Mo Shujun said what she meant straightforwardly: "I invited the elders of the clan today and asked them to take stock of the family treasury and divide the families for you three brothers. This also solved my worries. "
After finishing speaking, she added meaningfully: "After all, you have always hoped to separate the family as soon as possible, right?"
It was obviously Mo Shujun who was reluctant to use the public account to prepare a dowry for Shi Baoning, but when she said this, Shi Junhe couldn't wait to separate the family.
Shi Junhe raised his head and glanced at Mo Shujun, opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing, acquiescing to Mo Shujun's arrangement.
After only a moment, he said: "I will go and inform Baoning and Qingxue to return home now."
Mo Shujun frowned, dissatisfied with Shi Baoning and Shi Qingxue's behavior of running out when they had nothing to do, but thinking that they were about to separate, she still tolerated it very generously and didn't say anything.
As soon as lunch time passed that day, everyone in the Shi family gathered in the living room of the Shi family, waiting for the elders and leaders of the clan to order the public treasury and the family's properties, shops, and estates.
Perhaps because this matter involved Shi Juncai's vital interests, Mo Shujun actually released Zhou Ruyu.
People in each room sit on separate tables and make their own camps.
The only difference is probably that in addition to Wen Renchi who accompanied Shi Baoning, Mo Junyang also came to the big room.
Zhou Ruyu was already unhappy when she saw Wen Renchi. When she saw Mo Junyang, she exploded on the spot, "Mother, today is not the time to deal with our Shi family's family affairs. Why are there outsiders present?"
She didn't name anyone, but everyone present turned their attention to Mo Junyang.
Mo Junyang was unmoved, and just glanced at Zhou Ruyu lightly, making the latter shrink back.
But he said slowly: "The Duke of Shi is also a powerful person in Kyoto after all. The matter of Duke Shi has just happened and it has not been resolved. Now he has asked the clan members to separate the family. Your Majesty is not at ease, so he specially sent my son to come before him." Come, see if you need anything?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in the hall.
Just now Zhou Ruyu thought that if Mo Junyang refused to leave, he would ask Mo Shujun to drive him out, but now that he is here on behalf of the emperor, who dares to take action.
Not to mention that I don't dare to take action anymore, I don't even dare to have any naughty thoughts before.
Mo Junyang represents Mo Xiangbin. If they fall into Mo Junyang's hands, they will not be beaten to death by him.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the hall changed.
Everyone looked at each other, and even Sanfang, who was eager to try at the beginning, was as quiet as a chicken at this time, obediently not speaking.
Mo Shujun raised her eyes and glanced at Mo Junyang. She said nothing, but turned to tell the elder Shi Changfeng that he could start counting the Shi family's property.
Shi Changfeng is Shi Lei's distant cousin, and the oldest living elder of the Shi family. However, because his lineage is not very successful, the best descendants can only live in Kyoto Prefecture for five or six years. A good-looking petty official.
When Shi Lei was alive, he relied entirely on Shi Lei's halo. After Shi Lei passed away, he fawned over Mo Shujun to live his life.
Now, as soon as Mo Shujun mentioned the matter of family separation, she rushed to the door to help.
Although he is an octogenarian, he does not have the wisdom and fairy-like spirit that should be expected at this age. Instead, he looks particularly wretched because of his small eyes that are always narrowed.
As soon as Mo Shujun looked at him, he immediately showed a flattering smile to Mo Shujun and said proactively: "Don't worry, eldest princess, the family property has been calculated and distributed according to the ancestral system. Take a look. "
After that, he read out in front of everyone the houses and estates that each of the three brothers of the Shi family deserved.
At the end, he also said: "The three brothers of the Shi family are all direct descendants. Although the title is inherited by the eldest son, it is more appropriate for the family property to be divided equally among the three of them."
Before Shi Junhe could speak, Dong Hui became dissatisfied, "The laws of the Mo Kingdom stipulate that the eldest son inherits the title and should receive at least four-tenths of the family property. Now our master does not ask for more, but how about sharing it equally among three people?" Isn’t that appropriate?”
"Hui Niang!" Shi Junhe frowned and scolded, trying to pull Dong Hui back.
Dong Hui refused.
Over the years, she had had enough of the bullying from Shouantang and Nanyuan.
I barely had a good day if I swallowed my anger.
Now that the family is finally about to separate, Mo Shujun is blatantly encouraging the elders of the clan to embezzle what originally belongs to them.
She was not willing to accept it no matter what. Even if she was accused of being mean and greedy in the future, she would definitely get back their share for Shi Junhe.
Shi Changfeng flattered Mo Shujun, but was not afraid of Dong Hui. His attitude immediately became bad and he scolded rudely: "It is the elders who are talking now. Are you, a woman like you, here to make irresponsible remarks?"
After training Dong Hui, he turned his attention to Shi Junhe - he was afraid of offending the Duke after all - his attitude slowed down a little, and he just said unhappily: "Junhe! You can be regarded as the child who grew up under my uncle's watch. I have always felt that you are young, promising and upright, and you have lived up to your father's cultivation."
