Marquis Jinqian looked at everyone in the hall, and when everyone was present, he said with a sullen face, "The wine of the Jinqian Restaurant was stopped by the Royal Winery today. Shopkeeper Tu asked, and the shopkeeper of the Royal Winery said that someone in our mansion offended their boss, so our wine was stopped. So I asked directly, who of you has offended someone recently without knowing it?"
Everyone looked at each other, because everyone was guessing that the owner behind the Royal Winery was the royal family, so the prince said: "I haven't offended anyone in the royal family recently."
"I don't have any."
County Magistrate Xiangyu: "I didn't, and they dare not offend me." But she is the emperor's cousin.
"No."
"I haven't been out lately."
In other words, everyone meant that they had not offended anyone in the royal family.
Shi Jie said: "In fact, no one knows who the owner of the Royal Winery is. You have to know who the owner is to know that no one has offended him. And to know who the owner is, you have to know who the owner of the shop is, and you have to know the Jingzhao Yin."
Therefore, Marquis Jinqian came to Jingzhao Prefecture.
The prefect was not at all surprised by the arrival of Marquis Jinqian: "The arrival of the Marquis really makes this place more glorious."
After exchanging pleasantries with the prefect for a while, Marquis Jinqian asked directly, "Sir, I know who is the owner of the shop at the Royal Winery. Could you please make some concessions?"
The prefect was very accommodating and said, "It is the emperor's private property."
This made Marquis Jinqian stunned. So, the emperor stopped the wine from Jinqian Restaurant? Then... someone in the mansion offended the emperor? Marquis Jinqian thought it was wrong. Who would be so bold as to offend the emperor
Although he was somewhat puzzled, Marquis Jinqian still came to the mansion. Everyone in the mansion was waiting, and when they saw Marquis Jinqian coming, the Marquis's wife asked first, "Marquis, have you found out any news?"
Marquis Jinqian said, "The prefect said that the owner of the Royal Winery is the emperor, and the shop is the emperor's private property. So if there is no mistake, the winery should belong to the emperor. Who of you offended the emperor?" Although he asked this, his eyes were fixed on the county magistrate of Xiangyu. According to Marquis Jinqian, no one in their mansion had the courage to offend the emperor, except the county magistrate of Xiangyu.
When Xiangyu County Magistrate heard about the conversation between him and Yang Haiyan, he was immediately unhappy. It would have been fine if the emperor had scolded him for this matter, but he even heard about the wine from the Jinqian Restaurant? However, facing the question from Marquis Jinqian, he did not dare to answer.
Marquis Jinqian snorted coldly: "It doesn't matter if you don't confess now. I will go to the palace and ask the emperor. If it turns out that one of you is guilty, the male will be expelled from the clan and the female will be divorced." After saying that, he stood up.
"No, father." County Magistrate Xiangyu was frightened and stood in front of Marquis Jinqian.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were fixed on him.
The prince: "County lord, it's not you, is it?"
"If it was the county magistrate who made a mistake and offended the emperor, the emperor should punish the Tian family. Why would he punish our Marquis' Mansion?"
Marquis Jinqian asked, "Xiangyu, how did you offend the emperor? Tell me everything in detail. Don't try to spread rumors. I will go to the palace to ask the emperor for the truth later."
County Magistrate Xiangyu did not dare to conceal it. After all, the emperor knew everything. What was the point of hiding it? So, he told her everything.
When Marquis Jinqian learned that he was punished by the emperor because he offended Yang Haiyan, he hadn't reacted yet. But Shi Jie suddenly remembered something and said, "Father, let me talk to you in private."
Marquis Jinqian glanced at him, then nodded: "Follow me to the study."
When they arrived at the study, Marquis Jinqian asked, "What are you talking about?"
Shi Jie did not hide anything and told the story of how he met Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan. "So, father, this royal winery is most likely the winery of Madam Bingyun. If it is the emperor, then our wine supply has been cut off because of this incident. It seems..."
It doesn't seem like something a king would do.
Then, Marquis Jinqian asked: "Why would the emperor's shop allow Madam Bingyun to sell wine?"
Everyone is not stupid. Shi Jie opened his eyes wide and said, "You mean, this winery belongs to the emperor?"
Marquis Jinqian: "Have you forgotten the imperial grain plan? Madam Bingyun came up with potato flour and sweet potato flour, but the one who benefited from the imperial grain plan was the emperor. The relationship between the emperor and the Qin family is not simple."
Shi Jie: "What should we do then?"
Marquis Jinqian: "I am from the mansion of Marquis Cheng'en."
Qin Mansion
Yang Haiyan: "What did you say? Who's here?"
The servant said, "The wife of Marquis Jinqian and the wife of the prince of Duke Cheng'en have brought County Magistrate Xiangyu here." The wife of the prince of Duke Cheng'en is the biological mother of County Magistrate Xiangyu.
Yang Haiyan knew what they were doing here, and she wanted to turn them away, but she couldn't. After all, Duke Cheng'en's mansion was the emperor's family, and Marquis Jinqian was a loyal follower of the emperor. Even if the emperor valued Qin Fang, the premise was that you couldn't make the emperor lose face. You could deal with the county magistrate of Xiangyu, or even lose face for the county magistrate of Xiangyu, but you couldn't turn away the wife of the prince of Duke Cheng'en and the wife of Marquis Jinqian.
