Hui Niang did not come alone, and she also brought Xiaoyu and 6 Xier. She was carrying a basket in her hand, containing eggs, noodles and some common gifts for confinement women. (?? [

When she saw Chen Xi, she seemed very restrained and bowed slightly: "The civilian woman has met an adult."

Faced with such a Hui Niang who is so kind of rule, Chen Xi had nothing to say, so he could only see the etiquette in a proper manner, calling him "Aunt Sun", and then asked Xiaoyu and others to help her into the room to meet Xie Yuner.

"The shopkeeper seems to be different from the past." Zhu Shan scratched his head foolishly.

Chen Xi squinted her eyes and asked, "Where is the difference?"

"It seems that he is not as good at talking as before." Zhu Shan thought for a while and said, "Also, I ran into the shopkeeper's private and cried secretly. Master, do you know what's going on?"

Chen Xi thought to himself that it was probably because Hui Niang felt that life was hard and she missed her husband.

The more I thought so, the less I felt. Chen Xi felt a little jealous of the dead man from the 6th family. Although he had never seen what that person looked like, he didn't even have the impression of his father in the memory of 6 Xier, so when Lin Dai was "drawing mother", she didn't even have the qualification to "drawing father".

Without seeing her, Chen Xi turned around and went to the study to read. After a long time, Zhu Shan ran over and notified: "Master, the shopkeeper has come out and said he is leaving."

"Please come over."

Chen Xi did not get up and gave an order.

"Master, what should I do if the shopkeeper doesn't come?" Zhu Shan looked a little embarrassed.

Chen Xi said coldly: "Tell her that this is my order, she must come."

"Um!?"

Zhu Shan looked confused, and the shopkeeper was always arrogant. If I tell her this, would she scold me?

With doubts, Zhu Shan told Hui Niang about Chen Xi's words. Hui Niang's face was tense, and after hesitating for a moment, he followed Zhu Shan to the study to see Chen Xi.

"The civilian woman meets the adults." It was just a word different from saying hello on the first side, but the etiquette was very different. Hui Niang knelt down and kowtowed to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi was not surprised by Hui Niang. He used the power of the official, and it was because Hui Niang was forced to "invite" Hui Niang over. It was also appropriate for Hui Niang to act like a civilian to meet the official.

"Xiaoshan, you go down first, you won't need you here for the time being." Chen Xi waved his hand and said, "Remember to close the door when you go out and guard it outside, and no one is allowed to get close to you."

"oh."

Zhu Shan hurried out and was very careful when closing the door. He stood in front of the study like a door god.

Chen Xi stood up and walked to Hui Niang, pretending to help her up, but Hui Niang moved her knees directly, retreated a little, and nodded slightly: "Sir, please respect yourself."

What a hurtful word!

Chen Xi was angry and anxious. He asked himself that he was just taking the attitude of getting along with relatives at this time, not wanting to have anything with Hui Niang, but Hui Niang's attitude of keeping others from thousands of miles away made him really hard to accept!

After becoming an official, do you have no family and friendship and have to be so polite in everything?

Don't even care about a little bit of old love?

I'm not telling you about affair with a man and a woman. We have nothing to do with each other. I can't respect you as an elder?

"Madam 6."

Chen Xi changed his name directly and started with a serious tone.

This title is indeed also hurtful. Hui Niang's body slowed down slightly, but her tight face loosened a little, and her expression was a little disappointed.

"Well... Since Mrs. 6 is doing business, I am not polite."

Chen Xi turned his head and returned to the back of the desk. He stopped helping him, and he didn't say anything politely. He just told Hui Niang about the current crisis of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce and ordered Hui Niang to voluntarily give up all the activities of the Chamber of Commerce. "The Ministry of Revenue has made a decision to take back all the errands assigned in the previous years, involving more than 600 official and businessmen in the capital, and Mrs. 6 is one of them."

"The Ministry of Revenue means to include all ships, manpower and warehouses that originally belonged to officials and businessmen under the control of the Ministry of Revenue. As for the money spent, they will be allocated from the Ministry of Revenue."

When Hui Niang heard this, she burst into tears and said, "Why does the lord say that the court will dominate people's property regardless of life or death?"

