I fought back after reselling my engagement

Yao Yun sold her farms and shops in Jiangnan at an auction house. The price was fair, and 30% went to the wives and other relatives in the clan, while the rest went to wealthy families in Jiangnan.

Since she was leaving Jiangnan, her earlier dowry was of no use.

Before Su Mo boarded the ship, he whispered to Yao Yun, "I had your eldest brother's son and daughter rescued from prison, and also bought your family's loyal servants to take care of them. They are now settled in a farm in the countryside of Yueyang Prefecture. Don't let anyone know. Just keep it to yourself. You'll be able to see them when you get there."

When Yao Yun heard that her mother's family still had nephews and nephews alive, she was so excited that she almost cried out loud.

Su Mo nodded to show that he understood.

Now that Su Mo is gone, Yao Yun is even more decisive in dealing with the dowry, without any attachment. She will buy more when she arrives in Yueyang Prefecture, and she can also set up a property for her nephews and nieces from her mother's side. There will be few people who know children over there.

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The Yao mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Su Shilin and several family members left and boarded the big ship. They looked at Jinling from afar and tears rolled down their cheeks.

Many members of the clan have lived here for decades. After leaving this time, they are no longer members of the Jinling Su family, but from now on they are members of the Yueyang Su family.

At the dock, people who were on good terms with them came to see them off, waving their arms.

Yao shouted, "Sail!"

The big ship hummed and they looked at the people on the shore.

Su Liufu's family has five people, Su Daping's family has six people, and the youngest brother is twelve years old. The other two families also have a hard time. Because they have to leave this time, the clan allocated 1,000 taels of silver to each family for settling down.

In order to ensure safety, Yao spent a large sum of money to hire a doctor so that if anyone fell ill on the road, they could go to see a doctor at any time.

When the ship was halfway through its journey, it encountered the inspector guards on patrol.

“But is it the Yueyang branch of the Jinling Su family?”

Su Shilin's heart trembled.

There were several people wearing faceless masks standing on the other side's ship, and a giant snake flag was raised on the bow, telling them: We are the people who monitor the snake flag.

Su Shilin clasped his fists and said, "That's right!"

The leading man said calmly, "The daughter of the Yao family in Fuzhou is the wife of your clan leader, and Su Mo married the daughter of the former governor of Jiangnan, Yao. They are both daughters of criminals. If you want to reach Yueyang safely, you must hand over 500,000 taels of silver."

Just as Yao was about to speak, Su Shilin whispered, "The people of the Supervisory Guard are not easy to mess with. Don't speak, I will deal with it. I only have 100,000 taels of silver in my hand, take out whatever you have."

Yao Yun was furious.

Su Shilin added: "The tribesmen who traveled with us are so innocent. Take it out. It is more important to save your life than to lose your money."

This time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sold their dowries and turned them into silver notes. Yao had 120,000 taels, and the remainder was insufficient, so Yao Yun added it all and made up a total of 500,000 taels.

Su Shilin said loudly: "Sir, the 500,000 taels of silver notes have been collected!"

When the sound fell, the people on the Snake Flag ship stepped into the air and landed on the deck. They took the banknotes and counted them. "You are lucky. We just received an order to search the Jinling and Yangzhou branches of the Su family. You have branched out, so you are not considered a member of the Jinling Su family now."

Yao was so frightened that her face turned pale. "Copy...copy the clan?"

"The evidence is irrefutable, we have to copy it!"

The man said something and used his lightness skills to fly down to the snake-flag ship.

When the snake-flag ship sailed toward Jiangnan, Su Shilin and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

They had just split up not long ago, and just a little bit more and their lives would have been in danger.

Yao Yun thought of what her parents had said before. As long as she was well, the Yao family would still have hope. The higher-ups wanted to destroy the Yao family. If the king wanted his subjects to die, they had to die. They had to regard it as a great favor. Isn't it strange that the people of the Yao family in Fuzhou did not listen to Governor Yao's advice, acted arrogantly, committed serious offenses, and even Governor Yao was convicted for it.

