Marriage of the Di Daughter

Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan were a little surprised when they saw Ye Mingyu, Ye Minghui said, "Why didn't you tell me in advance when you came back?"

"Why don't you come back in a hurry," Ye Mingyu lied without changing his expression, "I didn't drink a few sips of water along the way, so I don't have time to tell you."

If the two of them knew that Ye Mingyu came back three days ago and just spent three days messing around in Xihualou, they wouldn't know what their expressions would be.

"Why did you come back?" Ye Mingyu asked, "It's getting dark, and there's no one in the house."

"We..." Ye Mingxuan was about to answer, when he saw Jiang Li sitting opposite Ye Mingyu, he swallowed the words.

Jiang Li understood that what they said was to guard against her as an "outsider", but it was nothing. Jiang Li reckoned that what they were going to talk about should be about the Ye family's business, and now she knew what was going on with the Ye family's business troubles. Then he stood up in a calm manner, and said with a smile: "Uncle Ming Yu, let's talk, I'm going back to the house."

Ye Mingyu smiled and said, "Okay."

Seeing that Ye Mingyu and Jiang Li looked quite close, Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan looked strange.

After Jiang Li left, Ye Mingxuan and Ye Minghui sat down beside Ye Mingyu. Before they could speak, Ye Mingyu spoke first, and he said, "Brother, second brother, you are too much for a little girl. How can such a , I came back to see my mother on purpose, but you didn’t let me see you. I’m still wary of others when I say something, even I can see how fragile a little girl is, I’m afraid I’ve seen it a long time ago, and I’m sad. I just didn’t let you guys know, and forced a smile on my face. I said, you are all so old, why are you still bullying the little girl?”

Ye Mingxuan was almost caught off guard by Ye Mingyu's words, and said, "We bullied her? Which eye of yours saw us bullying her?"

"I saw it with both eyes!" Ye Mingyu pointed to his own eyes, "Ali, who didn't see her, understood, and went back to the house on her own initiative. That is to say, the little girl is soft-tempered, and if it were me, she would have started arguing a long time ago. "

"Make a fuss," Ye Mingxuan said, "Hurry up and make a fuss, you think you're still a boy in your teens, and you don't care how old you are. This sentence should be applied to yourself!"

"Have you talked to her?" Ye Minghui asked calmly.

"I've said it." Ye Mingyu said, "Why?"

"What do you think of her?"

"Okay!" Ye Mingyu patted his thigh, "I don't think Ah Li is an ordinary lady from an official family. You should learn from her for her knowledge and speaking skills. The kaleidoscope I brought back from the sea fleet is not what I said. If it were any of you, I wouldn’t know what it is or how to use it, but she knows! She can still use it! The Peacock Feather I’m looking for is the only one who knows what it is. Most importantly, this girl is righteous! Unlike some girls who are too old and petty."

"Justice?" Ye Mingxuan asked: "Why do you say she is just? What did she hide for you?"

Ye Mingyu cursed inwardly that Ye Mingxuan was really cunning, and he heard it all. Ye Mingyu said that Jiang Li was righteous, naturally because Jiang Li didn't tell him about his return to Yangyang Xihualou in Xiangyang, and he didn't mean to say anything. This is not righteous, this is too righteous!

Ye Mingyu coughed twice, and said in a disguised manner: "It's nothing. After all, you haven't told me yet. Why did you go? Why is there no one in the house?"

The two brothers looked at each other, Ye Minghui said: "Something happened in Lizheng Hall, we are going to Lizheng Hall."

"Just now I was talking about this with Ah Li, is this matter still unresolved?" Ye Mingyu asked.

"Did you tell her?" Ye Mingxuan asked loudly.

"Ah." Ye Mingyu nodded.

"You...you really are," Ye Mingxuan held back for a long time before he could say a word: "Nonsense!"

...

Jiang Li, who returned to the yard, sat down at the table.

