Chapter 290: Yu Lingye was exposed
"Mr. Fuye's most recent painting was five years ago, and it was auctioned for a whopping price of three thousand taels of gold."
"Unfortunately, after that painting, the prince stopped painting. He said he had no inspiration and his paintings would be vulgar."
"Young Master Fuye hasn't produced any new paintings. Those waiting to buy his paintings are going crazy. They want to dig deep underground to find him, but they never imagined that he is the prince."
Xie Yingmian had a complicated expression.
Having Fu Mo is Yu Lingye's blessing.
Yu Lingye's disguise was well hidden, but it was revealed as soon as Fu Mo opened his mouth.
Fu Mo, Fu Feng, Fu Ye, these names sound like they are from the same group.
Those high-ranking nobles probably didn't expect that Yu Lingye would choose a name similar to that of a guard, so they couldn't find him.
Xie Yingmian asked, "Does Yu Lingye have another pseudonym called Lingyun?"
Fu Mo opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.
Although he didn't know the specific meaning of "majia", he could guess from the context that it probably meant a pseudonym.
"So the prince told you that."
"Your Highness actually told you this."
Xie Yingmian: ...She never said that, she just guessed.
Separate Yu Lingye's name.
The word "Ye" is called Fu Ye as Fu Mo and others called it.
The word "Ling" is the same as what Jingyun, Aoyun and others called it, which is Lingyun.
Not hard to guess.
Fu Mo grinned: "The name Lingyun is the pseudonym used by the prince for business."
"Have you heard of the Fengjing Ling family? They are the richest family in the neighboring Donglin country."
"The prince's identity in the business world is the third son of the Ling family."
Xie Yingmian raised her eyebrows: "Yu Lingye has been staying in Shangjing all year round, how come he has connections with people from Donglin Country?"
Fu Mo: "That's a long story."
“Although the Ling family is from Donglin Country, their businesses are spread across seven countries across the continent.”
"Many years ago, the Ling family brought the third son of the Ling family to the capital to see a doctor."
"Well, the old lady of the Ling family came along. When she saw the prince out of the palace playing, she insisted that he was her grandson and wouldn't let him go. The Third Young Master Ling had no choice but to come out to help."
"What's interesting is that when Third Young Master Ling saw the prince, he was stunned. He said that the prince looked very much like my grandmother when she was young, especially her eyebrows and eyes."
"The old lady also insisted that the prince was her grandson and she would never make a mistake."
"That's how Third Young Master Ling became familiar with the prince."
Xie Yingmian frowned.
Yu Lingye looks more like the Concubine Dowager.
In other words, the concubine looks similar to the old lady of the Ling family.
She had met those people from the Fang family.
From a genetic point of view, even if the genes of the ugly people in the Fang family mutate, they will never become a stunning beauty like the concubine.
She had wondered before that the Fang family members all looked very ordinary, especially Fang Zhang, who looked like a mean and ugly old lady, and had nothing in common with the Concubine Dowager. Judging from Fang Zhengtian's appearance, the Concubine Dowager also didn't look like the deceased old man Fang.
She thought then that Toffee had won the genetic lottery.
Now it seems that perhaps the Concubine Dowager is not Fang Zhang's daughter at all.
Xie Yingmian asked, "Has the old lady of the Ling family ever lost a daughter?"
Fu Mo: "No."
“Never heard of it.”
"Oh, right, I once heard Ling Er say that the old lady gave birth to three sons and a daughter. When she was pregnant with her daughter, she was still busy with business. Because of overwork, the youngest daughter was born prematurely. She was weak since childhood and had to be kept alive by precious medicinal herbs. The old lady felt guilty. Ling Er's little aunt was spoiled since childhood, so she has a very bad temper and so on."
Xie Yingmian had already imagined a bloody drama in his mind.
She had no evidence, only speculation.
She didn't have a good relationship with the Concubine Dowager and didn't want to get involved in these matters. She would wait for a chance to point out Yu Lingye. As for whether Yu Lingye would investigate or not, it was none of her business.
Fu Mo didn't know what Xie Yingmian was thinking.
He continued, "Later, the Third Young Master Ling could not be saved and died young. The Third Young Master Ling was the one who most resembled Old Lady Ling and was also Old Lady Ling's most beloved grandson."
"The old lady couldn't accept the tragic news and fell ill. When the prince came to visit her, she mistook him for Ling San. She thought Ling San was not dead and her health gradually improved."
"The head of the Ling family requested that the prince pretend to be the Third Young Master Ling in front of the old lady. The prince had a good impression of the old lady of the Ling family, so he agreed."
"Then the prince started doing business. Princess, you know that the prince is a member of the royal family. Normally, royal family members cannot do business. Of course, if it is registered under someone else's name, no one will investigate it strictly."
"The prince's identity is quite special, especially since the emperor always looks at him with a sinister gaze. So the prince borrowed the identity of the Third Young Master Ling. The entire Ling family also recognizes the prince as the Third Young Master Ling."
Xie Yingmian understood.
No wonder Yu Lingye was able to grow his business so big right under the emperor’s nose.
It turned out that he was borrowing the name of the third son of the richest man's family.
"These things must be very important. You are talking about them so carelessly. Aren't you afraid that the prince will punish you?"
Fu Mo: "Didn't the prince tell you the name Ling Yun himself?"
Xie Yingmian: "He didn't say it, I just guessed."
Fu Mo: ...
Fu Mo: Guessed!
Guess!
Fu Mo covered his mouth and screamed silently.
It’s over.
He blurted out so many important things too quickly, and the prince will kill him.
Xie Yingmian said, "Don't worry, I'm a very tight-lipped person and I will keep the secret."
"Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know."
Fu Mo pointed at Zang Yue: "And Zang Yue."
Zang Yue's voice was cold: "I already knew it."
Fu Mo: ...Okay.
These are not big secrets.
The emperor had actually investigated this a long time ago, but the Ling family was so wealthy that the emperor did not dare to act rashly.
From ancient times to the present, it has never been a good thing for a businessman to be as rich as a country.
As the business grew bigger, it was gradually taken over by the imperial court. When there was too much money, it became the imperial court's reserve treasury. When the business was good, it became business for the imperial court.
But the Ling family is different.
Once upon a time, the emperor of a country coveted the wealth of the Ling family. He made things difficult for the Ling family and pressured them, attempting to take over the Ling family's business in that country.
The Ling family acted decisively and ruthlessly. They immediately withdrew from all transactions with that country and announced that they would never do business there again.
The emperor of that country didn't take it seriously at first.
After all, no matter how much money the Ling family has, they are just businessmen.
Merchants have always been at the bottom, just rich businessmen, and can never achieve anything significant.
What the emperor didn't expect was that the Ling family's business empire spanned seven countries across the continent.
The Ling family cut off all business chains in their country, stopped supplying and receiving goods, and their country's business was almost paralyzed.
The paralysis of business is not a big problem, and the people can survive by being self-sufficient.
However, the Ling family increased their supply to nearby countries.
There is money only when there is business.
Only when money flows can a country be vibrant and prosperous.
that's all.
The neighboring countries are prospering and developing, but that country is as lifeless as a stagnant pool of water.
When business is sluggish, tax revenues are low.
When tax revenue is low, the treasury is empty.
The treasury was empty, and the emperor had no choice but to increase taxes.
This vicious cycle lasted for three years.
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