Listening to these words like a confession, Xia Chen's heart tightened, and she smiled very unnaturally and pushed him away: "Can you say something auspicious?" Am I like such a short-lived person? ”

Wei Han pulled her into his arms again, wrapped one hand around her waist, and lifted her chin with the other: "In the future, you are not allowed to act without moving, otherwise you will ......."

Xia Chen raised his eyebrows: "Otherwise?" ”

Wei Han proved what would happen otherwise, he kissed her on the lips fiercely, as if he wanted to eat her.

Xia Chen suddenly wanted to immerse herself in this domineering gentleness like this, but there was a voice in her head that reminded her that something was wrong with this, even ridiculous, she was now a man and a boy who was not too big.

Thinking that he still had a wound on his shoulder, she stepped on his foot and took the opportunity to push him away: "Why haven't you sobered up yet?" I don't have time to play with you. ”

Wei Han thumped his head with some annoyance: "Get dressed and come with me." "The man has swept out of the window.

Sitting in the carriage, Wei Han handed her a green cloth robe: "Put it on, if someone asks, I will say that I am injured, and you are the little boy who serves me." ”

Hearing this, Xia Chen asked curiously, "What?" Isn't it the little girl who serves you? ”

Wei Han rolled his eyelids: "Which young master did you see going out with a little girl?" Of course, except for the pretentious * flow of the son of Fengyue. ”

Xia Chen said sourly: "If you don't take it when you go out, there must be a lot of them at home, right?" ”

Wei Han frowned: "To be honest, there is no one." ”

"The devil believes in you."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask."

"I didn't have enough to eat."

"You...... Obviously, you brought it up first. ”

In the Praetorian Guard, Wei Han was still very prestigious, and the two of them arrived at the cell where Zhantian was locked up very smoothly. Wei Hanchong guarded: "What is the situation of the prisoners? ”

The guard bowed down and said, "I don't eat or drink, I don't want to say a word, I seem to be bent on death." ”

Wei Han raised his hand: "He is the only one left who assassinates the King of the Sea, I can't let him make any more mistakes, I'll talk to him, you go get some wine and food, remember to keep an eye on the people who cook, and be careful if there is a problem with the food." ”

"Yes."

After the guards left, Wei Han opened the cell door and walked in, and Xia Chen also hurriedly followed.

Zhan Tian was lying on a straw bunk, his blood-stained prison clothes in tatters, his hair half covered his face, and it was impossible to see whether he was asleep or awake at this time.

Wei Han urged: "If you have anything to say, I'll watch at the door." ”

Xia Chen came to Zhantian's side and half-squatted down: "Zhantian, I'm Chen'er, how are you?" ”

Zhan Tian lifted the messy hair on his face and looked at her in surprise: "Why are you back again, don't die!" ”

Xia Chen looked at the blur of flesh and blood on his chest and shook his head: "I...... Why are you doing that? Didn't you think about your father? ”

Zhan Tian stretched out his swollen hand to signal her to silence, and then glanced at the door: "Chen'er, don't talk about my father to anyone, everyone thinks I'm an orphan." Speaking of this, he paused: "In fact, I was an orphan. ”

Xia Chen said in surprise: "What about the shopkeeper?" ”

"He is my adoptive father, my father was the prefect of Luzhou, he was honest and loved the people all his life, but he was framed and imprisoned by traitors and died in prison. My mother and I were left on the streets, but we ran into ruffians who tried to sell my mother into a workshop, and my mother, she, committed suicide. My adoptive father, who was also the shopkeeper of Zhan, was a friend of my father, and he came to me several times and recognized me as a son. ”

Xia Chen nodded: "No wonder the people from the Criminal Department didn't find the shopkeeper of Zhan." ”

Zhan Tian coughed again and frowned painfully: "This is also my intention. ”

Xia Chen took two pills and asked him to take them: "I went to see the shopkeeper, but unfortunately he is still planning for the future for you!" ”

Zhan Tian closed his eyes: "Thank you, how can you not have both loyalty and filial piety!" ”

"Did you do it to avenge your parents?"

