Over the years, Master Ning San and Second Master Ning have fought to the death, it stands to reason that with this kind of opportunity, Second Master Ning will not care about the life or death of Master Ning San, and he must be eager to see Master Ning San end up here.

However, in this matter, the enemy on the opposite side is the Xiao family.

Ning Xia Qing said slowly: "Second cousin, since we are not Xiao Jingyuan's opponents now, we must find the safest way to solve the problem of dyes, and we can't let Xiao Jingyuan find out that we already know his scheme, otherwise he will definitely deal with us even more." ”

Second Master Ning said with an embarrassed face: "No, this matter can't be hidden from Xiao Jingyuan." ”

The raw materials of this dye come from the high-grade safflower of Xiangdi, and the dye merchant is also from Xiangdi, and now it seems that Xiao Jingyuan should have done it as early as when this batch of fuel was still in Xiangdi.

It is very likely that the dye merchants in Hunan were with Xiao Jingyuan and made a move in this batch of dyes.

If Second Master Ning went to the businessman who was connected and asked for a new dye, Xiao Jingyuan would definitely get the news.

Ning Xia Qing smiled slightly: "The second cousin's reputation for Geng Zhi is far and wide, if the second cousin takes advantage of this Geng Zhi reputation once, maybe he can hide it from Xiao Jingyuan." ”

Second Master Ning snorted and said, "You are used to asking me to act." After a pause, he couldn't help but say, "I still don't understand, what is Xiao Jingyuan doing with all this effort?" ”

Ning Ningqing's expression was also frozen, and he said gloomily: "I just met the patriarch." The patriarch told me about the bet between the Ning and Xiao clans decades ago. ”

Second Master Ning paused for a moment, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that ......"

Ning Xia Qing smiled bitterly: "Second Uncle was still very young at that time, so he may not remember this incident very well." ”

Second Master Ning paused for a moment, and said very bitterly: "Yes, because I am a concubine, I took over the affairs of the clan relatively late, and when that incident happened, I didn't quite understand this kind of thing in the business field." Second Master Ning narrowed his eyes slightly, and said gloomily: "I only remember that the former patriarch was almost a white head overnight at that time......

Ning Xia Qing sighed calmly: "The lifeblood of the entire family was almost ruined, and I can probably understand the mood of the previous patriarch." ”

After a while, Second Master Ning said puzzledly: "But I really didn't expect that the patriarch would actually tell you about this." ”

Ning Xia Qing said: "The patriarch came to me specifically to talk about this. ”

Second Master Ning raised his eyebrows and teased: "The patriarch rarely goes out of the mountain anymore, and he will actually come to you specifically to talk about this matter, it seems that the patriarch admires you very much." ”

Ning Xia Qing didn't have any lightheartedness, she looked at Second Master Ning's face and asked, "Second Cousin, do you still remember, I once asked you how my grandfather died." ”

Second Master Ning was stunned when he landed, and instantly restrained his expression. I only heard Ningxia Qing say leisurely: "My grandfather accidentally drowned, my father accidentally fell to his death, or, the patriarch is to remind me, so that I don't repeat the mistakes of my grandfather and my father." ”

Or, her doom is not far off, she vaguely guesses, perhaps, since she took over the family business, her life has been calculated by some people.

According to Ning Ningqing's suggestion, Ning Er successfully solved the matter of dyes. Second Master Ning angrily went to the steward sent by the Hunan dye merchant, grabbed the neck of the person, said that there was a problem with the dye, and asked the other party to replace the dye with a new one, which scared the other party's steward enough, and honestly promised to be responsible for this matter.

Sure enough, Xiao Jingyuan immediately sent someone over to inquire about the details of the matter in the name of caring about the transaction. Second Master Ning still looked angry in front of the Xiao family's steward, saying that he was fortunate to have a young man with a good nose here, and he didn't smell right.

Second Master Ning said that he was fortunate to know the old craftsman who knew the goods, and invited the old craftsman to come over, only to find that there was a thick color here. No one has used this thing for decades, and if it weren't for the veteran craftsmen who have been in the industry for nearly fifty years, no one would have found out at all.

Second Master Ning was furious, threatening that this matter was not over, saying that the fire in his heart really couldn't be extinguished, and he had to go to the government to report this matter! The people sent by the Xiao family had to persuade them for a long time, and the second master Ning finally agreed not to report this matter to the government.

