Chapter 167: A perfect harvesting plan! (Seeking subscriptions and monthly votes)

Hearing Jiang Rong say this, Ding Ding Tianming was also prepared.

He only saw him take out half a jade bracelet; this kind of bracelet had a very high quality, a rare boutique among ten thousand, and there were special carvings on the bracelet.

When Jiang Rong saw this, her expression was somewhat flustered; wasn't this the bracelet her mother wore close to her body?

"This is the thing given to me by the informant, saying it was found in an area where the demon race had fought, and in that area, the people who died were exactly the sect disciples who attacked your father; if your mother returns home, you inquire about the bracelet, and see what she says."

Ding Ding Tianming's words had a bit of earnest advice, but internally he was hiding joy.

While Jiang Rong was lowering her head to think, this old fellow couldn't help but size up Jiang Rong's good figure, a look of intoxication flashing in his eyes.

However, someone of his level quickly recovered.

When Jiang Rong looked over, he again displayed the appearance of an elder.

"Thank you, City Lord Ding, for telling me this; Jiang Rong is grateful for your great kindness; when mother returns, I will definitely inquire."

Jiang Rong didn't want to argue anymore, but she didn't affirm it either.

Because she felt internally that her mother might really be able to do such a thing.

"No matter, I have been friends with your father for many years; he passed away, and if you mother and daughter really need help, just speak up."

Ding Ding Tianming laughed heartily, sounding like a righteous word.

The subtext was, if you mother and daughter need my help, come beg me; if you don't beg me, how could I possibly help you?

Jiang Rong had no idea for a time and could only wait for her mother to return before saying anything.

However, before leaving, she still thanked Ding Ding Tianming repeatedly.

Leaving the Ding household, Jiang Rong's heart was full of mixed feelings, and the burden on her body was very heavy.

In her view, Ding Ding Tianming had already helped the Jiang family a lot.

If they couldn't find the raw materials hidden by the Sun family, then the Jiang family would definitely lose a large sum of wealth this time.

And her mother seemed to have gotten into trouble too; although she didn't know the specific situation, she felt Ding Ding Tianming hadn't lied either.

Because the Jiang family had already declined, and no powerhouse was willing to help the Jiang family fight those fierce sect people.

One must know, that was a group of people who bloodbathed the Azure Heaven Sect; how terrifying was their combat power?

At least at Jiang Rong's level, she already felt the other side was an existence that couldn't be offended.

Their backer in the past was only a clan Elder of the Azure Heaven Sect.

That Elder's strength wasn't as good as the Azure Heaven Sect Master, and they were all bloodbathed together; Jiang Rong was also very angry at the time, but mostly felt powerless.

Even though her younger sister was a disciple of the Jade Yu Xu Xian Fu, she was only an ordinary disciple, and Elders wouldn't help her; the fellow disciples she could invite weren't enough to look at.

In Jiang Rong's view, her mother must have made some deal with the demon race to be able to invite those demon races to help.

The demon race might not have appeared in the Imperial Capital, as there were too many human powerhouses there.

But in places like this where sects were numerous and spirit beasts were numerous, there were quite a few demon races hidden.

These guys were powerful, but Jiang Rong didn't know why her mother could invite them.

Thinking, Jiang Rong returned to her own shop.

Just after Jiang Rong left, someone appeared in the Ding household.

This person was full of the smell of copper, yet didn't lack majesty.

"Brother Ding, for you, I have spent all my capital."

The one speaking was the Shanghe City Chamber of Commerce president, Zhang Wanshan.

His appearance showed that the noisy scene at the chamber of commerce just now was acting.

And this sentence of his was wanting benefits from Ding Ding Tianming.

Business people were like this, putting profit first.

Selling a favor was good, but favors were things that would depreciate; if time passed, people might not remember.

According to Zhang Wanshan's personality, it was basically asking for the favor on the spot.

That's right, the one pushing the waves behind the scenes in suppressing the Jiang family was actually Ding Ding Tianming.

Of course, Zhang Wanshan could also get benefits, but the biggest benefit was actually in Ding Ding Tianming's hands.

