Chapter 1 Zhenjiang Yanjia

The salt industry giant Jia-Yan in Zhenjiang has an inextricable relationship with the transshipment of the salt company for several generations.

On February 18, the 28th year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, the current transshipment made Lord Huang Wensheng Huang suddenly transferred to Tianfu without warning, and then there was no news. His successor, Lord Chang Shenda, is a 40-year-old burly man from the north. He is said to be a close relative of Zhu Di, the prince of Yan. This permanent adult only goes to the government office every day, and stays in the house at other times, behind closed doors to thank guests.

Speaking of which, the former Lord Huang is the aunt and cousin of Yan Shengrui, the current head of the Yan family. In the eight years of Lord Huang's tenure, the Yan family has developed more and more prosperously because of Lord Huang's help, and has controlled the salt business in Jiangnan and Jiangxi provinces.

This kind of change made Yan Shengrui panic, guessing whether these changes would affect the Yan family? Thinking of this, he hurriedly sent someone to Yingtianfu to inquire about the news.

More than ten days later, I waited anxiously until the beginning of March, and the people sent there was still no news. Yan Shengrui decided to go to Yingtian Mansion in person. In just five days, it took tens of thousands of taels of silver to get some useful information. It turned out to be another story of beauty and life. When the crown prince Zhu Biao visited Zhenjiang at the beginning of the year, he happened to meet Miss Huang, the youngest daughter of Lord Huang. Our prince was moved by the beauty of Miss Huang and wanted to go back to be a concubine. Lord Huang regarded this daughter as the apple of his eye, and naturally he didn't want to send her away. This annoyed the Tian family. He casually found a reason to respond to Lord Huang's edict to Tian. Without formal interrogation, he settled a felony of corruption and delinquit, detained him in prison, and waited for Qiu Houzheng. The law. This is not over yet. In the end, Miss Huang was sent to the crown prince's mansion.

This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue! Yan Shengrui hurried back to Zhenjiang that night. As soon as he returned home, he was too anxious and couldn't afford to get sick. Although a famous doctor was asked to diagnose and treat carefully, due to long-term overwork and recent overthinking, the condition is getting worse and worse.

Yan Shengrui's wife died of illness five years ago, leaving a pair of siblings. They are 16 years old this year. Fuzheng's Xuxian Li, who was originally his concubine, also had a 14-year-old son. When the family saw that Yan Shengrui's condition did not improve, their hearts also raised their throats.

One day, my daughter Hui Niang carefully entered the house with the freshly fried soup. Yan Shengrui just woke up and opened his eyes when he saw Hui Niang coming in with a medicine bowl. Hui Niang is already 16 years old. She is graceful and generous, like a delicate hibiscus flower. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he had an idea. After Hui Niang reached out to help him, she struggled to sit up and took the medicine bowl. She drank the bitter soup in one breath. Hui Niang was so scared to see that her father was so abnormal that she asked repeatedly, "Father, are you okay?" Yan Shengrui handed the empty bowl back to his daughter and slowly lay down again.

After deporting the others in the room, Yan Shengrui said to Hui Niang earnestly, "Daughter, my father has no other extravagant expectations, but expects to help the Yan family keep this family business. But now that such a change has happened, I feel powerless for the first time. Fortunately, you children are filial! Now that you are all big, it's time to share your father's worries!"

Hui Niang didn't know it for a moment, and she thought her father was going to entrust something. He knelt on his knees and his eyes turned red and replied, "Father, you are still strong! You will get better after taking the medicine!"

Seeing that his daughter misunderstood his meaning, Yan Shengrui said his idea in a hurry.

"Daughter, your cousin Lord Huang was killed because he didn't want to send his daughter to the prince's mansion. Now that the Yan family has lost its backing, the new transshipment envoy is the king of Yan. As you know, our Yan family has never had anything to do with the King of Yan. Now the Yan family can only rely on you..."

Speaking of this, Yan Shengrui stopped and looked straight at his daughter. Hui Niang was still sad to listen to her father. It was not until my father said that he wanted to rely on himself that he understood and cried in an instant. Yan Shengrui was also a little distressed when he saw his daughter crying, but when he thought about the future of the Yan family, he could only be cruel.

"Hui Niang, if you can help the Yan family avoid this disaster, the business of the Yan family will be taken over by your brother Zhiyuan!"

When Hui Niang heard her brother's name, she suppressed crying and lowered her head and kept silent.

Yan Shengrui stared straight at the door, as if talking to himself, and said quietly, "Zhiyuan is also 16 years old, and he will get married next spring. It's time to arrange him to take over the business of the Yan family. What do you think?"

Hui Niang asked timidly, "Father, is this true?"

"Real seriously!"

"Can Er Niang and Zhiqin's younger brother agree?"

When the father saw a turnaround, he replied with a smile, "Daughter, don't worry! In this family, I can still make the decision!"

Hui Niang thought for a moment, knelt down again, and replied solemnly, "Hui Niang is at her father's arrangement!"

Because the heart knot was resolved, Yan Shengrui slept well that night. When I woke up the next morning, I felt much more relaxed. Sitting in **, drinking medicine, and eating breakfast, I actually wanted to get out of bed and walk around. His wife and two sons were around. Yan Shengrui smiled with satisfaction, and the haze in the house for more than half a month was swept away. Everyone put down their hearts that had been hanging for a long time.