"So generous?" Qiao Lixi said exaggeratedly, "Qiao Laosi and Gu Jinxuan are good friends, and the Internal Affairs Office has a relationship with Gu Jinxuan, how can this kind of opportunity be given to us for a long time?" ”

Mama Shen also had doubts, and only said: "The Qiao family's business is in the hands of Changfang, and the Internal Affairs Office is interested in Shu Jin, which is the most powerful thing for the Qiao family, even if Qiao Siye wants to swallow it alone, he doesn't have the ability." ”

"That's true, but I always feel that something is wrong." Qiao Lixi rubbed his jaw and said.

Mama Shen said: "It's quite wrong, but now that the Qiao family is not divided, the long house can do this business, and the fourth room will also benefit." The old slave guessed that Fourth Master Qiao wanted to maintain a relationship with the Internal Affairs Office, and in the future, he would split up and continue to be an imperial businessman. ”

"It's possible."

The two were talking, and Mama Gong said that Mrs. Qiao invited the people from the long room to go to the middle courtyard.

Qiao Yixi knew that she must be talking about this Shu brocade business.

Qiao Xingbang and Gu Jingshu are in Zhuangzi, and all the business is handed over to Qiao Lixi, that is to say, the business of the Qiao family is in Qiao Lixi's hands.

Qiao Xingbang's meaning is very clear - the future head of Changfang is Qiao Lixi, his heir.

Old Madam Qiao and the old patriarch sensed the crisis, but they had no position to point fingers at Qiao Xingbang's decision. The long house is not extinct, what if Qiao Lixi is a female baby, she is the daughter of Qiao Xingbang, she is the daughter of the long house, and it is natural to inherit the family business of the long house.

In the past, they talked about Changfang's lack of a son, thinking that Fang Er wanted Qiao Xingbang to succeed him, and they went to Changfang's family business. Gu Jingshu has a weak temperament, as long as they put pressure on her, this matter will be done in the end. Qiao Xingbang is outside all the year round, and there is also Mrs. Qiao pressing on it, as long as Mrs. Qiao speaks, a filial piety word can crush him to death!

Therefore, Mrs. Qiao and the old patriarch are both competitors and partners.

It's just that I didn't expect that in just a few months, Changfang's attitude would be so strong.

During this time, because of the matter of the second room, Old Madam Qiao and the old patriarch had no intention of paying attention to the matter of the heir of the long house for the time being, after all, Gu Jingshu still had one in her stomach.

When Qiao Yixi arrived in the middle courtyard, the people in several rooms had arrived.

Mrs. Qiao is very happy today, her most beloved youngest son is back, and she has brought back such a big business, this relationship is a four-room relationship, that is, if the family is divided in the future, the one who can continue to be an imperial businessman can only be a four-room person.

In a good mood, when she saw Qiao Lixi, Mrs. Qiao said with a rare and pleasant face: "Qiao Qiao is here, okay, everyone is here now." ”

Under the hinting gaze of Old Madam Qiao, Fourth Master Qiao stood up with his chest and abdomen.

"I think everyone has heard that people from the Internal Affairs Office came to Shuzhou to look for suitable Shu Jin merchants, and our Qiao family is fortunate to be one of the candidates for imperial businessmen."

"Fourth, you talk about it carefully." The one who said this was Qiao Sanye, who had always been low-key.

Second Master Qiao, who used to like to cling to the powerful the most, is now silent for the first time.

"It's also a coincidence that I know Gu Gongzi, Gu Gongzi is a native of Beijing, I went to Shuzhou to play, by chance, I met Gu Gongzi, and I was invited to Chaotianmen to play, coincidentally, the people of the Internal Affairs Office took the waterway and entered Shuzhou from Chaotianmen, Gu Gongzi and the people of the Internal Affairs Office knew each other, helped me introduce, and after a few contacts, I got the candidate place." Fourth Master Qiao said concisely.

"Gu Gongzi knows someone from the Internal Affairs Office? Gu Gongzi's identity should be very powerful, right? ”

Fourth Master Qiao glanced around triumphantly, and after making sure that everyone's attention was on him, he said in a hoisted voice: "Gongzi Gu is the son of the Marquis of Dingguo, if nothing else, he will soon be the prince of the Marquis of Dingguo." ”

"Dingguo Hou Shizi!" Second Master Qiao was shocked.

There are many princes and nobles in the imperial dynasty, but there are not many who can be ranked, and the marquis of Dingguo is definitely in the top five, not in vain, but in the kind with real power in his hands.

Second Master Qiao glanced at Fourth Master Qiao jealously, there was some hesitation in his eyes, and even Aunt Zhang's gaze was vague.

"Now, the Marquis of Dingguo has not asked Gu Gongzi for a title, and Gu Gongzi is also very low-key, so let's just make friends with Gu Gongzi with a normal heart."

Ordinary heart?

Hehe.

The last businessman and the top elite make friends, and they are still normal?

You usually show me one!

"I called everyone here today to discuss a charter," said Mrs. Qiao, "This is an opportunity for our Qiao family, and I hope that all the rooms will cheer up and fight for this place." ”

"So, what does grandmother mean?" Qiao Lixi took the initiative to ask.

Old Madam Qiao held the shelf, looked at Qiao Lixi for a moment, and then said: "Although the business of the Qiao family is in the hands of Changfang now, because the stakes are very high, several rooms must work together. Your fourth uncle knows the people from the Internal Affairs Bureau, and he is responsible for contacting the people from the Internal Affairs Office. Here, hurry up and catch up with a batch of top Shu brocade, it must be the best, from silk, to weaving, to printing and dyeing, we must take out the true level of the Qiao family. These things are to be discussed among the men of your rooms. ”

Consult?

