Chapter 442: old friend not to meet
Chapter 442 The old friend who will not meet
On a night when the moon and stars were scarce, the post house in the east of the city was lit up everywhere, making the whole post house look no different from the daytime.
In a side room in the southeast corner of the post house, the candlelight was flickering, and the flickering dim light made the whole elegant room look much darker than the outside.
This is where Concubine Yue Gui stayed.
Since the news of the betting workshop spread, after Tang Ru was sent back to the mansion, Jiang Xueyi and Zheng Haichuan were dragged by the old mistress of the Qi family, Mrs. Zheng, to the post house.
Mrs. Zheng was accompanied by her eldest daughter, Qi Yuhuan.
The old lady kept her brows tightly furrowed, and kept fidgeting ever since she entered the door.
After pondering for a long time, Mrs. Zheng looked at Concubine Yue with a solemn expression, and said rather resentfully: "From the point of view of my old man, the Tang family wanted to disassociate themselves from the whole situation in Luyan Port. He ignored the fact that my grandson was imprisoned. , Now that even the business of the gambling house has been instigated by the governor of the Tang Dynasty to close down, will the farms, shops, and restaurants everywhere suffer from it?"
"The old lady doesn't need to be so angry."
Concubine Yue Gui has long been tired of these inappropriate things from the Qi family, but she still tries to put on a good face to greet her:
"The matter of Lingsun has been seen clearly by me and you all today, and there is nothing I can do to help. If the old lady insists on going her own way, she will annoy King Pingning, and there will be no good fruit to eat. He has the Son of Heaven Sword in his hand, even if this palace and King Dongjin It's a bit of a courtesy, not to mention that what happened today is an undeniable fact."
After a pause, she showed a gentle smile again: "As for the business everywhere, I have an idea. The old lady should walk around more with the old lady of the Zhao family. Both of you are from Luyan Port and even The Dahe Empire is one of the best sects in the world, and everyone in the world is interested in it, as long as you can put aside your past suspicions and connect with the rich and powerful families to unite sincerely, you can win a respite."
"Now that the matter is up to now, Zhao Guangyuan, the old concubine, thinks it is still credible?"
Zheng said dissatisfied: "I heard that he is now very close to that lowly girl of the Chu family, and they also jointly opened a restaurant in Qinghefang in the east of the city."
"Hey, a businessman, it's just for profit. Mr. Zhao sees this more clearly than Mrs. Zheng."
Concubine Yue waved her hand disapprovingly.
This old woman is over sixty years old, but she speaks so violently and has no eloquence, no wonder she is hated by others.
As for Zhao Taigong, he has to be respected as a concubine now, but what this old lady keeps talking about is old things, which is really unreasonable.
And the girl of the Chu family is Princess Pingning after all, and she calls her a cheap girl in full view, she is simply defiant.
It can be seen that the Qi family has such a misfortune today, and it is not without reason.
It's just that she has taken a lot of money from the Qi family over the years, both openly and secretly, to help her gain power in the palace.
After deliberating for a while, Concubine Yue continued vowingly: "I have a deep relationship with Mrs. Zhao. As long as Mrs. Zheng is willing to reach an agreement with the Zhao family, and I am willing to come forward to make peace, he will not look at the face of the monk but at the face of the Buddha. It's because of this palace's thin face that we will sell this favor, and when the time comes, we will unite closely to oppose Juntian's policy and we will definitely be able to bring down King Pingning."
"The old man is waiting for the good news."
Feeling extremely disappointed in her heart, Mrs. Zheng got up to leave with a smile on her face, feeling extremely resentful towards Concubine Yue's arrogance in her heart.
This imperial concubine really regards Zhao Guangyuan as her own father.
Leading his daughter and son-in-law and Zheng Haichuan out of the post house, they all sat in a spacious and concealed carriage.
The carriage was driving slowly on the quiet street, Zheng's face became more and more angry, and finally he slammed his cane directly on the floor of the carriage, and said very displeasedly: "It seems that my Qi family can only put all their eggs in one basket now." gone."
Jiang Xueyi looked very worried: "What does mother-in-law want to do?"
"doing what?"
