This is a restaurant that ordinary people are not qualified to set foot in.
According to legend, the background behind the scenes of the restaurant is Prince Shu, his younger brother who was on a pilgrimage.
Early this morning, the restaurant's doors were closed and guests were thanked behind closed doors.
The second floor of the restaurant.
It was not lunch time yet, but it was already packed with people.
The group of people was divided into several camps, all of whom had gloomy faces. Some of them even kept wiping away tears, as if they were as sad as if their own father had died.
There was a duel between the Taidan Academy and the Sanyi Alliance. Dean Yan Jingyuan lost to Tongwen. Later, Yan Jingyuan was found to have a lot of criminal evidence and is currently imprisoned in the palace.
This group of people are the families of several direct disciples of Yan Jingyuan.
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There is an empty table in the middle with a dozen sacks on it.
Inside the sack were densely packed gold leaves, just like rice. They were piled randomly, which was shocking.
If ordinary people took one look at it, they would probably be so frightened that they would not be able to sleep for more than ten days.
"Everyone, only the Ye family has not expressed its stance yet... The Donglan Kingdom caravan will pass by in an hour. If they don't express their stance, Prince Shu will abandon the Ye family!"
The fat shopkeeper stood next to bags of gold leaves, looking expressionlessly in the direction of Ye's house.
Helping criminals escape from Zhongzhou is Prince Shu's secret deal.
At present, the border of Zhongzhou is in danger. The Donglan Kingdom has strong national power and is an important ally of Zhongzhou.
There are only caravans from the Donglan Kingdom, and Zhongzhou will not check them casually.
Prince Shu has helped countless criminals escape successfully. As long as they don't waste time, or the buyers are stupid and show their flaws, Prince Shu will be almost 100% successful.
Of course, the fees are also extremely expensive.
Prince Shu is the younger brother of the Holy Emperor. Growing up, he had no interest in poetry and songs, and was extremely resistant to martial arts. When he grew up, he had no fascination with sensuality, dogs and horses, and even no special obsession with power.
Prince Shu's most obsessed thing is to make money by calculating the abacus.
Helping criminals escape is a game that Prince Shu is obsessed with.
The fee is calculated as half of the family wealth.
Of course, the escaping family will first get rich and get half of it from you, but you also have to have a lower limit. If the gold leaves are less than this lower limit, Prince Shu will have no interest.
The reason why Prince Shu set this half threshold was purely for fun.
He formed a large and calculating team, all of whom were top-notch arithmetic teachers, and even had a secret investigation team that secretly investigated the family property.
There used to be a joke among the noble circles.
If you have too much property and have forgotten what it is, if you have no idea of your own worth and want to figure out how much money you have, then you go to Prince Shu.
Prince Shu can count every last copper in your house.
In less than a day, Prince Shu's men had already fully calculated the property of Zhang Hudian, Zhong Tianwei, Ye Qianqiu and other Yan Jingyuan descendants.
Prince Shu was in the palace when the Taidan Academy and the Sanyi Alliance competed. He witnessed the whole process, and the competition was so exciting that it was so enjoyable.
But after returning to the palace, Prince Shu closed the door and drank alone. In the middle of the night, he suddenly burst into tears and kept blaming himself.
Why is it not open?
Such a hearty gambling game, why didn’t I open the market?
When everyone bets on Yan Jingyuan to win, I bet on Tong Bing, so I will be more prosperous.
Alas!
I'm stupid.
I'm a fool.
The servants in the house were so frightened that they didn't sleep all night.
Early in the morning, Prince Shu ordered his subordinates to start contacting Yan Jingyuan and his direct disciples.
He had seen the signs yesterday that the Fang family wanted to kill Yan Jingyuan.
Yan Jingyuan is a big fat pig.
Damn it, the biggest fat pig, the emperor brother will kill it himself, he has no qualifications to intervene.
I can only go find a few piggies to play with.
