As the two were talking, Zhenzhu suddenly came in to report.
"Madam, Jinyun, who is beside the Fourth Miss, wants to see you and looks very anxious."
Upon hearing this, Su Qingyu said to Shen Zhixiu, "Third Master, please go quickly. I'll go see what Fourth Sister wants to see me about."
Before leaving the house, Shen Zhixiu gave another instruction, "If you go out, take Jiang Qi with you. The cold weather in Northern Zhili hasn't completely passed yet, and the capital isn't peaceful anymore."
Su Qingyu nodded, signaling him to leave the house without worry.
After seeing Shen Zhixiu off, Su Qingyu invited Jinyun in.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Fourth Sister?"
Jin Yun bowed and said, "Miss, please go to the Lin's Trading Company. Our second young master just went there. He said that the third young master dug up the Su family's ancestral tomb. I'm afraid there must be a commotion over there by now."
Su Qingyu stood up suddenly, "What did you say?"
Jinyun continued, "The Second Young Master was dressed in mourning clothes, and his words were filled with tears. If I didn't know the character of the Third Young Master, I would have believed what he said."
Su Qingyu stood up and was about to go out. Feicui hurriedly took the cloak and helped her put it on.
Remembering what the Third Master had just said, Feicui took the initiative to ask Zhenzhu to call Jiang Qi to come over.
When they arrived, the entrance of Lin's Trading Company was already surrounded by people.
The sounds of onlookers chatting filled my ears. Some said they didn't expect Lin Wuchen to be such a person, while others said the Lin family was kind and righteous and that it must be a false accusation.
Su Chengye and Su Chengyan also came here with Su Qingyu.
The three of them looked at each other, then squeezed into the crowd.
Just then, Lin Wuchen opened his mouth and said, "Your Su family's grave is on our Lin family's mountain, but our Lin family is not here to guard your grave."
"You guys have offended others, don't put the blame on me."
"Who knows if you dug up your own ancestral graves just to get revenge on me?"
Lin Wuchen's words were just a casual remark, but they made Su Yuanqing feel uneasy.
Then he calmed himself down and started to argue.
"Our family has offended someone, and the one we offended the most is the Lin family."
"If you ask who hates the Su family the most in Beijing, it must be your Lin family."
"First, your aunt and my uncle divorced. They even went to court over this matter."
"A few days ago, you asked for two hundred thousand taels of silver before you would sell the mountain to us. Our family can't afford it. Have you forgotten what you said then?"
Lin Wuchen was stunned, "What did I say?"
He didn't remember saying anything outrageous.
Su Yuanqing continued, "You said, if you can't come up with the silver, don't even think about the Su family's ancestors having peace."
"I didn't understand what was going on at the time, but that's what you were planning."
Su Yuanqing then took out the deer bone stick and said, "We found this next to our family's grave. Isn't this what your family uses for ginseng? What else can you deny?"
Young Master Li echoed from the side, "I can make the decision. This deer bone skewer was indeed found by Brother Su near the graveyard."
After Su Yuanqing finished speaking, those who were watching the fun all believed him unanimously.
Su Yuanqing's suspicions were indeed well-founded and there was evidence.
There were people in the crowd who had been arranged by He in advance and they were already inciting everyone.
"The Lin family did something so insidious. I won't buy anything from them anymore."
"That's right, this brother is right. Buying things from the Lin family is like aiding and abetting evil."
Lin Wuchen has been outside for many years and has seen many such scoundrels.
"When did I say that if you don't give me the silver, the ancestors of the Su family will never live in peace? You are slandering me. I never said that."
"And this deer bone skewer, is my Lin family's name engraved on it? This thing can be bought with silver. You can't use this to frame me."
But to others, what Lin Wuchen said sounded like sophistry and an attempt to cover up one's mistake.
Just at this moment, Su Qingyu, Su Chengye and Su Chengyan squeezed in together.
A hint of excitement appeared in Su Yuanqing's eyes. It was time for the final step.
When Su Chengye heard that Lin Wuchen had dug up the Su family's ancestral grave, he was so angry that he wanted to hit him. But Su Chengyan stopped him and said he wanted to ask what happened first.
Their purpose was to force the Lin family to give up the mountain, not to beat anyone.
When his wife, Mrs. He, told him about this in the morning, his reaction was the same as Su Chengye's. He wanted to slap Mrs. He.
Even if it was planned for his son, he shouldn't have involved his ancestors. What would that mean? If it got out, the Su family would be criticized for three generations.
But He explained to him with a humble look for the whole morning, and said that after the matter was accomplished, she and her son would go to apologize to their ancestors in person.
Su Chengyan calmed down and was also moved. What the wife said was somewhat reasonable. His son's future was the most important thing.
At this moment, Su Yuanqing's face was filled with sorrow and regret, and he knelt in front of Su Chengye and Su Chengyan, "Uncle, father, it is my fault that I am unfilial."
"If I had gone to worship my ancestors regularly, the Lin family wouldn't have taken advantage of me."
Su Chengyan naturally knew how to cooperate. He bent down to help Su Yuanqing up and said, "My son, don't blame yourself. It's already a rare occasion for you to go to the sacrifice every month."
Su Yuanqing refused to stand up, shaking his head and saying, "Father, I am useless. If I hadn't been so absorbed in my studies and neglected the family's business, our family wouldn't have been unable to come up with two hundred thousand taels of silver."
"If only I had two hundred thousand taels of silver, I could buy this mountain from the Lin family. Naturally, what happened today wouldn't have happened."
When he was excited, Su Yuanqing kowtowed several times in the direction of the Su family's ancestral tomb.
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