Fragrance Returned

Ding Zhuang burst into tears with excitement. Not only did his wife regain her status, she was also posthumously awarded the title of Fourth-grade Lady of Loyalty and Filial Piety.

Holding the imperial edict in both hands, he asked his son to pick up the sign with "Dong's name" written on it in the box, and together they walked to the east wing of the west courtyard.

He quietly asked Ding Xiang to write this brand.

Take down the sign with "An's" written on it and replace it with the imperial edict and the sign with "Dong's" written on it.

Zhang and Ding Chi's family were all called in to kowtow to the imperial edict and the tablet.

Afterwards, everyone went to the east wing of the east courtyard. Ding Zhuang divided the 2,000 taels of silver that the emperor rewarded Dong with. Ding Zhao and Ding Chi each had 500 taels, and he kept one thousand taels.

"This is what your mother gave you. Not only is it glory, but it is also money."

The two brothers thanked their mother again for her spirit in heaven.

Ding Zhao divided the gifts brought back from the capital, including the New Year's gift from the Xun family to the Ding family. Mrs. Xun also gave Lilac a special gift. They were two jasper strings made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The jade quality was green and transparent.

Ding Zhao smiled and said, "Mrs. Xun is very thoughtful. She heard that I have a little girl named Xiangxiang, and she likes it very much. She said that both the children of the two families are named Xiangxiang. It is a great fate. Let the little Xiangxiang of the Ding family After arriving in Beijing, I will spend more time with her to relieve my boredom, and play more with the other Xiangxiang."

Ding Xiang endured her internal injuries before throwing the two strings of broken beads out on the spot and stamping her feet again.

That old witch was so talkative and condescending that she even accompanied her to relieve her boredom... Bah!

She lowered her head and closed the brocade box, pouted and said, "It's not as beautiful as the one my aunt gave me."

Ding Zhao hurriedly said, "Xiangxiang went to the capital, and she had to be careful in her speech and behavior. No matter how good or bad she is, people should remember her for her good deeds. Especially when facing those noble ladies, you should pay attention to her kindness. Be more careful with your words and actions.”

Lilac said "Oh" obediently.

If in the past, Ding Zhuang would be unhappy with Ding Zhao, Ding's red-nosed granddaughter would be very afraid! But now I don’t dare to say such things anymore. My granddaughter cannot ignore the importance after entering Beijing.

Ding Zhao then talked about the situation of several in-laws in the capital.

The Xun family was the most powerful, the old man was wise, and Mrs. Xun was virtuous, so Dong Ruyi's descendants all survived and lived very well. This time, Mr. Xun also made great efforts to protect the emperor and expose the descendants of the Liang family.

The descendants of Dong Rulan and Dong Rujia suffered miserably.

Although Dong Rulan's son Shen Yu survived, he was in poor health and had no descendants in his thirties.

Neither of Dong Rujia's sons grew up.

For this reason, Dong Yihe, as the head of the Dong family, took Dong Ping and Ding Zhao to the Xun Mansion with heavy gifts, kowtowed to Mr. Xun, and bowed to Mr. Gu, Mrs. Xun, to express his gratitude.

Although Mr. Shen Er and Mr. Wang divorced their current wives Su and Wu after the incident, because those two families failed to protect the descendants of the Dong family girl, they did not see Dong Yihe when they came to the door, and only called them by name. Met Shen Yu and his wife.

Ding Zhao felt very sorry for Shen Yu, "Cousin Shen was in very poor health and was as thin as a vine. He said that if he hadn't grown up in front of his grandmother, he would have died long ago..."

Lilac was disgusted.

That old witch Gu is too cunning. The Su family collapsed, her natal family was implicated, the head of the family was killed, and the head's family and members of the family were exiled. Not only did she escape perfectly without touching a single leaf, but she also became a virtuous and virtuous person.

Ding Xiang doesn't want to leave the Ding family to become Xun Xiang. But Old Witch Gu was so pretentious that she was extremely unwilling to do so.

