Special Agent Rebirth: The Omnipotent Goddess of Quick Transmigration
Chapter 989 - 977 Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character (11) Second Update

Chapter 989: 977 Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character (11) Second Update

Zhou Sujun didn’t even glance at Ye Shaohua, who was stopped by the door, and went straight in.

Ye Shaohua didn’t know what connections Zhou Sujun had, but considering that the Song Family had previously placed their hopes on Zhou Sujun, Ye Shaohua was somewhat worried that the other party might act recklessly.

She lifted her foot, ready to go inside.

To her surprise, the wet nurse directly blocked her way.

Ye Shaohua’s eyes lifted slightly, and although she didn’t speak, her gaze conveyed a question.

The wet nurse had long been annoyed with Ye Shaohua, wondering how the Young Master, who was so outstanding, could have married such a worthless wife. Especially since Ye Shaohua wasn’t just worthless but also restless, ultimately leading the Young Master to this plight.

The wet nurse wished she could skin Ye Shaohua alive.

"Lady Zhou is inside treating the Young Master, she needs a quiet environment, so don’t go in and disturb..." The wet nurse hadn’t finished her sentence before she saw Ye Shaohua’s deep, pitch-black eyes.

The other party hadn’t said anything, and even had a faint smile on her face.

The wet nurse felt a cold sweat soaking her back.

It was as though an invisible pair of hands was squeezing her throat.

Fortunately, at that moment, Song Family’s old master arrived in time, "Shaohua, why are you still standing outside? Why don’t you go in?"

Seeing Ye Shaohua standing outside, no matter how busy he was, Song Family’s old master noticed.

When the wet nurse heard Song Family’s old master’s voice, her heart sank.

Fearing that Ye Shaohua would say something, fortunately, Ye Shaohua didn’t say anything and directly followed the old master inside.

After the two went inside, the wet nurse took a long time to come around, and when she did, her face was ashen.

Song Shuyun’s fever was peculiar, but it wasn’t dangerous.

Old Master Song was overwhelmed with work and was quickly called away.

Upon entering, Ye Shaohua saw that Zhou Sujun wasn’t acting out of line, and Song Shuyun’s condition was very stable. She thought about coming back later that night and then followed Old Master Song to deal with business matters.

After they left the room, Zhou Sujun turned her head to the maid beside her and asked, "Just now, was that the one my cousin married?"

The maid harbored an obvious resentment towards Ye Shaohua, reciting how she was supposed to take good care of the Young Master as per the master’s instructions, and how she used to visit the Young Master every morning in the previous days, but now she didn’t even bother to look in.

She nodded and recounted Ye Shaohua’s actions. Upon hearing this, Zhou Sujun lost all interest.

She waved her hand, signaling the maid to stop talking.

Meanwhile, Old Master Song also found it strange, the businessmen from Jiangdong wouldn’t deliver Superior-grade grain unless the Song Family settled the overdue payments.

The partnership with Jiangdong was a major collaboration for the Song Family.

Every year, the Song Family would buy superior grains from individual farmers in Jiangdong as tribute grain, purchasing it at the price of 560 per unit.

Once in Imperial City, the price would double to 670, and during poor harvests, it could even reach over 700.

The volume of each transaction was huge, totaling two hundred thousand dan, which was a significant annual income for the Song Family.

Because Song Shuyun was unconscious and other funds couldn’t be moved, and the Old Mistress had taken away the house’s earnings, the Song Family had sold everything they could in the meantime.

Each year during the trade, the Song Family would first put down ten thousand taels of silver as a deposit, with the rest to be paid in full when the Song Family’s people went to collect the grains.

This time, however, ten thousand taels of silver had been paid, but the rest of the money couldn’t be produced.

Some time ago, people from Jiangdong had already come to press the issue. Superior-grade grains couldn’t be kept in storage for long; stored into the next year, they would become old grains and lose value. If the Song Family couldn’t complete the payment, Jiangdong would sell the grains to someone else.

Before this, Jiangdong’s representatives had already inquired about the Song Family’s circumstances in Imperial City and were already cooperating with others.

To their surprise, they came today seeking Old Master Song, expressing confidence that the Song Family would settle the remainder of the payment later on.

"We hope our business can cooperate for a long time," the Young Master from Jiangdong personally came and was very polite to Old Master Song.

Old Master Song invited the people from Jiangdong to have a meal at Heaven’s Number One Inn.

"I didn’t expect negotiating business to be this simple," Old Master Song whispered to Ye Shaohua.

Hearing Old Master Song’s words, Ye Shaohua merely smiled and said nothing, "You go eat with the Young Master. I’m going out to buy something."

Old Master Song thought Ye Shaohua wanted to buy some girlish items, so he let the Butler follow her and gave him a few banknotes.

Ye Shaohua knew Old Master Song was worried about her, so she didn’t refuse the Butler’s company.

In those times, women weren’t heavily restricted, so as Ye Shaohua strolled casually through the streets, she indeed heard everyone on the main street discussing about the Crown Prince, and she felt slightly relieved.

But little did she know, at that moment, Ning Zhao and his group across from Heaven’s Number One Inn were also discussing this matter.

Everyone knew that Ping County was difficult to manage, yet this time, the Crown Prince had made quite an accomplishment.

The court knew well the abilities of the Crown Prince, acknowledged as a sage monarch but considered less skilled than the Third Prince in terms of tactics. This instance was truly surprising, prompting everyone to speculate that he must have found a new Politician backing him.

The question was who had emerged from seclusion.

With such tactics and insight, it couldn’t be just anyone. Considering the number of illustrious figures living around Imperial City, it was a mystery which of them it could be.

The group speculated back and forth but couldn’t conclude who was behind the scenes.

"The Crown Prince has such a formidable strategist behind him?" As a tray of desserts was served to a few men who were holding a secret meeting, Su Junling couldn’t help but express his surprise.

"Indeed!" Ning Zhao nodded, "To seamlessly integrate governance with trade and agriculture, this person must be truly ambitious and talented. I’d love to meet them."

"If we could invite them over..." another person began to say.

But realizing they were in public and wary of spoken missteps, he swallowed the rest of his words.

Recently, Su Junling had been fully focused on exploring gourmet food and hadn’t been paying much attention to these things.

Surprised by what Ning Zhao and others said, he began to ask in detail about what happened in Ping County.

Just then, the person sitting close to the window suddenly pointed at someone below the window and exclaimed in astonishment, "Ning Zhao, look, isn’t that Ye Shaohua?"

Upon hearing the name Ye Shaohua, Ning Zhao instinctively furrowed his brow.