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Chapter 1588 Contract of Sale

Su Ning and Zhang Xinyao were destined to be sleepless tonight, and Chu Caiwei was also unable to sleep. Of course, it was not because of any romantic feelings, but because she was attracted by the metallic sodium refined by Xu Qian'an.

Of course, Chu Caiwei also witnessed Xu Qian'an's refining process with her own eyes. After returning to the Sitianjian, she wanted to replicate it, but she failed after several attempts.

So Chu Caiwei thought of Xu Qiyan in prison, and then wanted to bring Xu Qiyan to their Si Tianjian, otherwise the entire Si Tianjian would be in trouble.

However, Chu Caiwei also didn't believe that Xu Qian'an would be a participant in the tax and silver case. His identity didn't give him such an opportunity at all. Even if he was really a participant in the tax and silver case, Chu Caiwei wouldn't care too much.

The next day, Chu Caiwei came to the prison again and asked Su Ning for Xu Qian'an. "Master Su, can I take Xu Qian'an with me?"

"Sister Caiwei, what do you want this Xu Qiyan for?" As soon as Su Ning saw Chu Caiwei, he greeted her with a smile. This time, he wanted to snatch all of Xu Qiyan's women.

"Oh! Lord Su, how can you call me sister?" However, Chu Caiwei couldn't stand Su Ning's undisguised gaze.

Su Ning smiled disapprovingly and said, you know, she is a professional in running a harem, "I am a few years older than you, so it's only natural for me to call you sister."

"Master Su, let's get down to business. I originally wanted to try to refine metallic sodium, but after several attempts, I failed. So I thought of asking Xu Qian'an to go to the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to help us."

"It's not a big problem! But can you come back tomorrow to mention the person?"

Chu Caiwei looked at Su Ning in front of her with confusion and asked, "Master Su, why does it have to be tomorrow?"

"Sister Caiwei, I still have some things to do here." Su Ning naturally couldn't tell Chu Caiwei that he hadn't got what he wanted yet.

"Okay! I'll come again tomorrow."

"Sister Caiwei, how about you stay a little longer? We can sit down and talk."

Chu Caiwei blushed and made up an excuse to escape, "Ah! How embarrassing! I still have to go around catching monsters."

However, Su Ning was determined to win. He smiled and looked at Chu Caiwei's fleeing back and said, "Okay then! Let's sit down and have a cup of tea when we have time. I really want to hear your story."

"Ah."

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether Xu Pingzhi and Xu Qian’an’s family are released or not. Their innocence will be proven sooner or later. However, Suning still wants to leave a deep impression on the Xu family.

After Chu Caiwei left the prison with a blushing face and a beating heart, Su Ning's face suddenly changed, and he turned into a devil again to interrogate Xu Pingzhi and his wife.

Xu Pingzhi and his wife knelt in front of Su Ning, trembling with fear. "Ah? Sir, why are you interrogating us again?"

"Xu Pingzhi, I have some bad news to tell you. Your son Xu Xinnian committed suicide by hanging himself yesterday." At this time, Su Ning directly told Xu Pingzhi and his wife the bad news.

"What? My New Year..." As expected, Xu Pingzhi and his wife almost fainted after hearing the bad news.

"But don't worry! Our officers were keeping an eye on Xu Xinnian, so they were lucky enough to rescue him."

Feeling like they were on a roller coaster, Xu Pingzhi and his wife looked at Su Ning with resentment, "Ah... Sir, why are you panting so hard while talking?"

"Huh? Xu Pingzhi, are you blaming me?" Su Ning's face suddenly turned cold and he looked at Xu Pingzhi and his wife and asked.

"Ah! I dare not."

"Xu Pingzhi, it's not impossible to let you go. It really depends on how you act."

Xu Pingzhi and his wife exchanged a wry smile, then realized that this time they would have to spend money to avoid disaster. "Please explain clearly, sir."

"I am still lacking a personal maid. I think your daughter Xu Lingyue is a good choice." At this time, Su Ning looked at Xu Pingzhi and his wife in front of him with an expressionless face and said.

Xu Pingzhi and his wife, understanding Su Ning's request, were dumbfounded. Naturally, they didn't want to sell their daughter for fame and fortune. "What? Sir, this is absolutely unacceptable! My daughter is still young and cannot serve you at all."

"Xu Pingzhi, I'm not discussing this with you. I'm informing you. Do you believe I can make sure your entire family never sees the sun tomorrow? Or make your son Xu Xinnian hang himself again?"

"This..." Sure enough, Suning's threat made Xu Pingzhi and his wife face reality again.

