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Chapter 1443: Chapter 1438: Xiao Yu’s Counterattack

Su Miaoyan subconsciously followed his palm, tilting her head slightly as if it were a habitual action ingrained in her body.

But the thought of Brother Daniu made her break free immediately, “I don’t want you, you big bad guy!”

She still detested Xiao Yu!

Xiao Yu watched as she puffed up her cheeks and glared at him, his eyelashes lightly drooping, casting a shadowy gaze.

He pushed the wild vegetable porridge in front of her, “Then eat it yourself, drink the medicine after you finish.”

Su Miaoyan, warily, brought the porridge closer and began to eat it in small bites. While eating, she kept her eyes on Xiao Yu, fearful that he might make a sudden move, like suddenly hugging her, kissing her, or pinning her down on the bed…

It was not until she had finished eating that Xiao Yu made no other move, except for Mu Qianya, who brought over a bowl of medicine. Her face, gentle as a lotus flower, carried a warm smile, “Miaoyan, be good and drink your medicine, alright?”

“Okay.”

Su Miaoyan agreed wholeheartedly because she liked Mu Qianya. She acted just like a real sister, snuggling close to her. After she finished her medicine, Mu Qianya even put a honey fruit in her mouth, sour and sweet, making her laughter naturally sweet and milky.

The gloom before Xiao Yu’s eyes was gradually dispelled by Su Miaoyan’s laughter.

Su Miaoyan, not wanting to deal with him, quietly leaned against Mu Qianya and whispered, “Sister Mu, I really saw Brother Daniu last night. He said as long as I behave, he will come to see me again!”

“Really? Congratulations, Miaoyan!”

The two girls huddled together, whispering secrets. As usual, Mu Qianya performed acupuncture on Su Miaoyan’s legs, massaged her, and even talked about taking her out to bask in the sun.

Xiao Qingyu hurried to the door and knocked.

Xiao Yu turned his wheelchair, seeing him at the door with a very solemn expression.

Xiao Qingyu said, “The Emperor has decreed the closure of the Xiao family’s banks and shops, all our shops in Jiang Du City are sealed. This amounts to… losses of several hundred thousand taels of silver a day.”

The banks and shops in Jiang Du were precisely where Xiao Yu had heavily invested in the past years, and they had proved profitable. But such a decree from the Emperor, for just minor errors, clearly indicated that he was angry with Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu caressed the white jade thumb ring on his hand, his voice cold and deep, “If they are to be sealed, then let them be sealed. Pull out Actual Silver from the garden for daily expenses.”

“Brother, this cannot be the solution! With the banks and shops sealed, we will owe a lot of wages, and all work has stopped, which will certainly bring trouble to Qilin Garden.”

Not to mention the absence of peace in the garden, their store of Actual Silver was also limited. How could they compete with Chu Yihan?

It’s said that commoners should not contend with officials. No matter how big or how esteemed the Xiao family’s business might be, how could they fight against imperial power?

Chu Yihan was gradually throttling them.

“Guard the outside of the garden, no one is to be let in except for daily provisioning. Oh, and send someone to set up a porridge stall at the city gate, there are many refugees lately.”

Xiao Yu instructed coldly, seemingly indifferent.

Xiao Qingyu was anxious about the business, anxious about the losses, and even more anxious for Xiao Yu.

Continuing to fight against Chu Yihan would surely lead to a disastrous end, potentially obliterating the Xiao family!

But he couldn’t defy the family head’s orders, he could only follow Xiao Yu’s instructions.

Starting a porridge stall didn’t require much money, and Xiao Qingyu didn’t take it too seriously.

In the palace, the matter wasn’t given much attention either.

However, three days later, all the porridge stalls opened by the Xiao family ran out of rice, because the Xiao family’s banks and shops were sealed off, leaving no reserves to aid the disaster victims.

The disaster victims became violent, starting to criticize the imperial court. The unemployed workers of the Xiao family also began to gather and cause trouble, banging on the doors of the Capital Prefecture’s mansion and throwing stones at the palace gate, generating chaos in the streets. These petty cases from the past three days overwhelmed Liang Jin, who found them unbearable, but all were brought to the Capital Prefecture.

Liang Jin quickly entered the palace and reported these matters to Chu Yihan, presenting the pros and cons, “The Xiao family’s shops account for half of Jiang Du City’s commerce. This sudden sealing off has almost disrupted the order of all the shops in the city. Some shops, previously just scraping by, are now overwhelmed by sudden booms, thinking they’ve struck it rich, but they can’t handle it. The conflicts are continuous, impossible to mediate. There are also refugees outside the city, all of whom have fled from war-torn areas and gathered in the refugee villages outside the city. They have benefited from the Xiao family’s generosity and are desperately speaking up for the Xiao family, even saying those things…”

Liang Jin almost blurted it out but stopped upon sensing Chu Yihan’s stern authority, promptly closing his mouth.

Chu Yihan asked with a deep voice, “What else did they say?”

Liang Jin dared not say, but Lu Mian, honest as ever, replied, “Your Majesty, the refugees’ words mostly insult Your Majesty, seeming to regard the Xiao family as their leader, willing to be directed by them. The handling of the Xiao family requires Your Majesty to reconsider.”

Chu Yihan frowned deeply and looked at Zhuo Junli, “You handle the matters of the Xiao family and settle all the refugees appropriately.”

Zhuo Junli bowed, “Yes, Your Majesty.”

As he walked out, he and Lu Mian exchanged glances, each with unfathomable depths in their eyes.

Liang Jin then presented some other cases to Chu Yihan, who thought of some solutions, then sent him off to work harder.

Su Yingxue was listening in the warm pavilion and hurried out once everyone had left. “Husband, this can’t continue for long; Xiao Yu is clearly challenging us! Challenging you!”

She had never seen a merchant stand up to an Emperor like this.

Xiao Yu was truly courting death.

“Don’t worry; I investigated the Xiao family’s shops because there were existing issues, and it will take time to investigate. But judging from Xiao Yu’s reaction, Su Miaoyan must indeed be with him; he’s protecting her, rigorously protecting her.”

The kind of protection that prevents anyone from even getting a glimpse.

“Xiao Yu’s current behavior is puzzling, terrifying as if he’s transformed into a completely different person. Miaoyan being with him, I find it improper! I want to bring her back quickly.”

Worry filled Su Yingxue’s eyes.

Clearly, it was wonderful news that Su Miaoyan wasn’t dead. Letting Su Miaoyan come home to visit her family, seeing her safe and sound would have been enough.

But Xiao Yu, having found her, didn’t inform them, trying by every means to prevent them from seeing her, a cause for increasingly dreadful assumptions.

Last night, Auntie cried her heart out at Marquis’s Manor!

Even his grandfather had said, “The situation with Miaoyan might be pessimistic; we need to bring her back from Xiao Yu’s side as soon as possible.”

Su Yingxue was also anxious.

“Don’t worry, Mo Qi should be back soon.”

Chu Yihan held her hand and gently rubbed it to ease her stress.

Su Yingxue stayed in the warm pavilion for another two hours until Mo Qi galloped in, bringing someone with him and swiftly entering the palace to see Chu Yihan.

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