Chapter 24 Money problem, uncle will help you solve it!

Less than half a cup of tea later, a handsome man in a brocade robe came hurriedly, holding a golden abacus in his hand.

Xie Yao greeted him and said, "Uncle."

The man in front of her was in his early thirties. He was the young master of the Xu family and her uncle Xu Zhixing.

My uncle actually has no blood relationship with the Xu family.

At that time, my grandmother died early, and my grandfather's second wife had no children, so the Xu family only had my mother as a legitimate daughter.

Until he met Xu Zhixing, a young man whose family was broken up, his grandfather adopted him as his adopted son and raised him with great care.

When Xu Zhixing saw Xie Yao, his eyes reddened. "Little A'yao is back! Let me see her! She's even prettier and more handsome than when she was little. How come she's grown so tall? She's almost catching up with me."

"My uncle seems to be the same as before," Xie Yao asked. "I wonder how is grandpa's health?"

"Your grandfather is doing well. He returned to his hometown in Jiangzhou a month ago to handle business. I am now looking after the shop in Beijing. Don't worry, if you need money, just tell your uncle and he will definitely satisfy you."

Xie Yao felt sad.

In her previous life, she did not contact the Xu family after returning to Beijing. Unexpectedly, when she was under house arrest by Lu Shenyan and had nowhere else to go, it was Xu Zhixing who reached out to her and hired a lawyer for her at a high price.

Her blood relatives abandoned her, but her uncle, her grandfather's adopted son, did his utmost to help her.

After a quick meeting in the previous life, Xie Yao learned that her grandfather had passed away due to an acute illness before her mother passed away.

"Why are you wearing so little? Are you cold?" Xu Zhixing asked gently.

Xie Yao smiled and said, "I'm not cold at all, uncle. This is the new clothes that my mother made for me."

"Su...your mother's needlework?" Xu Zhixing took a closer look and recognized it.

"It's much better than the crooked craftsmanship before."

As he spoke, he secretly turned his back and quickly rubbed his eyes with his sleeves, his tone a little nagging.

"Back at home, your mother didn't like needlework, but your grandfather insisted she learn it. She kept begging me, calling me 'brother', and in the end, I embroidered it for her... Now, how come she's making clothes for you with her own hands?"

Xie Yao smiled. She didn't expect that her mother was once a lively and coquettish girl.

"I came here this time because of my mother," she said.

When talking about his sister, Xu Zhixing's expression suddenly became serious.

Xie Yao told him about her mother's inconsistent words and deeds after she returned to the Xie family.

"During the nine years since I left Beijing, does my uncle know what happened to my mother in the Bo's Mansion?"

Hearing Xie Yao say that Xu Susu's tuberculosis has become more serious this year, Xu Zhixing immediately ordered the shopkeeper: "Go and get the box of Pingfei ointment from the warehouse, go quickly!"

He pursed his lips and said, "Ayao, it's not that I don't care about your mother, but your mother...she doesn't see the Xu family at all."

"In fact, your grandfather didn't want your mother to marry Xie Ming'an. Although our Xu family has been engaged in business for generations, and the status of merchants is not up to public attention, we would never do anything to force our daughter to marry into a wealthy family."

"But at that time, Xie Ming'an was the top scorer in the imperial examination. Your mother liked him, and...she also had you. Your grandfather couldn't persuade her, so he had no choice but to let her go. He was afraid she would be wronged, so he prepared eighty loads of dowry and watched her marry into the Xie family."

Xu Zhixing briefly told Xie Yao what he knew, and then said, "Ever since your mother gave birth to Xie Yan, your grandfather and I have sent people to see her, but she never came. My family thought she had given birth to the eldest son of the Bo family, and they looked down on our family's merchant status, so they have been estranged from her ever since."

Xie Yao knew that her uncle had not lied to her. When she was a child, she had indeed never seen her uncle come to visit.

My mother never mentioned the Xu family. She always wandered around the streets alone and came to look for my uncle and grandfather a few times.

Old Madam Xie always mocked her mother, saying that she was the daughter of a merchant from a humble family and that her daughter was not presentable.

Xie Yao then asked her uncle if he still remembered Nanny Su who was by her mother's side. Her uncle replied, "Of course I do. Nanny Su was a sincere person. She always took care of your mother when we were in the Xu family. What happened to her?"

"Nothing." Xie Yao shook her head and didn't say that Nanny Su was gone for some reason.

Xu Zhixing's eyes darkened a little, but he didn't ask any more questions.

He took out the Pingfei ointment, opened it, checked it, and handed it to Xie Yao.

