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Chapter 255: Forcing the Mother's Family to Take Money

So he scolded Liao and told her not to talk nonsense. Then he hurriedly went to his second brother to discuss countermeasures.

Xie family.

Xie Mingzhi frowned subconsciously when he saw his daughter coming back suddenly: "Ah Jiao, what's the matter with you and Xiuyuan coming here?"

Xie Chujiao laughed strangely: "If nothing happens, then I can't go back to my parents' home? Does dad really dislike me for bringing shame to the Xie family and wants to kick me out?"

Xie Mingzhi's thoughts were exposed, and he looked angry: "What's wrong with you? You are so sarcastic, what are you talking about?"

Ah!

Xie Chujiao turned her face away, but her hands on the chair handle clenched tightly. She was being plotted against, and she felt worse than death all day. In the end, what did she see on her father's face? She saw disgust and impatience. In the end, half of the reason she wanted to plot against that little bastard was for her mother's family.

Xie Chujiao felt sad.

Yan Xiuyuan hurriedly tried to smooth things over and quickly explained his purpose. He was afraid that the father and daughter would have a falling out and he would not have a chance to speak.

Xie Mingzhi stared at the two men in shock and disbelief, and pointed his finger at his nose: "You used the dead man's money, and now you come to me to ask for money?"

Before Yan Xiuyuan could say anything, he heard Xie Chujiao say in a low voice, "You guys have spent a lot of that dead man's money! Nine out of ten shops owned by mother and elder brother belong to that dead man, right? Back then, our family was so poor that we couldn't even afford a decent piece of clothing when we went out to attend a banquet. We have been able to live so comfortably these years, all thanks to that dead man's dowry."

"You!" Xie Mingzhi was so ashamed after his past was exposed that he couldn't even put his face down. He was so ashamed that he roared: "You evil creature! Are you crazy? You are like a mad dog, biting even your own father."

Ha ha!

Xie Chujiao sneered: "Father, don't try to avoid the important issues. My husband and I can't get over this difficulty, do you think you can stay out of it? I'll tell you the truth! Princess Mingyue has already complained to the emperor. If the emperor supports her, can you escape?"

Xie Mingzhi's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly.

Yan Xiuyuan gave another strong answer: "Father-in-law, if it's just a matter of dowry, our two families would at most be reprimanded by the emperor and accused of embezzling the dowry of the deceased. What I'm afraid of is that this matter will drag on and on, and the affairs of my son-in-law's ex-wife's family will be brought up."

Xie Mingzhi's expression suddenly changed, and he stared at Yan Xiuyuan like a hawk, and said in a bad tone: "What do you mean?"

Yan Xiuyuan looked indifferent and said slowly: "Father-in-law, don't forget that I am also an official. I know a little about some things."

Xie Chujiao looked at Yan Xiuyuan in confusion, then at her father. Why did she feel that they were hiding something from her? It seemed to be related to Yan Zhenzhen's family. Could it be... Xie Chujiao felt uneasy.

Xie Mingzhi narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Are you threatening me?"

Yan Xiuyuan sighed: "I just don't want to get into more details about the dowry. Princess Mingyue can secretly go to Qiongzhou to find the dowry list. What if she finds out something else?"

Xie Mingzhi sneered: "Even if she finds some clues, what's the use? Can a little girl like her overturn the case?"

"She shoulders the responsibility of Nanchang State's granary. If she asks to investigate the case of my grandfather's family, do you think the emperor will agree?" Xie Chujiao's words startled Xie Mingzhi. Dense cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

After a long silence, Xie Mingzhi asked: "What do you want to do?"

Xie Chujiao said: "Agree to her request, give her the money, and let her calm down. With those shops and farms, we will be able to recover in a year or two."

In the evening, Ji Yun came again to have a meal and brought a message from the prince.

"Father promised to help you investigate the case of your grandfather's family and is going to hand the case over to the Dali Temple for trial. Brother Crown Prince will be the chief judge."

Upon hearing this, Jian Yue's face showed a hint of joy.

Ji Yun was so happy to see her again that he couldn't help but smile: "Brother Crown Prince is afraid of alerting the enemy, so he plans to arrest those people in Qiongzhou before announcing the case."

Jian Yue nodded: "This is better, it's safer, so that no one will do anything desperate."

Ji Yunzhong smiled and said nothing.

I'm afraid this case will be the fuse before the storm. There will always be people who are unwilling to give up and will not be able to help themselves. But there is no need to tell the little girl about this, lest she panic.

With the emperor's support, Jian Yue felt more at ease and slept well at night.

On the ninth day, Yan Xiuyuan brought two large boxes to Jian Yue, which contained three million taels of silver notes.

Butler Lei checked for a long time and after confirming that everything was correct, Jian Yue tore up the dowry list in her hand in front of Yan Xiuyuan.

When Yan Xiuyuan was about to leave, Jian Yue said, "From now on, you and I will have no contact with the Yan family until we die."

Yan Xiuyuan felt a pain in his heart and his throat choked.

Does this mean that he has lost both his money and his life?

In order to raise the three million, the Xie family was forced to take out one million. For the remaining two million, Xie Chujiao not only used up all the cash, but also urgently sold more than a dozen shops and several farms. They now didn't even have one thousand taels of cash.

Perhaps it was because of his conscience that Yan Xiuyuan felt guilty and reminded Jian Yue: "In order to raise this money, the Xie family also took out one million. This is not a small amount of money. I'm afraid the Xie family will not be willing to accept it. You should find a place for this money as soon as possible!"

When Rong Lixue learned that her parents-in-law had taken out one million yuan to raise dowry money for her sister-in-law, she was very dissatisfied and had a fight with Xie Rui.

Xie Rui was annoyed by her and blurted out: "If it weren't for getting money for my father-in-law, my Xie family would use the dowry money of my brother-in-law's ex-wife."

Rong Lixue was stunned. She couldn't wrap her mind around it for a moment. How could it be related to her mother's family? She didn't believe it: "Don't talk nonsense! My father is in a high position, how could he need a little money? Your excuse is too lame."

Xie Rui was already upset because he was forced to pay so much money, and he said impatiently: "If you don't believe me, go ask my father-in-law. Do you think we are willing to pay this money? With this money, all expenses in the mansion have to be reduced. Even several shops have been sold."

When Rong Lixue heard that the shop was sold, she became even more angry. She was about to argue with Xie Rui, but Xie Rui had already turned and left.

Rong Lixue was unwilling to accept this, and hurried back to the Taiwei Mansion to ask her father. As soon as she opened her mouth to say a word, she was slapped mercilessly by Taiwei Rong.

General Rong's face was gloomy. He had been restless these days because of the Second Prince's affairs. As a result, this ignorant concubine came up to cause trouble, how could he not be angry.

"Be a good Madam Xie and don't get involved in things that shouldn't be your business. Get lost!"

Rong Lixue fed the dog with her enthusiasm. She came with high morale, but left dejectedly, covering her face.

Princess Xinyue happened to see her embarrassed back and couldn't help but sneer: "Don't you know that Grandfather is in a bad mood recently? Brainless idiot!"

Ever since the Crown Princess's tea party...