Shi Yue quickly calmed down and smiled reluctantly, "Why are you asking this, sir? I have heard a little about the Zhou Dynasty, but it has been destroyed for a long time."
Xie Ling had already made up her mind after seeing his reaction.
Shi Yue was not a good liar. When he lied, he held the brush tightly in his right hand, his face turned red, and he didn't even dare to look Xie Ling in the eye.
Xie Ling directly exposed his poor acting skills and said bluntly: "Shi Yue, your last name was Si, right?"
Shi Yue clenched his pen tightly and stared at Xie Ling's face, his eyes as sharp as swords, full of vigilance.
At this time, Shi Yue had completely lost his weakness and timidity, becoming cold, hard and dangerous, with a sharp gaze that almost cut Xie Ling apart inch by inch.
Xie Ling was very satisfied when she saw Shi Yue's performance.
This may be Shi Yue’s truest self.
She said, how could such a talented person be self-taught.
Without absolute family foundation, it would be impossible to reach this level in ancient times when various resources were scarce and rare skills were monopolized by aristocratic families.
The air was stagnant, like a taut string that could break at any time.
Shi Yue’s gaze became increasingly cold.
Xie Lingxian smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I won't do any harm to you or your family. I just happened to get a bamboo slip that recorded the fate of several families in the Zhou Dynasty. When I saw it, I found that the situation was very similar to yours, so I wanted to ask you."
After Xie Ling finished speaking, she emphasized again, "I swear on my life that I have no other thoughts."
Shi Yue looked at Xie Ling's clear eyes for a while, and his aura finally relaxed. He returned to being the gentle, weak, and powerless Mr. Shi Yue.
He smiled and raised his eyes, saying softly:
"Thank you, sir. I wonder if anyone else has seen the bamboo slips besides you?"
"Only Gu Wei, Feng Jian Qingli, and I know about this. Don't worry, we are all trustworthy people."
Shi Yue breathed a sigh of relief and began to answer the question Xie Ling had asked at the beginning: "Yes, if my father is not mistaken, my original surname is indeed Si. The Si family is one of the families that existed during the Zhou Dynasty."
Xie Ling asked: "Did your father tell you about the imperial seal?"
She wanted to know whether these families were really submitting to the Imperial Seal as rumored.
Almost a thousand years have passed, and she doesn't believe that no one would have any other thoughts.
The Zhou Dynasty had collapsed. How could a broken jade seal really be passed down for so long with just a belief?
Shi Yue was surprised to see Xie Ling knew this, and felt ashamed for the lie he had just told. His face flushed red. "Yes, although our Si family is small, this has always been our family's belief. It's just..."
"What?"
Shi Yue looked at him with some hatred, "I don't know which force knew about the existence of our Si family. In my great-grandfather's generation, our Si family was still very prosperous, but with the encirclement and capture of those people, our Si family was torn apart. In the end, only my sister and I were left in my grandfather's branch.
My father died ten years ago to protect us. I thought the Si family could hide well, but I didn’t expect that my sister was born beautiful and was coveted by villains...”
Shi Yue seemed to have finally found a place to vent his anger, and he spoke incessantly about his inner grief and indignation: "A common man is innocent, and possessing a jade is innocent. The jade of our Si family is our architectural talent. The families of the Zhou Dynasty can only be loyal to the descendants of the Zhou Dynasty from generation to generation. My ancestors did not want to be used by those people, and fought desperately, which cost them their lives. Even my father did the same.
Before he died, he told me to keep a low profile. If I don't meet someone who holds the imperial seal, I will never be able to show my talent and will have to live a mediocre life.
Isn't it ridiculous? They really followed a seal that might never appear and a false belief, and they never regretted it. My father and grandfather were both great builders and carpenters, but they never built a house until they died."
Shi Yue raised his head and took a deep breath.
"I am different from my father and his family. I am not that stupid. I will serve whoever benefits me and protects my family. I have always been grateful to Lord Xie for giving me the opportunity to showcase the talents of the Si family. Only when I am building do I feel that I am alive and shining."
After listening to this, Xie Ling was shocked and full of admiration.
For so many years, the imperial seal has never appeared.
Shi Yue's ancestors really abided by this rule all their lives, watching their beloved talents being buried, and waiting until the end of their lives.
After calming down, Xie Ling asked:
"Then do you know the existence of other families?"
Shi Yue shook his head, "I don't know. My father never told me."
Xie Ling frowned, her eyes full of thought.
Fengjian Qingli didn’t know how many families there were exactly, or what those families did.
It seems that there is no connection between the families.
So, who knew about the existence of the Si family?
Shi Yue didn't know what he was thinking of, he slapped his forehead and said loudly: "Oh, my father also told me something, a prophecy from the high priest a thousand years ago, which I must remember.
The Emperor's star is bright, and the stars are dazzling. Thousands of years later, my Lord will return to the throne and rebuild the glory of the prosperous age."
Shi Yue's expression changed drastically.
"A thousand years later, isn't it now? Could it be... Could it be that the Emperor Star and the Jade Seal will appear in the next few years? Then the world will be in chaos! My lord, don't worry! In my heart, Shi Yue, you are the only master. Even if the Jade Seal appears in the world, I will not change it!"
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