Chapter 232 Housework Not Hard to Stop

The fiery sunset has fallen below the horizon, and a light red sunset remains above the Chang'an city wall. Above the head, the sky appears in azure blue color, and finally blends with the twilight. A long thin pink cloud floats in the air, just like a distant fairy island on the sea.

Li Qing and his entourage left the gate of the Bashu Trading Company, and their brisk backs were dragged to the ground. Today is the first time that Li Qing has been visiting his shop since he was appointed as the Minister of Revenue. As his official position grew higher and higher, Li Qing paid less and less attention to the shop. One is that he had no time, and the other is that his identity was limited, and he could not help but use his power for personal gain.

"It's time for me to retreat behind the scenes!" Li Qing immediately thought to himself. Although Li Longji did not mention this to him, if someone is interested in writing, she will be very passive. This matter can be managed by Xiaoyu. She is good at arithmetic. Although she can't manage the family, she can still manage finances. She will come back from Chengdu in a few days and hand the account directly to her.

Li Qing slowly thought about it while walking, leading the horse from the man. He turned over the horse. When he looked up, he saw several large cart items packing at the door of the shop next door. Du Youlin shouted loudly in front of the car, for fear that the servants would miss valuable things.

"Old Du, you are this." Li Qing couldn't help but be surprised. Seeing that this attitude was clearly moving, didn't he do it anymore?

"I've been offered a good price today, and my store has been transferred."

Du Youlin looked back at the store he had run for more than ten years and sighed, "I am old and I don't have a son to pick up this shop. I have wanted to sell it for a long time, but there has never been a good price. Today, someone offered a high price and then took it off."

He looked at Li Qing and suddenly whispered in his ear: "I tell you, the person who bought my shop this time may be An Lushan's background, you know it in your heart."

‘An Lushan!’ Li Qing, who had just turned his head and was about to leave, suddenly grabbed the reins. He turned around and looked at Du Youlin in surprise until he nodded slightly before confirming that the news he heard was true.

Li Qing immediately realized that he had blocked An Lushan's wealth from the official channel, and he wanted to make money from another channel. He could not get a hundred thousand troops without millions of chunks of wealth every year. Even if the scale is not large now, hundreds of thousands of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chunks of chun

Li Qing pondered for a moment and ordered people to call the skeleton who did secret things for him, and whispered to him: "You go to the municipal offices of the east and west cities to find someone to ask about how many industries did this person who bought Du Youlin's shop in Chang'an? Also, people who have had shop transactions in the past two days must find out their background. There is no need to worry about time, but the news must be accurate."

As long as you catch clues, there is evidence to investigate. In the future, using this as a breakthrough, you will slowly find out An Lushan’s wealth and infer the strength of his private equity. It seems that it is indeed not unfair to come to Xishi today, and you have received such important news.

"Thank you, Lao Du!" Li Qing turned around and bowed to Du Youlin who was counting the items, leading him to speed away from the people, and a figure gradually disappeared into the blood-red setting sun.

Li Qing and his party returned to the mansion. After leaving the mansion, they saw two carriages slowly stopping from the distance. Three maids picked up a very fat lady from the carriage. Her body was like a meat mountain, but she was dressed in a jewel-like manner and her clothes were very bright in color.

She also heard the sound of horse hooves stop beside her, her thick neck twisted slightly, and a pair of thin fish eyes shot towards Li Qing.

Li Qing was stunned, and then behind her, she saw Cui Qiao coming out of another carriage, with a bitter face and a listless spirit, as if the frost was wilted.

"When did Cui Qiao and his wife come to find her?"

But he could no longer think too much. Mrs. Cui had already turned up with a smile and her huge flesh ball vibrated in front of her chest, making Li Fei brothers and a group of subordinates stunned. This was the first time they saw such a fleshy woman. Although Tang's woman considered fat as beautiful, Tang's fat refers to plumpness, not while Mrs. Cui is so fat.

Mrs. Cui stopped a few steps away, and she smiled and said, "Come on uninvited, Mr. Li, don't blame us for disturbing me!"

Cui Qiao had just come out of Xingqing Palace and was stopped by his wife. Mrs. Cui seemed to be a fat roundworm in his belly, and she had already figured out his thoughts clearly. Cui Qiao's next destination must be Li Qing's mansion. In order to make the fatty man in the Jianghuai Salt and Iron Department for her son, how could she let her husband go and discuss with Li Qing alone?

Although Li Qing didn't like her, she didn't dare to neglect her. On the one hand, she made the emperor's daughter and had a noble status; on the other hand, she was Li Jingyan's aunt; on the other hand, she was Cui Qiao's wife, to put it bluntly, Lian'er's stepmother.

"Where! Where! Both of them are Li Qing's elders. They can't even invite them in a simple way. How can they say the word "disturbance"!"

Li Qing bowed to the couple and gave a bow, and smiled and said, "Uncle Cui Shi, aunt, please sit in the room!"

