"Currently, Brother Shi is busy making arrangements and stabilizing relationships with all parties. The Pei family has not been attacked from all sides this time because of this crisis. Brother Shi deserves a lot of credit for this. If the Pei family does not end up well, Brother Shi will be able to get out unscathed."
"At that time, Miss Qiao, your business will continue as usual and will not be affected."
Qiao Lian'er's tone became somewhat serious: "At a time like this, do I still care about how much money I make, or whether I'm still your friend?"
Seeing that she was angry, Pei Zhujin hurriedly explained, "Miss Qiao, that's not what I meant. You took out 10,000 taels of hard-earned money to help my Pei family get through the crisis, which shows your good intentions. I am very grateful. I was just talking about a way out, about your future."
"Our way out is everyone's way out, and our future is everyone's future," Qiao Lian'er said firmly.
Pei Zhujin was deeply shocked, and even in her dream, she couldn't help but have tears welling up in her eyes.
With such a close friend, what more could one ask for?
He didn't touch the ten thousand taels. Even if the Pei family was in dire straits, he couldn't take her money. No matter what the outcome, he would return the money in full.
“Miss Qiao, we’ll be friends for life,” he said, deeply moved.
Qiao Lian'er smiled, even though she knew Pei Zhujin couldn't see it.
"Actually, besides asking about the Pei family, I also have my own things to do."
"Miss Qiao, please tell me quickly."
Pei Zhujin felt a little anxious. Given the current situation of the Pei family, he couldn't even leave the house. What should he do if Miss Qiao really needed help?
So he was in a dream, but it felt so real that Pei Zhujin had forgotten he was "dreaming" and only wanted to solve Qiao Lian'er's problem in a practical way.
"Is there a Qiao family in the capital?" Qiao Lian'er asked.
"Yes, in this generation of the Qiao family, the three eldest sons have already separated their residences. The eldest son of the Qiao family serves as the Imperial Censor, the second son of the Qiao family serves as the Minister of Revenue, and the third son of the Qiao family once served as the Vice Magistrate of the Capital, but he resigned not long ago. Some say that he is trying to avoid the world, while others say that the third son of the Qiao family is disheartened and has no interest in officialdom because he has been unsuccessful for a long time."
When Pei Zhujin mentioned the words "Imperial Censor," his tone darkened slightly.
Qiao Lian'er grasped the key point.
It seems that the two Qiao brothers from the capital are working together, one in the capital and the other in Datian Village.
The Qiao family in the capital wields immense power, and this time they may not be easy to deal with.
"The Censorate is responsible for supervising all officials. The Pei family is law-abiding, so why are they being targeted? Has the Pei family ever considered this reason?"
Pei Zhujin's tone was tinged with resentment: "The Qiao family and the Pei family have always kept to themselves. This time, they suddenly attacked the Pei family, saying that there was a problem with the Pei family's salt transportation, and listed many pieces of evidence, catching the Pei family off guard."
“The salt transport business is complex and there are bound to be oversights. Some less important matters were temporarily put aside, and some were simplified as much as possible. We never expected that these would become the Censorate’s reasons. We went to great lengths to supplement this evidence.”
Even now, the Pei family still can't understand why the Qiao family in the capital suddenly went crazy.
Going back eight generations to our ancestors and reviewing the family history archives, we found nothing amiss.
Moreover, the positions held by the Pei family and the Qiao family in the capital are distinct and have almost no overlap, so there is no possibility of any conflict arising between them.
It's intriguing that those political rivals, with whom the conflicts have escalated to the point of bloodshed, haven't taken such drastic action.
Qiao Lian'er said, "What if I said that the Qiao family in the capital targeted the Pei family this time because of me?"
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