Chapter 414: Xiao Jiu's trump card

Xiaofu Jialing accepted the greeting, but he changed the meeting time. The meeting is scheduled for five days.
Qian Fu had no choice but to return to the palace.
Gu Jiu gritted his teeth, "Five days are five days."
In a mere five days, she could handle it.
She also knew why Shaofu Jialing had to postpone the meeting until five days later, she just wanted to see how many cards she had and whether she could hold the first wave of Zhu's offensive.
Everyone is not doing charity for such a big thing. Everyone wants to get a slice of it and get more benefits. This is human nature.
Gu Jiu smiled, "They want to see my wife's hole cards, and my wife will naturally make them do so."
She has so many cards.
The biggest trump card in her hand is the tens of thousands of refugees outside Nancheng Gate.
This hole card should be reserved for the critical moment.
Gu Jiu promised that the rich and wealthy would be rewarded afterwards, so naturally he did what he said.
She wrapped Qian Fu with a big red envelope, "Take it, your hard work. I am not your son, stingy and penniless. You follow me to do things, and I will protect you from eating and drinking."
Qian Fu silently accepted the big red envelope.
For Gu Jiu's words to confuse him to quit, all his left ears went in and his right ears came out.
Don't quit.
He is a loyal running dog under the name of the edict, and he has been ordered to follow the edict all his life.
What are you afraid of?
What he wants is a sense of accomplishment.
Even if he won the mere commercial struggle, he would not feel the slightest sense of accomplishment.
"Madam's kindness, the old slave has received it. Madam wants to persuade the young man to pay the money, it is best to be generous."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, "Why did you say this?"
Qian Fu said blankly: "Shaofu Jialing's young grandson was lured into gambling and owed a gambling debt of 100,000 taels from the casino. Shaofu Jialing probably doesn't know this.
The old slave suspected that the Zhu family arranged for the man who lured the young man to gamble his grandson. The Zhu family should have been calculating the madam and the family orders from the youngest long time ago.
They knew that his wife had a good relationship with the Shaofu Family Ling, and they would definitely try to destroy it. The little grandson of Shaofu Jialing is a good breakthrough. "
Gu Jiu frowned, "How do you know this?"
Qian Fu was calm for a year. "When I was helping my wife investigate Zhu's family a few days ago, I also investigated Zhu's relatives and friends, as well as the Shaofu Family Order who was at odds with Zhu's family."
Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, "I sincerely invite you, get rid of the son and follow me, so that your annual income is not less than five thousand taels, how about?"
The rich and the money are unmoved. "After a while, the old slave will order someone to send in the investigation report, maybe he can help his wife. In fact, the wife can also use her own way to heal herself. There are many loopholes in the Zhu family's relatives and friends, just casual Looking for it is a breakthrough."
Gu Jiu was very disappointed. Knowing that Qianfu could not be persuaded to quit, she simply seized the time to squeeze it out. "Just tell me, who is the biggest breakthrough?"
Qian Fu hesitated for a moment, "On the surface, it is the second master of the Zhu family. The second master of the Zhu family is rough in his work and has a violent temper. He can easily be caught. But the old slave believes that the biggest breakthrough is the steward Zhu, not Master Zhu Er."
"Steward Zhu who is serving next to Cheng Enbo?"
"Exactly!"
"What does he handle?"
"His children are the biggest handle."
Gu Jiu laughed, "I don't bother the two masters for nothing, you can do it for me."
Qian Fu suddenly felt like shooting himself in the foot.
It's heartbreaking!
"The old slave is too busy to help his wife."
"I will discuss with the prince and divide your errands among others. You will find a handle for me first."
Qian Fu wants to say no.
As a result, he was sold by Liu Zhao.
"Listen to Mrs. Zhu and find out the handle of Butler Zhu." Liu Zhao came back from the outside and ordered directly.
Qian Fu opened his mouth and accepted his fate!
"Old slave obeyed."