Li Qing invited the two into the guest hall, but did not send anyone to inform Lian'er. After all, Cui Qiao was Lian'er's biological father, and Li Qing didn't want them to have too much contact, especially Mrs. Cui was there.

With his wife present, Cui Qiao seemed to have become her shadow at noon, following her, and dared not say anything.

"Mr. Li, we are here today. Actually, we have something to discuss with you." Although it was a discussion, Mrs. Cui's tone did not have any intention of negotiation, and it was clearly a condescending tone of giving.

After saying that, she turned around and gave her husband a wink, signaling him to continue, Cui Qiao opened her mouth but couldn't say a word. What did he say? He secretly hated this arrogant and stupid woman, did she really think that people want to recognize this family?

But he didn't dare to refuse to obey his wife's orders, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "We are here for the sake of the curtain, don't you know if she is here?"

It was indeed for the curtain. Seeing Cui Qiao's embarrassment, Li Qing also knew that this must be what Mrs. Cui meant. He made an appointment with Cui Qiao that day and would never tell his wife at this time, but he failed.

Li Qing sneered in his heart, but he didn't show any expression on his face, and he said lightly to Mrs. Cui: "I am not feeling well these days, so it's not advisable to come out to see outsiders. If you have any questions, the same will be true."

Cui Qiao understood what Li Qing meant. He looked at his wife. Seeing her hot eyes, he couldn't help but sigh and stopped talking. Mrs. Cui seemed to be unaware of it. She was very excited. It was no wonder that his wife suddenly climbed into a famous family, and it was the Cui family in Boling. Which man would not want to do it? This greatly improved his career and fame. Even Prime Minister Li Linfu was also looking for a hole to marry his daughter for his son?

"It's a great joy. I have always regretted that I can't get Mr. Li to be my son-in-law, but things in the world are unpredictable. I didn't expect that we really have to be a family!"

Mrs. Cui became more and more excited as she spoke. The heat emitted from her body almost melted all the tables, chairs, calligraphy and paintings in this room. Before she knew it, she slowly walked forward, picked up Cui Qiao beside Li Qing, and pushed it aside. With a squeak, Mrs. Cui sat on the slender guest chair like an elephant, and said to Li Qing in a compassionate tone: "You must know the life experience of the minister's wife. My old Cui was young and was confused. A few days ago, Chang'an was talking about her everywhere, so we can't ignore it! Alas! Who wants me to be his wife? I can only pay it back for him. I said to you that I am willing to recognize the minister's wife as my daughter, and only said that she was separated from her at a young age. Does Mr. Li understand what I mean?"

‘Chang'an was talking about her everywhere!’ Li Qing suddenly realized that the cold was in a daze a few days ago. I'm afraid that it was because Li Jingyan came in and was under too much pressure. At that time, he was in Yangzhou and knew nothing about it. He felt guilty about his wife, and he really cared about her too little.

At this moment, Mrs. Cui came to the door to mention this, and wanted to use this to turn Liang'er's identity into orthodox. Li Qing was slightly moved, which could indeed relieve the pressure of his wife. He glanced at Cui Qiao and saw that his face was numb, not angry at his wife's rudeness at all, nor was he surprised by his wife's advice. He was not happy with things or sad with himself, as if the matter was nothing to do with him, and only his wife was singing a one-man show.

Seeing that Mrs. Cui was very enthusiastic, he knew that she must have something else to ask for and that her requirements would not be low. If she went down a basin of cold water, she would definitely offend this person. If she annoyed this shrew with identity, it would be difficult for her to get along with Li Lin and Cui Qiao in the future. Li Qing pondered slightly and had a decision. This matter must be cleared by Mrs. Cui's trump card before she could decide on the countermeasures. She smiled and said, "It's important. I must discuss it with my wife before replying. Can the lady wait for two days!"

Suddenly, he saw Cui Qiao standing up and looking behind him with a complicated expression, as if he was happy and sad, as if he was ignorant. Li Qing turned around quickly, but saw that the curtain appeared behind him at some point. She stared at Cui Qiao with a deep look, and there was a trace of deep hatred.

Seeing that Mrs. Cui stood up with a smile, Li Qing secretly complained that something was wrong. Before she took a step, she pushed her wife into the house and turned around and said, "Please wait for a moment, and I'll be back soon."

"Why are you hiding it from me?" As soon as you entered the room, the curtain shook Li Qing's hand and said with a cold face.

Li Qing took a deep breath and held his wife's thin shoulders, "Not bad! I'm hiding this matter, but do you know why I want to hiding it from you, and what is the reason?"

Yan'er's shoulder trembled slightly, and he squatted on the ground with his face covering his face, tears flowed out from her fingers. Seeing his wife so sad, Li Qing felt extremely distressed. He knelt beside her, gently hugged her in his arms, and comforted him in a low voice: "Your mother died shortly after she gave birth to you. Cui Qiao is your biological father, but he is timid and cowardly, and he is born to be afraid of you. He is also responsible for your abandonment back then. Moreover, his wife is Jingyan's aunt and a famous fierce and scheming woman in Chang'an. Letting you know the truth will only bring you greater harm. I took my own initiative and concealed this matter. Yan'er, don't blame me!"

