Twenty, intertwined with each other

  Twenty, intertwined with each other

  Luo Tian had just run out when he was caught by Xi Kong and dragged back into the house.

  "What's going on?" Xi Kong asked.

  Luò Tiān just shook his head and didn't speak, because he also didn't know why he wanted to escape.

  Although Luo Tian didn't say anything, Xi Kong suddenly seemed to understand why there was a look of loss on his face, so Xi Kong rarely smiled.

  "Idiot." Xi Kong knew he needed to give Luo Tian some time to think things through, so he didn't press the issue and instead said, "There's been progress on the Luo Family Manor matter, do you want to hear about it?"

  Luotian nodded, "Of course I'll listen!"

  Xikong said, "The 300,000 taels of official silver have been found, and they are in Gu Jixue's study."

  "It's impossible." Luo Tian was very certain, "Three hundred thousand taels of official silver is not a small amount, even if Gu Ji Xue's study was large, it would be impossible to hide so much silver without being discovered by others."

  "That's because what he hid wasn't official silver, but a silver note that had already been exchanged." Xikong pulled out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to Luotian.

  Luo Tian took a glance and immediately said, "Brother Xi, this silver note is fake, it's missing a layer of watermark! The Yongle Money House has a lot of business dealings with our Luo Family Village, so I'm familiar with their notes, there's no way I'd be mistaken."

  Xikong said, "I know you won't be mistaken, but this silver note is indeed real, it was specially made by Yongle Money House to hide the 300,000 taels of official silver."

  "I see," Luo Tian said, "Even if this matter is exposed in the future, Yongle Money House can say that these silver tickets were forged by others and thus clear their name, is that right?"

  Xiao Kong nodded, "Right, this is exactly where Yongle Qianzhuang excels."

  But there was one thing that Luo Tian didn't quite understand, "What if the Yongle Money House goes back on their word and doesn't acknowledge the account, and from the start they don't admit that this silver note is real? Wouldn't Gu Jixue's three hundred thousand taels of silver just go down the drain?"

  Xikong hadn't spoken yet, but upon hearing the current Gu Huajun, he couldn't help but laugh and say, "Do you know who the behind-the-scenes boss of Yongle Money House is?"

  Luo Tian guessed, "Could it be the Prime Minister?"

  Gu Huajun shook her head, "Gu Jixue wouldn't take this risk, the behind-the-scenes boss of Yongle Money House is Gu Linghan."

  Luo Tian burst out laughing and said, "Putting his own son in this position, is Gu Ji Xue really spoiling him?"

  "Are you still worried about the Luo family village?" Gu Hua Jun said, "Even an outsider like me knows that most of the income and expenses of the Luo family village in recent years have been handled through the Yongle Money House. If something happens to the Yongle Money House, the Luo family village will really never be able to recover."

  Luò Tiān's face was suddenly filled with worry, the complicated relationships involved were really too complex, and with his simple experience, he couldn't possibly sort out so many relationships.

  Xī kōng fǔ píng luò tiān de méi tóu, "bú yào dān xīn, yí qiè yǒu wǒ."

  Translation: Xi Kong smoothed out Luo Tian's furrowed brow, "Don't worry, I've got everything under control."