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  Chapter 185: The Nie Family is in Chaos

  Just washing his face, Autumn Moon nodded at Ye Zhuo. The latest free chapter of this book is available on our website. I heard that everyone there was arrested and thrown into prison. Brother Wei told you not to worry, he spent a few years in Xixi Town when he was young, last night he used the local dialect, and deliberately dressed up as a rich young master, wore a fake beard, went and came back very carefully, circled half of the town, and burned all his clothes when he got home. Even Sister-in-law Wei didn't know that he had gone out last night, there's no way to expose him."

  Ye nodded slightly. For half a year, she had been observing Wei Daxiang, who was bold and meticulous, extremely steady. If he didn't do something, then so be it; but once he agreed to do it, he would put his heart and soul into it, doing it perfectly. Otherwise, she wouldn't have entrusted the lives of her entire family to him. If she hadn't had faith in him, she wouldn't have been so calm last night. Now that things had developed to this point, there was even less need to worry. Everything would be left to fate!

  However, to show her appreciation and respect for Wei Daxiang, she hastily drank a bowl of bird's nest congee, then got out the door, boarded Wei Daxiang's carriage, made a pretence of going to the Jade Workshop for a stroll, chatted with Wei Daxiang on the way, exchanged some words, and told him to inform those children that she had something on and wouldn't be attending class today, before finally letting him send her back home.

  In the main hall of the Nie family, five or six people were seated, but the atmosphere was extremely solemn. The old man sitting in the main seat on the left, wearing a deep gray robe with a Wanfu Tuanhua pattern, was pounding the table and shouting... I thought you had been doing things steadily all these years, and said that you had put your mind at ease, but unexpectedly, in just a moment's work, you have created such a big thing. What do you want to do with our Nie family?

  Nie Zhongkun sat there, his face as calm as water. But Nie Bowend couldn't bear to see his uncle, who had always been arrogant and self-important, being so dismissive of the author's father. He spoke up from the side, "Uncle, isn't this a big deal? Isn't it just a matter of putting two or three dozen people in jail? This kind of thing is something that even our low-ranking servants do all the time, and yet you're getting so angry about it?" Furthermore, if we don't put them in jail, and the news about Yue'er gets out and spreads to the capital, won't the Imperial Concubine and the Crown Prince be furious with us for slandering them? The reputation of the Nie family will be ruined."

  "Isn't this a big deal?" Nie Ruhai's voice was extremely sharp, turning his head to stare at Nie Bowei, sneering, "In the past, you said he wasn't clever, that he was a good candidate for the next family head, but I didn't think he was also an idiot. Is this the right time? The Second Prince's people are staring straight at us, with their eyes wide open wanting to find fault in every detail, trying to pick out our mistakes. And you guys are doing well, directly throwing twenty or thirty people into prison. If it were in the past, it would be fine, even if they wanted to pick bones, as long as we covered up and smoothed things over, there wouldn't be any trouble. But now is different from before, Nan Shan City's Prefect Yuan Chaolin, Nan Shan County's Magistrate Yang Jianxiu, those are all people newly promoted by the Second Prince. Those twenty or thirty people who entered their prison, what do you think will happen? Can't you guys even think of that?"

  A middle-aged man sitting next to Nie Zhongkun, who looked similar to him but slightly younger, spoke up and said: "Even if they were promoted by the Second Prince, in this small area, they wouldn't dare not give us face. This morning, I went with some people, and Yang Jianxiu readily agreed to hand over the culprits to the prefecture. Yuan Chaolin didn't say a word and took them into custody, even guaranteeing that we could handle it as we pleased. He also gave us face by letting us kill several bandits and pimps directly. Uncle, although the Crown Prince has lost power in the capital, he is still the Crown Prince and hasn't been demoted to a commoner. The Imperial Concubine is still favored in the palace. These officials may want to flatter the Second Prince, but they wouldn't dare not give our Nie family face. You don't need to worry so much."

  "Scoundrels!" Nie Ruhai's anger was uncontrollable upon hearing this, "Nie Jikun, it's a waste that you've eaten more than 30 years of food and still don't use your brain! Yuan Chaolin agreed to take these people into custody, but he sold you out by letting you beat them to death. But if a few more die, someone will come down to investigate the reason. When Yuan Chaolin arrives, he'll expose all our Nie family's affairs, making it known to the heavens and the emperor that we privately set up a torture chamber for the sake of a girl's chastity, beating people to death. What kind of attitude do you think the emperor will have towards this matter? This incident will affect the empress and the crown prince, don't you know? Ah, don't you know? A bunch of pig brains!"

  Everyone was shocked and changed color instantly.

  Only Nian Ji Kun was a fool when he was young, didn't like to use his brain, only liked to dance with guns and sticks. This morning, it was him who led the people to chase down the Drunken Red Building, and in a fit of rage, without even asking Nian Zhong Kun, directly took away all the people from the Drunken Red Building and locked them up. In the past, they always did things this way, nothing ever happened. So when he saw his uncle scolding him harshly, he didn't like it. If Yuan Chao Lin was like this, wouldn't he be dismissed from office and thrown into prison? What good would that do for him? As long as we give him more money, share some benefits with him, and ensure his whole family's prosperity and wealth, can't we just get him to take responsibility for the matter? Even if he wasn't afraid of death, wouldn't he be afraid of implicating his family?" After finishing speaking, he stood up, "Alright, hand him over to me, I guarantee he'll listen to our words obediently."

  "Stop." Nie Ruhai let out a low growl, calling out to Nie Jikun, then turned his head to scan the room. Besides Nie Zhongkun and Nie Bowen, everyone else in the room nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with what Nie Jikun had said. He raised his head, took a long deep breath, and spoke with exhaustion: "Do you know that there's a tactic called 'sacrificing one's own flesh'? Why did Yuan Chaolin cooperate so readily? And let you beat the person to death? Wasn't it just to give the Second Prince an opportunity to make his move? He pleaded guilty willingly, and his goal was to drag our Nie family down with him. It seems that now, whether it's him or his family members, they've all been protected by the Second Prince's people. If you dare to touch him, you'll be caught on the spot and accused of framing an imperial official. And even if he's punished this time and demoted to a minor position elsewhere, as long as the Second Prince seizes power, he'll quickly rise through the ranks again. But our Nie family will be finished."

  As soon as he said this, Nie Jiqun's face changed color. Uncle, how could you be like this? Not a single word less.

  "Is there no other way? In this world, as long as you fight with others for power, there are only two outcomes: either I eat you or you eat me. There is no third path to take. You have ruined the Nie family for the sake of one shameless person!" Nie Ruhai was heartbroken and indignant.

  "What's going on now?" Nie Jikun raised his head and looked at Nie Ruhai in a daze.

  "What's the point? Let your elder brother make the decision, he is the head of the house!" Nie Ruhai said with hatred. He hated Nie Weiyue to death, that was a troublemaker. (If you like this work, welcome to subscribe and reward, your support is my greatest motivation.)

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