Chapter 97
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When ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan saw Ye Mingyu, they were all a little surprised. Ye Minghui said, "why don't you say in advance when you come back?"
"It's urgent not to come back," Ye Mingyu lied with an unchanged face, "hurry up and whip. I didn't drink a few mouthfuls of water all the way. There's no time to tell you."
If the two know that ye Mingyu came back three days ago, but they have been fooling around in Xihua building for three days, I don't know how they look.
"How did you come back?" Ye Mingyu asked, "it's getting dark, and there's no one in the house."
"We..." Ye Mingxuan was about to answer. He saw Jiang Li sitting opposite Ye Mingyu and swallowed his words.
Jiang Li knew clearly that what they said would prevent her from being an "outsider", but it was nothing. Jiang Li estimated that what they were going to say should be about the Ye family's business. Now she knew what was going on with the Ye family's business troubles. He stood up and laughed, "Uncle Ming Yu, talk to me. I'm going back to the house."
Ye Mingyu said with a smile, "OK."
Seeing that ye Mingyu and Jiang Li look quite close, ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan look strange.
After Jiang Li left, ye Mingxuan and ye Minghui sat down beside Ye Mingyu. Before they could speak, ye Mingyu spoke first, He said: "Eldest brother, second brother, you are too much for a little girl. There is no such thing. People specially came back to see their mother, but you didn't let them see. Talking about something is also defensive to others, and even my carelessness can see how fragile the little girl is. Even if I have seen it for a long time, I'm sad, but I don't want you to know, and I forced a smile. I said you are so old, why do you bully the little girl? ”
Ye Mingxuan was almost stopped by Ye Mingyu's words and said, "we bullied her? Which eye of yours saw us bully her?"
"I can see it with both eyes!" Ye Mingyu pointed to his eyes, "I didn't see anyone. Ah Li understood and took the initiative to go back to the house. That is, the little girl is soft-natured. If I had to change, it would have been noisy."
"Make a fuss," Ye Mingxuan said, "make a fuss as soon as possible. You think you are still a teenager and don't look at your age. This sentence should be used on yourself!"
"Have you spoken to her?" Ye Minghui was steady and just asked.
"Yes." Ye Mingyu said, "how?"
"What do you think of her?"
"Good!" Ye Mingyu patted his thigh, "I don't think ah Li is an ordinary official lady. You should learn from her about her knowledge and speaking skills. The kaleidoscope I brought back from the marine crew is not what I said. If any of you didn't know what it was or how to use it, she knew it! She can use it! She knows the peacock feather I'm looking for. The most important thing is that this girl is righteous! Unlike some girls, who are old and mean 。”
"Uphold justice?" Ye Mingxuan asked, "why is she righteous? What did she hide for you?"
Ye Mingyu secretly scolded Ye Mingxuan. He recognized that ye Mingxuan was really cunning. Ye Mingyu said that Jiang Li was righteous, naturally because Jiang Li didn't say that he had returned to xiangyangguang Xihua building long ago, and he didn't mean to say it. This is not justice, this is too justice!
Ye Mingyu coughed twice and said, "nothing. Anyway, you haven't told me why you went. Why is there no one in the house?"
The two brothers looked at each other, and ye Minghui said, "something happened in Lizheng hall. We went to Lizheng hall."
"Just now I talked about this with ALI. Has this matter not been solved?" Ye Mingyu asked.
"Did you tell her?" Ye Mingxuan asked loudly.
"Ah." Ye Mingyu nodded.
"You... You are really," Ye Mingxuan choked for a long time before he said, "nonsense!"
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Jiang Li, who returned to the yard, sat down at the table.
Tong'er and Bai Xue are busy carrying the box of "peacock feather" to the house. The box is very heavy, but let alone open it, the tiny luster of those shells is very dazzling. Although they are shells, they are very beautiful with pearl jade needles.
Tong'er and Bai Xue were amazed, but Jiang Li was a little absent-minded.
It turned out that the Ye family's business was in trouble because of this. Ye Jiaben started his career in weaving. For so many years, the output of external businesses has been gradually reduced, and even the jewelry store Hongxiang building has been closed. The weaving of Ye family is famous throughout Beiyan, and antique satin is unique. Only Ye family can produce it.
If there is something wrong with the fabric of the Ye family, it will be a huge blow to the Ye family's business, especially it may never recover. If the word of mouth falls, the Ye family's business is really down. In this way, even if the Ye family has a lot of money, they will have to pay all the money, and the Ye family will be as poor as a rag.
I don't know what's wrong with the cloth. As ye Mingyu said, the weaving factory is in Xiangyang, and ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan stare at it every day. After all these years, there's no problem. Is it accidental that something happens suddenly?
But Jiang Li had a faint feeling that it was no accident. Apart from other things, at present, ye Shijie has just entered the official position, which is the starting point of his official career. If there is something wrong with the Ye family and someone wants to do business with Ye Shijie, ye Shijie's official career can almost be controlled by others.
Thinking of this, Jiang Li was surprised. Is it true that the troubles of the Ye family's business are really stumbling by others, and the ultimate goal is to use the Ye family to contain Ye Shijie, or simply control the whole Ye family? You should know that the wealth of the Ye family is enviable. If you really control the Ye family, at least many things are easy to do.
Ye family's energy source constantly provides management wealth.
Jiang Li's heart suddenly contracted. She was not the real second Miss Jiang. In theory, it was unnecessary to say how deep feelings she had with the Ye family. But there is no way to finish the egg under the cover of the nest. Moreover, she hopes to take advantage of the potential of the Ye family to do her own things in the future, even for herself, and to protect the Ye family.
But the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, so it is difficult to act comprehensively.
After thinking for a few moments, Jiang Li said, "tong'er, go out of the house tomorrow and inquire about several clothing stores in Xiangyang City. It's better to ask them if they have clothes made of antique satin recently."
"OK." Tong'er answered and asked Jiang Li, "why did the girl ask about this?"
"The Ye family's business is in trouble, and antique satin is the key. I don't know how many people know about the problem of antique satin now, and how big the trouble is. But some garment shops in Xiangyang must have had dealings with the Ye family before, about antique satin transactions. If these garment shops start not to accept antique satin now, this matter will be serious."
There is another word Jiang Li didn't say. At least no one in Yanjing knows that there is a problem with antique satin, that is to say, there is no problem with the spread of cloth for the time being. If these ready-made clothes shops had not ordered antique satin at the same time, there must be a secret, which is likely to have been greeted long ago.
"When you ask, pay attention to the attitude of these shopkeepers. See if they say they are out of stock recently, or tell you directly that there is a problem with antique satin." Jiang Li asked.
Tong'er wrote it down carefully.
Doing business, especially with the Ye family, of course, is not a one-off deal. There is a long way to go. Even ye Mingyu is not sure whether there is a real problem with the cloth. The shopkeeper wants to do business with the Ye family in the future, so he will naturally cover it up for the Ye family. However, if you are eager to tell the whole world immediately that there is a problem with the cloth, you can almost be sure that these ready-made clothes shops have someone's intention to deliberately harm the Ye family.
Did the Ye family offend anyone? Jiang Li thought.
There is no clue to think about it. There are not many clues at the moment. Jiang Li can't think of it. Bai Xue advised her to have a rest earlier, and Jiang Li gave up.
The next day, tong'er really followed Jiang Li's idea early in the morning and went out to the clothing store to inquire about the news. Jiang Li asked Bai Xue to go with him. Bai Xue was stronger and safer on the road. She couldn't find anything to do in the yard, so she planned to talk to Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingyu is the only one in the Ye family who doesn't defend him. Jiang Li thought that she could hear more news from ye Mingyu today after knowing such things from ye Mingyu's mouth yesterday.
Jiang Li doesn't know which yard Ye Mingyu lives in, but wants to go to the front hall first and ask the boy to invite him. Who knows, when I arrived at the front hall, I accidentally found that ye Jiaer and ye Rufeng were also there.
Ye Jia'er paced back and forth, very worried. Ye Rufeng frowned, as if she was in trouble.
Jiang Li stepped in slightly and shouted, "cousin, cousin."
Ye Rufeng charmed her. When ye Jia'er saw Jiang Li coming, she smiled, but the smile also looked a little melancholy. She said, "cousin, you're here." After a pause, he said apologetically, "Uncle Zhao and uncle Zhuang suddenly came to Lizheng hall yesterday, leaving you alone. I'm really sorry."
