Zhong Youyan went to see Xie Jinzhao, thinking he had come seeking revenge!
Instead, he had come to beg forgiveness.
Xie Jinzhao kowtowed to her three times!
Zhong Youyan still chose not to forgive him.
But she told him where Xie Jinqiu was buried.
After she sent him away.
An Imperial Edict arrived.
The family nervously received it.
They were told that Zhong Youyan had rendered meritorious service by helping the Imperial Court intercept the medicinal powder. She was awarded one hundred taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver, and granted the title of Commandery Princess Jade Glass!
Jade Glass!
It meant freedom!
Zhong Father was still too stunned by delight to react, but Zhong Mother went over and tearfully hugged her daughter tight.
"This is wonderful! Wonderful! Our family has a Commandery Princess!"
"We'll never have to cling to some official's family to rise in the world again. We have a Commandery Princess of our own!"
"Hahaha, hahaha, hahaha!"
Zhong Father was almost beside himself with laughter. At nearly the same moment, the Clan Leader slowly came around.
Still groggy, the Clan Leader said, "You let this girl slander me. Do you no longer want your names in the Zhong Family's Clan Genealogy?"
Zhong Father stepped forward and kicked him, making the Clan Leader howl:
"You! Strike our family out of the Clan Genealogy right now!"
"We don't give a damn about your lousy clan!"
"Our family will start a new Clan Genealogy, beginning with Youyan's name!"
The Clan Leader clutched his head and wailed in pain. "Zhong Fu, have you gone mad? You're even abandoning your ancestors!"
"Ancestors? Youyan is our family's founding ancestor! You're not worth a fart!"
"Someone! Throw him out!"
"You wouldn't dare!" the Clan Leader snarled through gritted teeth. Never had he