"Father, how could you treat Uncle Four and A Jiu like this!" Xie Yanchuan stared at Xie Jing with an unreadable expression. "And Grandfather, look what you've done to him!"
Xie Yanchuan's words clearly dampened Xie Jing's mood.
He instantly收起 his smile and his eyes narrowed.
Xu Qing quickly stepped forward and said, "Yan'er, your father is doing all this for your own good!"
"For my own good?" Xie Yanchuan pointed at himself and asked.
Xu Qing nodded. "Everything of the Xie Family will belong to you in the future! You should understand your father's good intentions!"
After hearing this, Xie Yanchuan snorted. "I've never said I wanted those things! I think it's him who wants them!"
In order to seize power, he didn't hesitate to turn against his own brother.
"I'm your father! Go kneel in the ancestral hall right away!" Xie Jing roared.
Hearing this, Xu Qing immediately panicked and tried to persuade him. "Husband, Yan'er is still young. He doesn't understand some things. Please forgive him!"
Seeing Xie Jing with his hands behind his back, his face ashen and silent.
Xu Qing immediately tugged at Xie Yanchuan's sleeve and said, "Quickly apologize to your father!"
"I'm not wrong!" Xie Yanchuan shook off Xu Qing's hand.
Then he looked at Xie Jing and said, "Just becoming the head of the Xie Family and using the family rules to suppress me. How wonderful!"
"You!" Xie Jing glared at Xie Yanchuan angrily. "Go and receive your punishment right away! Don't get up until you admit your mistake!"
After hearing this, Xie Yanchuan snorted, his eyes full of contempt. "Yes, Head of the Family."
After saying that, he walked towards the ancestral hall without looking back.
On the other side, Ruan Jiu and Xie Jingchu had just left the mansion.
"Where are we going now?" Ruan Jiu immediately asked.
Although they had left so boldly just now, they still needed a place to stay.
They couldn't just live in an inn forever.
After hearing this, Xie Jingchu lovingly ruffled Ruan Jiu's hair.
He said softly, "I'm at least the Fourth Master of the Xie Family. Don't you think I've bought a few private mansions over the years?"
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As soon as they walked into Xie Jingchu's private mansion, Ruan Jiu was completely shocked.
The decoration and furnishings in the courtyard were all to her taste.
Although it was not as magnificent and luxurious as the Xie Mansion.
But it was fresh and unconventional.
"From now on, this will be our home." Xie Jingchu said gently.
Home?
Hearing this, Ruan Jiu lowered her head, her face blushing.
Then she bit her lip and ran into the room in a flash.
After she had finished packing her things, Xie Jingchu was already waiting for her in the main hall.
She walked forward and sat down beside Xie Jingchu. Immediately, she couldn't help asking the question in her heart. "Did you deliberately provoke Xie Jing just now?"
Xie Jingchu nodded. "My men overheard Xie Jing and Xie Xiu plotting to make things difficult for me at the New Year's Eve banquet to force me to leave the mansion. So, I played along."
Since he knew that the stupid Xie Jing had been used by Xie Xiu, he had placed his own spies beside Xie Jing.
He always kept an eye on their actions to prevent being caught off guard.
"I don't think you decided to leave the mansion just to cut ties with the Xie Family." Ruan Jiu said.
Even though she already knew that Xie Jing had caused a big disaster and the Xie Family was about to be in trouble.
But Xie Jingchu's personality was the same as hers. Although he seemed cold on the surface, he still couldn't bear to treat the Xie Family badly.
Moreover, even if they left the Xie Mansion.
Grandpa Xie was still there!
Xie Jingchu raised his eyebrows and then beckoned to Ruan Jiu.
Seeing this, Ruan Jiu immediately leaned her ear over.
After hearing Xie Jingchu's plan, Ruan Jiu immediately understood.
She had long noticed that Xie Jingchu was acting strangely.
She didn't expect that he had a big plan in the dark.
However, this was the only way to save the Xie Family now!
The news that the Xie Family's salt business had become an imperial merchant quickly spread throughout Qinzhou.
For a while, countless people came to visit and congratulate, almost breaking down the threshold of the Xie Mansion.
Xie Jing had unexpectedly become a popular figure.
He never dreamed that after living for more than thirty years, he could enjoy the feeling of being held up on a pedestal.
"Something bad has happened to the Xie Family!"
Qin Yuan rushed back to the mansion in a hurry.
Xie Jingchu and Ruan Jiu were having lunch.
After hearing this, Ruan Jiu paused with her chopsticks, but soon regained her composure.
After all, it was only a matter of time before something happened to the Xie Family.
Xie Jingchu calmly picked up a piece of meat and put it into Ruan Jiu's bowl. He said softly, "Don't just eat vegetables. You're too thin."
Then he put down his chopsticks, looked up at Qin Yuan and said, "Speak slowly."
Qin Yuan took a deep breath and then replied, "Early this morning, people from the capital came and took the Eldest Master away directly. Now they're on their way back to the capital. I heard that the Emperor is very angry and will personally handle this case."
After hearing this, Xie Jingchu squinted his eyes slightly.
If Xie Jing had been taken away, it was likely that Xie Wen had been thrown into prison.
"But strangely enough, he was taken away secretly. Many servants in the mansion don't know about this." Qin Yuan continued.
"What about Xie Xiu?" Xie Jingchu asked.
Qin Yuan thought for a moment and replied, "After the Eldest Master was taken away, the Third Master is in charge of the whole mansion now. By the way, Wang Si said that it seems that this was reported by the Third Master."
That would explain everything.
Xie Jingchu looked at Ruan Jiu and said, "I think Xie Xiu reported Xie Jing and Xie Wen to the Emperor in the name of upholding justice. In this way, the Emperor would spare him for his contribution and let him take care of the Xie Family. That's why he was taken away secretly."
Ruan Jiu nodded after hearing this. "So Xie Xiu didn't want to destroy the whole Xie Family. Instead, he wanted to get rid of all his obstacles so that he would be the only one in the Xie Family."
What a good plan!
Then, Ruan Jiu looked embarrassed and asked, "Now that the Xie Family's business can be saved, should we still..."
Ruan Jiu hesitated.
Xie Jingchu understood what she meant.
She was asking whether they should still save Xie Jing and Xie Wen.
Xie Jingchu rubbed his fingers, his expression complicated and his mind full of thoughts.
Although Xie Jing was very hateful, he was still his elder brother after all.
How could he bear to watch them die?
Moreover, if the Xie Family fell into Xie Xiu's hands, such a sinister and vicious person would never let Xie Jingchu and Ruan Jiu go.
They must break his wings before he became too powerful!
"A Jiu, pack up and get ready to go to the capital."
After hearing this, Ruan Jiu nodded.
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At this time in the Xie Mansion, Grandpa Xie was half-lying in bed, coughing constantly.
Just then, Steward Li walked in. With a troubled look on his face, he said difficultly, "Grandpa, the Eldest Master has been taken away."
As soon as these words were spoken, Grandpa Xie's coughing got worse.
Steward Li immediately stepped forward and gently patted Grandpa Xie's back.
"Shall we go and ask the Fourth Master to see if he has any ideas?" Steward Li said carefully.
After hearing this, Grandpa Xie immediately waved his hand. With a solemn expression, he said, "No!"
Then he pulled Steward Li's hand and placed it in his palm. He said earnestly, "Lao Li, since the Fourth Master and A Jiu have left the Xie Mansion, don't let them get involved in this mess!
Remember! Under no circumstances should they know about this!
Now the Xie Family is in great danger and my health is like this. The Xie Family can no longer protect him!
It's good that he left. It's really good!"