Ever since she returned to the Xu family, Qiao Yuyan always felt an unspeakable uneasiness in her heart.
She didn't know what caused this uneasiness, and she didn't know what she was uneasy about, so she could only wait and wait for herself and her grandmother to explain everything clearly.
Perhaps Wei's incident gave her some psychological hint, which kept her from letting it go.
So when she asked about this matter now, she subconsciously kept a close eye on Mrs. Xu's expression.
She was raised by Mrs. Xu single-handedly. Even when she was a child, she always slept in the same bed with Mrs. Xu because she was always worried about being taken to bed by her wet nurse.
This kind of close relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is even deeper than what Mrs. Xu has with her own grandchildren.
It is precisely for this reason that Qiao Yuyan knows her grandmother too well and can see every word, deed, and movement clearly.
And after she asked this question, the momentary stiffness between Mrs. Xu's eyebrows became very clear to her.
Probably due to a long illness, Mrs. Xu's speech seemed a little slower than normal people.
She smiled, and then sighed for a while and said: "I have received your letter, but there were some things going on in the whole south at that time. Autumn had just entered, and the year was not good. Whether it was the government or the merchants,
They are the targets of attacks by the refugees.
Your eldest cousin went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to do something, but he did it very unsafely. The government over there was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the second master of the Wen family did get in the way.
However, although these things are troublesome, they can still be solved. When you wrote to me, I felt more comfortable. I was still a little surprised. I didn't know where you got this news.
But you have just married into someone else's family as a daughter-in-law, and you are such an official, how can I explain it to you? Not to mention, there are people from your husband's family involved."
Mrs. Xu has always been a master at the negotiation table, otherwise she would not be able to make the Xu family's business so big.
No matter who she was, she would probably be convinced by her explanation at this time.
But it was Qiao Yuyan who was listening to her at this time, which was completely different. In Qiao Yuyan's opinion, her grandmother's words were too general.
At that time, Wei Shi said something half-heartedly, and she had various guesses in her mind, but there was no way to confirm it, so she could only greet her briefly, and then ask about business in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Talking about some rumors I heard about Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I asked my eldest cousin if everything was okay and if it was just a rumor.
However, the past letters from the Xu family were really weird. Almost all of her letters did not respond to the things mentioned in her letters. They were all simple greetings, just like the most ordinary peace letters sent on weekdays.
This made Qiao Yuyan feel scared and nervous. If Wen Tingyuan hadn't told him about the past news in Jiangzhou, saying that the Xu family had not seen any big changes, she might not have been able to stay in the capital.
Mrs. Xu patted her hand and said with a smile: "I know you are worried about us, but don't worry, everything is fine at home now. To be honest, the only thing that is wrong is that it is for money. Is it possible for us like this
People who do business are still afraid that they cannot afford to lose?"
People who are in business are afraid of it. If you really lose in business, you won't lose all your wealth.
But now her grandmother's words made Qiao Yuyan realize that under the current circumstances, her inquiry on the matter would probably only end there.
But rationality is one thing, and sensibility is another.
"What about my eldest cousin? Where is he now? Why haven't I seen him yet? Could it be that he is even busier than my two uncles now?"
Mrs. Xu smiled and said: "He is the eldest one in our family after all. Sooner or later, the outside business will fall on his head. If you want to be a good helmsman of the family, you just have to learn from the elders."
Useless.
He must be allowed to master the ability to steer by himself, but if he has never seen the wind and waves and made independent plans, it would be impossible for him to learn this skill, so I let him go out."
"Going out?" Qiao Yuyan raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Where are you going? Jiangsu and Zhejiang? Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not far from us! Why don't you come to see me? If Tingyuan's official business ends soon, I can't say that I will fall.
I’m about to leave.”
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "If he doesn't come back before you go back, I will punish him and give you a piece of my private property."
"That won't work. Unless you give me cash, nothing will work. I'm not in the south, so how can I manage it? I heard Lulu say yesterday that most of our family's property in the north has been withdrawn!
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The expression on Mrs. Xu's face changed slightly, and then she said with a smile: "You, my cousin, are about to get married, but you still talk so freely."
She seemed to think for a while before saying with a smile: "But you don't have to worry, this is just an ordinary industrial adjustment. The Holy Emperor's enthronement is unstable and there is no foundation for the court.
What's more, with the emperor and his courtiers, none of the good relationships we cultivated in the capital and in the palace can be used now, so we have to avoid the sharp edges of those newbies.
In addition, we still don’t know where the south will go in the future, so I asked them to reduce the properties in the north as much as possible. After all, our foundation is still here, and if something happens, we will really be out of reach here."
After hearing this, Qiao Yuyan didn't answer for a long time, but just sat quietly.
Mrs. Xu was surprised and said: "What's wrong with Ya'er? You really look like a little adult now. You have never shown such an expression before, but your grandmother's words make you feel inappropriate."
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Qiao Yuyan finally turned to Mrs. Xu, but this time she was very serious, "Does your mother-in-law think that the current emperor will not be able to sit on the throne for long?"
Even in the south far away from the capital, even in her own home, even if her home is just a merchant's house, Mrs. Xu still looked around subconsciously, and then said: "Why do you say that? Whose world is this?
Aren’t we still open for business?
Besides, we ordinary people, who usually don’t even understand some of the government decrees in the court, how dare we think about whether the current emperor can securely sit on the throne!"
In the past, Qiao Yuyan would have believed her grandmother's words. After all, the people did not fight against the officials, and the Xu family had never been involved in party disputes and court strife.