After chatting with Wen Wan about official and private affairs, the emperor said something that touched both public and private matters: "Pingshangtang has been closed for so long, and it's almost over." Wen Wan, I'm going to let him out. "It's not the same thing anymore.

Wen Wan nodded and said with a smile: "Uncle Emperor, you can do whatever you say." "With this lesson, it is enough to knock out all the arrogance of Ping Shangtang. I believe that Ping Shangtang didn't dare to nag her, which bore her.

Seeing the gentle situation, the emperor smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ping Shangtang is not Ping Xiangxi. He doesn't dare to talk to you. "Unless you really want to die. Otherwise, now I can only curry favor with Wen Wan, and dare to block Wen Wan. If you really dare, you can destroy it directly. What to do with so much nonsense. Anyway, there is also a Fu brother who can inherit the incense of the imperial sister.

Su Zhenzhen got the news that as long as the silver taels that Ping Shangtang had embezzled and bribed were exchanged for the state treasury, he could release the people.

Su Zhenzhen anxiously asked how many silver taels.

The person who came said expressionlessly: "800,000 taels." ”

800,000 taels, this is not to make her bankrupt. But you can't do it if you go bankrupt! Su Zhenzhen fainted immediately, and the people below asked the doctor to help. The Hei family is another chicken, flying and dog jumping for a while.

The chief butler looked at this and was very sad. At the moment of crisis, Mrs. fainted, and what were she expecting to do!

Su Zhen really didn't do anything, and the big housekeeper had no choice but to go to Brother Fu'er. After listening to this, Fu Ge'er remembered the things that her aunt read to their sisters and brothers at that time. His face was cold, and he asked the chief housekeeper to ask his father what to do about this? Anyway, his father knows how many families there are. If you want to raise one hundred or twenty thousand taels, you can still raise it. But 800,000 taels, even if you go bankrupt, you can't raise so much silver. Even if you can't borrow it, well, my aunt is the only one who has this financial resources. But who dares to open this mouth with his aunt, at least he does not dare to open this mouth. He also didn't allow his mother to open this mouth.

The chief butler immediately went to find Ping Shangtang. Ping Shangtang struggled for a long time, and finally got to the bottom with the big butler. The chief butler got the token and handed it to Fu Ge'er.

Fu Ge'er personally went to the bank to pick up the items that Ping Shangtang had stored in Guangyuan Bank. There was a box inside, and Brother Fu looked at this box, as if this box had bloomed and had not moved for a long time. Finally, under the whispered urging of the big butler, Fu Ge'er opened the box with trembling hands. looked at a stack of silver tickets printed by Guangyuan inside, a total of 600,000 taels of silver tickets.

Fu Ge'er's hand fell to the ground with a soft box. The whole person was also supported by the little guy. Although my aunt said this before, Fu Ge'er still had some expectations. The expectation is fake, it is my aunt who gets fake news. Their family has no shortage of food or clothing, and their lives are very rich. It is impossible for his father to embezzle and take bribes and destroy his future. But now this huge stack of silver tickets proves that what my aunt said is true. The aunt did not frame his father, and his father really embezzled huge sums of money.

Fu Ge'er clenched his fists, now is not the time to be weak. People must be rescued. Only when people are rescued will they be forgotten after a long time. After all, these charges have not been substantiated. Otherwise, once he becomes the son of a criminal official, his life will be ruined.

Fu Ge'er returned home and found his mother. He had 600,000 taels of silver in his hand, and there was a gap of 200,000 taels. Where did this money come from, naturally I asked his mother for it.

Su Zhenzhen knew that her husband was hugely corrupt, and this was the court's compensation. At the moment, he muttered: "The master has embezzled so much, where did the rest of the money go?" "800,000, only 200,000 remain, where is the remaining 200,000.

Brother Fu was very helpless about her mother: "Mother, there is still a gap of 200,000 yuan, what should we do?" How to raise this money? ”

Su Zhenzhen can't help it. She had only a hundred thousand taels of silver in her hand. There is also a difference of 100,000 taels. Su Zhenzhen is ready to sell shops and land to raise money.

The maid beside her persuaded her: "Madam, if this field shop is sold, it will not be able to be found in the future." It's a good industry. Madame, let's go outside and borrow some! "If it was usual, the maid might have persuaded Su Zhenzhen to go to Wen Wan to borrow money. Forget it now.

