In the afternoon, when everyone had a lunch break, the courtyard was silent, and Aunt Nine was late, and brought me the news that she had worked so hard to inquire about.

She said that now the whole mansion has secretly spread, a year ago, Qing Wan asked someone to bring a letter to her father, saying that the Hou Ye Mansion had climbed a 'door' of rich and powerful people, and wanted to marry Qing Yin and take care of herself.

But her grandmother and mother disagreed with this matter, thinking that Qingyin was raised too domineering by Aunt Seven, and her 'sex' who likes to provoke trouble is not suitable. sent a letter to Qingwan and explained the reason. I want to select a talented and good-looking 'daughter' from the current Yunying of Su Mansion and send her to Beijing, so that Su Fu can raise her eyebrows and have more backers in the future.

I heard that the 'door' family affairs attached to the Hou Ye Mansion are unspeakably expensive, and even the Hou Ye Mansion is difficult to look at, and it is usually impossible to climb high. Therefore, the old lady and the marquis also felt that they should be cautious about the selection of candidates, so as not to 'make it self-defeating', so they specially appointed their most proud mother-in-law to follow the housekeeper to Yangzhou.

But Qingwan listened to and believed the seventh aunt's pouting, and she didn't understand her father's painstaking efforts, so she only thought that her mother and grandmother were eccentric and did it on purpose. But Concubine Qi is the confidant of the old lady of the old marquis, and she can't handle it. I could only secretly bring a message to Aunt Seven, so that Aunt Seven and Qingyin could see the opportunity to act, and try not to lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Therefore, Aunt Seven will do whatever it takes to create this farce, wanting to destroy Qingqing's dignified and gentle image in front of Qi Concubine.

Who would have expected that the 'yin' and yang were wrong, and Mama Qi of the Hou Ye's Mansion actually fell in love with me at a glance, and let me pick up a big bargain, which made her unexpected, and beat her 'chest' in front of her grandmother, regretting it.

And my grandmother has always been a constant in the house, and she can't tolerate others to rebel. Among the granddaughters in the house, they have always liked Qingqing and 'entrusted' all their hopes to Qingqing.

Therefore, Aunt Seventh 'made' this matter self-defeating, ruined her plan, and made her angry.

In addition, the grandmother was originally a little angry at Qingwan's disobedience, but now the seventh aunt is not angry, and all kinds of 'tricks' make matters worse, and the grandmother will plan for "sex", punish the seventh aunt, and show Qingwan the authority of the head of her family.

However, Aunt Seventh refused to admit that Qingqing's disfigurement was no matter how her grandmother threatened and interrogated. Everyone 'privately' thought that she was afraid of punishment, and when she saw that her grandmother had no evidence, she naturally couldn't admit it.

After listening to the whole story, I couldn't help but cry and laugh. If the people in the mansion knew that the powerful family that the Hou Ye's Mansion wanted to climb high was the son of heaven, and I was the person selected by the Su family to enter the palace, how would they feel?

It's such a big bargain, so don't pick it up.

At the same time, I couldn't help but sigh with emotion, admiring my grandmother's methods of governing the family, being able to be so wise and resolute, vigorous and resolute, and women would never let their eyebrows go.

Aunt Jiu said, your grandmother is by no means an ordinary 'woman', otherwise how can you help your grandfather who is the last in line among your grandfather's many brothers to overcome public opinion and monopolize the power of the Su family.

Why did your grandmother give birth to only one son from your father, while your grandfather willingly refused to accept his aunt, and only one wife for your grandmother in his life?

And how can you keep your father's position as the head of your family, despite the early death of your grandfather and the watchful eyes of all your relatives?

How can you assist your father to 'surge' the current and bravely advance and reverse the defeat several times, so that the Su family's extraordinary industry has not declined, on the contrary, it has prospered unprecedentedly?

Today's matter is just a little trick on her part, and compared to the previous methods she used to control the people in the house, it was a big deal. Whoever saw her in the house was not trembling, but was especially in awe and respect.

When Aunt Jiu was leaving, she said to me again, thinking that there was an example of Qingwan first, and my grandmother must have been afraid that I would also be disobedient in the future, so she asked Qingqing to go with me to see the concubine.

My grandmother has always had a high desire to control, and my aunt is afraid that one day in the future, my grandmother will try her best to restrain me and force me to do something against my will, so she hopes that we will try not to move around too closely in the future, and it is better to be alienated, so that she will not one day become the handle of my grandmother's '' control over me.

Aunt Nine didn't dare to stay too long, and persuaded me for a long time, Saion lost his horse, and he knew that it was not a blessing, so I let it be, and I didn't have to worry about it, so I sat down for a while and left.

We had just had some free time, leaned back on the 'bed', and began to comb through every word that Liang Ci had said to me the previous night.

Liang Ci was able to do such an earth-shattering thing by himself, and he must not be an ordinary idle person. Ignoring it for the time being, for what reason he intervened in this matter, just looking at the fact that he was able to investigate many clues about that person in this very short period of time, he must also have his own channels and forces behind it.

Now I am in the dark, and the enemy is in the light, and I cannot guard against it. What's more, that person's power is unfathomable and should not be underestimated. It's not something that a small Sioux can compete with. If you want to protect yourself and Su Fu, maybe, cooperating with Liangci is also a good choice.

