Shaoming Mansion, Cao family, an uninvited guest came tonight.
The woman came on horseback. She was dressed in a smart yet noble attire. Her robe was tied up perfectly to show off her pretty figure. Her long legs were particularly eye-catching. She came alone, and her horse was all white.
The high-headed horse, equipped with a scarlet saddle and reins, is extremely eye-catching.
The Cao family started out as a businessman. Although it is not said to be a powerful family, it is still considered a wealthy family in the Shaoming Mansion. There are more nobles coming and going on weekdays, and the concierge is more confident than the average wealthy family.
Seeing the woman dismounting in front of her house, she stroked the edge of her robe and came forward to greet her.
"Please inform me that Li Jinlan from Qingzhou is here to visit Boss Cao Zhengye."
When the concierge heard this, his eyebrows jumped. The Cao family's trade route mainly relied on the Yagong River waterway in Qingzhou. The Cao family did not need to know any of the people in the world, but they would definitely know the Qingzhou Li and Pan families.
Because it is these companies that control the entire Yagong River waterway.
His tone couldn't help but be a little more respectful, and his stature became much shorter.
"Miss Li, please wait a moment, I will inform you about the head of the family."
The old concierge left in a hurry, and two servants in green clothes came forward and stood on both sides, not daring to speak, with sweat dripping from their foreheads. Most of these warriors who look after people's homes and courtyards are those who know their way forward in martial arts.
Hopeless people can only rely on the skills they learned when they were young to make ends meet.
People like Li Jinlan were the ones they could only look up to before, because they had been in the world and knew the power of people who could make a name for themselves in the world.
Li Jinlan ignored them, holding the long sword in her right hand and looking at the Cao family's plaque with a calm expression.
She didn't want to come on this trip, but after the plan was proposed and adopted, she couldn't stop it. Even though Qingzhou seemed to have completely settled down now, there was a turmoil behind the scenes, and only the people inside it
Only then can you feel it.
Not long after the old concierge left, he saw a middle-aged man trotting out quickly, followed by the somewhat out of breath old concierge.
"Cao Zhengye has met Miss Li, but I didn't know that Miss Li is coming here. Please forgive me for any rudeness."
Li Jinlan looked Cao Zhengye up and down. He was a man about fifty years old. He was dressed in brocade clothes but did not reflect much nobility. Instead, he looked tacky in his bones. He had a slightly fat figure and a pair of small eyes filled with calculations.
She couldn't help but frown, there was a huge difference between him and the man in her impression.
"No need to be polite, I came uninvited myself."
"How dare you, how dare you. Miss Li's coming is a blessing that the Cao family cannot ask for. Miss Li, please come in and talk, and your beloved horse will be left to the servants. There will be no problem." Cao Zhengye wiped it off.
Wiping the non-existent sweat on my face makes my face look even greasier.
Cao Zhengye felt uneasy, winked at the old concierge, then put on a smile on his face and led Li Jinlan inside, but there was a murmur in his heart.
Behind Li Jinlan is the Li family, which controls the navigation of the Yagong River. In a sense, Li Jinlan can determine the life or death of the Cao family with just one word. However, in the past, there were hundreds if not thousands of merchants like them, and he could not reach them at all.
That's all.
Now that Li Jinlan is visiting in person, the situation is different. He is still visiting at night.
I was even more confused and unsure of what to do.
"Don't worry, Boss Cao. I'm here this time with the goodwill of the Li family to discuss a business. If the matter is completed, the status of the Cao family will surely rise several floors higher and become the Shaoming Shaoming."
There are many top forces in the government, and there will be times when my Li family will have to rely on Boss Cao."
When Cao Zhengye heard this, he became even more nervous. If the Li family couldn't solve the problem, how could he, Cao Zhengye, be so virtuous and capable?
Arriving at the main hall, the servants brought tea and fruit snacks. Li Jinlan sat down directly, while Cao Zhengye hurriedly waved and stepped back.
"I wonder if there is anything our Cao family can do for Miss Li. I would like to ask Miss Li to show me. Everyone in our Cao family will do our best and we will not hesitate in the slightest."
Cao Zhengye's posture was very low.
Li Jinlan picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Boss Cao said something serious. I have brought good news to your Cao family."
"I wonder if Boss Cao has heard of the name Cao An?"
"Of course I have heard of it. The incident in Qingzhou was such a big fuss that day. We and I, who relied on the Qingzhou waterway to beg for food, no one knew about it. It's a pity that we are just ordinary people after all. We are angry in our hearts.
But he couldn't help, and he couldn't take down the traitor Cao An."
Li Jinlan chuckled, and for a moment, she felt a sense of clarity.
Cao Zhengye felt nervous and quickly lowered his head.
"The news I brought is related to Cao An. Boss Cao, everyone knows that your Cao family made a living by selling cloth and medicinal materials, but your Cao family has only settled in Shaoming Mansion for only a dozen or so years.
Years ago, your Cao family was not a businessman, you were once a Yanshi family."
