Special Agent Rebirth: The Omnipotent Goddess of Quick Transmigration
Chapter 984 - 972 Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character (6) First Update

Chapter 984: 972 Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character (6) First Update

Ye Shaohua initially came this time because she wanted to personally prepare medicine pills for Song Shuyun.

However, seeing the situation at hand, she didn’t rashly go in.

Instead, she went to look for Old Lady Song.

She had a proper talk with her about Song Shuyun’s situation. Now, Song Shuyun’s wet nurse and the servants in his courtyard were all watching him closely. If she didn’t have the consent of Old Lady Song and Old Master Song, it would be difficult for Ye Shaohua to get in.

Of course, Ye Shaohua could administer the medicine to Song Shuyun without alarming anyone.

But she still needed people to comprehensively record Song Shuyun’s data, so she came to find Old Lady Song.

The servants beside Old Lady Song all recognized Ye Shaohua.

As they saw her coming, anger flickered in everyone’s eyes, but they all suppressed it, for on the surface, Ye Shaohua was still Song Shuyun’s wife. When she came to pay her respects, the servants did not dare to stop her.

When she arrived at the reception chamber where Old Lady Song met with guests, Ye Shaohua heard the voice of a middle-aged man inside, "Mother, with Shuheng preparing for next year’s Imperial Examination, we are planning to move out of the mansion."

"What about the Song Family’s shops if you move out of the Song mansion?" Old Lady Song asked, furrowing her brows as she looked at her second son.

The middle-aged man bowed his head, his words not lacking in pride, "His Excellency the Prime Minister has accepted Shuheng as a student today. We are planning to buy a mansion near the East Gate to let Shuheng focus on the Imperial Examination. Mother, with the current chaos in the Song Family, wouldn’t it be better for you to come with us?"

Except for Song Shuyun, the rest of the Song Family’s generation was not outstanding.

Especially in terms of studying, most of them followed Old Master Song’s example and took the easy route by buying an official position with money.

Only Song Shuheng himself had passed the provincial examination.

Old Lady Song was originally worried about the foundation of the Song Family, but upon hearing the middle-aged man’s words, she began to ponder.

She had heard everything Zhou Sujun said yesterday afternoon.

Zhou Sujun had advised them to prepare because Song Shuyun’s condition was now considered ’living dead’ in the Jianghu. Regardless of whether he could wake up, being in such a state without eating or drinking, he wouldn’t last many years.

Old Lady Song was greatly shocked. In fact, after all the doctors in the Imperial City had examined him, she had already braced herself for the worst.

The Song Family’s current state was all controlled by Song Shuyun; now, without him, the business was falling apart like loose sand.

Now that the Prime Minister had taken Song Shuheng as his disciple, his future would undoubtedly soar.

The Song Family had not yet produced a scholar, but Song Shuheng was actually taken in by the Prime Minister.

Old Lady Song pondered for a long while, "I will go with you. In the future, when Shuheng enters the court as an official, he will need more silver. Do you have enough?"

Ye Shaohua stood outside the door; under normal circumstances, she should not have been able to hear the conversation inside.

However, her senses were far above those of average people, allowing her to catch every word without missing a beat.

Originally, from the original owner’s memories, Ye Shaohua knew that Old Lady Song seemed quite fond of her grandson Song Shuyun.

Now it seemed that while Old Lady Song might indeed be heartbroken for Song Shuyun, when compared to the Song Family and its wealth, Song Shuyun was at a disadvantage.

She had wanted to find Old Lady Song, but upon hearing these words, she paused in her step.

Then she turned around to find Old Master Song.

Since his son had taken over the business at the age of fourteen, Old Master Song had not been in the habit of looking at the ledgers for ten years.

Now, he had to not only scrutinize the ledgers but also communicate with the shopkeepers and merchants, leaving him utterly overwhelmed.

When Ye Shaohua came to him, he was extremely impatient.

"Didn’t you want to go out and find Ning Zhao? Shuyun already told me before that if you leave, we should not interfere. Now that he has become like this and might not last for many more years, if you want to go, then go."

Old Master Song wearily sat back down in his chair.

"Old Master, I caused his injuries. Although I’m not a good person, I can’t just walk away from this. My father has unique medicinal recipes, and I will do my best to save him."

Old Master Song looked at Ye Shaohua for a long time before finally nodding his head, silently consenting to her staying. "Later, I will have someone notify the servants at Shuyun’s place."

Having received the old master’s permission, Ye Shaohua slowly exhaled.

Just as she was about to leave, she saw Old Master Song’s confidant hustle in hurriedly and whisper something to Old Master Song. Old Master Song’s body swayed, his face lost all color, and then he staggered out.

Afraid that something might happen to him, Ye Shaohua followed.

At this moment, Old Master Song and his confidant could not care much about her as they headed towards the second wife’s courtyard.

Ye Shaohua stopped following once she was within earshot.

"Mother, why did you take out all the silver from the warehouse? The money for the major businesses hasn’t been paid yet. The Song Family is in disarray; what are you doing?" Old Master Song asked Old Lady Song incredulously.

"The Song Family has always had Shuheng’s share. Now that he’s setting out into officialdom, without silver for the necessary expenses, how can he succeed?" Old Lady Song responded sternly.

But before Song Shuyun, the Song Family didn’t have so many properties. He was the one who had built up their realm, bit by bit.

"Now the whole Imperial City knows about the Song Family’s situation. Every day people are coming to the Song Family’s money exchange to withdraw silver. If you do this, deals that Shuyun negotiated will all fall through, and we’ll be mired in debt..." Seeing Old Lady Song’s expression, a chill settled in Old Master Song’s heart.

"Big brother, why bother?" Second Master Song patted Old Master Song’s shoulder, "Shuyun has ended up like this, and the Song Family will soon fall. It’s better to provide for Shuheng first, don’t you agree?"

Second Master Song moved out with Old Lady Song.

Old Lady Song only visited Song Shuyun once before leaving, heard from the wet nurse that Zhou Sujun had visited, then shook her head and left, wiping away her tears as she left the courtyard without looking back, to follow Second Master Song out of the Song mansion.

She focused solely on waiting for her second grandson to become the Number One Scholar.

With the incident involving Song Shuyun and Second Master Song taking the silver from the warehouse to leave, the already suffering Song Family collapsed.

Coincidentally, at this time, the public somehow got wind and went to the Song Family’s money exchange to withdraw money.

The Song Family fell into complete ruin.

Word of this spread throughout the Imperial City.

Naturally, the Prime Minister heard of it too, his aides mentioning the matter discreetly. He finally recalled Ye Shaohua from the back of his mind and looked toward his son, who had just come to report on his studies, "Tomorrow, we shall visit the Song Family and take a look at that Lady from the Ye Family."

Meanwhile, Ning Zhao was entirely preoccupied with Su Junling and had long since forgotten his former fiancée. Momentarily caught off guard, he asked, "Who?"