Jinghong Tower

The maid's greetings came from outside. Madam He's face changed. She lowered her voice and said to her son and grandson, "That old man is back. We must not let him know about what happened today."

This is the great wealth that belongs exclusively to the He family. No, it is the great wealth of the three of them. No one else can get a piece of it.

Who is Old Man Yu? He is just a meal ticket.

Is he worthy of enjoying wealth and glory with them?

Of course not.

Not to mention Old Man Yu, an outsider, even the second branch of the family who lives far away in Zhending Prefecture is not eligible. Of course, Master He, the biological father, is still qualified. He is already dead, so let He Ran be posthumously conferred the title of king. Master He San is still young, so he can find a woman to have a child and pass it on to Master He Da. The posthumous title of king can be inherited by this child.

As for Master He San, of course he should also be made a king. He Shuquan is still young, so he should be the crown prince.

Old Madam He hasn't decided yet what title to give to her grandmother, the queen, but a first-rank imperial title is a sure thing.

Old man Yu came in from outside and was very happy to see Master He San and He Shuquan. Jinling City had a new master, and the new master would bring new officials, new dignitaries, and new opportunities to make money.

Old Man Yu had no children. Although he looked down on Master He San and He Shuquan, he was quite happy when Master He San called him "Dad".

"The third brother is here, and so is A-Quan. They'll stay for dinner tonight."

Old Man Yu turned around and said to the little maid outside, "Go buy a pressed duck and a pot of wine."

Then he said to Master He San: "Let's have a few drinks tonight."

When he heard that there were ducks and wine, Master He San immediately became excited.

When he first arrived in Jinling, he really couldn't get used to the duck here. He didn't like either the pickled duck or the salted duck.

In just a few short years, let alone duck, any dish with a few pieces of meat is a delicacy.

What's more, there was wine. Master He San swallowed his saliva and called old man Yu "Dad" again and again, which made old man Yu smile.

The next day, as soon as Old Man Yu left, Mr. He San and He Shuquan came in.

Without that annoying outsider, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren began to fantasize about royal power and wealth again.

Madam He: "We still have to go back to Zhending. I've made up my mind. I'll let that girl build the mansion in Zhending."

All her house deeds and land titles were hidden in the old house in Zhending.

Besides, she wanted to wear her first-rank imperial robes to show off in front of her cousins, so that they could see who was the richest and most powerful old lord in the world.

Master He San: "No, how can a prince live in a rural place like Zhending? Of course he has to live in the capital. The capital is so prosperous, and there is everything you want. What does Zhending have? I have money but nowhere to spend it."

He didn't want to go back to Zhending. The second branch of the family was all in Zhending. That family was useless. When they saw him become a prince, they would definitely be jealous. He didn't want to help them. It was wishful thinking. It would be better to sever ties and never have any contact with them in this life.

He Shuquan didn't want to go back to Zhending either. He hardly remembered anything about Zhending anymore. He wanted to go to the capital. Of course, he also wanted to go to the palace. It would be great if he could live in it.

He is He Ran's younger brother, so it's not too much for him to live in the palace. Well, I'll talk to my elder sister about it and let his father live in the palace outside, and he will move to the palace. My grandmother also said that no matter how well a woman marries, it is not as good as having a good family. When he lives in the palace, he can support my elder sister.

Besides, if those young masters in the capital knew that he lived in the palace, they would certainly not dare to look down on him. He would then become the boss of the entire capital, and whoever wanted to open a shop would have to pay him protection fees. Otherwise, no matter if you have the prime minister or the general behind you, if you don't give money to him, the king's uncle, forget about opening a shop and making money in the capital.

He Ran: Thank you so much, you are a very nice person.

The three generations of ancestors had their own thoughts. After some arguments, Master He San and He Shuquan won and decided to live in the capital. As for Zhending, they just needed to send someone back to quietly retrieve the land deeds and house deeds.

Why did Madam He agree? Of course, she didn't want the poor relatives in Zhending to suck her blood.

It is nice to show off in front of poor relatives, but what happens after that? What if the poor relatives ask for money? What if the poor relatives want to be as rich as them?

No, this immense wealth can only belong to the three of them.

He Shuquan also wanted to bring Old Madam He to live in the palace with him, but after thinking it over, Old Madam He refused.

"That money-loser is always irritating. I don't want to live with her. Life is so good. I want to live a few more years. I can't let her irritate me to death."

