Jinyi Music

Chapter 296 Something Has Happened

The journey was tiring and everyone stopped eating, and went upstairs to sleep one after another. The caravan was very generous to the hired men. Every time they stayed in the shop, they didn't ask for the cheapest Datong shop, but shared a room for two people. We lived in a first-class room with a bed and a clean room. For this reason, all the people from the rivers and lakes hired praised the owner for his generosity.

Mou Biao and Zhu Houzhao shared a room. After the two entered, the waiter brought hot water in. After the two took a bath, they sat comfortably on the couch by the window and watched the street view outside.

Not long after, someone knocked on the door outside.
"Knock knock knock..."

Mou Biao tilted his head, recognized Liu Jin's voice, and responded,
"come in!"

The door was pushed open, and Liu Jinxian, who was dressed as a rich man, had also washed himself. He came in and closed the door. He listened carefully to the movement outside the door, and then came to salute.

"Master son!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded,
"But something?"

Liu Jin glanced at Mou Biao at the side,

"My lord... just now, when the slaves were having dinner, the shopkeeper of the inn inquired that the goods in this convoy were going to be sold. The slaves thought that we had already arrived in Yongning, so why don't we sell the goods here and transfer them later? And how about going back to Yanqing?"

Going north after leaving Yongning, the only place to go is Sihaiye, which is a place where you can talk to the Tatars through the city wall. Just now, he has already asked the shopkeeper. When the vegetation withers in autumn, the cows and horses on the grassland have nothing to eat. The Tatars are now ready to move and have repeatedly tested the border. It seems that this year they may attack the city ahead of schedule!

Liu Jin was terrified when he heard that, but now they are protecting the prince!When the prince of the dynasty, the successor of the affairs of the country!

If there is a mistake, he has ten heads that are not enough to cut off!

So he pondered in his heart for a long time, wondering if he could persuade the prince to go back, but it was a pity that the prince didn't understand his painstaking efforts at all, so he nodded first,

"The goods can be sold..."

Before he could look happy, he continued,
"After the goods are sold, we can travel lightly and go to the border to see..."

Liu Jin was shocked,

"Too... my lord, the situation on the border is so tense now, and the Tatars show signs of violating the border, so you must not go to the border!"

It’s okay if he doesn’t say anything, but when he did, Zhu Houzhao answered with a smile,
"If the Tartars don't come, I won't go!"

Liu Jin immediately turned bitter, and looked at Mou Biao for help, but Mou Biao didn't meet his eyes at all, but just looked out of the window, Liu Jin said helplessly,

"Mou Baihu, you are persuading the crown prince!"

Mou Biao turned his head when he heard this, and glanced at Zhu Houzhao,

"My lord, if we go any further, our customs clearance documents will no longer be usable!"

If you go to the border, it is not a place where caravans can go. If you want to go to the guard post at the border, you need military documents. If you want military documents, then their whereabouts cannot be hidden!

Zhu Houzhao also thought of this, thought for a while and said,

"There is no paperwork, it's better to go quietly... I need to go to the border..."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Liu Jin and Mou Biao, and said firmly,

"I've made up my mind, you don't need to persuade..."

The two had no choice but to remain silent, Liu Jin had no choice but to go downstairs to find the shopkeeper to talk about selling goods. Hearing that Mr. Liu's family wanted to sell goods, he agreed wholeheartedly.

"I'll release the news today, and I'll be able to reply to my brother tomorrow!"

Liu Jin hoped that this matter could be dragged on for a few more days, so she waved her hands repeatedly and said with a smile,
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, even if you have already arrived here, you have to sell it for a good price, and there is no rush!"

The two discussed it, and Liu Jin went upstairs to sleep. The shopkeeper's reply letter hadn't been delivered until the next day, but there was a commotion downstairs early in the morning...

The fifth aunt on the other side of Silian asked Jin Zhu to go back to her mother's house to inquire about it, and she came to look for Silian with a panicked expression.

"How can this be good, what should be good!"

When Wu Yiniang came over, Si Lian was enjoying the shade under the tree. There was a small table next to the bamboo chair. There was a small copper basin on the small table. There was half a basin of crushed ice in the copper basin. The box was filled with sweet sour plum soup, and seeing Wu Yiniang come in in a hurry, she sat down on the bamboo chair beside her,

"Silian, it turns out...it turns out that the field really came from a wrong place!"

Fifth Yiniang has always been careless and has resentment towards her natal family, so she doesn't pay much attention to her natal family's affairs. When she goes back on weekdays, she hears that her natal family's life is getting better and better. Asked how her natal family's mansion and shop came about, now she finally wanted to ask Jin Zhu to inquire about it, and the more she heard it, the more frightened she became when she heard Jin Zhu report back.

Sitting there, in the midsummer afternoon, her face turned pale and her body trembled slightly, as if she was in the cold weather.
"It turns out that not only the fertile land, but also the shops in the city, all came from wrong paths!"

