Cao Deng's behavior shocked King Yong. If this person does trouble again, who knows what kind of commotion he will cause? He hurriedly said: "Senior, why are you angry? This is really a gift from the prefect!"
"Really?" Although Cao Deng was angry, he had a clear mind and expected that King Yong would not hide anything about this matter, because King Yong never knew the secret on the cassock and there was no need to anger himself on this matter.
"It's absolutely true. The prefect is in the house, senior can go and confront him personally."
"The prefect is here too? That's great! Lead the way!"
After saying this, the group of people hurried to the main hall. But when they arrived at the main hall, they saw the corpse of the prefect lying in the hall. He had been dead for some time.
Everyone was shocked, the dignified magistrate was actually killed! This matter would cause an uproar if word spread.
The most important thing is that the witness is dead. King Yong doesn't know how to explain it. He looks at the grass lantern with a confused look on his face: "This..."
King Yong didn't need to explain, Cao Deng had already guessed the result in his heart, and whispered to himself: "You little brat named Xia, I said I will take your life!"
"Senior, what did you say?"
King Yong didn't hear clearly, and Cao Deng didn't explain. He suddenly turned into a gust of demonic wind, stepped onto the palace wall and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
…
At this time, Xia Shang had already boarded the carriage back to Yulin County.
The prefect was killed today, and the long-planned revenge was finally avenged, but Xia Shang had no time to rejoice.
It is undeniable that Xia Shang's outburst of anger meant that he was angered by the prefect, but what the prefect said before his death is still stuck in his throat.
Lu Xun is Xia Shang's eternal heartache. He knew that he would suffer this disaster, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
On the carriage, after several calculations, the hexagrams showed all omens of great misfortune!
I thought I couldn't hide, so I hurried home and explained for a moment that my family could not be involved in this crisis, and I had to deal with it alone.
Not long after, Yulin County looked across from each other in the distance. Xia Shang asked the driver to speed up his pace and hurried back home.
When Uncle Zhong saw Xia Shang coming back, he wanted to elaborate on his visit to the winery in the past few days. Xia Shang repeatedly said not to talk nonsense and just ask Qin Huairou to come.
The transaction with Suzhou merchants was canceled the day before yesterday. Qin Huairou was anxious to report the matter. She was also worried that her husband had not returned for a few days and whether he had been in danger abroad. Hearing that his husband had returned safely, he was overjoyed. He did not forget to put on makeup and dressed up to welcome her.
I was about to talk about the pain of lovesickness first, but I saw that my husband was full of sorrow. What was he thinking about?
He was as smart as his heart, and he could tell with just one glance that something was on his mind, and that the matter was very serious, and there must be danger. The joy in his heart was occupied by worries, and he just called out: "Sir."
Xia Shang was sitting on the Tang Dynasty, holding a teacup in his hand. He didn't know that the tea was cold, but the voice of the lady in the main hall just came back to his senses. Without saying much, he said directly: "Come here, I have important arrangements. From now on, prepare the carriages and horses to be loaded with wine.
Go straight to the Suzhou Trade Road, negotiate with the Suzhou wine merchant and let Liu Ruyan take care of it, and ask her to go to Suzhou quickly to prepare. If she opens the Suzhou Trade Road, I will consider her a great achievement. I will go there immediately.
In Suzhou, Madam is staying at home. From now on, all correspondence will be delivered by our own family members and must not be left in the hands of outsiders. I don’t know when I will be gone, so Madam must take good care of herself."
"Ms. sir, you..."
"Madam, stop talking. Time is tight and I have to leave right away." After saying that, Xia Shang was about to go out.
"My lord!" Qin Huairou raised her voice louder, "What I said is not to restrict my lord. It's just that I was negotiating with businessmen from Suzhou the day before yesterday, and the talks... the talks collapsed."
"The talks have collapsed?" Xia Shang's expression changed, "How could the talks have collapsed? Who went to negotiate?"