Yes, thinking back then, she just asked that girl to hand over the title deed of Jinghong Tower, but that girl turned everything upside down and caused the He family to lose a huge sum of money.

Thinking of the silver, Old Madam He's heart broke. No, she must make He Ran compensate her for the silver. If he doesn't give her a few hundred thousand to support her in her old age, she will let everyone in the world know that He Ran is unfilial.

Old Madam He had even thought about what burial objects to put in her large golden nanmu coffin after her death. All the things she liked should be put in there, not a single thing should be left behind. Even the gold and silver that she had not spent during her lifetime should be put in there. When she goes to the underworld, she also wants to be a first-class official.

After a whole morning, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were finally fully prepared. It was time for them to go find He Ran.

But where does He Ran live?
He Shuquan volunteered to go out and inquire.

When he went out again, He Shuquan discovered something. In less than a day, no one on the street called him by his name. Instead, they all respectfully called him "Master He" or "General He".

He just asked, "Do you know where He Ran lives?"

The lady selling sweet tofu pudding started to curse him: "You bastard, you are not worthy of calling Mr. He by his name? Take a slap in the face and look at your own reflection. Get out of here and don't cause trouble here!"

The people around heard this and blamed He Shuquan: "Yes, the child is ignorant. Don't break the taboo. The name of the He family cannot be called casually."

He Shuquan was stunned for a moment. No, didn't you call her He Ran yesterday? How come after sleeping, you can't mention He Ran's name anymore?

However, since He Shuquan could follow his elder brother as a younger brother, he must be smart. He quickly changed the place and the name, and soon found out where He Ran lived.

Duke Dingguo’s Mansion!

No, it should be the Regent's Palace.

However, the Regent and the Emperor had already fled, and not only did the Duke Dingguo's Mansion not change its plaque, it also took down the previous plaque.

Just when everyone in Jinling thought that He Ran would kill the Jing family first when she entered the city, He Ran did not do so. She did not live in the former imperial palace, but first visited the old lady Meng who was said to no longer recognize people.

Oh my God, Old Lady Meng is Prince Jing’s grandmother. Even if she is not punished because of her old age, Master He should not go to visit her in person.

But that is the fact. Not only did Headmistress He go to visit Old Lady Meng, she also moved into Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Of course, this is no longer a Duke Dingguo's Mansion, let alone a royal palace.

There is no Duke Dingguo anymore. According to regulations, the only one who is qualified to live in this mansion is Old Lady Meng.

He Da Dangjia issued an order that the title of Duke Dingguo was abolished, but the title of the first-rank imperial edict of Old Lady Meng remained. Moreover, He Da Dangjia replaced King Zhao and conferred the title of Lady Renyi on Old Lady Meng.

Although Lady Meng did not fight in the battlefield in the past, after the war, she took out all her dowry and the reward given by Taizu, and used them all to provide relief to the dead and wounded soldiers and their orphans. All of this has long been buried in the world, and even the descendants of Duke Dingguo's Mansion have not mentioned it.

But He Ran remembered. She remembered that Old Madam Meng had been running around for this. When she returned to the capital exhausted, the old Duke Dingguo Jing Dashan was getting old and was into women. In order to marry a 15-year-old young bride, he wanted to divorce Old Madam Meng.

So that time, He Jinghong helped out, she did it for the benevolent old lady Meng.

Young Master Jing had a plaque made overnight. The former Duke Dingguo's Mansion has now become Madam Renyi's Mansion.

Lady Renyi only lived for one generation, and old Lady Meng didn’t have much time left.

He Ran said to Master Jing, "When your great-grandmother is a hundred years old, you can still live here. You can fund the construction of a shrine for Lady Renyi to let the world know about her achievements."

Young Master Jing was extremely grateful and took his wife to kowtow to Master He. He Ran waved her hand and went to chat with Old Madam Meng.

Strangely enough, this was her first time meeting Old Madam Meng as He Ran, but Old Madam Meng seemed to have known her for a long time.

"Boss, why didn't you come with Madam Jinxiu? Madam Jinxiu must be taking care of her skin. Hehe, I know that Lu Zhong is too white, even whiter than a woman. It would be better to let Lu Zhong be tanned into a charcoal-black hair under the sun than to let Madam Jinxiu take care of her skin. Don't you think this makes sense?"

