Qin Dongshan looked mysteriously towards Qin Mingyue.

Qin Mingyue's expression was grim.

Qin Dongshan said confidently: "My father has been by the prince's side for many years, and he has done so many things for His Royal Highness, so he naturally has life-saving things in his hands, and His Royal Highness knows it in his heart, so he will not ignore the Qin Mansion." You stay by His Highness's side with peace of mind, believing that with those things in the hands of your father, His Highness will also treat you well and keep your future position. ”

"Father......" Qin Mingyue's face couldn't tell what the expression was.

Qin Dongshan thought that Qin Mingyue was worried that the things in his hand were not weighty enough, and Qin Mansion could not be her guarantee, so he comforted: "You just need to take care of your body now and conceive Your Highness's heir as soon as possible, although Qin Mansion can't help you now, but Your Highness will not let Su Mengzhi replace you at this time, you also know the strength of your second brother, it is only a matter of time before you return to the court, if it is really a last resort, your father will make decisions for you." Now, there is no action on the side of the Seventh Highness, even the Hua Guifei is also living in seclusion, guessing for her father, she must be waiting for the opportunity, maybe she is planning something. It's a pity that for so many years, the father has not been able to install his own people around Concubine Hua and His Royal Highness the Seventh, so he is sometimes very passive. However, it is also good to look at it now, at least His Highness's mind is over there now, and we still have time. ”

Qin Mingyue was a little helpless.

Qin Dongshan saw it in his eyes and understood her current situation.

Her mother's family suddenly became a white body with no power and no power, she couldn't help her, she was struggling in her husband's family, and now the concubine is pregnant with a child, whether it is a man or a woman, she has a "long" word, her status in the house is threatened, even if she is by Zhang Ruishun's side, she doesn't get much favor.

These are temporary, though.

Qin Dongshan believes that Zhang Ruishun is jealous of the things in his hands, whether it is false or sincere to Qin Mingyue, he will show a lingering appearance of affection in front of outsiders, but this is not a long-term solution after all, he thinks that what is lacking now is an opportunity. Now the low profile of His Royal Highness the Seventh makes Zhang Ruishun taboo and does not dare to do something easily, as far as the Qin Mansion is concerned, it is just time to buy.

He has been operating in officialdom for so many years, and he has connections, although with his dismissal, everyone who should leave is gone, but he still has a few henchmen, but if he has to wait for Qin Mingxuan to rise again, he can't wait. Qin Mingxuan can only participate in the scientific expedition again in a few years, and now the situation has changed abruptly, who knows what the situation will be tomorrow, he can't afford to wait, in this case, he can only take the initiative!

Several shops in the Qin Mansion have been lost, both the master and the subordinates are very low-key, and the forces of all parties want to peep around, but they can't find a breakthrough, but the people who are used to gossiping about the Qin Mansion are still silently paying attention from the shadows, how can the once invincible Qin Mansion be so down.

To be exact, in fact, everyone is waiting for Qin Wan, wanting to see what she will do next, the grievances between the county lord's mansion and the Qin mansion will always be the highlight of Shengjing.

Ji sorted out the account book, originally she and Queen Yun had agreed that she would take half of the share over there in the past few months, and keep it as the cost of Qin Mingxuan's marriage, but now that Qin Mansion is like this, although Shangshu Mansion has not withdrawn from the family, they both know in their hearts that this family business will not be successful. Although this month's share is not less than hers, but the Qin Mansion is like this, the silver is basically spent, and although Queen Yun did not say it explicitly, she felt the coldness over there, and I believe that it will not be long before her cooperation with that side will be terminated.

Ji was more nervous than anyone else.

The reason why Qin Dongshan still keeps her now is just to see that the forces behind her can help Qin Fu, and the silver she takes out every month can not only meet the daily expenses of Qin Fu, but also have a balance for Qin Dongshan to entertain, so Qin Dongshan is so happy to compensate Qin Wan for those few shops that do not make money, leaving Buzhuang alone. Because Qin Dongshan knew that the cloth village was the place where she met with the middleman, if she became an outcast, Qin Dongshan would not leave her.

Irritably, he pushed out the ledger in his hand, and the Ji family walked towards the courtyard of the old lady Qin.

Qin Mingjing was serving Mrs. Qin and eating a few pastries, people are like this when they are old, they have no appetite during the main meal, and after the meal, they are hungry again.

Mrs. Qin took a teacup, pretended to take two sips, stared at the cramped Ji, and said, "Are all the accounts for this month done?" ”

"Aunt Hui, it's all done, it's just ......" Speaking of the back, Ji hesitated.

Old Madam Qin's eyes were cold, "Don't tell me that the Qin Mansion can't even make a living this month." ”

Moved here from the Prime Minister's Mansion, Qinfu sold a lot of people, and the few left were barely able to take care of the chores in the house, in addition, Qinfu has reduced its expenses in many places, that is, the sixteen concubines in Qindongshan have secretly sold most of them, these are the shame of Qinfu, plus the loss of a few shops out, Qinfu is completely famous in Shengjing.

