Emperor Ming Dynasty

But here, Qi Qin stayed in the "home" in a daze, had a meal in the palace, and then left.

Seeing the carriage, she felt something strange: "Why doesn't this belong to my family?"

"Your Majesty is merciful, let the inner court drive the carriage to go home with all the chaste wives!"

"The rewards have already been returned to the servants."

said the eunuch.

The women did not doubt that he was there, and they all shouted Long Live Your Majesty, and then stepped into the carriage one after another.

As soon as he returned home, the clan elders, father and brother surrounded him, and they were inexplicably happy.

The clan elder, who is nearly sixty years old, is his father-in-law's uncle. Although he has lost a few teeth, he is full of smiles:
"The grandson's daughter-in-law was summoned by the imperial concubine. This is the result of the good deeds of my Qi family ancestors."

"Who says it's not!" Qin Xuemin laughed and looked at his daughter with pity: "My daughter has kept festivals for several years and managed the Qi family's huge family business. She has worked extremely hard, and this is why she is famous in the royal family."

The nine-year-old sister-in-law hugged her sister-in-law's arm, resting her head on her chest, with a sense of security on her face.

After the death of her parents, the sister-in-law is equivalent to her mother.

At this time, the three-year-old adopted son was also brought, greeted with a smile, and then consciously stood aside holding his hand, so many people made him a little uncomfortable.

Qi Qinshi showed a faint smile: "What the elders said is very true. I feel that I have to choose an auspicious day to worship the ancestors and comfort the ancestors."

"But to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, you have to study. People in the tribe should study more, and the elders should supervise them. If they are greedy for some business benefits, they are just big rats, and they cannot be sorry for their ancestors."

The clan elder was dumb, his face was reddish, he could only say yes.

The three father and brother saw their daughter (sister) being so strong, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly embraced and went to the courtyard.

Although the ancestral home was expropriated, the Qi family's house in the city is still not small, with fifty rooms, hundreds of servants, and an area of ​​more than ten acres.

In Jinan Prefecture, Qi's family is also one of the most wealthy merchants.

And what it relies on for support is wine making.

Jinan's spring water brewing, although the taste is hard to say, but this gimmick is enough to sell in Shandong.

The Qin family buys and sells cloth, and what they do is naturally the traditional Luboqi cloth, which is also at the forefront in this traditional industry.

The two marriages can be said to promote each other and have many benefits.

When he came to the living room and saw his daughter in full swing, Qin Xuemin felt that the legend was true, and that the Qin family really relied on their daughter.

He is proud of it.

"Daughter, you are as powerful as a father."

Qin Xuemin chuckled.

"It's just a few years of hard work and some evil reputation." Qi Qin sighed: "Although it is a big family, there are a lot of moths in it. I thought I would just clean up the family, but I never thought it would help. family business."

"It can be seen that the court's anti-corruption is justified."

Seeing her daughter's beautiful face full of hard work, Qin Xuemin opened her lips for a moment and didn't know what to say.

The eldest son Qin Changfeng on the side said: "Sister, I went to Xingyuan this time, what should I do?"

"Met with His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine, then had a meal in the garden, and rewarded some things from the palace."

"You saw the emperor?" younger brother Qin Wanli said in surprise.

"This is rather strange." Qi Qinshi was puzzled and said: "According to the truth, men and women are very defensive, even the royal family is no exception. I don't know why His Majesty has come."

"But just met once and left in a hurry."

It's just that side, the emperor's eyes seem to focus on me...

"Just see it!" Qin Changfeng heaved a sigh of relief.

Immediately, Qi Qinshi glanced at his brother, why is this sentence so strange?
"What are you hiding from me?"

"What's there!"

The father and son shook their heads quickly, indicating no.

Then they leave together.

Back at the house, Wang He waited for a long time.

Hearing the father and son's words, Wang He stroked his beard: "It seems that His Majesty is interested."

"This matter must be planned carefully."

"That's the reason."

Qi Changfu returned to the other courtyard where his mistress lived and asked to meet.

He is the cousin of the Qi family who has not yet been born in the fifth class. He is an upright man. However, his cousin died that year and the huge family property belonged to a woman with a foreign surname.

The people in the clan thought it was wrong, and even those who coveted the family property intended to use his name to separate the family.

Qi Changfu is an upright person, so naturally he doesn't want to do "cat's claws", so he is going to arrive at his house openly and talk about the separation of the family.

Seeing the housekeeper's grandmother go and come back, she replied to Qi Changfu: "Madam said, it's not easy to receive foreigners, just because you are also the elder of the clan, so you have to make an exception. But you have to explain something to the uncle first, except for business matters. You can't say anything else."

