After Gongsun Jiayan knelt down to thank Shen Qingxu, he staggered out of Qinghua Mansion.

He originally wanted to go straight to Jin's house, but he was exhausted and collapsed on the way to Jin's house. The servant hurriedly sent his son to the clinic.

When the Gongsun family learned that Gongsun Jiayan had offended the princess and was beaten by her, they were worried that he would get into trouble, so they casually sent Cheng Zhu and Gongsun Wan'er to look after Gongsun Jiayan.

After knowing that Gongsun Jiayan only had superficial injuries and was simply exhausted, Cheng Zhu and Gongsun Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Gongsun Jiayan had just woken up, and before he had time to call his mother and sister, he was slapped hard by Cheng Zhu.

"I advised you not to be such a treacherous person, but you were bewildered and didn't listen. Now that you have ended up like this, who can you blame?"

"Mother, this is all my fault. I only ask my mother and sister to send me to the Jin family to make amends."

But the people of the Jin family, because they hated the previous behavior of the Gongsun family, refused to see him. No matter how Gongsun Jiayan knelt down at the door to apologize, or said all kinds of good and bad things, they refused to let Gongsun Jiayan in.

Xiao Mingcai, knowing that Gongsun Jiayan went to the Jin family to apologize, was unwilling to accept this!

Thinking about how that useless Shen Qingxu let Gongsun Jiayan go like that, she was so angry that she almost died.

After much thought, he decided to give Gongsun Jiayan a good lesson.

As a member of the royal family, Xiao Mingcai is naturally proud. Although her status is not as high as Shen Qingxu's, when she thinks about being played around by a man, and thinking about how Gongsun Jiayan was only beaten three times while she lost face and was laughed at, everyone now thinks that she, Xiao Mingcai, is being self-indulgent and is trying to throw herself at Gongsun Jiayan.

Jin Yan nearly lost her life because of this and was also criticized by others. It was too easy for Gongsun Jiayan to just be beaten up. Thinking of the various courtesies and appreciation she had shown Gongsun Jiayan in the past, Xiao Mingcai hated Gongsun Jiayan, the bastard, even more.

She was angry, but she had no other choice but to sulk about Gongsun Jiayan.

But Xiao Mingcai's brother, Prince Wuyang, was no pushover. Knowing that his sister had been bullied, and also knowing that Shen Qingxu had been bullied, he resorted to means to suppress the Gongsun family. For this, Shen Qiuchi turned a blind eye.

Although Xiao Mingcai's maternal family did not hold high official positions, they were imperial merchants. Imperial merchants had no power and all they did were connected to the palace. If others saw them, as long as they were not high-ranking officials of the first or second rank, it would be understandable that they could act arrogantly in the capital. However, Xiao Mingcai's maternal family was very low-key and even donated some of their wealth on a daily basis, earning them a reputation for being kind.

Although the business of some shops of Gongsun family is not big, they are also the lifeline of the whole family.

At the instruction of Prince Wuyang, his maternal family took action, which caused half of the Gongsun family's business lines to be paralyzed. In less than seven days, even Gongsun Jiayan, who had a wealthy family, ran into problems. The Jin family gradually began to dismiss their servants because they were leaving the capital.

People outside thought that the Gongsun and Jin families were beginning to decline.

"Ms. Jin, live well now that you're alive, but don't do anything stupid." Xiao Mingcai, who was sitting opposite, comforted Jin Yan as she watched her health getting better day by day.

"Uh..." Jin Yan didn't know what to say for a moment. This princess...

She was originally going to report on her work, but because of Shen Qiuchi's grace, she stayed in the capital for half a month to recuperate before setting off again, so she is still recuperating in the Jin family's house.

After hearing that the Jin family had begun to dismiss their servants, Gongsun Jiayan also heard rumors outside and mistakenly thought that he had brought trouble to the Jin family.

"Aunt! The Jin family is so innocent, how could you come here to insult them and do such a shameful thing?"

Gongsun Jiayan's words were like a blow to Madam Gongsun's heart. Seeing her surprised expression, Gongsun Jiayan knew that it was true.

The aunt who had treated him like her own son in the past would actually do this, and Madam Gongsun obviously did not expect that her adopted son, whom she had raised with all her heart and soul and spent a lot of family wealth, would question and blame her like this.

"Am I doing this for myself? You have already hooked up with the princess. Who is Princess Ningde? She is the current queen's beloved sister. You hooked up with Princess Ningde and you have an ambiguous relationship with the Jin family. What are you going to do in the future? Will the queen listen to you?"

The people of the Gongsun family didn't know that Gongsun Jiayan had already revealed the truth to Shen Qingxu. They just thought that Gongsun Jiayan's abnormal behavior in the past few days was because he was too excited.

"Aunt! The princess and I are innocent. If you spread these words, you will make the whole family pay with their lives!"

Gongsun Jiayan spoke seriously, even if he originally wanted to have something else, now that Shen Qingxu already knew everything, how could she still be willing to marry him? Shen Qiuchi was clearly doing this to give the Gongsun family face, and if he didn't know what was tactful, what he would face might not be Xiao Mingcai's revenge, but Shen Qiuchi's iron-blooded tactics. By then, the Gongsun family would not just suffer a simple loss of money.

Madam Gongsun saw this and felt that Gongsun Jiayan was worrying too much. "Jiayan, I think you still overestimate Princess Ningde. Once this woman finds someone she loves or gets married, you can control her and it will be a sure thing!"

"Aunt, this is not..."

"If you marry the princess, what kind of wealth and splendor will you want in the future?"

Madam Gongsun's words made the head of the Gongsun family outside the door frown. He didn't know whether to blame Madam Gongsun for being too naive or for being brainless. She always wanted to take over the wealth and honor of Potian, but she didn't mention the existing danger at all.

Gongsun Jiayan knew that the Gongsun family would never help him, but the head of the Gongsun family was a wise man. He did not listen to Madam Gongsun's words and just sighed deeply.

Gongsun Jiayan, he didn't want to let his nephew go in vain. There were not many young men left in the Gongsun family.

"Jia Yan, your aunt-in-law is also doing this for your own good, it's just that her methods were a little extreme. Now that things have happened, our Gongsun family will do our best, but you also know that the Jin family and the Gongsun family are not the same kind of people. Although our family has some wealth, it cannot compare to the Jin family's wealth. Now that the Jin family is planning to leave Beijing, even if we offer our help, I'm afraid it will be of no avail." Of course, the head of the Gongsun family did not know that Gongsun Jiayan thought Jin Yan was dead.

Gongsun Jiayan looked at his uncle disappointedly. These words were a bit high-sounding. If the Jin family's century-old heritage had not been lost, how could they be forced to the point of dismissing slaves? However, Gongsun Jiayan could not care about all this. He just took the letter from the head of the Gongsun family, went to the manor of his followers to get a lot of money, and sent it to the Jin family without stopping.

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