Zong Ruoning knew that this matter could not be punished openly.
At present they have no direct evidence, not even any witnesses.
Because even if Her Royal Highness the Princess had been negligent before, she must have executed all the people involved by now.
Even if there are some fish that have slipped through the net, they won't be able to find them in a short time.
Secondly, this incident was also a huge blow to Mr. Zong.
After all, he was plotted against by his closest relatives. This was also a major blow to the old man of the clan, who had always been proud of the loving fathers and filial sons, and the friendly brothers and respectful younger brothers in their clan.
Zong Ruoning was not even sure how severely his grandfather could punish his second aunt or second uncle now that his father had died and his third uncle was unable to do so.
What's more, behind Second Aunt, there is His Majesty the Emperor...
This is simply beyond their reach.
What's more important is that once everything is revealed, the fresh blood qilin leaf in his hand will be the first to be questioned by some people, and may even drag Xia Chujian into it...
Although he had made all kinds of preparations, he always took the blame for the matter and claimed that he had obtained it.
However, he did not hide what he gained from this trip to Green Star, and it would be easy to find out and let people know that he was lying.
During their trip to Green Star, only Xia Chujian and their team had surrendered a fresh blood unicorn.
Although she got it from Green Star, this also proves that she concealed something about what she got from Green Star.
Isn’t this exactly what His Majesty the Emperor is most afraid of right now?
The torture and temptations that His Majesty the Emperor had inflicted on Xia Chujian before were not because he suspected how many things she had concealed about this starry sky adventure?
Zong Ruoning knew very well that people in high positions were all suspicious.
The emperor's suspicion was particularly serious, having reached the point of being "incurable".
Xia Chujian has now lost her memory of entering the Gate of God's Descent, but she still retains the memory before that.
Mr. Zong sneered: "Do you think that your second aunt is the only one who is concerned about this matter?"
Zong Ruoning: “…”
Mr. Zong glanced at him and, as usual, began to teach him: "You should also know who is behind your second aunt."
Zong Ruoning's heart skipped a beat, but he still maintained a gentle demeanor and asked in confusion, "...Your Majesty? Why then?"
Mr. Zong calmed down and said, "Why?"
"The four nobles may seem high and mighty, but they have always been a thorn in the side of the Tantai royal family."
"But for some reason, they didn't dare to do anything to us."
Zong Ruoning hurriedly asked, "Is it because of the ancestral precepts of the Tantai royal family?"
"That was later written into the constitution of the Beichen Empire!"
During the constitutional monarchy period, the four great nobles united the vast majority of nobles to fight against the imperial power, and ultimately determined the legal status of the four great nobles.
After all, they knew that relying solely on ancestral teachings to maintain their status would require the royal family's own "self-discipline."
When has the royal family ever exercised self-discipline over their power?
Unless absolutely necessary, you have to exercise "self-discipline".
So when they finally waited for an opportunity, they immediately united and forced the emperor to sign the constitutional monarchy bill.
From then on, the emperor gave up some of his power, and even allowed the Senate, which was composed of the military, nobles and civilians, and the cabinet to share some of the power with the royal family.
But Master Zong just sneered and said, "Aning, don't have unrealistic fantasies about the royal family, and don't think that everything will be fine just because the emperor signed the constitutional monarchy bill."
Zong Ruoning looked at Old Master Zong in confusion.
Mr. Zong said meaningfully: "Since laws can be made, they can also be abolished."
"As long as the royal family still exists, one day they will regain all power..."
"And to achieve this goal, the first targets they must eliminate are us four nobles."
Zong Ruoning's pupils shrank sharply: "Grandfather! His Majesty the Emperor wouldn't be so cruel!"
Elder Zong looked at himself, then back at the medical cabin and said, "What do you think?"
"Hasn't this already been done?"
Zong Ruoning found it incredible: "...Isn't it because the Second Branch wants the inheritance rights of the Zong family, so...?"
Elder Zong nodded, then shook his head and said, "The second son and his family really want the inheritance rights of the Zong family."
"But the emperor was able to help them. Do you think he did it just for his sister?"
Zong Ruoning was shocked.
Elder Zong continued, "This time, the emperor even used the dried blood qilin, which is enough to show his determination."
He touched the back of his head and said with lingering fear, "If the crests of our four noble families hadn't disappeared, the royal family wouldn't have dared to go so far..."
This was information that Zong Ruoning had never known.
He didn't say anything else, but listened attentively to the old man's story with bated breath.
Because Mr. Zong almost died at the hands of his own people this time, he felt that it was time to prepare for the transfer of power.
Although he still has hundreds of years to live, there is no need for Zong Ruoning to take over the Zong family immediately.
But it's always better to be prepared.
In case he is unlucky and encounters such a thing again in the future, Zong Ruoning is mentally prepared.
At the same time, the manpower in the family will be transferred to Zong Ruoning one after another.
Thinking this, Mr. Zong told him a secret of the unification of the Zong family, or the four great noble families.
"Ruoning, you've seen our clan emblem, but did you know that we once had a seal that represented the Zong clan?"
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