Chapter 300: 300 is done

Chapter 300: 300 is done

Chapter 300 300 is done

Gu Jin didn't bother to tell Gu Ming more, shrugged and said: "One moment, another moment. Besides, third brother, I didn't want the property in the first place. You want to sell it, and I'm not willing to buy it. Now that third brother has decided If you don’t sell it, then your second sister-in-law and I will say goodbye.”

Gu Ming: "!!"

Concubine Yang: "!!"

Concubine Yang was also very angry. If it weren't for Gu Jin's ability to predict the future, she would have guessed in advance that her son would be in urgent need of money. She almost wondered if Gu Jin was waiting here for their mother and son on purpose.

Concubine Yang took a deep breath and said angrily: "Gu Jin, when we separated just now, your third brother and I didn't treat you badly. Is this how you treat your own brother?!"

Gu Jin seemed to have not heard anything, smiled at Prince Li, bowed politely and said: "Uncle Emperor, Awan and I will take our leave first."

Gu Ming was still holding on, wondering if Gu Jin was playing some trick. Seeing that Gu Jin was really leaving, Gu Ming became even more panicked.

After much hesitation, he suppressed the raging anger in his heart and quickly stopped the person again: "Second brother, stay here."

He raised the price again and tried to bargain with Gu Jin: "Two thousand taels for a shop!"

However, Gu Jin and Shen Wan still did not stop.

Gu Ming took another step back with heartache: "One thousand five hundred taels! One thousand five hundred taels is enough."

This is already 50% off the market price.

According to the current price, this shop can definitely be sold outside, and it is not even difficult to sell. Gu Ming is confident that he can find a suitable buyer within three days. However, with a large number of properties for sale at low prices and borrowing money from everywhere, it is difficult to sell the shop. It makes no difference, there is a high probability that he will be targeted by Jin Yiwei.

Moreover, it was impossible for anyone to come up with 300,000 silver in one go. He had to borrow at least seven or eight loans to get the money together, which couldn't be done in a day or two.

Worst of all, he didn't have time to wait.

Gu Ming stood motionless, staring blankly at the backs of Gu Jin and Shen Wan, watching Gu Jin walk out of the hall without looking back, watching him walk down the stone steps...

Gu Ming seemed to have turned into a stone sculpture, neither blinking nor moving.

The anger in Yang Taifei's heart was rising, and she became angry from embarrassment.

"A Ming, forget it if they don't want to, why do you need to beg them..." Yang Taifei said to Gu Ming angrily, with a cold tone.

"That's enough!" Gu Ming, who had been silent for a while, interrupted Yang Taifei's words, with a bit of anger, a bit of anxiety, and a bit of embarrassment. This surging negative emotion was like a flood that opened a flood gate and drowned him.

He said to Concubine Yang angrily: "Mother, how much dowry money can you lend me?"

Concubine Yang was speechless.

When she got married, her natal family was already in decline. Her dowry was very small, with only thirty-two talents, and there were not many farms or shops to go with it. To put it bluntly, if she could really come up with a large sum of money, I am afraid that both people from the Prince's Palace and outsiders would suspect that she had enriched herself when she was in charge of the Prince's Palace.

What's more, she really can't afford so much money.

Concubine Yang's face turned blue, purple, and white. Mrs. Gu San did not dare to speak when she saw this, for fear that Gu Ming would also ask her to bring out the dowry.

Speaking of this, Gu Ming also knew that he had no choice.

His only choice was Gu Jin.

"Second brother!"

Gu Ming gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind, shouting: "Second brother, don't leave, I...I promise you!"

It was so difficult to say this simple sentence, as if it cost him half his life.

Gu Ming stepped forward again, rushed out of the main hall in three steps and two steps at a time, and stopped Gu Jin again.

Gu Jin stopped and kindly advised, "Third brother, I'm really not interested in industry or anything like that. You'd better go back and think about it again."

There was a careless smile on his face, and he said it without any sincerity. It just said on his face: He just deliberately added insult to injury!

"..." Gu Ming felt that Gu Jin was too shameless and too dark-hearted.

