Chapter 1128 Black Hand!

Listening to her brother An Tianyu's words, An Miaoyi couldn't help but frowned slightly. When the Fengwu Army and the Luoan court were fighting before, she knew that because of her, the An family was implicated and the entire family was imprisoned. Because of this, she felt guilty towards the family, and thought about compensating the family after the victory...
For this reason, when Ye Mingsheng ordered a large number of noble families in Guanzhong, including the An family, to move to Yijing, An Miaoyi also asked Ye Mingsheng to make good arrangements for her own family.

However, An Miaoyi didn't know at that time that after the An family was imprisoned, some members of the family suffered losses and therefore took their anger out on her.

Of course, if that were all, An Miaoyi could actually understand it. After all, the interests of these members of the An family were indeed damaged because of her.

Therefore, An Miaoyi can now completely ignore anyone who says something bad about her in the Luoan court for her own benefit!
But the matter was far more complicated than that, because An Miaoyi was far away in Yijing at the time, even if the An family members were angry with her, they could do nothing about it. So under the instigation of the Luoan court, these An family members angrily accused An Miaoyi's father An Hetu and mother Yang.

Fortunately, An Zhirong was still alive at that time and was able to control the situation. Therefore, although An Hetu and Yang were scolded a lot by the An family, they did not suffer any physical persecution. However, even so, An Hetu, who was in poor health, eventually died.

After An Zhirong's death, An Shanhe took over the Yang family because some people in the An family were persecuted in order to please the Luoan court.

An Miaoyi didn't know about this at first, so on the day the An family came to Yijing, she specially asked for Ye Mingsheng's permission and happily went to the west gate of Yijing to welcome her fellow clansmen!

However, the truth could not be hidden, and An Miaoyi soon found out about it. She was very angry at the time, even though Yang had chosen to forgive under An Shanhe's persuasion and advised An Miaoyi to be magnanimous and let the matter pass.

However, An Miaoyi ignored the dissuasion and settled accounts with those members of the An family who had persecuted her mother Yang, and had five of the leaders killed!

Because of this incident, the relationship between An Miaoyi and the An family elders headed by An Shanhe became very strained, and this was just a superficial conflict between An Miaoyi and the An family elders!
The deeper conflict between An Miaoyi and the elders of the An family concerns the position of the head of the An family and the power of the family!
An Miaoyi believed that when her father An Hetu was alive, even though he had ignored family affairs for many years due to health reasons, he was at least in name still the Marquis of Kunshan and the head of the An family!

Therefore, as the only son of An Hetu, her younger brother An Tianyu, An Miaoyi, should inherit the An family's title of Marquis of Kunshan and the position of the head of the An family.

Regarding this, An Shanhe and other elders who are actually in power in the An family believe that although An Tianyu is the only son of An Hetu, he is a coward and cannot shoulder the burden of the family. The family is in troubled times, and it is right for them, the respected elders, to shoulder the family responsibilities...

Because these elders of the An family refused to hand over power, and because of the persecution of her mother Yang, An Miaoyi was furious. She immediately took her mother Yang to live in her brother An Tianyu's house, in order to sever ties with these elders of the An family!

Although An Miaoyi would not make things difficult for her family and secretly put obstacles in their way because of these things, she also told Ye Mingsheng that apart from the house and mansion that had already been given, she would stop giving the An family some benefits.

Ye Mingsheng himself didn't want to get too involved in the An family affairs. After all, it was difficult for a judge to judge family affairs. Moreover, some of the benefits given to the An family were given out of An Miaoyi's face, so Ye Mingsheng just left the matter to An Miaoyi to handle!
After stopping the benefits to the An family as she wished, An Miaoyi firmly believed that An Shanhe and other elders of the An family would choose to surrender under realistic circumstances and do as she said.

However, An Miaoyi never expected that her silly brother would be instigated by An Shanhe and actually hand over the five thousand taels of silver!
Originally An Miaoyi was a little curious. An Shanhe and his gang were quite tough. They had held out for so long and had not surrendered to her. It turned out that it was her stupid brother who lost a mouthful of blood with the five thousand taels of silver in his hand...
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi also educated her brother in a deep voice:
"Tian Yu, you are too kindhearted. When someone complains to you about being poor, you open your heart to him and rush to give him money. Have you forgotten how those bastards treated your father and mother?"

Hearing what his sister said, Yasuda Yu hesitated and whispered:
"Uncle Shanhe is no stranger. Mother also taught me that blood is thicker than water. I have the ability to help with family affairs, and I should help. Besides, weren't those who bullied my parents dealt with by you, sister? You whipped so many people and killed Sixth Uncle and his gang!"

Seeing that An Tianyu was still arguing, An Miaoyi became even more angry. She poked An Tianyu's head and said:
"You are just as kind-hearted as mother. Do you know that kind people are often bullied in this world?"

"And if it wasn't for An Shanhe's tacit approval, that old bastard would have dared to bully me like that. If I hadn't stopped him that day, I would have killed that old bastard An Shanhe right there, and I wouldn't have just whipped that bunch of people!"

Although some time has passed, but when An Miaoyi thinks of what happened that day, she still can't help but feel a little angry...
Although she really wanted to ask An Tianyu to find An Shanhe to get the five thousand taels of silver back, but when she saw her brother lowering his head and not saying anything, An Miaoyi couldn't help but sigh in her heart!

Although he knew that if he forced An Tianyu to ask for the money, An Tianyu would most likely listen to him, he would definitely resist in his heart!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi didn't want to force her only brother, so she immediately changed the subject and said:

"Tian Yu, your sister, remember this. You must take good care of your own money. From now on, no matter who An Shanhe is, even if he kneels on the ground and cries bitterly, you cannot lend him money. Do you hear me?"

