Aunt Jin didn't go home for a few days, and Li You was not too worried about her safety on the road. When you go, there is a retinue of officials, and when you come back, there must be an escort from the Jin family, if something happens on the road, there will be rumors long ago. But so far I haven't heard this kind of news, which can only mean that Kimber is still in the Jin family.

Then why didn't she come back at the Kim family? Li You didn't believe that she was the one who could ruthlessly leave her one-year-old baby daughter behind and not ask, so something must have happened. Could it be that the Jin family won't let go?

Thinking of this, Li You first suspected that he would be a million. This person is entangled in all kinds of means to lure him to benefit, show his authority, and show his ability, and he has a few signs of convincing, but now he has a new idea? Or do you want to use Kimbell as a bargaining chip?

That's ridiculous! was going to send Zhang San to the Jin family to question, but when the words came out, Li You changed his mind and decided to go in person.

Master Li and his Yi walked out of the county government from the team, passed through the big east gate, passed through the small Qinhuai, and went around the salt transportation division, and in less than half an hour, they came to the mansion of Jin Million in the northeast of the city.

When Jin Million heard that the eldest son-in-law was fully dressed in honor guards, he hurriedly opened the door, and he went to the door to greet him, which was to show respect for the local pro-people officials, after all, he was not the father-in-law of the main house, and if he sat quietly in the house and waited, he would be entrusted. Seeing that this son-in-law's face was not good, Mr. Jin didn't know why.

Entering the hall, Li You said unceremoniously: "Sister Bao has said that she has not returned, and there is no news, does this still take my Li family in your eyes?" ”

Jin Million was taken aback, "Bao'er didn't go back?" What's going on? ”

"I'm here to ask you."

In a breath, Jin Yuanwai seemed to understand something, turned his head to the left and right, and ordered: "Invite Madame!" ”

After a while, I saw Mrs. Xie enter the hall with a few maidservants waiting, she had a straight face, as if she didn't see Li You, and only said to Jin Wanwan: "What did the master call me to come to?" ”

"Where the hell is Bao'er?" Jin Million asked a little anxiously.

Mrs. Xie raised her head and replied, "I don't know." ”

Li You watched coldly, making sure that his husband and wife didn't look like they were acting in double reeds, could it be that Jin Baoer was hidden by her mother? Then he said to Mrs. Xie: "If you have something to say, why do you have to make such a decision?" Can you hide for a while, and hide for a lifetime? ”

Mrs. Xie turned to face Li You, "The old man made it clear that my daughter can't be your concubine." ”

Seeing that she did not deny that she had detained Jin Bao'er, Li You was relieved, at least there would be no safety problems. He asked, "Why?" ”

"The concubine is like duckweed, I can't help but stay, my Jin family is also a big family now, and there is no reason to put my daughter's future and fate in the hands of others. Secondly, you are not a good and mellow person, your surname is cold, how can the old body rest assured that you will be a concubine with your daughter, and if anything happens in the future, you will be helpless. For Bao'er's future, if you can't give a name, just let it go, and the old body will not treat you badly. Silver..."

"Shut up!" Seeing that his wife was getting more and more outrageous, and seeing that Li You's face was getting worse and worse, Jin Million was very worried, and hurriedly scolded his wife.

In fact, what Mrs. Xie said has some truth, the status of the concubine in the master's family is really not guaranteed these years. Not to mention that the concubine bought by Jin Bao'er is different from the concubine married by Guan Xiuxiu, and her body deed is in Li You's hands, and there is no personal security. To put it ruthlessly, if Master Li sells Jin Bao'er, the Jin family will be helpless.

But Li You will definitely not accept Mrs. Xie's point of view, let alone Mrs. Xie's way.

If Mrs. Xie is sincere, Li You will return Jin Bao'er's deed to the Jin family and set a marriage contract (not the marriage letter of the main wife). But now, his favorite concubine is taken away by others if they want to, and detained if they want? This face must not be lost.

Take 10,000 steps back, how can the Jin family break off the relationship when it is about to be used?

Jin Million was in a dilemma, and peeked at his son-in-law leaning on the Taishi's chair expressionlessly, as if before the storm, he heard his son-in-law say to him: "Jin Yuan is the head of the family, and he will look at it." ”

Mrs. Xie has limited knowledge from a woman's family, and she doesn't have much contact with Li You, so she only understands that Li You is an official similar to the magistrate. But of course, Jin Million knows that this son-in-law is not the same as those ordinary magistrates from his official position to his style, and he is not good at doing things. He made up his mind and shouted to the entourage slaves: "Send a message to the internal and external stewards!" I searched all the rooms in the house, and I only saw that the eldest lady was not at home! ”

The Jin family's house is the biggest, and it's very easy to hide a person, and you really can't find it if you don't check it comprehensively.

I don't know how long later, a housekeeper came to reply, "The room has been searched, and the eldest lady is not in the house." ”

Jin Million said to his wife with an angry face: "Where did you hide her? In what garden is there inside and outside the city? ”

Mrs. Xie was silent.

Jin Million was helpless, and while sending people to look for them in various gardens, he called more than 20 people from the inside and outside housekeepers, maidservants, and mothers-in-law to stand in line under the hall. He knew that if his wife made any moves, he would not need to use these people to instruct him, so he stood on the platform and asked, "Does anyone know the whereabouts of the eldest lady?" ”

The men looked at each other, and they all bowed their heads and remained silent. The lord is terrible, but the lady is in charge of the affairs in the house, and it is not so easy to offend, so it is better not to help each other.

