"Moreover, just half a year ago, he swindled 200,000 taels of silver from me under the pretext of my eldest grandson's full moon celebration."

"A year ago, his third son got married and took another 300,000 taels of silver. But look at that old scoundrel, he has more than 20 sons, the youngest of whom is younger than his eldest grandson, yet he still keeps bringing concubines into the house."

Rong Bai rubbed his forehead in frustration and growled, "This ceremony is going to go on and on."

"If I had known, I wouldn't have bought this official position. Now look what's happened, our Rong family is practically Du Hong's silver treasury."

Li Jin fell silent.

The Rong family was originally the richest family in Nanyue County, with businesses all over the country. They were afraid of being looked down upon and oppressed by officials, so the patriarch bought his only son a minor official position. Who would have thought...

"Alas, circumstances are beyond our control, there's nothing we can do about it. We should think carefully about how to deal with Chaoyang Manor so that the Prefect can't find any fault with it."

Otherwise, it wouldn't just be a matter of a few hundred thousand taels of silver.

"Let's leave it for now. Anyway, there are plenty of bandits everywhere lately, it's not just Chaoyang Manor." The law doesn't punish everyone, so Rong Bai isn't afraid of being caught red-handed. But this Luo Xi…

After complaining about Du Hong, Rong Bai felt much better and began to develop a little interest in the female bandit, Luo Xi.

A female bandit leader is quite rare; at least under his rule, there was only one.

"Tell me, what kind of person is this Luo Xi? How dare she, a mere young woman, become a king and a bandit?"

Hearing Rong Bai's interested tone, Li Jin's heart skipped a beat again: "Sir, please don't do anything reckless. Although our Rong family are merchants, we are also law-abiding citizens."

"I know, I know, do you think I'm such an untrustworthy person?" Rong Bai waved his hand impatiently, urging him to get on with his business and stop staring at him.

But after Li Jin left, he revealed a wicked smile, clearly harboring some evil intentions.