This son-in-law is wicked in a good way!

Su Xiu'e couldn't understand: "Ha, does moving to a new house make you superior? Does anyone actually believe that?"

Lu Chongyang sighed helplessly, "Three men can make a tiger!"

"Mom, I'm home!"

Lu Wenhao strode cheerfully through the corridor and appeared in the living room.

"Oh, Dad's here too? That's rare..." Lu Wenhao's lips unconsciously curled up.

"I have some good news to tell you all."

Lu Chongyang snorted coldly: "When have you ever been able to spout out any good news?"

Despite saying this, the expression on Lu Chongyang's old face softened slightly.

Well... I'll let it slide just because this unfilial son called me "Father" as soon as he walked in.

Lu Wenhao sneered inwardly: Sure enough, in your eyes I am nothing.

Then don't blame me...hehe!

"Hao'er, what good news is there? Share it with your parents!" Lu Chongyang played the good cop, while Su Xiu'e, as the mother, could only play the bad cop.

After all, he only had one son, and he was his own flesh and blood.

Lu Wenhao was just waiting for her to ask!

"Mother, didn't I take ten thousand taels of silver a while ago and buy a house in Wenhua Garden with my brother-in-law?"

"The value of houses in Wenhua Garden has skyrocketed, I've made a fortune."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chongyang and his wife immediately became very nervous.

Su Xiu'e hurriedly asked, "You haven't sold the house, have you?"

Lu Wenhao nodded.

Lu Chongyang felt relieved after his initial anxiety subsided.

However, Lu Wenhao quickly shook his head again.

Lu Chongyang jumped to his feet, his eyes wide, and asked, "You... sold me?"

Lu Wenhao said unhurriedly, "I had almost forgotten about this, but thankfully Mother reminded me."

"When I saw that the house had risen so ridiculously in price, I listened to my mother and quickly sold it, planning to buy it back when the price dropped."

Geek!

Lu Chongyang plopped back into his chair.

I clutched my chest, feeling a sharp pain in my heart and a tightness in my throat, as if I couldn't breathe.

Then, he turned and glared fiercely at Su Xiu'e, his eyes filled with reproach, like a raging fire.

Su Xiu'e trembled with fright and quickly scolded her son, "You child, did I tell you to sell the house? I was just reminding you not to sell it..."

Lu Wenhao looked completely innocent: "Oh, I thought Mother was reminding me to sell quickly! I just came back from selling them and got a whole 160,000 taels of silver!"

Lu Wenhao looked smug, like a child who had done something good and was waiting to be praised by an adult.

"You, you..." This time it was Su Xiu'e's turn to clutch her chest and slump into a chair.

"Oh dear! Father, Mother, what's wrong? Someone, quickly fetch the imperial physician!"

Lu Wenhao shouted nervously, as if afraid others wouldn't know.

"You, you unfilial son!" Lu Chongyang stomped his feet in anger.

"Master, calm down... Wenhao, are you really going to sell the house?"

After Lu Chongyang explained it to her, Su Xiu'e understood the importance of the house. How could a dignified Left Prime Minister not even be able to afford a house? Wouldn't he be ridiculed by his subordinates?

"Mother, didn't you remind me to sell it?" Lu Wenhao asked, feigning confusion.

Finished!

Su Xiu'e's heart skipped a beat, and she didn't dare to look at the Left Prime Minister beside her.

"You unfilial son, I think you're doing this on purpose! I'm going to beat you to death today!"

The Left Prime Minister suddenly launched an attack, picking up the ruler on the table, ready to give Lu Wenhao a good beating.

"Help! I'm dead!"

Lu Wenhao shouted and turned to run, but Lu Chongyang couldn't catch up with him at all.

This phrase, "standing upright like a corpse," infuriated the Left Chancellor to the point of near death.

But Lu Wenhao ran away, and the Left Prime Minister had no choice but to vent his anger on Su Xiu'e.

"Look at them, they're all the good sons you've raised!"

Su Xiu'e didn't dare to contradict her husband, but she was resentful. She rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, "It's like he's not your son."

"Tell the servants to go out and inquire if anyone is willing to sell the mansion in Wenhua Garden. No matter the price, we'll buy it, even if it's expensive."

The Left Prime Minister finally panicked.

Su Xiu'e cursed coldly, "It's all that little beast Zhang Ping'an's fault, always causing trouble like this."

The Left Prime Minister disagreed, saying that Zhang Xuanling was to blame. If he hadn't kept kissing him, would this beast have become so lawless?

The price of houses has actually reached its peak at this level.

Some property speculators, like Qi Kun, have already begun to sell off their properties in secret.

In the end, the Left Prime Minister bought one for 200,000 taels of silver.

This can be considered the peak of housing prices.

Then, the day after the Left Prime Minister bought the house, the house price began to fall.

Some people have started selling off their shares.

However, due to the scarcity of Wenhua Garden residences, it did not trigger a precipitous drop in prices.

However, after three days of gradual decline, the price of the house dropped to 150,000 taels per unit.

That evening, I overheard a servant from the Prime Minister's residence who happened to be passing by the Left Prime Minister's study saying...

The sound of things being smashed in the master's study lasted all night long; it was terrifying!

In the past few days, one-third of the stone-paved road from Zhuque Gate to Baiyun Mountain has been repaired.

After reviewing it, Zhang Ping'an felt that it was time to start telling a story to investors.

Just then, a young eunuch came to deliver an imperial edict.

"His Majesty has decreed that Zhang Ping'an, the Night Watchman, be summoned to the palace for an audience!"

"Your humble servant Zhang Ping'an obeys the decree!"

At the Night Watchman's office, Zhang Ping'an and several colleagues knelt down to receive the imperial decree.

"Please come in, Lord Zhang. The carriage is waiting outside!" The little eunuch smiled warmly.

"Thank you, Eunuch!"

Zhang Pingan turned around and glanced at his colleagues who were filled with envy.

"Brothers, please tell the boss I'm going to the palace."

"Go quickly, Ping An. We'll talk to the boss."

"Thank you!" Zhang Ping'an clasped his hands in thanks, then turned and left.

The Imperial Study.

Zhang Ping'an was still kneeling outside, while the Empress and Mo Yu were inside.

After bowing, the Empress spoke first: "Zhang Ping'an, you did a very good job with the Wenhua Garden matter."

Zhang Ping'an was overjoyed. Was the Empress going to reward him?

Before he could speak, the Empress's voice rang out: "Given that you also made a considerable amount of money from this, I am canceling the reward that was originally intended for you."

"Ah... Your Majesty, this..." Zhang Ping'an wanted to say that this was unfair, but he was worried about what would happen if the Empress made him choose between the two.

He would definitely choose the silver.

"Your subordinate obeys!"

Inside the room, the Empress and Mo Yu laughed together.

They rarely saw Zhang Ping'an suffer a setback.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Zhang Ping'an, how's the road construction going?" the Empress asked again.

She had secretly gone to see the road that Zhang Ping'an was repairing.

The road is really good, but it really costs money!

She estimated that it would cost several million taels of silver to repair that section of road.

"Your Majesty, one-third of the work has been completed; we can proceed to the next step."

"Oh? What do you want to do?" The Empress became interested.

Zhang Ping'an said, "This humble servant would like to request Your Majesty to take all the officials to visit that road tomorrow, and this humble servant will provide an explanation on site."

Upon hearing this, the Empress frowned slightly.

Mo Yu shook her head at the Empress, indicating that she should not agree.

The Empress hesitated for a moment, then said, "Very well, I grant your permission."

"Your Majesty, I thank you!"

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Zhang Ping'an was overjoyed.