Cede land or pay reparations?
Lu Song almost thought that he had misheard. He looked at Xuan Tianhua in a daze, but he heard the other party say: "What is it? I did not express it clearly? "
Clear, it was really very clear. It was to the point that many people heard it. At this time, they all turned their heads to look over. Some rejoiced in their misfortune, while others felt fear. They thought, as expected, His Highness the seventh prince's anger was not for nothing.
But Xuan Tianhua was still afraid that he would not understand, so he explained the whole story to everyone in detail: "The reasoning is like this. This matter has moved the capital governor. The main reason is that the Lu Family is suing Princess Ji 'an, Feng Yu Heng, for the murder of Lu Cuo. After the capital governor's public trial, the truth of the case quickly came to light. The facts proved that the person was not killed by Princess Ji 'an. Therefore, the Lu Family has lost this lawsuit. Since they have lost, they naturally need to pay a certain amount of reparations to Princess Ji 'an. So I ask the Lu Family, will you cede land or pay reparations? "
Lu Song wiped away some sweat. He knew that he could not escape from today's matter, so he braced himself and asked: "Dare I ask Your Highness Prince Chun, how will you cede land? How will you pay reparations? "
Xuan Tianhua spoke very frankly, "Ceding land means that you hand over the deeds to all the shops, residences and fields under the Lu manor's name. I will not accept them all. I will only accept 50%, but this 50% will be chosen by I. As for reparations, that is naturally money."
Lu Song began to sweat even more. 50% of the deeds? He would choose it himself? Then wouldn't he choose all the good ones?! What would the Lu Family eat in the future? He immediately made a decision in his heart. No, ceding land was definitely out of the question. Thus, he gathered his courage and asked: "Then if it is reparations, how much?"
Xuan Tianhua calmly said: "As for reparations, this form of reparations is not unfamiliar to Princess Ji 'an. Back then, Qian Zhou paid reparations, and Zong Sui also paid reparations to the court with her help. Therefore, I think that this amount is basically an example. "
Lu Song was startled: "Your Highness!" He was truly afraid, "Qian Zhou compensated Princess Ji An with five million taels of gold! I don't have that much gold even if I sacrifice my life! "
Xuan Tianhua nodded, "Of course. I will not make things too difficult for you, so your compensation is only five million taels of silver."
Lu Song sucked in a breath of cold air. Five million taels of silver, this seventh prince really asked for it in a crafty way. The amount was within his acceptable range, but it was still within the range of pain. Now, there were only two ways out. One was to offend the Seventh Prince. Of course, this was also equivalent to offending the Ninth Prince, Princess Ji 'an, the First Prince, the Second Prince, and the other princes who were on good terms with them. The second path was to willingly hand over five million taels of silver. Although that was not the entirety of the Lu Family's wealth, it was still quite a bit. Without this five million taels of silver, the Lu Family would not be able to make ends meet for the time being, but they would not be able to act as calmly as they did in the past.
Lu Song stood in place with a frown. In reality, he was already thinking about how the Lu Family would quickly recover this loss after losing this five million taels of silver. But as he thought about it, he broke out in a cold sweat. That's not right! He could not give the money.
He had only been a standard first rank official for a short period of time. The salary from the court was there for all to see. The income from the Lu Family's business was also there for all to see. This was a sum of money that was completely out of proportion to their manor's income! In addition to this, he did not know what method Lu Yao had used to make granny Gui say that she was a virgin. This was a public slap to Princess Ji 'an's face. If he really did fork out this sum of money, when the time came, it would be inevitable that he would be targeted by the princes that wanted to vent Feng Yu Heng's anger. They would definitely band together and accuse him of corruption.
Thinking like this, Lu Song's heart nearly leaped out of his chest, as he cried out that he had been tricked. He no longer hesitated and saluted to Xuan Tianhua, saying: "This lowly official agrees to cede the land. I will immediately send someone to fetch the deeds."
The Lu Family's servants quickly ran back to the manor under his orders. When they returned, they were holding a box. Inside were all of the deeds under the Lu Family's name.
Xuan Tianhua knew that this was something that Lu Song could not fake. All of the deeds had been recorded with the government. Of course, if the Lu manor recorded a portion of the assets under an outsider's name, there would be no evidence. But looking at the things that had been sent, Xuan Tianhua felt that he had at least 80% of it.
He carefully looked through these things and seriously confirmed each one. From time to time, he would ask Lu Song: "Is this the residence 20 li from the Eastern suburbs of the capital?"
Lu Song repeatedly nodded.
Feng Yu Heng's curiosity was piqued and she wanted to go over to take a look; however, she was stopped by Xuan Tianming, who quietly said to her: "Don't worry. Seventh Brother will not let you suffer a loss. Let's see how a deity will extort another sum of money for you."
She covered her mouth and smiled, saying: "This wealth really comes easily. If it could always be like this, I really would be eager for someone to go to the government and sue me every day. If I lose a lawsuit, I will earn a sum of money. It's much faster than working on my own."
Xuan Tianming angrily rolled his eyes. What sort of wife was this? Couldn't she be a little more mature? In any case, she was a dignified princess of a country. How could she only think about money all day long? Her Heaven and Earth was almost a treasure trove, and the basement of the princess' residence was also filled with gold and silver. How could she not be satisfied? How big of an appetite did she have? He carefully pondered. He didn't know if he should give the key to the Dashun treasury to her in the future. This woman wouldn't sit in the treasury counting money all day long and ignore him, right?
