Chapter 216 You Just Know
Xia Chunyu also knelt down in front of the grave and kowtowed three times respectfully, with a solemn expression and a serious tone: "Mother-in-law, Yaoyao can be left to me without any worries. I will definitely treat her as a treasure and hold your hand until old age."

Ye Jiayao looked at him in shock. After a moment, she kowtowed to Fang three times and whispered, "Mother, you heard what he said. If he doesn't keep his word, don't be polite to him. Go and greet him from time to time."

Xia Chunyu was dumbfounded. My master had made a sincere promise to my mother-in-law, but this woman, not only was she not moved to tears, but she actually dared to say that.

He immediately said to the tombstone: "Mother-in-law, I have no other request. I just hope that when you are free, you can have a good talk with your daughter. Women should be gentle and docile. Don't always have red eyebrows and green eyes. That's not cute at all. If she can change this bad habit, I will like her more."

"Mother, you see, he dislikes his daughter now."

"Mother-in-law, I'm not disgusted. I just hope that the couple can be more loving and harmonious."

"I just dislike you." Ye Jiayao glared at him.

Xia Chunyu said: "Mother-in-law, look, she is glaring again. Isn't that very unkind?"

Mother Su and the others were standing at the back, all trying very hard to hold back their laughter. The Young Master and the Second Young Mistress were so loving!

Mother Su said with relief: "Madam, you see, the young lady has married a good husband. If you know about this in the afterlife, you can rest assured."

Xia Chunyu stood up and added a handful of soil on the grave. Then everyone went down the mountain and returned home.

The salt merchants who had reported Ye Binghuai also arrived. Xia Chunyu asked Ye Binghuai to leave and met them in the outer study room.

Holding a cup of tea, he casually lifted the tea lid, remaining silent for a long time.

The salt merchants were all very nervous, looking at each other, but no one dared to speak first.

Then, the room was filled with the sound of tea lids hitting tea bowls.

After a long while, Xia Chunyu drank two sips of tea and said slowly: "Over the years, you have gained a lot of benefits from my father-in-law. Of course, my father-in-law has also received a lot of benefits from you. It is a matter of mutual benefit and mutual benefit. However, now the court wants to control the salt permits, which is beyond my father-in-law's ability. You are doing this, which is like crossing the river and destroying the bridge. "

"Your Excellency is too kind. That is not what we mean at all." A salt merchant denied it solemnly.

Xia Chunyu raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh? Then...what does it mean?"

Everyone chatted.

Xia Chunyu sneered, "There are more than a few salt merchants in Jiangnan. You all know the ins and outs here better than I do. No matter what the reason is, you can't get any benefit from this move, even if you bring down my father-in-law. No matter who will be in charge of the salt business in the future, they will not dare to hand over salt permits to you. You have reached the end of this road, and don't expect me to help you. You may not understand my temper very well. I am a person who always responds to softness and never to hardness. My father-in-law did something he shouldn't have done, and there are laws to punish him. I will never interfere, but he is my father-in-law after all. I will seek justice for him no matter who has suffered losses."

Xia Chunyu's lukewarm threat made several salt merchants break out in cold sweats.

Ye Binghuai is not a good person, but the son of Marquis Jing'an is even more ruthless. He has made his attitude clear: if you want to send Ye Binghuai to jail, then jail him; if you want to exile him, then exile him; he doesn't care, but he will not let them go either.

He is not afraid of making a fool of himself, he is upright and never betrays anyone, and he will never let go of any grudge. Is there any lord more terrifying than this?

Each of these people is a shrewd businessman, and they are well aware of the interests involved. Ye Binghuai alone is not scary, but the scary one is the Prince of Jing'an Marquis. He originally wanted to use this as a threat, but was instead controlled.

"Of course, I still like harmony. Harmony brings wealth. If this matter can be resolved like this, and you can all abide by the duties of a businessman, then no matter who will be in charge of the salt business, I will still be able to say a few words." Xia Chunyu said leisurely.

First, make a warning to scare the opponent and make your attitude clear, then give a sweet treat, alternating between relaxation and tension in moderation.

Several people hurriedly climbed down the pole. They couldn't afford to offend this person. At present, they would only lose a few business deals. If they went to a dead end, they would cut off their own escape route.

Ye Binghuai didn't expect the matter to be resolved so smoothly, and he valued this son-in-law even more. Xia Chunyu was not polite with him and said, "They are just a few jumping clowns, don't be afraid. The real trouble is the water conservancy. My father-in-law had better reinforce the dam before the spring flood. If the dam is destroyed and someone dies, no one can stand up to the emperor's questioning."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Ye Binghuai nodded. This time he was really scared. He had been an official for many years and this was the first time he encountered such a thing.

"If you are afraid that paying for the reinforcement of the dam will arouse suspicion, just say that the money was paid by Jinxuan. She wanted to do her part for the people in her hometown. Father-in-law, you should spend all the money that should be spent. You have to have the life to spend it." Xia Chunyu said again.

Ye Binghuai secretly complained, it was really a good deal, he could use the money to build the dam, and all the good reputation would go to him and Jinxuan.