Qi Changfu thought to himself, this is new, where in the world is there any reason in the world to be willing to see guests but restrict their speech?Could it be that he knew the purpose of coming, so he sealed his mouth first?
He didn't dare to ask the housekeeper's grandmother the reason, but only heard the housekeeper's wife ask, "Did Uncle Qi remember everything?"

"Yes, I have written it all down."

In the main room, a screen stood, and there was a voice behind the screen. This was not the first time Qi Changfu had met her, and he knew her rules.

When they were in the clan in the past, very few people were able to see their true faces, and most of them used a screen as a cover to look at each other across the curtain.

The same is true, the fact that she is a virtuous woman is not in vain.

"I have seen Mrs."

"My uncle has been in charge of the business of the Tianjin Mansion this past year, and it has been very hard.

The widows and clan members, old and young, all felt grateful for the uncle's contribution when they saw it. "

"Don't dare. Qi Mou is the bottom of the family, busy with the affairs of the family, and dare not be a wife to say, hard work."

"Please sit down, sit down and talk." Qi Qinshi's tepid voice came clearly: "Bi'er, serve tea to the uncle."

When the tea was served, Mrs. Qi Qin carefully asked about the business income of the branch of the Tianjin government over the years. Although Qi Changfu did not bring any documents such as account books and details, he didn't care about so much at this time.

"There are a lot of drinks in Tianjin Prefecture. Although my Qi's family wine does not have the upper hand, I can reach the capital through Tianjin Prefecture."

Qi Qinshi said crisply: "It's really difficult to go to the capital, but if you switch from Tianjin, it's not impossible."

Qi Changfu complimented himself, and then said bluntly: "Madam Rong, I have always been an upright person and never do anything low, but my Qi family has lived in Jinan VII for 60 years. "

"Before my wife took charge of the family, the family's annual deficit was no less than 5000 taels. Although it has improved slightly now, the huge family business of the Qi family really cannot last long."

"How are you doing?" Qi Qinshi's face turned cold.

Although he had never met, Qi Changfu felt the chill.

He bit the bullet and said seriously: "Only when the family is separated, each gets its own place, and each eats its own profits, can it last for a long time."

"Separation?" Qi Qinshi stood up, and her slightly plump and slim figure was printed on the screen:
"Absolutely not, the Qi family's ancestral training, but you can't separate your family."

"Ma'am, now the Qi family has seven direct descendants, dozens of concubines, nearly a thousand people, and almost all of them eat Qi's wine business."

"Last year, the profit from the wine business was only NT$7000. When it was divided among the houses, only NT$3000 was left in the public house."

Qi Changfu raised his head and said, "It's possible for you to grow Fang, but I can't bear it anymore. Why do I have to work so hard to run a business to feed those silverfish?"

Qi Qinshi was silent.

The main business of the Qi family is the wine business, and the main profits are divided among the seven descendants. The eldest family has control and directly gets [-]%, while the other six families get [-]% each.

And Qi Changfeng has been in charge of the business outside these years. He is a veritable second-in-command. He has expanded his business and sold Qi's family wine to Tianjin.

But the other five households are drunk and sleepy, drinking and chatting every day, and let it go if they can't read well. Even in business, they only know about profit, trying to put public money into their private treasury.

The second house worked hard to support the family business, but got the same money as the other houses, and was ridden on the head by a woman, who could bear it?

Qi Qinshi also agrees, but definitely will not agree to the separation of the family.

She is a girl, how could she do business abroad in public?

Doesn't her being a thrifty woman become a joke?
Qi Changfu is such a right-hand man and a trustworthy second shopkeeper, where can he train another one?
"I don't allow this!" Qi Qinshi said coldly: "Don't talk about the separation of the family, and don't go to the other side of the family."

Unexpectedly, Qi Changfu said in a deep voice: "Before I came, I had already discussed with the other families, and everyone agreed to separate the family."

"Field, shop, and house, discuss carefully and separate."

"What about the wine?"

Qi Qin was a little panicked.

"Wine, the secret recipe is shared among seven rooms!"

Qi Changfu said casually.

Having been in business for so many years, he has long understood that the secret recipe is only secondary, and he can re-study a secret recipe for just a few hundred dollars.

The most important thing is the signboard and contacts.

And he will have this as long as the family is separated.

He was even able to continue to develop and sell wine to the capital.

At that time, their second house's family business will definitely not be worse than today's big house.

After he left, Qi Qinshi was trembling with anger.

In this way, isn't she, the wife of the Qi family, at the mercy of others?
Can the power of the patriarch of the long house be reproduced?

Soon, several shopkeepers came hand in hand, their faces full of panic.

