When Cai Jing returned, Ximen Qiao had already gone to bed. He had lost his usual enthusiasm for Ximen Qiao's arrival.
These few days, the endless rumors had left him in a terrible state. The eight kings suddenly making things difficult for him was even more illogical.
The Emperor still trusted him, or at least he thought so himself. However, the guards of the Grand Preceptor's Residence had been replaced by the Imperial Army, not the soldiers he had trusted before.
Gao Qiu and Tong Guan, the two political enemies, were even more restless.
Everything was fraught with danger. Cai Jing had been an official for more than forty years and had never encountered such a crisis.
When Ximen Qiao woke up, he was invited to Cai Jing's study. Cai Jing wanted to meet his godson out of courtesy, but the butler said that Ximen Qiao's huge amount of gold and silver treasures wouldn't interest him.
"Greetings, godfather!" Ximen Qiao bowed.
"No need to be polite, no need to be polite. Why did my son come? These few days, it has been the cusp of the storm. Only you still came to see me.”
Cai Jing's eyes were lifeless, empty, and exhausted.
"Godfather, I'm really here to help you solve your problems.”Ximen Qiao said.
"You're helping me solve my problems? Haha, godfather will accept this kind intention. Do you know why godfather is worried?”
"Godfather is worried about Eighth Master's attack and the emperor's hesitation.”After saying that, Ximen Qiao raised his head to observe Cai Jing's performance.
Cai Jing was stunned at first, thinking to himself, I haven't seen this kid for a few days, he's so insightful? A local tycoon actually knew about the matters of the upper echelons of the imperial court and even analyzed them to the point.
"My son, tell me."
"I won't hide it from godfather. Those eight kings have long harbored ill intentions towards godfather. They colluded with Gao Qiu and Tong Guan in an attempt to topple godfather, a towering tree.”
"These are just rumors. The relationship between Grand Commandant Gao and Father isn't that bad.”
"There's no telling what's in a person's heart, godfather."
Cai Jing fell into deep thought. In this world, it was hard to say if that old fellow Gao Qiu was not up to something. Now that Gao Qiu was riding high, he and Tong Guan were the ones who benefited from his fall from the favor of the Eight Kings.
It seemed that things were not that simple.
"Godfather, I rushed to the capital when I heard about this in Qinghe. There were all kinds of rumors along the way.”
"Rumors are terrible!" Cai Jing said these words with deep experience.
"I heard that the eight kings gave away all their wealth to seek peace?”Ximen Qiao said.
"Yes, that kid actually knows how to play this trick, but it really works. Father was also thinking about it. Qing 'er, do you want to help Father find some buyers? Father also wants to sell those brothels to prevent others from gossiping.”Cai Jing said.
"Sure, godfather. I'll get it for you now. I just don't know the price or anything."
"The price is negotiable. The entire Happy Forest can be sold for one million taels of silver. As for the hundred thousand mu of fertile land, we'll wait and see. Cai Jing thought that if things turned around, he could reduce his losses.
"I'll find someone for you now." Ximen Qiao cupped his hands.
"Ah Cai, give the deed to the house in the Happy Forest and the indentities of the singers to Young Master Ximen.”Cai Jing said to the butler.
Cai Jing did not feel any heartache at all when he saw Happy Forest in the public eye. It was already very good to have one million taels of silver in cash. He hoped that his godson would be able to complete this matter.
Ximen Qiao had learned about Cai Jing's mental process through the Mind-Reading Spell.
With the two brothels in his hands, Ximen Qiao had more than enough money to pay for one million taels of silver. The profit from the nine million catties of salt was more than enough to cover the cost.
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