Chapter 351: Lucky Heart

A man from a family named Qin asked, "The families ahead of us have all given away their land obediently, should we..."

The middle-aged man patted the armrest and frowned, saying, "These assets were accumulated by our ancestors from generation to generation."

"Why did she take it back just because she said so?"

"What if we don't hand it over? Will we really kill him?"

This middle-aged man is Qin Ying, the son of Zuo Jianyi Doctor.

But Doctor Qin died early and could no longer protect them.

When Tong Huai'en first entered the officialdom, Qin Ying's wife talked too much and mentioned that she was a prostitute in the past, belittling her as unworthy of being an official's wife. Tong Huai'en came to her house to settle the score, and they had a grudge against each other.

Qin Ying failed the imperial examination, but he didn't think it was a problem with his ability. He always felt that Tong Huai'en had set a trap for him, which led to his failure.

His once loving wife also made him more and more disgusted with her.

If that stupid woman hadn't offended Tong Huai'en's wife, he wouldn't have been targeted.

He blamed everyone he could, even blaming his deceased father for not holding a high enough position.

Now he has accomplished nothing and can only live on the family property left by his ancestors.

Even if the source of those properties is illegal, so what? Once they are in his hands, they are his!

His son was a little scared and hesitant. Qin Ying snorted and said, "Why? Can the Crown Prince take our land? Even if you are His Majesty, you cannot take someone's private property without reason!"

"Think about it, if all the land we bought illegally is taken away, you won't be able to eat bird's nests as vermicelli anymore."

Qin Dalang was determined, "No, I can't live this hard life."

"Isn't it said that the prince is kind and benevolent? Even if he doesn't listen, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Qin Ying thought of the time when the crown prince was still Princess Tianzhen. When investigating corruption, the methods used were drastic and swift. No matter how powerful or noble they were, those who resisted were all killed.

But they held on to a glimmer of hope, thinking, what if?

They were not greedy, they just bought the land at a low price that should have been returned to the court.

It shouldn't be a capital crime.

The person sent to reclaim the land was beaten back by Tai Chi, and the next person to come was Bei Hua.

She brought her people and forcefully checked all the Qin family's land, quickly and skillfully separating the public and private lands.

Bei Hua thought her cousin was too kind. If it was someone else who behaved like a bandit, she would have offended people anyway, so she might as well just confiscate their property.

It's pretty good, except for cousin Fei. Bei Huan is the account book every time she opens her eyes.

Overwhelmed by the account book, Bei Hua was very irritable, and even Bei Jingchu did not dare to offend her.

Qin Ying, however, boldly challenged him: "My Lord, our land was bought with real money. Even if it is the Crown Prince, he cannot take it away for nothing."

"When they sell it, they say it's their private land. When we buy it, we can't check from house to house to see if it's public land."

"If you really want to take it back, we will accept it, but you have to give us money, otherwise what's the difference between this and robbery?"

Bei Hua closed her account book and was too lazy to respond to his sophistry. She just asked, "So, you have decided not to cooperate?"

Qin Ying said awkwardly: "That's not what I meant..."

Bei Hua followed his meaning and asked, "So you guys are going to cooperate?"

Qin Ying: “…”

He took a deep breath and said bluntly: "Even the imperial court cannot seize our private property without reason. Please go back, my lord."