Zhao Xiu felt that even if she originally intended to help Gwyneth, she couldn't support her to be so actionable, and she had the heart to persuade her, but she had a deep blood vendetta, and it didn't seem appropriate to let others take revenge for the time being. After thinking about it again and again, Zhao Xiu still decided to discuss it with his grandmother Zhang.

After hearing what happened, Zhang frowned: "She wants revenge, but it's human nature, but how can she revenge?" The enemy is in Quanzhou, she has already sent her relatives over, is this to find out the news, or is she going to go straight ahead? If you want to send treasure to Beijing, do you want to cut off the enemy's back road? But we don't even know which noble person her enemy has climbed, and it is easy to get into trouble if we rashly introduce her. I'm most afraid that she will ignore it when the time comes, and use the name of our family to run rampant in Beijing and make a feud for our family, we don't know yet. ”

Zhao Xiu said: "Grandmother, I have thought about it, if she really climbs up to a noble family and takes revenge, as long as she doesn't mention our family, we can't say anything, but looking at her diligent appearance now, I'm afraid that she really has the meaning of borrowing our family's name, then we have to be careful, we must restrain her." ”

Zhang asked, "So, are you intentionally trying to help her?" ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "She almost cheapens the business of buying goods, and we can't sit idly by." But this help is also exquisite. For example, she has a so-called precious specialty to offer, I don't know what it is, we must ask first, so as not to commit a taboo. In addition, it is necessary to send people to Beijing to inquire about the news, and the things from abroad are still precious objects, and there are not many people who want to come to Beijing. Matt is named and surnamed. Who is he hooking up with here in Shanghai, he will never even have a little rumor. Know who he is talking to, and then find out who that person is in the capital. And the lord came out. According to me, no matter which noble person it is, there is no reason to make enemies with others for a foreigner, isn't it because Matt can benefit him? Matt is not the only foreign merchant in Da Chu, not to mention far away, Gwyneth and his family are also there. If she really climbed to a noble family in the capital, her enemies may not have the strength to fight. ”

Zhang thought for a while: "This is also reasonable. At most, we helped introduce one or two, but we didn't have to do it for her. As for whether you can make your wishes come true after getting to know the nobles. Then it's up to her own ability. He began to think about which one to introduce Gwyneth to.

The Zhao family has withdrawn from the power center of the capital for many years, and the relatives have basically no power, and the Zhang family's maiden family is based in Songjiang, although there is a brother as an official. but served in other provinces; Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu's mother's family Mi family has not been in contact with each other for many years. The affection is also very light, although there are officials, but they are also in remote provinces; The Niu family and the Jiang family are already mortal enemies, and the eldest aunt's wife, Xu Zhao, is married well, but his uncle Xu Chonglun is an official in Shandong and is a four-grade prefect, the region is not suitable, and the weight is insufficient. The Zhang family can only pick from the old friends of the old county prince when he was alive. The first one thought of the General Zhuguo's mansion.

The old lady of the General Zhuguo Mansion is Zhang's best friend, and the age difference between the two old ladies is one or two decades. The friendship is excellent. Zhang's retreat to Fengxian for many years, every New Year's holiday, and birthday, the old lady will always send someone to give her gifts to say hello, Zhang's every time he gets good things, he does not forget to send people to the capital for days, the second room in the small house in the capital, although there are autumn leaves and his wife from time to time to help take care of it, but the old lady of the Zhuguo General's Mansion also sent people to take care of it. The friendship of the old girlfriends has withstood the test of time. The Zhang family sometimes looked at the people in the Zhuguo General's Mansion, which were closer than the old subordinates when her husband was alive.

The General Zhuguo Mansion is not very prominent in the capital, but it is rare that the General Zhuguo still has a lot of face in the court, every time he goes out to fight by holy order, he can always win the battle, do not fight for merit, do not steal the limelight, do things cautiously and carefully, and treat all kinds of face-saving people around the emperor - from the prince to the emperor's relatives and attendants, all treat each other with courtesy, so the position is very stable, no matter who he is, if he is pleasing to the eye, he must praise him as a good person, and if he is not pleasing to the eye, he will also admit that he will be a man. Thanks to the blessing of this good reputation, coupled with his real military exploits, General Zhuguo is a capable courtier and a reliable military general in the emperor's place, not to mention the royal family of the clan, and the princes should respect him when they see him.

