When Su Jinyu got married, the Wei family also sent congratulatory gifts. The next morning, Xu Xiuyi used the pretext of returning the gifts to ask someone to prepare a carriage and go to the Wei Mansion.
A centipede insect is dead but not stiff. Even if the business of Xiuzhuang is gone, with the wealth accumulated over the past few years, the Wei Mansion is still as bright and beautiful as before.
Xu Xiuyi was invited in, and Wei Shufen, the aunt of the Wei family, entertained her. She had not seen her for a few days, but she felt much better. When she saw Xu Xiuyi coming with the gift, she was quite polite.
"Why is Third Grandma still bringing gifts?"
"Yesterday my fourth brother got married, and your house gave you such a big gift. This small gift from me is not respectful, so I hope you can accept it."
With that said, he handed over a box, which contained a new batch of goods from Su Jiang's family's jewelry shop, which were valuable.
Wei Shufen did not shirk the offer. She accepted the gift with a few polite words and asked her servants to prepare tea.
Xu Xiuyi took a sip of the excellent Biluochun and asked, "Isn't Miss Jinniang here?"
"Jin Niang, when Xiuzhuang collapsed, she had no time to go sightseeing."
"Auntie is really chic."
"Haha, she has been tired for half her life. She will not live a happier life for the rest of her life."
Xu Xiuyi nodded. Wei Shufen was a very shrewd and intelligent person. When Xu Xiuyi's probing words came to her lips, she thought about it and stopped talking. She just said: "I came today because I have something else to ask for."
Wei Shufen smiled and said, "Third Grandma, just say it."
"Maybe you have also heard, Mrs. Wei, that I opened an embroidery shop. Originally, your embroidery shop was still there, so I didn't dare to steal the business. Now that I urgently need the goods, I can only make enough food and clothing myself.
But it’s strange, all the silk and satin shops within a hundred miles are short of cloth and thread. I just want to ask, does Mrs. Wei know which big boss has a monopoly on all the goods?"
Wei Shufen's expression remained unchanged and she said: "I don't know very well. When the embroidery shop was still open, I originally planned to check it out, but now that the embroidery shop has collapsed, I don't want to spend energy on checking these things."
Xu Xiuyi smiled slightly.
"I heard that there is Mr. An outside the customs, and he also trades silk and cloth with us in the customs. I am in urgent need of silk and satin. Mrs. Wei, you have been running an embroidery shop for many years, but you know how to find Mr. An. I wonder if he will have more goods."
Wei Shufen's expression changed slightly, but she quickly smiled and said: "Jin Niang is usually in charge of these things, and I am only responsible for running the embroidery shop. I don't know much about it, but I know that Mr. An is extremely mysterious and not many people have seen him.
The true face of Mount Lu."
"According to what Mrs. Wei saw, all the silk and satin in the area of a hundred miles have been sold out. Could it be Mr. An who has such financial strength? Although I am guessing, I always find it strange. In my opinion,
Could it be that Mr. An wanted to expand his business to the capital, so he deliberately sent people to buy all the silk cloth, putting Jinniang Embroidery Village in a desperate situation, and then burned the embroidery village to the ground, completely ending Jinniang Embroidery Village?
make a living?"
"Haha, impossible."
Wei Shufen didn't even think about it and answered very simply.
Xu Xiuyi felt a chill in her heart. If she were an ordinary person and her family's property was burned down, how could she not be held accountable at all? Even she found out about the fire and thought it was arson. How could the Wei family, as the owner of the family, not find out.
If Xu Xiuyi had listened to Su Jinyuan before, it meant that the empress in the palace did it, so the Wei family did not dare to pursue it.
But last night Su Jinyuan also said that if the empress in the palace wanted to take action, she should have taken action long ago. Besides, now that Long En is the holy family, she can still care about a completely forgotten embroidery that was just a romantic marriage with the emperor.
mother?
Both she and Su Jinyuan knew that Concubine Shu was definitely not responsible for this matter. Could the people of the Wei family know better than them?
Therefore, the Wei family does not need to pursue the cause of the house fire. In the final analysis, there is only one person. The Wei family is well aware of the person who set the fire, but it is more likely that they are unable to pursue it or do not want to pursue it - the Wei family already knew that this fire would happen.
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Thinking of the batch of goods she ordered before, they should have been given to her at the normal speed, but the Wei family kept delaying and delaying, waiting until she said otherwise, they would give her the finished goods first and talk about the rest, so they just came.
