After the New Year, every family is busy visiting each other. Today, Kang Yueran hosted a banquet for everyone at home.
She asked Madam He to tell Huang about the situation of the ladies in Anzhou City in advance. The ladies immediately understood that this was to arrange a marriage for Kang Yuanchen, and they all started to recommend Huang.
During this period, some people were concerned about Kang Yueran's lifelong affairs, but Kang Yueran found an excuse to slip away. Ye had to put on a smile and said there was no rush.
As soon as she entered the tea room, He Yifan, Zuo Bai and others came to her.
"Yueran, have you heard that Mr. Huang's house was robbed? They say it was completely taken away, and Mr. Huang was almost mad to death."
Zuo Bai snorted, "Huang Li has been bullying men and women for years, and he deserves this retribution."
Meng Dechang had an unfathomable look on his face. "Huang Li is so smart! He must be very wealthy. How could he have stolen everything? I don't believe it. I think maybe he had too much money and found an excuse to hide it."
Kang Yueran pretended to be surprised, "No way! It's his own money, he can hide it if he wants to. Why does he have to make excuses?"
"Who knows what he's thinking? Maybe he's afraid people will covet his money. He's even stingier than a miser!"
Ou Jiuyan glared at Zuo Bai, "Who are you talking about? Are you making fun of me?"
Uh... "Old Ou, I'm really not making fun of you!"
Huang Li's incident made Ou Jiuyan feel a sense of crisis. This time, they were targeting Huang Li, but who knew when they would target him. "What do you think? Should I hide some of the money as well? Or should I buy some more land and a shop?"
"You still want to buy it? You might as well just buy Anzhou."
Ou Jiuyan quickly covered Zuo Bai's mouth and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Anzhou belongs to the emperor. How dare I buy it?"
Kang Yueran comforted everyone, "Uncle Ou, don't worry. Everyone in Anzhou knows that your family is the richest, but that person robbed Mr. Huang's house. Thinking about Mr. Huang's character, I think that person was targeting Mr. Huang."
"What if they suddenly decide to target me? I sent someone to the Huang family to inquire, and they said the thieves emptied the storehouse without alerting a single guard."
Meng Dechang suddenly laughed when he heard this. "I said Huang Li did it on purpose. He stole so much silver and yet there was no movement at all. How is that possible? Unless he has some magical power and can sweep away everything with a single sweep of his sleeve."
Uh...Kang Yueran lowered her head and chuckled. She didn't know any magic, she only knew how to perform magic tricks!
He Yifan asked, "Yueran, what are you laughing at?"
Uh... "I think what Uncle Meng said makes sense. I'm wondering if Mr. Huang got some news that's why he wants to transfer his wealth."
Ou Jiuyan was sweating. "What news could it be? Old Huang is very smart. I'm sure we won't be able to get the truth out of him. What should I do?"
Everyone here has a fortune, and everyone's heart is in their throat.
Zuo Bai said anxiously, "Yueran, why don't you write a letter to Prince Ping and ask him? He's in the capital, so he must have more information than us."
Kang Yueran walked to the door and asked the maid to watch the door for her and remind her if anyone came.
After sitting down, she said, "I guess His Majesty is going to start shipping."
He Yifan followed up with, "How did you guess that?"
"When the Ye family moved south, I wasn't in Anzhou. Later, I thought about it and felt something was amiss. Zhuo Limin had left behind all of the Ye family's managers, accountants, cargo ships, boatmen, and employees, clearly intending to start a shipping business.
He did it so obviously, isn't he afraid that the Crown Prince will report him to the Emperor? Officially, court officials are not allowed to engage in business. He is also the Minister of the Imperial Household, under the supervision of the Emperor. So I boldly speculate that the Emperor may intervene in maritime transportation.
Meng Dechang thought for a moment and said, "But this isn't right. Huang Li is in the rice business. What does shipping have to do with him?"
Kang Yueran continued to deceive, "Why does His Majesty want to intervene in maritime transport? In the final analysis, it is because maritime transport is very profitable. Now we don't know how His Majesty will intervene, but if he asks everyone to donate, who dares not to donate?
Mr. Huang is in the rice business, but hasn't he made money from shipping? Even if he didn't, who would believe him? Do we have to take out all the account books for decades and have them checked?"
Zuo Bai panicked, "Yueran, if His Majesty interferes with shipping, will we be able to keep our wharf? Oh, we just built it."
"Don't worry, this is just my guess, it's not certain yet."
Ou Jiuyan's back, forehead, and palms were all sweaty. "What should I do? My dock is in the city, and the Ye family's boats are all docked at my dock. Are you, are you asking me to donate the dock?"
Kang Yueran handed him a handkerchief and said, "Uncle Ou, don't worry. It won't happen that fast! Even if His Majesty wants to get involved in shipping, he can't openly ask you for the wharf. That would be robbery."
Ou Jiuyan wiped the sweat off his face and gritted his teeth. "Oh! At worst, I'll just give up the pier." Then he turned sad and said, "Oh, that pier is my ancestral property. It was built by my grandfather."
Compared with Heshun Wharf, Oujia Wharf was more suitable for requisition by the imperial court, and everyone looked at Ou Jiuyan with sympathy.
Kang Yueran pushed the tea in front of Ou Jiuyan, "Uncle Ou, drink some tea first and calm down. I will help you find a solution."
Everyone's smile disappeared from their faces, and they were all wondering whether they should follow Huang Li's example and hide the silver.
Kang Yueran warned everyone, "The shipping matter is just my guess and cannot be confirmed, so uncles, just listen to it and don't spread it outside."
It is extremely disrespectful to speculate on the emperor's intentions privately, and everyone promised to keep it to themselves and never tell anyone.
Not long after lunch, everyone said goodbye and left.
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