first minister

Chapter 240 The Angry Man, the Arrow of the Long Street
In a certain room on the first floor of Mingyu Building, several wealthy businessmen gathered together, eating and chatting.

"Hey! Have you heard? Mr. Qian has stumbled this time!"

"What's going on? Tell me! Tell me!"

They are all gangsters in the mall, so they are naturally full of curiosity about the Qin family, which is now the leader in the business world of Daxia.

"You know about the funeral of the prostitute that Mr. Xia from Jiang'anhou's mansion had before?"

"I know! Many brothels in the city now say that as long as Mr. Xia goes, they won't take any money! Damn, if I have such a good thing, I won't attack everywhere, and I won't stop until I'm exhausted!"

"Ahem, it's wrong, it's wrong. The reason why Mr. Xia went to the funeral for this prostitute was because he had already redeemed that woman, but the woman was forced to death by Mr. Qian's men. So I found Mr. Qian directly, and scolded him face to face. Mr. Qian was so frightened in Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion that he didn't even dare to fart! After returning, he dared to use the energy of the Qin family to fight back, but Mr. Xia fought back The auction raised 10,000+ taels of silver in an instant, and the most important thing is that there are tens of thousands of them contributed by Qin Yuwen himself, which is simply too embarrassing."

In Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, in a private room, several rich men were also chatting about the same topic.

"Then Xia Jingyun was magnanimous and didn't chase after him anymore, but he couldn't hold Mr. Qian to seek death on his own! He felt that he had lost face and thought that relying on the Qin family's ability would definitely win, so he found another excuse to talk to Jiang An The Hou Mansion is against you. This time, Xia Jingyun didn't get used to him, and directly used his hands as bait to play him around."

"How to say?"

"He asked someone to pretend to be a group of rich merchants from Beiliang, and went to the suburbs of Beijing to buy ducks. The price was very high. Mr. Qian was not stupid, and he was not fooled at first. But he couldn't stand it. The price was getting higher and higher day by day, and finally Mr. Qian believed it. Using the Qin family's reputation, he forcibly collected 10,000+ ducks from the surrounding area at a low price. He thought he could make a lot of money, but who knew that the group of fake Beiliang people withdrew directly. Mr. Qian I was dumbfounded immediately."

Everyone became interested when they heard it, and the man beamed with joy, "Do you know what the most amazing thing is? It was the ducks that the gang of fake Beiliang people bought at a high price. On the surface, they said that they were transported to Beiliang every day." But in fact, they were all secretly transported to the Zhuangzi of Jiang'an Hou Mansion at night. At the critical moment, he pretended to destroy Mr. Qian's good deeds and planned to sell them to the people of Beiliang. Stopped it, and then bought it for myself at a high price!"

"Hahahahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter.

"This is not over yet, just when Mr. Qian learned that the people from Beiliang had run away and was at a loss, Xia Jingyun stepped forward and bought Mr. Qian's 10,000+ ducks for only [-] yuan a piece. ! It's just making fun of Mr. Qian as a fool!"

"I'll go! There's still this matter! Is Mr. Qian a fool?"

"Isn't it? Fortunately, it's still the fourth son of Zhongjing. This is clearly the second idiot of the rich man's family!"

"Maybe at this time, Xia Jingyun will think, such a person can be the fourth son of Beijing, but this fourth son of Beijing is too substandard?"

In the Guozijian, several supervisors gathered in a gazebo, and they also talked about this rumor that suddenly spread in Zhongjing City with great interest.

"If this is the end of the matter, it's just not painful, but Mr. Xia's real backhand is to step on Mr. Qian's face on the ground and rub it!"

"It was a disaster for him to have so many ducks in his hands, because it was troublesome to raise them, and he couldn't sell them. As a result, guess how he found them. He directly cooperated with Mingyulou to make this roast duck. It was sold in Zhongjing City. Everyone knows the duck is so hot! The duck sold out in no time!"

"Hiss! This roast duck was actually invented by Mr. Xia?"

