Chapter 175 Sowing Dissension
"How ridiculous!" Madam Liu scowled coldly, "Do they still think they are the noble ladies of the royal palace?"
Hearing his wife's anger, Butler Liu lowered his head with a slight smile on his face.
"Could you tell the Luo family about your son being beaten?" Mrs. Liu asked again.
Butler Liu looked up, his eyes instantly red.
"Madam, I did say that. The Luo family's second son's reply was even more infuriating. I was afraid that speaking out would hurt Madam's health."
Mrs. Liu didn't care at first, but now she immediately scolded, "Speak!"
"Serves you right!" Butler Liu said arrogantly, pointing his index finger at the ground in an exaggerated manner: "Rubbish!"
After he finished speaking, he shrank back again, his brows drooping: "I'm done!"
"Great!" Madam Liu slammed the table. "I haven't even asked them for an explanation yet, and now they're blaming me!"
Liu Guanjia whispered, "The Luo family is so arrogant, could it be that they have a backer? In my opinion, let's just forget about this matter. It's not worth it for Madam and Master to be so angry about my son's affairs."
"Hmph!" Mrs. Liu snorted coldly.
backing?
No matter how powerful the Luo family is, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake!
They are still so unscrupulous when they arrive at the city gate. If we don’t teach them a lesson, they will have no idea of their own limitations.
Even if there is someone behind the Luo family, that person would not dare to come forward openly. After all, the Luo family is a family hated by the emperor.
…
Three days later, Zhu Mingqing returned to the city and saw the notice posted at the city gate.
Ten human traffickers were sentenced to death.
Information of 33 children was also posted so that kind-hearted people could adopt them.
Zhu Mingqing sent someone down to investigate.
I just learned that this case has now become a hot topic of concern for the people of Guancheng.
The carriage was swaying along the road, and Zhu Mingqing asked someone to turn directly to Huaxiang Tower.
"Madam, why are you here?" Wen Baolu happened to come here to check the accounts today, and he immediately came over when he saw the visitor.
"Just go about your business, don't worry about me." She waved her hand and said, "Just bring a pot of tea."
"If Madam has anything to do, please ask someone to call me." Wen Baolu withdrew.
At this time, the details of the case were being discussed at the table next to them.
"But I heard that this was personally supervised by the newly appointed Tongpan."
"Yes, it is said that he held those people at bay for seven or eight days."
"The judge is wise!"
"It's a pity for those children. I heard they're not from Youzhou. The mountains are high and the waters are far away, and there was a natural disaster a while ago. I guess they probably can't find their families."
"Who says it isn't true? In this world, it's hard to support a family. Who has the spare money to raise those kids?"
All kinds of messy information rushed into his ears, and Zhu Mingqing gradually figured out a clue.
The arrest last night was not easy. I heard that one person escaped, but fortunately, Wang Tongpan took action in advance and caught those people off guard.
Only then were all ten people captured.
And yesterday, the government also issued a verdict.
The human traffickers were imprisoned in death row. Because they involved Hu people, they had to be reported to the court and await punishment.
As for the rescued children, these people have all gone to see them. Most of them are children between three and five years old, and are now being raised in the Guancheng government office.
The prefect of Guancheng is also doing his best to help them find their parents.
But be prepared to not find it.
Hence the current situation—
Let the people of Guancheng adopt children!
So far, no child has been successfully adopted.
After understanding the whole story, Zhu Mingqing no longer cared about it, but still asked Wu Xing to send one or two people to monitor the dungeon of the government office and to tell her if there was anything unusual.
She got up and went up to the private room on the second floor to ask about Wen Baolu's second store.
Wen Baolu suddenly laughed: "Madam, you don't know, a very funny thing happened recently. Shopkeeper Xu asked someone to make an appointment with me, wanting to buy Chengfeng Tower."
"Ahem..." Zhu Mingqing choked on the water. She wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief and said incredulously, "He doesn't know that I bought it?"
Wen Baolu nodded. "If he knew, he wouldn't be able to sit still. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I've already bought the surrounding shops and renovated them today."
Zhu Mingqing took another sip of water to calm herself down. Okay, since the matter was handed over to Wen Baolu, she felt relieved.
"How has Huaxianglou's income been during this period?"
She just wanted to know how much Tianxiang Tower had influenced Huaxiang Tower.
Wen Baolu had just checked the account books. "In the ten days since the opening, we have earned 1,200 taels of silver, spent 533 grains of grain, and made a profit of 667 taels."
Compared with the first three days of opening, the profit has not dropped much.
Wen Baolu explained, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is just a few days away. Following the recipe Madam gave me earlier, we launched rock sugar mooncakes and various pastries, which have really increased our revenue."
Zhu Mingqing paused, Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon.
Time flies so fast.
Wen Baolu pulled out two more pieces of paper from his sleeve. "Madam, of the 20% stake you promised me, I've only given Master Wang Qin 10%. The contract has been signed. Please review it."
The contract stated that Wang Qin would invest 500 taels of silver, accounting for 10% of the shares, and Zhu Mingqing would invest the remaining silver, accounting for 90% of the shares.
If you increase your investment in the future, you will need to increase the money according to your shareholding ratio.
"Mr. Wang Qin was quite hesitant before, but today he took the initiative to come to me and signed the contract." Wen Baolu couldn't guess the reason.
Zhu Mingqing knew a general idea.
The reason for hesitation before was that he was worried, or maybe he didn't dare to get involved with the Luo family.
Now that the contract was signed directly, one reason might be that it was signed directly with her, after all, her surname was Zhu, not Luo; the other reason was that he had asked Luo Huai to deliver the message in advance.
Therefore, it is very likely that Wang Tongpan also knew about this matter.
She glanced over it, signed and stamped her fingerprints, then put them all away. "I'll give the other one to Wang Qin."
…
A few days passed like this, and Zhu Mingqing received an invitation from Lady Wang, inviting her and Luo Fu to her house to appreciate the flowers.
The invitation not only invited her, but also the wives of some wealthy businessmen in the city.
It is said that we are here to enjoy the flowers, but from the sounds of the wind I have heard in recent days.
The prefect of Guancheng handed the more than 30 children over to Wang Tongpan for handling.
Now that Mrs. Wang invited them to her house, the meaning was self-evident.
On the day of the banquet, Luo Fu packed up early and waited in the room for her mother to go out together.
Although only two months had passed, she felt that she had not attended such a banquet for a long time.
I am very excited.
Zhu Mingqing walked into the room and looked at Luo Fu, who couldn't sit still and had an excited look on her face. He then looked at the clothes and jewelry she was wearing, which were simple yet graceful.
"Let's go." Zhu Mingqing said lightly.
In the carriage, Luo Fu glanced at the street outside from time to time. This street happened to lead to the Tongpan Mansion.
She asked tentatively, "Mother, are we really just going to enjoy the flowers today?"
Zhu Mingqing was surprised by her sharpness: "Why do you ask that?"
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