Tong'er and Bai Xue were busy moving the box of "Peacock Feather" into the house. The box is very heavy, but let alone, when you open the box, the small luster of those shells is very dazzling. Although they are shells, they are very beautiful like pearls and jade.

Tong'er and Bai Xue looked at it in amazement, but Jiang Li was a little absent-minded.

It turned out that the Ye family's business was in trouble because of this. The Ye family started out as a weaver. Over the years, the business outside has gradually decreased. Even the jewelry store Hongxianglou has been closed. The Ye family's weaving is famous throughout Beiyan, and the antique satin is unique, and only the Ye family can produce it.

If there is a real problem with the Ye family's fabric, it will be a huge blow to the Ye family's business, and it may be even worse. If word of mouth goes down, the Ye family's business really goes down. In this way, even the Ye family's ten thousand wealth will be lost, even if the Ye family is penniless.

I don't know what's wrong with the fabric. As Ye Mingyu said, the weaving factory is in Xiangyang, and Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan are usually watching over it. There has been no problem for so many years. Could it be a coincidence that something happened suddenly?

But Jiang Li had a faint feeling that this matter was by no means accidental. Among other things, Ye Shijie has just entered the official career right now, which is the starting point of his official career. If something goes wrong with the Ye family and someone wants to do business with the Ye family and Ye Shijie, Ye Shijie's career can almost be controlled by others.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li was startled suddenly, could it be true that the troubles in the Ye family's business were really caused by someone's stumbling block, and the ultimate goal was to use the Ye family to contain Ye Shijie, or simply control the entire Ye family? You must know that the Ye family's wealth is a wealth that makes people jealous. If you really control the Ye family, at least doing many things will be easy.

The Ye family can continuously provide managed wealth.

Jiang Li's heart tightened suddenly, she was not the real Second Miss Jiang, speaking of it, it was impossible to say that she had a deep relationship with the Ye family. But there are no eggs under the overthrow of the nest, and she also hopes to use the power of the Ye family to manage her own affairs in the future, just for her own sake and to protect the Ye family.

It's just that the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, so it is difficult to act comprehensively.

After thinking for a few moments, Jiang Li said: "Tong'er, you go out of the house tomorrow and inquire about some tailor-made clothing shops in Xiangyang City. It would be nice to ask them if they have antique satin clothes recently."

"Okay." Tong'er agreed, and asked Jiang Li: "Why do you want to ask about this, girl?"

"The Ye family's business is in trouble, and Guxiang satin is the key. I don't know how many people know about the problem of Guxiang satin now, and how big the trouble is. But there are many ready-made clothing stores in Xiangyang. They must have had contacts with the Ye family before. Regarding the transaction of antique satin. If these ready-to-wear shops start not accepting antique satin now, this matter will be serious."

There is another sentence that Jiang Li didn’t say. At least no one in Yanjing City knew about the problem with Guxiang satin. That is to say, there has been no problem with the fabric for the time being. Duan, there must be something hidden in this, and it is very likely that someone has greeted her long ago.

"When you inquire, pay attention to the attitude of these shopkeepers. See if they say that they are out of stock recently, or tell you that there is a problem with the ancient satin." Jiang Li instructed.

Tong'er wrote it down carefully.

Doing business, especially doing business with the Ye family, is of course not a one-off deal. Even Ye Mingyu wasn't sure if there was something wrong with the fabric, and if the shopkeeper wanted to do business with the Ye family in the future, he would naturally help the Ye family cover it up. But if you want to tell the whole world immediately, and directly say that there is a problem with the fabric, then it is almost certain that these garment shops have got someone's intentions to deliberately harm the Ye family.

Did the Ye family offend someone? Jiang Li thought about it.

After thinking about it, I don't have any clues. After all, there are not many clues at the moment, and Jiang Li can't figure it out. It was Bai Xue who persuaded her to rest earlier, and Jiang Li gave up.

