My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 40 Are you crying?

Zhu Di asked Hu Guang, and Hu Guang looked up. This was a difficult question to answer because Zhu Di wanted to take it back, but he really had no reason.

"Just say it!" Zhu Di spoke when he saw Hu Guang was hesitating.

"We can't accept it! It's against both logic and law, so there's no reason to accept it." Hu Guang said as he stood there, bowing.

After hearing this, Zhu Di said nothing.

"However, if you really want to collect it, you can't do it in the name of the court, but you need to let the Queen come forward." Hu Guang looked at Zhu Di and continued to advise.

"How can the Empress Dowager come forward? You just said that it is neither logical nor legal!" Zhu Di sighed. The reasons Hu Guang gave were also given by the ministers in their memorials.

"Of course we can come forward, Your Majesty. We can cooperate. The Xu Family Workshop and the Weaving Bureau can cooperate. However, the current problem is the livelihood of the weavers. Now the ministers in the court have also realized this problem. If the Xu Family Workshop is allowed to expand, it is estimated that many weavers will lose their livelihoods. Therefore, this matter needs to be controlled. Your Majesty can talk to the Queen about this matter!

The Queen Mother is the mother of the country and has a deep understanding of justice. She must know the consequences of letting it go on. The Xu family being scolded is a small matter, and it may also affect the reputation of the Queen Mother. Besides, this matter is not impossible to discuss.

Of course, the premise of the discussion is still the issue of weavers." Hu Guang stood there and said respectfully.

Zhu Di nodded after hearing this, thinking that this was mature advice for state affairs.

"The premise is the livelihood of the weavers. However, what price do you think the court should pay in order for the Xu family to agree to resolve this matter?" Zhu Di stroked his beard and continued to ask Hu Guang.

"I'm not sure about that! Your Majesty makes the decision. Of course, you can discuss it with the Empress!" Hu Guang didn't dare to get too deeply involved in this matter.

Besides, he was just a cabinet member of a low rank. There were so many ministers, chancellors, and vice ministers in the court, and it was not his turn to participate.

The key is that the Xu family's affairs are very complicated, and everything depends on Zhu Di's wishes. If Zhu Di does not give in, other ministers dare not make any suggestions.

"Well, you go back. I'll think about it. Tell the ministers not to submit any memorials regarding this matter. I'll consider it!" Zhu Di waved his hand at Hu Guang, and Hu Guang immediately bowed, feeling relieved.

After Hu Guang left, Zhu Di stood up with his hands behind his back. After a while, Yao Guangxiao came.

"Your Majesty, if it is really impossible, restore Xu Huizu's title, but continue to confine him to his home." Yao Guangxiao suggested as he watched Zhu Di walking around.

After hearing this, Zhu Di turned and looked at Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao cupped his hands and said, "You know what kind of person your brother-in-law is. He won't rebel against you."

Zhu Di raised his head and sighed after hearing this, and then said: "I know, old monk, you think things are simple. Putting aside everything, I also need to find the person behind Shakyabao. Before finding the person behind him, I can't restore Xu Huizu's title. Of course, I also know that I will return this title to them sooner or later, but not now!"

Zhu Di said this and waved his hand.

"Don't worry about the person behind the scenes. He will jump out eventually. I know Xu Huizu. There must be some misunderstanding between you. Otherwise, Xu Huizu would not have opposed you like this in the first place." Yao Guangxiao also stroked his beard and said to Zhu Di.

"Let's not talk about this!" Zhu Di waved his hand, not wanting to continue talking, and continued to think about his meeting with Xu Qin in his mind.

The next day, when the Ning family's cloth shop also started selling the Xu family's cloth, all the cloth merchants in the capital were extremely anxious.

Now apart from the Xiao family cloth shop, the only other shop left to sell is the Ning family cloth shop. They also knew before that the Chen family cloth shop had invited the princess to go to find Xu Qin, but they had not been able to come to an agreement. However, the Ning family cloth shop went to the workshop yesterday and within half a quarter of an hour, they had already reached an agreement.

It can be seen that the Xu family’s workshop will definitely be acquired by the Weaving Bureau, which makes them panic.

If the Xu family's fabrics were not purchased, they would still have a way to survive. But if the Xu family workshop was taken over by the Weaving Bureau, then they would really have no way to survive!

At this moment, not only the cloth merchants were anxious, but also the people behind the cloth merchants were anxious. They all inquired about the progress of the matter, and they even tried to test Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to say anything. They originally wanted to find His Majesty, but Zhu Di was now in Jiming Temple, so they didn't dare to go, otherwise their purpose would be too obvious.

At this moment, in Kunning Palace, Empress Xu had just finished the sacrifice and had someone prepare lunch. She wanted to personally watch over the dishes.

Today is the first day of November, and Xu Jingchang will have a day off. Therefore, Empress Xu wants to invite Xu Qin and Xu Jingchang to dinner today. In fact, she mainly wanted to invite Xu Qin, but she was worried that Xu Qin would think too much, so she waited until today. Empress Xu knew what was going on outside.

"Mother, some oranges have been sent from the south, and some apples have been sent from Shaanxi! I see that there are quite a lot. Should we prepare some for them so that they can take home?" Crown Princess Zhang was standing nearby and said to Empress Xu.

"Well, okay, let's prepare some things. By the way, have you notified them?" Queen Xu continued to ask.

Princess Baoqing beside her smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you have asked several times. I have already sent someone to notify them!"

