Although he rarely asked about Su Hongyu's business matters, he was not completely ignorant.
Every time Su Hongyu goes on a trip, he will prepare some valuable gifts for everyone in the family when he comes back.
This has been the case every time for so many years. From this, we can judge that Su Hongyu's business is very big.
It would be too greedy for Su Qianxi to demand everything as soon as she opens her mouth.
"Is it much?"
Su Qianxi raised her eyebrows and asked, "With the reputation of the Su family and Su Hongyu's life, does Mr. Su still think this is too much?"
"If Su Hongyu and I weren't blood relatives, his life would have been long ago based on his kidnapping of the regent princess."
"I am willing to make a condition with you to give you face. Just agree obediently. Don't be shameless!"
Su Qianxi returned all the criticism she received just now.
"you······"
As Su Honghe's reprimanding words came to his lips, he looked up and saw Su Qianxi's cold and firm eyes, and fell silent for an instant.
He subconsciously took half a step back, squinting his eyes and looking at Su Qianxi carefully.
He had always thought that Su Qianxi's fuss was just a matter of feeling trapped in his heart and not letting it out, so he didn't take Su Qianxi's change in personality to heart.
Now - he realized with hindsight, Su Qianxi actually meant it!
Why?
Could it be that just because of that slap, Su Qianxi was so angry that she wanted to draw a clear line with the Su family?
"If Mr. Su can't make the decision, I'll give you time to ask Su Hongyu. If you don't come at this time tomorrow, I will treat you as refusing to deal with this matter privately. What happens then will have nothing to do with me. .”
Su Qianxi ignored Su Honghe's complicated expression and waved her hand, "See you off."
After Su Qianxi finished speaking, the girls who had been eyeing him eagerly immediately dragged Su Honghe out.
After Su Honghe was kicked out, they didn't even do business and just slammed the door with a bang.
When had Su Honghe been so unabashedly disliked by someone? For a moment, his feelings of shame and irritation overcame the flash of loss and confusion just now.
He glared at the closed door angrily, and cursed Su Qianxi for being such an evil girl in his heart countless times before he could suppress his anger, throw away his sleeves angrily and leave.
"Okay, I'm fine. You go and do your thing. I'll call you if anything happens."
Su Qianxi looked at the girls who crowded around her and wanted to comfort her but didn't know how to speak. She smiled and asked them to do what they should do.
Seeing Su Qianxi smiling, they breathed a sigh of relief.
When Su Qianxi came home at night, she heard that Mo Zechen was handling official business in the study, so she had someone prepare a supper and bring it to Mo Zechen herself.
"It's so late, why are you here?"
Mo Zechen, who was dealing with official duties, heard the sound coming from the door. When he looked up, he saw Su Qianxi walking in with supper, and was a little surprised.
"I'll bring you something to eat."
Su Qianxi placed the supper in front of Mo Zechen. Mo Zechen put aside the official duties at hand and took the bowls and chopsticks handed over by Su Qianxi.
Su Qianxi glanced at the paper Mo Zechen put on the desk. After seeing clearly what was written on it, she asked curiously.
"The follow-up matters of the gold mine haven't been dealt with yet?"
Haven't all the officials involved in this matter been arrested?
After interrogating for so long, you still don’t understand?
"It has been basically investigated how much gold mines Xuancheng officials have mined privately over the years, where they were used, and who colluded with them."
Seeing Su Qianxi's interest, Mo Zechen handed the paper recording the case to Su Qianxi.
"Only Governor You is a tough guy. Regardless of coercion, inducement, or torture, he never revealed who was behind him."
"The more he refuses to say anything, the more it proves that the person behind him is not simple."
Mo Zechen took a sip of soup to warm his stomach before continuing.
"I had people interrogate other accomplices, and they said that since Governor You came here to take office, as the largest official in Xuancheng, Governor You has taken a big share of every gold mine."
"What's interesting is that I sent people to search the mansion where Governor You lives. Even the floor was pried up and inspected. To my surprise, not a single grain of gold was found. The rice in the rice vat can't even feed a mouse."
Mo Zechen sneered, "To be honest, if I hadn't seen him appear in the gold mine with my own eyes, and even personally ordered someone to kill him, I would have thought that I was mistaken. He should be an upright and good official. right."
"Is it possible that all this gold was sent to his wife privately? If I remember correctly, Governor You's wife did not come to Xuancheng with Governor You to take office."
Su Qianxi probably knew where Governor You's gold had gone, but she looked completely clueless on her face.
"This is unlikely. After all, a large amount of gold is transported, and such a big movement cannot be hidden, unless - Governor You has someone change the gold into silver notes for easier transportation."
"It's just that if you want to exchange such a large amount of gold for silver notes, not many banks can afford it."
"Whether it is You Jishi's home in the capital or the surrounding banks, I have already sent people to investigate. Now we can only wait for news."
After talking about Governor You, Mo Zechen casually changed the subject.
"Tomorrow I'm going to take your father to check the extent of the gold mining, and then we can start recruiting workers to mine the gold. Do you want to come and see?"
Mo Zechen just said it casually, not thinking that Su Qianxi would agree. After all, mining gold mines was not a fun thing to hear.
Unexpectedly, Su Qianxi actually agreed.
"Okay, I haven't seen other people mining gold mines. It would be good to go and gain experience."
Mo Zechen looked at Su Qianxi's serious look, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in a low and magnetic voice, "Okay, I'll take you to learn more."
After the two talked for a while, Mo Zechen saw that it was getting late, so he asked Su Qianxi to go to rest early. When he sets out to see the gold mine tomorrow, he will send someone to invite Su Qianxi.
Su Qianxi saw that Mo Zechen was still busy, so she didn't bother him anymore and went back to rest.
When she got up the next day, the sunshine outside the window was just right. Su Qianxi went to the store to take a look after breakfast. When noon was approaching, Mo Zechen sent someone to pick her up.
The two met halfway. Mo Zechen watched Su Qianxi get on the carriage, then took out a food box and handed it to Su Qianxi.
"You probably haven't eaten the pastries and steamed buns you bought on the way at this time. Just rest your stomach. I don't know how long I'll be busy before I get back."
Su Qianxi opened the food box and took a look. Inside was a plate of exquisite pastries and slightly steaming steamed buns.
Su Qianxi was not polite. After asking Mo Zechen to make sure that he had eaten, she took care of everything by herself.