"Hahaha, Brother Zhang, sit in the seat of honor; why be so polite with me? I will help you handle the things you want."

Ding Ding Tianming was in a good mood now, because the things he wanted would soon be in hand.

As the City Lord of Shanghe City, his power was actually very great, and he had many subordinates.

Investigating a case of a sect being bloodbathed, even if it was very difficult, he had people planted in the sect and could still find clues.

But Ding Ding Tianming wasn't the kind of warm-hearted good person; he also had a certain purpose in doing things.

In the past, he often went to the Jiang household, not because he looked up to Jiang Rong's father, but actually because he took a fancy to Jiang Rong's mother and wanted to get close to her.

But he hadn't thought about occupying her at the time, just wanting to take a look.

After all, mixing in Shanghe City, one still needed a bit of face.

The Jiang family had people in the sects and the Imperial Palace, so no one dared to fight the Jiang family to the death.

But now it was different; the Jiang family was like fish on a chopping block, and Ding Ding Tianming naturally wanted to eat the fattest piece.

Thinking internally, after waiting for so many years, he finally caught the opportunity.

Originally, his target was only Jiang Rong's mother, Xie Xie Minjun; Ding Ding Tianming had seen her once and couldn't forget her.

That unique charm that only a stunningly beautiful mature woman had, he still couldn't forget to this day.

When Xie Xie Minjun came to beg him for help, he had already thought of a way.

But seeing Jiang Rong's growth made Ding Ding Tianming even more moved; this girl also inherited her mother's plumpness, becoming more and more alluring.

So Ding Ding Tianming prepared to cast a long line to catch a big fish, having a mother-daughter harvest, enjoying the happiness of a family.

A few days ago, he deliberately released news to Jiang Rong's mother, but didn't give her mother help.

Jiang Rong's mother had to think of a way herself, and very naturally contacted the demon race.

He took the opportunity to grasp this handle.

Coupled with the promise of generous rewards to Zhang Wanshan, Zhang Wanshan also agreed to help.

Actually, Zhang Wanshan also took a fancy to the Jiang family's mother and daughter, and incidentally wanted to eat the Jiang family's industries.

But he knew he couldn't eat it, and was afraid the Jiang family would fight to the death, and City Lord Ding Ding Tianming had already spoken, so he could only think of ways to profit from it.

As long as the two of them united, the Jiang family would face two of the three big mountains in Shanghe City.

They were City Lord Ding Ding Tianming and the Prefect behind Zhang Wanshan.

Next was naturally the Lin Chengjian; this Lin Chengjian was incredible, the Emperor's confidant, coming down to brush some achievements; Ding Ding Tianming really didn't dare to offend her, and went to welcome Lin Lin Yue'e on the day she arrived.

One must know, this Lin Chengjian was famous for being fierce in the Imperial Capital! Daring to take noble descendants to brush performance! Simply a ruthless person.

Ding Ding Tianming naturally inquired about it; Lin Lin Yue'e had the Emperor's waist token and would definitely be a big official in the future; now she must brush achievements.

At that time, Ding Ding Tianming was thinking, if the Jiang family told the Lin Chengjian Lin Lin Yue'e, what if this Lin Lin Yue'e really helped them?

Thinking of this, Ding Ding Tianming had an idea: report to Lin Lin Yue'e first, let Lin Lin Yue'e suspect the Jiang family first, and investigate the Jiang family.

Then the Jiang family naturally wouldn't dare to report to Lin Lin Yue'e.

In that case, what the Jiang family had to face was the three big mountains of Shanghe City!

In this one-third of an acre of Shanghe City, being targeted by the three most powerful people at the same time, no one could turn over, only waiting for death.

At least in Ding Ding Tianming's cognition, no one could still be alive and kicking under the pressure of the three of them.

Ding Ding Tianming wanted to force the Jiang family to a dead end, and then throw out an olive branch; the Jiang family mother and daughter would definitely come to beg him for help.

Since they were begging, shouldn't they pay a price?

It couldn't be that whatever you say, I do.

And as the City Lord, I don't lack many things; you know what the price is.

This was Ding Ding Tianming's perfect plan, finding no loopholes at all.

