"So what if they don't want to? If the Wang family doesn't want to be talked about behind their backs, they have to step forward. Our Tong family doesn't have a single male heir left."
Mentioning this, Tong Tinglan's eyes reddened again, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Nan Yi felt a pang of sadness. The once prosperous Tong family had come to this... Oh well, she didn't want her brother-in-law, Wang, to take charge. She was unwilling to do so, so it would be better to ask Yinzhen for help.
As if hearing her thoughts, Yinzhen, who had been standing in the tent, came out. The two sisters spoke in a voice that was neither loud nor soft, and since they were standing not far from the tent, he naturally heard them.
"No need to make things difficult, I will ask Uncle Tong to preside over it," Yinzhen said.
The uncle he mentioned was not some random, distant relative of the Tong family, but rather a member of the direct line of Longkodo's family, the biological brother of the late Empress Xiaoyiren and the Tongjia Consort in the palace.
"No, absolutely not. Please let Wang's third brother-in-law preside over this." Nan Yi made the decision immediately.
Yinzhen didn't say he would personally preside over the meeting, but instead asked the Tong family to come forward. The Tong family's status was much lower than that of the Fourth Prince, and she didn't want to alarm them.
She glanced at Yun'er, who was secretly watching her from beside her second sister, and an idea suddenly popped into her head: "Let Yun'er come along. From now on, Yun'er will be the only descendant of the Tong family. When she grows up, we can find her a husband to come and support the Tong family."
Tong Tinglan was stunned by her sister's suggestion and didn't react for a moment. She asked blankly, "Will this work?"
“Why not? Yun’er has half of the Tong family blood in her body. She is from her father’s family, so it is only right for her to join her mother’s family. I have no objection, you have no objection, and I’m sure Third Sister has no objection either. The Tong family will be handed over to Yun’er in the future, and Yun’er will be in charge. Firstly, you and Yun’er will not be looked down upon because of the Li family’s absurd actions of divorcing his wife and abandoning his child. Secondly, the Tong family will also have a lineage. What do you say?”
Tong Tinglan's expression kept changing, and she couldn't make up her mind. She didn't know whether it was a good idea or not.
"Of course, if you want to remarry, that's a different story," Nan Yi reminded her, mainly because her second sister was still young and couldn't possibly stay at such a young age to raise her daughter.
Leaving Yun'er behind to find a son-in-law for the Tong family to continue their bloodline was just a suggestion from her; whether or not she was willing, she wouldn't force anyone.
In this era, remarrying requires extremely good luck. If she finds a man who can accept her, that's fine. But if he dislikes her status as a burden, it's not just Yun'er who suffers.
"I need to think about it," Tong Tinglan said finally.
Nan nodded. "Think about it. There's no rush. I need to investigate those bandits with Guard Zheng these next few days. I'll leave the funeral arrangements for Father and the others to you."
Finding the murderer is the priority, but the family's funeral arrangements should not be delayed.
Since the bodies were burned to ashes, the ashes left at the site of the fire, whether human or wooden, could only be properly collected and placed in the coffin along with their belongings. Monks were invited to perform a seven-day ritual, and then a propitious burial site was found so that the loved ones could be laid to rest as soon as possible.
"Then be careful."
"I know what I'm doing."
Zheng Yong walked around the yard, and Xunxiangdie seemed to have smelled something and flew out of the yard. He whistled to alert Nan Yi and followed Xunxiangdie.
Nan's expression changed, and he waved to the Fourth Uncle beside him before disappearing in a few leaps before Tong Tinglan's eyes.
Tong Tinglan looked stunned, pointing at her younger sister who had vanished in a flash. Her mouth was slightly open, and she was completely dumbfounded. Yun'er's eyes were full of admiration. She tugged at her mother's sleeve and said excitedly, "Mother, is Auntie a female knight-errant? She's so amazing!"
"This, this..." Tong Tinglan couldn't answer, she just couldn't understand when her little sister had learned such advanced martial arts, and the Fourth Master didn't seem surprised at all.
"Even Mother doesn't know."
Yun'er was a little disappointed. "Oh."
After Yi'er left, to avoid suspicion, Yinzhen nodded to the mother and daughter before turning and entering the tent.
Quanfu followed him in to serve, adding tea to his master's cup. Seeing the master examining the jade pendant again, a small fragment of memory flashed through his mind.
He was so startled that he dropped the tray he was carrying with a loud thud.
Yinzhen glanced at him coldly.
"This servant deserves to die." Quanfu knelt on the ground to beg for forgiveness, but his eyes were fixed on the jade token in his master's hand as if he had seen a ghost.
For a moment, he regretted it, wondering why he had such a good memory and why he remembered him.
This is really going to be a disaster, the kind that would cause the sky to fall.
Yinzhen noticed the unusual behavior of his personal eunuch, followed his gaze to the jade pendant, and placed it on the table. "Do you recognize this?"
Quanfu nodded in shock, then, realizing something, he quickly shook his head in denial, stammering, "No, I don't know him."
"to be honest."
"This servant...this servant thinks I've seen him before." Yes, only thought I'd seen him before. I only glanced at him then. Who knows if I've mistaken him for someone else? What if I've wronged him?
Yinzhen's breathing tightened slightly; his intuition told him that the answer was not what he wanted to hear.
Quanfu's personality was all too clear to him; there must be more to the story if he chose to keep it a secret.
Picking up the jade pendant again, Yinzhen's face was gloomy. He walked to a spot less than five steps away from Quanfu and said in a deep voice, "Speak, where did you meet?"
Quanfu trembled. One day, the princess's maid, Lüyun, happened to be bringing soup from the study. Whether it was due to nervousness or something else, Lüyun accidentally bumped into him. At that moment, a jade pendant exactly the same as the one in the prince's hand slid out from Lüyun's collar, with the character "green" engraved on it.
While Green Cloud's appearance was not as striking as the two outstanding concubines in the household, she possessed a gentle and graceful beauty unique to women from Jiangnan, making it impossible to look away.
He lingered his gaze for a while, which is why he saw it clearly.
Green Cloud, so this means that the little maid he casually accepted also had ulterior motives.
If Lüyun were to be associated with the powerful figure who slaughtered the Tong family, Yinzhen felt a sudden throbbing pain in his head and a chill ran through him. The thought that the Tong family's misfortune might have been his doing made him unable to sit still any longer.
Even more serious is that this woman has now entered the Eastern Palace. Even if he changes her background and family, he cannot cover it up. If she tries anything improper in the future, he will be unable to clear his name no matter what.
Enraged, Yinzhen shouted, "Back to the manor!" and rushed out of the tent first.
Meanwhile, Nan Yi and Zheng Yong followed Xun Xiangdie all the way, and as they walked, they realized that they were heading towards the outskirts of Beijing.
Therefore, that powerful man remained hidden right under her nose.
When it reached a crowded place, the Fragrance-Seeking Butterfly slowed down its flight. After passing through two villages, the Fragrance-Seeking Butterfly finally stopped in front of a house.
Nan Yi thought the thug was in the yard, and her murderous aura was palpable. Luckily, Zheng Yong stopped her, otherwise she would have already barged into the yard.
Actually, the Fragrance-Seeking Butterfly was just tired from flying and took a short rest. There were many people and mixed smells in this place. The Fragrance-Seeking Butterfly circled around the outskirts of the capital for nearly two hours before suddenly changing course and flying towards a nearby mountain.
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