Chapter 244 Xie Family Suppression
The charcoal fire had just been lit in the main room. The cold had not yet dissipated, but the warmth was just rising. Xie Rongying placed the hand warmer on the table, and after sitting down in the main seat, she looked at Xie Changfeng and his sister, motioning them to sit down.
After Xie Changfeng and his sister sat down, they looked at each other.
Dongxue carefully lit incense by the window. The decoration of this room was no different from that of Liyunyuan in Bianjing.
"Eldest sister, the Shi family of Bianjing is also in Yizhou City." Xie Changfeng seemed to be afraid that Xie Rongying didn't understand, so he elaborated: "It's the second branch of the Shi family who travels around all year round. In the past, the younger generation of our Xie family had to call him Uncle Shi Er."
"Shi Nian?" Xie Rongying knew this person. Because of the Xie family's business approach, the Shi family followed suit.
After Shi Yang's accident, Shi Nian returned to Bian Jing to handle the funeral of Shi Yang and his son.
Shi Nian also knew what his elder brother Shi Yang had done in Bian Jing. After all, the two brothers discussed everything the Shi family wanted to do.
But the final result was that Shi Yang died in the Empress Dowager's palace. With the instigation of Emperor Ren De, the Shi family completely broke with the Empress Dowager and her son.
Later, the business in Bianliang and surrounding cities was suppressed by the Xie family, and the Shi family suffered a lot of losses.
At least all the shops run by Shi Yang's youngest son were closed.
Later, when Shi Yang's eldest son got into trouble, Shi Nian saw his sister-in-law and niece were grieving, so he took the mother and daughter away from the sad place of Bian Jing.
As luck would have it, I came to Yizhou again.
"I heard that Shi Yang's wife likes Yizhou, so Shi Nian has put his focus on Yizhou." Xie Changfeng's words even felt absurd. "They are all shrewd people. Just listen to these words, elder sister. I always feel that Shi Nian has been restless during these years of traveling abroad."
Although the Shi family imitated the systems and rules of the Xie family, the Shi family's business in Bian Jing was under the control of the eldest wife, who took advantage of Shi Yang's status and was able to thrive in Bian Jing.
In addition to the business in Bian Jing, the Shi family was involved in many other areas, such as medicinal materials and grain.
In the early days, the Shi family and the Xie family joined forces and both families made a lot of money.
Ever since the Xie family broke up with the Shi family, the Xie family even ignored their past friendship and forced the Shi family into a corner. This time, the Shi family withdrew from Bian Jing and gathered in Yizhou.
One cannot help but think of the mine that was covered up by the Yizhou government.
"Dad had dealings with Shi Nian a few years ago. I heard that this man was much more sinister than Shi Yang. If Shi Yang had not been on good terms with my uncle, our Xie family would definitely not have done business with such a person." Xie Rongli mentioned the second branch of the Shi family with some disgust.
Xie Changfeng nodded: "Eldest sister should know that our Xie family's business has never involved the Lingnan area before. The Shi family seized this territory before us."
When Xie Rongying heard this, her brows furrowed slightly.
Even if the Xie family did not break with the Shi family, there were interests involved behind the seeming friendship. In the business world, the Shi family had been suppressed by the Xie family for so many years, and the Shi family must want to step on the Xie family under their feet.
After all, no one wants to depend on others to survive.
"Has our business in Yizhou been having problems lately?" Xie Rongying could vaguely guess from Xie Changfeng's tone: "Is it related to this Shi Nian?"
"For the past half month, the Shi family has been intentionally or unintentionally making things difficult for our Xie family's herbal medicine shop." Xie Changfeng mentioned this, his eyes becoming a bit colder. "It's not that they're targeting our shop, but they often arrange for people to buy our herbs, and then after seven or eight days or half a month, they have those people say that our herbs are not good."
"They left without even asking for compensation. It's as if they came specifically to tell us there's something wrong with our herbs. Five or six people have come in the past half month. I didn't pay much attention to them before, but then I found out that three of them are connected to the Shi family's servants."
"A few people have appeared in the past two days. I checked and found out that they were not arranged by the Shi family." Xie Changfeng looked at Xie Rongying while speaking. "But the news about the inferior quality of our Xie family's medicinal materials has gradually spread."
Xie Changfeng knew what the Shi family's purpose was, and it was like boiling a frog in warm water, slowly corroding the most important thing to the Xie family.
After all, once a reputation is ruined, it is difficult to reverse it.
What's more, compared to the energy spent on a head-on confrontation with the Xie family, this move does not put any pressure on the Shi family.
"Aren't the people who appeared in the past two days arranged by the Shi family?" Xie Rongying asked hesitantly.
Xie Changfeng nodded: "It's not from the Shi family, but there is indeed someone behind it. We haven't found out who it is yet."
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Yizhou, Linyuan.
At the side door, when the servants of the Shi family saw that the person coming was a man who had been there several times, there was a hint of respect in their eyes.
"Mr. Qin, please come in." The servant said respectfully.
Qin Junyi glanced at the servant and walked in through the side door.
The people arranged by Shangguan Yan followed him, nominally to protect Qin Junyi, but in fact to keep an eye on all of Qin Junyi's actions in Yizhou.
Qin Junyi naturally knew this, so he also wanted to make the most of Shangguan Yan and the Shi family in this matter.
He wanted to make these people focus their energy on dealing with the Xie family.
How could Xie Rongying escape unscathed?
Why can he only live in the dark?
"Second Master has been waiting for a long time." The servant of the Shi family said again.
As they were talking, they arrived at a small building. It was a bitterly cold deep winter, but Shi Nian, the second master of the Shi family, was sitting alone on a stone bench in the building, seemingly not feeling the cold.
Qin Junyi walked in and bowed, "Greetings, Master Shi."
It is true that times have changed. When the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion was still in existence, the Shi family would greet Qin Junyi and respectfully call him "Young Marquis".
Now that the Yongyi Marquis Mansion has been destroyed, Qin Junyi can only talk to Shi Nian through the identity of Shangguan Yan.
You also have to call out carefully, Master Shi.
"Young Marquis, you are too polite. Come and sit down quickly." Shi Nian was in his forties. Perhaps because he had been dealing with merchants for many years, one could clearly feel the shrewdness in him.
Although he shouted at the young marquis, "Don't be polite," Shi Nian did not stand up to greet him, and there was even a hint of contempt in his tone.
Qin Junyi naturally heard the contempt in his words. He smiled and sat down opposite Shi Nian.
"Thank you very much, Second Master." Qin Junyi said gently.
Shi Nian frowned: "Why didn't Brother Shangguan come?"
"My father-in-law went to Lujiao Village today. It must be something important." Qin Junyi said this with deep meaning: "He specifically asked me to apologize to the Second Master for not being able to come today."
"Brother Shangguan has important things to do, so why apologize?" Shi Nian smiled faintly, "That's too polite."
Qin Junyi smiled faintly and said nothing.
Shi Nian added, "The Xie family sent someone to Yizhou again. Unfortunately, it wasn't Xie Lin. Instead, they sent a woman."
His tone was full of regret, and Shi Nian really wanted to have a good fight with Xie Lin.
Qin Junyi smiled and said, "Second Master, don't underestimate this woman. You may not know this, but Lord Shi was killed by a woman arranged by the Xie family and the Concubine Chen."
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