Yang Haiyan said: "Please."
After a while, the wife of the prince of Cheng'en, the wife of the Marquis of Jinqian, and the county magistrate of Xiangyu arrived. The first two were polite and smiling. Yang Haiyan observed carefully and did not find that they were smiling but hiding a knife. But the county magistrate of Xiangyu looked unhappy. The county magistrate of Xiangyu was indeed unwilling to accept it. She was the emperor's cousin, but she had to come to apologize to a maid. Why
I don't know, it depends on one's nature. The emperor can have many cousins, but Yang Haiyan, who can make money for the emperor, may not be the first one.
The wife of the prince of Cheng'en pulled Xiangyu County and said with a smile: "I have long heard that Madam Bingyun is a woman who is as capable as any man. Seeing her today, it is true. Speaking of which, after the appearance of the potato flour and sweet potato flour, everyone in the family likes to eat them very much."
The wife of Marquis Jinqian followed up with, "Yes, I like to eat it."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "These are just some small things I made on a daily basis. It's great that the two ladies like them."
The wife of the Prince of Cheng'en said, "Madam Bingyun, to be honest, I came here today because of Xiangyu. I spoiled this child since she was young, and she did such a brainless thing. I am really sorry. As a mother, I want to apologize to you first."
Yang Haiyan said: "Madam, you are too polite. The county magistrate's actions are indeed brainless, but since Madam has apologized for her daughter, I will not hold it against you. Madam, rest assured."
The wife of the Prince of Cheng'en froze in laughter. It turned out that the apology was real. What her daughter did was indeed stupid. However, as an elder apologizing to a younger person, she shouldn't use this tone, right? "Yes... Yes, thank you, Madam Bingyun."
Yang Haiyan didn't care about the other party's expression. Even if the other party came to apologize sincerely, she was right. It was reasonable for the parents to take responsibility for their daughter's wrongdoing. After all, such a daughter was taught by her parents. Therefore, the apology from the wife of the prince of Cheng'en was acceptable.
When Xiangyu County Magistrate saw Yang Haiyan speaking to his mother in such a disrespectful way, he immediately became angry and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Yang Haiyan smiled slightly: "I don't understand what the county magistrate said. Madam apologized on behalf of the county magistrate, and I accepted Madam's apology. Am I wrong to do so? Or should I not accept Madam's apology?"
"you… "
"Madam Bingyun is right." The wife of the prince of Cheng'en held her daughter, "Xiangyu, you have to apologize."
"Mother..."
"Apologize, have you forgotten what your father said?" If he doesn't apologize, he will lose his title as county magistrate.
A proud person like Xiangyu County Magistrate cannot accept the loss of his title. So, compared to this, the apology is nothing. "I'm sorry." Xiangyu County Magistrate apologized through gritted teeth.
Yang Haiyan still smiled: "It's okay."
Madam Jinqian Hou said: "Madam Bingyun, after the New Year, our mansion will hold a flower show. I hope you will come and attend it then."
Yang Haiyan said politely: "It is my honor to be invited by Madam. As long as I am free, I will definitely come. However, Bingyun is not very knowledgeable. If I disturb your interest in flower viewing, please forgive me."
The wife of the Marquis of Jinqian said, "Don't blame me, don't blame me. Actually, I don't have much knowledge. Before the Marquis, our mansion was originally a merchant family. Everyone says that we are full of the smell of money. I am worried that the wife will despise us."
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she felt that this wife of the Marquis of Gold had some meaning: "It's not bad to have the smell of money. After all, without money, nothing can be accomplished."
When Lady Jinqian Hou heard this, she felt that Yang Haiyan was right: "Madam, what you said makes a lot of sense."
As a result, the wife of Marquis Jinqian and Yang Haiyan started chatting, while the wife of the prince of Duke Cheng'en and County Magistrate Xiangyu served as a foil on the side.
After chatting for a while, they said goodbye, and Yang Haiyan personally saw them off to the door. After seeing them off, Yang Haiyan asked someone to go to the Royal Winery and lift the ban on the Jinqian Restaurant. Since they were here, one was the emperor's aunt, and the other was the wife of the Marquis of Jinqian, she had to give them some face.
However, this matter somehow leaked out, and after that, everyone knew that although this Lady Bingyun was born as a maid, she was definitely not easy to bully. In addition, Qin Fang was highly regarded by the emperor, and anyone with a brain would not come to make Yang Haiyan unhappy. After all, there were few brainless people like Xiangyu County Master in the huge capital.
Five years later
During these five years, the Qin family was very peaceful. Unlike the men in the original drama who were liked by noble ladies from various countries, Qin Fang's facial features did not conform to the aesthetic standards of women in this world, so those mistresses and concubines never happened in Yang Haiyan's life. During these five years, the Qin family never held banquets from various countries, so their life was very peaceful.
Similarly, because of Huo Yao, Qi's borders were very peaceful, so no other country dared to challenge the power of Huo Yao. At the same time, Qi did not go to war with China because of Huo Yao. If Qi went to war with China because of Huo Yao, it would be a loss if it attracted the alliance of other countries.