The old lady and the three girls were chatting, the eldest lady walked in under the embrace of the aunt and wife, Mengxi was busy getting up to salute, the show girl also stood up, and greeted her delicately, the eldest lady doted on her hand and walked over, gave the old lady a salute, and sat down, and everyone came over to give the eldest lady a salute one by one, at this time, the two daughters of the uncle Xiao Qing also came over under the leadership of the mother-in-law, after seeing the ceremony, Mengxi instructed Zhiqiu to take out the purse that had been prepared, and the two girls hurriedly stretched out their hands to take it and thanked them, Xiao Chun and the others saw the eldest lady come in, so they moved away from the old lady, came over to greet the grandmother, and pulled the two sisters of the uncle's family, and the five of them laughed and laughed.

The third master, Xiao Yun, also came back from the school early, and after seeing the ceremony, they sat in the hall together and whispered, waiting for the eldest master and the second master to come back.

At this time, the eldest master and the second master were talking in the eldest master's outer study, how could they have a little holiday thoughts.

"The second uncle actually protected the prince, when did this happen, why didn't my father tell Jun'er earlier?"

"I and your grandmother also only found out about this a few days ago, when Jun'er has been sick, afraid that you will worry about taking care of the misrecuperation, your grandmother will make people hide from you, your second uncle thinks that it has been hanging idle all these years, unwilling to be lonely, last year behind the back of the trust people to take the prince's door, released Yangzhou Mansion Yin, at that time your grandmother and I wanted to find a real job for your second uncle through Concubine Jing, is in preparation, your second uncle's will to release will come down, your grandmother thought it was the emperor's grace, very happy. Until not long ago, King Yan's voice was getting higher and higher, seeing that the Ouyang family had been attached to King Yan, and with the support of the Queen Mother, the ministers of the court and the central government were vying to be attached, and there was a great tendency to compete with the prince, your second uncle was afraid, and the letter told the truth, let me and your grandmother make plans early, the prince's protégé Zhou Yin asked your second uncle to match me with him several times, but I was politely rejected because I was busy with affairs, but this is not a long-term solution"

"Why is the second uncle so confused, the reason why my Xiao family has prospered so far is because of the respect for the legacy of the ancestors, the change of imperial power in the past dynasties, my Xiao family has never participated in party struggles, has always remained neutral, and finally won the favor of the new monarchs of the past dynasties, so that it can continue to this day"

"What Jun'er said is that when your grandmother first heard about this, she almost turned her back on it, this time Jun'er got married, and your second uncle was afraid that your grandmother would blame him, so he didn't dare to come back."

"Li Zan heard that Jun'er was cured, and sincerely invited us to get together with the four sons of Pingyang, to suppress the shock for Jun'er, and said a few times, just because Li Zan has become the prince's staff, in this eventful autumn, Jun'er didn't want to get too close to the prince, and pushed it off on the grounds that his body had not yet recovered, and he didn't want the second uncle to have made it clear that he had protected the prince. In all fairness, the prince is kind-hearted, in this peaceful and prosperous era, it is a good emperor, the prince has been in the storage position for many years, there is no place to lose morality, and he is deeply loved by the emperor, it is not an exaggeration to protect him, but this Yan Wang has the support of the queen mother, and the ministers are attached, and it is often heard that this person is ruthless, and he has never tolerated mercy, but it is also a generation of heroes in troubled times. Looking at the court, the situation changed in an instant, and until the last moment, who dared to assert who would fall and who would die, the second uncle, the second uncle really shouldn't have tied himself to our Xiao family to the prince's chariot so early. ”

"Jun'er said in time, a few days ago, when Qing'er came back, I also made some plans with him, but my Xiao family tree is swaggering, if there is no perfect plan, once King Yan gains power, my Xiao family's catastrophe is inevitable, I just hope that Concubine Jing can maneuver around, and my Xiao family can leave a vein, it is a great blessing, it is really a sin."

