Ji Lie glanced at Zhao Pu and said calmly,
"Of course it's Zuixianjiang's business."
Zhao Pu's heart was shaken, and he had an ominous premonition.
"The business of Zui Xian Brewing...is the palace also involved?"
"That's natural."
Ji Lie nodded casually.
"Uncle, I don't know. The recipe for Zuixian Brewing was provided to our firm by the prince."
"And the one hundred thousand taels of silver missing from the account, the land under the name of the trading company, and Gaolaozhuang were all given to the prince as transactions."
Zhao Meiniang on the side explained in time.
"What? Could it be that Mrs. Zhao's two uncles are dissatisfied with this?"
Ji Lie's eyes looked at Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong.
"No...don't dare! How dare the common people be dissatisfied?!"
Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong were startled and waved their hands quickly.
joke.
Give them ten courages, and they won’t dare to be dissatisfied!
Seeing that her two uncles had lost their previous arrogance and domineering attitude and become so groveling, Zhao Meiniang felt a little more happy in her heart.
And all this is thanks to Ji Lie!
"Okay, Gu and Mrs. Zhao have a few words to say, please step back first."
Ji Lie waved his hand.
Zhao Pu, Zhao Zong, Liu Youxin and others bowed to Ji Lie and left in a hurry.
After leaving the lobby, making sure that no one could hear their conversation, Zhao Pu turned pale and growled,
"Liu Youxin, you bastard! Why didn't you tell us that King You was also involved in this matter?"
"This...this..."
Liu Youxin hesitated, not knowing how to respond to Zhao Pu.
Just a few days ago, Liu Youxin met Gongsun He and Gongsun Qinghou, and they discussed together how to deal with Zhao Meiniang.
The Gongsun family came forward to contact a group of noble families and other trading houses, and asked them to join forces to target Zhao's trading company.
And Liu Youxin colluded with Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong within the Zhao family to attack Zhao Meiniang!
Things such as the lack of one hundred thousand taels of silver in the accounts and the fact that Gao Laozhuang was sold to others were all secretly told by Liu Youxin to Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong.
"Everyone, if it weren't for you, would I have suffered such humiliation?"
Zhao Zong originally had a rough appearance. After being slapped dozens of times, he became angry and looked even more ferocious!
"If I tell you that this matter is related to King You, do you still have the guts to take action?"
Liu Youxin pretended to be calm and sneered,
"Besides, even if that's the case, so what?"
"Don't forget, behind us is Gongsun Guocheng!"
"If you don't want to be the head of the family, it's too late to quit now!"
"But if Gongsun Guocheng knows, I'm afraid you won't have a good life in the future!"
Seeing him move out of Gongsun's house, Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong were suppressed.
The two looked at each other, and Zhao Puqiang smiled and said,
"We were both too impulsive just now. Don't take anything you believe seriously."
"Then tell me, what should we do next?"
Now Ji Lie stood up for Zhao Meiniang and beat Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong to death, but he did not dare to be aggressive towards Zhao Meiniang anymore.
"We just need to stand still and wait for the news from Mr. Gongsun."
Liu Youxin sneered.
They did not dare to confront Ji Lie, but the nobles headed by the Gongsun family did not take Ji Lie seriously.
Only those noble families and merchants were stuck with food.
Zhao's Trading Company has no food, let alone brewing the Drunk Immortal Brew. I'm afraid it won't be long before it faces the end of bankruptcy!
At that time, there is no need for Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong to come forward, other people in the Zhao family will take the initiative to jump out and force Zhao Meiniang to resign as the head of the family!
Once Zui Xian Niang's business goes bad, Ji Lie will not be able to get a steady stream of money from the Zhao family.
As a result, he does not have enough financial resources to support his recruitment of refugees!
This is the plan that Gongsunhe and his son discussed with Liu Youxin!
…
"Thanks to the prince for arriving in time today. Otherwise, I really don't know how to solve the problem."
Zhao Meiniang saluted Ji Lie, her words full of gratitude.
"Mrs. Zhao, there's no need to be polite. It's just a coincidence."
Ji Lie chuckled.
After learning from Yang Dehou about the difficulties faced by Zhao's trading company, Ji Lie planned to meet Zhao Meiniang to discuss the matter.
It happened that Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong were forcing Zhao Meiniang to resign as the head of the family, so he stepped forward to solve Zhao Meiniang's trouble.
"It's just that Gu has something unclear. Why does Mrs. Zhao neither ask Gu for help nor tell your two uncles the truth?"
Zhao Meiniang hesitated for a moment and said softly,
"I just think that the prince has many things to do every day, so it's not worth bothering him with such a small matter."
This woman is really sensible and knows how to behave!
It's better to be a woman.
As soon as you pat her, she knows to change her position.
As soon as you lie down, she knows to come up.
As soon as you stand up, she knows to kneel down!
Unlike a little girl, when you slap her, she turns around and asks you why you hit me?
Ahem, cough, that’s too far off topic!
Ji Lie coughed lightly, glanced at Zhao Meiniang with admiration, and said with a smile,
"Mrs. Zhao is a little out of touch."
"We are partners, and you have helped Gu so much before."
"If something like this happens again, just speak up, Gu will never let others bully you!"
His tone was confident and domineering.
After hearing this, Zhao Meiniang's heart trembled slightly!
In fact, at the end of the day, she is only in her prime years and needs support.
However, his father died early, and his husband-in-law Liu Youxin was unreliable.
She could only be strong and support the huge Zhao's business with the body of a weak woman!
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your...kindness!"
Zhao Meiniang pursed her lips and looked into Ji Lie's eyes, which were particularly gentle.
If only I could meet the prince earlier...
Ji Lie didn't notice Zhao Meiniang's rare feminine attitude.
He picked up the tea on the side, took a sip, moistened his throat, and then asked casually,
"I heard from Boss Yang that Zhao's Trading Company is in trouble?"
"It's true."
Zhao Meiniang came back to her senses, nodded, and told the whole situation.
After hearing that she had sent people to make appointments with the nobles and merchants, Ji Lie stroked her hands and smiled and said,
"That's very good. It saves you a lot of trouble. I'll go with you later and help you resolve this matter."
"How dare you bother the prince with such a trivial matter?"
Zhao Meiniang was slightly startled and quickly shook her head.
She felt that she could deal with those people with her own abilities, so she didn't want to trouble Ji Lie.
"What Mrs. Zhao doesn't know is that those people are not coming for you, but for Gu!"
Ji Lie said calmly.
According to the information provided by Yang Dehou, all the noble families and business houses involved in the incident against Zhao's Trading Company were friendly with the Gongsun family.
Anyone who is not a fool can see that this matter is directed at Ji Lie.
Although Ji Lie acted carefully enough, he still left many clues.