A hint of awe-inspiring smile appeared on Zhan Tian's face: "At first, I was just tracking down the person who framed my father, but then I met Fengyue Gongzi, and he gradually made me understand that it was not someone who killed my father, but the entire court, it was the emperor!" ”

Xia Chen caught a glimpse of Wei Han gesturing at the door to tell her to hurry up, and she leaned over to Zhan Tian's ear: "So, you want to overthrow the imperial court?" ”

Zhan Tian hesitated for a moment: "Yes." ”

Xia Chen asked, "Was this assassination arranged by Brother Fengyue?" How could he let you ......?"

Zhan Tian looked at her with burning eyes: "I came by myself, and this incident has nothing to do with him." ”

Hearing this, Xia Chen smiled bitterly and said, "So Brother Fengyue, he at least knows about it. ”

Zhan Tian was slightly stunned, and then turned his head: "You go, don't come again." ”

Xia Chen heard that Wei Han was already urging, stood up and sighed, "Take care." ”

Zhan Tian said when she was about to reach the door: "I have time to go to see my father for me, if it is possible, let him leave here as soon as possible and go to Jiangnan." ”

Xia Chen saw the guards coming over with food, and he didn't say anything more, so he let out a light "um".

Wei Han said to the guard, "Send the food in." Then he advised: "He is not in good health now, no matter who comes, he is not allowed to be tortured again, and whoever dares not to listen to you will immediately report to me." ”

"Yes." The guard hurriedly said.

Leaving the prison, it was already dawn, and Xia Chen's mood was as misty as this misty morning mist. She can feel that behind this, there is a huge organization, there is a shocking conspiracy, is Hua Manlou the leader?

Wei Han asked softly, "Why do you seem to be in a bad mood?" What did Zhan Tian tell you? ”

"Nothing. Wei Han, have you ever hated this court or the emperor? ”

Wei Han chuckled and said, "What about hate, what if you don't hate?" I've seen a lot over the years, and I know that I can't change anything except take care of myself. ”

Xia Chen said: "It's rare for you to be so self-aware. Speaking of this, she lowered her voice very low: "Have you ever thought of overthrowing the imperial court?" ”

Wei Han covered her mouth: "What are you talking about!" I'd rather die than do this kind of unfaithfulness. ”

Xia Chen broke his hand: "Knowing that it is a corrupt court and an incompetent emperor, you still have to be loyal to him?" ”

"The king wants his ministers to die, and he can't die without dying! This is the ancestral motto of the Wei family. Wei Han paused slightly when he said this: "Actually, I also doubted it, but Chen'er, you have also read many history books, and how many monarchs have really been called saints for thousands of years?" It is the will of heaven to be born in which dynasty, if you want to overthrow the court when you encounter a little injustice, how can there be a day of peace in this world? ”

Xia Chen sighed: "Yes, even if it is a court that has run out of gas, it is not easy to overthrow it, there is no change of dynasty without bloodshed, and the new monarch, the new dynasty may not be much stronger than the original, in the final analysis, this is all caused by the system of the times." ”

Wei Han said meaningfully: "Yes, these are not things we can change. Chen'er, are they trying to rebel against Zhantian? ”

Xia Chen shook his head: "He said that he was to avenge his father, who was a Qing official. ”

Wei Han sighed deeply: "It's like this again, Chen'er, don't think about him anymore, in the end, it's him who is wrong, and you can be regarded as benevolent." ”

Xia Chen was a little upset, and raised his hand: "I'm tired, I'm going back to sleep." ”

When she woke up, it was almost noon, and Yueniang handed her a letter, saying that it was sent by Meng Guard.