"Nothing." Jiang Li said with a smile, "it's important for my cousin to be busy with business. Besides, I thought of walking alone, and later I was very happy."
"That's good." Ye Jiaer said.
Several people in the hall were silent. Ye Rufeng is angry with Jiang Li. Naturally, he won't take the initiative to talk with Jiang Li. If ye Jia'er is normal, he will also talk with Jiang Li pan. However, today, ye Jia'er looks worried and doesn't care about Jiang Li. He doesn't know what he is thinking.
Jiang Li thought for a moment and asked softly, "is cousin worried about Lizheng hall?"
Ye Jiaer was stunned and reluctantly smiled, "yes, there are some small troubles in business."
"It's the problem of antique satin," Jiang Li looked at her. "Now that there is a problem with antique satin, do many clothing stores know it?"
Ye Jiaer was surprised, and ye Rufeng said, "how do you know? Do you eavesdrop on us?"
His tone is not good.
"Uncle Mingyu told me." Jiang Li looked at ye Jia'er, "but he only said that someone said there was a problem with antique satin, which was related to the clothing store. I guessed it." She said with a smile, "there are so many clothing stores in Xiangyang, and not a few people take antique satin from the Ye family. If there is a real problem with antique satin, these clothing stores will have taboos when taking cloth."
"My cousin is Cymbidium, and I'll be right at a guess." Ye Jiaer said. She thought that since Ye Mingyu had told Jiang Li, there was nothing to hide. Ginger and pear have been known, and then hidden is their Ye family stingy. Besides, even if you want to hide it, can you hide it? This matter has become more and more serious and difficult to deal with. Jiang Li will know it from outsiders sooner or later.
"The transaction between the Ye family and the clothing store is not cheap. Now the clothing stores have stopped to get materials from the Ye family, not one or two, but all. The shopkeepers of the clothing store in lizhengtang have stopped the goods every day these days. As my cousin saw, uncle Zhuang and uncle Zhao who came yesterday have done business with the Ye family for decades. When they came to lizhengtang yesterday, they also said to stop the cloth immediately." Ye Jia'er sighed.
"After decades of business, are old acquaintances also down at this time?" Jiang Li asked.
"It can't be said to be a stone in a well, only human nature." Ye Jia'er didn't want to be angry, but patiently explained, "it's just that antique satins are originally expensive to weave. These shopkeepers didn't say before that this batch of antique satins were woven, and no one bought them, so they just put them away, which has been a huge loss for the Ye family."
"What human nature, is to fall into a well." Ye Rufeng snorted, "used to beg us to supply their family first. Now if something happens, we don't find out. We'll stop the goods immediately. What decades of friendship can't compare with interests!"
Ye Jia'er sighed and didn't speak. Although ye Rufeng's words are unpleasant, they are not completely unreasonable. It's really disreputable to act like this. Not to mention the business with Ye family for decades.
What Jiang Li thought was not this matter. These clothing stores took antique satins from the Ye family for profit. Since we have been doing business for decades, we can see that this business is doing very well. The purpose of businessmen doing business is to earn money. Now, even if there is a problem with antique satin, these clothing stores will not stop trading with the Ye family so soon before it is clear, because terminating the trading with the Ye family also cuts off the possibility of continuing to earn money in the future.
What can make businessmen willingly give up making money? Either there is a greater interest, or there is a greater threat than silver.
"In fact, this batch of antique satins just lost, and it's not uncommon for the Ye family to stop losing in time. The fear is that if the problem of the Ye family's antique satins spreads, the Ye family's reputation will be destroyed, and the Ye family's signboard will be smashed, and it will be difficult for the Ye family to stand up from now on. Is it possible that the century old foundation will be destroyed?" Ye Jiaer was very sad.
The more such a rich family, the more attention is paid to goodwill. The Bank of thousands of miles collapsed in the ant's nest, and the whole dish was lost when it was accidentally done. Therefore, the Ye family has been very careful about the cloth all the time, and it was unexpected that such a big mistake had happened this time.
"Cousin, don't worry first," Jiang Li comforted her. "Why does the clothes made of antique satin break out in a rash? It's still uncertain that it's the material. It's just an erroneous transmission, and it's not at the end of the mountain. As long as we find out the real reason, the grievances of the Ye family can be washed away, and the reputation can come back."
"It's easy to say," ye Jia'er shook her head. "We can't find the reason why. The antique satin produced in the weaving field is obviously no problem, but there are problems in the clothes shops everywhere, and the clothes made of antique satin."
"Maybe it's not the reason for antique satin," said Jiang Li. "Maybe it's the reason for those clothing stores."
"It's OK to say that there will be no problem with the ready-made clothes shops in Xiangyang." Ye Jia'er said, "I know what my cousin wants to say. I want to say that the Ye family is framed, but although the Ye family is not an official in Xiangyang, no one dares to provoke it on weekdays. Who has such a bold son to frame, and the person with such a bold son must be in a high position. What is the purpose of such a trap?"
"Is there any other weaving factory in Xiangyang besides Ye family?" Jiang Li asked.
Ye Jiaer shook her head.
Then it won't be a business rival.
Jiang Li sighed, and the two were saying, when the three brothers, ye Minghui, came over. Seeing ye Jia'er and Jiang Li talking, ye Mingyu said, "Jia'er, a Li!"
"Uncle Mingyu." Jiang Li nodded at him.
Ye Minghui looked at Jiang Li and seemed to hesitate, but finally he spoke and said, "ah Li, I didn't let you see the old lady a few days ago. The old lady's body is really bad. You have been in Xiangyang for more than half a month, and the old lady's body is gradually getting better. Today, you can meet the old lady."
Jiang Li was surprised. Seeing that ye Mingyu on one side was satisfied, she realized that it was Ye Mingyu who helped to persuade the two brothers, and ye Minghui made up her mind to let Jiang Li see old lady ye now.
It was an unexpected move.
In fact, Jiang Li didn't want to see Mrs. ye so urgently, but since others put it forward, she certainly agreed to be kind, and timely showed a trace of happiness, saying, "great."
Ye Mingxuan and ye Mingyu looked at Jiang Li. Jiang Li's happiness didn't seem to be fake. Although they have been busy with Li Zhengtang these days, they haven't relaxed their observation of Jiang Li. Ye's servant girls, who all served Jiang Li, said that Jiang Li didn't do anything special these days. She was very quiet and gentle. The two brothers of the Ye family gradually relaxed.
"Then go now." Ye Mingxuan road.
Jiang Li nodded.
Just as several people were about to leave, suddenly, Guan and Zhuo rushed from outside. Business matters little to Guan and Zhuo, but in such a large Ye mansion, everything up and down must be managed, and Guan and Zhuo are also very busy on weekdays. The Ye family is very special. The housekeeper's power is not concentrated in one person, but the Guan family and Zhuo family jointly manage the housekeeper. It seems that their sister-in-law relationship is also quite good, otherwise they would have been fighting for power. In other words, if Ji shuran and Lu were to be the joint stewards of the Jiang family, the Jiang family would have no peace.
Guan said, "master, magistrate Tong sent someone over."
"Magistrate Tong?" Ye Minghui wondered, "what did he send for?"
"I don't know." Guan Shi seemed a little anxious. Before he finished speaking, he saw a team of officers coming outside, all wearing long knives on their waists, and rushed straight into the lobby without any scruples, asking, "master ye, can master Ye Er be there?"
Ye Mingxuan said, "yes, sir, what's the matter?"
"Lord Tong, please come," said the chief official, "two masters, please."
"Go? Where are you going? What happened?" Ye Mingyu was not afraid of officials, and immediately stood up and said, "why did you just invite the two of them? Which song is this?"
The officer looked up and down at Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingyu was dressed like a peddler and a pawn, and he was quite Jianghu. I don't know whether those people recognized that this was master Ye San, or whether they simply thought that ye Mingyu was insignificant, only saying, "I'm just doing things, and please talk to Lord Tong about these problems." But it's a little arrogant.
Jiang Li thought it strange that although everyone was not afraid of the Ye family, they were not bullied by others. As a local official, the so-called magistrate Tong, there is no need to be so rude to the Ye family. Officials have always been watching dishes. This attitude must be because magistrate Tong sent the message that the Ye family was not afraid of.
Why does magistrate Tong want to do this? It seems that he has nothing to fear.
