What to start?
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and then three or five burly women came in from outside and walked towards the female relatives.
After a while, a pile of gold and silver jewelry was shaken out from the ground with a jingling sound.
This was a serious matter. Everyone became anxious and restless as they watched their hidden items being taken away.
Only at this time did the officers and soldiers become really tough, and long spears were swept towards the women.
The official above said disdainfully:
"No financial resources of the Gu Mansion may be taken out of the house. Criminals should behave like criminals. Anyone who continues to cry and obstruct our official duties will be sentenced to death."
This intimidation frightened everyone so much that they dared not make any noise and just wiped their tears secretly.
Wen Xi, standing by, also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that she was not the only one making money, and that everyone was not stupid.
Looking at the jewelry that was taken away from my aunt and the few pitiful pieces of silver that were shaken out, I couldn't help but feel lucky that I had borrowed the money from my cheap father.
After the women finished collecting the hair, they stood aside obediently.
Everyone saw some officers and soldiers carrying out several large boxes.
The official went over and patted the box, then said to Gu Yan with a sigh:
"I've raided so many houses in my lifetime, but I've never encountered anyone like you. Tsk tsk... even a rat can't dig a hole like you. In this huge mansion, is there no place you can't hide? You even went to the toilet."
Gu Yan smiled bitterly and said:
"I'm just worried about not being able to use the money properly. Wouldn't this be more convenient? Haha..."
Only then did Wen Xi realize that what she had taken was not her stepfather's entire treasury, but just one of many.
As for why he didn't donate the money from the ancestral hall, I don't know. It may be that after all, it is the place where the ancestral tablets are placed, so he should have some respect for it!
The official shook his head:
"I know you've behaved well. Otherwise, I don't know how long it would take to dig out these treasures of yours! Don't worry, I will do my best to arrange a place for your family that's not too bad."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
A man who looked like a legal advisor next to him opened a booklet and began to read out the names.
As the names of the men were read out one by one, the officers and soldiers nearby would handcuff and shackle them, tie a rope around their feet, and then tie another man's feet two meters apart.
It was not until the word "Gu Hua" was heard that Gu Yan's wife Bai burst into tears.
"Hua'er, my Hua'er."
He kowtowed to the officials again:
"Please, sir, please release the child and leave a successor for our Gu family!"
The official couldn't help but roll his eyes again and said:
"Mrs. Gu, it's best not to put the blame on others. You should know that the current emperor is the most merciful. When did he end your lineage? Isn't your youngest son the heir?"
"But……"
The official waved his sleeves:
"Don't say buts. If you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place. Keeping a boy under ten years old is already the greatest kindness you can do."
As the men were tied up one by one, the women beside them were crying like they were at a funeral.
The old lady fainted directly.
Only then did Gu Yan feel as if he was really finished. He glanced at his old mother, wife, and children, who depended on him for survival, and uttered a few words with difficulty:
"As long as you live well, our Gu family will not break up."
After saying this, he turned around and followed the officers and soldiers.
The officers and soldiers tied up the women's hands with ropes, one by one. The children were not tied up, and they all held on to the clothes of those close to them.
The officers and soldiers were not afraid that they would run away because they were so small that they would not survive if they ran away.
The official looked at the group of servants looking around outside and said to his deputy:
"Those who have signed death contracts should be sent to the official to find new owners! Those who have signed living contracts or have taken back their indentures and are willing to redeem themselves should be given the money and sent away!"
I have to say that this dynasty treated slaves well and would not treat them like animals for no reason.
Therefore, all the masters in the Gu Mansion who had a conscience had already returned the indentures to the people who served them.
The sight of a group of people pouring out onto the street was quite spectacular, and the people around couldn't help but gather around to point and comment.
As we walked, we met two more groups of people and looked at each other.
Gu Yan looked at his two younger brothers who had their property confiscated because of him, and he could not help but lower his head in shame.
He said dejectedly: "Second brother, third brother, it is my eldest brother who has implicated you."
If Gu Yan was unlucky, then his two brothers who had done nothing wrong were even more unlucky. They were completely implicated.
But complaining more at this time will not help.
Both of them sighed, lowered their heads and continued walking.
I could almost still hear the third brother sighing, "It's all fate."
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