The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The hottest topic among the people of Jiangcheng these days is the return of the Ming family’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren from the capital to visit their relatives.

"He's just a grandson, and he can't go to the grave to worship his ancestors."

"As for daughters, once they are married off, they are like spilled water. As for grandchildren, the key is the word 'foreign'. They are all outsiders. No matter how noble and prominent they are, there is still a layer of separation."

"You just don't understand. In the genealogy of the powerful families in the North Wing, the ones whose daughters married well can be listed in several pages."

"What? A married daughter can also be included in the family tree? We don't have such a rule."

"We don't have such a rule. For ordinary people, a daughter who gets married can't become a queen or empress, so naturally there is no need for such a rule."

Some people saw with their own eyes that the carriages lined up were filled with gifts. They moved boxes in one after another for a long time, and the whole yard was filled with gifts.

Is it courtesy that the Ming family lacks? What the Ming family lacks is face.

It is said that all the relatives of the Ming family who came from the capital were from prominent families, truly powerful and aristocratic families.

In the eyes of Jiangcheng people, the Ming family has plenty of money. And now, the Ming family also has face.

Many people don’t know that the Ming family is actually struggling now.

Shi Anxia lived in the Ming family for three days and basically understood all the situations of this family.

Today, her great-grandfather Ming Chengyuan and his brothers and sisters are the main branch of the original Ming family.

The Ming family is not actually from Jiangcheng, nor did their ancestors accumulate wealth.

By chance, Ming Chengyuan followed an unremarkable old man to Jiangcheng and started a spice and tea business.

Ming Chengyuan was just an errand boy at that time.

But the old man has no wife or children and is all alone.

Ming Chengyuan has always treated the old man as his father, taking care of him and serving him wholeheartedly.

The old man was in poor health. Seeing that Ming Chengyuan was filial to him, he handed over the spices and tea business in his hands to Ming Chengyuan. He passed away soon after.

During those bad years, many places suffered from famine. However, the Ming family's business was getting more and more prosperous, and Ming Chengyuan also brought his brothers and sisters to work together, and the main branch of the Ming family existed in this way.

Later, Ming Chengyuan learned that his cousins ​​were living in hardship, and out of pity, he moved them all to Jiangcheng to settle down, and took them with him to make a living by selling spices and tea. This was the Ming family's side branch.

At first, these cousins ​​were indeed grateful to Ming Chengyuan, and they all called him "Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law" and surrounded him.

After a long time, they each started to have their own ideas.

Especially after Anxia's grandmother Mingzhen married into the Duke of Huguo's mansion, many people from the Ming family's side branches thought that with one person's success, the whole family would benefit, and they were eager to go to the capital to get official positions.

But the Duke of Huguo refused to accept the offer and only demanded money and property without doing anything. Later, after Mingzhen's death, the Duke of Huguo regarded the Ming family as a scourge and prevented them from seeing their grandson and granddaughter.

Not only that, the Duke of Huguo's Mansion also used its connections to intercept and block the Ming family's business.

The side branches were affected and complained bitterly. But they forgot that these businesses were originally allocated to them by Ming Chengyuan. And the indifference of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion was purely their own fault.

When Mingzhen married into the Duke of Huguo's mansion, it was not only because of Mingzhen's aunt Ming Lishu's introduction, but also because of the help from these side branches.

Otherwise, how could Mingzhen end up in this situation?

Unexpectedly, things did not develop as they expected. Instead, Ming Chengyuan took a lot of property from the Ming family, which made them heartbroken.

Because in the eyes of the side branches, they should also have a share of the property of the main branch of the Ming family.

Ming Chengyuan is the eldest brother, and his money is their money.

Moreover, Anxia's great-grandmother Guan was also born into a wealthy family in Jiangnan, and her family was no worse than the Ming family. Part of the property of the main branch of the Ming family was the property brought over by Guan, the mistress of the Ming family, when she got married.

This is also the reason why the side branches of the Ming family are jealous. They just wish the main branch would die out so that they can divide up the property.

Shi Anxia drew a sketch on paper and sorted out the complicated and messy relationships of the Ming family.

Fortunately, most of the main branches were good, and in her memory, many good boys were born from these families.

In this case, it is time to separate the locust-like relatives from the Ming family. If we don't make up our minds, the main branch of the Ming family will be dragged into the mud.

Moreover, her great-grandfather Ming Chengyuan has not shown up yet. Guan said that Ming Chengyuan is recuperating in the countryside and will be back soon.

As a result, Cen Yuan sent someone to investigate and found that Ming Chengyuan was ill, but he was not recuperating at all. It was obvious that he was hidden by the side branch, and was used to force the main branch of the Ming family to hand over the channels and formula of the spices.

This is to wipe out the main branch.

Shi Anxia looked through the information given by Cen Yuan and frowned, "Husband, we may have to stay in the Ming family for a few more days."

Cen Yuan responded, "That's good. I didn't expect your great-grandparents had such a hard life. Was it like this in your previous life?"

Shi Anxia nodded, "It should be. Fortunately, there is Ming Zhao who can carry this family."

Ming Zhao is the great-granddaughter of Ming Chengxi, the third son of the Ming family, and is of the same generation as Shi Anxia.

In his previous life, Ming Zhao suffered a lot of hardships and was able to preserve the Ming family's remaining property, but he failed to save his great-grandfather's life.

It was rumored outside that Mingzhao ignored the lives of the elderly in his family for the sake of money.

Ming Zhao never married, but later became the richest woman in the Northern Wing. Even the imperial court borrowed money from her.

Ming Zhao was later summoned by Empress Dowager Huizheng, but he claimed to be ill and did not go. This was because these powerful and aristocratic relatives were disgusted with the Ming family for not keeping their promises.

But this did not stop her from donating or borrowing silver to the court. If the court needed her, she would still do her best.

Empress Dowager Huizheng wanted to give the Ming family a title, but Ming Zhao refused.

In Ming Zhao's words, "Back then, our Ming family just wanted to see our grandchildren, but you chased us away like flies. There's no need to get close now."

So this time, the node chosen by Shi Anxia was just right.

At this time, her great-grandfather was still holding the power of several masters from the side branches, and was using it to negotiate with the Ming family.

The Ming family is now going through its most difficult time.

Only by working together and protecting this home together can we eliminate the barriers between generations.

Cen Yuan picked up the sketch drawn by Shi Anxia and took a look. "Don't worry, I'll ask Tang Xinghe to take people to pick up my great-grandfather."

Shi Anxia wasn't in a hurry, but she was worried, "Why don't you ask cousin Xinghe to pick her up? Can he do it?"

"He's a top-ranked martial arts examiner, how can he be picked up by someone else?" Cen Yuan thought about it, and felt that his wife's worry was not unreasonable, "I'll go and take a look myself."

Shi Anxia had an indescribable expression on her face. "My husband, I can rest assured that you are here. As for cousin Xinghe, I asked him to pass a message to Xiao Changle last year, but he didn't get it across. Fortunately, Xiao Changle has a strong understanding ability, otherwise..."

"When you've been away for three days, you should look at him with new eyes." Cen Yuan smiled, "Your cousin Xinghe is slowly maturing."

Shi Anxia shook her head. "I doubt he will ever mature in this lifetime. Otherwise, how could he become sworn brothers with so many beautiful girls from the Fu family?"