Chapter 310 I'll Wait for You

As soon as Lu Xihua arrived at the main courtyard, he saw his father, Lu Yuan, sitting in the main seat with a serious face, while Lu Fei stood beside him.

When he saw Lu Fei, he was furious.

Before he could get angry, his father asked him, "Did you go to the Pilgrim Street at the foot of Puxian Temple today?"

Lu Xihua flinched and hesitated whether to tell the truth.

Bang!

When Lu Yuan saw this, he slapped the table angrily, "Why don't you tell me the truth?!"

Lu Fei sneered from the side. I really didn't know whether to call Lu Xihua stupid or dumb. At this time, he still wanted to be clever.

At this time, the reinforcements that Lu Xihua had moved before going out arrived.

As soon as her step-sibling, Mrs. Lu, stepped into the house, she whispered, "Master, calm down. If your child does something wrong, tell him properly and he will change it."

"Shut up! It's you who spoiled the child! It's lawless!" After Lu Yuan scolded his step-sibling, he looked at Lu Xihua, "Why don't you tell me everything quickly?!"

Lu Xihua had no choice but to honestly explain how he found out that his eldest sister had gone out, how he followed her, how he found out that she was having an affair with the married man Xie Zhan, and how he caught her in the act.

Lu Yuan: "So you locked both the front and back doors of Pilgrim Street?"

In normal times, such a thing would be ridiculed at most if people knew about it, but now, it has caused the death of so many people in the Chen family, which is terrible.

In fact, if the Chen family encountered a flash flood, even if Lu Xihua hadn't locked the door, it would have been a narrow escape.

But Lu Xihua has now stepped in and directly taken the responsibility on himself. It's stupid! It's stupid!

"Dad, it's not my fault, it's all Lu Fei's fault. If it weren't for her indiscretion and being a married woman on a rainy day, I wouldn't have locked those two doors just because I wanted to catch someone cheating."

Lu Xihua was shocked and scared. How could he have known that he could cause such a big disaster just by catching someone raping? !

Lu Fei was not a vegetarian either. He had broken up with their mother and son before, and he would fight back without hesitation, "You caused trouble yourself, and you want to move the trouble to the east? I don't admit what I didn't do!"

"You haven't done it? Looking at the way you smiled beautifully with Xie Zhanqiao on Xianghuo Street, I'm afraid you had more than one private meeting, right?" Lu Xihua could only throw dirty water on Lu Fei desperately.

Lu Yuan was thoughtful.

Mrs. Lu, the step-sibling, said quickly, "Master, you must investigate this matter clearly. We cannot unjustly accuse innocent people."

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and decided, "Someone, take the eldest lady down to check."

"Dad? You don't believe your daughter?" Lu Fei looked humiliated and sad.

Lu Yuan waved his hand and Lu Fei was invited to go down.

Not long after, the old servant who took the body test came and said, "Go back to me, madam, the eldest lady is still innocent."

When Lu Yuan heard this, he glared at Lu Xihua again.

There were only two words in Lu Xihua's heart, it was over.

Mrs. Lu, the step-sibling, couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief in her hand.

At this time, the concierge came and said, "Sir, it's not good. The county governor's office has sent someone to Lu Mansion to get someone."

Lu Xihua said in shock, "Dad, save me!"

Stepwife Mrs. Lu: "Master, please save Xihua, please save our son."

Bang, Lu Yuan slapped his hand on the table, "Calm down!"

Not long after, Lu Xihua was taken away by the government officials.

Lu Yuan followed closely and went to the government office.

Then, because this case involved two major families in the South, the county magistrate had not yet made a decision.

So many people in the Chen family died. Even if Lu Xihua was there to accompany them, it would be difficult to eliminate the hatred in the Chen family's heart. Not to mention that Lu Yuan, the head of the Lu family, also protected Lu Xihua, which made the Chen family even more angry.

Mrs. Chen convened a meeting of Chen family elders.

"We can't just let this matter go!"

If the government office doesn’t help the Chen family seek justice, then the Chen family will seek justice themselves!

The Chen family's matter was too big, and it also involved the Lu family. The other four major families in the South are paying close attention to the development of the two families.

Zhu Changnian, as the head of the Zhu family, is the same.

He was surprised when he received Ji Wuyin's invitation.

Neither he nor Ji Wuyin were boring people. If Ji Wuyin invited him at this time, he might really have something to do. Zhu Changnian decided to go to the appointment.

When Zhu Changnian saw Xue Guangxian in Ji Mansion, he was very surprised, "Xue Guangxian, is it really you? So it turns out that the Chen family was wiped out by a flash flood just because they were looking for you?"

Thinking of Xie Zhan using him to lure Chen Jiaye and others out, Xue Xu sneered in his heart, but explained on his face, "I just returned to the Southland today and have never been to the Pilgrim Street at the foot of Puxian Temple. I came back by boat. , Caobang can testify." He wouldn't explain it if he didn't have to trust him later.

