Chapter Twenty-Four: Forcing the Palace
"Fei'er, that's right, how good it is to be happy, Zheng Yuanhao and Qin Tianzong are simply one heaven and one underground, if you marry Zheng Yuanhao, the second grandfather will not have to worry about your happiness in the future. Unexpectedly receiving the invitation from the Qin family, Ling Lebai's heart blossomed, and the smile on his face never stopped.
Ling Fei'er glared at Ling Lebai when she heard this, but ignored him.
"Fei'er, the second grandfather has not let you go out these days, and there is a last resort, so don't blame the second grandfather, when the day of your wedding with Zheng Yuanhao arrives, I will definitely give you a luxurious dowry to prevent you from losing your identity......"
Ling Lebai was a little embarrassed to see Ling Fei'er ignoring him, but Ling Lebai also knew that now was not the time to get angry, if he didn't hurry up and slap Ling Fei'er now, when Ling Fei'er married into the Zheng family, he would never have a chance to slap Ling Fei'er again, he didn't want to get any benefits after marrying Ling Fei'er into the Zheng family, but would cause a big trouble for the Ling family.
"I said, you better hurry up and think about how you will curry favor with the Zheng family later!" Seeing Ling Lebai's endless chatter, Ling Fei'er's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly, and she said impatiently.
"Okay, you're busy, you're busy first. If there's anything you need me to do, you can call someone to inform me. Seeing that Ling Fei'er was angry, the smile on Ling Lebai's face froze, and he hurriedly withdrew from the house.
As soon as Ling Lebai left, Ling Fei'er immediately felt relaxed, and Ling Tieshan and Ling Xiao, who had been sitting next to them with a bitter sea hatred expression, also showed happy smiles.
"This old guy is finally gone, and I can barely pretend. Ling Xiao glanced out of the room and muttered in a low voice.
"Ling Xiao, you are not allowed to be rude, even if your second grandfather is no longer wrong, he is also your elder. Ling Tieshan scolded Ling Xiao in a low voice, his face full of calm.
"Look at his flattering look just now, I want to vomit when I see it...... I don't know what his expression will be when he arrives at Brother Tianzong's house and learns the truth. Ling Xiao originally wanted to continue to complain about Ling Lebai, but after being glared at by Ling Tieshan, he immediately changed the topic.
"It's still Tianzong's kid who has a way!" Thinking of Qin Tianzong's plan, Ling Tieshan had a relieved smile on his face.
In order to prevent Ling Fei'er and Zheng Yuanhao's marriage from having an accident, Ling Lebai put Ling Fei'er's family under house arrest in disguise during this time, not letting them go out, and not even letting them contact with outsiders, which made Ling Fei'er's resentment towards Ling Mansion a little more, if Qin Tianzong hadn't secretly come to Ling Mansion to give her a reassuring pill, it is estimated that she would have gone crazy a long time ago.
The Zheng Mansion and the Ling Mansion had a festive atmosphere, but the Qin family was gloomy and gloomy today, and there was a miasma.
"Split up, why do you want to split up?" Looking at these familiar faces in front of him, Qin Houde's face was full of doubts.
Qin Houde cleaned up the living room early this morning, preparing to welcome the heads of the Zheng family and the Ling family, but he didn't expect that the heads of the two families had not yet arrived, and his three sons and more than twenty heads of the side families came unexpectedly, and they did not hesitate to express their intentions.
"Dad, don't hold on, the family's herb shop was destroyed, the elixir master apprentice rebelled again, and the family is about to be swallowed up by the Zheng family.
"Also, the two hundred elite disciples of the family have all been poisoned and completely lost their combat effectiveness, and Uncle Tong may also have died, and the mansion has no protection from the formation, if there is an enemy at this time, wouldn't our Qin family only have to be slaughtered?"
"Dad, the second brother and the fourth brother are right, while there is no enemy to kill the door now, you should quickly dismiss your subordinates and dissolve the family, so as not to bury five hundred lives with you in the Qin Mansion. ”
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Qin Xinghai, Qin Xinglan, and Qin Xinglong expounded their opinions without hurry, and the gaze that looked at Qin Houde completely lost the respect and fear they had in the past.
With the speeches of the three Qin Xinghai brothers, the heads of the side families also echoed one after another, and there was a commotion in the living room for a while.
Seeing the almost out of control scene in front of him, Qin Houde's face became extremely ugly, and he also subconsciously remembered Qin Tianzong's words in his mind.
"Grandpa, although you have paid a lot for the family, it is not an exaggeration to describe the current Qin family as a plate of loose sand. I'm willing to bet that with a little tricking, the family will be dissolved. ”
After the biggest dilemma faced by the family was solved, Qin Houde was ambitious and had the intention to run the Qin family as the first family in Huan Wei City, and suddenly heard Qin Tianzong's words, he was naturally very angry, thinking that Qin Tianzong was alarmist, and then acquiesced to Qin Tianzong's plan.
Qin Houde spread rumors in the mansion on the one hand, and sent invitations to the Zheng family and the Ling family on the other hand, and then sat in the living room early in the morning, he wanted to make a bet with Qin Tianzong to see if the situation that Qin Tianzong said would appear.
"Is this the Qin family that he has been running for decades?" Qin Houde knew that the bet between himself and Qin Tianzong had been lost, and he had lost very badly.
