These days are probably the most afflicting days since the monarch of the Yuanlong Dynasty ascended the throne.

The mother of my biological mother died in great demise, and the woman I had always wanted to protect died of depression.

But the disaster never came alone. There were barbarians in the southern border repeatedly disturbing each other. The court even used the wolf army to calm down. Although this war did not hurt the muscles, it would always consume vitality.

Just as the war eased, a gold mine accident occurred on Suiyu again, killing and injured hundreds of people. Because the entire cave completely collapsed, Suiyu gold mine became a waste cave.

Suiyu has been rich in gold since ancient times and is also a very important gold mining site in the Yuanlong Dynasty. Now that the mine cave is scrapped, it is a major loss to the entire country.

The emperor naturally cannot give up, especially when he heard that the accident was caused by the over-development of the person in charge of gold in order to seek credit, Long Yan was even more furious and cut off the Hu family, who was responsible for gold mining in one sentence.

People related to this matter cannot be exempted from liability. This includes the Hu family's ex-girlfriend, the Golden Tang family.

...

The entire Tang family was in an unprecedented tension. Xiaoxiao was in a state early a few days ago. At this moment, she was calmer than others. She held her younger brother in her arms and talked in the room with her mother.

"It should be nothing big. The crime is in the Hu family. My grandfather left a very detailed handover document before resigning," Xiaoxiao hugged the serious Brother Zhou'er and helped another brother with saliva. "Those handover documents are all registered in the court, and they will be clear as soon as they check it."

Ci Gu and her mother listened carefully, and now she felt relieved when she heard Xiaoxiao say this.

Ci Gu made a gesture, and the other girls went out.

Shan Niang put Brother Yu in her arms on the kang and stroked the child's little face: "If it's really a matter of fact, our family is not afraid, just because the drunkard's intention is not to drink."

It seems that my mother has already learned most of the matter. Xiaoxiao looked at her peaceful and speechless brother in her arms and comforted her mother, "Now my uncle has come here, so I must have mastered some important information. Maybe things will turn around."

When she mentioned her brother, Shan Niang's expression became more solemn: "I met your uncle in a hurry just now. Seeing him like that, it seemed that things were not simple."

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It was not until the lights were taken before the sail returned to the Zhuli Pavilion.

The servants were still reported to the room, leaving only a family of five, and the twins were already asleep on the kang.

When Xiaoxiao looked at his father's appearance, he knew that something was wrong, so he served his father with rice without saying a word.

Qifan said, "My uncle has repeatedly asked why our family offended the Tian family," and then smiled bitterly, "But the matter here cannot be told to outsiders. I am afraid that it will be more messy when I tell you."

There was a silence in the room, and finally asked with a smile: "What is the worst result?"

"At the least, the old man was imprisoned alone, and at worst, no one in the family was spared."

That night, no one in the Tang family slept peacefully.

The process of waiting for the result is even more tormenting, but there are new troubles in this process - Mr. Tang Wu had done business with the Korean royal family when he was in North Korea, which was absolutely not allowed in the Yuanlong Dynasty! Although some bold businessmen would also secretly do business with the royal family of other countries, as long as no one proves it, they would be happy to make money secretly, and making money has to be taken risks.

The fifth master Tang Qisheng shouted loudly: "I just sold some glassware to the nobles of North Korea, but they didn't say that they were people in the palace! I was wronged, I was cheated!!" As he shouted, he seemed to have reacted: "What evidence do they have! Why do they frame it randomly! It must be someone who wants to frame our Tang family!"

Mr. Tang Er glared at his fifth brother fiercely: "Don't talk about others, are you talking less about it outside? You will brag outside without any other skills! I have advised you many times but I just don't listen. I've been clamoring outside all day long, showing off the big business you did in North Korea: The good guys calmed down the entire imperial court of Goryeo at that time! Now their Goryeo Emperor is drinking with our Dayuanlong's glass bowl!"

After hearing what his second brother said, Tang Laowu didn't dare to say anything: "Brave is worth it? Then you have to show evidence!"

"Even if there is no evidence, the court can make up for you!" Tang Laosi sighed, wondering why he was so lucky this year.

Tang Qifan didn't say anything, and he knew everything in his heart. At this time, he didn't count any defense or favors, otherwise the emperor wouldn't have someone to bring up old accounts.

Tang Laowu also rushed back to the jewelry shop to get the money: "At worst, I can just put the shop out to handle some things," and said that, and then he leaned towards Tang Qifan, "Third brother, you can't stop saving me from death. Maybe you will have to get some money from you at that time."

Tang Qifan looked at his younger brother with sharp eyes: "Now not only your shop, but also my shop, all the shops in the Tang family have been sealed off and they can't withdraw half a penny."

Tang Laowu opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak for a long time.

Just as everyone was silent, they suddenly heard a noise outside. Master Tang hurriedly stepped forward to support his old father, but Mr. Tang waved his hand: "What should be coming will always come. Don't make a noise at that time. I don't know how long I will stay in prison. I'd better keep this breath and maintain my body."

