After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 52: A superior move

Kang Jintang frowned slightly, but there was a dark light in his eyes.

"Isn't Xinling Marquis's Mansion your cousin's in-laws' home? If we do this, will our father-in-law be implicated?"

Now Xie Qingde has been reprimanded for the corruption case.

If such a big thing happened, not only the Xie family, but even the Kang family, with whom they are just brothers-in-law, might be in danger.

Xie Shuning walked to the desk and picked up a brush that was scattered on the table and started playing with it.

"No way, Your Majesty wants military power, not corruption. Besides, my father was only innocently implicated. Once the case is settled, he will be reinstated."

Kang Jintang's heart became active. If this thing succeeded, he would rise to the top in one step, but if it failed...

He looked at Xie Shuning, "Madam, why do you think this matter has no implications for others?"

Xie Shuning is spoiled and even not very smart, but everything she does is useful without exception. She can't explain why, but she always chooses the right direction. Is this the person favored by God?
Xie Shuning paused. How did she know that there was no involvement with others? That must have happened in the previous life...

Of course she couldn't say that. After a long pause, she said softly, "Marquis Ji has too much military power. Is Your Majesty afraid that Marquis Ji will rebel?"

Kang Jintang did not refute, but he knew that this was impossible.

If Marquis Ji was a man obsessed with power, he would have commanded two armies with hundreds of thousands of men and would have razed Yanjing long ago. How could Your Majesty be able to seek the secret of immortality with peace of mind?

If it wasn't His Majesty who was responsible for seizing military power, then it must have been a certain king...

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xie Shuning thought that what he said was right, so he relaxed his tone and raised his chin slightly, "Don't worry about it, you will be grateful to me in the future!"

"Now your majesty wants to remove Marquis Ji's military power. We hand over the knife and your majesty kills people. This is something that will be welcomed by everyone. Your majesty will definitely reward you generously afterwards!"

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Rumors about the Xinling Marquis Mansion suddenly spread among the people of Yanjing.

Marquis Xinling held a high position of power. Although he was far away from the border, the grain shops in Yanjing almost monopolized the people's food supply.

If Marquis Ji raises an army in Yanjing, he only needs to besiege the city of Yanjing. How many days can His Majesty and his ministers and people in the city survive without food?
Marquis Ji could overthrow the dynasty without any effort.

When Zhong heard this rumor, it had already spread all over Yanjing.

She was so angry that she hadn't been able to eat for two days.

"That's nonsense! The grain shop was my dowry! The shops in North City and South City were already run by my grandfather."

Rong Peilan also frowned. Now that the rumor had spread, no one cared about the truth anymore.

My father-in-law had already started setting up the stove and lighting the fire before he even arrived in Beijing.

The Xinling Marquis Mansion will definitely suffer serious damage this time.

"Mother, these past few days, the city defense has had people come to our house every day to check our accounts and goods. Several grain shops have quietly opened in the city, and our business has plummeted."

Rong Peilan paused, "In case the people in Yanjing City revolt and injure the shop assistants, let's close the shop first."

Mrs. Zhong gritted her teeth, her eyes reddened, "Every year the government sets up a porridge stall and distributes winter clothes. It's like this every year. Could it be that these are all done with ulterior motives?"

Rong Peilan knew that Zhong was upset, so she could only place the bird's nest in front of her and said, "Mother, this is a false charge. Whatever you do is wrong, whatever you say is wrong."

She took Zhong's hand soothingly and said, "I thought this winter would not be peaceful, so I wanted to make some preparations in advance. I have already called together the store managers to make preparations, but I didn't expect this day to come so soon." Zhong looked at her, not knowing that she had already started to plan for the follow-up.

Rong Peilan gave Zhong a reassuring look, "The shop in the mansion has been in business for decades. Our receiving, storage, transportation, and sales are all perfect."

"Since there is no way forward for us, we must pave the way back."

"My daughter-in-law has taken it upon herself to have Manager Zhou purchase all the grain from the villages and farms near Yanjing in advance."

Zhong's mouth opened slightly. She had been in a state of anger these days. In addition, her daughter-in-law had been taking care of the grain shop on a daily basis before, so she had forgotten about the way out of the grain shop.

She held her daughter-in-law's hand with relief, "No, you are not acting on your own, you are the master of the house."

Rong Peilan breathed a sigh of relief that her mother-in-law did not blame her for making the decision on her own. She took a deep breath and continued.

"After our grain shop is gone, many more shops will surely open in Yanjing. They will have shops but no grain to sell, so we will become the big grain merchants behind the scenes."

Zhong squeezed her hand, and the depression in her heart dissipated a little, and she forced a smile.

"Lan'er, just go ahead and do it."

As she spoke, Mrs. Zhong asked Mother Zhou to take out a jade seal, a lacquer seal and a bunch of keys from the box in the inner room.

"Lan'er, our prefecture not only has grain in Yanjing, but also in Yanhui Prefecture, Fengyang Prefecture, Jinchuan Prefecture, Chengzhou Prefecture, and Jin'an Prefecture at the border."

"This is the last resort for the Marquis's Mansion. The Marquis is devoted to the people, and all of his wealth has been used to support the soldiers under him. This has not only been the Marquis's guarantee in the army in previous years, but also our confidence in the future."

Rong Peilan knew her deeper considerations. Zhong wanted to stand together with the Marquis, so she handed over her family fortune now.

Rong Peilan pushed the things back to Zhong and said, "Mother, you have always been in charge of the grain store. I am just your assistant. If you leave these to me, I will not be able to handle the heavy responsibility."

"These are just some unfounded rumors, and nothing has been settled yet."

"We should make extra preparations, not to leave a way out, but to fight a prepared battle."

Finally, she looked at Mrs. Zhong steadily and said, "You are the backbone of the family. If you are well, our whole family will be well."

Mother Zhou also leaned forward slightly and said, "Madam, the young lady is right. The sky has not fallen yet. You must stand upright so that you can hold up the sky of our Marquis' Mansion."

Mother Zhou smiled and glanced at the young lady. "Besides, the prince has just got married, and you still have to hold your grandchildren. The other day, the wife of the Duke of Wei said that Grandma Jin is about to give birth. Are you still envious?"

Mrs. Zhong patted Zhou's mother's hand, and her expression finally brightened up. "You old bitch, you just want to make fun of me!"

Zhong looked at Rong Peilan again, and after a long while she sighed and put the jade seal key into her hand.

"Lan'er, mother is already unable to do what she wants. The Marquis will definitely not be peaceful when he comes back this time. If I continue to move around, I'm afraid it will attract too much gossip."

"I'll just hand it all over to you now. The managers in Yanjing are all the managers that my mother brought with her as a dowry. They are all useful people, so you can use them with confidence."

Zhong thought about the rumors that were spreading outside and added, "Times are different now. If you find anyone who has the intention of betraying me, report it to me and I will deal with it personally."

Rong Peilan looked at the thing in her hand, and her heart seemed to be heavy. Zhong almost trusted her unconditionally.

She blinked her hot eyes and smiled, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)