Chapter 236: A Litter of Beasts
The property of the landlord of the Qian family was sold short in one day, which became the biggest topic in Fengqi City, but the head of the Gao family was locked in prison by the prefect, so he had no time to pay attention to the affairs of the Qian family.
The prefect is already haggard for the sake of loving his daughter, the only pearl in his palm is defiled, and he is bent on death, which is simply touching the prefect's scales, and he doesn't go to the cell every day to see the old man being beaten, and his heart is uncomfortable.
But although Master Gao is just a merchant, he is also the head snake of Fengqi City, and the backers behind him are not small, so that the prefect only dares to be angry, and after these days, he did not dare to really sentence Master Gao, let alone move the Gao family.
"Master, there is a Song Gongzi outside, who said that he is here to give the master a reassuring pill, does the master want to meet him?" The steward took the money, and he had the courage to ask questions.
"No, sir, I'm upset, no one sees." With a wave of his hand, the prefect sent the housekeeper away, and then shouted: "You said that the prince said that he came to deliver reassurance?" ”
"Yes." The butler turned around and nodded.
"Let him come to the officer." The prefect pondered for a moment and ordered the butler.
In less than a cup of tea, Song Xingchen was taken to the hall, because the silver was given a lot, and after seeing her, the housekeeper naturally gave a lot of tips, including the prefect's preferences.
Since ancient times, silver has been omnipotent, especially to send away these imps who have difficult births, Song Xingchen has always believed that this truth will not change because of the different times.
"Grass folk Song Chen has seen the prefect." Song Xingchen gave a scholarly ceremony.
"I'm not very old, but my tone is not small, but the official wants to see what your reassuring pill looks like." When the prefect saw that Song Xingchen was not very old, he suddenly became angry, thinking that Song Xingchen was here to deceive him.
"Do you recognize this?" Song Xingchen lit up the sign of Liangrui Palace, and silently thanked Zhou Anxu in his heart.
This unreliable third brother-in-law, just by virtue of this identity, is enough to make her like.
Zhou Feng's jade pendant may be more useful, but the Rui Wangfu does not belong to any faction, even if it is closer to Zhou Feng, the other two parties dare not offend.
The most important thing is that the affairs of the Rui Wangfu have always been uneasy about the regulations, so it is feared and tabooed by many officials, which is also the reason why Song Xingchen dares to show the brand.
The prefect glanced at the sign, hurriedly waved off the housekeeper, and stood up.
Song Xingchen glanced at the strawberry and asked her to wait outside the door, and then sat down at the prefect's signal.
"I don't know who handed over this brand to Song Gongzi?" The prefect's tone was obviously a little respectful.
"This is not bothered by the prefect, Xiaosheng came to the mansion to sit this time, just to tell the adults that Xiaosheng is ready to settle in Fengqi City, this Gao family's style hinders Xiaosheng's eyes, and he happens to know that the Gao family is in the hands of the prefect, so he specially came to fall into the well." Song Xingchen hooked the corners of his lips and said with an elegant smile: "The Gao family has a lot of properties, Xiaosheng wants to buy it at the lowest price, I think there is a way for adults, right?" As for the old man who has done a lot of evil, the lord just has to deal with it according to the law, and someone in the capital will soon praise the lord for being an official, after all, the prince is the most unbearable villain who causes trouble to the people. ”
"Does Gongzi Song know that the Gao family has a backer in the palace?" The prefect did not respond directly.
"If the prefect is afraid, he can wait for more than a month, and there will definitely be news from the capital that satisfies the adults." Song Xingchen dusted off his sleeves and handed out an invitation card and said: "Xiaosheng just bought the property of the landlord yesterday, and it will reopen in half a month. ”
"This official will definitely take the time to go." The prefect got the letter, and his attitude towards Song Xingchen was a little more respectful.
"The adult is busy with official business, so Xiaosheng will no longer bother, I just hope that when the adult disposes of the Gao family in accordance with the law, don't forget Xiaosheng's request." Song Xingchen stood up, bowed to the prefect and said, "In addition, there are many women who have been harmed by the Gao family, and I hope that the adults can give these women and their families a certain amount of compensation, which will also be good for the official reputation of the adults." ”
"This official understands, thank you Song Gongzi for mentioning it." The prefect nodded, indicating that he agreed with Song Xingchen's words.
"In the future, I will take root in Fengqi City, and I hope that the adults will take more care of it, and the little student will say goodbye." Song Xingchen saluted again, turned around and left after the prefect nodded.
It wasn't until Song Xingchen left that the prefect found that she had left a brocade box on the table.
When the prefect opened it, he saw that there were two land deeds inside, one was a hundred acres of fertile land, the other was a shop, and there were 10,000 taels of silver tickets.
"The Song family related to the Ruiwang Mansion, could it be the Song family in the capital?" The prefect has been an official for many years, even if he claims to be a clean official, he is not the kind with clean sleeves, not to mention that there are many people who bribe him, and even his own net worth should not be underestimated.
But a young boy was so generous, and he gave a 'generous gift' when they met for the first time, and it was difficult not to pay attention to it.
It's just that the population of the Song family is simple, and the prefect can't get the right number after thinking about it for a long time, so he doesn't care anymore.