"Why hasn't he arrived yet?" Queen Xu asked, looking at the entrance of the hall.

"Hehe, sister-in-law, you haven't heard that Shakyabao always gets up at noon, and I heard that his parents never wake him up." Princess Baoqing said with a smile.

"This child is spoiled!" Empress Xu said dotingly. At Xu Qin's home, Xu Qin was still dreaming when a fat man came in, threw himself on him and shouted, "Brother, you have to avenge me!"

This scared Xu Qin, who was still sleeping, awake, and then he saw Xu Jingchang throwing himself on him and crying!

"Why are you crying so early in the morning? Get out of here!" Xu Qin yelled angrily.

I was lying here sleeping, and he threw himself on me and cried. If someone didn’t know, they would have thought I was dead!
"Brother, you have to avenge me!" Xu Jingchang sat up and said to Xu Qin.

"Who bullied you again?" Xu Qin had no choice but to sit up. There was no other way. No matter how bad it was, he was still his younger brother!

"They borrowed money and didn't pay it back!" Xu Jingchang immediately took Shiyue's clothes and prepared to put clothes on Xu Qin.

"Borrow money? Why would you lend them money?" Xu Qin asked Xu Jingchang while putting on his clothes.

Xu Jingchang said with a tearful face: "They agreed to lend me five taels of silver and pay one tael of silver in interest every two weeks. It's been more than a month and they still haven't paid me back, not even the interest."

After hearing this, Xu Qin stared at his brother in a daze.

"Brother, I thought they would pay it back, but I didn't expect them to cheat together!" Xu Jingchang stood there and said in a low voice.

"Where did you get the money to lend at high interest?" Xu Qin asked Xu Jingchang suspiciously. At this moment, Shiyue also came over to help Xu Qin put on his clothes.

"Hey, brother, I saved it." Xu Jingchang said very happily.

"What are you laughing at? You've been taken down by someone, and you're still laughing! How much have you lent out?" Xu Qin scolded Xu Jingchang.

"Brother, look, a total of two hundred and eighty taels have been lent out. Logically, I should be able to collect sixty-two taels of interest. Some people have borrowed for more than a month and have not paid it back. Brother, go and collect it back for me!" Xu Qin said as he handed the small registration book to Xu Qin.

Xu Qin kicked Xu Jingchang, but Xu Jingchang didn't care and still looked at Xu Qin with a smile.

"Brother, we'll each take half. Let's go to Qinhuai River together. I'll treat you!" Xu Jingchang continued to say to Xu Qin.

Xu Qin heard it, kicked Xu Jingchang again, and cursed: "You dare to try, and if they don't pay back the money, you won't beat them? You can't beat them?"

"They are all together. I can't beat them all together!" Xu Jingchang stood there and said cunningly.

"Okay, okay, okay, you came here early in the morning just for this?" Xu Qin stared at Xu Jingchang fiercely at this moment. As long as Xu Jingchang nodded, he would be ready to start smoking.

"Didn't you know that our aunt invited us to dinner in the palace? Oh, yes, you haven't gotten up yet. In the morning, our aunt sent someone to our house, saying that she invited us two brothers to dinner in the palace." Xu Jingchang said to Xu Qin.

"Ah?" Xu Qin felt bad immediately after hearing this. His aunt actually invited him to dinner?

Although this cannot be called the Hongmen Banquet, it is probably similar!

"Go wash up, eat something, and then we'll go to the palace." Xu Jingchang said to Xu Qin.

"Wait, wait, ouch, ouch, my head hurts, I can't take it anymore, go call a doctor!" Xu Qin immediately stroked his forehead and stroked the edge of the bed with one hand.

When Shiyue saw this, she knew Xu Qin was pretending, but she still cooperated and went over to help Xu Qin sit down on the bed. Then Xu Qin lay down on the bed.

"Brother, why do you suddenly have a headache?" Xu Jingchang was surprised and immediately went over to ask.

"Ouch, go call the doctor!" Xu Qin continued to pretend to be weak while lying there.

"Okay, okay, brother, wait a minute, I'll go get the doctor!" Xu Jingchang said as he ran out immediately, while Shiyue covered him with a quilt with a smile.

“Can you please stop laughing? I’ll punish you if you get caught!” Xu Qin immediately glared at Shiyue.

“I dare not, I dare not. I’ll go outside and tell Mu Feng so that nothing will be revealed.” Shiyue suppressed her laughter and walked out quickly.

Xu Qin lay there, thinking that his aunt came to find him at this time, she must have heard some news.

If I go to the palace at this time, what should I do when my aunt asks me? If I agree, I will be unwilling. If I don’t agree, my aunt will punish me, even if it means beating me up. I can’t bear it!
However, what Xu Qin did not expect was that the first person to come was not the doctor, but Xu Huizu!
"Dad, where is Jingchang?" Xu Qin looked at Xu Huizu in surprise.

"I asked him to wait for the doctor at the gate of the mansion. Don't you want to go to the palace?" Xu Huizu sat down and asked Xu Qin who was lying there.

"What do you think? Can anything good come of this if I go to the palace at this time? You don't know that I'm already building up momentum. I guess His Majesty is feeling the pressure and has asked my aunt to intercede for him. If I go there at this time, won't I be asking for trouble?" Xu Qin said, rolling his eyes as he lay there.

Xu Huizu stared at Xu Qin and said, "You have to go!"

(End of this chapter)