Ye Mingyu wanted to make trouble, but was stopped by Ye Minghui. Ye Minghui, the eldest son of the Ye family, was calmer than others. He arched his hand at the official and said, "since the official is in charge, we'll just go there. Please give me instructions with my family."
He first looked at Jiang Li and said, "I wanted to show you the old lady, but I didn't think it happened halfway. Ah Li, I can only let you wait a little longer."
"Nothing." Jiang Li laughed.
He looked at Ye Mingyu again and said, "Mingyu, you don't care about your business, then you can protect the Ye family. If there is anything in Lizheng hall, leave it to Jia'er and Rufeng. This time is also a good opportunity for their sister and brother to exercise. As for me and Mingxuan, don't tell the old lady that we have gone to see magistrate Tong, remember."
Zhuo looked at the officer: "officer, this... When can my eldest brother and husband come back?"
"I don't know if you ask." The officer asked Ye Minghui, "master ye, can you explain it clearly? Let's go after explaining it clearly."
Ye Minghui stopped saying anything, and comforted Guan and Zhuo a little, reassuring them that he and ye Mingxuan would soon come back and leave with the team of officers.
After the officers left, the Ye family were at a loss.
It came so suddenly that no one expected it. Ye Jia'er murmured, "my father and uncle... Are they all right?"
"It's okay." Jiang Li comforted her: "Uncle Minghui said that he would come back soon."
"No." Ye Jia'er shook his head. "Uncle never said these words before, let alone told me anything. Today he specially told me that Li Zhengtang and Rufeng should take charge of it... He felt that he would not return too soon... He had this premonition."
It's also true that ye Minghui's later words, the arrangement in his words, seemed to have determined that he would not return to the Ye family for the time being.
"What the hell is going on?" Zhuo said, "well, how did magistrate Tong come to the door?"
Although I don't know what happened, it's not a good thing to send officers and soldiers to pick up people at home. It can't be magistrate Tong who invited them to drink tea and talk.
"It must be about antique satin." Ye Rufeng gritted his teeth, "before, the clothing stores were pressed, and there were few people who had accidents wearing antique satin, but now... Other clothing stores no longer have dealings with Lizheng hall. Sooner or later, the antique satin will spread. The people will know this and will not give up. The magistrate will certainly take the Ye family for the sake of stabilizing the people."
Jiang Li looked at ye Rufeng with new eyes this time. She thought ye Rufeng was quite childish, impulsive, and happy and angry. She was not smarter than ye Shijie. At present, ye Rufeng also has a clear mind and can see the whole thing at a glance.
The three grandchildren of the Ye family are not mediocre. Ye Shijie is talented and knowledgeable, and he is quite talented in being an official. Ye Jia'er is generous and steady, and can live in the market. Ye Rufeng is also a bit smart. The Ye family is like this and won't lose. Having the Ye family as a backer is also a good choice.
"Cousin said it well." Jiang Li said, "I guess it's also because of lizhengtang."
Ye Rufeng snorted.
"But is this magistrate Tong Zhiyang?"
"How do you know?" Ye Mingyu asked. Jiang Li is a young lady of Yanjing. She has never been to Xiangyang. It's really surprising to know the name of the magistrate of Xiangyang.
"He has a brother-in-law," Jiang Li said with a smile, "make a bell order in Yanjing city."
"What does Zhong Guanling do?" The Ye family is a merchant, and they are not very clear about the position and grade of officials.
"The supervisor made the money." Jiang Li explained.
Only then did the Ye family understand. Ye Mingyu said, "I didn't expect you to even know his brother-in-law. Ah Li, Tong Zhiyang is not a big official."
"Not at all." Jiang Li said with a smile, "I'm in the Jiang family, and I'll inevitably hear some."
She thought secretly in her heart that Tong Zhiyang had a brother-in-law, the most important official order in Yanjing city. Most importantly, his brother-in-law, who was under Youxiang, was very close to Li Lian.
In the final analysis, Tong Zhiyang can be said to be also a person under Youxiang.
……
In a courtyard in Xiangyang, someone was talking in the room.
"My Lord, Tong Zhiyang has already started." Lu Ji said.
Ji Xuan sat on the chair, looking at the scroll, smelling the words and actions, and said, "it's a little early."
"I also feel a little early." Lu Ji stroked his beard. "He said he rushed directly to the front hall of the Ye family to arrest people. The movement is not small. Now things can't be concealed. The whole Xiangyang knows."
"Expected." Ji Hong smiled, "show Li Lian, the movement can't be small."
"I heard that Miss Jiang ER was also there." Lu Ji said, "but Miss Jiang Er didn't act. This time, Miss Jiang Er probably couldn't get involved in the plan, and there would be no trouble." Originally, according to common sense, Jiang Li must be unable to get involved, and there is no way to turn the tide, but she was smashed by Jiang Li several times before and after, and Lu Ji's heart is not too sure. Miss Jiang Er can't be regarded by ordinary people.
"Not necessarily," Ji Heng smiled, his eyes clear, he put aside the scroll in his hand, "you can't underestimate her."
"I don't dare to underestimate her." Lu Ji said with a smile, "it's just the Ye family. Li Lian has already started planning. Now that ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan are not here, the Ye family is a mess, and that ye Mingyu can't play a big role. Once the problem of antique satin is spread, Lizheng hall will not be protected. In the next step, the Ye family will be forced to the end of the mountain, and the Li family's opportunity will come."
"Lu Ji, don't treat everyone as a fool." Ji Xuan gently shook the folding fan in his hand, and the Golden Peony flowed with the action of his hand, fainting and dyeing out a large swaying beauty.
"The idea of the Li family is not flawless, and it may not be that no one thought of it."
"The play didn't sing to the end. I dare not say it's wonderful." He smiled softly.
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When ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan saw Ye Mingyu, they were all a little surprised. Ye Minghui said, "why don't you say in advance when you come back?"
"It's urgent not to come back," Ye Mingyu lied with an unchanged face, "hurry up and whip. I didn't drink a few mouthfuls of water all the way. There's no time to tell you."
If the two know that ye Mingyu came back three days ago, but they have been fooling around in Xihua building for three days, I don't know how they look.
"How did you come back?" Ye Mingyu asked, "it's getting dark, and there's no one in the house."
"We..." Ye Mingxuan was about to answer. He saw Jiang Li sitting opposite Ye Mingyu and swallowed his words.
Jiang Li knew clearly that what they said would prevent her from being an "outsider", but it was nothing. Jiang Li estimated that what they were going to say should be about the Ye family's business. Now she knew what was going on with the Ye family's business troubles. He stood up and laughed, "Uncle Ming Yu, talk to me. I'm going back to the house."
Ye Mingyu said with a smile, "OK."
Seeing that ye Mingyu and Jiang Li look quite close, ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan look strange.
After Jiang Li left, ye Mingxuan and ye Minghui sat down beside Ye Mingyu. Before they could speak, ye Mingyu spoke first, He said: "Eldest brother, second brother, you are too much for a little girl. There is no such thing. People specially came back to see their mother, but you didn't let them see. Talking about something is also defensive to others, and even my carelessness can see how fragile the little girl is. Even if I have seen it for a long time, I'm sad, but I don't want you to know, and I forced a smile. I said you are so old, why do you bully the little girl? ”
Ye Mingxuan was almost stopped by Ye Mingyu's words and said, "we bullied her? Which eye of yours saw us bully her?"
"I can see it with both eyes!" Ye Mingyu pointed to his eyes, "I didn't see anyone. Ah Li understood and took the initiative to go back to the house. That is, the little girl is soft-natured. If I had to change, it would have been noisy."
"Make a fuss," Ye Mingxuan said, "make a fuss as soon as possible. You think you are still a teenager and don't look at your age. This sentence should be used on yourself!"
"Have you spoken to her?" Ye Minghui was steady and just asked.
"Yes." Ye Mingyu said, "how?"
"What do you think of her?"
"Good!" Ye Mingyu patted his thigh, "I don't think ah Li is an ordinary official lady. You should learn from her about her knowledge and speaking skills. The kaleidoscope I brought back from the marine crew is not what I said. If any of you didn't know what it was or how to use it, she knew it! She can use it! She knows the peacock feather I'm looking for. The most important thing is that this girl is righteous! Unlike some girls, who are old and mean 。”
"Uphold justice?" Ye Mingxuan asked, "why is she righteous? What did she hide for you?"
