Rebellious officials and thieves are cheating on their fathers

As soon as Wen Ziren arrived at the Yushitai, he saw Qin Ailan sitting loosely on a chair, with a slightly unhappy expression on her face.It was rare for Wen Ziren to see Qin Ailan's expression like this, so he couldn't help being curious, so he walked over and asked, "Young Master Qin, why did you come here so early today?"

"Not only today, I will come so early in the future."

"Ah? Why?" Wen Ziren was puzzled.

"The next court will be in the next five days, the emperor's new rules."

Wen Ziren was a little confused. He said that today's people are diligent and ambitious, how could they suddenly change this rule?Wen Ziren said again: "I don't know why the emperor suddenly made such a regulation? Shouldn't such important matters be decided after consultation with the ministers?"

"Everyone has no objections, so it's settled. You've broken so much, knowing more may not be a good thing, accompany me to see our shop today." Qin Ailan didn't want to talk about the early affairs, and now he has become a backer. Guo Xia, everyone thought that the emperor's refusal to go to court was instigated by him.

It doesn't matter, the most annoying thing is that Chu Yu is very repulsive to him.

"Oh. But it's duty time now, so let's leave like this. Will Yang Hongqing see if he will dismiss me?" Wen Ziren asked.

"I'll tell him later that he's not that capable of suspending you. Go make me a cup of tea first!" Qin Ailan said.

Last night he waited for the lights in the Luohuang Pavilion to go down before going to sleep, and now he has no energy, thinking about Chu Yu again, and he doesn't know when he will be able to accept himself.Or maybe in the future Chu Yu will embark on the road of normal people marrying wives and having children...

For the first time in Qin Ailan's life, he had doubts and fears about feelings, and he began to worry about gains and losses.He also couldn't imagine Chu Yu who would marry a concubine and become a queen in the future. In that case, where would he go?

Do you smile and bless?He doesn't have that heart yet.

Wen Ziren saw that Qin Ailan's expression was not very good, so he didn't say anything, and went to make tea with interest.

Qin Ailan stayed at Yushitai all morning, and went to see the shop with Wen Ziren after dinner.Their shop is in the bustling Drum Tower area of ​​central Beijing, where there are shops, such as Yinzhuang, Qianzhuang, and Buzhuang, and there are a lot of people there.Diagonally across from Wen Ziren's shop is the bank, which sells jade and jewelry on the left and right.Wen Ziren has ordered someone to renovate the shop, and there are all the containers in it.

The front of this shop is for selling things, there are small doors on both sides to enter and the back, and there is a patio in the middle of the backyard. The left side can be used as a warehouse, and the rest of the rooms can be used for living.The occupied area is neither big nor small, and Qin Ailan is quite satisfied with it.

"This location is regarded as a prime location. Why is your Wen family vacant?" Qin Ailan asked.

Wen Ziren smiled: "The location of this shop is good, but it's a bit small. There are only two entrances. Our Wen's dyeing workshop needs a wide backyard. Business has not been very good these years. Opening another shop will cost a lot of money." There are more taxes, things are troublesome and I can’t make much money, so I just sit idle.”

"Well, it's the end of the month now. I'll bring people in next month, and when the goods are ready, we can open for business."

Wen Ziren was a little hesitant: "That... Mr. Qin, don't we see the date of our opening?"

Qin Ailan had forgotten that the ancients were superstitious and had to choose auspicious days for the zodiac.Qin Ailan didn't have so many taboos, so she said: "If you believe this, then you can choose a day, I don't care, any day will do."

Wen Ziren couldn't help being taken aback, and then said with a smile: "Actually, Wen doesn't believe this either, but my wife and parents both believe it, and I just follow them if I can't make the decision. Since Mr. Qin said so, then I will Keep it simple, any day."

Qin Ailan hummed, "It's hard to come out, we don't have to go back, you can walk around here with me!"

There is nothing serious about Yushitai, they will just sit and wait for the time when they go back, so it is better to take a walk outside to see the commercial area in central Beijing.

Wen Ziren walked with him, Qin Ailan was in a bad mood today, he could tell.After walking for a long time, Wen Ziren couldn't bear it anymore, so he said cautiously: "Young Master Qin seems to have something on his mind."

Qin Ailan glanced at him: "The world is so depressed now, and many people are living in great hardship, but I can't do anything about it. I'm really ashamed."

Wen Ziren was a little surprised: Could it be that Qin Ailan is worried about this kind of thing?But shouldn't he be the one to say that?Why does it sound weird?

"Young Master Qin has the common people in his heart. It is really a blessing for the common people. You don't have to blame yourself, Mr. Qin. I believe that under the joint governance of Prime Minister Qin and the emperor, the world will become better and better." Wen Ziren flattered.

Qin Ailan couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "My father is a high-ranking and powerful person. Many villains deliberately flatter him, deliberately making the world peaceful through singing and dancing. And the emperor lives in a deep palace, so he can't see what the outside world is like." Face and face. As you said, the treasury is now empty, but the household department is relying on its own power to embezzle and accept bribes, and must have embezzled a lot of silver from the treasury. They are filling their own pockets while the people live in poverty. It is really outrageous .”

Wen Ziren was also very angry when it came to the household department.Not long ago, the Ministry of Households went to their Wen's house for a meal, but the meal made the Wen's family very unhappy.They actually wanted to ask the Wen family for benefits again!

In order to avoid heavy taxes, the Wen family had some secret dealings with the Ministry of Household Affairs, and bought off the people who were in charge of tax collection at that time.Unexpectedly, there was a change of personnel in the household department last year. Now the newcomer Yun Xinji is even more ruthless than before. He is also a good gambler. Every time he loses money, he finds trouble everywhere to make money.

The money the Wen family spent on him can almost make up for the high business tax!

Because most of the Household Department is Prime Minister Qin's disciples, he has never dared to make a point in front of Qin Ailan. Now that Qin Ailan took the initiative to talk about it, Wen Ziren also said angrily: "Mr. Many merchants have to give them some money, so as to avoid some. But people are not willing to swallow the elephant, and they take the money too little, threatening and oppressing merchants everywhere, so look at the current situation There are also a lot of closed shops. When Wen was a child, there were all shops here one by one, and they were not closed at night."

Qin Ailan also pretended to sigh with emotion: "Yes! I also miss the prosperity and prosperity of the past. I don't know if my dear brother wants to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

Wen Ziren was slightly taken aback, he could hardly believe his ears.The oil and water department like the Ministry of Finance is under the care of Prime Minister Qin, who doesn't want to go?

Although he donated an official to work in Yushitai, Yang Hongqing of Yushitai had no attachment to anyone in the court, and the power in his hands can be imagined.Therefore, even though he was working at Yushitai, the people in the household department still didn't give the Wen family face. Naturally, no one would care about a little servant Yushi who had no title but no rights.

But going to the Ministry of Household Affairs would definitely be different. If Qin Ailan helped him enter the Ministry of Household Affairs, then he would be regarded as a member of Prime Minister Qin, and the heavy business taxes of the Wen family could also be reduced.

"This...this kind of thing, how can I go there if I want to. The Ministry of Household Affairs is the most difficult department among the six departments. Everyone knows it well, Mr. Qin just joked."

"It's naturally difficult for others to get in, but if I recommend it to the emperor, it's not necessarily so. You just need to truthfully answer whether I want to go or not." Qin Ailan paused and asked him.

Wen Ziren was stunned for a moment, then came to understand, and hurriedly said seriously: "Of course Wen is willing, the department that he even dreams of going to, how can Wen say he is not willing?"