In the end, he made a decision, if he had another chance to see Liang Ci again, he would reveal his truth and seek his help.

As soon as I slept past noon, Lan'er came in and called me to get out of bed, saying that my father was already waiting in the carriage outside the house, and sent the little maid in front of me to come in and bring a message, so that I could accompany him out with him, and I didn't need to report to my mother again.

I also happened to have something to discuss with my father, got up and took the soft sedan car in the backyard, and hurried to the front 'door', my father's rosewood carriage stopped in the middle of the big 'gate', and when he saw me come out, he lifted the curtain of the car window and beckoned to me.

The outside of the father's carriage looks simple and elegant, and there is no half eye-catching, into the carriage, the four walls are inlaid with more than 20 night pearls the size of a baby's fist, reflecting the bright and warm in the carriage, without a little bit of brilliance, dazzling people's eyes,

Carpets, pillows, and cases are all the same 'color' as the carriage, simple and elegant, and there is no half-point carving decoration. The aroma in the car is dense, and the red sandalwood exudes a natural fragrance, which is different from the sweet and greasy fragrance of incense, which is refreshing and refreshing, and can make people feel calm.

In this free time, my father was checking the account books in his hand, and the abacus on the desk was crackling. When he saw me coming in, he lifted his chin slightly and motioned for me to sit down across from me.

"I'll be right here."

I sat cross-legged across from him, and the carriage began to move on its way, and I could hear only the sound of the horses' hooves in front of it, but the carriage did not feel like it was shaking or jolting.

The father frowned or showed his face, and circled the ledger with a cinnabar pen. After about a little tea time, he threw down the 'hair' pen in his hand, breathed a long sigh of relief, and I don't know where the organ was touched, and the case quietly sank into the bottom of the car, and then a slight prickly sound sounded, and the same antique 'color' tea table turned up from the same place. The father took out a set of purple sand tea sets from below, which was the one he cherished.

The pot had already made tea, and he poured a cup and handed it to me, but it was bitter.

"I've been so busy these days, so I've been drinking bitter ding, and although it's bitter, it's extremely defeated."

"Then the Hou Ye's Mansion purchases, does my father still need to entertain him personally?"

I put down the teacup I picked up, since I was a child, I hated this bitter tea the most, it was bitter and astringent like the soup 'medicine'.

The father rubbed his brows tiredly: "Where is it because of this matter, I am tired of purging the internal 'traitor', and I haven't slept peacefully for several days." So you didn't have time to talk to you for the two days you came back. ”

I've heard Brother Lin mention this matter, but I didn't know about it: "This matter must be very tricky, right?" ”

Father nodded: "Fortunately, thanks to your reminder, I became vigilant and instructed the local stewards to check and verify the accounts in detail, and killed them by surprise." Only then did I find out that my Su family had so many ill-intentioned people lurking, it was unbelievable.

It is not difficult to dig out these moths, as long as he is greedy for ink, it is impossible to do it seamlessly, and there must be clues to follow.

The tricky part is that these people are premeditated, organized, and not ordinary. All the silver they had obtained was transferred to their superior leaders, and they were 'handed over' layer by layer, and the amount was staggering, and there was no basis for it.

After the wind went 'dew', those people fled with all the money, and they didn't know where to go. And their identities are all fake. The trails were all broken.

Although these numbers are not a heavy loss for the Su family, but their purpose and ambition do not stop there, and are there any other comrades around me? Whether there will be a resurgence in the future is a headache. ”

The father wrinkled his brows helplessly, took a sip of the tea in his hand, it should be bitter, he couldn't help frowning, and pursed his lips.

I knew that this matter would inevitably have something to do with the mysterious organization, but if I told my father, he would inevitably ask about my sources, and I would have to 'confess' the truth about the matter. If you don't say it, this is a major matter related to the life and death of the Su family.

After thinking about it, I decided to give my father a heads-up first.

"Then did you report to the official, and what did the government say after the investigation?"

"Reporter?" My father shook his head helplessly: "I have been 'dealing' with the people in the government all the year round, and I know them best. However, a group of wine bags and rice bags are only the most enthusiastic and 'fine' for eating and taking cards.

If it is reported to the official, the government will inevitably require the account books to be verified. We have two sets of account books, one for the verification of government tax payments, and the other for internal actual entry and exit records. If they were to prove their crimes, they would inevitably reveal the income of the house and each shop, and they would inevitably use it to blackmail them. I'm afraid it's more than we've actually lost.

In comparison, I would rather suffer this dumb loss than cause trouble. ”

"I remember that my sister Qingcheng didn't marry into the prefect's family in Yangzhou City, and my father has always 'befriended' the prefect? Why do you still have such worries? I asked, confused.

My father did not feel the slightest impatience and carefully explained to me:

"There is no official in the world who is not greedy, and my relationship with the prefect is not built with money. He is a person who is accustomed to two-faced and three-faced, and on weekdays, he excuses himself to check the taxes, and I don't know how many silver taels he asked for from my Su family. This still depends on our relationship with the Hou Ye Mansion.

If he knows that it is greasy and catches the evidence, I am afraid that he will be the first to stumble.

Therefore, we still suffer losses above no one in the DPRK. If someone in my Su family was soaring and favored by the saints, there would be no need for me to report the case, and someone would have already heard the wind and would have flown away. ”

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