So many people were arrested, but no one exposed the old witch Gu as a "Yi Nu"?

At dinner, Ding Zhuang invited Ding Li, Ding Youcai, Ding Dafu, Xia Er and his son, Xia Lizheng, Ding Shuan, and Er Zuzu to have a drink. I want to tell them about Dong's posthumous title, and also talk about the banquet and opera troupe that will be invited after the new year. The weather is cold in the first month, so it will be postponed to February.

Zheng Fei and Wang Lei were also invited. Zheng Fei is Hong’s real name, and Wang Lei is Hong’s real name.

Xia Lizheng and others were very puzzled when they saw Brother Hong walking as usual without a limp at all. I was even more puzzled when I heard Ding Zhao call Big Brother Hong "Brother Zheng" and Little Brother Hong "Wang Lei".

Xia Er smiled and said, "Master Ding was so happy that he even forgot Mr. Hong's last name."

Xia Lizheng asked again, "Brother Hong's leg has been cured?"

Ding Zhao smiled and talked about how they kept their names anonymous to protect his family.

Everyone's eyes widened, it turned out that these two people were hidden targets.

Ding Li and Ding Youcai were so frightened that their legs and feet went weak when they heard that Mrs. Dong was posthumously granted the title of fourth-grade imperial concubine, and that her natal nephew had his title returned and became a second-grade official.

Ding Youcai pulled Ding Dafu up and said in a trembling voice, "Let's kowtow to my aunt's memorial tablet."

Ding Zhao looked at Ding Li.

Mother's death was caused by Ding Xia and Mrs. Ding. Old Mrs. Ding is a grandmother, Ding Zhao has no choice but these people must apologize to their mother on behalf of Ding Xia.

Ding Li also stood up shaking his legs, and Ding Zhao led the three of them to kowtow to Dong's tablet to apologize.

After seeing off Ding Li and others after the meal, Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao thanked Zheng Fei and Wang Lei and gave each of them a thousand taels of silver notes. Another thousand taels of silver were given to them to distribute to several other people who were protecting the Ding family from a distance.

Dong Yihe would definitely give these people money, but Ding Zhuang and his son also wanted to express their gratitude.

King Zheng and King declined and accepted.

After Dingxiang returned to the house, she locked the door, opened the box, poured the beads on the ground, and then squatted down and smashed the beads with the wooden box.

"You are so shameless, you dare to use the Ministry of Internal Affairs to hit me. You damn thing, don't change my job. All the things I use are made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even the toilet. Who cares about a piece of shit like you...

"You actually licked your face to accept the gift from my eldest uncle and my father. Your fucking face is bigger than your butt. Go eat shit. You...have another Xiangxiang. The seed you released, does it smell good?" "

Ding Xiang cursed while smashing, even swearing out.

In her mind, Dong Yihe, like Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao, could not be touched, but Old Witch Gu actually dared to accept their courtesy.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, it was Mrs. Zhang.

"Xiangxiang, what are you doing?"

Ding Xiang stopped quickly and explained, "Mom, I didn't do anything. It's just that the heels of my new shoes were a little scratched. I was smashing the shoes. Okay, okay, it's soft now, it's okay."

She picked up the bead string and found many marks on it, and two beads were cracked.

I thought about throwing this thing into the mountains and under the cliff one day and letting it disappear forever. I originally wanted to throw it into the manure pit, but I was afraid that someone would pick it out and be discovered by Ding Zhao.

She couldn't sleep after going to bed, thinking about how to give her father a hint to let them find the hole as soon as possible.

No matter what, you dare not report the entrance of Anfu Palace to the emperor, you are courting death.

Even the emperor and the people in the palace don't know this secret. How did you know?

Now that you know this secret, what secrets does the palace have that you don’t know? What secrets does the emperor have that you don’t know about?

It's not necessarily a case of being beheaded.

We must find the entrance to the Su family's cave.

After thinking about it, the only thing she can do is "dream" next year.

There are only a few days until the first lunar month of next year...