My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 113 News about Xiao Ningyue
Empress Xu told Xu Qin not to be anxious, and Xu Qin looked at Empress Xu.

"They are all here for this matter, and my aunt has made it clear to them that you are carrying this for me and His Majesty. This matter is said to be aimed at you, but it is actually aimed at us.

His Majesty knows this very well, otherwise, he would not have allowed you to burn down the princess's mansion. Otherwise, he would have sent you to the imperial prison again and would not have let the three of them look for you.

In addition, this incident also exposed a big problem. I won’t tell you about this problem yet. Your Majesty and I are both very worried, but they probably don’t know what’s going on yet.” Empress Xu pointed at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui.

The two looked at Queen Xu blankly, and Queen Xu had no intention of explaining.

Xu Qin nodded.

Empress Xu was very surprised. Could it be that Xu Qin understood?
"Bao'er?" Empress Xu stared at Xu Qin.

"I know something. I asked Yu Shiji, and Yu Shiji told me. That's why I asked you, aunt, to protect Yu Shiji's family. If possible, protect Yu Shiji as well. Strictly speaking, this matter is not directed at me, but at Your Majesty." Xu Qin explained to Empress Xu.

When Empress Xu heard this, she felt relieved. Xu Qin understood, and that was the best.

"Okay, Baoer, your contribution was told to me by His Majesty the other day, and he will remember it! You burned Yuan Fu's mansion yesterday just to investigate the case, but you burned the princess's mansion today. His Majesty meant that you can vent your anger, but don't continue burning.

Our family's Duke of Wei's title will definitely return to you, but not now. If your father's title is restored now, it will not be a good thing for your father and you. You wait for now." Empress Xu sat there and continued to persuade Xu Qin.

Xu Qin said this while looking at Empress Xu.

Empress Xu turned her head and looked at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi nodded to Xu Qin and said, "Don't worry."

"Okay, aunt, I'm a little hungry." Xu Qin smiled. As long as he had an excuse, it would be fine.

Although they may deny this statement at any time, there is nothing they can do about it.

If the title of Duke of Wei cannot be restored even with the help of his aunt and the prince, then no matter how hard he tries, it will be useless. Xu Qin can only choose to believe it. Moreover, according to his own historical memory in his previous life, he inherited the title right after his father passed away. As long as his father is alive, the title will not be passed down. Now that he has the prince's nod, he has an extra guarantee.

"Hurry, bring the roast goose over. Baoer, come to the palace on the third day of the New Year and your aunt will make roast goose for you personally." When Empress Xu heard what Xu Qin said, she knew that the matter was over. Of course, whether it was really over or not depended on how His Majesty punished the people involved in the case. If he just let them off lightly, Xu Qin would definitely not agree.

If we punish them according to what they said now, those who deserve to be beheaded will be beheaded, those who deserve to have their property confiscated will have their property confiscated, and those who deserve to be driven out of the capital will be driven out of the capital. Then what else can I say?

After finishing his meal in the Eastern Palace, Xu Qin wanted to go back. Empress Xu and Zhu Gaochi did not want to keep him. After all, he was 29 years old and had many things to do at home.

Empress Xu personally helped Xu Qin onto the carriage, and did not forget to instruct Xu Jingchang to take good care of Xu Qin.

Xu Qin returned to the mansion in a carriage. Li and the others were shocked to see that Xu Qin was being supported back.

"What's going on?" Li said anxiously.

"Auntie, you don't know how powerful my brother is. Today, he had a martial arts competition with my second cousin, and the two ended in a draw. From now on, my brother can walk around Nanjing City with his head held high." Xu Jingchang said to Li excitedly.

Today's fight has greatly increased Xu Qin's prestige among the young men in Nanjing City. Before, people just said that Xu Qin was ruthless in fighting, but now they all know that Xu Qin's martial arts skills are quite good.

"You little bastard!" Upon hearing this, Li immediately lifted Xu Qin's ear and cursed him with gritted teeth.

"Oh, Daddy, help!" Xu Qin shouted loudly.

"No one can save you, little brat. You just got out of the imperial prison and you dare to go fighting. What if you get hurt? I'm really worried about you!" Li said while hitting Xu Qin's back with her other hand.

"It hurts, it hurts, mother, please spare me!" Xu Qin shouted loudly.

"Okay, let him go back to the courtyard!" Xu Huizu said to Li.

"It's because of you who spoiled me!" Li glared at Xu Huizu fiercely.

Xu Huizu was speechless. How did he become his own spoiled child? Before, when he wanted to punish him, you all helped hide it. Now, it became his fault?
"Go back and rest. Let Shiyue and the others apply medicine for you. You can't rely on anyone alone. You must tell dad about it during the sacrifice tomorrow. Don't blame me if you don't have a grandson by then." Li said angrily.

Xu Huizu and Xu Qin are both very honest. My mother is very annoyed about Xu Qin's marriage. I don't know how many times Xu Huizu has been complained about in the past few days. Whenever Li is unhappy, she uses this to criticize Xu Huizu.

