After dawn, the accident that happened at the dock last night has been spread all over Suzhou City.

I don't know who started first, but he quickly combined this matter with the rumor against Lu Zhen some time ago, and then extended the Yan family and Lu Jin's competition for women, but he borrowed the power of the government to put it together.

In this way, Lu Zhen did not stop for a few days, and was once again pushed to the forefront by various rumors. However, this time, the evaluation of him by ordinary people is no longer as one-sided as before, and the existence of even the Yan family and the prefect's yamen as a backer is not something that ordinary people can easily offend.

As for the Yan family, it is obvious that they have suffered a loss in this matter. Although outsiders didn't know what happened that night, some people in the business field, as well as people in the Cao Gang, had secretly revealed some news, saying that the Yan family had suffered a great loss this time, and even Yan Runzhang, the master of the Yan family, was ill because of this.

It's not just that he can't afford to be sick, Yan Runzhang has already fallen into a coma at this time, and after the famous doctors in Suzhou City came to diagnose and treat, they couldn't revive him, and he could only use the most precious medicinal materials such as ginseng to temporarily hang his life.

The Yan family was also panicked at the moment, and the sudden fall of the pillars made the people below completely unsure of how to deal with it. And then Yan Yulin, who got the news, ran back directly from the ancestral shrine, and kept shouting with an angry and murderous face to find Lu Zhen to avenge this arrow.

"That surnamed Lu's behavior is really too deceitful! Is it true that my Yan family is so easy to bully? Big brother, you let me go find someone, I promise to kill him and get out of this evil breath for my father! When Yan Yulin said these words again, Yan Yuqi finally couldn't help it, and slammed his palm on the table: "You shut up for me, all the troubles were caused by you, and now you are not satisfied with your father to faint, do you still want to ruin my entire Yan family?" ”

Yan Yulin, who had never been reprimanded so harshly by his brother, was suddenly frightened, and looked at his brother with a blue face in front of him hesitantly: "Big brother, you ......"

"Yulin, this time it's not about fighting with people in the past, and you must not be rash anymore. That Lu Zhen is indeed not an official, but the prefect yamen behind him is not something we can afford to provoke. The old saying that the people don't fight with the officials is not a show. After Yan Yuqi became angry, he quickly controlled his temper and tried his best to persuade him: "Moreover, isn't the house chaotic enough now?" The things on the dock, the things at home, and the illness of my father, which one is not more important than dealing with Lu Jin? Even if you really want to hate Xue today, it will have to wait until another day. ”

"Yes, Second Young Master, now let's stabilize the interior first. As soon as this incident came out last night, many merchant ships who had been looking at us before seemed to have other thoughts, and if they could not be subdued as soon as possible, the master's years of hard work would be in vain. The shopkeeper on the dock also hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

"They dare! If it weren't for the help of our Yan family, they would be where they are today? When Yan Yulin heard this, he was even more angry. But after the words came out, he sighed helplessly, the facts are in front of him, with yesterday's events, coupled with the fall of Yan Runzhang, the Yan family's control over these people is indeed not as good as before. This is something that Yan Yulin can clearly feel. Because until now, there have not been a few important people at the dock, and the Cao Gang has sent some medicinal materials over, and the helmsman Li Yanjiu has not appeared at all.

What is the hot and cold state of the world, this time, everyone in the Yan family can feel it clearly. The Yan family, which only relied on the canal and did not purchase a large number of land like other wealthy businessmen, was obviously exposed in the face of a sudden blow. In the face of the government that has turned its face, they can't even come up with a way to resist the threat.

"Yulin, you go back to the back to take care of your father first, and I'll deal with the outside affairs." After a little silence, Yan Yuqi finally made a decision. He can't let his younger brother offend people outside, what the Yan family has to do now is to be low-key and flattering, and he still has to pretend to be a grandson when he should pretend to be a grandson.

The words have come to this, Yan Yulin is not a fool, although he is not angry, he can only agree at this time and say no more.

Just when Yan Yuqi breathed a sigh of relief and was about to call a few important business managers in the family to discuss how to deal with the next problems, a house slave came in with a strange face and reported: "Big young master, there is a person named Xu Qinglian outside, who said that he was coming to ask the second young master for a debt. ”

"What?" Hearing this name, the two brothers of the Yan family subconsciously exclaimed, especially Yan Yulin, who was even more surprised, and there was hatred in his eyes. The Yan family is so troubled today, of course, because of Lu Jin, but Xu Qinglian's responsibility is also quite large!

Yan Yuqi, on the other hand, quickly calmed down after taking a breath of cool air: "Please let him in." "Needless to say, it's not easy to deal with it later.