"Ma'am, something is wrong. The big restaurants in the city are no longer buying our wine, and we won't tell you why..."

Qi Qinshi suspected Qi Changfu at first, but when he thought about his usual character, he found it impossible.

The next day, a letter came from the county government saying that someone died after drinking Qi's wine. His family still sued the Qi's. The lion opened his mouth and asked for his life.

The house leak happens to rain overnight, who is targeting their Qi family?
At this time, she hurriedly consulted with her father and brother.

"This is a matter for your Qi family. Although we are your father and brother, it is not easy to make decisions."

Qin Xuemin sighed: "If he bullied your orphans and widows, or robbed your dowry, even if your old father gave up his life, he would still come to help you."

"But I really can't get involved in the separation of the family."

"I know about the lawsuit." At this time, Qin Changfeng suddenly said: "The Qi family who sells wine, I heard that they have gone the way of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and are about to become an imperial merchant."

"Naturally, he will target the best-selling Qi family, and it is inevitable that he will link up with the government."

At this time, the second child, Qin Wanli, suddenly ran over in a panic and lost one of his shoes:
"Father, brother, something is wrong. Our family's cloth was robbed, worth 3 yuan!"

Suddenly, Qin Xuemin winked at his eldest son, then rolled his eyes, as if he was about to fall.

Qin Changfeng went inside without knowing it, and after seeing his father's actions, he helped him up in three steps at a time, but his head was still hit hard.

"You traitor!" Qin Xuemin whispered.

"Father, I didn't mean to, you fell too fast!" Qin Changfeng muttered.

Then he yelled, "Daddy, Daddy!"

"It's not good, Dad is in a hurry, go to the doctor!"

Qi Qinshi was in a panic.

What happened in this world, why did she suffer from bad luck again and again?

Whether it is the natal family or the family, they all look like they are about to break up the family. Could it be that the Bodhisattva has worshiped less.

The doctor got up soon: "Master Qin is in a hurry, he can't be angry anymore, otherwise it will be dangerous..."

The three brothers and sisters sat with helplessness on their faces.

At this time, the servant suddenly said: "Young master, Mr. Chang is asking to see you."

"Let him in."

Qi Qinshi glanced at her elder brother dissatisfied, but could only give up.

Soon, Chang Wei, the tall and sturdy head of the patrol camp, strode over. Before he arrived, a voice came:
"Third sister, I always told you to stay away from the Qi family. There is bad luck there, and whoever provokes it will be unlucky."

"It's fine that their father and son are dead, and now you are implicated..."

"Master Chang, I'm already married, please don't call me by my nickname in the future, it's just making others laugh."

Qi Qinshi gritted his teeth and said.

"Third Sister, I will listen to you."

Chang Weihan said with a smile: "You can marry me instead, what's the point of drinking to death, I'll help you settle it."

"Get out!" Qi Qinshi was annoyed: "No matter how poor I am, this girl, I will not be a concubine."

"Mr. Chang, leave quickly!" How could Qin Changfeng let someone ruin this good situation, and immediately drove him away. If he had known earlier, he would not have been let in.

"Third sister, as long as you are willing to marry me, I will divorce that eighth woman someday!"

"roll--"

Faced with the hot tea being poured over, Chang Wei fled in despair.

Qi Qinshi frowned, am I really an ominous person?
Qin Changfeng sighed: "Now, it seems that the day when my Qi Qin'er family will be ruined is not far away."

"I just pity your little nephew, who is only seven years old now!"

"Brother, is there really nothing to do?"

"For now, there is only one way."

Qin Changfeng acted like he was thinking hard: "Our Qin family, or the Qi family, will also become imperial merchants."

"You know, the emperor's business is doing business for the emperor, who dares to make things difficult in the local area?"

"Oh, it's too difficult for the imperial business." Qi Qinshi was also troubled.

"Brother, I heard that the emperor is greedy for sex. There are not only Mongols in the harem, but also Xiyi people, Koreans, and all kinds of people."

"If we present a beautiful woman, we will become an imperial merchant. I heard that the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is looking for beauty in Jinan..."

Qin Wanli shouted: "But how could Emperor You like this ordinary girl?"

Seeing the two elder brothers focus their eyes on him, Qi Qinshi frowned: "Elder brother, I'm a chaste woman, absolutely impossible."

ps: The protagonist has the status of more than [-] people, enjoys the wealth and wealth of the world, and has the authority of the unparalleled in the universe. I bet that anyone who reaches that position will be absurd, or even more outrageous.

As an emperor, lust is normal, it is just amplified, so there were very few wise emperors in ancient times who could control their desires.

(End of this chapter)