The prince had a gloomy face, looked at Master Du who came in and said, "This matter, but is it true?"

Master Du nodded: "I went to inquire early in the morning, and the people who came out to buy from the Duke of Anguo said that it was Miss Xu who was recognized by the Duchess of Anguo in the old year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Bang!" The prince slapped suddenly, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table jumped in response.

He said angrily: "An Guogong, I don't know how to lift up! I look up to him as his honor, he has pushed back again and again, does he want to go to Empress Cao's side?"

Master Du persuaded: "According to what his subordinates have seen, An Guogong is timid. When the first emperor was alive, the Anguo Mansion stood on the side of the king of Ruyang, and the result was that the current emperor ascended the throne. Presumably, this incident made them feel uneasy, so they hid far away. ”

"I am an orthodox prince, how can I be the same as the original king of Ruyang?" the prince was annoyed.

Now the four major princes, Dingguo Gong is the maiden family of Queen Cao, the loyal prince is only loyal to the emperor, and the mediocrity and incompetence of the Pingguo prince are not in his eyes. Only An Guogong is left, but he is a coward who doesn't eat hard and soft.

If you count it carefully, even if he is the crown prince, there is no support from the government behind him.

The crown prince supported his forehead, since the life and death of the king of Qianyang was unknown, his silver money was cut off again, and it was really difficult both internally and externally. At present, he can't think of a way to break through this predicament.

What about the crown prince? His father was at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he, the prince who had no strong backstage support and no source of money, was just an empty shell.

Even his father, if the emperor had not been in charge at the beginning, he gave him the eldest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo to be the crown princess and consolidate his power, where would he have been able to ascend the throne smoothly? Even if he did not want to admit it in his heart, he could not deny Empress Cao's help to the emperor to ascend the throne.

……

In Jiashan Fang, Xu House.

With joy on his face, Xu Wenmin hurriedly entered the door and went straight to the courtyard where his father was.

"Father!"

Xu Changzong raised his head from the account book and asked, "What is the matter so in such a hurry?"

Xu Wenmin smiled: "Great joy!"

As he spoke, he took out an official document from his sleeve and handed it to his father: "Today, Erfang is handing over this document to me, and the child still can't believe that this matter is true!"

Xu Changzong took it and looked at it, and laughed: "My Xu family is finally Ji Tai Lai!"

It is clearly written on the document that Xu Changzong is the chief bookkeeper of the Luoyang government-run brocade workshop, and is in charge of managing the weaving of silk weavers and the supply of tribute. To put it simply, it is to manage the household registration of silk weaving craftsmen in the jurisdiction of Luoyang.

This position was finally figured out by Ju Lihui, the secretary of Dali Temple, after his brain was broken.

The emperor asked him to draw up a compensation statement for those who were innocently implicated and imprisoned in the case of the emperor's heir.

The Zhen family is easy to manage, and the person who is imprisoned is just a steward, and he is an imperial businessman, so he can reward some gold and silver to show the emperor's favor.

The Xu family was imprisoned but was the man in charge, and the compensation was too light to explain. In the palace, the words of Liu Zhaoyuan, who was being favored, came again, saying that he wanted to do more for the prince who died early, and let him think about it.

But the Xu family is just a businessman, and they can't be given an official position anyway. He has considered false titles, loose officials, and even lords, and even if it is a special case, it is not appropriate.

Finally, he remembered that the Xu family was a big silk family in Jiangnan Province, and he heard that their industry in Jiangnan had been sold out. It happens that there is a government-run brocade workshop under Jingzhao Mansion, and I went there to make a master book, which is not an official, but also related to the Xu family's industry, which is good.

Sure enough, this compensation slip was presented, and the emperor approved it.

Xu Wenminle couldn't see his teeth, his father and son did not suffer in vain this trip to prison, and said with a smile: "Fang Zheng said that this matter was a compensation note that the emperor personally ordered Lord Ju to draft, just to make up for the loss of our innocent imprisonment." ”

Xu Changzong kowtowed excitedly: "The emperor is sage, the emperor is wise, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

The father knelt down, how could he be an exception to be a son, Xu Wenmin hurriedly fell to the ground and shouted long live.

This position of the chief bookkeeper is a timely rain for the Xu family.

After they were released from prison, Mrs. Xu handed over the money voucher delivered by the He family to Xu Changzong. These days, although he is sick, he is thinking about the future of the Xu family.

The properties of Jiangnan Province have all been sold, and with the friendship between his family and the He family and the family style of the Xu family, it is natural that he cannot tide over the difficulties and redeem the property. Therefore, there is only one way to do it.

With the He family's three million taels of silver in hand, as long as you choose the right business, with the experience and reputation accumulated by the Xu family for many years, I believe it will not be difficult to operate.

Xu Wanzhen's silk flower workshop is good, maybe the Xu family can take the road of textile manufacturing, silk flowers, silk fans, ready-to-wear, wedding clothing customization and so on. Although there are "cloud clothes" pearls and jades in front, the Xu family can take the boutique route in silk flowers and silk fans, and in the customization of ready-to-wear clothes, they can take the civilian route.

The plan in Xu Changzong's mind is roughly like this. The Xu family has been operating silk fabrics for many years, and with such a good partner as the He family, they have innate advantages in raw materials. The difficulty is only that there is a lack of skilled craftsmen who are proficient in this way.

With this appointment, didn't someone send a pillow just as you wanted to fall asleep?

In this way, Xu Jiaxing is hopeful. Can the father and son not be excited?

……

Jiangnan Road, Suzhou Sun Family.

Sun Zhitao received a letter from the capital, and his heart was filled with joy and sorrow.

Since the Xu family went to the capital, he has silently followed the news of the capital.

The case of murdering the emperor's heir was conclusive, although there was no clear decree, but with Shi Jieyu being demoted to a concubine, and then dying in childbirth, the news that the three clans of the Shi family were exiled for 3,000 miles came out, and everyone with a discerning eye knew that the real culprit in the case was Shi Jieyu, and the emperor was really angry.

Today, he finally waited for the news that the Xu family's father and son were released from prison.

After thinking about it, he grabbed the letterhead and walked towards his mother's courtyard.

"What, you're going to the capital?" exclaimed Madame Sun.

Sun Zhitao nodded: "Mother, my son wants to go to 'Songxi Academy' to study." ”

"Pine Creek Academy. Mrs. Sun understood in a blink of an eye: "It turns out that you are not dead to that Miss Xu family?"

Mrs. Sun said bitterly: "The Xu family has even sold off their property, and there is a lawsuit. Son, you are going to take a career in the future, and marrying Miss Xu will help you?"

Sun Zhitao handed the letterhead in his hand to Mrs. Sun, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor is sage, distinguishing between right and wrong, the father and son of the Xu family have been acquitted and released from prison. The son figured out that if she was not with her in this life, even if a high-ranking official had to be a horse and ride, what was the point? What's more, Tu Shanchang, the head of the 'Songxi Academy', was her great-grandfather. In the hope of Tu Shan's people in Shilin, if I get a cent and a half, how can I say that she is of no help to me?"

He made a distinction and was justified.

Mrs. Sun looked at him in a daze and sighed: "Idiot, you think clearly, but the matter of retiring from the family was proposed by the Sun family, and the Xu family can accept you again?"