Remarrying Chun Yuan

Liu Yuechu rolled her eyes. Would she be threatened like this?

"Those who want the money should hurry up, otherwise if our Liu family is really seized, you won't get this 50% of the silver."

"But for those who are willing to stand by the Liu family through this difficult time, I, Liu Yuechu, guarantee with my integrity that as long as the Liu family exists, we will never let you down, and we will all prosper together in the future."

She gave Liu Muchi a look, and Liu Muchi went up and asked each person if they still needed money.

More and more people gathered to watch, but because of the presence of the Golden Feather Guards, they only dared to discuss among themselves outside and did not dare to step forward.

The merchants huddled together and whispered for a long time, all feeling that something bad was bound to happen to the Liu family, but having lost half their wealth, they were in real pain.

But losing half is better than losing everything, and once the first person stepped forward to put their fingerprint on the document, a second followed. Seeing that the Liu family paid the bill so readily, more and more people gathered around…

News travels fast, and bad news always spreads faster than good news. In less than half an hour, the news that the Liu family had paid off their backlog of payments in advance was known throughout the city.

But the Liu family's business wasn't limited to furs; they also invested in many small shops.

They weren't afraid of the Liu family's unpaid debts; they were afraid the Liu family would actually be taken down and their property confiscated by the government. Their shops had shares in the Liu family; if the government seized them all, they'd have nowhere to turn for help!

So the small shop owners also hurriedly gathered around, cautiously trying to find out if the Liu family was willing to break up the partnership.

Liu Yuechu was very decisive. She readily agreed to any offer to break up the partnership, as long as the other party was willing to give up half of their share.

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So Song Liu'er kept going to the money shop to get silver notes, the accountant checked the accounts and calculated the money, Liu Muchi took the accounts and drafted the contract, waiting for the person who was going to break up the partnership to put his fingerprint on it, and Huajiao paid the money.

After arranging all these procedures, Liu Yuechu even specially invited someone from the county government to act as the witness.

What was originally a somber and desolate scene was now bustling with noise and chatter. If one didn't know it was a case of "what's the use of trying" and people giving away their wealth, one might think the Liu family had once again become benevolent benefactors, bestowing welfare upon the people.

dark place.

The Wang family members who were trying to trip them up were surprised.

Are the Liu family really that powerful? They weren't intimidated at this point?

Wei Gongming was also surprised.

Hearing that Liu Yuechu had sent someone to the county government to invite a forensic examiner, he secretly followed them to the scene. This time, the Third Prince's reception of the delegation went awry, causing a huge mess, but he escaped this calamity because the Third Prince disliked him.

He really wanted to see how badly Liu Yuechu would cry when a group of merchants were pressing her for money, and whether she would regret not marrying him after being reborn, and instead choosing Yuan Cuo, a poor scholar who couldn't support the family business.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the Liu family's warehouse, he saw Liu Yuechu with a peaceful smile, counting silver for the merchants who had broken up their partnership.

Is she really naive or just pretending?

Could it be that you haven't realized the Liu family's days are numbered?

The person whose jaw dropped was Cheng Hai, Cheng's father-in-law.

Upon hearing Eunuch Hua's cautious report, he immediately rebuked him coldly: "Nonsense!" The Liu family are officials and merchants of the imperial court. It would have been fine if the Golden Feather Guards had simply investigated them, just going through the motions. Why were they actually sealed off?!

"Grandpa, don't be angry. It's not that I didn't tell them, it's just that the people below didn't listen." Upon hearing this news, Eunuch Hua rushed to see Cheng Hai. "It's said that Consort Le gave the order, and the Wang family also bribed the Golden Feather Guards..."

Since the mistress of the harem was involved, Eunuch Hua dared not act on his own.

Cheng Hai immediately turned hostile, "They're courting death! Even Heaven won't let them get away with this!"

Originally, Liu Yuechu wanted to use the Wang family as a scapegoat and made some threatening remarks. After careful consideration, Cheng Hai decided to suppress the threat and did not want to take action against the Wang family at this time.

First, it would be unseemly for Consort Le to act improperly; second, the Wang family is a century-old clan, and any movement would involve thousands of people, making the operation too large.