On the second day, Tong'er followed Jiang Li's idea and went out to the clothing store to inquire about news early in the morning. Jiang Li asked Bai Xue to go with her. Bai Xue was stronger and the road was safer. She couldn't find anything to do in the yard, so she planned to talk to Ye Mingyu. In Ye's family, Ye Mingyu was the only one who was not on guard against him. Knowing all these things from Ye Mingyu yesterday, Jiang Li thought, maybe she could get more news from Ye Mingyu today.

Jiang Li didn't know which courtyard Ye Mingyu lived in, so she just wanted to go to the front hall and ask the servant to invite him. Who knew that when they arrived at the front hall, they unexpectedly found that Ye Jiaer and Ye Rufeng were also there.

Ye Jiaer paced back and forth, looking very worried, Ye Rufeng also frowned, as if he had encountered some trouble.

Jiang Li paused slightly, walked in, and shouted: "Cousin, cousin."

Ye Rufeng charmed her, Ye Jiaer saw Jiang Li coming, she smiled, but the smile seemed a little melancholy, she said: "Cousin, you are here." Li Zhengtang, Uncle Zhao and Uncle Zhuang came suddenly and left you alone, I'm really sorry."

"It's okay." Jiang Li smiled and said, "It's important that my cousin is busy with business. Besides, I originally wanted to go for a walk by myself, and I enjoyed the stroll afterwards."

"That's good." Ye Jiaer said.

Several people in the hall fell silent. Ye Rufeng was angry with Jiang Li, so naturally he wouldn't take the initiative to talk to Jiang Li. If it was Ye Jiaer, he would chat with Jiang Li, but today Ye Jiaer seemed to have something on her mind, and she didn't care about Jiang Li. Think about something.

Jiang Li thought for a while, then asked softly: "Is my cousin worried about Li Zhengtang?"

Ye Jiaer was taken aback for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "That's right, there are some small troubles in business."

"It's the problem with the ancient satin, right?" Jiang Li looked at her. "Now that there is a problem with the ancient satin, don't many tailors know about it?"

Ye Jiaer was startled, Ye Rufeng said: "How do you know? You eavesdropped on us?"

His tone was bad.

"Uncle Ming Yu told me." Jiang Li looked at Ye Jia'er, "But he only said that someone said that there was a problem with the ancient satin, and that it was related to the garment shop. I guessed it." She laughed and said, "There are so many garment shops in Xiangyang. There are not a few people who get antique satin from the Ye family, if there is really a problem with the ancient satin, these tailors will be taboo when buying fabrics."

"Cousin is Hui Xinlan, she guesses right," Ye Jiaer said. She thought that since Ye Mingyu had already told Jiang Li, there was nothing to hide about it. Anyway, Jiangli already knew it, and if they kept it hidden, it would be their Ye family's stinginess. Besides, even if you want to hide it, can you hide it? This matter has become more and more troublesome, and it is difficult to deal with it. Sooner or later, Jiang Li will find out from outsiders.

"The transactions between the Ye family and the garment shop are very expensive. Now the garment shops have stopped to get materials from the Ye family, not one or two, but all of them. Li Zhengtang has shopkeepers from the garment shop to stop the goods every day these days. My cousin saw that Uncle Zhuang and Uncle Zhao who came yesterday have done business with the Ye family for decades, and when they came to Lizheng Hall yesterday, they also said they would stop the fabric immediately." Ye Jiaer sighed.

"Having been in business for decades, even old acquaintances, are they also making trouble at this time?" Jiang Li asked.

"It can't be said that it's worse, but it's human nature." Ye Jiaer didn't feel resentful, and patiently explained: "It's just that the weaving cost of ancient satin is high. These shopkeepers didn't say before that this batch of ancient satin It is already a huge loss for the Ye family if no one buys the goods after weaving them, but just lays them aside."

"It's human nature to add insult to injury." Ye Rufeng snorted coldly, "I used to beg us to supply the goods to their homes first, but now something happened, and we didn't check it out, and we will stop the goods immediately. What decades? Friendship is nothing compared to benefits!"

Ye Jiaer sighed and didn't speak. Although Ye Rufeng's words were harsh, they were not completely unreasonable. It is indeed contemptuous to act like this. Not to mention that he has been doing business with the Ye family for decades.

