Chapter 95 Several Forces
Xie Jing came back early today. He first went to the backyard to take a look at Old Madam Xie, and then returned to the study.
I received a letter from Xie Yi from the border these two days.
The Jin army was aggressive and determined not to stop until they had conquered Gubei Pass. The war at the border was severe and required a large amount of food, fodder and medicine.
Xie Rongying asked Li Dongfu to get the merchants who bought medicinal herbs in Wanmiao Village throughout last year from the Wu brothers. The purpose was to let Xie Lin travel around and buy back the medicinal herbs from the merchants who bought the medicinal herbs from Wanmiao Village last year.
Due to the death of Manager Chu of Wanmiao Village, the medicinal materials of Wanmiao Village are piled up in the warehouse this year.
It can be sent to the border.
Together with the medicinal herbs bought at a high price, it can solve one of Xie Yi's major worries.
Xie Jing naturally reported this matter to Emperor Ren De, so when Xie Jing talked about why Jiang died in Wanmiao Village, Emperor Ren De downplayed it.
Compared with the current Marquis Yongyi, Emperor Ren De would naturally look up to the Xie family.
The Xie family has three sons. The eldest son is loyal to Emperor Ren De. The second son travels around doing business and the silver he pays to the national treasury every year makes Emperor Ren De very satisfied. When the fourth son Xie Yi was a royal guard in the palace, Emperor Ren De knew that Xie Yi was a man of iron will who could lead troops to fight.
Now that Xie Yi has really gone to the border, the news coming from the border in the past two months has not disappointed Emperor Ren De.
The Xie family is now considered a favorite of Emperor Ren De.
This is also the reason why the Crown Prince has been targeting Xie Jing intentionally or unintentionally in the court in recent days, and why Emperor Ren De has not concealed his dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince.
It was precisely because Emperor Ren De openly favored the Xie family that the prince became even more unscrupulous in targeting Xie Jing.
Xie Jing knew that this was also a tactic used by Emperor Ren De.
On the one hand, he asked the prince to suppress them, and on the other hand, he warned the prince, which was just a warning to the Xie family to behave themselves.
"Dad?" Xie Rongying walked into the study and looked at Xie Jing, who hadn't even noticed her entering the room. "What are you thinking about?"
Xie Jing came back to his senses, and when he saw Xie Rongying, a hint of a smile appeared on his face: "Why are you back?"
"Uncle." Xie Ting appeared from behind Xie Rongying and called out with a smile.
Xie Jing looked at Xie Ting's face and chuckled, "Did you ask your sister to come back?"
"I sent someone to tell Dongxue that the prince was targeting uncle. I guess the eldest sister was worried about uncle, so she came back." Xie Ting stood obediently beside Xie Rongying and said.
Xie Jing frowned and hissed softly, "Talk to your eldest sister about everything. She's married now, so why should she worry about her family's affairs?"
"If I don't worry about the Xie family's affairs, do I have to worry about the Qin family's affairs?" Xie Ting's smile gradually turned mischievous. "I guess Qin Junyi doesn't need the headmaster to worry about him, after all, he has Shangguan Yao."
Xie Jing frowned when he heard the surname Shangguan, then turned his gaze to Xie Rongying and asked, "Rong'er, is Shangguan Yao's father really..."
Is it really Shangguan Yan, the cavalry general who collaborated with the enemy and committed treason in the fourth year of Chengde?
"Now it's confirmed." Xie Rongying also turned serious. "The Shangguan family already knew that my second uncle was secretly investigating them. A while ago, Shangguan Yao used Qin Junyi's hand to go to the manor under my name. At that time, because of the Jiang family's connections in Wanmiao Village, I arranged for Shangguan Yao to go to Wanmiao Village."
"I've been secretly keeping an eye on Shangguan Yao. I discovered that Shangguan Yao's brother followed him to Wanmiao Village. I think he's unsure whether Second Uncle is being instructed to investigate the Shangguan family or our Xie family, so he wants to enter Wanmiao Village to check for our Xie family's signs."
As he spoke, Xie Rongying pulled out half a piece of parchment from his sleeve, walked forward and placed it in front of Xie Jing, saying, "Second Uncle uses this symbol when he employs people privately, but the only symbol our Xie family uses for business is this bird."
So Xie Lin still had a trick up his sleeve, which was why Shangguan Jing was not sure whether it was the Xie family.
But I also knew that the Xie family was involved.
"Gu Xun has been keeping an eye on Shangguan Yao's brother for a while now, and he's also discovered that Qin Junyi's brother, Qin Junchen, has been secretly interacting with Shangguan Yao's brother." The more Xie Rongying spoke, the more certain she became. "Dad, judging by Qin Junyi's relationship with Shangguan Yao, and Qin Junchen's familiarity with Shangguan Yao's brother, I think the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion knows about the Shangguan family's affairs."
"If the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion knew everything about the Shangguan family, it would explain why Qin Junyi was so favored by the Crown Prince." Xie Rongying raised an eyebrow and continued, "Dad, Second Uncle's investigation into the Shangguan family must have reached the Crown Prince's ears."
"I just don't know how the government views this matter."
At this time, Xie Ting was standing beside the desk. After listening to Xie Rongying's words, he knocked on the desk and said, "The emperor needs the Xie family right now. Even if he knows, what will happen? The emperor is sure that our Xie family dare not speak out, and I'm afraid that these two siblings of the Shangguan family will make the emperor unhappy."
"There's one more thing." Xie Rongying met Xie Ting's eyes.
"What's the matter?" Xie Ting asked.
Xie Rongying's eyes darkened slightly, and she said, "Qin Junyi's brother is not simple. I need to arrange for someone to keep an eye on her."
After Qin Junchen came back and said those words to her, Xie Rongying had the idea of sending someone to keep an eye on Qin Junchen's every move, but she knew that Qin Junchen was not Qin Junyi, so in order not to alert the enemy, she did not dare to act rashly.
But Qin Junchen's close relationship with Shangguan Yao's brother in secret can only bring harm to Xie Rongying.
During the period before Jiang's funeral, Xie Rongying could feel the murderous intent in Qin Junchen's eyes every time they met.
"I'll take care of this matter." Xie Ting said, patting his chest. This elder sister had never spoken to him before, and he was happy to serve her.
Xie Jing also said solemnly: "I will tell your second uncle not to pursue this matter any further."
Xie Rongying nodded and continued, "I heard from that Taoist priest that the Shangguan family is located on a mountain in Longxi. It seems they have done quite a bit over the years."
Occupying a hilltop, they must have some power.
"The King of Wei is also investigating the Shangguan family." Xie Ting said suddenly.
Xie Rongying looked at Xie Ting with a puzzled look: "Is the King of Wei also investigating?"
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The imperial palace.
The prince quickened his pace and walked into Emperor Ren De's palace. When he saw Emperor Ren De sitting on the dragon throne, he bowed with a bad look on his face.
"Your son greets His Majesty."
Emperor Ren De didn't even raise his eyelids, just hummed and said nothing more.
Seeing this, the Crown Prince straightened up and said in a somewhat unhappy tone: "Father, don't you really believe that the Xie family has learned the secret of that year?"
Emperor Rende sneered and said, "Why did Shangguan Yan's children appear in Bianjing? Are they dissatisfied with me?"
"Why does your Majesty say this?" The Crown Prince was increasingly unable to understand his father's thoughts. "How could Shangguan Yan's children be dissatisfied with you?"
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