My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 82: Want to cause trouble?
Xu Qin asked Xiao Ningyue what happened?
Xiao Ningyue immediately looked at Xu Qin anxiously and said, "Mr. Xu, do you know the rumors outside?"

"Rumor?" Xu Qin frowned. He really didn't know this.

"Mr. Xu, there are several rumors out there right now, but they are all related to Mr. Xu. Moreover, they may be very unfavorable to Mr. Xu." Xiao Ningyue looked at Xu Qin worriedly and said.

Xu Qin stared at Xiao Ningyue, feeling suspicious, wondering if it had anything to do with him. He didn't do anything and stayed at home almost every day.

Xiao Ningyue organized her words and said, "It is said that the ship that went out to sea this time encountered a big wave and capsized. The Weaving Bureau has no money, and it owes so much money to the merchants. By then, those merchants will not get paid within half a year. This is not the key point. After all, Master Xu can get the money, even if he owes two or three million taels, it is not a big deal for Master Xu.

The key is the second rumor, saying that Master Xu deliberately sent those merchant ships to Japan because Zhu Yunwen was in Japan and wanted to fight back, so he needed a lot of supplies and money. Therefore, Master Xu and Zhu Yunwen worked together, and Zhu Yunwen ambushed our Ming merchant ships in Japan, killed all the people from our Ming, and robbed the goods. "

"What?" Xu Qin stood up in surprise when he heard the second rumor. The first rumor was just as Xiao Ningyue said, he didn't care. If it really turned out to be true, he would find a way to make it back for the Weaving Bureau. But the second rumor was fatal.

In an instant, Xu Qin thought of the words of Duke Chengguo's old lady Liang. Now he understood everything. No wonder they had not taken any action, had not attacked him or assassinated the queen. It turned out that he was wrong. They would never do it themselves. They wanted to use Zhu Di's knife to kill him and his family.

"Mr. Xu, this rumor is spreading everywhere now. I estimate that the palace will know about it soon. This is not a good thing for Mr. Xu." Xiao Ningyue looked at Xu Qin worriedly and said.

Xu Qin heard what Xiao Ningyue said, laughed and asked, "You knew this rumor, but you still dared to come to my house. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will punish you as well?"

Xiao Ningyue stood up, bowed to Xu Qin and said, "Mr. Xu, the reason why our Xiao family can still survive is all thanks to your support. If it weren't for you, the Xiao family would have been wiped out long ago.
If something happens to Mr. Xu this time, even if the government doesn't deal with us, the businessmen among the people will probably deal with me. And Chen Ying's son Chen Tangjin will not let me go either.

I know very well that if the Xiao family wants to survive, it all depends on Mr. Xu's help."

"Hmm!" Xu Qin smiled. She was a smart woman. Even if he was not on her boat, he would be eaten by others until nothing was left.

"Mr. Xu, the second rumor is fatal. You still need to think of a solution. Go to the Queen as soon as possible and explain everything to her." Xiao Ningyue advised Xu Qin.

Xu Qin nodded and said to Xiao Ningyue, "Sit down first, I'll think about this. Don't worry, it's already spread, so it won't take too long. You'd better think it through."

"Okay, Mr. Xu!" Xiao Ningyue nodded and sat down.

Xu Qin also sat down, holding his teacup, analyzing the matter. He knew he was wrong since Liang reminded him, but now it seems that the rumors that spread this time were probably spread from the palace.

I just don't know if this is what Zhu Di meant. If Zhu Di wanted to kill his family, there would be no need to go through so much trouble, right? If he wanted to rob his family's property, it wouldn't be at this time. He could still make money. Besides, those merchant ships had already gone out. If they could come back, they would definitely make money.

Therefore, it is unlikely that this was Zhu Di's intention.

But there were people in the palace who cooperated with him. They could only be the eunuchs and female officials. He had touched the interests of so many people in the weaving bureau this time. They probably wanted to kill him.

And killing themselves is not the point. The point is that they still have to continue to control the Weaving Bureau so that they can get money.

But the Weaving Bureau was managed by her eldest aunt, so by killing herself, she was also warning or even threatening the Queen. Of course, it was not an open threat, but to scare Queen Xu so that she would not dare to investigate the affairs of the Weaving Bureau in the future.

They underestimated their aunt.

But are the rumors outside only spread by the eunuchs and ladies in the palace? Also, the merchant ship has been out for so long. If we calculate the time, if it is fast, it should be back soon. If it is slow, it will definitely be back before the New Year.

But if they came back late, there were only two possibilities: one was that the goods did not sell well, and the other was that before they set out, they received news from the eunuchs in the palace, asking them to come back later.

The second possibility is more likely, because at that time the merchant ship had just set out for a few days when Liang gave him a reminder, which means that all this had been planned long ago. Someone in the palace wanted to kill him, and there were people outside who cooperated with him. Otherwise, Liang would not have known the news. Perhaps several forces had joined together.