"I don't know, that's what I said. No matter who invented it, if you look at how popular this roast duck is now, you will know that Mr. Xia not only solved the duck problem, but also made a lot of money with this duck. The most important thing is that they cooperated with Mr. Qian's own sister. Doesn't this make Mr. Qian mad?"

"Hahahaha! It's true, he bought the duck at a low price, the partner is his own sister, and the one who earned the money is his face. If I were Mr. Qian, I'd be afraid to jump off the building!"

"Who is to blame? He has great ambition and lack of talent, and his scheming skills are poor. It is normal for him to be played like this."

Because it involved the big figures and big families in Zhongjing City, and it was so full of drama, everyone scrambled to tell it, and it was spread to ten, ten to hundreds, almost within a day, and this rumor spread throughout Zhongjing City.

Although in the process of dissemination, some distortions inevitably occurred, such as Xia Jingyun and Qin Li's private decision for life, Mr. Qian beat mandarin ducks with a club, and the young couple fought back together. It's actually about the dispute over the heirs of the Qin family, but the core ideas that never change from the original are:
Mr. Qian is really a big fool.

Snapped!
boom!
Bang!

Looking at the eldest son who was once again furious and collapsing in front of him, Guanshi Xiao stood aside, terrified and helpless.

Everything was fine at first, the eldest lady delivered the news, the wife also issued a foot restraint order in the past few days, the eldest son was locked in the house, and slowly came to his senses, and restored a well-educated child. With the demeanor that a nobleman should have, he even pulled him to calmly review the past, and he has obviously grown up.

The master and madam were also very happy, so they lifted his stay-at-home order, but when he left the mansion on the first day today, the situation collapsed in an instant.

A rumor that came out of nowhere quietly spread throughout Zhongjing City.

The point is, the situation is still well described, and he, who has experienced it, can't find anything wrong with it.

But, isn't this trampling on his son's reputation to death!

Young people are high-minded, thin-skinned, how can they be arrogant when they are talked about like this!
Guanshi Xiao expressed his complete understanding, so he had no choice but to remain silent in fear, not even daring to persuade him.

But at this moment, Qin Li walked in, looked at his elder brother who was completely out of control, and sighed, "Brother, anger hurts you so much, calm down."

Hearing the voice, Qin Yuwen turned his head suddenly, and Qin Li's eyes were fierce like never before, "You still have the face to come here!"

He rushed to Qin Li quickly and raised his hands high.

"My lord, don't do it!" Guanshi Xiao exclaimed in fright.

Qin Li didn't dodge or avoid, and looked at his brother calmly.

The palm stopped in the air, but in the end it didn't fall on the person he had tried to maintain and love.

However, there is always an outlet for intense emotions, and Qin Yuwen couldn't help but yelled: "It's all because of you that I am so humiliated! Are you half worthy of my kindness to you?"

"Since I was a child, how have I treated you? Is this how you repay me? You have made money, but do you only care about making money? In order to make money, you can completely ignore the relationship between siblings and care about your elder brother." face?"

Qin Li did not argue fiercely, but said softly: "Brother, I have already told you clearly, there is no deep hatred between you and Mr. Xia, why should you be so persistent? My Qin family has always paid attention to harmony and wealth. You rarely make enemies, so you can be safe and sound for so many years, I am making amends for you, not confronting you."

She still had more heart-wrenching words to say. A few days ago, when she learned that His Majesty was also involved, Qin Yuwen didn't say much anymore, and even asked her about the sales of roast duck in the middle of it. Very hot and relatively happy, but now that the rumors say so, I start to become angry from embarrassment.

People in their 20s can't calmly look at the facts themselves, but become slaves to their emotions. How can such a person run the Qin family.

She pursed her lips, "If elder brother thinks scolding me can make you feel better, just scold me. You can't let outsiders see the joke."

Hearing Qin Li's words, Qin Yuwen became even more furious, "Harmony makes money? Did Xia Jingyun think about making money through harmony? Didn't he spread the rumors? Did he accept it when he got the benefits? What the Qin family wants is kindness. , but not weak! What you do is weak! People will become more and more unscrupulous!"