Feng Yu Heng naturally couldn't understand what Xuan Tianming was thinking. She was completely focused on Xuan Tianhua. After a while, she saw that he had already pinched half of the land deeds in his hands. At this time, he was putting the remaining deeds back into the box, then raised his hand and handed it back to Lu Song. He then waved the deeds in his hand: "Fifty percent, not one more. Does Lord Lu want to count them again?"
Lu Song felt a pang of pain, but he didn't dare to count. He only repeatedly said: "No need, no need. His Highness the Seventh Prince can choose. We can go to the magistrate's office at any time to register the names."
"En." Xuan Tianhua nodded, then looked at Feng Yu Heng. The coldness on his face when he was facing Lu Song disappeared, and in an instant, it was like a spring breeze. He smiled warmly and waved at her with a gentle voice: "Heng, come here."
Feng Yu Heng happily ran over, her eyes shining. Xuan Tianhua's smile deepened. He casually handed the land deeds that he had picked out to her: "See if you're satisfied. If you're not, Seventh Brother can have them add more."
Feng Yu Heng was naturally happy to hear this, but Lu Song's heart was crying bitterly. Was it not enough to cut the land? Did it still have to depend on Princess Ji 'an's mood? What if this grandaunt shook her head, what would his Highness the Seventh Prince want from him? His legs and stomach were a little cramped. Sure enough, the people of the imperial family could not be provoked. No matter if it was the ruthless ninth prince or the gentle seventh prince, when they turned hostile, they were all ghosts who wanted to take his life. Neither of them was someone he could deal with.
Thinking about it, he could not help but glare at Lu Yao, thinking to himself that this disaster was caused by this girl. For the sake of her grand wedding, the Lu Family had already provided more than just the Yao family's betrothal gifts. Who knew that they would have to throw in more of their wealth.
But just as he was glaring at Lu Yao, he found that Lu Yao was also glaring at him. That gaze was even more venomous than his own. It was filled with a hatred that could not be ignored. He suddenly recalled the matter with Lu Cuo many years ago, thus he knew that the family had truly let down this daughter. His earlier anger had also dissipated a little.
Forget it, she had already been sent into the Yao manor. In the future, he would need to rely on her to maintain a good relationship with Feng Yu Heng's side. Regardless of who the prince that would inherit the throne would be, at the very least, he would have two treasures. The Lu Family would not only enjoy a brief moment of glory.
At this time, Feng Yu Heng casually flipped through the deeds and nodded in satisfaction. She then said to Lu Song: "Lord left prime minister, this imperial daughter will now have someone go with you to the government office. Let's transfer the deeds today!"
Lu Song quickly retracted his thoughts and repeatedly said: "That's right, that's right."
But Feng Yu Heng seemed to have recalled something, as she turned and waved to Yao Jing Jun, "Eldest uncle, come here."
Yao Jing Jun did not understand the situation and went forward, but he heard Feng Yu Heng say to him: "After all, this matter occurred in the Yao family. Heng does not want these things. They will all be considered compensation from the Lu manor to the Yao manor. Eldest uncle, have someone go with Prime Minister Lu. Quickly transfer the name to the Yao family. " After saying this, she looked at Lu Yao and loudly said: "These things will be given to the Yao family, but regardless of whether it is now or in the future, they will definitely not be placed under eldest cousin brother's name. Does eldest cousin brother have any objections to this?"
Of course, Yao Shu understood what Feng Yu Heng meant. If they were placed under his name, it would be the same as returning to Lu Yao's hands. He understood this reasoning at heart, thus he happily nodded: "Younger cousin sister is correct."
Yao Jing Jun did not think that Feng Yu Heng would suddenly give away so many deeds without feeling any heartache. While he was shocked, he was also shocked at how generous his niece was. Over the years, their Yao family had heard a bit about the matters in the capital. They just knew that their niece was different from before; however, they never thought that she would be different to this degree.
"Eldest uncle." Feng Yu Heng simply stuffed the deeds into his hands, "Take them. Heng can't help with anything else, so take these for the family." As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Xuan Tianhua: "Seventh Brother won't blame me, right?"
Xuan Tianhua smiled and said: "These things are for you. Seventh Brother is only responsible for getting them for you. As for how you want to use them, that is up to you."
A mere 20 deeds caused the Lu Family to feel a bit of heartache, but to Xuan Tianhua, they were not considered much. At this time, Yao Jing Jun could not continue to be coy. Moreover, Yao Xian also raised his voice: "Take them! What are you being stubborn for? Either way, she will be getting married next year. We will need to add to her dowry. "
With these words, Yao Jing Jun no longer held back. He happily put away the things and simply followed Lu Song to the yamen.
When Yao Xian said that she would be getting married next year, Feng Yu Heng's small face flushed red. Looking at the people present, they all suddenly realized that next year was the year that Princess Ji 'an would be of marriageable age! The Ninth Prince had said a long time ago that she would be getting married after becoming of marriageable age. It could be assumed that next year in the capital, there would be a grand event for all eternity.
For a moment, everyone's attention was diverted, and they began to happily talk about Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tianming's wedding.
Xuan Tianming was very happy to hear this and was overjoyed. Feng Yu Heng was so angry that she glared at him.
But at this moment, a manservant hurriedly ran in from outside the residence, followed by a person who looked like an imperial bodyguard. The imperial bodyguard came to Xuan Tianhua's side, bent down, and whispered a few words into his ear. Xuan Tianhua's face immediately sank. Without another word, he got up and left — —
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