Su Liufu said: "Patriarch, Madam, Jinling Su Clan..."

Su Shilin said: "A big tree has many branches. We are law-abiding, but that doesn't mean others should do the same. It's good to be alive. As they said, if we don't pay today, it will be difficult to be safe. Once the money is paid, we will say that we are the Yueyang Su family and have nothing to do with that side."

If it's too late, I'm afraid my life won't be saved.

Yao said: "Master, then mother..."

Su Shilin shook his head: "Even if we deliver the letter, we can't outrun the people from the Supervisory Department. It's not that I'm heartless, I just have no choice."

Everything is God’s will!

Fortunately, they branched out, otherwise they would all be affected.

On the road ahead, everyone was heavy-hearted. Some were thankful, while others were concerned about other tribesmen.

When the group arrived at Yueyang Wharf, Su Mo sent a steward and servants to drive a horse-drawn carriage to pick them up. Houses for several families were arranged. It was the former ancestral home of the Mao family, which had been renovated.

The eldest son of the Mao family was considered unlucky and was sealed off, with no one allowed to enter.

Su Mo bought all the ancestral houses of the second to fifth branches of the Mao family. He lived in the large house with three courtyards, and the other houses could be lived in after being cleaned up.

As soon as Su Mo arrived, he asked the manager here to hire more servants. Each family had a family of servants to serve them. They cleaned up the houses and prepared enough rice, grain, oil and other items to last for a month. Each family had money to settle down, and the rest was up to each family to arrange on their own.

After the newly relocated Su family members were settled, Uncle Su Qi found Su Shilin and his son and told them about the Supervisory Guards' attempt to wipe out the Su family in Jiangnan.

After discussion, the three decided to go to the Grand Marshal's Mansion to inquire about the news.

Hunan Provincial Military Governor's Office.

Su Jingzhai heard that Su Shilin and Su Mo, father and son, wanted to see him.

Met a few people in the reception room.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Su Jingzhai said, "From now on, please don't call me clan member. I am from the Su family of Beijing, and you are from the Su family of Yueyang. We are not from the same clan, but we are lucky to have the same surname."

Su Shilin heard the meaning behind these words, "Grand Commander, what do you mean... you knew that the court was going to raid the Jiangnan Su family?"

"Su Su warned Su Mo, but Su Mo didn't tell your father?"

Su Mo was speechless.

He knew about this, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Su Zhen was saying that "the Su family should restrain themselves." Su Mo thought that they, father and son, had never done anything evil, and that their mother, Yao, had a strong personality and strictly enforced the family rules, so nothing serious should happen.

Su Shilin said: "Amo, what do you say about such a big thing?"

"If he tells, no one in the Jiangnan Su family will be able to escape; if he doesn't tell, your family still has a chance to survive, at least the people from your branch won't be implicated." Su Jingzhai added, "The reason you're safe must be because Su Su pleaded for you."

"Su Su..." Su Shilin didn't know who this was.

Uncle Su Qi explained: "Princess Jiarou's nickname is the surname of her birth mother, Su, and she is included in the genealogy of the Su family in the capital."

No wonder.

Su Jingzhai said, "Su Su can still say a few words to the emperor. If the Supervisory Guard takes action and takes over this case, the evidence must be conclusive. No one can control how many murders and major crimes the Jiangnan Su family has committed. Your family can be safe as long as no one has killed anyone. Others can't save them even if they want to?"

Last month, all five members of the Jiangnan Su family who had entered officialdom were found guilty, including the last two. Su Jingzhai submitted a letter of apology, saying that he had misjudged people and requested severe punishment.

The emperor fined him one year's salary and deprived him of the right to recommend anyone to the government for three years as a warning to him.

Su Shilin said: "My brother and nephew had just become the patriarch and young master of the Jinling Su family when this happened..."