In just one year, Yun Niang has given birth to a son for Xu Yuncai.

In memory of Liu Rulan's lost child, Xu Lan.

Xu Yu named this child, Xu Huai.

Immediately, Xu Huai succeeded to Liu Rulan's name, and since then he has become the sister-in-law of the Xu family.

And just when everyone was immersed in beauty, a huge shock suddenly came to the Ming Dynasty.

In the fifteenth year of Zhengde, after the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao toured the south, he unfortunately fell into the water in the south of the Yangtze River and suffered from a serious illness.

In the sixteenth year of Zhengde, the first month.

Zhu Houzhao was in the sacrificial ceremony, spitting blood in his mouth and falling to the ground.

The sixteenth year of Zhengde, March.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde died in the capital due to a serious illness.

The emperor died.

The death of the emperor, like a huge earthquake, was transmitted from the capital to Jinling, and then to everyone in the Ming Kingdom.

For the people of the Ming Kingdom, there seems to be something that has changed, and it seems that nothing has changed.

In a place they couldn't see, a huge storm stirred up the situation in the entire Ming Kingdom at this time.

..

Li Heting's residence, Shen Qing and Liu Wenxian waited outside the door early.

The two of them have been with Li Heting for almost two years, and they have already become Li Heting's right-hand men, and when the emperor dies at this time, they will inevitably have to come to Li Heting's residence to serve as a counselor.

Li Heting, who was neatly dressed, walked out of the inner hall and sat leisurely on the Taishi chair, holding a cup of this year's new tea in his hand.

"That thing, all of it? If you have any ideas, you might as well share them. Li Heting said indifferently, it seems that the emperor's death is not a big deal for him.

Seeing Li Heting's appearance, he didn't care much about the emperor's death, and the two of them were already surprised.

The Li family has been entrenched in Jinling for many years, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I don't know how many emperors have been sent away, a discredited Zhengde Emperor, the Li family except for fake crying a few times, no one really feels sorry.

"Childe, I think the Holy Lord has died, this is good news for you." Shen Qing said.

"In the Zhengde Dynasty, the Eight Tigers did evil and caused chaos in the dynasty. Make it difficult for people of insight to serve the country. ”

"Now that the saint has died and has no children under his knees, this is just a good thing, so we might as well support a clan disciple to inherit the unification."

"It just so happens that Shoufu Yang Ting and Lord Yang have news to establish a new emperor, and through the relationship between our Jinling Li family, we will contact Yang Shoufu and secretly support Lord Yang to suppress those opposing voices."

"Then, we are meritorious from the dragon, and it will be a great benefit to be rewarded in the future."

After Shen Qingfu said this, he couldn't help but cause Li Heting to nod.

"Well said, this is possible!"

"It's just that it's been difficult for me to get enough money from my family to unblock the joints recently, and this is not a small number for Lord Yang."

"Liu Wenxian, you still have to solve this matter."

"From Songjiang Mansion, draw money and come up, fully support this matter, and you must not hide it privately."

Li Heting finished explaining, Shen Qing and Liu Wenxian retired, and hurried to prepare for this matter.

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On the other side, the news of the emperor's death reached Yan Fusheng's ears at the same time.

"Bastard! I spent so much silver, and I saw those stinky eunuchs at the ceremony, but I didn't expect the saint to die like this! ”

"What should I do next, it's all over now."

Just when Yan Fusheng was at a loss, a letter was quietly handed to him.

After Yan Fusheng read the letter, his frowning brows suddenly relaxed.

"Well, there's no end to it."

"The Guo family in the capital gave me a reply, it seems that the previous trip to the troubled waters is still useful."

"Songjiang Mansion, I didn't expect so many people to want that place."

"No matter what, these floating fortunes will be given, as long as you can catch the backer, you can make a comeback one day."

"Come on, pass the order, and the Nanjing Military Department will transfer the order to arrange the children of the Guo family into Nanzhili."

..

A letter came to Songjiang Mansion quickly.

This is a letter to Liu Rulan, written by Liu Wenxian.

The letter to the effect that it has been given for so long, and now it's time to close the net.

The Xu family's property is no longer Xu Yucai's, Jinling needs silver, and the Xu family's inventory silver needs to be quickly extracted.

Seeing this family letter, Liu Rulan knew that something was wrong.

That day, he finally came.

The price of saving the Xu family and Xu Yuncai is to make the Xu family a money-making tool in the hands of Liu Wenxian.

This is no different from Yan Fusheng's original plan to completely annex the Xu family, but nominally he is still his own person.

Xu Yuncai has been kept in the dark for nearly two years, and Liu Rulan told a beautiful story in order to let Xu Yuncai get out of the haze.

Liu Wenxian asked the big man for help, and 'gratuitously' helped the Xu family to preside over justice, and punished the Jinling Yan family and a group of people who wanted to annex the Xu family.

Liu Rulan thought that there was still a long time to waste, at least five to ten years.

Wait until Xu Yu is bound to the Xu family through the bond of several children and through flesh and blood, and then tell him the truth.

At this time, Xu Yuncai will definitely not look for a short-term view and slump.

It's just that I didn't expect it.

The death of the emperor became the fuse that accelerated all the progress.

The original plan that Liu Rulan planned to complete in ten years is now only two months away.

What can you do in two months?

Liu Rulan was ready to hide it again, and first pay the money in the Xu family's account to Liu Wenxian with all his might, and first provide for Liu Wenxian's sudden large expenses.

As for Xu Yuncai's side, Liu Rulan can only hope to hide it for as long as he wants.

I hope that after Xu Yu finds out, he won't resent her.

..

As a business wizard, Xu Yuncai, how could he not see Liu Rulan's handwriting.

The money on the books of the Xu family business shrank wildly, and the income and expenditure of several rudders were squeezed to the limit, and Liu Rulan drank to quench his thirst and pumped out all the cash of the Xu family, like a bottomless pit.

Xu Yucai watched all this, but without the slightest sound, as if he didn't know, he and Liu Rulan continued to play the role of a good couple every day.

It's just that Xu Yu looked at everything he had and was deprived of this world for the second time.

His heart was dripping blood.

The withdrawal of the Xu family's funds is like a knife and knife piercing Xu Yuncai's heart.

There were more and more wounds, the blood dried up, and Xu Yuncai's hope slowly dried up.

In fact, Xu Yuncai has always known.

Liu Wenxian asked the big man to help him with his own affairs, there must be a ghost behind it.

Otherwise, how could someone be so selfless and selfless, and mobilize their own resources to help a stranger.

It all comes at a price, and you pay for what you get.

Liu Rulan knew from the beginning that he had been lying to himself for the past two years, and Xu Yu also knew.

Xu Yuncai longed for freedom from the beginning and did not want to become a tool for anyone.

But at the end of the story, Xu Yu still became the person he hated the most.

A poor puppet ruthlessly manipulated by the adults of Jinling.

That kind, held by the dignitaries and nobles in Jinling City,

Canaries in cages.

That kind of person who will never be able to get out of this terrible iron cage in this life,

Poor plaything,

A canary named Xu Yuncai.