Su Zhen really wants to be reluctant to these productive industries. Go to her sister-in-law, Hai, for help. Hai Shi thought for a moment and said, "I still have some silver here. But if you want to go out of the account, you still need the consent of your father-in-law. Grandma, my opinion is that you sell two shops and borrow some, and you're almost done. As for the land, don't sell it. I'm going to live in the future! "Hai's also knew that Su Zhenzhen had six good shops in his hands, so he suggested it.

Su Zhenzhen went back and sold two shops, property everywhere, and used some jewelry. Then I went to the bank to ask for a loan, borrowed some, and made it all together and handed it over.

The reason why the emperor only took back the money embezzled by Ping Shangtang and did not confiscate the family property (this is the emperor's favorite thing to do). It is mainly considered that Pingfu also provides the tablet of Princess Fuhui. If you raid the house, wouldn't it alarm Princess Fuhui's spirit in the sky. Therefore, the silver money will be returned first, and the emperor will not care about the rest.

Speaking of Pingshangtang, this is also the benefit of Princess Fuhui. If it is according to the emperor's temperament, I am afraid that he will be so depressed that he will have to take refuge with relatives and friends. can also be a comfortable landlord in the mansion.

Within two days, the Criminal Department released Ping Shangtang. However, Ping Shangtang has lost its fame, and it is impossible to recover it in the future.

When Ping Shangtang returned to the mansion, he saw that the plaque of the political envoy had been taken down. It has been replaced with a plaque of Pingfu. Ping Shangtang looked at the door plaque and was silent for a long time. It's still a house that the big housekeeper around me urged to enter. A maid shouted: "The master is back." ”

When Ping Shangtang was released from prison, there was only a handful of bones left. When I returned home, I was feasting on medicine again. A man in his early thirties, with white hair already half of his head. Ping Shangtang thought about the days when life was worse than death for half a year, and he had nightmares at night (in fact, he didn't suffer anything in the cell, nothing more than cold and starvation. It's not as miserable as Ping Xiangxi).

Mingrui followed Guan Erlang ashore and arrived at a place called Luzhou. Guan Erlang went to do something, Guan Erlang only said that it was business, but Ming Rui didn't know what it was. Mingrui didn't plan to ask, and he didn't know anything that had nothing to do with him.

Ming Rui took Xia Yao and Wu Xing to walk around the market in his spare time. Ming Rui walked all the way through the market and watched with great interest. If he had lived in his previous life, he would definitely not have walked in this market. But Wen Wan taught him that looking at the scenery on the side of the road can relax the body and mind. After a long time, Mingrui thinks that it is indeed very good.

Mingrui was walking on the road, and suddenly the old man who had passed by his guard fell to the ground, crying out that the guard had knocked him down.

Everyone looked at Ming Rui and his party brushed. There are many sympathizers among them, and many problems can be seen in that look.

Ming Rui smiled, this is the person who bumped into the porcelain.

Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, a young man came over and shouted loudly: "You still want to leave after hitting someone, is there a royal law?" ”

Wu Xing said coldly, "What do you want?" "Such a clumsy method dares to come up with it and shout. I don't think I'm dying fast enough.

The young man said neatly: "My father was hit by you, so naturally he has to see a doctor, take medicine, and recuperate......

Before he finished speaking, Ming Rui looked at him kindly: "Then how much silver did you say?" ”

The young man thought that Mingrui, a foreigner, wanted to trivialize, and when he saw the brocade on Mingrui's body, he was definitely a rich boy: "We don't want more, a thousand taels of silver is enough." ”

Ming Rui thought it was funny, one thousand taels, this was Ming Huanghuang's blackmail: "What if you don't give it?" What if I don't give it to you? "If you want to take money from him, it depends on whether he has the ability to do it.

The young man suddenly became very murderous: "If you don't give it, you will leave your life here." "With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen big men came out. All of them are fat-headed pig ears, and there are only six people on Mingrui's side, who looks very scary, and there are twelve people on the other side. Naturally, there is enough confidence. And looking at this posture, I'm afraid that I have blackmailed a lot of people.

Ming Rui smiled: "Cheng, then leave your life here." As soon as Ming Rui's words were stacked, one of the guards beside him made a move. In the blink of an eye, all the people fell to the ground. There are those who roll their eyes, and there are those who cry for their fathers and mothers. The ghost cried wolf and howled, so frightened that everyone around him hid.

