Chapter 310 I'll Wait for You
As soon as Lu Xihua arrived at the main courtyard, he saw his father Lu Yuan sitting in the main seat with a serious face, and Lu Fei standing beside him.
When he saw Lu Fei, he was furious.
Before he could lose his temper, his father asked him, "Did you go to the pilgrim street at the foot of Puxian Temple today?"
Lu Xihua shrank back, hesitating whether to tell the truth.
Bang!
Seeing this, Lu Yuan slammed the table in anger, "Why don't you tell the truth?!"
Lu Fei sneered at the side, not knowing whether to say Lu Xihua was stupid or foolish. At this time, he still wanted to be clever.
At this time, the reinforcements that Lu Xihua had called before going out arrived.
As soon as the second wife, Mrs. Lu, stepped into the room, she said softly, "Master, calm down. If the child does something wrong, talk to him nicely and he will change."
"Shut up! You're the one who spoiled the child! He's become lawless!" After scolding his second wife, Lu Yuan looked at Lu Xihua, "Why don't you tell me everything?!"
Lu Xihua had no choice but to confess honestly how he found out that his eldest sister went out, how he followed her, how he found out that she had an affair with Xie Zhan, a married man, and how he caught them in the act.
Lu Yuan: "So you locked the front and back doors of Pilgrim Street?"
Under normal circumstances, if something like this happened, people would at most laugh at it after knowing it, but now, it has caused the deaths of so many people in the Chen family, it's fatal.
In fact, if the Chen family encountered a flash flood, even if Lu Xihua had not locked the door, they would have been in danger of death.
But Lu Xihua intervened and took the responsibility directly on himself. How stupid!
"Dad, this is not my fault, it's all Lu Fei's fault. If she hadn't been so dishonest and secretly met a married man on a rainy day, I wouldn't have locked those two doors just to catch her in an affair."
Lu Xihua was shocked and terrified. How could he have known that simply catching an adulterer would lead to such a huge disaster?!
Lu Fei was no pushover either. She had already fallen out with them before, and now she fought back without hesitation, "You caused the trouble yourself, and you're trying to shift the blame? I don't admit to anything I didn't do!"
"You haven't done it? Looking at the way you were smiling sweetly with Xie Zhan in Xianghuo Street, I'm afraid you had a secret meeting more than once?" Lu Xihua could only desperately throw dirty water on Lu Fei.
Lu Yuan seemed to be thinking about something.
Mrs. Lu, the second wife, said quickly, "Master, you must investigate this matter thoroughly. We can't wrongly accuse the innocent."
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and decided, "Come here, take the young lady down for a checkup."
"Dad? You don't believe your daughter?" Lu Fei looked humiliated and sad.
Lu Yuan waved his hand and Lu Fei was invited down.
Not long after, the old maid came in and said, "Master and Madam, the young lady is still innocent."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan glared at Lu Xihua again.
There were only two words in Lu Xihua's mind: it's over.
Mrs. Lu, the second wife, couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief in her hand.
At this time, someone from the gatehouse came and said, "Master, this is bad. The county governor's office has sent people to the Lu Mansion to arrest someone."
Lu Xihua exclaimed in shock, "Dad, save me!"
Mrs. Lu, the second wife, said: "Master, please save Xihua, save our son."
Lu Yuan slammed his hand on the table and said, "Calm down!"
Not long after, Lu Xihua was taken away by government officials.
Lu Yuan followed him to the government office.
Then, because this case involved two major families in the south, the county magistrate was reluctant to make a decision.
So many people from the Chen family died, and even with Lu Xihua as their companion, it was difficult to eliminate the hatred in the Chen family's heart. Not to mention the head of the Lu family, Lu Yuan, who also protected Lu Xihua, which made the Chen family even more angry.
Mrs. Chen called a meeting of the elders of the Chen family.
"We can't just let this go!"
If the government doesn't help the Chen family get justice, then they will get it themselves!
The Chen family's situation was too serious, and it also involved the Lu family. The other four great families in the South were closely watching the developments of the two families.
The same goes for Zhu Changnian, the head of the Zhu family.
He was very surprised when he received Ji Wuyin's invitation.
Neither he nor Ji Wuyin were boring people. Ji Wuyin invited him at this time, maybe he really had something to do, so Zhu Changnian decided to keep the appointment.
When Zhu Changnian saw Xue Guangxian at the Ji Mansion, he was very surprised. "Xue Guangxian, is it really you? So the Chen family was really wiped out by the flash flood just because they were looking for you?"
Thinking about how Xie Zhan used him to lure Chen Jiaye and others out, Xue Xu sneered in his heart, but explained, "I just returned to the South today and have never been to the Pilgrim Street at the foot of Puxian Temple. I came back by boat, and the Cao Gang can testify to it." If he didn't have to gain his trust later, he would not explain.
Zhu Changnian was a little unconvinced, "Is it really not you? Chen Jiaye shouldn't be wrong."
