In the greenhouse of the Ning family's mansion.

The old man squinted slightly. The square face was covered with deep wrinkles, the vicissitudes of life, and in the slightly sunken eye sockets, there were a pair of dark brown eyes, like a pair of copper bells, those eyes were extremely spiritual, and it was rare to see such sharp and bright eyes, although the corners of the eyes were covered with dense fine lines.

The fluffy gray hair was combed very carefully and well maintained, without a trace of messiness. But the black hair of the young man has fallen like the first snow of winter, and the white hair like silver threads is still clearly visible in the black hair, like the first frost of autumn, and the silver hair is half covered and half hidden, looming.

The old man's cheeks were badly sunken, and he had an eagle's hooked nose, under which his lips were deeply deflated, and on his long pointed chin, there was a wisp of white goat's beard, which was a bit of a crane-haired childish face.

Tall, broad-shouldered, thin, with little flesh on his body, thin as an old osprey, but not rickety. The old man wore a pair of shiny moire leather boots, a black suede hat, and a brand-new black tweed robe, with a bamboo leaf coiled at the cuffs.

The bamboo leaves are green and transparent, curled up, their crystal eyes shoot a cold light, and they spit out their red tongues at every turn, looking at their surroundings vigilantly.

This bamboo leaf green is a poisonous snake, which is the beloved thing of the patriarch of the Ning clan.

The old steward came over and whispered: "Master Cen of the Ministry of Rites has also made a decision, and tomorrow all the 'merits' in the workshop will be confiscated, and the workshop will be completely ordered to close down, but the second master has not yet refused to give in, if the workshop is really closed, the industry under your name will also be implicated." ”

The patriarch of the Ning clan just listened quietly, brushing Zhu Yeqing's smooth and slightly cold body with his rough hand, and the old steward couldn't help but say with a little worry: "After all, that workshop is the Ning family's thing, and the patriarch also poured some effort into that workshop in the early years, do we want to watch the workshop be sealed?" ”

The old housekeeper suddenly said: "By the way, Miss Xia Qing actually accepted the shares of the workshop at this time, and now Miss Xia Qing already has nearly half of the shares of the workshop in her hands, and as soon as the second master's workshop closes, Miss Xia Qing will definitely not be pleased." ”

The patriarch of the Ning clan smiled slightly and said, "That girl has hard bones. The patriarch of the Ning clan handed over Zhu Yeqing to the subordinates who specially raised it, wiped his hands with a hot and humid brocade handkerchief, and suddenly said to the old steward: "Don't talk about the workshop in advance, tell me, what kind of person do you think that girl is?" ”

The old steward was stunned, obviously he didn't expect the patriarch to ask this question at such a time, and replied honestly: "Miss Xia Qing looks weak and can't help but speak softly, but she is very bold and courageous. Since taking over the family's business, the shop has been thriving. There is only one point, the businessman habit of Miss Xia Qing is too heavy, and she will never let go when she sees the interests, and even does not hesitate to take risks in person. ”

The patriarch of the Ning clan nodded and said, "It is indeed very similar to Ning Wangping back then. Speaking of which, Ning Wangping is just a son, but he is useless, but he didn't expect to give birth to such a thoughtful girl, no wonder they say that the next generation is the most similar. ”

The patriarch of the Ning clan asked the old steward: "In your opinion, does that girl look like Ning Wangping?" ”

The old steward said while thinking: "I have only met Miss Xia Qing once, that is, in the Drunken Flower Pavilion, Miss Xia Qing is quite bold, and there will indeed be the shadow of her grandfather at some point. However, Miss Xia Qing is still young, and her actions are far less thoughtful than her grandfather's. ”

"Ning Wangping......" The patriarch of the Ning clan recalled quite meaningfully: "Among our brothers, my fourth brother is the most outstanding everywhere, from childhood to adulthood, he will always be the object of everyone's attention and envy. He also writes a good hand, and in his early years, he wanted to gain fame, if it weren't for his family's business, he would have become an official a long time ago. ”