What Second Master Ning said was not a lie, it was indeed Ah Zheng, who had a good sense of smell, who discovered the clues, and it was indeed from the Wen family that he invited an old craftsman to come and discovered the thick color, and Second Master Ning was indeed angry, and he couldn't wait to rush to the official mansion to ask for an explanation. Therefore, when Second Master Ning said this, the expression on his face was not fake at all.

And Second Master Ning has always had a reputation for being upright, and the people sent by the Xiao Clan couldn't believe it when they saw Second Master Ning's indignant look. As a result, even if Second Master Ning solved the matter of dyes, he also fooled outsiders for the time being.

A few days later, the patriarch called Ningxia Qing to the old mansion again.

Last time, the patriarch told Ningxia Qing about the grievances between the Ning family and the Xiao family, and today the patriarch told a past story that was more closely related to Ningxia Qing.

Many years ago, Xiao stole the technique of Ning's heirloom glaze, but what was stolen was not complete, with this incomplete secret recipe, the weaving of imperial satin was already ingenious. However, the Shaw family was not satisfied with this, so the Shaw family has been painstakingly studying for several generations, wanting to resurface the style of the heirloom glaze.

The painstaking efforts of the Xiao people were not in vain, the Xiao family studied in Tianquan Mountain for many years, and had really almost reproduced the heirloom glass, but in the end it fell short, but it still made the imperial satin more gorgeous and dazzling than before.

In the years since, there seems to have been no progress on the Shaw side. Although the Ning family regained its feet with the help of the mulberry garden, it was never able to reproduce the style of the heirloom glaze, so it has always lagged behind the Xiao family, and it is still just a business family with some power in Meigong County.

Over the years, the Xiao family and the Ning family have been like parallel carriages, and the Xiao family is ahead of the Ning family, but neither of them has been able to make the former treasure appear again.

Although this matter is not closely related to Ningxia Qing, it is enough to remind Ningxia Qing of another thing - more than ten years ago, Ning Wangping really made the Holy Silk! Then Ning Wangping accidentally drowned!

If Ning Wangping hadn't died, the Ning clan might really reappear again, and the Ning clan would surpass the Xiao clan. So, could it be that Xiao Shi attacked Ning Wangping after hearing the rumors? Ning Xia Qing is not sure, after all, there are not only the Ning family and the Xiao family in the world, and it is not impossible for others to start......

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help frowning, staring intently at the patriarch of the Ning clan, his eyes overflowing with coldness, and he asked unexpectedly: "Third uncle, do you know how my grandfather died?" ”

The patriarch of the Ning clan was just stunned for a moment, and then understood what she meant, but said: "I have been up and down in the business for so many years, and I have not found any evidence related to this, so I advise you not to act rashly for the time being. ”

At the moment, she really can't act rashly, she must be cautious and not arouse any vigilance from Xiao Jingyuan, otherwise not only her, but even the entire Ning clan may be wiped out.

I think that a few decades ago, under Xiao's calculations, Ning's forever lost the qualification to use the word "Ning's" to name its industry, what a shame, but Ning's still had normal dealings with Xiao's as if he had never held a grudge against Xiao's.

Do you really not hold grudges? It's not, but because the Ning clan can't compare with the Xiao clan at all, and he doesn't even have the qualifications to show his inner dissatisfaction in front of the Xiao clan.

What kind of family is the Xiao family, the Xiao family's forces in the former dynasty, harem, business circles, and countryside have long been connected into an impermeable wall, even the Gu family has been pressed behind, how can the Ning family of the mere merchants break through this wall? Therefore, even if Ning hates in his heart, he can only put on a flattering smile on the surface.

Ning's inner struggle and grudge, Xiao Shi can't not know, and it's impossible not to be wary. For hundreds of years, the grievances and grievances between the Ning family and the Xiao family are entangled, the Xiao family is ashamed of the Ning family, and is also afraid of the Ning family, the Ning family needs to slap the Xiao family, but also hates the Xiao family, this relationship is like a pool of deep water, Ning Xia Qing does not dare to easily set foot in it.

Not long after, the order from Master Ning Er's side was completely delivered to Xiao Jingyuan after various follow-up processes such as framing and packaging. Ning Xia Qing heard Ning Er Master say that after the dye incident on Ning Er's side and Xiao Jingyuan knew that there was a problem with the batch of dyes, Xiao Jingyuan did not inform Ning San of the matter.

