Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2532 Reconciliation 74.0

If the people who suffered greatly from Wanyan Xi's stubbornness and obstinacy were to get together, they would never be able to finish talking about it for three days and three nights.

Especially Bai Meng and Dai Yi, who have to deal with Wanyan Xi a lot, are particularly troubled by his personality.

During dinner, Xiao Fengqi couldn't help but be amazed when he heard Bai Meng talking about Wanyan Xi's daily life. He didn't know how this child became like this.

Shen Cha didn't talk to them about Wanyan Xi. Like Shen Haolin, she felt that no matter what Wanyan Xi promised or agreed to, it would not count. Even if he became the King of Jin in the end, things would not develop according to his ideas. After all, the nobles and old ministers of the Jin Dynasty would not watch Wanyan Xi give up their own territory so openly.

Shen Cha touched her chin. She had discussed this with Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian before, and had also talked with the Yelu brothers several times. When Wanyan Xi became the King of Jin, they would instigate Heluer and others, and join forces with the elders of the Wanyan family and the old ministers in the court to cause him some trouble. As for what kind of trouble it would be, they would talk about it when the time comes. After all, Wanyan Xi had to know that the position of King of Jin was not something he could sit on securely once he got it.

Jin Miaomiao listened to the boy's situation, which was a topic she was not very interested in, so she took her own bowl and chopsticks and pulled Hongye to Shen Cha's table.

"What's wrong?" Shen Cha asked Meilin to bring them a stool. She looked at Yingbao who was chatting with Shen Haolin and waved to Meilin, "You sit down too. We'll eat together later."

"Master, have you sorted out all the account books? I'm thinking of making an appointment with Master Xiao in a few days to settle the accounts." Jin Miaomiao took a handful of dried fruits and stuffed them into her mouth. "I took a look before, and the amount is not small!"

"Don't just count this. There are also those collected by Concubine Hui. There are also a lot of contents in the account books. Take Merlin with you and let her help you." Shen Cha sighed, "Just flipping through two pages, I feel that Master Falian has earned a lot of money from Daxia over the years, not to mention the money from Liao and Jin. Together, it's probably a considerable amount."

"I took a quick look." Jin Miaomiao raised an eyebrow at Shen Cha, "There must be a turnover of several million taels a year."

"So much?" Hongye was surprised. "This is almost as much as our two-year military pay. Is Master Falian's business so profitable?"

"It's not about making money." Merlin couldn't help but roll her eyes. "How many years has he been selling the Forget Worry Powder? That's a very profitable business. And businesses like casinos and brothels, which one can lose money? This Master Falian really doesn't look like a prince of the previous dynasty. He doesn't have the grace and bottom line that a prince should have. The business he does..." She shook her head helplessly, "It's quite in line with the name of a profiteer."

"He grew up outside at such a young age, wandering around with a monk. He has no manners at all. He is just like a street vendor." Hongye rolled her eyes. "The businesses he chose are all those that are not worthy of being listed. I don't know why so many people are flocking to them."

"Look at the Ning family, the Luan family, the Liu family, and the Empress Dowager's family, and you will know why these families would risk the world's condemnation to rush to do business with him. Even if they know this is a head-breaking business, they can't help but participate." Jin Miaomiao sighed, "Although they are all for the Empress Dowager's face, if there is no benefit and they can't achieve their goals, would they be so devoted?" "That's right, even if they know that they will be controlled by others if they participate, they are afraid of so much silver. If I didn't know the true face of Master Falian and the Qinglian Sect, I might not be able to resist the temptation if I had the chance." Hongye shook her head helplessly, "Besides, these businesses have only developed slowly after the Qinglian Sect was besieged. Master Falian has probably made more than several million taels of silver a year with the Qinglian Sect alone, right?"

"Indeed." Jin Miaomiao nodded. "I asked Mianbai about it. Concubine Hui told him that their family alone had to pay tens of thousands of taels of silver to the Qinglian Sect for their grandmother's illness. And this was just their family. There were more than dozens of families that were harmed back then!"

"The result of being greedy is..." Hongye took a sip of tea and took a few dried fruits from Meilin, "seeking one's own death." She turned her head to look at Xiao Fengqi and Qi Zhifeng who were chatting with Xue Ruitian and Bai Meng. "The Xiao family must have made a lot of money from this, but it's a pity that everything will be confiscated this time."

"That's their business, it has nothing to do with us, but I find it a little weird!"

"What is it?" Hongye looked at her curiously, "What's so strange about it?"

"Don't you feel it?" Jin Miaomiao touched her chin. "The Xiao family is a century-old family with a profound foundation. There are several ministers and queens in the family, as well as people like Empress Dowager Xiao who are broad-minded, far-sighted and resourceful. I can't understand why they can have such a narrow vision and only care about these petty gains? How can they be deceived by someone like Master Falian? Look at us, most of them are merchants and people from poor families who deal with them. How many nobles and wealthy families with some calculations and some family background are willing to get involved with them? Even if we have some dealings, I'm afraid we won't have any deep friendships, right?"

"I don't know. After all, every family has such short-sighted guys. Once such people gain power, it is easy to become a situation like the Xiao family." Hongye spread his hands. "It's not just the Xiao family that is like this. Aren't the other families that were brought out also powerful and wealthy for hundreds of years? Let alone others, in the eyes of outsiders, isn't Yeluertu also a prodigal son?"

"That's true." Jin Miaomiao sighed, looked at Shen Cha, lowered her voice, and said, "Have you sent those lists to His Majesty? What do you say?"

"It's only been a few days, and there's still no news." Shen Cha saw Jin Miaomiao's disappointed expression, "Don't worry, those names are highlighted above. They will fall down the same way they climbed up."

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry. I've waited for so long, and I don't mind another half day."

Jin Miaomiao knew that Shen Cha always kept his word, and Song Jue would never tolerate those who were involved in the Qinglian Sect and the old affairs of the Grand Empress Dowager. In addition, those people should have passed on information to the Grand Empress Dowager, which allowed the Grand Empress Dowager to enjoy a glorious period in the previous dynasty and almost confront the late emperor. It seemed that His Majesty would not be lenient when dealing with this group of people.

Hongye and Merlin looked at each other, totally not understanding what the two were talking about.