Chapter 87 The most urgent task now is to make money
After being here for such a long time, Ji Yunshu has seen that the love between Zhao Heng and Yao Ruolan is already a special case.
The others are mostly well-matched and live a mediocre life.
Even if he was as kind to the empress as the emperor was, he would not neglect to favor the concubines in the harem.
I have to say, Xiao Yue and Lan Ting are like the hero and heroine in a redemption story: the innocent and kindhearted young lady from the Prince's Mansion, and the down-and-out young master from a noble family who is wrongly hunted by the villain...
Thinking of this, Ji Yunshu quickly threw the thought out of his mind, but the tone he spoke to Lan Ting finally softened a bit.
"Prince Xiao is worried that his sister will be wronged if she marries into another family, so he is considering finding a son-in-law for Xiao Yue. As for you, although it may not be possible now, if you can find out the truth in the future and redress the Lan family, there is still hope."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt that the eyes of everyone in the yard were instantly on her.
Ji Yunshu looked around, then looked at Lan Ting: "Did I say something wrong?"
Lan Ting's mouth twitched. Seeing her innocent face and blank eyes, as if she really knew nothing, he finally said, "It's nothing. You are right."
He no longer had the time to worry about the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion, so he turned around and went back into the house.
Seeing him leave like that, Ji Yunshu still felt something was wrong and asked Chao Qing again: "Did I say something wrong?"
Chao Qing: “…”
What does he say about this?
He considered it for a moment before saying, "Do you know that the Lan family only has Young Master Lan's bloodline left?"
Chao Qing asked Lan Ting, the only remaining descendant of the Lan family, to become the son-in-law of the Prince's Mansion. He felt that Lan Ting had a very good temper and could actually resist taking action.
Ji Yunshu had no idea about the basic rules of this world.
The original owner could be said to have grown up in the palace, and had learned everything she needed to learn, but she was unaware of some of the unspoken rules that were commonly accepted in society.
No one would have the leisure to mention the matter of a son-in-law in front of her.
It was only after hearing Chao Qing's words that Ji Yunshu realized that being a live-in son-in-law was not only a matter of face, but also involved the issue of inheritance, which was the most important thing for people in this era.
However, she was very open-minded: "I don't think the Lin'an County Prince's Mansion is a heartless family. When the time comes, one of their children can choose to inherit the Lan family."
This is easy to solve.
Chao Qing opened his mouth, then decided to wait for the prince to come back and discuss this with his wife. He returned to the previous question: "This is none of our business. You haven't told me yet, what happened to Yao?"
Ji Yunshu leaned over the table, his chin in his hands, and said, "What else could it be? He's well-informed. If the peddlers on the street knew what happened at the clinic, it wouldn't be surprising. But Madam, a woman from the inner chambers, knew everything in just half a day. She's even trying to get me to close the clinic and start another business."
Chao Qing said: "I haven't heard that she met anyone."
"That means she has some information channel we don't know about, or she has someone specifically assigned to keep an eye on me."
Ji Yunshu felt it was both.
If her guess was correct, Yao might not have done nothing over the years, and she must have some manpower on her hands.
Moreover, her Kung Fu has improved these days, and she can clearly feel that someone is following her every time she goes out.
But she wasn't sure who was staring at her.
Chao Qing remained silent.
Ji Yunshu wondered, "What on earth has your master been doing? How come after all these years, he hasn't even investigated the Yao family's background?"
At least he is reborn.
Could it be that cannon fodder is destined to be cannon fodder, and even if they are reborn, they cannot change their fate?
Chao Qing said, "Yao is very cautious. There has been no flaws in these years. The master is very busy and has no time to be around her all the time."
Ji Yunshu was speechless. Since he looked down on the Yao family so much, it was no wonder that he didn't even know how he fell into their hands.
But come to think of it, Zhao Shen is a man after all, and he really didn't have many opportunities to come into contact with the Yao family after he became an adult.
Not to mention that after he became disabled, he was said to have locked himself in the yard for years.
She thought about it and felt that they couldn't remain passive like this. They had to wait for the Yao family to take action before responding.
"Yao's hiding is indeed very good, but it's not completely impossible. Just like today, we can find out how she got the information."
The most important thing is not that Yao knew what happened in the clinic. It is possible that anyone who has been out of the house would mention such a thing casually.
Ji Yunshu felt that it was not Yao's idea to close her clinic.
When she first wanted to open a clinic, she also told Yao about it. At that time, Yao had no objection and even praised her for being virtuous and kind and caring about the people.
Today, we also suggested that she close the clinic and start other businesses.
It can be seen that Yao had no objection to her doing business.
Then why do you suddenly want her to close the clinic?
Ji Yunshu didn't believe that Yao really cared about her reputation, or was worried that she would ruin the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion if she made a mistake.
Chao Qing was not optimistic about her opinion. "We have checked before. Yao is like the other women in the mansion. She rarely goes out. But she is the head of the household. She sees the maids, servants, and even the servants every day, covering almost the entire mansion. How can we check this?"
It's impossible to check all the servants in the mansion one by one.
Ji Yunshu glanced at him and said, "There are only a few hundred people in this mansion. Apart from those who serve the masters, how many of the miscellaneous people who don't show their faces can often come to the Yao family?"
For Ji Yunshu, who had worked in big data, a few hundred people were no big deal.
She must find out the person who was hiding next to her and passing on the message before Yao did anything else.
"Since you've already checked, it means there's no one secretly following her. That means it's out in the open. You must have someone in Yao's courtyard. From today on, write down everyone Yao sees every day, whether they're the housekeeper, the maid sweeping the floor, or some insignificant doorman."
Thinking of Yao's vigilance, she added, "Even the maids around her who have met anyone should be recorded as well."
After a long time, you will always see clues.
Although Chao Qing didn't understand the point of doing this, he didn't say anything and just ordered someone to do it.
This kind of thing cannot be rushed. Seeing Chao Qing gave the order, Ji Yunshu put it out of his mind.
She didn't forget that the top priority now is to make money.
She asked Chao Qing: "How much money does your prince have?"
Chao Qing: "...I don't know this either."
Ji Yunshu asked with a smile: "Really don't know?"
Why was she so unconvinced? Chao Qing had not only grown up with Zhao Shen, but Zhao Shen had often been away over the years, and he had always been Zhao Shen's substitute.
Shouldn't such a person know everything about Zhao Shen?
Chao Qing swallowed, feeling that this was a bit difficult to answer: "Madam, what do you want to do?"
Ji Yunshu didn't make things difficult for him: "I just feel a little short of money."
Chao Qing thought about it and understood. In order to avoid any accidents when he pretended to be Zhao Shen, Zhao Shen's affairs were indeed not hidden from him.
Although he was not very clear about what Taoist Yichen and his people were doing on the farm, he knew the speed at which they were spending money.
Chao Qing felt that his family's eldest son was already wealthy, but it was still a bit difficult to support the people on the farm.
Remembering that the prince had just sent ten thousand taels to the manor before he left, he couldn't help but ask, "Master Yichen, is there no money again?"
It’s only been a short time.
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