That was the case. Xu Fengqing himself was incompetent. If he hadn't failed to keep an eye on Shen Yaoniang at the beginning, then none of the things that happened would have happened. Now that things have happened, he should pay the price for it.
The days at sea were very boring, so Mr. Bai Qi went to bed early. When he woke up, it was already bright day. Light came in through the window. He sat up, opened the window and took a look. He saw a group of wild geese flying in the sky, and in the distance he could vaguely see some scattered houses, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Yes, just as he advised Boss Ma, the sea is indeed boundless and indeed free enough, but then what
Sailing in the great terror day after day, but what can we get in the end
Of course, it is the daily chores of life that make people truly enjoy themselves.
Unconsciously, the boat finally reached the shore. Bai Qiye and his group said goodbye to Boss Ma and got off the boat. Before leaving, he smiled meaningfully at Boss Ma and said, "Old Ma, I won't make things difficult for you. I will definitely do what I promised you."
Boss Ma squinted at him, hummed and lowered his eyes.
Bai Qiye led Qin Feng and Qin Chong off the boat. The people from Quanzhou Prefecture had been asking for news at the dock every day. They were overjoyed when they finally received them. They hurriedly came up to Bai Qiye and said, "Qiye, go back quickly. There's a letter from the capital. The young master is looking for you!"
Another letter from the capital? Master Bai Qi hummed, thinking that Princess Fenyang must have thought of sending a letter because she hadn't received a reply yet. He didn't stop and took the carriage to Master Xiao's place.
This time, Young Master Xiao was not in the flower shed tending to his flowers and plants. Instead, the servants led him through the layers of rockery and into the curved shed behind the rockery. After he went in, the servants hurriedly retreated and closed the door.
There were now large tracts of gardenias planted in the shed, and the fragrance of the flowers filled the air when the wind blew. When Master Xiao saw Master Bai Qi coming in, he did not show off his flowers and plants as he did before, but said with a half-smile: "Uncle Qi is finally back. I have been waiting for a while."
There was something wrong with his tone, and Master Bai Qi naturally heard it. He looked at him, hesitantly bowed and greeted him, then stood aside and thought for a moment before speaking: "Master, I heard something happened at home, what's the matter?"
Young Master Xiao raised his eyebrows, and the smile on his face faded. He pointed at a person beside him, and that person immediately came forward and handed a few letters to Master Bai Qi, saying in a low voice: "Master Qi, there is a letter from the capital saying that something happened."
Mr. Bai Qi's heart skipped a beat. He guessed from Young Master Xiao's attitude that something might not be going well. However, he still tried to remain calm, nodded, and reached out to take the letter.
After reading just one letter, Mr. Bai Qi's face changed drastically. He didn't care to say anything at this moment and hurriedly opened the next letter. After reading it at a glance, even a calm and steady man like Mr. Bai Qi couldn't help but turn pale. He tightly grasped the letter in his hand and didn't react for a while.
Master Xiao stared at his expression, and seeing that he looked like he was struck by lightning, he raised his eyebrows and sighed, "I really didn't expect that I had just said that things have been turbulent recently, and now this matter has become more and more serious. Uncle Qi, tell me, what should we do? The complaint to the emperor has alarmed the capital, and it has even been reported in the court newspaper. This matter has been exposed to the world, and Juhai Manor has also been pushed to the forefront... After years of operation!"
Young Master Xiao emphasized the words "many years of operation" particularly strongly.
Yes, they had spent so much effort to establish Juhai Manor in the capital and make it a channel for transmitting information and bribing officials in the capital. But now, this information network that took more than ten years to build has been wiped out.
Mrs. Chen!
Mr. Bai Qi's mind buzzed as he thought of the doubts he had been having for a long time - Boss Ma said that it was Boss Duan who brought a singing girl over and exposed Shen Yaoniang's affair.
At that time, Master Bai Qi began to suspect that there might be a traitor in Juhai Manor. Otherwise, why would a dead person speak? Those who knew about Shen Yaoniang were all dead.
As for Aunt Bai and Mother Lai, there is absolutely no way that they would leak the news.
Thinking about this now, he felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen. After a long while, he kowtowed heavily to Young Master Xiao and said with difficulty: "Young Master, it was my fault that I failed to do my job well and someone took advantage of me..."
Young Master Xiao is tired of seeing people admitting their mistakes all the time.
He snorted and sneered rudely: "Seventh Uncle, there is no need to tell me this. What's the point of apologizing? What should have happened has already happened. In the past two years, the plans we arranged before have repeatedly gone wrong. Whether it is Song Heng's life experience or the later King Zhuang and King Fenyang, things are extremely bad! One after another died, and now they have been chased to Juhai Manor. What's the point of saying that you are not doing your job well?! If you say it a few more times, people will come to overturn my nest!"
These words were so harsh that Master Bai Qi immediately slammed his head to the ground.
"That's enough!" Young Master Xiao said coldly, "I just said that kowtowing is useless. Even if Uncle Qi broke his head, Juhai Manor has been dragged into this. Instead of kowtowing and admitting his mistakes, he might as well think about how to solve the problem at hand!"
It was no wonder that Young Master Xiao was so angry. After all, Shen Hai had just burned more than a dozen cargo ships, and now something like this happened again. It was equivalent to offending both the imperial court and the people on the sea.
If something goes wrong, overturning the old nest would be no joke.
Mr. Bai Qi had never been so embarrassed before. He stood up with his hands on the ground, squinted his eyes and said, "The boss behind Juhai Manor cannot involve us..."
Mr. Bai Qi never shows up in public, but controls things from behind the scenes. However, the imperial court is not stupid, so they can find out that the Huizhou merchant is just a scapegoat. So they have to find someone who can let the imperial court expose the truth...
His mind was in a mess for a moment. Seeing Young Master Xiao frowning, he knew that Young Master Xiao was also very angry this time. He sighed silently in his heart, quickly calmed down on the surface, and forced himself to think of a solution. After a long time, he raised his eyes and looked at Young Master Xiao in front of him: "Young Master, I will write a letter to the capital."
Master Xiao looked down at him and said, "It's different now. Xu Cifu is no longer here to help. Yang Canzhi is not a smooth sailer. You wrote a letter back to the capital. Who are you going to send it to?"
Who else can I give it to
Master Bai Qi's brain was already working smoothly, and he said softly: "I will send the letter to Princess Fenyang."
Young Master Xiao had a thoughtful expression on his face and did not speak again, remaining silent.