Xu Jinhuan discovered that the box contained the letters that Zhou, the richest man, was exchanging with others.
This includes information about him and his master, as well as information about him and others, and all of it is particularly crucial.
Just like the letter from his master, which revealed a lot of information, Xu Jinhuan thought to himself after reading it that the Qilin God had indeed appeared in more than just Tongqiao County.
As Xu Jinhuan pondered, she put all the letters into her spatial storage. Once she determined who was behind this, she would send the evidence to the capital and hand it over to the other party's enemies.
Only when the capital is unstable can Xu Jinhuan concentrate on recruiting soldiers in the north.
After receiving the letter, Xu Jinhuan turned her gaze to the third concubine and found that she had closed the box containing the indenture and was about to turn and leave.
Xu Jinhuan secretly followed behind the Third Aunt again, only to see that the Third Aunt did not leave directly, but went to the room next door.
After entering the room, the third concubine did not do anything immediately, but muttered something under her breath.
“Zhou Dabing, it’s time to pay back what you’ve owed me all these years.”
After saying this, the third concubine picked up the gold key that was placed in the center of the room.
This thing represents the position of the head of the Zhou family, and the head of the Zhou family should be her son!
"When I was pregnant with Ying'er, you told me that you were going to marry that rich merchant's daughter and that I should have an abortion. You said that wealthy families have a rule that you are not allowed to have concubines or children before your wife enters the household."
Ha, Zhou Dabing, you're so heartless! If it weren't for my parents' love for me, do you know how difficult it would be for an unmarried girl like me to be pregnant?
But I am not reconciled. I am not reconciled that my child, who had not even been born into this world, left us so tragically because of a single sentence from his father.
Zhou Dabing, you probably never would have guessed, but I used some tricks to have Ying'er adopted into the most promising branch of your Zhou family a long time ago.
"Once you die, Ying'er will inherit all your estate, but you, Zhou Dabing, have no children! Hahaha!"
The third aunt was both crying and laughing, and for a moment her expression was very strange.
She looked at the golden key in her hand and murmured, "What kind of first wife is she? In the end, I still poisoned her to death. What kind of eldest son and eldest grandson are they? No matter how noble they are, they still end up in their coffins."
By the end, the third concubine's face was filled with nothing but a cold smile. After wiping away her tears, she straightened her clothes and instantly transformed back into the taciturn and unloved third concubine of the mansion.
As Xu Jinhuan watched his third concubine leave, he thought to himself, "Indeed, if there is no love in one's heart, one can draw a sword with divine power. Look at how well this third concubine uses her schemes to trick Zhou the richest man."
Taking advantage of being alone in the secret room, Xu Jinhuan began a massive looting spree.
She entered the first room, and her eyes lit up. This week's richest man was truly a man of few words.
The room was filled with ten-tael gold ingots, and the bright, shiny gold coins were neatly placed in boxes.
Xu Jinhuan went into the room and counted them, finding that there were about forty boxes. It seemed that the richest man and his master hadn't really opened up to each other this week.
Otherwise, when Xu Jinhuan first arrived in Tongqiao, why would the Qilin Divine Envoy and his subordinates have been so eager to amass wealth, leading to numerous loopholes?
While complaining in her heart, Xu Jinhuan walked to the corner. She didn't know which spot she stepped on, but suddenly she heard the wall making a "crackling" sound.
Then, Xu Jinhuan saw something that looked like a book come out of the wall.
"What is this?" Xu Jinhuan asked curiously as she bent down to pick it up and examined it carefully. Her expression grew increasingly grim.
"absurd!"
Xu Jinhuan frowned.
It turns out that the book was a black market ledger under Zhou's name, which recorded his illegal businesses.
This includes, but is not limited to, human trafficking, forcing women into prostitution, reselling military rations, and smuggling salt.
At the same time, his ledgers clearly recorded that these incomes were split 30/70 between him and his master behind the scenes, with him receiving 30% and his master receiving 70%.
Moreover, Zhou, the richest man, seemed to be worried about something going wrong, so these things were done elsewhere, which meant that the people of Tongqiao County were completely unaware of the danger.
After silently reading through all of this, Xu Jinhuan put all the boxes of gold ingots into her spatial storage. If she ever passed by those places that had been cheated, she would definitely give some away to compensate the local people.
After collecting the gold, Xu Jinhuan went to the second room. She was quite used to seeing the same military-made weapons as those in the Qilin Temple.
With a wave of her hand, she stored all the weapons into her spatial storage. These were all valuable items that she would need later.
After collecting the weapons, she went to the third room, which was indeed filled with food. Xu Jinhuan didn't hesitate at all and put it all into her spatial storage.
Upon arriving at the fourth room, Xu Jinhuan glanced around in surprise and discovered that it was actually Zhou Shoufu's real study.
Xu Jinhuan quickly flipped through the things Zhou Shoufu had placed on the table, and then a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
This week's richest man is actually a traitor?
His body was in Cao Cao's camp, but his heart was with Han!
The letter casually placed on the table was actually written by Zhou Shoufu's true master. The letter instructed Zhou Shoufu to continue his undercover work and to preserve all the evidence he had found, and to deliver it to the post station outside the city today.
But Xu Jinhuan soon discovered that the richest man this week didn't seem to be so loyal to his true master anymore.
Because he circled the word "today" and wrote the word "stay put," it seemed he intended to switch allegiance to another master.
The master seemed to trust Zhou the richest man immensely, and even left a signature at the end, named Rui.
Xu Jinhuan thought for a moment, and she quickly connected it with the fourth prince of the current dynasty, who was also the concubine's biological son, Lei Tingrui.
The only ones who could make the Fourth Prince go to such lengths are probably those who are vying with him for the throne.
It's just unknown whether the person who shared the spoils with Zhou, the richest man, was the fourth prince or someone else.
Xu Jinhuan put the letter into his spatial storage and continued searching, soon finding two boxes.
One box contained correspondence between Zhou, the richest man in Taiwan, and the fourth prince; the other contained evidence that someone in Tongqiao County had forged the Qilin God.
Xu Jinhuan put both boxes into his spatial storage, and thought with a smile, "Since you're hesitant, I'll be merciful and do you a favor by helping you make a decision."
Let's send the evidence directly to the post station!
After exploring the room, Xu Jinhuan quickly went to the other rooms and soon cleaned up all the useful items in the secret room.
After she came out, she went straight to the main courtyard of the Zhou family mansion, where she saw the concubines saying goodbye to the third concubine with their indentures.
"Third sister, why don't you come with us? We've known each other for a while now, and living together will allow us to take care of each other."
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