What Jiang Li had in mind was not this matter, these tailor shops took antique satin from the Ye family just to make a profit. Since it has been in business for decades, it can be seen that this business is doing very well. The purpose of businessmen is to make money. Even if there is a problem with Guxiang satin, these garment shops will not terminate the transaction with the Ye family so quickly, because the termination of the transaction with the Ye family also cuts off the business. The possibility of continuing to earn money in the future.

What can make a businessman willingly give up making money? Either there is a greater good, or there is a greater threat than silver.

"Actually, it's fine to lose this batch of ancient satin. It's not uncommon for the Ye family to stop the loss in time. What I'm afraid of is that the news of the problem with the ancient satin of the Ye family will spread, and the reputation of the Ye family will be ruined. Once the signboard was smashed, it would be difficult for the Ye family to stand up. Could it be that the century-old foundation was destroyed in one fell swoop?" Ye Jiaer was very sad.

The more such a wealthy family, the more attention should be paid to goodwill. The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the ant's nest, and if it is not careful, it will lose the game. Therefore, the Ye family has always been very careful about the fabrics, and did not expect such a big mistake this time.

"Cousin, don't worry," Jiang Li comforted her, "why the clothes made of ancient satin have rashes after wearing them? It's still not certain that it's the material. It's just rumors, and it's not at the end of the mountain. As long as we find out the real The reason for this, the Ye family’s grievances can be washed away, and their reputation can be restored.”

"It's easy to say," Ye Jiaer shook her head, "We can't find the reason. The antique satin produced by the weaving factory is obviously fine, but there are problems with the garments made of antique satin in the garment shops everywhere."

"Maybe it's not because of the antique satin," Jiang Li said, "Maybe it's because of those tailor shops."

"It's okay to say one thing, there will be no problems with all the garment shops in Xiangyang." Ye Jiaer said: "I know what my cousin wants to say, and I want to say that the Ye family was framed, but although the Ye family is not an official family in Xiangyang, it is Normally, no one dares to provoke him, whoever is so bold as to frame him up, whoever is so bold must be in a high position, so what is he trying to do to harm us?"

"Then besides the Ye family, are there any other weaving factories in Xiangyang?" Jiang Li asked.

Ye Jiaer shook her head.

Then it would not be a business rival.

Jiang Li sighed, while the two were talking, the three brothers Ye Minghui came over. Seeing Ye Jiaer and Jiang Li talking, Ye Mingyu greeted him: "Jiaer, Ah Li!"

"Uncle Mingyu." Jiang Li nodded to him.

Ye Minghui looked at Jiang Li, he seemed to be hesitant, but he finally spoke, and said: "A Li, I didn't let you see the old lady a few days ago, the old lady is really not well. You have been in Xiangyang for more than half a month, and the old lady is getting better gradually. You can meet the old lady today."

Jiang Li was surprised. Seeing Ye Mingyu's satisfied eyes, she realized that it was Ye Mingyu who was helping and persuaded the two brothers, so Ye Minghui made up his mind to let Jiang Li see Mrs. Ye right now.

It was an unexpected move.

In fact, Jiang Li didn't really want to see Mrs. Ye so urgently, but since someone else brought it up, of course she readily agreed, showing a hint of happiness at the right time, and said, "That's great."

Ye Mingxuan and Ye Mingyu looked at Jiang Li, and Jiang Li's happiness did not seem to be fake. Although they were busy with Lizheng Hall these days, they did not relax their observation of Jiang Li. The maidservants of the Ye family who all served Jiang Li said that Jiang Li hadn't done anything out of the ordinary these days, she was very quiet and had a gentle temper. The two Ye family brothers gradually felt relieved.

"Then let's go now." Ye Mingxuan said.

Jiang Li nodded.