Qin Li shook his head, "It's not him, Mr. Xia doesn't need to do so much."

"It's not necessary? Why is it not necessary! He just wants to use me, through the Qin family, to make his name famous! It's just that you still think he is good here, and you will regret it when the time comes!"

Qin Li sighed, knowing that there would be no result in arguing with him who was angry, so she said, "Brother, take a rest, I'm in the courtyard, we'll talk after you calm down."

"I'm very calm!"

Qin Yuwen wanted to say something else, but Qin Li had already walked out.
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Qin Li guessed right, this rumor really has nothing to do with Xia Jingyun, went back yesterday and had a good sleep, read a book during the day, and when night fell, he quietly entered the palace, there was no time to mess around Gossip.

This time, the place where Emperor Chongning met him was changed from the Imperial Study Room to the Qianyuan Hall.

Although the place was changed, there were still only those three people.

Xia Jingyun took out the bank note from his bosom, and respectfully handed it to Gao Yi, who forwarded it to Emperor Chongning.

"Your Majesty, I'm lucky that I did not disgrace my life. In the last auction of the precious mirror, a total of 17 taels of silver was obtained. This time, a total of 10 taels of silver was obtained for the roast duck. Here are 27 taels of silver notes."

Although Emperor Chongning loved money, it was only because he needed money to support and satisfy his various measures of great success, not because he had any greed for money itself. Putting the ticket aside, he smiled and said, "You gave me all the money, and you didn't keep any?"

Xia Jingyun respectfully said: "Thanks to His Majesty's love, my minister has no worries about food and clothing, and is even very rich, so what is there to keep?"

Emperor Chongning sat up slightly and looked down at Xia Jingyun, "You have made such a contribution, how can I reward you?"

Xia Jingyun said: "It is my honor to be able to relieve His Majesty's worries, and I dare not ask extravagantly for rewards."

Emperor Chongning pondered for a while, "At this time, I really don't want to reward you for no reason, so wait until after Chunwei, and I will reward you together!"

"I thank Your Majesty Long En."

"When you're done with this matter, don't be distracted. Prepare for Chun Wei. Don't fail the exam. I don't know how to reward you!"

"I keep in mind the teachings of Your Majesty."

"Okay, you are restrained in front of me, go out of the palace."

"Wei Chen retire."

Walking out of the gate of the palace, Xia Jingyun sighed. At the beginning, he clearly agreed that Liuli Division would be divided into four or six points, but in the end he put on a posture. His Majesty is really rude. Hey, no way, who made him the emperor!
The night was dark, and the voices of people were silent. Chen Fugui drove the carriage himself, and drove slowly on the empty long street.

"Sir?"

"Ok?"

"Do you know the rumors in the city today?"

Xia Jingyun hummed, "I don't know which good person concocted it. The situation that had already calmed down, I'm afraid there will be some twists and turns."

But he wasn't afraid at all, just now he paid the emperor with more than 20 taels, and with his backing, no one could make any waves.

Chen Fugui whispered: "I'm worried that the Qin family will play tricks."

Xia Jingyun was silent for a moment, "No, with Miss Qin mediating, the Patriarch of the Qin family can figure it out, so he shouldn't use such a deadly method."

"That's good."

Chen Fugui nodded, and lightly waved his horsewhip.

In the sound of the cracking of the whip, a slight sound of the bowstring being stretched took the opportunity to sound out.

On the long street, murderous intent suddenly arises!
Chen Fugui's complexion changed suddenly, and he shouted violently, "Young Master, be careful!"

A sharp arrow was shot in the face.

Chen Fugui drew his saber crossbar, and at this moment, another arrow pierced into the carriage from the side of the carriage curtain with the sound of breaking wind!

With powerful force, the sharp arrowhead easily tore through Xia Jingyun's clothes and pierced into Xia Jingyun's chest!
Xia Jingyun fell silently!

(End of this chapter)