Ye Mingyu secretly scolded Ye Mingxuan. He recognized that ye Mingxuan was really cunning. Ye Mingyu said that Jiang Li was righteous, naturally because Jiang Li didn't say that he had returned to xiangyangguang Xihua building long ago, and he didn't mean to say it. This is not justice, this is too justice!
Ye Mingyu coughed twice and said, "nothing. Anyway, you haven't told me why you went. Why is there no one in the house?"
The two brothers looked at each other, and ye Minghui said, "something happened in Lizheng hall. We went to Lizheng hall."
"Just now I talked about this with ALI. Has this matter not been solved?" Ye Mingyu asked.
"Did you tell her?" Ye Mingxuan asked loudly.
"Ah." Ye Mingyu nodded.
"You... You are really," Ye Mingxuan choked for a long time before he said, "nonsense!"
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Jiang Li, who returned to the yard, sat down at the table.
Tong'er and Bai Xue are busy carrying the box of "peacock feather" to the house. The box is very heavy, but let alone open it, the tiny luster of those shells is very dazzling. Although they are shells, they are very beautiful with pearl jade needles.
Tong'er and Bai Xue were amazed, but Jiang Li was a little absent-minded.
It turned out that the Ye family's business was in trouble because of this. Ye Jiaben started his career in weaving. For so many years, the output of external businesses has been gradually reduced, and even the jewelry store Hongxiang building has been closed. The weaving of Ye family is famous throughout Beiyan, and antique satin is unique. Only Ye family can produce it.
If there is something wrong with the fabric of the Ye family, it will be a huge blow to the Ye family's business, especially it may never recover. If the word of mouth falls, the Ye family's business is really down. In this way, even if the Ye family has a lot of money, they will have to pay all the money, and the Ye family will be as poor as a rag.
I don't know what's wrong with the cloth. As ye Mingyu said, the weaving factory is in Xiangyang, and ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan stare at it every day. After all these years, there's no problem. Is it accidental that something happens suddenly?
But Jiang Li had a faint feeling that it was no accident. Apart from other things, at present, ye Shijie has just entered the official position, which is the starting point of his official career. If there is something wrong with the Ye family and someone wants to do business with Ye Shijie, ye Shijie's official career can almost be controlled by others.
Thinking of this, Jiang Li was surprised. Is it true that the troubles of the Ye family's business are really stumbling by others, and the ultimate goal is to use the Ye family to contain Ye Shijie, or simply control the whole Ye family? You should know that the wealth of the Ye family is enviable. If you really control the Ye family, at least many things are easy to do.
Ye family's energy source constantly provides management wealth.
Jiang Li's heart suddenly contracted. She was not the real second Miss Jiang. In theory, it was unnecessary to say how deep feelings she had with the Ye family. But there is no way to finish the egg under the cover of the nest. Moreover, she hopes to take advantage of the potential of the Ye family to do her own things in the future, even for herself, and to protect the Ye family.
But the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, so it is difficult to act comprehensively.
After thinking for a few moments, Jiang Li said, "tong'er, go out of the house tomorrow and inquire about several clothing stores in Xiangyang City. It's better to ask them if they have clothes made of antique satin recently."
"OK." Tong'er answered and asked Jiang Li, "why did the girl ask about this?"
"The Ye family's business is in trouble, and antique satin is the key. I don't know how many people know about the problem of antique satin now, and how big the trouble is. But some garment shops in Xiangyang must have had dealings with the Ye family before, about antique satin transactions. If these garment shops start not to accept antique satin now, this matter will be serious."
There is another word Jiang Li didn't say. At least no one in Yanjing knows that there is a problem with antique satin, that is to say, there is no problem with the spread of cloth for the time being. If these ready-made clothes shops had not ordered antique satin at the same time, there must be a secret, which is likely to have been greeted long ago.
"When you ask, pay attention to the attitude of these shopkeepers. See if they say they are out of stock recently, or tell you directly that there is a problem with antique satin." Jiang Li asked.
Tong'er wrote it down carefully.
Doing business, especially with the Ye family, of course, is not a one-off deal. There is a long way to go. Even ye Mingyu is not sure whether there is a real problem with the cloth. The shopkeeper wants to do business with the Ye family in the future, so he will naturally cover it up for the Ye family. However, if you are eager to tell the whole world immediately that there is a problem with the cloth, you can almost be sure that these ready-made clothes shops have someone's intention to deliberately harm the Ye family.
Did the Ye family offend anyone? Jiang Li thought.
There is no clue to think about it. There are not many clues at the moment. Jiang Li can't think of it. Bai Xue advised her to have a rest earlier, and Jiang Li gave up.
The next day, tong'er really followed Jiang Li's idea early in the morning and went out to the clothing store to inquire about the news. Jiang Li asked Bai Xue to go with him. Bai Xue was stronger and safer on the road. She couldn't find anything to do in the yard, so she planned to talk to Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingyu is the only one in the Ye family who doesn't defend him. Jiang Li thought that she could hear more news from ye Mingyu today after knowing such things from ye Mingyu's mouth yesterday.
Jiang Li doesn't know which yard Ye Mingyu lives in, but wants to go to the front hall first and ask the boy to invite him. Who knows, when I arrived at the front hall, I accidentally found that ye Jiaer and ye Rufeng were also there.
Ye Jia'er paced back and forth, very worried. Ye Rufeng frowned, as if she was in trouble.
Jiang Li stepped in slightly and shouted, "cousin, cousin."
Ye Rufeng charmed her. When ye Jia'er saw Jiang Li coming, she smiled, but the smile also looked a little melancholy. She said, "cousin, you're here." After a pause, he said apologetically, "Uncle Zhao and uncle Zhuang suddenly came to Lizheng hall yesterday, leaving you alone. I'm really sorry."
"Nothing." Jiang Li said with a smile, "it's important for my cousin to be busy with business. Besides, I thought of walking alone, and later I was very happy."
"That's good." Ye Jiaer said.
Several people in the hall were silent. Ye Rufeng is angry with Jiang Li. Naturally, he won't take the initiative to talk with Jiang Li. If ye Jia'er is normal, he will also talk with Jiang Li pan. However, today, ye Jia'er looks worried and doesn't care about Jiang Li. He doesn't know what he is thinking.
Jiang Li thought for a moment and asked softly, "is cousin worried about Lizheng hall?"
Ye Jiaer was stunned and reluctantly smiled, "yes, there are some small troubles in business."
"It's the problem of antique satin," Jiang Li looked at her. "Now that there is a problem with antique satin, do many clothing stores know it?"
Ye Jiaer was surprised, and ye Rufeng said, "how do you know? Do you eavesdrop on us?"
His tone is not good.
"Uncle Mingyu told me." Jiang Li looked at ye Jia'er, "but he only said that someone said there was a problem with antique satin, which was related to the clothing store. I guessed it." She said with a smile, "there are so many clothing stores in Xiangyang, and not a few people take antique satin from the Ye family. If there is a real problem with antique satin, these clothing stores will have taboos when taking cloth."
"My cousin is Cymbidium, and I'll be right at a guess." Ye Jiaer said. She thought that since Ye Mingyu had told Jiang Li, there was nothing to hide. Ginger and pear have been known, and then hidden is their Ye family stingy. Besides, even if you want to hide it, can you hide it? This matter has become more and more serious and difficult to deal with. Jiang Li will know it from outsiders sooner or later.
"The transaction between the Ye family and the clothing store is not cheap. Now the clothing stores have stopped to get materials from the Ye family, not one or two, but all. The shopkeepers of the clothing store in lizhengtang have stopped the goods every day these days. As my cousin saw, uncle Zhuang and uncle Zhao who came yesterday have done business with the Ye family for decades. When they came to lizhengtang yesterday, they also said to stop the cloth immediately." Ye Jia'er sighed.
"After decades of business, are old acquaintances also down at this time?" Jiang Li asked.
"It can't be said to be a stone in a well, only human nature." Ye Jia'er didn't want to be angry, but patiently explained, "it's just that antique satins are originally expensive to weave. These shopkeepers didn't say before that this batch of antique satins were woven, and no one bought them, so they just put them away, which has been a huge loss for the Ye family."
"What human nature, is to fall into a well." Ye Rufeng snorted, "used to beg us to supply their family first. Now if something happens, we don't find out. We'll stop the goods immediately. What decades of friendship can't compare with interests!"
