Chapter 320 - The Origin of the Treaty (1/2)

[The Truth Behind the Treaty of the Xiong Family and the Zhou Family].

It was such a sensationalizing and scandalous title, almost like the articles written by the paparazzi. It made everyone want to know more.

Old Xiong frowned and began to read the file.

The content was like how he was taught when he was still a child.

Old Xiong was even more confused. So what was the deal? What 'truth behind the treaty', was it not the same as what they knew?

Linfeng looked at the old man's confused face. Most likely, the old man read the introductory history, the one they all knew as.

The real history was on another folder attached below it, in the ancient relics he had found.

His investigation led him to discover many things. Linfeng did not just stop at studying the two families' records, he also especially had experts study many ancient artifacts from that era a long time ago.

This collection of ancient artifacts started since he was young and he got them with utmost secrecy through various channels. Also, there were a few Zhou predecessors who had attempted the same, and although they did not succeed, Linfeng secretly retrieved the results of his ancestor's hard work and synthesized it with his own discoveries.

The history which Old Xiong knew was not too far off from the truth, but unknown to them, there was a few missing bits. And those missing bits, when pieced together with the history they knew, made a whole difference.

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A long, long, time ago, when the ancient empire was still striving at ancient Huaxia's golden age.

It was a time when the country was teeming with aristocratic nobles, scholars, and heroic generals, bringing the country much prosperity.

(EN: Huaxia is the ancient name of China)

The Xiong family was a highly prominent family owning a famous teahouse in the capital.

They also have various businesses related to tea trade and many branches of teahouses scattered throughout the empire. They could be considered as one of the wealthiest families, and although they were not from nobility, they were highly looked upon by nobles and the like. Their prized Xiong Shu Huan tea has a very unique flavor that even the imperial family came to love it.

The Zhou family, on the other hand, were merchants who were obsessed in collecting porcelain tea cups.