Chapter 25 The Qi Family's Decision
As soon as Qi Xuan left the Prince's Mansion, he immediately got on the carriage and spat out a mouthful of black blood. He covered his chest and slumped in the carriage, his face pale, his breathing rapid, and sweat on his forehead.
"Hurry, go back to Qi Mansion." Qi Xuan said to the coachman.
The coachman didn't know what was going on with Qi Xuan, but when he heard something was wrong with Qi Xuan, he quickly drove the carriage towards Qi's mansion.
When they arrived at the gate of Qi's mansion, the carriage had not yet stopped. Qi Xuan jumped out of the carriage, holding his stomach, and ran straight to the yard of the head of the Qi family without notifying anyone.
"Mr. Qi, what's wrong with you?" He had just run out not far when he met Ning Yuan, the housekeeper of the Qi Mansion. Seeing Qi Xuan's painful expression, he was frightened and hurried forward to support Qi Xuan.
Qi Xuan is the head manager of the Qi family shop and the owner's right-hand man. Nothing must happen to him.
"Butler Ning, take me to see the master." Qi Xuan's stomach hurt so much that he couldn't straighten his back. He bent over and said to Butler Ning in pain.
"Okay, okay."
Butler Ning immediately called two servants over to help support Qi Xuan to the master's study.
The head of the Qi family is the eldest son, and everyone calls him uncle or master. At this time, he was in the study thinking about how to respond to the prince's summons, when he suddenly heard the housekeeper come to report that Qi Xuan was in trouble.
His face changed drastically and he immediately walked out of the study. He saw the servant carrying Qi Xuan over, and Qi Xuan was almost fainting at this time.
"Housekeeper Ning, please call the palace doctor."
"Yes, Master."
Housekeeper Ning hurried to find the palace doctor, and the head of the Qi family asked the servant to help Qi Xuan into the study and put him on a small couch where he usually rested.
"Shopkeeper Qi, what's going on?" The head of the Qi family then asked Qi Xuan.
Qi Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I came from the Prince's Mansion. This morning, the Prince called me over and told me to go to the Prince's Mansion to serve him. He only gave me one day to think about it and even let me drink a cup of tea..."
Qi Xuan stammered until this point, and the head of the Qi family signaled him not to continue, because he knew that it was the prince who forced him to attack Qi Xuan.
He said, "You don't need to say anything. This family head knows what's going on. You don't need to worry about this matter. Just leave it to this family head. When the court doctor comes later, he will prescribe some medicine for you. Then you can rest well."
"yes."
After hearing this, Qi Xuan closed his eyes and waited for the arrival of the court doctor.
The court physician lived in the mansion, and Housekeeper Ning quickly brought him over, took Ning Xuan's pulse and prescribed medicine. Then the head of the Qi family had Qi Xuan moved to the guest room.
After Qi Xuan left, only Butler Ning and Patriarch Qi were left in the study. Patriarch Qi clenched his fists and pounded them on the table.
"Master, are we really going to surrender to the Crown Prince?"
Butler Ning is the confidant of the head of the Qi family, and he knows that the prince has come to the Qi family.
Qi Xuan's move today clearly showed that the Crown Prince was forcing the Qi family.
The prince's move was brilliant. He targeted the head shopkeeper. If anything happened to the head shopkeeper, the Qi family would be in chaos.
Qi Xuan is in charge of all the shops of the Qi family in Xifeng State. If he really surrenders to the Prince's Mansion or dies, the shops of the Qi family will immediately be in chaos. Once chaos breaks out, won't this give the opponents an opportunity? Will they not take advantage of the opportunity to strike?
The head of the Qi family said firmly with a sullen face, "No, ask the accountant to prepare five million taels of silver and send it to the Prince's Mansion."
The houses of the high-ranking officials in the capital were robbed, but the Prince's residence was not exposed. Thinking that the Prince was so anxious to find their Qi family, the head of the Qi family immediately thought of the reason.
I'm afraid the Prince's Mansion has also been robbed, otherwise why would the Prince be so impatient?
The prince was setting his sights on him, not because he really wanted the Qi family to rely on him, but because he wanted the money in his hands.
Housekeeper Ning was surprised: "Master, isn't five million taels a bit too much? The prince has a big appetite, and he will ask for more in the future. Where can we get so much silver to give him?"
The prince is a wolf that can never be fed. Once he targets you, there will be no peace.
"Give it to him. If he can buy the lives of the Qi family with money, it's worth it. Also, arrange for all the shops, farms, and lands owned by our Qi family to be sold as quickly as possible. Then send people to the northwest to temporarily buy a larger courtyard there so that the Qi family can live. At the same time, arrange for the Qi family to move there one after another."
After the head of the Qi family finished speaking, he looked out the window. He thought that the weather in the capital was about to change, and it was time for the Qi family to retreat.
The fact that the Qi family has become the largest imperial merchant is already enough to arouse envy.
Butler Ning received the order, nodded, bowed, and left.
"Someone come here." The head of the Qi family shouted.
Immediately a servant came in: "Master."
"Go and call the Second Master, the Third Master, the Fourth Master, and the Fifth Master."
"Yes." The servant went there quickly.
At the same time, Ninth Eunuch's carriage also arrived outside the Qi Mansion.
When the head of the Qi family found out, he went out to greet them personally. After the two entered the study, they talked for half an hour before the Ninth Eunuch left, with a smile on his face as he left.
The Qi brothers were left feeling indignant.
The Second Master gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, we finally understand. The emperor and his son really treat us like piggy banks. When they run out of money, they come to our Qi family for it. Anyway, our Qi family is quite prosperous. As you said, let's evacuate the capital and leave this dangerous place."
The Third Master, the Fourth Master, and the Fifth Master all agree, so it’s not possible for them to disagree.
The arm can never twist the thigh. The Qi family is just a businessman, without any backing and no strong support. Now that it has come to this, the only thing they can do is to protect the Qi family.
The emperor even tortured his own son, so what is the point of their Qi family?
In the eyes of the emperor, it is just a money bag.
"This is why my elder brother asked you to come here. Since everyone agrees, we should act immediately without delay and try to finish the job within three days." The head of the Qi family nodded.
The Third Master asked in confusion, "Brother, why are we going to the northwest? It's a barren land where even birds don't shit. Why don't we go south?"
Otherwise, how would those who were exiled go there?
Wasn’t Murong Li, who was exiled a few days ago, go there?
"So that's why we have to go there, to a wealthy place like Jiangnan, and wait for the emperor to come to us? We have to go to that desolate place, so they won't come to us for money."
There was one more thing he didn't mention, the Sihai Money House and the Wuhu Grocery Store. These money houses and shops were spread all over the country. Others didn't know the owners behind them, but he knew a little bit about them. They were the least noticeable Murong Li.
Of course, this matter has not been confirmed, but he can confirm it based on the little information he got from Mingyue Pavilion.
Mingyue Pavilion is an organization that specializes in selling information. As long as you have money, you can buy the information you want in Mingyue Pavilion.
The only people who can’t buy out are the owners of Sihai Bank and Wuhu Shop.
Once, someone from Mingyue Pavilion was being hunted. Coincidentally, he met him on his way out of the capital to do business and saved him.
Later, I learned his identity and exchanged his life-saving grace for a piece of information.
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