Many people thought that it was Zhang Hudian and others who were trying to escape, so they took the initiative to find Prince Shu.
This is not the case.
Although Zhang Hudian and others made a lot of money, their status in the imperial capital was also very respected.
But everything they have is the aura given by the Taidan Academy and the dividends brought by their alchemy talents. They themselves don't have much brains.
A group of people were at a loss, and for a moment they were like headless flies, not knowing what to do at all.
At this time, Prince Shu, the savior from heaven, came.
Prince Shu's men explained the stakes, and several of them recovered.
escape!
Run away immediately.
Although half of the family property has to be dispersed, the green hills left behind will not have to worry about running out of firewood. If you want to spend money, you must first have a life.
Even if he will not be executed because of his status as an alchemist, what is the difference between being locked up in the alchemy room of the palace for the rest of his life and being on death row?
What's more, the master offended this time was the Fang family.
Who can guarantee that the Fang family will be merciful.
He is meat on the display board, and the Fang family can kill him at any time if they want.
Especially Zhang Hudian.
He initially thought that the emperor was simply punishing the master. After all, the strength of the master was there and no one could easily shake it.
But later, when Fang Haoduan took over as the dean, Zhang Hudian was completely panicked.
Yan Jingyuan had defected to the Yuan family early, and the Yuan family and the Fang family were sworn enemies. In order to please the Yuan family, Yan Jingyuan found fault with Fang Haoshan on everything. Zhang Hudian had a sly eye. In order to gain the favor of his master, he publicly contradicted Fang Hao countless times.
one.
In fact, Zhang Hudian's deepest plan is to follow his master's lead and board the Yuan family's ship.
After becoming a member of the Yuan family, I, Zhang Hudian, became prominent.
Unfortunately, things are unpredictable.
The Yuan family is now in dire straits and suddenly gave up on their master.
Later, Zhang Hudian heard someone say that it was actually the Yuan family's concession in front of His Majesty.
And the Fang family's revenge came so unexpectedly.
Fang Haodan may forgive others, but he will certainly not forgive himself.
Zhang Hudian was also the first person to decide to flee to Donglan Kingdom.
There was no objection from the Zhang family, and the uncles and brothers were eager to go abroad and start a new life immediately.
Except for the core staff, the Zhang family's medical clinic and pharmacy were still operating normally at this time and seemed prosperous, no different from before.
But the core of the Zhang family was already ready to escape with the caravan.
Zhang Zhaohong wiped away tears.
Although she didn't always have the best of luck in the imperial capital, she was used to being pampered, and for a while she simply couldn't bear the blow of leaving her hometown.
Zhang Hudian's father looked like he had been drained by alcohol and sex. Although he was not very capable, he was very sober inside.
Once their son is imprisoned in the palace, the Zhang family will face a devastating blow.
The son might survive in the palace.
As for me, there is a high probability that I will die.
There is only so much business in the imperial capital. When the Zhang family expanded, it was unknown how many families were ruined.
They gritted their teeth and waited for the Zhang family to suffer misfortune.
"Hongmei, don't worry... Even if you go to Donglan Country, I will take care of you for the rest of your life."
Everyone in the Zhong family was present, but Zhong Tianwei still stayed close to Zhang Zhaohong, like a dog waiting for a bone.
"I don't need you to worry about...you and Fei, alas...you can't help me with anything."
Zhang Zhaohong sobbed and cried.
She originally wanted to call her a loser, but when she saw everyone from the Zhong family present, she restrained herself in time.
But Zhong Tianwei couldn't help Zhang Zhaohong, and he felt guilty and his heart was about to be broken.
"Hongmei, don't be sad, I will definitely take good care of you."
Zhong Tianwei smiled flatteringly.
In his eyes, there seemed to be no crisis at all, only the love between children.
The old man of the Zhong family was almost angry to death.
There are some differences between the Zhong family and other families.