The Shao family was originally poor, otherwise they would not have sold their sons and daughters, but since their daughter became the concubine of the commander of Jin Yiwei and gave birth to a son who is very favored, the Shao family can be said to have endured all hardships and reached the sky in one step.

At the beginning, they just relied on the money brought back by the fifth aunt to buy a house, buy a shop, and feed the whole family. Later, when people outside knew the relationship between the Shao family and the Mou family, people began to beg for it. Now, someone from the Shao family took advantage of the Mou Mansion's face to greet the official people, and those people didn't need Mu Bin to show up, so they were intimidated by the Mou Mansion's reputation and settled the matter.

After going back and forth in this way, doing more things, people will be more popular. After getting more people, the Shao family wants to do something, let alone cross the road in front of Mou Bin, so the money comes, and the greed grows. , more and more houses, fields, and shops are needed. The forces in the capital are entangled. They also know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

One or two of these things were not discovered by others, but after a long time, the news inevitably spread, and the servants in the mansion also vaguely knew about it. Although Jin Zhu only heard a few words when inquiring, it was already Shocked enough!
Fifth Aunt said with a pale face,

"No...not just those fertile fields...but also...shops and houses..."

She was really scared. Although she came from a low background and had little knowledge, she stayed in the Mou Mansion for so many years and learned some knowledge from Mou Bin and Liu Shi. Naturally, she knew what her natal family did. If one piece is pulled out, it will be the end of the family's ruin. Wu Yiniang has no master, and her son is not around. The person she can trust the most in this house is Si Lian. This person came to ask Si Lian in a panic,

"What should I do? What should I do... Those things are not reported by someone outside, or let the madam know, I... I have no good fruit to eat!"

Mrs. Liu wished she could get rid of her and then hurry up, let her hold on to her confidence, if she was ruthless, even Mu Bin couldn't stop her!
Seeing her twisting the handkerchief nervously, all ten fingers turned white, Silian lowered her head and thought for a long while to persuade,
"Auntie, why don't you tell your father-in-law?"

Fifth Aunt was startled, she bit her lip and said anxiously,

"But...but the master's temper...he...if he...if..."

What should we do if the Shao family is dealt with without respect?

Silian sighed and said,
"Auntie, if you don't do this thing, you have done it. Think about what your father-in-law does. According to your daughter-in-law, your auntie's family can do such a big thing. The place where the father-in-law is at will be dark under the lights. See you Others didn't see me, or my father-in-law knew about it, and I didn't say anything on my aunt's face..."

After a pause, he said,
"But neither of these two is a long-term solution, unless my aunt can tell her family to stop now and return the things that have been taken from the house, if not... this matter will be unstoppable sooner or later..."

Fifth Yiniang's face was so pale that it was almost transparent, she swayed and murmured while holding onto her handkerchief,
"But...but this matter...I...if I tell it...wouldn't it be...Isn't it that I reported them?"

She... no matter how much she resented them, she still couldn't bear to let them go to prison!

Silian said again,

"My aunt has to think about it. The father-in-law has the most distinct temperament between public and private. Even the mother-in-law dare not twist the tiger's beard lightly. If the aunt wants to protect her family, there will be troubles in the future, and the father-in-law and the aunt will be born. What should I do?"

Fifth Yiniang's body shook like a blow to the head, her mother's family can be so arrogant and domineering now, what is it because of it, isn't it because of Mou Bin's love for her?
If she shielded her natal family and caused Mou Bin to hate herself, then...then what else can she rely on!
She has been favored for so many years, and she knows that everyone in the family, especially Mrs. Liu, has hated her for a long time. If Mou Bin really despises her, it will be a wall that will be pushed down by everyone and beaten by thousands of people, and it will be difficult for her to protect herself. , let alone her family!
Wu Yiniang thought about it, and she had a faint decision in her heart, but she still couldn't make up her mind, so she took Si Lian's hand and asked,

"But...but what if the master is merciless and puts them in prison?"

Silian shook her head and said,
"Auntie, the relationship between you and your father-in-law for many years is not for your sake, but for your husband's. From the perspective of your daughter-in-law, even if the father-in-law wants to dispose of it, he will not put it on the bright side. Father-in-law If they make a move, most likely they will return what they have taken from others, and then give them some compensation, and wipe the matter away..."

Si Lian grew up in the capital since she was a child, and she has heard a lot of such things. There are many relatives outside the rich family's family who are powerful, not to mention Mou Bin, even the Lord Shangshu's house has evil slaves running rampant. When the master knows these things, for the sake of reputation, or for being just and selfless, he will be the first one to deal with those relatives and evil slaves, and compensate them with money, and afterwards he will present a memorial of apology in the court hall, the emperor Most of them will forgive him innocent!

(End of this chapter)