Qu Moying didn't sleep for long.
After waking up and washing up briefly, Yu Chun put on a thin veil for her eyes, and then led in the person sent by Qu Qiuyan.
This old woman had actually arrived a long time ago, but was stopped by Yudong and Yuchun.
"Our young lady thanks the fourth young lady for the gift." The old woman was getting a little impatient waiting, but she didn't dare to show any displeasure to Qu Moying now, so she could only force a smile.
"You're welcome." Qu Moying put down the teacup in his hand and said lightly.
"Miss Fourth, our young lady wants to ask about your bakery." The old woman hesitated for a moment and then told the most important thing.
This is why the Third Miss asked her to come over.
"What's wrong with the bakery?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows and said indifferently.
"Our young lady heard that the fourth young lady lost all the money in the shop, and wanted to talk to the fourth young lady about the shop. Since the fourth young lady lost all the money, why not give it to our third young lady? In the future, our third young lady will also remember the fourth young lady's kindness. If the fourth young lady feels that it is not enough, our third young lady can pay some silver and take over the shop."
The old woman explained.
"Third sister... do you really want a run-down shop?" Qu Moying thought for a moment and asked slowly.
The old woman was also well prepared. "After all, the shop is the result of Madam's hard work. Even if it is given to the Fourth Miss now, our Third Miss is still reluctant to part with it. Besides, Madam and the Third Miss are both nostalgic, so some of the old people must be resettled. We can't let them become homeless!"
After hearing what she said, Yu and Qu Qiuyan really became good people!
This doesn’t work with the hard approach, so let’s try the soft approach.
"It's not impossible, actually. It's just that this shop still has some problems right now, so I guess I can't give it to your lady." Qu Moying said.
"Fourth Miss, why is this?" The old woman's face changed slightly. She originally thought it was not a big deal, and since Third Miss was willing to pay the money, Fourth Miss would agree no matter what.
"There's no reason, I'm just afraid it may not work. Thank you, Miss Third, you can go back first!" Qu Moying said indifferently.
"Please leave!" Yu Dong took two steps forward and asked to leave.
The old woman wanted to say something, but when she saw Yu Dong's cold gaze, she shrank back and dared not say anything more. She could only turn around angrily and report to her young lady.
After the old woman left, Yu Chun stepped forward again and took off the veil for Qu Moying. Qu Moying closed her eyes slightly, and when she opened them again, she looked at Yu Dong. Her face had become heavy. She saw something wrong with Yu Dong's face just now. It must be because of the incident when she went to check on the owner of the bakery before.
"Miss, it's loan sharking." Yudong said.
Qu Moying was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Yu Dong in astonishment. Yu Dong took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Qu Moying: "Miss, look, this was taken from under the bed of the bakery owner. It was hidden very well. There was an empty space under the bed. If he hadn't said so himself, I'm afraid it would have been hard to find it for a while."
Qu Moying opened a not very thick booklet. On it were written the name of the person, the time, where he lived, and how much money was borrowed. There were also a few IOUs, each with a handprint and the interest rate written on it. The interest rates were all very high, indeed very high.
"How dare Madam Yu do such a thing?"
So much, at this time I took a breath of cold air.
This is illegal. The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty have long stipulated that usury is not allowed, especially to officials. If it is discovered, even the entire family may be implicated. If Yu's booklet is made public, Qu Zhizhen will inevitably be implicated.
"Let's go!" Qu Moying stood up and motioned Yuchun to put on her veil.
"Miss, do you want to tell the second master now?" Yu Dong asked.
"Of course I have to let my father know. This matter was originally my father's business." Qu Moying said with an unchanged expression, closing her eyes. Ren Yuchun slowly and skillfully tied the veil on her eyes, and her cherry lips curled up slightly, "No wonder Yu Shi didn't want to tell my second brother about this, but told my third sister instead."
Even if Qu Mingcheng didn't understand the situation, he wouldn't dare to accept such things, no matter for his own sake or for Qu Zhizhen's official career. But Qu Qiuyan was different. For the sake of money, she really dared to accept it. Not only did she accept it in full, she would also continue to give it away, which was regarded as inheriting Yu's ambition.
So, I will not leave it to my son, but to my daughter!
When Qu Moying arrived at the study, Qu Zhizhen happened to come back. He looked a little tired. When he heard that Qu Moying came to see him, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly and asked the servant to lead Qu Moying in.
After Qu Moying came in, he bowed to Qu Zhizhen and then looked around.
One look at her expression showed that she had something to say. Qu Zhizhen waved his hand, and the servant retreated, with Yu Dong following behind him.
He stepped out of the door and even closed it slightly for them.
