Meanwhile, the palace was abuzz with accusations of collaborating with the enemy, accepting bribes, exploiting the people, and taking lives. The same charges were laid out even on the emperor's temporary dragon case. The courtroom was abuzz with noise, like a market. Then, Eunuch Huaicai approached the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the same charges are in the market, and they're posted at the city gates."
The emperor frowned, thinking of a solution. The prime minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, my house was robbed last night. Not a single piece of cloth was left! Please help me!" Then, as if pressing a report button, he continued to report that his house had been robbed and that his house had been looted. The emperor thought, "My palace has been moved. Who can I ask for help?"
Who did this? There's no way to hide it. Alas, retribution! The Emperor fretted. "My dear ministers, let the Imperial Dragon Guard investigate this matter thoroughly! Once confirmed, all nine generations of the family will be implicated, their property confiscated, and they will be exiled." Not wanting to dwell on this issue any further, the Emperor quickly changed the subject. "General Qin and the young general and his wife have returned to the capital. Everyone, go and see them off! Court is dismissed!"
In the Empress Dowager's palace, a palace maid got up early in the morning to help the Empress Dowager get up and wash, but she screamed and lost her life. The Empress Dowager didn't dare to see anyone or go out for half a year. The Imperial Guards and the Imperial Dragon Guards worked hard for half a year but failed to find the thief who emptied the palace and raided the ministers' homes.
Later, the Black Wind Village, thousands of miles away, was raided, and all the bandits were wiped out without exception. Some people then said that it was the work of a hidden master, and the incident was left unresolved.
In the past few days, both enemies and friends came to the general's mansion to pay their respects. Some of the arrogant and domineering ones were put in sacks and had their legs and arms broken at night. In serious cases, their homes were searched and everyone in the mansion was left with only their underwear.
In the past few days, imperial edicts for confiscation of property and exile were continuously sent out from the palace to the families whose property had been confiscated by Ke'er and Hu Bao. The nine clans of the Prime Minister's Mansion had their property confiscated and were exiled. The empress dowager had a big turtle on her face and had no time to take care of her natal family. The emperor, who was not a biological mother of the emperor and had long been dissatisfied with the empress dowager's interference in politics, saw the opportunity and issued an edict to demote her title and drive her out of the capital. No one was allowed to enter the capital without a trick.
In the past few days, Qin Feng, Ke'er and Hu Bao watched coldly as his high-rise building collapsed and they walked the same path that the general's mansion had walked in the previous life. They did not feel happy at all, because they deserved it!
On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the funerals of his grandfather, uncle, and aunt were held. Qin Feng and his eldest brother, carrying banners and slamming pots, buried their loved ones. Qin Feng stood before the graves, reluctant to leave, knowing that this farewell would be a lifelong separation. Qin Feng wanted to place the graves of his father, brother, and sister-in-law in his space. Hu Bao said, "They were born and died here. They lived for this place and will die for this place. This is his hometown. Let them be its eternal guardians."
During the three days when the remains of his grandfather, uncle and aunt lay in state, during the day, Qin Feng greeted all kinds of people who came to pay their respects. At night, Li Shuwan and her four brothers kept vigil. Ke'er Hubao and his father went to various warehouses to collect all kinds of supplies from the general's mansion.
Dad gave most of the food to the farm where the Royal Guards were stationed, to feed the disabled and homeless soldiers who had returned from the army. The remaining small portion was stored in the space, along with various types of cloth, bedding, clothing, dairy products, sugar, salt, and the general's farm, horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, and various eggs. Ke'er had collected so many supplies in the past few days that all of them were stored in the space. Although Qin Feng was mentally prepared, he was still shocked!
Daddy didn't deliver the goods he stockpiled to the General's Mansion. Instead, he had them delivered to an unused courtyard. Ke'er stayed there all day, receiving goods, receiving goods, and more! Everything was delivered to the courtyard.
Everything from the two gold and silver jewelry shops that my mother had brought as a dowry was taken away. Everything from my mother's three pastry shops was cleared out. Everything from my grandfather's jade and antique shop was taken away... Another night passed, and in the end, Ke'er was carried back home after falling asleep on her father's back.
The next night, they continued receiving goods. This time, they were Daddy's stockpile: grain, pots and pans, bedding, clothing, fabrics, vegetables, fruits, drinks, dim sum, wontons, steamed buns, and dumplings. Hu Bao had mentioned that his space had a constant temperature storage room, meaning anything he put in was hot, and anything he took out was always hot. Daddy, understanding this, happily ordered over a dozen signature dishes from various restaurants and hotels, dishes his children and wife liked. Daddy's stockpile ranged from rare wood and furniture to skincare products for Mom.
After returning home, Qin Feng called the housekeeper An Bo and several guards to the study, and gave An Bo the deed of his grandfather's farm and a prosperous shop, asking him to take care of the orphans in the mansion, give them food to eat and a house to live in. He also took out the deed of the general's larger farm and two prosperous shops and gave them to the captain of the guards, asking him to take in the homeless soldiers who had returned from the battlefield, or to take in the disabled comrades to work and live here, so that they would not bleed on the battlefield or shed tears after being discharged from the army!
The land deeds and house deeds should all be in their names. The two asked, "Where are you going, Second Young Master? We want to follow you and go together." Qin Feng's eyes moistened after hearing these words.
"We, the three of us, are going back to our hometown." After a pause, he continued, "You can leave now. I've prepared food, pots and pans, bedding, clothing, and cloth. Take away all the livestock and vehicles in the mansion. Amber, dismiss the servants and give each of them a year's salary." Ke'er once asked Hu Bao if he could take everyone else with him besides the seven of us. Hu Bao gave Ke'er a big look and said, "You know how big the gaps between Tiandao's fingers are? Taking away the seven of you would take me a thousand years of traveling in the human world!" What are you thinking?
After arranging the affairs of the General's Mansion, Qin Feng's sadness deepened. Hatred, grief, and indignation, the sacrifices made by three generations of the General's Mansion were not worth it. However, perhaps all of this was fate, a responsibility ingrained in his blood!
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