The Li family could not gain much benefit from the influence of the other three families, so they turned to Xiao Cina early in the morning.
But the Du family, the Zhou family and the Chen family were unwilling to do so.
The account book is in Xiao Ci's hands, and the money obtained by various means is written down on it one by one. If you want to rely on it, you can't rely on it.
The money must be given, but how it should be given and whether it should be given happily or not is another matter.
So the Li family sent money to Prince Rui's Mansion early in the morning, the Du family and the Zhou family, but the Chen family didn't wait until dusk, when there were many people on the road, before they combined the money from the three families and used a carriage to pull them.
Walking along a crowded road again.
Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, even if they were not all in cash, still filled a large carriage. It was difficult for the horses to pull it, but it happened to be in a crowded downtown area when the carriage suddenly overturned.
The purpose of this is obvious without thinking about it.
Song Qinghuan raised her eyebrows. Although she was a little surprised, it was obvious that if those three families were really easy to deal with, they would not let her and Xiao Ci test them in various ways as soon as they entered Ruizhou.
"What about the prince?" Song Qinghuan asked casually, still preparing to go first with his children.
Xiao Ci is not short-sighted and simple-minded. Since he can ask the four Ruizhou families to collect debts, he also has a way to deal with it. The silver coins are all over the floor, so he should have some countermeasures.
Chu Han couldn't help but look up at Song Qinghuan. Seeing that her expression was as usual, he lowered his eyes and said, "The prince is waiting for the princess in front."
Song Qinghuan responded, but didn't say much, and just went ahead to look for Xiao Ci.
The family of four in Prince Rui's Mansion just took the carriage to the tower as if nothing had happened.
At this time, Beihua Street next to the city tower was extremely lively.
The carriage overturned, and several large boxes of silver in the carriage were scattered everywhere. The white silver coins became more dazzling when the sun shone on them.
At first, the people who passed by were frightened by this scene. Many of them had never seen so much money since they were born.
The more intense the sun's rays were, the more touching they became. Later, some people couldn't bear it any longer and rushed forward, starting to rob each other.
The first person took the lead, and the others behind him also swarmed up.
Those silver taels are not big, they are all ten taels per ingot. One person can grab a few and put them in his arms without being able to tell.
The few elders who were appointed by the Du family, Zhou family, and Chen family to follow the car to deliver the money did not come forward. They just kept shouting at the top of their lungs: "Don't grab it, don't grab it, these are all going to Rui."
Don’t take away any of the prince’s money..."
He said this on his lips, but in his heart he wished these people could grab more.
A noisy robbery was so out of control
While this was going on, when Xiao Ci and Song Qinghuan and his two children walked leisurely to the tower, the people who had robbed the silver had already dispersed, leaving only two boxes of silver that had not been rummaged through and other silver.
ticket.
The eldest son of the Du family, Mr. Zhou, and the governor of Chen were waiting for Xiao Ci at the foot of the city tower.
He chased after him from a long distance and raised his hands with a look of embarrassment. However, before the leader of the Du family could speak, Xiao Ci interrupted: "I have already heard about this.
I am also very sad about the matter, but it is just business..."
His eyes fell on Magistrate Chen and he said: "Mr. Chen, please take Mr. Du and Mr. Zhou back to the Yamen and actively cooperate to recover the money as soon as possible."
After saying that, he ignored the others, took Song Qinghuan's hand and stepped forward.
The eldest son of the Du family, Mr. Zhou and Magistrate Chen were all stunned for a moment. What did Xiao Ci mean?
The eldest son of the Du family hurriedly gave Magistrate Chen a hand and motioned for him to come forward and ask.
Magistrate Chen was a little afraid of Xiao Ci, but at this time he had no choice but to step forward, gritted his teeth, and chased after a few steps, asking: "Your Majesty, the money was originally going to be sent to your house, but now
My wife was robbed..."
Xiao Jingchuan's little yet-to-be-grown-up face was solemn, he turned his head and frowned: "Mr. Chen, my father said, business is business, didn't you hear clearly just now?"
Magistrate Chen suddenly looked very ugly. What does it mean to do business in an official manner?
Is it possible that if the money is lost, it will have nothing to do with him? Let them deal with it by themselves? There should still be no less money that should be sent to Prince Rui's Mansion?
"You are so impudent, how can you talk to Mr. Chen like this?" Xiao Ci pretended to be angry and scolded him.
Seeing Xiao Jingchuan being scolded, Magistrate Chen thought he might have made a mistake. The stone in his heart just fell when he heard Xiao Ci ruthlessly say: "But my son is right, business matters must be done first."
After a pause, he warned again: "It's getting late now, so don't miss it when you should send it to Prince Rui's Mansion as promised."
Magistrate Chen never expected that the Du family, the Zhou family, and the Chen family would end up in this situation after such planning.
This Xiao Ci is simply a scoundrel, even more scoundrel than these people.
Even the eldest son of the Du family, who was always calm when things happened, couldn't help cursing after hearing this: "Is he a prince or a bandit? Why don't he just come to rob him if he is so short of money?"
They scolded each other, but everyone knew in their hearts that these things were all done by themselves.
Although Magistrate Chen holds an official position, he has never been a pushy person. As soon as he lowered his eyes, he asked: "How are you now?"
The eldest son of the Du family was so angry that he gritted his teeth and snorted coldly: "If you want us to give you more money, it's a good idea and let him go find those people."
Regardless of the fact that the first few people were extremely angry, the scenery above the city tower was great. The sunset filled half of the sky, which was bright red and really beautiful.
Standing on the tower and looking down, I could vaguely see lanterns hanging far away.
Xiao Jingtong was already sitting next to her little sisters, chattering away and laughing from time to time.
Xiao Jingchuan knitted his brows and stood next to Xiao Ci, but laughed and said, "Father, this matter is clearly caused by these families working together to target you. Even if you think about it, you won't be willing to suffer the loss of being dumb."
Xiao Ci clasped his hands behind his back and glanced sideways at his son, who was almost as tall as himself. A happy smile appeared at the corners of his eyes and brows.
He was not in a hurry to answer this question, and just turned his attention to Ruizhou City again and asked: "In your opinion, if these people fall for it, what should you do?"
Although Xiao Jingchuan looked like a young adult, he had never been seriously exposed to these things. Hearing this, his face became even more solemn. He frowned and was silent for a long time, and then carefully answered: "The wool comes from the sheep, as long as it comes from the sheep,
They have a criminal record, and even if nothing can be done to them for a while, sooner or later they can still pull the wool out of the sheep."
The meaning was similar. Xiao Ci laughed, patted Xiao Jingchuan on the shoulder and said, "Study hard. When I get old, Ruizhou will still have to rely on you, and your younger brothers and sisters will also have to rely on you to protect me."
As the eldest son, Xiao Jingchuan suddenly felt a sense of responsibility for shouldering a heavy responsibility. He straightened his back and nodded cautiously.