"Jingchang, go to the palace in a few days and ask your aunt to quickly arrange a marriage for Shajiabao. She said she would decide for Shajiabao, so why hasn't she made any move?" Xu Huizu said to Xu Jingchang. "Okay." Xu Jingchang nodded immediately and looked at Li carefully.

"Hmph!" Li snorted coldly and left.

"You little rascal, stay away from causing trouble for me these days. Your mother doesn't like anyone anymore!" Xu Huizu gritted his teeth and warned Xu Qin in a low voice.

"Dad, you can't blame me for this. I didn't do anything. If you want to blame someone, blame His Majesty. He was the one who sent me to the imperial prison." Xu Qin also felt wronged. His mother was very angry these days, so he had to be very careful.

Soon, Xu Qin returned to his own courtyard. Shiyue and Mufeng applied medicine to Xu Qin again. They were too familiar with such scenes. When they were studying in the Imperial College, this happened almost every ten days. Anyway, throughout the year, Xu Qin rarely did not need to apply medicine.

After applying the medicine, Xu Qin lay there and fell asleep.

At this moment, Xiao Ningyue brought her servants and a lot of gifts to visit Xu's house. She also heard that Xu Qin came out yesterday and burned the residence of the Dali Temple Minister. Today he burned the residence of Princess Nankang and had a fight with the King of Han. It seems that he has not suffered any loss.

Moreover, after Xu Qin came out yesterday, she felt much more relaxed, and those merchants began to curry favor with her again. This time, Xiao Ningyue was much calmer. She refused to see some merchants who visited her. Before, they had sent people to surround her cloth shop, affecting her business. Now that they saw Xu Qin coming out, they were afraid.

"Young Master, Young Master!" Mu Feng came to Xu Qin, gently pushed Xu Qin and shouted.

"Hmm?" Xu Qin opened his eyes and looked at Mu Feng.

"Young Master, the eldest lady of the Xiao family is here and she has brought a lot of gifts. She is now outside the Xu Mansion. Do you want to see her?" Mu Feng asked Xu Qin.

"Well, Xiao Ningyue is here? Okay, let her in." Xu Qin nodded and stood up.

"Okay!" Mu Feng stood up, went outside, and notified the maid outside, asking the maid to go and notify everyone.

After a while, Xiao Ningyue was brought to Xu Qin's study.

Xu Qin looked up at Xiao Ningyue, who looked much more haggard. He frowned and asked, "Why did you become like this?"

Xiao Ningyue forced a smile and then saluted Xu Qin.

"Okay, sit down!" Xu Qin waved his hand, and Mu Feng immediately poured tea for Xiao Ningyue.

"Mr. Xu, when you went in this time, there was chaos outside. Those merchants came to force me to sell the machine to them, and some even asked me to transfer your cloth directly to them!" Xiao Ningyue said to Xu Qin with a wry smile.

"Oh, who is so bold?" Xu Qin smiled after hearing this.

Xiao Ningyue shook her head and said, "Master Xu, I will handle these matters myself. They have gone too far and now they come to me again, hoping that I can forgive them. They also mentioned that they will have matters at the Weaving Bureau and asked me to speak in their favor. Eh!"

After hearing this, Xu Qin nodded. This is the reality. Everyone bullies the weak and fears the strong. When they know you have no backing, they will come to bully you.

"Okay, you don't have to worry about the Weaving Bureau now. Whether I'm in the Weaving Bureau or not, your family's goods can be supplied to it. No one dares to disobey me. From now on, the Weaving Bureau will be managed by the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess treats me well. If it weren't for me this time, the Crown Princess wouldn't be able to control the Weaving Bureau so quickly.

As for those merchants, if you can't deal with them, tell me, I want to see who is so powerful. "Xu Qin nodded and said to Xiao Ningyue.

"Thank you, Mr. Xu. Many people are now asking whether the Weaving Bureau will continue to engage in overseas trade in the future. I heard that it made a lot of profit this time, almost 20 million taels. I wonder if it's true." Xiao Ningyue looked at Xu Qin and asked.

Xu Qin nodded and continued to look at Xiao Ningyue.

"I heard that many merchants are saying that the court will lift the ban on sea trade and set up customs in various places. Previously, there was the Maritime Customs Office, which was mainly used to handle tribute goods brought in by other countries. Our Ming Dynasty is still under a sea ban and cannot go out to sea for trade.

But if the customs is established, the only advantage of the Weaving Bureau is that it has many large ships, but in the coastal areas, those merchants can also get large ships, so they say that the Weaving Bureau may not be able to outperform those merchants in the future. "Xiao Ningyue said to Xu Qin.

Xu Qin sat there frowning. He had never really thought about this matter. However, after talking to Yu Shiji yesterday, Xu Qin also felt that he couldn't lift the maritime ban all at once, otherwise, there would be chaos.

Before, he was too idealistic, thinking that those ministers were loyal to the court and honest. But after listening to Yu Shiji's words, Xu Qin realized that the civil service group in Jiangnan was backed by those businessmen.

Moreover, the officials of the civil service group collude with each other and help each other. As long as there are enough benefits, they dare to do anything illegal, and even dare to challenge the emperor. This is not acceptable!

(End of this chapter)