I was the best old lady in ancient times

Chapter 304 Choice
In the study in the backyard of the house where Master Xie Qiping lived in Futai, Mingzhou Prefecture, he was sitting on a chair, holding the secret letter he had just received.

Under the shaking of the candlestick, after reading it, after a long while, he let out a long sigh.

He and Pei Zhao were classmates for a few years back then, and others didn't know how their friendship was, but only Pei Zhao and him knew about the friendship between the two when they fell asleep.

However, when Pei Zhao's status became higher and higher, in order to avoid suspicion, the two lost contact.

Now, he would receive Pei Yan's secret letter, which was beyond his expectation. However, he felt that a boot that had been held high in his heart had finally come down.

I read the things written in the secret letter again, and it didn't involve anything else, but I asked him to take care of a family, because this family had been kind to the Pei family at the beginning.

Such a small request, based on the years of friendship between him and Pei Zhao, it is naturally impossible for him not to agree.

It's just that Pei Zhao was always the most glorious member of the Pei family.

Unexpectedly, with the current fate of the Pei family, Pei Zhao, a concubine brother, actually started to show his head, and he could find a way to send a secret letter to him.

It seems that everyone probably misunderstood the two brothers of the Pei family at the beginning.

Xie Qiping picked up the secret letter, thought about it, and put it on the burning candle, burning the letter to ashes.

After all, although Pei Yanqiu's business is not important.

However, if someone with a heart knows about it, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it all and walk around.

Now in the capital, the wind is raging, and the party and the lord are fighting.

It is not easy for him to try to maintain neutrality.

However, Xie Qiping didn't want to get involved in these fights, but it didn't mean that the people below him were also indifferent.

As far as he knew, the magistrate Lai Xingchun had been in close contact with Jingyonghou's mansion in the capital for the past two years.

That Jingyonghou's mansion is Zhang Guifei's natal family and the third prince's natal family.

Lai Xingchun's thoughts, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that he is the third prince standing in line.

Today, the Holy Majesty is very suspicious. When the Crown Prince was still around, because some courtiers admired the Prince very much, the Holy Majesty was very suspicious of the Prince.

When the Pei family was dispatched to the frontier, Pei Zhao died, and then the crown prince became seriously ill and was bedridden.

Today's Prince's Mansion is deserted, and it is no longer the lively scene of the past.

There were even rumors that Prince Yi's current body might not be able to last for a few years.

It's not that Xie Qiping has never thought about it, that something will happen to the Pei family, and it's probably related to the prince.

The prince fell out of favor, and the second and third princes naturally walked in front of the public.

However, the second prince has a violent temper, and his biological mother, Zhao Jieyu, is only the daughter of a seventh-rank county magistrate.

Therefore, the second prince's natal family does not exist.

However, the wife he married was the daughter of the Zhongyonghou Mansion.

With the support of the Yue family, it can be regarded as having a foothold in the court.

And the third prince was born of Concubine Zhang Gui, whose natal family was the Mansion of Jingyong Hou.

However, Concubine Zhang Gui was only a concubine, and she was recorded under Madam Jing Yonghou's name because she entered the palace.

Even so, Jingyong Hou's Mansion was naturally tied to the same boat as the Third Prince.

In addition, the first wife of the third prince is the second daughter of the Taiyuan Wang family of the noble family of the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, he not only has the support of his outer family Jingyonghou Mansion, but also the support of the aristocratic family.

But, I don't know why, the current emperor has so disgusted with the prince, but he has never abolished the prince's name.

Because of this incident, the second and third princes were very suffocated.

However, although the crown prince was not abolished, it was almost as if he had been abolished.

Therefore, the second prince and the third prince have been wooing noble families in the capital, each showing their magical powers.

If you want to win people's hearts, you need money and money.

Therefore, the gift Lai Xingchun sent won the heart of the third prince.

It is also because of this that even though Xie Qiping is serving as the master of Futai in Mingzhou Prefecture, he still has to give Lai Xingchun some face as the magistrate.

"My lord, do you think this rumor is true?"

Lai Xingchun's teacher remembered the rumors in the city and asked the magistrate.

"Hey, whether it's true or not, go check it out, and you'll know!
So what if it's fake?
It is true that the Ning family is rich and honored. "

If the Ning family really had that precious recipe, Lai Xingchun's heart would be filled with fire.

However, since he has been an official for many years, he naturally knows that things happen for a reason, and the Ning family only came to Mingzhou for such a short time.

Those words of the Ning family could suddenly come out, if you think about it carefully, you will know that someone wants to kill the Ning family!

Others don't know, but he clearly remembers the 5000 taels of silver that Tian Lao Er sent to his house.

Tian Laoer couldn't afford to lose money by stealing chickens, so he endured it at the time, but after all, he didn't bear it for too long, and shot at the Ning family.

However, whether it is Tian Laoer or the Ning family, to Lai Xingchun, they are all his own pockets.

The snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit, no matter who loses or wins, as long as he can get the silver, it will be fine!

Now that Tian Laoer has gained momentum, if he doesn't make a move, he will be sorry for himself.

Whether there are dates or not, just hit a stick and you will know!
After Yang Jianshan came to talk to Ning Pengpeng, he hurried back.

After all, he has been in Fucheng for a long time, and he knows how greedy the magistrate of Mingzhou Prefecture is.

Merchants' families like them have to offer a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry every year in order to live in peace.

Fortunately, Mr. Futai is not corrupt, otherwise, these merchants in Mingzhou Prefecture would really have no way to survive.

I heard that in the Nanyue Mansion, many families fled with their family members.

It's just because of the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes set by the Lord Futai of the Nanyue Mansion, even people who sell their sons and daughters can't afford it.

People with a little background would rather abandon their old house than stay in Nanyue Mansion any longer.

Thinking of this, Yang Jianshan couldn't help sighing.

However, thinking of the troubles of the Ning family, he couldn't help but frowned with a headache.

Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Yang can only comfort him, it's not that they don't want to help, there is really nothing the Yang family can do!

Now I can only ask the Bodhisattva to bless me, and the magistrate should not be too greedy.

Ning Pengpeng thought about what Yang Jianshan had said to her when she left.

Take money to stop the mouth of the magistrate, otherwise, he will inevitably be exploited by the magistrate. At that time, it is still unknown whether the Ning family will be able to reunite as a whole!

Doing so is indeed the best way.

But, who knows how greedy the magistrate is?
Ning Pengpeng closed her eyes, really unwilling.

Walking step by step from Dahuaishu Village to Mingzhou Capital, all the money earned is the blood and sweat of everyone in the Ning family.

How can she be willing to give it to a corrupt official like this for nothing?

In Anzhen, there is County Magistrate Li as a backer, but in Mingzhou Prefecture, the magistrate can push the Ning family out of breath with just one little thumb.

Right now, there are only two options.

(End of this chapter)