Most of the Liu family's contacts with Director Yuan and others were handled by the family head, Liu Yuanwai. The fourth son of the Liu family consciously informed the situation and led the four people to see Liu Yuanwai.
It's not that he doesn't respect Prince Xian, it's that they are in the secret room at this time, and it would seem even more disrespectful if his eldest brother comes to the secret room to see Prince Xian.
When Liu Yuanwai saw Qi Bao'er and others, he was also shocked, but he was more stable than Liu Laosi. If he hadn't been paying attention to him when he saw him, he wouldn't have noticed that he was not small just by his eyes.
Trembling.
"The common people pay their respects to the wise prince."
At any rate, Qi Bao'er was more pleased with Qi Bao'er because he didn't directly address Qiantose, who always felt awkward with his words.
"Get up and sit down."
Qi Baoer came to the main seat and sat down at the main table like the master of the house than Liu Yuanwai and Liu Laosi.
Liu Yuanwai and Liu Laosi both expressed their gratitude. Liu Yuanwai took half the moon in the lower seat, while the Liu family's fourth lad didn't even dare to sit down, but stood behind Liu Yuanwai.
"Liu Yuanwai would like to know why I am here. I wonder if Liu Yuanwai has anything to say?"
Liu Yuanwai, who always had to make some twists and turns before getting down to business, and even when he got down to business, usually didn't speak clearly and clearly, was stunned by Qi Baoer's hit.
Startled.
Fortunately, he came to his senses quickly, "Hui Xian Wangye, the common people really have some guesses."
Qi Bao'er didn't say a word, and only looked at him to indicate that he should continue.
Liu Yuanwai knows much more than the fourth son of the Liu family. He is the head of the Liu family. He is the one who can make all the big decisions in the Liu family. He is also the first to face pressure from outside the Liu family.
Eight years ago, the head of the Liu family received a letter from the eldest maid of the palace, Empress Jin (now Dowager Liu). Empress Jin was seriously ill, but she could not get an imperial doctor to treat her in the palace. She was just dragging her breath.
It's holding on there.
The eldest maid next to Empress Jin was a maid secretly sent to the palace by the Liu family for Empress Jin. Liu Yuanwai had no doubts about the letter.
Jin Concubine was the biological aunt of Yuan Liu. Before his death, Liu's father kept talking about Jin Concubine, his biological sister.
After Liu Yuanwai learned that she was in such a bad situation in the palace, he hurriedly entered the capital.
But it was useless to rush to the capital. He was a merchant. Not only did he go to the palace to visit Empress Jin, he even wanted to find a connection. Shi Yinzi asked the imperial doctor to help, but he couldn't find any connection.
It is not that Yuan Liu has not looked for people who have contacts with the Liu family in Beijing, but those with high status and connections in the palace have already known that Jin Concubine has fallen out of favor and are not even willing to see him; while those with low status, go
It's useless to ask for a meeting.
When he was at a loss what to do, he met Prince Duan.
Prince Duan was not acquainted with the Liu family, but there were some business contacts between Prince Duan's Palace and the Liu family. The Liu family was the royal merchant of grain, and all the grain in Prince Duan's Palace came from the Liu family.
He is a second-grade prince, and the Prince Duan's house opposite the Liu family will not be like other buyers. All the grain will be delivered either by Liu Yuanwai himself or by several other masters of the Liu family.
Therefore, we know each other, but we are not yet familiar with each other.
Liu Yuanwai was so anxious that he lost half of his brain. After Crown Prince Duan said that he could help find a way to save Concubine Jin, he believed it without thinking too much. At that time, he really had no other solution. Even if he didn't believe it, he didn't believe it.
I couldn't find any other way to save my aunt.
Liu Yuanwai did not see how Prince Duan rescued Concubine Jin. He only heard from people around Prince Duan that Prince Duan went to seek help from Concubine Shu, who was in the palace at that time.
Empress Jin was indeed treated by the imperial doctor. After waiting in the capital for half a month, Liu Yuanwai was lucky enough to go to the palace with Prince Duan to meet Empress Jin.
Liu Yuanwai was grateful for Prince Duan's great kindness, so a year later when Prince Duan had a batch of goods coming from the Tobo Kingdom to be transported to the capital and asked the Liu family to help escort them, Liu Yuanwai agreed without a second thought, and after learning that
When the goods became valuable, Yuan Liu also sent Liu Laosi, the most powerful person in the Liu family, to go there in person.
Unexpectedly, that batch of goods was actually...
You must have an entry permit to enter the customs. If you don't have it, you are smuggling. The same is true for the rules of Qilin Country.
As for the jade from the dozen or so carriages, Liu Yuanwai estimated that it was worth at least one hundred thousand taels, and it was actually the jade that Crown Prince Duan had 'smuggled' in from begging for alms.
When the fourth son of the Liu family arrived at Yongning City with a large team, he was detained by the government with both his people and goods before he even entered the city gate.
When the fourth son of the Liu family was taken to prison, he realized that all of Duan Wang's people had long since 'escaped', and the government had placed all the blame for this batch of 'smuggling' goods on the fourth son of the Liu family. Read a book
The Qilin Kingdom has very severe penalties for 'smuggling'. Under normal circumstances, it is Ka Tsai. If you are a Ka Tsai, your family will have to pay a huge fine, otherwise you will not be the same person as Ka Tsai.
The Liu family cannot watch the fourth son of the Liu family being punished and executed, and if they still can't see that the Liu family is being plotted by the prince, then the Liu family are all fools.
The "smuggling" of a huge amount of one hundred thousand taels of silver is a dirty thing; the worst thing is that in order to thank Prince Duan, the Liu family did not sign anything in writing with Prince Duan, that is, they could not produce anything at all.
evidence to prove that the goods did not belong to the Liu family but to Prince Duan's palace.
This is no longer just a matter of the fourth son of the Liu family who was caught, but a major event that could lead to the entire Liu family being wiped out.
Liu Yuanwai smiled bitterly and said: "The Liu family got up too fast and it has already disturbed many people's eyes. If nothing happens, it's okay. If something happens, everyone will want to get together and attack the Liu family."
Therefore, even if Liu Yuanwai and the others understood everything at this time, they had no choice but to go to Prince Duan's Mansion.
Compared with the fact that the entire Liu family may be wiped out while their money is being divided among others, although Prince Duan's palace also wants the Liu family's money, at least it will not kill the Liu family immediately.
As long as life is alive, everything is still possible, at least the Liu family can still have a glimmer of hope.
Therefore, the Liu family compromised with Prince Duan's Palace. As long as the fourth son of the Liu family was spared and the Liu family was spared, the Liu family was willing to become the target of Prince Duan's Palace's money.
Prince Duan's Mansion did not kill everyone at the beginning, and even in the first two years, Prince Duan's Mansion did not ask for a single copper from the Liu family. What happened to the fourth son of the Liu family was like a nightmare for the entire Liu family.
Until the death of the late emperor, Prince Duan's people sometimes came in the name of borrowing money, and sometimes came on a special trip, starting from a few thousand taels a year, then ten thousand taels, and last year they asked for all the Liu family's money.
What is even more ruthless about Crown Prince Duan is that when the Liu family thought that the people from Prince Duan's Mansion had not taken action against the Liu family, the Liu family had actually already taken action.
"We have all been poisoned by chronic poison. We must take the antidote given by Prince Duan every month. If we fail to take the antidote within the time limit, we will bleed to death from our orifices, and we will suffer a lot of pain before we die.
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Their mother, who refused to give in to being coerced by Crown Prince Duan and the others after being persecuted in this way, refused to take the antidote and died of pain.