Just as she was about to tell Xie Yao the dosage, Rendong saw the ink writing on the medicine box and asked in surprise, "Is this... the Qiongyu Pingfei Ointment that the late emperor used when he suffered from lung disease?"

"Exactly. I prepared this medicine last year because I was worried about the old man's age. I didn't expect it to come in handy today."

Honeysuckle: "It is said that the herbs used in this medicine are more valuable than gold. I have only heard of it, but I have never seen it."

Xu Zhixing glanced at her and said with a smile, "You, the maid, do have some good eyesight. But don't worry, no matter how precious the Qiong Yu Ping Fei Gao is, our Xu family can find it and can afford it."

Xie Yao asked Rendong to keep the medicine, feeling that she had underestimated the Xu family's financial resources.

Honeysuckle held the Qiong Yu Ping Fei Gao in her arms and couldn't wait to open it. As a doctor, she was most interested in this famous medicine.

Xie Yao looked at her clueless expression and suddenly said, "Uncle, do you know who the owner of Ji'an Hall is?"

"Jiantang?"

Xu Zhixing was well aware of the business of all the merchants in Beijing and remembered it quickly.

"The owner of Ji'an Hall is surnamed Sun, Sun Hongfang, the son of Sun Yaoling of the Shang Pharmacy."

The owner of Ji'an Hall turned out to be Aunt Sun's eldest brother.

The death of Rendong in the previous life might have been done by Ji'antang under the instructions of Aunt Sun!

Xie Yao's eyes deepened. Since this clinic was able to kill Rendong without leaving any trace, there must be something wrong with it.

She asked, "Uncle, does the Xu family have a medical clinic in Beijing?"

Xu Zhixing's face was shrouded in quiet shadows, and his eyes revealed a hint of coldness.

He didn't answer, but instead gently moved the golden abacus in his hand with his fingertips: "Little A'yao, does your father have a concubine whose surname is Sun?"

Xie Yao nodded: "The Aunt Sun in the mansion is the sister of Sun Hongfang that my uncle mentioned."

Xu Zhixing narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself, "She suffered in the Xie family because of this concubine."

Also, the Nanny Su that little Ayao mentioned is probably in danger.

There are some things he can guess even if you don't tell him.

Since little Ayao said there was a problem with Ji'antang, then as her uncle, he would help her solve this problem.

His voice was very low, and before Xie Yao could hear clearly, he raised the corners of his lips and said, "Our Xu family is in the capital. We didn't have a clinic or a medicine shop before, but--"

After a pause, he said word by word:

"From today on, it has been there."

After saying that, Xu Zhixing went to the inner room and took out a wooden box.

He opened the box, and inside were silver, gold, and ingot-shaped objects, so bright that they were dazzling.

"I already know about the Emperor's arranged marriage. The Xie family cruelly sent you to the Strong Women Camp for so many years. Now that you've just returned to the capital, they want you to marry the King of Jingbei. What a bunch of sycophants..."

When mentioning the Xie family, Xu Zhixing's eyes became increasingly gloomy.

Xie Yao said: "I am willing to marry King Jingbei."

"That's good, that's good."

As he spoke, Xu Zhixing took out another stack of banknotes and said, "I, your uncle, don't have much talent, but I have a small amount of money. Consider these as pocket money for you, Ah Yao. Please accept them. On your wedding day, your grandfather and I will definitely prepare a larger dowry for you, so that no one will look down on the daughter of our Xu family."

Xie Yao did not refuse. She took the banknote and asked Rendong to accept the silver and gold ingots.

A quick look revealed that there were at least two hundred taels of silver, one hundred taels of gold, and dozens of taels of silver notes in the box.

Hearing that Xu Zhixing wanted her grandfather to prepare a dowry for her, she quickly said, "My uncle wants to give me a dowry, and I will accept it. But my grandfather is not in the capital now. If it's too late, don't let him travel back and forth."

Xu Zhixing nodded: "You are a very sensible child. I naturally know this."

Xie Yao reminded him again and again, and only felt relieved when her uncle sent someone to Jiangzhou, her hometown, to check her grandfather's pulse.

She mentioned Tongfu again.

With the help of the money house, she only waited for a cup of tea to find out which dental clinic Tongfu was currently working in.

Xie Yao stood up and said goodbye, leaving with Rendong.

Xu Zhixing looked at her back until the tall and slender figure completely blended into the crowd. He then withdrew his gaze, and his originally gentle eyes became sharp.

He returned to the house and sat down, fiddling with his abacus expressionlessly, issuing orders one after another quickly.

"The bank's monthly turnover is two thousand taels. Ji'an Hall is on South Street. Old Zhang, take eight hundred taels and immediately go to South Street and buy a shop next to Ji'an Hall."

"I'm going to kill Ji'antang!"