Chapter 19 Fight Out
He saw that some people had gathered around him and his face turned pale. If this got out, his reputation would be ruined.
How did Jiao'er deal with it? How could he allow them to defame him in public?
He took two steps at a time and reached the patriarch.
"Uncle, what's wrong with you?"
Lift him up from the ground.
The clan leader was also unhappy when he saw him: "Changhao, you were a promising student back then, but you and your widowed mother couldn't afford to support you. Did I use the strength of the entire clan to support you?"
Bai Changhao just wanted to shut the clan leader's mouth, because he had been talking about such a small favor every day for many years.
Lu Wanning has been giving them money every month for so many years, and she has already paid back all the money she owed.
But if he admitted it, then tomorrow news would spread that he was ungrateful.
"Yes, if it weren't for my great uncle, I wouldn't be where I am today."
"It's OK if you admit it. Now there are a few talented people in our tribe who are good at studying. We want to open a tribe school. Do you agree?"
"This is a good thing. There is no reason to disagree. Uncle, let's go inside and talk."
"Let me tell you right here, your good concubine beat us out."
"What?"
"It takes money to open a clan school. Does the Prime Minister's Office need to contribute? We came to ask for money, but Zheng kept shirking responsibility and even beat us out."
"When we were back home, I thought she was a good person. Now she wants to turn her back on you, too?"
"Granduncle, you are too serious. It is my fault for not managing the family properly and causing you to suffer injustice. Don't worry, I will punish Zheng severely."
"That's better. We won't go in. Just tell me when you will give me the five thousand taels of silver."
Bai Changhao stared at the patriarch. Did he have to make a promise?
Without Lu Wanning's dowry, the Prime Minister's Mansion was stretched to the limit. Where would they get any extra money?
Five thousand taels, the clan leader is asking for too much.
How could he not agree?
Obviously not!
"Five thousand taels is not a small amount. I will send it to my great uncle in three days."
"That's better. Let's wait for another three days."
The patriarch patted his butt and left with his group.
Bai Changhao watched them go away, and when he returned, he naturally got angry at Zheng.
Zheng cried so pitifully and said that she had no choice but to give up because she had no money.
Bai Changhao shamelessly went to Lu Wanning's Mingyueyuan. Lu Wanning said that her dowry was used up, which meant only one thing: she had no money.
Bai Changhao was so angry that he didn't set out.
I can only find a solution elsewhere.
After hearing this, Bai Qinghuan laughed heartily.
"It's good to be poor. Without money, you have more worries."
Hasn’t Bai Changhao always been proud of his reputation for integrity?
Can he still resist bribes from others now?
If you receive it once, you will receive it again. Human beings are never satisfied.
Sooner or later she would peel the skin off him.
“Zi Yan, you said that the Bai clan leader said that Zheng looked good when he was in his hometown?”
"Mrs. Zheng's hometown is the same as the Bai family's, both in Laizhou?"
"I heard clearly what the clan leader said."
"Liushun from the outer courtyard is quite clever. Send him to Laizhou quietly to investigate what happened between father and Aunt Zheng before they went to the capital. Give him some extra silver on the way."
"yes."
Liushun is the son of the Chen family who was married off as a dowry by his mother. He is a family-born child and a smart man. His indenture is in his mother's hands, so he can be used.
She now seriously suspected that Aunt Zheng and Bai Changhao were a couple before, and for the sake of wealth and glory in the capital, Bai Changhao hooked up with a noble lady in the capital, became a son-in-law, rose to prominence step by step, and then took his former lover over.
Although she was a concubine, she enjoyed more glories than the wives of officials in small places.
If her guess is true, how should her mother accept it?
As soon as Zi Yan left, Bi Yun came back, dejected, and shook her head at her.
"Girl, I didn't find it."
"Don't worry, you have to rely on luck for this kind of thing."
"Yes, I have already left a message with the maid at the pawnbroker's shop. When she finds a girl who knows martial arts, ask her to send someone to inform me."
Bai Qinghuan was thinking about one more thing. She couldn't put all her hopes on the Regent.
She needs a backup plan.
There is nothing more reassuring than becoming stronger yourself.
"Gather your mother's dowry managers and their children, both boys and girls."
Although Biyun didn't understand what was going on, she went after serving tea.
After meeting everyone, Bai Qinghuan asked a few simple questions. Among those who were in charge, some were honest, some were cunning, and some were smart.
She picked out a few who were literate and had active brains and decided to train them.
"Li Erbao, you go to the restaurant in the west of the city to learn for three months, and then go to the cities around the capital to open branches. Do you have the confidence?"
"I will definitely not let the girl down."
"Jufulou will be closed tomorrow while we rebuild. I will give you the blueprints and new recipes tomorrow. Please discuss this with the current manager."
"yes."
Jufulou is a restaurant under my mother's name, and she also has a jewelry shop, a grain shop, etc. She has made arrangements for them all.
After putting in all the people who could be trained, she went to the study, and started to think about her plan bit by bit and wrote it down.
She plans to open stores all over Dongxi Country within five years.
Another thing is to build your own information network.
Communications are not well developed nowadays and there are too few channels for collecting information.
Only places like restaurants and brothels are the most advantageous places for collecting information.
She needs someone who can stand on his own and help her. Such a person is as hard to come by as a girl who knows martial arts.
A tall building rises from the ground, let's take it step by step.
The emperor seemed to be in good health, and the third prince could not ascend the throne for the time being, so she still had time.
Regent's Palace
After hearing what the young eunuch said, Xishun came to the study room in high spirits.
"Your Majesty."
The Regent waited for a long time but Xishun didn't say anything. He finished reviewing a memorial and put it down.
"What is it?"
"That... Miss Bai wants to buy a girl."
Regent: ...
Xishun quickly explained: "I sent someone out on an errand and accidentally saw Miss Bai's personal maid go to the pawnbroker to buy a maid who knows martial arts."
The regent was intimidating without getting angry: "Are you free?"
Xishun trembled all over: This shouldn’t be the case, why would the prince react like this? The wind is hurting me!
He pretended to hit himself in the face:
"I was confused. I shouldn't have told His Majesty such a trivial matter."
"Go down."
The sound of ice falling was so cold that Xishun was so scared that he ran away.
As soon as he walked out of the study, he hurried to settle the score with Shu Feng.
Shu Feng was calm: "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"How can I not be anxious? Didn't you say that the prince wanted to know about Miss Bai's news? This is a thankless task."
The prince's voice, as sharp as a knife, rang in my ears again. Does he want to know?
"Do you believe it or not, the prince will come to me soon?"
“No.”
"Bet? I'll bet on the jar of wine you just buried."
Xishun had a headache and was reluctant to leave.
But he didn't believe it. Shu Feng was the only one who could please the future princess. There was no reason why he couldn't do it.
"bet."
"It's a deal!"
Shu Feng hurried to the study door and waited.
But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from the prince.
"Did I misunderstand? Does the prince not like Miss Bai?"
That's not right!
Scratching my head and thinking.
......
Bai Qinghuan was busy until the afternoon.
She came out of the study and gave the drawn decoration drawings and written recipes to Zi Yan, asking her to give them to Liu Shun.
He rubbed his sore neck and went to the small kitchen of Mingyueyuan.
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