Planning to marry the third master

As luck would have it, Xie Changkang happened to see Feng Zhuohua, Chao Er and others when he entered the city.

Prince Yu had told him to go out and hide before, as the scandal of selling official positions should have passed. He still didn't know who the General Qilin who was trying to get him was, and he actually dared to ignore Prince Yu.

Feng Zhuohua glanced at Xie Changkang and ignored him. Instead, Xie Changkang came over to speak, stopping him and saying, "Your sister-in-law left the Xie family and hid in Bianjing. I heard that the Xie family is looking for you everywhere."

Feng Zhuohua knew that he had a part in Xie Yunxiao's affair back then. He said coldly, "Don't worry about this." After that, he left.

Chao Er followed with her people, and her posture was like that of a lady from a wealthy family.

Xie Changkang was puzzled. Why would Xie Yunxiao's men follow such a woman? Oh, yes, he has a child. I heard that this woman took away the silver from the division of the family. That means she has a lot of money.

He waved to the people around him and ordered, "Follow the woman secretly and find out where she lives."

"Yes."

Lu Jiang on the tower watched everything and made two gestures to Lu Hai. Then he walked away immediately. He was the only person who showed up next to Xie Changsheng. Xie Changkang must have recognized him, so he had to avoid him.

Feng Zhuohua was riding in a carriage back home, unaware that someone was following her. Just as the man was about to turn around, he was caught by Lu Jiang, who grabbed him and took him into the general's mansion.

Feng Zhuohua took a look at the servant's clothes and felt they were familiar. She then felt annoyed, thinking that she was too careless. Fortunately, he was caught.

The person was brought into the study. Xie Yunxiao knew the reason and frowned. Xie Changkang knew too much. He stood up and said calmly, "Take him to feed the dogs."

"Third Master, spare my life!..."

"Click" the sound of a neck being broken, Lu Jiang showed no mercy and acted quickly.

Gu Xingyan's heart trembled for a moment, and he immediately followed his uncle out.

When they reached the gate, Xie Yunxiao turned around and said to his nephew, "Go patrol the tower and get familiar with the nine gate managers."

"Oh."

Xie Yunxiao rode away on horseback, not heading towards the city gate. Gu Xingyan also realized that his uncle deliberately sent him away.

When Xie Changkang returned to Bian Jing, he went to Tao Yi Ju, and Prince Yu happened to be there.

Prince Yu was embarrassed to talk about the incident of being bitten by a "rabbit" while catching the "rabbit" these days, but he also needed someone to mediate. Fang Shilin and Du Chengmao were also shocked when they heard about it. This woman was so brave.

Du Chengmao was puzzled and asked, "Is she sure that you won't do anything to her?"

Fang Shilin said: "She is quite courageous. There are not many women like her. She is not afraid of bringing trouble to her family."

Prince Yu said, "She said that she wished that I would punish General Qilin so that her son could become a general." Prince Yu shook his head, "What a naive woman."

"That explains it. What's General Qilin's attitude?"

"We met in the court, but it was as if nothing happened. We haven't spoken to each other recently."

Fang Shilin said, "Logically, General Qilin should have known about this, but he never apologized to the prince, unlike other officials."

Prince Yu said, "He has become more and more arrogant recently, which seems to be his nature. He is good at doing things and has been valued by the emperor recently. Yesterday, a military fund was allocated specifically for him."

Du Chengmao couldn't help but ask, "Military expenses? The salaries of the capital and the patrols are not under his control. Does he have soldiers under his command? Do he have military power that we don't know about?"

Prince Yu also became puzzled after hearing this, and said, "Tomorrow the king will go to the Ministry of Revenue to ask."

The waiter knocked on the door and came in, saying, "My Lord, thank you for looking for me."

Fang Shilin and Du Chengmao stood up and walked out of the private room.

Xie Changkang walked into the private room and bowed: "Greetings, Prince Yu."

"No gift."

Xie Changkang handed over a box and said, "Prince Yu, please take a look. This is the account book for the past two months. There are gains and losses, but no profit has been seen yet."

Prince Yu frowned and said, "I'm relieved to leave this matter to you. However, it would be best if there is a profit next time. All my money has been invested. Recently, the court asked for money, but I can't even take out 30,000 taels. It's a joke. Do you have a way to raise money for me?"

Xie Changkang's back tightened. He had raised money again, given 50,000 taels, and given a job as a gatekeeper for several years. Now he was asking for money again. Even if he had money, he would not spend it like this. Besides, half of what his father left was for his eldest brother. Asking for another 30,000 was like asking for the lifeblood of their family. His eldest brother would not care about him. He thought of someone and said, "I think of a woman. She has 300,000 taels."

A woman? Three hundred thousand taels? So familiar, Prince Yu asked, "Is the woman you are talking about Feng Zhuohua?"

Xie Changkang was surprised and asked, "Does the prince know her?"

Prince Yu nodded and said, "She is now General Qilin's wife. If you want to get her, you have to put in some effort."

"General Qilin?"

Prince Yu nodded and said, "He was very ruthless. As soon as he took office, he drove you away."

"Wait. Your Majesty, are you saying that Feng Zhuohua is General Qilin's wife?"

Prince Yu saw Xie Changkang's strange reaction and asked, "Why, do you know her?"

Xie Changkang nodded and said, "She is the widow of Mr. Xie Sanye of the Jinling Xie family. The silver was from Mr. Xie Sanye's family. How could she marry? If she marries General Qilin, the Xie family will definitely not forgive her."

"Xie family, what about Xie San's widow?"

"Exactly."

Prince Yu thought to himself that Third Master Xie had ruined his plans several times, but he had never seen him before. He still remembered that he had sent people to kill this man, and he also remembered that his subordinates had come back to report. So Third Master Xie was definitely dead.

Then, the woman approached him because she knew that this matter was related to him. Thinking about it this way, everything can be explained.

It turned out that Feng Zhuohua approached him because of her deceased husband.

Xie Changkang couldn't help but ask: "Is Mr. Xie really dead?"

Prince Yu nodded and said, "My people will not lie to me."

Xie Changkang nodded and said, "I have a way to get that woman to hand over the money. She is hiding from the Xie family and doesn't want to reveal her whereabouts. She must be afraid that the Xie family will know."

"This Xie family is really rich. They can get so much money when they split up the family."

Xie Changkang said: "It has not been doing well in recent years. The successor does not have the ability of Xie San. Over the years, he has closed several shops. I heard that he can't make ends meet."

"So that woman took the money away because she foresaw that the Xie family would fail?"

"I think so."

"Looking at it this way, that woman was wise." Thinking about it now, it was wise for her to choose General Qilin.