Li You paced out of the hall, flicked the sleeves of the wide sixth-grade official robe, and coldly glanced at the people below. After a long time, he said: "This official has seen many people who are unwilling to speak, but in the end they are forced to speak, since they are unwilling to speak here, then go to the county office to speak." This official guarantees that everyone else, whether men, women, or children, will not think about coming out of the county government completely, and you cannot afford the crime of abducting officials and relatives. Take advantage of this period of time before the arrival of the servants, and carefully enjoy the last good time of your lives. You will soon learn that being a lowly house slave is ten thousand times more comfortable than being imprisoned in the county government. ”

"You dare!" Mrs. Xie rushed out and said to Li You. Li You glanced back at her indifferently, if she wasn't the nominal elder, Li You would have taken her down and tortured her to death, do you really think that the pro-people officials are just pro-people?

There is an old housekeeper, seeing that things are not right, no matter how much trouble the master's family makes, they are still relatives, why should they be caught in it and suffer as subordinates? opened his mouth to confess: "The eldest lady was picked up by the second lady's family!" ”

Second Miss? Li You remembered that among the three daughters of the Jin family, the eldest lady was naturally Jin Bao'er, the third lady was the Su Niang in the boudoir, and the second lady was called Hui Niang, married to the fourth son of Gao Yuntong of the Yanyun Division.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Gao Yuntong, the No. 2 person in the Salt Transportation Division, must have a deep relationship with Jin Million, one of the seven major salt merchants, in all aspects, so why did he involve his family again?

Li You asked Jin Million suspiciously: "Sister Bao actually got there, did the dignified Lord Yuntong help you cover it up?" How do you explain that? ”

Jin Million was also stunned, he didn't expect Gao Yun's family to have something to do with this matter, so he could only reply: "The old man really doesn't know." ”

After a moment of silence, Li You suddenly sneered a few times, and said to himself in a voice that others couldn't hear clearly: "It's really funny, it turns out that it was Gao Yun's family who kidnapped the officials and their dependents?" ”

Jin Million turned back to his wife and scolded: "Ignorant and stupid woman! Is it true that the old man doesn't dare to divorce you? What the hell is going on? ”

Mrs. Xie saw that she couldn't hide it, so she confessed truthfully.

It turned out that Mrs. Xie nagged Li You in front of Jin Million, and after being scolded by her husband and crying and returning to the room, she happened to meet her second daughter Huiniang and her husband who came to visit her mother together.

Before and after learning about the incident, the two young people didn't know the depths, so they said to Mrs. Xie: "People are there with him, and it is always difficult to hurt the eldest sister if he is not careful." If a person is in his own hands, there is no need to be afraid of him, and it is easy to say and do it when he has the bottom. ”

Mrs. Xie thought about it the same way, but there was nowhere to hide. "It's very convenient to coax the eldest sister to come over, but where is it good to hide? Judging by your father's attitude, I'm afraid that the family can't hide it, and I have to send it back obediently. That person is the county lord of Yangzhou City, and if he really wants to dig up the ground to find it, he can't hide it in the city. ”

Hui Niang's husband, Jun Gao, wanted to slap in with his mother-in-law, and volunteered: "There are many vacant rooms in my house in the Salt Transportation Division, and I can hide them." Forgive that Li You, no matter how bold he was, he didn't dare to come to the Salt Transportation Division to search for people, so it was very safe. Looking around the city, there is no more suitable place. ”

Mrs. Xie said happily: "That's right, thank you for your son-in-law." ”

You must know that although Gao Yuntong has been a salt industry official for so many years and has a very rich family property, he is not as good as a big salt merchant after all. Besides, Gao Jun is only one of the sons, not the eldest son, and he will be able to share less family property in the future.

On the other side, Jin's father-in-law has no son, and even if he succeeds one from the clan, he may not wholeheartedly leave the family property to the cheap son. Therefore, Gao Jun, who is his son-in-law, has a thought, how to say that his wife is also the biological daughter of the Jin family, and if he can share some huge family property in the future, he will make a lot of money.

Therefore, Gao Jun has always been very flattering and diligent to the golden million couple, and he is also very diligent in moving around. This time my mother-in-law had a problem, and he was naturally obligated to help. It's a pity that young people have little knowledge and little experience, and they are really blind and ignorant of the consequences.

After the three of them finished discussing, they didn't have to wait for Mrs. Xie to call Jin Bao'er, but they saw that Jin Bao'er was dragged by Mrs. Yu to Jin's house to talk about things... After listening to what happened, Li You said to Mr. Jin in a mysterious way: "Heaven and Buddha take it, but I am to blame." ”

Immediately, Master Li gathered a guard of honor and left the Jin family. On the way back, he sat in the sedan chair and fell into deep thought. Whatever the reason, his concubine has been trapped in the Salt Transportation Division. Is this a God-given opportunity, should you be bold enough to give it a try?

Li You saw it very thoroughly, and the Big Mac Yamen Salt Transportation Division and Gangshang were the two biggest vested interests under the current salt industry system. The eldest princess wants to break the old pattern in the salt industry, and the salt transportation division is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed. So since he took office, his relationship with the Salt Transport Division has been very cold, which is very different from the performance of all his predecessors who were keen to curry favor with the Salt Transport Division.

(To be continued)