novelaction Chapter 334 Sister-in-law
Chapter 334 Sister-in-law
The next day, Mei Zhanhui was packed into a box and placed in the courtyard early in the morning. The maid closed the courtyard door and said, "Our girl has never failed to get what she wants. I advise you not to be ungrateful. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again."
"The young master has been living in the mansion for these days. If he is released and can't keep his mouth shut, it will be troublesome. A noble family like ours cannot tolerate such a troublemaker."
The maid's meaning was very clear. Either Mei Zhanhui obeyed Chen Yiwu, or he would refuse to obey until his death and then die to protect Chen Yiwu's clean reputation.
The maidservant left without waiting for Mei Zhanhui's answer and locked the courtyard gate. Mei Zhanhui had already figured out the shift pattern in this area, and he quietly approached the study of the master of the Chen family again. The only difference this time was that there was someone inside. He squatted quietly in the corner, listening to the low conversation in the room.
Perhaps he had never imagined that the imperial envoy could sneak into the mansion as a lover, so the master of the Chen family carelessly chose to speak near the window, which was just right for him to hear clearly.
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Li Qilang's letter flew to Longxi overnight. It would take some time for Longxi to reply, but Li Qilang would not wait foolishly for news from home.
During this time difference, he has already found a way to clearly uncover the connection between the Yang family and the Cui family.
The Yang family is not the Zheng family's only choice.
The Zheng family had an elder who was a lecturer at the Hongwenguan. This lecturer was the teacher of Yang Gushan, who had just passed the imperial examination and entered the court.
Therefore, the Yang family and the Zheng family became involved.
But at that time, the elder of the Zheng family not only had his eyes on the Yang family, but also on several other families.
Without exception, they all came from humble backgrounds, but they soon died, committed crimes, or had their reputations ruined. In the end, the only person the Zheng family could choose was Yang Gushan.
So many coincidences could not be just coincidences, but Yang Gushan's ability to make these people withdraw from the court quietly was also his ability.
So the Zheng family began to secretly support Yang Gushan.
If Yang Gushan's eldest daughter had not been afraid of being discovered and causing the emperor to be wary, she would not have married a border general, but would have married a member of the Zheng family, becoming a bond of marriage between the two families.
The eldest daughter of the Yang family, she has a very close relationship with her husband and is extremely intelligent. She mediates in the rear house and helps her husband advance in career. She is expected to be promoted to Beijing this year.
Li Qilang looked at the group of people who were expected to be promoted to Beijing, and was silent for a moment.
Promoted to Beijing...
Yang Gushan had a good idea.
"Send the message to Uncle Seventeen."
"By the way, the Yang family is full of loyal people, even the son-in-law is very brave."
Uncle Seventeen arrived at the Li family’s old house that night.
"Praise the Yang family? Why?"
Naturally, Uncle Seventeen would not think that Li Qilang's message was aimless and he would just make trouble for himself out of boredom.
"The court is full of unpredictable things. If you want me to praise the Li family, you have to give me a reason." Especially since he had scolded the third prince many times in the court before, and now that he was praising the son-in-law of the Yang family, his colleagues behind his back would inevitably say that he was currying favor with the powerful.
Li Qillang pushed what he had written in front of Uncle Shiqi, and on it was what Zhao Fangyu had said during the day about the smuggling of grain and grass by sea.
"There will be another little aunt in our family."
In Longxi, "Gu Nainai" is obviously a complimenting title.
"Is this all her idea?"
Uncle Seventeen looked at the list of smuggling by sea, and even had the route figured out long ago. Combined with the sudden appearance of the fragrant dew in Daliang, the timing of its appearance, and the fact that the Yang family had been ripped off by the fragrant dew, Uncle Seventeen's beard curled up in pleasure.
"It's a pity that she married the Second Prince. If she had married back to Longxi, she wouldn't have to endure all this bullying."
With such talent and under the protection of his family, this business should have been accomplished many years ago.
It's nothing like today, where there are constraints everywhere, even the perfume business has been sold out, and we have to start all over again.
Li Qilang smiled and said, "This matter has been reported to the head of the family. This is a long-term plan for the family and is of great importance."
The issue of food and fodder has always been a sword hanging over the Li family's head, ready to fall at any time. It's not that no one has thought about smuggling, but that no one can do it.
It is not enough to expand business to Nanzhao, we also have to expand to further places and open up a trade route thousands of miles away. The hardships, manpower and material resources behind this are not something that can be achieved overnight.
Even if one has the skills, it is difficult to have a good business like Xianglu with the right time, place and people.
