ebookland Chapter 382 Trouble
Chapter 382 Trouble
After Qin Huiyin gave the herbs to Tang Yixiao, the latter did not let her stay for long because of the stray dogs and asked her to go back and wait for news.
As soon as she came out, Xia Ruwan and Tang Yichen had also reached an agreement. Thinking of the news she heard from Li Congxiao, Xia Ruwan immediately told Qin Huiyin about it.
"Prince Ning is the Queen Mother's nephew and manages the Ministry of Revenue. He has both status and power. Li Jingyan is quite resourceful, having managed to get close to such a figure."
"The Li family is rich, and Prince Ning is no fool. He has women and money that are delivered to his doorstep, so why not take them?" Qin Huiyin said, "These noble families have big backyards. They can afford to support not just one concubine, but even ten or a hundred, as long as they are useful. But Li Jingyan is really interesting. The first thing she does after finding a new partner is to make things difficult for you. Shouldn't she have control over the Li family in her own hands?"
"She now has the support of Prince Ning, so she doesn't have to put in any extra effort. The old-fashioned people in the Li family will definitely side with her. Li Congxiao's situation has become even more difficult."
"Young Master Li has only been in control of the Li family for a few days, and Li Jingyan is already striking back like this. Is she just too smart, or is she being guided by someone with great foresight?"
Su Jin walked in from outside and said to Qin Huiyin, "Second Miss, Miss Zhu has sent you an invitation to go boating on the lake."
Qin Huiyin took the note handed to her by Su Jin, opened it and took a look. Beautiful small calligraphy appeared before her eyes.
She handed the invitation to Xia Ruwan and said, "Look, it says 'I felt like I had known Miss Xia for a long time. Let's travel with friends and enjoy the beautiful scenery together.' It means I want you to come with me."
Xia Ruwan recalled the scene at the auction and said, "Although Miss Zhu didn't ignore me, it's clear that her attitude towards you and me is completely different. She didn't ignore me, she was just being polite. When she invited you to go boating, she did invite me as well, but it wasn't sincere. In the end, she just casually invited me. But now she specifically mentioned me in the post. Is it because we have something to hide and are being too suspicious?"
"I hope I'm overthinking it! However, regardless of whether we have something to hide or not, it's always a good idea to be more careful when going out." Qin Huiyin said.
Xia Ruwan felt exhausted by what had happened recently. After discussing with Qin Huiyin for a while, she went back to rest.
Not long after she returned home, Shuhui came over and said, "There's some noise next door. I heard a lot of women laughing and joking."
Xia Ruwan's face turned ugly. "It's not the first day we know who he is. What's so strange about a woman's laughter? Don't bother me with what's happening next door."
After Qin Huiyin separated from Xia Ruwan, she went to the kitchen to check on the dinner, asked the cook to add a midnight snack, and instructed her to send it to Tang Yichen at 11:00 PM.
Li Taohua and Tang Dafu were not at home, and Tang Yixiao was busy making ointment and did not come out for dinner. Tang Luwu was also out tonight, so it was just Qin Huiyin and Tang Yichen who had dinner. To make it convenient for Tang Yichen, Qin Huiyin had the servants bring the meal to Tang Yichen's study, and they ate there.
The Tang family did not have the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping, so when the brother and sister were having dinner together, Qin Huiyin asked about the Maritime Customs.
"We need to find evidence about the Maritime Customs, and if we do, we'll naturally punish them severely. However, given the Maritime Customs' style of work, I'm afraid they'll destroy the evidence as soon as I start investigating, and then Miss Xia's goods will naturally be released. This matter won't become a big deal, but we didn't want to make a big deal in the first place. As long as we achieve our goal, it's fine."
"I thought Big Brother would take this opportunity to directly eliminate those people in the Maritime Customs Office who used chicken feathers as a token of authority!"
"Just give them a warning; there's no need to eradicate them. The Maritime Customs Office is a complex place. If you eradicate one group, there will always be another. There's no need to make enemies with them. Don't forget, if you open a shop, you'll inevitably have to deal with the Maritime Customs Office. Our goal this time is to give them a warning and let them know that the Xia and Tang family's goods cannot be touched. This is the long-term benefit."
"Brother, I suddenly feel that you have more potential to be a profiteer."
Tang Yichen knocked her forehead and said, "If you are too rigid, you will break easily. If I am an upright person, you will always worry about whether my head will fall off."
"Brother, you are truly wise and powerful."
Tang Yichen laughed: "The main reason is that I haven't had the time to bother the Maritime Customs recently. After all, the South City Military Commission is the tough one."
"Nancheng Bingmasi?" Qin Huiyin was puzzled. "Why do you suddenly want to investigate Nancheng Bingmasi?"
"It's not sudden. They've been investigating for the past few days. The South City Military Commission is holding the East City Military Commission hostage. If I don't lend a hand, when will your brother from the Song family be able to withdraw?"
Qin Huiyin was truly shocked.
Haven't Tang Yichen and Song Ruize always been at odds?
Until now, they have been king against king, and they will dislike each other as soon as they meet.
Tang Yichen seemed to see what she was thinking and said calmly, "I don't like Song Ruize, I really don't like him. However, if his official position is unstable, you will lose a backer. Big Brother can certainly be your backer, but Big Brother is just a civil servant, there will always be things he can't take care of. He manages East City, and the food city you want to open is also in East City. With him protecting you, your safety will be guaranteed where Big Brother can't see. The waters of this capital are deeper than I thought. One more person protecting you means you'll be safer."
"Does Brother Song know what you have done?" Qin Huiyin felt a sore nose.
"Do I need him to know? I'm not doing this for him. You like playing with him, and even if Big Brother doesn't like him, he won't watch him get into trouble."
"Brother..." Qin Huiyin leaned on his shoulder and said with emotion, "Why are you so nice?"
"Just be less angry with me." Tang Yichen stroked her hair. "You run over there all day long. You have no conscience."
Qin Huiyin was acting coquettishly towards Tang Yichen. Seeing that it was getting late and knowing that he still had a lot of documents to deal with, she didn't want to disturb him any further.
After coming out of the study, Qin Huiyin sent someone to inquire about the situation at the East City Military Division. When she learned that Chen Yong had been released, she knew that Tang Yichen's promise of help had worked.
Qin Huiyin suddenly had an idea, which was to make the two brothers live in harmony. Look at what Tang Yichen did for Song Ruize this time, Song Ruize should be made aware of it. If Song Ruize understood that Tang Yichen was secretly helping him, he would be less hostile towards him. Over time, wouldn't they become a loving family?
In the original novel, one of them is the hero and the other is the villain, but now both of them are on the right track and are very successful, so there is no need to worry about them becoming enemies.