The reasons were all laid out, and Yin Yong began to talk about his decision, “I thought about it, and life is more important than anything else. In a few days, I will divide this family on the grounds that you and your wife are not filial to me, and arrange for you to move somewhere else to settle down, including Ah Wen and Yin Laoqi’s family.”
Separation? Moving somewhere else?
Yin Jingshan and Mrs. Zhao were not happy.
Yin Yong was very calm, saying, “Mr. Feng wants you to leave in disgrace. On the surface, I can’t share much of our family property, but I can secretly subsidize you with one hundred thousand taels of silver, which is enough for you to live for a lifetime.”
Mrs. Zhaoi’s eyes widened in shock, saying, “Only one hundred thousand taels?”
Yin Yong looked at her and said, “It’s less than your private money, isn’t it?”
Mrs. Zhao’s face flushed suddenly.
Yin Yong: “I’ll give you a day to think about it, and I’ll make arrangements if you want to leave. If you don’t want to leave, I’ll send Yin Laoqi to the Yamen. When Ah Wen gets arrested and sent to prison, Mr. Feng will no longer hold grudges against the Yin family.”
Yin Jingshan: “Father, Ah Wen is your own grandson!”
Yin Yong looked at him coldly, saying, “I don’t want a grandson who can kill even his own brother. Have you forgotten Ah Lang is your son too?”
Yin Jingshan was left speechless.
Yin Yong departed with a sullen face.
Neither Yin Jingshan nor Mrs. Zhao slept that night; they had been discussing the matter.
Yin Jingshan didn’t want to leave his hometown and go somewhere else. He felt that the old man was just scaring them and would not really send his son to the Yamen.
Mrs. Zhao was also greedy for the prosperity in Pingcheng, but she was a mother, and she did not dare bet on her son’s life. Once her son was caught and put in prison, even if he didn’t get punished to be executed, Feng Teng could find a way to kill him in prison.
Although Persia was a bit far away, it also had rich cities. When they get there, with nobody knowing their past, their family could still live their lives straight. Although her son’s body was disabled, he still had Ping’er and the child in her womb. So he could still live a dignified life like a normal man.
As for the property of the Yin family, the old man was determined to give it to Yin Lang and Yin Hui. Even if they stay there, they wouldn’t be able to grab it.
Under her hard persuasion and analysis, Yin Jingshan also agreed.
After the family finished their arguments, Yin Yong invited the relatives of the Yin family’s offshoots and several respected neighbors, and listed Yin Jingshan, Mrs. Zhao and Yin Wen’s several crimes of unfilial piety.
No matter what he said, Yin Jingshan and Mrs. Zhao bowed their heads and acknowledged it.
So it was logical that the family of three would be separated.
Another day later, Yin Jingshan and Mrs. Zhao packed their bags and went to bid farewell to Yin Yong.
Yin Yong turned his back to them, not wanting to take another look.
Mrs. Zhao cried, “Father, if Ah Wen comes back, send him to see us. Don’t let him fall into Mr. Feng’s hands again.”
Yin Yong agreed.
But he knew that Yin Wen would not come back, as he had no face to come back.
In just a few days after Yin Yong came back, he divided up his family.
Because Yin Jingshan and Mrs. Zhao were willing to cooperate obediently and did not fight or make trouble, that matter had not been spread except for the Yin family members and nearby neighbors or with the status of the richest man in Jiayan, the matter would have aroused in Pingcheng.
On the day the couple left, Yin Yong wrote a letter to his granddaughter, explaining the process of the family separation in a concise manner, but did not mention the fact that Yin Lang was almost killed.
At the end of the letter, Yin Yong said that he would hold his 60th birthday banquet as usual, and asked Yin Hui to come if free.
That was actually telling Yin Hui that everything was fine and that she didn’t need to worry about him.
When Wei Luo came back in the evening, Yin Hui handed him the letter from her grandfather.
She basically didn’t hide anything from Wei Luo about her natal family. Since Yin Wen’s matter had come to an end, Wei Luo should also know.
After reading the letter, Wei Luo had nothing but admiration for the old man, “It is easy to divide the family, but it is difficult to divide it peacefully. He is really wise.”
Yin Hui was more relaxed than ever.
Her grandfather pinned the crime of unfilial piety on the second uncle’s family. Yin Jingshan, Mrs. Zhao, and Yin Wen were ruined, and they would be too ashamed to come back.
As the three of them left, there would be no more worries for her grandfather, and he could finally take care of himself for the rest of his life.
The next day, Wei Luo met Feng Teng in the guardhouse.
Wei Luo asked him, “Have you heard about the separation of the Yin family?”
Feng Teng looked blank, saying “Separation? What could separate them?”
Yin Yong had two sons, one of whom was dead, and only one was alive. Was the old man willing to give up his only heir?
Wei Luo was silent.
Feng Teng looked at him, suddenly remembered something, and said, “By the way, a few days ago, Mr. Yin went to my father-in-law’s house to congratulate him, and he even called me over to have a drink together. Hey, Mr. Yin gave us a gift of one hundred taels of silver, which made me a little embarrassed.”
When he went there, he thought that Mr. Yin was going to confront him about Yin Wen, but he didn’t expect that he came there purely to congratulate him on his wedding with Qiuniang.
Wei Luo asked, “Apart from congratulations, didn’t he say anything else?”
Feng Teng replied, “No, I prepared a lot of words for nothing.”
He scolded Yin Wen and blamed Mr. Yin for not being able to teach his grandson, but the old man just smiled and drank, without saying anything to him.