Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

"Thank you for your understanding, mother!"

"But mother, do you know about the salt trade that the emperor agreed with father before he left?"

Anqing spoke very formally, and seemed to have not noticed the kindness in Queen Ma's words just now.

Queen Ma sighed in her heart.

Listen to this, people used to say it in private, but now they call him 'Emperor' and 'Daddy' in public, is there any need to explain the relationship?

However, Queen Ma couldn't say much about this either.

Because the royal family has the royal majesty.

It’s not wrong to call them dad and mom, but it’s better to call them Emperor Father and Empress Mother. That’s the rule.

Now that Anqing abides by the rules, it cannot be considered wrong.

Queen Ma just sighed again in her heart that the Hu family was a den of evil that made people feel weak.

"I know about the salt trade. I heard that it was your father and your elder brother who decided to take a large amount of refined salt from Hujiazhuang and sell it in your Huaxia country and Yingtian City."

"In the future, we will also set up a fine salt factory in Huaxia, which will be able to supply the consumption of all parts of Ming Dynasty."

"Huaxia and Ming are in this, and they have already divided up their interests, right?"

Princess Anqing nodded: "That's how it is!"

"But as Huaxia and Ming started to sell these refined salts, within just six days, the salt merchants from Jiangnan started to come looking for us."

"Perhaps it's because my father is not around, so I became more arrogant and used all means of coercion and inducement."

"There are even people who bribed the servants in my Hu Mansion to poison my family members!"

"After I learned about these things, I came to remind you, mother. I'm afraid the palace has also been noticed, so you have to be careful!"

When these words were spoken, not only Empress Ma, but even Zhu Biao who was standing beside her was shocked.

"Someone dared to bribe the Hu family's servants to poison them?"

"Who was poisoned?"

"Could it be possible that they poisoned you?"

"Aren't they afraid of death?"

If Zhu Biao was angry, then the three brothers beside him were extremely furious.

"Sister, tell me, who did it?"

"Give them face? Do you think there is no one left in our Zhu family? How dare they attack you?"

"Anqing, wait for me to bring people to kill them!"

"..."

These three brothers are simply grumpy little princes!
No matter what the rules are, they are all irrelevant in this kind of matter. The only thing is that the other person must be killed.

Hu Xinyue was much calmer than the others. She looked at An Qing with a frown.

"Anqing, you said it's only been six days and people have already bribed servants to poison people?"

"Isn't this action too fast?"

"Although the servants of the Hu Mansion are not loyal and unyielding, they can't be bought off with just a few words!"

"What's more, this is a major incident where the family is confiscated and the clan is exterminated. Could it be that the other party is tired of living?"

As soon as Hu Xinyue said this, everyone looked at her at the same time.

Actually, what she said does make some sense.

At least if they follow this line of thought, they can feel that something is wrong.

"Sister-in-law, do you think I'm exaggerating?"

Hu Xinyue shook her head and raised her chin with a little pride.

"I just found one suspicious point, that is, this action was too fast."

"It's so fast that it doesn't look like a job that was rushed out by someone who had hired someone last minute!"

"It seems more like a plan to frame someone and make a big deal out of it so that they can reap the benefits!" Including Queen Ma, everyone looked at Hu Xinyue in surprise.

Especially Zhu Biao, his little eyes were almost shining.

"Queen, this is a wise remark!"

"How did you find this out? Do you have any evidence?"

For Zhu Biao, he likes people who are smart and can solve problems the most.

Because this all requires skill.

On the other hand, Anqing pouted and looked at Anqing with a little dissatisfaction, wrinkling her nose.

"How can you be so sure?"

“Just because the time is too short, you say there is something wrong with the person?”

"You know, everyone has seven emotions and six desires. If someone spends a lot of money and promises a good career and beauty, it won't be difficult for him to get the upper hand."

When Hu Xinyue heard An Qing's words, she felt like she was seeing a little sister who was angry with her, and the smile on her face became a little kinder.

"Anqing, you haven't been in the Hu Mansion long enough. You only manage the servants but don't know them well enough."

"If you understand it well enough, you will find that the people in my Hu Mansion, even the servants, are very proud."

"Salt merchant?"

"No matter how much money you give, you can't bribe the servants of my Hu Mansion."

"Because in their eyes, they will think that you are just a merchant. Why did you come to my Hu Mansion to make trouble with just this little money?"

"Instead of being bribed by you, I'd rather tell the master to kill you and I can get a huge reward!"

"This is what the Hu family's servants think!"

"So, what you said was that the servants bribed by the salt merchant wanted to murder you. That's absolutely impossible!"

After Hu Xinyue said this, everyone lowered their heads thoughtfully.

This reason is a bit strange.

despise?
"Yue'er, do you think the servants in your Hu Mansion would...look down on the salt merchants?"

"But isn't the silver sent by the salt merchant also silver?"

After much thought, Queen Ma finally asked what she thought was the strangest question.

Hu Xinyue smiled slightly: "Mother, if you put yourself in my shoes, you will understand. My Hu Mansion has been full of vitality over the years."

"Even though Daddy has resigned as Prime Minister, he still enjoys the Emperor's favor, has many students and old friends, and the family has a lot of income."

"Not to mention that I am a daughter who married into the royal family, and I married Princess Anqing."

"With such momentum, as people who share the same prosperity with my Hu Mansion, how can they lower their spirits?"

"There are often no secrets between servants."

"Whoever receives benefits from someone else, helps to say something good in front of Daddy or makes some connections, as long as it's not excessive, Daddy has never cared much about it."

"But think about it. We are both servants. If the person who asks me for help is a minister of the six ministries or a minister, or a nobleman, but the one who asks you for help is a merchant who doesn't even have an official position, do you think you have the nerve to do that?"

"There are so many people who want to ask for help from the Hu Mansion, and there are so many opportunities to make money, so why do you want to degenerate?"

Queen Ma nodded in sudden realization.

It turned out to be the case.

That makes sense.

It's also about getting money to do things. Helping nobles and officials to do things not only makes money but also gives you face, and you may even gain some favors from them.

But what about merchants?

What else can merchants give besides money?
In the end, he would be laughed at by others, and he might even lose face in the Hu Mansion and affect his future.

This is not worth it!
So, it seems that what Anqing said was not done by the salt merchants? (End of this chapter)