Chapter 258 Recruiting People
"Even if he is the prince, we can't kill him all!"
"It was Tan Silang who committed the crime, not the Tan family who committed the heinous crime of confiscating their property and destroying their clan."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince's punishment is too harsh. We can just give them a hand and prevent them from being bullied. That won't be a big deal, right?"
Shang Shu Ling: ...If our family returns to our hometown to farm, it is not a big deal. That is indeed true.
He patiently explained: "As a father, I feel guilty towards you and your late mother, so I always forgive you."
"But that doesn't mean I can offend the prince for you or fight against him."
Yu Yiguo didn't understand: "I just helped the Tan family, how can it be considered as a confrontation with the prince?"
She muttered, "If he is really so narrow-minded, then this prince is nothing special."
Yu Jijun:......
"What do you know? The Tan family is hated by the prince."
"If they don't fall into poverty after losing power and still live as well as before, what will others think?"
"You will think that offending the crown prince is not a big deal, and your prestige in serving the people will be weakened."
"Who do you think she will blame for all this? Your father?"
Yu Yiguo explained blankly: "I...I didn't think that much."
The Shang Shu Ling, who understood her child's character, did not blame her, "It's enough for a father to think so."
"I'm not stopping you from repaying a favor."
"In the ten years since the Tan family came to Beijing, we have provided them with so much convenience."
"You even introduced the prince to them, giving them a ladder to success."
"They didn't hold on firmly and fell down."
Seeing that his daughter was gradually softening, his tone softened.
"If you really want to repay them, you can help them yourself using your own monthly salary."
"But it is impossible for Aye to do anything for the favor you have already repaid."
Yiguo understood the pros and cons and stopped making trouble.
She went back to Mrs. Tan and said, "Sister, although I can't stop the collapse of the Tan family's foundation, at least I can protect you from being bullied."
But it was far beyond her expectations and Mrs. Tan could not accept it.
"A powerful official like the Shangshu Ling is afraid of a child who is still wet behind the ears!"
Yiguo pushed her hand away and asked with a frown, "What do you mean, sister?"
"Do you want my father to bow down and die for your mistakes?"
"No matter how young the Crown Prince is, he is still the king, and no matter how powerful the Shangshu Ling is, he is still the minister. I owe you, but the Yu family does not owe you."
After returning home, Yiguo was spoiled for ten years and had a bad temper. After getting married, she continued to live in her parents' home and lived her life as she pleased.
She snorted coldly and turned away.
"There are so many people who would beg for my help. If you don't want it, forget it. Why would I still go after you?"
Mrs. Tan realized that she had lost her last support.
She hurriedly smiled apologetically with a shy face, which finally made Yiguo feel better.
But although Mrs. Tan had a smile on her face, her heart was filled with despair and sorrow.
Why did it turn out like this? If she had properly disciplined her people, had not complained about the Crown Prince's actions, and had been a good money bag.
The Tan family is living in such a prosperous state now.
The Tan family has never been irreplaceable to Bei Jingchu.
Originally, she wanted to leave all the affairs to Bei Hua, but the child was still young and she felt that she was not capable of doing so.
Bei Jingchu gave up some of the ideas of exploiting child labor, and conscientiously allocated a few industries worth hundreds of millions to her cousin to manage based on her pitiful expression.
For the rest, I will think about choosing a new merchant.
Bei Jingchu was too lazy to interview everyone one by one, so she simply gathered all the merchants together and held a banquet.
Once the news got out, people in the capital were the first to get the news, and everyone was scrambling to grab a chance.
Especially the former opponents of the Tan family, they were simply ecstatic.
The He family is one of them.
Madam He slapped her thigh and laughed heartily: "Hahahaha, the Tan family used to follow the prince to eat meat, and they didn't even leave us a mouthful of soup!"
"Look at that money bank. How many people are eyeing it? They are doing a monopoly business."
"Now, even the golden rice bowl is broken. I have never seen such a stupid person in my life."
She held the invitation card that she had managed to get with great difficulty in her hand as if it were a treasure.
"We must remember the lesson of the Tan family this time. Why do we have to forcibly seize women and go against the laws of Dai Viet?"
"There are so many willing girls. Is it possible that they can't find women or what?"
"Money and power are used to protect our own people from harm, not to bully the weak."
"The worst thing about doing business is showing off. We need to keep a low profile."
Her son should be.
Not long after Mrs. He married into the He family, her husband died.
A lot of people were eyeing the widow and orphan, ready to eat up the whole family, but she managed to support the family business and it continued to grow.
Hurry up now and successfully reach the threshold of getting the invitation.
She looked at her "son" with guilt and said, "You are a posthumous child. Back then, all the wolves and tigers in the family were eyeing us."
"If my mother had given birth to a girl, she would have been driven away to some small courtyard to fend for herself, let alone manage the family business."
"My son, I have made you dress up as a boy since you were little. Thank you for your hard work."
"If we succeed in surrendering this time, with His Highness's blessing, you can be a wife in an upright manner."
He Mosheng also showed infinite yearning, but she didn't dare to think too much, and only said: "The competition this time will definitely be fierce, and we may not have a chance of winning."
"Don't hold your hopes too high, mother."
"Being a prince for life is better than having all your property taken away from you right from the start."
"Mother did the right thing."
The banquet was held in the Fish House, which was different from what everyone expected.
They thought it was a normal procedure, with music, singing and dancing, the prince coming to raise a glass and exchange greetings, people presenting gifts and so on.
As a result, when we arrived, all the hungry people went to eat in the hall. Everyone took a number and lined up, and went in for the interview one by one.
Mrs. He held the number plate, not knowing whether to be surprised or sigh.
This is really unheard of.
When they were called, Mrs. He went in.
First she saw a little girl, whom she thought was the prince. As she was about to greet him, the person leading the way introduced him, "Madam He, this is Princess Mo Qing."
Although she didn't know why she met a princess, they were people she couldn't afford to offend.
The young princess asked her a few questions, and Mrs. He, being an expert, answered them easily based on her own experience.
She was then led into the next room.
When we left, another family came out with sad faces.
She couldn't help but put a silver ingot in her pocket and asked the guide, "What is this?"
"Of course, he failed the assessment and was screened out."
Just as she was asking if this was the prince's room, the guide had already led her inside and there was a young man.
The guide said, "Madam He, this is Marquis Renwei."
She went through many gates and defeated many generals, and walked from room to room. She met all the powerful and wealthy young men she had never seen in her life.
Even if we return empty-handed today, it will be worth it.
In the last chamber, the usher said, "Madam He, this is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Finally... here we are.
"I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May His Royal Highness be blessed with good health."