Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

Lin Tao said with a sympathetic tone.

I was rejected by the Third Miss, and Young Master Sun was broken off from engagement, but I was fine, the relationship never even started.

But Young Master Sun was already engaged to Miss Lin, and he was rejected even after this. He was even more pitiful than himself.

Lu Zhanxing was stunned. How could this be possible?

In the book, they were married. Even though their relationship wasn't very good, didn't they get married and have children?

Later, Sun Qiming also served as a royal guard, but because he hated Yang Jingyi after the Fourth Prince came to power, he directly regarded him as an accomplice of his brother, and threw the Sun family into prison, where they were tortured.

In order to save his daughter's life, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, although he had a complicated relationship with the Fifth Prince, he was always wise and protected himself. He immediately allowed the two of them to divorce and the child was no longer related to the Sun family. He had done his best to preserve the Sun family bloodline.

Who knows, this won't develop according to the book?

"What's the matter?"

Seeing that Sun Qiming was only focused on drinking, Lin Tao helped to explain: "After Brother Sun spoke up for Master Lu last time, the Minister of Revenue asked Young Master Sun and Young Master Lu to sever their relationship and stop having any contact. Young Master Sun refused to listen, so the Minister of Revenue did not agree to this marriage, saying that the two young people were not compatible and regretted the marriage."

"Who would have thought that Miss Lin would soon confirm her marriage with Yang Jingyi from the Duke of Qing's Mansion, and the wedding date was the one that she had agreed with Young Master Sun."

This……

Lu Zhanxing was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it: "Yang Jingyi?"

Wasn't he disabled by himself and now can only rely on a wheelchair?

Isn't the Minister of Revenue related to the Fifth Prince's mother's family by marriage? How could he bear to let his daughter marry such a cripple?

Lin Tao did know something, and whispered: "I heard that Miss Lin went to the temple to burn incense because she was in a bad mood after breaking off the engagement with Young Master Sun. As a result, she encountered robbers and was dragged to the forest for an hour. Although she was rescued with clean clothes, her reputation has been damaged.

Lord Lin was too embarrassed to ask Lord Sun to remarry the two juniors, so Young Master Yang from the Duke of Qing suddenly came to ask for marriage. The Duke of Qing was the maternal family of Concubine Ru and was related to the Fourth Prince, so Lord Lin agreed without hesitation.

Hearing this, Lu Zhanxing knew with his toes that Miss Lin's encounter with robbers was definitely a marriage arranged by Yang Jingchen for his younger brother. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue might not be unaware of this, but now that his daughter's reputation was damaged, he had to agree with a pinch of his nose. After all, it was the Duke of Qing's Mansion, and his daughter would never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life if she married there.

The status of a third-rank official is not low. It is lucky for a disabled person like Yang Jingyi to marry Miss Lin.

I don’t know whether Lin Weiwei’s fate is good or bad. In this life, Sun Shao will definitely not be as miserable as in his previous life, but Lin Weiwei did not marry Sun Qiming.

Never mind, maybe this is fate!

"Brother Sun, there are many beautiful women out there, and you don't have to be with her, do you?"

Sun Qiming continued to pour wine with his eyes blurred by drunkenness. He didn't have to be with that woman. He just felt that Lin Weiwei shouldn't marry such a disabled man. It was a pity for such a smart and beautiful woman.

"No matter what, this matter was caused by me, but don't worry, I will never let you regret making a friend like me."

Lu Zhanxing made him a promise that although he lost his fiancée, he had a better future.

Sun Qiming was already drunk and was helped away by the little girl. Only Lu Zhanxing and Lin Tao were left in the room.

Lin Tao whispered again: "Have you heard? Recently, many wealthy businessmen have come to the capital. I asked someone to get information and learned that the royal family is recruiting royal merchants and wants to get the title of royal merchant.

There are still people who need to compete. In the first round, one hundred taels of silver will be offered. Those who cannot afford it will be eliminated. In the second round, two hundred taels of silver will be offered. If there are enough people, there will be a third round, until the last person wins..."

After hearing this, Lu Zhanxing frowned. Who is making money?

“Who is the lead person?”

Lin Tao shook his head: "I didn't find out."