The reason he did it so complicatedly was that Ding Ding Tianming knew deeply that once a woman had hatred in her heart, she couldn't forget it.

Just like Xie Xie Minjun avenging her late husband, that was also prepared for a long time.

He had to make these women submit willingly, so he could sleep peacefully.

Otherwise, if these women stabbed him in the back or poisoned him when he wasn't prepared, what should he do?

If the relationship with the people around him wasn't good, who dared to keep them around?

Moreover, Jiang Rong's mother was also a hidden expert.

"You prepared this plan for a long time, right? But I'm curious, how did you find those people who bloodbathed the Azure Heaven Sect?" Zhang Wanshan expressed doubt about this.

Still remembering that group of people's movements were very hidden; according to reliable information, the largest sect alliance nearby, the Purple Heaven Palace, had also sent people to investigate and couldn't find them, so how did Ding Ding Tianming find them?

However, for Ding Ding Tianming's appearance of having victory in his grasp and wanting to occupy the Jiang family mother and daughter, Zhang Wanshan was also very envious.

"This is fate; it was discovered by one of my subordinates by chance, because he was a survivor of that bloodbath of the Azure Heaven Sect."

Ding Ding Tianming's explanation was very reliable, and even Zhang Wanshan believed seven points.

The remaining three points were naturally doubting that those people had a relationship with Ding Ding Tianming.

But this was also just doubt, and no evidence could be found.

But then again, he felt Ding Ding Tianming could really do such things.

The Ding family had extremely wide connections here, eating both black and white, so he sat firmly in the City Lord position.

Ding Ding Tianming said so, and Zhang Wanshan naturally followed along, not daring to say anything else.

Zhang Wanshan didn't come here just for a meal; the main thing was to ask for benefits.

He knew Ding Ding Tianming wouldn't break his word, but sometimes things had to be made clear. Ding Ding Tianming actually had many follow-up moves and had envisioned many things; anyway, the Jiang family mother and daughter definitely couldn't run this time.

On the other side, Jiang Rong had returned to the shop with a worried face; her mother didn't know if she had returned, and now she had to find a way to investigate the Sun family.

Because Jiang Rong considered that even if her mother really communicated with demons, and there was evidence, Lin Supervisor hadn't caught anyone, so she couldn't convict her; coupled with City Lord Ding's help, as long as her mother didn't appear, this matter could be denied.

Even if her mother returned home, she could let her mother leave temporarily and wait for the limelight to pass.

The urgent matter now was to make the Sun family pay the price.

As long as she found evidence of the Sun family privately hiding raw materials, the Sun family would either have to restore supply or compensate ten times.

But the problem was, who to send?

Jiang Rong herself didn't have much strength, and most of the family's industries were business, and there were no powerful people.

The maid Xiaocui was very strong, but she wasn't serious enough in doing things, nor was she meticulous enough, and was prone to mistakes.

If her mother were here, it would be fine; in the past, many things were handled by her mother, but she was in big trouble now and shouldn't show her face.

Just when Jiang Rong was thinking, a familiar person walked in.

!

"Miss Jiang, no, now I should call you eldest young lady."

Lin Mo, this Son of Destiny, won the retainer selection today with the first place and officially became a retainer of the Jiang family.

He was aiming for Jiang Rong, so he naturally investigated Jiang Rong and knew Jiang Rong would generally come here.

So he could now use the identity of a Jiang family retainer to approach Jiang Rong.

Of course, if Jiang Rong questioned why he came here, he had already found the excuse.

Jiang Rong saw Lin Mo, and her eyes lit up.

Wasn't she just lacking someone like Lin Mo?

Lin Mo's strength and ability were both strong; perhaps he could do it.

Listening to Lin Mo's tone, he seemed to have become a retainer of the Jiang household.

So Jiang Rong started greeting Lin Mo and asked Lin Mo about the retainer test.

Lin Mo told the content of the final test today and also stated his judgment.

This made Jiang Rong feel more and more that Lin Mo was the suitable candidate to investigate.

Thinking of this, Jiang Rong told the story of what happened at the chamber of commerce, which was the Sun family not providing raw materials.

