Chapter 371: Hidden worries appear

"Uncle, how do you look a little unhappy? Is there something wrong in the house?"

After Zichu sat down, he found that Helian's uncle looked different. Sure enough, after hearing his niece's question, Helian's uncle sighed and shook his head, "Zichu, uncle didn't hide it from you. Recently, my men have found that there are some suspicious people stalking near their shops. I once sent someone to check the details of these people, but there is no accurate result. Therefore, I think someone is targeting our Helian Mansion, or someone is going to do something big in the capital. For this reason, I feel very uneasy."

When Zi first heard the words, he was surprised and said, "When did this happen? Uncle, have you told your big cousin?

The eldest son of Helian is now an official in the dynasty. After Jun Yusulun ascended the throne, he was promoted to three levels in a row from the previous weaving department. Now he is the supervisor of the weaving department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although the official is not a prominent position, he has a lot of authority, and he is a very oily job. Among the mansions of rich merchants in the capital who started business, such examples are rare and rare.

According to reason, the eldest son is now promising. As a father, Helian's uncle should be very happy and everything goes well. However, after the son first came to Beijing, he went to Helian Mansion several times. When he talked to his uncle, he found that his uncle's eyes were a little depressed and unhappy, but every time he asked, he was prevariant by his uncle on the grounds that he was old. This time, it was rare to meet outside. Uncle Helian let go and reveal the truth, but he was confused when he heard it.

"Alas, Zichu, let me tell you the truth, I didn't agree with your eldest cousin as an official. It's just that my children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and my uncle and I'm not old-fashioned. I won't deliberately stop what my son wants to do. I know that since childhood, because our Helian Mansion was a businessman, your eldest cousin and several cousins have suffered some grievances. But since ancient times, things in the world have been the best of both worlds. Our Helian Mansion is known as the richest man in the country. Several generations have been rich in clothes and jade, and the business names are also spread all over the states, counties and counties in China. However, your eldest cousin is not satisfied and always wants to win some glory for his family from his official career. It is said that men should have great ambitions. Your eldest cousin has had this idea for a long time. And the reason why I didn't stop him is that he would not give up easily if he didn't hit the wall. I just didn't expect that he was lucky enough to meet such a good opportunity as the new king to succeed to the throne. Uncle, I know in my heart that because of you, the emperor takes special care of your eldest cousin. In the past two years, he has been promoted several times in a row and has been smooth in officialdom, and it is inevitable that he will be a little proud. However, I feel a little uneasy, because the tree attracts a lot of wind. If the previous Helian Mansion is just coveted wealth, these can still be resolved by doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, but if we want to have both money and power, I'm afraid... It's going to be eye-catching and hateful."

Zichu also silently nod when he listened to Helian's uncle's analysis. She knew that although Jun Yusult will particularly value Helian's eldest cousin because he is her cousin, this value is not so simple in the eyes of others. In fact, in all dynasties, any family must be an official before running a businessman. In this way, the right to protect the family business can also solve many troubles.

But if you say that you are in business first and then in politics, and like your big cousin, you are not born in the imperial examination, but through your own nepotism, you will inevitably be criticized and jealous. Moreover, the previous foundation of Helian Mansion was in the business world, and there were very few contacts with official families. In this way, Helian's eldest cousin lacked the support of strong colleagues in the officialdom. As the saying goes, people are divided into groups and objects. These unspoken rules could not be changed even in ancient times. Therefore, in the past two years, although his cousin Helian seems to be proud, he must have secretly aroused many people's hatred. Therefore, it is reasonable to frame him, even to frame the whole Helian Mansion.

But when I thought about it, I only felt strange about one thing. She asked with a serious look, "Dare to ask my uncle, there is one thing I can't figure out about this matter, that is, now that Ding Wang and I are still in the capital, and we have to wait until the emperor's birthday to return to Yunzhou. If we know that you are in trouble in the capital, we will definitely not stand by. But these people have already showed traces at this time. Don't you think they are deliberately attracting your attention, and then you will attract my attention?

Helian's uncle nodded and said solemnly, "Yes, I also think this is strange. That's why I haven't told you, but today, my second shopkeeper happened to have such a thing on the street, and you happened to intervene again. When I saw it clearly upstairs, I felt more and more strange. If you are not included in these people's plans, but just come to my Helian Mansion, then my uncle believes that the matter is not a big deal. At most, it's just to break the money and eliminate the disaster, or give us some color to the Helian Mansion. But if these people dare to calculate even you, it means that their plan is not small, and it is by no means that money and other idle things can be sent.

