The whole place fell silent again, and everyone seemed to realize that Hua Yuran's next words were related to them.
Otherwise, there would be no need for Hua Yu Ran to say the last sentence.
As expected, Hua Yuran glanced around the entire room before slowly speaking, "I don't like beating around the bush when I speak or do things. I was the one who gave Long Nu the invitation list for today!"
"Tonight, I invited you all here not only to celebrate Long Nu becoming the new head of the Long family and the marriage between the Long family and Situ, but also for another reason, which is what I am going to talk about below."
"The top officials have decided to conduct a large-scale overhaul of the super-rich families in Xia Country that have existed for over a hundred years."
As soon as Hua Yuran finished speaking, the whole audience burst into an uproar.
Except for Long Nu, everyone else was extremely surprised.
Because Hua Yuran had already told Long Nu what she was going to say today.
To do this at Long Nu's important dinner, one must definitely get Long Nu's consent.
"Everyone, listen to me first, and then ask any questions you have."
Hua Yuran cleared her throat and continued, "You are all from the upper echelons of Xia Country's wealthy families. You have immense power, especially some of the traditional wealthy families who control every aspect of society. Even the government has your representatives."
"You are among those who know very well that the power you hold surpasses that of ordinary people has led many of you to act arrogantly, disregard the law, and even treat human life as worthless."
"Now, the authorities have decided, under my leadership, to completely remove officials from your wealthy families. Specialized investigators will be dispatched to conduct a thorough investigation of all wealthy families. If any evidence of illegal or criminal acts is found, no matter who is involved, they will be dealt with according to the law."
"The purpose of this rectification is only one, which is to allow all of you wealthy families to own wealth reasonably and legally. There is no problem with this."
"However, everyone is equal before the law, and no one can exist above the law."
Hua Yuran's beautiful eyes swept over all the stunned people below.
"Now, if you have any questions, you can ask them!"
Everyone in the audience came to their senses at once, and many of them became visibly flustered, while some people even showed angry expressions as if they were offended.
A middle-aged man said in a stiff tone, "Mrs. Long, do you know who I am?"
Hua Yuran smiled and nodded. "One of the four traditional wealthy families in Xia Country, the head of the Cao family, Cao Li, is fifty-three years old this year. In addition to his two sons and one daughter, he also has another... "
"etc!"
Cao Li was horrified and quickly interrupted Hua Yuran, "Just know me, there's no need to talk so much."
He was really shocked. He didn't expect that Hua Yuran knew that he had a mistress outside and had an illegitimate child who was over one year old.
This is his secret, and no one in the Cao family or the outside world knows it.
Today, there is more than just him from the Cao family here. His eldest son is here too. If the legitimate wife of the Cao family knew that he had an illegitimate child outside, she would make a big fuss when she returned home.
Fortunately, Hua Yu Ran didn’t say it!
He felt sweat on his forehead.
It seems that before this, Hua Yuran's people had secretly conducted a comprehensive investigation on him.
Damn it, luckily he didn't do anything too outrageous over the years. He just kept a woman and had a son.
However, his tone was not so harsh anymore.
He looked at Hua Yuran and continued, "I want to know, the official decision you mentioned, is it your personal decision, or someone else's decision?"
Hua Yuran still had a faint smile on her face. "Master Cao, when I brought people back to the Long family manor, if my people's investigation is correct, the Long family's acting head, my mother-in-law Xiao Biyan, sent a message for help to the Cao family, the Situ family, and the Zhou family."
"You all decided to send a letter of inquiry to the King, and you have already received a reply from the King."
"Don't you know what the king said in the letter?"
Cao Li, Situ Hao, the head of the Situ family, and Zhou Cunye, the head of the Zhou family, were all shocked.
That's right, they sent out their letter of inquiry, but there was no response at first. However, by the evening, they received a reply.
The content is very simple. As long as it is a decision made by Hua Yuran, the king will support it!
Zhou Cunye said in a deep voice, "Madam Long, aren't you afraid of backlash for doing this?"
"You have to understand that Xia Nation has been established for hundreds of years, and we, the traditional wealthy families, have always stood firm. This is enough to prove that our foundation is very solid and we have a wide influence on society."
"Aren't you worried at all that society is in turmoil and the foundation of Xia Nation is unstable?"
These words contain obvious threats!
Long Ming's face became noticeably gloomy, with a cold glint in his eyes as he looked at Zhou Cunye, who was clenching his fists and staring at Hua Yuran.
Hua Yuran and Zhou Cunye looked at each other for half a minute. There was no trace of fear in their eyes. Instead, they suddenly burst into laughter.
Her smile was filled with absolute confidence and arrogance, and there was a hint of disdain in her tone.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou Cunye, the head of the Zhou family!"
"Thank you very much for your words to me. I'm sure many of you would like to ask this question."
"It's a good thing you raised this question. I can answer it and discuss it with everyone here."
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