Gu Ming was unwilling to accept it, but he only hesitated for a short time. He saw Gu Jinyi fluttering his sleeves and was about to leave. Gu Ming did not dare to hesitate anymore and compromised feebly: "No, no, no, second brother, I don't want to." Think about it."

Time was so tight that he really had no choice but to let Gu Jinshizi speak loudly and let his second brother use a knife to cut into his heart.

Compared with Gu Ming's frustration, Gu Jin and Shen Wan were refreshed. Gu Jin smiled and said: "Okay then."

Ever since, Gu Jin and his wife were respectfully invited back to the main hall by Gu Ming and sat down again.

The brothers continued to discuss.

Originally, Gu Ming had already calculated that the three shops, a house, and the fields and villages on the outskirts of Beijing that he just mentioned would be enough, but now according to Xi Jin's quotation, it is far from enough.

For a property worth 300,000 yuan, Gu Jin was only willing to pay 70,000 taels of silver.

Then, if Gu Ming wants to raise more money, he can only take out more properties.

However, if he wants to sell it, then Gu Jin and Shen Wan must want it.

The couple looked at the list provided by Gu Ming and were not satisfied with some of the industries:

"I remember this hot spring resort is in northern Hebei. It's too far away. It takes a day's journey. It would take two days to go back and forth just to soak in a hot spring. It's not practical."

"This field is not good, and there are many floods in Yuzhou."

"This racecourse has been unable to make ends meet in recent years..."

“…”

Shen Wan has been in charge of the palace's middle office for so many years, and he is very familiar with these properties of the palace. He picks and chooses, and presses the price again and again.

Now that things have come to this, Gu Ming can only take out all the deeds for the remaining property and let Gu Jin and Shen Wan choose.

Prince Li, Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen sat leisurely drinking tea.

Mrs. Yang felt that her heart was bleeding, and the pain was as if someone had cut out pieces of flesh and blood.

All the property in the Prince's Palace should belong to his son!

Concubine Yang looked at Gu Jin with almost resentment. The hatred that had been buried in her heart for many years burst out at this moment: "Gu Jin, are you deliberately trying to seize your brother's property?!"

"How could I have raised a little scoundrel like you! You are unfilial, disrespectful, unjust, and unloving as a brother."

At this moment, Concubine Yang wanted to eat her flesh and blood, and her usually graceful face was twisted into a ferocious and terrifying face, full of sinister aura.

Prince Li frowned. In the past, he had only heard that Mrs. Yang was partial, but it turned out to be such a "partial" method.

After all, Gu Jin is also a descendant of the Gu family and a member of the clan. It is not her turn to be humiliated like this by a woman from the Yang family!

Prince Li couldn't listen anymore and scolded: "That's enough!"

"Gu Ming, since your mother, the concubine, is unwell, please quickly let someone help her down to rest!"

Prince Li's words became more and more severe, and his words were stern.

Concubine Yang was unconvinced and her face was still livid, but Gu Ming was scared. He just wanted to fill the hole as soon as possible and successfully attack the prince. No matter what, he must keep a low profile now and must not let Prince Li run to the imperial court. Complain.

Today, this matter must end at Jingjun Prince’s Mansion.

Moreover, Prince Li is a Zongling. Although he cannot depose Yang Taifei, he can make her shut herself up and think about her mistakes. What's more, she can kneel in the ancestral temple, copy scriptures and chant Buddha. If it really comes to this, will Yang Taifei still be a human being in the future? !

The more Gu Ming thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he hurriedly shouted: "Here comes someone, help the concubine down quickly!"

While he was instructing the servants in the mansion, he winked at Mrs. Yang crazily, meaning to beg her to stop making trouble.

Concubine Yang's face turned gray and she was trembling with anger.

Who did she do so much for? ! Not just for this unfilial son!

Angry, Mrs. Yang finally let Mrs. Gu San and a housekeeper help her down in silence.

As soon as Mrs. Yang left, the main hall finally returned to calm.

Gu Jin didn't even look at Concubine Yang. He whispered to Shen Wan and picked again and again among a pile of deed papers, and finally finished picking them.

Gu Ming's face, who was watching from the sidelines, became uglier little by little.

