Chapter 328 He Wants to Reveal the Truth
"I said I would help you, and I will help you to the end."
Yun Qingqing said seriously.
"Really!" Mr. Zhuang said excitedly.
"However, I said I wouldn't help you commit suicide, and this matter doesn't need to be exchanged for your life."
Zhuang Qinghong stood up suddenly and was about to kneel down to her:
"As long as Master can save the descendants of my Zhuang family, you will be my family's reborn parents. Please accept my respects!"
"Master Zhuang, there is no need to do this."
Yun Qingqing raised her hand and gently supported him, and he could no longer bow.
"You've compiled and revised countless books throughout your life, many of which are rare and valuable, greatly benefiting the people and the country. Your contributions will be remembered for generations to come. I can help you through this crisis, and it's a fate we share."
Zhuang Qinghong was slightly stunned. He seemed to have not mentioned his current identity just now...
Yun Qingqing smiled calmly:
"I just calculated this while doing my horoscope. Mr. Zhuang should be a Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion now. Congratulations."
Zhuang Qinghong's heart was shaken again. He had just received the order to be promoted to the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, and had not yet made it public.
This Qingyun Zhenren is truly a divine fortune teller! It seems that this time, the banker is truly saved!
"Please lead the way to your house, Master Zhuang," Yun Qingqing said, "I'll go and meet that thing that's pretending to be a ghost and trying to cheat you of your luck!"
There were still a large number of customers queuing up to draw lots on the first floor of Tianming Pavilion. Yun Qingqing asked Zhiluo to stay here to avoid any trouble, and she went to Mr. Zhuang's house with him.
The Zhuang Mansion was a three-story house. Yun Qingqing frowned as she entered the door and pointed directly in the direction of the back garden and said:
"Go over there and take a look."
The two of them walked towards the back garden. Along the way, they met a few younger generations who came to greet them. Mr. Zhuang just waved his hand and told them not to disturb him.
After turning a small path, the view ahead suddenly opens up to a garden with a medium-sized pond in the center.
A little girl about seven or eight years old was squatting on the far shore, playing with something.
Perhaps she noticed something out of the corner of her eye, the little girl looked up and saw the two of them, she stood up with an innocent smile and waved over here.
"Great Grandfather~!"
The girl's crisp voice came across the water, and Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but smile kindly.
However, in the blink of an eye, the little girl somehow slipped and the two of them watched her fall into the pond with a thud.
"Ah Miao!" Boss Zhuang was horrified and ran over there in panic, shouting, "Help! Ah Miao fell into the water, help quickly!"
Yun Qingqing caught up with him in a few strides and stopped him:
"Don't panic, take a closer look, the child is fine!"
As she spoke, she glanced thoughtfully towards the pond.
After she reminded him, Mr. Zhuang realized that the little girl had already grabbed a big rock on the shore and was climbing up with all her might.
He was still extremely worried and hurried to the shore. He saw that the girl had climbed ashore by herself, sat on the ground, wiped the water off her face, and smiled embarrassedly with her tongue sticking out. Only then did he finally feel relieved.
Many people from the Zhuang Mansion had heard the noise and rushed over.
"Oh my! What's wrong with Ah Miao? Didn't I tell you kids to be careful when playing near the water? What if you get your clothes wet and catch a cold?"
The first person to arrive was Zhuang Qinghong's eldest grandson's wife, Chen, who quickly asked the servants to bring a blanket.
Ah Miao laughed:
"It's okay, Auntie, I'm not cold at all...A-choo!"
As she spoke, she sneezed.
Chen glared at her, pulled her over, wrapped her tightly in a blanket, and handed her over to the child's biological mother, Dong, the third daughter-in-law of the second wife's family, who had just arrived.
"You too, I've already warned you not to slip around the pond. This isn't the first time a child in our yard has fallen into the water. Why are you letting them play here on their own? Hurry up and take them to change clothes and give them some ginger soup to warm themselves up. Don't do this again, okay?"
Mrs. Dong quickly agreed and left with A Miao.
"Isn't this the first time?" Mr. Zhuang said in a low voice, his face not looking good. "You knew the area around the pond was dangerous, but you didn't fence it off carefully. You just gave a few warnings and that was it?"
"Ah, this..." Chen seemed to have not expected that the usually gentle old man would get so angry, and was speechless for a moment.
"Go call your mother over. I want to ask her how she manages the household!"
Chen was startled and looked at Mr. Zhuang cautiously and said:
"Grandpa, you can't really blame Mother. You said before that it would be weird to fence off our tiny pond... and the water is actually very shallow. If the kids slipped and fell in while playing, the water wouldn't have even reached their waists..."
After she said this, Zhuang Qinghong remembered that when the mansion was built, it was indeed he who did not allow the fence to be built in order not to destroy the scenery. He was speechless for a moment.
But then he thought again, and his brows knitted again:
"The water in this pond only reaches the baby's waist? Who said that?"
He watched as the pond was dug. Although it wasn't deep, a small child would have lost their neck if they fell in! How could it not be dangerous?
Especially when he thought about the existence of something secretly trying to rob his descendants of their good fortune, he felt even more uneasy.
Chen looked towards the pond:
"That's right. Ah Jin also fell in once when he was five or six years old. I saw him standing two steps away from the shore and he walked over and climbed ashore by himself."
Ajin is Chen's second son.
Mr. Zhuang rubbed his temples with a headache:
"How come I've never heard of these things?"
"Ahem, Grandpa..." Old Man Zhuang's eldest son and grandson rushed over. After listening to the general situation, he rubbed the back of his head and said, "We didn't tell you because we didn't want you to think about what happened five years ago and worry about it. After all, these were minor incidents. There was never any real danger. It's completely different from that time."
"Five years ago..." Mr. Zhuang's eyes dimmed and he didn't know what to say.
Chen said softly:
"Actually, everyone could see that Grandpa was worried about the younger generation and couldn't sleep or eat. So, we didn't mention any trivial matters later on, so as not to worry Grandpa."
The old man sighed and was speechless, but he felt more and more guilty.
Yun Qingqing reminded in a low voice:
"Master Zhuang, I can capture that monster right now and help you break the contract. Do I need to send the others away first?"
Zhuang Qinghong was silent for a moment and asked:
"Master, are you really sure about this?"
Yun Qingqing nodded:
"It's absolutely safe."
"In that case, there's no need to carry this on the backs of the younger generations."
Zhuang Qinghong bowed to her solemnly, then turned to his eldest grandson and said:
"Go and call everyone in the mansion. I have something to tell you."
The eldest grandson agreed and left.
Yun Qingqing was a little surprised, but she quickly understood and couldn't help but admire the old man.
She knew that the contract would cause the younger generation of the Zhuang family to bear a debt of luck, which was the most difficult thing to talk about for a great scholar like Zhuang Qinghong, so she reminded him to send others away first.
But it was obvious that he had no intention of hiding the truth any longer and was ready to make it public, even if his descendants would resent him for it.
Soon, except for those who were not at home at the moment, everyone from each courtyard arrived and stood respectfully in front of Mr. Zhuang. They were all curious about what big news the old man suddenly wanted to announce.
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