Chapter 25 The heir of Jiangnan’s richest man is a woman

"Chang Mingyuan? Wasn't his concubine Jiang beaten to death by his wife fifteen years ago? The empress reprimanded him for this, saying that he favored his concubine over his wife."

Lu Yunyang was still very young at that time and didn't know much about the things in Kyoto.

Lu Mingtong handed him a piece of paper with a ring drawn on it.

"That's true. I heard that Chang Mingyuan secretly kept his mistress in a mansion outside the capital. When Madam Chang found out, Jiang had already given birth to a child for Chang Mingyuan. When Madam Chang killed Jiang, the child disappeared."

"Master, my subordinates suspect that Jiang is the heir to Yiye Bianzhou, the richest man in Jiangnan. A servant of the Chang family once saw this ring on Jiang's hand, and this ring is Yiye Bianzhou's token."

Lu Yunyang was also very happy: "Not bad, not bad. After five years of hard work, we finally have some clues. The ring and the child are missing. It is very likely that Jiang has hidden the child, and the ring must be with the child."

"By the way, whether the child is a boy or a girl, he should be about fifteen or sixteen this year. Do you know where he will run away to?"

Lu Mingyu concluded: "Master, I am incompetent and have not yet found out."

Lu Yunyang put his hands behind his back, looking out the window with his peach blossom eyes, squinting slightly, his careless laziness swept away, looking down upon everyone with an air of disdain, cold and aloofness.

"Investigate. Send more people. We must find out as soon as possible."

Lu Ming immediately responded: "Yes."

After Lu Ming left, Nichang poured another cup of hot tea for Lu Yunyang and comforted him, "Master, don't worry. There will be money. Although Master has passed away, I have observed that Master Xiao is also a useful talent. As long as Master brings him under his command, he will also share your worries."

When talking about Xiao Yimo, Lu Yunyang got a headache. How dare he covet his woman?

But now he has no money. After his master left, his financial situation has plummeted. If he doesn't find someone who can make money, his great cause will become more and more difficult.

"Can you handle him? Xiao Yimo looks young, but he's actually very slippery. Besides, he has a boss behind him. Instead of bringing him here, why not go directly to his boss?"

Nichang was smart: "Okay, I will try to get the details of his master from Mr. Xiao as soon as possible."

As soon as the news that Hua Man Lou had a new repertoire came out, Hua Man Lou was packed with guests that night.

"The birds live together and the butterflies fly together..."

The songs were lingering and touching, and with the passionate performance of the courtesan Nichang, Hua Man Lou regained its fame.

But the good times didn't last long. On the third day, their rival Hong Xiu Zhao also played a new song.

The music was hot and sexy. The girls were wearing bras with red scarves faintly visible under their chests and bells on their ankles, which immediately attracted the guests.

Lu Yunyang stared at the back door of Hong Xiuzhao. Soon, he saw Xiao Yimo walking out with a bag of silver in his arms.

Nichang was furious. She rushed forward, grabbed Xiao Yimo, and took him to Hua Manlou without saying a word.

"Xiao Yimo, you are trying to have the best of both worlds, right? Did you sell our music to Hong Xiuzhao as well?"

Xiao Yimo was caught by Nichang, but Nisi smiled nonchalantly: "How is that possible? The style of the music I gave you at Hua Man Lou is different from that of Hong Xiu Zhao. Besides, I added a hundred taels to the price of Hong Xiu Zhao this time."

Nichang was so angry that she was about to go up and hit Xiao Yimo, but suddenly, she saw a red shadow coming in from the window and giving Nichang a crisp slap in the face.

"You dare to touch my man..."

Nichang looks gentle, but she has a bad temper. She started fighting with the intruder without saying a word.

Nichang's music is gentle and melodious, and she is wearing a light yellow dress.

The person who came was wearing a red gauze dress and had bells on her ankles. You could tell at a glance that she was the girl from Hongxiuzhao.

One yellow and one red were fighting in the room, inseparable.

Until Xiao Yimo stepped forward and grabbed the red-dressed woman's waist and said, "Stop hitting me, stop hitting me. If you keep hitting me, it will be hard to talk about business."

The woman in red put down her sword and looked at Nishang with stern eyes.

Nichang recognized this man: "Chuyu, is Xiao Yimo your man?"

The woman in red is none other than Hong Xiu Zhao's courtesan, matchmaker Chu Yu, who has a hot temper and will start fighting if she disagrees with someone.

The reason I followed was because Xiao Yimo went out from the back door and disappeared. The two of them had originally agreed to meet.

"Exactly."

Nichang suddenly felt that she had been fooled by the two of them.

"Xiao Yimo, you know Chu Yu, are you teaming up with her to play a trick on me?"

Xiao Yimo smiled awkwardly: "Oh, what a misunderstanding, I really didn't play tricks on you, it's just that the method of cooperation is different. I have a lot of songs here, and I sell them to Hongxiuzhao, and I charge a commission."

"I don't know you either, so of course we'll settle the bill based on the song."

Nichang was puzzled: "We are the rival of Hongxiuzhao, why are you willing to sell the song to us..."

Xiao Yimo smiled proudly: "This is what our boss meant. Maybe our boss feels sorry for you, hehe..."

"We don't need your pity..." Nichang glared angrily.

Chu Yu kicked Xiao Yimo and said, "Don't misinterpret the boss's intentions."

"Our boss just thinks that Hong Xiu Zhao has just been established and does not have enough influence. Although the business seems to be good in the past six months, Hua Man Lou has a better reputation than us. Our boss said that the business must be expanded and strengthened together to attract more customers."

"That's why I let Xiao Yimo sell the song to you. However, our music styles are different.

Just make money, why bother with it?"

After saying that, Chu Yu took Xiao Yimo away.

Leaving Nichang so angry that she jumped up and down.

However, Chu Yu's words did remind Lu Yunyang.

"It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. This is the essence of doing business."

Lu Yunyang stared at the direction where Chu Yu left, his eyebrows jumped: "Nichang, do you know the origin of this Chu Yu?"

Nichang immediately understood what Lu Yunyang meant: "Sir, she can't be the Jiang family's orphan. Chuyu is already eighteen years old this year, so her age doesn't match."

Lu Yunyang was not giving up: "Maybe she lied about her age?"

Nichang shook her head: "Impossible, I saw her when she was a child, she was a beggar, and later I don't know who adopted her, and she became the oiran of Hongxiuzhao, and also learned a lot of martial arts."

"Besides, we don't even know whether Jiang gave birth to a boy or a girl."

Lu Yunyang was a little disappointed, but he analyzed carefully: "Jiang's child must be a girl. If it was a boy, Chang Mingyuan would never leave him alone."

Nishang: "Could it be that because Chang Mingyuan was exiled three years later, he couldn't take care of the child..."

Lu Yunyang still shook his head: "I have a hunch that Jiang must have given birth to a daughter, and the inheritance of Yiye Pingzhou has always been a female..."

Yes, the richest person in Jiangnan is a woman. For the past hundred years, the fortune has been passed down by women. This was the result that Lu Yunyang came to after a long period of investigation.

A woman who has built such a big business must be a remarkable woman. There are many such women.

A small boat is so big that it can still operate normally even if the owner has never shown up. It is really admirable.

This is also the reason why Lu Yunyang desperately wants to know the successor of the Jiang family.

He needs money.