Reborn female match

In mid-March, the imperial censor reported to the imperial court the investigation of the salt dispute in the south of the Yangtze River. Some salt merchants and officials were unwilling to cooperate with the imperial court out of self-interest.

For this reason, the imperial court ordered to severely punish these salt merchants.The Li family narrowly escaped the catastrophe because Li Chun expressed their position early and let go of some interests. For example, the Chen family refused to cooperate because they did not want the court to bite off a large piece of meat from them. The losses were even greater.

The Qin family was punished by the court for competing with the government for profit before the Qin family obtained the consent to promote the tea and salt department, and was punished by the court. , not daring to have too much involvement with the Qin family.

Because of this matter, Qin Huai had to go to Bianjing again, and temporarily handed over the family business to Qin Shaomin.

Qin Shaoru found that her life in the Qin family was getting more and more difficult. In the past, Zhao Meng tried to deal with her deliberately, and later, Feng Qing, Qin Shaomin and others were wary of her relatives. Except for an insider who cared about her, and Ji Xin and other maidservants Outside, there is no help.

So she had the idea of ​​leaving the Qin family and going to Beijing with Zhao Weicai.But Zhao Weicai was still a little unwilling, so he said, "Why don't I order someone to send you back to the Prince's Mansion in Bianjing, and I will go back to reunite with you after I finish handling important matters here."

Qin Shaoru is naturally unwilling, she is alone in Bianjing, and she is under the pressure of Yan Shu, the princess of the county, her life will be more tormented than in Qin's family.For this reason, she had to give up such thoughts.

The last time she designed Qin Shaomin and Li Yan to fail, it was because An Tong spoiled her. She found out that An Tong was about to return to Quchuan, so she decided not to let An Tong leave easily, otherwise it would be difficult to attack her in the future. up.

An Tong is not only the weakness of the An family, if something happens to her in Lin'an, the An family will definitely blame the Li family for not being a landlord and not taking good care of An Tong.The An family and the Li family had turned against each other, so they were naturally overwhelmed.At the same time, An Tong has a very good personal relationship with Xu Xiangru, and he will definitely be able to hit Xu Xiangru at that time, so that Xu Xiangru has no time to get involved.

However, An Tong has been reclusive recently, and it is really not easy for her to attack An Tong.Fortunately, she found out that An Tong seemed to be seriously ill, so she went to visit with some supplements.

It seems that the last time she and An Tong met was at the marriage recognition banquet, and the two sides did not tear each other apart. When she went outside Xu Xiangru's mansion, there was no reason why others would not let her see An Tong.

Qin Shaoru was waiting in the front hall, and saw that An Tong was dressed like in autumn, wrapped in a cloak, his face was a little pale, and he was also coughing.

Qin Shaoru knew that An Tong had headaches, but she didn't expect her to be so ill. For a while, she couldn't bear to care about the current grievances with her.

But this soft heart only existed for a moment, and soon she asked tentatively: "How can the little lady be so sick?"

"Occasionally feeling the wind and cold, plus the previous headache attack and chronic illness, this illness is added to the illness, that's it." An Tong smiled slightly.

"Do you need to invite a doctor? I also brought a lot of medicinal materials and supplements here, hoping to be useful to the little lady."

"Second Lady Qin has a heart, cough, cough..." After An Tong finished speaking, he coughed violently again, and didn't stop until his lungs hurt.

"Little lady!" Ren Cuirou hurriedly stroked her back, and hurried to ask someone to bring her soup.

Qin Shaoru stared at An Tong, seeing that the blue veins in her neck were protruding from her cough, and her complexion was unhealthily flushed, she was even more sure that An Tong's illness was too serious.She thought to herself, this is God helping her, saving her from the trouble of doing it.

However, it would be best if An Tong's illness could continue to worsen. After all, An Tong suddenly died of illness in Xu Xiangru's yard. Both the Li family and the An family would target Xu Xiangru...

"Perhaps the little lady should go out for a walk. By the way, I heard that there is a Lingyin Temple on the other side of the Qiantang, which is very effective. If you don't go there to offer incense and pray for blessings, you can ask the Bodhisattva to bless the little lady's illness and get better soon." Qin Shaoru said .If An Tong can be lured out and arranged properly, she will definitely make An Tong's condition worse.

