Since the sale of Daqi Bank to the imperial court, the Orchid Investment and Development Bank, established by the original team of Daqi Bank, has moved to a different location.
The new address is on the street opposite Tingfenglou, which, in the words of founder He Yunxiao, is to facilitate business dealings.
In fact, Tingfenglou and Lanhua Investment Development Bank did have business dealings. At the very least, they had business dealings with He Yunxiao.
During his time with the New Chu Army, He Yunxiao borrowed large sums of money from the Tingfeng Tower near Yinjing City. Even after returning to Yinjing City, he didn't intend to let go of Nangong Yu'er's brother, his "prospective brother-in-law." He shamelessly borrowed 100,000 taels of silver from the owner of the Tingfeng Tower in Yinjing City.
All things considered, He Yunxiao owes Tingfeng Towers across Qi Kingdom approximately 300,000 taels of silver to date. That's 50,000 taels more than he owed when he sold the Great Qi Bank.
However, most of the money was spent on the new Chu army, and he only has 100,000 taels that he just borrowed from his brother-in-law in the Nangong family.
Adding the 250,000 taels from the sale of the Daqi Bank, the initial capital for the Lanhua Investment Development Bank reached a staggering 350,000 taels. This sum made them even wealthier than the Marquis of Wuqing's mansion. Of course, they were also far more indebted than the Marquis's mansion.
Du Yinyun remains the female president of the Orchid Investment and Development Bank.
Following He Yunxiao's instructions, she focused her attention on the "high-profit range" and spent the last few days acquiring many struggling luxury goods stores in Yinjing. These included shops selling items such as rouge, aromatherapy products, jewelry, and jade ornaments.
That morning, Sister Du went to work from the Fan residence as usual.
Although Marquis Wu Qing came to visit, he was visiting the Fan family father and daughter, and had nothing to do with the Du family. Du Yinyun exchanged a few pleasantries with He Yuanhao, and then went out to Orchid Bank.
When He Yunxiao was away, Du Meimei's travel and safety were taken care of by Pang Ce, the younger brother of Pang Jian, the former leader of the Short Knife Gang.
Although Pang Ce only had an eighth-rank cultivation level, he was extremely loyal.
Given the number of times He Yunxiao visited Sister Du, Pang Ce, as President Du's security captain, inevitably realized something.
Torn between his teacher Fan Ziruo and the new gang leader He Yunxiao, Pang Ce, guided by his brother Pang Jian, chose to side with the new leader, betraying their teacher Fan. (cascoo.net)
In Pang Jian's words: What business is it of yours how the gang leader does things? Whatever he does is his family matter, and you, as an outsider, shouldn't interfere. Just do your own job well, and the gang leader won't treat you unfairly.
Pang Ce deeply agreed.
After the Short Swordsmen returned, the number of his men increased from ten to one hundred, including even a ninth-rank expert.
It's quite rare for an eighth-rank official to mentor a ninth-rank official. This also means that Pang Ce has gained the gang leader's favor. The implications are self-evident.
Outside the Fan residence, servants from the He family were carrying things back and forth inside, while on the other side, Pang Ce was leading a carriage, waiting for his boss.
Du Yinyun disliked being high-profile, so only a few people accompanied her to work each time—just three or five servants. Most of the others were actually kept by Pang Ce a short distance away, separated by only a wall.
Pang Ce waited a moment, and Du Yinyun came out of the Fan residence on time.
"Mr. Du."
Du Yinyun remained expressionless, gave a slight smile, and said calmly, "Thank you for your hard work."
Pang Ce quickly lifted the carriage curtain and said, "It's no trouble at all, please, sir."
They remained silent the entire way.
Just as Sister Du stepped off the carriage, the Marquis's carriage arrived.
He Yunxiao pulled Jiang Wuyou down from the carriage and said directly to Du Yinyun, "Yinyun, something important has happened. Let's go inside and talk."
Du Yinyun knew without a doubt that it was about proposing marriage, and immediately replied, "Okay."
As soon as the three entered the Orchid Bank, He Yunxiao couldn't wait to say, "Yinyun, time is short, listen to Sister Jiang's plan first."
Du Yinyun then turned to look at Jiang Wuyou, who said, "When I was working on intelligence in Yan, my predecessors said more than once not to underestimate Qi's intelligence system. As the de facto ruler of Qi, the Princess has access to a great deal of information. Therefore, we should not try to hide anything from her. Otherwise, we may suffer the consequences."
Du Yinyun asked in surprise, "Us?"
“Hmm.” He Yunxiao continued, “Wuyou and I discussed it and decided to play the empty city stratagem. Given Miss Li’s personality, she will never make a move before she understands the situation. So the possibility of her directly facing me or Ziruo is very small. On the contrary, the possibility of her coming to you or Sister Jiang to understand the situation is very high.”
Du Yinyun nodded.
"At that time, there is no need to hide it. Instead, we should exaggerate your sister's role, mislead Miss Li, and make her wary."
Du Yinyun understood. "It means exaggerating the opponent to warn Miss Li to be cautious?"
“Yes.” He Yunxiao nodded and said, “I’m not afraid that she will take her time to plan, but I’m afraid that she will get carried away and confront Ziruo face to face. Ziruo doesn’t know about Miss Li’s matter yet. If she confronts her and Ziruo also makes a scene, we will be attacked from both sides, which will be too passive.”
Jiang and Du, the two female leads who were on He Yunxiao's side, nodded slightly.
He Yunxiao looked at the reliable Youbao and Yunbao with great satisfaction. Sister Jiang's plan was indeed correct; they should use the female lead against the female lead! The female leads aren't a monolithic group either; they should first divide and surround them, then devour them one by one!
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Meng Qingqian didn't even change her clothes before rushing to the Orchid Bank in a carriage.
Upon arrival, she discovered that it was a bustling city center, and her high-profile appearance was inappropriate.
"Jian Ling, go and buy me an overcoat and a bamboo hat to cover my face."
Jian Ling nodded and went out to do his work, returning shortly afterward.
Wearing a bamboo hat and an ordinary coat, Meng Qingqian got out of the car and entered the Orchid Bank under the escort of Jian Ling and other guards.
Fortunately, the Orchid Bank had just opened and there weren't many people there, which prevented the princess's appearance from causing a sensation.
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