At Shaoqing's Mansion, when the old lady received a message from her servant that her cousin had returned to Qingsong Bookstore in an emergency, she didn't think much about it and opened the box to count the banknotes.
The amount of wealth Kou Qingqing brought to the family was huge, and it was impossible to keep it in his hands forever. Some of them were stored in banks, some were bought in good locations, and some were released to collect interest.
The amount of money released to collect interest is not small. This amount cannot be recovered for a while, and those shops cannot be converted into money immediately. What the old lady can use is the money deposited in the bank and the banknotes kept at home.
There are a total of 300,000 taels deposited in the bank, and they are deposited in several banks. Not only can these 300,000 taels not be profitable, but they will also have to pay the bank custody fees. The old lady is greedy for money, but she is also cautious. In recent years, she would rather lose some custody fees than leave a sum in the bank. Now naturally, the money must be withdrawn first.
The banknotes kept at home amounted to one hundred thousand taels, which was nothing compared to Kou Qingqing's millions in wealth, but it was unimaginable in the homes of ordinary officials.
The total of these is 400,000 taels, which is still 200,000 taels short of the amount proposed by Xin You. The old lady counted the banknotes readily available at home, and her heart began to bleed.
Duan Shaoqing came back in the evening and went straight to Ruyi Hall as soon as he entered the house.
"Did you get it back?" The old lady asked her son as she turned away from the waiter.
Duan Shaoqing picked up the tea cup and took a few sips, then said: "I went to several houses and got back two hundred thousand taels. The one hundred thousand taels from Jinsheng Bank said I can't get it until the day after tomorrow."
Jinsheng Bank was the largest bank in the capital and had the largest deposit amount at the beginning. This kind of large withdrawal requires greetings in advance. It is normal that Duan Shaoqing did not bring back all 300,000 taels of silver.
"It's nothing. At worst, I'll take Qingqing to Jinsheng Bank tomorrow, and the people at the bank will check the authenticity and give her the small stamp for withdrawing money. But how much cash do you have at home?"
"I counted it this afternoon and found that the banknotes were one hundred thousand taels."
Duan Shaoqing frowned: "Then there are still two hundred thousand left... where are the gold and silver ingots at home?"
"The gold and silver ingots are equivalent to about one hundred thousand taels." The old lady didn't want to touch the real gold and silver.
For her, who had experienced that turbulent period, banknotes and shops seemed reliable, but after all they were not as good as real money.
Duan Shaoqing thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Then take out fifty thousand taels."
The old lady felt very distressed: "All these gold and silver are stored in the warehouse. It will be troublesome to take them out."
"Mother, you still don't think it's troublesome. If my son is really upset by that girl and loses his official position, and Shaoqing's house becomes a common man's house, we won't be able to keep the money!"
The old lady felt a chill in her heart and nodded.
"The remaining 150,000 taels -" Duan Shaoqing endured the heartache and made a decision, "Let's use the shops to pay for it. Those shops can make money, so that girl can't be picky anymore."
He will definitely get back these belongings, including Qingsong Bookstore!
The mother and son were studying which shops to take out, but they didn't dare to let other people in the house notice the clues, so the dinner was placed in the dining room of Ruyi Hall as usual.
"Where's Cousin Qing?" Duan Yunlang asked in confusion when he saw that the bowls were almost set and Xin You was still nowhere to be seen.
The old lady actually disliked her grandson who couldn't hold back his words, but of course she wouldn't show it on her face. She said calmly, "There's something going on at the bookstore. Your cousin has gone back."
She felt annoyed when she thought that her son had heard that her granddaughter had returned to the bookstore and said that Qingqing was on guard against them.
That girl is indeed heartless.
Duan Shaoqing raised the corners of his mouth imperceptibly.
First plant a few thorns in the mother's heart. Even if the mother knows that it was him who did it in the future, she won't be too angry.
"Cousin Qing's bookstore must be quite stable recently." Duan Yunlang's eyes lit up, "Is there a new book coming out?"
Duan Shaoqing couldn't hear the word "new book" the most right now, and immediately his face sank: "Eat!"
Duan Wenbai glanced at his brother in surprise.
Although the eldest brother is the head of the family, it is a bit strange to show his face to his nephew in front of the couple.
Is this something bad happened?
With Duan Wenbai thinking like this, he and his second wife Zhu
Shi exchanged a look.
Zhu took a sip of tea silently.
In the past few months, she has been taking care of the house and has become much better informed. There was a lot of movement in Ruyi Hall this afternoon. Although she doesn't know the inside story, I'm afraid it has something to do with Qingqing.
[In view of the general environment,
She saw the old lady's plan, which was to bring Lang'er and Qingqing together. She had no intention of getting involved in this. If Qingqing was willing to marry Lang'er, she would have no dissatisfaction. If she didn't want to, she wouldn't do anything deliberately.
As for what the old lady does, she, a concubine and daughter-in-law, has no control over it.
"Okay, let's eat." The old lady glared at Duan Shaoqing and picked up the kuaizi.
For a while, everyone around the dining table stopped talking and started eating in silence.
Duan Yunling squeezed Kuaizi's hand tightly, picked up a piece of green vegetable and ate it, but he didn't taste it at all.
Could it be that Cousin Qing helped her solve the problem and annoyed her grandmother and father?
If this is the case, wouldn’t it mean that she has caused cousin Qing——
Duan Yunling glanced at the old lady quietly, thought again and again, and remained silent.
Cousin Qing told her not to do anything and that she should calm down.
That night, most people in Shaoqing's mansion didn't sleep well. The old lady was distressed about the large sum of money given to her, Duan Shaoqing was plotting a plan to kill people and seize wealth, Mrs. Zhu was thinking about her son's marriage, Duan Yunchen was worried about the changes in family affairs, Duan Yunhua was upset about the missed opportunities, Duan Yunling was worried about his cousin's situation and own problems.
Xin You had a good sleep and went to the library to wait for He Qingxiao the next day feeling refreshed.
He Qingxiao came from the Yamen without any subordinates.
This was also what Xin You suggested. After all, the only one she could trust was He Qingxiao, not those Jinlin Guards.
"Master He, let's go." Xin You led He Qingxiao towards the three carriages parked on the roadside.
The carriage has been prepared long ago, and the guards who will follow her to Shaoqing's Mansion have also been selected. The identities of these guards are in Xin You's hands, and they are not afraid of being tempted by the large sum of money.
"I'll just ride a horse."
Although there were three carriages, He Qingxiao still felt a little strange riding in the carriage provided by Miss Kou.
"Master He, it's your choice."
Seeing Xin You walking towards the first carriage, He Qingxiao asked, "Are the three carriages together?"
"Ah, yes, they are all useful." Xin You smiled and got into the car.
Most of what she can get today is silver notes, but there will inevitably be some real gold and silver, and these gold and silver will need to be hauled by a carriage.
Shaoqing's Mansion is not far from Qingsong Bookstore, and it didn't take long to arrive. Xin You got off the carriage and walked towards He Qingxiao: "Please, Mr. He, please wait for me here."
He Qingxiao didn't know that Xin You was returning to his grandfather's house to move money. He nodded when he heard this, guessing in his mind what the big deal Miss Kou had negotiated was.
In the Ruyi Hall, the old lady was sitting upright. Duan Shaoqing also sent someone to the Yamen to apply for leave, and stayed at home on purpose.
After hearing the maid's report that the cousin had arrived, they both looked towards the door.
