Chapter 326 The two branches of the Qi family split up again
Qi Wenhua looked at Qi Shuyan's back and felt so angry at his arrogance that his heart ached.
Thinking of Yun Feiluan in prison, he endured the humiliation, chased after her, played the family card, and gave her enough benefits.
"Shu Yan, Fei Luan did make a mistake this time. What do you want in exchange for her life? How about I give you 10,000 taels of silver?"
He really likes Yun Feiluan.
Charming, tender, considerate, sensible... good in every way.
She is the one who pleases him the most among all the women in the backyard!
Qi Shuyan kept walking and said, "Second Uncle, call everyone from the second house to go to the main hall. I want to divide the family!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Qi Wenhua, who was chasing him, immediately stopped.
The thing he feared most finally happened!
So, without any hesitation, he turned around and went to find his ancestor.
The family must not be divided!
Otherwise, the second branch will have no place to stand in Tianshan County!
The two elders of the Qi family have returned.
I also heard what Qi Shuyan said just now.
The two people who were checking the betrothal gift list immediately came out of their own yard and went to the outer yard.
After a while, everyone in the big house gathered together.
Qi Shuyan looked at Qi Yanzhou and repeated what he had said before.
"A Zhou, I want the first and second wives to separate."
Qi Yanzhou is the head of the family, and he has to handle the division of the family.
"Brother, that's what I meant."
After saying that, he looked at his father.
Everyone followed his gaze.
Mr. Qi felt the pressure and quickly expressed his opinion, "Don't look at me, I agree to separate the family."
The eldest son finally got married, but the people from the second wife wanted to change the bride. They are overreaching!
Aunt Xu, Qi Hean and Qi Jingyao have no say, whatever the direct descendants say is the final word.
The division of the family was settled.
Qi Yanzhou looked at Ye Chutang and asked, "Atang, if we divide the family, one of the houses will have to be moved out. Do you want to stay here or buy a new house?"
The Qi Mansion was bought by Qi Shuyan, and Ye Chutang did not ask about the details.
Now that we are dividing the family property, we naturally have to first figure out who owns the house.
She looked at Qi Shuyan and asked, "Brother, you bought both houses. After the second wife moved in, did she give you money to buy a house?"
Qi Shuyan shook his head.
"At first, my second uncle did want to give me some silver, but I didn't take it."
At that time, he thought that the second wife was easy to get along with and naturally would not care about money matters.
Moreover, the eldest wife had never shown filial piety to the ancestors, so the house of the second wife was regarded by him as a way of showing filial piety to the ancestors.
Ye Chutang asked again, "So, the house deed and land deed of this house are all signed by big brother?"
"Well, I thought about changing it to my grandmother's name, but I found that the second wife was not as tolerant and kind as she seemed, so I gave up the idea."
"If that's the case, then it's the Second House that should leave, not us."
After that, she asked Mr. Qi for his opinion.
"Dad, what do you think?"
Because the ancestor lived with the second wife, if the second wife was driven away, it would be the same as driving away the ancestor.
As the biological son, Mr. Qi might be said to be an unfilial son.
But he did not hesitate or feel awkward at all and was completely on the side of the eldest wife.
"Tang'er, you and Zhou'er should decide the matter of the first wife. I am old and it is time for me to spend my remaining years in retirement."
Qi Yanzhou made the decision and said, "After the family splits up, the second branch will leave and we will stay. Since we are all in Tianshan County anyway, it won't hinder Dad from fulfilling his filial duties in front of the ancestors."
After the decision was made, Qi Shuyan walked towards the main hall first.
"Let's go, don't let the people in the second room wait anxiously."
When the people from the first house walked into the main hall in the front yard, none of the people from the second house came.
Only the maid Qiuhua was there.
Qiuhua looked at the people in the main room, bowed, and said, "Master, the ancestor wants to see you."
The old ancestor knew very well that among the people in the first wife's house, only Qi Wenyue had feelings for her.
Old Master Qi stood still and said, "I am not the head of the family. My mother and I cannot discuss the division of the family. Let everyone from the second house come to the main hall."
Qiuhua didn't expect Qi Wenyue to refuse, so she spoke again.
"Master, I don't know anything about the division of the family. I only know that the old ancestor is waiting for you."
Qi Wenyue thought that if he didn't go, he might not be able to divide the business today.
"Azhou, please sit down for a while. Dad will be back soon."
After saying that, he followed Qiuhua to the main hall in the front yard of the second house.
The old ancestor sat in the main seat with a sullen face.
Qi Wenyue stepped forward, greeted the old ancestor, and asked, "I wonder why my mother asked me to come here?"
The old ancestor snorted coldly and placed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table.
"Don't talk nonsense. Don't you know why I asked you to come?"
