My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 78 The Queen’s Revenge

Xu Qin took all of Xiao Ning's goods, and no one dared to object. However, when Xu Qin passed by a table with more than ten kinds of goods on it, they were all very ordinary cloths, silk fabrics, ordinary porcelain, and ordinary handicrafts. Xu Qin looked at the quantity and said directly to the person next to him, take them all!
Everyone was very confused and started to inquire about who this company was and why they wanted all the goods. Some people recognized that this company had bought out all their inventory at 70% off the original price, but their current offer was 70% off the original price, which means that they had received half of the payment and had actually made back their investment.

However, some people knew who the owner of this stall was, so they whispered to the people around them: "Don't say anything, this stall belongs to Princess Baoqing."

When the people around heard this, they dared not say anything. Princess Baoqing was a princess of the royal family and the emperor's sister. The Weaving Bureau belonged to the emperor. Who would dare to object to his sister selling goods to the Weaving Bureau?

It took Xu Qin more than two hours to select everything, and it was already afternoon. During this time, Xu Qin had some snacks, and of course the merchants did the same. The snacks were also provided by the Weaving Bureau.

Fortunately, the weather was good today, the sun was shining, and they all brought stoves.

"Well, after you've chosen, calculate it immediately. How much silver?" After Xu Qin selected the last one, he asked Shang Minghai and others to calculate it. In fact, they had been calculating all the time. Xu Qin waited for less than half a quarter of an hour before the eunuchs came over with the list and handed it to Xu Qin.

Shang Minghai also said to Xu Qin: "A total of 5 million taels were selected, of which our weaving bureau's is about 1.8 million taels, and the rest are from the public."

"Are you still short of two million taels?" Xu Qin turned his head and looked at Shang Minghai and asked.

"Yes!" Shang Minghai nodded.

Xu Qin touched his head and said to Shang Minghai: "Notify those merchants to put all the goods they selected before under the table. We still need to select two million taels and go through it again! Hey!"

When Shang Minghai heard this, he went out immediately. The merchants were originally preparing to leave, but now that they learned that they had to choose another two million taels, those merchants who were not selected became excited again.

Xu Qin could only choose again, but this time it was much faster. However, it still took him more than an hour to finish!

After the selection, Xu Qin stood in front of the courtyard and shouted to the merchants, "We have finished selecting the goods this time. Since this is our first time going out to sea for trade, we have selected a little bit of everything. Next time, we will select goods again. When the time comes, please pay attention to the notice from our weaving bureau and everyone can send them over then.

Now, those who are not selected can take your goods back. Those who are selected can bring your selected goods to the living room to register and keep the samples for comparison later.

Selected ones, remember, within half a month, deliver the registered quantity to the location designated by the Weaving Bureau. In addition, if the quantity is insufficient, please notify us three days in advance, otherwise, we will fine you! "

"Yes!" the merchants below immediately bowed and said.

"Okay, that's it. The rest is up to you. Get it done as soon as possible. I heard that the ship from the Ministry of Industry is ready?" Xu Qin said to Shang Minghai.

"Yes, now we are just waiting for the goods." Shang Minghai said to Xu Qin.

"Then you guys hold on tight! I'm going back too. I'm so tired." Xu Qin said and left. He was really exhausted today.

However, Xu Qin didn't know that his selection of goods this time had left a very good impression on the merchants. After all, most of the goods were not purchased through connections, so this was very fair. Although Xu Qin had the final say, even if he didn't want your goods, he would explain to you clearly why.

Therefore, those businessmen were very impressed by Xu Qin's actions.

After the Weaving Bureau selected the list of goods, it was quickly sent to the Crown Princess and Empress Xu.

It’s not a big deal for the Crown Princess. After all, the management is now entirely handed over to Xu Qin.

When Empress Xu saw the Chen family workshop on the list, and that the purchased goods were quite a lot, worth more than 200,000 taels, and they were all ordinary cloth, she became unhappy, for she remembered the last time Li Zhuang bullied Sakya Bao.

"You go to the weaving bureau and tell them what I said to cancel the purchase of cloth from Chen's cloth shop. If Chen's cloth shop asks you about it, just tell the truth." Empress Xu said to a eunuch beside her.

"Yes!" The eunuch immediately bowed and went out.

Princess Baoqing knew at a glance that Empress Xu was going to punish those princesses. Her sister-in-law remembered the last time Princess Daming’s son Li Zhuang bullied Xu Qin.

"Baoqing, tell your sisters that this is a warning, speak frankly! No need to hide it!" Empress Xu said to Baoqing who was standing beside her. Baoqing smiled and nodded: "Hehe, OK, then the seventh sister will regret it to death."

Empress Xu smiled and said, "Before this palace was seriously ill, anyone dared to step on Bao'er's head. Otherwise, how dare those noble sons bully Bao'er like this? Isn't it just because his father was imprisoned and his aunt was seriously ill? How could they step on my Bao'er?"