Those princesses are all suspicious. They have this motive, especially the daimyo princess. She must want to take revenge on me.

Xu Qin sat there thinking, wondering what Zhu Di would do to him if the merchant ship did not return before the New Year? Would he arrest him and confiscate his property? Would he exile his entire family? Or even kill his entire family?
Unlikely!

Xu Qin was very confident at this moment. It would not be worth it for Zhu Di to deal with him at this time. Even if it was confirmed that he had connection with Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Yunwen was really in Japan, Zhu Di would not kill him. What he wanted to kill more was Zhu Yunwen, and he would force himself to contact Zhu Yunwen.

Moreover, if the cargo of the merchant ship was indeed hijacked by Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunwen could not escape. Zhu Yunwen could not be so stupid. Conversely, Zhu Yunwen could not be in Japan at all, and it was impossible for him to have any connection with Zhu Yunwen. This instead proved that the rumor was false.

It is even more impossible for Zhu Di to kill himself!

But he would probably suffer. Zhu Di was a suspicious person, and he might be unhappy with what he had done before. Therefore, the biggest punishment would probably be the confiscation of property, and the possibility of that was not high.

He has already proved his ability to make money. Confiscating his property would only drain the pond of fish, which is not cost-effective for Zhu Di.

Xu Qin had been analyzing the matter. Xiao Ningyue saw Xu Qin sitting there without moving and couldn't help but get anxious, so she reminded him, "Master Xu, you should go to the palace and look for the Queen."

After hearing this, Xu Qin smiled and shook his head and said, "No, after you left my house, you said that I was very scared and now I am hiding at home and dare not come out. You asked those merchants to come to my house to block me."

"Ah?" Xiao Ningyue looked at Xu Qin in confusion.

"Don't worry, they can't get in. There are Jinyiwei outside!" Xu Qin smiled and then ordered, "Go outside and tell them that I might transfer my family's money. My family still has two million taels. I must emphasize that it is more than two million taels, because the Weaving Bureau now owes more than two million taels to merchants. Of the goods shipped out this time, more than one million belong to the Weaving Bureau and the court. That's all the private merchants."

Xiao Ningyue was even more confused and asked Xu Qin, "Master Xu, why do you have to do this?"

"Just go! Don't ask so many questions. Don't worry, nothing serious will happen to me. On the contrary, since they are doing this to me, hehe, I will also do this to them. Let's see who will suffer the most." Xu Qin said confidently to Xiao Ningyue.

"But what if those businessmen really force you to pay back the money?" Xiao Ningyue looked at Xu Qin worriedly.

"What does it have to do with me? It's the Weaving Bureau that owes it, not me!" Xu Qin smiled, and Xiao Ningyue frowned. This wouldn't do, as it would damage Xu Qin's reputation.

Xu Qin seemed to know Xiao Ningyue's worries, and said with a smile: "It is clearly written in the contract that the money must be paid within half a year. It's only been a few days? You come to ask for money now? It's not that I don't keep my word! In addition, if those merchants don't come, you can tell them to come. If they come, they are helping me."

"Ah?" Xiao Ningyue was even more confused. Was she coming to Xu Qin's house to put pressure on him, or to help Xu Qin?
"Just go. There are benefits for you. Besides, it's just over two million. I, Xu Qin, can afford it. Just go and do it. Don't worry about other things. I have my own uses." Xu Qin instructed Xiao Ningyue.

Xiao Ningyue nodded. Since Xu Qin said so and seemed so confident, she would do as Xu Qin said.

Sure enough, the next morning, those businessmen blocked the gate of Xu Qin's mansion, shouting at Xu Qin to return the money.

After Xu Huizu heard the news, he was shocked. He didn't know what was happening outside. After all, the Xu Mansion was under confinement. Many people didn't dare to tell the Xu Mansion after hearing the news. The servants in the house rarely went out unless they were purchasing. When the people in the Xu Mansion went out to purchase, those people didn't dare to tell the servants.

"Bao'er, Bao'er, get up quickly, get up, something happened." Xu Huizu rushed straight to Xu Qin's bedroom and shook Xu Qin who was still sleeping.

"Hmm?" Xu Qin opened his eyes and looked at Xu Huizu in a daze. He was woken up by someone, but his mind was not fully clear yet.

"Baoer, a lot of businessmen outside are making a fuss, asking our family to pay back the money. Baoer, our family doesn't owe any money. What's going on?" Xu Huizu said to Xu Qin.

"Coming?" Xu Qin's eyes lit up when he heard it and he sat up immediately.

When Xu Huizu saw Xu Qin like this, he was confused, then reached out to touch Xu Qin's forehead, but found that he didn't have a fever.

"Oh, don't worry, I invited you here!" Xu Qin slapped Xu Huizu's hand away, lifted the quilt, and prepared to get up.

Xu Huizu looked at Xu Qin in confusion. He invited him here? What did that mean?
(End of this chapter)