"Butler." The prefect called, closed the brocade box before the housekeeper entered the door, and instructed: "In the future, when this Song Gongzi comes to the door again, be sure to be courteous." Ordered, in the future, Song Gongzi has something to do, and if it is not particularly troublesome, he will take care of three points, and if he encounters a thorny problem, stabilize it first, and deal with it after the official decides. ”
When the housekeeper heard this, he knew that Song Xingchen's identity was not simple, so he hurriedly said that he had written it down, and immediately ordered the prefect's words after leaving, so as not to offend the nobles without opening their eyes.
When the prefect returned to the back office, he heard the crying of his wife and beloved daughter, and he suddenly had a headache.
"Stand down." The prefect waved away the people in the house, and then said comfortingly: "You don't have to cry anymore, that Gao master won't live for a few days, at most a month, when the news comes from the capital, I will definitely make the entire Gao family disappear from Fengqi City." ”
When Mrs. and Miss heard this, they immediately stopped their tears, and they were all happy.
"Master, why wait for a month? Can't you just do that brute now? Madame asked in disbelief.
"In the woman's opinion, as the prefect, it is not difficult for the official to move a businessman, but his backer will not fall, and if the official moves, he will be buried with the whole house!" The prefect said angrily.
When the lady heard this, she didn't dare to urge anymore, so she could only comfort her beloved daughter softly.
The prefect sighed and turned to leave, but his pace was much brisker.
Half a month was very fast, and Song Xingchen reopened the Qin family's business, except for a small Song Ji logo on the plaque, the name has not changed, and even the business in the store has not changed.
The shopkeeper and his companions left by the Qian family are still in their original positions, but the way of distributing wages is different, which further arouses the intentions of these people.
As for loyalty, Song Xingchen is not in a hurry to see it, he always needs some run-in period, and he can't see it at all without experiencing some things.
The store reopened, Song Xingchen under the banner of benefiting the people and thanking new and old guests, and made a big discount to attract people to enter the door, but the effect was almost as expected, especially the prefect came to congratulate him in person, which reassured the people, knowing that the Gao family would not dare to blatantly cause trouble.
After a busy day, the master and servant returned to the New Song Mansion, and they were all tired.
But the harvest of this day is not small, Song Xingchen got to know a lot of local figures, which is a good start.
"Miss, didn't we bring someone with us? Why not your own people? Kneading Song Xingchen's shoulder, Strawberry asked puzzled.
"Stupid, Miss doesn't just want to take the Qian family's property and stop it, our people naturally have other uses, it takes a lot of effort to cultivate talents, is it possible that when you just come here, you have to use all your own people, to the point where no one is available in the future?" Apple glanced at the strawberry, and she didn't like to use her brain for everything, but she was speechless when she knew how to get to the bottom of it.
"Apple is right, you are really a stupid person, this brain is obviously very smart, but except in terms of eating, I have never seen you use your brain." Song Xingchen nodded in agreement, and then added: "No, and when it comes to gossip, your memory has always been amazing. ”
"Thank you for the compliment, the slave also feels that she is particularly talented in these two aspects." Strawberry looked like she was being praised, and said proudly with a little face: "The biggest advantage of the slave is that she can share the worries and solve problems for the young lady, and can bring the news back to the outside for the young lady, so that no matter where the young lady goes, she will not be bored, and she can understand the back house of those powerful people." ”
"You're modest this time, I think it's seven." Apple put the peeled fruit in front of Song Xingchen and corrected.
"Hee-hee." Strawberry smiled, not caring about Apple's attitude.
"Miss, the reborn son is back." There is a girl outside the door.
"Let him in." Seeing Song Xingchen nodding, Apple spoke.
Rebirth is the capital where Song Xingchen left in one step, because rebirth raised a group of people, so he took those people half a month late, but he came to Fengqi City less than three days after Song Xingchen.
And the reason why Reborn has never shown up is that he has been building an intelligence network and has never contacted Song Xingchen before gaining a foothold.
"Fourth Miss." Reborn nodded.
"Sit down, dinner will be fine in a while, you can stay and have dinner together." Song Xingchen pointed to the chair on the side and said to the two little girls: "None of them are outsiders, you don't have to be restrained, sit down and eat some fruit." ”
"Miss is the best." Strawberry quickly bowed, sat aside with the fruit plate, and did not forget to greet the apples together.
Song Xingchen drank a bowl of sweet soup, then looked at Rebirth and asked, "Can you investigate clearly, how many women are hidden in the back house of the Gao family who are humiliated but forced to survive?" ”
"Yes." Reborn nodded, although he felt that this topic was not suitable for him to talk about with a few women, but still reported the truth: "There are no less than 100 people, some of whom have given birth to heirs, but they still don't even have the status of concubines. ”
Song Xingchen frowned, and without waiting for her to speak, he listened to Strawberry scolding vaguely: "It's really a beast that gave birth to a litter of brutes, even if it has no name, it's also the woman their father slept with, okay?" This is*! ”
"Pay attention to the image." Song Xingchen glared at Strawberry, and then said to Rebirth: "Have you contacted the families of these women?" ”
"Yes, everything is carried out according to the instructions of the fourth young lady, and as long as the prefect makes some moves, he can act according to the plan." Reborn replied.
"Very well, remember what I said to you, let them choose voluntarily, don't force anyone." Song Xingchen picked up a grape, and said with anger in his eyes: "Let people pass a message to them, if you want to see the fate of Master Gao, Miss Ben will definitely arrange the best position for them." ”