Yang Tongzhi suddenly felt that there was something different about the Magistrate Tu in front of him, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he could only speak vaguely.
"Sir, there are constant rumors in the city right now, and I am doing this for your reputation!"
A flash of sarcasm flashed across Magistrate Tu's eyes. "No problem, I'm upright and have nothing to fear from my own shadow! Please step aside!"
Yang Tongzhi was terribly worried. Why was he suddenly so stubborn? Did he not care about his reputation? How strange.
Seeing that the other party was leisurely drinking tea and had no intention of paying attention to him, he shook his head, pretended to sigh and walked out of the room.
Yang Tongzhi narrowed his eyes coldly, "Come on, follow him!"
I whispered in my heart: This time I must catch all of King Ping's spies in Nanzhou. I wonder where the mineral vein is?
Here, Yang Tongzhi has already contacted Manager He.
"This is a conspiracy, an absolute conspiracy, Yang Tongzhi, what should we do?" Manager He was almost going crazy and paced around the room.
"Can you please not leave? You're making me dizzy!" Yang Tongzhi said in an impatient tone.
Shopkeeper He sat heavily on the chair and gulped down his tea. "How can I explain this to the prince? Sigh..."
Yang Tongzhi suddenly changed the subject, "Stabilize the mines first! Don't ship silver to the city for the time being!"
Shopkeeper He frowned slightly and nodded slightly, "I'll go there in person in the next two days! What did the prefect say?"
Yang Tongzhi said in a rather sarcastic tone, "I was wrong. Tu Youliang is a smooth talker! Only our people can conduct a careful investigation!"
"All our shops have been burned down. It will take some time and a lot of money to rebuild them. This..."
"Didn't you say you'd take over Fengweiju right away? Perfect, change Fengweiju to Tianxianglou! But the price needs to be lowered a bit."
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper He had an idea in mind!
The next day, Pearl came as promised.
"Why did you ask me to go to the teahouse at this critical juncture?" Zhenzhu said coquettishly.
Shopkeeper He hugged her slender waist and said, "Zhu'er, only you can help me this time!"
"But you're short of money?"
"Zhu'er, all the Tianxiang Towers in Nanzhou were burned down overnight by criminals. The losses were horrific, and the prefect had no way to investigate. Sigh..."
Pearl frowned, "Think carefully about who you offended."
Shopkeeper He hesitated and finally slapped his thigh, "Zhu'er, there's something I've been hiding from you, all for your protection. Now I have to tell you the truth! I'm Prince Ping's man, and all the property in Nanzhou belongs to the prince!"
"Now all the shops have been burned down, and the prince still doesn't know about it. If he knew, I'm afraid my life would be in danger!"
Zhenzhu was horrified. "You mean that murderous devil Ping Wang? Brother Biao, how about we elope?"
Shopkeeper He smiled bitterly, "Where can I escape to? Although the prince is cruel, he saved my life and has never treated me unfairly over the years.
What's more, the whole world belongs to the king, and the prince's spies are everywhere, so I have nowhere to escape!"
"But you have suffered an unexpected disaster. You must be his enemy. This... this..."
Shopkeeper He held her hand and said, "Zhu'er, only you can save me now!"
"You mean Fengweiju?"
Shopkeeper He nodded.
Zhenzhu was very conflicted. "But Wang Buer, that scoundrel, just wouldn't sell it at a low price!"
A murderous intent flashed across Shopkeeper He's eyes. He pulled out a packet of powder from his sleeve and handed it to her, "Zhu'er, this is pain-free powder. It's colorless and odorless. It kills in a quarter of an hour. Just drink it with tea!"
Pearl was shocked, her eyes wide, "You... want me to kill someone?"
Shopkeeper He stuffed the paper bag into her hands and said, "As long as he's alive, you'll be Madam Wang. Isn't that great? If he dies, we can be together legitimately!"
Upon hearing this, Pearl unconsciously clenched her hands and stared at the paper bag in her hand in a daze.
Shopkeeper He noticed her hesitation and tried to persuade her again, "Zhu'er, you and I were childhood sweethearts, meant to be together, but fate has played tricks on us. Now that such a great opportunity is before us, don't you want to be with me?"
Pearl looked up suddenly, tears flashing in her eyes, "Brother Biao, I didn't do that, don't let your imagination run wild!"
Shopkeeper He pretended to sigh, "This method has the best of both worlds. When the time comes, I'll resign from this position after I take over the shop! Let's go to Yuzhou. I've bought a house and land there. When the time comes, you can give me three or five more boys and girls..."
Zhu'er's hand unconsciously touched her lower abdomen, "I..."
"Don't be afraid. When the time comes, I will ask the prince to let the imperial physician treat you..."
He poured out a lot of nice words and finally convinced the other party.
"Zhu'er, I'm waiting for your good news. Don't worry, this thing is colorless and odorless, and even the coroner can't detect it!"
Wang Buer was still lying on the bed cursing the servants, completely unaware that he was being stabbed in the back by the person next to him.
The next day, rumors were flying everywhere.
"Have you heard? Wang Buer is dead! Oh my god...his death was extremely tragic!"
"I think it's retribution. His father was buried with the basin broken by his wife. It's really a weird story!"
"Hey... the Wang family has been a single-line family for nine generations, so he's the only one who can inherit the family line!"
"Alas...poor Mr. Wang, who has always been kind and generous, has ended up like this!"
"It's really strange! Ever since the prefect came, strange things have been happening one after another in the city!"
"You're not going to die, and you're still talking nonsense like that?"
The two men in the crowd looked at each other, smiled slightly, and squeezed out of the crowd.
Pearl naturally had a bad face when facing the concubines who were crying bitterly.
"Stop crying, I'm leaving. Here's the money for you to settle down. Take it and leave!"
Aunt Xue paused in her tears, her eyes filled with confusion. "Madam, you want us to go our separate ways? What about the children? They are the Master's own flesh and blood!"
What's more, she has another baby in her belly.
"I'm a trader. If you don't want to leave, I'll sell you all!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the other three concubines hurriedly took out the silver, fearing that she would go back on her word.
Aunt Xue pulled the three girls to kneel down, and their crying made Pearl's head hurt.
"Madam, you can't do this! You've already torn this family apart before the master's body is even cold. How are we, an orphan and a widow, going to survive?"
"You still have the nerve to say that! The doctor said you're pregnant with another girl. I suspect the master was pissed off to death by you!"
Aunt Xue's tears kept flowing out like beads from a broken string, but she was unable to refute.
The maidservant beside her couldn't bear it, "Auntie, you are pregnant now, don't be too sad, take the money and leave!"
However, she was very stubborn. "No, the baby in my belly is not yet mature. Maybe it can change its gender!"
She suddenly stopped crying, slowly stood up, and her tone became very sharp, "Madam, I am carrying the last trace of the Wang family's blood in my belly. In the future, our Wang family will have to rely on him!"
"Pa!" A slap made her see stars.
Zhenzhu blew on her hands and shouted, "I think you've lost your mind. Since you want to stay, considering you gave birth to three daughters for the Wang family, this house will be left to you!"
She stood up and looked at everyone deeply. "The rest of the Wang family's assets have all been sold. Everyone, please take care of yourselves!"
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