Such a cautious person, if he encounters Gwyneth's affairs, what can be done and what cannot be done, he is clear, and there is no shortage of manpower under him, so it is convenient to find out the news. No matter who Matt climbed, when he saw that it was him, he calmed down. Whether Gwyneth can take revenge or not, no one can say for sure, at least it won't cause a big disaster, let alone affect the Zhao family.

Zhang's also has a layer of intention: "The General's Mansion spends a lot of money every year, not on the people of his own family, but to settle those old departments and veterans." In the past, there were many old departments and veterans in our family, and those who could still fight for the future were arranged by your grandfather; If they were seriously wounded or disabled, and could no longer go to war, your grandfather also gave each of them silver and fields, and sent them back to their hometowns to settle down. The General's Mansion is different from our family, and we love to place disabled veterans in our own Zhuangzi, and even raise them together, which is not a small cost. If they can be connected with Mrs. Wei, they will have more income from now on, and they can also reduce a little burden, and the friendship between his family and our family for many years will be the same. ”

Zhao Xiu agreed, so under the instructions of her grandmother, she wrote a letter to Gwyneth.

First, she warned Gwyneth not to coax people with those nice words. What Gwyneth wants to do, she knows it in her heart, and she doesn't object, but Gwyneth can't use the name of the Zhao family to do things that are too hot.

Second, Gwyneth had to figure out whether she planned to return home with her deceased husband's remains after taking revenge, or whether she wanted to continue trading overseas. If it is the latter, and she is willing to work for the powerful people of Da Chu, just like Matt did, then her revenge plan is more likely to succeed, she has to think about it carefully, even if she doesn't do it herself, it is best to find a successor.

Third, if Gwyneth or her relatives intended to continue their overseas trade, then Zhao Xiu agreed to introduce her to a reliable nobleman in the capital. It's just that before that, Zhao Xiu had to ask the family's opinion first. Gwyneth needs to wait for news and not make any big moves for the time being. lest it be too eye-catching, even if the nobles want to help her, it will be difficult to make a move.

At last. If Gwyneth really wants to make friends with nobles, she must first learn Chinese and learn the etiquette of Dachu. The Zhao family just helped her introduce, but whether she can climb to the elite in the future and use the power of the powerful to take revenge depends on herself.

Zhao Xiu finished writing the letter in as plain and concise English as possible, and then went back to check for grammatical errors. If there was any objection to the statement, he sent the letter to Nanhui.

Five days passed as soon as the letter was sent. Gwyneth had a reply, and not only did she reply, but she also sent the English maid over.

The maid spoke English with some accents, and Zhao Xiu finally understood her words. Look at the letter she sent. Finally understood what Gwyneth meant.

Gwyneth inquired about who Matt was attached to in Shanghai, but he was the in-law of the prefect of Shanghai, and in the territory of Shanghai, his family had the highest official position, so the people of the Wells family did not dare to act rashly, so they could only act secretly. It's a pity that she hasn't found out which nobleman in Beijing this Shanghai prefect's in-laws have climbed on. However, no matter which one you are, it is not easy to deal with. Without the help of the Zhao family. She couldn't do anything at all.

Therefore, she fully agreed to the conditions proposed by the Zhao family. expressed his willingness to wait obediently for the Zhao family's arrangement. She has now bought a house in Nanhui, cremated her husband's remains with her, and hired a female interpreter to teach Chinese and etiquette at home.

Several cousins of the husband's family, some of them went to Quanzhou to inquire about the news, and at the same time bought black tea. When this batch of tea is purchased, Zhao Qixuan's raw silk and silk have also arrived, plus the porcelain purchased recently, and the three thousand cotton cloths just produced by the Zhao family's weaving factory, Gwyneth will send someone to load them on the ship first, and ask the two relatives of the husband's family to escort the ship back to England first, and then load a shipload of goods to return next year. If not, she will live in Da Chu until the revenge is avenged. Those relatives went back, not entirely to sell the goods, but also to inquire about the whereabouts of the caravan members who had injured Wells in the first place, take revenge, and then go to the unaccounted servant for bad luck.

But several cousins of the Wells family are interested in going back and forth between England and Dachu for a long time to do business, which is the policy set by his family a few years ago. Now people are dead, but business will continue. If there are nobles in the capital who are willing to shelter them, they are willing to give thirty percent of the profits. This price can be negotiated, as long as it can make her husband revenge, her family doesn't mind paying the price of money, and they don't care about waiting, as long as the waiting time is not too long.