After all the good words, he thought he had impressed Shi Junhe enough. Suddenly he changed the subject and said sternly: "But... you are the eldest son in the family. Although the law is beneficial to you, you should take more care of your two younger brothers. Otherwise, when the time comes, If it spreads outside, it will be bad for your reputation. Am I right?"
Ah! If they weren't gossiping and making trouble, how could outsiders make irresponsible remarks on things that are already in line with etiquette and law.
It's just that Shi Junhe didn't bother to argue with them. The Shi family was rich. In addition to the gold and silver cash from the public treasury, there were more shops, properties, and manors than he could spend in several lifetimes.
What's more, Shi Junhe was not a person who liked extravagance to begin with. Even with his monthly salary, it was enough to support a big family.
"Mom hopes to help the two younger brothers, and I agree. I have no objection." Shi Junhe spoke frankly and directly exposed Mo Shujun's little thoughts.
But they were so embarrassed that they didn't dare to look at Shi Junhe for a long time.
Dong Hui asked again: "Even if it is to be divided equally, then the shops and manors allocated to everyone should be equally good. Why are the big houses given to us all unprofitable shops and manors in remote locations?"
"Who said your shops are no longer profitable? Aren't there several good silk and satin shops in Beicheng?" Not to be outdone, Zhou Ruyu blocked Dong Hui's words first.
After finishing speaking, he began to wipe his tears and lamented his poverty: "There are several shops like ours at the south gate. Not only do they not make money, but they also have to put money into it themselves. You still say this is unfair. Isn't this justified?"
Zhou Ruyu said it so wronged, as if the people in the third room had really been treated badly.
When Mo Shujun saw this, she glared at Dong Hui coldly and scolded: "If you don't know how to speak, don't speak. You know how to argue as soon as you open your mouth. Do you really think that I am dead? Can you just do whatever you want?"
After scolding, she looked at Shi Junhe forcefully and said with a strong voice: "These shops and estates were determined by your father when he was still alive. Although it was not written down in black and white at the time, I know clearly that it is still you. Don’t believe me?”
Mo Shujun was too shameless to testify. Even if they knew it was definitely not the case, Shi Junhe couldn't say anything
You can't accuse Mo Shujun of lying, right
Not to mention that there is no evidence, even if there is evidence, it cannot expose Mo Shujun's shortcomings! Otherwise, would the Shi family’s reputation be lost
Mo Shujun grasped this point and dared to fight for the interests of her younger son so blatantly.
Shi Junhe just looked at Mo Shujun calmly, his expression indifferent but giving people an invisible sense of oppression.
After a long while, he said: "Just do everything as mother said!"
Mo Shujun had a guilty conscience and prepared a lot of words to deal with Shi Junhe. Unexpectedly, the other party agreed without saying a word.
This made her feel uneasy.
She didn't believe that Shi Junhe was really that generous. She had to know that in name, the three people were equally divided, but in fact, the real share that could be divided into Shi Junhe's hands was probably less than three-tenths. Shi Junhe didn't care
After a while, she managed to pretend to be calm and said, "It would be great if Junhe could understand my painstaking efforts! I believe Yunyang Quanxia is knowledgeable and will definitely be satisfied with your performance."
Mo Shujun tentatively praised.
Shi Junhe's expression was neither salty nor bland, and he didn't even say a single unnecessary word. He just nodded politely and distantly to Mo Shujun, and then said nothing.
Do you really not care at all
When Shi Juncai saw that Shi Junhe really didn't care about the family property, he started to have evil thoughts again and said: "Since it is stated that it is divided equally, my second brother and I both want to be separated from the Duke of Shi's mansion. From now on, we will be the masters of the house." We don’t even have a share to live in anymore, so why don’t you, eldest brother, have to compensate us in other ways? Otherwise, this would be so unfair!”
Shi Qingxue originally didn't think there was anything wrong with the three brothers sharing the family property equally, even if they did occupy the profitable shop.
Her family is not short of this little money.
The second uncle and the third uncle are also grandpa's biological sons. Even if there is any discord, they should not be treated badly in this matter.
But when she heard Shi Juncai say such shameless words, Qingxue still felt that her views were shattered.
Shi Qingxue couldn't help but asked sarcastically, "I wonder how Uncle San thinks compensation can be considered 'fair'?"
The word "fair" can be emphasized, which means that Juncai is shameless when he is sarcastic.
Shi Juncai didn't seem to hear it, and still smiled calmly, "It's not easy for a younger brother to open his mouth like a lion, so let's do it! The shops in the northern suburbs near the city gate have always been in bad business because of their remote locations, but they happened to be close to the city gate. The shops assigned to me are connected into a street. For the convenience of my brother, please give them to my younger brother!"
"Then I wonder which stores of yours the third uncle plans to use to repay the debt?" Shi Qingxue couldn't hold it back and choked Shi Juncai again.
Shi Juncai immediately said with disgust: "Isn't it just a few small shops? The eldest brother is the one who makes a lot of money, is it possible that he cares so much about his younger brother?"
That is to say, I plan to use nothing!
Beicheng was originally a place where the rich and powerful lived. Every inch of land was expensive, and there was no such thing as a remote location or poor business.
When Shi Juncai arrived, he wanted to go to some of the most profitable shops in Dafang. How dare he say that he was not a lion
Is this mouth opening enough to bite you