. You don't know the little girl's temperament. What she decided, let alone me, even the empress dowager came forward and said she would not turn her back. In my opinion, you and Changning are born together."
"Why, do you think Changning is not good-looking? Changning is the number one beauty in Beijing. Even if she is not a princess, she deserves the title of the first beauty. Isn't it a match made by heaven?" Qin Zhen laughed loudly, obviously very happy, and was very optimistic about the prospects of this marriage.
There was no trace of joy on Qi Younian's face.
"Fourth brother, I don't think Changning is not bad either. But I already..."
"Ayou, your identity is destined to be involuntarily in many things since you were born. You know, your words can make people live and die."
Qi Younian was stunned.
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After sending Qin Zhen away, Master Ji Er was worried about another thing and immediately beat someone to send a letter to Master Ji in the capital. As soon as the people sent by Master Ji Er left, the person who delivered the letter to Master Ji arrived.
Master Ji Er summoned Ji Xiaotang and Master Ji San to the study room, and the three of them opened Master Ji's letter together.
"As a matter of greed for disaster relief money has indeed occurred!"
In his letter, Master Ji told Master Ji Er that the imperial envoys who went south to provide disaster relief and river defense were not going well. Not only did he fail to appease the affected people and alleviate the disaster, but he caused two serious civil unrest in Jiangnan.
It is precisely because of the civil unrest that the case of imperial envoy corruption in the disaster relief money was also revealed. Now the imperial envoy has sent another imperial envoy team to go south to deal with civil unrest and take over disaster relief and river defense. As for the first imperial envoy team, all of them were escorted back to Beijing without missing out.
The case of Garbage is still under trial in Dali Temple, but the result is clear.
"I don't know how many people will fall to the ground." This time, the imperial envoy team, regardless of their official position, cannot escape the law.
Master Ji was very grateful to Master Ji Er for delivering him a timely letter. If Master Ji Er had not changed his mind and stayed in the capital, he would definitely be among the people who were escorted to Beijing this time.
This case is serious, and even if someone is willing to do his best to protect him, I am afraid he will not be able to save it.
Master Ji not only thanked Master Ji Er, but also asked Master Ji Er to kowtow and burn incense on his behalf to the tomb of the Ji family's ancestors. This time he was able to avoid disaster because the ancestors of the Ji family had spirits and knew how to protect their descendants.
Master Ji also brought a lot of things with him, including a box of silver, saying that it was his salary, and he wanted to use it for the repair of his ancestral tombs and sacrifices in all seasons. In addition, he gave gifts to all the people of the Ji family in Qingyuan, including excellent supplements, pearls and jade decorations, and various colors. There were three carriages in a total of them.
Everyone was very happy after reading the letter.
Chapter completed!