"Yes... I am here to meet you, but unfortunately the talks fell through."
"Impossible! How could this collapse?" Xia Shang couldn't believe it. "That merchant came from thousands of miles away and was full of sincerity. I didn't tell you all the time to facilitate this, and I would even suffer some losses if necessary. How could you let this happen?
Things are falling apart? Madam, you ruined my big thing!"
Qin Huairou knew that the matter was serious and couldn't help but kneel on the ground: "Ms. sir, this is all because of my incompetence..."
"Master, this is my fault!" Suddenly, someone was outside the door, Liu Ruyan came in.
Liu Ruyan was seen dressed in plain clothes, and after entering the door, she knelt on the ground with Qin Huairou.
"Young Master, I ruined this important matter for you. My sister didn't let me go to discuss it, but I insisted on going. As a result, I failed to complete the mission of the young master, and the merchants from Suzhou ran away."
Such a scene made Xia Shang confused: "What exactly is going on?"
Qin Huairou didn't expect Ruyan to appear at this critical moment. She was surprised and moved at the same time, and whispered: "Sister, what are you doing here? Didn't you agree..."
"How can I let my sister shoulder my fault? I know that my crime is unforgivable, and it is entirely up to the young master to deal with it."
"Ms. sir, you heard!" Qin Huairou interrupted quickly, fearing that Ru Yan would be punished, she hurriedly explained the matter to Xia Shang, and said, "Although my sister failed in the negotiation, it was wrong, but it was also for my husband. My sister only thought
I tried to please my husband, but he ignored me. This is a mistake made with good intentions. The crime should be light and the punishment should not be severe!"
At this moment, Xia Shang was calmer than the two women. After hearing the whole story, he understood and his expression became colder.
"Madam, I understand this matter. You should go out first. I have something to ask Ruyan face to face."
"Ms. sir..."
"go out!"
Xia Shang suddenly drank, which made Huairou tremble with fright. He glanced at his sister anxiously, and Ruyan smiled back: "Sister, go ahead."
In desperation, Qin Huairou had no choice but to leave.
Liu Xia Shang and Liu Ruyan looked at each other in the room.
"The discussion, is it really as Huairou said that you did bad things with good intentions, and that you did it because you wanted to please me?"
"..." Ruyan wanted to say, but did not dare to speak, because Xia Shang's eyes were cold, as if he already knew everything.
Xia Shang sneered: "You don't have to say it, I know what you are going to say. Now you want to say that you have a remedy. Now you cannot use the channels of three wine merchants to sell Wuliangye to Suzhou. You can use your Liuzhuang Tongcha Port to go to Suzhou
To transport goods, use Liuzhuang's business name in Suzhou to buy and sell Wuliangye, and the effect will be the same. Yes or no?"
"No...no..."
"Don't make excuses!" Xia Shang shouted, "I told your mother earlier that I wanted to use the Liuzhuang Trade Road to lead to Suzhou. But at that time, I didn't know that Liuzhuang was related to the Honghua Society.
Later, when I learned about the background of Liuzhuang, I gave up this idea. Because once we cooperate with the Honghua Society, my Xia family will be labeled as the Honghua Society, and the Honghua Society controls the trade routes and has powerful forces.
Background, it is very easy to control my Xia Mansion later. Your mother wanted to get Wuliangye, but it was difficult to rob it openly, so she used you to run it! Do you dare to say that you did not get your mother's permission? "
Liu Ruyan's delicate body trembled slightly, her eyes filled with tears unconsciously, and she nodded helplessly.
"Just admit it!"
"Young Master, although I have received instructions from my mother, this is not the reason for obstructing this negotiation! Really!"
"If it weren't for this, what else could it be?"
"Slave... I don't accept it! Why can the young master abandon his family business for a family of children, but in the end he has no good feelings towards the slave family? Do you really want the slave to take out his heart and show it to the young master? Wuwuwu..." (Unfinished)