The silence in the ancestral hall was terrifying, only the heavy breathing of the old men who couldn't control it, and Li Jiangyi could even hear the crackling sound of the candle wick burning.

Li Jiangyi was a little puzzled, why didn't they speak, what they just said was more reasonable, Jiang Xue looked at Li Jiangyi with a blank face, and really didn't know how to react.

This Li Jiangyi is really stupid, she has to put her ignorance and greed on the surface, Jiang Xue bowed her head and was silent, this time is not suitable for her to come out.

This time, the patriarch Li Hongfu didn't bother to argue with Li Jiangyi, he moved his fingers, and Li Zhiyuan, who was at the bottom left, understood.

Li Hongfu is old, and if nothing else, Li Zhiyuan will take over the position of patriarch, so it is natural for him to deal with some scenes.

As early as when everyone was shocked by Li Jiangyi's remarks, Li Zhiyuan thought of the wording, and he said slowly: "The family of the Marquis of Chaoguo is not rare, and the titles are all given to the eldest son, and the man next to him knows that he can't rely on his ancestors to cover the shadow, so he has already found a way out for himself. ”

"Either study to gain fame, or do business to gain a place in the business field, to be willing to be a commoner like you, I will see you for the first time."

"When your brothers were separated, they should have split up, your parents were still alive at that time, and they didn't say that it was not the turn of the clan to speak, and then your mother followed your father, and the clan talked to your eldest brother about the separation, and your eldest brother was afraid that you would have a hard time without him, and he was unwilling to split the family, which made you stay in the Hou Mansion so far."

Li Zhiyuan ignored Li Jiangyi's gradually blue face, and continued: "You don't know how to be grateful, and you still resent your brother, Li Jiangyi, your mother really spoiled you!" ”

Li Jiangyi listened to Li Zhiyuan's reproach and became angry: "Li Jiangxue owes me, they are all father's sons, why can he attack the lord, I can't, the Hou Mansion is my home, why should I leave, it's not fair!" ”

Li Zhiyuan wanted to refute Li Jiangyi, but Li Hongfu raised his hand to stop him.

Li Hongfu said in a deep voice: "Unfair? There is no such thing as being born fair! Do you know how many people colluded with each other and shed blood in order to compete for the position of the only one? How many families have died because of this? ”

"It was after the Ming Sheng Emperor formulated this law that the family inheritance could continue, if it is unfair, you and the Ming Sheng Emperor will discuss!"

The more Li Hongfu talked, the more angry he became, he had been a patriarch for so many years, and there were not a few unscrupulous descendants he had seen, but none of them were as paranoid and stupid as Li Jiangyi.

Li Hongfu's chest rose and fell, and he said sharply: "When you were wearing gold and silver brocade clothes and jade food, someone was starving and suffering from cold clothes, why didn't you say it was unfair at this time?!" ”

Li Jiang Yitian was shameless, and said indifferently: "That's their bad fate, what does it have to do with me?" ”

"If you fail to give birth to the eldest son, it's also your bad life, what does it have to do with your eldest brother?"

Li Zhiyuan opened his mouth leisurely and blocked it with Li Jiangyi's own words, which made Li Jiangyi's face flush instantly, and he couldn't say a word for a long time with his neck stalked.

Jiang Xue saw that the time was almost right, it was time to make a shining appearance and end this farce-like separation, she took a few steps forward with a small box.

Jiang Xue said to the angry Li Jiangyi in a steady tone: "For the sake of a mother's compatriots, I have tolerated you a lot, I thought you would remember my good knowledge and gratitude, but I didn't expect you to become even worse, Li Jiangyi, there is a limit to people's tolerance." ”

"Whether you want it or not, this family is going to be divided, and now, it's time to settle the score."

Li Jiangyi glanced at Jiang Xue, and then glanced at the old men sitting in the room, seeing that they didn't mean to be biased towards him, he secretly scolded that the gift was in vain, and he had to acquiesce to Jiang Xue's move to officially start the separation.

Jiang Xue opened the box, took out a stack of books, and held it up to show the uncles in the house: "This is the shop and the title deed, my mother's dowry list, and the list of cash and valuables in the Hou Mansion, everything that can be divided is here." ”

Li Jiangyi's eyes were fixed on this stack of things, and he wanted to grab them and take them for himself, but he could only think about it, and he watched the things pass around and finally reach the hands of the patriarch.

Li Jiangyi pursed his lips and said with some dissatisfaction: "It's divided into two, so what to do in trouble." ”

Jiang Xue smiled and shook her head: "Don't worry, there are so many family properties, but it doesn't mean that you can share so much." ”

Li Jiangyi immediately became vigilant, and said sharply: "Li Jiangxue, what do you mean? In front of all the clan elders, do you still want to ignore my share? ”

"How could you do such a despicable villain act for my brother," Jiang Xue smiled, and her tone of voice was also very peaceful, but if you look closely, you can know that the smile has not reached the bottom of her eyes.