A fire.
What a coincidence, it shouldn't be such a coincidence.
To outsiders, everything seemed to be aimed at the Wei family, but now looking at the analysis, it seems to be aimed at her Su family.
Qin Yan's words echoed in his ears again.
Just now, Xu Xiuyi deliberately led Wei Shufen to identify Mr. An as the target of arson, but Wei Shufen denied it without thinking, as if she wanted to shield and excuse him.
For a smart person like Xu Xiuyi, she already understood.
"Haha, I was just guessing. Originally, I wanted to report it to the police for you. I found some oil and firewood at the fire scene, but..."
"No, this fire has cost us money and lives, and we no longer want to pursue the case. Anyway, my family has a huge business and we won't be able to eat it all in a few lifetimes. If the government says this fire is a natural disaster, it is a natural disaster. If it gets bigger, it will inevitably cause trouble."
Wei Shufen interrupted Xu Xiuyi almost hastily.
Xu Xiuyi's heart grew colder and colder.
"Haha, just don't worry, Mrs. Wei. I can't even do my own housework well. How can I have the time to interfere in your family's affairs? Maybe it's a natural disaster. There are still things in my shop. On the day when my embroidery shop opened, Wei
My wife must appreciate it."
"sure."
"Mrs. Wei, I'm taking my leave."
"Walk slowly."
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After coming out of Wei's house, Xu Xiuyi sent the carriage to Qin's house. Qin Yan was at home, and Qin Xu was also there. When they saw Xu Xiuyi, the two siblings had completely different attitudes. Qin Yan had a cold look on his face, while Qin Xu's eyes were filled with excitement.
"Sister, why are you here?"
Qin Yan glared at him: "Go back to the study."
Qin Xu snorted coldly: "You can control me."
He came up to hold Xu Xiuyi's hand, and seeing Qin Yan's dark expression, he knew that the relationship between the two siblings was probably not good.
Xu Xiuyi was led up to the hall by Qin Xu's hand. Qin Yan followed him in, but still shouted to Qin Xu: "Go down if I tell you to. If you don't obey, I will immediately tell your father that you want to go back outside the customs."
Qin Xu seemed to have been stepped on. He looked at Qin Yan angrily, but he couldn't do anything. He snorted bitterly and walked away angrily.
As soon as Qin Xu left, Qin Yan looked at Xu Xiuyi with a sneer: "If I guessed right, you should have come to see me, right? I'm in a good mood today. If you have any questions, I can tell you anything you want to know.
, as long as you are not afraid of what you hear will be harsh and sad.”
"Jinniang Xiuzhuang belongs to Mr. An Cheng, what evidence do you have?"
"I knew you wouldn't believe me, just wait."
Qin Yan stood up and Shaoqing came back with a box in his hand and threw it in front of Xu Xiuyi: "This is the evidence."
Xu Xiuyi opened the box, her hands trembling uncontrollably. She felt that there was a demon in the box, a demon that could destroy her.
Qin Yan sneered: "Don't even have the courage to look."
Xu Xiuyi closed her eyes, calmed her mind, and opened the box. Inside the box was a ledger. She opened it and read a few pages, her face turned pale.
The account book contains the profits and expenses of Jinniang Xiuzhuang over the past few years. The account books all have Wei Jinniang’s seal, and at the end of the month, another seal is stamped on them. There are four characters on the seal, from right to left, from top to
Below, it is clearly An Cheng Shaoyin.
"I know you don't believe it, so I took the risk to steal Mr. Cheng's account books. Did you see that the real big boss of Jinniang Xiuzhuang is Mr. Cheng?"
"What evidence do you have that he set the fire himself?"
"As evidence, look at the next book, which is Master Cheng's account book from a silk and satin shop in Kyoto."
Xu Xiuyi kept her composure. In fact, she already had half of the results in her mind, right?
From the Wei family's intention to tolerate the person who set the fire, she already knew that the person who set the fire must be someone the Wei family did not dare or could not pursue, didn't she?
The next account book is that of the largest silk and satin shop in the city, Huajuan Silk and Satin Shop. The accounts for the past month show that Huajuan Silk and Satin Shop purchased a large amount of silk thread and silk satin.
So, only silk and satin shops with a radius of hundreds of miles are short of short threads, right?
Looking at the final seal of the account book, it is still the seal of An Chengshao.
She sat there blankly. She also knew how to read accounts and knew that these two account books were true and there was no possibility of fraud.
