readytorunbook Chapter 141 Who is the most precious treasure of the Xiao clan?
Chapter 141 Who is the most precious treasure of the Xiao clan?
Ye Tang took the letter.
Xiao Wenyong said, "Sixth Madam, the Duke said that you have made great contributions to sugar production, and the Emperor has granted you an imperial decree. Can I see the imperial decree?"
He scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "The grace of the emperor is a great blessing. If I can see the imperial edict in this life, I will wake up with a smile in my dreams."
Ye Tang asked: "Does everyone know that I received the imperial edict?"
Although she set up a workshop, she did not make it public and only told Xiao Xuewen.
Xiao Wenyong nodded: "Yes, that's what the Duke said."
Ye Tang was not surprised. This matter would have spread anyway, it was just a matter of time. "Okay, I'll show you the imperial edict, but not just for you. I'll show it to everyone. Go tell Tie Sheng to gather all the clan members to the ancestral hall."
Xiao Wenyong immediately ran to pass on the message.
Ye Tang took the letter into the house. She first opened it and took a look at it, then went to find Ye Peng and Ye Ping'an and told them about Shangguan Zhenhua's return to Beijing.
Ye Tang handed the letter to Ye Peng: "Grandfather went to investigate Ye Qianrou. He said in the letter that Ye Qianrou was a weak woman, but she could set up such a big scheme. There must be a master behind her, who was manipulating everything. Before finding out who this person is, it's better for Dad not to show up."
Ye Peng snorted: "Just leave, why leave so much nonsense? I don't plan to go to the capital."
Ye Tang looked at him: "She killed my grandmother, how could you not go to seek revenge on her? Dad, take me and my brother with you when you seek revenge, you are not alone now."
Ye Ping'an agreed: "Sister is right, we must avenge our grandmother, and we must be included in the revenge."
They didn't know this before, but now that they know, there is no way they will let that evil woman go.
And my father also said that the demise of the Ye family is closely related to that bad woman.
"Dad, where is the Ye family?" Ye Tang asked.
Ye Peng frowned, "I remember it was a place called Yuncheng. It used to be called Yuncheng, but I don't know what it's called now. Back then, I was taken by those people to ride in a carriage for many days, and I didn't know how far it was from Yuncheng. After arriving in Wutong County, I didn't find out anything at such a young age... After a long time, I didn't ask again, so I still don't know how far Wutong County is from Yuncheng, and where to go."
Ye Tang asked again: "Dad, do you want to go to Yuncheng for a visit?"
Ye Peng said without hesitation: "I do."
Although he had many sad memories in Yuncheng, it was his mother's hometown and the place where he was born, so of course he had to go back and take a look.
Ye Tang smiled: "If Dad wants to go, we will go. When the business here stabilizes, we will go to Yuncheng."
Ye Peng was full of anticipation.
Ye Tang pointed to the letter in Ye Peng's hand and said, "There is a token in the letter. Grandfather told Dad to keep it well. This token can command the Fire Cloud Army."
She didn't know what the Fire Cloud Army was, but the name sounded like it was very powerful.
Ye Peng took out the token. It was very small and round in shape, and it was impossible to tell what material it was made of.
Ye Peng casually threw it to Ye Tang: "You keep it."
Ye Tang did not refuse and put the token into the space.
After coming out of the house, Ye Tang went to find Xiao Jingxuan and told him about letting the people of the Xiao clan read the imperial edict.
"What's so good about this? The handwriting is not as beautiful as mine." Xiao Jingxuan disdained the imperial edict.
Ye Tang glanced at him and said, "Is your handwriting beautiful? Why didn't I notice it?"
Jamel Xiao raised his chin slightly: "I'm usually too lazy to write, so of course you can't tell."
Ye Tang smiled and said, "Since you are so good at writing, I will let you write the couplets for the New Year in the future."
Jamel Xiao: "...My handwriting is as ugly as a toad!"
Ye Tang: "If you can't write well, practice more, practice every day. If you don't know many words, read more, read every day."
