Once the second young master Qi takes care of his other people's business, he will naturally refuse to give up easily.

The Yan family has been a salt merchant for so many years. If the prefect is said to have not caused such a big disturbance for money. Besides, if he wants to get the salt, the Yan family will have to stuff a lot of money into the prefect. Therefore, if the Yan family is really wronged, it must not be for money.

If salt is involved, it is impossible for the competition among peers. After all, salt root is in the government, so there is no possibility of frame-up.

Excluding the above two points, there is only one last possibility. The Yan family offended people, and the prefect did not even ask for money to clear the situation. The other party must be a powerful person.

If merchants like the Yan family really offend the powerful and powerful, they will have only one way to die. Why didn’t the government directly sentence them? They didn’t even send troops to surround the mansion and let the Yan family secretly send letters for help?

Aren’t you afraid of being noticed by the other party and causing trouble?

The only explanation is that the people targeting the Yan family are not the Xinshui family. It is even more impossible for officials from other places to do so.

If you are not a local official, you can only be a Beijing official.

The capital is full of powerful people, and it is so good. Why can’t we get along with the Yan family?

Qi Ji carefully interrogated the servant who delivered the letter, and whether there was any major incident in the Yan family recently, and wanted to find some clues. Then he learned from the servant who delivered the letter that the Yan family and the Jiang family had just gotten engaged.

This is the biggest incident that has happened to the Yan family recently.

"New Tanhua Lang Jiang Yuan?"

"Yes." When he learned that the other party was going to be promoted to the Sinong Temple Minister to the capital, he immediately dared not hide anything, "He is our seventh girl's cousin."

Qi Jing thought something.

Could it be that Jiang Yuan offended someone and implicated the Yan family and was retaliated? But that's not right. Jiang Yuan is a new Jinshi with no foundation and will not be broken and will not be able to get rid of the brain and go against the powerful? Besides, even so, it is not easy for the other party to deal with him directly, so why do you have to go around and frame the Yan family?

Is the other party worried? Or is he worried that he will be caught by his political opponents by rashly taking action, so he chose a relative who has a relationship with Jiang Yuan to suppress it?

Xinshui is located in the northeast, near the sea, and specializes in salt merchants. It is nearly a thousand miles away from the capital. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. If he moves some moves, it is indeed difficult to be noticed.

At present, there seems to be only this explanation.

But why, since the Yan family has committed suicide by selling private salt, and has sent someone to report the news secretly? Or is the other party having other intentions?

The Yan family is just a merchant, what can I do?

Qi Ji frowned slightly.

Forget it, let’s talk about it when you go back to Beijing.

**

"The prefect Qi and the others are going to return to Beijing?"

Last year, Ji Wan heard from Qi Min that Zhongyong Bo Mansion kept sending people to Yancheng to invite the prefect of Qi to return to the capital to Chengjue. At the beginning of this year, Mrs. Qi even invited the sixth uncle who was very prestigious among the Qi family's elders to be a lobbyist. After returning to Beijing, Ji Wan also sent someone to inquire about Zhongyong Bo Mansion.

That was a mess.

Today, Zhongyong Bo, the second uncle of Qi Jiu, has married three wives and countless concubines. There are nine legitimate children, and the youngest is only six years old. As for other illegitimate children, there are about twenty people, which are more than the grandchildren of the fourth house of the Duke of Anguo Mansion. In addition, most of the illegitimate children of Zhongyong Bo have married and had children. There are also a large group of great-grandchildren.

Lu Feili has always been calling Xiaojiu. In addition to the homophones of "Jiu" and "Jiu", there is another reason that when the Qi family was not separated, he ranked ninth at home.

Qi Jiu and Lu Feili are the same year. This year, there is only one legitimate sister on his head.

Sister, Qi Xiangwen and his wife got this daughter the following year. Two years later, they gave birth to Qi Jiu. In other words, within these three years, Uncle Zhongyong gave birth to eight sons!

You can imagine how lively the backyard is.

No wonder, it was ruined in just over a decade.

Ji Wan and Qi Min have a good relationship and have heard her talk about many old things about the Qi family. Qi Xiangwen and his wife have only one son and one daughter, and they have always treated them equally. When Qi Min got married, the couple originally wanted to split half of the property from the centimeter to make her dowry, but Qi Min felt that she was married and the younger brother would inherit the family business in the future, so she only had to be 30%. Qi Jiu said righteously that he could earn the family business with his hands and feet without his sister giving in. Qi Min had no choice but to accept 40% of the property.

So when Ji Wan first treated Qi Min, she took a box of pearls. It was as Lu Feili said, and it was a drop in the bucket.

Shili Hongzhuang is really not just a joke.

Qi Jiu is a very business-minded person. His father is busy with official business and his mother wants to take care of the whole family. He takes the initiative to share the business for his mother and opens his own restaurant, making a lot of profits.

The extravagance of the people in the Zhongyong Bo Mansion is that even if they have gold and silver, they have to eat up.

Ji Wan has been invaded by Beijing.

The Zhou family is a noble family and has already separated. The mansion is relatively simple, and the second aunt is virtuous and is well-organized in management. Except for the aunt Xu who couldn't recognize her identity at the beginning, she jumped around for a few days, but nothing happened.

The Xiao family is Yu's greedy man.

The population of Duke Anguo Mansion is much more complicated. Although the aunts are inevitably a little bit disgusted, they are still able to live up to their faces. Fan has been relieved, Dou and Lu Dalang have also been relieved of their past grudges, and the couple is harmonious, and now the whole house is peaceful.

Zhongyong Bo Mansion is the most complicated existence among the people she knows.

However, that boy Qi Jiu was not a bully, and he also grasped Mrs. Qi's fatal flaw, which was a return home.

"Um."

Lu Feili basically won't hide anything from her, "Mrs. Qi's precious son caused trouble. She couldn't do anything to deal with the aftermath, and no one in the royal family was willing to help her, so she could only compromise."

Ji Wan stared at him thinking, "That gambling shop is really just a coincidence?"

This is too strange.

Even if the shops of Zhongyong Bo Zhonggong suffered serious losses, the store cost value is there. The gambling shop is not used for business. If you resell it, you can not only make a profit, but also make a profit. Why do you have to insist on real money?

No matter how you look at it, there are tricks.

Lu Feili smiled, "It is true that Bo Zhongyong enters the gambling house. He is a mediocre person and can do nothing but eat, drink and have fun. In the past, he was squandered by his great business. He could see him everywhere in the Hualou Gambling House. Everyone knows that he is generous but not smart enough. In the occasions of the Hualou Gambling House, there are people who are so talented. How could he not eat such a money tree? The methods in the market are really good to deal with the wealthy Bo Zhongyong. Over the years, Bo Zhongyong has contributed at least 100,000 yuan to the gambling house. This time, it is naturally the same method."

"Then..." Ji Wan supported her chin with both hands, "As long as the money is not mortgaged by the shop, is it the pressure you put on the gambling house?"

Lu Feili did not deny it, "Mrs. Qi is used to being strong and has many tricks. She will not admit defeat if she does not force her into a desperate situation. After all, she is an elder. If she puts pressure on her elders, it will be of no benefit to Uncle Qi."

Ji Wan only gave two words as an evaluation, "Crazy!"

Lu Feili smiled and said, "It is said that no businessman is traitorous. The wife is so smart, and she can't fall below for her husband, which will embarrass her."

Ji Wan said that the prince’s skills are better than that, and she is willing to accept the disadvantage.
Chapter completed!