All the properties chosen by Gu Jin and his wife were the most profitable properties of the Duke and Prince's Mansion, which had been accumulated by generations of ancestors. In the past, when the family was divided, each head of the family left these most prosperous properties to Xijue's son.

But now he had to give up this industry to Gu Jin.

Gu Ming clenched and released his fist, released it and clenched it again, over and over again.

Gu Jin said leisurely: "Third brother, I have chosen everything here. You can take a look at it. You have to think about it carefully and don't regret it."

Gu Jin was indeed not in a hurry, but Gu Ming was. Although these properties are precious, they are nothing compared to the title and the crime of embezzling public funds. He still has his title and salary, and he still has the remaining family property. Only by giving up can he gain. Now these "giving away" are really nothing compared to "gaining".

Gu Ming bit the tip of his tongue, knocked out his teeth and swallowed blood, nodded and said: "Second brother, I have thought clearly."

He hurriedly said to Prince Li: "I will trouble the emperor's uncle to bear witness today, and my second brother and I will transfer the ownership immediately."

The separation of families in the county and prince's palaces is a family matter, and naturally it is not under the control of the government, but the clan's government. However, the transfer of property sales must go through the government, so Prince Li specially called Jing Zhaoyin to come.

The two brothers signed and stamped it, and Jing Zhaoyin filed it. After all, this was a clan matter, and Prince Li came forward. Jing Zhaoyin did it very quickly, completing all the procedures in just half an hour.

Jing Zhaoyin didn't need anyone to see him off, so he took the lead to say goodbye, and then Gu Ming saw off Prince Li, Gu Jue and others with a strong smile.

Gu Jin and Shen Wan were laughing from the beginning to the end, but Gu Ming was smiling more ugly than crying. He got the banknote and relieved the biggest crisis at hand, but he didn't feel happy at all, nor did he feel relieved. Instead, there was a ball of air that was almost condensed in his heart.

As soon as the guests left, Mrs. Yang, who was forced to take a "rest" on the back, was finally "released".

Concubine Yang's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, her lips were still trembling, and she asked eagerly: "What did they separate?!"

Gu Ming smiled bitterly and said: "Thirty percent."

When Princess Yang heard this, she thought Gu Jin had taken away 30% of the family property. She felt very distressed and muttered: "Your second brother is really too greedy..."

As a result, Gu Ming's expression became more complicated, and he added: "I still have 30%, and I gave 70% to my second brother."

Moreover, what Gu Jin picked up was the most valuable property of the palace, including gold and jade worth two hundred thousand taels.

As for the remaining properties, some can barely break even, some can't make ends meet, some are barely profitable, and some are tasteless and a pity to abandon. Other than that, there is only the 30-year-old I just bought. It was ten thousand taels of silver. If we really calculated it carefully, Gu Jinfen walked away with far more than 70%.

What? ! Mrs. Yang simply couldn't believe her ears. Her white lips were shaking like chaff, and she couldn't breathe.

Her complexion began to turn blue, and she covered her left breast with a look of pain on her face, breathing hard.

Seeing this, the maid on the side screamed: "Toffee!"

Amid the sharp screams, Mrs. Yang's vision went dark, and she was enveloped by the darkness that came like a tide. Then she rolled her eyes and fainted.

The maid and the nanny quickly helped Mrs. Yang, some helped her to the chair, some pinched her, and some called the doctor...

The hall was noisy and turned into a mess.

The cold wind was still blowing outside the hall.

Gu Jin and his wife sent gifts to the prince, Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen, and the servants and wives were sent away.

Prince Li suddenly stopped under a plane tree and asked in a complicated tone: "Ajin, have you planned this for a long time?"

The cold wind was biting, but Prince Li was completely unaware at this moment, his mind was occupied by the things that had just happened.

Gu Jin nodded bluntly.

He knew Prince Li's good intentions, and now he no longer hid it from him. He said calmly: "I know that the third child has committed some crimes and needs money urgently, so I only want money when we divide the family today."

At the end of winter, Concubine Yang went to Duke Mu's Mansion and talked a lot, just to get Gu Jin to resign as soon as possible. At that time, Shen Wan only proposed to split up the family in exchange. At that time, she did not say the specific details of the family. How to divide it.

