Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!

Chapter 1103: Chapter 103: Surprises Abound in Life When You See Yourself in the Drama

Chang Zhi followed the auspicious hour to kneel and offer his respects, and only when the auspicious time arrived did they begin to lift the coffin. Chang Zhi’s eyes were red; no one wanted to disturb the peaceful rest of their ancestors. In choosing a new location for the tomb, he had consulted numerous geomancers to ensure the site was indeed excellent, which settled his mind.

Chang Zhi had wanted to weep, especially when it came to the coffins of his grandfather and grandmother.

Prince Liang appeared out of nowhere, attempting to approach, and in alarm, Chang Zhi grabbed the Prince’s clothing, ”Your Highness, it would be inappropriate for you to go there.”

Chang Zhi’s tone was rather harsh; this was the Zhou family’s affair. The family’s elders could no longer rest in peace—what did the Prince Liang want?

Prince Liang’s sharp gaze met that of Zhou Changzhi. Chang Zhi did not let go, feeling indignation. To live in my family’s house and to crowd around when my family’s ancestral tomb is being relocated—do you not realize the importance of geomancy and auspicious timing?

Such superstition was paramount in ancient times. Even if he had his father’s consent to relocate their ancestral tomb, he was still fearful, anxious that it might affect his father’s career prospects!

Prince Liang tugged at the corners of his mouth and eventually withdrew his foot, ”Let go.”

Only after confirming that Prince Liang could control himself did Chang Zhi release his grasp, ”It concerns the auspicious hour; I ask for your understanding, Your Highness.”

Prince Liang stood still, eyes locked on the coffins about to be carried out; though he could not go near, this position was already quite close.

Chang Zhi had no time for sentiment; he glared at Prince Liang, ready to block him should he attempt to approach, not believing that the Prince would dare to kill him just for being obstructed.

Prince Liang’s eyes suddenly widened, and just as he moved to step forward, his face darkened. He looked down at Zhou Changzhi, who was now gripping his waist, ”Let go of me.”

”I will not.”

The Prince raised his hand, but finally, with a dark face, he restrained himself, ”I just want to take a closer look.”

Chang Zhi refused to release his hold; he was determined not to.

Prince Liang’s expression shifted as he tried to restrain himself, saying in a coaxing tone, ”I will not lay hands on you, I just want to take a closer look.”

The Guard was stunned; his Prince was being coaxed?

Prince Liang’s face darkened again because the grip on him had tightened. If it wasn’t for the sight of the coffins, he would have acted without hesitation—now his head throbbed as if struck by lightning, a frustration so extreme it felt serendipitous, and the thought alone made him feel utterly despondent.

Finally, with no other choice, Prince Liang turned to the Guard, ”Check if the patterns carved on those two coffins are the same as those brought into the capital.”

Upon hearing this, the Guard hurriedly looked, astonished to find they were indeed identical—exactly the same; he glanced at Zhou Changzhi with a complex expression, understanding why their Prince had to be placated and why he could not resort to violence, ”They are truly the same.”

Chang Zhi’s ears twitched, and he realized what was going on—Prince Liang’s task must be related to finding someone, and it was connected to his grandmother?

In the capital, Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and left the Ministry of Revenue to board the Emperor’s carriage. The Emperor, disguised as an old farmer, asked, ”Where shall we go today, Your Majesty?”

The Emperor was in good spirits, ”The vegetable farm outside the capital is thriving; today, I would like to visit it.”

Zhou Shuren rubbed his waist, bracing himself for another long carriage ride. Despite the well-maintained roads near the capital, the carriage rides of ancient times were still bumpy.

Zhou Shuren suddenly looked at the Emperor’s waist, ”Your Majesty, have you changed your Jade Pendant?”

It wasn’t the usual green color that he saw.

The Emperor patted his head, realizing he had forgotten something. He had carved it but had not yet shown off to Zhou Shuren, and pulled off his Jade Pendant, ”This is the Rong family Jade Pendant that I carved. I wore it out once before, and this is the second time. Take a look, did I not carve it well?”

Zhou Shuren managed it very neatly and, after looking it over, his hand began to tremble, scaring the Emperor into snatching it back.

