Parents are busy farming

Even if the three of them, father and son, knew the truth about this matter, they could never let the emperor hear it from their mouths.

How dare those people be so bold as to detain the fishing boat without authorization! There must be some unspeakable secrets or background behind this. Before the truth comes out, they must not act rashly.

The Hong family has always been upright and loyal, and never offends any force easily.

At this moment, Ye Zifen suddenly thought of what she was holding in her hand, and her eyes flashed brightly.

She said to Old Master Hong with confidence: "Perhaps there is a way to help the Hong family get rid of this turmoil! You just need to pretend that you know nothing about it and have no idea about the caravan. And I need you to do me a favor and pass something to the current emperor. This matter must be done by my uncle himself, because his official position happens to meet the requirements."

After a brief thought, although Old Master Hong was full of doubts and didn't know what trick Ye Zifen had or what she was going to hand over, he knew with his many years of experience as an official and his keen insight into the royal family that it would be better to remain silent and not ask any more questions.

So, he nodded slightly to show his agreement and said, "How about you discuss this matter directly with your uncle later?"

Ye Zifen just thought that he trusted Master Hong's ability and that was why he let the matter go.

She said happily: "No problem. Besides, I have one more thing I am undecided about. I hope to get your guidance and suggestions."

After asking this question, Old Master Hong put his hands behind his back and looked at Ye Zifen, waiting for her answer.

Ye Zifen had a faint smile on her face and said softly, "If I get the amnesty and can go out to sea to do business, do I need to invite my second aunt's family to run this business with me?"

She thought to herself that this proposal was intended to help the second wife's family.

However, she did not know what the Hong family thought of the matter, and was afraid that her good intentions would ultimately lead to bad consequences.

Besides, even if the Second Lady no longer relies on the money in her hands, she is fully capable of living a stable life.

After all, Mr. Hong's official position was her capital for making a living in the Hong family.

Otherwise, how could she be the only one missing when she returned to the county town to live? Compared with the families of the other wives, the status of the second wife's family is indeed slightly inferior.

Old Master Hong raised his right hand slightly, gently stroked his beard on his chin, and then a smile appeared on his face.

He responded in a friendly tone: "As for our Hong family, there is no objection. As for whether they are willing to cooperate with you, it all depends on their personal wishes. You can discuss it with your second aunt and let her convey it to your mother's family."

Ye Zifen quickly understood what was going on, and then she told Old Master Hong again about everything that had happened before and after she came to Beijing, as well as the current situation in the county.

After listening to this, Old Master Hong couldn't help but sigh: "In fact, when Su Jincheng took over my position at the beginning, I was a little worried about him. After all, he was still young, and I was afraid that he would not be able to handle this trust. But I didn't expect that over the years, he has been very sophisticated and calm in handling affairs, and he is decisive and neat in making decisions. In my opinion, he is indeed an outstanding official. After his term of office is over, he will surely be transferred to other places, but where exactly he will go depends on where our emperor is going to start."

Old Master Hong's words were actually a subtle reminder to Ye Zifen, because he knew very well that Ye Zifen had a very good personal relationship with Magistrate Su.

This time it can be regarded as a way of returning a favor, to thank Ye Zifen for successfully removing the Hong family from this complicated and risky incident.

However, Ye Zifen had never expected that Su Jincheng actually had such a high status in front of the emperor, and was even compared by Old Master Hong to a sharp blade in the emperor's hand.

The sword of the present emperor is not easy to make! Not only does one need to be loyal and pure, but one also needs to have real skills and hard work.

It seems that her brother will achieve great things in the future and have a bright future!

But I’m afraid it will be difficult for us to meet as often as before.

Thinking of this, Ye Zifen couldn't help but recall Su Jincheng's words, deeds, and style of dealing with things in recent years, and found that he had indeed changed a lot.

The once gentle and refined boy has now become more independent-minded and better able to adapt to the changing circumstances in officialdom.

She sighed, "Thank you for your advice, Grandfather. I just wonder who will take over Magistrate Su's position after he leaves?"

Old Master Hong smiled and consoled him, "Don't worry, the higher-ups won't give up that place easily. Even if the new people sent there are difficult to get along with, they won't make things difficult for you."

With what Old Master Hong said, Ye Zifen finally felt relieved.

Then she told her grandfather about the living conditions of the people she had seen on her way from the county town to Beijing, and the people along the way who were eyeing their goods covetously.

Old Master Hong said in a heavy tone: "Even if I am outside the capital, I can guess what you said. That's why I am so eager for you to meet the emperor as soon as possible, get the pardon and go to sea. Our Great Xia Dynasty has really reached a critical moment! As for how long we can enjoy such a peaceful and stable life, no one can give a definite answer."

If the people are really in a desperate situation where they don't have even a bite of food or a drop of water, then riots will inevitably erupt like a volcano.

And during this sensitive period, if there are still people with ulterior motives who instigate and instigate, it will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire and make the situation worse for the Great Xia Dynasty, and will lead to further deterioration of the situation of internal and external troubles.

Although the current emperor is a wise and intelligent monarch, time is merciless after all. His age is there, and this will inevitably leave a mess that will be difficult to clean up for the future new emperor.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply: "We have just had a few years of peace in Daxia! The current emperor has worked hard to govern the country, and it was not easy to gain peace and stability in the border areas for many years, but a sudden natural disaster has plunged the people of Daxia into a difficult life again."

Hearing this, Ye Zifen thought to herself: If it weren't for the attacks of natural disasters and man-made calamities, how could a dynasty collapse?

Although the general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division, but the needs of the common people are often the most direct and simple. Aren't they the ones who suffer in the end?