I was the best old lady in ancient times

Cui Qingyuan had to think about the possibility of this matter with the worst possible plan. After all, if Zhao Hongchang and his wife were both dead, then Zhao Xiaobao, a child, would get such a large sum of money.

Undoubtedly, it is like walking on the street with a child holding a big gold brick, making people salivate!
It is not difficult to guess that Zhao Xiaobao's natal family has evil intentions.

However, if Zhao Xiaobao hadn't taken the opportunity to sneak out, his parents probably didn't intend to let Zhao Xiaobao die.

Instead, he was locked up and said to the public that he was raising a grandson.

The grandson is still young, so it is only natural for her to help her grandson manage the Zhao family's property, and it can be said.

Now that Zhao Xiaobao has escaped, he will either be captured by his natal family or die outside.

Only in this way, what Zhao Xiaobao's natal family did will not be known.

Fourth Ning listened to what Cui Qingyuan analyzed, and couldn't help being filled with righteous indignation.

It's just that he didn't expect that this matter would involve him.

Just because Zhao Xiaobao told him the address of his family's residence in Nanyue Mansion, Fourth Ning's eyes almost popped out.

"This house has already been sold to me!

The old servant who sold the house said he was looking for his master, but I didn't ask. "

After Ning Laosi finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Xiaobao with some toothache.

Although this kid is pitiful, he bought this house with real money, so it is naturally impossible to return this house to the Zhao family.

Moreover, Fourth Ning and Cui Qingyuan glanced at each other, and they both thought of a possibility at the same time.

It is impossible for Zhao Xiaobao to sneak away alone at such a young age, the one who can help him must be a loyal servant of the Zhao family.

And the loyal servant who sold Zhao's house to Fourth Ning was probably the one who helped Zhao Xiaobao escape from his natal family.

As for why that loyal servant didn't leave with Zhao Xiaobao, this question still needs to be investigated to find out.

After the group of them returned to Nanyue Mansion, Cui Qingyuan had left for so long and had many things to deal with, so he didn't have the heart to take care of Zhao Xiaobao at all.

Of course, Zhao Xiaobao also wanted to follow Ning Youxi.

Among them, although he and Cui Xiu also knew each other, he subconsciously felt that Ning Youxi was better at talking.

In addition, the house Ning Laosi bought was his previous home after all.

You can feel at ease living there.

To this, Fourth Ning could only hold his nose and agree.

However, Cui Xiu, why did he follow along?

It was Liu Hu who stopped him desperately, and Ning Laosi beat Cui Xiu up in anger.

When he managed to get rid of Liu Hu's obstruction, he found that Cui Xiu had been taken by Ning Youxi and went to Yujiawan with Liu Hu.

They went with Zhao Xiaobao.

Fourth Ning didn't expect that Liu Hu's hands and feet would be so nimble, and he would take the three of them away so quickly.

No wonder he wanted to avoid Liu Hu today, and Liu Hu wasn't clinging to him, he must have planned to do so long ago!
For this reason, Ning Laosi's belly was bulging with anger, and it took almost half a month to calm down.

Liu Hu seemed to be stuck on the day when he calmed down, and then came forward.

Bring over the seafood from Yujiawan, and ask about the Zhao family by the way. I don't know if Cui Futai sent someone to investigate.

Fourth Ning angrily told Liu Hu the news he got from Cui Qingyuan these days, and asked him to take it back and tell Zhao Xiaobao, Cui Xiu and Ning Youxi.

Zhao Xiaobao's maternal surname is He, his maternal grandfather is He Yannian, maternal grandmother Tian Shi, mother He Wanniang, and two uncles, He Chaosheng and He Luosheng.

The He family is in Mingzhou Prefecture, and it can be regarded as a noble family.

Just because the father and son of the He family are both scholars, Zhao Xiaobao's grandfather is even a Juren.

Although he didn't pass the Jinshi exam, but in Mingzhou Prefecture, his status as a Juren is enough to honor the family!
After all, if he wanted to be an official, he could actually work it out.

Not to mention senior officials, it is also possible to be a seventh-rank county magistrate.

Of course, the premise is to dredge the relationship well.

Otherwise, with so many candidates, why should I be the official for you?

Unfortunately, the He family is not particularly rich.

At least he doesn't have that much money, paving the way for him to become an official.

Therefore, even if He Yannian passed the Juren examination, he just went home and devoted himself to teaching his two sons to study.

The eldest son He Chaosheng's literary talents are so-so, after so many years of examinations, he has only won the title of a scholar.

Going further, He Yannian knew, was impossible.

On the other hand, the youngest son, He Luosheng, also passed the Juren examination, but was also stopped by Jinshi here.

After going to the scientific examination several times, it was a little bit worse after all.

For this reason, both He Yannian and He Luosheng were very unwilling.

However, even if they are not reconciled, they can only recognize the reality. Both father and son are also unable to be officials because they have no money and failed to pass the Jinshi examination.

It is precisely because of this that He Yannian agreed to marry his daughter He Wanniang to Zhao Hongchang, who was born in a merchant.

The reason is that the Zhao family can provide money so that their youngest son can get a Jinshi in the imperial examination.

It's a pity that when Zhao Xiaobao was this old, He Luosheng was still the same as his father and failed to pass the Jinshi examination.

After so many blows, He Luosheng's confidence was shattered, and he no longer had the original sharpness and aggressiveness.

Also because his brother-in-law failed many times in the imperial examinations, Zhao Hongchang naturally had some conflicts about providing money to the He family when the husband and wife were two.

The main reason is that Zhao Hongchang complained a few words, but He Wanniang remembered them in his heart.

After being wronged, he went to his mother-in-law Tian to complain.

He Wanniang was just angry that her husband didn't save face for her, so she told Tian Shi what Zhao Hongchang complained about.

As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart.

For Tian, ​​although He Wanniang is his own.

But the future of her two sons and her husband is what she cares most about.

The son-in-law actually has a second heart and doesn't want to help his son. Luo Sheng has already started to feel depressed. If he learns about his brother-in-law's thoughts again, wouldn't that make him worse?

After Luo Wanniang went back, Tian told her husband what her son-in-law had revealed.

After He Yannian heard the news, he was also very unhappy.

However, after all these years, it is really relying on the son-in-law that the He family can keep their face and associate with those dignitaries in the Mingzhou mansion.

With knots in their hearts, naturally the relationship between the two families will not get better, but worse.

However, at least on the surface, the He family is still kind to the Zhao family.

After all, when you reach out for money, you can't keep a straight face and eat what you want.

It was also for this reason that Zhao Hongchang did not see the resentment in the hearts of the He family father and son.

On the Nanyue Mansion side, Zhao Hongchang knew that if he continued to stay here, even if he was Zhao Bancheng, there would be nothing left in the end.

He was different from other wealthy families. His parents were from the same generation, and the family conditions were average. His father was just a peddler. He understood the principles of doing business from childhood.

The Zhao family's property also gradually expanded in his hands, becoming a well-known wealthy businessman Zhao Bancheng in Nanyue Prefecture.

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