Speaking of this, the patriarch of the Ning clan suddenly sighed: "If he really goes to get famous, he won't end up dying young." ”

The old steward didn't squeak, and the patriarch of the Ning clan suddenly said: "I remember, that kid from Zhiheng said that the girl was very handsome, and speaking of which, I have never seen that girl." ”

The patriarch of the Ning clan suddenly smiled and said, "When she enters the county, I really have to find her and take a good look at what kind of character this girl with the ability to turn the world is." ”

The old steward couldn't help frowning and confirmed: "Is the patriarch ready to connive at Miss Xia Qing to continue like this?" But if Miss Xia Qing continues to act like this, many people in the clan will suffer......"

The patriarch of the Ning clan didn't pay attention to this at all, just lowered his voice and said: "Ning Wangping won't be unaware at all, he must have left clues, but it's a pity that Ning Yongda is really a mediocre person, so this matter has been sealed for more than ten years." ”

The old steward instantly understood what the patriarch of the Ning clan meant: "Does the patriarch want to connive at Miss Xia Qing to shake off the things of the year in front of the world?" ”

The patriarch of the Ning clan just said calmly: "For more than ten years, although that incident has been well hidden, it doesn't mean that no one remembers it. ”

The old steward's face was a little complicated, and he asked again, "What about ...... What about the moment? The second master was very anxious, if the patriarch didn't help, I'm afraid the Ning family's workshop would really fall. ”

The patriarch of the Ning clan didn't take this matter to heart at all, and said without any hurry: "Since that girl has collected shares at this time, she has already thought of a way to deal with it, since she has a way, why do you need me to take action?" ”

When the storm was surging, Ningxia Qing'an sat quietly at home, and the more she arrived at this time, the calmer she became, and even if she deliberately wanted to show some due nervousness, she couldn't do it.

However, she has indeed prepared everything that should be prepared, and now she can only wait quietly, waiting for Father-in-law Qin and Gu Xuesong. Indeed, she had nothing else to do but wait quietly.

She sat quietly at home, and felt like a snake crawling quietly in the grass.

Just then, a letter came from Ai Lu. It is said that Gonggong Qin has officially released his words to the Meigong County Weaving Bureau, pointing out that he wants to collect the tobacco yarn, but this does not mean that Hua Caiyuan will definitely be able to gain the upper hand in this incident.

Ai Lu listened to the chatter and analysis of the people of the Weaving Bureau, saying that it was because of the matter of "consummation of merit", as a shop whose name was printed on "consummation of merit", it was difficult for Huacaiyuan to completely stay out of the matter. Today's Hua Cai Yuan is relatively embarrassing, and in this special period, the Weaving Bureau is likely to put Hua Cai Yuan out of the candidate list in order to avoid suspicion.

Although the cage tobacco yarn of Huang's workshop is a must, and the cage tobacco yarn of Huang's workshop has been all taken away by Hua Caiyuan, there are always other cage tobacco yarns that can replace the cage tobacco yarn of Huang's workshop.

In the letter handed by Ai Lu, Ai Lu vaguely asked tentatively if this matter was really just what it looked like on the surface.

This is also the doubt that has been in Ningxiaqing's heart for a long time.

On the surface, it was the new official of the Ministry of Rites who was eager to establish his authority, and the Ministry of Industry wanted to take advantage of this to make a fortune, and the third master Ning who provoked this matter was to be able to take the second master's workshop for himself. But is it really as simple as it seems? She knew the answer in her heart.

Ever since she borrowed nearly 100,000 taels of silver from Wan Shengxing that day, she has always felt strange.

Although she said that she had a string of East China Sea pearls given by Concubine Xiao in her hand, could she really borrow such a huge amount of silver from Xiao Jingyuan with just one string of pearls? They are businessmen, and they are not people in the rivers and lakes who do what they say, is Xiao Jingyuan's move too "righteous"?

