Chapter 90 Really?
Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly serious, Xu Wang knew he had to resolve it quickly.
Otherwise, if Gu Yu really caused trouble, the Wang family clan would be the one to suffer heavy losses, and it wouldn’t have much impact on the Gu family.
He had been too careless this time. Next time…
Thinking this hatefully in his heart, Xu Wang didn’t waste any more words. He took out all the money he had, intending to pool it together as medicinal fees to shut Gu Yu up.
If Mengyao Gu didn’t know martial arts, even with so many people watching, Xu Wang would have killed her immediately.
After killing everyone here, when he returned to the capital, he could say that they encountered refugees who acted evil, and most of the accompanying people died, along with Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu.
But, for now, it was just a thought.
Xu Wang didn’t have a hundred percent certainty that he could eliminate Mengyao Gu, let alone the fact that the medicinal powder in Gu Yu’s hand was extremely potent, making the already unpredictable outcome even more so.
It wasn’t worth the risk.
The best way now was to use money to shut Gu Yu up.
Although he suffered a significant loss this time, Xu Wang firmly believed that next time… the Wang family clan would definitely leave the Gu family nowhere to be buried, making them regret provoking the Wang family clan.
Seeing Xu Wang’s action of taking out silver, the officials present looked at each other. After a moment of slight hesitation, they also took out their silver notes from their bodies, preparing to hand them over to Xu Wang to get through this difficult time.
Even though they knew that once the money was given, it would be like a meat bun thrown to a dog, with no return…
However, being able to owe the Wang family clan was an opportunity that should be seized.
Especially now that the Emperor was once again favoring the Wang family clan, which had increased the Wang family clan’s standing, causing civil and military officials to scramble to curry favor with them, fearing that the Wang family clan would secretly cause trouble for them behind their backs, which would be a disaster!
However, not everyone was fawning over the Wang family clan.
Like Magistrate Bai now, he stood still at the moment, not contributing his meager strength for the fifty thousand taels of silver, but watching these people’s money go down the drain with cold eyes.
Gu Yu was like entering a gate that only allowed entry, not exit.
Once the money was in his hands, getting it back would be harder than ascending to heaven!
He had worried that the Gu family might get into trouble before. Now it seemed… if anyone was in trouble, it wouldn’t be the Gu family!
Look, Xu Wang had stumbled badly.
However, besides the Gu family as a troublemaker, there were also some old officials who had great authority in the imperial court who opposed the Wang family clan.
For the Wang family clan, they were also tough nuts to crack and could only be dealt with slowly, not rushed.
As long as the Empress Dowager was alive, even if the Wang family clan committed any great sin, they would not be held accountable.
This was also Xu Wang’s protective charm.
Of course, in the current situation, it was better to gather fifty thousand taels of silver first so that he could leave here as soon as possible and investigate the whereabouts of the disaster relief grain.
It had to be said that the saying “the strength of many is great” was very correct.
When Xu Wang had gathered fifty thousand taels of silver, Gu Yu took a stack of silver notes and nodded with satisfaction. Then he waved his hand towards Xu Wang, signaling him to leave quickly.
Didn’t he see so many people watching? If they stood here any longer, his home would turn into a circus.
And when Xu Wang saw Gu Yu’s impatient expression, he was extremely angry in his heart. It was Gu Yu who had forcibly kept them here, but now he was showing such an expression. He was really furious!
Immediately, Xu Wang let out a cold snort from his nose, then waved his sleeve and left, taking a group of officials with him.
The remaining villagers looked at the silver notes in Gu Yu’s hand with envy. However, after seeing the previous scene, they also had full apprehension towards the Gu family.
He could even challenge the great officials from the capital. This Gu Yu was truly unfathomable!
No wonder he usually had that kind of attitude towards other villagers… Now it seemed like a clear display of strength!
It seemed that they should be more honest when they saw people from the Gu family from now on.
At this moment, if Gu Yu knew what these villagers were thinking, he would definitely scoff, thinking that he himself was just like this, and these people were thinking too much!
However, Gu Yu had no time to bicker with others at the moment. After saying a few words to the Village Chief, he hurriedly ended the conversation.
The Village Chief saw this and did not stop him, thinking that Gu Yu might be eager to tell his wife about what had just happened.
After all, chasing away the great officials from the capital was a great feat!
Afterwards, Gu Yu made a few gestures, asking Little Black to put away the chairs and to drive away the onlookers. As for him, he was going back to count the silver… cough cough, to rest well.
Heaven knows how uncomfortable it was to constantly fan himself in the cold weather.
At that time, Gu Yu was thinking… Shan Chengfeng that guy always fanned himself with a folding fan, looking quite pretentious, so he decided to try it out.
Now, Gu Yu truly admired Shan Chengfeng.
He could also endure the cold so much!
When Gu Yu nimbly returned to the courtyard, he quickly closed the courtyard door, immediately blocking out the noise from outside. When Gu Yu returned to the room, Gu Qingheng was teaching Mengyao Gu to write properly.
Seeing them one learning and one teaching, with serious expressions, they clearly didn’t take the outside Xu Wang and others to heart.
However, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile, thinking that his little wife’s behavior was very normal.
But his younger brother-in-law was different.
This little fellow who liked to join in the fun would not be so honest unless he was kidnapped by aliens.
“Brother-in-law, what happened outside? I was teaching older sister to write just now, so I don’t know very clearly!”
“Really?”
“Of course it’s true!”
“But why do I see the face of an eleven-year-old child printed on the main gate of the courtyard? Oh, I forgot to say, I had previously smeared a magical liquid on the gate, which could quickly memorize things it touched, just like burying your face in flour.”
“…”
While Gu Qingheng was still trying to pretend, Gu Yu directly exposed him. Upon hearing that Gu Yu had actually smeared such a thing on the gate, Gu Qingheng was immediately speechless.
Why was his brother-in-law so cunning!
Also, this medicinal liquid was developed specifically to deal with him, wasn’t it!
“Oh, and also… I smeared a layer outside my room too. You’ll have to be careful next time you eavesdrop!”
While Gu Yu was teasing Gu Qingheng, Mengyao Gu also put down her brush at this time and shook her head helplessly.
These two were always causing trouble.
However, seeing Gu Yu smiling and talking at the moment, it seemed that things had progressed very smoothly.
The Wang family clan had paid the price.
But this was only the first step.