Therefore, all the facts prove that An Chengshao bought out all the silk threads and satins himself, causing Jinniang Embroidery Shop to be out of stock. Then, the fire...
"Master Cheng has been playing with you from the beginning to the end. He started the fire by himself. If you still want evidence, I can tell you clearly that the things you and Jinniang Xiuzhuang ordered are a batch of embroidery products."
You and Wei Shufen said that you and Wei Shufen wanted to give you an embroidered bag produced by Jinniang Embroidery House for the purpose of building up the reputation of your Baoning Hall. As long as you spent enough money to buy medicine, you would give them an embroidered bag produced by Jinniang Embroidery House.
With the reputation of Niangxiuzhuang and the fact that Jinniangxiuzhuang is hard to find, even if everyone doesn’t need the medicinal materials, they will definitely be flocking to the bag. You and Wei Shufen said this is a brand chain effect, right?"
Brand chain effect - this extremely modern term, it took Wei Shufen a long time to explain it, but Qin Yan blurted it out, word for word, even her purpose, her sales techniques, she knew them all, these were just between her and Wei Shufen
secrets between.
Xu Xiuyi's heart was so cold that she fell completely into the ice cellar.
Everything is explained clearly, An Chengshao intends to deal with her, or deal with the Su family.
An Chengshao directed and acted himself before and after. On the one hand, he used the silk and satin shop to buy up all the silk and satin, which gave Jinniang Embroidery Shop a reason to delay. On the other hand, seeing that it could no longer be delayed, he simply burned it to the ground to completely give up the idea.
She just doesn't know, why?
"Why would he do this?"
"I don't know the specific reason. Most likely, he wants to bring down your Su family and monopolize the pharmaceutical business in the entire capital. You should know that he doesn't care about anything. He is only obsessed with making money and expanding his business. Although he is rich now,
We are an enemy country, but our ambitions are even greater. Your Su Family Baoning Hall is famous in the capital, can he not want it?"
"I have one last question."
She raised her head and maintained her last composure, not wanting to look too embarrassed.
"Just ask!"
Qin Yan sipped a grape and said with a cold and contemptuous attitude: "Ask."
"Why did you kill yourself?"
Qin Yan frowned while eating the grapes, and then sneered: "Oh, because Master Cheng doesn't like me, I won't give in, but Xu Xiuyi, do you really think Master Cheng loves you? I've told you before that he is nothing but...
For a while, it was new to you. You are quite beautiful and talented. But if you think about it carefully, if he really liked you, he would do anything to destroy your hard work? In order to get your Baoningtang business, he would even kill you.
I can hide it, I can lie, I can ignore your feelings, Xu Xiuyi, how are you better than me?"
These words pierced Xu Xiuyi's heart.
Yes, Qin Yan was right. No matter why Young Master An Cheng wanted to deal with the Su family, one thing is certain, between her and destroying the Su family, he chose to destroy the Su family.
I remember he once asked, Xiu Yi, if you could let go of the Su family.
She didn't worry about it at first, thinking that he was afraid that she would suffer losses in business or work hard, but now, she finally understood.
He also had difficulties between her and the Su family.
But in the end, he still chose to deal with the Su family and deal with her at all costs.
She didn't know how she came out of the Qin Mansion. She only knew that Qin Yan sent her to the door and taunted: "Even if he loves you, you can't be his whole world. He will not care about your interests at all."
Hesitantly choose benefits. Even if he promises something to you, he will only fulfill those promises if you can give up everything and follow him. He doesn't love me, but it doesn't hinder my understanding of him at all.
"
I went home in a daze, spent the day in a daze, went into the night in a daze, had dinner, and went to bed in a daze.
She originally only believed Qin Yan's words, but after testing Wei Shufen and going to Qin Yan's place, she already understood.
He wants to have both interests and love, but if he can't have both, he will protect the interests of hesitant choices.
The only thing he was kind to her was that he tried every means to hide it from her, not letting her know the cruelty he had done to her.
Lying on the bed, she put her hand on her lower abdomen, feeling a slight pain in her lower abdomen, as if the child also knew how sad she was at the moment.
Although the whole child came at the wrong time, she was still happy, but now?
The interests of her and her children are 1 + 1 = 1, or even if she and her children are combined, they are simply no match for his passion for wealth?
After a night like this, she fell asleep and woke up countless times. When she woke up in the morning, her waist and limbs were sore and dizzy. She thought it was a pregnancy reaction, so she persisted.
