AWB Chapter 351: A Sense of Luck
Chapter 351: A Sense of Luck
A man from a family surnamed Qin asked, "The families before us have all given away their land obediently, should we..."
The middle-aged man patted the armrest and frowned, saying, "These assets were accumulated by our ancestors from generation to generation."
"Why can she take it back just because she wants to?"
"So what if we don't hand it over? Are you really going to kill us?"
This middle-aged man is Qin Ying, the son of Zuo Jianyi.
But Doctor Qin died early and could no longer protect them.
When Tong Huai'en first entered the officialdom, Qin Ying's wife talked too much and mentioned that she was a prostitute in the past, belittling her as unworthy of being an official's wife. Tong Huai'en came to settle the score, and thus a feud was formed.
Qin Ying failed the imperial examination, but he didn't think it was a problem with his own ability. He always felt that it was Tong Huai'en who tripped him up, causing him to achieve nothing.
His once loving wife also made him more and more disgusted the more he looked at her.
If that stupid woman hadn't offended Tong Huai'en's wife, he wouldn't have been targeted.
He blamed everyone he could, even blaming his deceased father for not holding a high enough position.
Now he has achieved nothing and can only live on the family property left by his ancestors.
Even if the source of those properties is illegal, so what? Once they are in his hands, they are his!
His son was a little scared and hesitant. Qin Ying snorted and said, "Why? Can she, the Crown Prince, take our land? Even if you are His Majesty, you can't take people's private property without reason!"
“Just think about it, if all the land we bought illegally is taken away, you won’t be able to eat bird’s nest as vermicelli anymore.”
Qin Dalang was determined, "No, I can't live this hard life."
"Isn't it said that the prince is kind and benevolent? Even if he doesn't listen, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Qin Ying thought of the time when the crown prince was still Princess Tianwu. She was swift and resolute in her approach to investigating corruption, and any resistance was slain, no matter how powerful or influential they were.
But they held on to a glimmer of hope and thought, what if?
They did not commit any corruption, they just bought the land at a low price that should have been returned to the court.
It shouldn't be a capital crime.
The person sent to collect the land was beaten back by Tai Chi, and the person who came again was Bei Hua.
She brought her people and forcefully checked all the Qin family's land, quickly and skillfully separating the public and private fields.
Bei Huan felt that her cousin was too kind. If she were a bandit, she would offend people anyway, so she might as well confiscate their property.
It's pretty good, except for cousin Fei. Bei Huan looks at the account book every day when she opens her eyes.
Bei Huan, overwhelmed by the account books, was very irritable. Even Bei Jingchu didn't dare to act humiliatingly in front of her.
Qin Ying, however, boldly challenged him: "My Lord, our land was bought with real money. Even if it's the Crown Prince, you can't take it away for nothing."
"When they sell it, they say it's their private land. When we buy it, we can't check from house to house whether it's public land."
"If you really want to take it back, we will accept it, but you have to give us money, otherwise what's the difference between this and robbery?"
Bei Hua closed her account book and didn't bother to respond to his sophistry. She just asked, "So, you have decided not to cooperate, right?"
Qin Ying said awkwardly: "That's not what I meant..."
Bei Hua followed his meaning and asked, "So you guys are planning to cooperate?"
Qin Ying: “…”
He took a deep breath and said bluntly: "Even the imperial court cannot take away our private property without reason. Please go back, my lord."