Chapter 440
Muxiang Residence.
Zhan Feiyu put down her book and glanced out the window. "A Nuan, what time is it?"
He Nuan lit an incense to ward off mosquitoes. "It's almost Si Shi. The sixth young master of the Jin family has been waiting in the side hall for almost a quarter of an hour."
News of the sixth young master of the Jin family, Jin Xu, visiting with generous gifts spread throughout Minhe Prefecture in a very short time, along with another piece of information.
"Is the news confirmed?" Young Master Min the Third sneered, crushing his teacup with a crack. "Zhan Feiyu is barely a fox borrowing a tiger's might. What are their Jin family?"
The strategist signaled a maid to step forward and help Young Master Min wipe his hands. "A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. The Jin family has been domineering in Minhe Prefecture for years; even Prefect Yuan has to show them some deference. It seems they don't know the immensity of heaven and earth."
"They are merely merchants of low status." As the maternal family of the Second Prince, Young Master Min the Third looked down on even Zhan Feiyu. After all, she was a scholar of noble status, a disciple of Scholar Gu, and protected by the Forbidden Dragon Guard.
The Jin family were just merchants, not even imperial merchants in the Great Qing Dynasty. Yet, they dared to intercept. Young Master Min the Third scoffed, "Send out the news that the Jin family intends to intercept the roster. I want to see how strong this local snake, the Jin family, truly is!"
As for the various forces tracking Zhan Feiyu from Suzho Prefecture to Minhe Prefecture, Young Master Min the Third estimated that three of them were related to princes in the palace, and the remaining few were also noble families from the capital.
Of course, the movements of these forces were extremely secretive, and this was merely Young Master Min the Third's rough estimation.
"Young Master, could this news have been deliberately leaked by Zhan Feiyu?" The strategist also disliked the Jin family's actions. However, the spies had discovered that Jin Xu had offered fifty thousand taels. If it wasn't for Jin Xu's poor management of his subordinates, it must have been intentional on Zhan Feiyu's part.
"Killing with a borrowed knife?" Young Master Min the Third narrowed his eyes sinisterly, recalling his previous encounters with Zhan Feiyu. "The Jin family has committed so many acts of murder and plunder over the years, yet there's no direct evidence. Prefect Yuan has investigated for years and could only apprehend those of low caliber. The Jin family acts with precision. This news, or rather, this commotion, was deliberately caused by Zhan Feiyu. But so what? The Jin family does indeed intend to buy the roster from under our noses!"
This was what Young Master Min the Third detested the most. They were mere merchants. They knew that the Min family wanted to buy this roster and had even withdrawn money from the bank, yet the Jin family dared to intercept. It was clear they didn't put the Min family in their eyes, nor did they put him, Young Master Min the Third, in his eyes!