vrcanaries Chapter 164: Rheumatism
Chapter 164: Rheumatism
Mrs. Hu could die, so that he could make Aying his legal wife, and the son Aying gave birth to him would be his legitimate son. He was already eleven years old, so he would take him with him and train him well, as he would be the future head of the family.
The Yang family will never fall into the hands of side branches, never!
He walked out of the dungeon and his confidant Yang Chen came jogging towards him, sweat on his forehead from anxiety.
"what's up?"
"Master, something terrible has happened. Chunfeng Shili has been raided, and corpses have been found in the filled-in dry well. Everyone in the building has been arrested! The building has also been sealed off."
"What?" Yang Xiansheng was shocked.
The spring breeze blows ten miles along the Wangshui River in the south city of Jiazhou.
A brothel elsewhere is just a building, but Chunfeng Shili is half a street.
This is also the Yang family’s largest secret industry.
Here there are top artists with unparalleled talent for poetry, wine, calligraphy and painting, an elegant place that dignitaries, talented scholars and scholars are happy to talk about; there are also dark kilns that are never exposed to the sun and where one can spend a night for twenty cents.
At this time, another confidant, Yang Shi, ran in quickly and said, "Master, it's bad. The Gold and Silver Gambling House was found to be cheating. The Gambling House was smashed and someone died in the fight. The government was alerted. The government surrounded the Gold and Silver Gambling House and all our people were arrested. Someone reported the Gambling House to the government and they are investigating now."
Yang Xiansheng was shocked.
If only Chunfeng Shili had an accident, he could still remain calm.
But even the Jinyinbofang had problems.
The Yang family started out as a brothel and gambling house. Although after so many years, they have a lot of businesses, but the most profitable is still the original business.
Over the years, the Yang family used this money to win over officials, from local officials to officials in Jiazhou, and then to officials in the capital, weaving a network of interests that made the Yang family go smoothly and grow bigger and bigger. Otherwise, he would not dare to think about the good things in the capital!
Without the strong financial support of Chunfeng Shili and Jinyinbofang, his plan to unite with the Han family, squeeze out the Luo family, suppress the Qin family, and annex the Hu family would only fail halfway.
It has been planned for three years. Now the opportunity has come, the time has come, and it is already underway. The Luo family has suffered a series of failures in the past few days, and the Hu family is about to collapse. Why did something go wrong at this moment?
Not to mention the possibility of becoming an imperial merchant, even the Yang family will be severely damaged.
He shouted, "Someone come..." Just as he was about to say something else, he suddenly covered his chest, his face turned red, and his breathing became heavy.
Yang Shi and Yang Chen rushed to help him, but they were still a step too late and he fell headfirst to the ground.
Several people were frightened and rushed to help him, but they saw that his mouth was crooked, his eyes were slanting, saliva was flowing, and he was unable to speak.
Yang Shi asked the housekeeper to be notified while sending someone to call the palace doctor.
After the court doctor made the diagnosis, he was horrified: "The pulse is thin and blocked, the Chi part is deep and thin, and the Cun and Guan parts are tight and slippery... This is a symptom of rheumatism!"
The housekeeper's face changed drastically.
He shouted, "Master, Master!"
But at this time, Yang Xiansheng could no longer speak, his throat was rolling, but no sound came out. He wanted to raise his hand, but he couldn't even lift a finger.
His whole body was stiff, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his face was hideous and distorted, his breathing became more and more rapid, as if he was suffocating. His eyes were full of fear and despair, and he stared at the butler intently, which frightened the butler as well.
The housekeeper said anxiously: "Quick, go and ask the young master to come and preside over the important matter!"
Someone interrupted: "The young master is away on a long journey!"
As Yang Xiansheng's confidant and the person who personally delivered the news, the butler naturally knew that Yang Zuoxian had returned. He immediately called Yang Ji and Yang Xiang over and said, "You two go to Wanxiang Tower to bring back the young master to take charge of the situation. Remember, no matter what method you use, you must invite the young master back!"
But when they arrived at Wanxiang Tower, the madam replied that the fourth young master Yang thought the food there was bad and left a while ago. This led to the scene where Yang Ji and Yang Xiang made inquiries in the famous restaurant in the city.
After dinner, Zhao Susu paid the bill and left with Meng Yu.
Yang Zuoxian stroked his fake beard and thought about the whole plan.
He almost forgot that his good father had a childhood sweetheart, a mistress who he had always kept outside and who had given birth to a son for him.
Now that Yang Zhiyuan's true identity has been seen through by Yang Xiansheng, and he has been sent directly to the government without mercy, the next step should be to marry the concubine as the principal wife and record his son as the legitimate son, right?
By then, he would probably have to hand back the seal of the young master of the family.
He raised the corner of his lips and revealed a sarcastic smile.
In Yang Xiansheng's mind, these bastards are worse than dogs. They are just tools that can be used and then thrown aside.
He sat for a long time before returning to Wanxiang Tower, taking off his disguise, and then returning to Yang Mansion.
Then, he saw the Yang Mansion in chaos and the servants who were all worried.
The housekeeper was as happy as if he had seen a savior: "Fourth Young Master, you are finally back. Something big happened in the mansion. The master..."
Yang Zuoxian was stunned for a moment, then asked in a deep voice: "What happened to father?"
"The master suddenly suffered from paralysis and is now unable to speak!"
This surprised Yang Zuoxian a little.
He had planned a lot of things, and those things are now exposing themselves one by one. The things that Yang Zhiyuan had done were like a cancer exposed to the sun, which blew up the entire Yang family's business.
This is a drawback accumulated over several generations of the Yang family.
Yang Xiansheng only wanted to use all means to make the Yang family grow and become a royal merchant, establish connections with the palace, and thus make the Yang family prosper.
But he never thought that those things that were covered up and ignored were dragging down the Yang family.
Someone in the restaurant almost died after a meal because the kitchen used inferior ingredients, and the person who purchased the ingredients had a close relationship with the Yang family.
When something happens, they first use intimidation, then bribery, or they try to silence the witnesses or destroy the bodies, without ever considering making real changes.
The situation is similar when other shops are involved. They are all due to layers of connections, inferior goods being passed off as good ones, and all kinds of dark schemes. They appear to be bright on the surface, but are actually filthy in the dark.
The most problematic ones were the brothels and gambling houses owned by the Yang family, where people of good character were forced into prostitution and the sale of their children. Many families were destroyed and dozens of lives were lost. Although everything was covered up, it would be a disaster if it was exposed now.
But Yang Zuoxian did not participate in these things, so he did not know the specific details.
Even many people in the Yang family didn’t know that the owner behind Chunfeng Shili and Jinyinbofang was actually the Yang family.
Even many people in the business world only know that the people behind these two companies are powerful and influential, and suspect that they are the property of some powerful person in Beijing.
After listening to Yang Shi and Yang Chen’s reports, Yang Zuoxian narrowed his eyes.
After sending everyone away, he turned to Yang Guang and said, "Go tell the Luo family that it's time to take action!"
Everyone had left, but there was still Yang Xiansheng lying on the bed, speechless but conscious.
When Yang Zuoxian turned around, he saw Yang Xiansheng's eyes were almost popping out of their sockets, staring at him with an expression of disbelief.