Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1355: Preparing to Leave Beijing 10

Chapter 1355: Chapter 1355: Preparing to Leave Beijing 10

Feng Qingxue didn’t utter a word, already regretting what she had casually mentioned. How could she have known it would be such a coincidence?

It seemed Lu Jiang didn’t have the intention of recognizing kinship with Jin Laoqi.

After all, they were hardly related. Why bother acknowledging the connection?

However, Jin Laoqi didn’t see it this way. Now, nearly sixty years after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, coming across a descendent of a Baylor from the Qianlong Era was incredibly rare. After all, the distance between past and present was vast, and many aristocratic families had no descendants left, or at least none that could be found. Not every household had a genealogy to document the tales of their ancestors.

Jin Laoqi’s line was actually no longer in the official records, only remembered by the family’s own recollections of their former glory.

Passed down from generation to generation, it would end with him.

Faced with Jin Laoqi’s persistent inquiry, Lu Jiang sighed, "My ancestor’s surname was Lu, and my great-grandmother held the title ’He Yao Doro Princess’."

"He Yao Princess?" Jin Laoqi was dumbfounded. "Wow, it seems like if we aren’t of the same family, we don’t come through the same door! He Yao Princess was my ancestor’s elder aunt. According to the records, she was a cousin of Emperor Qianlong."

Feng Qingxue asked curiously, "Which line do you belong to?"

Both Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong were known for having many children and grandchildren. A cousin of Emperor Qianlong would be the daughter of one of his male cousins. Besides Yongzheng’s line, any of Emperor Kangxi’s other sons could have been He Yao Princess’s ancestor.

Jin Laoqi said excitedly, "We come from the line of Prince Yi! We are descendants of Prince Yi."

The last emperor was a descendant of Prince Yi.

Feng Qingxue shook her head, "I have studied history, and it seems that no one from Prince Yi’s line was designated as a Baylor during the Qianlong Era, but there was someone directly appointed from General of the Auxiliary Nation to Prince Yi. Don’t fool me, you must be mistaken."

"How could I be mistaken?" Jin Laoqi became anxious, "I saw the Jade Edict when I was young, but it’s gone now."

"What is true and what is false has long since vanished. It’s quite pointless to delve into it now."

Lu Jiang wasn’t concerned with the veracity either, because in his family’s records, the Princess was simply a daughter of a Baylor, and it was impossible to determine which Baylor’s daughter she was after all this time. Reportedly, the family history had been lost and recompiled after a downfall.

Jin Laoqi thought it made sense, "True, but remember, this Baylor might have been conferred the title in life, posthumously honored, or even stripped of his title later on. However, when his descendants speak of him, they surely refer to him by the highest title he had in life. That was the case for my ancestor. He was a Baylor, but had been stripped of his title."

Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue weren’t really interested, but the more Jin Laoqi spoke, the more excited he became, and he continued to press Lu Jiang for his name.

"There’s no need to mention that now. If fate allows, we’ll exchange names another time!" In a black market transaction, why exchange names? Lu Jiang’s identity was out of the ordinary right now, so naturally, he couldn’t reveal it to Jin Laoqi.

Upon hearing Feng Qingxue’s input, Jin Laoqi had no choice but to let it go, considering they were still to send him food. There would always be an opportunity.

After completing this significant transaction, Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue prepared to return to the military service.

First, the couple went to pick up Xibao, both the old and the young finding it hard to part from each other.

"Don’t worry, you can come to the Capital to see Grandpa when the traffic is convenient," the old leader smiled. "I gave you my favorite inkstand. Take care of it and practice your writing. Next time you come, I’ll test you."

Xibao nodded vigorously, "Grandpa, you must eat well!"

"Of course!"

...There should be an update tomorrow morning, end of the month for votes, monthly tickets, ah.