Nongmen Jia Niang: The little blessed wife of the general's family

Chapter 394 Negotiations
As soon as this remark came out, the matter of Yin Tao and Jiang Hui was cleared up. Instead, the second master Xie jumped up to beat him, but was stopped by the princess, and the second wife Xie also pressed the second master, half happy and half happy anger.

The princess looked at Yin Tao, although her tone was apologetic, but she could see that she was in a very bad mood: "This is a servant who misunderstood you and misunderstood you. Don't worry, the Xie family will definitely give an explanation to Mrs. Cheng Enhou."

Since the princess wanted to calm things down, Yin Tao didn't continue to make trouble, and took the opportunity to jump out of the mud.

At this time, someone came in to report that Cheng Enhou wanted to see Lord Hou and was waiting in the outer courtyard.

The princess looked at Lord Xie with questioning eyes and deep dissatisfaction.

The new Marquis Xie, who had never spoken a word from the beginning to the end, stood up and bowed to his mother: "Mother, calm down, Cheng Enhou came to look for his son at such a late hour. He must have something important to do. My son will come back as soon as he goes."

The princess nodded, and then ordered: "There are some things you can't make a decision on, so go and discuss it with your father."

"Yes, mother!"

Lord Xie Hou turned around and left. Before going out, he said to Xie Zhu, "Come with me as a father. I have something to tell you."

Xie Zhu couldn't wait to leave here, so he hurriedly followed, leaving only the second bedroom to face the mess here.

After the people left, there was another silence in the room, only the man in the hall was weeping softly.

The princess was also annoyed, and let Yin Tao, the prince, and the prince of Qi go first, saying that they wanted to solve the housework, but Jiang Hui was left behind.

After going back, Yin Tao only slept lightly for a while, then got up to read a book, while waiting for news from Ye Xiuwen.

Ye Xiuwen and Lord Xie sat opposite each other. Standing behind him, Cao Jinze put two thick account books on the table. Lord Xie picked up the top one and opened it. His eyelids twitched involuntarily. Also speeded up.

Then he quickly picked up another account book and flipped through it. Master Xie's face suddenly turned pale. He raised his head, his indifferent expression disappeared, and slapped the account book on the table, asking in a deep voice: "You What is the meaning of this?"

Ye Xiuwen stretched out his hand, took an account book from Master Hou's palm, and slowly flipped through it.

"Master Hou still doesn't understand? I'm here to show my love to Master Hou? Tsk tsk, the Xie family's business is not only big, but also far away, and it's all sold to neighboring countries!" Ye Xiuwen laughed. It was like a spring breeze, but it made the hearts of Master Xie and Xie Zhu jump.

Master Xie's eyes flickered coldly, and he signaled his son beside him to go out with his eyes.

"Master Hou doesn't need to spend a lot of time arranging manpower to deal with Xiuwen. This is Xie's mansion. If I haven't fully prepared, how dare I come to the door with the account book? Besides, my wife is still a 'guest' at the mansion!"

The word "being a guest" was a little heavy, Xie Houye's eyes flashed, and he felt a little guilty.

After being told by Ye Xiuwen, Xie Zhu also stayed behind, standing beside his father and waiting for Ye Xiuwen's next words.

"Mr. Xie, if these two account books are handed over to the emperor, I wonder if the Xie family can overcome this hurdle?"

Master Xie gritted his back molars tightly, clenched his hands on the table into fists, and said word by word: "How are you doing?"

"Of course not. This return home is a family matter. However, the emperor always talks about the emptiness of the treasury. He also wonders why the tax revenue has been reduced year after year in those wealthy places, and there has been no disaster report!"

"What does Marquis Cheng En mean?" Hearing the sound, Xie Houye knew what Ye Xiuwen meant, and instantly understood that Ye Xiuwen wanted money. If it was just that, then it would be easy.

"Oh, my nephew doesn't know something. Xie has a lot of family members, but he looks bright, and he just makes a living without worrying about it." Lord Xie heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, and his face softened, but he was no longer petty. Looking at this young Marquis Cheng En, even his title has changed.

He said again: "Of course, the ministers should share the emperor's worries, but I would like to ask my nephew to tell me how much I should give?"

After finishing speaking, he stared into Ye Xiuwen's eyes, trying to find out something from inside.

But Ye Xiuwen just shook his head: "Not much, just make up the tax money owed over the years, the emperor doesn't want too much."

don't want?Ghost letter.Seeing Ye Xiuwen's righteous and dignified appearance, Marquis Xie couldn't help feeling resentful, why did he fall into this kid's hands?Careless, or too careless.

And if you use this ledger to pay the tax, it is not a small amount, and the Xie family is naturally reluctant.

Seeing that Lord Xie remained silent, obviously hesitating, Ye Xiuwen said again: "By the way, Qilin Guard detained a large ship at the mouth of the river tonight. Apart from valuables such as silk and porcelain, there was actually salt on it. I just don’t know where this ship is going? However, the owner of the ship confessed that he was ordered by the third son of the Xie Mansion, so I wonder if Master Hou knows about this?”

After finishing speaking, he took a look at Xie Zhu who was beside Lord Xie Hou, and saw that Xie Zhu's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said with righteous indignation: "Ye Hou, don't slander me at will, me."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Hou Ye stopped him: "Enough, don't say any more, Ye Hou Ye is just asking casually, isn't it, Cheng Enhou?"

Xie Houye's eyes became sharp again.

Tonight, he wanted to use Mrs. Cheng Enhou as an excuse to blackmail Ye Xiuwen, but even though he knew that woman was a formidable woman, he actually picked himself out.

Now there is no bargaining chip at all, I really want Ye Xiuwen to disappear with these ledgers.

Seeing that Ye Xiuwen smiled and said nothing, Lord Xie's voice also cooled down: "My Xie family has lived here for generations, so I have offended some people to some extent, and sometimes I have been framed by others."

"Since Lord Hou said that someone framed him, we must investigate thoroughly. The Qilin Guard must not wrong any good person, nor let a bad person go."

After a long silence, Marquis Xie finally spoke: "Tell me, how many years of tax do I have to pay?"

Ye Xiuwen wrote a number on the table with tea.

Lord Xie looked at it for a long time, until the numbers slowly disappeared, and then he suddenly glared at Ye Xiuwen: "Hou Chengen, it's too much!"

Ye Xiuwen took out another booklet that was much thinner than the ledger and threw it over, and raised his chin: "What if we add this?"

Xie Houye opened a page and then closed it abruptly. Xie Zhu saw his father's face changed drastically, so he also poked his head over to look at it, but Xie Houye closed it abruptly. Xie Zhu's heart skipped a beat. What else is there that he doesn't know about the Xie family, and according to his father's intentions, can't he let himself know?
"Mr. Xie, how about it? Is this much money?" Ye Xiuwen still smiled relaxedly, but Mr. Xie was completely chilled.

Later, he said: "Cheng Enhou, wait a moment, this amount is too big, let me go and report to father first, this matter should be decided by father."

Ye Xiuwen nodded with a smile, and saw Marquis Xie go out the door, and told Xie Zhu to stay with Ye Xiuwen. Xie Zhu poured tea for Ye Xiuwen himself, and wanted to find out what was in the booklet his father took away.But Ye Xiuwen didn't say much to him, Xie Zhu felt very uncomfortable looking at this man who was almost the same age as him, but had a huge difference in status.

(End of this chapter)