Concubine's three acres of pastoral garden

Chapter 133 Dig a Hole for Him to Jump (4)
"It's...these people, they are going to smash the shop of the senior officials...that, I don't know very well, the magistrate should ask him himself."

Cao Mingquan didn't need to think about it, he knew that it must not be the case of someone smashing Xu Zongde's shop, so he immediately sent someone to find Xu Zongde.

When Xu Zongde came, Cao Mingquan was pacing anxiously in the hall. Seeing him coming in, Cao Mingquan asked without a nose and face: "I said, what are you doing? Let Jiang Borui arrest so many people, causing anger and resentment, and the city is full of storms, isn't that true?" Do you sincerely let the government officials lose face!"

Xu Zongde said: "My lord, you don't know, those people are so arrogant, they dared to steal business from me, and even injured my people. If I don't teach them a lesson, I will mess around with the Kang family in the future!"

Cao Mingquan said: "How dare you arrest so many at one time! Look at the people outside who are crying for injustice. They almost ate me when they saw me. I heard that this has been going on for two or three months. This has to make the whole Huikang Everyone in the government thinks that the government is helping you oppress the merchants!"

Xu Zongde murmured: "So what? Anyway, the Huikang Mansion is up to you, the adults. It's not like this happened before. Those merchants were taught a lesson and left in despair."

Cao Mingquan said angrily: "Can it be the same? In the past, they were all small-time thugs, a businessman, and if he caught him with any excuse, he could only admit it. This arrest of more than [-] people made the whole city go crazy. Everyone complained, you hit me so hard!"

Xu Zongde smiled embarrassingly, and said: "My lord, why are you so angry? Anyway, you are leaving too. I have caused chaos in the Huikang mansion. You will be fine if you leave it to the next one."

It’s okay if you don’t talk about this, but Cao Mingquan’s face suddenly turned pale when he said it, and he sighed: “What are you going to do? Liao Wang's pillow wind, he stayed in office for another three years... Alas, there are still people in Beijing who are good at being officials!"

Xu Zongde said: "My lord, you should also find someone. It's not like you don't know the connections in Beijing."

Cao Mingquan said: "Yes, I found it. I went to the third prince. He said that if there are other magistrates who are transferred, he will help me pay attention. He is the son of Concubine Lian, and his affairs are the affairs of Concubine Lian. The two of them will help me together. I'm working hard, I guess I will be able to adjust a good place for me next time."

Xu Zongde said: "Master Zhifu, why do you bother to go to the capital to find the third prince? Doesn't the eldest son pass by the Huikang mansion every year? Why don't you seek his relationship? That will be the rightful lord after Beiliao!"

Cao Mingquan glanced at him and said: "You think I don't want to climb, but the prince is not as open-minded as Concubine Lian's mother and son. He visited me two years ago and let me entertain him, but in the past two years, he just went through the city. But, without even showing your face, how can you let me climb up..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly said: "Oh, that's right! I forgot if you didn't tell me, it's going to be the Ghost Festival again soon, I have to get rid of your mess quickly, or they won't kill you when the prince passes by. Make trouble, maybe something big will happen!"

Xu Zongde was also a little scared when he heard this, and said, "Then what do you think my lord should do?"

Cao Mingquan said: "What else can I do, release the people immediately, open the shop, what to do, just pretend that this never happened!"

"But, but..."

He originally wanted to say, but after releasing the people and removing the seal of the shop, these people would come to steal his business again, but thinking back, now that the people have not been released and the shop is sealed, his business has been robbed even more. As a result, his imposing big business houses have all set up stalls on the street.

After thinking about it, he could only nod his head and said, "Okay, then let it go."

Let's talk about Xiang Lai, Yu Zixi, and Qi Xing.

Seeing that Cao Ming was so disheartened that he didn't even dare to get off the sedan chair, the three of them couldn't help laughing.

Yu Zixi said: "Looking at Cao Mingquan's expression, he is probably going to be released soon."

Xianglai stared at the gate of the government office and said: "Let people go, this time he wants to let go, our people can't leave easily, black and white are reversed, and enough people who are reasonable are locked up, now I think it's okay to let go! You tell these People, if they are released, all the imprisoned people will crowd into the yamen to pretend to be sick, and they will never leave until Xu Zongde's money is dug out!"

Yu Zixi shook her head, thinking that this woman is really unreasonable.

But according to what Xiang Lai said, let Qi Xing go over and tell the staff and family members to continue waiting here, no matter when he is released, if he doesn't give a satisfactory explanation, he will stay in the government office.

After Qi Xing finished notifying, the sky had already darkened, Yu Zixi saw this and said: "Sister Xianglai hasn't had dinner yet, this place is a bit far from Tianxiangbuzhuang, why don't we go back after eating outside."

Xiang Lai said: "It's okay to eat outside, but let's talk about it first, if I want to buy this meal, I will treat it as my big brother Xie Yu who has helped me recently."

Yu Zixi said: "How can this be done, there is a reason for the girl's family to invite us two big men..."

The three walked forward while talking, and came to the most famous Zhiweiju Restaurant in the nearby Huikang Mansion.

When the three of them entered the building, a man came up to meet them, and took the three of them to find a private room to sit down.

Xianglai first took out a piece of silver and handed it to the waiter, saying: "You take this silver first, we will refund the extra money after eating, so as not to drink too much and forget to pay later..."

The man took it in his hand and asked, "What do you three want to eat?"

Xiang Lai said: "It's our first time here too, we don't know which dish suits our taste, so we won't order it ourselves, let's pick what you are good at."

The clerk responded and went out, Yu Zixi said: "Sister Xianglai and I must meet each other like this?"

Xiang Lai said: "Where is the difference, shouldn't a girl invite her brother to have a meal?"

Yu Zixi shook her head with a smile, and sighed slightly disappointed: "Oh, I don't know why, but I always feel that Miss Xianglai is not very close to me, and she doesn't talk about everything like Brother Luo."

Xianglai looked at him strangely, and said, "Why does Brother Yu say that I have nothing to do with Jinxing? Don't we seem very close?"

Yu Zixi said with a slightly sour taste: "Brother Luo lived in your cloth village for two or three months. Do you think your relationship is close in the eyes of others?"

Xianglai pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "If you follow Brother Yu's statement, then I will be closer to you. Don't you forget that I lived in your house for two days? It was also passed on by Wu Zhaodi. I am gossiping all over the village!"

Yu Zixi recalled the scene of the first meeting and said with emotion: "It's funny to think about it. I saw a girl for the first time that day, and I didn't realize it was a girl. I didn't expect that there would be such a deep intersection in the future, and I never dreamed of it. Three years ago Now, a yellow-haired girl in Huikang is actually stirring up trouble in this Huikang mansion, and she must bring down the richest man in Huikang..."

During the conversation, the food and drink had already been served, and the three chatted while eating.

(End of this chapter)