"Mother, do you want to talk about the division of the family, or about Yun Feiluan hiring someone to kill someone? If it's the former, then let's go to the main hall in the front yard and discuss it with the two families. If it's the latter, mother can take the evidence to the prefectural government to seek justice."
The old ancestor looked at Qi Wenyue's tough attitude and slapped the table.
"The Qi family has finally reunited, I don't agree to split up!
And Feiluan, she did do something wrong, but taking her life would be too much! ”
Qi Wenyue looked at the old ancestor whose face was full of wrinkles.
The gentle and kind mother in my mind gradually faded away.
It's different after all.
"Mother, do you know what the consequences will be for the second house if the Xia family's father and daughter die?"
"What do you mean? Could it be that Shu Yan wants to punish all the people by association and destroy the second branch just for an outsider?"
Qi Wenyue chuckled, his face full of disappointment.
"Mother, why have you become like this now? Or has your son never seen you clearly, and you have always been like this?"
These words made the old ancestor's face even uglier.
"You want to divide the family, and you want to kill Fei Luan, right?"
Qi Wenyue raised the corners of his lips mockingly, "Mother, let's stop here. Otherwise, with Yan'er's ability, he will definitely be able to find out that the murder was committed by Yun Feiluan alone."
The old ancestor was a little flustered and tried to test him with anger.
"What do you mean? Do you think the second branch wants to kill the Xia family father and daughter?"
"Whether it is true or not, mother should know better than anyone. After all, with Yun Feiluan's ability and connections, it is impossible for her to find the black market and hire a killer in one day."
After Qi Wenyue finished speaking, Zhong Zhongdi sighed.
"Mother, even I can think of it, how can Yan'er not think of it? Now, he didn't investigate further because of family affection. Your son advises you to stop while you are ahead and divide the family."
After hearing this, the ancestor knew that it was useless to say anything.
But she still tried to defend herself, "Wen Yue, no matter how you think of me, I am doing this for Shu Yan's own good. Fei Luan was the one who hired someone to kill someone, and I will not plead for her anymore. I will also send Ting Ting away. Is there any room for change in the matter of the division of the family?"
Qi Wenyue shook his head affirmatively.
"Mother, if you just want to force Xia Shu away, the division of the family is open to discussion, but you are trying to kill her!"
"The division of the family is inevitable. If you don't want to make things too awkward, take the people from the second branch to the main hall in the front yard as soon as possible."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The old man was so angry that he threw the teacup on the table to the ground.
"Idiot! You can't even do a simple thing!"
Although Qiuhua didn't know who she was scolding, she was very skilled at flattering.
"Our ancestors were resourceful and resourceful, no one could match them."
These words did not comfort the ancestor.
No matter how smart she was, she still fell into the trap set by the eldest wife of the Qi family!
Now, she has figured it out completely.
The first wife never trusted the second wife.
And has been monitoring the second room!
Ever since Guo Tingting developed murderous intentions towards Xia Shu, the second wife had already fallen into the trap of the first wife.
Thinking of this, the old ancestor stood up and said to Qiuhua: "Notify the direct descendants of the second house to follow me to the main hall in the front yard."
Those concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters are not qualified to participate in the division of the family!
Qiuhua knelt and saluted, "Yes, ancestor."
After saying this, she called the maid to pick up the broken pieces of the teacup on the ground, and she went to inform the family of four of her direct descendant.
***
Qi Wenyue returned to the main hall in the front yard, and after sending away the maids and servants, he summarized his conversation with the ancestor and told it to everyone.
Old Madam Qi gave him a look with a look of relief.
"Fortunately you didn't make a mistake, otherwise this family wouldn't be able to accommodate you."
Qi Wenyue smiled and said, "The small family is more important than the big family."
Although he wanted to be filial to his mother, he still knew who was close to him and who was not.
The group waited for a while before the ancestor and Qi Wenhua's family of four arrived.
The old ancestor sat down in the main seat, his tense face showing his majesty.
"The concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters of the first house, please leave. You are not qualified to participate in the division of the family."
When Aunt Xu, Qi Hean and Qi Jingyao heard this, they quickly got up and left.
But he was stopped by Ye Chutang.
"Grandmother, you don't know that in the Qi family, there is no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. They are all close relatives who live and die together, and no one needs to leave."
The three were deeply moved by these words and returned to their original seats.
The old ancestor almost couldn't suppress her anger when she saw Ye Chutang openly defying her.
She took a deep breath and got straight to the point.
"The Qi family has just settled down in Tianshan County. If they suddenly split up, they will definitely be laughed at."
Qi Shuyan snorted coldly, "It's better to be laughed at than to be assassinated."
Ancestor: “…”
"The murder of the Xia family father and daughter will never happen again. There is no need to go to the point of splitting up the family."