Princess Baoqing smiled and nodded, knowing that her sister-in-law was warning the nobles in the capital not to provoke Sakya Bao. If they did, the Empress behind them would not let them go easily, especially since Qiu Fu’s grandson had actually said a few days ago that the Xu family was a ruined family. Wasn’t this a slap in the face of Empress Xu?

If Empress Xu had not expressed her opinion, wouldn't those people have become even more arrogant?

Soon, Zhu Di got to know the news. Zhu Di rubbed his head and said to Zhu Gaochi: "Tell your aunts not to come to me. They have run into trouble this time. Don't ask for mercy, and don't mention it to your mother. Just pretend it never happened. If they still care about it, I will not care about it then."

"Yes, it's mainly because of what Qiu Jianqing said, it really hurts mother!" Zhu Gaochi immediately bowed and nodded.

"Hey, your mother hates me so much! Don't bother your mother these days. I won't go to Kunning Palace anymore. I can't afford to offend her!" Zhu Di said with a sigh.

How could he not know? Otherwise, why would he let Zhu Gaosui go to Kunning Palace? It was to let Empress Xu vent her anger, but how could she vent her anger so easily? Now, those princesses were on Empress Xu's mind.

The Duke of Qi's Mansion has been well behaved during this period. If it were not, Empress Xu would take action immediately. If she did not deal with the Duke of Qi's Mansion, Empress Xu would be unable to vent her anger. Although Empress Xu was indeed magnanimous and had a big picture in other aspects, if she tolerated such obvious bullying, how could she lead the harem?

The news soon reached the ears of the princesses. After hearing the news, they were extremely angry, but there was nothing they could do. The world now belonged to Zhu Di. The queen spoke so bluntly to tell the world that Xu Qin should not be bullied.

However, some princesses also knew that they were also innocent this time and could not really blame Li Zhuang. Li Zhuang only mobilized the people of the Nancheng Military Division and did not hurt Xu Qin or damage Xu Qin's interests. The key point was that what Qiu Jianqing said a few days ago really hit the nail on the head for Zhu Di and Empress Xu, otherwise, Empress Xu would not have behaved like this.

But Princess Daming didn't think so. She was very angry, but she had already received news from the prince that it would be best not to go to Zhu Di or bring up the matter.

"This is too much! This is too much! They are bullying us, an orphan and a widow, and putting the blame on us!" Princess Daming was sitting in the living room, and several cups were broken in the middle of the room.

Li Zhuang stood below, also with a sinister look on his face, gritting his teeth and saying, "Mother, I don't believe that the Queen can protect him forever. He has offended so many people, and they will deal with him sooner or later. He is lucky that the Queen has recovered from her illness, otherwise, he would be dead. The King of Han and the King of Zhao don't like him, and the King of Han even wants to kill him.

And this time, Xu Qin beat Qiu Jianqing. Although the Duke of Qi went to apologize, it was definitely not done willingly. Xu Qin also offended the Qiu family. In addition, the Queen's actions this time also made Xu Qin offend his mother and those princesses.

Besides, before in the Imperial College, Xu Qin beat up anyone he saw. With so many noble children, I don’t believe who can save him once the queen leaves. "

Princess Daimyo sneered after hearing this, then stood up and said, "Mother, we can't wait that long! Once there is a chance, we will deal with him. There will always be a chance, so that the Queen cannot save him."

Xu Qin didn't know about those things. During the day, Xu Qin was either reading in the workshop or planning the blueprints of his house. The house was so large that it took time to plan, and construction would have to start in the spring of next year. If he didn't plan well now, he would have to build and demolish it then, which would not only waste time but also money.

Moreover, Xu Qin also needed to calculate how much wood, green bricks and other materials were needed so that he could make purchasing preparations in advance.

The family's estate of nearly 400 acres needs to be built.

In a blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Xu Qin did not go on the delivery day. There was no need to go as the Weaving Bureau would arrange it. Xu Qin had heard about it anyway. That night, the goods were delivered to the port for loading.

On this day, Xu Qin was busy drawing in the workshop. Duke Chengguo Zhu Yong rushed to Xu Qin's workshop and the servant immediately went to inform him. When Xu Qin heard that Zhu Yong was coming, he also came out to greet him with a smile. Before he reached the door of the workshop, he saw Zhu Yong circling anxiously. Xu Qin couldn't help but frowned and hurried over.

Zhu Yong also spotted Xu Qin and wanted to go in, but Xu Qin quickly called out, "Duke Cheng, why are you in such a hurry?"

When the servant heard what Xu Qin said, he stopped stopping Zhu Yong.

Zhu Yong walked over quickly, grabbed Xu Qin's hand, and said anxiously: "Shajiabao, help! Now only you can save my sister. My father has only been gone for two months, and I can't lose another loved one. You can't refuse. I know that you refuse others who ask you to treat their illnesses, but I really have nowhere else to go."

(End of this chapter)