Xia Chunyu seemed to see through his thoughts and sneered, "Father-in-law, Jinxuan is your daughter. Your daughter's reputation is also your reputation. Think about it carefully and decide what you should care about."

Ye Binghuai said, "My dear son-in-law, what you said makes sense."

The dam was built with shoddy materials, and he was actually very uneasy. Chunyu was right. He spent his own money to reinforce it, so it was inevitable that some people would criticize him. But in Jinxuan's name, no one could find fault with him. Forget it, the money is gone and the people are happy. With the support of the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion, his ambition is not limited to this small world.

Xia Chunyu said, "As for Ning, why are you afraid of her? She is just bluffing. If they really want to break up, will she not care about Zhongyuan's future?" Ye Binghuai suddenly realized that this was a wake-up call! Why didn't he think of this? He was threatened by Ning and had no way to do anything.

"Zhongyuan is well educated and has a good character. Let him come to Jinling after the new year. I will arrange for him to enter the Imperial College. If he can do well, I will introduce him to Su Daxueshi and let him become his disciple."

Ye Binghuai was delighted: "That's great, thank you very much, my dear son-in-law."

This move was really brilliant. The more promising Zhong Yuan was, the more wary Ning became of him, and the more he couldn't act freely.

After dinner, Ye Jiayao and the others were about to leave for Zhenjiang. Ye Jiayao wanted Su's mother to go with her, but Su's mother politely refused.

"I am old and useless now. I am living a leisurely life now. If I stay in Yangzhou, I can visit my wife often and help her with the housework."

Seeing that Mother Su had no intention of going with her, Ye Jiayao thought that there were also undercurrents in the Marquis' Mansion, so there was no need to let Mother Su worry about her, so she let her be and gave her two hundred taels of silver so that she could live out her life in peace.

Jin Yao flattered, "I will visit Mother Su often."

Ye Jiayao smiled.

After saying goodbye to his grandparents, Zhongyuan sent them to the dock.

Ye Jiayao saw Song Qi ordering people to load boxes of luggage onto the boat. After this round trip, there were a lot more luggage on the boat. They were given by Ye Binghuai to show his filial piety to the two elders of the Fang family. He had been to Zhenjiang once, but was driven out by his grandmother with a broom.

Chunyu was still standing at the dock talking to Zhongyuan, who kept nodding his head with a very respectful look. Perhaps he was talking about her, so they both turned their heads to look at her.

Ye Jiayao shouted: "The boat is about to leave."

Xia Chunyu patted Zhong Yuan on the shoulder and turned to get on the boat. Zhong Yuan stood at the dock, watching the boat go away until it became a dot in the dusk, and then he left.

"What did you say to Zhong Yuan? Is there so much to say?" Ye Jiayao said lazily, leaning on the bed. As soon as the boat started moving, she began to feel dizzy. It was strange because she had never had this problem before. It must be because she was physically exhausted at night and did not sleep well.

Xia Chunyu sat at the other end of the bed, holding a book in one hand and holding the white and tender little feet in his arms with the other. Her feet were always so cold, perhaps because of the lack of blood. When we return to Jinling, we will have to find a doctor to take good care of her.

"I asked him to come to Nanjing after the first month of the year and arranged for him to enter the Imperial College," said Xia Chunyu.

"Oh, you think so highly of him?"

"Well, I've read his articles. He's a talented man with a lot of talent. I was not as good as him when I was his age." Xia Chunyu gave a fair evaluation.

Ye Jiayao chuckled: "Aren't you a martial artist? You can also write articles!"

Xia Chunyu was not happy: "What are you talking about? Do you think that people who practice martial arts are all illiterate and rough? There is a saying that one can bring peace to the world with a pen and decide the fate of the world on a horse. This is called courage, strategy, courage and knowledge."

Ye Jiayao was amused by his fart: "Oh my, then I married a great hero who is both civil and military."

Xia Chunyu rolled his eyes and said arrogantly, "You just found out?"

Ye Jiayao nodded seriously: "Well, if you didn't tell me, I really wouldn't know."

Uh... this woman gets angry with him more often than she eats. Sooner or later, he will be pissed off to death by her.

"It's not too late to know now. There are not many men like me in the world. You must cherish them, okay? Otherwise it will be too late to regret." Xia Chunyu said gritting his teeth while tickling her little feet.

“I know, I know…” Ye Jiayao was very ticklish. She giggled, kicked her legs, and begged for mercy.

"That's more like it. Be a good boy next time." Xia Chunyu held her bound feet in his hands, not afraid that she would not obey.

Ye Jiayao started to feel dizzy again after making so much noise: "No, I won't make any more noise with you. I feel dizzy and need to lie down for a while."

Seeing that her face was indeed a little pale, Xia Chunyu asked worriedly, "How about asking Qiao Xi to make you some medicine?"

"Why take medicine in the first month of the lunar year? It's just for seasickness, I won't take it." Ye Jiayao's superstition comes from her modern grandmother. Her grandmother would beat to death anyone who didn't take medicine before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

"You are the only one who has too many taboos." Xia Chunyu said lightly. He had no choice but to put down the book and go over to press the acupoints on her head.

(End of this chapter)