Chapter 997 Check
Madam Yin touched Yin Huo's hand and confirmed it was not cold before giving him a few more instructions. Then she said, "It's getting dark, and I won't keep you any longer. Go back to the courtyard to have dinner and rest for a while before taking your medicine."
Yin Huo agreed and stood up to leave, but then he stopped and asked, "Didn't the eldest sister, the second sister, and the third sister come over these days?"
"I came," Old Lady Yin said lazily, "but you came back late, so I didn't meet him."
Yin Huo nodded, turned around and left.
When Old Lady Yin saw this, she sighed softly and watched her grandson walk away.
It would be fine if he asked one more question or said one more word, even if it was unpleasant.
Yin Huo returned to his room and poured the medicine out to the back window very skillfully. In the last few times he poured the medicine, not a drop fell on the window, it was very steady.
Changshou saw the young master wipe his hands with a handkerchief, then opened the door and asked someone to bring the bowl of medicine out.
When the room was empty again, Yin Huo asked, "Have you found out about Zhang Jinghao's case?"
"I've found out. Young Master Zhang is the grandson of Zhang Tongyi. He was admitted to the Imperial College through imperial favor. I've checked and found that his uncle's family is in Puzhou, far from the capital. He's actually very close to a horse dealer, and the horse farm in the eastern suburbs has the dealer's money."
Yin Huo would never have asked about such matters before, but the Yin family is here and his father is the Jingzhao Yin, so he doesn't need to show up for such matters. Changshou can just go out and ask, and he will know a lot of things he should know. As for things he shouldn't know, he can know them all by paying some money and saying some nice words.
The reason why Changshou took several days to report back was because it was the first time he was investigating such a matter for Yin Huo, and he wanted to investigate it in more detail and be more certain.
Although Yin Huo didn't say why he wanted to investigate Zhang Jinghao, Changshou was not stupid. In the past few days, the young master had been in contact with the two sons of the Bai family and Miss Zhou. He would know the answer by asking.
So Changshou replied carefully, "I've done some research, and I don't know who's behind that horse dealer. Over the past two years, he's opened a horse farm in the eastern suburbs of the capital and has been hosting gambling games. Sometimes, the young men and women of the capital come to play, and they gamble for fun. Privately, they open the market and place bets themselves, and he acts as the banker and collects the money."
"Earlier, Zhang Jinghao took a group of young men from the Imperial College to the racecourse, and many people placed bets."
Yin Huo asked curiously, "Did you all lose?"
Changshou laughed and said, "How could that be possible? If everyone loses, who would want to play this again? It's strange to say, the others also played three or four games, and they won and lost, but most of them lost more than they won. Only the second young master Bai had the best luck, winning every single round. After four games, I heard he won two hundred taels."
Even Yin Huo, who had never lacked money, was stunned for a moment, tilting his head and asking curiously, "So much money?"
"Anyway, everyone was saying that Second Young Master Bai was lucky, and everyone was extremely envious. Second Young Master Bai got excited and even said he wanted to spend money to raise a horse at a stable, so that he could use it for playing ball or racing. If the horse won, he, as the owner, could get a share of the profits."
Changshou said, "Later, Master Zhang took Second Young Master Bai to look at horses. Second Young Master Bai liked one and asked for 1,500 taels. He said he could give him a discount of 300 taels."
Yin Or: "...He believed it?"
Changshou lowered his head and smiled, "Yes, but I don't know what the second young master Bai told his family after he returned. Their teacher beat him up. I don't know if it was because of the Thousand-Li Horse incident."
"Yes and no," Yin Huo had been with them these days and vaguely knew that Mr. Zhuang beat him mainly because of gambling.
Yin Huo sneered and asked, "Doesn't Zhang Tongyi know about Zhang Jinghao?"
"Zhang Tongyi's family has very strict upbringing. I heard that Master Zhang's monthly salary was raised from ten taels to twenty taels after he entered the Imperial College."
Yin Huo understood immediately. He nodded at the table and said, "I know about this matter. There's no need to investigate further."
He was very curious, "Is Zhang Jinghao's deception very clever?"
How come even he, who doesn't often interact with others, can tell that he is a liar, but Bai Erlang can't?
Changshou thought for a moment and said, "There are still quite a few people who bet on football and horse racing with Master Zhang. The reason why Master Zhang thinks it's not smart is probably because I have done some research and I have never interacted with him."
Yin Huo nodded and decided to tell Bai Shan and Bai Erlang what he had found out the next day.
At this time, Bai Shan and Man Bao were planning to trick Zhang Jinghao.
Through Bai Shan's efforts over the past few days, everyone around Zhang Jinghao now knows one thing: his uncle has a good friend who is a horse dealer, and because of Bai Shan's relationship with him, they can buy horses from him at a much lower price than the market price.
There are quite a few new students enrolled in the Sixth School this year. With the addition of Bai Shan and other heroes, there are quite a few people who need to buy horses to attend classes.
So, those who knew Zhang Jinghao before came to him, and those who didn’t know Zhang Jinghao also came to him through other classmates. Today one person treated him to dinner, and tomorrow another person treated him to drinks.
What I mean is, we are all good friends and brothers, so please introduce me to a good horse at a good price.
Some people have money at home, they don't need cheap horses, they need a breed of horses that they can trust from the bottom of their hearts.
Buying a horse is sometimes like buying jade wrapped in stone, it also depends a lot on luck.
Especially for those of us who are young, most of them buy young foals, which they need to raise slowly. Not all good-looking horses will run fast or steady, which is why there is a profession called horse appraiser.
They are young, have limited knowledge, and are not engaged in this field, so they dare not call themselves Bole. If they want to discover a good horse, they have to rely on horse appraisers or horse merchants.
They don't expect cheap prices, as long as the horse dealers don't cheat them.
Zhang Jinghao has always loved being in a lively atmosphere. In the past, he either attended this banquet or hosted a banquet himself to invite guests. But this time, he was not happy at all, and the smile on his face was simply forced.
They were all students of the Sixth Academy, and even those who were admitted through imperial grace were not fools. Naturally, they saw Zhang Jinghao's expression.
So most people have an illusion that Zhang Jinghao looks down on them.
Some people who have realized this no longer look for Zhang Jinghao. You look down on me, and I look down on you too. The worst that can happen is that we just won't be friends.
So they dispersed.
Another group of people were resentful. Although they left, they kept talking about Zhang Jinghao and promoting his reputation.
The last group of people were stubborn. "You look down on me, so I have to be annoying in front of you. I also want to see how powerful that horse dealer you know is..."
Zhang Jinghao naturally noticed the change in his classmates' attitude towards him, but he had no idea how to get out of this predicament. At this time, he hoped that Bai Erlang would take the initiative to tell him the price of the horse that the horse dealer had given him, which was 1,500 taels.
The next update will be around 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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