Gu Jiu didn't forget to say, "Don't worry, thank you very much afterwards."
Qian Fu staggered and almost tripped over the threshold.
"Have you and Cheng Enbo turned their faces?" Liu Zhao asked.
Gu Jiu nodded without hiding anything, "Aunt Huyang pointed directly at his nose to swear, and he was so angry that he couldn't say anything. He must hate me to death. The next step is to retaliate."
Liu Zhao frowned, "Don't be afraid of him, I will support you."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Which eye do you see I am afraid of him?"
"I worry about you."
"There is nothing to worry about. If this hurdle can't be crossed, then I am not qualified to be on the ground in the capital. Go from where to go as early as possible."
"Don't say that. You are the eldest daughter-in-law of the palace, and your home is here. Whoever dares to move you, I will cut him off."
Gu Jiu laughed out loud, "This is what you said, I take it seriously."
"The big man can't chase after a word."
Gu Jiu kissed his cheek, and it felt good to be supported by someone.
Xiao Cui ran in, her head wet, and she just washed her face.
She said: "Madam, it's not good! The princess sent someone to beat the Cai family out and fined the third wife."
"Oh!" Gu Jiu was not surprised.
Liu Zhao looked at Gu Jiu, "What's the matter?"
Gu Jiu said lightly: "The Cai family came to fight the autumn wind, and the gatekeeper refused to let in, so the third younger siblings personally let the Cai family in. The mother and concubine knew about this, how could they not be angry? The father and the king had told me long ago. Zhun Cai's family came home."
Liu Zhao frowned, "The Cai family is really not greedy, and the third younger siblings are also unclear. What is the benefit of emptying her house to her natal brother?"
"I don't know what the benefits are." Gu Jiu said casually.
Then, she told Xiao Cui, "You continue to stare, and report any movement in time."
"Slaves obey orders."
Xiao Cui ran out with a look of excitement.
Pei sent the mother beside her to come forward and drove the people personally.
The Cai family yelled, saying that the palace despised their relatives and disliked the poor and loved the rich.
The third wife also cried.
The third son never showed up.
With Pei's backing, the mother is not afraid. Directly ordered to drag the Cai family out.
The little servants stepped forward to drag people, crying and noisy for a while, and the whole courtyard was fluttering.
The movement was too loud, and the servant girls who were working elsewhere all ran to watch the jokes, pointed and talked.
The mother was furious, pointing to the third wife, and said with a little bit of affection: "The Cai family comes to fight the autumn breeze every three days, and you still have the face to cry.
The palace keeps you, and every month you have to spend thousands of dollars on medicine. The princess and the empress have never been harsh, just ask you to keep your duty and keep your duty.
As a result, you repeatedly violated the orders of the prince and the princess, and dared to secretly give money to the Cai family. Is it really your private property? "
The third wife clutched her chest, "Are you trying to kill me? Come on, kill me, anyway, I am a drag on living. Come and kill me!"
The third wife, Cai's sudden eruption, shocked everyone.
The mother was annoyed, "Don't worry, no one dares to kill you. But I also beg you to stay on top of yourself, and don't get moths out all day."
The third wife Cai cried sobbing, "I am using my dowry to patch up my mother's house, what do you care about?"
"I have to tell the difference. The year before last checked, how many ornaments and precious utensils were missing in this courtyard? They were all secretly given to your mother's family by the third wife. You took the royal family property to supplement your mother's family, so how embarrassed to say those Is it your dowry?"
The third lady's face was pale, her chest tight and short of breath, she was speechless.
"You, you bastard."
The mother was so annoyed that she secretly scolded her shamelessly. Then took someone away.
A farce seems to be over.
Unexpectedly, in the evening, it was suddenly reported that the third lady had hanged herself and committed suicide. Fortunately, the maid found out early and was rescued.
"Hang yourself?"
Gu Jiu was going to sleep, but was shocked by the news.