Jamel Xiao: “…”
His future life seemed to be even more sinful!
Upon learning that they could witness the imperial edict, all the members of the Xiao clan gathered at the ancestral hall as quickly as possible.
When Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan brought Master Xiao Wu and Old Madam Zeng over, the ancestral hall was packed with people inside and outside.
"Quite a lot of people have come." Ye Tang took a quick look and found that all the men, women, young and old from the Xiao clan had come. Each of them looked at her with shining eyes.
She handed the long box to Jamel Xiao: “Today is your home court, you open it.”
She is a woman with a man, and in this kind of thing the man should be in the spotlight, she doesn't want to be too high-profile.
Jamel Xiao took the long box, opened it, and casually took out the imperial edict.
Xiao Wenye immediately shouted, "Seeing the imperial edict is like seeing the emperor. You must kneel down, kowtow and shout "Long live the emperor". Otherwise, it would be disrespectful. Everyone kneel down quickly."
All the clan members knelt on the ground in an instant, even Master Xiao Wu and Old Lady Zeng knelt down.
Everyone shouted long live, long live, long live.
Jamel Xiao: "...There are no officials here, why are you being so cautious?"
Ye Tang waved his hand: "Don't worry about them, just open the imperial edict and show it to them."
Master Xiao Wu raised his head and said, "No, no, we will listen to you read it. Lao Liu, read it out loud. It is your blessing to be able to read the imperial edict. Read it quickly, read it quickly!"
Jamel Xiao didn't even have the strength to take the imperial edict: "My mouth is dry and I can't read it. You can read it yourself."
"I'll go pour some water for Sixth Grandpa." A young member of the Xiao clan immediately went to pour water.
Xiao Jingxuan drank the water and tried to act pretentiously again, but Ye Tang gave him a cold look.
Jamel Xiao shrank his neck and obediently opened the imperial edict to read it.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims..." Xiao Jingxuan read it perfunctorily.
The Xiao people listened devoutly and seriously, and when Xiao Jingxuan finished reading, they kowtowed and shouted to thank the Lord for his grace.
Ye Tang helped the two elders up and asked Xiao Jingxuan to hand the imperial edict to them.
The two elders took the imperial edict with trembling hands cautiously and excitedly. They touched it with a pious and careful look and slowly opened it as if they were treating some rare treasure.
Isn’t the imperial edict a rare treasure to these common people in the mountains?
"Good, very good, the imperial edict is so beautiful, this is the most precious treasure of our Xiao family!" Master Xiao Wu exclaimed.
Xiao Jingxuan said: "Shouldn't the most precious treasure of the Xiao clan be me?"
Ye Tang: "...It should be me!"
Only with her can there be an imperial decree.
After finally witnessing the majestic appearance of the imperial edict, the people of the Xiao clan showed expressions that showed they had no regrets in death, and they looked as if they were taking drugs.
The two elders wanted to place the imperial edict in the ancestral hall for worship, but they thought it was not safe to keep it there. If it was damaged, the whole family would be buried with it. So they followed Ye Tang's advice and returned the imperial edict to her.
Xiao Erzhu's house was in a state of desolation both inside and outside.
Xiao Erzhu and Zhang sat on the doorstep with tired looks, looking towards the Xiao clan ancestral hall.
This place is not far from the ancestral hall. They can see that the outside of the hall is full of people, but they don’t have the courage to go over, nor do they have the face to join in the fun.
They never dreamed that Ye Tang would be appreciated by the emperor and receive an imperial edict.
That’s an imperial edict!
In the entire Wutong County, only Ye Tang has this honor.
And she was originally their daughter-in-law!
"Old man, what are we going to do in the future?" Zhang's stomach was growling with hunger.
The family had a poor harvest, and after paying taxes, there was little food left. Both of their sons died. They worked day and night, and were so tired that their bones were almost broken, but they only managed to grow such a small amount.
"I don't know." Xiao Erzhu was a little out of breath: "I can live one day at a time."
I regret it!
If they had not provoked the Ye family, they would not have ended up in this situation.