When I opened it, the letter was written about the recent situation of Xia Fu, Xia Fu had really fallen into an economic crisis, Xia Huaiyong came out of prison and went to gamble, and this time he owed 3,000 taels of gambling debts. This was not a small amount for the Xia Mansion in the past, and now the Xia family has lost all its property, which is undoubtedly worse.

Xia Chen felt that it was time to deal with this matter, otherwise Xia Huaiyong would not be able to deal with the aftermath if she continued to act like this.

She was about to check who Xia Huaiyong owed money, but she saw Mother Wang coming over with a panicked face: "Young master, the eldest master sent someone to invite you over." ”

Xia Chen thought for a moment: "I know." ”

When she came to Xia Mansion, Xia Zhongyang asked her to take her to the study. Xia Chen bowed slightly: "Looking for me?" ”

Xia Zhongyang stared at her with a gloomy face for a moment: "Even my uncle refuses to call?" ”

Xia Chen smiled faintly: "It's not that I refuse to call, but that my uncle is willing to recognize me." ”

Xia Zhongyang raised his hand: "I never said that I didn't recognize you, sit down." ”

Xia Chen sat down: "Uncle has something to say, please say." ”

Xia Zhongyang said: "Seeing that your cousin is about to get married, but there have been many things in the Xia family recently, and I will go back to the border soon." Your uncle is not in good health, and your eldest cousin is not angry, as for your second cousin, you don't need me to say that you know that he will be assigned to the border tomorrow, and I can only hand over this business to you after thinking twice. ”

Xia Chen said in his heart that he was such an old fox, and he clearly wanted to stuff this mess into her. "Uncle, how can Chen'er afford this business, and Chen'er is ready to return to Qingzhou."

Xia Zhongyang was a little surprised: "You want to go back to Qingzhou?" ”

Xia Chen nodded: "Yes, Chen'er knows that he is not the material for reading, and he is more idle, so I still think that the life of Manan Mountain is more suitable for me." ”

"Nope." Xia Zhongyang stood up suddenly: "As the only grandson of the Xia family, now that the Xia family is in trouble, how can you just leave." ”

Xia Chen pretended to be puzzled: "Uncle, how do you say this?" Although the cousins have a little situation, it is not a big deal, the cousin will marry into the prominent Yan family, and there is also the prestige of the uncle, where does the Xia family come from? Besides, hasn't my uncle always doubted his nephew's bloodline? ”

Xia Zhongyang pondered for a moment: "This, this is all a misunderstanding, I have already checked, you are the bloodline of the Xia family." ”

Xia Chen got up and said, "My nephew knows that he doesn't have this ability, and if my uncle has nothing else to do, my nephew will leave." ”

"Stop" Xia Zhongyang slapped the table: "Even if you refuse to take over this business, as long as you are still surnamed Xia, you will have to bear the debts of the Xia family." ”

Xia Chen raised his eyebrows: "Uncle, don't you feel ashamed of you at all when you say such things?" ”

Xia Zhongyang's face turned blue and white for a while: "I...... I have long wanted to hand over this business to you, and I also want you to hone and hone more when I drive you out, and I have also worked hard. ”

"Oh?" Xia Chen pulled a long voice: "In this way, my nephew doesn't understand my uncle's good intentions." After that, she sat down again: "Uncle, since you can trust me, I can't live up to my uncle's trust, please ask my uncle to hand over all the deeds and accounts of the Xia family to me." ”

Xia Zhongyang immediately took out a stack of notes: "It's all here." ”

Xia Chen took it and looked at it: "That's all?" ”

Xia Zhongyang said: "That's all left. ”

Xia Chen noticed that a few of them were new deeds, apparently Xia Zhongyang had reissued the deeds that she hadn't sold, while the others were mostly debts. "Uncle, I have probably looked at it, the value of these fields is not more than a thousand taels, but these debts add up to at least five thousand taels."