At this time, Li Ru, who was standing aside, looked up at Su Ning in front of her and said timidly, "Sir, our Xu family is willing to pay to redeem me, is that okay?"

"Oh? Is your Xu family very rich?" Su Ning looked at Li Ru with a sneer on his face and asked back.

Li Ru, who always preferred her life to her wealth, was also willing to spend money this time. After all, this was related to their daughter's reputation. "Huh? Sir, there must be some money. Our Lingyue is really too young."

"It's a pity that this official has no interest in money and property."

"This……"

Su Ning lost some patience and asked Xu Pingzhi, "Xu Pingzhi, please give me a straight answer."

"Sir, are you sure you can let us all go?" Xu Pingzhi thought carefully for a long time and looked at Su Ning with excitement and asked.

"Humph! There's no problem releasing you from prison, but you can't leave Beijing for the time being. You can only do so after the case is fully investigated."

In the end, for the sake of the Xu family's lives, Xu Pingzhi agreed to Su Ning's request, "Sir, I also hope that you can have pity on my daughter Lingyue."

"Don't worry! I will take Xu Lingyue away today and send you out of prison tomorrow morning." Su Ning took out two copies of the indenture contract and handed them to Xu Pingzhi.

Xu Pingzhi, who had signed the indenture, asked doubtfully, "Sir, can't I be released from prison today?"

Su Ning, however, looked at Xu Pingzhi with a sneer on his face and asked, "Xu Pingzhi, it seems that I have given you face, but you dare to bargain with me?"

"Ah? Sir, I dare not."

Then Su Ning took Xu Lingyue away without hesitation, and asked Xu Pingzhi to sign a contract of sale in person. Xu Pingzhi and his wife, as well as Xu Lingyin, cried heartbreakingly. Even Xu Qian'an looked at Su Ning with hatred on his face. If looks could kill, he would have cut Su Ning into pieces long ago.

However, Suning just sneered and didn't take it to heart. In this world of Dafeng, Xu Qian'an had no chance of escaping from his palm. He would definitely teach him how to behave next.

Seeing Suning bringing back a timid little girl, Zhang Xinyao was stunned and puzzled. "Suning, what's going on?"

"I bought a little maid from outside and she will serve you from now on." Su Ning looked at Zhang Xinyao with a smug look on his face and explained that this time he was determined to carry out the evil to the end.

However, Zhang Xinyao, who was used to the freedom of modern society, felt a little disgusted. She felt uncomfortable being served by the maids while she bathed and changed clothes yesterday. "Huh? I don't need anyone to serve me."

"Dafeng is a feudal society, you have to learn to adapt."

Seeing Suning's persistence, Zhang Xinyao accepted it. "Okay! But this little girl looks quite young."

"I'm fifteen this year! I can even be a concubine in Dafeng." Su Ning said with a smile.

As expected, Zhang Xinyao's eyes widened in shock. "Ah... Suning, you're not..."

"Xinyao, you have to learn to adapt to local customs. This is just a game world. If you don't eat others, they will eat you."

"But……"

"Listen to me! I won't hurt you anyway." "Okay!"

The next morning, Xu Pingzhi and his wife returned home from prison with their little daughter. They did not dare to ask about Xu Qian'an's situation, and it was clear that they had not yet recovered from the grief of selling their daughter.

Xu Pingzhi opened the door tremblingly, only to find Xu Xinnian sitting there in a daze. Thinking of how he almost hanged himself the day before yesterday, the whole family couldn't help but burst into tears.

Xu Xinnian passed the imperial examination and has been working in an academy. However, because he is well-read, he seems a bit pedantic. Now he has been demoted to a lowly status and can't help feeling embarrassed.

In a moment of impulse, he was so depressed that he was about to hang himself. Fortunately, Suning sent people to keep an eye on his situation, otherwise he would have become a ghost under the beam.

At this moment, Xu Xinnian looked at his parents and sister in disbelief, "Father, Mother, you've been released?"

"Wuwuwu... The prison warden has released us temporarily, but we cannot leave the capital for the time being. We must wait until the case is solved." However, Xu Pingzhi and his wife, as well as Xu Lingyin, all burst into tears.

"What? Where is Lingyue? And where is my elder brother Xu Qian'an?" Then Xu Xinnian realized that two family members were missing.

"Wow, wow, wow..." At this time, Xu Pingzhi and his wife hugged each other and cried sadly again.

The six-year-old Xu Lingyin looked at Xu Xinnian sadly and explained, "Second brother, father and mother sold my sister."

"What?" As expected, Xu Lingyin's explanation made Xu Xinnian sad.

