In front of Xie's house, many people gathered around to watch the excitement.
"Look, I guessed it correctly. Xie Jingyu was indeed greedy for money. He really died too cheaply."
"It's pity that his old father has to do hard labor at an early age. His two youngest sons each owe a huge sum of more than 80,000 taels of silver. They are finished for the rest of their lives."
"I have to say that the eldest young master of the Xie family is lucky. Otherwise, this debt should have fallen on his eldest son."
"Don't forget that the eldest daughter of the Yun family is still Mrs. Xie. The Yun family has the whole story."
"If it weren't for the Yun family, the Xie family would be like the He family more than 20 years ago, with all the men in the family being slaughtered..."
"..."
After the officers and soldiers announced everything, they finally closed the scrolls in their hands.
Yuanshi was about to stand up.
Then I heard the officers and soldiers say: "All the houses and shops of the Xie family will be confiscated to fill the national treasury. Everyone in the Xie family should move out immediately!"
Yuanshi's brain was congested and his whole body was shaking.
If she hadn't been holding a baby in her hands, she might have fallen to the ground just like listening to the rain.
She turned around and saw Xie Jingyu's coffin in the lobby.
This was the first day her son died. He hadn't been buried yet, so how could he take the coffin with him...
"My lord, please be kind and give us some time..." Yuan held the child in her arms, knelt on the ground, and begged, "Although my Xie family is not a big family, there are old people and children. All the men are gone, and there is really no way for the old, weak, women and children to move out in a short time... Officer, give us a few more days, and I will kowtow to you..."
Her head banged on the ground, and the child in her arms howled at the top of her lungs.
This scene made many people watching the excitement at the gate silently shut their mouths.
There are so many soft-hearted people in this world. Although the Xie family's crimes are countless, what's wrong with the old man and what's wrong with the childish one?
The officers and soldiers had seen many such scenes long ago and were not moved at all.
At this time, Yun Chu, who had been silent all this time, raised his head.
Although the Xie family failed her, Yuanshi did nothing from the beginning to the end. In the end, it was Yuanshi who had to bear the consequences of all this.
"Master." Yun Chugang shouted.
The officer and soldier quickly said: "Mrs. Xie, I don't dare to be an official. My surname is Zhou."
"Master Zhou." Yunchu knew that because of her father, these people would naturally give her some respect. She said, "It is indeed a bit difficult to move out at the moment. It's hard for all the officials to come here. Xie's family will take it." If we don’t give you any good treats, just take whatever you like.”
She turned sideways and let a dozen guards at the door enter.
Mr. Zhou waved his hand quickly: "There is no need for hospitality. If Mrs. Xie has any requests, just ask."
Today, Master Cheng, a close confidant of King Pingxi, came to him for tea. He said that the prince had an order, and as long as it was Mrs. Xie's order, he would agree unconditionally.
He knew that the prince had a close relationship with General Yun, and that Mrs. Xie was the eldest daughter of the Yun family. As a young officer, he could not afford to offend King Pingxi, nor could he offend the general's mansion.
"If Mr. Zhou doesn't take something away, how can I have the nerve to ask for it?" Yun Chu insisted, "Please."
Mr. Zhou thought for a while.
If Prince Pingxi and the Yun family cared about the Xie family, they would never have allowed the Xie family to reach this point.
In other words, you only need to worry about Mrs. Xie.
He waved, and the person under his hand immediately entered the Xie family gate.
They took away whatever they liked, including ornaments, screens, vases... The old lady's warehouse was emptied... No one dared to go to the Shengju where Yun Chu was.
Yuanshi knelt at the gate, lowered her head and cried silently.
Aunt Jiang hugged Xie Xian tightly, not looking at all that, so that she wouldn't cry and her daughter wouldn't cry either.
Xie's house was almost ransacked.
Only then did Yun Chu speak: "I would like to ask Mr. Zhou to be accommodating. I hope you can allow the Xie family to finish their affairs before moving out."
Mr. Zhou nodded: "Then I'll give you another half a month and let's go!"
A row of officers and soldiers dispersed amid the crowd.
The sky was already dark, and the crowd of people watching saw the excitement and naturally left, and the Xie family gradually became quiet.
A gust of wind blew, blowing the white sails and lanterns, and the shadows of the trees swaying, which was frightening.
"What to do, what to do..." The Liushen Wuzhu of the Yuan clan looked at Yun Chu, "Chu'er, what should we do now, please make up your mind."
Yunchu said quietly: "It's getting dark, it's time to keep a vigil."
"Chu'er, that's not what I said." Yuanshi's voice was hoarse from crying, "Your father-in-law has been taken away to do hard labor. Can you think of a way to rescue him?"
Yun Chu's voice was very calm: "We should be thankful that Brother Yun and Brother Kang are still young, otherwise, they would have served in place of their father."
Yuanshi pleaded: "They are so young and owe so much money. What should they do?"
"Then pay it back slowly." Yun Chu said expressionlessly, "Since ancient times, the debts of the father and the sons have been repaid. If they can't repay, then let their descendants continue to pay."
As soon as Tingyu woke up, she heard these words and almost fainted again.
Aunt Jiang quickly supported her.
"Madam, please save Brother Yun."
Tingyu cried and begged.
Aunt Tao could be cruel enough not to have children, but she couldn't.
Brother Yun was her life, and she would rather die than have Brother Yun grow up with a huge sum of 80,000 taels of silver.
She went to grab Yun Chu's sleeve, but Yun Chu avoided her.
"Now that Brother Yun is the eldest son of Xie, let Brother Yun keep watch at the funeral. If anything happens, we can talk about it after the funeral is completed."
Yun Chu turned around and walked out of the mourning hall.
After she left, she left two aunts and Yuanshi behind. The three women looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't know what to say.
"Madam, Sister Xian will keep watch tomorrow night. I'll take her back to rest first." Aunt Jiang lowered her head and said, holding her daughter's hand and going out.
After her figure disappeared at the door, Tingyu slowly spoke: "Madam, your Excellency is dead, everything in the Xie family has been confiscated, and even the house that provides shelter from wind and rain will soon be taken away by the court... An I don’t know if my brother will live or die in prison, but if he lives outside, his life or death is uncertain. Brother Kang is already weak and was abandoned by Aunt Tao. It may be difficult for him to survive until he grows up... Brother Yun is our Xie family The only incense in the future, madam, you have to think about Brother Yun."
Yuanshi looked confused: "How to think about it, how to think about it, what can I do..."
If her husband was still alive and could still come up with a charter, she, as a woman, had been dizzy from the time of the accident to now and didn't know what to do.
"Madam, you are Madam's mother-in-law. If you ask Madam to hand over the dowry, will Madam refuse?" Tingyu said one word at a time, "Madam's dowry back then was a total of thirty thousand taels of silver. The amount of money she has used over the years has exceeded the previous The old lady has also made up for it, and as long as they get Madam's dowry, the Xie family can temporarily relax."
Yuanshi shook her head violently: "Any mother-in-law who takes her daughter-in-law's dowry will be stabbed in the spine!"
Tingyu smiled: "Which is more important, madam, your backbone, or the Xie family's incense?"