Because they all knew that even if they mentioned it at that time, it would be useless. Concubine Yang ostensibly agreed, but she could regret it later. After all, the division of clan families was ancestral. They agreed in private, even if Concubine Yang signed a pledge, it would be useless.

Once the trouble comes to the imperial court, the person who ignores it is Gu Jin, and Concubine Yang becomes the victim of being deceived by Gu Jin. Gu Ming can accuse Gu Jin of concubine Yang because she is confused.

Therefore, at that time, Shen Wan only set the condition that "the county and the prince's palace will separate the family after Gu Jin resigned." Although Taifei Yang was not willing to separate the family, the separation would not damage the foundation of the palace, and Taifei Yang would not regret it afterwards.

That's why they chose this relatively roundabout way.

Divide the family first, then buy or sell.

Firstly, Prince Youli was the witness and he passed the clear path; secondly, Gu Ming did something wrong and didn't dare to make trouble.

Then, no matter how aggrieved Mrs. Yang was, she could only hold it in for the sake of her son's future.

Gu Jin solemnly bowed to Prince Li and said, "Thank you, uncle."

Gu Jin knew that even if Prince Li didn't know it at first, he would definitely see it later. He was setting a trap for Gu Ming, but he just pretended not to know it and let him "exchange" the property. He helped overtly and covertly. He did it more than once.

In any case, with Prince Li present today, the transfer of these properties is clear and straightforward. Even if things change a few years later, Gu Ming will not dare to talk nonsense outside.

"..." Prince Li slowly stroked his beard, and there were thousands of thoughts in his heart, which turned into a sigh and said in a deep voice, "Ajin, after we separate the families, it depends on you how you will live your life in the future."

"You are almost 30 years old. When you are 30 years old, don't be as careless as before. You should support your family well in the future!"

Prince Li recited a set of words about the carriage over and over again, and Gu Jin stood there and responded obediently.

Everyone continued to move forward and put Prince Li on the carriage first.

Prince Li's carriage drove away from the Prince's Mansion first.

As soon as he left, Gu Jin changed his face like he was flipping through a book. His originally serious face turned into a playful one. He greeted Gu Jue affectionately and said, "Ajue, let's go. I'll treat you and your wife to dinner. We're already here." The seats have been reserved in Yunting Pavilion."

Gu Jin told Concubine Yang and others before that they were in a hurry to go to the main courtyard to pack their bags, which was actually an excuse to disgust the other party. In fact, they had already packed their things and had been moving them there one after another in the past few days. In Shen Wan's dowry house, there are not many things left in the county prince's palace, and the servants have to finish the work.

While speaking, Gu Jin raised his right hand out of habit. Originally, he wanted to pat Gu Jue's shoulder, but when he raised his hand halfway and looked into Gu Jue's narrow, cold eyes, he suddenly did not dare to make a mistake.

In the cold wind, Gu Jue stood leisurely beside Chu Qianchen, his clothes fluttering, a little fairy-like, but also a little unruly, making Gu Jin just look at him and feel awe unconsciously.

Gu Jin silently retracted his hand, clasping his hands behind his back, as if nothing had happened.

Shen Wan glanced at Gu Jin keenly, feeling a little funny because of her husband's "cowardice".

Gu Jue glanced at Chu Qianchen and saw that she was not tired and smiling, so he readily agreed.

So, Shen Wan got on Chu Qianchen's red-wheeled chariot. Then, Gu Jue helped Chu Qianchen get on the chariot, and he rode Jueying himself.

A cart and two horses went out from the corner gate of the Prince's Mansion one after another. In the red wheel, the aunt and nephew looked at each other and smiled.

"Sister Chen," Shen Wan personally poured tea for the two of them and gave one cup to Chu Qianchen's hand with a warm and loving smile, "Thanks to you today."

Chu Qianchen held the tea cup and smiled: "My lord told me this."

One day, Chu Qianchen casually mentioned to Gu Jue that when her uncle Gu Jin planned to resign his title and split up the family, Gu Jue told her that if the clan was divided, the successor would get 70% of the title.

