An unprecedented piece of bad news really opened up Huitong's heart, and he and Xu Xun became enemies. The two discussed it for a long time in the east wing, and Huitong patted his chest and took the fake treasure map.
After the follow-up processing, he even vowed that the safekeeping could be put into Zhao's house, and then he left regardless of Xu Xun's plea to stay. Before leaving, he only went to see Xu Liang.
After seeing him off, Xu Xun turned around and returned to the main room. In just a short time, Mrs. Jin Liu had put a table full of food, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. It looked rare and rich. Although these large bowls and plates were already
It took a while, but now it was summer after all. When he extended his hand to invite Wu Shouzheng to sit down, the dishes were still hot. While eating, he picked up the topic just now. He heard from Wu Shouzheng that he came to Nanjing.
It was because the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau purchased a piece of silk before, and one thousand pieces of silk were distributed to the Wu family. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
"So, Wu Yuanwai's family is engaged in the business of purchasing raw silk and then weaving it into silk?"
The reason why Wu Shouzheng was willing to run for Xu Xun before was all because of this fatal payment. It should be noted that handling goods for the imperial court these days is definitely a first-class hard job. Things need to be urgent and demanding, and
The amount of money given was very little, or even not given at all. Therefore, although he had a big family and a big business, he could bear it this time, but if there were two, three, or four times after this one, he would definitely not be able to bear it. So, he would never bear it again.
He didn't care about eating, so he stood up and bowed deeply to Xu Xun and said: "In short, I am desperate, please help me, Seventh Young Master!"
"Ruisheng, help Mr. Wu to get up." Xu Xun winked at Ruisheng. When the little guy stepped forward to help Wu Shouzheng up and then pressed him on the stool, he asked, "So, Mr. Wu is coming to Nanjing."
Did you originally make a special trip to find Wu Dayin to intercede?"
"It's just a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor. After all, Mr. Wu and I are from the same hometown." Wu Shouzheng remembered that his groom once played tricks at the east gate of Yingtianfu Yamen. He was a little embarrassed at once, and then he apologized and explained with a smile, "But...
It’s not a special trip, but I’m also here to collect raw silk this time. The raw silk in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas is mostly taken over by a few big players. I have limited capital, so I have to travel farther. There are several of my subordinates in Jurong and other counties near Nanjing.
I plan to go find them the next time I come out and collect the raw silk."
"oh?"
Xu Xun originally just wanted to inquire about Wu Shouzheng's difficulties and see if he could retaliate after this period of time passed. But at this moment, when he heard that Wu Shouzheng also mentioned Jurong, he really became interested. He inquired a few words carefully.
, he intentionally asked about Zhao Qin, and when he saw that Wu Shouzheng only hesitated slightly and told the truth, not only had he heard about Zhao Qin's bad deeds, but he even knew two victims, he immediately became energetic.
After all the hints and hints, Wu Shouzheng finally couldn't resist Xu Xun's promise to intercede with Fu Rong in person. He unexpectedly agreed to be a lobbyist.
After sending Wu Shouzheng away, Sister-in-law Jin Liu took away all the leftovers from the table. Xu Xun, who breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the east room and sat down at the desk. Under the light, he re-opened the note he had just received.
Spreading it flat on the table, he looked at the very different handwriting on it. He didn't know how long he hesitated when he suddenly heard a burst of movement, and Ruisheng, who was following closely beside him, suddenly shouted.
"who?"
When Xu Xun heard this, he looked up and saw a dark figure flashing through the door. He stood up immediately, and the next moment he recognized the person as the little girl's godmother. Looking down at the note on the table, he couldn't help but speak.
Asked: "The note just now was sent by mother?"
"I sent it." Li Qingniang nodded expressionlessly. She didn't even look at Ruisheng who was smacking his tongue. She just stared at Xu Xun and said, "Originally, I should have left when this was sent to me, but because of seeing the monk
, so I couldn’t help but stay a little longer.”
Hearing that Li Qingniang actually recognized Huitong, Xu Xun felt a sudden change in his heart and asked directly: "So, the last sentence was probably added by my mother?"
"That's right, it's me. I happened to see the monk meet with the man. I thought the Seventh Young Master didn't know about it, but I didn't expect that I was meddling in his own business." At this point, Li Qingniang paused, and then said, "Listen
You told me some things that I shouldn’t have heard, please forgive me, Seventh Young Master.”
Knowing that this was another high-ranking master in front of him, Xu Xun could only smile bitterly in his heart. However, since others had already made it clear, he did not care about himself. He had to raise his hand and ask Li Qingniang to sit down: "When you hear it,
I heard it, after all, mom, you are Ruyi's godmother, and what I want to do has no conflict with you. Are you coming here specifically just to confess this?"
"The imperial envoy Youcheng of Dali Temple has arrived. The Zhao family is more confident. This time, they directly arranged the wedding date for the eldest daughter in the middle of the month with my master. There are only a few days left. The master does not allow the eldest daughter to leave.
Half a step away from the door...it's hard to get out if you wish. So I want to ask the Seventh Young Master, are you sure you can kill Zhao Qin before the Zhao family gets married?"