The fourth grandma of the Su family, Lu Yu'er, came to see her after breakfast. Because Xu Xiuyi made the marriage possible, and both of them were officials' ladies, she was particularly close to Xu Xiuyi, so she took Xu Xiuyi to go shopping.
Xu Xiuyi couldn't resist her, so she had to go to the street with her.
She actually knew in her heart that when Lu Yu'er said she wanted to go shopping, she just wanted to show off on the street. She was thirty-five years old, but she was still a handsome youngster after eating a young grass in her twenties.
How could she not be proud?
I was originally a person with an inflated vanity, but this time I became Su Jinyu's wife, and my vanity was even more inflated to the point where I couldn't go out and show off.
Wearing red and green, she was dressed in a gaudy way. Xu Xiuyi wore a lotus-colored long skirt and a little makeup. Her face was a little pale because of her physical discomfort. She still compared the morning glory on the side to be thousands of miles away.
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Lu Yu'er, by chance, felt good about herself. When she saw everyone whispering to her along the way, she felt that they were jealous of her. She took Xu Xiuyi's hand and whispered: "Look, these people are all jealous of me. I
Let me tell you about Xiu Yi, Jinyu's flower heart belongs to her heart, but the little brother is still very obedient to me. I lost my temper that day, and he showed me how drunk he was. The next morning, I was so angry that I wanted to go back.
My mother-in-law coaxed me for a long time, haha."
Xu Xiuyi really wanted to say that it's not too late to coax you because Su Jinyu's stupid brain is not completely stupid. He knew that Su's family would not let him go when you returned to your parents' home, so he quickly apologized with a smile.
The uncooked rice has been cooked, so how dare Su Jinyu, a relative of Hube, to withdraw, so he can only eat Coptis chinensis as a mute.
Naturally, Xu Xiuyi just slandered her. She really didn't know how to say it, but instead added more fuel and jealousy: "Yu'er, you are so clever. My fourth master has always been unruly. It seems that when I meet you, I will meet my nemesis. Women, the greatest ability
Just take care of your man, cough, cough, cough..."
After she finished speaking, she coughed a few words. Her body was hot and her head felt dizzy. If Lu Yu'er hadn't held hands with her, she might have fallen down.
Lu Yu'er seemed not to hear her cough, and dragged her to a side stall. He saw a red and green hair tie, and happily let go of Xu Xiuyi's hand and made gestures on her head, chattering to Xu Xiuyi while making gestures.
Talk about how Su Jinyu coaxed her.
Xu Xiuyi felt a buzzing in her ears, her head hurt, and her body felt hot. Then, there was a double image of Lu Yu'er in front of her. Gradually, the double image began to darken, and her eyelids sank.
, and fell down diagonally against the stall.
Only then did Lu Yu'er realize that she was sick. Seeing Xu Xiuyi's face turned hot pink and her breathing rapid, Lu Yu'er panicked and shouted: "Here is someone, help me, someone is here, help me."
Shaoqing, someone came out of the crowd. Lu Yu'er didn't have time to take a closer look. When she saw someone coming out, she thought she was here to help, so she grabbed the person's clothes and said, "Sir, please save my third sister-in-law."
"What's up with her?"
Lu Yu'er looked up at the cold voice, and felt that the person in front of her looked familiar, as if she had known her before. At this moment, she was so confused that she couldn't think of anything for a moment. She just said hurriedly: "I was fine when I came out in the morning. Suddenly I fainted.
She’s fallen, sir, please save her.”
Su Jinyi was on the way to Baoning Hall when she happened to see Xu Xiuyi lying on the ground in a coma. She wanted to leave him alone, but she had a plan in mind. If the people from Baoning Hall saved the head of Baoning Hall, then as far as Baoning Hall was concerned,
Reputation will definitely help.
So, he squatted down and wiped Xu Xiuyi's pulse. After a wipe, he was greatly shocked. However, Shaoqing showed an evil smile on his face and deliberately pretended to blurt out: "How come you are pregnant with a child?"
Walking around, that’s not right, my third brother is gone a long time ago, so my third younger brother and sister..."
When he shouted like this, Lu Yu'er remembered that she had taken off her hijab at the wedding and saw the second master of the Su family standing behind the old lady of the Su family. It was not the person in front of her.
She was also shocked when she heard Su Jinyi's "unintentional remarks".