Xue Xu didn't dwell on the topic any further, instead saying, "I really admire Patriarch Zhu. Even at this point, he's still interested in watching the show." It was obvious that the Chen and Lu families were bound to clash, and Zhu Changnian was simply trying to take advantage. He wasn't the only one, either. The Zhu, Gu, and Liu and Zhang families were all closely watching the situation, all sharing the same concern.
"What do you mean?" Zhu Changnian frowned, sensing that there was something else behind his words.
Xue Xu smiled and said, "I'm told that your Zhu family is facing a disaster and you're still unaware of it."
Zhu Changnian was shocked and angry when he heard this, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Xue Xu: "Go back and check what your good son Zhu Congwen did, and you will know if I am talking nonsense."
When he said this, Zhu Changnian was actually shaken by the specific person he was talking about. What did that kid do?
Ji Wuyin, who was standing by, also said, "Master Zhu, you really need to pay attention to Young Master Zhu's movements."
"how?"
"He borrowed two hundred thousand taels of silver from me a few days ago."
"What? Two hundred thousand taels of silver? You're just going to lend me such a large sum of money? Ji Daxiu, this is really not a decent thing to do. At least send someone to tell me."
Ji Wuyin said, "My Ji's Bank is open for business. Your son has collateral, so how could I turn my business away? As for not telling you, it was your son's request. He said he wanted to give you a surprise. How could I ignore his filial piety?"
Zhu Changnian had a bad feeling, "What did he use as collateral?"
Ji Wuyin did not hide it from him, "Food!"
Zhu Changnian sat back in his chair, clutching his chest. Two hundred thousand taels of grain! That was two granaries. One-third of his Zhu family's grain was gone!
The price of grain has been rising all the time. Does he know how much this 200,000 taels of grain will eventually increase in value?! This prodigal son!
No, Zhu Congwen alone would not be able to obtain the right to use the two warehouses of grain. Without alerting him, it must be his second uncle who helped him!
"Ji Wuyin, when can we redeem the grain?" Zhu Changnian asked. As long as the deadline is not exceeded, the grain will still belong to their Zhu family.
"Master Zhu, don't worry about the grain just yet. Do you know what Master Zhu did with the 200,000 taels he borrowed?" Xue Xu didn't keep him in suspense and revealed the answer directly. "Master Zhu used the 200,000 taels to trade with Xie Zhan and buy the Chen family's Xiao Zhuya Island."
Zhu Changnian said, "How can the Chen family's Xiao Zhuya Island be worth so much money? One hundred thousand taels is enough!"
"A small Zhuya Island is certainly not worth two hundred thousand taels. What if there is a gold mine on the island?" Xue Xu said lightly.
Zhu Changnian was shocked. "Gold mine?"
Ji Wuyin was equally surprised, "Gold mine!"
Zhu Changnian shook his head, "No, it's impossible, this is not true."
If my son really mined gold illegally, then...
The Zhu family is finished! Ji Wuyin looked at Zhu Changnian with sympathy.
"Whether this is true or not, Patriarch Zhu can go back and verify it. But I must tell you that time is very urgent. The imperial envoy has already departed from Chang'an and may arrive in the Southland at any time. Whatever your plans are, you need to make a decision as soon as possible. I will wait for you at the Ji Mansion."
"Also, the Zhu family may be under surveillance. You must be careful when investigating and avoid being discovered by the other party."
As Xue Xu spoke, Zhu Changnian's heart sank.
Finally, Zhu Changnian showed an extremely ugly smile, "Thank you Mr. Xue for the reminder, I will go back first."
He now only hoped that what Xue Guangxian said was not true. Those two warehouses of grain were gone, and that was it.
Zhu Changnian staggered when he stood up.
Xue Xu helped him up and said, "You need to stay calm and don't let anyone see any clues."
Zhu Changnian nodded randomly, and only when he reached the gate did he barely return to normal.
"Ah, Xie Zhan has even included my Ji family in his schemes?" Ji Wuyin only reacted when he learned that there was a gold mine on Xiao Zhuya Island.
"Yeah."
He sorted out the whole matter. Zhu Congwen asked Ji's bank to borrow 200,000 taels. If he was not there at the time, his eldest son would lend him the 200,000 taels without collateral.
Next, if the Zhu family was confiscated and exterminated because of the gold mine.
Because they didn't ask for collateral, the 200,000 taels that Ji's bank had loaned to Zhu Congwen were simply wasted. This money would definitely have ended up in either the emperor's pocket or Xie Zhan's.
The fact that their Ji's Money House could lend out 200,000 taels without any collateral might arouse the emperor's suspicion!
Moreover, with the chaos in the south, if the Ji family did not know that this was a trap set by Xie Zhan, they would definitely not be able to resist joining the war because of the loss of 200,000 taels.
As a result, all the major forces in the South were involved.
Oh my god, Xie Zhan is so calculating!
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