Chapter 277.3: Kaiming Fu, Various Wonders
Kaiming Fu, Various Wonders (3)
However, it also wasn't that big of a deal either, so no need to go fuss over. "My lord, let's go?" Jing Wan said with a smile.
Li Hong Yuan nodded, getting up first and very naturally reached out to help Jing Wan up.
His every movement, Sir Shi all took in. Because of Jing Wan's kindness, believed that not just him, but the other nine people as well, as long as one that knows to repay a favor, all hoped that Jing Wan can be well, having a good husband, and a happy family. At the time, when she was bestowed to Jin Qinwang in marriage, they all worried quite a bit inside, but they couldn't say anything, and couldn't interfere either. After all, they were outsiders. If they were to interfere, it would instead bring about an adverse effect towards her. Thus, they could only worry helplessly.
However, so far, everything has all been well, and what made one the happiest was none other than Jin Qinwang's fondness towards her, and not having her married back and thrown to one side, neither caring nor questioning.
Just based on Li Hong Yuan's attitude towards Jing Wan, Sir Shi's view towards him all changed by seventy percent.
Jing Wan didn't plan on leaving the city today, just preparing to stroll around inside the city.
According to Sir Shi, Kaiming Fu actually already has more than two thousand years of history, and several large-scale reconstructions. Not only so, it even once was the capital city of two past dynasties. As one can gather, in many aspects, it all occupied a very big advantage, and the places worth exploring weren't few. For instance, some ancient buildings, or the library that has a detailed account of Kaiming Fu's recorded history, and aside from these, there were also places similar to landscape gardens in Kaiming Fu. That wasn't Kaiming Fu's any single individual's private property, but rather a public property belonging to Kaiming Fu that no one can privately take hold of.
Reportedly, that was something left behind by Qi Yuan dynasty's first appointed Governor-General of Kaiming Fu. He originally was the previous dynasty's former official, his homeland also in Kaiming Fu, having not that small of an age, but four years into his post, a sudden illness stole his life. Prior to dying, he did something that in everyone's view, was practically just universally shocking. He had all the wealth and properties that belonged to his branch all 'donated', not leaving a single copper behind for his descendants, let alone his clansmen, and moreover, threatened that these things belonged to the entirety of Kaiming Fu, and if anyone privately takes hold of, it just signifies that Qi Yuan will change dynasties and get replaced. These words were quite ruthless, directly alarming the Great Ancestor Emperor. The Great Ancestor personally slammed the table and issued an imperial edict approving his final wishes. As such, his clansmen that were originally stomping their feet, not wanting to let him enter the ancestral tombs all shut their mouths, no longer daring to say another word. Not only so, even had to have him grandly buried.
(T/N: The Great Ancestor Emperor gets involved in a lot of superstition scandals lol.)
But now, whether or not these 'unseen' inheritances still existed was unknown. However, that 'garden' was still displayed there, even having become a kind of symbol of Kaiming Fu.
Having come to Kaiming Fu, to not go have a look, seemingly was like never having come here before.
In Jing Wan's eyes, this practically was just feudal society version's 'abandoning the family property for charity'. When she first heard of this, Jing Wan even suspected whether or not this person had the same origins as her. After carefully prying, the possibility of it being yes was too small, because aside from this, he didn't leave behind any 'advanced' things.
But, precisely because he was a native, even Jing Wan all felt it was unfathomable. How to put it, Qi Yuan's as well as prior to Qi Yuan's history were all very similar to the history of her past life. Under a feudalistic dynasty, what people paid particular attention to was family, the ancestral clan, paying attention to 'giving shade and sheltering the descendants[1]', paying particular attention to one's root, and everything in everything was all for the later generations. Prior to dying, to have one's family property given away to 'others', no one was able to make sense of it. That's why, even the people that had obtained benefits from him all were unable to understand, let alone approve of, his methods, just saying that he was practically broken in the head.
