Chapter 34: Please be well, young master
"Then why don't we go ask the people at Wanjin Commercial Bank about the situation?" Jiang Qingrong suggested.
He also hoped that Chang's dowry would be of some use.
"I have looked for him everywhere, but the owner of Wanjin Commercial Bank refused to even see me. I even used the title of the Crown Prince's Consort's aunt to mention him, but these unscrupulous merchants didn't even give face to the Northern Prince's Mansion. What can I do?" Chang cried.
Wanjin Commercial Bank is a large private enterprise that monopolizes the trade routes in the Western Regions...
Although the Western Regions paid tribute to the Great Xia Dynasty, there were countless bandits hiding in the yellow sand, and the imperial court's repeated efforts to suppress the bandits were in vain...
They hid when the imperial court came, and came out to rob passing merchant caravans when the court left.
No one can do business in the Western Regions...
Until Wanjin Commercial Bank appeared...
They can allow merchants who join the trading company to travel safely along the Western Trade Route...
Therefore, Wanjin Commercial Bank said that Chang’s shop would not be able to receive any Western spices.
Chang was a person to whom money was more important than life. She suddenly lost everything and was so angry that she lost all her composure and burst into tears.
"Madam, good news!" The nanny came in hurriedly and said:
"Yingxia reports that the Crown Prince's Consort has taken over the Xie family's assets and is asking you to help her manage them!"
"What?" Chang raised her head in a trance, "The Xie family's assets are mine now?"
"Yes, please help take care of it." said the nanny.
Chang's sorrow turned into joy. She wiped her tears and smiled. "I knew that Jiang Rong is my lucky star! The fortune teller said that I will be very rich and powerful. It seems that the word "rich" will come true today!"
Jiang Qingrong was also very happy. "With the Xie family's assets, there is no need to focus on your previous gains. But you have to be careful. Concubine Xie has been in charge of the Xie family for decades. She is not an easy person to deal with. Don't leave any handle... We can't afford to offend the Northern Palace!" MLZL
"Master, don't worry. I am the best at this method. I guarantee that the Xie family will not be able to find out the accounts!" Chang patted her chest confidently and assured, her eyes rolled:
"The Wanjin Company looks down on our Jiang family. I don't believe they really dare to offend the Xie family. Yingxia, I have something to tell you..."
…
Northern Palace, Jinyu Garden.
Jiang Rong stood in the peony bed, holding a wooden spoon and watering the peonies.
"Huahua, let's see who is more skilled, Concubine Zhao or Chang. I bet on Concubine Zhao. After all, she has been in charge of the Xie family for so many years, and she knows the twists and turns of the Xie family's business best." Jiang Rong chuckled.
Concubine Zhao gave up her power so readily. Based on Jiang Rong's understanding of her, there must be a trap.
And her greedy aunt must have stepped into the trap.
The Xie family's business was something that Chang was not familiar with, but for Concubine Zhao, it was her home turf.
Concubine Zhao has everything going for her: the right time and the right place.
"Miss, Yingxia is back. She has something to report to you." Feicui came to report.
Jiang Rong said calmly, "Let her come over."
Yingxia said with a worried look on her face, "Second Miss, something happened to the Jiang family! The second wife's business was ripped off..."
"What?" Jiang Rong was shocked and secretly applauded in his heart.
There is such a good thing!
"Yes. Wanjin Commercial Bank is engaging in malicious competition and bullying small shops. It's particularly shameless..." Yingxia parroted what Chang had taught her and said:
"The Second Madam wants you to meet the owner of Wanjin Commercial Bank. I believe that if you come in person, Wanjin Commercial Bank will give face to the Northern Palace."
Jiang Rong understood the whole story and sneered in his heart.
If Wanjin Commercial Bank doesn't give me face, won't I be "angry and humiliated" and vent my anger for her, using my power to pressure others?
Second aunt has made a very good plan.
"This Wanjin Commercial Bank is really too much! Please rest assured, aunt, I will let the prince go find them when he comes back." Jiang Rong agreed immediately, perfectly acting like a good niece who shared the same hatred for her aunt:
"If the other party is afraid of the Northern Prince's Mansion, someone who can really make the decision has to come forward. I'm afraid it won't work if I come forward now."
Yingxia agreed, "I will report this to the Second Madam right away."
Jiang Rong scooped up another spoonful of water and poured it on the gorgeous peony.
Oh, God is helping me...
Now her aunt should be more anxious to get money from the Xie family's assets...
…
In mid-March, Xie Lingxi and his party passed through Qingzhou and stayed here.
"Young Master, the Qingzhou prefect learned that you were here and has hosted a banquet in your honor." Xiao Nanxing reported.
As the eldest son of the Northern Palace, wherever Xie Lingxi went, local officials lined the streets to welcome him.
Xie Lingxi had just changed into a black robe and put on a mask engraved with a mysterious totem from the Western Regions. His voice had become completely unfamiliar and cold:
"You handle it yourself."
"Yes." Xiao Nanxing accepted the order and asked a key question:
"When will the young master send a letter to the Crown Prince's wife? We will arrive at Ningshan tomorrow, and it may not be convenient to disclose your whereabouts later."
Because Xie Lingxi would pretend to be in Ningshan, but actually go to Lingzhou to trade with the Sihai Gang...
Xie Lingxi froze for a moment. He had never figured out how to write a letter to Jiang Rong...
"Before tomorrow, find ten love letters for me to read."
Xiao Nanxing clasped his fists and said, "Yes! I will definitely get it done for you!"
A quarter of an hour later.
Qingzhou, a teahouse under Wanjin Trading Company.
The teahouse is closed to the public today.
But at this time, in the teahouse with its door closed, there was a sumptuous menu of snacks.
There is also the tea house's own tea master, who burns incense and brews tea with his bare hands.
In the empty teahouse, the servants had already been dismissed. Only a middle-aged man was quietly waiting. When he saw the masked man walk in, he immediately greeted him respectfully:
"I greet you, sir. I wish you good health."
Everyone knows that Wanjin Commercial Bank has eight shopkeepers, headed by the chief shopkeeper. But few people know that Wanjin Commercial Bank actually belongs to a mysterious young man wearing a mask.
Xie Lingxi sat down at the tea table and said calmly, "Glass Jade Venerable, is it ready?"
"Please take a look, young master. The Liuli Jade Vase was the national treasure of Liuli, the largest country in the Western Region hundreds of years ago. It was lost to the people when Liuli was destroyed. It is said that there is a treasure map hidden inside. Whoever can solve its secret can get the treasure of Liuli. The reward for such a priceless treasure on the black market is far higher than that of Hanquan Youlan."
The head shopkeeper opened a brocade box on the table and presented it to Xie Lingxi:
"The Four Seas Gang is so greedy that they dare to exchange this for the Young Master."
This is the content of the transaction between Wanjin Commercial Bank and Sihai Gang.
The glazed jade vase is exchanged for the cold spring and the orchid.
Xie Lingxi's gaze fell on the glazed jade statue, indifferent without a ripple.
He was not interested in the treasure rumors. No matter how valuable this thing was, it would be good as long as it could be exchanged for life-saving medicine.
"We both get what we need. It's a very cost-effective deal." Xie Lingxi said calmly.
The chief shopkeeper immediately changed his tone, "As long as it can be exchanged for what you want, it will be lucky! Our transaction with the Four Seas Gang is scheduled for three days later, Lingzhou. Sir, do you need me to come in person?"
"No need, I'll go myself." Xie Lingxi said.
The head shopkeeper was even more confused. The young master was willing to pay all the price to get the miraculous medicine, and he even went there in person...
Who is this medicine for?
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