"Originally, after my mother died, we should have split up, but this delay is eight years, in these eight years, I, as the eldest brother, can support you, and your family's food and clothing are in the account of the Hou Mansion, I can ignore this, but the large amount of money you spent from the account with unknown expenses, we have to calculate it."

Li Jiangyi was shocked when he heard this, his brain was running rapidly, and in the past eight years, he and Liu Yinshuang had spent a lot of money from the account, all of which were stuffed into his pocket.

The eldest brother has always been generous, and they have paid more and more silver, and the accumulation is also a very considerable amount, Li Jiangyi never thought that one day the eldest brother would settle this account with him.

Li Jiangyi would never admit this, otherwise he would have to spit out the silver that had already arrived and was covered with heat.

"What silver? Why don't I remember, you don't come up with such a vicious way to slander me just to covet my share of the property. ”

Li Jiangyi's ability to pretend to be stupid is a must, and his angry tone, slightly humiliated expression and resolute eyes made Jiang Xue can't help but praise her good acting skills.

The uncles were impressed by Li Jiangyi's acting skills, they looked at Jiang Xue with a somewhat embarrassed expression, Li Hongfu exchanged glances with the others, and said calmly: "If there is no evidence, it is difficult for us to conclude ......"

Can that be without? The account book that was found overnight, Jiang Xue took out the account book in the box, and she respectfully presented it to the clan elders and said aloud:

"Forget the past, this is the account book of the past five years, and the small amount of silver that Li Jiangyi took away is not counted, only more than thirty taels, and each stroke is marked with cinnabar, and you uncles will know it at a glance."

Li Hongfu flipped through the account book in his hand and found that Li Jiangyi had to take away a small sum of silver every three or five times, and he also had to take a sum of 300 taels of silver every month......

Roughly calculated, he was only afraid that it would be as high as 50,000 taels, Li Hongfu raised his head and looked at Li Jiangyi, he had thought that Li Jiangyi was a man without a city, but now he was looking at it, and he knew that he was not stupid enough to draw money into his pocket.

"The silver marked in these account books alone totals as much as 56,000 taels, and this money has to be deducted from Li Jiangyi's share of the family property."

Li Jiangyi was anxious when he boarded, and he shouted: "Why, I didn't take that money, it was Li Jiangxue who wronged me for making false accounts!" Yes, he made false accounts! ”

Jiang Xue smiled slightly, on the road of slandering her, Li Jiangyi really didn't see the Yellow River and didn't look back, she picked up one of the account books, put it in front of Li Jiangyi, and pointed to it word by word and said:

"See clearly, every expenditure has your signature and drawing, Li Jiangxue, you deny and slander like this, it is difficult for me to be an elder brother."

Jiang Xue's expression was hatred that iron could not become steel, Li Jiangyi snatched the account book and tore it to pieces: "Nonsense, I didn't, it was the account book you forged!" ”

"Enough!" Li Hongfu slapped the table and said sharply: "Li Jiangyi, have you made enough trouble!" Do you have to get the government involved? If you have children and daughters, you are not ashamed! ”

"Deduct this silver, and you will divide the rest equally!"

Li Jiangyi was willing, he didn't have much respect for these old men, and when he saw that Li Hongfu wanted to hurt his interests, he made disrespectful remarks at that time:

"What are you, what you say is what you are? You just look at Li Jiangxue as the Hou Ye, and you see that I am not anything, so you are so biased towards him! ”

"It's unfair for you to do this, and I don't follow it! No one will try to take my money! ”

Li Hongfu, who has always been steady, trembled with anger, and said angrily: "Bastard, in front of your ancestors, you are so disrespectful, slandering your eldest brother, disrespecting your elders, and slandering your elders!" You are not afraid of retribution! ”

The clan elders glared at Li Jiang angrily, they have always been respected in the clan, when have they ever been so angry?

Li Hongfu took a few deep breaths and tried to keep himself calm, as the patriarch, he had never seen any strong winds and waves, and he couldn't surrender his identity to deal with an ignorant junior.

Li Hongfu endured his anger and said heavily to Li Jiangyi, who was as thick-skinned as a city wall: "I am the patriarch of the Li clan, and your father Lao Changping has to call me a big brother when he sees me, what do you say I am?!" ”

Li Hongfu's sudden monstrous momentum, like an angry King Kong, startled Li Jiangyi, he looked at the candles in the ancestral hall without wind and the smell of incense penetrated into his nose, and he shivered uncontrollably.

Li Jiangyi's lips pursed, wanting to defend himself a few more words, but he didn't know where to start, so the ancestral hall fell silent.

Jiang Xue said at the right time: "If you agree, we will split up, if you don't agree, the brother can't bear it, so he has to ask the government to intervene, when the time comes, every penny, I have to break with you, and your share of the family property will never be more than now." ”

Li Jiangyi didn't know what to do, he turned his face to look at Liu Yinshuang outside the ancestral hall, wanting to see her reaction, Liu Yinshuang noticed Li Jiangyi's gaze, lowered his head and nodded slightly, Li Jiangyi understood.

"Okay, I can't live under the same roof with someone as ruthless as you, so we'll split up!"