Just when several people were about to leave, suddenly, Guan Shi and Zhuo Shi rushed over from outside. The Guan family and the Zhuo family have little control over business matters, but in such a large Ye Mansion, everything has to be managed up and down, and the Guan family and the Zhuo family are also very busy on weekdays. The Ye family is very special. The power of the housekeeper is not concentrated in the hands of one person, but the joint housekeeper of the Guan family and the Zhuo family. It seems that their sister-in-law relationship is quite good, otherwise they would have been fighting for power. In other words, if Ji Shuran and Lu Shi were to be joint housekeepers in the Jiang family, the Jiang family would surely have no peace.

Guan said: "Master, Tong Zhifu has sent someone over."

"Prefect Tong?" Ye Minghui was puzzled, "What did he send someone for?"

"I don't know either." Mrs. Guan seemed a little anxious. Before she could finish speaking, she saw a group of officials coming outside, all of whom were wearing long knives. They rushed straight into the front hall without any scruples and asked, "Master Ye Is Second Master here?"

Ye Mingxuan said: "Yes, what's the matter, sir?"

"Master Tong, please come for a while," the leading official said, "Masters, please."

"Go? Where are you going? What did you do?" Ye Mingyu was not afraid of the officials, and immediately stood up and said, "Why did you only invite the two of them? Which song is this?"

The officer looked Ye Mingyu up and down. Ye Mingyu was dressed like a peddler, and he had a bit of a quack air. I don't know if those people recognized that this was Master Ye San, or they thought Ye Mingyu was insignificant at all, so he said: "I'm just Those who work, please ask the two masters and Mr. Tong to discuss these issues." But it is a bit arrogant.

Jiang Li finds it strange that although the Ye family's family business is not something that everyone will be afraid of, it is by no means allowed to be bullied. As the so-called magistrate Tong, there is absolutely no need to be so rude to the Ye family. Officials always look at the dishes and order their dishes. This attitude must be because Tong Zhifu has conveyed the message that the Ye family has nothing to fear.

Why did magistrate Tong do this, as if he had nothing to fear.

Ye Mingyu wanted to make a fuss, but Ye Minghui stopped him with his hand. Ye Minghui is the son of Ye's eldest son, he is calmer than others, he bowed his hands to the official, and said: "Since the official is doing business, let's just take a trip, please give me and my family some instructions."

He first looked at Jiang Li, and said: "I wanted to show you the old lady, but I never thought that this happened halfway. A Li, I can only let you wait a little longer."

"Nothing." Jiang Li smiled.

He looked at Ye Mingyu again, and said: "Mingyu, you don't care about the business of the family, then you just protect the Ye family. If there is anything wrong with Li Zhengtang, let Jiaer and Rufeng handle it. It’s a good opportunity for me to exercise. As for me and Mingxuan, don’t tell the old lady that we are going to see Tong Zhifu, remember.”

Zhuo looked at the officer: "Master, this... When will my elder brother and husband come back?"

"I don't know if you ask me." The official asked Ye Minghui: "Master Ye, can you make it clear? Let's go when you make it clear."

Ye Minghui didn't say anything more, and comforted Guan Shi and Zhuo Shi a little bit, reassuring them that he and Ye Mingxuan would come back soon, and then left with this team of officials.

After the officials left, the Ye family was at a loss.

This happened so suddenly that no one expected it. Ye Jiaer murmured: "My father and uncle... are they all right?"

"It's okay." Jiang Li comforted her: "Uncle Minghui said everything, and he will be back soon."

"No." Ye Jiaer shook her head, "Uncle never said these things before, let alone confessed anything, but today he specifically confessed that Li Zhengtang's matter should be taken care of by me and Rufeng...he felt that he would not be too Come back soon...he has this premonition."

That's true, what Ye Minghui said later, and the arrangement in the words, seemed to have determined that he would not return to Ye's house for the time being.

"What's going on here?" Zhuo Shi said, "It's all right, why did Zhifu Tong come to you?"

Although I don't know what happened, but it is not a good thing to send officers and soldiers to pick up people at home. It cannot be Tong Zhifu who invites them to drink tea and talk.

