Xue Zhong learned that the emperor had chosen the granddaughter of Master Ye as his consort, and fearing that his influence in the court would be eroded, he stayed in his mansion for seven or eight days to recuperate, deciding to attend court the next day.

"Butler, call Master Jiang over."

"Yes."

Along the way, Jiang Zongwei wondered why Xue Zhong called him over. There had been no evidence in Xue Haoyu's case, and it had become an unsolved case, which made him feel relieved.

He probably thought that since Jiang's two sons were dead, it was time to promote his son-in-law. Thinking of this, he was immediately delighted.

"Dad, how are you?"

Xue Zhong's old voice came, "It's okay, I have to go to the morning court starting tomorrow, so I asked you to come over today to chat about family matters."

"You are the pillar of the family. If you are well, the whole family will be relieved."

Xue Zhong sighed deeply and said, "Dad, you are old now, and our Xue family still depends on you to support us. The Concubine Shu and the Fourth Prince in the palace also need your support. You must work hard in the future. Dad will advise the emperor when the time is right and recommend you for a higher position."

Jiang Zongwei said happily: "Thank you, Dad. I will work hard in the future and strive to achieve results."

"Last time I said I would invite your parents to come to the mansion, but too many things have happened at home recently, so I have no time to take care of other things."

"Dad, everyone is so immersed in grief these days that they don't have the time to think about anything else. Besides, my parents are going back to their hometown tomorrow."

"That's a shame. When you have children in the future, invite them over to get together."

"Thank you dad."

"Go!"

After Jiang Zongwei left, Xue Zhong's face instantly turned vicious, and he said coldly: "My son got into trouble because of you, and you stole from my warehouse, and you still want to reap the benefits. It's simply a foolish dream."

"Butler Xue..."

"Master, what are your instructions?"

"Send people to watch when the Jiang family returns to their hometown, and arrest them directly when they leave the capital. Do it quietly."

"Yes."

The next day, Jiang Zongwei took a special leave to see the Jiang family off, and the whole family packed up their things.

Old Mrs. Jiang felt reluctant to leave the home where she had lived for more than a year, but it was embarrassing for her eldest son to have her whole family here.

Moreover, one thing after another happened to the Xue family, making them feel that they were not safe in the capital and could lose their lives at any time. It would be better for them to go back to farming. Although it was not as good as here, it was more secure.

Jiang Yu studied here for more than a year, had good food and drink, and had seen the prosperous scene. He was reluctant to go back to his hometown.

She took Old Lady Jiang's hand and said coquettishly, "Grandma, I don't want to go back. I want to study here and take the imperial examination."

"Xiaoyu, we can go back and study. When you pass the imperial examination, your uncle will arrange for you to study in the capital and strive to become the top scholar. Then our whole family can live in the capital again."

"I don't want it. I want to study here. My hometown is shabby and nothing is as good as here. I want to study here and live in a big house."

"Xiaoyu, stop making trouble and get on the carriage quickly, otherwise we will all leave and leave you here alone."

"You all leave. I'm going to live with my uncle in the Minister of Revenue's mansion. I've walked past that place many times before. The gate there is so grand. I also want to live in such a nice big house with servants to serve me. It would be so nice. Our house is so small that we don't even have servants to serve us."

"My family is the poorest in the academy, and my father is not an official. They all laugh at me."

Jiang Zonghai looked at his son and said, "If you want to live in a big house, go back and study hard. If you pass the imperial examination like your uncle, you will naturally have a big house to live in."

"Dad, don't lie to me."

"Dad doesn't lie."

"All right!"

Jiang Zongwei helped carry the luggage to the carriage. "Dad, Mom, take care on your journey. Write to me when you get home."

The Jiang couple reluctantly got on the carriage, and the two carriages moved slowly. Jiang Zongwei felt relieved when he saw the carriages disappear. He no longer had to be caught in the middle.

The neighbors around the Jiang family saw them move back to their hometown and felt that Jiang Zongwei had no place in the Xue family, otherwise the young lady of the Shangshu Mansion would not have dared to bring people to beat his mother and sister-in-law so hard that they were bedridden for more than ten days.

If he had a say in the Xue family, his wife would not dare to bring people to beat her mother-in-law so blatantly.

Jiang Zongwei thought that his life would be better after they left, but he didn't expect that the nightmare had just begun.

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