Chapter 805 The City is Broken
The scene was dead silent and the air almost froze.
Su Xuanming remained silent, his eyes as cold as ice.
Standing in front of him were Jiusi's parents as well as Jiusi's parents.
Jiusi lowered his head and clasped his hands nervously.
His father smiled and said flatteringly, "Master, my grandson is young and will definitely not take up any space. Just sit in the same frame with us."
Jiusi said nothing and his head drooped lower and lower.
Su Xuanming felt angry, but he suppressed his anger and asked coldly, "When did it happen?"
Jiusi raised his head suddenly, then lowered it quickly: "Two years ago."
Su Xuanming sneered: "When Aunt Lumei decided to follow my mother to Yunzhou, she asked you if you wanted to divorce. What did you say? You refused to agree no matter what."
Jiusi moved his lips and whispered, "I will eventually carry on the family line."
Su Xuanming was amused by his shamelessness: "You are hiding it very well, why don't you tell Aunt Lumei? Aunt Lumei will definitely not delay you."
Jiusi's family acted like quails, not making a sound.
Su Xuanming curled his lips and said, "Obviously you know who is responsible for the success of you and your family in Yongchang Marquis's Mansion. So, you don't dare."
Jiusi pleaded with a hint of pleading: "Master, since we were there to see the old lady off, please give my children a chance to live. I will remember your great kindness in my heart."
The old lady of Yongchang Marquis passed away in her ancestral home, and Su Xuanming was trapped in Kyoto and unable to go to the funeral.
Her funeral was handled by Jiusi and his parents.
Jiusi is trying to take credit.
"Oh, okay."
Su Xuanming waved his hand and said no more.
Originally, he had thought of sending Jiusi and his family to Yunzhou, but now it seemed that there was no point in sending them there? Was he going to send them there to upset Aunt Lumei?
May you all the best.
Jiusi and his family did not dare to return to the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, but went to the house they had secretly purchased.
People living near the courtyard only knew that Jiusi's family worked as helpers in a wealthy family, but no one knew which family it was.
"Jiusi, where have you been so late?" The wooden door in the alley was opened a little, and a thin face appeared in the darkness, like a ghost.
Jiusi nodded slightly: "The master has something to do and just got off work."
After saying this, he didn't give his neighbor a chance to ask further questions. He slipped into the house and closed the door.
A beautiful woman holding a baby in her arms, her face full of worry, asked softly, "Does the young master agree?"
"Agreed."
"Then where are we going? Yunzhou?" the woman asked timidly.
Jiusi took his son in his arms. He had finally gotten his baby, and they were twins, a boy and a girl.
For them, I can’t go to Yunzhou!
"Where's the eldest sister?"
"In the room, the nurse is watching."
"Well, pack your things. We will leave no later than the night after tomorrow."
"Okay." The woman didn't dare to ask more questions, for fear that if she asked one more question, Jiusi would not take her with him.
Jiusi held the child and walked around in the yard: "My dear son, let's not go to Yunzhou. Your aunt is a crazy woman! What's the point of wanting to be together forever. If she had a son, I would be willing to coax her more. After all, she has such a face in front of the Duke of Yun. Unfortunately, she doesn't have one!"
"She should have taken the initiative to marry me a concubine to continue the family line. But what did she say? If I didn't want to, she would divorce me! It's funny. It was clearly her fault, but she pushed it onto me. She became a good person with a clean record."
The child in her arms seemed to have had a sweet dream and giggled.
Jiusi's heart almost melted: "Son, let's go to the south, to the coast. Daddy, grandfather, and grandmother have made a lot of money. We can become rich men and let you live the good life of a young master. We don't want to go to Yunzhou and suffer that! Wait a little longer, wait a few more days, our life will be better!"
Jiusi muttered to his son all night long.
The next day, the whole family was busy as a top, with many things to pack and sell.
Jiusi's mother picked up the banknotes, hid them in a cloth bag, and took Jiusi's father to the bank to exchange them for silver.
The money houses were packed with people, all coming to exchange silver.
A group of people were noisy.
"What? I can't exchange it for silver? Why can't I exchange it?! I deposited real money."
"Just exchange the fortune? Are you crazy, or am I crazy?!"
The thugs from the money shop drove out all the customers who were blocking the door, and finally closed the door and simply closed the shop!
The bank owner did not dare to leave through the front door, but went out the back door instead: "Hurry up! If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave!"
The clerk followed stealthily: "Boss, is our bank really out of cash? Isn't it Lord Li who is standing behind us?"
The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and moved more cautiously: "Everyone in Kyoto wants to exchange silver, so there must not be enough silver in the warehouse. Besides, the first one to exchange silver is Lord Li!"
The money shop was a partnership among several people, with Li Ge Lao being the largest shareholder. It was said that the government also held a stake.
I am speechless. Lord Li even cheated the government!
"Fortunately, we cashed the banknotes a long time ago."
The shopkeeper said proudly, "Thank me. I told you a long time ago that you should exchange it for some Yunzhou silver notes."
"Yes, yes, the shopkeeper is wise."
Jiusi's parents failed to exchange the banknotes, and they were so angry that they said, "Let's go to the pawn shop."
The old lady of the Marquis of Yongchang had a lot of private property. They were responsible for planning the funeral and embezzled a small portion of the jewelry. Later, seeing that Su Xuanming didn't pay attention to this aspect, they boldly exchanged the fakes for some real ones.
I brought too many things, including a lot of antique porcelain, which I couldn't take with me. I originally wanted to keep them for my grandson to use when he got married.
Now that Kyoto is under siege, the only way is to exchange them for gold and silver.
"Ten taels of silver."
"What?! This is an authentic antique! I bought it for two thousand taels!" Jiu Si Niang widened her eyes and exclaimed.
The pawnshop owner glanced at it and said calmly, "I know."
"I know, but you still asked for 100 taels?! I'm giving you a 10% discount. Have you lost your conscience?!"
The pawnshop owner sneered: "Don't get me wrong, when I said one hundred taels, I didn't mean one piece, but one hundred taels for all of them."
"Are you crazy?!"
"You are the one who is crazy. Antiques in prosperous times are worth gold in troubled times. In a few days, the price won't even be one hundred taels. If you haven't made up your mind, go away and don't delay my business."
Jiusi's parents were reluctant to part with the antiques. They looked at them for a long time and found that the prices were very low. They had to reluctantly sell some of them.
"Never mind, never mind. Keep what you can carry with you and sell the rest."
After they hurriedly dealt with these things, they went home to pack their luggage.
Store the food, leaving enough food for a few people for a few days, and sell the rest at a high price!
The family waited quietly for a letter from Su Xuanming, but instead of receiving a letter, they got a shocking piece of news.
The city is broken!
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