How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 183 They can't even leave the city; this can't be resolved peacefully.

The patriarch of the Xi family is over ninety years old. The Xi family members generally don't bother him.

When the patriarch and elders arrived, the patriarch knew that something serious had happened in the clan.

After sitting down, the clan chief recounted what had happened. "Ancestor, what do you think we should do about this?"

The patriarch looked at everyone present. "When we arranged the marriage with the Nangong family, didn't I repeatedly warn you to treat the Nangong clan well?"

Chieftain: "Yes."

"After the Nangong family died, didn't I repeatedly ask you how people died?"

Chieftain: "Yes."

"Then you have to bear the consequences now."

"This... perhaps Nangong was poisoned outside."

"What you say makes sense. But can you provide evidence?"

"I..." So many years have passed, where is he supposed to find evidence? "Ancestor, please help us think of a way."

What could he do? He could only swallow his pride and beg the Nangong family to let them off the hook. "Take me to Nangong Academy."

"Okay. Would you like us to prepare some compensation?"

“If I were to come to their door with compensation, Dean Nangong wouldn’t even let me in.”

"..."

The Xi family members all relied on the influence of their ancestor. As a result, they couldn't even leave the city gates. The Xi clan chief went up to inquire, "Sir, you've had a hard time. Sir, is there some misunderstanding here?"

The young guard looked at Chief Xi coldly and said, "Your surname is Xi, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"Then there's no misunderstanding. You are all suspects now, and none of you can leave the city until the Nangong family's matter is investigated."

The clan chief's face turned deathly pale. He knew Dean Nangong had many students, but he had no idea that Dean Nangong could prevent them from even leaving the city gates.

The clan chief steadied himself. "Did the heir of the Duke of Jin order you to do this?"

"What business does the heir of the Duke of Guan Jin have?"

"That is?"

"Is that even a question? Of course it's the Ministry of Justice. Let's go, let's get out of the way."

"Could you make an exception?" the clan chief said, stuffing silver into the other person's hand.

The young guard took a step back. "You'd better hand over the murderer as soon as possible. This case is being handled personally by the Minister of Justice."

Chief Xi's face turned even paler. "We don't want to run away, we just want to apologize to Dean Nangong."

"Dean Nangong took Nangong's remains back to his hometown for burial."

"...And what about Xi Huaizhou?"

"Isn't that obvious? Of course a son should be present at his mother's funeral."

The clan chief walked back with a pale face. "Ancestor, Dean Nangong has taken the remains of the Nangong clan and Huaizhou back to their ancestral home."

The old ancestor sighed. "Let's go back."

"Ancestor?"

"Go back. Dean Nangong has already taken the Nangong family and Huaizhou away. Do you still expect things to end peacefully?"

"This……"

"Let's go back. The only thing we can do now is help the authorities find the murderer."

Chief Xi knew this too. But, "So many years have passed, why don't we find a servant to take responsibility for this?"

The ancestor glanced at the clan leader. "Look at the Ministry of Justice's demeanor, as if they can just find anyone? That's their job. Do you think they don't know whether someone is the real culprit or not? Stop hoping for the best. Let's go."

Upon returning, the matriarch issued three orders: First, thoroughly investigate what happened back then. Second, send Qian Gousheng a substantial gift. Third, the marriage between Xi Huaizhou and Qian Xiahua must not be called off.

On the other side, Qian Laifu was peeling melon seeds while watching his youngest son and granddaughter play chess. He would peel as many as he could and then feed them to his son and granddaughter. Granny Tian glared at Qian Laifu several times.

Qian Laifu pretended not to see it.

Granny Tian was so angry that she took all the melon seeds away. "Your third son, your third brother, and your father have all gone to do hard labor, and you still have the mind to play chess!"

Qian Laifu: "Nineteen's father has already spoken to the person in charge of forced labor."

18. Little Dog Sheng: "Mmm."

"That won't do either." Granny Tian glared at Qian Laifu and Xiaogou Sheng and said, "If my third son suffers, you won't have it easy either."

Qian Laifu: "I already told you you don't have to suffer."

The puppy said, "Grandma, don't worry."

"I don't care, you won't have an easy time until my third son comes back."

Eighteen: "Mother, you've already hit my little niece."

Granny Tian reached out and pinched Shiba's ear. "Which side are you from?"

"From Mom's side." Ugh! His mother's starting to be unreasonable again.

That's more like it. Just as Granny Tian was about to find something for Qian Laifu and Xiaogou Sheng to do, the guard came in and said that Chief Xi and Xi Huaizhou's grandfather had arrived.

Granny Tian was puzzled. "What are they doing here?"

"They said they came to thank the Fourth Sister."

"Thank you?!" Granny Tian didn't believe it. "Gousheng, are they trying to use thanking you as a pretext to come in and beat you up?"

Eighteen: "..." Mother, have you forgotten that my little niece now has a thousand elite soldiers?

Little Dog Sheng: "..." Her grandma is so cute. "No, they really came to thank you."

"What are you thanking me for? Thanking you for digging up their family grave?"

Xiaogou Sheng: "No. On the surface, they are thanking me, but in reality, they are using this to tell everyone that they didn't know before that Nangong was poisoned, and now that they know, they will try their best to find the murderer."

Eighteen: "They're trying to salvage the situation. But it's a bit late. They should have come to thank my niece as soon as they found out that Nangong was poisoned."

Granny Tian: "..." So she only had the chance to apologize because the Xi family was too stupid? "What if Nangong Shi had died of illness? Would they have been able to come and beat you up then?"

Xiaogou Sheng: "I didn't start digging as soon as I arrived. I only started digging after I felt there was a 50% chance that there was something wrong with the death of the Nangong family. After digging it out, I only opened the museum after confirming that there was something wrong."

Eighteen: "If Madam Nangong dies of illness, they should still thank their little niece. Because Dean Nangong has always suspected that his daughter was murdered."

Granny Tian: "..." So no matter what, they have to thank her? "Should we let them in or not?"

The puppy said, "Give it to me."

Eighteen: "After all, my little niece dug up someone else's grave."

Granny Tian felt a little dizzy. "What if they bring a thank-you gift?"

Little Dog's Remaining Points: "A symbolic collection of points."

Eighteen: "My little niece also made a mistake. So we have to give them some face."

Is it about accepting gifts or giving face to others?

Granny Tian shook her head. "You two continue playing chess. Old man, let's go."

Qian Laifu: "Okay."

Little Dog Sheng: "If they say they're not breaking off the engagement, just say my second sister and Young Master Xi aren't engaged yet, so how can there be any talk of breaking off the engagement?"

Granny Tian: "I understand."

Qian Laifu: "Don't worry, I will not marry your second sister into their family."

After the old couple left, Shiba looked at Xiaogousheng and asked, "Do you think the authorities can find out who poisoned Nangong Shi?"

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