I'm afraid that in the end, it was Qiao Laosi who made the decision, right?

Is this a direct way to let people from several rooms, especially people from four rooms, interfere in the Qiao family's business?

Where did the old witch get her faith?

Sure enough, after a pause, Old Madam Qiao said with a serious expression: "Qiaoqiao, although your father gave you the seal of the head of the family, but you are young, you have never experienced such a big thing, and you are a girl, it is very inconvenient, you give the seal to your fourth uncle temporarily, let your fourth uncle take charge, you follow your fourth uncle, and learn more experience." ”

"So, what does grandmother mean is that she wants us to hand over the right to be in charge of the house?" Qiao Yixi asked unkindly.

Old Madam Qiao's face darkened suddenly, "Your father is the head of the Qiao family, who dares to question it?" It's just that your mother is pregnant now, so naturally your mother is the most important! Grandmother also hopes that your mother can add Ding to the long house, and your father will take care of your mother in Zhuangzi, so it stands to reason that this matter should be handled by you. But you are too young and a girl, and if you talk to someone from the Internal Affairs Office, I am afraid that the other party will distrust you, and it will be difficult to negotiate this business. With your fourth uncle coming forward, coupled with Gu Gongzi's care, the success is relatively large. ”

"The granddaughter understands what the grandmother means," Qiao Yixi said with a smile, "It's just that the seal and the sub-seal can't be handed over to the fourth uncle." ”

"Jojo!"

"Jojo?"

The voices of Old Madam Qiao and Fourth Master Qiao sounded at the same time, one angry and one questioning.

Qiao Lixi said: "Grandmother, it's not that the granddaughter is domineering, it's not that the granddaughter is guarding against the fourth uncle, the grandfather said when he was still there, the deputy chapter of the head of the family is a certificate for cultivating the next head of the family and assisting the family business when the head of the family is still there." Grandmother is right, this election of the imperial merchant is very important, the fourth uncle has made a lot of efforts, and it has played a great role, so to speak, the fourth uncle needs to be maneuvered from it throughout the whole process. But the fourth uncle is not the next head of the Qiao family after all, and the granddaughter rashly gave the seal to the fourth uncle, which violates the ancestral teachings, so what the granddaughter means is that the granddaughter will give the fourth uncle absolute rights and conveniences to ensure that the fourth uncle can exercise the greatest power and will not miss the fourth uncle's affairs, but the sub-chapter, the granddaughter really can't hand it over. ”

With all that said, Old Madam Qiao knew that she was powerless to fight for anything.

But she was not reconciled!

The fourth child is her own son, even if he is pressed by Qiao Xingbang, a wild seed, and now he has to be pressed by Qiao Yixi, a fool!

At this time, Mrs. Qiao regretted it very much, why did she bring back Qiao Xingbang's wild seed in the first place! I gave up everything that originally belonged to my son, not to mention, and now I can't get it back!

"Jojo ......"

"Mother, Qiao Qiao is right," Fourth Master Qiao interrupted Mrs. Qiao, "This is the rule set by my father, and it is also the ancestral training of our Qiao family, so naturally it is according to the ancestral training." ”

Old Madam Qiao glared at Qiao Yixi unwillingly.

Is this unbearable?

Qiao Yixi chuckled, "Grandmother also said before that this matter will be handled by the people of several of our rooms, so grandmother doesn't have to worry about it." ”

"What do you mean?" Old Madam Qiao asked warily.

Qiao Yixi said: "Grandmother, granddaughter can't speak, and when she expresses her meaning, it may make her grandmother uncomfortable. What the granddaughter means is that when my grandfather was still there, I said that my grandmother could not interfere in the business of the Qiao family, and we would discuss the rest of the business, and my grandmother would recuperate with peace of mind. We can't handle it, isn't there still my father? If necessary, the granddaughter will invite her father back. ”

"No!" After Mrs. Qiao finished speaking subconsciously, she met Qiao Lixi's teasing gaze and explained embarrassedly, "Your father is taking care of your mother in Zhuangzi, your mother is at a critical moment now, don't let your father be distracted." Co-author, there is your fourth uncle here, you don't have to waste much energy. ”

"That's what grandmother and granddaughter are going to do." Qiao Lixi said with a smile.

Old Madam Qiao gritted her back molars.

Can't meddle in the Qiao family's business?

That old thing has been guarding against her!

Zu Xun?

The old thing's casual words became Zu Xun, and the Qiao family's Zu Xun was too worthless.

glanced at Qiao Yixi deeply.

This dead girl has learned smartly.

Either let Qiao Xingbang come back to preside over the overall situation, or give the fourth child a little power and obediently obey her!

Choose one of the two, and the long house will not lose anything.

Without a seal, it's really a troublesome thing.

Because of such an important matter, the people in the few rooms rearranged it.

Qiao Siye is responsible for socializing with the people of the Internal Affairs Office, Qiao Sanye is responsible for talking with the Tong family about the purchase of silkworm cocoons, Qiao Erye has not arranged work for the time being, and continues to investigate the cause of Qiao Haoyu's death.

East Courtyard.

Qiao Yixi drank the tea that she had just purchased from southern Sichuan, "Sure enough, one side of the water and soil raises one person, and the tea in Shuzhou is still the best in southern Sichuan." ”

"This kind of tea is more than enough to make tribute tea." Zhong Chenglin said casually.

Qiao Yixi raised her eyebrows, "So? ”

"Didn't the people from the Internal Affairs Office come to Shuzhou, more than ninety percent of the tea in southern Sichuan is in our hands, what do you say?"

"So much?" Qiao Lixi was a little surprised.