Chapter 102: Of course it’s fastest to ask the person himself
The woman never expected that the girl in front of her would hit the mark without her even saying a word about her purpose.
She sat back down, put away her previous disdainful expression, sighed, and looked sad.
She began to explain her purpose.
The woman said her name was Chen Jinmei. Her husband Kang Yan was a wealthy businessman who died suddenly of an acute illness a few days ago.
When she was heartbroken and preparing for her husband's funeral, she found that she could not find the land deeds, house deeds, account books or banknotes of the properties under her husband's name.
Normally, her husband never talked about business matters in front of her, and she never thought much about it. But now that he is gone suddenly, someone still needs to take over and manage the family business. It is almost the end of the month and she still has to pay wages to the staff in various businesses.
She was really at a loss, so she decided to find the former housekeeper who had recently resigned to retire and ask him if he knew where the old master had kept all the important belongings.
As a result, the old housekeeper knew nothing about anything she asked. She walked back with a worried look on her face. When she looked up, she saw Tianming Pavilion and the notice in front of the door, so she came to try her luck.
Having said this, Chen Jinmei looked at Yun Qingqing with hope:
"My husband worked so hard to build this family business. I can't let his years of hard work go to waste."
"If you can really help me recover the property left by my late husband, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"A deposit of eight hundred taels will be found today."
Chen Jinmei's expression changed slightly, and she hesitated:
"A deposit? But I haven't received the family property yet, how can I come up with so much money? If you help me find the things first, I can give you double the money, not to mention eight hundred taels."
Yun Qingqing tapped the table with her fingers and looked directly at her:
"Eight hundred taels is almost all the cash you have, and what you are looking for is worth nearly a million. It's up to you to decide how to choose."
Chen Jinmei tightened her fingers, lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then said:
"The Pavilion Master is indeed a capable person, but it's impossible for me to carry so much silver with me when I go out. Why don't you come with me to the mansion to get it? You can also help me calculate where my husband's inheritance is."
She had just counted all the silver bills in her hand yesterday, and it was exactly eight hundred taels, no more, no less, and she had never told anyone about this.
Now she couldn't help but believe that the leader of Tianming Pavilion really had some skills.
If you ask her for help, you will definitely be able to find all of your husband's inheritance.
Yun Qingqing didn't waste any words and stood up directly:
"Let's go."
She casually drew out two indentures and asked Mu Hongling to call the people to accompany her.
Two girls named Lu'e and Lianxia followed her happily and they went out together.
When we arrived at the Kang family residence, it was already dark.
The mansion was lit with eternal lamps everywhere for vigil, so it was not dark, but it looked eerie because of the white banners and wreaths everywhere.
The two girls, Lu'e and Lianxia, felt goosebumps all over their bodies. They couldn't help but huddled together and followed Yun Qingqing closely.
Yun Qingqing suddenly stopped and looked back at the two of them:
"Hold out your hand."
Lu'e and Lianxia didn't understand what was going on, but they still stretched out a hand each.
Yun Qingqing drew a few strokes on the palms of both of their hands.
"If you're feeling uneasy, just put your palm to your heart and you'll be fine."
Having said that, she continued walking forward.
Lu'e and Lianxia only felt a slight warmth in their palms, and subconsciously placed them against their chests. Sure enough, they felt that the coldness around them had dissipated, and their panic was gone.
The Pavilion Master is really amazing.
Chen Jinmei first took a few people to the courtyard where she lived, and went back to her room to get eight hundred taels of silver notes.
When she handed the banknotes to Yun Qingqing, she felt a little painful, but when she thought about getting her husband's property back soon, she hardened her heart and handed over the banknotes.
She couldn't wait to ask:
"Where should I start looking?"
Yun Qingqing put away the banknote and said without hesitation:
"Mourning Hall."
"What?" Chen Jinmei was startled, her expression becoming a little strange. "You mean, those property receipts are actually in the mourning hall?"
Yun Qingqing shook her head:
"That may not be the case, but there are clues in the mourning hall."
Chen Jinmei showed hesitation and said:
"If that's the case, Master, please wait a moment while I dismiss everyone in the mourning hall before looking for clues."
Yun Qingqing raised her eyebrows:
"Your Palace of Children is half-real and half-illusory, so you must have a stepson. Since he is your husband's biological son with his first wife, he should be present when the inheritance comes. Yet, you want to exclude him?"
Chen Jinmei twisted her sleeves and sighed, saying:
"To be honest, this child lost his mother when he was young, and my husband was too busy with his business to discipline him. By the time he married me, his temperament had already been set and there was no changing it."
"He's not even twenty yet, but he's already a life of drinking, gambling, and eating. If the family fortune were handed over to him, he'd probably squander it all in a matter of days."
"I think my husband was worried about this, so he hid all the property deeds and land deeds. But he fell ill so suddenly that he didn't even tell me..."
She shed a few tears and sobbed a few times before continuing:
"So, in order to prevent him from squandering the family fortune, I have no choice but to take over these things first. Once he matures and calms down, I can take over little by little."
Yun Qingqing curled her lips lightly:
"Since you have made up your mind, let's do as you say."
Chen Jinmei breathed a sigh of relief. Several people came to the outside of the mourning hall. She went in first and said a few words. Then a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old walked out with a haggard look.
The servants inside also left.
Yun Qingqing asked Lu'e Lianxia to wait outside and went into the mourning hall herself.
Right in front of them was a huge cypress coffin. Chen Jinmei was holding the coffin and wiping her tears:
"My dear husband, I will definitely help you protect the Kang family business and will also do my best to teach Lei'er to walk the right path. You can go with peace of mind."
The originally calm candlelight in front of the memorial suddenly burst into a flame.
But Chen Jinmei didn't notice it. She looked up at Yun Qingqing:
"Master, maybe you have figured out the clue now?"
"Okay." Yun Qingqing nodded.
He pinched his fingers together, raised two fingers, and suddenly a piece of talisman paper appeared out of thin air between his fingers.
She placed the talisman on the coffin lid. Chen Jinmei saw a golden light flash on the talisman and her eyes widened, her heart becoming more and more expectant.
The head of Tianming Pavilion is indeed an expert. It seems that she will be able to find out where Kang Yan has hidden his property soon!
At this moment, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew into the mourning hall.
Chen Jinhua shuddered as she saw a few wisps of half-gray and half-white mist floating out of the coffin.
Not only did the fog not dissipate for a long time, but it gathered together and gradually took the shape of a human figure.
Chen Jinhua's whole body was stiff, her eyes were filled with fear, and she screamed "Ah" and fell to the ground!
“A ghost!” She rolled and crawled to hide behind Yun Qingqing, “Master! There’s a ghost! You, you must capture him quickly…”
Yun Qingqing curled her lips without a smile:
"That won't do. If you want to know where he hid his wealth, the fastest way is to ask the owner."
As he spoke, the cloud of mist had completely taken on a human form, and emitted a sound that made Chen Jinmei's scalp explode:
"Evil woman... give me back my life... "
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