Before the End of the World: I Became a Loophole in Heaven

Chapter 233: Phoenix Bracelet, passed down to girls, not boys

"So, Master Song is a descendant of Bo Yikao?"

Before the gravekeeper could say anything, Ji Li had already asked.

"……Yes."

King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, had three sons: the eldest son, Bo Yikao, the second son, Ji Fa, and the youngest son, Ji Dan.

The eldest son Kun was held hostage in Chaoge and returned to Xiqi to visit his father every three years. The second and youngest sons grew up with Ji Chang.

When Ji Fa was born, purple clouds descended from the sky to the east. In the same year, Bo Yikao should have returned to Xiqi to visit his relatives. However, because of the strange phenomenon of Ji Fa's birth, the purple clouds came from the east, which made King Zhou guard against Xiqi. When Bo Yikao returned to Xiqi to visit his relatives, he sent a small team to Xiqi to investigate the purple clouds.

During this visit, there was considerable friction between Xiqi and the people sent by King Zhou. Bo Yikao did not return to Chaoge after the visit, but married the daughter of counselor Jiang Ziya in Xiqi, who was called Yi Jiang in history.

In history, women did not have their own specific names. They were given names with their husband's surname at the beginning and their father's surname at the end. In history, the queen of Ji Fa was also called Yi Jiang.

The queen of Bo Yikao mentioned by the tomb keeper is not recorded in history books.

Ji Fa's queen was only mentioned briefly when Ji Song was introduced. There have also been studies on this in unofficial history, which say that Ji Fa's queen was Yi Jiang, the daughter of Jiang Ziya, who was older than Ji Fa. The age difference between Prince Song and Ji Fa was less than eight years, which is used as evidence of the precocious puberty of boys and girls in ancient times. Some also say that based on the surnames of women at that time, it is very likely that Ji Fa's queen inherited his brother's name. These are all speculations and cannot be verified.

Now that he had learned something that could not be verified from the gravekeeper's mouth, Ji Li pursed his thin lips.

"...If it weren't for the insistence of the Second and Third Young Masters, Young Master Song wouldn't have become the emperor at that age."

"Did our ancestors have such a good relationship?"

"These are all matters after his death. Duke Zhou left with Gongzi Song long ago and was not aware of this. We are the descendants of Gongzi Song's second son and we are willing to be the keepers of Duke Zhou's tomb."

"When Duke Zhou left, he said that in the early days of the Zhou Dynasty, the Emperor's fate had not yet ended, and King Wu used a heaven-defying technique to suppress him for a short time. Later, Duke Zhou tried his best to persuade King Wu to kill King Zhou's son, but King Wu did not. After Duke Zhou left, the Wuyi Rebellion broke out. The 800-year history of the Zhou Dynasty was also filled with small fights and constant wars. Without Duke Jiang and Duke Zhou, the Emperor of Zhou could not suppress the princes at all."

"It was also at that time that Song's eldest son asked to guard the tomb and wait for the destiny mentioned by Duke Zhou to restore the glory of the Ji family."

Ji Li suddenly laughed and interrupted the gravekeeper, "You can see that the world today is not the feudal society of that time. It is impossible for the situation you are talking about to occur. After so many dynasties, have you never given up the thought?"

"I can't break it even if I want to." The gravekeeper laughed bitterly, "I don't know what was wrong with our ancestors. They set a ban on our branch. Only when we see the token assisting King Wu's direct line can we break this ban."

"The ancestor of the Ji family..." Ji Li thought a lot, "Then do you know... Miss Ji?"

The gravekeeper was visibly stunned by his solemn expression, "King Wen only had three sons, and I've never heard of him having a daughter."

Ji Li looked at the gravekeeper deeply.

Her family tree... When Ji Li heard the bad news about his father, he read it carefully all night. Her ancestor was Ji Nu.

The Ji family's heirloom is a phoenix bracelet, which is passed down to daughters, not sons.