At that time, Chu Qianchen felt that Gu Jin was really at a disadvantage. Their family of three had been harmed like this by Mrs. Yang and Gu Ming, mother and son, and it was simply against the law of heaven to give up their titles and property to them.

That day, Concubine Yang made loud remarks to Chu Qianchen in front of Duke Mu. She dared to say that Gu Jue was incompetent, which offended Chu Qianchen.

In Chu Qianchen's heart, no one was more important than Gu Jue.

She has always been a person who must retaliate against others, so naturally this debt cannot be settled like this.

So, she asked Gu Jue if there was any way to give Gu Jin more of the family property.

Gu Jue asked someone to check whether Yang Taifei and Gu Ming, mother and son, had any clues. They found out that Gu Ming had the audacity to use the emperor's money to loan usury.

Chu Qianchen felt that Gu Ming was handing the handle to her, so he used the opportunity to have a follow-up consultation with Shen Wan to talk to Shen Wan.

At this time, the Zhu Lun Chao turned and the carriage shook slightly.

Shen Wan smiled brightly and said softly: "Anyway, I only remember Sister Chen's kindness."

As early as when Chu Qianchen told him about Gu Ming's misappropriation of public funds, Shen Wan knew that Gu Jue must have told her about it.

It was self-evident who Gu Jue was targeting.

Shen Wan is a smart person. She was prompted by Chu Qianchen that day and did not waste the opportunity. She discussed it with Gu Jin when she returned home.

So they did both.

On the one hand, Gu Jin sent people to check the situation of Li Er, and on the other hand, he tried to speed up the progress of repairing the Ancestral Temple, just to give Gu Ming a taste of what it was like to feel the urgency.

Because of this, Gu Jin deliberately postponed the day of separation for a few days, and finally chose today.

If Li Er hadn't run away yesterday, Gu Jin would have tried to "push" him again.

The timing was just right, and even the timing for Gu Ming's long attendant to report today was "just right". It happened that the second prince and other clan members had already left, and Gu Jin deliberately kept Prince Li for a while.

They are not greedy, nor do they want too much of the family property. According to the ancestral system, they can take 70%.

Anyway, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

Chu Qianchen smiled so hard that his eyebrows curled up. He picked up a candied fruit from the small table and put it in his mouth. His eyes were bright and he thought to himself: Who dares to say something against the prince!

Shen Wan drank the scented tea in the cup in one breath and felt refreshed.

Being able to separate from that miserable family and get 70% of it, at this moment, she finally let go of what she had been holding in her heart for so many years.

Shen Wan knew that Concubine Yang always thought that she was from a scholarly family and had high self-esteem. She also felt that she was wronged by marrying the old county prince as her stepmother because the Yang family was in decline and she had bad luck.

Concubine Yang didn't even think about it. As for the Yang family, even when it was at its peak, she was not qualified to be the first wife of the old county prince. Her best future was probably to marry a new Jinshi, but how many Jinshis there were in the court? Someone who can be a first or second grade official!

Concubine Yang enjoyed the blessings of the royal family, but she always felt that she was wronged by having to serve as a concubine to Gu Jin's biological mother, and that her son was wronged by having to be subordinate to Gu Jin. Therefore, the title and property of the county prince's palace should be given to her son. Only then could she make up for the humiliation she had endured for so many years.

Did she think she was Mrs. Yazhai who was robbed by bandits and taken to the village? !

Shen Wan smiled sarcastically. If Chu Qianchen hadn't been there, she would have even wanted to curse.

Concubine Yang had been thinking about the property of the Prince's Palace for half her life. She also taught Gu Ming by words and deeds, and took her son into obsessive ways. This time, it was enough for her and Gu Ming to suffer an unforgettable pain.

Gu Ming used the money to make up for his shortfall. Most of the remaining properties in the palace were hot-touch, and there was not much profit to be made. However, the expenses of the palace were huge. Such a large mansion needed to be maintained, and there were so many people to live in. Feed them, and after some time, they will only hurt more.

Shen Wan drank another cup of scented tea in one breath. She was in a great mood. It felt as if all the eight meridians in her body had been opened, making her feel happy and relaxed.

(End of chapter)