Ji knew that Old Madam Qin didn't want to see her now, even if she was Old Madam Qin's niece, but the things she did to Qin Dongshan were enough for her to die ten times and eight times, if it weren't for her value, she would have died a long time ago. So seeing that Mrs. Qin's face changed, she didn't dare to answer easily.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Old Madam Qin suddenly changed her tone.

Ji hesitated: "Ago, the Ministry of Shangshu Mansion handed over the invitation, and we ...... To go or not to go? ”

"Why not?" Old Madam Qin asked rhetorically.

Ji sneered.

Mrs. Qin said confidently: "Since there is an invitation, then naturally you have to come to visit, this is the most basic etiquette, is it possible, are you still worried about being blocked out?" ”

Isn't that what I'm worried about?

Ji muttered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

Old Madam Qin continued: "As long as the Shangshu Mansion does not explicitly propose to withdraw from the family, this family business is counted, you can go boldly and boldly, with the temperament of Lord Lu, you will definitely not stop the people of the Qin Mansion." ”

They all love face, even if they really want to withdraw from their relatives, they will discuss it privately.

Seeing that the Ji family had no intention of leaving, Old Madam Qin asked again, "What else is going on?" ”

Ji said embarrassedly: "Ago, the master bought a few paintings of the master in the study, and today he took a strip and a son over there, and the daughter-in-law didn't have so much silver in her hand, so she ......"

"So you came to me, the old woman, to ask for a coffin?" Old Madam Qin asked sharply.

Ji didn't dare to answer, the entire Qin Mansion, now only the old lady Qin has a little silver in her hand, the calligraphy and paintings in Qin Dongshan are worth a lot of money, Ji is unwilling to be this wronged boss, she is dedicated to the Qin Mansion, but she has fallen into the current end, and the chill is fake. Therefore, she is also smart now, and she will not use all the money in her hand for the expenses of the house, she also has to plan for herself and a pair of children.

Old Madam Qin glared at Ji Shi dissatisfiedly, she was unwilling to take out the silver, but thinking that the silver was spent by Qin Dongshan, she had to take out the silver. glared at Ji viciously, and Old Lady Qin glanced at Qin Mingjing.

Ji watched Qin Mingjing enter the back room, and after a while, he took out a few silver tickets, feeling very uncomfortable. I didn't expect Mrs. Qin to trust Qin Mingjing so much now, and she even knew where she put the silver ticket.

"Settle Dongshan's account, and the rest will be used to cover this month's expenses, but ...... next month"

"Aunt rest assured, my daughter-in-law will definitely find a way to solve next month's affairs."

Old Madam Qin glanced at Ji Shi meaningfully, "I don't know about what you are doing outside, the old man didn't ask, he thought that you are a measured person, and you are dedicated to Qinfu, so it is up to you to toss, we trust you, as long as it is for Qinfu, we never interfere in your affairs." I have seen your dedication to the Qin Mansion over the years, you are my niece, and I am most partial to you, even if Bai Zhishui was still in the mansion at the beginning, I also asked Dongshan to hand over all the things in the backyard to you. For the sake of Dongshan's career, I have indeed wronged you, but Mingyue and Mingxuan, my wife was raised as a granddaughter of my relatives, but you are good, what did you do...... It's not your aunt who is targeting you, if your daughter-in-law had done something to your son to cut off the heir, you would have killed her a long time ago! ”

"Auntie, daughter-in-law knows that she is wrong." Ji buried his head.

Old Madam Qin's face softened, "Okay, let's do it first, you can step down." ”

Ji Shi returned to the courtyard, and it happened that Qin Dongshan had just come back from outside, and his face was ugly.

Ji hesitated, but still asked, "Master, what is that matter...... But I asked. ”

Qin Dongshan bit his cheek and was silent.

As soon as Ji saw him like this, he knew it in his heart, and comforted him in a soft voice: "Master, Qin Wan is your daughter, this is a good thing." ”

"What's good? She now thinks about how to make our Qin Mansion doomed! The more Qin Dongshan spoke, the more angry he became.

Ji's eyes rolled, "Master, does the concubine think that someone is instigating her by Qin Wan's side and letting her go against us?" Qin Wan has been taught well by us before, how could she suddenly change her personality? ”

Qin Dong Shanmo.

Ji Shi said again: "In those years, Bai Zhishui ignored the two children, and didn't let us handle it, Qin Wan's attitude towards the Protector was also very clear, and he targeted the Qin Mansion at first glance? Someone must have said something to her and taught her how to do it, otherwise, she wouldn't have done it step by step, a six-year-old child, where could she have such good scheming and means? Over the years, the concubine has never figured out who has such a great ability to do these things under our noses, not to mention that Mama Gong is still a concubine. However, none of this matters now, the concubine thinks that the most important thing now is to find out whether Qin Wan is helping the Protector to secretly support a certain prince, otherwise, she will not be so fearless. It would be nice if we could know the person behind her, so that we might be able to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do more things, and the role of the lord on His Royal Highness the Prince's side is even greater. ”