In the following years, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua rarely left Yuan'an, and even rarely went to live in the manor. They lived in the palace, and occasionally returned to the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion to accompany Cheng'en Marquis and Jin.
Marquis Cheng'en and Lady Jin were of course happy to see their daughter being so filial, but they were also filled with worry. Their daughter was so affectionate that they often worried about it privately.
They were both old and would die one day. Marquis Cheng'en and Lady Jin couldn't imagine how heartbroken their daughter would be when she was like this.
They would be dead by then, and they didn’t want their daughter to suffer any loss.
However, Marquis Cheng'en and Jin Shi had no choice but to worry about it privately. In the end, they could only pick up all the health-preserving methods recommended by the imperial physician.
Marquis Cheng'en and Jin decided that since they couldn't think of any good solution, they would just try to live a few more years!
Sometimes, Marquis Cheng'en and Jin would smile at each other when they saw each other strictly following the imperial physician's instructions, not eating greasy food or too sweet food.
They both thought their daughter was amazing, as she had made two open-minded people afraid to die.
Zhou Qiongyue and Zhou Zhiyi were very happy to see that their parents paid so much attention to their health.
Perhaps people just need to rely on an idea to keep going. Marquis Cheng'en and Jin have indeed lived longer than many people of their age. People of their generation have passed away one after another, but Marquis Cheng'en and Jin are still in good health.
Since Marquis Cheng'en has grown older, he no longer cares about court affairs and does not form cliques like others. The key point is that in the eyes of the emperor, he is no longer a threat, so the only thing left is family affection.
The emperor gave his uncle enough face on various occasions.
Marquis Cheng'en was also a contented man, and it was enough for him to have these honors to bless his descendants. Moreover, his eldest son and eldest grandson were both particularly outstanding.
Even if the title ends in his generation, Zhou Zhiyi and Zhou Yirong will be able to protect the clan members, so Marquis Cheng'en is particularly relieved.
It's just this person! No matter how you take care of yourself, your life span will eventually come to an end.
In recent days, Marquis Cheng'en has felt increasingly weak physically.
In fact, Marquis Cheng'en suffered many injuries when he was young. The reason he could live so long was not only because he paid attention to his health, but also because his son and daughter would find a lot of good things to nourish him every year.
In Jin's words, after eating so many good things, even if you were dead, you would have to jump up and turn around before dying, otherwise all these good things would be wasted.
Marquis Cheng'en felt that his time was up. Looking at the sunshine outside, he felt that it was time to arrange his funeral affairs.
On the second day after Marquis Cheng'en had this feeling, he ordered his relatives, his four sons (two legitimate sons and two illegitimate sons), and one daughter to be summoned to the ancestral hall of Marquis Cheng'en's mansion.
Logically, Zhou Qiongyue, as a daughter, should not be allowed to enter the ancestral hall, but in addition to her status, she has been there before, and the current clan leader is her father, and the next clan leader is her brother.
She just wanted to enter the clan temple. Even if some clan members disliked it, no one dared to say anything.
Even those old fogies, no matter how much they grumbled behind her back, would smile in front of her.
After everyone was seated, Marquis Cheng’en spoke solemnly, “I am old, and I don’t want to be laughed at by the people of Yuan’an after I leave.
Today, in front of everyone, let’s divide the family property!”
As the eldest son, Zhou Zhiyi immediately stood up to express his disagreement. After all, in this era, some parents still do not divide the family.
Besides, his father is old, and Zhou Zhiyi also wants his father to be more lively around him.
Zhou Zhiquan really wanted to divide the property, mainly because his wife was a troublemaker. Zhou Zhiquan wanted to divide the property and then see where his wife, Mrs. Yu, would go and act weird all day long.
But at this time, he just had to follow whatever his elder brother said.
The two illegitimate children, Zhou Zhiwen and Zhou Zhiqi, of course did not want to split up the family, and they quickly agreed with their eldest brother's words.
Not to mention that the mansion of Marquis Cheng'en has big trees for shade, just the fact that their whole family lives in the mansion of Marquis Cheng'en, and all their food, clothing, housing and transportation are provided by the public, they save a lot of money.
After the family split up and moved out, it was impossible for the whole family to live a comfortable life as one of them was only a juren and worked as a teacher in a private school, and the other was only a small official of the sixth rank.
Since Marquis Cheng'en has decided to split the family, it is impossible for him to change his mind because of them. "You all don't need to say anything more. Just do as I say!"
After Marquis Cheng'en finished speaking, he asked someone to bring up the document of division of the family. He had written it long ago and had it stamped by Jingzhao Prefecture. It only needed the signatures of his sons.
“According to the rules, the clan’s assets are divided into two-thirds by the eldest Zhou Zhiyi, the remaining one-third by Zhou Zhiquan, and the remaining one-third by Zhou Zhiwen and Zhou Zhiqi.
The four of you sign it!"
After Marquis Cheng'en finished speaking, he didn't even look at the expressions of the two illegitimate sons. He directly asked someone to take the document to the four of them to sign.
Zhou Zhiyi and the other three had no objections and signed directly. They also pressed their fingerprints and stamped their own private seals.
In fact, Zhou Zhiwen had some objections, but all the clan members were there, and the same procedure was followed for any family division, so he didn't dare to express his objections.
Just after signing, Zhou Zhiwen used his elbow to nudge Zhou Zhiqi, who was also a bastard, next to him, wanting Zhou Zhiqi to take the lead.
Zhou Zhiqi was holding the list of properties allocated to him and grinning foolishly. He was in no mood to pay attention to his careless brother.
Zhou Zhiqi had only one thought in his mind: "I've made a fortune!" He had never imagined that the first time he had made a fortune since he was born would be by dividing his family.
After Zhou Zhiwen confronted his half-brother, he waited for a while. When his half-brother didn't speak, he turned around and looked at him.
When Zhou Zhiwen saw his half-brother holding the list of property division and smiling like he had never seen the world, he almost died of anger. If it wasn't the wrong occasion, he would have wanted to call him an idiot.
Didn't he see how long his eldest brother's list of divisions was? Looking at theirs, this younger brother could actually laugh.
Seeing that his younger brother didn't understand, Zhou Zhiwen had no choice but to ask himself, "What about father and mother's private property?"
Marquis Cheng'en rolled his eyes at his son and said, "It's time to divide my private property. I won't be partial, so I'll divide it into five parts, one for each of you five brothers and sisters.
As for your mother's, she has already told me that the estate will be divided into three parts, one for each of Zhou Zhiyi, Zhou Zhiquan, and Zhou Qiongyue. "After she dies, all of your mother's jewelry will be given to Zhou Qiongyue."
As for why Jin left all the jewelry to Zhou Qiongyue, it was mainly because Zhou Zhiyi had no legitimate daughter, and Zhou Zhiquan's legitimate daughter was born to Yu. Jin disliked her and didn't want to leave her things to that granddaughter at all.
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