The corners of Ye Chutang's lips curled up in a mocking arc.
"It's easy to talk when the knife didn't stab you. If it was the eldest wife who wanted to kill grandma, would you still say that you won't divide the family?"
She is the daughter-in-law and an outsider, so she has to be the “bad guy”!
"Grandma, I am a heartless person who doesn't recognize my relatives. If the Ye family has wronged me, I will kill everyone in the Ye family.
Hiring someone to kill is unforgivable. This family must be divided, otherwise I will retaliate, and double the amount! ”
The moment she finished speaking, she slammed her palm on the table.
The table broke into pieces and fell to the ground.
Qi Wenhua was so frightened that he stood up from his chair and said quickly: "Separate the family!"
In the face of powerful military power, saving your life is the most important thing.
The old ancestor was also shocked by Ye Chutang's martial arts.
She followed Qi Wenhua's words and said, "Since your eldest branch insists on dividing the family, then do it."
Qi Shuyan looked at the hypocritical old ancestor and corrected him: "Not only are we splitting up, but we should also stop interacting with each other in the future."
He has never been one to compromise.
I don’t want Xia Shu to suffer any injustice.
To honor someone who wanted to kill her!
The old ancestor didn't expect Qi Shuyan to do such a ruthless thing.
She looked at Qi Wenyue and asked him to come out and persuade them.
Qi Wenyue had long guessed that the ancestor would look for him, so he lowered his head and avoided her sight.
The ancestor was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
The first wife doesn't buy into filial piety at all!
"If we don't interact, how will people outside view our Qi family?"
"I don't know what others think of the second wife, but no one dares to look down on the first wife."
Ancestor: “…”
Qi Wenhua knew very well that the first wife was very angry and nothing he said would be of any use.
I can only follow their lead first and make amends later.
"Fei Luan belongs to the Second House. She did something wrong, and the Second House should bear the consequences. Whatever you say is what it is."
This is what Ye Chutang was waiting for.
"There is no division of money between the first and second houses. Dividing the family is just a matter of words. I will give you three days to move out."
When Qi Wenhua saw that no one in the first wife's house said anything, he knew that the second wife's house had to move out.
He nodded, "Okay, I'll move out as soon as possible."
After saying that, the five people from the second room left.
The issue of family division was resolved satisfactorily.
Ye Chutang asked the Qi family, "What should be our attitude towards the Second House in the future?"
The Qi family's eyes were on Qi Shuyan, letting him make the decision.
Qi Shuyan said: "I didn't involve my grandmother in Shu'er's murder, so I repaid the bloodline. From now on, as long as the second branch doesn't do anything naughty, I will treat them as strangers."
"Okay, I understand."
***
Two days later.
The news spread throughout Tianshan County that the two branches of the Qi family had fallen out because of Yun Feiluan hiring someone to kill Xia Shu.
When the second branch of the Qi family moved out of the Qi Mansion, many people came to watch the fun.
"Is it really that serious to break up your family just for an outsider?"
"Of course! Hiring someone to kill someone, how horrible!"
"That's right. If we live together, we never know when someone might do something bad to us."
"The one who is wrong is Yun Feiluan, not the second wife. She doesn't even want her own mother and brothers. She is so cold-blooded."
"Isn't Yun Feiluan a cousin who lives under someone else's roof? Would she dare to hire someone to kill someone without the approval of the Second House?"
"You deserve it for what you did!"
Amidst all kinds of discussions, the second branch moved to the east of Tianshan County.
The house is big enough, but now they are just merchants without any backstage, and their status is inferior to others.
So, Qi Wenhua asked the ancestor, "Mom, should we change the place to do business?"
Tianshan County is the territory of the eldest son.
If he wants to win over officials, he can't spend this money!
The ancestor certainly knew that if the second branch stayed in Tianshan County, their situation would only get worse and worse.
But now the Zhao family still dominates the world. Without the protection of the first wife, the second wife may not be able to survive.
Saving your life is important.
"Wenhua, can you survive if you leave Qi Yanzhou's sphere of influence?"
Just one sentence made Qi Wenhua shut up.
"Then we will make plans after the new king takes the throne."
Anyway, the second wife's family is wealthy enough that even if she only spends and doesn't earn, she can still live a wealthy life.
But our ancestors didn't want to sit and wait for death.
She set her sights on Guo Tingting.
If you want to improve your status, the fastest way is to find a powerful relative.
But only after Yun Feiluan’s case becomes a thing of the past can Guo Tingting realize her greatest value.
"No matter how much impact the separation has on the business, as long as it is not a big loss, we should continue to do it. When the storm passes, the business will pick up again."
Qi Wenhua thought so too.
"Mom, don't worry, the second house won't collapse like this."
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