Chapter 199: The Cen Family's Affairs
Ji Yunshu looked at the flowing handwriting on the letter and smiled meaningfully. "Zhao Heng is the second son of the Changxing Marquisate. He has spoken out. Who in the capital is willing to offend the Changxing Marquisate for the sake of the Cen family? The fact that she came to me shows that this Miss Cen is very thoughtful."
Lan Yin immediately understood: "I'm afraid she also considered your marriage with the Second Young Master. She is indeed a smart woman. Do you want to help her?"
Although the reason why Ji Yunshu remarried Zhao Shen on her wedding night was kept secret by the Yao family, and the Cen family was not one who could have access to such a secretive family, it was not difficult for the Cen family to guess the inside story after they knew about Zhao Heng and Yao Ruolan.
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Why not take the money that's delivered to your door?"
Lan Yin laughed and said, "Why are you making yourself sound so mercenary? I think you just want to make things difficult for the Second Young Master."
Although the incident had passed, and Ji Yunshu, as Zhao Heng's sister-in-law, had little contact with him, Lan Yin knew how much her master hated Zhao Heng.
Ji Yunshu smiled but said nothing. On the one hand, she wanted to make things difficult for Zhao Heng, but on the other hand, she was actually interested in the girl from the Cen family.
It takes a lot of courage for a girl to stop her father from recognizing her son and have the confidence to support the family business on her own.
She doesn't mind helping a girl like this.
She instructed Lan Yin, "Go and have someone investigate the Cen family's affairs. If it's really as she said in the letter, write her back and find a time to meet her."
Lan Yin said, "We have to hurry up, the Spring Festival is coming soon."
Once the Cen family recognizes Cen Yi, it will be too late for them to do anything.
Ji Yunshu said, "Well, as soon as possible, this shouldn't be a secret."
Lan Yin acted quickly indeed. In the evening, he received the news from outside.
When she spoke to Ji Yunshu, her expression darkened. "The situation in the Cen family isn't optimistic. Miss Cen's father angered Old Master Cen and made him ill, so the doctor he hired must have done something. The old man's condition has been getting worse over the past few days. He must have felt threatened, so to protect Miss Cen, he agreed to let Cen Yi enter the family tree."
Ji Yunshu remembered that Cen Yi's identity in the book was an illegitimate child, but he didn't expect that there was such a disgusting thing behind it.
It would be bad enough if they just blatantly took away the whole family, but they even went so far as to kill people.
Once Cen Yi entered the Cen family, the old man was no longer useful, and the brave and decisive Miss Cen in the book didn't even show up.
Ji Yunshu said to Lan Yin, "Send a letter now and ask Miss Cen to meet at the restaurant tomorrow."
Lan Yin knew that there was no time to lose, so he agreed and went out.
On the second day, Ji Yunshu changed his usual laziness. Not only did he get up very early, but he also went out without even having breakfast.
Zhao Shen asked curiously, "What's the most urgent matter?"
Ji Yunshu said, "Saving lives is of course extremely urgent."
Zhao Shen was worried and asked, "Shall I go with you?"
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "Aren't you very busy these days? It's not a big deal, and I have a girl to meet."
Zhao Shen thought about it and realized that nothing big had happened in the past few days, and no one would do anything to Ji Yunshu at this time, so he did not insist.
The place where Ji Yunshu and the girl from the Cen family met was his own restaurant.
When she arrived, Miss Cen was already there.
Cen Xi wrote that letter just out of desperation, without holding out much hope, but he never expected to meet Ji Yunshu.
She suppressed her excitement and calmly bowed to Ji Yunshu: "Meet the Crown Prince's wife."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "No need to be polite, please sit down."
Cen Xi looked at her nervously without moving.
Ji Yunshu said helplessly, "You're not planning to just stand here and talk to me, are you? You're not tired, and I don't want to keep craning my neck to look at you."
Cen Xi sat down only after he saw that she was really casual.
Ji Yunshu couldn't help but look at her a few times. Needless to say, she was beautiful. Her eyebrows and eyes were also a bit heroic. She was the kind of person who had a cheerful and generous personality that could be seen from her appearance.
She couldn't help but ask: "We don't know each other, how did you think of looking for me?"
After all, Cen Xi came from a merchant family, so it was her instinct to read people's expressions. When she saw Ji Yunshu like this, she knew she had found the right person.
So he said honestly, "Because you are the only one who can help me, and you are short of money. As long as you help me, I can give you enough money."
It’s not that there aren’t people in the capital who can suppress the second son of the Marquis of Changxing Mansion, but why would he want to provoke the Marquis of Changxing Mansion when he is fine?
What price would she have to pay to convince those people?
Ji Yunshu was different, as she was of noble status and was the wife of the Crown Prince of Changxing Marquisate.
More importantly, she herself had a grudge against Zhao Heng.
So it is her best choice.
Talking to smart people is easy. Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "How do you know I'm short of money?"
Cen Xi said, "In just half a year, you've opened several shops in the capital. The clinic is fine; it probably doesn't make much money, but this restaurant was originally built to cater to the wealthy and powerful in the capital."
Hit the nail on the head.
Ji Yunshu looked at her admiringly: "Since you can see this, then you should know that what I'm short of is not a small amount."
Cen Xi looked at Ji Yunshu with a firm gaze: "I can't watch my grandfather being killed, nor can I bear to see the Cen family's fortune fall into the hands of outsiders. As long as you help me, I will give you half of the Cen family's fortune as promised in the letter."
Ji Yunshu sighed: "It seems like he's taking advantage of someone's misfortune."
Cen Xi smiled bitterly: "How can this be considered taking advantage of someone's misfortune? If you are unwilling to take action, once Cen Yi enters the Cen family, my grandfather and I will have no choice but to die. Just think of me as buying my life with money."
Her tone was relatively calm, but tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.
Ji Yunshu also felt a little reluctant. In fact, she had already made up her mind to help when she came here today.
Not to mention that this matter is related to Zhao Heng, the fact that that bastard not only cheated on his wife but also killed his father-in-law and wiped out his family is unbearable to watch.
Then he asked, "How do you want to resolve this matter? Just stop Cen Yi from entering the Cen family, or do you want to completely deal with the father and son?"
Cen Xi's eyes lit up: "Can we get rid of them?"
Ji Yunshu said, "Of course you can. They must have tampered with your grandfather's illness. This is murder. Don't tell me you don't have evidence?"
This girl is so bold, how can she be a good person?
Cen Xi immediately said, "I have it. I have the prescription written by the doctor, the leftover medicine residue after boiling the medicine, and the people who handled it. I have kept them all."
Ji Yunshu nodded: "Then send the evidence directly to the government office."
Cen Xi was embarrassed: "But it's already the end of the year, the government offices are all sealed, and any matters will have to be dealt with after the new year."
If she hadn't said it, Ji Yunshu would have forgotten about it. She felt that it was not a good idea to cause trouble for Zhao Shen at this time, but the matter of the Cen family could not be delayed.
She thought about it and realized that this matter didn't necessarily need to be resolved through the government: "He is your biological father, it wouldn't be good for you to sue him. Why don't you just solve it behind closed doors?"
If there were any other way, Cen Xi would not want to take the matter to the government. It is unfilial for a daughter to sue her father, and no matter what the outcome, her reputation will be ruined.
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