Lian'er could no longer help but threw herself into her husband's arms and cried sadly. The biological mother she had been thinking about day and night did not abandon her, but died soon after she gave birth to herself. From the description of her husband, we can know how miserable her mother died. At this moment, her self-pity for her life experience and her remembrance for her mother made her heart full of sorrow.

When her crying stopped, Li Qing said softly in her ear: "I will deal with this matter. You can go back to the house, okay?"

Jian'er wiped away tears with his sleeves, looked at her husband with a pretty tearful face, and said with a firm expression: "I don't care about the identity of aristocratic family. I am just my grandfather's curtain. The man asked him to leave. I don't want to see him, nor are he allowed to step into my door. Even if he is the emperor, I'm not allowed!"

"Don't worry, I will make this big and small."

Li Qing helped his wife into the inner room and kissed her forehead, "If you have our daughter and me, don't think about the past anymore and look at the future."

After reluctantly coaxing his wife, Li Qing hurried back to the living room. Seeing that the two of them were still waiting, he stepped forward and said to Cui Qiao: "Uncle Cui Shi, Lian'er is very sad now. She doesn't want to see you for the time being, so you can go back first! I'll discuss this with my uncle."

Cui Qiao hesitated for a moment, but did not move. He felt very uncomfortable. He wanted to make up with his daughter, but judging from Li Qing's reply, she obviously refused to forgive herself. Looking at the wife beside her, she stared at her side with fierce eyes. Cui Qiao couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, and she could only sigh to the sky, "If I had known today, why would you have to be the first!"

After sighing, he lowered his head, dragged his extremely lonely figure and walked away slowly.

It was not until Cui Qiao left that Li Qing returned to her seat, looked at Mrs. Cui and said with a smile: "I am a cheerful person. Mrs. Cui must have something to do. Let me tell you, let me see if it can be done?"

Seeing that he did not mention the matter of recognizing his relatives, Mrs. Cui asked her conditions directly. She was stunned at first, and then she was overjoyed. She was worried that she could not speak, but she mentioned it herself. This was the best, but she chuckled and leaned against Li Qing, as if she was thirty years younger. She glanced at a Qiubo with her eyes, and raised her eyebrows and said in a tone that scratched the human footboard: "You are such a wonderful person. Liu Liu's son-in-law is too far away from you. Unfortunately, you refused to agree. I actually have no excessive requests. I have a son who is very down-to-earth, but I am not good at engaging in the business world, so I have to use it. Now that Suzhou is the chief clerk of Huating County. Can you transfer him to the Ministry of Revenue or the Jianghuai Salt and Iron Service for your wife, it is best to be promoted to the next level. If it really doesn't work out, it's okay."

This is her condition. Although Li Qing was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for a short time, he also knew that Huating County's report had become the negative teaching material of the Ministry of Revenue. Her son must be extremely incompetent. Otherwise, with Cui Qiao and Li Linfu's status as prime minister, how could he not be promoted to an official position? Li Qing quickly balanced the pros and cons in his mind. Seeing that Li Lin was about to be appointed as the first Salt Iron Supervisor. If her son entered the Salt Iron and Iron Department, there would be endless troubles. It would be better to transfer to Beijing first, and then transfer to a free position incompetent position, so he could do whatever he wanted. He could also kill two birds with one stone.

"Mrs. Li Qing can understand the love that his wife misses her. The Jianghuai Salt and Iron Department has full staff and most of them are young people. I am afraid there is no chance. Why don't I say hello to the Ministry of Personnel and transfer him to the Ministry of Revenue to be the head of the Ministry of Revenue. What do you think about this?"

The head of the Ministry of Revenue was also from the ninth rank, which was the same as the chief clerk of the lower county, but the position of the official in Beijing was high. Mrs. Cui didn't know how many favors she had asked for over the years, but because her son was not good enough, she was foolish and had to be transferred from one county to another. However, no department in the middle of the Beijing area was willing to accept him, so she couldn't transfer to Beijing. Today, Li Qing agreed generously without understanding the situation, which really made Mrs. Cui happy. Without waiting for her to express her opinion, Li Qing waved her hand and stopped her and continued: "But the matter of my wife's return to the clan is over. She doesn't want to mention the past. Does Mrs. Cui understand?"

Mrs. Cui was suddenly filled with joy, and her fat body was trembling with laughter. She wanted to rush up and hug Li Qing and kiss her a few times. She could not only achieve her wish, but also not make things difficult for her. How could she not be willing? She stretched out her big jade palm and laughed in a coquettish voice: "A gentleman's word is as good as a horse!"
Chapter completed!