Despite Zhao Di's untimely demise, the prefectural magistrate's brother-in-law couldn't help but lament the loss of such a useful lackey, henchman, lapdog—one who charged into battle with reckless abandon.
Originally intending to authorize Zhao Di to request the Mulberry Field title deed from Zhao Shu, the brother-in-law never anticipated his demise due to drunkenness.
Nevertheless, Zhao Di's penchant for frivolity ultimately sealed his fate, a sacrifice the brother-in-law deemed acceptable.
Putting Zhao Di's demise behind him, the brother-in-law promptly approached Zhao Shu himself.
Politely declining the request, Zhao Shu cited the ancestral significance of the Mulberry Fields, claiming it as the inheritance of his maternal grandparents—a gift he couldn't simply relinquish without dishonoring their memory.
Furthermore, the magnitude of the request was egregious, far beyond the bounds of propriety.
