"Alright! Tell me how much iron ore has the Cui family smuggled over the years?"
Si Chuyu didn't want to listen to Chen Ji's defense of Lu Zeyi.
If he didn't have that intention, no matter how the Cui family tried to persuade him, they would not be able to shake the relationship between the Lu brothers.
"Sir, I advise you to turn a blind eye. Your Si family cannot defeat the Cui family. If this matter is exposed, the Cui family will be fine, but the Lu family will face a catastrophic disaster, and the Si family will not be well off either."
"I'm afraid your Chen family will also be doomed!" Si Chujin sneered, "If you're afraid of death, just say it straight out. Confess the truth quickly, or I'll send you to see the King of Hell right now!"
"My two lords, I'm doing this for your own good. The Cui family is not to be trifled with."
Chen Ji looked at Si Chuyu and kindly reminded her, "Sir, the young lady is in a very heavy condition now..."
"ah!"
A pig-slaughtering scream came from Chen Ji's throat.
"I tell you! I tell you!"
Si Chujin finally let go of his left arm, "What are you talking about? Hurry up and tell me!"
Chen Ji then confessed in detail how they had smuggled the iron ore out of the mine over the past six years.
"Six hundred thousand tons?!"
Si Chuyu and Si Chujin were shocked when they heard this number.
"Are you remembering correctly?"
Chen Ji said: "I always count them. Including the ones that were just shipped away recently, there are about this amount. As for where the Cui family sent them, I don't know..."
"Ajin, arrange for someone to keep a close eye on him."
After saying this, Si Chuyu hurried back to Lu Mansion.
"Uncle San, why are you back?"
"Ayu, come in and tell me." Lu Zexu pulled Si Chuyu through the main gate and went to the second gate, whispering, "Your second uncle and fourth uncle did something awful last night..."
Nan Xiang, who was waiting not far away, heard everything clearly and returned to the main courtyard before Si Chuyu.
"Is the young lady awake?" Nanxiang asked softly to the second-class maid waiting outside.
"The young lady has just been lying down for a quarter of an hour."
"Come in, Nanxiang."
Lu Yuan heard the sound outside and stretched lazily while sitting up from the bed.
"The Third Master and the Son-in-law were just discussing what happened at the Hot Spring Villa last night at the Second Gate. I came back first to tell the young lady."
Lu Yuan said: "Tell me, what happened last night?"
"Miss, don't worry, the head of the family and the second young lady are living in peace now."
Lu Yuan frowned, "Just speak boldly, your young lady, I have seen all kinds of storms and waves."
"Yesterday, the Second and Fourth Masters sent the Third Master, the Third Mistress, and the two Young Masters away, intending to imprison the Patriarch and the Second Young Miss and divide the family fortune equally..."
"Did Sister Yao'er arrange for someone to stop them halfway and tell them to go back and watch the show?"
Nan Xiang nodded. "That's what the Third Master said. The Second Miss had already noticed it. She's quite brave and isn't even afraid."
Lu Yuan said in a deep voice, "If Sister Yao'er doesn't wake up, or if her madness relapses, I will not forgive them both, Grandfather..."
Lu Yuan didn't say the rest of the words in front of Nan Xiang.
If she were present, she would make her grandfather and Lu Zeyi break off the relationship!
And the clan must be exterminated!
Otherwise, if the iron mine matter is exposed, it will be difficult for Madam Su to handle it without severing the relationship and expelling the clan!
The only consolation is that sister Yaoer has grown up.
Lu Yuan glanced out the window and asked, "Why hasn't your son-in-law arrived yet? Didn't you two arrive right after him?"
"This... maybe the uncle went to the second and fourth rooms?"
"Go and look for it."
At this time, Si Chuyu was in the study of Fanghuayuan.
"Madam Su, this is Chen Ji's confession. Over the past six years, the Cui family has smuggled a total of 600,000 tons of iron ore."
What does 600,000 tons mean? How many weapons can be forged with that amount? How many private soldiers can be supported?
Although Xiao Lingyu didn't understand these things, smuggling 600,000 tons was enough to kill the Second Prince several times!
"Mrs. Su, this confession doesn't specify where the iron ore will be sent. Will it be useful in exposing the Cui family?"
Xiao Lingyu said, "This confession is very useful. You delivered it just in time. However, Lu Zeyi is involved now. He has merely divided it up, which is not enough. You should think of a way to make him willingly expel himself from the clan. What I can do is to move up the date for the expulsion. Not too late, not too early. It would be best if this were done before the provincial examination results are announced."
Si Chuyu's eyes darkened. "Okay! I'll make it happen as soon as possible."
"Second brother, your eldest brother-in-law is out? He seems to be worried."
Su Ningjie looked over and saw that Si Chuyu's face, which was always smiling, had disappeared. His brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
"Brother-in-law, what are you thinking about?"
Si Chuyu put on a smile and said, "Aren't we going to Shili Langyao the day after tomorrow? Brother-in-law is worried that your sister is too heavy to bear the bumps of the carriage."
"Brother-in-law, I've thought about this. Put a few more layers of bedding on the couch. It's an outing, so of course we should go slowly. And my mother is here, so she won't hurt my little nephew."
Si Chuyu reached out and touched Su Ningjie's head. If he knew that his father was murdered by Lu Zeyi, would he still be as happy as he is now?
"Brother Jie, your father's memorial day is coming soon."
"when?"
"The end of the month!"
Su Ningjie thought for a moment and said, "Then we'll go pay our respects to our parents tomorrow. My sister has a nephew, but they don't know yet. I'll tell them before we go to Shili Langyao to make them happy."
Si Chuyu smiled and said, "Then we'll rush over early tomorrow morning."
"good!"
Si Chuyu had something on his mind. When he passed by the gate of the second courtyard, he stopped for a while.
Looking at the busy figures in the distance, how could Lu Zeyi live here peacefully all these years? Doesn’t he have dreams at night?
When Lu Zeyi seemed to notice something, Si Chuyu just left.
Lu Zeyi and Lu Zeyu felt embarrassed and did not want to move during the day, so they moved overnight.
Lu Zeyi's yard was the most luxurious. Every part of it was carefully designed by him, and he even moved every blade of grass and tree in the yard.
It took more than twenty trips back and forth, and it was finished before dawn.
When Lu Yuan heard that they had moved out overnight, he went to the second house's yard after breakfast.
Everything he saw shocked Lu Yuan!
The former luxury was gone, the yard was empty, without a single precious flower or plant.
It's like a newly built mansion that has never been lived in.
Lu Yuan was surprised and then a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth. She thought that her second uncle was afraid that he would leave her anything.
He was overthinking it. If there really were any valuable items left behind, she would deliver them to him personally.
The fourth and second rooms were almost equally occupied, both were basically emptied out.
Lu Yuan took a deep breath and felt the air was sweet.
"Miss, how should we arrange these two courtyards?"
"Leave it empty for now. Have the housekeeper bring people to take care of it from time to time. I'll give it to my nephews and nieces to live in in the future."
Nan Xiang said bluntly, "That will take more than ten years."
"Time will pass quickly. Let's go find Madam Su."
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