"Second Master, don't get it wrong. How is it possible for Third Sister-in-law? Bah, bah, bah, you are talking nonsense. Everyone knows that you and Second Sister-in-law are not on good terms."
Su Jinyi stood up and pretended to be angry: "Fourth brother and sister, how can I, Su Jinyi, be such a person? Forget it, the family scandal must not be made public. If I am talking nonsense, send her back to Baoning Hall first."
This was another "unintentional remark" he made out of anger. He said it "when" he was talking nonsense, and others heard it, so naturally it was not as simple as talking nonsense.
Xu Xiuyi was hurriedly sent to Baoning Hall. In just one afternoon, the news spread throughout the capital that the third grandma of the Su family was pregnant.
Everyone in the streets is speculating with whom the third grandma of the Su family had an affair with. Everyone knows that the third master of the Su family has disappeared a long time ago. If we count the days since the third master of the Su family disappeared, the third grandma of the Su family had been pregnant with her before.
I'm pregnant, and now my belly should be showing.
However, the belly of the third grandma of the Su family is still flat, and the child in her belly seems to be only about one month old, so everyone knows that this child is the bastard of the third grandma of the Su family who cannot bear to be lonely.
For a time, Xu Xiuyi's reputation spread all over the city, and everyone was criticizing her. Some so-called moral elements even said that Xu Xiuyi would be handed over to the management and drowned in a pig cage.
As for Xu Xiuyi, she had been lying in the hospital since she woke up, with Su Jinye guarding her, looking heavy.
"Xiu Yi, tell me, who is this child?"
Xu Xiuyi closed her eyes and frowned, thinking that she could hide it for at least a few more months, while slowly making plans, but she didn't expect...
She remained silent, but deep down she still protected An Chengshao and wanted to bear this sin alone.
"Xiu Yi, are you being forced by someone? Tell your elder brother that if you can't let your sister-in-law's family send you out to hide for a while, you don't know what kind of chaos is happening outside. Our Baoning Hall doesn't dare to open the door today. Those
The defenders rushed up and threatened to immerse you in a pig cage."
Xu Xiuyi still had her eyes closed, her face a little weak and pale: "Brother, please leave me alone for a while."
"Hey, don't go back just yet. I'll go home and check it out. If mother finds out, she might beat you to death. You are still weak and can't stand the torment. You can live here. Your second sister-in-law promised to take care of you.
, there are hawthorn meatballs on the bedside. Your sister-in-law said that you asked her for them many times, and she blamed me for being careless and not thinking that you were unhappy. I made plum porridge and asked Jinyu to pack some things for you when I got home."
"Thank you, brother."
"I know you are feeling bitter. If you are willing, your sister-in-law and I will secretly send you out of the city. Xiu Yi, you have a good rest."
"kindness."
As soon as Su Jinye went out, it didn't take long for Su Jiang to come in. If the tense relationship in the past was going on, she would definitely be gloating about her misfortune. Maybe Xiu Yi had supported her when she was in the most painful and difficult time, and she also knew how miserable a widow was.
It's easy. Although I feel a bit contemptuous in my heart, I also sympathize with him.
"Xiu Yi, my second sister-in-law, please feed you something to eat."
"Second sister-in-law."
Sitting up, her face turned even pale because of illness. Su Jiang rushed forward to help her.
"Your second brother must have done it on purpose. For a shrewd person like him, he doesn't know what to say and what not to say. I know him best. He knew you were pregnant, and he deliberately blurted it out in public, pretending to be careless. Then
He is a scumbag who will do anything to achieve his goals. Now that Baoning Hall is about to close, he is probably secretly enjoying himself to death."
When I loved Su Jinyi before, Su Jinyi said whatever she said.
Now that she hates Su Jinyi, Su Jiang gradually understands what kind of person Su Jinyi is.
Unscrupulous, cruel and vicious, even if Su Jiang was not on good terms with Xu Xiuyi before, she would not tell others in such a big way when she knew that Xu Xiuyi was pregnant. After all, it was one life, not two.
According to the law, if the defenders refused to let Xu Xiuyi go, Xu Xiuyi would undoubtedly die.
Looking at Xu Xiuyi, it is understandable that Dou Kao's years are the worst. It is understandable that she cannot bear the loneliness without her husband. Now, her own life is at stake.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sympathize.
"Xiu Yi, you should listen to your elder brother and go out and hide for a while."
Hide, where can you hide?
——Digression——
Wan Geng moved to tomorrow. If I am tired, I will continue tomorrow.