Chapter 250: Separation
After a painful ordeal, Sun Chenghai finally made a difficult decision.
"I will voluntarily resign from my position and donate all of the Sun family's wealth. I only ask the emperor to show some mercy."
Bai's eyes widened.
The Sun family has not yet split up, so all the family wealth naturally belongs to everyone.
If all the money is donated, will the second branch of the family be left with nothing?
Madam Sun couldn't accept it for a moment. "Cheng Hai, is this really necessary? Jing Xuan is already gone. The Emperor will certainly show some mercy to the Sun family for the Empress' sake."
When Empress Sun heard this, a hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of her lips.
"Mother, how much affection does the Emperor still have for me, the Empress? That's all I have to say. You can make your own decisions on how to choose."
After saying that, she left without saying anything more.
She had no intention of listening to their quarrels.
As soon as she left, the entire Sun family fell into unprecedented chaos.
Mrs. Zhou was crying, crying for her dead son.
Bai was crying, crying for the glory and wealth she was about to lose.
Old Madam Sun was also crying, crying about the misfortunes and misery of her life in her later years.
Sun Chenghai's scalp was tingling with their crying, and he couldn't bear it, but he didn't dare to be careless.
He witnessed the wrath of Emperor Defeng last time. This time, if the Sun family does not take the initiative to cut off its own arm, it is likely to follow in the footsteps of the Jiang family.
"Mom, money is just a thing outside of our body. The most important thing for us is to protect ourselves."
Bai immediately retorted, "I disagree! This incident was caused by Sun Jingxuan, and your first wife should be held responsible. Why do you want to implicate our second wife?"
He said it easily. If they gave away all their money, how would they maintain their former prosperity? They couldn't even afford to support their entire household of servants. Was she supposed to do the rough labor herself? It was she simply dreaming.
Sun Chenghai looked at his sister-in-law with a hint of anger on his face.
Unfortunately, his second brother was a henpecked husband, and he hid behind Bai the whole time, not daring to say a word.
Although Old Madam Sun was reluctant to give up her money, her son was right in what he said just now. It was more important to protect herself.
She acted like a mother-in-law, "Bai, the Sun family is facing a great crisis right now. We as a family should work together to overcome this difficult time. Otherwise, if the Sun family is liquidated by the emperor, you will not be in a good situation either."
Master Sun Wenhai's face relaxed and he tugged at Bai.
No matter how important money is, it is not as important as life.
Bai's face trembled, and a strong sense of unwillingness surged in her heart.
Why?
Why should they be implicated by the eldest wife when they did nothing?
Bai pushed him away and said something in a strong tone.
"Divide the family, divide it now! The affairs of the eldest house have nothing to do with us, and don't expect us to spend a penny."
Old Madam Sun was so angry that her face changed drastically, and her hand that was pointing at her was shaking.
"You, you, you are really rebelling! I'm not even dead yet, and you dare to bring up the idea of dividing the family!"
Bai thought to herself, you old woman should have died long ago.
"Whether you agree or not, I want to separate the family! If you don't agree to separate the family, I want a divorce and go back to my parents' home!"
Sun Wenhai became anxious upon hearing this and grabbed Bai's arm, "How can we get a divorce? I don't agree!"
Bai shook him off again. "If I continue to stay in your Sun family, I'm afraid I'll even lose my life. Do you think I'm stupid? Either we split up or we get a divorce! Take all my dowry with you. Don't even think about taking advantage of me."
Old Madam Sun was so angry at Bai that she had a heart attack. "You shrew, if you are so eager to leave, then go. Our Sun Family Temple is too small to accommodate a giant like you!"
Unexpectedly, Sun Wenhai was the first to stand up and object, "No! Mother, your son and the Bai couple have been together for over ten years and have a deep affection for each other. Your son cannot live without you."
He was as silent as a quail just now, but now he has become tough.
Old Madam Sun was so angry at her son for ruining her plans that her face turned even uglier.
"You useless thing, what? You won't live without the Bai family?"
Sun Wenhai nodded cowardly, muttering softly at the end, "My son thinks what Bai said is right. Why does the affairs of the first house involve our second house? A big tree has branches, and it's time for our family to split up."
Sun Chenghai glared at him, "Second brother, we are brothers. When disaster strikes, you don't care about our brotherhood at all, and only want to protect yourself?"
Sun Wenhai said confidently, "Brother, you don't care about our brotherhood. If you did, you shouldn't have implicated us."
Bai reiterated his position, "Anyway, this family must score points today!"
Zhou's eyes were red and filled with hatred.
"Do you think you can escape unscathed by dividing the family? If the Emperor is truly enraged, he won't care whether we divide the family or not."
"Whether we can escape unscathed or not, we must separate. If we don't, who knows if someone from your eldest branch will implicate us again next time and get us into trouble."
Bai's words were harsh and his attitude was very strong.
Sun Wenhai huddled behind her again, nodding his head repeatedly and acting as a yes-man.
Zhen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"I agree with the separation."
Her voice was not loud, but it was extremely firm and contained a hint of unquestionableness.
Everyone looked at her. Old Madam Sun's eyes were sinister and had a hint of allure.
"Zhen, say it again!"
Zhen met Old Madam Sun's gaze without fear.
"Mother, I agree with the division of the family. The third branch and the first and second branches have never been on the same page, so it should have been separated long ago."
Zhen's words were cold and harsh, completely breaking the apparent peace between her and Old Lady Sun.
For so many years, she has been tolerant in everything.
This time, she didn't want to endure it anymore.
Even if not for her, I have to think about Amu.
Sun Muzhi looked at his mother and felt a slight warmth in his heart.
My mother may not know that he was the one who instigated the division of the family today.
He was about to leave the capital and was worried about leaving his mother alone at the Sun family.
It would be best if I could divide the house before leaving and let my mother live her own life behind closed doors.
But dividing the family is not easy. He needs help and also needs to find the right opportunity.
The opportunity soon came.
Not only was Emperor Defeng investigating Sun Jingxuan, but Sun Muzhi also suspected him.
He knew his cousin's character better than anyone else.
When something happened to Xiao Baozhu, he was highly suspected.
After some investigation, this was indeed confirmed.
He also discovered that Emperor Defeng had also sent people to investigate the matter.
Therefore, he asked someone to give the Bai family some information in advance. The Bai family was selfish and would distance themselves from any trouble without hesitation.
What Sun Muzhi didn't expect was that Empress Sun would come in person to give him poisoned wine.
This move further stimulated the second house, and the Bai family indeed proposed to separate the family.
The second branch was resolute and refused to give in, so the plan to split the family property was largely successful.
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