The Jiang family was not spared from this purge either. The current head of the Jiang family, Jiang Wenhan, also reported the things that the Xu family head had done to the Dali Temple.
Faced with irrefutable evidence, Jiang Wenhan confessed to his actions. The Dali Temple also punished the Jiang family. The head of the Jiang family was sentenced to five years in prison for voluntarily confessing, and the business under the Jiang family name could only be taken over by Jiang Wenhan's half-brother, Jiang Wenlin.
This is what Jiang Wenhan finds most unacceptable, but in order to help the Yao family, he has indeed done many heinous things.
He was sentenced to five years only because his half-brother promptly paid 10,000 taels of silver to influence the decision; otherwise, it should have been eight years.
The imprisonment of the Jiang family head and the subsequent change of leadership have become the most discussed topics among merchants in the north and even the capital in recent days.
At the same time, as punishment for being misled and wrongly judged in the past, the emperor gave a piece of land outside Yingzhou City to the Xu family, allowing them to establish a new Xu Family Village or Xu Family Town there, so that the Xu family members could live together there, and also allowing them to continue to participate in the imperial examinations.
However, the Xu family head did not want that area. He quite liked the mountain where they lived. As long as they had money, it didn't matter whether they lived outside the city or in the mountains further away.
He declined the offer from the emperor, saying that they now had their own village in the mountains, which, although poor, was peaceful and quiet, and he liked living there. Upon hearing this, the emperor gave the Xu family several mountains near Tianxiang Village.
This time, the head of the Xu family was happy. He said that they were no longer the bandit stronghold that people called the mountain king. He could properly transform their Tianxiang Village. First, he would change the name to Xu Family Village. Then, he would raise a flock of sheep and send them to the emperor in the future so that the emperor could eat the mutton raised on mountain grass.
The emperor laughed and agreed, saying he would wait for his mutton.
After the matter was over, Yun Chang formally presented his betrothal gift to the head of the Xu family, arranging his marriage with Xu Changhuan. They had set the wedding date for the second day of the twelfth lunar month.
This time, they came back to prepare for their wedding.
They were going to get married in Qingshi Town. The Xu family head and Xu Changle would be coming in a few days. They came back first to tidy up the courtyard.
Hearing that everyone was now happy, Li Mai was also delighted and congratulated Xu Changhuan, "Sister-in-law, the Xu family has finally been exonerated, and your Tianxiang Pavilion can continue to operate from now on."
"Don't call me sister-in-law, just call me by my name. We can talk about the Tianxiang Pavilion matter next year!"
When Xu Changhuan heard her call her "sister-in-law," his face flushed, and he coughed lightly, telling her to just call him by his name.
Her relationship with Yun Chang was still at the point where he had accidentally held her hand.
That's all. During the time Li Mai returned, they were busy organizing the remaining people in the Xu family and then following Yun Chang back to the capital to deal with the Xu family's past affairs.
Sure enough, they rushed back as soon as it ended.
After Yun Chang and Li Mai talked for a while, Li Mai accompanied Xu Changhuan into the inner room to have a private conversation, while Zhou Quan accompanied Yun Chang and Old Yang and the others to talk in the outer room.
Yun Chang frowned and glanced at Zhou Quan. "What's wrong with you? I feel like your skills have regressed since I last saw you."
Zhou Quan nodded. "Yes, Xiaomai helped me seal some of my abilities, and that part isn't good for me."
Yun Chang glanced at him a few times but didn't press him further. He'd ask his sister about it later. However, he was happy to see that Zhou Quan's strength was now about the same as his own. This time, he should be able to beat him, right?
Old Yang glanced at Zhou Quan, pursed his lips and said nothing, but he knew in his heart that Zhou Quan's strength was not sealed. His strength was still there, he just didn't know how to use it. It was more like some of his memories were sealed.
Although I don't understand why they did this, I suppose it was for his own good!
Zhou Quan told them about the mutated beast they had discovered, and also told Chu Yan that he wanted him to ask his guardian beast, the Qilin, to come out and take a look at what was going on with Zhu Zhu's little Qilin.
Chu Yan readily agreed, saying they would go to the mountains to try it during the day the next day, and Zhou Quan agreed.
Yun Chang and the others ate dinner at the Li residence. After dinner, Yun Chang led them through a small gate back to the west side to arrange everyone's accommodations before they went to rest.
That evening, Li Mai and Zhu Zhu had a talk. Li Mai told Zhu Zhu that Xiao Piao Liang's original form was actually a Qilin, but it had been injured and shrunk to the size of a kitten. However, they now had the opportunity to help it regain its strength, and she asked Zhu Zhu if she was willing.
Zhuzhu looked at her father and mother with her innocent big eyes, and finally asked, "Mother, will that pretty boy still play with Zhuzhu after healed?"
Li Mai shook her head. "Mother doesn't know, but it's probably impossible. It's a strange beast, and we live in the human world. If people find out it's a Qilin beast, they'll be tempted to take it away. So, for the safety of Xiao Piao Liang and our whole family, Xiao Piao Liang probably won't be able to stay by your side like before."
What Li Mai feared most was that the beast, which wasn't under the drug's control, would be discovered by Luo Shi. Before, unaware of Luo Shi's existence, she might have allowed Xiao Piao Liang to stay with Zhu Zhu, but that was absolutely out of the question now.
The Luo clan possesses a space dedicated to exotic beasts and can freely switch between time and space. They could easily steal the Qilin and imprison it in their space without the Qilin's knowledge. Therefore, they were unable to protect the Qilin after it regained its true form.
Zhuzhu silently looked down at the little beauty in her arms, without saying a word.
"Don't be sad, Mom promises you, I'll find you a real kitten to keep you company someday, okay?" Li Mai gently rubbed Zhu Zhu's head to comfort her.
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