My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Chapter 233 Night Detective

The Xu family's estate was indeed as the matchmaker had described; it was very large.

Besides the big mountain the broker mentioned, the houses in the village were also very grand, clearly belonging to a wealthy family.

In addition to luxurious houses, the estate also boasts vast fertile fields.

Ji Yunshuang was fairly satisfied with the estate, so she asked about its price.

Zhao Haisheng held up his right hand and showed three fingers, saying, "Three thousand taels. This is only because my master urgently needs money. If he didn't need money urgently, three thousand taels wouldn't be enough to buy such a manor."

Ji Yunshuang also bought quite a few estates when she was in Hongdu, so she had some understanding of the prices of estates.

Given the conditions of this estate, three thousand taels is indeed not much.

Putting everything else aside, the fertile land on the estate alone is probably worth that much money.

Not to mention that such nice houses were built in the village.

There's also a huge hill on the hilltop in the village.

At only three thousand taels, there should be many people scrambling to buy it. Surely they wouldn't be waiting for her to come and snag such a bargain today!

Ji Yunshuang suspected there was a trap involved.

She said, "Is this estate really only put up for sale these past two days? At this price, I'm afraid it will be snapped up as soon as the news goes out, right?"

Zhao Haisheng was also a shrewd man; as soon as Ji Yunshuang opened her mouth, he immediately understood her concerns.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Young lady, you have just come from out of town and may not understand the current situation in Ningdu, so I will not hide it from you."

Then, he told Ji Yunshuang about the feud between the Xu family and the Han family.

The reason why the Xu family's estate cannot be sold is entirely because the Han family is deliberately making things difficult for the Xu family, and no one else dares to make a move.

The story told by the brokers that Xu's second master owed gambling debts was actually just a public statement.

The real reason was that Mr. Xu, an official in the imperial court, had a huge hole in the accounts under his jurisdiction that he couldn't fill. If this hole wasn't filled, Mr. Xu would be convicted of embezzlement, and the entire Xu family would be beheaded.

All of this was a scheme orchestrated by the Han family to drive the Xu family to the brink of despair.

At this point, if someone were to buy the properties under the Xu family's name, it would be tantamount to relieving the Xu family's predicament and thus opposing the Han family.

Given the Han family's status in Ningdu, no one dared to oppose them.

This explains why, even though the Xu family lowered the prices of their properties, no one still bought them.

Of course, Zhao Haisheng explained the twists and turns involved rather vaguely.

However, Ji Yunshuang still understood.

After listening, she didn't speak immediately, but instead pondered the truth of the whole story.

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Zhao Haisheng sighed and said, "If you are also afraid of getting involved with the Han family, then let's just let this matter go! The master said that this may be the fate of the Xu family, and we should not involve innocent people."

Ji Yunshuang asked, "Does the Xu family have other properties to sell?"

Zhao Haisheng said, "Yes, besides this estate, we also plan to sell several other estates. In addition, we also plan to sell several shops and two houses in the city."

Ji Yunshuang asked, "Where are the other estates? Would it be convenient for you to show me around?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhao Haisheng's eyes. He thought that after he told her the truth, she would be afraid of the Han family like other families and would not dare to buy any of the Xu family's properties.

Unexpectedly, she asked what other businesses the Xu family owned and even asked him to take her to see other estates.

Could it be that this woman is not afraid of the Han family?

Who is this woman? How dare she not oppose the Han family?

Or perhaps the woman is too naive and doesn't understand the implications?

Zhao Haisheng guessed what was going on in his mind, but said on the surface, "Of course, that's no problem. There's another manor not far from here, and we can go there now. The other manors are a bit farther away, and I'm afraid we won't be able to see them all in one day."

Ji Yunshuang said, "It's alright. If we can't finish looking at the other estates today, we can look at them tomorrow."

Zhao Haisheng felt a surge of hope and nodded excitedly, "Okay, I'll take you there right away."

Next, Ji Yunshuang followed Zhao Haisheng to see three more estates.

None of the estates were particularly secluded, and they did not meet Ji Yunshuang's criteria for buying them to store her belongings.

However, the land in all the villages is very fertile, and irrigation ditches have been built in the fields, so there is no need to worry about water shortage.

Buying it as an asset would be quite suitable.

Although Ji Yunshuang was satisfied, she did not make a decision immediately.

She and Zhao Haisheng made an appointment to visit other villages the next day.

After parting ways with Zhao Haisheng, she went to the city to inquire about the Xu and Han families.

Outsiders were unaware that the accounts managed by the Xu family patriarch had run into problems and that money was needed to cover the shortfall—a secret matter.

However, the discord between the Xu and Han families was no secret in Ningdu.

Ji Yunshuang found out the truth with just a little effort.

It is said that Prince Duan originally intended to marry a woman from the Xu family as his queen, but the Han family later used underhanded means to snatch her away, and the woman from the Xu family went from queen to concubine.

Xu's daughter was always unwilling to let Han's daughter take the position of princess. After entering the Duan Prince's mansion, she kept fighting with Yun's daughter.

Inside the Prince Duan's mansion, the daughters of the Yun and Xu families were engaged in a power struggle, while outside the mansion, the Xu and Yun families were also locked in a fierce battle.

The discord between the two families was common knowledge in Ningdu.

After hearing this, Ji Yunshuang couldn't help but feel puzzled.

What was Prince Duan thinking? How could he allow the two families to create such a situation?

And what exactly did the eldest daughter of the Xu family do wrong to be stripped of her position as a concubine?

Filled with questions, Ji Yunshuang found an inn in the city and settled in.

After having a simple dinner, she went to bed.

It was midnight when they sneaked out of the inn and ran towards the Duan Prince's Mansion.

Like Hongdu, Ningdu is also divided into an inner city and an outer city.

However, Ningdu is not as strict as Hongdu.

During the daytime today, Ji Yunshuang simply made an excuse and secretly slipped a few silver ingots to the guards at the gate, thus easily entering the inner city.

She had already thoroughly explored the inner city and found out the location of the Prince Duan's residence.

After leaving the inn, he went straight to the Prince Duan's residence.

On the way, Ji Yunshuang encountered two patrol teams of soldiers.

Ji Yunshuang used the spatial manipulation to successfully evade the attack.

When they arrived at the Prince Duan's residence, there were even more guards.

However, this did not pose a challenge for Ji Yunshuang.

She is now faster than before, and can easily avoid the guards of the Prince's Palace, plus she has a spatial ability.

She entered the Prince Duan's residence with ease.

However, to her surprise, the Prince Duan's mansion was still brightly lit at this hour.

Inside the mansion, servants were pacing back and forth in a panic.

What happened?

Ji Yunshuang's sixth sense told her that something big had happened at the Duan Prince's residence. She might actually have an unexpected gain.