The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

The hot summer has passed and autumn is approaching.

In the past two months, Jiang Suining has not missed his courses at the academy, and has found time to study in the various shops of the Jiang family. He even found time to help Zheng with the accounts.

Jiang Zhitong originally thought that she was just acting on a whim, but unexpectedly, Jiang Suining not only studied hard, but also received praise from many shop owners.

He was even able to draw inferences about other situations by simply using the time after school and the occasional holidays at the academy to understand all of the Jiang family's businesses clearly and master almost all of the tricks involved.

In the carriage, Jiang Mushi couldn't help but frowning when he saw Jiang Suining looking at the account book even on the way to the academy.

"Even if you want to learn, there's no need to be so anxious. Just take your time."

Moreover, he always felt that in addition to learning these things, Jiang Suining seemed to be very concerned about the election of the Imperial Merchant. He really didn't know how she managed to be so busy day by day.

Jiang Suining turned the page without looking up. "I still don't know enough. I want to hurry up."

"Don't you know enough? Don't you want to give others a chance to live? The teacher in the academy praises you, the shopkeeper and the clerks in the shop praise you, and your parents praise you when you go home. Why do you work so hard?" Jiang Mushi was very puzzled.

"Just think of me as studious." Jiang Suining smiled.

Whether it was schoolwork or reading account books, most of these were things she already knew.

As for doing business, although she had a lot of shops under her control after taking charge of the Marquis' Mansion in her previous life, she mostly inspected and managed them. However, she didn't know much about how to build a shop from the beginning, what details there are in the operation process, or even what rules are not easy to put on the surface.

This time, since she has the opportunity, she will naturally seize the time to study hard.

Jiang Mushi looked at Jiang Suining and noticed that she had obviously lost some weight recently. He was hesitant to speak for a moment.

The next moment, they arrived at the academy, and the stopped carriage completely made Jiang Mushi swallow the words he wanted to say.

At the entrance of the academy, Lin Qingyuan was already waiting.

"Have you found out?" Jiang Suining asked Lin Qingyuan.

The latter nodded, looked at the students who were coming over one after another, and gestured to change the place to talk.

Jiang Mushi had already gotten used to their behavior over this period of time, so he didn't say much and just walked into the academy.

Lin Qingyuan lowered his voice, "You guessed right, Zeng Fansong really has connections with the court. Guess who that person is."

"Minister Zhang Wangcheng?"

"How did you know?" Lin Qingyuan subconsciously raised his voice, then quickly looked around, and after making sure no one was paying attention, he continued, "Since you already knew, why did you ask me to check?"

"I'm just guessing."

In fact, in Beiyang Kingdom, the selection of imperial merchants was originally the responsibility of the inner court of the palace, but later it gradually became the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue. The person in charge of this matter this time was Zhang Wangcheng, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

After this period of investigation, she was almost certain that the Zeng family was closely related to the incident involving the Jiang family.

The Zeng family did not participate in the selection of imperial merchants, but they were very concerned about this matter. They often inquired about it with Jiang Zhitong, and they also talked about this matter when they visited the Jiang family several times.

More importantly, she found out that someone was secretly buying a batch of high-quality fabrics at a high price. This kind of fabric was rare, so the purchase lasted for quite a while, and it seemed that a lot of effort was put in. And after further investigation, she found that the warehouse where the fabrics were stored was secretly rented by Zeng Fansong's younger brother, Zeng Fanhai.

It's hard not to suspect that a man in the jewelry business is planning something when he suddenly hoards fabrics and is so demanding on quality.

Lin Qingyuan looked at Jiang Suining, "I thought you knew it from the beginning. After all, Zeng Fansong has a close relationship with your father, and Zhang Wangcheng is the person in charge of the selection of the imperial merchants this time. Did Zeng Fansong really not mention it to your family?"

Jiang Suining wanted to shake his head, but when the words came to his lips, he changed them into, "I will go back today and ask my father first."

"Okay." Lin Qingyuan responded, and then whispered, "But now that the investigation has reached the head of the court officials, do you still want to continue to inquire about the Zeng family?"

In fact, during this period of time, he has never fully figured out why Jiang Suining wanted to investigate the Zeng family.

However, it must be said that the Zeng family looks normal, but secretly things become more and more filthy.

Just like Zeng Fansong's relationship with the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, it is said that in addition to giving money, he also secretly gave his wife's teenage sister to Zhang Wangcheng as a concubine.

You know, Zhang Wangcheng is already over fifty years old.

"Continue to investigate, but be careful not to let others know about this. Wait!" Jiang Suining paused and said, "It's better not to investigate further."

"Why did you change your mind again?"

“After all, it involves court officials, and the Lin family is just a merchant. It is better to stop this matter here to avoid being noticed and implicating the Lin family.”

"I promised you that you would pay every month..."

"No need, that's enough information we have found out so far. Don't touch the news from the court for now." Jiang Suining said in a serious tone.

Although Lin Qingyuan is very good at getting information, those people in the court are not pushovers either, especially Zhang Wangcheng, who has close private dealings with businessmen and may be more cautious. If he finds out that someone is investigating him, he will be in trouble.

Seeing Jiang Suining's insistence, Lin Qingyuan finally nodded and said, "Okay, I won't continue investigating the relationship between the Zeng family and Zhang Wangcheng."

After saying that, Lin Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief and spoke with a smile.

"To be honest, if you really let me continue investigating, I'd be a little nervous."

He was not sure, and if he continued investigating, he might be discovered.

Jiang Suining raised an eyebrow, "Next time you can just say it directly."

Although she wanted to find out information through Lin Qingyuan, she would never let him take risks.

Although the Lin family is also a wealthy family in the imperial city, there is a huge difference in status between businessmen and officials. In particular, Zhang Wangcheng's official position is not low. If he really wants to take action against the Lin family, I am afraid that the Lin family will be unable to resist at all.

……

After school, Jiang Suining first went to the shop where Jiang Zhitong often stayed these days. After being told by the clerk that Jiang Zhitong had returned home early today, he returned home.

Inside the study, Jiang Zhitong was confirming again the quantity of cloth that had been produced during this period.

After seeing Jiang Suining coming in, he smiled and said, "Suining, you've come just in time. I have good news for you. The fabrics we supply to the royal family are almost ready."

"So fast?" Jiang Suining was a little surprised.

"Yes, it's faster than expected. Everyone's hard work during this period has not been in vain." Jiang Zhitong said with emotion, his face showing obvious joy and relief.

Jiang Suining was not very happy, "Father, where is the cloth now?"

"Inside the warehouse, of course."

"Uncle Zeng, do you know which warehouse it is?"

Jiang Zhitong didn't quite understand why Jiang Suining asked that, but he nodded and replied, "I know. Your great uncle came to see me today and asked about the progress. He was very happy to know that it was almost finished."

Jiang Suining pursed his lips and looked at Jiang Zhitong, and suddenly a complete guess popped up in his mind.

A guess that could connect all the things she had found out recently...