He Ran clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Yes, that's right. I'll let Lu Zhong go out in the sun and tan him into a charcoal-black hair."

Old Madam Meng was very proud. She was really smart and gave Madam Jinxiu a good idea.

"I have prepared a dowry for Lady Jinxiu. Big Boss, you can bring it to her. I will go there early in the morning on the day of her wedding."

He Ran said, "Okay, I'll pick you up then, and we'll dress up Li Jinxiu together and make her the most beautiful bride."

Old Lady Meng was so happy that she clapped her hands like a little girl.

At this moment, time went back and they returned to decades ago, when the country was just beginning to settle and was thriving. At that time, Li Jinxiu was still a bride waiting to be married and Lu Zhong was still a gigolo.

Old Lady Meng, who is immersed in the memories of the past, may never remember that the world has changed a long time ago. The beautiful lady who was waiting to be married already has four generations living together, and the pretty boy Lu Zhong has been dead for many years.

He Ran then lived in Madam Renyi's mansion.

He Shuquan ran all the way to the gate of the mansion.

He knew this place before, but had never been close to it. This used to be the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and before he could get close, someone came out to chase him away.

Looking at the brand new plaque, He Shuquan was completely confused. Wasn't it the Duke Dingguo's Mansion? When did it become the Lady Renyi's Mansion?

He asked a passerby and found out that this Lady Renyi was the one He Ran had just conferred the title on.

He hurriedly asked, "What rank is Madam Renyi?"

A passerby said, "This old lady Meng was originally a first-rank official, and now she has been given the title of Lady of Benevolence and Righteousness, which must be higher than the first rank. She is probably a super-rank official, just like the Lady of Loyalty and Righteousness in the capital."

He Shuquan's heart was pounding. He Ran was really capable. Every move she made was a super-quality product, a super-quality product, even better than the first-quality product.

By the way, he only found out today that there are super products.

Those with the surname Meng are outsiders and cannot be compared with those with the surname He. Therefore, it is not difficult for He Ran to give his father the title of prince, give him the title of little prince, and give his grandmother the title of a super-class lady.

It's drizzling.

"Does Mr. He live here?"

The passerby nodded: "Yes, when Mr. He moved in, many of us saw him. He smiled at us. That smile was like that of a bodhisattva. Mr. He must be the reincarnation of a bodhisattva."

He Shuquan: Didn't you all say that He Ran killed people like crazy before? How come she is now the reincarnation of a bodhisattva?
He Shuquan was just about to get closer to take a closer look when a few fierce-looking women suddenly appeared. Yes, they appeared suddenly and stood in front of him.

"Back off, back off, behind the yellow line."

Only then did He Shuquan discover that there was a circle of yellow lines drawn on the ground in front of the mansion gate. People could look around outside the yellow line, but they could not cross the line.

What kind of rule is this? This is the first time he has seen it.

But He Shuquan still obediently retreated outside the yellow line. Well, except for him, everyone else was outside the yellow line and no one really crossed the line.

He looked around and saw that there were quite a lot of people here to watch the fun. There was even a scholar painting on the spot, and the painting was of the newly renamed Lady Renyi Mansion.

He Shuquan waited for a while, but no one came out, so he had to go back. After walking a few steps, he saw an old woman carrying a basket, walking and shouting: "Sugar cakes, delicious sugar cakes, the sugar cakes that Mr. He likes the most."

He Shuquan stopped the old woman and said, "You said this is the sugar cake that Mr. He likes to eat? Has Mr. He ever eaten this sugar cake of yours?"

The old woman said proudly, "Of course I don't have any. This morning, Mr. He bought me twenty sugar cakes at once. If you don't like them, how can you eat twenty of them in one meal? Then you must like them, especially!"

The old woman was not bragging. This morning, people from Madam Renyi's residence did buy twenty sugar cakes from her for breakfast. Mr. He lived in Madam Renyi's residence, so rounding it off, it meant that these sugar cakes were for Mr. He to eat.

He Shuquan felt that his trip today was not in vain. He found out a lot of things, even the fact that He Ran ate twenty sugar cakes in one meal.

He went to find his father excitedly. His father hadn't been to the gambling house to watch over the place for two days, and he hadn't followed his eldest brother to collect protection fees for two days.

They are about to become princes, so they certainly cannot lower their status and do such menial work. (End of this chapter)