The Mongol delegation is still in the capital; wouldn't that make us a laughingstock? Besides, the lost horses and furs haven't been found yet, and Emperor Qi Xiao hasn't given a clear answer. The current consensus among the court officials is that the Mongols are deliberately putting on this charade, hoping that Great Qi will give them more meat to eat.

"Have the Golden Feather Guards remove the seals from the Liu family's warehouse. Once you're sure there are no furs stolen by the Mongols, evacuate them quickly!"

Grandpa Hua shrank back, "I'm afraid it won't do any good if I go and plead with them." The Golden Feather Guards had always been at odds with the palace eunuchs.

Cheng Hai glared at him, thinking about Zhang Xinyan's bad temper, who might really not listen to their orders.

"Never mind, I'll go..." Cheng Hai called his apprentice to stand guard outside the Imperial Study, wanting to make a quick trip.

"Grandpa, something terrible has happened!"

Another eunuch rushed over in a panic, so flustered that he even lost his official hat!

"Let's talk this out, why are you running!" Cheng Hai glanced at the Imperial Study, afraid that they might hear something inside.

The eunuch's voice was hoarse. "The fur coats that the Mongols lost have been found!" he exclaimed in a low voice, still unable to contain his surprise.

"Where was it found? How was it found?" Cheng Hai was greatly surprised. Could it be that the Mongol prince's fur was really lost? This was completely different from the speculations of Emperor Qi Xiao and his court officials!

"It was Commander Zhang who found it..." the little eunuch said. "This servant doesn't know the specifics, but Commander Zhang sent someone back with a message saying that he would report to His Majesty in the palace immediately."

Cheng Hai let out a hiss and, disregarding everything else, immediately ran to the Imperial Study to deliver the message.

Emperor Qi Xiao had not expected that the Meng people had actually lost something, and that it was related to the royal family.

"Arrest them! Arrest them all! How did these scoundrels enter the capital without any evidence? Arrest the city guards as well!"

Emperor Qi Xiao was furious, but Zhang Xinyan remained unmoved. "This matter involves the imperial relatives, the Wang family..."

"Whether it's the Zhang family, the Li family, or the Zhao family, I don't care who they are, I will not let any of them go!"

Upon hearing Emperor Qi Xiao's words, Zhang Xinyan acted immediately. As he left, Cheng Hai deliberately left a few words for him at the courtyard gate.

When Emperor Qi Xiao saw Cheng Hai return, he asked, "Are you perhaps pleading for the Wang family?" He detested the collusion between the eunuchs around him and the Golden Feather Guards.

Cheng Hai hurriedly explained, "This servant hopes that Commander Cheng will take the lead in removing the seals from the Liu family..." Cheng Hai told Emperor Qi Xiao about the Wang family's affairs as gossip, "It was this servant's stupidity that led me to think of reporting to Your Majesty at this critical juncture, but I did not expect the Wang family to make a move and try to harm the Liu family..." He seemed to be blaming himself and apologized, explaining the whole reason.

Consort Yue was naturally involved in this matter, and the Seventh Prince also mentioned his intention to marry into the Li family.

"Nonsense! Utterly stupid! To try something at a time like this? Has her brain been filled with water?!" Emperor Qi Xiao was furious and immediately punished her.

Consort Le was demoted to a low-ranking concubine, her salary was reduced by two years, and she was confined to her quarters and forbidden from going out. As for the Seventh Prince, Emperor Qi Xiao was too lazy to pay attention to this son and let him fend for himself!

Cheng Hai offered tea to Emperor Qi Xiao, but the emperor had no appetite for it. He immediately ordered his ministers to come to the imperial study to discuss the sudden change in the situation and how to explain things to the Mongolian delegation…

Liu Yuechu had been busy all day and had finally finished distributing all the money from the breakup. The accountant's fingers, which had been busy manipulating the abacus, were stiff and numb from exhaustion. A total of twelve thousand taels had been distributed that day.

Eight thousand taels were for fur goods, and another four thousand taels were for the breakup of the partnership in the shop.

Song Liu'er gritted her teeth in anger, "These money-grubbing bastards, they're clearly kicking you when you're down, yet they dare to accuse you of being heartless. I don't know how they have the nerve to say that!"