The light in the annex building is dim, and it seems that few people come here.
Su Mi followed Uncle Chao to the top floor. When she saw the scene clearly, she couldn't help but be amazed.
The entire top floor is a large flat floor of about 300 square meters.
Rows of solid wood brown bookcases are arranged neatly.
There is a special dust cover outside the bookcase, and there is a faint smell of medicine floating in the air.
It is probably to prevent insects and moisture and to better preserve these books.
Not only that, the windows are also designed very strictly to avoid the strong western sun, which may damage the calligraphy and paintings.
Su Mi walked around and saw that the books in the collection were basically unique copies of historical monuments that were hard to find on the market.
There are also some manuscripts written by ancestors of the clan from hundreds of years ago.
There are also many scrolls, which should be calligraphy and painting.
On the wall, there are some ancient calligraphy and paintings that are vacuum-sealed with transparent films.
Many of them are written by famous artists from different dynasties.
Many famous names were names that Su Mi could only see in textbooks when she was studying.
Even if you are not an expert, you know that many calligraphy and paintings have long been lost on the market, and their prices can be raised to sky-high prices by collectors at Sotheby's auction house.
Uncle Chao walked with Su Mi and introduced them one by one:
"These books are arranged through different dynasties and eras."
"The outermost ones are collected by recent generations."
"The innermost part is what the ancestors of the Jin Dynasty left behind."
Su Mi finally understood why when Huo Shenxiu described the Zong family, he said that the Zong family was more than just rich.
If you are rich, you can collect so many out-of-print ancient books at the same time. I am afraid only the Zong family can do it.
This is truly a family worthy of the name.
It is not comparable to the new rich or the nouveau riche.
Uncle Chao took her to the back of the library, walked to a mahogany cabinet, opened it, took out a thick book, and held it to her with both hands: "
"Miss, the family tree. There are chairs over there, you can take your time and read it."
Su Mi took it and felt it was heavy.
Although I don’t know how many years have passed, the cover of the genealogy has turned yellow and the pages are slightly brittle, but it has been well maintained through advanced means.
She thanked her and sat on the chair under the window.
Because Shi Yihan said that the daughters of the Zong family would be recorded in the supplementary album, I directly turned to the supplementary album at the end.
According to the directory, it is easy to find the list of family members of Taifu's generation.
She looked down nervously.
Suddenly, my eyes fell on a name——
Zongyin Marriage.
It's traditional Chinese characters.
The handwriting is somewhat mottled due to age.
But I can still see it clearly.
She suppressed her heart that was about to burst out and looked carefully at the note after the name:
[Zongyin Marriage, the eldest daughter of the head of the family, her first wife was born, she was eighteen years old, she was married to the King of Changnan for a year, and died.]
Only one short line of text.
It's gone.
Seeing the word "pawn", Su Mi's heart twitched violently.
...This Zongyin marriage, after marrying, will be gone within a year?
He was only nineteen years old when he died?
At the best age, the flowers and leaves die, and the beauty is too beautiful to die.
Although she had only met this female ancestor in a dream, she still felt as if her heart had been cut by the tip of a knife——
It hurts.
Unexpectedly, Zong Yin's marriage life was so short.
After calming down, my eyes stopped on the three words "King Changnan" again, and my heart moved even more!
Isn't Zong Yin's fiancé Zhao Chuli, the son of the Zhao family?
How could she marry some Changnan king?
In the dream, the marriage between Zong Yin and Zhao Chuli was somewhat turbulent.
Zhao Chuli misunderstood Zong Yin'an as an ugly and immoral woman, and Zong Yin'an didn't bother to explain...
It seems that something went wrong later and the marriage was ruined?
But after Zong Yin married someone else, how could he die within a year?
From the way she looked in the dream, she was obviously very healthy and young. She probably wouldn't get sick and die, right?
What happened in the meantime?
She was inexplicably confused.
In addition to these, what confused her even more was why Zong Lu called Zong Yin's name to her.
The other thing is, why did Huanyan let her dream about Zongyin's marriage?
These are never without reasons.
Pulling back his thoughts, his gaze dropped again——
She saw another name following Zong Yin's marriage:
【Zong Paner】
Annotation after the name: [The second daughter of the head of the family, a stepmother, she was given the first gift to the children of the Zhao family at the age of sixteen. She was widowed at a young age and did not want to remarry. Lonely Luan raised her young son, who became a great man. Later Shengzong granted her an imperial edict, the year of her death.
Seventy-five.]
Su Mi's mind was buzzing.
This Zong Pan'er should be the half-sister mentioned by Zong Yin's maid in the dream, the second young lady of Taifu's house, right?
The message in the dream made it clear to her that Zong Paner liked her sister's fiancé.
so……
In the end, he successfully married his sister’s fiancé?
Since Zong Yin is married to King Changnan, it seems quite normal for Zong Pan'er to take over and replace his sister to marry Zhao Chuli, whom he already likes...
Young and widowed?
That is to say, after Zong Pan'er, the second daughter of the Zong family, married Zhao Chuli, Zhao Chuli died not long after.
At that time, Zong Pan'er was already pregnant and gave birth to a posthumous son, who he carefully raised and never married again.
Then, the son was quite capable and became a high official, so Zong Paner, the mother, was also given a royal title?
This Zong Pan'er actually lived much longer than her sister.
Seventy-five years old, for that time in the Jin Dynasty, he was already considered to be a long-lived person.
It's just that my life is pitiful.
She became a widow at a young age and raised her son alone.
What is the story of these clan sisters?
Why did Zong Yin's marriage break up with Zhao Chuli, and why did he marry some Changnan king?
What roles do Zhao Chuli and King Changnan play?
After a long time, Su Mi closed the family tree, stood up, and handed it back to Uncle Chao.
…
Back in the big house, after Su Mi returned to her room, Huo Shenxiu and Xiao Subao were still playing outside and did not come back.
She simply picked up her phone, opened the search engine, and typed a few words.
【King Changnan of Jin Dynasty】
There are not many search results.
She clicked on the webpage with the most words at the top, which contained some introductions about the Changnan King.
It is said that he was the seventh son of Jingzong of the Jin Dynasty at that time, his biological mother was a virtuous concubine, he was a military general, and he came from a heroic family.
The name of the king of Changnan was Duan Beixiao, and he inherited the bloodline of military generals from his grandfather's family. He was smart, wise, and agile since he was young. His riding and shooting skills were far superior to those of his peers, and he was deeply favored by the emperor.
At that time, other princes were given the title of king only after they were weak.
And when Duan Beixiao was twelve years old and had just entered the period of development, he was given the title of prince, given the territory of Changnan County, built a mansion in Jingzhou, and had his own house, which was enough to show the emperor's father's love for him.
In addition, my mother is a high-ranking concubine in the palace, so he can be regarded as a popular man who can get wind and rain when he wants.
According to the information on the website, Duan Beixiao's character is also "less trivial and more straightforward".
In the vernacular, it means - wanton and unruly, indulgent and untamable.