klisemfg Chapter 424 Part 1 The Lion Must Open His Mouth
Chapter 424 Part 1 The Lion Must Open His Mouth
A few days later, the gambling house discovered that the total amount of money bet on Lu Shao was hundreds of thousands of taels.
If Lu Shao had not passed the imperial examination, they would have earned hundreds of thousands of taels for free.
But if Lu Shao passed the imperial examination and won the first place, they would have to pay out three million taels.
The people in charge of the gambling house are the three leaders who returned from Jiangnan.
They had a total of six leaders, one of whom was killed by Qiao Ye, and one was captured because of Qiao Ye.
When they fought with the rebel king for territory, one of them was killed by the rebel king, so only three were left.
The capital has a lot of important connections. He was originally responsible for making money in Jiangnan and also ran this gambling house.
Normally, the gambling house is looked after by five bosses, and he spends most of his time in Jiangnan.
Now the situation in the capital is getting worse and worse, so he has no choice but to live in the capital permanently.
His confidant said, "Master, we can't let Lu Shaozhong win the first prize, otherwise our casino will lose more than half of its capital."
The gambling houses here are very profitable, but the costs are also very high.
He has to support the various expenses of winning over the powerful business contacts in the capital, winning over all kinds of people, and lending money at high interest rates.
Most of the money earned every month has to be spent.
The amount of money that the gambling house can move is only more than four million taels.
If they lose most of the money, the casino's operations will be in trouble.
The three leaders also understood what the confidant said.
Now, Qiao Ye and his wife are among the most hated people by the rebels, and they have repeatedly sabotaged their plans in the past year or two.
I originally thought it would not be difficult to rescue the five leaders, but after they joined the Flying Dragon Guard, there was no news of them anymore.
The third leader frowned and said, "But it's not easy to get rid of Lu Shao in the territory of the capital."
Lu Shao made many connections around him and also made a name for himself in front of the emperor.
If we send people to kill him, it would be fine if they can kill him, but if they fail, it would be easy to alert the enemy.
After all, the assassinations of Qiao Ye and Song Shaoyang were originally thought to be a sure thing.
In the end, not only did they fail, but they also lost a leader.
Over the past six months, their influence in the capital has been greatly weakened.
It is very likely that he has been targeted by the Flying Dragon Guards.
He doesn't dare to act rashly.
The confidant thought for a moment and came up with an idea, "There's no need to kill him, just make sure he doesn't pass the exam smoothly."
"If he fails, we will not only make hundreds of thousands of taels, but also make Lu Shao and his wife lose face."
"Lu Shao will also disappoint Qin Daru, and the emperor and the crown prince will also question his ability."
"It will be a great benefit for us if he fails the exam."
The three leaders smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
The confidant whispered an idea into the third leader's ear.
After hearing this, the three leaders' eyes lit up and they chuckled, "That's a good idea."
"Even if we are discovered, it has nothing to do with us."
"It can also allow Lu Shao and his people to completely break off relations with Song Shaoyang and the Fifth Prince's faction."
"If they fight, the more chaos the capital city will have, the better it will be for us."
"I'll leave this matter to you."
The confidant nodded respectfully, "Yes, I will definitely do it."
There are only a few days left until the imperial examination.
Qiao Xiaolian came to visit Qiao Ye again that day.
After sitting down, he began to complain, "Ye'er, Yu Wanzhi and her daughter are really worthless. They also want to harm me."
Qiao Ye guessed what was going on as soon as he heard it, "Did they instigate you to give Song Shaoyang the Hibiscus Cream?"
Qiao Xiaolian looked at her with admiration, "What's wrong with your brain? You're so smart."
"They took turns to meet Song Shaoyang by chance before, hoping to attract his attention, but they failed."
"Then they came to me yesterday and asked me if I wanted to be the favorite in the backyard and step down the lady."
"I pretended to say, of course I do."
"They said they could give me something good to nourish my body and asked me to put it in the soup when I served it to Song Shaoyang."
"Song Shaoyang will definitely not be able to leave me in the future. He might even divorce his wife and let me be his wife."