The study was quiet for a while, and after a long time, I heard Xiao Jun say:

"Jun'er has always felt that this illness is strange, since the body recovered, someone secretly straightened out the people and things that Jun'er came into contact with before and after the illness, secretly investigated, although no clues were found, but got a news, that is, a huge mineral deposit was found in the south, said to be several times larger than the Tiantong Mountain mineral deposit mastered by the Ouyang family, as soon as Jun'er learned of this, he ordered someone to block the news, a few days ago he has sent a few people to the south, ready to do a detailed investigation, and strive to get first-hand information before the Ouyang family, father, We might as well use this deposit to ask for directions, killing two birds with one stone."

"What do you mean by Jun'er?"

"Before Li Zan became the prince's staff, we talked about the form of the current dynasty, Li Zan once said that today's saints are increasingly dissatisfied with the four major families controlling the economy of Daqi and secretly participating in the imperial power party struggle, and there is a secret support for new favorites to check and balance the family, Jun'er wants to use the surname of her grandmother's mother's family, alias Shangguan Jun, and ask Sister Jing to mediate from it, with the financial support of the Xiao family, and win the mining rights in the south in the name of the Shangguan family, which is just used to explore the holy will. First, it is said that Daqi Mining has always been controlled by the Ouyang family, and if the new mine is discovered this time, it will be under the control of the Ouyang family, but if Emperor Jin really has the intention of supporting the pet, we will have a greater chance of getting the mining rights; Second, now that the Ouyang family is attached to King Yan, if Emperor Jin still has the intention of supporting the prince, then we will definitely be able to get the mining rights, Emperor Jin does this, at least it can play a role in suppressing the power of King Yan, and we can also take the opportunity to get a piece of the bowl from the Ouyang family, if we can really get our wish, father, Jun'er is willing to choose a day to go south, in the name of Shangguan Jun, start a new stove, and transfer part of my Xiao family's grain business in the south from the surface, to a plan to move mountains and reclaim the sea, in this way, it is best for the prince to succeed to the throne in the future, even if King Yan succeeds to the throne, I can't grasp the real lifeblood of our Xiao family, and I don't dare to tamper with my Xiao family, so I can only take my second uncle out to knock on the mountain and town the tiger to warn the Xiao family, at least my Xiao family will not be wiped out."

After listening to Xiao Jun's words, the eldest man pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said:

"Jun'er is right, this is not a bad strategy, but seeing that it is almost your grandmother's birthday on the eighth day of the eighth month of August, Jun'er might as well do it in Pingyang first, things in the south, wait for your grandmother's birthday, and then make plans, Emperor Jin is in the prime of life, this road is still long, don't rush at this time"

"Jun'er listens to his father's arrangement"

The eldest lord looked up at the sky, only to remember that today is the Qiqiao Festival, the old lady arranged a family banquet, and in the morning the eldest lady told him to go back early, so as not to be complained by the old lady, and hurriedly said:

"Patronizing and talking, your grandmother arranged a family banquet today, let it go early, it's not too early, let's go over quickly, it's late and your mother will talk about it again, outside things, don't be with the premise of the old lady in the future, people are old, they can't stand the toss, so that her old people can enjoy a few days of happiness with peace of mind, and it is also a piece of filial piety for children."

Xiao Jun hurriedly responded, and went out of the study with the eldest master, led by the little maid, and went straight to the old lady's birthday hall, when the two entered the door, they were almost holding the lamp, and everyone was already hungry.

Because it was a woman's festival, the old lady made an exception and did not let the daughters-in-law serve, let them all sit, served by the mother-in-law, and the aunts and aunts opened another table to sit, after sitting down, Mengxi found out that I don't know if the eldest lady intended to arrange, the old lady sat on the main seat, the right hand is the eldest lord, the left hand is the eldest wife, the eldest lord should be Xiao Jun, but Xiao Yun is sitting there, Xiao Yun is the second master of the girls, the show girl sits under the eldest lady, Xiao Jun is sitting next to the show girl, so Mengxi has to sit under Xiao Jun, Xiao Jun happened to sit between her and Miss Xiu, and the old lady didn't say anything.