Chapter 323: Past Events of the Xue Family
"That genealogy was entrusted to my wife by my great master when he was dying. As long as my wife discovers any bad behavior in the collateral line, she can personally make the decision to remove the collateral line from the family tree."
"No more?" Shi Shishi asked subconsciously when he saw that Jing Fuwang had finished speaking and had no follow-up.
"No, I only know so much as a kid." Jing Fuwang said with shame.
Shi Shishi frowned on his calm face, pondered for a moment, and then continued to ask, "You are reminiscing, think about it and see if there are any details left."
"This..." Jing Fuwang hesitated for a moment, his face was a little ugly when he saw Shi Shi, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only try to recall what happened at that time.
"The younger one didn't know what the adult wanted to know, so the younger one told the adult exactly what happened that day from beginning to end."
Jing Fuwang thought about it and didn't know what Shi Shishi wanted to know, so he had to tell everything that happened that day.
"Speak!" Shi Shishi said.
"Yes, yes. I will tell you from beginning to end."
Jing Fuwang wiped the sweat from his forehead and told the details of what happened that day.
"At that time, when the great master was on his deathbed, not only the wife was present, but also the second great master of the collateral line, who was very opposed to this of the great master, and opposed it very resolutely."
"I didn't think much about it at first. Although Madam married into the Xue family, she is still an outsider after all. Plus, she is a female of the first generation. It is indeed a bit inappropriate for the Grand Master to leave the family tree and family palm prints to Madam, an outsider. .”
"But because it is the last words of the great master, I am just a steward. No matter how much I object in my heart, I can only act according to the instructions."
"Not only me, but even the Second Master's younger brother, the Third Master, didn't show any dissatisfaction."
"But the second master is different. Not only is he furious, but he also threatens to say that the master has forgotten his roots and leaving the Xue family in the hands of a woman will only make people laugh."
"He also brought up the fact that there has been no woman in charge of the family since ancient times. It's annoying if he wants to force the master. He has always claimed that letting a woman be the head of the family will only insult the family tradition. Being criticized by outsiders will make their Xue family He is humiliated and has no face to face his ancestors."
"But the old man insisted on having his own way, and he was very insistent. Even though the second old man yelled and cursed, he still handed the genealogy and family palm prints into the hands of the lady in front of the memorial tablets of the ancestors in the ancestral hall."
"The second old master was so angry that he called the second master and a lot of descendants from the collateral line to rob it."
"The third master saw this and quickly stepped forward to persuade him, but the second master ignored him. He pushed the third master away with a wave of his hand and ordered the second master to step forward and take away the palm print."
"Then during the rush, the old man hit his head on the corner of the table and fell unconscious."
"By the time we found out, it was already too late. The great master was no longer breathing. The third great master also blamed himself for the death of the great master. He was so sad that he followed the great master that night."
"Because this matter is a scandal of the Xue family, Madam suppressed it forcefully. Now only old people like me who have been working for the Xue family know about it."
"That's it." Shi Shishi suddenly realized at this moment, and learned the past events from Jing Fuwang's mouth, and the doubts that had been lingering in his mind were finally solved.
"I asked why the Xue family is headed by a woman even though the second old master is still alive."
"I always thought it was because the second old man had a bad reputation, but I didn't expect that there was such a thing."
"Yes."
Jing Fuwang poured a cup of tea, moistened his dry throat, and continued.
"Although the Second Old Master is the younger brother of the Grand Master, he was born by a concubine. In addition, the Second Old Master is treacherous and does not care about the means and consequences of doing things. Therefore, the Old Master has always disliked the Second Old Master. Instead, he is the Second Old Master's biological brother, the Third Old Master. He is upright and aboveboard, and has always been very close to the old man, and the old man also has great trust in the third old man."
"Not long ago, the second old lady was driven away by my wife, and the stewards who were taken away were all those who were with the third old lady before."
"What did the second old man say when his wife drove him away?" Shi Shishi asked.
Jing Fuwang thought about it for a moment and said: "The second old master said that he will definitely make my wife regret it. Sooner or later, he will send someone to take back the Xue family. As for what you want to know about the genealogy, the second old master said nothing. "
"The second old man did not hesitate to force his death, causing the third old man to die of grief. He has endured the humiliation and burden all these years, and committed himself to stay here just to get the family palm seal. He even colluded with outsiders and made things difficult for his wife at every turn. Unexpectedly, in the end, he was still My wife was kicked out, so this is really a waste of time and a waste of time."
Jing Fuwang couldn't help but sigh.
"Am I wrong?" Shi Shishi did not say anything, but thought to himself in silence, "From what Jing Fuwang said, the second old man only wanted to get the family seal."
"Is the emperor's guess wrong? According to the emperor's letter, the thing should be hidden in the Xue family. It seems that we have to continue to wait for the opportunity."
"Now that King Qi is here, we can use King Qi's hands to find out where the things are hidden."
"However, even Mrs. Xue doesn't know where the things are hidden, so it's really a waste of time."
"Oh! By the way, speaking of this past incident, now that I think about it, the master was indeed a little different than usual."
Jing Fuwang thought of an insignificant detail about his master at that time, and suddenly felt something strange.
"What's different? Tell me quickly!" Jing Fuwang's words interrupted Shi Shishi's thoughts, making Shi Shishi very excited and his slightly frowning brows relaxed.
"At that time, I remember that when the great master handed the family tree and family palm prints to his wife, the word family tree was emphasized more than once."
"Usually, my grandpa doesn't explain things like this. He only says it once every time. We stewards are also used to it. Only that time, my grandmaster abnormally said it several times."
This news immediately made Shi Shishi's eyes flash.
"Your Majesty is worthy of being your Majesty, your intelligence is different from ordinary people!" Shi Shishi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "As expected, as written in the Emperor's letter, that thing was indeed handed over to the old man of the Xue family."
"I still think of the old man, but what else is different from usual?" Shi Shishi asked.
"No more." Jing Fuwang thought about it again, and did not think of anything different about the old man. "It happened very suddenly at that time. I was just a small manager at the time, so I could only stay far behind." I’m looking at him from a distance, so even if there is anything different about the old man, I can’t see it.”