Ye Jia'er sighed and didn't speak. Although ye Rufeng's words are unpleasant, they are not completely unreasonable. It's really disreputable to act like this. Not to mention the business with Ye family for decades.
What Jiang Li thought was not this matter. These clothing stores took antique satins from the Ye family for profit. Since we have been doing business for decades, we can see that this business is doing very well. The purpose of businessmen doing business is to earn money. Now, even if there is a problem with antique satin, these clothing stores will not stop trading with the Ye family so soon before it is clear, because terminating the trading with the Ye family also cuts off the possibility of continuing to earn money in the future.
What can make businessmen willingly give up making money? Either there is a greater interest, or there is a greater threat than silver.
"In fact, this batch of antique satins just lost, and it's not uncommon for the Ye family to stop losing in time. The fear is that if the problem of the Ye family's antique satins spreads, the Ye family's reputation will be destroyed, and the Ye family's signboard will be smashed, and it will be difficult for the Ye family to stand up from now on. Is it possible that the century old foundation will be destroyed?" Ye Jiaer was very sad.
The more such a rich family, the more attention is paid to goodwill. The Bank of thousands of miles collapsed in the ant's nest, and the whole dish was lost when it was accidentally done. Therefore, the Ye family has been very careful about the cloth all the time, and it was unexpected that such a big mistake had happened this time.
"Cousin, don't worry first," Jiang Li comforted her. "Why does the clothes made of antique satin break out in a rash? It's still uncertain that it's the material. It's just an erroneous transmission, and it's not at the end of the mountain. As long as we find out the real reason, the grievances of the Ye family can be washed away, and the reputation can come back."
"It's easy to say," ye Jia'er shook her head. "We can't find the reason why. The antique satin produced in the weaving field is obviously no problem, but there are problems in the clothes shops everywhere, and the clothes made of antique satin."
"Maybe it's not the reason for antique satin," said Jiang Li. "Maybe it's the reason for those clothing stores."
"It's OK to say that there will be no problem with the ready-made clothes shops in Xiangyang." Ye Jia'er said, "I know what my cousin wants to say. I want to say that the Ye family is framed, but although the Ye family is not an official in Xiangyang, no one dares to provoke it on weekdays. Who has such a bold son to frame, and the person with such a bold son must be in a high position. What is the purpose of such a trap?"
"Is there any other weaving factory in Xiangyang besides Ye family?" Jiang Li asked.
Ye Jiaer shook her head.
Then it won't be a business rival.
Jiang Li sighed, and the two were saying, when the three brothers, ye Minghui, came over. Seeing ye Jia'er and Jiang Li talking, ye Mingyu said, "Jia'er, a Li!"
"Uncle Mingyu." Jiang Li nodded at him.
Ye Minghui looked at Jiang Li and seemed to hesitate, but finally he spoke and said, "ah Li, I didn't let you see the old lady a few days ago. The old lady's body is really bad. You have been in Xiangyang for more than half a month, and the old lady's body is gradually getting better. Today, you can meet the old lady."
Jiang Li was surprised. Seeing that ye Mingyu on one side was satisfied, she realized that it was Ye Mingyu who helped to persuade the two brothers, and ye Minghui made up her mind to let Jiang Li see old lady ye now.
It was an unexpected move.
In fact, Jiang Li didn't want to see Mrs. ye so urgently, but since others put it forward, she certainly agreed to be kind, and timely showed a trace of happiness, saying, "great."
Ye Mingxuan and ye Mingyu looked at Jiang Li. Jiang Li's happiness didn't seem to be fake. Although they have been busy with Li Zhengtang these days, they haven't relaxed their observation of Jiang Li. Ye's servant girls, who all served Jiang Li, said that Jiang Li didn't do anything special these days. She was very quiet and gentle. The two brothers of the Ye family gradually relaxed.
"Then go now." Ye Mingxuan road.
Jiang Li nodded.
Just as several people were about to leave, suddenly, Guan and Zhuo rushed from outside. Business matters little to Guan and Zhuo, but in such a large Ye mansion, everything up and down must be managed, and Guan and Zhuo are also very busy on weekdays. The Ye family is very special. The housekeeper's power is not concentrated in one person, but the Guan family and Zhuo family jointly manage the housekeeper. It seems that their sister-in-law relationship is also quite good, otherwise they would have been fighting for power. In other words, if Ji shuran and Lu were to be the joint stewards of the Jiang family, the Jiang family would have no peace.
Guan said, "master, magistrate Tong sent someone over."
"Magistrate Tong?" Ye Minghui wondered, "what did he send for?"
"I don't know." Guan Shi seemed a little anxious. Before he finished speaking, he saw a team of officers coming outside, all wearing long knives on their waists, and rushed straight into the lobby without any scruples, asking, "master ye, can master Ye Er be there?"
Ye Mingxuan said, "yes, sir, what's the matter?"
"Lord Tong, please come," said the chief official, "two masters, please."
"Go? Where are you going? What happened?" Ye Mingyu was not afraid of officials, and immediately stood up and said, "why did you just invite the two of them? Which song is this?"
The officer looked up and down at Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingyu was dressed like a peddler and a pawn, and he was quite Jianghu. I don't know whether those people recognized that this was master Ye San, or whether they simply thought that ye Mingyu was insignificant, only saying, "I'm just doing things, and please talk to Lord Tong about these problems." But it's a little arrogant.
Jiang Li thought it strange that although everyone was not afraid of the Ye family, they were not bullied by others. As a local official, the so-called magistrate Tong, there is no need to be so rude to the Ye family. Officials have always been watching dishes. This attitude must be because magistrate Tong sent the message that the Ye family was not afraid of.
Why does magistrate Tong want to do this? It seems that he has nothing to fear.
Ye Mingyu wanted to make trouble, but was stopped by Ye Minghui. Ye Minghui, the eldest son of the Ye family, was calmer than others. He arched his hand at the official and said, "since the official is in charge, we'll just go there. Please give me instructions with my family."
He first looked at Jiang Li and said, "I wanted to show you the old lady, but I didn't think it happened halfway. Ah Li, I can only let you wait a little longer."
"Nothing." Jiang Li laughed.
He looked at Ye Mingyu again and said, "Mingyu, you don't care about your business, then you can protect the Ye family. If there is anything in Lizheng hall, leave it to Jia'er and Rufeng. This time is also a good opportunity for their sister and brother to exercise. As for me and Mingxuan, don't tell the old lady that we have gone to see magistrate Tong, remember."
Zhuo looked at the officer: "officer, this... When can my eldest brother and husband come back?"
"I don't know if you ask." The officer asked Ye Minghui, "master ye, can you explain it clearly? Let's go after explaining it clearly."
Ye Minghui stopped saying anything, and comforted Guan and Zhuo a little, reassuring them that he and ye Mingxuan would soon come back and leave with the team of officers.
After the officers left, the Ye family were at a loss.
It came so suddenly that no one expected it. Ye Jia'er murmured, "my father and uncle... Are they all right?"
"It's okay." Jiang Li comforted her: "Uncle Minghui said that he would come back soon."
"No." Ye Jia'er shook his head. "Uncle never said these words before, let alone told me anything. Today he specially told me that Li Zhengtang and Rufeng should take charge of it... He felt that he would not return too soon... He had this premonition."
It's also true that ye Minghui's later words, the arrangement in his words, seemed to have determined that he would not return to the Ye family for the time being.
"What the hell is going on?" Zhuo said, "well, how did magistrate Tong come to the door?"
Although I don't know what happened, it's not a good thing to send officers and soldiers to pick up people at home. It can't be magistrate Tong who invited them to drink tea and talk.
"It must be about antique satin." Ye Rufeng gritted his teeth, "before, the clothing stores were pressed, and there were few people who had accidents wearing antique satin, but now... Other clothing stores no longer have dealings with Lizheng hall. Sooner or later, the antique satin will spread. The people will know this and will not give up. The magistrate will certainly take the Ye family for the sake of stabilizing the people."
Jiang Li looked at ye Rufeng with new eyes this time. She thought ye Rufeng was quite childish, impulsive, and happy and angry. She was not smarter than ye Shijie. At present, ye Rufeng also has a clear mind and can see the whole thing at a glance.
