If the business woman does not help the poor, the villain's dream of prosperity will be shatter

When the swaying sedan finally stopped, the curtain was lifted, and a plump woman's face appeared in front of Qin Baoyi, "Second Young Master's Madam, we're here, get out of the sedan."

The maid Cuiqing hurried forward, holding Qin Baoyi's hand and helping her down from the sedan.

Qin Baoyi wore a plain dark-patterned feather gauze dress and a silver-grey dark cloud-patterned feather cloak. She still had her hair tied up in a bun, with only a few plain pearl flowers in her hair.

Before getting into the sedan, Qin Baoyi didn't like the way she looked without makeup and plain clothes, so she secretly applied a light layer of rouge on her lips.

She raised her head shyly, and happened to see the woman's inquiring eyes, and could not help but smile softly.

The woman's eyes moved across her lips, then the corners of her lips curled slightly, and a hint of contempt flashed across her eyes.

The woman led Qin Baoyi to the main room.

Cheng Mao and Mrs. Cheng were already sitting there, and Cheng Zonghao was also sitting down below.

Qin Baoyi entered the room, kowtowed to Cheng Mao and Mrs. Cheng, and offered them tea.

After being called, Mrs. Cheng kept a stern face throughout the whole process. She only said a few polite words such as "Excuse me, take care of yourself, the Cheng Mansion will be your home from now on", and then asked someone to send Qin Baoyi back to the yard.

Qin Baoyi thanked him respectfully and glanced at Cheng Zonghao beside her as she stood up.

Unexpectedly, I met his fiery gaze.

Qin Baoyi's heart skipped a beat and her face suddenly turned red.

As soon as Qin Baoyi walked out, Cheng Zonghao immediately stood up.

Mrs. Cheng quickly called him, "Hao'er!"

Cheng Zonghao stopped and turned to look at Mrs. Cheng.

Madam Cheng said helplessly, "Although Uncle Baoyi has been in a state of fever for 57 days, his nephews can still get rid of the mourning period before the New Year. But after all, she married into the family under the name of Miss Qin, so you have to know the situation and don't make a fool of yourself again."

Cheng Zonghao glanced at his father, smiled broadly, bowed deeply to Madam Cheng, and said, "Don't worry, mother. I understand."

Mrs. Cheng waved her hand.

Cheng Zonghao also bowed deeply to his father and slowly walked out.

After they both left the room, Madam Cheng sent away all the maids serving in the room.

Then she asked in a low voice: "Master, why did you agree to marry Qin Jingchang in the first place? I think that Miss Qin is gentle and virtuous, good-looking, and gentle. She is many times better than Miss Qin."

The most important thing is: with the support of their Cheng family, everything left by Miss Qin’s parents can be taken away and brought to the Cheng family.

She's gentle and easy to control, isn't it better than marrying the daughter of that poor scholar?

A marriage exchange is not a glorious thing. Once it gets out of hand, it won't just be the Qin family that will be embarrassed!

Cheng Mao sneered and said, "Who is Qin Jingchang? Do you think I would take him seriously just because he is a low-ranking scholar?"

Madam Cheng took a deep breath and asked, "Could it be that he has some powerful backer?"

Cheng Mao did not give a direct answer, but instead mentioned Qin Jingyuan, "Qin Jingyuan is a commoner, but he is a business genius. In just over twenty years, he has earned such a fortune. There are only a few in the entire Great Zhou. Such talents will naturally be wooed by the powerful people above."

"Qin Jingyuan's business has been thriving over the years. In addition to his own talent, it is also inseparable from the secret support of others."

If someone supports him, naturally there will also be people who want to get rid of him.

Merchants are of low status, so even if they are killed, the masters behind them may feel it is a pity but will simply find someone else to support them.

The family wanted to seek justice, but without paying money, they could not even enter the first door of the government office.

Even if you use money, it depends on who is doing it.

If the commotion gets out of hand and it becomes embarrassing, the best outcome would be to push one person out as the scapegoat.

