Marry the villain and the whole court kneels down and calls her the queen

"Chang Mingyuan? Wasn't his concubine Jiang beaten to death by his wife fifteen years ago? The Queen even reprimanded him for this, saying he favored his concubine over his wife."

Lu Yunyang was not very old at that time and didn't know much about the things in Kyoto.

Lu Ming handed him a piece of paper with a ring drawn on it.

"That's true. I heard that Chang Mingyuan had hidden a mistress in a mansion outside the capital without his wife's knowledge. When Madam Chang found out, Jiang had already given birth to a child for Chang Mingyuan. When Madam Chang killed Jiang, the child disappeared."

"Master, I suspect that Jiang is the heir of Yiye Pianzhou, the richest man in Jiangnan. A servant of the Chang family once saw this ring on Jiang's hand, and this ring is Yiye Pianzhou's keepsake."

Lu Yunyang was also very happy: "Not bad, not bad. After five years of hard work, we finally have some clues. The ring and the child are missing. It is very likely that Jiang has hidden the child, and the ring must be with the child."

"By the way, is that child a boy or a girl? He should be fifteen or sixteen this year. Do you know where he will escape to?"

Lu Mingyu concluded, "Master, I am incompetent and have not yet found out."

Lu Yunyang put his hands behind his back, looking out the window with his peach blossom eyes, squinting slightly, his careless laziness swept away, and he looked arrogant, cold and aloof.

"Investigate, send more people, and make sure to find out as soon as possible."

Lu Ming immediately responded: "Yes."

After Lu Ming left, Nishang poured Lu Yunyang another cup of hot tea and consoled him, "Master, don't worry. The money will definitely come. Although the master has passed away, I have observed that Master Xiao is also a capable person. As long as the master can recruit him, he will also help the master with his worries."

When Lu Yunyang mentioned Xiao Yimo, he got a headache. He actually dared to covet his woman.

But now he has no money. After his master left, his financial situation has plummeted. If he doesn't find someone who can make money, his great cause will become even more difficult.

"Can you handle him? Xiao Yimo may look young, but he's actually very slippery. Besides, he has a boss behind him. Instead of bringing him here, why not go directly to his boss?"

Nishang said cleverly: "Okay, I will get the details of his master from Master Xiao as soon as possible."

Hua Man Lou had a new repertoire, and as soon as the news came out, Hua Man Lou was packed with guests that night.

"Mandarin ducks nest together and butterflies fly together..."

The song was lingering and sad, and with the passionate performance of the courtesan Nichang, Hua Manlou's reputation was restored.

But the good times didn't last long. On the third day, the rival Hong Xiu Zhao also played a new song.

The music was hot and sexy, and the girls were wearing bras with red scarves faintly visible and bells on their ankles, which immediately attracted the guests.

Lu Yunyang stared at the back door of Hongxiuzhao. Soon, he saw Xiao Yimo walking out with a bag of silver in his arms.

Nichang was furious. She stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Yimo, and took him to Huamanlou without saying a word.

"Xiao Yimo, you're trying to have it both ways, right? Did you sell our song to Hong Xiuzhao as well?"

Xiao Yimo was caught red-handed by Nichang, but he smiled nonchalantly: "How is that possible? The style of music I gave you at Hua Man Lou is different from that of Hong Xiu Zhao. Besides, I even added a hundred taels to the price of Hong Xiu Zhao this time."

Nichang was so angry that she was about to go up and hit Xiao Yimo, but suddenly, she saw a red shadow coming in from the window and giving Nichang a crisp slap in the face.

"You dare to touch my man..."

Nichang looks gentle, but she has a bad temper and started fighting with the person who came without saying a word.

Nichang's music is gentle and melodious, and she is wearing a light yellow dress.

The person who came was wearing a red gauze dress and had bells on her ankles. You could tell at a glance that she was the girl from Hongxiuzhao.

One yellow and one red were fighting in the room.

Until Xiao Yimo stepped forward and hugged the red-dressed woman's waist: "Stop fighting, stop fighting, it will be difficult to negotiate business if you continue fighting."

The woman in red put down her sword and looked at Nishang with sharp eyes.

Nishang knew this man: "Chu Yu, is Xiao Yimo your man?"

The woman in red is none other than Hongxiuzhao's most popular courtesan, matchmaker Chu Yu, who has a fierce temper and will start a fight if she disagrees with someone.

The reason why I followed was because Xiao Yimo went out from the back door and disappeared. The two of them had originally agreed to meet.

"Exactly."

Nichang suddenly felt that she had been fooled by the two of them.

"Xiao Yimo, you both know Chu Yu, are you teaming up with her to trick me?"

Xiao Yimo smiled awkwardly: "Oh, it's a misunderstanding, I really didn't play tricks on you, it's just that the method of cooperation is different. I have a lot of songs here, and I sell them to Hongxiu Zhao, and I take a commission."

"I don't know you either, so of course we'll settle the score based on the song."

Nichang was puzzled: "We are Hongxiuzhao's rivals, why are you willing to sell the song to us..."

Xiao Yimo smiled complacently: "This is what our boss meant. Maybe our boss feels sorry for you, hehe..."

"We don't need your pity..." Nichang glared angrily.

Chu Yu kicked Xiao Yimo and said, "Don't misinterpret the boss's intentions."

"Our boss just thinks that Hongxiuzhao is new and doesn't have enough influence. Although business has been good in the past six months, Huamanlou's reputation is better than ours. Our boss says that we need to grow the business together and make it stronger in order to attract more customers."

"That's why I asked Xiao Yimo to sell the music to you. However, our music styles are different. You just need to make money. Why bother with the fuss?"

After saying that, Chu Yu took Xiao Yimo away.

Leaving Nichang so angry that she was jumping up and down.

However, Chu Yu's words reminded Lu Yunyang.

"Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone. This is the essence of doing business."

Lu Yunyang stared at the direction Chu Yu left, his eyebrows twitching: "Nishang, do you know where this Chu Yu came from?"

Nishang immediately understood what Lu Yunyang meant: "Sir, she can't be the orphan of the Jiang family. Chu Yu is already eighteen years old this year, so the age doesn't match."

Lu Yunyang didn't give up: "Maybe she lied about her age?"

Nichang shook her head. "Impossible. I saw her when I was little. She was a beggar. Later, I don't know who adopted her. She became the most beautiful courtesan in Hongxiuzhao and even learned a lot of martial arts."

"Besides, we still don't know whether Jiang's baby is a boy or a girl."

Lu Yunyang was a little disappointed, but he analyzed carefully: "Jiang's child must be a daughter. If it was a boy, Chang Mingyuan would never let him go out and do nothing."

Nishang: "Could it be because Chang Mingyuan was exiled three years later that he couldn't take care of the child..."

Lu Yunyang still shook his head: "I have a hunch that Jiang must have given birth to a daughter, and the inheritance of Yiye Pianzhou has always been female..."

Yes, the richest person in Jiangnan is a woman. For the past hundred years, the inheritance has been carried out by women. This is the result that Lu Yunyang found out after a long investigation.

A woman who can build such a big business must be an extraordinary woman. There are not only such women but also a family.

A small boat is so big that it can still operate normally even though the owner has never shown up. It is really admirable.

This is also the reason why Lu Yunyang is desperately trying to find out the successor of the Jiang family.

He needs money.