Marrying into a poor family

Qin Xiang was just a daughter of an outsider who had not been recognized by the Qin family, and she was afraid of being implicated. So as the legitimate son of the fourth brother of the Qin family, Liu had to be even more afraid.

"What's the big appetite?" However, Ms. Liu grasped the key to the problem and asked.

"In this way, I won't hide it from you anymore. I just said it casually, and you just heard it. I won't recognize a word of it when I leave this pavilion."

Mrs. Liu's face became more solemn and she nodded in agreement.

Qin Xi smiled and eased the atmosphere: "Sister-in-law, don't blame me for being so cautious. Our family has no foundation. It wouldn't work otherwise!"

"I know, I don't blame you!"

"Our hometown is a town called Fushui Town." Qin Xi slowly started from the beginning: "There is an underground gambling house in Fushui Town. Many people in Fushui Town don't know about it, so it is extremely mysterious and hidden. That’s right. It’s absolutely impossible for ordinary people to be able to do this.”

Mrs. Liu listened quietly to Qin Xi's story.

Later, the gambling house in the town suddenly caught fire, and it was said that someone entered the fire scene.

This didn't matter at first, because there were many people fighting the fire and it was a mess. What did it matter if one or two people went in?

Things were just so wrong, it seemed a bit excessive to have a secret gambling shop and the county government officials constantly looking for the person who entered.

And Lu Da was arrested and tortured to ask what he saw when he went in. This was even more bizarre.

When Mrs. Liu heard this, and Qin Xi's expression was very vivid, she already felt faintly uneasy.

Just around that time, Li Dongliang, the county magistrate, was arrested. Later, Li Dongliang was able to successfully escape from prison and leave Qijiang County and return to the capital with the help of Liu's father-in-law and Qin Xiongfei's father, Qin Xiongfei.

Qin Xiang also told the story that Qin Xiongfei made a special trip to Qijiang County to meet with the county magistrate, and Li Dongliang was sent away the next day.

Qin Xiongfei was discussing marriage with the Xie family at the time, and the matter of helping Li Dongliang could be attributed to the Xie family.

Qin Xiang had no evidence, but that didn't stop her from combining the two things and telling the truth clearly.

Anyway, Liu believed most of the truth.

Qin Xiang did not mention the account books, but made speculations: "At that time, people in Fushui Town were discussing privately, where did the money from this gambling house go?"

Mrs. Liu had long been attracted by Qin Xiang's words, and followed Qin Xiang's words and asked: "Yes, where did the money go?"

Qin Xiang looked at Mrs. Liu and smiled meaningfully. Mrs. Liu also raised her eyebrows and instantly understood that what Qin Xiang was talking about was not the money, but the person behind the scenes.

"My father met me in private before he died, and the fourth wife and Qin Yao knew about it." In order to increase the credibility of the topic, Qin Xi brought up the fourth wife and Qin Yao appropriately.

"Father once hinted to me that the matters in Fushui Town are related to the Xie family in the capital."

Seeing that Qin Xiang suddenly stopped talking, Mrs. Liu thought about it for a while, and then analyzed: "Do you mean that the Xie family is amassing money everywhere, or is it using such unflattering means?"

Qin Xiang neither nodded nor shook her head. She poured tea into Liu's and her own cups, and took a sip to relieve her dry mouth after talking for so long.

Then he slowly said: "I was thinking about it when I had nothing to do. We have also seen the Xie family. Although the family has a big business, it is not very extravagant, and it is very different from ordinary wealthy families. But what I know is that The rest of the counties under Dancheng's jurisdiction have underground gambling houses more or less similar to Fushui Town. They are all located in places with convenient transportation and a large number of merchants." If you don't do business for locals, outsiders can just come and have fun. Let's go. Winning or losing doesn't mean breaking your muscles and bones. No one will stay to cause trouble.

Even after leaving, outsiders wouldn't care at all when it was mentioned that there were gambling houses in Dancheng. Which place didn't have gambling houses?

At this time, Qin Xiang said again: "But where did the money go?"

Mrs. Liu was reminded by Qin Xiang and also thought about this. Where did the money go?

Suddenly, her mind suddenly thought of the Du family.

Just thinking about the Du family, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but take a breath.

Dancheng's water and land transportation is very convenient, and its geographical location is excellent. It is not too far from the capital. If the boat ride goes smoothly, it will only take four or five days. If you take the dry road, don't drag luggage and carriages, just ride a fast horse and work day and night, you can reach it in two days.

Therefore, Dancheng has always been a place that people in the capital are very optimistic about. The Zhang family, one of the four great families in Dancheng, belonged to the Queen Mother.

As for the other few, outsiders can’t tell. At least it is obvious that the Qin family, by marrying the Xie family, actually wants to show goodwill to the Du family and the Queen Mother.

Mrs. Liu thought about it and couldn't figure it out, so she put aside her many doubts and asked Qin Yan: "What does this have to do with Qin Yan?"

"Because I recently heard a rumor that the old man of the Xie family has spent a lot of money recently. I wonder where the money came from?" Qin Xi smiled, but there was no smile in her eyes.

"You mean, the Xie family has withheld money that should belong to the Du family?" Ms. Liu finally understood what Qin Xiang wanted to say today.

But before I thought about it carefully, I felt that the matter was a bit big.

If the Xie family really dares to embezzle the Du family's belongings, no matter how much, they are defying the Du family's authority, which is absolutely intolerable.

Mrs. Liu is a girl who grew up in the capital, and she is also a lady from an official family. How could she not know how powerful the Du family is in the capital? The Du family's dominance today is not entirely due to the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Emperor. The head of the Du family is ruthless and scheming, and there are many outstanding people among the descendants of the Du family.

It has been a long time since anyone has openly done something right with the Du family. Although more and more people are dissatisfied with the Du family, they have only made small moves in private.

The Du family knew it, but they couldn't get a handle on it. If the Xie family's incident happened, it would definitely be used by the Du family to scare the monkeys and scare those who did small tricks.

The more Liu thought about it, the more frightened she became. She opened her mouth, still wanting to ask Qin Xiang about the source of the information and whether it was reliable, but when she saw Qin Xiang's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Liu couldn't help but swallow back the question. Go into the stomach.

Qin Xiang is not a kind-hearted person. She would take the initiative to tell Ms. Liu about this matter. She must have her considerations. Ms. Liu knows it, but she can't dwell on it. After all, once the Xie family is unlucky, the couple will definitely be implicated. This will There is no doubt about it.

Mrs. Liu stood up and said to Qin Xi: "Thank you sister for telling me this. I will go back first. If your brother has any opinions about this matter or needs to discuss this matter with you, please do it for the sake of my sister-in-law." Come on, help him!"

Mrs. Liu inexplicably did not want to offend Qin Xiang, so she deliberately made friends with Qin Xiang. Every time she came to Qin Xiang, she brought novel and expensive gifts, which was obviously a lot of thought.

Moreover, she also invited relatives and friends to come to Qin Xiang's incense shop to buy things. She was not afraid of outsiders' jokes and directly called Qin Xiang her sister affectionately, which opened up Qin Xiang's social network in the capital.

Because of this, Qin Xiang also became more patient and grateful to Mrs. Liu.

Of course, it doesn't matter how these people look down on Qin Xiang in private, but they must give her some face. This face is not only for the Liu family, but also for the plaque hanging at the door and the rumor that Qin Xiang once visited Qifeng Villa.

Qin Xiang was very good at dealing with unfriendly people, but she was a little embarrassed to deal with Liu's enthusiasm and kindness.