Chapter 72 She is just a concubine
Song Xubai grew up with Mr. Yan since he was a child. Although he couldn't learn 100% of what he learned in his life, he at least learned 70% or 80%.
Seeing that he was good at calculating, Old Man Yan gave him a few shops every year to give him experience since he was eight years old. Over the years, he no longer needed to learn from his family about business matters.
What is going on that requires asking for other people's opinions?
Seeing that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, Song Yanxi frowned slightly, "But your family's business is competing with the Jingguo Mansion?"
Apart from this, she could not think of any other possibility.
Seeing that she had guessed it, Song Xubai immediately told her the whole story.
It turned out that the people in Beijing spontaneously boycotted the businesses under the name of Zhuang Shihan because of recent events. For a time, several restaurants including Shuzhuang were silent one after another, and those shops that were once loved by the noble ladies in Beijing were also affected.
In just a few days, customers flocked to all the businesses under the name of Yan. Restaurants and hotels were all packed, and shops selling clothing and jewelry had sold most of their inventory from previous years.
As a businessman, Song Xubai naturally did not want to miss out on such a rare good business, so he had goods from several surrounding towns shipped over overnight.
The reputation of Zhuang Shihan was greatly affected, the shop was deserted, and there were even rumors that she was planning to sell the shop to transition.
If it were any other store, Song Xubai would definitely not even look at this hot potato, but these shops happened to be related to Zhuang Shihan.
That damn Princess Shihan is so despicable. Not only did she steal someone else's husband but she also didn't behave herself, she even had her dowry sent to the general's mansion with great fanfare.
She is just a wife, at most a concubine. She dares to go beyond the mistress of the house before she even enters the house. This is simply too much.
Do you really think that there is no one left in Song when he said so?
After hearing this, Song Yanxi immediately concluded that this was a fraud.
Although she had never had any dealings with Zhuang Shihan and had only met her briefly, the fact that she had been able to single-handedly build up such a huge fortune for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in the mixed capital of Beijing in just a few years destined her to be an extraordinary woman.
If she hadn't just sung the ballad casually, she would have been labeled by the people as an ungrateful person who ignored her parents for her husband.
"Sister, do you mean this is a trap?" Song Xubai's face looked a little unhappy.
Song Yanxi analyzed, "The income from Shu Manor alone over the past two years cannot be underestimated. A woman who can run a business so creatively wouldn't leave herself no room for retreat."
Song Xubai gritted his teeth, "This woman is very cunning!"
"She is indeed smart, but unfortunately, she uses her intelligence in the wrong place."
Thinking of something, a hint of coldness flashed in Song Yanxi's eyes. She looked at Song Xubai and said, "Go back and find mother. Take out some cash from my dowry. We'll buy whatever the shop at the Zhenguo Mansion offers."
"Sister, you..." Song Xubai was about to persuade her not to act on impulse when he suddenly realized.
The brother and sister looked at each other and smiled.
Song Xubai said, "Sister, please go back home and wait for my good news. I will not let you down."
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When we returned to Lanyue Pavilion, the moon was already above the willow trees.
Song Yanxi was in a rare good mood. She asked the kitchen to prepare some side dishes, and sat in the yard with four bamboo poles to drink.
If it were still in the General's Mansion, this situation would never have happened.
The people in Fushoutang seemed to have dog noses. No matter what happened here, it would always reach Madam Lin's ears the next day.
In the past, they only thought that the walls had ears, and never imagined that the spy was right next to them.
"Miss, Taohua is now able to get out of bed and said she wants to see you."
Zhuzhi sneered, "She still has the nerve to want to see the girl, this traitor!"
When Taohua was first assigned to serve Song Yanxi, she thought that she was the only one in the yard who was not from the original family, so everyone took good care of her and treated her well.
I thought her usual quietness was due to her personality, but I didn't expect she was just an ungrateful person who could never be tamed!
Song Yanxi took a sip of wine, suppressed the spicy feeling in her throat, and said calmly, "Keep her hanging for a while longer. Let the people below treat her to good food and drink. Apart from not talking to her, try to meet her other requests."
Zhuzhi muttered, "The girl treats her too well. Such a heartless person, even one look at her would be a stain on my eyes."
"Good?" Song Yanxi smiled, a cold look between her curved eyebrows. "The small courtyard she lives in is so small that not even a bird can fly in, except for the two maids who look after it. It's been half a month since she woke up. If I'm not mistaken, she should be learning to talk to dead things by now."
"Talking to dead things... isn't that crazy?" Zhuzhi was stunned.
Zhu Yu said quietly, "She is a well-trained killer. She must have lived in a much worse environment before, so she wouldn't be this fragile."
She suddenly thought of something and asked, "So the young lady deliberately let those two women live next door to Taohua?"
Song Yanxi nodded and explained, "She has been trained since she was young, and her mind is much tougher than that of ordinary people. Even if she was abandoned by the Lin family mother and son, it is not easy to get her to turn against us and listen to us.
Unless Taohua completely understands that I am the only one in this world who can protect her."
Taohua was a martial artist, and even though they were separated by a wall, he could easily hear the conversation between the two women.
Things that he couldn't tell her during the day because he was ordered to do so, he would always talk about them after turning off the lights at night. What he talked about most on weekdays was the affairs of the General's Mansion.
For example, when Old Madam Lin tried to take advantage of her seniority to control Song Yanxi, she failed and instead provoked the Emperor's wrath. Not only did she lose her title of Fifth Rank Lady, but Lin Tingfeng, who had already been sentenced to a beating, was also punished.
For example, Aunt Zhang, who used to be popular with the old lady, now has half of her body rotten, but the general's mansion doesn't even allow them to hire a doctor, and they are just waiting to starve her to death.
She was so cruel to her close confidants, let alone Taohua, who was beaten to death by her order for failing to perform her duties but luckily escaped with her life?
She knew too many secrets about the Lin family, and Old Madam Lin would definitely not allow her to continue living.
And no matter whether Song Yanxi went there in person or Zhu Yu conveyed these words on her behalf, Taohua could not fully believe them.
People are always more willing to believe what they see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears.
Zhuzhi suddenly realized, then asked with a puzzled expression, "Young lady, why would you keep such a traitor? If she betrays the old lady today just to save her own life, who knows if she won't betray me again if someone threatens her life one day."
Zhu Guo said quietly, "Why not just kill him?"
Zhulu nodded hurriedly.
Seeing the two of them standing up and about to leave, Song Yanxi raised her eyelids and said, "Come back."
The two bamboos sat down decisively. Their obedient cooperation and honest faces made it impossible for people to associate them with words like fighting and killing.
Song Yanxi asked with a smile: "When did I ever say that I wanted to keep her by my side to work?"
"In that case, we might as well kick her out to avoid wasting food." Zhu Yu said impatiently.
It was obviously premeditated.
Song Yanxi laughed, "Don't worry, your food won't be wasted. I'll keep her for a great use."
When they heard that it would be of great use, Si Genzhu's eyes lit up instantly.
Before they could ask, Song Yanxi spoke first: "When the time comes, you will naturally know."
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