The young man knew immediately that he had kicked the iron plate: "The master spares his life, the master spares his life." The little one has eyes and doesn't know Taishan, and the little one ......" Ming Rui just smiled and glanced at the guard who had just shot. The guard got the order, and he didn't need to say any nonsense, and directly took off half of this person's life. Then the sound of killing pigs sounded again. Even the old man who pretended to be dead was beaten to the point that half his life was lost.

The patrol caught over quickly, and not only gasped when he saw this miserable scene. The group of people who had lost half their lives shouted loudly when they saw the catch, saying that Ming Rui and his party had killed someone.

Ming Rui looked at the catcher who came over with a smile.

Seeing Mingrui's momentum, he restrained his voice at the moment, and did not dare to be presumptuous: "May I ask if the son is ......" salute first and then soldiers is the king. Find out the details of these people and decide what to do. You can't act rashly now.

Ming Rui said coldly: "I live in the post station now. If you have something to do with me, you can find me at the post station. "This is a local bully, and he dares to bully him. I didn't kill them, as long as I gave them half a life, it would have cheapened them.

The nose of catching fast is very smart, although Ming Rui did not report his home. But those who can live in the inn are not idle. The officials in these places heard that the head of the Huwei Army lived in the post station, and he was also a positive fourth grade. I thought it was Guan Erlang's son. The leader of the Huwei Army is also a military general, who will give this face to the local officials. If you dare to go wild in Luzhou, then they are not welcome.

The arrester was about to get the order to come and catch the wounded guards. On the contrary, he was almost beaten by the guards. Fortunately, Guan Erlang came back before the fight. The rest will be handled by Guan Erlang.

If it was Guan Erlang, the local officials would definitely not sell him face. But Mingrui's identity is special, these people dare to offend Guan Erlang, but they dare not offend Mingrui, offending Mingrui is not equivalent to offending the county lord Wenwan, the black yarn on the head of the certificate will definitely not be able to be saved, and it will even implicate the family (Wenwan is still very evil). So, the matter was settled, and the little episode passed quickly.

Guan Erlang sighed a little, the eldest son's method was also ruthless. Let him take it easy later.

Ming Rui said indifferently: "If you treat such a person, you should be ruthless." As long as you don't make trouble, you can come out. He asked the guards to make a move, but Aunt Xia Yao didn't say anything. That is, the line has not been crossed yet. As for why he wanted to get rid of half a life, Mingrui didn't want to get into a life lawsuit. It doesn't matter if you beat someone, but the nature of killing someone is different.

Guan Erlang saw that Ming Rui was talking so hard, and he didn't say anything more. After all, the identity is different, Ming Rui dares to be so arrogant, that is because he has this confidence. And along the way, Guan Erlang also knew that Ming Rui was not an arrogant lord, so he didn't say anything.

After Ping Shangtang came back, the whole person was decadent. I thought I had nothing left. The fame has been removed, and it is nothing. In the past, the high-spirited members who were less than thirty from the second grade have become dreams. A person who once stood above the clouds and then fell into the dust, this kind of pain is incomprehensible to those who have not experienced it.

Wen Wan heard that Ping Shangtang wanted to see him. Just two words, I don't see. He also ordered to go down, and in the future, Ping Shangtang came to the door to let the butler greet him. Not used to reply to her. Now that I'm down, I think of her. Where did you go in the first place? It's funny. Because of decency, gentleness is not easy to turn people away. But you can let the housekeeper greet you.

Ping Shangtang drank a pot of tea, and didn't wait for Wen Wan. The maid who had passed the word came over and said, "The county lord is very busy and has no time to meet guests. Please forgive me. ”

Ping Shangtang came to thank him this time, and then apologized to Wen Wan. But Wen Wan didn't even see him. Ping Shangtang staggered out of the county lord's mansion. Looking up at the golden plaque above his head, I am afraid that it is rare to see gentleness in this life.

When Brother Fu heard that Ping Shangtang had gone to the county lord's mansion, he couldn't help but laugh at the moment. The little guy next to him was frightened: "Uncle, what's wrong with you?" ”

Fu Ge'er said with a smile: "How dare he go to the county lord's mansion to find his aunt." What the hell is he trying to do. "Do such a thing, do such a treacherous thing, and dare to go to the county lord's mansion. Don't you want him to go out later.

