Chapter 48 Everyone takes what they need
Originally, Li Mingzhu didn't expect to hear anything good from Xu Shuhe, but she didn't expect that Xu Shuhe's words really hit the nail on the head and reminded her.

When he first got married to Chen Jin, they were very sweet to each other, but later she became pregnant with a daughter and could not take care of her during the pregnancy, so Chen Jin gradually began to reveal his playboy nature.

First he secretly went out to visit brothels, and then he secretly touched the maidservants around him.

When she found out, she made a fuss at first. Chen Jin tried to coax her, and she admitted her mistakes and swore something, but she did it again after a few days.

After a long time, Li Mingzhu found that she could not control him at all, so she could only endure it. She thought that as long as she was the principal wife and held power in the mansion, no matter how many vixens there were, they could not get past her, so she was too lazy to please Chen Jin anymore.

But now one of her concubines suddenly became pregnant, which made her anxious.

After all, she still lacks a son so that she can truly have nothing to worry about.

But now, as Xu Shuhe said, she was busy with housework and had to deal with her mother-in-law Feng, so she had no time to raise a second child with Chen Jin. Besides, she hadn't dressed up carefully and tried to please Chen Jin for a long time.

"I understand what my sister-in-law means." Li Mingzhu nodded, then raised her hand to support her forehead, "I have been too busy in recent years."

Hearing this, Xu Shuhe immediately comforted her, "Before when mother-in-law was not ill, Second Sister-in-law was just helping out, and she didn't have to worry so much. Now, Second Sister-in-law is in charge of all the big and small things at home. With no one to share the burden, naturally she has even less free time."

After she said this, Li Mingzhu quickly raised her eyes and looked at her.

At this moment, Li Mingzhu clearly understood Xu Shuhe's real intention of coming to give her advice.

After a moment's silence, he took Xu Shuhe's hand and said, "My dear sister-in-law, you are the only one who can help me in this mansion now."

"I'm not good at this." Xu Shuhe hesitated, but was happy in his heart, "But since my second sister-in-law has asked, I will naturally lend a hand."

Li Mingzhu seemed touched, "Then thank you very much, second sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law, you are too kind. We are family, so there is no need to thank you." Xu Shuhe was also polite, and finally called Meixiang forward, "This is another gift I brought for you. This dress is perfect for you. You will be as beautiful as a fairy when you wear it."

Seeing the folded new clothes on the tray, Li Mingzhu couldn't help but sigh in her heart that this was well prepared.

But he accepted it with a smile on his face.

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Shuhe successfully took away part of the housekeeper power from Li Mingzhu, and then they dispersed.

After Xu Shuhe left, Qiao Xing said, "Why did you give the housekeeping power to the Third Young Master's wife so soon? If she knew, she would be angry with you again!"

"That bitch Qianwen is already pregnant. If I don't hurry up and get pregnant, what's the point of holding the power of housekeeper? Will I leave everything in my hands to someone else's son in the future?" Li Mingzhu said coldly.

Finally, he chuckled.

"Besides, the mother-in-law's confinement is only temporary. When the mother-in-law comes out, the third daughter-in-law will naturally have to give back this right. Why should I be in such a hurry? Right now, I just don't want to care about the vixen in my father-in-law's room. I'll just throw it away to save myself the trouble."

Today's transaction is just a win-win situation.

Indeed, Xu Shuhe came to Ju Ruitang today with the same idea.

It would be much easier to take away some of the housekeeper power from Li Mingzhu while Feng is still here.

She doesn't need to take care of it for long, just enough for her to arrange some things.

At that time, Chen Zhi outside the mansion was also busy.

Yesterday, Chen Jin went to Jinzun Tower to drink, and then stayed overnight at Qimengzhai. He must have spent a lot of money.

According to Chen Jin's usual personality, he would definitely come to the Chen family's shop today to withdraw some money. Chen Zhi was waiting for him.

Sure enough, Chen Jin came to the store in the afternoon. As for the silver, Chen Zhi naturally gave it as usual, but asked a few more questions, which were about the young master of the Yan family and the iron mine.

Chen Jin is not a person who can hide things, not to mention his brain. Even if he wants to hide something, he can't. It can be easily revealed.

So it was very easy for Chen Zhi to obtain a lot of the information he needed.

For example, the eldest son of the Yan family that day, the iron mine business did not belong to the Yan family, but was a business that was initiated by the young master Yan's uncle. The man's surname was Hu, and he was originally a businessman outside. In the past two years, he made money in some way and returned to Qizhou. Now he is tinkering with the iron mine business again.

Just as Chen Zhi guessed, it seemed to be a private mine that had not received official documents from the government, so it was kept secret.

If the eldest son of the Yan family and Chen Jin had not drunk too much that day and told it out for the sake of bragging, Chen Jin would not have known it.

After getting the news, Chen Zhi was not idle. He turned around and prepared to let Zhang Ping tell Gao Yuci the news.

However, he changed his mind again after thinking of Xu Shuhe's words, asking him to socialize more with Gao Yuci, and asked Zhang Ping to invite Gao Yuci to have dinner at Juxianglou together.

Gao Yuci was very concerned about the iron mine. After receiving Zhang Ping's message, he arrived at the appointment on time in the evening.

The two of them sat down in a private room in Juxiang Tower, and Chen Zhi told him everything he knew.

After hearing this, Gao Yuci's face became a little solemn.

Chen Zhi also advised, "This business is certainly profitable, but it is illegal after all. If you are caught by the government, it will be a death sentence. Brother Gao is a man of great family and wealth, so don't go astray."

As he advised, Gao Yuci nodded.

"Indeed, this money that comes from an illegal source cannot be earned."

After saying this, Gao Yuci raised his glass and said, "Thank you, Brother Chen, for your concern for my affairs. When I return to Kyoto, if my family has suitable business, I will definitely come to find Brother Chen."

"It's just a small matter. I just want to make friends with you because I see that Brother Gao is an open-minded person." Chen Zhiye immediately responded.

After having dinner together, the two said goodbye and went back.

None of them have bad habits, unlike Chen Jin, who would go somewhere else to have fun after drinking.

After getting on the carriage, Chen Zhi started thinking about what happened today with Gao Yuci. He wanted to talk to Xu Shuhe about it when he got back.

So after returning home, he immediately went to Fuyunju.

Because he had dinner outside today, when he came back, Xu Shuhe had already finished dinner and went to take a bath.

It was at this time that Chen Zhicai suddenly felt that the timing of his arrival was a bit awkward and too late.

We should talk about it tomorrow.

But since he was already here and it wasn't convenient to leave, he had to sit outside and wait for Xu Shuhe to come out.

At that time, on the other side, after Gao Yuci got on his carriage, his face darkened, completely unlike the relaxed and happy mood he had when he was talking and drinking with Chen Zhi in Juxiang Tower just now.

"Your Highness, can you trust what this man says?" the attendant dressed as a servant whispered.

Gao Yuci pursed his lips, "I have been in Qizhou for a while. If I don't find something useful, it will be even more difficult to investigate once that group of people arrive in a few days. The previous clues were broken or unclear, but today there is one more clue. I have to investigate it anyway. I took the initiative to ask for this mission, so I must do it well and not let my father down."

"Okay, then I will go and investigate the Hu family tomorrow." The follower responded.

(End of this chapter)