boyutpedia Chapter 248 What if the matter is exposed?
Chapter 248 What if the matter is exposed?
"Okay! I promise you, I'll pay you exactly what it takes to buy Sifanglou, based on the market price. Furthermore, the management of Sifanglou will be handed over to you. I'll still only provide the recipes, and I won't be involved in the specific management. You just need to report to me every year! As for your betrothal silver..."
She looked at Ye Yin and asked quietly, "How much is the betrothal fee for the chief steward in the mansion?"
Ye Yin also whispered, "The annual salary is 6,000."
Lin Yue thought for a moment and asked, "How about an annual betrothal gift of 8,000?"
Liu Cheng was shocked, "Princess, this is too much..."
Two or three hundred taels of silver a month for a steward in a wealthy family is already a very high salary, and Lin Yue actually paid him such a high salary!
"Not much. You manage so many branches, you deserve it. Besides, my business will only grow in the future. Since you follow me, I won't let you sit idle!"
Liu Cheng looked at Lin Yue's eyes that showed complete trust in him, and his chest felt sore. He and Lin Yue met by chance, and they started working together and have been together ever since. Although they are not close friends, she is the most important person he has ever met!
"Alright! Thank you for your appreciation, Princess! I will do my best!"
"From now on, Sifang Tower will be renamed 'Moon Viewing Tower'. What do you think, Your Highness?"
Ye Yin nodded. "It's a good name, but the money for buying Sifang Building can be paid from the palace's official account. Ye Er, you and Liu Cheng can handle it later!"
He said to Lin Yue in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Keep your own money."
Liu Cheng was not a shy person. Since Lin Yue said so, he no longer insisted and agreed to everything.
In short, from now on, he will follow Lin Yue and become the boss under her!
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Lang family.
Lang Zhengde paced anxiously in the study.
His eldest son Lang Huan also looked anxious.
"Father, someone has been secretly investigating our Lang family recently. Who could it be?"
Lang Zhengde was also annoyed by this matter. For so many years, he had always kept a low profile and had never attracted anyone's attention. But this time was a little different. The fact that these people came to investigate their Lang family meant that he must have missed something!
After thinking about it, he couldn't think of anyone else except Lin Chong.
After all, the Liu family had already taken the blame for the previous incident.
Liu family!
Maybe it is also related to the Liu family!
"Father, I heard that Sanlang of the Liu family has a close relationship with the Princess of Southwest. Could he be someone from the King of Southwest's side?"
Lang Zhengde shook his head. "Those people were so elusive and cautious that they didn't reveal a single clue. We were in the open, and they were in the dark. It's hard to say. But the relationship between Princess Southwest and Liu Sanlang has nothing to do with our Lang family. She probably wouldn't reach out that far!"
He felt that the most likely possibility was that something went wrong on Lin Chong's side.
"Father!"
Lang Yan, the second son of the Lang family, entered the study.
"We found some clues. The woman from before has been rescued!"
Lang Zhengde narrowed his eyes slightly, "It really is Lin Chong, that old bastard! He actually managed to conceal this matter!"
"Boss, go there yourself and call Lin Chong over to me! I want to see what he has to say!"
Lang Huan responded and left.
"Father, that woman is insignificant, why are you so nervous?"
Lang Zhengde glanced at his second son and said, "Often, insignificant things can become loopholes that we must guard against."
Lang Yan was silent for a moment, agreeing with what his father said.
Although it was insignificant, the people below still followed the original instructions and paid attention to it. It’s just that the news was not reported in a timely manner!
"Second Brother, your people found out that the woman was rescued. When did that happen?"
"It's probably been quite a while! I checked and it's been around for seven or eight days."
That was what happened before and after the wedding at the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. Did Lin Chong do it on purpose, or was he too busy to remember it at the time?
Lang Zhengde thought to himself that, logically speaking, Lin Chong should not dare to hide anything from him. After all, he had a lot of leverage over him and had followed his lead all these years.
"Father, Lin Ru's wedding is coming soon. Now that one of the Lin family members has attached himself to the King of Southwest and the other to the King of Chen, will they still listen to us?"
"so what?"
The King of Southwest will not stay in the capital for long. King Chen is just a playboy, and he does not take him seriously. As long as he passes this hurdle, he will be fine!
After receiving his father's confirmation, Lang Yan's expression eased a little, but his face soon became cautious and careful.
"Father, the new emperor is young and promising..."
He had just started to speak when Lang Zhengde stopped him with a sharp look.
"That's enough! You've said these words many times. I told you not to think too much!"
Lang Yan was anxious. "But father, there are so many people in our Lang family. What if this gets exposed?"
"Don't think I don't know. You have more than one mistress outside, right? You haven't left a lot of money out of the family, right? Regardless of whether the matter is exposed or not, you have made preparations. What are you afraid of?"
Lang Yan fell silent! It turned out that his father knew everything. It was precisely because he knew that he felt chilled. Regardless of whether he had a concubine or not, these people in the mansion were all his family! If the Lang family was finished, their family would be in an irretrievable situation!
"You just need to do your part and investigate the whereabouts of that woman. Whether she was rescued or not, and whether she's dead or alive, I want a definitive answer!"
Lang Zhengde inexplicably felt that the woman might be part of the bad thing.
He didn't take that woman seriously at first and had left her to fend for herself for so many years, yet she managed to survive and was rescued by someone. Who could it be?
He carefully recalled everything about the woman in his mind, but he didn't take it seriously at the time. In addition, it had been a long time, and he had forgotten where the woman came from. He could only wait for Lin Chong to come and ask in detail!
Lin Chong knew that Lang Zhengde would look for him, so he quickly came to Lang's house.
"When was that woman rescued?"
As soon as Lang Zhengde saw him, he asked directly.
"Before the Lin family held their wedding, the servants reported it to me, but I was busy at the time and didn't take it seriously!"
Lin Chong remained calm and didn't look like he was lying.
"After all these years, she still hasn't revealed any other clues?"
When he saw Lin Chong, Lang Zhengde remembered everything about that woman.
"She was originally the maid of your ex-wife. You once said that your wife had a secret, that she was related to the Chi Chi tribe. There has been no progress in all these years. You are such a loser!"
Lin Chong shook his head, his eyes slightly cold.
"Fanghua was just a maid. My wife did say some things before she died, and I told you everything. But I think those secrets were only related to the dowry. Fanghua has said all of them. Moreover, Fanghua's existence was for my daughter. If there were other secrets, she would have succumbed to them after so many years. How could a woman's heart be so strong? Besides," Lin Chong glanced at Lang Yan, "the Lang family hasn't completely given up on her over the years. Don't they send people to 'check on' her from time to time?"