"Not sure." Xu Xun said these three words bluntly, then shook his head and said, "If the imperial envoy hadn't come, I could have taken action earlier for the sake of the Zhao family's marriage. After all, Eunuch Fu is here, so
You can take advantage of the situation to suppress others. But now you also said that Zhao Qin has a close relationship with the imperial envoy. If we can't do things solidly and without Eunuch Fu's support, all the previous efforts may have been in vain."
"Seventh Young Master, can't you try your best to think of a solution?" Li Qingniang's brows furrowed into a big knot, and her voice couldn't help but raise a bit, "Can't you tell Eunuch Fu as soon as possible to take precautions in advance, and then..."
"Then how can I explain to Eunuch Fu that I actually know such secret information? Could it be that I got it from the Shen family? Moreover, it is an imperial envoy who talks about the Tianxian. How can I prevent it by taking precautions? Others kept it secret.
Nanjing was just to catch Eunuch Fu off guard. If Eunuch Fu had any emergency response at this time, who knows that Fei Youcheng wouldn't be even more ruthless?"
Li Qingniang looked at Xu Xun and almost told Shen Yue's true identity, but remembering the little girl's repeated instructions before leaving, she couldn't help but hold back, but still stabbed: "Then if my master wants to let Ruyi
As a dowry girl, married to the Shen family with the eldest lady, how can the seventh young master be as calm and calm as he is now?"
"Then I'll redeem her life first!" Xu Xun blurted out almost without thinking. Seeing the disbelief on Li Qingniang's face, he himself was a little surprised, but he didn't have time to think so much, so he just said word by word,
"I can ask Uncle Six to come forward. If Uncle Six cannot do it, I will ask Mr. Chen, a close confidant of Eunuch Fu. I think Mr. Shen will not marry into the Zhao family and refuse to let go of even a girl!"
Seeing that Xu Xun's expression became more determined the more he spoke, Li Qingniang couldn't tell whether she was happy or confused. But since she suffered a big change, she almost loved Shen Yue as her own daughter. At this time, she unexpectedly spoke again: "You said It's easy! Ruyi still has family members in the Shen family, and the eldest lady loves her the most. It's easy for you to redeem her. After that, will she be your maid? It's obvious that you are not satisfied with Jinling. If you marry a new woman in the future, Come in, where do you put her?"
"Who said I want her to be a girl?" Xu Xun felt an unspeakable irritation in his heart. He waved his hands angrily and said in a low voice, "If she doesn't trust her family, I can bring them together." Redeem them all. If she has no support, I can accept her as my sister. Let her choose a good family in the future, which is better than being a girl in the Shen family..."
Xu Xun's voice became softer and softer as he spoke, and he gradually developed an indescribable emotion. Li Qingniang stood there and watched coldly, and suddenly sighed softly: "Well, in short, everything is entrusted to the Seventh Young Master. If it really doesn't work, , Ruyi will never blame you, it’s all her life. No matter how strong and capable the women in this world are, they can’t earn this life..."
"Fate? God always plays tricks on people, but even so, I still only believe in one sentence, my fate is up to me and not up to God!"
Xu Xun raised his head and saw that Li Qingniang had already stepped out of the threshold with one foot. He paused and then continued, "Please send me a message to Ruyi to reassure her. I will do my best to prevent her from thinking about it." So much. Don’t always think about her lady. She is in danger. Think about yourself. If something really happens, let her remember that a good man never suffers. Mom, just come and let me know first. Don’t let her know. She is so reckless!”
Although she never turned around, after listening to Xu Xun's words, Li Qingniang could roughly imagine the expression on the face of the man behind her, and couldn't help but laugh. She nodded and put down the door curtain in her hand. At this time, Ruisheng saw his young master sitting down. Since then, he has been adhering to Xu Xun's instructions and never leaving, as if he was in the room as a decoration. He finally couldn't help it anymore.
"Master, is that Ruyi girl Miss Shen's girl?" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his young master nodded with a dark face. The little guy didn't know where the courage came from, but he said calmly, "If the young master really likes her, Wouldn't it be enough to redeem her body and bring her to the capital to marry her? Anyway, no one will know that she was once a girl..."
Xu Xun was simply stunned by Ruisheng's unreasonable words. He raised his head and stared at the little guy without blinking for a long time, and then angrily scolded: "You haven't seen her before. You are talking nonsense." language!"
"I'm not talking nonsense." Ruisheng was full of satisfaction at this time. He was thinking about Xu Xun and murmured softly. Seeing that Xu Xun ignored him, he even got closer and said, "Old man Liu from the village used to say, If it weren't for the wife he likes, how can a bachelor care about the trivial details of another woman's family? The young master has no elders above him, so he can make his own decisions about what he likes!"
The small courtyard in the northwest corner of Shen's house.
In the west room, the window was half open, and the light of the new moon shone on the ground through the window and the green gauze gaps on the window, making the stuffy room seem a bit cool. Shen Yue sat down with a blush on her face. Next to the cedar desk in front of the window, she knew that her blush was not because of the weather, but because of what Li Qingniang had just said.
After a long time, she spoke softly: "Godmother, please don't show your face in front of me these days, lest dad doesn't know anything."