The third old man didn't seem to expect that Yang Ning would be so decisive. He was startled for a moment. The whole hall was silent for a while, and everyone was stunned.
After a long while, the corner of the third old man's mouth twitched and said: "Can you do this?" He sneered: "I advise you to ask the madam what she means."
"No need to ask." A voice came from outside the door. Everyone focused their attention on Yang Ning and did not pay attention. When they heard the voice, they all looked outside the door.
I only saw the graceful Gu Qinghan helping someone come in at this time. The man was short in stature, had a serious hunchback, and had white hair. At first glance, he looked like a dwarf, but when he saw this man, everyone in the hall had expressions. With a glance, the standing people immediately stood up straight, and the elders sitting on the chairs also stood up.
However, Madam Jinyihou came out in person at this time.
Yang Ning saw the madam who was almost huddled up. For some reason, she felt some hairs on her back. After a moment of hesitation, she quickly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Grandma!"
The madam just nodded slightly. She was blind and could not see. With the help of Gu Qinghan, she walked to the edge of the main seat, turned around and sat down.
She was thin and short, and she looked very uncoordinated and even a little ridiculous sitting on the chair, but everyone present was in awe.
"Madam...!" The third old lady was arrogant before, but now her tone was very gentle, "Qining, this kid is getting more and more outrageous. I just said a few words, look at him... Hey, too much Madam, he is actually clamoring to leave the Qi clan...!"
Many people in the hall were still uneasy, but they were slightly relieved after hearing the third old master's calm tone. They secretly thought that if the Jinyi Crown Prince were to be expelled from the Qi clan, then the Qi family would have no big backer, which would not be a big deal to everyone. Good thing.
Although Prince Jinyi is young and even a little arrogant, the title of Marquis of Jinyi is, after all, bestowed by the court and a golden sign of the Qi family. With this sign, it has been much easier for everyone to do things over the years. If he really wants to take it, the Qi family The interests of all parties will be harmed.
It's just that as the patriarch of the clan, the third old man is very powerful in the clan, and no one dares to offend the third old man for Yang Ning.
At this time, the wife appeared, and things seemed to have turned around, and many people were full of expectations.
The madam raised her head slightly and finally said: "Jing'er has passed away, Qining is the prince of Jinyi, and I, an old woman, have become a useless person and have no energy to interfere with the affairs of the Hou Mansion. I came out today just to tell everyone that from now on, Hou Qining has the final say on everything in the mansion, and his decision is the decision of the Hou Mansion."
Everyone was originally full of expectations, but when Mrs. Tai said this, everyone was surprised.
Yang Ning originally thought that the old woman's sudden appearance might lead to bad things, but he didn't expect that she would protect him in public, and he was greatly surprised.
"I already know about the expulsion of Qi Yu. Since it was Qi Ning who made the decision, Qi Yu will leave the house tonight." The Madam's voice was old and very slow, but every word had an undoubted power, "Since The Qi Clan wants to expel Qi Ning from the Qi Clan, and then there will be no further involvement.”
The third old lady also changed her color and said in a voiceless voice: "Madam...!"
Mrs. Tai said slowly: "What happened today was that Qi Clan abandoned Qi Ning, not that Qin Ning exterminated Qi Clan. You are all present, and you all know the cause of the matter, right and wrong. Everyone just needs to have a balance in their hearts."
Qi Yu had already rushed forward and knelt on the ground, "Grandma, Qi Ning is your grandson, isn't Qi Yu?"
The madam stretched out her withered hand and waved. Qi Yu knelt and moved closer. He never expected that he was really going to be expelled from the Hou Mansion. He was angry and scared. At this time, he only hoped that the madam could open his mouth and stay. Live yourself.
The Mrs. Tai's withered hand gently touched Qi Yu's face and whispered: "I, an old woman, cannot object to your brother's decision. You must remember that he is the prince of Jinyi, and he will inherit the mantle of the Marquis of Jinyi. You If you do something wrong, you will naturally be punished. He will kick you out today. If you can change your ways in the future, you may not have a chance to return to the family. Everything must be done by yourself, do you understand?"
Qi Yu burst into tears, clenched his hands into fists, and trembled all over.
Mrs. Tai patted Qi Yu's face gently, stood up and said, "Qinghan, help me back to the Buddhist hall."
Gu Qinghan hurriedly supported the madam, and in full view of the crowd, the madam quickly disappeared from everyone's eyes.
There was silence in the hall for a while, and then Yang Ning glanced around and said, "Do you have anything else to do? Everyone will go their own ways from now on. I will not bother you anymore. Of course, if you have anything, the gate of Jinyihou Mansion will also be open to you. closed."
The third old man looked angry, shook his sleeves, turned around and left. Seeing this, Qi Yu hurriedly ran forward, grabbed the third old man's sleeve, and said in horror: "Third old man, you... you don't care?"
"Qi Ning is no longer a member of the Qi family, I can't control him." The third old man said bitterly: "Everyone, let's go. Since we are not allowed to come to the door, we will never have contact with each other in the future." He stared at Yang Ning and said: " You boy want to take care of yourself, but don't let the Jinyihou family be destroyed."
