Chapter 23 Confiscating the house
Lin Zhiyuan also frowned at this time, his face was extremely gloomy, and he was in a very bad mood. He no longer had the usual affection and gentleness to Xiaoyi. Listening to Jiang's endless inquiries, he said impatiently, "Shut up, how should I know what's going on?"
Seeing Jiang's face full of disbelief and grievance, I felt even more annoyed. How could Yan'er be so tactless? Couldn't she see that I was upset? She was not as considerate and gentle as before.
"Cousin, you yelled at me? Did Yan'er do something wrong?" Jiang used her usual tactics and said aggrievedly. Unfortunately, the only response was that Changle Hou frowned even more.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Lin Yuwei quickly pulled her mother's sleeve and signaled her father's expression.
After receiving the reminder, Jiang reacted immediately, adjusted her expression quickly, and was about to say something to win back the marquis's heart when she heard the servants shouting in panic.
"My lord, something bad has happened!" A little Si rushed over with a pale and panicked look, shouting in a trembling voice, "Our mansion has been...surrounded...surrounded! The Royal Guards have surrounded the mansion and no one can get out!" As he spoke, his whole body trembled involuntarily, and he was obviously extremely frightened.
This sudden news was like a stone thrown into a pond, stirring up thousands of waves. Everyone present, whether it was Changle Hou Lin Zhiyuan, Changle Hou's wife Jiang, or their children, were all shocked and panicked.
Lin Zhiyuan's face turned pale for a moment, and his eyebrows revealed a look of disbelief. He stared at Xiao Si, his eyes as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to find out the truth behind Xiao Si's panic from his eyes.
Jiang stopped just as she was about to move forward. At this moment, she was shrouded in fear. She tightly grasped the armrests of the chair with both hands, and her knuckles looked pale from excessive force.
Lin Yuwei could no longer maintain the expression on her face. Surprise and fear exploded in her heart. She then grabbed her mother's sleeve and asked anxiously, "Mom, what happened? What did you do?"
Didn't she say she was going to be Princess Le? Why would the Royal Guards besiege the mansion?
The sons and daughters-in-law of Marquis Changle all had different expressions and were in a panic, obviously not expecting such a sudden change.
The servants and maids were even more panicked. They huddled together with pale faces, and some even knelt on the ground trembling, praying that this was a misunderstanding.
Lin Zhiyuan took a deep breath and tried to calm his inner shock and fear. "Butler, butler?" He called a few times but no one responded, so he asked impatiently, "Where is Lin Xiaozhi? Where did he go?"
The servants and maids beside them looked at each other in bewilderment. After a long while, one of them replied uncertainly, "My Lord, the butler said that you asked him to go out on an errand, and he left through the back door with a package not long ago!"
As soon as the words fell, the whole room fell silent. Everyone realized what the so-called leaving meant. Marquis Changle was so angry that his face turned blue. Thinking about how the indenture had been lost for no reason before, what else was there that he didn't understand!
Good! These traitors had better not appear in front of me in this life, otherwise I will make them know what it means to live a life worse than death!
Unfortunately, he didn't know what kind of hell scene it would be like when he met Lin Xiaozhi, who was hypnotized by Shen Minghui and was thought to have a deep hatred with Shen Minghui, on the way to exile, and what kind of torture he would suffer. He truly felt what it meant to be worse than death and that living was torture!
Seeing him stand up with a gloomy face at this time, he said in a deep voice, "Don't panic, let's wait until we go out and take a look before making any conclusion." While speaking, he tried his best to appear calm, but unfortunately, his gloomy face and deep tone irritated everyone's nerves.
Everyone followed Lin Zhiyuan out of the mansion, and saw a dark crowd of figures surrounding the entire mansion. The cold light reflected from the armor stung their eyes.
Song Wuji, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, stood at the door, watching Marquis Changle lead everyone to appear. He unfolded the imperial edict expressionlessly and read it aloud:
"It is God's destiny, the emperor decreed:
Lin Zhiyuan, the Marquis of Changle, married Chang, the daughter of a merchant, for money. However, after getting the wealth of the Chang family, he forgot his gratitude and became greedy. He even wiped out the entire Chang family, a family of good people. His behavior was cruel and outrageous.
After that, he became even more unscrupulous, raising bandits, robbing merchants' homes, and amassing ill-gotten gains, causing the people to be in a state of panic. His crimes were numerous and could not be tolerated by heaven.