When Zichu heard the words, he finally changed his color and said in surprise, "What do you mean, these people may have come for me and Ding Wang?"

Uncle Helian nodded, seemed to be infinitely tired, and then said, "Maybe it's more than that, it's more likely that they came for the birthday of the emperor. At the beginning, you are the princess. The emperor treats you well with our Helian clan. My uncle knows that you are smart. Otherwise, you can't stand firm in the royal family. After you go back to this matter, you can discuss it with Ding Wang and see how to deal with it. If I need any cooperation from my uncle, I will do whatever it takes to ask you and your cousin and the people in your family to get through this disaster safely.

When Zi first heard the words, there were some tears in her eyes. She nodded and said, "Well, uncle, don't worry, I will deal with this matter well. As for those people just now, I have also sent someone to follow them.

"Well, there are some problems with the woman's origin, and I can also see it. Let's wait and make a final conclusion when we have news later.

After saying that, Uncle Helian looked at Zichu and asked with some emotion, "I heard that you went to Song Mansion a few days ago to offer incense to your mother?"

"Well, uncle, I also want to ask you about this matter... My mother was..."

Uncle Helian seemed to have guessed what she wanted to ask, and then sighed and said, "I know what you want to ask. Did you hear from others tell you that the reason why your mother's death was related to your aunt?"

Zichu looked at Uncle Helian's face and nodded cautiously. Uncle Helian pondered for a moment and then said, "In this case, I won't hide it from you. Do you know why your aunt has been locked in the yard for so long and can't go out?"

It was the first time I heard that Zhen was under house arrest in his yard. However, she didn't want to ask about her uncle's backyard. Besides, she has no affection for Zhen, but she is her uncle's wife, the biological mother of Helian's eldest cousin, and the well-known eldest lady of Helian's mansion. In the past, even if she did something wrong, it was not her niece's turn to talk about it.

It's just that Zichu said that she must find out the cause of death for her mother and give her justice, so now she has such a question.

Hearing what Uncle Helian said, Zichu's heart thumped. She looked at her uncle in surprise and finally read the answer in his eyes, but asked in disbelief, "So, is it really her? Why? This... This is incredible!"

"Why? Because of jealousy, because I can't see others live better than myself, or it's my uncle. I'm not virtuous to marry a wife. I'm ashamed of my sister's spirit in heaven!"

Helian's uncle said and lowered his head with decadence and chagrin. At this moment, Zichu suddenly saw the white hair from his temples. Helian's uncle, who was known as the richest man in Jinxu, was actually just an unsatisfactory middle-aged man. His brocade clothes can't cover his fatigue, and the precious jade on his body can't bring Qingming and peace all over his body. He sleeps in the soft** full of brocade and satin, and he will have nightmares at night and can't sleep. Or, as he said, a rich family only seeks wealth and honor. There are always some things that cannot be sought in one's life. If you ask for it, it is a sin, and you have to pay for it!

Thinking of this, Zichu could only sigh and said, "If so, this matter can only end here. However, uncle, Songfu seems to be interested in working on this matter now, and we have to defend it.

Uncle Helian nodded, and there was a chill in his eyes. He slapped him on the coffee table and said angrily, "Huh! Song Shi'an, an ungrateful villain! I knew that he knew this matter clearly from beginning to end, so at the beginning, he was not afraid of our autopsy. I can't say that he still used this matter to blackmail our Helian mansion. It's just a pity that your mother left you at such a young age. Zichu, uncle is sorry for you, uncle is sorry for you!"

Uncle Helian said, and the infinite sadness of the past came to his mind, and he couldn't help bursting into tears.

Zichu only advised: "Auncle, you are not to blame for this. If you die, you can't come back. Your mother is no longer there. If you know that you are so sad for her, you can't feel at ease under the nine springs.

Uncle Helian calmed down later and said, "This matter is destined for me to owe you mother and daughter, but you can rest assured that although for the sake of a few children, I can't put Zhen to death or make those things she did public. But I won't make her feel better either. If she does evil, she will be punished. Otherwise, how will I face your grandmother and your mother after I die in the future?