She gritted her teeth angrily and said, "They are totally treating me like a fool!"
Although she felt that she was not bad, she also knew her own limitations.
She was just a little village girl. Song Shaoyang would have to be crazy to divorce his wife and make her his wife.
Qiao Ye was also a little amused, "Isn't it just that I treat you as a fool? Then you refuse?"
Qiao Xiaolian shook her head. "I didn't refuse, but I didn't agree either."
"I have already told Song Shaoyang secretly. He told me to leave them hanging like this and he will deal with it later."
Qiao Ye nodded, "Then let's keep them hanging and see if they have any other tricks up their sleeves."
She then asked, "Has Lu Mei contacted you recently?"
My husband came back yesterday and said that his scumbag uncle had secretly gone to see Lu Mei a few days ago.
So Lu Mei was afraid that she would take some action.
Qiao Xiaolian stared at Qiao Ye with eyes wide open, "Do you know how to calculate? You know all this."
Qiao Ye chuckled, "I guessed."
She asked: "Why did she look for you? Did she want to get close to Song Shaoyang, or did she want to get close to us through you?"
Qiao Xiaolian replied: "I came here today just to tell you about this."
"She came to me these past few days and said she felt guilty about Wu Lang."
"She only has this one brother, and she doesn't want to make the relationship too awkward."
"She wanted me to help her speak to you and bring her to see you."
"But I don't know what you mean, so I neither agree nor refuse."
As soon as Qiao Ye heard it, he understood that Lu Mei was coming for them.
To be precise, she came here for her young husband.
It seems that I can't avoid what happened in the past.
Since Lu Mei is determined to die, they will help her.
"When you go back, tell her that we have been trying to persuade her these past few days."
"Lu Shao wants to ease the relationship because she is her only sister."
"She wants to come to our house, so bring her tomorrow."
Qiao Xiaolian nodded, "Okay, I'll bring her here tomorrow."
Qiao Ye pulled her and said, "Remember to ask for favors from her when you go back, otherwise you won't take her with you."
"She must ask for a big price. The people behind her will help her find a solution."
Qiao Xiaolian’s greedy and profit-seeking personality must not collapse, otherwise she will be suspected if she is not careful.
And Lu Mei probably has no money now.
To trick Lu Mei is to trick the traitors.
Qiao Xiaolian's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, I have to ask for benefits from her."
She gave a smug villain-like smile, "If you don't give me that much, don't even think about bringing her to see you."
After sitting for a while, he hurried back to the Song Mansion to blackmail Lu Mei.
Although she was not as smart as Qiao Ye and the others, she also felt that the Song Mansion might become a place of trouble in the future.
Everyone treats Song Shaoyang as a big shot and wants to take advantage of him to make a profit.
The key is that they all set their sights on her.
It was just too dangerous to be around him.
So she had to save more money, and when the people from the Qiao family came to Beijing, she would take the money to find them.
Then find another man who is easy to handle and marry him.
After all, Song Shaoyang had never touched her, and she was still a virgin.
After returning, Qiao Xiaolian asked Lu Mei for a huge sum of 12,000 taels of silver before she agreed to take Lu Mei to see Qiao Ye.
He also kept boasting about his achievements, saying that he had spoken well of Lu Mei in front of Qiao Ye and his wife.
Lu Shao was also moved by her and thought of the good things about his sister Lu Mei.
After all, they are siblings. There is no overnight hatred. What’s past is past.
Lu Mei has always believed in this.
She felt that her brother was just angry at her and that was why he treated her like that.
After so much time has passed, my brother's life has been getting better and better, and he probably won't care about the things that happened in the past anymore.
It’s just a pity that Qiao Xiaolian is so shameless that she asks for so much money.
Not to mention ten thousand taels, she didn't even have ten taels on her.
After entering the Song Mansion, although she had no money for food and clothing, Song Shaoyang ignored her because she was not favored.
In the backyard, she was often bullied and oppressed by other concubines.
But thinking of her father's promise, she could only ask Qiao Xiaolian to wait while she thought of a solution.
That day, I went to the agreed teahouse and met her father.
But she didn't know that her every move was being watched.