Chapter 426 Troubles Come One After Another
In the afternoon dusk.
When Gu Chan and Ma Zheng came back, they were already carrying a small bag of copper coins.
On the way back, the two counted and found that they had earned more than ten taels of silver by performing crosstalk on the street today.
All the beggars on East Street were dumbfounded.
Yesterday Gu Chan was performing clapper talk, and today she actually brought Ma Zheng to perform crosstalk.
In short, Gu Chan's tricks were never the same every two days. How could this not make them dumbfounded?
You know, what Gu Chan earned in one day was equivalent to what they begged for in three days.
Soon, the reputation of the two little beggars, Gu Chan and Ma Zheng, began to spread in the East Street area.
The beggar leader of East Street, Scarlet Dog, also paid more attention to them.
After dark, the two returned to Wanyuanfang.
After going back to their respective rooms to wash up and have dinner, the four of them gathered in Gu Chan's room.
The four of them sat around the table, and Di Lin was the first to speak, "Boss, we have gone to the north to meet with Wei Xing and his men."
"How are they now?" Gu Chan asked curiously.
"They bought a building on the north side and started a brothel business called Yingchunlou. Business is pretty good now," said Di Lin.
Gu Chan scratched his head, his face full of embarrassment.
When they parted in Zhongyuan City before, she had not told Wei Xing and the others what to do when they came to Jiangnan. Now, they came and bought a building and opened a shop. This was not what she expected at all!
Yuan Jie blushed and said, "Boss, there are many beautiful girls in their shop, and they usually rely on these girls to get information."
"Is there any good news?" Gu Chan asked.
Di Lin and Yuan Jie looked at each other, both of them showing worry on their faces.
Gu Chan realized that something was wrong and said solemnly, "Tell me! I have already prepared myself mentally."
"The news that the imperial envoy sent by the emperor is coming to Jiangnan has already spread secretly in Jiangnan area. So now all the court officials and wealthy families in Jiangnan area have already discussed privately that they will never let the imperial envoy take away too much money from here." Di Lin explained.
"It is true. This is troublesome." Gu Chan sighed.
"Yes! That's why Wei Xing asked us to come back and tell you to stay here on East Street with the Yao Duoduo caravan and not go to the north to cause trouble for them. No one knows they are your people yet. This way it will be convenient for them to act and make money while providing you with information in secret." Yuan Jie said.
Gu Chan nodded without comment.
In this situation, there is really no need for her to meddle in the backstage. She just needs to gain a foothold here, and then slowly develop her own caravan, and run the medicinal materials business well and make it bigger and stronger.
Thinking of this, Gu Chan made a decisive decision and said, "Well, the two of you should not be idle. Go to the East Street area tomorrow to look for a suitable small building. Just buy a three-story building. As for the subsequent opening of the shop, you can handle it by yourselves. I won't worry about it."
"Boss, the prices in Jiangnan City are not low! If you want to buy a building here, it will probably cost a lot of money." Di Lin reminded.
"It's okay. I have deposited 200,000 taels of silver in Wanyuanfang. If you need money, you can go directly to Wanpeng. Otherwise, I would not have bothered to gamble with him before. Anyway, I saved this money for opening a shop." Gu Chan said with a wry smile.
Not bad!
She had previously deliberately deposited her money in Wanyuanfang in preparation for opening a shop later.
Anyway, I have just arrived and I am unfamiliar with the place. It is not safe to put my money in a bank than in a gambling house!
So don't think she's just playing around, because in fact she has already thought about this clearly in her mind.
Di Lin couldn't help but give her a thumbs up and said, "You are worthy of being the shopkeeper. You are really amazing. I am completely convinced." "Two hundred thousand taels! Shopkeeper, how did you win it from the young master?" Yuan Jie said in surprise.
She had never seen so much money in her life.
Gu Chan said with a smile, "Don't worry about how I won. Just spend the money as much as you want. When Yao Duoduo's shop is open, I will use it to make a small bet for a big gain, and let the two hundred thousand taels keep rolling in for me."
"Okay, then we understand. We'll do it tomorrow." Di Lin said, patting his chest.
"Then you guys go and take a rest! Starting tomorrow, you'll be busy." Gu Chan said with a smile.
The two nodded in agreement and prepared to leave.
But before they could go out, a white carrier pigeon suddenly flew to the rear window and stopped.
Gu Chan was stunned for a moment.
Ma Zheng quickly stood up and ran over, grabbed the pigeon, ran back and handed it to her, saying, "Boss, isn't this the white pigeon you left for the Ninth Prince when you left the border? How come it actually flew to Jiangnan?"
"It's over. Something must have happened to Xuanyuan Qing." Gu Chan said with a stiff face.
Ma Zheng was startled and quickly reached out to take the letter tied to the pigeon's leg, opened it, and read it carefully.
After reading it, he said in shock, "Boss, the carrier pigeon was sent by Qingluan. The letter said that the Ninth Prince was assassinated and stabbed in the left chest. He almost died. Now he is lying in bed and can't move!"
"Dry!"
Gu Chan yelled angrily.
She had long anticipated that Xuanyuan Qing would not be safe at the border, and now it seems that her prediction was accurate.
It’s just that she didn’t expect that the accident would come so soon. After all, she had just brought her men to Jiangnan a few days ago!
Ma Zheng said anxiously, "Boss, what should we do now? If the Ninth Prince dies, our lives will be difficult!"
"Hurry up and prepare the carriage. We will ride to Yingchun Tower in the north overnight." Gu Chan waved her hand and ordered.
Ma Zheng nodded, quickly put down the pigeon and left to prepare the carriage.
Di Lin asked, "Boss, do you need us to go with you?"
"No need for that. You guys go and take a rest. We can proceed according to the plan tomorrow. This matter has nothing to do with you. I will handle it myself." Gu Chan said.
Di Lin and Yuan Jie nodded, then without saying anything more, they left and went back to their rooms to rest.
After half a stick of incense.
Gu Chan quietly came to the back door of Wanyuanfang, and took a carriage with Ma Zheng, rushing to Yingchun Tower in the north overnight.
After midnight, the two finally arrived outside Yingchun Tower.
Gu Chan sat in the carriage waiting, and Ma Zhengze followed her instructions and ran inside to find Wei Xing.
After a while, Wei Xing followed Ma Zheng out and got into the carriage without attracting attention.
When the two met, Wei Xing said unhappily, "What are you doing here? Didn't I ask those two people to go back and tell you not to come over?"
"The ninth prince was assassinated." Gu Chan said with a serious expression.
Wei Xing was stunned when he heard this, and his face became extremely ugly.
Obviously, he did not expect that at this most critical juncture, Xuanyuan Qing would be assassinated.