Second Master Ning walked in circles and circles in the workshop, as if he was grinding, and he lowered his head as if he was angry, which was very unhappy. After all, no one will be happy about this. Second Master Ning said unwillingly: "Let's really just ignore the third child like this?" ”

Ning Xia Qing glanced over and teased with a smile: "What? The second cousin is thinking about brotherly affection at this time? ”

Second Master Ning frowned and said: "After all, the third child has also been beautiful for so many years, and it is embarrassing to think that he has been defeated at this age." ”

Second Master Ning and Third Master Ning fought fiercely, after all, they both kept Ning's blood, and now they watched Xiao Clan's assassination of Ning Third Master without reminding him, it was indeed depressing.

Ning Xia Qing also stopped joking, and said seriously: "There are so many shops under the third uncle, and he won't really be defeated, why should the second uncle worry?" On the contrary, it is his workshop that stands in our way, and if we can let his workshop go out of business, it will only be good for us. ”

Her eyebrows are thin, the bridge of her nose is too high, her jaw is thin, her eyes are dark and bright like a pair of black agate beads, when she says these ruthless words, her eyes can't help but have the taste of seeing everything, and Zhu's lips are raised a little meanly, with a bit of arrogance, as if she doesn't put anyone in her eyes, there is a faint arrogance.

Her ruthless cold aura at the moment is simply terrifying, as if she is a poisonous snake, which makes people feel afraid.

She admits that she is selfish. She just wants to bring down the third master's workshop and let the second master's workshop dominate the world in the Ning family. Since she holds the shares of the Ancient Yun Workshop, she will not allow anyone to take a piece of the pie from here! Since Xiao Jingyuan has bad intentions and wants to weaken the Ning family, she is willing to push the boat with the flow.

She wants to make the Guyun Workshop the only workshop in the Ning family, and only then will she take out the notes left by her grandfather, which may be the treasure that her grandfather exchanged for his life, and she must not easily hand over the notes to the clan.

Ning Xia Qing said coldly: "Uncle Santang's workshop is not beneficial to the Ning family as a whole, all he snatched away are the craftsmen here of Uncle Ertang, and his only purpose in opening a workshop is to fight with us." The Ning family is so internal friction, it is really boring, it is better to take advantage of this incident to let the third cousin's workshop close, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for the Ning family. ”

Second Master Ning thought for a moment, sighed, nodded in acquiescence, and Ning Xia Qing said again: "When Uncle Santang's workshop falls, the craftsmen that Uncle Santang poached from you will definitely come back, and these craftsmen will still do things for the Ning family, and the Ning family as a whole will not have any losses." ”

She raised her chin slightly, revealing a beautiful but sharp bone line, and said slowly: "What's more, we didn't tell Uncle Santang, because we were afraid that Xiao Jingyuan would find out that we had seen through his tricks." In order to confuse Xiao Jingyuan, he had to sacrifice Uncle Santang. We can temporarily stabilize Xiao Jingyuan, and we can also avoid greater suppression of the Ning family. ”

Ning Xia Qing looked at Second Master Ning's eyes, her eyes flashed with evil spirit and cunning brilliance, and said with certainty: "Since it is harmful to the Ning clan as a whole, I believe that the patriarch is naturally in favor of us to deal with it like this." ”

Second Master Ning frowned slightly: "How can you be sure?" ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled slightly: "I believe that the second cousin will not tell the patriarch about such a big matter, but the patriarch didn't remind the third cousin, didn't he?" The meaning of the patriarch is already obvious. ”

Second Master Ning couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and instantly understood what Ning Xia Qing meant, and also understood what the patriarch meant.

is different from the second master Ning who is a concubine, the third master Ning is the concubine of the patriarch of the Ning clan, and he has always been regarded as the person who is most likely to take over the position of the patriarch, but in this matter, the patriarch of the Ning clan did not care about the third master Ning.

There is only one possibility, the patriarch of the Ning clan also wants to use this incident to indirectly shut down the workshop of the third master Ning. Ning San opened this workshop completely to defeat Ning Er, for the Ning clan, it was completely internal friction rather than expansion, and in the long run, it would only continue to consume the strength of the Ning clan.

As the head of the Ning clan, he naturally didn't want to see such a scene. And after Master Ning San opened a workshop, he had to take care of both the shop and the workshop, and there would inevitably be times when he would lose sight of one or the other, and the patriarch might not be accustomed to Ning San's insatiable and quick success.

Therefore, even though the third master Ning has been valued by the patriarch in recent years and is the patriarch's biological son-in-law, the patriarch still chooses to kill his relatives in order to protect the long-term interests of the Ning family.

In addition, the patriarch of the Ning clan may also want to see what tricks the Xiao clan can come up with.

After several decades, the struggle between the Ning and Xiao clans is like an undercurrent under the ice, perhaps, it has come time for the ice to break.