Mingmen Family

Chapter 246
Ye Yaming originally wanted to find out the situation before talking about it.After all, the situation is unknown, and all analysis is empty talk.

But Ye Hongchang asked about this, so she told them her thoughts: "I want to see the situation first. Although the fourth prince has been suppressed, the prince is still there, and the limelight is the same for a while. The third prince has some thoughts, and it is impossible to jump out at this juncture to make trouble."

"There are no secrets in the palace. Our Longjing tea was handed to the emperor by His Royal Highness. I think the third prince can know this without asking. Why did he take the risk of offending His Royal Highness to come to us to discuss cooperation? What about grabbing food from His Majesty’s mouth?”

"So I think there is something strange about this matter. Also, how capable do you think Wang Kuan is to be able to move the third prince's servant to Lin'an in the capital? He really has that ability. He has been jumping up and down in the past two years." Steal our tea recipes? If you can’t steal it, do you use your little hands and feet to scare people?”

Their own Longjing tea could be delivered to Yuqian. Outsiders guessed that the Ye family had a backer, but Ye Hongchang and others knew about their own family affairs. They thought that Lu and Qi sent it through some channels, or that Master Zhizhi helped. Maybe Consort Fan and Princess Yuning liked this tea and gave some to the emperor, so it caught the emperor's eyes.

Now that they heard that their backstage was actually the prince, everyone was shocked.

Immediately my heart is settled.

With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince around, why are you afraid of the Third Prince!

Ye Yaming continued: "Besides, our Longjing tea is a tribute tea, which is in the eyes of the emperor. If we say we don't cooperate, the third prince will persecute it and spread it to the emperor's ears. The third prince can't eat it and walk around. It will annoy His Highness the Crown Prince."

"So I don't think it's serious. Let's see the situation first. Maybe the servant doesn't know about our situation at all, so he was lured by Wang Kuan to see if there is any advantage."

After analyzing the situation, she turned to Ye Hongchang: "As for my fiancé that uncle asked about, if this matter is too difficult and not as easy to solve as I just analyzed, I will send someone to tell him and let him report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for handling. of."

Originally, all the people present were close relatives.Now that the Duke of Wei's mansion has fallen, it's okay to tell them about Lu Guanyi's marriage, and just ask them not to spread it.

Besides, one and a half years have passed since the two-year appointment between Lu Guanyi and her.When the situation in Beijing is stable, Lu Guanyi is likely to send someone to discuss the matter of getting married.Explain to her close relatives in advance that she is engaged to Lu Guanyi, and it is also her closeness and respect for the uncle present. Continuing to hide it will make them feel uncomfortable.

But Ye Yaming thinks deeply about everything.

At the beginning, Lu Guanyi's engagement with her was due to the situation, and he was worried that Shi would make a fuss about his marriage; and the Ye family's business was a cooperative relationship with him, if the British government wanted to force her to get married, it would be the same for Lu and Qi. The disadvantage is that the tripartite cooperation business squeezed into a British government for no reason, and I don't know how much trouble it will cause.

So Lu Guanyi made an engagement with her to solve the predicament at that time.

Now Empress Shi and Lu Guanyi's stepmother, Shi Shi, have been abolished and suspended, the Duke of Wei's mansion is no longer there, the predicament in Beijing has been resolved, and Lu Guanyi has become the son of the Marquis Mansion again, a fourth-rank military officer with a bright future. Marrying a merchant girl at that time is afraid that she will be ridiculed by others.

As for Qi Dafei, she also didn't want to be stirred into the muddy water of the capital.

So how her marriage with Lu Guanyi is still unknown.

Since everyone guessed "unnecessary", why did she put it into practice and surprise people?Immediately after the surprise, the marriage was dismissed. If you are overjoyed and sad, why bother?

Although he couldn't confirm his conjecture from Ye Yaming's mouth, but knowing that her fiancé was indeed real, and the backer behind him was still the prince, Ye Hongchang's heart immediately settled down.

Ye Chongming was still worried.

He knew that the Ye family was only cooperating with Lu and Qi, and had nothing to do with the prince.

He asked, "Will His Royal Highness take care of our matter?"

Marquis Xuanwu holds the military power now, not to mention the prince, even the emperor has to give face to the Lu family, let alone a mere third prince?

But it's not easy for Ye Yaming to tell the people present.

She gave Ye Chongming a meaningful look: "Grandfather, have you forgotten our black tea? Do you think His Highness the Crown Prince will let the Third Prince cut off his beard for such a big deal?"

As soon as she said this, Ye Chongming immediately felt relieved.

That's right, black tea is not only a big business, but also related to border negotiations. If it is really shipped to the border, it will even affect the stability of the border in the future.Such an important thing, if the crown prince is not in his own hands, how can the third prince let it go?
With a relaxed expression, he said to the crowd: "Okay, just listen to Ming'er, check first, and find out the truth before talking."

Although everyone didn't understand why, seeing Ye Chongming like this, they all nodded in agreement as if they had taken reassurance.

"Then let's now..." Seeing everyone sitting here staring at each other, Ye Hongrong couldn't help asking.

Ye Chongming looked at Ye Yaming.

Ye Yaming said: "Everyone go back first. Don't leave the house either. I'll ask someone to tell you if I have any news."

"it is good."

Everyone went away.

Ye Yaming didn't leave, but stayed in Ye Chongming's study.

She estimated that Qi Ji would come over soon after getting the letter.

That guy couldn't hold his breath, and he was too lazy to use his brain. When encountering such a situation, he either asked his father how to solve the problem, or came to ask her for advice.Besides, she asked him to inquire about the prefect Qi's situation in the letter, and he would definitely come over as soon as he found out.

I have to say that the two trips to Huizhou and Fujian allowed Ye Yaming to understand Qi Ji thoroughly.Not long after, Qi Ji arrived in a hurry.

He was led to the study by the servant, and when he saw Ye Yaming, he said: "I asked my father, the servant is indeed from the third prince's residence. The third prince got married, and he came to the south of the Yangtze River with the people from the House of Internal Affairs. Purchased."

She asked: "Do you know what his identity is in the third prince's residence?"

Qi Ji shook his head: "It should not be some prestigious servant. My father met the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and when everyone introduced him, he was ranked behind."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yaming's heart was settled.

Although the servant is an eunuch, he has no status in front of officials.But everyone is realistic.If it is a powerful servant, or a celebrity in front of the prince, the officials will still show face, and will introduce the servant first, and then introduce themselves.

"Okay, I'll meet him tomorrow, tell him about our situation, and see how he reacts," she said.

After she finished speaking, she continued: "I think this incident must be caused by Wang Kuan. The third prince is not stupid, how could he openly offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? I am afraid that Wang Kuan remembered that he hated our Ye family, so he seized the opportunity , luring an unknown and eager servant to cause trouble for us. If this matter is not handled well, whether it is the crown prince or the third prince, you may have to blame Lord Qi. You should go back and talk to your father about this matter. , see how to deal with it."

When Qi Ji heard this, he immediately became nervous, stood up and said, "I'll go back and tell my father right away."

(End of this chapter)