Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 2028 - 2036: Yanran Enters the Capital (Part 1)

Ancient people valued the opening of graves and coffins greatly, usually inviting Mr. Fengshui to examine them, selecting auspicious days before proceeding, as they believed in ghosts and gods. They thought that if a bad time was chosen for relocating the deceased, it would disturb the peace of the deceased’s spirit, causing resentment, and possibly leading to ghostly revenge, resulting in no peace in the family henceforth, let alone protecting descendants.

To show importance, Mr. Fengshui set Lady Yuwen’s starting mound at the end of March, and Mu Zhongqing and Lady Du patiently stayed with the Shen Family, sightseeing nearby, while waiting for Lady Yuwen’s starting mound before taking their daughter-in-law back to the Capital.

Dong Qi only learned of this on Lady Yuwen’s starting mound day. Hearing that Mu Zhongqing and his wife wanted to betroth Dong Lian’er as the Mu Family’s eldest daughter-in-law and helped move Dong Lian’er’s concubine mother’s grave to the Capital for burial, Dong Qi was furious, kicking and smashing the furniture in the Flower Hall, feeling utterly outraged.

Unexpectedly, this inconspicuous younger half-sister suddenly soared and became the future eldest daughter-in-law of the Mu Family. Had he known earlier, he would have killed her, avoiding the trouble Dad and Mom faced, losing their titles, demoted to commoners, spending the rest of their lives in prison. Apparently, the Mu Family went to great lengths for this little b*tch!

Upon knowing this, Dong Qing’er furiously came searching for Dong Qi, shouting as she entered the door: "Brother, that little cheap hoof dared to move her concubine mother’s grave from our house without permission. This is too much! Her concubine mother served Father in life and should serve him in death, accompanying Dad and Mom. By what right do they move her away?"

Entering the door, seeing the chaos throughout the room and her brother sitting on a broken chair, she realized her brother was angrier than she was!

Despite Dong Qi’s rage, he was helpless, clenching his fist, resentful yet unwilling, saying: "All due to their power. Even if Lady Yuwen belongs to our house, Dong Lian’er is no longer the same. She is now the prospective daughter-in-law of the Mu Family. Who is the Mu Family? They are the Emperor’s in-laws, the Prince’s maternal grandparents. Now, not to mention moving a concubine’s remains from near our ancestral grave, even if they leveled our ancestral grave, what could we do?"

Dong Qing’er gritted her silver teeth, stomped her foot, scolding: "Damn slut! If not for her, sister would have already been the Mu Family’s daughter-in-law. How could it be her place to boast?"

"Yes, having latched onto Mu Family’s eldest son, she is in high spirits, even abandoning our Dong surname and ancestors. I heard she’s changed her surname to Yuwen Yanran now. How could she ever regard us?"

Dong Qi clenched his teeth with hatred, deeply regretting not killing Yanran and her brother. Leaving this future trouble led to not only parents being imprisoned but Dong Family’s downfall.

This morning, upon hearing the family servant’s report, the Tongzhou Prefect openly unearthed Lady Yuwen’s tomb without greeting him, exhuming Lady Yuwen’s remains, re-interred them, and sent back the thin coffin used to bury Lady Yuwen at home, leaving him so angry he almost vomited blood; truly, this was too much! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Dong Wan’er also entered, her demeanor weak; since the family’s downfall, she grew more haggard each day, losing her previous gentleness. Not because she grieved her parents’ fate, but because their demotion and imprisonment made it harder to find a suitor!

"Brother, what should we do now? Just endure?" she asked, her face pale.

Dong Qi sighed deeply and said: "What else can we do but endure? Dealing with Dong Lian’er may be easy, but we’re no match for the Mu Family. They already know about the assassination attempt on Mu Chongwen. It’s fortunate they only punished Dad and Mom, not us. How could we confront them?"