Cheng Mao rested his hands on his knees, gently twisting a string of Buddhist beads, and said slowly: "The foster brother of the Qin girl has always been on good terms with Xiao Cheng, the young master of Xiaoyue Villa. Who in the world doesn't know that the Xiao family of Jinzhou is the maternal clan of His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin?"

When he agreed to marry the daughter of Qin to his second son, it was also because of this relationship.

Otherwise, how could a merchant's daughter be qualified to be the legitimate daughter-in-law of the Cheng family?

Madam Cheng was secretly surprised, "Then Qin Jingyuan... is, Prince Ning?"

Cheng Mao laughed, "It's just a tiny ant, why would King Ning need to take action?"

It was nothing more than that the people below figured out Prince Ning's thoughts, and in order to please Prince Ning, they joined forces with Qin Jingchang to kill Qin Jingyuan and seize his wealth.

Now Prince Ning and Prince Jin are interacting with each other openly and covertly, using all kinds of means.

By killing Qin Jingyuan, not only did they get the huge fortune, but they also cut off one of the money-making arms of the King of Jin.

This kills two birds with one stone.

When gods fight, little devils suffer.

It’s just that Qin Jingyuan was unlucky and became a victim of the contest between the two forces.

The other party has done bad things and doesn't want to bear the bad reputation.

The Qinglong Mountain bandits were lucky enough to take the blame, and they could die without regrets.

Cheng Mao sneered and said, "All obstacles have been removed, but I didn't expect Qin Jingchang to be so useless that he couldn't even control a helpless little orphan girl."

Seeing how worried he has been recently, I'm afraid that if the person behind him doesn't get the promised benefits, Qin Jingchang will be discarded as a pawn.

Mrs. Cheng was a little worried, "Then, our Hao'er married Qin Baoyi..."

"Everyone knows that the person entering the mansion is the eldest daughter of the Qin family. If the marriage is successful, once the three-year mourning period is over, Qin Baoyi will be Qin Jingchang's daughter Qin Shu; if the marriage fails, she is a woman carried in from the side door without a matchmaker or betrothal. How to deal with her is just a matter of Hao'er's words."

Cheng Mao knocked lightly on the table and said, "This time, I can take the money to the capital to explore the way and learn some scriptures."

The emperor's health is getting worse day by day.

If you want to burn incense, you have to burn it in advance to make it effective.

Madam Cheng was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Yingying and I have been good friends since childhood. I also watched Shu'er grow up... Now Shu'er has disappeared without a trace, and I don't know whether she is dead or alive. I always feel that I have failed Yingying's trust..."

After saying that, he gently pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

Cheng Mao snorted and said, "Woman's kindness! You should know that everything is empty when a person dies, and so is human nature. If you have such thoughts, you might as well think about how to arrange the money and gift list for going to the capital."

Mrs. Cheng quickly took the list from the inner room and discussed it in a low voice with Cheng Mao.

Early the next morning, Cheng Zonghao brought his servant into the main courtyard.

As soon as he entered the door, he waved to the servant behind him.

The servant came in holding a black gold-painted box and gently placed the box on the first desk.

Madam Cheng and Cheng Mao looked at each other and asked excitedly in a low voice: "What is this?"

Cheng Zonghao nodded proudly.

He gently lifted his skirt, sat down at the bottom, and said with a smile: "Father, mother, please take a look, is this banknote enough?"

The box was not locked.

Mrs. Cheng's fingers trembled slightly as she gently opened the box, which was full of banknotes.

The top one is worth one thousand taels, and the ones below are worth ten thousand taels.

The two counted it twice and confirmed that it was 300,000 taels, not one less.

Cheng Mao stroked his beard with satisfaction and said, "First take out 150,000 taels and add it to the gift list sent to the capital. The remaining 150,000 taels will be used by the Hedong Dao deposing and appointing envoy to Jinzhou in a few days. By then, we will have to spend some money to make some arrangements."