Jing Wan, because of her own reasons, felt she perhaps could understand.
She inquired Sir Shi again about this Governor-General's situation when he was alive, as well as the situation of his descendants. And sure enough, when he was alive, in the entire family clan, it was just him alone that held a high position and heavy power. The rest, one was actually unable to find a decent person of talent from. And the family property he gave out, although was said to be his private property, it was still seventy percent of the entire clan's total asset. It was no wonder he used Qi Yuan's fate as a curse. In the several years after he passed away, his descendants took the lead and rose up abruptly, followed by the other clansmen. And now, they've already multiplied into a clan that can't be underestimated in all of Qi Yuan———the Wei clan.
After Jing Wan finished listening, she lightly sighed, "This Governor-General Wei really has courage."
When everyone heard what she said, they all blanked. Sir Shi opened his mouth, "Wangfei, where do these words come from?"
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"Without destruction, there is no reconstruction. This probably was the reason why Governor-General Wei did this. Among the Wei clan, or perhaps Governor-General Wei's direct descendants, there should be a letter or something similar left behind by him, else his earnest hopes and expectations, his painstaking efforts, not getting understood by others, wouldn't it all possibly go to waste? Just don't know whether it got hidden away, or given to a certain someone."
"Wangfei's words are rather interesting, but seemingly the most fitting of that Governor-General Wei's personality." Li Hong Yuan said.
"This lower official once also couldn't understand very well, but hearing wangfei's words, one suddenly feel everything has become clear. Looks like everyone misunderstood Governor-General Wei. We all are much inferior to wangfei." Sir Shi said with a bow.
"Sir Shi overpraises." Jing Wan also didn't over-explain. Perhaps, it was just that the Governor-General's thoughts were just slightly ahead of its time compared to others.
"The Head Cabinet Minister's second wife also came from the Wei clan. That second madam, in a sense, is also that Governor-General Wei's descendant. Just, from the current main branch, she already exceeded five relations." Li Su Yan suddenly opened his mouth.
Jing Wan blanked, to think that there was also this kind of connection inside. As one of the heads of the Black Clad Guards, for him to know this rather wasn't that strange at all. Just, for Li Su Yan to suddenly say this, was it because of suddenly recalling this bit, or having some special purpose.
On the contrary, Li Hong Yuan slightly turned his head to glance at Li Su Yan, his gaze faintly changing. Ruan Rui Zhong's second madam being a spy, this bit, didn't need to be doubted. But now, he feels this matter seemingly wasn't that simple. The most crucial point was that Governor-General Wei was a former subject of the previous dynasty. It was necessary to send someone to carefully investigate again. It's fine if there's no problem, but if there is a problem..................
After hearing the story, Jing Wan's attention finally scattered a little. Afterwards, she discovered in hindsight, her husband seemingly inadvertently attracted bees and butterflies again. As expected, being too good-looking was also really troublesome. However, this walking disaster had an owner. Outsiders at most can only look.
"Eh? Kaiming Crisp? This Kaiming Crisp is the Kaiming Crisp that Sir Shi mentioned?" Jing Wan unintentionally saw a restaurant, and saw that horizontal inscribed board.
"Yes, wangfei."
Using the city's name, and also using this as the store's name, one could tell, they truly were particularly confident.
"For it to be this lively right now, what's going on?" Jing Wan saw the entrance all blocked by a crowd.
Very soon, someone went to ask, yet their complexion after returning wasn't too great. "Master, the Governor-General's son bought out all the Kaiming Crisp............"
Speaking of which, it was just the Governor-General Manor's young master taking fancy to an engaged girl. Just, that girl's fiance is a poor scholar, and that girl's family is actually a newly rich. Having climbed on the Governor-General's son, she just no longer fancied her fiance. And that poor scholar, for the sake of a piece of Kaiming Crisp, just ended up losing all his money..............
[1] Basically the idea that as an elder in the family, you are like a big tree giving shade and sheltering the younger generation.