Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wife: Reborn, I Married to a Rich Man and Destroyed His Whole Fam

"It should be that the emperor gave some reward to my grandfather."

After hearing how simple Gu Zhao said it, Xie Xin and the people from the second house were not willing at all.

"That's it?"

"That doesn't mean we should hang big red lanterns all over the house, right?"

"Cousin, stop keeping us in suspense. Just tell us." Xie Xin acted coquettishly, as if she had a very good relationship with Gu Zhao.

"Since you want to hear it, I'll tell you."

Just as Gu Zhao finished speaking, the voice of Eunuch De came from the door.

"The imperial edict has arrived."

At this moment, everyone's attention was drawn over there.

The imperial edict has arrived?

Thank you, Old Master Er, when he saw his eldest brother, dressed in the clothes of an uncle, walking quickly towards the house.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Old Master Xie glanced at his brother indifferently, and the smile on his face faded a little.

"Master Xie, please accept the order." Eunuch De said with a smile.

After hearing what Eunuch De said, Old Master Xie ignored the people from the second house and knelt on the ground with everyone.

Old Master Xie gritted his teeth tightly, he was almost going crazy with jealousy.

Unexpectedly, the eldest brother acted so quickly and revealed his identity right now. He didn't treat his younger brother as a real brother at all, and was on guard against their second branch.

In the future, his elder brother would be the distinguished Lord Xie, while he would only be the second old master Xie, a Jiangnan merchant. How could he accept this huge gap?

If there was nothing, then forget it. But there was such a hereditary position of the Lord, and his father and elder brother had kept it from him for so many years. If he hadn't learned the news by chance, he wouldn't have known that the Xie family was so noble.

Since the eldest brother didn't want to restore his identity, he would enjoy all this on his behalf.

But now, his eldest brother wanted to restore his identity ahead of schedule, which ruined all his plans. He could not tolerate this.

"The minister accepts the order."

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims... that your status be restored... that you be given the title of Lord Xie... that your family will inherit your title without interruption... I decree this."

"Long live the emperor..."

Everyone shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.

Gu Zhao listened to the imperial edict, his eyes always on the people of the second house. He saw their envious, jealous and hateful expressions, and saw them staring at the imperial edict.

"Congratulations, Mr. Xie, and Mrs. Xie."

Eunuch De gave the imperial edict to Old Master Xie and congratulated them with a smile.

"Thank you, Master De."

Madam Xie and the others also took the prepared red envelope. Eunuch De felt the thin inside of the red envelope and knew that it contained silver bills, and he was very satisfied.

The others who followed also received money bags filled with silver ingots.

"Could you please ask Eunuch De to move over and have a cup of tea in the mansion?"

Old Master Xie said with a smile.

"Master Xie, I would like to drink tea, but I am in a hurry to return to the palace to report. I will save this tea for next time."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work today, Eunuch De."

Uncle Xie also stepped forward and, together with Butler Xie, escorted Eunuch De and others out of the house.

"Brother, what's going on? How come you are Uncle Xie? How come I don't know anything about it?"

Listening to Old Master Xie's angry questioning, Gu Zhao laughed.

He clearly knew everything, but he pretended to know nothing and now he comes to question his grandfather.

"My father asked for the title of Crown Prince after I was born. Later, before my father passed away, the late emperor issued a secret decree to confer me the title of Lord Xie. Because our ancestors had instructed us to keep a low profile, we did not spread the news."

"Brother, I am your biological brother. You actually hid this from us. Do you treat us as your family?"