The three grandchildren of the Ye family are not mediocre. Ye Shijie is talented and knowledgeable, and he is quite talented in being an official. Ye Jia'er is generous and steady, and can live in the market. Ye Rufeng is also a bit smart. The Ye family is like this and won't lose. Having the Ye family as a backer is also a good choice.
"Cousin said it well." Jiang Li said, "I guess it's also because of lizhengtang."
Ye Rufeng snorted.
"But is this magistrate Tong Zhiyang?"
"How do you know?" Ye Mingyu asked. Jiang Li is a young lady of Yanjing. She has never been to Xiangyang. It's really surprising to know the name of the magistrate of Xiangyang.
"He has a brother-in-law," Jiang Li said with a smile, "make a bell order in Yanjing city."
"What does Zhong Guanling do?" The Ye family is a merchant, and they are not very clear about the position and grade of officials.
"The supervisor made the money." Jiang Li explained.
Only then did the Ye family understand. Ye Mingyu said, "I didn't expect you to even know his brother-in-law. Ah Li, Tong Zhiyang is not a big official."
"Not at all." Jiang Li said with a smile, "I'm in the Jiang family, and I'll inevitably hear some."
She thought secretly in her heart that Tong Zhiyang had a brother-in-law, the most important official order in Yanjing city. Most importantly, his brother-in-law, who was under Youxiang, was very close to Li Lian.
In the final analysis, Tong Zhiyang can be said to be also a person under Youxiang.
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In a courtyard in Xiangyang, someone was talking in the room.
"My Lord, Tong Zhiyang has already started." Lu Ji said.
Ji Xuan sat on the chair, looking at the scroll, smelling the words and actions, and said, "it's a little early."
"I also feel a little early." Lu Ji stroked his beard. "He said he rushed directly to the front hall of the Ye family to arrest people. The movement is not small. Now things can't be concealed. The whole Xiangyang knows."
"Expected." Ji Hong smiled, "show Li Lian, the movement can't be small."
"I heard that Miss Jiang ER was also there." Lu Ji said, "but Miss Jiang Er didn't act. This time, Miss Jiang Er probably couldn't get involved in the plan, and there would be no trouble." Originally, according to common sense, Jiang Li must be unable to get involved, and there is no way to turn the tide, but she was smashed by Jiang Li several times before and after, and Lu Ji's heart is not too sure. Miss Jiang Er can't be regarded by ordinary people.
"Not necessarily," Ji Heng smiled, his eyes clear, he put aside the scroll in his hand, "you can't underestimate her."
"I don't dare to underestimate her." Lu Ji said with a smile, "it's just the Ye family. Li Lian has already started planning. Now that ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan are not here, the Ye family is a mess, and that ye Mingyu can't play a big role. Once the problem of antique satin is spread, Lizheng hall will not be protected. In the next step, the Ye family will be forced to the end of the mountain, and the Li family's opportunity will come."
"Lu Ji, don't treat everyone as a fool." Ji Xuan gently shook the folding fan in his hand, and the Golden Peony flowed with the action of his hand, fainting and dyeing out a large swaying beauty.
"The idea of the Li family is not flawless, and it may not be that no one thought of it."
"The play didn't sing to the end. I dare not say it's wonderful." He smiled softly.
When ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan saw Ye Mingyu, they were all a little surprised. Ye Minghui said, "why don't you say in advance when you come back?""It's urgent not to come back," Ye Mingyu lied with an unchanged face, "hurry up and whip. I didn't drink a few mouthfuls of water all the way. There's no time to tell you."If the two know that ye Mingyu came back three days ago, but they have been fooling around in Xihua building for three days, I don't know how they look."How did you come back?" Ye Mingyu asked, "it's getting dark, and there's no one in the house.""We..." Ye Mingxuan was about to answer. He saw Jiang Li sitting opposite Ye Mingyu and swallowed his words.Jiang Li knew clearly that what they said would prevent her from being an "outsider", but it was nothing. Jiang Li estimated that what they were going to say should be about the Ye family's business. Now she knew what was going on with the Ye family's business troubles. He stood up and laughed, "Uncle Ming Yu, talk to me. I'm going back to the house."Ye Mingyu said with a smile, "OK."Seeing that ye Mingyu and Jiang Li look quite close, ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan look strange.After Jiang Li left, ye Mingxuan and ye Minghui sat down beside Ye Mingyu. Before they could speak, ye Mingyu spoke first, He said: "Eldest brother, second brother, you are too much for a little girl. There is no such thing. People specially came back to see their mother, but you didn't let them see. Talking about something is also defensive to others, and even my carelessness can see how fragile the little girl is. Even if I have seen it for a long time, I'm sad, but I don't want you to know, and I forced a smile. I said you are so old, why do you bully the little girl? Ye Mingxuan was almost stopped by Ye Mingyu's words and said, "we bullied her? Which eye of yours saw us bully her?""I can see it with both eyes!" Ye Mingyu pointed to his eyes, "I didn't see anyone. Ah Li understood and took the initiative to go back to the house. That is, the little girl is soft-natured. If I had to change, it would have been noisy.""Make a fuss," Ye Mingxuan said, "make a fuss as soon as possible. You think you are still a teenager and don't look at your age. This sentence should be used on yourself!""Have you spoken to her?" Ye Minghui was steady and just asked."Yes." Ye Mingyu said, "how?""What do you think of her?""Good!" Ye Mingyu patted his thigh, "I don't think ah Li is an ordinary official lady. You should learn from her about her knowledge and speaking skills. The kaleidoscope I brought back from the marine crew is not what I said. If any of you didn't know what it was or how to use it, she knew it! She can use it! She knows the peacock feather I'm looking for. The most important thing is that this girl is righteous! Unlike some girls, who are old and mean "Uphold justice?" Ye Mingxuan asked, "why is she righteous? What did she hide for you?"Ye Mingyu secretly scolded Ye Mingxuan. He recognized that ye Mingxuan was really cunning. Ye Mingyu said that Jiang Li was righteous, naturally because Jiang Li didn't say that he had returned to xiangyangguang Xihua building long ago, and he didn't mean to say it. This is not justice, this is too justice!Ye Mingyu coughed twice and said, "nothing. Anyway, you haven't told me why you went. Why is there no one in the house?"The two brothers looked at each other, and ye Minghui said, "something happened in Lizheng hall. We went to Lizheng hall.""Just now I talked about this with ALI. Has this matter not been solved?" Ye Mingyu asked."Did you tell her?" Ye Mingxuan asked loudly."Ah." Ye Mingyu nodded."You... You are really," Ye Mingxuan choked for a long time before he said, "nonsense!"Jiang Li, who returned to the yard, sat down at the table.Tong'er and Bai Xue are busy carrying the box of "peacock feather" to the house. The box is very heavy, but let alone open it, the tiny luster of those shells is very dazzling. Although they are shells, they are very beautiful with pearl jade needles.Tong'er and Bai Xue were amazed, but Jiang Li was a little absent-minded.It turned out that the Ye family's business was in trouble because of this. Ye Jiaben started his career in weaving. For so many years, the output of external businesses has been gradually reduced, and even the jewelry store Hongxiang building has been closed. The weaving of Ye family is famous throughout Beiyan, and antique satin is unique. Only Ye family can produce it.If there is something wrong with the fabric of the Ye family, it will be a huge blow to the Ye family's business, especially it may never recover. If the word of mouth falls, the Ye family's business is really down. In this way, even if the Ye family has a lot of money, they will have to pay all the money, and the Ye family will be as poor as a rag.I don't know what's wrong with the cloth. As ye Mingyu said, the weaving factory is in Xiangyang, and ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan stare at it every day. After all these years, there's no problem. Is it accidental that something happens suddenly?But Jiang Li had a faint feeling that it was no accident. Apart from other things, at present, ye Shijie has just entered the official position, which is the starting point of his official career. If there is something wrong with the Ye family and someone wants to do business with Ye Shijie, ye Shijie's official career can almost be controlled by others.Thinking of this, Jiang Li was surprised. Is it true that the troubles of the Ye family's business are really stumbling by others, and the ultimate goal is to use the Ye family to contain Ye Shijie, or simply control the whole Ye family? You should know that the wealth of the Ye family is enviable. If you really control the Ye family, at least many things are easy to do.Ye family's energy source constantly provides management wealth.Jiang Li's heart suddenly contracted. She was not the real second Miss Jiang. In theory, it was unnecessary to say how deep feelings she had with the Ye family. But there is no way to