After Li Jinlan finished speaking, her eyes were like daggers, falling on the fat man. She wanted to see how Cao Zhengye would behave after her identity was exposed.
Unexpectedly, Cao Zhengye was not as panicked as she expected.
"Miss Li only knows one thing, but not the other. The Cao family's property here has been running for six generations, and I was just a small person in a branch of the Cao family. I came here after the Cao family suffered a disaster.
, took over the property here, Miss Li said that I am related to the Cao family of the Yanshi family, and there is indeed a relationship. It is okay to say that there is no relationship. "
He paused and then said: "Actually, the enemies of the Cao family also knew about this matter back then, but they just didn't bother to pay attention to us. Miss Li brought up the old matter again. I don't know why?"
"Has Boss Cao ever thought about repeating the glory of the Cao family?"
Cao Zhengye was startled, and subconsciously looked around with vigilance, and spoke hurriedly.
"Miss Li, you can't harm me. I, Cao Zhengye, was just a small person in the Cao family branch. I didn't receive much favor from the Cao family, and I didn't have any feelings for the Cao family in the past. More than ten years have passed.
, I have never had such an idea, I just want to run the industry well and support this family."
"It doesn't matter if the Cao family was destroyed back then. If the Cao family hadn't been destroyed, how could I, Cao Zhengye, still have a small fortune and be free today?"
Li Jinlan raised the corner of her mouth, and her inner disdain was even greater.
"Boss Cao, don't be so panicked. If I, Li Jinlan, want to do something to your Cao family, I don't need to trap you here. What I want to tell you here is that Cao An is the only surviving direct descendant of the Cao family.
People, if you calculate the time, it’s actually just right, there’s not much difference.”
Cao Zhengye was stunned for a moment, then laughed twice bitterly.
"It's their ability to leave blood in their direct lineage. Cao Zhengye is just a businessman. Things in the world have nothing to do with me anymore."
Li Jinlan squinted her eyes slightly. She didn't expect that Cao Zhengye was so tactful and clearly unethical.
He stood up, holding a long sword in both hands, and faced Cao Zhengye.
"Cao Zhengye, I won't go around in circles with you anymore. You must find a way to recognize Cao An back to the Cao family and the current Cao family in Shaoming Mansion. I don't care what method you use. This is not my own decision, but
You should be very clear about the decision of several companies in Qingzhou which company it is."
"Ms. Li, you..."
"Um?"
Cao Zhengye shrank his neck and did not dare to speak anymore.
Li Jinlan walked to the front of the hall, "Recognizing the Cao family is the first step. He is a member of your Cao family. This is a matter of course. Secondly, since you are a member of the Cao family, you are also the current helmsman of the Cao family.
Then it is reasonable for him to contribute the secret skills of the Cao family Yanshi to the family."
"After you obtain the secret technique, people from Qingzhou will contact you. From today on, your Cao family's freight will flow smoothly in Qingzhou, and the major families will not take any money. You can take care of yourself."
"But I'm just a..."
Li Jinlan seemed to know what he was going to say, "Who knows? If you are said to be the helmsman of the Cao family, you are! No! From another perspective, as a member of the Cao family, you can take back the Cao family's Yanshi skills
What else? Be honest and keep your word, we will buy your Yanshi technique at another price that satisfies the Cao family head."
With that said, Li Jinlan walked into the yard.
"Ah, by the way, there is another thing. Your precious daughter has already been in contact with Cao An twice. This may be of some use to you."
Cao Zhengye's face became nervous, "Chan'er?"
"Yes! It's her, Cao Chan. The head of the Cao family should know how to choose, so I don't need to say more."
"Cao will go all out, but I still don't know the trace of Cao An." Speaking of Cao Chan, Cao Zhengye's eyes were full of worry. He had no other choice but to submit. His whole family was treated as such.
In this Shaoming Mansion, what's more, it is impossible for this woman to mention her daughter for no reason.
There is also a hint of threat in it.
"He is now in the west of Sanhe Mansion and has entered the Demon Burial Abyss. You only need to have people guard there. There is no need for you to enter. After he comes out, you will have a relatively long preparation before implementing the plan.
Time, during this period, I promise you that the Cao family’s affairs will always be taken care of, effective immediately."
"Cao understands, thank you Miss Li."
Li Jinlan waved her hand, "No need to give it away."
Cao Zhengye didn't want to give it away either. He was now anxious to ask his daughter what happened.
"Go and call the eldest lady over!"
The servant standing by was startled by his sudden loud voice. He tensed up and hurriedly responded and hurried to call the eldest lady Cao Chan.
After a while, Cao Chan came. Looking at her eyes, she seemed to be a little dazed.
"Dad, why are you calling your daughter over this late at night? Everyone is already asleep."
"What good did you do?"
Cao Chan was so frightened by Cao Zhengye that she woke up. She was shocked at first, and then tears began to well up in her eyes. In her memory, Cao Zhengye had almost never lost such a temper with herself.
"Dad?" Cao Chan cried in disbelief.
Looking at his daughter's appearance, most of the anger in Cao Zhengye's heart was gone...