Zhu Changnian didn't believe it, "Is it really not you? Chen Jiaye shouldn't be mistaken."

Xue Xu did not dwell on this topic anymore, but said, "I really admire the Master of the Zhu family. At this time, he still has the heart to watch a show." Obviously, the Chen family and the Lu family will definitely fight. Zhu Changnian wanted to take advantage. In fact, it wasn't just him. The Zhu family, the Gu family, the Liu family and the Zhang family were all paying close attention to the development of the situation and all had the same idea.

"What do you mean by that?" Zhu Changnian frowned, intuiting that there was something in his words.

Xue Xu smiled and said, "I said that you, the Zhu family, are in disaster and you don't even know it."

When Zhu Changnian heard this, he was shocked and angry, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Xue Xu: "Go back and find out what your good son Zhu Congwen has done. Then you will know whether I am talking nonsense."

When he said this, Zhu Changnian was shaken when it came to personal details. What did that kid do?

Ji Wuyin on the side also said, "Master Zhu, you really need to pay attention to Young Master Zhu's movements."

"how?"

"He borrowed two hundred thousand taels of silver from me a few days ago."

"What, two hundred thousand taels of silver? You borrowed such a large sum of money just because you asked for it? Ji Daxiu, it's unethical of you to do this. Why don't you ask someone to come and talk to me?"

Ji Wuyin said, "Our Ji's Bank is open for business. Mr. Ling has collateral, how can I push the business out? As for not telling you, it was Master Ling's request. He said he wanted to give you a surprise. How can I ignore his filial piety?"

Zhu Changnian had a bad feeling, "What did he use as collateral?"

Ji Wuyin didn't hide anything from him, "Food!"

Zhu Changnian clutched his chest and sat back on the chair, two hundred thousand taels of food! Those are two granaries, and one-third of his Zhu family's food is gone!

Now that the price of food has been rising, does he know how much these two hundred thousand taels of food will eventually rise? ! This prodigal!

No, Zhu Congwen alone could not get the right to use two warehouses of grain. As long as he was not alarmed, his second uncle must have helped him!

"Ji Wuyin, when can I redeem the grain?" Zhu Changnian asked. As long as the time limit is not exceeded, the grain will still belong to the Zhu family.

"Master Zhu, please stop worrying about the food. Do you know what Mr. Zhu did with the 200,000 taels he borrowed?" Xue Xu did not whet his appetite and revealed the answer directly, "Master Zhu With two hundred thousand taels, he traded with Xie Zhan and bought the Chen family’s Xiaozhuya Island.”

Zhu Changnian said, "How can the Chen family's Xiao Zhuya Island be worth so much?! One hundred thousand taels is enough!"

"Of course a Xiaozhuya Island is not worth two hundred thousand taels. What if there is a gold mine on the island?" Xue Xu said lightly.

Zhu Changnian was surprised, "Gold mine?"

Ji Wuyin was equally surprised, "Gold mine!"

Zhu Changnian shook his head, "No, it's impossible, it's not true."

If my son really mined gold privately, then...

The Zhu family is finished! Ji Wuyin looked at Zhu Changnian sympathetically.

"Whether this is true or not, the Zhu family leader can go back and verify. But what I want to tell you is that time is very urgent. The imperial envoy has already set off from Chang'an and may arrive in the South at any time. What are your plans? You need to make a decision as soon as possible. I'll wait for you at Ji Mansion."

"In addition, the Zhu family may be under surveillance. You must be careful when checking to avoid being noticed by the other party."

As Xue Xu spoke, Zhu Changnian's heart kept sinking.

Finally, Zhu Changnian showed an extremely ugly smile and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xue, for reminding me. I'll go back first."

Now he just hopes that what Xue Guangxian said is not true. Those two warehouses of food will be gone if they are gone.

When Zhu Changnian stood up, he staggered.

Xue Xu gave him a hand, "You have to calm down and don't let anyone see the clues."

Zhu Changnian nodded casually, and when he reached the gate, he reluctantly returned to normal.

"Ah, Xie Zhan also plotted against our Ji family?" Ji Wuyin only realized it when he learned that there was a gold mine on Xiaozhuya Island.

"Yeah."

After he sorted out the whole matter, Zhu Congwen approached Ji's Bank for a loan of 200,000 taels. If he were not around at the time, the eldest son would lend him the two hundred thousand taels without collateral.

Next, the Zhu family will be confiscated and exterminated due to the gold mine.

Because they didn't ask for collateral, the 200,000 taels loaned to Zhu Congwen by Ji's Bank was immediately wasted. This money must have ended up either in the emperor's pocket or in Xie Zhan's pocket.

And the fact that their Ji's Bank can lend out two hundred thousand taels without collateral may arouse the emperor's suspicion!

And with the chaos in the south, if the Ji family didn't know that this was a trap set by Xie Zhan, they would definitely not be able to help but join the battle because of the loss of 200,000 taels.

As a result, all the major forces in the Southland were involved.

Damn, Xie Zhan is really good at calculating!