finish the egg under the cover of the nest. Moreover, she hopes to take advantage of the potential of the Ye family to do her own things in the future, even for herself, and to protect the Ye family.But the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, so it is difficult to act comprehensively.After thinking for a few moments, Jiang Li said, "tong'er, go out of the house tomorrow and inquire about several clothing stores in Xiangyang City. It's better to ask them if they have clothes made of antique satin recently.""OK." Tong'er answered and asked Jiang Li, "why did the girl ask about this?""The Ye family's business is in trouble, and antique satin is the key. I don't know how many people know about the problem of antique satin now, and how big the trouble is. But some garment shops in Xiangyang must have had dealings with the Ye family before, about antique satin transactions. If these garment shops start not to accept antique satin now, this matter will be serious."There is another word Jiang Li didn't say. At least no one in Yanjing knows that there is a problem with antique satin, that is to say, there is no problem with the spread of cloth for the time being. If these ready-made clothes shops had not ordered antique satin at the same time, there must be a secret, which is likely to have been greeted long ago."When you ask, pay attention to the attitude of these shopkeepers. See if they say they are out of stock recently, or tell you directly that there is a problem with antique satin." Jiang Li asked.Tong'er wrote it down carefully.Doing business, especially with the Ye family, of course, is not a one-off deal. There is a long way to go. Even ye Mingyu is not sure whether there is a real problem with the cloth. The shopkeeper wants to do business with the Ye family in the future, so he will naturally cover it up for the Ye family. However, if you are eager to tell the whole world immediately that there is a problem with the cloth, you can almost be sure that these ready-made clothes shops have someone's intention to deliberately harm the Ye family.Did the Ye family offend anyone? Jiang Li thought.There is no clue to think about it. There are not many clues at the moment. Jiang Li can't think of it. Bai Xue advised her to have a rest earlier, and Jiang Li gave up.The next day, tong'er really followed Jiang Li's idea early in the morning and went out to the clothing store to inquire about the news. Jiang Li asked Bai Xue to go with him. Bai Xue was stronger and safer on the road. She couldn't find anything to do in the yard, so she planned to talk to Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingyu is the only one in the Ye family who doesn't defend him. Jiang Li thought that she could hear more news from ye Mingyu today after knowing such things from ye Mingyu's mouth yesterday.Jiang Li doesn't know which yard Ye Mingyu lives in, but wants to go to the front hall first and ask the boy to invite him. Who knows, when I arrived at the front hall, I accidentally found that ye Jiaer and ye Rufeng were also there.Ye Jia'er paced back and forth, very worried. Ye Rufeng frowned, as if she was in trouble.Jiang Li stepped in slightly and shouted, "cousin, cousin."Ye Rufeng charmed her. When ye Jia'er saw Jiang Li coming, she smiled, but the smile also looked a little melancholy. She said, "cousin, you're here." After a pause, he said apologetically, "Uncle Zhao and uncle Zhuang suddenly came to Lizheng hall yesterday, leaving you alone. I'm really sorry.""Nothing." Jiang Li said with a smile, "it's important for my cousin to be busy with business. Besides, I thought of walking alone, and later I was very happy.""That's good." Ye Jiaer said.Several people in the hall were silent. Ye Rufeng is angry with Jiang Li. Naturally, he won't take the initiative to talk with Jiang Li. If ye Jia'er is normal, he will also talk with Jiang Li pan. However, today, ye Jia'er looks worried and doesn't care about Jiang Li. He doesn't know what he is thinking.Jiang Li thought for a moment and asked softly, "is cousin worried about Lizheng hall?"Ye Jiaer was stunned and reluctantly smiled, "yes, there are some small troubles in business.""It's the problem of antique satin," Jiang Li looked at her. "Now that there is a problem with antique satin, do many clothing stores know it?"Ye Jiaer was surprised, and ye Rufeng said, "how do you know? Do you eavesdrop on us?"His tone is not good."Uncle Mingyu told me." Jiang Li looked at ye Jia'er, "but he only said that someone said there was a problem with antique satin, which was related to the clothing store. I guessed it." She said with a smile, "there are so many clothing stores in Xiangyang, and not a few people take antique satin from the Ye family. If there is a real problem with antique satin, these clothing stores will have taboos when taking cloth.""My cousin is Cymbidium, and I'll be right at a guess." Ye Jiaer said. She thought that since Ye Mingyu had told Jiang Li, there was nothing to hide. Ginger and pear have been known, and then hidden is their Ye family stingy. Besides, even if you want to hide it, can you hide it? This matter has become more and more serious and difficult to deal with. Jiang Li will know it from outsiders sooner or later."The transaction between the Ye family and the clothing store is not cheap. Now the clothing stores have stopped to get materials from the Ye family, not one or two, but all. The shopkeepers of the clothing store in lizhengtang have stopped the goods every day these days. As my cousin saw, uncle Zhuang and uncle Zhao who came yesterday have done business with the Ye family for decades. When they came to lizhengtang yesterday, they also said to stop the cloth immediately." Ye Jia'er sighed."After decades of business, are old acquaintances also down at this time?" Jiang Li asked."It can't be said to be a stone in a well, only human nature." Ye Jia'er didn't want to be angry, but patiently explained, "it's just that antique satins are originally expensive to weave. These shopkeepers didn't say before that this batch of antique satins were woven, and no one bought them, so they just put them away, which has been a huge loss for the Ye family.""What human nature, is to fall into a well." Ye Rufeng snorted, "used to beg us to supply their family first. Now if something happens, we don't find out. We'll stop the goods immediately. What decades of friendship can't compare with interests!"Ye Jia'er sighed and didn't speak. Although ye Rufeng's words are unpleasant, they are not completely unreasonable. It's really disreputable to act like this. Not to mention the business with Ye family for decades.What Jiang Li thought was not this matter. These clothing stores took antique satins from the Ye family for profit. Since we have been doing business for decades, we can see that this business is doing very well. The purpose of businessmen doing business is to earn money. Now, even if there is a problem with antique satin, these clothing stores will not stop trading with the Ye family so soon before it is clear, because terminating the trading with the Ye family also cuts off the possibility of continuing to earn money in the future.What can make businessmen willingly give up making money? Either there is a greater interest, or there is a greater threat than silver."In fact, this batch of antique satins just lost, and it's not uncommon for the Ye family to stop losing in time. The fear is that if the problem of the Ye family's antique satins spreads, the Ye family's reputation will be destroyed, and the Ye family's signboard will be smashed, and it will be difficult for the Ye family to stand up from now on. Is it possible that the century old foundation will be destroyed?" Ye Jiaer was very sad.The more such a rich family, the more attention is paid to goodwill. The Bank of thousands of miles collapsed in the ant's nest, and the whole dish was lost when it was accidentally done. Therefore, the Ye family has been very careful about the cloth all the time, and it was unexpected that such a big mistake had happened this time."Cousin, don't worry first," Jiang Li comforted her. "Why does the clothes made of antique satin break out in a rash? It's still uncertain that it's the material. It's just an erroneous transmission, and it's not at the end of the mountain. As long as we find out the real reason, the grievances of the Ye family can be washed away, and the reputation can come back.""It's easy to say," ye Jia'er shook her head. "We can't find the reason why. The antique satin produced in the weaving field is obviously no problem, but there are problems in the clothes shops everywhere, and the clothes made of antique satin.""Maybe it's not the reason for antique satin," said Jiang Li. "Maybe it's the reason for those clothing stores.""It's OK to say that there will be no problem with the ready-made clothes shops in Xiangyang." Ye Jia'er said, "I know what my cousin wants to say. I want to say that the Ye family is framed, but although the Ye family is not an official in Xiangyang, no one dares to provoke it on weekdays. Who has such a bold son to frame, and the person with such a bold son must be in a high position. What is the purpose of such a trap?""Is there any other weaving factory in Xiangyang besides Ye family?" Jiang Li asked.Ye Jiaer shook her head.Then it won't be a business rival.Jiang Li sighed, and the two were saying, when the three brothers, ye Minghui, came over. Seeing ye Jia'er and Jiang Li talking, ye Mingyu said, "Jia'er, a Li!""Uncle Mingyu." Jiang