Chapter 866: The Wei Manor....
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Welcome home, Young Master Jin’an.”
Everyone here had lived in the Wei Manor and cherished it very much. They still remembered Luo Jin’an dismissing them from the manor before the fateful war three years ago.
The servants cried for a long time when they heard about what had happened in the war. They thought the whole family had died. Everyone remembered how terrible they felt back then. After all, Wei Manor was their home,
Still, no one expected Luo Jin’an to be alive. They were relieved and excited when they heard the news. Most of the servants willingly returned to the manor.
Although some could not return initially due to severe injuries, Su Binglan cured them so that they could return.
The previous emperor had banished some of the Wei family members to slavery. However, Lan Ruozhu vindicated them when he rose to the throne. Su Binglan even returned the surviving members to the manor.
No one would ever dare betray the Wei family again. After all, everyone knew Luo Jin’an was Emperor Ruozhu’s most trusted general and Princess Binglan’s husband.
When Lan Ruozhu rewarded the soldiers according to their achievements, he conferred the title of Duke to Luo Jin’an. Inadvertently, Wei Manor became the duke’s manor.
Everyone loved and respected those who lived in the Wei Manor. That was also because everyone had seen the General’s Order play in a newly built theater at the capital. It was about the young general and the Wei family’s army.
Many were emotional and learned about the truth of the Wei family after watching the play. Whenever the maids went to buy groceries for the manor, people would greet them with respect.
The remaining Wei family members and those who worked for the family no longer feared walking the streets. People also no longer feared mentioning the Wei family.
Finally, the Wei family’s name was cleared. With that, no one would ever dare to harm the new duke. Still, the servants had grown accustomed to calling him Young Master Jin’an.
Luo Jin’an liked it when people called him that. It was as if he was still the same youth from three years ago and as if his family had never experienced that fateful war.
He did not expect to see his elders, but he greeted them warmly, “Hello again, everyone. Nanny Liu, Nanny Cao, Uncle Zhou, you’re all…”
Luo Jin’an became choked up, and his eyes reddened. “Everyone’s still here. I-I thought you were all dead.”
Although there were many servants, maids, and nannies at the Wei Manor back then, the family did not need that many people. However, Luo Jin’an’s father sympathized with his soldiers and would take in their families.
These people were loyal to the Wei family and considered the manor as their home. To them, Young Master Jin’an was their master and also family.
“It’s good to have you back, Young Master Jin’an.” Everyone looked at him with tears in their eyes, saying what they always did whenever he returned home. It was as if nothing had happened to the family, and Luo Jin’an had only just returned from guarding the border.
A warmth surged through Luo Jin’an’s heart when he saw those familiar faces. He said hoarsely, “It’s so good to see you all again finally.”
Although most of his family was no longer around, he was still excited to see as many familiar faces as possible. Su Binglan said softly, ‘Go, talk to them.”
Luo Jin’an knew his wife had arranged all this. Since Su Binglan had officially become a princess and Luo Jin’an became the Duke of Wei and Great General, everyone had to bow whenever they saw the two.
Even so, Su Binglan had already told everyone not to kneel or bow when Luo
Jin’an returned. She wanted them to greet and speak to him normally to make him feel at home.
Luo Jin’an realized his wife had told his people to speak to him as they usually did. He wanted to thank her but felt those words were too pale. Instead, he looked at Su Binglan dotingly.
Su Binglan nodded at him encouragingly. He then approached the butler, Mr. Zhou, and the nannies to tell them about his life since the fateful war.
Luo Jin’an had been looking for survivors of his family and the relatives of his soldiers. He had also collected evidence to redeem his family and presented it to Lan Ruozhu.
The latter then presented the evidence to all government officials and told the newspaper office to publish the evidence. Lan Ruozhu wanted everyone to know about the injustice the family faced.
Everyone learned that the emperor wanted to destroy the Wei family’s army because their contributions were too high. They also learned about the Crown Prince colluding with the enemy to harm loyal officials of the family.
Although the emperor and his son thought they had fully dealt with the Wei army, they had forgotten that the dead soldiers had family members. The news sparked outrage among the commoners.
The soldiers were simply defending their country, but the emperor and his son betrayed their compatriots. Fortunately, Lan Ruozhu had taken over as emperor. Everyone felt a little better when they thought about it.
Even so, many Wei family members lost their lives in that incident. It was something everyone found hard to accept or let go of. They regarded the soldiers who had protected them as heroes.
Lan Ruozhu even set up memorial grounds for the fallen soldiers to honor them, naming it Heroes’ Garden. There were massive tombstones in the garden with the names of fallen soldiers.
The commoners would visit Heroes’ Garden to pay their respects to those who had sacrificed their lives for peace. All in all, Lan Ruozhu had become an excellent emperor and earned the people’s love and respect.
Even the government officials loved their new emperor and were loyal to him. Lan Ruozhu had successfully united all of Chu Country. The government officials carried out the decrees and policies that were issued seriously.
Luo Jin’an spent a long while speaking with the elders of the Wei Manor. He felt a sense of familiarity as he looked at them. He was grateful that they were still around.
Meanwhile, Su Binglan silently brought a group of people to the kitchen to help her make dinner. She led everyone in making dumplings. Soon, everyone at the manor would have a sumptuous dinner to welcome new life and hope to the manor..