Rebirth of a Farmhouse with Space

Wei Ting knew what the village chief meant. As a member of Xiangyang Village, he also shared the favor with Cheng Nanchen. "Yes, village chief, I understand what you said. Alas, I was wrong. I will take the child back and discipline him!" As he said that, he glanced at Wei Zhen, and then said to his youngest son, "Xuan'er, go back with Dad!"

Lin hurriedly stepped forward and took her son to follow Wei Ting home. Wei Qing also signaled Feng to take the two children back with them.

The Wei family members left, and the village chief asked the onlookers to disperse. Nanchen held Xiaobao, took Bai Yucheng, the village chief and a few strangers, said hello politely and went back!

After everyone had left, Zhao Yunchuan led the exiled people to the remaining empty houses in District 2. "There are 204 of you in total. There are still 50 unoccupied houses in the village. No matter how many or how few, they are all given to you. You can arrange them as you see fit. The houses are newly built adobe houses. They cost labor and money. I can't give them to you for free. I won't charge you more. I will sell them to you at the same price as other villagers, at an average price of 35 taels of silver per house. 50 houses, a total of 1,750 taels of silver. Who can pay the money?"

The men of the Shangguan family never asked about the family's financial affairs. The one who managed the household expenses was the old lady Lan. The old lady looked embarrassed, but she didn't want to let her master lose face. She said, "Village chief, you see, our luggage hasn't been unpacked yet. Can you let us pack our luggage first, and then let my eldest son send the money to you?"

The old lady was being polite, so Zhao Yunchuan didn't know what to say, so he responded politely, "Okay, you guys take a break first. There's no rush for the money, you can just send it to me within three days!"

"Okay, thank you for your kindness, Village Chief!"

"Well, do as you please. I'm going to go back first. If you have anything, you can come to the village committee office at the east end of the village to find me!"

Shangguan Shuo asked his sons to see the village chief off, but the village chief waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary and left.

The house is very big, and each unit has four bedrooms, a kitchen and two bathrooms, but the men in the Shangguan family have no interest in looking at the houses.

The old lady saw that her master and the children had a lot to talk about, so she asked the eldest daughter-in-law to take people to quickly clean up a room for them to talk, while she took her daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law to another room.

Seeing the eldest son's wife and the servants clean up the house and leave, the eldest son Shangguan Yuan and the second son Shangguan Ming supported their father, Shangguan Shuo, and sat on the kang.

Shangguan Shuo sat firmly before asking in a deep voice, "What do you think?"

The second son Shangguan Mingdao said, "Father, maybe we are overthinking it, maybe it's just a coincidence. There are many people in this world who look alike, and this person simply looks like the one from the previous dynasty!"

The eldest brother Shangguan Yuan disagreed with the second brother's idea, "People may look similar! But he is too similar, not 100%, at least 80% similar. Did you see his demeanor, and the way he spoke? Maybe they have never met, but their every move and expression are so similar, this is unreasonable!"

The head of the family, Shangguan Shuo, pondered for a long time before saying, "Twenty-six years ago, the dynasty changed. Except for the empress dowager, none of the other queens and concubines in the harem were left alive, let alone the princes and princesses. But if you say that this person has no relationship with the previous emperor, I don't believe it."

Shangguan Yuan speculated, "Is it possible that one of the concubines in the harem was pregnant and escaped from the palace before the rebellion?"

Shangguan Shuo frowned and sternly said, "Boss, watch your words and actions, that's called a dynasty change!"

The third son, Shangguan Hong, disagreed. "Dad, don't be so nervous. We are in the northern border now, thousands of miles away from the imperial city. Who would send someone to watch over us all the time?"

"It's okay to be careful. Don't think we can act recklessly now that we are far away from the Imperial City. You are wrong. We need to be cautious!"

After being scolded by his old father, Shangguan Hong immediately admitted his mistake, "Yes, son, I remember your teachings!"

Back to the point, Shangguan Shuo felt that his eldest son's guess was not impossible. "Your guess is not impossible, but I don't know which concubine got the news in advance and fled the palace!"

"No, that's not right. It can't be any concubine. Father, think about it. Once a concubine is canonized, she will be recorded in the list. If a concubine escapes with a pregnancy, the emperor will know about it. He will not leave a source of trouble for himself. Even if he chases her to the horizon, he will send people to hunt her down and eliminate the root of the problem!"

"Then what do you mean?"

"First, the concubines who were favored by the emperor but didn't have time to register for promotion. Second, the palace maids who were favored by the emperor. You know, every time the emperor favored the concubines in the harem, it would be recorded. But those concubines who were not favored and registered were sent to Baiyue Mountain to become nuns, and those palace maids were sent out to go home and marry on their own! Maybe there are those who were favored but didn't have time to register!"

"So, you mean that he might be the posthumous child of a concubine or a palace maid?"

Shangguan Yuan took a deep breath and said, "This is just my guess, but it should be roughly like this!"

It has to be said that the truth about Shangguan Yuan was revealed. At that time, Nan Huifang, the cousin of Nan Yuanwai, was a maid in the palace and served the empress dowager. One day, the emperor of the previous dynasty got drunk and ran to the empress dowager's palace, saying that he wanted to complain to his mother. As a result, the empress dowager did not see it and raped the little maid who served tea.

Later, the Empress Dowager also asked her if she wanted to serve the Emperor. Nan Huifang refused. She said that she was old enough to leave the palace and asked the Empress Dowager to allow her to leave. The Empress Dowager did not make things difficult for her, after all, she was someone who had served by her side for many years. So she gave her some money and let her leave the palace.

Two months after leaving the palace, Nan Huifang discovered that she was pregnant. At that time, her parents, who lived in the suburbs of the capital, were looking for a partner for her. Nan Huifang was extremely anxious. If she really married someone else, what would happen to the child in her belly? This was the prince. There was no other way, Nan Huifang had to explain everything to her parents and brother to avoid making a big deal out of it and implicating her family.

At that time, after her parents and brother learned the truth, they were completely dumbfounded. They were not happy but more afraid. At first, they thought about sending Nan Huifang back to the palace. After all, who dared to decide whether the emperor's offspring would stay or go? But before they sent their daughter back, the palace was already in chaos.

It was the emperor's fourth brother. Prince Yan led an army of 100,000 and broke into the palace. The emperor and empress were killed on the spot, and not a single concubine or prince or princess in the harem was spared.

How could they dare to send their daughter back to the palace? They didn't even dare to stay at their home outside the capital any longer. The family took Nan Huifang and set off overnight to her aunt's home in Dihe City, 300 miles away from the capital. Nan Huifang hid in her aunt's home to wait for the birth of the child. After giving birth, she barely completed the confinement period. The new emperor was hunting down the remnants of the previous emperor everywhere, and the searches were more severe. Nan Huifang didn't dare to stay at her aunt's home for long. With the help of her uncle and cousin, Nan Huifang went to the home of her uncle in the northern border. Nan Yuan and Nan Huifang were distant cousins.