During the Qingming Festival, the ancestral hall of the Bai family's Youyang hometown held an ancestor worship ceremony, and a group of farmers holding hoes made a big fuss in the middle of the ceremony.

Youyang County arrested all the troublesome farmers, but after careful interrogation, it was discovered that the Bai family's three houses were lending usury in Youyang.

The profits were stripped layer after layer, and if they couldn't pay it back, they forcibly signed a deed of sale and sent it to Baijia Grange to work as a laborer.

Recently, due to the tight relationship with the Huo family, the Bai family's forest farm in Yanbei could not transport the timber, and there was a problem with the turnover of silver.

After the incident, the elders of the Bai family on the one hand dredged up relations in Youyang, and on the other hand, they wrote to the capital, asking them to press from above.

But after Bai Yuanhui knew about it, Bai Yuanhui operated in the opposite direction and took the path of the Criminal Department, which must be strictly investigated.

Xie Zhiyin whispered to Qu Muge and said: "The old lady is now being forced by the Youyang clan, if she can't explain, the old man of the third room and the two elders of the clan will be imprisoned." But the old lady also found out that someone was secretly funding farmers to make trouble, and now she suspects that the relationship is very stiff when it comes to the head of the long house. ”

Qu Muge asked secretly: "Is that what you did?" ”

Xie Zhiyin nodded: "When I took over the feed, I checked the accounts and found that there was a strange income, and I secretly checked to find out that the family was putting money, I discussed with Xianggong, and I wanted to solve this matter behind closed doors, but Sanfang acted too quickly and forced out the murder, so Xianggong was ruthless." ”

Qu Muge thought for a while and said, "Although you are doing the right thing in this matter, you must not let the Bai family find out the evidence, otherwise the clan elders will definitely not agree to hand over the position of patriarch to your cousin." ”

Even if it is a righteous thing that hurts the interests of the family, it will still be rejected by the family.

Xie Zhiyin nodded: "Xiang Cheng is having a headache about this matter." ”

Qu Muge thought for a while and said, "It's better to take this opportunity to let the Bai family and the Huo family completely turn their faces." ”

Xie Zhiyin understood in seconds, the princess meant to let the Huo family take the blame.

She thought for a moment and said, "There is a feasible way. ”

If the Huo family deliberately designed to cut off the Bai family's other ways of life in order to make the Bai family bow their heads and soften, it makes sense, they only need to "arrange" some clues to lead the trouble.

Qu Muge said again: "The family's business in Yanbei will be hit hard, and the money with a bad conscience can no longer be earned, the expenses of such a big family will fall on you and your cousin in the future, have you thought about what to do later?" ”

Xie Zhiyin said: "I discussed with my mother's brother, and I plan to try the business outside the gate, and I have already entrusted the matter to investigate the commercial market in Guangmingguan." ”

The uncle of the Xie family worked as an errand in the household department, and he was very familiar with the development of foreign trade in the imperial court, and he was also aware of the business opportunities.

In addition to the jewelry and forestry business, the Bai family also operated some spice and cultural entertainment businesses, which were not likely to be affected by the situation in Yanbei, and it was excellent to do foreign trade.

Qu Muge made another suggestion: "Mr. Jian recently wrote to me that he wanted to expand the Boundless Lecture Hall, but I was thinking that the new branch would require money for the teaching house, and asking Mr. for money may not solve the problem of too many people. If we can compile the content discussed in the lecture hall into a booklet, print and sell it once a month or two times, not only can more people learn things, but also subsidize the expenses of some colleges. ”

Xie Zhiyin approvingly: "As far as I know, there are already people selling handwritten books, and it is difficult to find a copy, so there should be a market." It's a good idea, and I'll discuss it with Mr. Jane when I get back. ”

The two closed the door and said a lot of considerate words, Qu Muge also gossiped about the relationship between their husband and wife, and heard that Bai Yuanhui was very considerate to Xie Zhiyin, Qu Muge was relieved.

No matter how many things happen at home, as long as the husband and wife work together, it will be easy to do.

Seeing Xie Zhiyin away, she leaned on the bedside for a while to discuss the affairs of the Bai family, and suddenly asked Huanhuan: "Hasn't Father-in-law Ying replied yet?" ”

Huanhuan said: "It is estimated that it is to avoid suspicion, and it is inconvenient to come." ”

Concubine Xi didn't dare to offend the Queen Mother, so no one in Zhongcui Palace dared to come to the Tiyuan Hall to walk around.

Qu Muge said: "If he doesn't come again, when my palace cards are handed over, I can't arrange for him to return to his hometown, inform him, please find a way to come." ”

Huanhuan complained: "He is not in a hurry to do his own business, you are still worried about him while you are injured, it is too good for him." ”

Regarding Ying Gonggong, Qu Muge has some guesses.

Originally, when the Bai family gave her the list of harem informants, she asked Bai Yuan about the origin of Bai Yuan's response to her father-in-law.

Bai Yuanhui only said that when Father-in-law Ying entered the palace from Concubine Yiwen, he was serving by his side and was a loyal servant.

But after Qu Muge took the initiative to hand him an olive branch, he was not too close to Taixuan, and the only time he reported the news was only to pass on some of Li Muzhen's conjectures about Emperor Yong.

If it weren't for the fact that she learned about Emperor Yong's personality through Gu Nanye, it is estimated that she would believe Li Muzhen's rumors and be separated from Emperor Yong.

This incident made her feel that Father-in-law Ying was not very reliable.

In recent months, Qu Muge has often been in and out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and he and Gonggong Hu have moved around frequently, and they have talked more.

While chatting, Qu Muge took the matter of the four princesses becoming more and more introverted, and asked Gonggong Hu about Zhong Cui Palace.

When talking about the steward of Zhongcui Palace, Father-in-law Ying, Gonggong Hu said that Father-in-law Ying was sent to the palace at a very young age and served the emperor in front of the emperor. The first emperor originally left him to the first prince to be a great eunuch, but the first prince fell from his horse and died, and he had no future.

Qu Muge was a little surprised to learn about these things.

The first prince is the queen mother's sister-in-law, and the person who can leave the first prince to be a great eunuch must also be deeply trusted by the queen mother.

Father-in-law Ying now wants to go out of the palace to retire, and instead of going to the Queen Mother to ask for grace, he came to her......

There should be a gap or suspicion between the father-in-law and the queen mother.

If she can win over her father-in-law Ying, the day when she will really confront the Queen Mother head-on in the future is equivalent to having an internal response and help.

Huanhuan went to Zhongcui Palace by sending new flowers to the princesses, and the next day it was bright, and Father-in-law Ying came to knock on the door.

Qu Muge couldn't get out of bed due to his injury, so he met him directly in the inner room.

"It's not easy for my father-in-law to avoid everyone, let's hurry up, and my father-in-law won't test me again."

Father-in-law Ying said respectfully: "Where the princess said, where does the slave dare to test you." ”

Qu Muge spread out his injured palm and said, "Now that I have lost the trust of the Queen Mother, what I can do in the palace is getting less and less every day." If my father-in-law delays time like this, he will go directly to ask for the grace of the Queen Mother in the future, and he will not have to look for me. It's just that my father-in-law has been in the palace all his life, and I don't know how many things he knows and shouldn't know, and I don't know if your master is willing to let you out of the palace. You say yes, right? ”

Father-in-law Ying's eyes trembled, he quickly glanced at Qu Muge, and lowered his eyes again. 2k reading web