Chapter 250: Surrender and Handover

Yun Dingxing returned to the mansion and paced back and forth in the living room with his hands behind his back, sighing and groaning, wondering how he could be so unlucky to have offended the devil Xiao Xia. He had already been stripped of his title, but he still refused to let it go.

And there was the prince, a heartless and ungrateful man. He was helping him and his family was almost broken up. Finally, when something went wrong, he just ignored him and asked Yun Dingxing to solve it. Yun Dingxing gritted his teeth in hatred and told him not to let him help him do anything again.

At this time, Xu Da, the shopkeeper of Shangqing Commercial Bank, came hurriedly. Before Yun Dingxing could speak, he slapped him in the face, "You bastard!"

Shopkeeper Xu was stunned and knelt down and said, "Master, I don't know what happened?"

Yun Dingxing gritted his teeth and said angrily: "My son has been captured, and you clearly know how to rescue him, but you didn't say anything. Who else should I hit if not you?"

Manager Xu was confused and asked, "Master, I don't understand, who took the young master away? What happened?"

The second son, Yun Shiduan, advised, "Father, please don't be angry yet. Shopkeeper Xu doesn't know that our eldest brother has been arrested yet."

Yun Dingxing held back his anger and said, "The eldest son violated the curfew last night and was captured by the Wuhou Guards. Now Xiao Xia is the right general of the Wuhou Guards. He must be seeking revenge for the cloth shop. The eldest son said that you know a way to save him. What is it?"

"I don't know either"

Before he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning seemed to strike through the mind of Shopkeeper Xu. He suddenly said, "I know. It must be the thing he mentioned last time."

"What's the matter? Tell me quickly?" Yun Dingxing grabbed the collar of the shopkeeper Xu and shouted.

Shopkeeper Xu stammered, "Xiao Xia wants us to go to the building of Shangqing Commercial Bank!"

Yun Dingxing's eyes suddenly widened. "What's going on?"

Shopkeeper Xu briefly recounted what happened last time, and finally said, "Before Xiao Xia left, he said that if the Yun family ever asks him for help, his condition is that Shangqing Commercial Bank moves out and gives him the building!"

Yun Dingxing was stunned when he heard this. Yun Shiduan beside him said angrily, "This guy is clearly a rogue, and he is the grandson of the emperor! He is blackmailing and has no shame at all."

"You know nothing!"

Yun Dingxing suddenly realized what was happening, scolded his second son harshly, and quickly asked the shopkeeper Xu: "Does he also have a business?"

"Yes! He just set up a trading company called Xihai Trading Company."

"Hurry up and take the lease to the manager of Xihai Trading Company and transfer the lease to him. I don't want a penny, just transfer it directly."

Shopkeeper Xu was stunned for a moment, "Then what should we do?"

"Let's find another place. Isn't the restaurant in Chongrenfang temporarily vacant? We can use it as a business temporarily. Go!"

Manager Xu ran away in a panic, and Yun Dingxing breathed a sigh of relief. The devil Xiao Xia was finally willing to let him go.

At noon, Yun Shide was released and returned home. He hid in the house and did not go out for a whole half month. Half a month later, he was fully revived and continued to have fun in Pingkangfang with a bunch of friends.

When Xiao Xia returned home from the military camp, he saw a tall building. This four-story building had flying eaves and was quite imposing. There were four large wooden signs hanging across it. Each sign was at least one person tall. There were four large characters on it: "Xihai Trading Company". The writing was vigorous and had a momentum that could swallow up the world. Xiao Xia was very satisfied. His business dynasty would move towards great undertakings from now on.

A month passed in a flash. That morning, eldest brother Yang Zhao came to the military camp and found Xiao Xia.

"I was just worried that you would go on patrol and make a wasted trip."

Xiao Xia asked the soldiers to serve tea, and asked his brother with a smile, "Big brother, do you want to talk to me about something?"

Yang Zhao took out a thick sheepskin bag and put it on the table. "Your treatment as a prince has been announced. Don't you care?"

Xiao Xia laughed and said, "I had forgotten about this matter!"

"forget?"

Yang Zhao rolled his eyes and said, "For your matter, I went to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works so many times. I finally got here, and you actually forgot?"

