Han Yixian and Han Xiao both thought hard for a long time after hearing He Yuhan's words, and finally shook their heads to indicate that there was no such thing. However, there were definitely people secretly coveting the Han family's property.
Han Yixian said, "You know that someone is eyeing our family's property and wishes the Han family would disappear. From what we know so far, this force knows a lot about our Han family, and I think it is very likely someone we know."
He Yuhan carefully recalled her past life in her mind.
After returning to China in her previous life, she did not stay in Kyoto, but remained in the south until a year before her accident, when she moved to Kyoto with her son and grandson. By then, she had long since retired and was no longer involved in worldly affairs, so she did not know much about the situation in Kyoto.
She thought about it carefully, and she vaguely remembered that in her previous life, Zhou Zhengye had come to see her and cursed the head of the Han family, saying that an illegitimate child was no good and could not be brought into the public eye. At that time, Zhou Zhengye's relationship with the Han family was already very bad.
Moreover, he seemed to have a lot of opinions about the head of the Han family, as if he harbored some resentment, and even said that the head of the Han family was a fool.
At that time, she didn't want to have much contact with Zhou Zhengye, so she naturally wouldn't ask about his complaints in detail.
Looking back now, there must be a reason why Zhou Zhengye's relationship with the Han family was not good.
He Yuhan asked, "Brother Yi, besides our branch of the family, does Dad have any other brothers? Or does Grandpa have any brothers or anything like that?"
Han Yixian didn't remember whether he had told his wife about his second uncle's family. When He Yuhan asked him this, he was stunned, as was Han Xiao.
They didn't understand what the connection was between He Yuhan bringing this up now.
However, Han Yixian said, "I have a second uncle. He and our father are not from the same mother. He was born to a servant in the Han family and was born out of wedlock."
Han Xiao took over the conversation and said, "Yi Xian, there are some things you don't know, so let me tell you so you can understand them too."
At that time, your grandmother had just passed away from illness, and your grandfather often drank alone in sorrow.
Your great-grandfather and great-grandmother wanted your grandfather to remarry because, although there were already three children in the family, I was the only male heir. They only had your grandfather as their son and wanted him to have more grandchildren. But your grandfather firmly refused.
At that time, many people wanted to become your grandfather's second wife and the future mistress of the Han family.
Once, your grandfather got drunk and a maid took advantage of him to climb into his bed, and she even got pregnant. Your great-grandfather and great-grandmother were overjoyed and made your grandfather marry the maid.
Your grandfather insisted that he would only have one wife in his life and would never marry another woman. However, due to pressure from his parents and the issue of his children, he had no choice but to take a maid as a concubine.
Even after taking a concubine, your grandfather never went to her room. It was only then that your aunt, your eldest aunt, and I realized that your grandfather only had your grandmother in his heart, and that the woman he thought of his whole life was your grandmother.
That concubine was initially very unwilling to accept defeat and tried to win over your grandfather's heart, hoping to become the mistress of the Han family. However, your grandfather was completely unmoved by her. Moreover, your grandfather also disliked my second brother, who was born out of wedlock. He never paid any attention to the rivalry between the mother and son for the emperor's favor.
Later, your great-grandfather and great-grandmother passed away one after another. Now there was no one to control your grandfather. After your second uncle came of age, he made him leave the capital with his mother and also gave her a letter of divorce. After that, that concubine had no further connection with our Han family.
Your grandfather stipulated that your second uncle's family could not return to the main family home in Kyoto except for special reasons. Therefore, your second uncle would only come back to see your grandfather during the New Year. At other times, your grandfather did not allow him to return to Kyoto. So after they left Kyoto, I rarely saw him.
Because they live in the south, and we basically don't have any contact, and they're very law-abiding, I haven't paid much attention to them.
He Yuhan thought to herself that her grandfather and father-in-law were really father and son, both of them had been schemed against by women. But then again, aren't powerful and wealthy men the objects of pursuit for ambitious women? The methods don't have to be old-fashioned, as long as they work.
Moreover, He Yuhan was shocked when she heard that Han Yixian had a second uncle born out of wedlock, and asked, "Where is the second uncle's family now?"
Han Yixian said, "Just like Dad said, Grandpa really disliked Second Uncle, so as soon as Second Uncle came of age, he made him take his mother and leave Kyoto to settle down in the south. Grandpa also stipulated that no one from Second Uncle's branch of the family was allowed to come to the capital. So his family has always stayed in the south, and it is still the same now."
He Yuhan asked, "So what's their attitude? Do they want to go back to their main family in Kyoto?"
Han Yixian rarely had contact with his second uncle's family, but he knew that his second uncle's family really wanted to return to their ancestral home.
Han Xiao then said directly, "Their family has always wanted to return to their main family home in Kyoto. Your second uncle even contacted me before I left Kyoto this time."
Han Yixian had no idea about this. He asked curiously, "My second uncle has returned to the capital. What does he want with you?"
Han Xiao replied, "Han Yigan wants to work in Kyoto and wants to live in the old house, but I have already lent out most of the house, leaving only the place where you and I live. He asked me to take the house back."
Han Yixian sneered, "He's got a good plan. Once they've lived in the old house for a long time, they'll naturally think it's their house. Nobody's ever satisfied, especially them. And my second uncle's mother, she's always wanted to be the matriarch of the Han family. Their ambitions have never been put aside."
Han Xiao said, "That's why I sent Han Yigan's connections back before I came to City C. I just didn't want them to break your grandfather's last wishes."
Han Yixian said, "You did the right thing."
He Yuhan suddenly said, "So that means my second uncle's family, who are born out of wedlock, have always wanted to return to the main family. Perhaps they want to replace you, Father, in controlling the Han family and becoming the master of the Han family. If they want to become the master of the Han family, then the only way is for the true master of the Han family to be gone."
Han Xiao and Han Yixian stared at He Yuhan in shock upon hearing her words.
Han Yixian said, "Yuhan, are you saying that the mastermind we've been investigating might be my second uncle's family?"
He Yuhan said, "Why is it impossible? They are highly suspicious. They are ambitious, have motives, and know about the internal situation of the Han family."
He Yuhan found her second uncle's family, who were born out of wedlock, very suspicious. The more unexpected a person is, the more likely they are to do something extraordinary. Moreover, the head of the Han family in her previous life was also born out of wedlock. Could this be a coincidence?
In her previous life, Han Yixian died young. Without her reminder, others probably wouldn't have discovered Han Yixian and Han Yikun's true identities. So, in the end, her father-in-law would definitely hand over the Han family to Han Yikun, and Han Yikun would eventually become the head of the Han family, instead of some illegitimate child taking charge of the Han family. There must be something fishy about this.
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