For example, the Zhang Family was just a small medicine shop in the past. It was only after Zhang Hudian entered Taidan Academy that it officially rose to prominence and began to expand its territory.
But the Zhong family is different.
Before Zhong Tianwei entered Taidanyuan, the Zhong family was already a prominent family. The whole family ran a blacksmithing business and even cooperated with the Ministry of War, and their lives were prosperous.
Zhong Tianwei stole a lot of elixir resources from the Taidan Academy, but for the Zhong family, the effect was just the icing on the cake.
Of course, this flower on the brocade has also raised the status of the Zhong family by more than one level.
But with good fortune comes misfortune.
Who would have thought that Zhong Tianwei would actually provoke the Fang family.
It's over now.
The Fang family will not spare the Zhong family.
In addition to the drug store business, the Zhong family also had to hand over the money they earned from the blacksmithing business.
Even, they have to leave their hometown.
It's simply uncomfortable.
The key point is that this guy Zhong Tianwei has become a shame to the Zhong family.
Zhang Zhaohong of the Zhang family didn't know what kind of magic he knew, and he was so obsessed with Zhong Tianwei that he had this kind of behavior.
Although Zhong Tianwei is not a handsome young man, he is not unable to marry a wife.
In fact, as long as Zhong Tianwei is willing, the Zhong family can recruit dozens of ladies from all over the world to meet them within half an hour, and guarantee that each one of them will be more than ten times more beautiful than Zhang Zhaohong.
What a shame, Zhong Tianwei just fell in love with Zhang Zhaohong.
Because of Zhang Zhaohong, Zhong Tianwei became the laughing stock in the wealthy circle, and the Zhong family also became the laughing stock.
"Wei'er... what time has it been? Stop talking about these useless things."
Mr. Zhong couldn't bear it anymore and scolded him directly.
At a time when life and death are at stake, you actually keep your hot face against your cold butt.
It's really shameless.
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"Ahem... If you want to talk about love, you should wait until you leave the imperial capital. Now is not the occasion!"
The fat shopkeeper coughed.
He had heard about the Zhong family's love story a long time ago, but he had only heard about it before, but when he saw it today, it was really disgusting.
It is simply a disgrace to the man.
The fat shopkeeper even took a special look at Zhang Zhaohong.
When he inquired about the Zhang family's property, he also heard information about brothers and sisters Zhang Hidian and Zhang Zhaohong.
Although this Zhang Zhaohong looks ordinary, you can imagine that she is indeed extremely beautiful.
She has been unwilling to get married, and she has refused to agree to Zhong Tianwei's pursuit. The reason is that she actually wants to marry the royal family.
I really think too much.
The emperor catches a lot of girls of your level, and the young people of the royal family are not blind.
Zhang Zhaohong glared at Zhong Tianwei.
She was very angry.
Zhong Tianwei has embarrassed himself.
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"Ye family, are you really not ready to leave?"
The fat shopkeeper looked at the Ye family on the side and frowned slightly.
This is the hardest nut to crack today.
Prince Shu likes to play games to make money, and Prince Shu is greedy and wants everything.
Prince Shu didn't care at all about the life or death of the Ye family. He didn't even care about how much money the Ye family had.
But Prince Shu couldn't stand the frustration of the money flying away from his eyes.
Today I must capture the Ye family, otherwise I will not be able to explain myself in front of Prince Shu.
The shopkeeper actually has something to hide.
Prince Shu has a large number of abacus shopkeepers under his command, and many people are eyeing his position. If he makes a slight mistake, he may be replaced.
It's an easy position to make money, but also a lot of pressure.
Speaking of which, I don’t know if the Ye family took the wrong medicine or drank the wrong soup...
You, Ye Zhiqiu, have no idea what you are going to face?
When Shi Yingnan, Tongwen's beloved disciple, went to Taidan Academy to demand an explanation, everyone pretended not to see it. Only you went up to fight and almost broke Shi Yingnan's legs.