Zhao Xiu translated the letter to Zhang, and Zhang sighed when he heard it: "It's not easy for her." That's it, what percentage of the profit is irrelevant, and when she meets the wife of General Zhuguo in the future, let's discuss it on her own. The people in the General's Mansion are not greedy, this is almost a business without capital. ”

So Zhao Xiu instructed his subordinates to inquire about which one Matt climbed on, and at the same time accompanied the Zhang family to write a letter to the old lady of the General Zhuguo Mansion, explaining the whole story, and asking if his family was willing to get involved in foreign trade. After writing the letter, it was sent directly to the capital along with the Mid-Autumn Festival ceremony.

Gwyneth's matter was temporarily suppressed, and Zhao Xiu was finally able to settle down and concentrate on preparing for the exam for his brother Zhao Wei. In the autumn of this year, the holy decree was scheduled to be carried out on the second day of the eighth month, and now there is only half a month left, and it is really impossible to even have a good time during the Midyear Festival.

The Zhao clan held a sacrifice in the ancestral hall, and because this year there are several children who have won the fame of Xiucai to participate in the autumn festival, the clan and the clan discussed, and invited the troupe to sing the three-day opera, specializing in auspicious excerpts, to please a good fortune. Helplessly, the clansmen were not very frustrated by the kindness of the sect, and some people complained in private that the play was too lively, and they were noisy to show off their talents. Zhao Jing's face was embarrassed, and he could only be silent, but Zhao Yu, who put forward this proposition, felt very bored and went home to sulk.

Liu Ying has already given birth to a son, but he is the second son of Zongfang, and he is very precious. A woman is a mother is strong, and with a son, Liu Ying inevitably prefers flesh and blood, and her heart is not as eager as before to host things for the old one, at this time, seeing that Zhao Yu was worried, she just hugged her son to please his son, but she kept her mouth shut about Zhao Ze, who was under house arrest in the side courtyard.

But who would have thought that Zhao Yu would think of this nephew? He instructed his subordinates: "Bring me Ze Ge'er!" ”

When the next person went, Liu Ying's eyes rolled, and she had another thought in her heart: "What did the master ask to call Brother Ze'er for?" Could it be that it is because the people of the clan do not take you seriously? But others only respect the second room, and treat our sect room as nothing, it's not a year or two, and even you can't deal with it, what can Brother Ze'er do with a child? ”

Zhao Yu glared at her fiercely: "You are talking nonsense again, let people hear, others only think the same way for me!" ”

Isn't that what he thinks? Liu Ying snorted in her heart, but smiled on her face: "Yes, yes, I talk too much, but I also think about the master." In the past two years, the second room has become more and more provocative in the clan, and even the uncle obeys them in everything, but your pro-Lao Tzu has fallen behind, and if it continues like this, will the master still have a place to stand in the clan in the future? When he picked up his son, his eyes suddenly turned red: "Even our Purge, I don't know how we will suffer in the future!" ”

"You don't know you're sowing discord?" Zhao Yu stared at her, "Don't chew your tongue here." No matter how bad Ah Jing is, he is also my eldest son. Whether Po'er is a concubine or raised by a girl, no matter how much I love him, it is impossible to put him in front of Ah Jing, let alone let him be the son of the sect. "If he really does this, he doesn't have to wait for the second and third rooms to make a move, and his name in this sect will be lost first, he still knows the importance of this, he is the head of the Zhao clan that has been passed down from generation to generation!

Liu Ying almost didn't bite her silver teeth, but she didn't dare to show any difference on her face: "Where do I mean this?" Don't wronged me, sir. I'm worried that our sect room will be pressed down by the second room......"

"What if it's pressed?" Zhao Yu was a little annoyed, "A few days ago, Brother Wei of the second room also said that if the children of the clan want to open a store and lack the capital, they can borrow from the second room and exempt the interest. People are rich and powerful, and they are willing to spend money to buy people's hearts, I can't compare to others, and even my son is not on my side, what can I do except accept my fate? Your old master is still an official, he can't fight others, he threw his son over, and refused to take him away for two years. What else can I do with a white body? You have time to stir up trouble here, it is better to take care of your son! ”

Liu Ying's face was red and white for a while, and she picked up her son and left. She didn't understand, if Zhao Yu had already stopped fighting with the second room, then why did she call Zhao Ze over today? (To be continued......)