Lu Zhanxing guessed that it should be a member of the royal family, and since the matter was so secretive, it should be among the princes. I wonder if it was the second prince, the fourth prince, or the fifth prince?

"There are already eight imperial merchants now. I guess the royal family is dissatisfied with one of them and wants to replace him. I think your Lin family hasn't made any mistakes recently, right?"

Lin Tao shook his head solemnly: "My father is a cautious person, how could he dare to make a mistake?"

"To be on the safe side, you should immediately ask your father to secretly transfer most of the assets. Whether it is directed at you or others, it is always right to be cautious."

"Okay, I'll go back and tell my father right away." Lin Tao was also anxious and couldn't wait to say goodbye to Lu Zhanxing.

Before leaving, Lu Zhanxing told Shen Qingyao to keep an eye on his good friend Sun Qiming and inform him if anything happened, then he turned and left.

This trip was not without gain. It is still important to tell my brother.

After hearing the news brought back by his brother, Lu Zhanyan lowered his eyes slightly, gently turned the jade ring on his hand, and said calmly: "No wonder Yang Jingchen and the Fourth Prince have been so quiet recently, they must be collecting money. The last incident, the Duke of Qing's Mansion is still in debt. Yang Jingchen wants to use the name of recruiting royal merchants to help the Fourth Prince collect money and pay off the debts of their Duke of Qing's Mansion."

"Aren't they too bold? Aren't they afraid of being discovered by His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty..." Lu Zhanyan's eyes turned cold, and he said lightly: "It should be tacit consent!"

Lu Zhanxing was stunned. How biased was Emperor Qian?

Seeing his brother's puzzled look, Lu Zhanyan chuckled and looked at her: "Xingdi, have you forgotten that the Duke of Anguo's Mansion is a thorn in the side of His Majesty? I'm afraid that the imperial merchant friend you made is in trouble."

Emperor Qian was uneasy about anyone who had any connection with the Anguo Mansion, especially those who were related to power and wealth.

Therefore, the Duke of Anguo's Mansion has been an isolated minister for generations. The previous kings might be able to tolerate it, but this Emperor Qian was too narrow-minded and always wished that the Duke of Anguo's Mansion would disappear.

As long as the Anguo Mansion disappears, the forces of the Molong Order will never be activated.

Lu Zhanxing's expression suddenly changed. Just as he thought, was it his friend that was being targeted?

I remembered that in the book, the Lin family was falsely accused of amassing wealth, and was eventually stripped of their title as imperial merchants and driven out of the capital. Will it be the same in this life?

"Brother, have you decided where you want to work?"

"Yanzhou!"

This place is located in the northeast, which is the border between the most barren areas of Dayan and Daqian. Both countries do not manage this area much, and the government does nothing about it. It is a mixed bag of people and very barren. Although there is no Lu family army stationed there, some forces of the Molong Order are on the border.

Emperor Qian was naturally worried about him going to Jingzhou. If he went to Yanzhou, he would probably be very happy to let him go to build in such a barren place.

Lu Zhanxing didn’t know what was in Yanzhou, but since her elder brother agreed, she had no objection.

"Okay, then do it as soon as possible. I will let Lin Tao's family go to you. Big brother, please help me take care of them."

Lu Zhanxing knew that since Emperor Qian had agreed, even if the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince intervened, the Lin family would definitely be charged with "false charges". It would be better to give them more time and allow the Lin family to retain some of their wealth and rely on their eldest brother.

It’s better not to be this cowardly imperial merchant!

"Okay, I will not treat them unfairly."

Lu Zhanyan made a solemn promise.

"Brother, have you transferred the money from the Anguo Mansion?"

"Well, except for the real estate, all other cash has been transferred. I have already transferred part of these real estate to your name. You can do whatever you want with them. I will ask the butler to send you the account books for the details."

Lu Zhanxing was shocked. Was this leaving wealth for himself?

You know, the real estate accumulated by the Anguo Mansion from generation to generation is a huge sum of money!

If he sells it immediately, there will probably be many people willing to buy it. However, Lu Zhanxing is still reluctant to sell it. This is his own wealth, haha!

"Thank you very much, brother!"

Seeing her money-obsessed look, Lu Zhanyan couldn't help but laugh.

He wanted to say that if things worked out, he would give her more money, but that hadn't happened yet, so let's talk about it later!