198 The Chu family was wronged, Yang Chengning's intentions_1

"I'm not entirely clear on the specifics either," Long Xuanmo said gravely, "On the 20th of July when I was five years old, Father took Sun Chuanmao, disguised in plain clothes, to Huangjue Temple. Out of curiosity, I quietly followed them and saw Father offering sacrifices at a grave without a name on the rear mountain;

From the few words I overheard between Father and Sun Chuanmao, I learned that the grave entombed the bones of Chu Wenzhong and his three sons. I also discovered that Chu Wenzhong's death was a forced choice, and that the so-called evidence of treason was actually fabricated by Chu Wenzhong himself;

To honor Chu Wenzhong's loyal heart, Father had no choice but to order his execution by beheading for public display, and implicated his Nine Clans. Since then, every year on the 20th of July, Father would go to the back of Huangjue Temple to worship Chu Wenzhong and his three sons;