It's fine now.
Shi Yingnan carried the coffin and brought back the medicinal materials that Tongwen needed most.
But your backer has fallen.
Shi Yingnan is now the junior manager of Taidan Academy, and Dean Fang even has the idea of recruiting disciples.
When we reach the forbidden area of the palace, others may still be alive, but you, Ye Zhiqiu, will definitely die.
Now that everyone in the Ye family has agreed to leave Zhongzhou, you are still stubborn.
How do you get the right to be tough?
Why are you so stubborn?
Do you know that your stubbornness will affect my status in front of Prince Shu?
The fat shopkeeper was almost angry to death.
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"Qiu'er, just nod! You have offended Shi Yingnan. This man is cruel and will definitely kill you... As long as we get to Donglan Country and rely on your alchemy skills, our Ye family will not worry about making a comeback."
The second uncle of the Ye family sat in front of Ye Qianqiu and almost kowtowed to Ye Qianqiu.
In fact, in the huge Ye family, the second uncle has always been in charge, managing everything behind the scenes. He is also the closest to Ye Qianqiu on weekdays.
"Brother Qiu, let's go, I'm afraid!"
The eyes of my second uncle's cousin were red.
She had lived a well-fed life since she was a child and had never encountered any crisis. Just after hearing everything told by her uncles, she realized that she was not far away from death.
There is also a saying in the world that misfortune does not bring harm to the family.
But fighting in this court has always been about cutting off the roots and leaving no trace of harm.
"Qiu'er, let's go!"
"Second brother, let's go. If we don't leave, it will be too late."
"Cousin, let's go!"
Every word from you and me from the Ye family started to persuade Ye Qianqiu.
"Don't leave!"
However, Ye Zhiqiu sat in the front, still with a cold face, and shook his head coldly.
The situation of the Ye family is similar to that of the Zhang family.
In the past, they were both humble businessmen and hawkers. Zhang Hudian and Ye Qianqiu were among the phoenixes that flew on the branches, making the whole family ascend to heaven.
Without Ye Qianqiu's nod, it would have been impossible for the Ye family to make decisions on their own.
Ye Qianqiu is not afraid of death.
But he wanted to take a big gamble.
He bet with his own life that Qin Jinyang would save his life.
Although it's not surprising that I have winter berries, after all, I helped me form the Medical Alliance at a critical moment.
As long as Qin Jinyang can speak to Shi Yingnan, he will have a chance of survival.
In the past, he and Fang Haoduan had no grudges at Taidan Academy.
Of course, Ye Qianqiu was also Yan Jingyuan's direct descendant. He just didn't say anything rude, but when he faced Fang Haodan, he didn't take the initiative to greet him.
There is still life, and the life is Qin Jinyang.
After thinking about it, Ye Qianqiu decided not to leave.
The reason why he came to the restaurant was that Zhang Hudian claimed that he had a way to rescue the master. He thought that Zhang Hudian wanted to collect money, so he came here.
Who would have thought that Prince Shu has already come to visit.
Haha, can you really live a comfortable life after going to Donglan Country?
"Qiu'er... now is not the time to be willful. Let's go. My second uncle is begging you."
The second uncle was about to burst into tears.
All his efforts were devoted to the Ye family, which had more than a dozen wives and concubines, and dozens of widows outside.
As long as we can get to Donglan Country, the Ye family will still be there. Even if life is a little harder, we don't have to worry about making a comeback.
Once Shan Zhengdang is imprisoned, the family will fall apart.
"Haha, Donglan Country is not a paradise."
"We are from Zhongzhou, and our property has been plundered by Prince Shu. When we go to Donglan Kingdom, we have to hunt down local snakes. How long can we last with the little money left?"
"Our identities are fugitives and fat pigs. The Donglan Kingdom is eager to suck our blood dry."