Xiao Xia apologized, "Brother, don't be angry. I didn't forget. I thought it was just a matter of changing the sign on the gate. I'm grateful that you fought for me." Yang Zhao opened the leather bag, which contained some documents and a large map. "Let me tell you, I made decisions for you on some matters. The Ministry of Revenue originally proposed a mansion plus a 50-hectare estate, but I knew there was a very good estate, an imperial estate of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The main reason was that the land was so beautiful, about 100 hectares, so I wanted to fight for it for you. I went to the Ministry of Revenue several times, and later Prime Minister Gao agreed to give you the manor, on the condition that there would be no more official residences in Chang'an City. Considering that you have your own house, I agreed and gave up the official residence."

Xiao Xia was really interested. What kind of manor made her elder brother so obsessed?

Yang Zhao spread out the map and pointed to the large manor on the map and said, "The manor is in Liquan County. It was originally part of the Northern Zhou royal hunting grounds. Later it was converted into a manor. The manor has mountains, water, forests, grasslands, and of course farmland. The entire manor covers an area of more than 10,000 acres. More importantly, my manor is right next to it."

Xiao Xia smiled dumbly and said, "Big brother's manor is right next to us?"

Yang Zhao nodded. "I plan to take your sister-in-law and nephew to the manor to rest for half a month the day after tomorrow. How about it? Are you interested in going with us?"

Xiao Xia hesitated, "Half a month? I may not have that much time!"

"I didn't ask you to stay for half a month. You can come back after two or three days! And by the way, take a look at your own manor. I tell you, there are a lot of deer over there, and you can hunt. In the past, the royal family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty went there for autumn hunting."

Xiao Xia was moved and said with a smile: "Then I'll go with you. I've wanted to visit the manor in Hu County for a long time, but I never had the chance."

"The manors in Huxian are all farmland, too small and boring. There is no place to live. We have to set up tents or stay in farmers' homes. It is too inconvenient."

"Is there any accommodation at New Manor?"

"My manor has a detached courtyard, which I built myself. Your manor doesn't have one, so we have to set up tents. But now that the weather is warm, I think it's not bad to set up tents by the river. I plan to bring a few tents with me."

Thinking of the small river in his manor, Xiao Xia was full of anticipation.

Xiao Xia immediately picked up the pen and signed the manor document. Only after he signed, the manor would officially belong to him.

At this time, a general walked in quickly. It was the alternate general Dou Dexuan. He was on duty today and he came to receive the order.

"Xiao Xuanzi looks good in this armor!"

Yang Zhao laughed and said, "It's like he's become a completely different person."

Dou Dexuan scratched his head and said, "I am just wasting my time in the Imperial College. I think I have a future in the army."

"Great! Great! We're going to the New Manor the day after tomorrow. Are you interested in joining us?"

Dou Dexuan hesitated, but saw the commander's sharp eyes, which frightened him so much that he shook his head like a rattle, "I don't have time to go. I haven't had a rest this year. Now I'm a substitute. If I don't work hard, I won't be able to become a regular."

Xiao Xia took out the command arrow and handed it to him, "Go!"

Dou Dexuan took the command arrow and turned to leave. When he reached the door, he turned back and asked, "What about those rich young men who violated the curfew and resisted arrest last night?"

"Each of them shall be given thirty strokes of the cane, and their families shall be notified to come and pick them up."

"Follow the order!"

Dou Dexuan walked away quickly.

Yang Zhao hesitated and said, "Third brother, don't be stubborn. Go and admit your mistake to father and the matter will be over. Why bother making it like a cold war?"

Xiao Xia and his father Yang Guang haven't spoken a word this month. His father Yang Guang treats him as if he doesn't exist, and Xiao Xia never asks how his father is doing. Since that conflict broke out, the rift between the two has been difficult to heal, unless Xiao Xia gives up her independence and completely becomes a vassal of her father, but Xiao Xia will never become a vassal of anyone.

What’s interesting is that except for the eldest brother Yang Zhao who tried his best to reconcile the two, everyone else just watched coldly, including the emperor Yang Jian. He also knew that the conflict between Xiao Xia and his father had intensified, but he never expressed his opinion.

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "Brother, hurry back and pack! We will set out early the day after tomorrow."

Yang Zhao had no choice but to sigh, say goodbye and leave.

(End of this chapter)

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