Ren Cuirou didn't hold back, and said: "Praying for blessings is useful, why do you need a doctor? Besides, the Qiantang is so far away, you don't have to be kind!"

"You!" Qin Shaoru was very angry, "I care about the little lady with good intentions, but you want to speculate on the slave like this, it's really kind of unrewarding!"

"Cuirou, Second Lady Qin is also kind, but her suggestion is good, maybe I should really go to offer a stick of incense."

"If you want to go, little lady, I can go with you." Qin Shaoru had a smile on his face.

Ren Cuirou opened her mouth to speak, but was preempted by a deep voice beside her: "No need, I will accompany her!"

Qin Shaoru was startled when he heard this voice, and when he turned his head, it turned out that Xu Xiangru had returned.

"We appreciate the kindness of Mrs. Qin Er, but if you have such free time, you might as well spend it on your own family."

Qin Shaoru gritted her teeth secretly, she wanted to challenge Xu Xiangru, but now she has no confidence when facing Xu Xiangru.Fortunately, she has already told Zhao Weicai about her past, so she doesn't have to worry about Xu Xiangru threatening her with these things.

"I have good intentions, so it's fine if you don't appreciate it." Qin Shaoru said.

"Miss An is not well and it is not suitable to stay outside for too long. If Er Mistress Qin has nothing to do, please forgive me for waiting too long."

Xu Xiang issued the order to evict guests, Qin Shaoru stopped asking for trouble, she went out, and Ji Xin said: "Lady, just now the servant girl found out that someone from An's family has come, maybe in half a month, then Miss An will have to go back." Qu Chuan has gone."

"No, we can't let her go back easily!" Qin Shaoru sternly resolutely said, "If she goes back, it will be very difficult for the An family to target Xu Xiangru and the Li family. Er Niangzi wrote to her, asking her to find a way to make An Tong's condition worse!"

"But An Tong is the cousin of the second wife of the Li family after all, is she willing to do something that is life-threatening?"

"You won't hide it from her?" Qin Shaoru was a little annoyed, how could Ji Xin, who usually looks very smart, be so dull now?

Ji Xin rolled her eyes and said, "The servant girl knows."

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"Qin Shaoru knows that the little lady is seriously ill, but she instigates you to go to Qiantang Lingyin Temple, she has ulterior motives!" Ren Cuiju said.

"Anyway, it's still for my own good, isn't it?" An Tong said, turning to look at Xu Xiangru, "Didn't you discuss something with Mo Chong? Why did you come back so soon?"

Xu Xiangru smiled: "I didn't expect to come back so soon, but the second wife of the Zuo family seemed to be jealous and ran out to make trouble. I thought that we couldn't talk about business, so I came back first."

The maid came with An Tong's soup, Xu Xiangru took the bowl, fed An Tong to drink spoon by spoon, and then said: "I have received news that Princess Yan Shu of the county has left Bianjing to come to Lin'an, believe it or not. In a few days, she will be here."

She was the one who disclosed the matter of Zhao Weicai and Qin Shaoru to Yan Shu.

An Tong was slightly surprised: "Will Zhao Weicai be displeased by her coming here suddenly?"

"It is precisely to make the water more turbid, so that it is easier to catch Zhao Weicai's handle. If they let them grow their power smoothly, then Yan Shu will get involved again, and the Yan family will not be able to help. "

An Tong could already predict how turbulent, treacherous and changeable Lin'an would be at that time. The only thing she was worried about was that the fishing net would be too wide, and Xu Xiangru would not be able to control the overall situation by himself.

"Next month, the Salt Guild will replace the boss. Qin Huai is not in the Qin family now, so it must be Qin Shaomin who competes for the boss of the Qin family. If Qin Shaomin can be elected, she must have more say in the Qin family than she does now, so Qin Shaoru and Zhao Weicai will definitely not let her succeed easily." Xu Xiangru said again.

"The eldest lady of the Qin family is a woman. Based on this alone, there are countless people who oppose it."

