Chapter 755: Expulsion

Lao Qi requested to see the Clan Leader; he originally thought it would be very difficult, but he did not expect the request to be agreed to so quickly.

He was brought before Ji Yingjie, and Lao Qi did not waste words, getting straight to the point: "I want to take Nianyin away. She has served the Ji Family for so many years; even if she has no merit, she has suffered for it. If you let me take her away, I guarantee she will never step foot into the Ji Family again."

"No."

Ji Yingjie refused without the slightest hesitation.

She pointed at Lao Qi and said sternly: "I am warning you, do not refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Letting you leave is already my greatest mercy, and you actually still want to take Nianyin away? She is a woman of our Ji Family; don't even think about it."

Lao Qi retorted: "Stop acting like a loving mother; you aren't her biological mother, so what are you pretending for? You can't even pretend convincingly. If you really cared about Nianyin and truly trusted her, you wouldn't just believe whatever others say and throw your own daughter into prison."

"You, how bold!"

Ji Yingjie was exposed in public, and her face flushed bright red.

"Someone come..."

She wanted to lock Lao Qi up too; since he refused a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, she could not be blamed for being ruthless.

"Ahem!"

There was a soft cough from inside.

Ji Yingjie immediately stopped speaking, turned around, and went inside.

Soon, she came back out from inside, but her attitude was completely different from before.

"Fine, I agree to let you take Nianyin away, but your word doesn't count; Nianyin must agree to it herself and swear a poisonous oath that you will never return after you leave."

Lao Qi:...

He was not confident, but he prepared to try.

He went to talk to Nianyin and, unsurprisingly, was refused.

Nianyin would rather die in the Dungeon than leave.

Lao Qi whispered in Nianyin's ear: "As long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about firewood. Just agree to it first; it's an expedient measure."

She did not agree.

The women of the Ji Family keep their word; there is no such thing as an expedient measure here. What has been promised must be done, and white lies do not apply here.

Lao Qi was at his wit's end.

But at this moment, the Clan Leader sent down another order: Nianyin, Nianci, and a group of Guards have served the Ji Family well for many years; this time, the death penalty is waived, but the living penalty is unavoidable. All are to be expelled from the Ji Family territory, and they are not allowed to claim to be members of the Ji Family in the future!

The plan changed so quickly that no one knew what the Clan Leader was actually thinking.

The Dungeon was filled with gloom and misery.

Everyone was unconvinced and cried out, demanding to see the Clan Leader.

But it was useless; everyone was driven away!

The border of the Ji Family.

Being driven out of the border meant they were homeless from then on.

Lao Qi suggested that everyone go with him to Jiangzhou, but not a single person was willing to go with him; they were still planning to go back to the Ji Family and kill that woman.

Nianci urged Nianyin to go with Lao Qi.

If they all failed, they could at least leave behind a seed to avenge everyone in the future.

The sisters were not tearful together; they only bid each other a fond farewell and told each other to take care!

Jiangzhou.

The Sheng Family.

Lao Qi brought Nianyin back, and Shi Youxuan was very happy.

But she soon discovered something was wrong; Nianyin's eyes were red and swollen like peaches. How long had she been crying?

"What happened?"

A single concerned greeting caused Nianyin's tears, which had finally stopped, to well up again.

"Big Sister, the Ji Family is in trouble..."

Nianyin hugged Shi Youxuan and sobbed uncontrollably, crying and talking for an hour until she finally explained everything clearly.

Shi Youxuan held Nianyin's hand: "Stop crying. You can live at home with peace of mind and stay in Jiangzhou; I will handle the Ji Family's affairs."

Study.

Sheng Hanyu called Lao Qi inside and then chased Sheng Zichen, who was sitting on the sofa, out.

Closing the door, Lao Qi got straight to the point, saying the words he had hidden the whole way: "Chairman, I saw the Madam's sister at the Ji Family."

"Who?"

Lao Qi: "The Madam's sister, Shi Yuke."

"At first I couldn't be sure, but later I observed her carefully several times. Although I cannot be one hundred percent certain, I feel it is her."

This matter had been hidden in Lao Qi's heart for several days; he hadn't even told Nianyin, and the first person he told was the Chairman.

Sheng Hanyu narrowed his eyes; this matter was interesting.

"Who else have you told about this?"

Lao Qi: "No one; you are the first person to know."

"Hmm, I see. Go and rest; do not tell anyone else for the time being."

"Yes."

Lao Qi went out.

Shi Youxuan asked Fang Jie to tidy up the best guest room for Nianyin to live in; Nianyin would be living here for a long time to come.

It was just as well that her original house had been sold; it was inconvenient for a girl to live outside by herself. The house was large, and it would also be convenient for Lao Qi to have the advantage of being near the water to get the moon first.

Fang Jie, Zhang Ma, and Xiao Ya were all very enthusiastic about Nianyin moving in; the women were incredibly warm.

They surrounded Nianyin to fuss over her, and with tacit understanding, they would inadvertently praise Lao Qi every now and then!

Everyone liked Nianyin and hoped to bring about a happy union between her and Lao Qi.

No matter how strong Nianyin was, she was still a young girl.

Young girls all have a vulnerable side and like to be cared for.

She had originally felt uneasy living here, mainly because she wasn't used to it, but she was infected by everyone's enthusiasm and adapted quickly after moving in.

The women here were different from the women of the Ji Family.

In the Ji Family, she was a guardian.

In the Sheng Family, Nianyin was just a young girl.

Everyone took care of her, rather than needing to receive her care and protection!

After settling Nianyin in, the couple returned to their room; Shi Youxuan saw her husband's brows furrowed, as if he had something on his mind.

So she asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Sheng Hanyu replied, "That woman in the Ji Family—Lao Qi suspects she is Shi Yuke."

"Who?"

Her expression now was exactly the same as her husband's expression when he first heard Lao Qi say that Shi Yuke was in the Ji Family.

"Shi Yuke is in the Ji Family." Sheng Hanyu repeated to his wife, word for word, what Lao Qi had just told him.

Shi Youxuan's brows furrowed.

Her expression now was also similar to her husband's; after being a married couple for many years, they had more and more in common.

Although she felt it was incredible, after listening, Shi Youxuan nodded: "Mm, it should be her; it can't be wrong." The actions of the woman Lao Qi described were very much like Shi Yuke.

Everything else was very similar, but one point did not match.

Shi Yuke did not have the ability to convince Ji Yingjie within two days, and making Ji Yingjie follow her every word was even more of a fantasy—an impossible thing.

Both of them thought of one person at the same time—Zhu Yiwen!

Zhu Yiwen had this ability.

This matter suddenly became complicated.

The couple barely slept all night, discussing it for the whole night.

The next day, in front of the whole family, the two announced—they were going to make up their honeymoon and would return in a month!

Wang Yinghao pulled her daughter-in-law aside and said softly, "Nianyin just moved in last night, and you two are leaving today; isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Don't let her overthink it and assume you don't like her."

Her mother-in-law was very thoughtful; her starting point was good, but her vision wasn't high enough, and she didn't look at the problem comprehensively.

Shi Youxuan smiled and comforted her mother-in-law: "Mom, don't worry. Only when we aren't home will she be able to settle down securely. You can just treat Nianyin as one of our own and order her around; if there is manual labor, just leave it for her to do. That way, she will feel more at ease living in the house."

Wang Yinghao felt it was improper: "That's not good, is it? Although she calls you sister, we can't go too far. Besides, the house isn't lacking people to do manual labor." There were bodyguards and men in the house; how could she let a young girl do manual labor?

But her daughter-in-law told her to just do it that way.