"Oh? Tell me in detail!"
Only then did Sheng Yuan become serious.
Seeing this, Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, she still did not dare to hang up Sheng Yuan, and said honestly: "There is a default sea route in the five states of Southern Province, which is said to be used for turning over limited supplies set by the imperial court. But this is also said to be, after all, what exactly is the large fleet buying and selling? We don’t even know.”
"Not sure? Not really? Your son and the husband of the Wei family formed a small caravan with six ships!"
Hearing this, Yuan shook his head sadly: "It is true that he and Brother Cong paid for the six ships, but the goods they transported and the route they sailed were not decided by them. They were arranged according to the needs of the large fleet. "
"Large fleet?" Sheng Yuan narrowed his eyes.
This title appears quite frequently!
"In order to make a living, many local civilians will rock their boats and go to sea behind the large fleet."
After Yuan said this, he was afraid that Sheng Yuan would not believe it, so he added: "In the beginning, the people who discovered the route accidentally followed the large fleet for a while, and found that there was no need to pay taxes when going to sea from there, so they called for friends. Make a living together with friends.
Later, more and more people heard the news, so the team that followed the large fleet out to sea became more and more powerful.
Later, the stewards of the large fleet approached the leaders of these civilians, and then the current rules were set. "
After hearing this, Sheng Yuan nodded, indicating that he believed it.
But before Mrs. Yuan could completely relax, she added, "Mrs. Anguo said it in great detail, but if you want to rely on this smuggling route, you want to be guilty and meritorious. To be honest, I'm a little overthinking."
"..." Although Yuan was speechless, she had already prepared for this, so she was not very nervous, "Nan Province is adjacent to Lingnan. As soon as my brother Hai's case came to Dali Temple for review, people from the big fleet came looking for him. Come here, I am very confident that Brother Hai can be exiled to Lingnan, saying that he will take care of them."
Speaking of this, Mr. Yuan's face showed anger: "Although Brother Hai and Brother Cong are dandy and ignorant, they are true to their word and are obedient children. Before they left Beijing, their family gave them many instructions, saying that they were in the local academy. We have already taken care of it, they can study there with peace of mind, and they are not allowed to reveal their family background to the public, lest people notice them and change their temperament."
"You're saying that the people in the large fleet may have found out their origins from their words and deeds? Want to cling to you?"
"I even suspect that Brother Hai and Brother Cong's salt-trading business was designed by them in order to drag Duke An Guo's government into the pirate ship!"
Yuan was a little excited when she said this. This tone was very different from before, which attracted Shengyuan's attention: "Mrs. Anguo, do you have any evidence for what you say?"
"Me!" Yuan opened her mouth, but suddenly hesitated. She bit her lips, and a look of struggle flashed in her eyes.
Seeing this, Sheng Yuan narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the other party for a long time, then she said with a chuckle: "Mrs. An Guogong, you have already talked about this today. If you hide something, I'm afraid it will not please both parties!"
Hearing this, Yuan seemed to be frightened and looked up at Sheng Yuan.
Sheng Yuan nodded unhurriedly: "Mrs. An Guo Gong, if it is according to what you said, the other party has plans... Do you think they will keep staring at An Guo Gong's Mansion until the dust settles?!"
"!!!" Yuan's lips trembled suddenly, and the color of her originally reddish face suddenly faded.
"Sheng, Shanda people help me!"
"Of course help can help." Sheng Yuan looked at the other party's eyes and gradually brightened up, with a smile on her face, "However, it depends on Mrs. An Guogong, whether you are half-covering your head and half holding the pipa. Cover your face, just tell the truth and treat them sincerely!"
"I say! I say it all!" This time, Yuanshi no longer hesitated and said in a trembling voice, "My father was Lu Cifu's disciple during the late emperor's time! Since then, Lu Cifu has appointed my father as the master of the examination. Yuan, the two families are from the same hometown, and my father is waiting for the teacher beside Lu Cifu."
Lu Cifu? !
Sheng Yuan vaguely remembered that it seemed to be mentioned once during a chat at home.
This man was Queen Lu's biological brother, who was more than twenty years older than Queen Lu. It was said that Queen Lu was raised by him as his daughter.
Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan calculated Mrs. Yuan's age and couldn't help laughing.
Just say you are standing in line and still wait for the teacher? ! There is obviously not much age difference between the two of them!
No wonder after the fall of Lu Cifu, the late emperor abolished the title of master and other titles, and did not allow ministers to establish themselves as masters. All candidates were disciples of the emperor!
Sheng Yuan's psychological activities are very rich, but they don't show it on his face: "Then what?!"
"Due to the relationship between the two families, I often went to the Lu Mansion as a guest when I was in the boudoir. However, Queen Lu is ten years older than me. I mostly played with Lu Cifu's daughters and granddaughters."
Perhaps because she remembered her childhood, Yuan's mood became much calmer and her speaking speed also slowed down.
"Mrs. Anguo, if you hesitate, you don't have to say anything." Sheng Yuan's considerate attitude made Yuan shiver.
"Lu Cifu has a grandson who is about the same age as me. Since the collapse of the Lu family, their descendants have all been sent to extremely cold places."
Yuan said: "Although the late emperor only asked Lu Cifu to commit suicide and spared the lives of the Lu family, the road to distribution was very difficult and dangerous. It is said that after arriving in the extremely cold place, their family had more than ten rooms for their children and grandchildren, and in the end only two or three rooms were left. Later, it was said that the Lu family could not adapt to the local climate, so they all disappeared."
"Have you met the Lu family this time?" Sheng Yuan couldn't stand her rambling, so she simply asked directly.
"The Lu family and the direct descendants of the Lu family are the masters of the fleet who came to An Guo Gong's house to make friends this time!" Yuan finally finished speaking in one breath.
"The direct grandson of the Lu family? Has he revealed his identity to you?"
"How dare he!" Yuan quickly waved her hand and said, "But even if he doesn't mention it, I still recognize it!"
"Is Mrs. Yuan too confident? You must have not seen each other for nearly twenty years, right?"
"That husband has an outstanding complexion and a distinguished temperament. He is easily recognizable. What's more important is that he has a rouge mole on his earlobe, mandible, and fingertips!"
"Madam, you have really good eyesight!" You can actually spot these details!
You must know that these characteristics are definitely not obvious, because the obvious characteristics will definitely be eliminated after the Lu family leaves the place of distribution.
"..." Mrs. Yuan hesitated for a moment, fearing that Sheng Yuan would not believe it, and a look of struggle appeared on her face again. After a moment, she whispered, "My family and his family had an oral engagement, so we met each other several times, but later because of Lu If the family falls, it’s all over!”
Another broken engagement? !
Sheng Yuan couldn't help but look at Yuan's expression, and asked the question she was curious about just now: "Since your father and Lu Cifu are master and disciple, did Lu Cifu's fall not affect your father?"
When this topic was brought up, Yuan was not embarrassed: "My father was not good at strategy and was only good at reading. Therefore, because Lu Cifu loved talents, he only talked about poetry and painting with his father... When Lu Cifu fell, he distanced himself from most of his students. Because of the relationship, and because the late emperor had no intention of sitting together, my father escaped."
When Yuan said this, the perseverance on his face became more and more obvious: "Sheng Shanda, I am sure that the purpose of the Lu family's visit to Beijing is not pure!"