"But don't forget that many salt merchants have been greatly hurt by the imperial government's rectification of the chaos of the salt industry. Although the Qin family has also been damaged, it will not lose too much because of Zhao Weicai. Now we can compete with him. The only one left is your nephew."

An Tong thought a little deeper, and said, "You want me to persuade my nephew to support Mrs. Qin's family?"

"Qin Shaomin can compete in the name of Qin Huai, but it won't do her much good, so if she wants to get the position of elder, she can only get the support of everyone like the Li family. But your nephew may not fight, but Your second uncle will definitely fight, but once Qin Shaoru joins forces with him, Qin Shaomin's chances of winning will be slim."

"But in business and business, what good is it to the Li family to help Mrs. Qin get the position of elder? My nephew will not abandon his son for her."

"Xing Lao" is the leader of the guild. Naturally, what he has to do is to take care of the guild, coordinate the relationship between the merchants who join the guild, and deal with the government's Corso, etc. The power is not insignificant.Of course, merchants do not need to join the guild, but the result may be being squeezed out, being punished by the government, and so on.

"It depends on whether your grandfather is willing to cooperate with Qin Shaomin."

If Qin Shaomin can give enough benefits to impress Li Chun, Li Chun will naturally turn to her.

After careful consideration, An Tong said: "Then I will mention it to my nephew tomorrow! I can go to Lingyin Temple with peace of mind if I settle this matter as soon as possible!"

"Are you really planning to go to Lingyin Temple?" Xu Xiangru asked.

An Tong touched the amulet that Li Jinxiu begged for her, thinking that even if it was useless, she still had to go to the temple to offer a stick of incense, and she should thank God for giving her a chance.If it can impress the heavens and let her survive the death calamity safe and sound, that would be the best.

"Of course I'm going. I haven't been to Lingyin Temple in the past six months since I came to An'an. I'm going back to Quchuan. It's a pity not to go!"

"Okay, then I'll go with you!"

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After two days, the weather finally improved, so Xu Xiangru arranged to go to Lingyin Temple with An Tong.

Lingyin Temple is in Qiantang County, and you can’t make it back in one day, so you have to stay in Qiantang for one night.Xu Xiangru laid cushions on the carriage and prepared a hand stove, etc. Seeing this, An Tong said, "I'm not weak enough to be so cautious."

After leaving Lin'an City, the carriage headed east. An Xin led the servants of An's family and Xu Xiangru's servants, and a group of people traveled in a mighty way.

They also have to be so careful, after all there are still many wandering refugees outside Lin'an City, no one can guarantee whether they will have malicious intentions.

After the carriage traveled for more than ten miles, the official road became difficult, and the carriage swayed badly again, An Tong had no choice but to thank Xu Xiangru for his foresight.

If so, they have to stop to rest and feed the horses some fodder and water.

"Are you hungry? Let's have some snacks to fill your stomach first!" Xu Xiangru took out some pastries.

An Tong picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite. When she turned her head, she saw a disheveled beggar behind a tree staring at the pastry in her hand. Those round eyes were full of hunger and thirst.

"Cuirou, bring him two pastries!" An Tong said.

As soon as the words fell, the beggar ran over quickly, and his chapped lips moved: "Thank you, little lady! Don't bother me, little lady, bring it to me, and I will take it myself!"

Everyone looked at her in surprise, An Tong came back to his senses, laughed and cursed: "You are welcome!"

After receiving the pastry, the beggar ate it with relish, he didn't gobble it up like he was hungry for a long time, but he was still a bit coquettish.

An Tong was idle and bored, so he chatted with him, and learned that the beggar was going to Lin'an City to make a living, but there was no public inspection, so he could only turn around and plan to go elsewhere.After wandering outside for so long, I met An Tong and his party.

"What's your name?" An Tong asked.

The beggar smoothed his messy hair and said, "The little one's surname is Huang, and his name is Jingyi."

"Why does it sound familiar to me?" An Tong and Xu Xiangru thought at the same time.

Ren Cuirou was surprised and said: "This name is very similar to a girl's boudoir name!"

The beggar blinked: "The little one is a real girl!"

An Tong slapped his head, thinking of who it was.