"That's right, it's just a domineering industry, and it's also high-sounding." Chen Xi warned sternly, "You are not unclear about the two words of official. The previous overthrow of the Chamber of Commerce in Fuzhou is a lesson."

"And as far as I know, this is just the first step, and there will be more intense measures to be introduced in the future... Do you think the Ministry of Revenue will pay a lot of money? The money is only half a piece of red silk, and it is not even one-tenth of its original value. In the end, the merchant will bear the losses."

"The most worrying thing is that those corrupt officials who smell the fishy smell will be charged with crimes, and even merchants and official untainted industries will be confiscated together. 6 Mrs. Do you still have to continue to operate?"

Hui Niang had thought about these things. She even knew the virtues of the government better than Chen Xi. But when she heard Chen Xi say it in such a tough tone, she felt sad and desperate... If you don't help me, you will help those stolen officials with a good heart. What else can I rely on in business in the future?

"The private woman knows."

Hui Niang couldn't help but whimper when she said this.

"It's good to know." Chen Xi looked serious, "What I mean is that you can stop all industries under the Chamber of Commerce within half a month and collect funds to purchase land outside the city. This is fine! If you don't listen to the advice, the government will take action against Mrs. 6, let alone the official will not lend a helping hand!"

"The civilian woman obeys the order...Woo woo..."

Hui Niang burst into tears, Chen Xi felt a lot of pain, but he knew that he could not compromise on this matter.

This woman was too stubborn, and it was useless to reason with her. Chen Xi asked herself that she was just a civil servant from the fifth rank. She could naturally become a local emperor when she was placed in a place. However, in places like the capital, those powerful people really had to deal with him, which was no different from crushing an ant. Not to mention anything else, just the relatives of the Zhang family, the brothers of the Zhang family were a mountain that he could not cross.

Only by letting Huiniang understand the current real situation and cutting off her intention to get help from Chen Xi can Huiniang completely give up.

But Chen Xi knew that the result of doing so was to put himself opposite to Hui Niang, which made Hui Niang completely disappointed him.

"Since you know, go. Don't step into my house in the future. I am in Hanyuan and the teacher of the East Palace. I don't want to know that I am too close to the merchant's wife." Chen Xi said coldly.

"Um……"

Hui Niang stood up and did not turn around. Instead, she retreated to the door and almost tripped by the threshold. After she left the door, she cried louder.

Chen Xi's heart was as if he was shattered when he heard this, and his face was so white that it was scary.

"Bang!"

Chen Xi waved his fist and slammed it hard on the desk, but the severe pain still couldn't resolve the depression in his heart.

Zhu Shan walked in and said, "Master, the shopkeeper is crying."

"I know." Chen Xi said sternly, "You go out and don't disturb my Qingjing. If you don't listen to your advice, I will have someone hit you with fifty boards!"

"What a temper? I did nothing wrong. Master, you rest here first, I'll do something else." Zhu Shan was not a little girl who was obedient, so he pouted and went out for a little emotion.

After leaving the study, Zhu Shan’s first thing was to tell Xie Yuner about the matter, because she felt that if the head of the family lost his mind, he had to tell the "second head of the family", that is, the mistress of this mansion, Xie Yuner.

In Zhu Shan's opinion, in addition to Chen Xi, the family is the second one, Xie Yuner, the mistress.

When she was having dinner in the evening, Xie Yuner asked with concern: "Mr., what did you say to the shopkeeper? Let her leave sadly?"

Chen Xi glanced at Zhu Shan who was silent and said, "Yun'er, don't you think you have bullied her for your husband, do you?"

"My husband, I'm talking to you seriously." Xie Yun'er was coquettish.

"Actually, to be honest, I really bullied her for my husband, but... it was for her good." Chen Xi explained the matter. After saying that, Xie Yuner understood Chen Xi very much, because she also agreed that Hui Niang was a stubborn woman.

She could understand Hui Niang was kind to her, but if Hui Niang would always sacrifice herself for others and did not care about the safety of herself and the people around her, Xie Yun'er could only feel worthless for her.