"It's wonderful to think about it now, but when the time comes, you won't even be able to cry."
Ye Zhiqiu sneered.
Even if you think about it with your knees, Donglan Country accepts fugitives because they are interested in money.
"Eldest nephew, since you insist on having your own way, don't blame your second uncle for being ruthless."
Seeing that Ye Zhiqiu was as stubborn as ever, the second uncle finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up as soon as he slapped the table.
"Um?"
Ye Zhiqiu's expression was indifferent.
He frowned, how dare his second uncle, who was usually respectful to him, get angry today.
"Eldest nephew, I'm sorry. All the money of the Ye family is in my hands. I am the biggest shopkeeper of the Ye family."
"Whether you agree or disagree, the Ye family's money has been given to Prince Shu."
The second uncle said coldly.
At this time, a boy ran up and said a few words in the fat shopkeeper's ear.
The fat shopkeeper nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
Just now, he received half of the property from the Ye family.
"you……"
Ye Zhiqiu glared at his second uncle.
"Actually, I can't handle so much money by myself, but my eldest brother is your father and can make decisions on your behalf."
The second uncle said again.
In fact, Ye Zhiqiu is not stupid. He also knows that all the money is not safe in the hands of his second uncle, so he gives the greatest authority to his father for many important properties.
There is no way, Ye Zhiqiu is refining elixirs in Taidan Academy, and he doesn't have much time on weekdays.
Hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu turned his head and looked at his father in surprise.
My father was still the same as before, looking carefree and not paying attention to what was going on outside the window, holding a bird cage in his hand.
"Qiu'er, don't blame your father, the survival of the family is the most important thing... ugh!"
Father Ye sighed heavily.
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The second floor fell into silence.
Everyone's eyes turned to Ye Zhiqiu.
"That's all, then you can go... I will stay in the imperial capital, and I will die in the imperial capital!"
Ye Zhiqiu waved his hand.
Maybe, others are right, but I am the most paranoid.
It's just that she only has a one-time relationship with Qin Jinyang, so it's unknown whether he will come to save her.
"My eldest nephew, Uncle Six will stay with you...if anything happens to you, Uncle Six will collect the body for you."
At this time, a sickly lame man stood up.
He was the sixth child of the Ye family. He was lost while playing when he was a child. When he was found, he had developed heart and lung problems and one of his legs was broken.
Because of tuberculosis, Lao Liu had a cowardly character and was not good at speaking.
Before Ye Zhiqiu went to Taidan Academy, the life of the Ye family was not very prosperous. At that time, the second child would bully the sixth child in everything and be harsh to him in every possible way.
Ye Zhiqiu heard someone say that there seemed to be some grudge between Lao Liu and Lao Er's mother.
When Lao Liu went missing, Grandpa suspected that it was Lao Er's mother who was responsible, so he beat Lao Er's mother.
There was no final conclusion as to whether there was a specific connection, but the second biological mother soon contracted a cold and died.
After the death of grandpa, the relationship between the sixth and second children has been coordinated by the father as the eldest son. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is the father who protects the sixth child.
Later, when the Ye family grew bigger and the second child was busy with other things, he had no time to pay attention to the sixth child, so he stopped.
"Uncle Six...I..."
Ye Zhiqiu was dumbfounded.
He couldn't even imagine that in the end, the most cowardly and timid Uncle Liu would stand in front of him.
"The Ye family has supported you for so many years, and someone must stay... After burying you, Uncle Six will accompany you on your journey."
Lao Liu smiled, but his cowardly face was surprisingly calm at this time.
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There was a ruckus.
Suddenly, a boy ran up and ran up: "Shopkeeper, the shopkeeper is bad... Shopkeeper... Punishment Department... It's Punishment Department..."
"What?"
The fat shopkeeper was stunned for a moment.
"Go away... The Ministry of Punishment is doing this, and anyone who obstructs it will be killed without mercy..."