Chapter 82: Possessed

Xie Zhuoning told Murong Yan everything about how he spent two taels of silver to buy a young man from a noble family.

"Sir, what do you think I should choose?"

Yang Lie's uncle, Yang He, has been entrenched in Nanyang in recent years and has supported many forces.

After he inherits the title of Marquis of Changxing, he will be directly appointed by the emperor to serve in the Nanyang Army.

In addition, many of the Nanyang Army's men are former members of the Yang Family Army. Within two years, Yang Lie will be in sole control of the military power.

In the previous life, the Crown Prince and Prince Yong put a lot of effort into winning him over.

In the end, it was she who came up with a plan for Xiao Bicheng, which enabled him to win Yang Lie over and make him another great helper.

After a brief pause, Murong Yan gave her a clear and logical analysis of the pros and cons:

"We now have two choices."

"First, secretly hand over Prince Yang Lie to Yang He. The advantage of doing this is that it doesn't require any effort, and you can earn a favor from Yang He."

"But the bad thing is that this favor is not big enough to affect Yang Lie's decision. In other words, he will still choose between the crown prince and the prince of Yong in the end."

"Second, cure Yang Lie, help him overthrow his uncle, and let him inherit the title of Marquis of Changxing. The benefit is that, by saving his life and giving him a new life, he will follow your lead in the future."

"But the downside is that he is too weak to be cured, and his power is very limited, compared to his uncle's. If we want to help him, we will have to pay a very high price."

A steady profit with no loss.

A very risky one.

It all depends on what she chooses.

Xie Zhuoning pondered for a long time before looking up and asking, "Which one would you choose, sir?"

Murong Yan smiled gently, "I think Miss already has the answer in her mind."

Looking up and looking into the distance, Xie Zhuoning lowered his breath a lot. "High risk also means high returns, doesn't it?"

The Crown Prince and Prince Yong are both her enemies. No matter which one Yang He chooses, it will be a huge help to them.

As they become stronger, won't it be more difficult for me to deal with them?

Murong Yan looked at her with admiration, "I was right about her."

Her courage and spirit are no less than any man!

Now that the decision has been made, let's just go for it. Xie Zhuoning immediately said, "Yang Lie is now being kept in the Zhenyang Marquis's mansion, taking medicine every day to keep him alive. He won't die anytime soon. Ask around to see if there are any powerful medical experts out there."

No matter what, the most important thing is to cure the patient first.

Otherwise, no matter how many plans you make, it will be in vain.

Murong Yan has already recruited a lot of people to work for him. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "I'll do it right away."

Having said that, he bowed and left.

Xia Ju brought a veil and put it on Xie Zhuoning, "Miss, do you want to go back home?"

"No." Xie Zhuoning shook his head.

Before coming here, she had never expected that Hui Cui Lou would be run in such a mess by Xie Minglang. She had thought that her brother was ignorant of the ways of the world and did things absurdly, but she had never imagined that it would be so absurd.

"Don't you know how to disguise yourself? Let's go somewhere else and have a look."

She used to patrol the shops, and many of the shop owners knew her.

Changing your identity will allow you to see the truest side of others.

The shops provided to Xie Minglang were a mix of all kinds of things, selling wine, tea, spices...all kinds of things.

Xie Zhuoning looked all the way over and saw that the shop, which had once been a booming business, was now deserted. His heart grew heavier.

It's only been a short time, how come things have changed so much?

Among all the shops, apart from the booming Hui Cui Lou, the most profitable one is undoubtedly Yun Jin Xuan which specializes in selling cloth and ready-made clothes.

She got out of the carriage and just as she reached the door, she heard a commotion inside -

"Didn't you say that the gold silk soft smoke was out of stock? Why is it still available when she asked?"

The person who spoke was a plump, fair-skinned woman. She was not stunningly beautiful, but her dress gave off an air of wealth.

The shopkeeper explained indifferently, "Of course it's because someone else booked it long ago."

The fat lady was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and said, "Don't I have an order? In the past, every time a new style came out, your Miss Xie would send someone to deliver it to my house in person!"

The shopkeeper showed impatience, "You also said that it was in the past. Our boss now is not a young lady anymore."

"Whoever your boss is, call him out to me!"

The Fat Lady was very angry and demanded an explanation.

She spent so much money, she didn't come here to suffer.

Seeing that she was unwilling to give in, the shopkeeper lost his patience and said, "She is the daughter of Minister Song of the Ministry of Works. Your husband is only a seventh-rank official in charge of the Shanglin Garden. How can you compare with her?"

Xie Zhuoning looked over in the direction of the sound and saw several young women dressed as ladies standing inside. Who else could the one leading them be but Song Yuyao?

Song Yuyao held her handkerchief to her lips and smiled, "Shopkeeper, you can't say that. If this gets out, people will say I'm abusing my power to bully people, right?"

The shopkeeper immediately smiled and flattered, "Miss Song, you are joking. Minister Song loves you so much, how dare others spread gossip about you?"

Song Yuyao seemed to be very pleased with the compliment from the shopkeeper. "Okay, wrap it up for me quickly. I have other things to do later."

The two of them went back and forth, not taking the Fat Lady seriously at all.

The Fat Lady was so angry that she was shaking all over and left angrily, "I will never come to this lousy place again!"

Xie Zhuoning watched the entire process with an expression as cold as ice.

The fat lady's husband was only a seventh-rank official, which was naturally not impressive enough in the capital city filled with high-ranking officials, marquises, and royal relatives.

But she was born into a wealthy family in Jiangnan. She had nothing else but money.

She likes to dress gorgeously, so every time Yun Jinxuan gets the latest models, she will come and buy a lot of them, showing her generosity.

It can be said that nearly a quarter of those expensive fabrics were purchased by her.

Now, because Song Yuyao's father held a higher official position than her husband, the last piece of gold-thread soft cloud brocade was given to Song Yuyao.

Xie Zhuoning was so angry that he almost laughed.

While the guys were packing, Song Yuyao was chatting with a few young ladies.

One of them asked curiously, "Yuyao, I heard that your sister is no longer stupid?"

Song Yuyao snorted, "Humph, she is not stupid, she is obviously possessed! My mother said that she must have been possessed by something dirty!"

"Wow, is this true?" The little sisters were surprised.

"Is that true? She used to be timid when she saw my father, but now she dares to talk back when I scold her. It's like she has become a completely different person!"

"She didn't know she was in the wrong even after being punished. She somehow managed to sneak out. My father got so angry that he had her brought back and beaten. Now she's locked up in the woodshed and is not allowed to come out until she repents."

Speaking of Song Yuqiu, Song Yuyao had a sarcastic look on his face.

Her elder sister is really tactless.

With her lowly status, she doesn't just keep a low profile but dares to go against me. She's simply courting death!

Xie Zhuoning listened to their conversation and couldn't help feeling worried.

She hadn't had the chance to thank Song Yuqiu properly for the "Flying Dance" incident.

She didn't expect that the situation would be so bad after she returned to the Song Mansion.

After Song Yuyao got the cloth, she planned to leave.

When he turned around, he bumped into Xie Zhuoning, who had changed his appearance.

She frowned in anger, "Don't you have eyes to see the road?"