Bu Tianyou came to see Gu Xuesong again in the evening, reported the current situation to Gu Xuesong, and then listened to Gu Xuesong talk about investigating the Qi Plateau.

Bu Tianyou was stunned.

Bu Tianyou knew that the Ning family and the Qi family were now facing each other, but it was just an intrigue between merchants, Gu Xuesong, as a high-ranking city boss, why did he need to get involved in the troubled waters of this civil strife?

Even if Gu Xuesong felt that Qi Gaoyuan's tax problem was there, he could directly send a message to Qi Gaoyuan, and Qi Gaoyuan would come to Gu Xuesong with his tail between his legs, and the two of them would not hurt the peace if they solved the matter privately.

Qi Gaoyuan has never provoked Gu Xuesong, Gu Xuesong suddenly made a move on Qi Gaoyuan like this, not only will he make enemies for no reason, but also make others feel that Gu Xuesong is acting only by mood and leaving no room for improvement, and he is not a person to befriend.

Such a bad reputation will be a stumbling block on the road to Gu Xuesong's officialdom.

Even if Gu Xuesong held the shares of Ning's workshop in his hand, he would not commit such a big taboo for that bit of silver.

Bu Tianyou didn't understand, why did Gu Xuesong protect the Ning family like this? even do things that jeopardize the future.

Gu Xuesong's expression was calm, making it impossible to see what he was thinking. He said indifferently: "I am confident that the great cause will be accomplished, and even if I make enemies temporarily, it will not affect the noble man and my future path." ”

"Moreover, the last promotion of the Bo Division of Meigong County City also has a background, if I use the matter of Qi Plateau to hit the last person who sits in my position, I can trace the source and bring out a lot of people behind it. Didn't that noble man always want to do this? Gu Xuesong said plainly, and every sentence was from the perspective of that nobleman.

Gu Xuesong's words moved Bu Tianyou very much, Bu Tianyou was silent for a while, frowned uneasily, and thought carefully.

Since Gu Xuesong replaced the previous one and sat in his current position, the five princes had begun to have a sense of crisis, until Gong Shouping was sent to Meigong County again, and the five princes finally couldn't help but attack Gong Shouping.

That noble man was bent on catching the mistakes of the five princes, and now is a good opportunity!

But even if there is conclusive evidence to prove that it was the hands of the five princes, the saint will not abandon the five princes because of this, at most he will reprimand him, find other excuses to punish one or two, and even help the five princes hide this ugly matter in order to maintain the face of the heavenly family.

However, if you can advance from Qi Gaoyuan's body layer by layer, directly pull out the five princes, poke out this matter and Gong Shouping's death at the same time, and attack the five princes together, when the time comes, the five princes may not easily escape.

Once you make a move, you must kill with one blow, and Bu Tianyou understands this truth. That noble man and Gu Xuesong have always planned like this, but they haven't found the right opportunity yet, and now is a rare opportunity!

It's just that after dormant for so long, suddenly there is such a big wind and waves, and once this wind and waves begin to open, there is no room to turn back.

Bu Tianyou was not afraid, nor did he feel excited, but he couldn't help but feel excited, as if a tight string pipa kept buzzing in his ears.

When Bu Tianyou left, the moon was about to be in the middle of the sky, Gu Xuesong looked sick and haggard, looking at the silver-white moonlight like water, revealing a little sarcastic self-deprecation. He himself did not know that once the arrow was shot, he would put himself on the cusp of the storm, and there was no turning back.

Guan Qi walked over silently from the side, carefully held a bowl of medicine, and whispered, "My lord, the medicine is ready." ”

This is still the recipe that the master of Nanmu Temple personally gave Gu Xuesong to cure Gu Xuesong's cold disease. Every autumn begins, the colder the weather, the weaker Gu Xuesong's body becomes, until the winter, Gu Xuesong sometimes doesn't even have the strength to get up.

This is the prescription prescribed by the master of Nanmu Temple, which is taken every year from the beginning of autumn, and is taken once a night, although it cannot be cured, it can temporarily alleviate Gu Xuesong's cold. At the same time, the master warned Gu Xuesong to quit hard work, stop drinking, and calm down.

Except for drinking medicine, Gu Xuesong did not do anything according to the master's instructions. Guanqi didn't dare to persuade very much, I don't know when he started to watch chess in front of Gu Xuesong, Guanqi began to be silent.

The next day, Ning Xia Qing came to the counter early in the morning to find Dong Zizhen, told Dong Zizhen what he said to Gu Xuesong yesterday, and asked Dong Zizhen to prepare for it.

Dong Zizhen's reaction was very similar to Bu Tianyou's, and he thought he had heard it wrong.

Dong Zizhen once heard Ning Ningqing say that it was the Xiao family standing behind the Qi family. Now that Ningxia Qing wants to move the plateau, it is equivalent to a grudge with the Xiao family. Dong Zizhen understands better, let alone a small Huacai Garden, even if he pours out the strength of the entire Ning Clan, provoking the Xiao Clan is equivalent to hitting a stone with an egg, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will end up with self-destruction.