"Father, please look!" Qu Moying did not change the subject. He took two steps forward, took out the booklet from his sleeve and placed it in front of Qu Zhizhen.
"What is this?" Qu Zhizhen was stunned for a moment and looked at Qu Moying with sharp eyes.
"Father will know once he reads it!" Qu Moying did not say it directly, but just looked at the booklet in front of him.
Qu Zhizhen slowly took the booklet and started to read it. He just turned a page when his face changed drastically. He then turned a few pages without stopping. When he saw the words written on the last few pages, he pressed his hand down heavily. The table top made a "bang" sound and shook the teacup on it twice.
"Where did it come from?" Qu Zhizhen asked in a deep voice.
"Father, do you still remember the bakery shop left by my mother?" Qu Moying asked back.
Qu Zhizhen really didn't know about this before, but the lady told him about it once that day, and then Qu Qiuyan mentioned it to him again. It's hard for him not to know about this now.
The shop had already been sold by the younger daughter. The mother had mentioned it to me before. Later, the older daughter came to ask for it back. I was so angry at the time that I scolded her back.
"I know. Didn't you sell it?" Qu Zhizhen asked coldly.
"Yes, I sold it, but my third sister told me about the bakery shop before, saying that she wanted to take it over and other things. It seemed like she had to buy it. Moreover, my second brother even went to the shop on purpose and kept looking for the owner. The person who sold me the shop came to ask me if there was anything else that was not going to be done, and if the shop was not mine, and why my second brother went to the door to look for someone."
"After that, I asked Yu Dong to investigate. I didn't expect that the fired bakery owner actually had such a thing in his hand. I took a look at it and decided to leave it to my father. This kind of thing... I remember there are provisions in the law.
… ”
Qu Moying said this and glanced at Qu Zhizhen, and stopped talking.
Some things are actually very clear. This is a loan sharking book. The time in it could not have been done by someone else. Qu Moying only has so much time to return home.
"Do your third sister and second brother know about this?" Qu Zhizhen asked with gritted teeth.
"Third sister may not know, or she may know. But second brother should not know, otherwise he would not have waited until now, right?" Qu Moying thought for a moment and spoke vaguely. He also separated Qu Mingcheng and Qu Qiuyan, which was fair.
Qu Zhizhen lowered his head coldly and looked at the booklet in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more murderous intent in his eyes became. If this booklet fell into the hands of others, his official career would be over. Not only that, it could even lead to bigger troubles.
It turns out that the Yu family is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything!
"You go back first, I will handle this matter!" Qu Zhizhen said coldly.
Qu Moying nodded, without stopping, and turned to leave. This matter was originally Qu Zhizhen's business, and it all depended on Qu Zhizhen's opinion from now on.
"Father!" Qu Qiuyan looked at Qu Zhizhen tremblingly. She always felt that her father's face was too gloomy today. She subconsciously thought that her father knew about what she had asked Qu Moying before. For a moment, she resented Qu Moying even more. One day, she would make this bitch kneel in front of her.
And that day is not far away.
"Look what this is?" Qu Zhizhen threw the booklet in his hand in front of Qu Qiuyan.
Qu Qiuyan squatted down blankly, picked it up, and then flipped through it, "Father, what is this?"
"You haven't seen it?" Qu Zhizhen sneered, scrutinizing Qu Qiuyan's behavior.
"Father, I have never seen this. What... is this?" Qu Qiuyan stood up blankly and flipped through the book in her hand again.
"Didn't you go to the bakery owned by your sister?" Qu Zhizhen said coldly.
"This is..." Qu Qiuyan was startled, and immediately understood. She flipped through it again. The more she looked, the more panicked she became. She also understood that this was a book of loan sharks.
My mother is lending money at high interest rates? Didn't she say that she was saving the large sums of money for herself
Qu Qiuyan's first reaction was not the consequences this incident would have on the entire Qu family, but how to fool her father and make him forgive her mother's action.
"Do you understand?" Qu Zhizhen's voice was cold without a trace of warmth.
"Father... Father, I... I understand, but I have to ask mother about this... Maybe she... maybe she has her own reasons..."
Qu Qiuyan explained dryly, "Maybe, my mother... has her own ideas, and it may be understandable."
"Is it understandable?" Qu Zhizhen sneered, "Why do you want to take you to Prince Jing's mansion and let Prince Jing find you? Do you think you still have a chance of survival?"
"Father...Father, King Jing won't find out." Qu Qiuyan shook her head hurriedly.
"Won't find out? How can you be so sure that King Jing won't find out? What if he finds out? Will you take the blame, or will your mother take the blame, or will I take the blame?" Qu Zhizhen sneered and looked at his daughter with disappointment. She was the daughter he cared about the most and the one he had nurtured with great care.
When did you become so stupid!