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Chapter 399
Chapter 399
Chapter 399
Ren Chenghao bowed courteously to Qin Jiu and the others, he then said with a smile. “We are here by decree to carry out our official duties, if there are any offenses, please forgive us.”
“Deputy Commander Ren, please go ahead.” Qin Zening was equally courteous, cupping his hand and saying, “It’s just that my grandmother has been sick for some time now, so I hope you won’t disturb her.”
Before leaving the palace, Ren Chenghao also received instructions from the emperor, so he hurriedly said, “Don’t worry, Marquis. Only Qin Zhun’s property will be confiscated, and the dowry owned by the Old Madam will not be included.”
He meant that they would not go to Ronghe Hall and disturb the Old Madam Qin.
After the formalities, Qin Zening invited Ren Chenghao to sit down in the main hall and hosted the other party with Qin Zeyu, as for the other imperial guards, they went to several courtyards of the second family under the guidance of the chief steward.
Seeing the imperial guard’s flying fish robes with embroidered spring sabers walking around the Marquis Residence made the servants anxious and restless; they only felt relieved after confirming that these flying fish robes were indeed only coming for the second family.
Meanwhile, Qin Sheng and Qin Zezhou remained anxious as they watched their things, boxes by boxes, being carried away by the imperial guards but dared not to stop them let alone confront them; they did not even know where they would go in the future.
Qin Sheng thought for a moment and then called on Qin Zezhou and several concubine-born siblings to rush to Ronghe Hall. She wanted to take advantage of Qin Zening entertaining Ren Chenghao and find Old Madam Qin to ask for help, but was stopped outside by Qin Jiu.
Looking at Qin Jiu, Qin Sheng wished she could tear her apart, but could only held her head high as she yelled.
“Second sister, if you don’t let us see grandmother again, we will go back to the Su family and let people see how shameless it is for eldest brother to drive his cousins out of the house just after he inherits the title. They will know how intolerant he is!”
The younger siblings beside her, including Qin Zezhou also echoed, “We want to see grandma!”
Everyone knows that Old Madam Qin was the most soft-hearted person in the residence; as long as they all kneel together in front of her and cry while pleading, Old Madam Qin would definitely be moved. Only by pardoning Madam Su from the crime of murdering her mother-in-law could the second house plan the next move.
Qin Jiu looked at Qin Sheng and her siblings as she casually smiled. “We have already separated from the second house. Fourth sister, you and your siblings shouldn’t be living here in the first place.”
“Ai, out of my kind heart, I was initially thinking of letting you stay here since you don’t have a place to go but since you already have a place to stay then you should all go.”
“Fourth Sister, you’re going to the Su family, right?”
Without waiting for Qin Sheng and the others to speak, Qin Jiu called the momo in charge and commanded, “Hurry up and prepare a carriage for the Fourth Miss and the others and send them to the Su Family.”
Qin Sheng’s face turned pale as she clenches her fists tightly.
Last night, she and Qin Zezhou went to the Su family because of Madam Su. Although several uncles and aunts did not talk with malicious remarks in front of them, they were also impatient; especially when they mentioned their mother, they were very dismissive. The siblings begged, but their uncles refused to go to the public court to speak for their mother. They only asked them to go back to ask for help from their grandmother.
Since the incident with cousin Su Xiyang, their uncles and aunts have been very dissatisfied with them. How could they be willing to take in a few of their siblings?!
Neither Qin Sheng nor Qin Zehou had an answer.
Qin Zezhou pulled Qin Sheng’s sleeve and tried to persuade her to give in first, but Qin Sheng refused, in her opinion, Qin Jiu was just intimidating them. They had nothing left in their second family, and those barefoot were not afraid of wearing shoes*. Now that Qin Zening has inherited the title, how could he ignore his reputation.
(*have no worries about doing things and can do anything regardless of the consequences)
Qin Sheng straightened her back and stubbornly looked at Qin Jiu.
Not a moment later, the momo in charge came and reported, “The carriage is ready, fourth young miss, second young master, fourth young master, sixth young miss ……”
The momo called them one by one and extended her hand to invite them.
Qin Sheng bit her lower lip, the words were said to this point, with so many servants around her watching, she could only keep her face and left with a flick of her sleeve. “Let’s go!”
Qin Zezhou, on the other hand, was dumbfounded as he looked Qin Jiu and Qin Sheng back and forth, before chasing after his sister. “Fourth Sister.”
The concubine-born children who always followed Qin Sheng and Qin Zezhou, looked each other, no one dare to stay and they all chased after Qin Sheng and Qin Zezhou.
Qin Sheng and the other’s carriages and horses left the Marquis of Zhongyi’s residence smoothly, without the imperial guards stopping them. They came to confiscate the family’s property and not to pay attention to these insignificant people.
These imperial guards were experts in inspection so in just one hour, all that should be confiscated were taken. Ren Chenghao also took his leave, Qin Zening personally sent him all the way to the main gate.
By the time the imperial guards all left, the sound of the horse hooves had faded away, and it was almost dusk.
The servants’ hearts were completely relieved, as if they had escaped from the mouth of a hungry wolf, but they still felt their feet a little soft, while the third house breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that everything had already been done. The third Master and his wife brought a few children to show their goodwill and congratulated Qin Zening.
The third master was a concubine-born son who has always gone with the flow, following to whichever side was strong.
That year, after the death of the old lord, the title was given to the second house; however, the third house did not make a fuss and remained silent. This time, the title returned to the eldest house, and just as before, he remained silent.
Qin Zening does not care about his third uncle and thought of him mediocrely, he simply said. “Third uncle, third aunt, since the family has already been separated, let’s make it a thorough one.” In the beginning, only the eldest house and the second house separated, and the third house continued to depend on the second house.
The third house did not even dare say “no,” so Qin Zening added more meaning to this.
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