Xia Zhongyang was a little surprised that Xia Chen had figured it out so quickly. "Chen'er, uncle can't help it, there have been too many things in this family recently, first grandmother, then your uncle and aunt, and your cousin, uncle can only rely on you."

Xia Chen nodded: "Yes, but I want to ask my uncle to make a note to confirm the status of my family master, otherwise my uncle is not there, and I am afraid that the people below will not listen to me." ”

Xia Zhongyang's face was overjoyed when he heard this: "A word is a certainty." He thought to himself that this little boy did not know the height of the sky, and he did not understand anything, and he only saw the identity of the head of the family and the property, but he did not know that he would have to bear all the debts in this way.

Xia Chen got the notes and put them away along with those contract account books, and then she looked at Xia Zhongyang: "Call everyone, I have something to say." ”

Xia Zhongyang was stunned, he suddenly found that he seemed to have mistaken Xia Chen, and then he thought about it, he was still there, he was not afraid of what he was doing, he just wanted to show his majesty.

Xia Chen sat on the main seat and glanced at everyone in the room: "Now that I have officially taken over the family business of the Xia family, all affairs big and small in the future will have to be carried out according to the rules I set." ”

Xia Huaiyong snorted coldly: "The Xia family has its own ancestral training, so you don't need to do much here, right?" ”

Xia Chen nodded: "Yes, according to the ancestral training, gamblers are responsible for their own debts, and they are also subject to family law sanctions, you owe three thousand taels of gambling debts, not including those that were repaid before, what do you say?" ”

Qian Shi said sharply: "I see that you dare to move a single hair of Yong'er." ”

Xia Chen glanced at Xia Zhongyang: "Uncle, if you don't listen to the head of the family, what should you do with those who talk too much?" ”

Xia Zhongyang said coldly: "Chen'er, they are your elders in the end, and you have just taken over the family business, why bother to bring up the old things again?" ”

Xia Chen sighed: "Uncle as a general, he should know the truth of no faith, if there is no rule, I can't manage this Xia family, I think I still tear this word up, as for the debts of the Xia family, when my uncle is unable to repay, let the creditor come to me." Speaking of this, she glanced at Xia Jinghua: "If you are not afraid that your cousin will not even have a box of makeup when she gets married, and the Xia family will be ruined from now on." ”

Xia Zhong raised his eyebrows and frowned, and said to his wife and children: "Don't kneel down to receive the punishment yet." After that, he turned his head and said to Xia Chen: "You can punish them, or you can set the rules, but you at least have a way to help the Xia family get through the current difficulties, right?" “

Xia Chen put away the note again: "Uncle also said that I am the only grandson of the Xia family, and since I have taken over the family business, I will not let the Xia family cross over, and I will deal with these debts." The family law of the aunt and cousin can be exempted, but the punishment cannot be escaped, and from now on, they will think about it behind closed doors for half a month. As for the rules, I only add one article, in the future, anyone who does something insulting or damaging to the family will be expelled from the house and bear the consequences. ”

Xia Zhongyang's family breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and they promised Xia Lai, they have been forced to a desperate situation now, how can they still care about the future.

Take back the Xia family as she wished, but Xia Chen was not happy, she also had a headache for these thousands of taels of debts, although the Huamanlou from the sale of land and property had been handed over to her, but the old lady Xu left behind was only more than five thousand taels, she had spent some recently, if she took all the money to pay off the debt now, she would have no capital to do business.

On the way back to Yue's Mansion, Xia Chen carefully looked at the IOUs, and she found that most of what Xia Huaiyong owed was the money from the Cyclamen Casino, and it was no wonder that Xia Zhongyang was so eager for her to take over the family business, and she knew that the rules of the Cyclamen Gambling House would double at an alarming rate after the expiration date, and if it was not paid within three days, three thousand taels would become four thousand five hundred taels.

In the evening, Wei Han brought her shocking news that Zhan Tian had committed suicide in prison. R1152