Xiang Nan's family stayed in Cangzhou for three days, worshiped their ancestors, chatted with fellow villagers, and ate, before reluctantly leaving Cangzhou and heading to the capital.

"Hey, I really didn't expect that after not coming back for more than ten years, things have changed so much. So many old people have disappeared. Oh, my heart is really sore just thinking about it." Hu Suhua said, wiping her tears.

"Yeah, I didn't expect so many old friends to be gone." Sai Xishi also nodded, "Some died of old age, some died of illness, and some were killed by bandits. Even Qiu Yun didn't know where he went. .”

Qiuyun was the concubine of the magistrate of Cangzhou. After the Republic of China, the magistrate was dismissed from office and expelled from Cangzhou. Therefore, Qiuyun did not know where to live, which made her very emotional.

"That Lord Magistrate, who was greedy for so much money, didn't expect to be chopped down by the Boxer of Justice in the end. He really deserved it!" Defu said in relief.

The Cangzhou magistrate, who was nicknamed the Yida Zhifu, was kidnapped by the Yihe Quan people from the magistrate's office when a boxing riot broke out in Cangzhou.

So much of the people's wealth and anointing he had plundered was all robbed by the mob, and nothing was left. It can be said that evil will be punished, and retribution will not be good.

…

After two days' journey, they arrived in the capital. Xiang Nan and his party first went to their old home, and saw that this home had been occupied by someone else for a long time.

What used to be a single-family house has now become a large courtyard, noisy and chaotic.

The few things Xiang Nan kept back then have long since disappeared.

Seeing that this courtyard had no trace of its past, Xiang Nan and others did not stay long, and then went to Prince Jing's Mansion. Only to learn that Prince Jing was dead.

After further inquiry, it turned out that after the Reform Movement of 1898, Prince Jing originally shut himself up and thought about his mistakes. But two years later, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded the capital, and Cixi was forced to take Guangxu, Prince Jing and others to flee westward.

It was also because of this incident that the conservatives in the Qing court realized that it was impossible to change the law without changing it. If the law was not changed, the court would be completely destroyed, so they took the initiative to implement the New Deal.

Prince Jing was able to be reactivated. However, he was old after all. In addition, his body and spirit were damaged during the years of house arrest, so he died of exhaustion within two years.

After the death of Prince Jing, his son Zaiyong inherited the title of Prince Jing. However, Zaiyong's brains and skills were far inferior to his father's, and he was not capable of taking on important matters, so he could only remain an idle clan member.

Now that the Republic of China has come, Zai Yong is even more useless. Fortunately, he still has some financial resources, so life is not a problem.

As for Princess Jing's palace, she had already married more than ten years ago, to a prince on the grassland. It was also a common tactic used by the court to marry a daughter of the clan.

At that time, Prince Jing was thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors and had no power in his hands, so he had no choice but to watch his daughter marry far away without being able to stop him.

After learning the news, Rockchip burst into tears.

Unexpectedly, she and the princess would never have a chance to see each other again. It was really sad.

…

Later, Defu accompanied Ruixin back to her parents' home.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened to the Rockchip family. After all, they are ordinary people who are low-key, honest, timid, and do not invite disaster or cause trouble.

Therefore, although there were many wars, nothing happened in the end.

When they saw their daughter coming back, they were naturally very excited and hugged her and cried for quite a while.

Originally, Xiang Nan suggested that their family also move to Macau to live together.

After all, in the next few decades, the capital would be raging with war and bloodshed. But the Rockchip family was reluctant to leave, saying that even if they died, they would die at home.

Although Xiang Nan does not support their feeling of being unable to leave their homeland, it is understandable.

In "Mountains and Seas", Yongquan Village is so poor that they have no pants to wear, but the people are still reluctant to leave and want to die in their own homes. This is the mentality.

Therefore, Xiang Nan didn't dare to force anything, so he only asked Defu to leave two hundred taels of silver, which was enough for them to live on for a while.

…

Xiang Nan and others stayed in the capital for three days.

I took the children to visit Dashilan, the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Earth, and even saw the Forbidden City from a distance. Although the monarchy has been abolished, the emperor's family still lives in the palace and receives an annual allowance of millions of silver dollars, so they are living a good life. Actually not bad.

On the fourth day, when Xiang Nan and others were preparing to leave the capital and return to Macau, Defu ran in holding a newspaper and said, "Master, master, please read the newspaper quickly."

When Xiang Nan finally looked at the newspaper, he saw the headline on the front page, "Minister Tian of the Ministry of Commerce of the National Government was assassinated. The perpetrator shouted that he was ungrateful and should be punished!"

Looking at the content again, it turns out that Minister Tian Kuitian was shot and killed by an assassin who suddenly jumped out of the crowd yesterday when he was taking foreign guests for an inspection. The assassin was also shot dead by Minister Tian's bodyguard.

Before his death, the assassin loudly announced that his name was Lu Zhong and that he shot Tian Kui because he was ungrateful and deserved this retribution.

Xiang Nan couldn't help but be silent for a moment after reading this report.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhong stayed in Ninggu Pagoda for more than ten years and survived. Moreover, after the Republic of China, when he returned to the capital, he actually served the long-dead Wang Tianhe and got rid of the traitor Tian Kui.

I really don't know whether I should praise him for his loyalty or scold him for being stupid.

However, Tian Kui was assassinated by Lu Zhong, which he deserved.

Moreover, when Tian Kui was dying of illness, it was Lu Zhong who saved him. Now it is Lu Zhong who takes Tian Kui's life.

It’s really a cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is unpleasant.

"Okay, Lu Zhong and Tian Kui, these two old acquaintances have finally come to an end." Xiang Nan nodded. It's a pity that he didn't get any news about Lu Zhengming when he came to Beijing this time. I have to say it is a pity.

…

Then the group left the capital and took a boat back to Macau in Tianjin.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed by, and the business of Lefutang has grown bigger and bigger. Xiang Nan and Defu have become big drug dealers in the southeast, with a fortune of hundreds of millions.

When the children grew up, they each became talented. Xi Jueming graduated from the School of Western Medicine of Xiangjiang University and later took charge of managing his own business.

After graduating from Xiangjiang University, Zhang Xinyi was determined to imitate Mr. Sun Yat-sen and devote himself to innovation.

It turns out that the ideological trend in the south is already advanced, and Guangzhou is the base camp of innovation. In addition, Macau and Xiangjiang can see the Portuguese and British oppressing the Chinese everywhere.

Therefore, it is normal for children who grow up in this environment to want to fight and innovate.

Naturally, Sai Xishi, Hu Suhua, Ruixin, Zhang Defu and others will not do it. It is a matter of tying their heads to their belts and may be sacrificed at any time.

However, Xiang Nan still persuaded them.

"The children are right to have this idea. They are more passionate than us, have more ideals, ambitions, and drive than us." He nodded, "Go ahead, I support you."

"Old man, how dangerous that is." Hu Suhua advised.

"For those who have sacrificed so much, dare to make the sun and moon change the sky." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "We have suffered too much humiliation, and it is time to let this world return to the right path."

Because Xiang Nan was a loyal follower of the family, Xi Banxia and Zhang Xinyi finally joined the revolution. They went to Guangzhou and joined the revolution team there.

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Chapter completed!