140: Chapter 140: Selling Covenant_1 140: Chapter 140: Selling Covenant_1 âNo,â Yang Anshi rolled her eyes.
Want the Selling Covenant?
Impossible.
It was precisely because of that document that she had been able to keep Xun Hui under her thumb so obediently.
Now that they had divided the family, she could still control things just as well.
âSince it doesnât exist, it should still be written clearly on the division agreement to avoid any future complications,â Yang Ruxin sneered.
âThird Great-Uncle, Fourth Great-Uncle, and Governorâs Office Uncle Lizheng, what do you think?â
âThatâs right,â Lizheng nodded.
âLogically speaking, since Xun Hui was wed through a proper marriage, the Selling Covenant should indeed be nullified.â
âImpossible,â Yang Anshi raised her voice, âIâm telling you, Xun Hui is purchased property; sheâs a lowborn for life and must not dream of turning her fate aroundâŠâ
The Third Great-Uncle and others immediately frowned; they all found Yang Anshi very disagreeable.
âGrandmother, must you be so ruthless?â Yang Ruxin gritted her teeth.
Yang Anshi sneered triumphantly.
âThen how can I get my motherâs Selling Covenant?â Yang Ruxin bit her lip.
âWant the Selling Covenant?
Fine, exchange it for Silver.â Yang Anshi looked smugly at Yang Dani.
âI paid with silver back thenâŠâ
âI donât have silver,â Yang Ruxin spread her hands.
âThen you wonât get your share of the divided assets; it can offset the money for Xun Huiâs Selling CovenantâŠâ
âAnshi,â the Third Great-Uncle became irritated, âEven tigers donât eat their offspring.
This is a grandchild of the Yang Family; are you really trying to drive them to death?â He stood up.
âSuch harsh conditions for family division are unheard of in my life.
Go find someone else to witness if you want, Iâm leavingâŠâ
Yang Rulin hurriedly supported the old masterâs arm.
âThird Great-Uncle, please donât be angry,â Yang Peili hastily tried to smooth things over with a smile, then glared at Yang Anshi, âWhat nonsense are you spouting?â
âThese are my conditions, take it or leave it,â Yang Anshi declared defiantly.
âEven if we donât divide the family, donât expect to get a single penny from meâŠâ
âYouâŠâ Third Great-Uncleâs face turned white with rage.
âUncle, Aunt, one mustnât be too absolute in everything,â the village head frowned.
âI agree,â Yang Ruxin suddenly spoke up, âLetâs do as Grandmother says.â As for the assets, she could earn them back later, but Xun Huiâs Selling Covenant was a must-haveâfor otherwise, it would be a ticking time bomb.
âChildâŠâ Third Great-Uncle frowned.
But Yang Ruxin smiled and interrupted Third Great-Uncleâs words, âThank you, Third Great-Uncle.
Since my grandparents are hellbent on abandoning us burdens, itâs pointless to cling to them.
As long as I work hard, I believe we wonât starveâŠâ
âGood childâŠâ Third Great-Uncle met Yang Ruxinâs resolute gaze and nodded in approval, resolving to help them more in the future, so they wouldnât starve.
âHowever, once the division is over, thereâs still another matter to discuss,â Yang Ruxinâs eyes flashed and landed on Yang Baichuan, âItâs said one must pay back their debts and a murderer must face justice.
My mother was injured by Second Uncle, and the law should have provisions for this, right?
How does it punish those who injure others?â
Third Great-Uncle nodded, âIndeed.
This old man knows the law.
Those who injure others are to be punished with three to ten years of labor, depending on the severityâŠâ
Yang Baichuanâs face went pale with shock and he hurriedly stepped forward, âDani, youâŠâ
âIâm going to the Governorâs Office to sue,â Yang Ruxin smiled, âSince you are unkind, donât blame me for being unjust.
I want to seeâwith a father in jail, how Yang Rusong will conduct himself⊠how he will proceed with the imperial examinationâŠâ