The next day, Zhuo Liming sent an invitation to Chai Shirong to attend a banquet, and Chai Shirong happily went.
"Why did Young Master Zhuo ask me to come here?" He actually knew very well that Zhuo Liming asked him to come because of the Ye family's affairs, but he was not willing to interfere.
Zhuo Limin pretended to be surprised, "Why didn't Ye Wei tell His Highness?"
Ye Wei came to ask for a meeting, but was stopped by the servants. "No, Ye Wei is just a merchant, he has nothing to do with me. He doesn't have the guts to come to me and ask for help, nor does he have the face to ask me to help him."
Even Zhuo Limin felt heartbroken for Ye Wei. "Ye Wei has nothing to do with Your Highness, that's great. To be honest, Your Highness, I partnered with the Ye family on shipping, but something went wrong. Ye Wei gave me all the remaining cargo ships and crews as an apology."
Chai Shirong's smile faltered. "Did Junior Supervisor Zhuo accept it?" He had always been quite satisfied with Ye Wei; he had no trouble with him and the money he had given as a filial gift was generous. If Zhuo Limin accepted it, then the Ye family would be of no use to him.
"Your Highness knows me well. I don't know how to do business. I just want to get back my capital plus interest. Since the Ye family can't give it to me, they must compensate me with something of equal value."
The principal plus interest would be nearly two hundred thousand taels. Chai Shirong felt a pang of pain just thinking about this figure. He certainly couldn't use his own money to make up for it, so he would have to abandon the Ye family. "Master Zhuo is right. The Ye family should repay."
"Since His Highness also said that the Ye family should repay, then I am relieved. I will send someone to Anzhou to take over the Ye family's business. As for Ye Wei?"
Why would he care about a person who is useless to him? "Of course, I will leave it to Young Supervisor Zhuo to decide."
After Zhuo Liming finished speaking, he drank the water in the cup and signaled Kang Yueran with his eyes to pour him another cup.
Kang Yueran frowned and thought, not noticing Zhuo Liming's hint.
"You're so stupid! I used to praise you for being smart. I swallowed up all the assets of the Ye family, and Ye Wei gave them to me without any regrets. Don't you think there's something wrong?"
Kang Yueran retorted, "On the contrary, I think that it's you who thinks there's a problem. One is the Crown Prince, and the other is the Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Household. Who can Ye Wei offend? What else can he do if he doesn't hand over the family business with both hands? Will he fight to the death with you?"
"It's only two hundred thousand taels. I don't believe Ye Wei can't come up with it. Or maybe he can just ask the Crown Prince to mediate. In fact, it won't cost two hundred thousand taels. He can make a comeback by making two sea voyages next year. It's not even necessary for him to give up his family fortune."
That's right! "Without the family fortune, the Ye family is like a discarded child in front of the Crown Prince. What is Ye Wei's purpose?"
"I don't know. I just know that there must be something fishy going on with the Ye family."
Kang Yueran chuckled and said casually, "Isn't it to escape from the control of the Crown Prince?"
Zhuo Liming frowned and said, "This possibility cannot be ruled out." The prince's selfish nature is indeed not very popular among the people.
"If that's the case, what are you going to do?"
If that were true, then Ye Wei's initial attempt to partner with him in shipping was a trap. "That depends on whether the Ye family's inheritance is enough for me to earn two hundred thousand taels." If Ye Wei dared to set him up, he would have to pay the price.
Kang Yueran didn't intend to interfere in the Ye family's affairs. "What are you going to do with the Yin family's kiln?"
"What else can I do? Didn't you say I'd give it all to you? I'm just waiting to count the money. Huh? Aren't you going to plead for the Ye family?"
"You don't have to test me. I have a good relationship with Prince Ping." The Ye family belongs to the prince, and therefore her enemy.
"Hmph! Be careful, King Ping will abandon you after having an affair with you!"
Kang Yueran couldn't help but kick him, "Can't you just hope for me to be better?"
"Hiss...you are so rude..."
After dawn, Kang Yueran asked Xiao Wuzi to inquire about the Ye family.
He called Wang Hai again and gave him the title deed to the Yinjia Kiln in Shengzhou, and asked him to go to Shengzhou with Yu Honghuo to take over the kiln.
After Xiao Wuzi came back, he told Kang Yueran that the Ye family had sold the fleet to a merchant named Lu, and also sold all the shops and houses, preparing to move south with the whole family.
Kang Yueran waved Xiao Wuzi away. The Ye family wanted to leave? Were they simply trying to escape Chai Shirong's control? Or were they following Chai Shirong's orders to head south?
She got up and went to Lu's house to find Lu Kai.
Lu Kai had also heard about the Ye family's situation. "The ship hasn't returned in over three months. It's very likely that something went wrong."
Kang Yueran asked anxiously, "Brother Lu, can you help me find out if the Ye family had an accident on the way to Xiliu Kingdom, or on the way back?"
"No need to ask, it was an accident on the way back. I ran into Master Xie a few days ago. Master Xie's ship and the Ye family's ship arrived in Xiliu Kingdom at the same time. He also said that the Ye family brought back all silver this time. What a pity, it was all wasted."
"Isn't it common practice to keep 50% of the silver for shipping and 50% for the goods?"
The sea was rough and the boat had to be weighed down by something heavy when sailing, so everyone would keep half of the silver to weigh it down.
"You're right, but there are exceptions to everything. A long time ago, I even bought all my silver and shipped it back as lumber. Sister Yueran, is there something wrong with the Ye family?"
Kang Yueran nodded and said, "Brother Lu, I, I am the Prince Ping's man; the Ye family is the Crown Prince's man. We belong to different camps, so I want to find out whether the Ye family is really in trouble or not."
Lu Kai said with a grin, "I've heard that you have a special relationship with Prince Ping. It turns out... Sister Yueran, I'll help you investigate the Ye family."
Kang Yueran didn't expect Lu Kai to not care at all about her joining Chai Shijing. "No need to investigate, Brother Lu, don't interfere in the affairs of the Ye family. My joining Prince Ping is my own business, and I don't want to involve you all."
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