Seeing this situation, others shook their heads and sighed, and went out one after another. The third old lady was about to leave, Yang Ning said lightly: "Third old lady, don't leave in a hurry, you seem to have forgotten something."
The third old man frowned, turned around and said, "What's the matter?"
"Silver." Yang Ning repeated: "Tax silver!"
The third old man's body trembled, and Yang Ning said calmly: "Since we have nothing to do with each other, of course the tax money from the Hou Mansion cannot be placed in your home. Should I send someone to pick it up, or should you send someone to deliver it? I still have it here. You have to check the accounts carefully, even if you miss a penny, it won’t matter.”
The sixth master of the Qi family sneered from the side and said: "If I give you the tax money, won't you be ruined? I am worried that you will do anything wrong, so I put the tax money there."
"How to deal with the tax money of the Hou Mansion is the business of the Hou Mansion. It doesn't bother outsiders to comment." Yang Ning said with a smile: "As far as I know, your three houses have 500 households taxed every year. From now on, it is of course impossible. Not anymore."
"How dare you!" The third old man's face sank, "This is a rule set by the old Marquis. Not only you, but even your father is not qualified to take it back."
At this time, many people had gone out, but there were still a few people still in the house. When they heard that Yang Ning wanted to take back the tax money of the third room, they all stayed to watch, and some even gloated.
There are twenty or thirty families in the Qi clan's direct descendants in Beijing, and most of them just use the banner of the Jinyihou clan to do something.
The Hou Mansion is very austere, and these close relatives do not receive many direct benefits from the Hou Mansion. Only the direct lineage of the third room was allocated to 500 households when the old Marquis was still alive, mainly because of the large number of people in the third room. , a family living in Beijing spends a lot of money.
Although they belong to the same clan, the three families have received such great benefits. The other clans do not say it, but they are inevitably jealous. At this time, when they heard that Yang Ning was going to take back 500 households, some people were very happy.
Yang Ning said: "The old Marquis gave you three houses and five hundred households, but he didn't know that one day you would expel me from the family. Now that I am not a member of your Qi clan, of course I don't need to support you anymore. Don't forget, These three thousand households are granted to the Jinyi Hou Mansion. The taxes and money of the feudal town are naturally controlled by the Hou Mansion. My grandmother also said just now that I will be in charge of the Hou Mansion from now on, and the taxes will naturally be controlled by me. I want Taking back five hundred households is a matter of course."
To have the taxes of five hundred households taken away like this is undoubtedly a knife to the heart. Qi Song, the sixth master of the Qi family, could not bear it. He roared: "Qining, we can't control what you do, but if you want to steal our things, we Fight with you."
"Are you still shameless?" Yang Ning sneered and said, "Your stuff? When did the taxes from the Marquis Mansion become your stuff?" He sat down on a chair next to him and said, "Femoffs are granted by the imperial court. , now someone wants to seize the fiefdom and pay taxes. I wonder how the court will make a decision if it knows about it? You have no official status, you are just a commoner, and now you want to bully the Jinyi Hou Mansion. The court will naturally make the decision for the Hou Mansion. "
The third old man's face turned pale with anger. He calmed down and said, "Qining, are you really going to commit suicide?"
"Do it absolutely?" Yang Ning's face turned cold. "I'll call you Third Old Master again. Who is the person who did it absolutely? Have you seen Qiu Yi? Do you know where he is now? Let me tell you, he was Locked up in the woodshed, Zhao Yuan from Jiangling and the fake Qi Cheng, do you know each other? By the way, I was almost assassinated by someone in the Zhongling Villa. Why was the assassin so familiar with the Villa? What's the secret behind this? What's the deal?"
His eyes were like daggers, staring into the eyes of the third old man.
The third old man's body collapsed, and he opened his mouth, but he only made a sound of "ah". His mouth could not be closed for a moment, and he fell backward. Fortunately, Qi Song reacted quickly and reached out to support him. He saw that the third old man's eyes turned white. , said in shock: "Dad, dad, what's wrong with you?" He shouted: "Come quickly, help my dad to see the doctor, dad, don't scare me...!"
At that moment, several people ran over, picked up the third old man with all hands and feet, and left in a hurry. Others also knew that it was useless to stay, so they left one after another. In just a moment, there was silence inside and outside the main hall.
Yang Ning's suppressed anger for many days came out, and she felt unspeakably fast. She turned around and didn't see Qi Yu. Knowing that she had taken advantage of the chaos to leave, she shouted: "Qi Feng!"
Qi Feng was not far away, trotting over with a smile on his face: "Master, the younger one is here." He stretched out his thumb, "Master, today I really got rid of my grudges. They have been pointing fingers at the Hou Mansion. Just I want to take advantage of the Hou Mansion, now I can take back all five hundred of their households...!" But he also felt extremely happy and laughed.
"Two things!" Yang Ning said: "The first thing is to drive the mother and son out of the Hou Mansion before midnight. The second thing is to gather people and go there to transport the tax money back early tomorrow morning. Remember, this time It’s three thousand household tax dollars!”