"My husband did the right thing, but maybe it's a little bit too much. In fact, my husband should be very concerned about the shopkeeper, right?" Xie Yuner said.

"Um."

Chen Xi knew that his concern for Hui Niang was different from what Xie Yuner said.

But from the perspective of family affection, their hearts that want to change Hui Niang's personality are the same.

"The shopkeeper is the same. He knows that the government wants to suppress businessmen, so why doesn't he listen to advice? Running a pharmacy or land can also support his family. Besides... Even if the accumulation over the years is enough for her to have enough food and clothing for the rest of her life, why bother to force herself?"

When Xie Yuner said this, she couldn't help but wiped her tears, "But I can understand the shopkeeper a little bit, because she is alone and lonely when she dreams of midnight. Maybe she wants to use this as a sustenance."

Chen Xi looked out the window and sighed: "What can you do not serve as a sustenance? Do you have to be mean to her and feel better?"

Xie Yuner nodded, thinking about some things in her heart, but they were different from what Chen Xi thought.

...

...

After Hui Niang returned, she treated Chen Xi’s warning as a wind in her ears.

Chen Xi was speechless after hearing the news. This time Hui Niang seemed to have made up her mind. It was useless for anyone to persuade her. Even Chen Xi asked Xiaoyu to bring the letter. Hui Niang didn't even look at it and threw it into the trash can without even looking at it. Obviously Hui Niang regarded him as an accomplice of the government.

There was no way to change Hui Niang, so Chen Xi could only try his best to find a way to prevent the court from engaging in the last industry of the Chamber of Commerce.

At least Hui Niang returned the ships and people who transported the grain, and the court should not be in a hurry to attack the Chamber of Commerce for the time being.

The best way is to ask Chen Xi for help from Liu Daxia, but after careful consideration, Chen Xi found that Liu Daxia had taken the initiative to call each other, but he didn't know how to invite him.

As the Minister of War, Chen Xi was separated from him by several floors. Chen Xi could not think of the reason why Liu Daxia saw him, so he could only find Yu Niang and tell the truth about the current situation of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, and try to let Yu Niang mediate it.

Yu Niang shook her head: "Maybe I don't know that when Liu Shangshu was in the Ministry of Revenue, he was responsible for the emperor's order, so he had the right to instruct my family to do things. But now, Liu Shangshu is the Minister of War and has been removed from the relevant department and basically no longer looks for his family..."

Liu Daxia served as an imperial envoy for a long time and often used the Dongchang and Jinyiwei. Emperor Hongzhi gave him the privilege of acting cheaply.

However, after Liu Daxia was transferred to the Ministry of War, the factory guards and the military were in different systems. Emperor Hongzhi was also worried that concentrating power was not conducive to the rule, so he removed Liu Daxia's relevant power. Therefore, the people of the factory guards were inseparable from him, and only occasionally learned some information from the factory guards.

"Oh! It seems that the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce will be in trouble sooner or later." Chen Xi lamented.

Yu Niang asked curiously: "The Chamber of Commerce emerged with the joint efforts of Lord Shen and the 6 Sun Family. Didn't Lord Shen explain the situation to the 6 Sun Family?"

Chen Xi smiled bitterly: "Put your heart in mind. Ruo Yu Niang is Mrs. 6. She has worked hard for half her life to get something. If someone suddenly wants to deprive you of everything, will you believe this person?"

Yu Niang laughed in silence: "It turns out that Lord Shen has no choice but to do anything, which surprised me."

Chen Xi asked himself that he could be calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, but he really could not be calm with Hui Niang with a normal mind. This is because of concern.

"Mr. Shen, I have a suggestion. If Mr. Shen cannot reasonably convince 6 Sun to stop. With the means of dealing with such things in the past, why not use extreme methods to change her mind?" Yu Niang suddenly put forward a suggestion that looked good.

At the moment, Chen Xi was just showing an attitude in front of Hui Niang. Yu Niang didn't know the seriousness of the problem, so she did what she wanted. Yu Niang's proposal was to make him a bad person completely, block all Hui Niang's roads, and take action first, and eliminate all hidden dangers.

But in this case, Hui Niang would not forgive him.

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