The Sun family may indeed be wealthy, but it doesn’t mean that he can casually spend a thousand pieces of silver. Although he is the young master of the Sun family, he is not the only grandson. Especially when the Head of the house is still Grandpa Sun, no matter how much money the Sun family has, it won’t be Sun Yaowen’s turn to recklessly dispense it.
Ji Xiulan scoffed at him: "Bah! Anyway, you can turn black into white with your smooth talk!"
Sun Yaowen was not annoyed either. He chuckled and squeezed her chest, "Isn’t this what you like about me? Now you are jealous of me. When you were serving the old man, I didn’t get jealous of you."
Ji Xiulan snorted coldly: "You dare to be jealous!"
Sun Yaowen’s hand became more presumptuous, he directly undid her waistband, reached into her pants, and sneered, "What’s so satisfying about serving that old man? In the end, don’t you still rely on me to satisfy you? Now you dare to dislike me, huh?"
Ji Xiulan’s body was already weak, her voice had softened, and even revealed a hint of seductive panting. She took the initiative and kissed him.
The two entwined together and quickly moved on to the main event.
Xin He, however, had already turned around and left. She didn’t want to offend her ears with the dirty affairs of these two.
But she marvelled at how bold Ji Xiulan had become. Since entering the Sun Family, even though she was only a concubine, she was still an old man’s woman, but she dared to mix with his grandson.
Recalling the old days at Yangluo Bay, when Ji Xiulan acted like a refined lady in front of her, and comparing it to her behaviour now, Xin He couldn’t help but snicker, shaking her head and walking away.
On the carriage ride back home, Xiaoyu and Shulan, noticing Xin He’s silence, guessed that something must have happened, but did not dare to ask.
It was not until they returned home that Xin He suddenly spoke, "Have you found out the details about the Sun family?"
Xiaoyu quickly replied, "Yes, the Sun family is very rich and they are a well-known business family in Lian’an Town. They own a whole street of shops in the west of the city, and even the Yihong Courtyard seems to be under their name."
Xin He nodded, which wasn’t surprising. Initially, when she asked them to investigate the Sun family, it wasn’t just because of Sun Yaowen and Ji Xiulan, but she also vaguely learnt from Wu Zhanggui that the Sun family had ties with Yihong courtyard. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
She obviously needed to know as much as possible about her competitors.
"Who is currently the head of the Sun family?"
Xiaoyu said solemnly, "The grandfather of the Sun family. Although he is old, he still holds the family business and has not separated."
"Is that the same person that Ji Xiulan is concubine to? She surely is prestigious," Xin He said, her words had a hint of mockery.
Xiaoyu added, "Concubine is not a significant position. I have found that the grandfather of Sun family is very lustful. Almost all the maids in his courtyard have been violated. Not to mention the countless concubines in his house, there are also a number of mistresses outside. What good can Ji Xiulan, a country girl, gain by going into that tiger’s den?"
She lowered her voice, "I heard that Grandfather Sun’s courtyard is a mess. Several women die every year, which is common."
Xin He’s forehead twitched, "How do they die?"
"From the women’s struggles and manipulations or being played to death by the Grandfather Sun.", Xiaoyu put it subtly.
But Xin He immediately understood and her face gained a look of disgust.
"What about Sun Yaowen?"
"Him? He’s just an extraneous grandchild, and he’s naturally wasteful. No one in the Sun family pay him much attention."
"He really seems to think highly of himself."
"Madam, are you planning any actions towards the Sun family?"
Xin He took a sip of her tea and said calmly, "I have no plans for actions. However, since Sun family is connected to Yihong Courtyard, it is necessary for me to know about them. Also, find out about the other owners of several flower houses for me."
"Yes."
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Compared to the commotion in Lian’an Town, the capital city a thousand miles away was really quiet.
The woman who stunned the entire city a few months ago had disappeared from sight. The minister whose power shook the whole country had also retired in exile. Even the stunning Ah Lian had quietly left.
There was nothing amazing happening in the capital for a while.
So, it was calm but somewhat boring.
Until the issue of Shen family losing its power came up, creating a little ripple.
"Did the Shen family lose their power because Concubine Shen offended the Emperor?"
"I heard that Concubine Shen broke one of the emperor’s glazed cups. Enraged, the emperor downgraded her to Shen’s beauty. Alas, the emperor indeed is the most ruthless person. Now it seems that even her maternal family is being implicated."
"These court affairs, who can say for sure? Don’t outsmart yourself."
Since the matter involved the emperor, nobody dared to say too much, so it eventually died down.
But, the Duan family was bustling.
Who in the capital didn’t know? The third young master of the Duan family was nearly twenty and still not engaged. The marriage to the household of Le Yuanhou had been interrupted repeatedly and had finally come to an end. But, he eventually had to get married.
If it were earlier, perhaps there would have been fewer people coveting. But now, with the Duan family being reused by the emperor and Marquis Mu’s departure, Duan Lan’s reputation was on the rise. With his family and talent, even girls would have a hard time not falling for him.
Therefore, the doorstep of the Duan family was almost trampled by matchmakers, but there was still no response from the Duan family.
In the courtyard, Qingyun looked worriedly at his young master who was practicing swordsmanship. After waiting for about half an hour, Duan Lan finally flicked his sword, swiftly sheathed it.
Qingyun quickly brought a sweat towel over. Duan Lan carelessly took it and wiped the sweat drops from his forehead.
"What’s the matter?"
Qingyun had obviously been waiting for a long time and had already prepared his words. But when he was just about to speak, he felt inexplicably timid.
Since when had his young master’s personality, which was previously the kindest one, gradually become cold and aloof. He could hardly believe that the silent and indifferent man in front of him was the same virtuous teenager he had watched growing up.
Duan Lan gave Qingyun a glance. Qingyun shuddered and hurriedly stammered, "It, it’s your wife... She asked me to tell you that someone from the Wang family today..."
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