There were already bursts of noisy and screams outside. Old Master Tang looked at his wife, walked over and shook the other party's hand: "I finally saved the female family and the children, so I don't have to go in and be humiliated."

The old lady was wearing a crutch and looked stern: "If you have this disaster in your life, you will be fine if you pass it over," she said and stroked her husband's cuffs, "There are some ginseng pieces sewn here, which can last your life."

The old man smiled and said, "I am still tough, so it will be no problem to hold it in for three or five years."

When the brothers and the others saw their father's appearance, they stood solemnly, and no one clamored anymore, waiting quietly for their own destiny.

...

Something happened to the Tang family, not just the business district, but also all walks of life in Kyoto.

In street teahouses, people talk about the Tang family: "That big golden Tang family fell down just by saying that?"

"Oh, the building is overwhelmed, I'm afraid I can't even help it."

"Tang Laowu can really cure such a great crime by selling things to Emperor Gaoli?"

"I heard that there are other things here, and there must be something else! Otherwise, the emperor would also work hard to protect the Tang family. How could such a large imperial merchant be so ruined?"

"It was said that the family was raided, all the men were jailed, and all the women were sold to the Jiaofangsi."

"Where is the Jiaofangsi now? It may be sold to other wealthy families as servants."

Of course, there are some irrelevant gloating people: "When we sell people, we will go out to the street to take a look. I heard that the third-class maids of the Tang family are all beautiful! Then we can raise money and buy one!"

"It's not cost-effective to buy more people. Let's take advantage of the time to buy some antique decorations. Maybe we can find a big leak!"

Someone said, "There are many people from the court in the Tang family. It is said that the female relatives were kept, and the Tang family was only sealed off and did not search the house."

Everyone felt regretful when they heard this: "If we don't search the house and make such a big battle, we still want to find a bargain to buy antiques."

Soon someone rushed into the teahouse: "Get out quickly, come out quickly, sell people on the street. I heard that they were all from the Tang family, and they used straw ropes to wear a string, like grasshoppers!"

People stood up after hearing this, and someone called the person who spoke just now: "Who said the female family has been saved? Isn't this sold? We can't afford it, so it's good to have a look!"

When I walked on the street, I was surrounded by people watching the fun, and there were more people watching elephants in Wanhui Festival.

A few tall ones could see clearly, staring at the young and shui girls on the stage: "It's really good to say, the Tang family has really good goods!"

Someone next to him said, "You didn't see the batch just now, it's even more beautiful! I bought it when I just took it out!" He said and sighed again.

"What are you sighing? Do you think you can't afford it?"

The man said again: "Just as soon as the first batch of girls walked on stage, one of them fell into a wall and died on the spot. It was a long time to sprinkle water and sweep the floor and clean it up before the second batch came."

At this time, there were two rows of people standing on the stage. The first row was a girl and the second row was a woman. Some of the girls standing in the front row looked numb, some were timid and trembling, and some were crying in a daze. Especially one of them was particularly weak and almost cried out. You could vaguely hear him murmuring: "Sister Qingsi, you are leaving, what should the old lady do..."

The girls all had grass marks on their heads and were priced in front of them. Someone had already started to pay for the price: "I want the fifteen taels of silver! It's the tallest and whitest one!"

"I want the twelve taels, that black and beautiful one!"

The girl, who was called Hei Liqiu, lowered her head and tears fell on the ground. A little girl next to her asked timidly: "Sister Tiaoyan, shouldn't we sell us to wealthy families together? I can do all the rough and meticulous work, why are you still pulling it on the table and letting others choose? I think the people below are not kind."

Tiao Yan smiled bitterly: "Perhaps we should sell it for a good price first."

Just as people were clamoring for a crazy price, they suddenly shouted: "I'm going to cover everything!"

There were also people who were dissatisfied, but when they saw this person's appearance, they didn't dare to say anything.

The man who shouted violently had wide shoulders and a wide body, and a banditry spirit was rippled between his eyebrows. Behind him were a group of followers who were also full of banditry spirit. Ordinary people really didn't dare to challenge him.

The man asked the officer and soldier again, "Is this the only one today?"

The young soldier was also overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum: "There is a batch in the first place, and it has been sold."

"Is it a female family?"

"Yes, they are all the maids of the Tang family, and they were all bought by a young man named Jin."

"Is there any more behind? I want them all." As the man said, he changed his smile and took the little officer and soldier over: "The official spoke further."

There were many discussions in the crowd: "Who is this person? He is so rich and arrogant."

"You don't know this person? Isn't this Meng Qi?"

"Is it the one who runs the express money house?"

"No, he is the only one who is doing this in Kyoto."

There was also a man standing out in the crowd, Wen Xidian. Seeing Meng Qi’s behavior just now, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"San Master, where are we going next?" asked the servant beside him.

"Old Prince's Mansion."

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