Qin Houde has always put the family first, thinking that although the strength of the Qin Mansion is not strong, the cohesion and centripetal force are definitely incomparable to the other two families in Huan Wei City, but the current situation makes Qin Houde feel extremely heavy.
Looking at the twenty or so faces in front of him that were no longer familiar, Qin Tianzong suddenly felt a little unfamiliar.
"Xinghai, Xinglan, Xinglong, have you really decided to split up?" After being silent for a long time, Qin Houde asked in a low voice.
Seeing Qin Houde's exhausted appearance, Qin Xinghai hesitated for a moment, but when he thought of what he was about to get, his heart immediately hardened.
"Actually, we don't have to split up, we just want to drive Qin Tianzong's evil beast out of the Qin family, the reason why the Qin family has what happened today is completely due to Qin Tianzong. Qin Tianzong let the family suffer such a big loss, it wouldn't be too much to expel him from the family, right?" Qin Xinghai looked directly into Qin Houde's eyes and said word by word.
"I think Dad should be old, otherwise Qin Tianzong's cultivation qualifications are average, why would Dad stand up for Qin Tianzong and ignore the safety of the entire family?" Receiving Qin Xinghai's gesture in his eyes, Qin Xinglan suggested beside him, "Dad, why don't you give up the position of the head of the family to the second brother?"
"In the past few years, the affairs of the family have always been handled by the second brother, and there is nothing wrong with it, since my father is not energetic, let me give up the position of the head of the family, I think the second brother has the ability to lead the Qin family through this difficulty. Qin Xinglong also echoed on the side.
As soon as the Qin Xinghai brothers opened their mouths, almost half of the heads of the collateral families spoke out in support, and some other people were also talking about each other.
"It turns out that the real purpose of your brothers is to force me to give up the position of the head of the family?" Hearing the speeches of Qin Xinghai and several people, Qin Houde heard everyone in the living room say the same thing as me, almost all of them wanted to drive themselves out of the position of the head of the family, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness in his heart, is this the end of his decades of hard work?
"But the family is now facing such a predicament, what difference does it make if I don't let out the position of the head of the family?" Qin Houde's eyes gradually turned cold, and he completely lost confidence in the twenty or so people in the living room.
"Dad, didn't I just make it very clear, the main culprit of the family's predicament today is Qin Tianzong, as long as we promise the Zheng family and the Ling family to dissolve the marriage contract between Qin Tianzong and Ling Fei'er today, and expel the Qin Tianzong brothers and sisters from the family, the family's predicament will naturally be solved. Qin Xinghai didn't notice the change in Qin Houde's expression, he just thought that Qin Houde was disheartened and began to compromise with himself.
"What about the two elixir master apprentices who have defected from the family, the family has no elixir master apprentices, how can they maintain the huge elixir expenses of the family's elite disciples?" Qin Houde glared at Qin Xinghai coldly and asked indifferently.
Suddenly, Qin Houde's eyes locked, Qin Xinghai was frightened into a cold sweat, and he sat there without saying a word, just looked at Qin Houde with a suspicious gaze.
"Dad, you don't have to worry about this, the Zheng family has already promised us that as long as we dispose of Qin Tianzong, the Qin family's elixir will be wrapped in the Zheng family in the future. Qin Xinglan didn't notice the abnormality of Qin Houde and Qin Xinghai, and his words almost blurted out.
"So, you people have already colluded with the Zheng family and sold the entire Qin family?" Qin Xinglan's words made Qin Houde's forehead bruise, and he glanced at the two dozen people in the living room with burning eyes, and asked through gritted teeth.
Once the family's elixir source is controlled by the Zheng family, then the Qin family will inevitably become the puppet of the Zheng family, and it will not be far from extinction, which is also the reason why Qin Houde can't help but be angry.
After Qin Houde burst into a shout, the chaotic scene in the living room immediately quieted down, and everyone stood in place in silence and did not dare to move, and it was also at this time that everyone in the living room realized that Qin Houde, who was sitting in the chief, was the head of the Qin family, and the surname of this family head did not seem to be very good.
"Brother Qin, why are you angry. Our Zheng family and the Qin family live next to each other and have always lived in harmony, but now that the Qin family is in trouble, our Zheng family has the obligation to lend a helping hand to help the Qin family get out of trouble, you say 'collusion' and 'betrayal', these words are too hurtful, right?"
Just when everyone in the living room was so depressed by the dull atmosphere that they were about to kick out of breath, a crisp voice suddenly sounded in the living room, like a gentle drizzle in everyone's hearts, so that the pressure on everyone in the living room was suddenly reduced.
As this voice sounded, a fat old man suddenly appeared in the living room, the old man was dressed in a golden silk robe, his face was ruddy, and his eyes revealed a kind smile.
Next to the fat old man, followed by a young man in a white robe, the young man held a folding fan in his hand, his expression was full of arrogance, and after his gloomy eyes swept in the living room, a faint trace of loss flashed.
"I have always heard that the old man of the Qin family is anxious and hospitable, but I didn't expect that we were invited to the door, but the head of the Qin family put on this battle to greet us, it is really not worthy of the name......" After the white-robed young man saw the current situation in the living room clearly, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.