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  Han saw only Madame Huang's mouth opening and closing, saying something that was already inaudible. Now she had only one thought in her mind - she had been cheated... Her family property, as well as so much silver money, what should she do?

  The bright pearl came out of the side hall and found her mother, originally wanting to tell her mother about her grievances, but saw that her mother's face was pale and frightening.

  "Aunt, what's wrong?" Mingzhu asked anxiously.

  "Mrs. Li, I see you don't look well, are you uncomfortable?" Dr. Huang also asked with concern.

  "Ah... no, nothing, maybe it's just because it's too hot in here."

  "How about I escort Auntie outside for some fresh air?" Mingzhu suggested.

  Mr. Han nodded and gave Mrs. Huang a faint smile: "Excuse me, I'll be right back."

  "Why don't we invite a doctor to take a look?" said Madame Huang with good intentions.

  "Never mind, let's not disturb the old lady's fun," Han said with a forced smile.

  Mingzhu supported her mother, feeling very worried. She had never seen her mother so dispirited and listless before, but she was fine just a while ago.

  "Mingzhu, go and call my sister over." Walking to a less crowded area outside, Han Shi instructed Mingzhu. She had lost interest in staying here any longer, for now, the most important thing was to figure out the situation on the Shanxi side.

  Wuyang Junzhu and Pei Zhiqian stood by the window, watching Mingzhu and Han Shi leave.

  "If this gets out, Li Mingzhu will have a hard time marrying into a good family." Pei Zhiqian said quietly.

  Wu Yang sneered: "This can be considered a good deed, this kind of troublemaker will bring bad luck to whichever family they enter."

  "Having gone to Western Mountain and eaten vegetarian meals for two years, how is it that your speech remains so coarse?"

  "She's still got the nerve to show off in front of me! Doesn't she know her own status? She dares to be arrogant and domineering!" Wu Yang rolled his eyes disdainfully. After a pause, Wu Yang said, "Hey, is that Lin Daifu really as interesting as he says?"

  "Then why don't you just spend some time with her and see?" Pei Zhiyan smiled.

  Wu Yang smiled and said: "In a few days! I just got back, the empress summons me to the palace every day!"

  Han returned to Li's residence and immediately ordered someone to go fetch Mr. Sun.

  Mrs. Jiang saw that her lady's face was not quite right and hastily came forward: "My lady, what's wrong..."

  Han waved his hand and told Chun Xing and others to go down.

  "Mother Jiang... something big has gone wrong." Han's eyes were vacant. Her voice was fleeting, as if her soul had already wandered to the heavens.

  "What's wrong?"

  Someone outside reported: "Mr. Sun has arrived."

  Before Mr. Sun had finished his greeting, Mrs. Han hastily asked: "What is the origin of that Mr. Gu? How did you get to know him?"

  Mr. Sun was taken aback, hadn't his wife asked this question long ago?

  "Hurry up and speak!" Mr. Han urged in a urgent tone.

  "That Mr. Gu used to be the instructor of the boatmen's union. I met him two years ago when I was doing grain business, madam, is there anything wrong?" Mr. Sun still said the same thing.

  "Can we get in touch with him now?"

  Mr. Sun replied: "In February when Mr. Gu came to deliver the dividend, he mentioned that he would return to Beijing at the end of April. I reckon he should be on his way here now."

  Mentioning the 100,000 yuan profit, Han became even more flustered. What if Mr. Gu was using this 100,000 yuan to cheat her out of 600,000... Han didn't dare think about it anymore. An unprecedented sense of panic. She couldn't afford to lose.

  "Mother Jiang sensed something and worriedly asked: 'Madam, isn't that Mr. Gu... unreliable?'"

  Mr. Sun smiled and said, "How is it possible? Mr. Gu in Chuan Bang is a household name."

  "But he said that Huang Yuanwai's family is also in the coal mining business, and I met Mrs. Huang today, but she said it was not true at all." Madam Han asked.

  Mr. Sun exclaimed: "Impossible! I reckon it's that Mrs. Huang who doesn't want people to know about this!"

  "Yes! Madam, this way of making money is something that ordinary people are unwilling to share with outsiders." Old Mother Jiang also comforted her.

  Han was confused again. Was Mrs. Huang hiding something from her? But it didn't seem like it! If Mr. Gu could come by the end of April, there shouldn't be a problem, right?

  "Mr. Sun, go and find out about Mr. Gu and the few families he mentioned that are involved in opening up the mine, see if it's true."

  Mr. Sun said: "Alright, I'll go and take care of it right away."

  "Be careful about this matter, it can't be taken lightly. If there's any news, come back to me immediately." Mr. Han instructed solemnly.

  Jiang's mother was also anxious in her heart, and had long advised the lady to be more cautious. But at that time, the lady was already beside herself with worry. Now, it's too late to say anything, isn't it? Hopefully, things won't turn out so bad. Whether they make a little more or less is of no consequence, as long as they don't lose everything!

  Han only paid attention to Shanxi's affairs and didn't notice that Mingzhu was also a bit off today. Suppressing the unease in his heart, he mentioned the matter of forming an alliance with the Huang family to Old Master, who thought it was fine and just waited for the Huang family to propose the marriage.