Mrs. Zheng glared angrily at the son-in-law who was getting more and more disobedient, and said loudly: "Today, the Shen family in Tong'an Village and the Shen family have made friends with each other. They have announced that they will follow the government to exempt their tenants from rent and tax for three years. If the family is attached to me again, wouldn't my Qi family's tens of thousands of acres of land become wasteland?"
"This matter can only follow God's will."
Zheng Haichuan persuaded: "Godmother, don't go your own way anymore. That kid Mo Chen didn't break the law once or twice. Last time, I did my best for him when it happened to Mr. Chu's family. When he first came out, he got involved in a life lawsuit, and made a big yellow girl pregnant and refused to marry him, causing death, so there is nothing that can be forgiven lightly."
"That's what they are thinking about what to do with my family's Chen'er?"
Mrs. Zheng yelled and scolded reluctantly, and then gritted her teeth and looked at Jiang Xueyi: "And you are a foodie, Chen'er is your uncle and nephew after all, and you actually help the evildoers to harm him, and my Qi family has done nothing for nothing all these years." You put in a lot of money."
After finishing speaking, he looked back at Zheng Haichuan, took a few breaths, and then continued: "Haichuan, how many days until Governor Wu arrives at Luyan Port?"
"It's just two days."
Zheng Haichuan replied unhurriedly: "I heard that the prefect's lord's transfer order has arrived in the county. This time, I will go to Beijing immediately after I come to the state capital to hand over my appointment."
"Well, Prefect Wu hasn't come to Luyan Port for many years."
Ms. Zheng pouted thoughtfully: "Hai Chuan, send someone to clean up the other courtyard in the south of the city tomorrow, and then let Taishou Wu stay in that other courtyard."
Zheng Haichuan frowned anxiously: "Could it be that the godmother wants to see the prefect?"
Mrs. Zheng remained silent and did not answer.
"Before my son left, the prefect had told me not to see the old man at Luyan Port. From my son's point of view, the godmother should not go behind closed doors."
Although Zheng Haichuan would still like to call her a godmother, it was because of his godfather's promotion and help.
But since the old lord passed away, the actions of the Qi family these years have disappointed him more and more.
The prefect was already displeased by the rash dispatch of troops from the Beibu Gulf last time. If he is dissatisfied again this time, he will have a way to take off his black hat based on the relationship between Beijing and China.
Zheng didn't want to follow his will, but smiled meaningfully: "Hai Chuan, some things can't be erased if they are done."
Zheng's dark eyes flickered on everyone, and he said hesitantly: "Now my Qi's family has three lifelines, water transportation, gambling workshops, and farm piles. I am afraid that restaurants and shops everywhere will also be in danger soon. How can you do it all these years?" They took money from the Qi family quite a lot, and at this moment, they wanted to break it up, I'm afraid it won't be that easy, don't forget, Du Sankui is now locked in a big prison."
Hearing this, both Zheng Haichuan and Jiang Xueyi became sad one after another, and dared not speak any more.
In the post house, Dongjin Wang Lin Jinmu, who had been silent for a long time, waited for the crowd to disperse, then quietly leaned in front of Concubine Yue, held her sharp chin, and said affectionately: "The Qi family is here!" The old woman is becoming more and more unruly, why don't you get rid of her?"
"Why, does His Highness have some shady tricks in her hands?"
Concubine Yue Guifei looked at the strong man in front of her with a half-smile, and said provocatively.
Lin Jinmu smiled slowly and sadly: "Emperor's sister-in-law was joking, how can I hold this king in her hands."
"Then you have nothing to worry about."
Concubine Yue sighed slowly: "Even the Tang family can give up this cash cow. You and I have just taken a share of it all these years. Why bother to go into this muddy water? It's better to maintain the relationship with Zhao Guangyuan. He Now I have no wife and no children, after he dies, all the wealth and honor of the sky will belong to you and me, and then we can use the money to buy more power for my use."
"Sister-in-law Huang is really brilliant."
Lin Jinmu smiled at her in admiration, but his strong and powerful palms were already pressing on her waist calmly, tearing off the soft silk jade belt while whispering evilly: "It's rare that the posthouse is so clean today, with a beautiful view on a good day. Can't live up to it."
"Hate."
Concubine Yue shyly raised her orchid finger and put it on his shoulder.
Under the dim and silent light, only a pair of figures trembled one after another.
(end of this chapter)