Such a large amount, although Xiao Jingyuan borrowed it, he would always wonder if Ningxia Qing could afford it, right? But Xiao Jingyuan actually borrowed it on the spot without hesitation, without delay, without reducing the amount, Xiao Jingyuan was so "righteous" that he didn't look like a businessman.

Because Xiao Jingyuan was too "righteous", her plan went very smoothly.

She couldn't help but think that everything was going too smoothly for her. From the very beginning of the "Merit Consummation" appearance, everything she planned went smoothly.

She felt that there must be some mystery in this, someone must be behind it, but there seemed to be a fog in front of her eyes, so that she couldn't see who that person was.

The reason why she has been quietly staying at home these days is because she has been troubled by this matter.

In addition to this, there was another thing that bothered her.

It's about Tan Wenshi.

That day, Tan Wenshi came to Hua Caiyuan and said those words to her, as if he had come specifically to betray Master Ning San, which was not what Master Ning San's subordinates should have said.

Ning Xia Qing knew that Tan Wenshi was cunning and not loyal to Master Ning San, and he would definitely turn against Master Ning San in the future, stepping on Master Ning San to make himself more high, these were all things that happened in his previous life, but they didn't happen so early.

Although Tan Wenshi had already laid out a situation against Ning San, Tan Wenshi was not enough to compete with Ning San at present, and the real rebellion would happen a long time later, and now was not the time to break this matter, did Tan Wenshi expose it prematurely? This is not conducive to Tan Wenshi's continued pretense of allegiance to Master Ning San.

This made Ning Xia Qing can't help but wonder if Tan Wenshi exposed himself so early, could it be because, in addition to being loyal to Master Ning San on the surface, he also had other plans, so that he had to choose to be exposed?

For example, Tan Wenshi formed an alliance of interests with someone, driven by this kind of interest, Tan Wenshi was willing to risk being exposed, and he also wanted to say this kind of thing to Ning Xia Qing at such a time.

Could Tan Wenshi's abnormal behavior be related to the person who is behind the scenes? Could it be that Tan Wenshi has formed an alliance with the man behind the scenes? Or is Tan Wenshi the one behind the scenes?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that there was still a fog in front of her, and she couldn't help but go out of the house, wanting to go to the shop and take a look inside, and by the way, blow the wind to relax her tired mind.

However, before she could reach the back door of the shop, she happened to meet Ah Zheng, who was moving materials from the warehouse.

As soon as she saw Ah Zheng, she suddenly remembered the wolf tooth that Yelu Wushu handed over to her, there were too many things in these days, and she forgot to return the wolf tooth to Ah Zheng.

"Ah Zheng." She screamed, then walked up to Ah Zheng and said, "Your wolf tooth is still with me, and I have always forgotten to return you." ”

Ah Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then said, "It turned out to be you." ”

She asked, "I want to ask you, do you have any agreement with Yeluwushu?" Did you use your wolf teeth as collateral to ask him to do something for you? ”

According to the strange words of Yeluwushu, she could only guess so much, and she was confused, so she asked directly. Ah Zheng was stunned for a while, looked at her face, but looked away, and only said, "It's nothing." ”

"What do you mean by nothing? I'm asking you ......" She immediately retorted, but Ah Zheng suddenly turned around and asked, "Do you have something on your mind?" ”

She was stunned for a moment: "Why do you ask that?" ”

Ah Zheng said in a deep voice: "Ever since the accident in the workshop, you have always been worried. It's as if I'm not just worried about this incident, so I've always wanted to ask you if there's anything else on your mind. ”

When these words came out of other people's mouths, her heart didn't fluctuate in any way, but when she heard Ah Zheng ask like this, she suddenly felt very scared, and she felt very wronged, and her eyes turned red with a "swish".