After Qu Wu and Ziyan left the Ye family, they left in a carriage and drove towards the Maoyuan shop.

"Ziyan, do you know Mr. Ye's personality? Is what he said true? ”

"I don't know, I was less than ten years old when I left Yingdu, and I didn't have contact with the Ye family at that time."

"I'm a little skeptical, I'm worried that there will be fraud that suggests you don't talk about the contract. When I saw that your family was in trouble, I didn't trust the Ye family very much. Besides, Mrs. Ye has obviously recognized you as Ziyan, and she wants you to find someone to prove that you are Ziyan, isn't it strange? ”

"That's true, but I'm glad that his family got out of the marriage, otherwise how would I meet my brother? But why did he say that? Is he really willing to give me back the house? If he didn't give it back to me, why did he take the initiative to mention it? ”

"So I think there's fraud. Maybe King Mu did deal with your family's mansion, and the Ye family couldn't cover up this matter, didn't Mrs. Pan Hong say that she wanted you to go to her to talk about the matter of the mansion? But if he just said that the deed of ownership of the house is in his possession, and he takes it to the inner room on the pretext of verifying the authenticity, he immediately changes it to you with a fake one, so that he can claim to buy it from you without any worries, and take possession of the house with peace of mind. ”

"My brother's assumption has a hair-raising sense of fear, but it's possible, and we have to be careful."

Qu Wu and Ziyan came to Mr. Mi Hong's Maoyuan shop, and Mr. Mi Hong's house was behind the shop.

After receiving a report from the shop man that Qu Wu and Ziyan were visiting, Mr. and Mrs. Mi Hong greeted them in the lobby.

After seeing the couple, Qu Wu gave a salute and offered a pair of white porcelain cups as a greeting gift.

Mi Hong took the gift box, opened it and was very surprised, compared to the pottery cup, this jade-like white porcelain cup does not know how many times more exquisite.

"Mr. Qu Wu, I am very surprised by your gift, such a beautiful jade cup is really lovely." Mr. Qi Hong exclaimed.

"This is also from overseas, it is white porcelain, which is more precious than jade, because jade is taken in a good way, but this white porcelain cup is unique." Qu Wu said.

"What Mr. Qu said, can you understand that this white porcelain can't be recreated except for Qu Wu?"

"That's true." Qu Wu knew that with the accumulation of craft knowledge in the pottery workshop in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was still a considerable distance from making white porcelain.

After chatting with Qu Wu and Zi Yan for a while, Mi Hong asked Qu Wu to go to the dock to check the loading situation. Because it was the first cooperation, these ten boats of grain were delivered to Gusu by Mi Hong for inspection, which saved Qu Wu a lot of trouble.

After Mi Hong and Qu Wu walked out of Mi Mansion, Zi Yan and Mrs. Mi chatted alone.

"Ziyan, I heard that your younger brother and sister were adopted?"

"Aunt Pan, when my grandfather offended King Mu for becoming a king, King Mu was imprisoned, King Mu raided all my family for questioning, the whole family was kicked out of the hereditary house of the son's family, my parents also died, my brother and sister and I were also kicked out of the house, and no one dared to take us in. My younger siblings and I knelt at the door of the prison every day and waited for my grandfather to come out, relying on handouts from passers-by. Because my younger brothers and sisters were only seven years old, and they were all sick, they had no choice but to give them to passers-by for adoption. ”

"Can you find it back?"

"It's all strange Ziyan, I didn't keep the address of the adopter, it's really hard to find it now, they are twins, but they were adopted separately, and I don't know what the adopter's surname is." Ziyan said, tears couldn't help but flow down.

"You were a kid yourself, how can I blame you? I didn't happen to be in Yingdu at the time, otherwise I wouldn't have left it unattended. Did the adopter ask anything? ”

"The adopters only asked them about their birthdays."

"I had to look for it as much as I could. This time I went back to Yingdu, do you know about your house? ”

"Yesterday I heard you talk about the Zi family's house, today I went to take a look, it's very strange how the Ye family lived in, and after I recognized Aunt Ye and entered the compound, Mr. Ye said something very strange, saying that as long as I am sure that I am a member of the Zi family and take out the certificate of the hereditary contract of the house, you can return the house to me."