Li nodded at him.Ye Minghui looked at Jiang Li and seemed to hesitate, but finally he spoke and said, "ah Li, I didn't let you see the old lady a few days ago. The old lady's body is really bad. You have been in Xiangyang for more than half a month, and the old lady's body is gradually getting better. Today, you can meet the old lady."Jiang Li was surprised. Seeing that ye Mingyu on one side was satisfied, she realized that it was Ye Mingyu who helped to persuade the two brothers, and ye Minghui made up her mind to let Jiang Li see old lady ye now.It was an unexpected move.In fact, Jiang Li didn't want to see Mrs. ye so urgently, but since others put it forward, she certainly agreed to be kind, and timely showed a trace of happiness, saying, "great."Ye Mingxuan and ye Mingyu looked at Jiang Li. Jiang Li's happiness didn't seem to be fake. Although they have been busy with Li Zhengtang these days, they haven't relaxed their observation of Jiang Li. Ye's servant girls, who all served Jiang Li, said that Jiang Li didn't do anything special these days. She was very quiet and gentle. The two brothers of the Ye family gradually relaxed."Then go now." Ye Mingxuan road.Jiang Li nodded.Just as several people were about to leave, suddenly, Guan and Zhuo rushed from outside. Business matters little to Guan and Zhuo, but in such a large Ye mansion, everything up and down must be managed, and Guan and Zhuo are also very busy on weekdays. The Ye family is very special. The housekeeper's power is not concentrated in one person, but the Guan family and Zhuo family jointly manage the housekeeper. It seems that their sister-in-law relationship is also quite good, otherwise they would have been fighting for power. In other words, if Ji shuran and Lu were to be the joint stewards of the Jiang family, the Jiang family would have no peace.Guan said, "master, magistrate Tong sent someone over.""Magistrate Tong?" Ye Minghui wondered, "what did he send for?""I don't know." Guan Shi seemed a little anxious. Before he finished speaking, he saw a team of officers coming outside, all wearing long knives on their waists, and rushed straight into the lobby without any scruples, asking, "master ye, can master Ye Er be there?"Ye Mingxuan said, "yes, sir, what's the matter?""Lord Tong, please come," said the chief official, "two masters, please.""Go? Where are you going? What happened?" Ye Mingyu was not afraid of officials, and immediately stood up and said, "why did you just invite the two of them? Which song is this?"The officer looked up and down at Ye Mingyu. Ye Mingyu was dressed like a peddler and a pawn, and he was quite Jianghu. I don't know whether those people recognized that this was master Ye San, or whether they simply thought that ye Mingyu was insignificant, only saying, "I'm just doing things, and please talk to Lord Tong about these problems." But it's a little arrogant.Jiang Li thought it strange that although everyone was not afraid of the Ye family, they were not bullied by others. As a local official, the so-called magistrate Tong, there is no need to be so rude to the Ye family. Officials have always been watching dishes. This attitude must be because magistrate Tong sent the message that the Ye family was not afraid of.Why does magistrate Tong want to do this? It seems that he has nothing to fear.Ye Mingyu wanted to make trouble, but was stopped by Ye Minghui. Ye Minghui, the eldest son of the Ye family, was calmer than others. He arched his hand at the official and said, "since the official is in charge, we'll just go there. Please give me instructions with my family."He first looked at Jiang Li and said, "I wanted to show you the old lady, but I didn't think it happened halfway. Ah Li, I can only let you wait a little longer.""Nothing." Jiang Li laughed.He looked at Ye Mingyu again and said, "Mingyu, you don't care about your business, then you can protect the Ye family. If there is anything in Lizheng hall, leave it to Jia'er and Rufeng. This time is also a good opportunity for their sister and brother to exercise. As for me and Mingxuan, don't tell the old lady that we have gone to see magistrate Tong, remember."Zhuo looked at the officer: "officer, this... When can my eldest brother and husband come back?""I don't know if you ask." The officer asked Ye Minghui, "master ye, can you explain it clearly? Let's go after explaining it clearly."Ye Minghui stopped saying anything, and comforted Guan and Zhuo a little, reassuring them that he and ye Mingxuan would soon come back and leave with the team of officers.After the officers left, the Ye family were at a loss.It came so suddenly that no one expected it. Ye Jia'er murmured, "my father and uncle... Are they all right?""It's okay." Jiang Li comforted her: "Uncle Minghui said that he would come back soon.""No." Ye Jia'er shook his head. "Uncle never said these words before, let alone told me anything. Today he specially told me that Li Zhengtang and Rufeng should take charge of it... He felt that he would not return too soon... He had this premonition."It's also true that ye Minghui's later words, the arrangement in his words, seemed to have determined that he would not return to the Ye family for the time being."What the hell is going on?" Zhuo said, "well, how did magistrate Tong come to the door?"Although I don't know what happened, it's not a good thing to send officers and soldiers to pick up people at home. It can't be magistrate Tong who invited them to drink tea and talk."It must be about antique satin." Ye Rufeng gritted his teeth, "before, the clothing stores were pressed, and there were few people who had accidents wearing antique satin, but now... Other clothing stores no longer have dealings with Lizheng hall. Sooner or later, the antique satin will spread. The people will know this and will not give up. The magistrate will certainly take the Ye family for the sake of stabilizing the people."Jiang Li looked at ye Rufeng with new eyes this time. She thought ye Rufeng was quite childish, impulsive, and happy and angry. She was not smarter than ye Shijie. At present, ye Rufeng also has a clear mind and can see the whole thing at a glance.The three grandchildren of the Ye family are not mediocre. Ye Shijie is talented and knowledgeable, and he is quite talented in being an official. Ye Jia'er is generous and steady, and can live in the market. Ye Rufeng is also a bit smart. The Ye family is like this and won't lose. Having the Ye family as a backer is also a good choice."Cousin said it well." Jiang Li said, "I guess it's also because of lizhengtang."Ye Rufeng snorted."But is this magistrate Tong Zhiyang?""How do you know?" Ye Mingyu asked. Jiang Li is a young lady of Yanjing. She has never been to Xiangyang. It's really surprising to know the name of the magistrate of Xiangyang."He has a brother-in-law," Jiang Li said with a smile, "make a bell order in Yanjing city.""What does Zhong Guanling do?" The Ye family is a merchant, and they are not very clear about the position and grade of officials."The supervisor made the money." Jiang Li explained.Only then did the Ye family understand. Ye Mingyu said, "I didn't expect you to even know his brother-in-law. Ah Li, Tong Zhiyang is not a big official.""Not at all." Jiang Li said with a smile, "I'm in the Jiang family, and I'll inevitably hear some."She thought secretly in her heart that Tong Zhiyang had a brother-in-law, the most important official order in Yanjing city. Most importantly, his brother-in-law, who was under Youxiang, was very close to Li Lian.In the final analysis, Tong Zhiyang can be said to be also a person under Youxiang.In a courtyard in Xiangyang, someone was talking in the room."My Lord, Tong Zhiyang has already started." Lu Ji said.Ji Xuan sat on the chair, looking at the scroll, smelling the words and actions, and said, "it's a little early.""I also feel a little early." Lu Ji stroked his beard. "He said he rushed directly to the front hall of the Ye family to arrest people. The movement is not small. Now things can't be concealed. The whole Xiangyang knows.""Expected." Ji Hong smiled, "show Li Lian, the movement can't be small.""I heard that Miss Jiang ER was also there." Lu Ji said, "but Miss Jiang Er didn't act. This time, Miss Jiang Er probably couldn't get involved in the plan, and there would be no trouble." Originally, according to common sense, Jiang Li must be unable to get involved, and there is no way to turn the tide, but she was smashed by Jiang Li several times before and after, and Lu Ji's heart is not too sure. Miss Jiang Er can't be regarded by ordinary people."Not necessarily," Ji Heng smiled, his eyes clear, he put aside the scroll in his hand, "you can't underestimate her.""I don't dare to underestimate her." Lu Ji said with a smile, "it's just the Ye family. Li Lian has already started planning. Now that ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan are not here, the Ye family is a mess, and that ye Mingyu can't play a big role. Once the problem of antique satin is spread, Lizheng hall will not be protected. In the next step, the Ye family will be forced to the end of the mountain, and the Li family's opportunity will come.""Lu Ji, don't treat everyone as a fool." Ji Xuan gently shook the folding fan in his hand, and the Golden Peony flowed with the action of his hand, fainting and dyeing out a large swaying beauty."The idea of the Li family is not flawless, and it may not be that no one thought of it.""The play didn't sing to the end. I dare not say it's wonderful." He smiled softly.