"Wuwuwu... New Year's Day, we have no other choice. If we don't sell your sister, our whole family will die on the spot."

"Father, where did you sell Lingyue?"

"Wuwuwu...it was the warden who wanted Lingyue to be his maid, and then he gave us a hundred taels of silver to buy Lingyue away."

"What?" Xu Xinnian felt dizzy and passed out.

"New Year? New Year?" At this time, Xu Pingzhi and his wife hurried forward to support and pinch the Ren Zhong point.

Not long after Xu Pingzhi and his family left the prison, Chu Caiwei from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau appeared again. It was obvious that their Imperial Astronomical Bureau was almost driven crazy by the metallic sodium.

And Su Ning didn't say anything more, instead he handed Xu Qi'an over to Chu Caiwei, "Sister Caiwei, I'll leave Xu Qi'an to you."

"Don't worry, Master Su! I will definitely not let him escape."

"This guy is a bit stubborn. If he refuses to cooperate, you can consider using severe torture on him."

"Master Su, do you really think Xu Qian'an is involved in the case?"

"It's hard to say! Now it all depends on the next investigation."

"Master Su, I'll treat you to a meal later."

"Easy to say."

In the evening, the Xu family had a sad family dinner. Although they were too sad to eat, they also had not eaten well during their imprisonment, so they could only force themselves to eat a little.

Under the moonlight, everyone began to listen to Xu Pingzhi's description of the prison situation over the past few days. When Xu Xinnian heard that Xu Qian'an had actually refined metallic sodium, his eyes widened in surprise, because this was too different from the image of his elder brother.

Xu Pingzhi then said that the successful refining of metallic sodium made Xu Qian'an suspicious, so not only did it fail to prove their innocence, but it increased the government's suspicion of them.

Xu Xinnian suddenly looked at Xu Pingzhi thoughtfully, "Father, I feel that my eldest brother is indeed quite strange. No wonder the government would suspect our Xu family."

"Why?" Xu Pingzhi didn't understand what his son meant for a moment.

"Think about it, even the alchemy of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau can't produce metallic sodium, so how can my eldest brother, a mere warrior, do it?"

"Yes! That's right! Xu Qian'an is indeed a little too weird. It feels like he has become a different person."

At this moment, Li Ru beside him burst into tears again. He had always disliked this taciturn nephew. "Wow...it's all Xu Qian'an's fault for being nosy. Otherwise, why would our Lingyue have sold herself into slavery?"

However, Xu Pingzhi understood the difference between right and wrong. "Alright! To be precise, we are the ones who dragged Ning Yan down. Don't forget that it was me who lost the tax money."

"..."

……

After Xu Qian'an was brought to the Sitianjian by Chu Caiwei, she did not immediately ask Xu Qian'an to refine metallic sodium. Instead, she prepared many delicious dishes for him.

After Xu Qian'an had eaten well, drunk well and slept for most of the day, he realized that he might never be able to travel back in time. Remembering that he still had to grit his teeth and live his life from now on, he decided to calm down and make long-term plans.

After spending time together in prison, Xu Qian'an gradually got to know every member of his family. His uncle Xu Pingzhi was a warrior who was honest and upright in his work. However, his aunt Li Ru was quite scheming and always calculated. She would ruthlessly plunder the private money that Xu Pingzhi had carefully saved.

The two younger sisters are innocent and simple. The older one, Xu Lingyue, is diligent, cheerful and lively, and likes to read some "banned books"; while the other sister, Xu Lingyin, who is five or six years old, is a glutton and has a voracious appetite.

"Xu Qian'an, have you rested enough? I don't want to torture you."

"Sir, if I say I'm wronged, will you believe me?"

"It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. The ones investigating the case are the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple."

"Then why should I help you refine sodium metal?"

"Because I can exempt you from punishment, I believe you have also witnessed the methods of the prison warden."

"you……"

"Xu Qian'an, I can actually sense that you're not a particularly evil person. You might actually have nothing to do with the missing tax silver case, but it's hard to explain how a warrior like you could refine metallic sodium."

"Sir, can this case really be solved?"

"The problem shouldn't be too big! Since we know the tax money was swapped before it was released from the warehouse, it's only a matter of time before we find the mastermind behind it."

"Okay! I'll help you refine metallic sodium, but you have to agree to one request of mine."

"You tell me first."

"My sister Xu Lingyue was snatched away by that warden Su Ning. I want you to help me get my sister Xu Lingyue back."

"Impossible! How could Lord Su do such a thing?"

"Sir, as the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not his heart. How much do you know about that Su Ning?"

"..."

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(End of this chapter)