"You two went together? You didn't give him the contract, did you? Pan Hong asked.

Zi Yan's face flushed, and she understood what Mrs. Mi meant to let the Ye family know that she was married: "I went with Mr. Qu, but I told Mrs. Ye that Mr. Qu is my benefactor." The deed was not shown to them either. ”

"Oh, thank goodness. Zi Yan, King Mu really wants to return this mansion and hereditary status to the Zi family, this is the result of my father Pan Zhen's struggle, because your Zi family is loyal to the Chu State and has made too many sacrifices, and Mr. Zi Bo just told the truth and did not rebel, so King Mu is willing to restore the title for the Zi family, the purpose is to do it for others to see, in order to prove King Mu's wise way. ”

"Aunt Pan, but why does King Mu want someone else to live?"

"That's because for a few years, you can't find a legitimate heir to your family, and King Mu thinks it's a pity to be abandoned. However, although your son's mansion is very good, most of the other ministers are reluctant to take it over, because King Mu has made it clear that as long as Mr. Zibo or the legal successor returns to Yingdu, this mansion must be returned immediately. One thinks that moving is troublesome, and the other is unwilling to have a reputation for taking advantage. ”

"So the Ye family took over, right?"

"Ye Xiu petitioned King Mu to take care of your family on the grounds that his son Ye Zhi had a marriage with you and was willing to renew his marriage, and King Mu felt that this would be good enough to make your family prosperous again. Ye Xiu said to King Mu that he was waiting for his uncle or that you would return the mansion to you after returning to Yingdu, and because of this promise, King Mu handed over the mansion of the Zijia family to the Ye family for trusteeship. ”

"Aunt Pan, is there any purpose for the Ye family to do this?"

"With all due respect, Ye Xiu has nothing more than two purposes, one is to publicize Ye Zhi's relationship with you, so that if you are not married, you can lure you to marry Ye Zhi, and legally he occupies your house; The second is to deceive your family's title and hereditary territory through marriage, because the Ye family is only a baron, with the lowest position, and the Zi family is an earl, two ranks higher than his family, which is too tempting for them. ”

"But this mansion and hereditary status do not belong to me, but should belong to my brother." Ziyan said.

"The Ye family has obviously learned that your brother has been adopted, if your brother can't find it, then it should be up to you to arrange the disposal, if you can't find it, this mansion will continue to live, at least you won't suffer, right? Although the Ye family doesn't know about your brother's situation, they think that there is at least hope for them to trap you now. ”

"You say this to make me worry about my brother's safety, if the Ye family gets my brother's whereabouts, I don't know if it's dangerous. It is impossible to marry the Ye family, even if there is no Mr. Qu, Ziyan will not agree. Aunt Pan, King Mu asked the Ye family to take care of our son's house, how can our family take over the house and hereditary status? ”

"The matter of the house, if Ye Xiu takes the initiative to return the house, of course, it is the most ideal choice; If Ye Xiu doesn't take the initiative to return, only you or your younger brother will meet King Mu and ask for intervention. As for the hereditary status, because the canonization seal of the Zi family has been withdrawn by King Mu, it is still necessary for the government to confirm your identity and report to Queen Mu before it can be reconfirmed. Did Ye Xiu tell you about the house? ”

He said that there must be two conditions, one is that there is someone he believes in to prove that I am Ziyan; Second, there is a contract certificate. ”

"He didn't lie to you, and he can't lie to you. How are you going to do it? ”

"We have invited the two of them to Mingyue Tower for dinner tomorrow, can you and Uncle Mi attend first?"

"That's no problem, it's just that none of us are officials of the imperial court, so I don't know if Ye Xiu doesn't approve of this on this ground."

"How's that to be?"

"In this way, you and Mr. Qu will prepare first tomorrow, and I will come to find someone approved by Ye Xiu. And yes, can you get the contract? ”

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Pan. The contract is fine. ”

"Thank you no need, I should help you no matter what."