"It must be because of Guxiang satin." Ye Rufeng gritted his teeth, "Previously the garment shops were suppressed, and there were few people who wore antique satin. Sooner or later, the story of satin will spread, and the people will definitely not let it go when they know about it, and the magistrate will definitely take the Ye family to the sword in order to stabilize the people."

Jiang Li looked at Ye Rufeng with admiration this time, she thought Ye Rufeng was quite childish, impulsive, and showed his emotions and anger on his face, not as smart as Ye Shijie. Right now, it seems that Ye Rufeng also has a clear mind and can see the whole story at a glance.

The three grandchildren of the Ye family are not mediocre. Ye Shijie is knowledgeable and talented in being an official. Ye Jia'er is generous and stable, able to hold the place, and Ye Rufeng is also a bit smart. With the Ye family like this, they will not lose. It is also a good choice to have the Ye family as a backer.

"Cousin is right." Jiang Li said, "I guess it's because of Li Zhengtang."

Ye Rufeng snorted.

"But this prefect Tong is called Tong Zhiyang?"

"How do you know?" Ye Mingyu asked. Jiang Li is a young lady from Yanjing, and she has never been to Xiangyang. It is really surprising to know the name of the magistrate of Xiangyang.

"He has a brother-in-law," Jiang Li said with a smile, "He is serving as a bell official in Yanjing City."

"What does Zhong Guanling do?" Ye's family is a merchant, and they don't know the official's position level very well.

"It's the supervisor who minted the money." Jiang Li explained.

Only then did the Ye family understand. Ye Mingyu said: "I didn't expect you to know even his brother-in-law, Ah Li, Tong Zhiyang is not a high official."

"It doesn't count." Jiang Li said with a smile: "I'm in Jiang's house, so I will inevitably hear some."

She thought to herself, Tong Zhiyang has a brother-in-law who is the most respected official in Yanjing City, and most importantly, his brother-in-law is a member of the Right Prime Minister, and he is very close to Li Lian.

After all, it can be said that Tong Zhiyang is also a member of the right minister.

...

In a courtyard in Xiangyang, someone was talking in the room.

"My lord, Tong Zhiyang has already started." Lu Ji said.

Ji Heng was sitting on the chair, looking at the scroll, when he heard this, he paused and said, "It's a little early."

"I also think it's too early." Lu Ji stroked his beard, "It is said that he rushed directly to the Ye family's front hall to arrest people, and the movement is not small. Now we can't hide the matter, and the whole Xiangyang knows about it."

"It's expected." Ji Heng laughed: "I'm showing Li Lian, the movement should not be small."

"I heard that Miss Jiang Er was there at that time." Lu Ji said: "But Miss Jiang Er didn't make any moves. This time, Miss Jiang Er probably won't be able to intervene in the plan, and there will be no trouble." According to common sense, Jiang Li will definitely be able to It's because he couldn't get in the way, and he couldn't turn the tide, but he was beaten up by Jiang Li several times before and after, and Lu Ji didn't dare to be too sure. Miss Jiang Er can't be treated by ordinary people.

"Not necessarily," Ji Heng smiled, his eyes moving clearly, and he put the scroll in his hand aside, "You can't underestimate her."

"I don't dare to underestimate her." Lu Ji said with a smile: "It's just about the Ye family, Li Lian has already started planning. Now that Ye Minghui and Ye Mingxuan are not here, the Ye family is a mess, and that Ye Mingyu can't help much. Guxiang satin has Once the news of the problem gets out, Li Zhengtang will not be guaranteed, and the Ye family will be forced to the point of desperation in the next step, and the opportunity for the Li family will come."

"Lu Ji, don't treat everyone as a fool." Ji Heng gently shook the folding fan in his hand, and the golden peonies bloomed and flowed with the movement of his hand, blending a large area of ​​swaying beauty.

"The Li family's idea is not perfect, and it may not be that no one has thought of it."

"The play didn't reach the end, so I dare not say it's wonderful." He smiled softly.