Sun family.
Mrs. Sun was sitting in the study with her well-behaved daughter in her arms, looking at the account books. She didn't even blink when she heard the servant report that the Bai family had been wiped out. She said lightly, "I see. You may leave."
The servant who reported respectfully left. After a while, Mrs. Sun put down the book and looked up at her daughter with a faint smile. "Can Xiaofu understand it?" Sun Xiaofu was only a child of seven or eight years old. Naturally, she couldn't understand these densely packed account books. She shook her head in frustration and shyness. She whispered, "Mother, Xiaofu is so useless …" Mrs. Sun smiled and gently stroked her daughter's little head. "I couldn't understand it when I was your age. Just learn slowly."
Sun Xiaofu nodded obediently. She looked at her mother who had a faint expression. She hesitated, but finally asked, "Mother, are Aunt Bai and the others … dead?" Although she was young, Mrs. Sun often took her daughter outside, so Sun Xiaofu still recognized most of the powerful ladies in the capital. Mrs. Sun smiled and said, "I don't know. Why would Xiaofu think they are dead?"
Sun Xiaofu's little body trembled slightly. Her little hand tightly grasped Mrs. Sun's lapel and said, "Xiaofu heard that Prince Ding killed a lot of people. Sister Xiao Zhao and the others, as well as Brother Qian's family, were all killed …" Little children shouldn't know what death was, but Sun Xiaofu was also present at the assassination that day. Although Mrs. Sun tried her best to protect her, Sun Xiaofu still saw the bloody corpses. So in her little heart, her friends who used to play with her died and became such broken and bloody corpses. Such a scene was indeed enough to make a seven or eight-year-old child feel terrified.
"Xiaofu is afraid of Prince Ding?" Mrs. Sun looked down at her daughter and sighed softly.
"Yes." Sun Xiaofu nodded heavily, indicating that she was very afraid of the good-looking big brother in white clothes and white hair. Mrs. Sun's eyes were filled with distress, but there was more helplessness. She whispered, "Xiaofu, don't be afraid. Prince Ding and Princess Ding are not bad people. We are guarding the property left by your father. How many people are eyeing it covetously? Only by relying on the Prince Ding Mansion will Niangqin be able to protect the things your father left for you. Therefore, if Xiao Fu were to meet Prince Ding and Princess Ding in the future, she mustn't be afraid, okay? They are all good people. They won't hurt Xiaofu. "
Sun Xiaofu looked at her mother blankly. What her mother said was right, but … was Prince Ding, who had killed so many people, really a good person? Wasn't it true that good people … couldn't do bad things? Killing … should be considered a bad thing, right? As if understanding her daughter's thoughts, Mrs. Sun sighed in a low voice and said, "Some people who kill many people are not necessarily bad people. Sometimes, it's because they can't help themselves." Looking into her daughter's blank eyes, Mrs. Sun rubbed her daughter's little head and smiled. "You'll understand when Xiaofu grows up."
"Sun Yu-niang greets Prince and Princess." In the study of the post house, Mrs. Sun held Ye Li's hand and bowed respectfully to Mo Xiuyao and Mo Xiuyao. Mo Xiuyao raised his head and glanced at her. He said indifferently, "Get up." Mrs. Sun thanked him and lowered her head to whisper to her daughter, "Xiaofu, why don't you greet Prince and Princess?" Sun Xiaofu, who had been taught well at home, still had some problems. When she saw Mo Xiuyao sitting at the head of the table, she was so scared that she didn't dare to speak. She only hid beside her mother and pulled on Mrs. Sun's corner, not daring to come out.
Seeing this, Ye Li smiled and said to Mrs. Sun, "The child is still young. Don't force it."
Mrs. Sun smiled helplessly and looked at her daughter with a hint of worry in her eyes. After the wet nurse took Sun Xiaofu out, Mrs. Sun solemnly bowed to Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li again. She said in a deep voice, "The princess was assassinated this time because of my improper arrangements. Prince, please punish me." Although Mo Xiuyao didn't vent his anger on them these days, how could the sharp Mrs. Sun not know that Prince Ding was also dissatisfied with the Sun family because of Princess Ding? However, the Emperor Of Xiling had just taken over the city. Prince Ding naturally couldn't abolish all the powerful and wealthy merchants. What's more, the Sun family was the first to join the Prince Ding Mansion. Now that the Bai family was gone, Prince Ding wouldn't touch the Sun family at this time. But … even if he didn't touch them now, it didn't mean that he wouldn't touch them in the future. Although she was a woman, since she took on the reputation of the head of the Sun family, then she had to take on the responsibility of the head of the Sun family.
As expected, Mo Xiuyao looked at her lightly and didn't speak. However, the faint pressure made a mentally retarded woman like Mrs. Sun lower her head with some difficulty.
On the main seat, Ye Li gently held the back of Mo Xiuyao's hand and smiled faintly. Mo Xiuyao's expression softened and he said lightly, "The princess has pleaded for you this time, so the punishment is waived. I and the princess are about to leave the imperial city. In the future, you should assist the fourth young master in governing the West-Hill. Do you understand? " Madam Sun was overjoyed. She bowed respectfully to Ye Li and said, "Madam Sun thanks the Princess for her kindness."
Ye Li smiled faintly and raised her hand, saying, "Get up. This matter has nothing to do with you." Speaking of which, Mrs. Sun was really wronged. Originally, the Autumn Flower Festival was held to help the Prince Ding Mansion make friends with those who wanted to join the Prince Ding Mansion. How could she have expected the assassination? Moreover, with the power of the Sun family, how could they compete with the trusted and elite subordinates of Jhennam Of Gojoseon? It wasn't easy for a young woman like her to support a large family business with a daughter. As long as she didn't do anything she shouldn't do, Ye Li was willing to give her some convenience and face.
Mrs. Sun was even more grateful to Ye Li. She knew very well that although she could support the Sun family business, she wasn't very outstanding compared to the capable subordinates of Prince Ding. In terms of family business, the Han family and the Feng family in Glass City were probably far above the Sun family. It wasn't easy to gain the attention of Prince Ding. However, if she had the support of the princess, no matter what, ordinary people wouldn't dare to bully her. As such, the way she looked at Ye Li became more sincere. Mrs. Sun bowed to Ye Li again and thanked her before getting up.
"Has the matter of the Bai family been settled?" Mo Xiuyao asked after Mrs. Sun stood up. As a famous family in the West-Hill, the Bai family naturally had countless properties under their name. There were also treasures bestowed by the Emperor Of Gojoseon and the Empress. Not to mention others, even Mrs. Sun, who had been ordered to go and seize the Bai family's properties, was shocked. Mrs. Sun nodded and said, "It has been settled. The properties under the Bai family's name have been sent to the study to be sealed after accounting. They can be checked after the fourth young master recovers. In addition, there are fifty-seven thousand taels of silver and twelve thousand taels of gold. There are eight hundred and seventy-three thousand taels of silver in the bank, one hundred thousand taels of gold notes, six hundred and seventy-eight pieces of various precious antiques, thirty-four boxes of jewelry, two hundred and seventy-five scrolls of precious calligraphy and paintings, and four hundred and fifty-two ancient books. The total amount of property confiscated by the Bai family is five million taels. It has been recorded. Princess Prince, please take a look. After the fourth young master takes over the Imperial City, you can send people to Glass City. "As she spoke, Mrs. Sun took out a thin book from her sleeve and handed it over.
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