Before the other party entered the door, he looked at his brother again: "Yulin, no matter what you say later, you must stay calm, and don't do or say anything wrong because of a momentary anger." ”

"I see." Yan Yulin bowed his head and responded. He also knew that this time his family was on the weak side.

Xu Qinglian is still the appearance of the beautiful son, and even carries a gold-painted folding fan in her hand, but her face is not so relaxed, as soon as she enters the door, after glancing at Yan Yulin, she will pay attention to Yan Yuqi: "Yan Gongzi, this time your Yan family always has to give an explanation to the next one." That's salt worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. ”

Seeing that the other party came in without going around in circles, he went straight to the topic, Yan Yuqi was not polite, looked directly into his eyes and said, "Speaking of which, my Yan family was still deceived and harmed by you." If you hadn't had your ulterior motives to coax my brother into signing the contract, there would have been no such incident. ”

Xu Qinglian unfurled the fan in an uproar, and then laughed: "Yan Gongzi's words are too scoundrels. On that day, it was Yan Ergongzi himself who boasted in front of me that the Yan family had a lot of roads in Suzhou, and repeatedly promised that he could help me send the batch of salt out of the city safely, and signed the pledge, so I dared to make this decision. Why, now that something has happened, you have to shift the blame outward? Could this be the way your Yan family has always behaved? ”

"You nonsense, when have I ever said such a thing?" Although Yan Yulin was entrusted by his brother, he finally couldn't help it at this time, and immediately retorted.

"You drank a few more glasses that day, that's what you told me, otherwise how would I give so much salt to your Yan family?" Xu Qinglian said firmly.

People say this, the Yan Yuqi brothers really can't refute it, after all, the contract in black and white is still there, unless they want to completely expose the matter, they can only admit it. But if it really alarms the government, this Xu Qinglian is not a local who can get out with a fart, but as a Yan family who wants to traffic illicit salt and leave the country, it will be miserable.

Yan Yuqi, who understood the severity of the matter, could only suppress the anger in his heart, and said softly: "Then you can say it, how can my Yan family compensate for your losses." "So far, the only way to do it is to admit it.

"Okay, Yan Gongzi is really a person who does great things, and he is responsible!" Xu Qinglian put away the fan again, gave a thumbs up to the other party, and gave a thumbs up. But then, he sank his face slightly: "But to be honest, I'm really worried that your Yan family may not be able to afford the price of my salt." ”

"Hmph, although my Yan family is not a rich family, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver can still be taken out." When he said this, although Yan Yuqi still looked so arrogant, his heart was dripping blood. Once so much silver is really raised, the Yan family will be completely empty.

"Hundreds of thousands? That's the price of these private salts on the boundaries of Suzhou. Xu Qinglian smiled, played with her folding fan for a while, and said: "But I plan to transport this salt to the north, and when I get there, the price of this salt will double." So the compensation I want is - one million taels! ”

"You're blackmail!" This time, even Yan Yuqi couldn't help it, and slammed the table and shouted. How could the Yan family come up with so much silver, even if they sold all the family property and discounted it, it was difficult to take it out.

"It's just a matter of facts. Since I have already given a deposit, I can only assume that the salt has reached the north, and its price cannot be judged by the price of salt in this place. Xu Qinglian was not in a hurry, and still said with a smile. It's just that in his words, there is a faint murderous aura: "Of course, you can not admit it, I have only one person, and there is really no way to take your Yan family alone." However, that contract may appear in Suzhou Yamen at some point. ”

"You...... Is this threatening our Yan family? Yan Yuqi asked with a cold glint in his eyes.

"Don't dare, I'm just stating a fact." Xu Qinglian didn't take his anger to heart at all, and still sat there with a smile, turning the folding fan in her hand from time to time.

"You deceive people too much, can't I really take you from my Yan family?" With an angry shout, Yan Yulin finally couldn't bear it anymore, and while speaking, he pounced on it fittingly.

"Yulin must not be reckless!" Seeing this, Yan Yuqi hurriedly spoke out to stop it. But obviously, it was too late at this time, and the person had already pounced on Xu Qinglian, and his hands were even more straight to the other party's neck.

Yan Yulin was the most annoyed one, because it was precisely because he fell into the trick of the person in front of him that caused the Yan family to fall into such a situation, and his father would fall. So at this moment, he was so angry that he couldn't care about anything else, and only wanted the life of this hateful guy to wash away his shame.

His fingers were about to touch Xu Qinglian's throat, but at this moment, Yan Yulin's movements suddenly stopped......