Although Fu Ge'er was full of anger in his heart, this was his father, his own father. He couldn't do anything but let the butler remind him. Ping Shangtang now has a breath in his heart, and this breath is resentment. He didn't want him to take this anger out on himself.

Not long after, the shopkeeper below came. Following Su Zhenzhen, now the supply price of Guangyuan Commercial Bank has increased, and it has increased by more than one percent. Wen Wan originally gave Su Zhenzhen the price of the goods, which was the same price as the big wholesaler (the same as Mei'er). But now, this offer is gone.

It was the first time that Su Zhenzhen Hai had encountered such a thing: "What the hell is going on? ”

The shopkeeper's heart is depressed, what else can happen. It must have been ordered by the county lord to go down. Otherwise, how can the price be raised.

This time, Ping Shangtang arrived at the county lord's mansion, which made Wen Wan feel a sense of disgust. Directly instruct to increase the cost of supply and sell it at the normal price. It's cheap, it's cheap, and it's good. She's been doing it for too long.

Su Zhenzhen listened to the shopkeeper's reply, and his heart was sour at the moment. She didn't know why Wen Wan would do this suddenly, but it was impossible for her to beg to come to the door. If you have a business, you can make it, and if you don't make it, you can forget it.

Brother Fu got the news and came over to suggest to Su Zhenzhen that the family has been low-key recently. I have already handed over 800,000 taels of silver. If this is still the case, it is estimated that there will be many people who will be impeached. Before, Yu Shizhi took advantage of the victory to pursue, and that was because he was stained with his aunt's light. No one knows how much money they have made in the past ten years, so they are not sure whether the money is embezzled or earned by themselves (if you think about it, those people turned a blind eye to the emperor's failure to pursue it). But if you don't know how to converge, it will definitely arouse people's resentment. My aunt has long said that she doesn't care about their family, so now low-key is king.

Su Zhen really thought that business was not doing well now, and the family should be low-key. simply sold two of the remaining four shops to pay off the debt. Rao still owes more than 10,000 taels of silver in foreign debt. It's just that the shops are sold, and I bought a few properties before, and the fields have not moved, and there are two shops, plus the remaining three properties, and the fields in my hands also have a lot of income every year, and the days are still very rich.

Su Zhenzhen, who never worries about money, thinks about the marriage leave of her children (who made you give birth to so much), and now she also starts to worry. I prepared some furniture and other things for the eldest daughter and the second daughter, but there were too few antique calligraphy, paintings, jewelry, etc. That's a lot of money! and the expenses of the third daughter and son, all of which are a large sum.

Fu Ge'er doesn't care about these trivial things, but it's not the same thing from the perspective of daily use. So he asked the big housekeeper to give Su Zhenzhen advice to save the family's expenses. Since it is low-key, it must be low-key from the roots.

After Su Zhenzhen thought about it, the old man had just come out of prison, and it was only right to save money. So some of them were released. Then the monthly silver is halved, and all other expenses are also halved.

Fu Ge'er is naturally in favor of such a decision. The family is already like this, can it still be clothed and fed, and it doesn't look like it.

Ping Shangtang didn't ask himself about so many things, and he lost his right to speak at home. I lost my temper at the moment, and then I got sick again.

Su Zhenzhen is also miserable these days, his body is weak, and he fell ill after a few days of serving. Menglan and Mengxuan, who were originally embroidering dowries in the boudoir, had to come out to help the housekeeper.

Meng Xuan is actually relatively much better, after all, there are still three or four years to go out of the pavilion, so it's okay to take your time, anyway, it's not in a hurry. But Menglan is fourteen years old this year, and she is going to get married in the future, and now she is embroidering wedding dresses every day. Meng Xuan asked Meng Lan to be busy with her dowry, and she took care of the trivial matters at home. Meng Xuan really took care of the house up and down in an orderly manner.

It was not surprising to hear that the Hei family had now reduced their spending. Now the business can't go on, and I can only live on the interest from those rents and fields, and I don't cut back on my expenses. In the future, the child's marriage leave money may not be available. Menglan and Mengxuan's family affairs are also settled, and the dowry cannot be underestimated. When the time comes...... Smiled gently. (To be continued)