In such an era, the noble families all wanted to live in peace and take root in one place. Zhao Fangyu, at such a young age, dared to set his sights outside Daliang, on the other side of the sea. It was simply...
The more Uncle Shiqi looked at it, the more surprised he was. The more he looked at it, the more regretful he became. He slapped Li Qilang on the shoulder and said, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"
Li Qilang laughed: "How would I know this? She took the initiative to come here and asked her family to make the decision for her."
When Li Qillang told the story about how Zhao Fangyu had found out about the connection between the Yang and Zheng families, Shiqibo's expression immediately changed from joy to anger, and the change was even faster than the dark clouds outside the window.
"Is the Zheng family really...crazy?"
Aristocratic families generally do not get involved in struggles for imperial power, but they will not really not intervene.
The reason why Uncle Seventeen looked down on the Zheng family was that the person they picked was a useless piece of mud like the Third Prince!
"Then what does this have to do with you asking me to praise the Yang family's son-in-law?"
Li Qilang pointed at the paper in front of Uncle Shiqi and said, "Uncle Shiqi still has to step in on this matter. After the family replies, if they agree, someone will come forward to submit a memorial to promote maritime trade."
"These government businesses all go through the Maritime Customs. The relationships are complicated and we don't care about anything. But there is one thing: the eldest son of the Zheng family, Yang Gushan's son-in-law, and his son who is not in the limelight, all have to be on the same boat."
As I said, what does it matter if a few people die in the vast ocean?
He would fill in the gaps that Zhao Fangyu had not thought of.
There are only two ways that Yang Gushan can help the Third Prince. One is his position as prime minister in the court, and the other is his son-in-law who is guarding the border on the frontier.
A military general who has real soldiers under his command.
But the relationship is understandable. Yang Gushan's son-in-law died, and it was impossible for him to ask his daughter to command those troops.
With the death of his son-in-law, Yang Gushan's deployment in the army was ruined.
Uncle Seventeen once again looked at the papers with love, and after a long moment, a smile still appeared on the corner of his lips.
"A family should have many members."
Regardless of whether his family agreed or not, Uncle Seventeen slowly engraved those three names in his mind. In this situation, they could not escape without death.
"That girl...is her name Yuniang, right?"
Li Qillang nodded, and Shiqibo followed with a hum. He had only seen Zhao Fangyu once or twice. After all, Zhao Fangyu did not come out very often, and he would never appear in front of court officials on purpose.
Most of the time, Uncle Seventeen met Zhao Minshan, the former Minister of Revenue, with whom he had a good relationship.
Zhao Fangyu's excellence is like the scorching sun in the sky, which cannot be ignored.
In the past, people only talked about how much silver she earned, envied her beauty, and envied her good fortune. Looking back now, all that gold, silver and beauty are just the least noteworthy advantages of her.
She has a delicate heart. She has a huge fortune, but she is neither arrogant nor impatient. She is not discouraged when she is the enemy of the prime minister.
In the past, Uncle Seventeen would definitely not care what books the women in the back house read or what characters they learned, but now Zhao Fangyu made him understand one thing.
If one is determined, even if he is born in the back house, he can make a career that benefits his family and protects future generations.
Her vision is far beyond that of ordinary women, and her courage and bravery are even more outstanding than those of men.
Really, another young lady.
There was some moisture in Uncle Shiqi's eyes. His emotions were not turbulent, but the backlash was like layers of accumulating tides, flooding up little by little.
Relief, pride, joy, and a hint of indescribable bitterness.
These old guys are still not good enough... The younger generation in their family have been bullied like that, but they don’t even bother to come and complain.
Uncle Seventeen drank some wine when he left and returned home drunk that night.
I met my son who was still in school and my daughter who was still learning embroidery.
He has already passed the imperial examination and is preparing for the next spring examination.
When he saw his youngest daughter embroidering a purse under the lamp, he would always praise her in the past, but now he felt that this should not be the case.
Their Li family has such a good lady standing in front of them, why should they imitate the ladies in Beijing?
Their roots are in Longxi, their fathers are from Longxi, and they are also from Longxi!
Uncle Shiqi was drunk, but he rarely showed any heroic spirit: "If you don't want to learn embroidery in the future, then don't learn it. Ask your mother to take you to see the princess tomorrow. You can learn whatever she learned before."
They have a ready-made young lady, and although they cannot achieve the same amazing talent as Zhao Fangyu, even if they can only learn one-tenth of her, that would be good enough.
This move left the entire Li family confused, and Uncle Seventeen's wife didn't sleep well all night.
"Your father has gone crazy as an official. He said that if you have a daughter, she should be like a little aunt. What little aunt? I've never heard him mention that!"