  But after waiting for three days, there was no news from the Huang family. Mrs. Han was anxious and didn't want to go to their house to urge them, but this delay wasn't a solution either. Suddenly, she remembered that Madame Huang had said she had some good business to introduce to her, so she used this as an excuse and sent an invitation to Madame Huang, asking her to come over the next day for a chat.

  On this side, the invitation was sent out, and on that side, Zhao Guan Shu came to report, saying that he had heard that the buyer of Tian Huang Shi was not someone else, but Li Ming Yun, the second young master.

  Han's family was already anxious and restless, but after hearing this, they were even more furious. Without saying another word, they brought Jiang Mama and rushed into the old master's study.

  "Master, you must judge this matter for me. The piece of Tian Huang stone I had my eye on was originally going to be bought and given to Master Ge, so that Master Ge could take better care of himself. Who would have thought that it was snatched away from me halfway? Do you know who did it? It wasn't anyone else, but Ming Yun. What kind of heart does he have? He's clearly trying to sabotage Ming Ze." Han Shi burst into the room, complaining indignantly, without noticing that Ming Ze and Ming Yun were both in the study.

  Li Jingxian furrowed his brow, tossing the document on the table and said displeased: "Don't talk nonsense, you haven't even understood the situation clearly."

  "What's there to understand? Isn't it obvious? He just can't stand seeing others do well, and he'd be delighted if they were in a bad situation for the rest of their lives..."

  "Mother..." Ming Ze couldn't listen anymore and stood up saying: "You misunderstood Second Brother."

  Han turned around to find Ming Yun also there, with a calm and collected expression. The awkwardness and embarrassment she had just felt were instantly replaced by anger. She had tolerated this person for too long. Other things didn't matter, but he actually dared to scheme against Ming Tian's head. She would not allow it.

  "What's going on? Does he really not know about this? Don't be too naive...!" Han Shi finally lost his temper and blew up.

  "That's enough!" Li Jingxian's face sank and he shouted loudly.

  "Who is this person who speaks nonsense, where is the dignity and demeanor of a mistress? It's clear that Ming Yun bought a piece of Tian Huang stone and personally delivered it to Ge Da Ren, hoping for guidance. Before he could even explain, you unjustly accused him without distinguishing right from wrong. How dare you! You're using the heart of a petty person to measure the mind of a gentleman, this is exactly what kind of person you are." Li Jing Xian scolded.

  Ming then saw his father get angry and hastily advised: "Father, calm your anger, it's just a misunderstanding."

  Ming Yan smiled faintly, bowed respectfully and said: "The son has caused the mother to misunderstand, the son also has responsibility. However, the son really did not know that the Tian Huang stone was what Mother had her eye on, only knew that Ge Daren liked to collect these things, so he specially went to find it. The son also wanted to help his brother out a bit, and in the future, brothers can also support each other. Please forgive the son for his ignorance."

  Mrs. Han knew that Li Ming's humble appearance concealed a heart of another kind, and it was absolutely impossible for him to be so kind-hearted. It was probably a carefully designed trap, but even if she knew it was a trap, what could she say? Continuing would only make the old man think she was unreasonable and narrow-minded. Mrs. Han weighed her options and calmed down, saying indifferently: "Don't blame Mother for being suspicious, this matter is just too coincidental, making people inevitably suspect something. Since the misunderstanding has been cleared up, it's fine now. In the future, be sure to discuss things with Father early on, so as not to give rise to any more misunderstandings."

  "The son obediently followed his mother's teachings." Li Mingyu remained humble and courteous, without showing any sign of displeasure.

  Mr. Han ate a humble loss and said with a sullen face: "Master, don't be in too much of a hurry, take care of your body and rest early." After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

  Ming then patted Ming Yun's shoulder and apologized, "Second brother, don't mind, mother didn't mean to make things difficult."

  Ming Yun smiled faintly, with a hint of sadness, and said: "Mother is also thinking for the sake of my elder brother, how could I mind? However, it's true that I envy my elder brother for having such a loving mother."

  Li Jingxian thought of Ye Shi and became even more disgusted with Han Shi, coldly snorting: "Mother is becoming more and more unbearable."

  Han was holding back a belly full of anger and asked Jiang Ma: "Jiang Ma, should we believe what Second Master said?"

  "Perhaps Second Master bought that Tian Huang stone for Eldest Master... maybe it was just a coincidence."

  "I think things are not so simple, he is like a weasel wishing a chicken happy new year with ill intentions." Han said firmly.

  "The second young master has finally put his mind at ease, but we still don't know what's going on. I'll have someone keep a close eye on the second young master," said Jiang Mama with a sinister tone.

  Returning to Ninghetang, Zhao the manager came back with a message saying that Madame Huang was unwell and feared that she would not be able to make it to tomorrow's appointment.

  "What's wrong with your body all of a sudden?" Han asked in puzzlement: "Have you seen Madame Huang?"

  Zhao said: "I haven't seen Madame Huang, it was the steward of the Huang estate who came out to respond."

  "Could it be that she's really ill? According to reason, the mistress giving her a note is already showing favor to her."

  Mr. Han remained silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "Since she's ill, I'll go take a look at her."

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