Zhou Shuren had to calm himself, he recognized the Jade Pendant, it was essential to be familiar with it; although he hadn’t taken it out often, having it constantly at the bottom of a chest, it was the most valuable possession of his original household. He couldn’t be mistaken, but the Emperor’s carving was somewhat ugly, no matter how refined, the pattern still didn’t look good—knockoffs were just knockoffs.

The Emperor’s gaze was deep as he stared at Zhou Shuren, taking note of every expression on his face. Zhou Shuren recognized the Jade Pendant, and upon reflection, he realized he had never shown it to Zhou Shuren before, so the only conclusion was that Zhou Shuren must have known this Jade Pendant for a long time, ”Shuren, what do you think of the Jade Pendant?”

Zhou Shuren, caught in thought, blurted out without thinking, ”Fake is fake, a knockoff.”

After he spoke, the carriage fell silent, Eunuch Liu was stunned as he looked at Lord Zhou, bold indeed. Ah, no, that’s not right—Lord Zhou’s tone implied he had seen the real thing, Eunuch Liu was shocked by his thought.

Zhou Shuren wished he could slap himself, no, make that two slaps, stiff-necked, ”Hehe, I was a bit delirious from the heat just now.”

The Emperor squinted his eyes, ”Do you take me for a fool?”

The Emperor’s mind had already turned several corners, carefully watching Zhou Shuren, hoping to find similarities to himself. Zhou Shuren mostly resembled the Zhang family, and partly the Rong family, yet truthfully, the Emperor couldn’t say with conviction that Zhou Shuren looked like a member of the Rong family.

In his memory, the people of the Rong family, even those with the plainest features, were delicate in appearance, not to mention his mother was a great beauty, and, well, his uncles were also handsome.

Zhou Shuren felt implicated by the Emperor’s penetrating look, but still restrained himself, ”I have seen a pendant identical to this one.”

He paused, ”The real Jade Pendant.”

The Emperor fixed his stare on Zhou Shuren, ”In your residence?”

Zhou Shuren nodded stiffly, ”Mm.”

His mind was also frantically flashing, damn it, was he the lost orphan of the Rong family? If it was true, he felt he would ascend to heavens one day!

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Liu thought, there’s no need to leave the capital now, and he called out to change the direction, ”Turn towards Zhou’s mansion.”

In Zhou’s village, Chang Zhi was so upset he was near tears, ”To open the coffin, just kill me.”

Tch, he knew that Prince Liang was up to no good, claiming he wouldn’t cause trouble, tch, fooled by such nonsense. The moment he acted, it was to disturb graves—or rather, open coffins, either way inciting great hatred.

Su Xuan, upon receiving the news, rushed over urgently. Normally, this was not a matter for women to concern themselves with, but the situation was grave.

Chang Zhi, leaning over his grandmother’s coffin, added, ”Even taking it away won’t do, they say that unearthing graves from previous lives ranks first in generational curses, His Highness Prince Liang is too oppressive!”

Prince Liang felt somewhat restrained; had there been no living descendants, he would not have needed to care. Now taking a deep breath, he still cursed internally!

The Guards were neither able to move forward nor retreat; they truly feared. What if the one before them was the remaining descendant of the Rong family? Didn’t they see their own ruthless Prince grow timid!

Steward Ding was dumbfounded. Who could have thought that in less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea so much would have unfolded. Still, he bravely stood in front of his young master.

Prince Liang touched his face, calming his mind. There was still Zhou Shuren, a cunning old fox in the capital. If he really brought the coffin into the capital, or now opened the coffin, he swallowed hard, just like Zhou Changzhi said, exhuming someone’s mother’s coffin was establishing great enmity. Anyway, he had learned what he wanted to know now. Taking a deep breath, ”I won’t delay the auspicious hour any longer.”

Turning, he walked away, needing to send news back with swift horses.

Chang Zhi finally stood up, exhaling, ”Quick, don’t delay the auspicious hour.”

As for what comes next, no worries, there’s still dad, the big guy, to hold the fort!

In the Zhou family in the Capital, Zhulan had found the Jade Pendant that had always been hidden. She truly hadn’t expected that such a dramatic twist would happen to her family!