Dong Zizhen hesitated: "When and ...... in charge"

Ning Xia Qing seemed to know what Dong Zizhen was going to say, but said firmly: "There will be a day when there will be a competition between the Ning family and the Xiao family sooner or later, even if you want to hide, it is useless, instead of worrying about it, it is better to think about how to kill the Qi family with one blow." ”

Dong Zizhen's face was a little bad.

Ning Xia Qing comforted: "Don't worry, it's not me who comes forward, even if the Xiao family wants to retaliate, it won't be able to retaliate against us." Even if the entire Ning clan is destroyed because of this, and the ship sinks and dies together, we don't have to be afraid of loneliness. ”

Dong Zizhen seemed to hear the Arabian Nights, and was dumbfounded, although he did not have the same fighting spirit as Ning Xia Qing, he didn't dare to refute anymore, so he had to nod honestly.

Ning Xia Qing smiled and said, "And, don't forget the contract I made with the eldest master." If it really happens this time, there is hope for me to enter the Chamber of Commerce, if I can't enter the Chamber of Commerce, how can I get the Mulberry Garden? ”

When Ning Xia Qing signed the contract with the eldest lord, she only thought that her entry into the chamber of commerce would be hindered by the eldest lord and others, and at that time she naively thought that as long as she could try to force the eldest lord and others to nod in the future, it would be a matter of time before she entered the chamber of commerce.

But now she knows that there are people outside the mountain, and it is far more difficult than she imagined to enter the Chamber of Commerce. Outside of the Ning Clan, the Xiao Clan's power was more like a mountain blocking in front of her.

For Ningxia Qing, on the way to the Chamber of Commerce, there are internal and external troubles. However, if she can do her best to solve the external troubles of the Qi family, she will be equivalent to the hero of the Ning family, and then the Ning family will be more willing to accept her right to be the head of the house as a woman, and it will not be too likely to hinder her from entering the Chamber of Commerce.

Dong Zizhen understands that Ning Ningqing's action is, to a certain extent, equivalent to a letter of surrender to the Ning family.

Dong Zizhen pursed his lips, although he was very worried, he could only accept the fact that Ningxia Qing was going to make a big move. He suddenly thought of something, and said: "By the way, the master, I thought of one thing, it may have something to do with Qi Gaoyuan, I don't know if I can help." ”

Dong Zizhen happened to hear a few colleagues say that it is said that Qi Gaoyuan, in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, imported a batch of materials worth nearly one million taels from Chengsong County, and set the delivery date two days before the silk market, which was clearly prepared for the silk market.

The silk market is a good time to dump goods, and merchants will hurry up to buy their goods before the market, so this is a common thing. However, at this time, anything related to the Qi Plateau cannot be ignored.

And it's really worth thinking about. Qi Plateau is imported from Chengsong County, and Xiao's workshop is in Chengsong County...... Could it be that Qi Plateau is the material produced by the Xiao family?

It's a pity that Dong Zizhen didn't inquire whether the material was produced in Xiao's workshop. Although Dong Zizhen is good at making friends, but those people in power at the upper level, Dong Zizhen naturally can't get along, and Dong Zizhen is good friends with some small businesses that are almost the same level as Hua Caiyuan. Because of this, the news that Dong Zizhen has heard is also very limited.

However, if it is really the material produced by the Xiao family, with the big signboard of the Xiao family, Qi Gaoyuan will never hide it, and will definitely try his best to build momentum, so as to raise the price of this batch of materials with the reputation of the Xiao family.

Speaking of which, if it is really from the material produced by the Shaw family, this matter will become a little strange.

The roots of the Xiao family are in Chengsong County, and most of the silk is produced in Tianquan Mountain, and the silk produced by Tianquan Mountain every year is limited, which also limits the number of horses produced by Xiao. Shaw's materials are always hot because of their limited quantity and indeed beautiful, and they are all sought after by the royal family and the people.

Xiao Shi has never worried about sales, generally speaking, it is others who spend high prices to beg Xiao Shi to produce, Xiao Shi can give a few horses, but this time the material is nearly one million taels! Whether it is in the past life or in this life, Ningxia Qing has never heard of Xiao's selling materials so generously!

It's a pity that at this time in his previous life, Tan Wenshi was still dealing with Master Ning San, even if he occasionally talked about business to Ning Xia Qing, it was all about Master Ning San, and rarely about the Xiao family or Qi Gaoyuan.

However, these will not be worth pondering until it is determined whether the batch of materials is produced by Shaw.

Although it is said that the Qi family is backed by the Xiao family, but the Qi family is now fighting with the Ning family, Qi Gaoyuan's heartfelt son can't get up from the bed, Qi Gaoyuan is so worried that he can't take care of business matters, at this time, Xiao Gao Yuan probably won't rest assured that he will sell his own materials to Qi Gaoyuan.