Xu Yousi bowed and said, "Little one went and took a look. People are coming in and out of the courtyard. Obviously it's not fake."
Gu Jiu thought for a while and said to Liu Zhao, "I'll go over and take a look."
Liu Zhao stopped her from going, "Don't go. Beware of getting sick."
His gaze naturally moved downward, falling on Gu Jiu's bulging abdomen.
Gu Jiu said, "The third siblings are not infectious diseases, I can guarantee you."
Liu Zhao raised his eyebrows, full of questions.
Gu Jiu thought for a while, leaned in his ear, and whispered: "I just want to take the opportunity to see what kind of disease the third sibling has."
"Too risky." Liu Zhao was still worried.
"I will be careful. If it is really dangerous, I will get out in time."
Liu Zhao frowned, "Since I am going, I will accompany you. I will go to see the third brother. I haven't seen him for a long time and ask him about his situation."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Let's go together."
The couple cleaned up and came to the courtyard where the third wife lived.
Princess Pei, Ouyang Fu, and Xiao Qin'er are all there.
Seeing Gu Jiu, Pei frowned, unhappy, "Why are you here? You are two bodies, leave here quickly."
Gu Jiu said: "Don't worry about the third siblings, come and have a look. The mother and concubine don't worry, I will take care of myself. What is the situation with the third siblings now?"
Pei snorted, "Young people don't know the severity."
Ouyang Fu whispered to Gu Jiu, "The three younger siblings have not woken up yet."
"Have you gotten a doctor?"
"Please, the doctor hasn't arrived yet."
The third wife, Cai, was lying on the bed, thin and weak, with no flesh on her body. The hair is sparse and yellow, and the face is also yellow.
Gu Jiu came closer and saw Cai's fingernails exposed.
Fingernails are darker.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly.
She began to look at the bedroom.
She even went to the bed and surreptitiously checked the bed frame.
While Pei and the others turned their backs and didn't pay attention, she quickly pierced the tip of Cai's finger and took some blood from the fingertip.
She covered her hands with her sleeves and took care of her pulse.
The pulse is very strange.
When the doctor arrived, Gu Jiu consciously quit.
Chua's fingertip blood was stained on the handkerchief, she sniffed secretly, not sure.
The imperial physician diagnosed and treated Cai's, and after a few needles, Cai woke up.
I cried when I woke up.
Young Pei couldn't comfort her a few words.
Now that it was all right, everyone filed away.
After returning to the eastern courtyard, Liu Zhao asked her, "How is it? Do you see any problems?"
Gu Jiu was holding a medical book in his hand, "The problem is there, but I don't know the principle. I'll look through the book first."
Liu Zhao took away the book in her hand, "It's late at night, go to bed quickly. What you need now is to recharge your energy and deal with the Zhu family."
"You are right. You can put things aside for the third siblings."
...
The Zhu family's offensive was fierce and violent.
In just a few days, the people below began to panic.
The jewelry store was cut off from the supply, leaving only the Haitong Commercial Bank under Zhou Jin's name to be fearless and supply as usual.
Jewelry shops have limited inventory, and a Haitong trading company alone cannot meet all the needs of jewelry shops.
When the supply of goods is cut off, it will not last long, and the jewelry store will have to hand over the market.
Who makes the choice too small.
When shopping, I like to compare and compare, and I like to choose slowly when the front is full of goods.
If even the fun of selection is gone, not to mention that all customers run away, it is still possible to run away a few percent of customers.
The drug store is also out of stock.
It was not that the Su family was bought by the Zhu family, but that the Su family could not get the supply.
All source suppliers were warned and were not allowed to supply to the Su family or Xinglintang.
If you want to do business in this three-acre land in the capital, the Zhu family can't help but give face.
Zhu Jia said that all suppliers began to boycott Gu Jiu's industries.
The most serious thing is the South City Gate Project.
The required building materials are huge.
Suppliers raised prices collectively, and the cost of raw materials more than doubled suddenly.
