They have been doing maritime business for many years. In addition to porcelain and silk, they also do other businesses. For example, they will abduct coastal women and give them to pirates or Japanese people. Of course, the profits here are also considerable.
But in the past, they usually kidnapped people from remote villages and did it very secretly. In addition, due to their control and influence over the southeast region, these things never caused any trouble.
But this time was different. He received a letter a few days ago from Xu Fengqing, the prefect of Liancheng. Attached to the letter was a memorial written by Chen Chong, the magistrate of Xiangtan County. In the memorial, Chen Chong denounced the prefect of Huizhou Prefecture in Fujian for colluding with both internal and external forces and allowing pirates to abduct women while turning a deaf ear to the matter. He even covered up the news and frantically blocked the news.
Chen Chong said that his daughter got lost when she went back to her hometown with her mother. After searching for a long time, they found a well-known kidnapper in the local area, but the kidnapper said that the person had already been sold.
When reading the memorial, Master Bai Qi was furious and frightened at the same time - the situation is different now. After the incident with Qi Yunxi, they are now constrained in every way. Without Xu Shun in the court, they are even more timid in doing things. Under this situation, something like this happening now is simply adding insult to injury.
If this memorial were really submitted to the cabinet and entered into the six departments and seen by Emperor Yuanfeng, it would undoubtedly be a snowstorm for them.
He angrily scolded Qin Feng: "This is simply nonsense! What can Qiu Chuxing do? Even if Shen Hai dares to ask, how can he really dare to agree?! Besides, even if he must have the daughter of an official, is it true that only Chen Chong's family has a daughter?! Will you lose a piece of meat if you use other means?!"
When Master Bai Qi got angry, Qin Chuan and Qin Feng wanted to bury their heads in the ground and became silent.
"Now Chen Chong is about to write a memorial to impeach the Huizhou prefect! If Xu Fengqing hadn't intercepted the memorial, it would have fallen into the hands of someone with ulterior motives and we would all be finished!" After scolding, Master Bai Qi looked at the two of them unhappily and asked coldly, "What did Qiu Chuxing say?"
Qin Feng and Qin Chuan looked at each other, both of them were very cautious, and finally Qin Chuan came out with a brave face: "Godfather, Lord Qiu has already sent his people to Shen Hai, how can he return his daughter to Chen Chong? Lord Qiu has used all the methods he should use, he asked people to intercede, he also asked people to give a large sum of money, and he also asked Chen Chong's Yue family to act as a middleman, but no matter what, Chen Chong just won't come to her senses..."
Master Bai Qi stared at the two of them with a stern look: "So what does Qiu Chuxing mean?"
"Chen Chong is so stubborn, I'm afraid we can't keep him here." This time Qin Feng agreed, and then hurried to see Bai Qiye's face. Seeing that Bai Qiye looked normal, he boldly said, "Master Qiu said that Chen Chong was not strong enough in resisting the Japanese pirates, and was... "
After listening to this, Master Bai Qi stood in front of the window for a long time before he raised his eyebrows: "Tell Qiu Chuxing that there won't be a next time. He can kill any court official he wants. It will be even harder to stop now if he sets a precedent. Now is not the time when someone can help us cover up in the court. If he continues to be unrestrained, the real trouble is still to come."
Qin Chuan hurriedly pushed Qin Feng, and they both hurriedly agreed.
Master Bai Qi rubbed his brows coldly again: "Also, check the origins of these girls carefully in the future, don't cause this kind of thing again!"
After dealing with the matter, Mr. Bai Qi quickly walked out of the room, stood on the flying bridge and looked down. The lights were bright, and the sounds of women's laughter and men's cheers could be heard everywhere.
This made him feel a little less uneasy.
It's just Chen Chong, she just didn't act cautiously this time.
Qiu Chuxing was too eager for quick success. Otherwise, even if he could please Shen Hai, there were many other ways to do it. With coercion and inducement, there would always be people willing to give up their daughter. How could it have come to this
Now I just hope that the situation in Yunnan will get bigger and bigger. The more trouble the court gets into, the safer the southeast will be.
Speaking of Yunnan, Bai Qiye narrowed his eyes.
At this time, the Su family was anxiously waiting for news from Su Rong.
After waiting from dawn till dusk, no matter how patient Mrs. Su was, she could no longer wait. She was so anxious that she felt like she was being fried in oil. In the end, she could not even keep her composure on her face. She sat on the chair and refused to rest no matter how others persuaded her.
Su Xingyi couldn't bear it any longer. She held Su Yao's hand and winked at him. When Su Yao followed her to the outer room, she asked anxiously, "Yaoyao, could things have changed? Should we think of a way to get more information?"
There had been no movement for so long that she felt that things were going to get bad.
Su Yao calmly shook her head and comforted her softly, "Big sister, the more it is now, the more you have to stay calm. If there is something else, even if brother doesn't come out after so long, there should be some signs in our family, but until now, everything is still normal in our family. Don't do anything now. If something really happens, it won't be too late to find a solution."
Su Xingyi knew the truth, but she was still very uneasy. She nodded reluctantly and agreed. Just when she didn't know how to appease the old lady, Li Ruijia ran in from outside and reported with tears of joy: "Old lady, eldest lady, fourth lady, the uncle is back!"
After these words came out, Mrs. Su first chanted a Buddhist prayer, and couldn't help but stand up excitedly: "Quick! Quick, let Rong'er come in!"
Li Ruijia kowtowed and ran out again.
Mrs. Su finally breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at her granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law beside her and said to Wang Yuerong, "Good child, I'm really sorry for you. It's okay, it's okay."
Wang Yuerong didn't say it, but she was under tremendous pressure in her heart. She had just gotten married, and on her wedding night her husband was summoned to the palace and there was no news from him since. The torment in her heart was indescribable. Only now did she feel relieved and couldn't help but burst into tears.
Su Xingyi also held Su Yao's hand.
Before anyone could react, Su Rong had already strode in and ran towards Old Lady Su as soon as he entered the door.
Old Madam Su supported him without waiting for him to salute. After looking at him for a while and seeing that he was fine, she pushed him hurriedly: "Good, I'm glad you're fine! Go see your wife!"
Su Rong held Wang Yuerong's hand, exchanged glances with her, nodded apologetically, and said to Old Lady Su and the others, "The chieftains of Yunnan have rebelled, and His Majesty has asked us to go to Yunnan immediately."