The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Master Shen followed the voice and saw the young man who was leading the group. A layer of coldness covered his eyes.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue often had official exchanges, and most officials would show some respect to him. Judging from his official uniform, he was just a small official in the Ministry of Revenue. How dare he question him?

He then said, "You all came to the shop of the Marquis' Mansion and used knives. My son just thought someone was pretending to be the Minister of Revenue and came to cause trouble, so he resisted."

"If it's not a misunderstanding, what could it be? In broad daylight, I would like to ask you, what happened to this shop that required the Ministry of Revenue to bluff like that?"

"Today, if you don't tell me the truth, you will have to follow me." The master also put on airs, trying to intimidate the other party with his official power.

Who would have thought that the young official from the Ministry of Revenue was not afraid at all: "Okay, we also need to go to the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion. There are many house deeds and shop deeds that need to be handed over."

"Our people were injured, so the Marquis' Mansion will have to pay for the medical expenses. Otherwise, this can be considered an injury in the line of duty."

The master was puzzled: "What house deed and shop deed?"

More and more people gathered outside the shop. There was a lot of noise in the shop, and people who wanted to see the fun came from all over the streets and alleys after hearing the news.

Both sides were wearing official uniforms when confronting each other, and the people did not dare to speak loudly but only whispered.

The young official raised his eyebrows and smiled, "As far as I know, this shop is not owned by the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion. It is the private property of the late Nanhua County Lord."

"I wonder why Minister Shen keeps claiming that this is the shop of the Marquis' Mansion?"

"Could it be that the Marquis's Mansion is trying to seize their daughter-in-law's dowry?" the young steward said lightly.

Master Shen seemed to have been stabbed in the heart: "Asshole! This shop is of course the private property of Nanhua County Lady, but the Marquis's Mansion has been managing it for her underage children."

"If something happens in the shop, of course the Marquis' Mansion will help solve it. This is our Marquis' Mansion's family affair, what does it have to do with you?"

The young manager still looked calm and composed: "Oh? Is that so? Then does Minister Shen know that Second Master Shen has donated the three-year profit of the shop to the national treasury in gratitude for the hard work of the soldiers who went to war?"

"Donate to the national treasury?" The master was shocked by the young master's words and did not react for a moment.

The young steward stood straight, walked slowly to the door of the shop, and said to the people outside: "Not only that, Mr. Shen also donated all the income from the shops and farms left by Nanhua County Master to the national treasury."

"Three years, a full three years. Our old Minister Sun is grateful to have such an official in Dali, so there is no need to worry about its prosperity!" The young official put his hands behind his back and spoke in a voice that everyone could hear.

Many people outside have seen the marriage of Nanhua County Lady, with her long red wedding dress. She must have a lot of farms and shops, which would bring a huge profit in three years.

Then the people also shouted loudly in a surging voice: "Master Shen Er is so righteous!"

Everyone agreed.

Only Master Shen still couldn't believe it: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Ning'an Marquis' Mansion is not aware of this matter, and the Marquis' Mansion does not agree."

As soon as the master said this, the people outside all looked at him.

The eldest master's wrinkled face trembled, and he changed his words: "I mean that this matter needs to be discussed with my second brother."

Knowing that this must be true, and that continuing to cause trouble in the shop would not bring any good, he said to the young manager in a serious tone, "Come back tomorrow. The shop is closed today."

He then ordered the chief shopkeeper to close the shop door and prepared to return to Ning'an Marquis' Mansion to find out what happened.

The young official did not buy into Master Shen's face, "I will go with Minister Shen. Today's errands must be done today. The soldiers at the border are waiting for food.

Besides, all the people I brought with me are injured. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Ning'an Marquis' Mansion to get away without an explanation, right?"

Seeing the other party's fearless look, Master Shen angrily threw his sleeves and rushed to Ning'an Marquis's Mansion. Behind him followed a group of people from the Ministry of Revenue and some ordinary people who were watching the fun.

As soon as Master Shen entered the house, he saw Master Shen II staggering back from the yamen.

It turned out that the old lady also sent someone to find him back from the yamen.

When Master Shen Da saw Master Shen Er, he was furious. In front of everyone in the Ministry of Revenue, he said, "Master Er, are you crazy? Did you donate all the three years' income from the farm and shop of the Nanhua County Lord?"

The second master pretended to be confused: "Yes, what's wrong, big brother, isn't this a good thing? Nanhua has many industries, it's just donating three years of profits for the country and the people, what's wrong with that?"

"Even if Nanhua were here, he wouldn't think what I did was wrong. Brother, why are you so angry?"

"I heard that someone was looking for trouble in your shop? What happened?"

The young official of the Ministry of Revenue stood up and bowed to the Second Master: "Sir Shen, the Ministry of Revenue is not looking for trouble, it is just normal work."

"Lord Shen is loyal to the emperor and loves the people. Our old Minister Sun also praises him very much. I was ordered to take over the shop for three years. Now that Lord Shen is back, please hand over the shop deed for record."

Master Shen Er turned to look at the person who was speaking, and was surprised when he saw him: "Is it you?"

It turned out that this young master was none other than Mei Qianhe, the grandson of Mei Hanlin, whom he had met once before.

"It's you, Mr. Shen Er. Nice to meet you again." Mei Qianhe said with a humble smile.

While the two were exchanging greetings, the old lady of Rongde Hall couldn't wait any longer and rushed over with everyone else.

As soon as Shen Baozhao entered the room, he saw the tall and straight figure like a pine tree, standing out among a flock of chickens.

Different from the frail scholar in the blue robe that day, today he was wearing the sixth-grade egret robe, which made him look more dignified and less elegant.

As if feeling someone's gaze on him, Mei Qianhe turned his head sharply to look in the direction of the person coming.

At first glance, I saw that figure. Shen Baozhao was not planning to go out today, so she was dressed simply, wearing only a light blue skirt and a light yellow vest. Her graceful figure was like an orchid in the empty valley, fascinating.

When the two looked at each other, Mei Qianhe gave Bao Zhao a faint smile.

Bao Zhao immediately lowered his head when he saw this, and from a distance he could only see the tips of his ears slightly red.

Shen Baozhao complained in his heart: "What a loser! I have lived two lives and I was blinded by a young master from the Hanlin family."

He adjusted his mindset, raised his head but did not look at Mei Qianhe, and followed behind Madam Wang as if nothing had happened.

Mei Qianhe found her even cuter when she saw her serious look.

When Master Shen Er saw Wang had also arrived, he said to her, "Sister-in-law, you came at the right time. You have taken care of Nanhua's dowry over the years.

I have now donated all the profits of the past three years to Dali. Please take out all the deeds and hand them over to the Ministry of Revenue."

After hearing what the second master said, the eldest lady said in disbelief, "What? Are you crazy?"

The old lady couldn't help but say, "Second brother, what's going on? I haven't heard you mention it at home. Why are you going to donate everything for no reason?"