And even if you take money to buy materials, those suppliers will claim that they are out of stock.
One and two, almost did not pay attention to the four seas trading houses.
It's really deceiving!
...
Su Zheng went to the palace specially to see Gu Jiu.
At the beginning of this year, Su Zheng passed the imperial examination and was admitted to Jinshi. Currently working as a concubine in the Hanlin Academy.
Gu Jiu asked people to invite Su Zheng to the study.
She looked at Su Zheng and dressed very formal.
So he asked: "Did Cousin Su come directly from the Yamen?"
Su Zheng smiled and nodded, "Exactly!"
After a pause, he said again, "The gentlemen of the Hanlin Academy are more conservative."
"So Cousin Su also has to dress up like an old man?" Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled.
Su Zheng smiled bitterly, "There is no way, people can't help themselves in official career. After three years of evaluation, you have to count on the old gentlemen of the Imperial Academy."
"Cousin Su doesn't need to explain, I understand everything."
"This time, I couldn't help my cousin Xiaojiu, so I was very sorry. My second uncle and I were very worried, so come and see if there is anything we need to do?"
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "Cousin Su and Second Uncle are interested, and I can handle it here for the time being."
Su Zheng frowned slightly, "The shop is out of stock. If the supply of goods cannot be resolved as soon as possible, the shop can only be closed and closed. This is tantamount to severely hitting the cousin Xiaojiu, and the hard work of several years is gone. Is there any way to make peace with the Zhu family? Do business, still have to make money with harmony."
Gu Jiu laughed, "The second uncle asked you to say this. Go back and tell your second uncle that everything is temporary. The Zhu family will be able to resolve it soon."
"really?"
Gu Jiu smiled and asked, "Cousin Su doesn't trust me?"
"Of course not. I just don't worry."
"Cousin Su, don't worry, I'm fine. Don't worry about Zhu's side. Let them jump for a few days first, and then I have a way to clean them up."
From the tone to the look in his eyes to every expression, Gu Jiu showed strong confidence.
Su Zheng was infected by Gu Jiu's confidence. When I came, I was still worried, and the heart that would carry it finally fell into place, and the whole person seemed a little more relaxed.
"If there is something I need to do, cousin Xiao Jiu just ask."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "When I need your help, I will definitely not be polite to you."
Liu Zhao came in from outside and frowned when he saw Su Zheng.
Obviously, he didn't like Su Zheng.
To be precise, he disliked all the men around Gu Jiu.
"How did you come?"
Liu Zhao asked Su Zheng unceremoniously, looking closely.
"The lower official has seen the son." Su Zheng is neither humble nor overbearing, nor can he understand Liu Zhao.
If it weren't for the emperor's whim and the emperor's grandson choosing his wife, Liu Zhao might not be able to marry Xiao Jiu's cousin.
Liu Zhao said, "Is the matter finished? It's not early. If there is nothing else, you should go back early. Otherwise, it's rumored that you are making friends with the princes and grandchildren privately, which is not good for your career."
Su Zheng was filled with blood.
Gongzizhao is too shameless.
Gu Jiu really couldn't stand it, "Qingmei, order the kitchen to prepare dinner. Cousin Su, you will stay in the palace and have dinner before you leave."
Liu Zhao changed his face faster than flipping a book. "The lady is right. The visitor is a guest. Cousin Su is a rare visit, and he will leave after dinner. Qingmei, let the kitchen make a few more dishes for wine."
Qingmei: "..." Can you treat her as nonexistent?
"No! There's still something at home, I'll leave first. Cousin Xiaojiu, come home to drink tea if you have time."
Gu Jiu glared at Liu Zhao secretly, got up and stayed, "Cousin Su should leave after dinner. The kitchen will be ready soon."
"No. There are a few people from my hometown, I have to rush back to say hello."
Su Zheng insisted on leaving.
"If this is the case, then I will not force my cousin to stay with Su."
Gu Jiu personally sent Su Zheng out.