Seeing that his sister was no longer pursuing him for giving the silver to the family, Yasuda Yu nodded seriously and said:
"Don't worry, sister. I will never give them the money next time!"

After hearing her brother's assurance, An Miaoyi felt relieved and asked again:
"Tell me! What's the problem you're in now? Why do you need three thousand taels of silver?"

Faced with this question, Yasuda Yu preached without hesitation:
"Before, Shuisheng came to me and said he had a good idea to make money and asked me to form a partnership with him. I thought what he said was a good idea, so I took five hundred taels of silver and invested in it..."

In An Miaoyi's bedroom in the evening, Qiqige looked at An Miaoyi with a serious face and closed her eyes in deep thought. She couldn't help but feel a little distressed and said from a distance: "Mr. Tian Yu is usually frugal. Why did he spend so much money today? Madam, all the money you saved before was confiscated by the adults. Now you have finally saved another three thousand taels of silver, and now it's all taken away again!"

Hearing that Qiqige seemed to think that she was heartless and was standing up for her, An Miaoyi couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook her head!

If it was simply a matter of silver, then it would be simple. A few thousand taels of silver would be a huge fortune for most people in this world, but it is not much for her, An Miaoyi!
Although she gave her private money to her younger brother An Tianyu, the financial power of the Ye family was still in her hands. As long as she wanted a few thousand taels of silver, it would only take a thought!

But the problem is that this matter is too sensitive, and An Miaoyi is keenly aware that there are definitely many people involved in this matter!

To be honest, if possible, An Miaoyi thought that given her current situation, it would be best for her not to have anything to do with this kind of thing, otherwise Ye Mingsheng might habitually think that she was the one behind this, and if that was the case, it would be too unfair to her...
But now her younger brother, An Tianyu, has been involved in this matter. Even though there is no evidence yet, An Miaoyi has a hunch that her brother's involvement in this matter is not a coincidence!
It is very likely that some people did it deliberately, and the other party's purpose was obviously to drag themselves into it. And looking at the other party's arrangement, it is likely that it was not a short-term arrangement, but had been arranged for some time!

An Miaoyi was very angry when she thought that someone had such a far-reaching plan to use her brother to plot against her. Although she wanted to stay out of it, because her brother An Tianyu had already been involved, An Miaoyi could not bear to abandon him!
So even though she knew that this was a deep pool of water, An Miaoyi had no choice but to get involved and see who was behind this matter!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi also stood up, walked to the desk and started writing furiously. After a while, she handed a piece of written paper to Qiqige beside her and instructed:

"Qiqige, find a way to investigate these people and this business!"

Looking at the names of several people and businesses on the list, Qiqige hesitated and said:
"Madam, these people have been trying to please us!"

An Miaoyi sighed and said:

“That’s why we have to investigate thoroughly. You may only know a person’s face but not his heart…”

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Qilu, Licheng

The door of a shop called Defengxing was filled with customers waiting to buy salt. Although Defengxing is a small shop that has only been established for a few years, its development momentum in Shandong has been very strong in recent years. Their main business is salt, and they are involved in many industries such as grain, cloth, kerosene lamps, real estate, and catering.

It has now become the second largest business in Qi and Lu after the Dadongsheng Business, with an annual turnover of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!
While there was a lot of noise in front of Defengxing, a waiter quietly entered the store through the back door and found the owner Li Zhongxiang.

Seeing the young man coming, Li Zhongxiang calmly took him to a hidden room, and then asked directly:
"What are those people doing?"

The guy preached without hesitation:
"The leader has been staying in the inn all day and not going out to investigate. The others are doing the same, except that one of them, named Ye, stayed in his room all day yesterday and even ate in the room!"

Hearing this, Li Zhongxiang's eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam of light and he spoke in doubt:

"Xiao Ma, are you talking about the guy named Ye Zheng who didn't leave his room the whole day yesterday?"

The buddy Xiao Ma nodded and said
“Yes, the food is delivered to the door by the waiter, and then taken down again after a while…”

As soon as these words came out, Li Zhongxiang's expression changed rapidly and he immediately ordered:
"Tell Hu Zi to find a way to get into Ye Zheng's room to see if he is there, but remember to act convincingly so as not to alert the enemy!"

Hearing what the shopkeeper said, the waiter Xiao Ma blinked and said:

"Boss, are you worried that this Ye guy will run away? That's impossible. Brother Hu and I have been secretly watching them these past few days. These guys are pretty honest!"

Li Zhongxiang said coldly:
"Better safe than sorry! During the time they are in Licheng, we have to watch them even when they are eating and shitting!"

Upon hearing this, the clerk Xiao Ma's expression suddenly became serious, and he immediately nodded heavily and said:
"Yes! I'll tell Brother Tiger right now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ma left in a hurry. Looking at Xiao Ma's departing back, Li Zhongxiang couldn't help but frown. Although the situation seemed to be still under control, he had a bad feeling in his heart for some reason!

The worst situation now is undoubtedly that this man named Ye Zheng has grasped some kind of information, so realizing the danger, he wants to run back to Yijing to report the situation!
If this is the case, then there is no way back. Even if his surname is Ye, I must kill him and not let him get out of control and let the truth be exposed!
If this is really the case, then the silver lining is that Ye Zheng only ran for one day and should not have gone far. I can still send assassins to search for him and kill him on the road...
(What do you think is the truth of the matter? Who is behind this?)
(End of this chapter)