From now on, the Marquis of Changle's mansion will be confiscated, all property will be confiscated, and the mansion will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for custody. The male members of the Marquis of Changle's family will be imprisoned by the Ministry of Justice and await their fate. The female family members and children will be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for custody, pending further arrangements.
Admire this! "
Lin Zhiyuan and his family knelt on the ground, stunned as they listened to the imperial decree that had cast them into the mud. Endless helplessness and despair enveloped them completely.
Jiang burst into tears and cried uncontrollably. The other sons clenched their fists, but they didn't know what to do.
Lin Yuwei pursed her lips tightly, trying hard not to let the tears fall. She could only force herself to keep comforting herself, "Don't panic, don't panic. There must be a way."
Jade pendant?
Yes, yes, yes, I still have the jade pendant! His Royal Highness Prince Le will definitely not ignore me! As long as His Royal Highness Prince Le knows that the jade pendant is in my hands, it will be fine.
Lin Zhiyuan was also hit hard by this unexpected imperial decree. He tried hard to stay calm. But the doubts and uneasiness in his heart were so strong. Why did his family suffer such a disaster?
Lin Zhiyuan straightened his back, looked at the Minister of Justice, and asked, "Sir Song, my Changle Marquisate has always been cautious and prudent. I don't know why we have suffered such a disaster?"
Song Wuji, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, had seen countless prisoners struggle and argue, and now he had to admit that Lin Zhiyuan was definitely one of the most shameless people he had ever seen.
Seeing Lin Zhiyuan's forced calmness, he put on a sarcastic smile, then waved his hand coldly and said, "Take him away!"
Haha, you have the nerve to say that but I don’t have the nerve to listen?
He has lost all conscience and is a villain!
The soldier pushed Lin Zhiyuan and his family to leave the mansion quickly. Lin Yuwei was pushed back to her senses by the soldier. She pulled off the jade pendant from her waist, walked quickly to Song Wuji, and saluted.
"Sir, this jade pendant was given to you by His Royal Highness Prince Le in the past. Today, the Yuwei family is in trouble, and I'm afraid that it is no longer possible for them to have a relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Le. Sir, please give this jade pendant to His Royal Highness Prince Le, and say... just return it to its original owner!"
Lin Yuwei's voice was a little choked up, and she looked at the jade pendant with obvious reluctance and love, but she still forcefully stuffed the jade pendant into Song Wuji's hand.
Song Wuji was stunned when he saw the beautiful girl leaving after saying that. Holding the crystal clear jade pendant in his hand, his heart couldn't help but tremble as if it was hot!
Oh no, could this be the sweetheart of His Royal Highness Prince Le?
If this touches that person's heart, there will be a hole in his heart!
No!
Report it, report it quickly!
This is none of our business, Old Song!
【Extra small theater:
Song Wuji: Your Highness, I have...
Prince Le: Lord Song, you are here just in time! I fell in love with a girl at first sight, and asked your wife to help me find a matchmaker!
Song Wuji (silently hid the jade pendant in his sleeve): Yes! 】
At the same time, Shenjia Village's Shenjia
Lin Yuxi's mind was being bombarded by a long string of mechanical voice prompts!
[Ding, congratulations to the host, the task of protecting the wooden sign space from being plundered has been completed! ]
[Ding, congratulations to the host, the mission of protecting the Shen family has been completed! ]
[Ding, congratulations to the host, the mission of revenge on Changle Marquis Mansion has been completed! ]
[Ding, congratulations to the host, all novice internship tasks have been completed, task evaluation ★★★★★]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for officially becoming an employee of the Quick Wear Department from now on.] (After completing Task 1, the novice mission is completed and can be officially converted to a full-time employee! Tasks 2 and 3 are additional tasks. If the host completes one, he can choose any item or skill to take away when leaving the world; if he completes the second, the system will reward him with a mysterious grand prize.)
Lin Yuxi was awakened by a series of prompt sounds from the system. Her hazy consciousness gradually returned, but before she could sort out the long string of information, she was startled by a sudden scream from the system!
[Ah... You completed all the tasks so quickly?]
A string of voices with obvious emotions, different from the previous mechanical and stereotyped voices, sounded urgently, and the tone was full of surprise and disbelief!