Ning Xia Qing thought about it as he went to the Ning family's mansion.

When Ning Xia Qing saw the old patriarch, the old patriarch was holding a branch in his hand.

The branches of the tree still have dense green leaves, which are incompatible with the golden autumn mood outside the house at this moment, and at a glance you know that it is something specially raised in the greenhouse. It's just that Ningxia Qing doesn't understand what the patriarch is doing with a branch.

When she walked in, she found that on the branch covered with crisp leaves, there was a snake with a green body. The snake's head was large and pointed, its crisp color was dangerous, and the circle around its eyes was blood-red. Ning Ningqing's footsteps paused for a moment, and he felt that the back of his head was a little numb.

"Why are you here?" The old patriarch asked, and there was no intention for people to take away the bamboo leaf green.

Ning Xia Qing pursed her lips, looked away from the branch, took a few steps forward with courage, and said, "I have a good way to deal with the Qi family, and I want to ask for the help of the third uncle." ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. The patriarch was talking to Ning Ningqing, but his eyes never left the beautiful bamboo leaf.

Ningxia Qing settled down, and told Gu Xuesong about asking him to check the Qi Plateau, and at the same time asked the patriarch to come forward, cooperate with Gu Xuesong, and secretly turn over the accounts of the Qi Plateau in previous years.

Harmony is the most important thing in doing business, and it is easy not to make enemies with others, so as not to make enemies in many ways and cut off their own livelihood. But now the Ning family and the Qi family have fallen out to the point where they are incompatible, even if they don't want to be evil, they have already made enemies, and at this point, if they can't kill the Qi family with one blow, with Qi Gaoyuan's status in the Chamber of Commerce, the Ning family's future road will become more and more difficult.

The patriarch also understands that now is the time to make a death move, but there has never been a suitable opportunity. Today's arrival of Ningxia Qing is like a timely rain, clearing the fog that covers the fate of the Ning clan.

However, after the fog, no one knows whether it will be a smooth road or a dangerous cliff. The old patriarch is old in the end, and he has to act more calmly than Ningxia Qing, and he thinks more than Ningxia Qing.

The patriarch's face showed a little stunned, and when Ning Xia Qing saw this, Yin Yin persuaded: "You live and die in the business field, the third uncle has seen more with his own eyes than I hearsay, and I ask the third uncle to take another risk this time." ”

"In this situation, if you don't take this risk, you won't be able to rescue Ning Zhiheng, and you won't be able to continue to gain a foothold in Meigong County, let alone take back the word 'Ning' from Xiao's hands." The more Ningxia Qing said, the more determined he became.

"I know. However, I'm curious, what is the purpose of your current obsession, you will not lend a hand to Ning Zhiheng out of blood affection. The patriarch looked at the highly poisonous bamboo Yeqing in his hand, but what he said in his mouth was asking Ning Ningqing: "Tell me, what do you want?" You want your mulberry garden, right? ”

Ningxia Qingda said generously: "Naturally, I want Mulberry Garden, and I want the third uncle to protect me from entering the Chamber of Commerce." ”

The patriarch couldn't help but laugh.

Although Master Ning signed a contract with Ningxia Qing, Master Ning never planned to really return the mulberry garden to Ningxia Qing. The patriarch knows this, and Ningxia Qing also knows. Even if the contract is signed, Master Ning may find other ways to deny it, always relying on a paper contract, it is difficult to say that there will be no variables in the future.

But if the patriarch came forward to urge, Master Ning would have to act according to the contract.

Although the patriarch has retired to the mansion for many years, the patriarch still has an absolute status in the Ning clan. Not only that, in the entire Meigong County, the old patriarch of the Ning clan coughed his throat, and the officials and businessmen could hear it. As long as the patriarch protects the Ningxia Qingjin Chamber of Commerce, absolutely no one dares to say a word, and even if he dares to stop it, no one can stop him.

The old patriarch laughed a few times and said, "But why should I help you? The eldest is my son, and you are nothing more than Ning Wangping's granddaughter. Why should I help outsiders deal with the boss? ”

Ning Ningqing looked directly at the bamboo leaf green, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that his initial fear had decreased dramatically. She said calmly: "With the vision and mind of the third uncle, he will never blindly protect his son." ”

This is purely a compliment. In fact, what Ning Xia Qing can really rely on is the half of the fragment left by Ning Wangping, as well as her influence on Gu Xuesong's side. If there was no Ning Xia Qing, even the patriarch of the Ning clan would not want to overthrow the Qi family, and the Ning clan would not be able to obtain the secret technique that Ning Wangping had painstakingly reproduced.

Based on these two points, Ningxia Qing has the qualifications to negotiate with the patriarch about the conditions for mulberry garden.