Finally, she added: "Lin Mo, if you handle this matter well, I will promote you to butler; if you don't want to go, it's fine, I'll find another way."

Hearing this, Lin Mo was overjoyed.

He was trying to find a way to curry favor with Jiang Rong, and now the opportunity was delivered to him?

Was his luck really too awesome? It was really thinking of what came.

This matter might be difficult for others. 【167-12

But Lin Mo felt it was very simple for him; with his luck and judgment, wouldn't he find it in a matter of minutes?

Then he could display his abilities in front of Jiang Rong, gain her favor, and slowly draw closer to her.

"Eldest Miss, rest assured. Since I, Lin Mo, am a retainer of the Jiang family, I will certainly contribute my share to the Jiang family. There is no need for a steward or anything; I am content being a retainer."

Lin Mo knew that by saying this, rewards and promotions would be inevitable, but it would also make Jiang Rong feel that he was doing it for the sake of the task, not for these things.

The little tricks of a retainer were handled perfectly.

Seeing Jiang Rong's appreciative expression, Lin Mo felt that for someone of his level to come to the Jiang family was simply a dimensional strike.

When the time came, the Jiang family would surely have to rely on him, and wouldn't the Jiang family then belong to him?

The two discussed the details, and Lin Mo left the shop to begin his investigation.

As a Child of Destiny, he feared neither trouble nor danger; he only feared having nothing to do.

Before leaving, Lin Mo secretly glanced at Jiang Rong, thinking to himself: You will be mine sooner or later!

Following the habits of a commercial family, Jiang Rong would not pin all her hopes on a retainer who had just joined the Jiang family.

Her younger sister was a disciple of the Jade Yu Xu Xian Fu; she could send a family letter to ask her sister to come and help.

Thinking of this, and seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Rong returned to the Jiang family estate.

She arrived a step late; when she got home, the maid was clearing the dishes from the table.

There were four sets of bowls and chopsticks; it seemed her aunt, her sister-in-law, and the guests had just finished dinner.

However, there was a strange smell in the room that Jiang Rong found very odd. Could these soups and dishes have gone sour?

Weren't those guests from the Imperial Capital? How could such distinguished guests be entertained with sour food?

Right, the guests from the Imperial Capital!

This gave Jiang Rong a new plan; if the guests' status was noble, perhaps she could ask them for help.

In her view, these guests at least knew Imperial Consort Yi, so their status should not be low.

The two guests had been here for three days, and she hadn't even met them yet.

Thinking of this, she walked toward the east side of the backyard.

Just as she was about to reach the courtyard with lights, she saw her sister-in-law, Dong Dong Zhiqing, carrying several sets of clothes.

Jiang Rong stepped forward to call out to Dong Dong Zhiqing, but just this call startled Dong Dong Zhiqing so much that she nearly dropped the clothes on the ground.

"Why are you holding so many clothes? And where are the guests from the Imperial Capital?"

Hearing Jiang Rong ask this, Dong Dong Zhiqing looked like a cat that had stolen fish; she dared not look her in the eye, her gaze shifting evasively as she answered weakly, "Oh, the fabric of these clothes is quite good, so I'm planning to take them back to alter them. The guests from the Imperial Capital have already returned to their rooms to rest; you'd better not disturb them."

"Resting so early? The guests from the Imperial Capital really do go to bed early and rise early. Then what about my aunt?"

"Mother-in-law just went out. Didn't you see her?"

Dong Dong Zhiqing could only answer this way; she couldn't very well say that your aunt was currently serving in the bedchamber.

And these clothes were actually props needed for today's role-playing, to help people better immerse themselves in their roles.

Because today Jiang Jiang Ningyue suggested that Li Chen should play Dong Dong Zhiqing's husband, the role of Jiang Jiang Ningyue herself became too exciting; just thinking about it made her very excited.

Even Wu Wu Nanzhi felt that the three of them were having a truly wonderful time.

So Wu Wu Nanzhi also took a role, but her role was Imperial Consort Yi, which was Jiang Jiang Ningyue's younger sister, which actually made Li Chen very interested.

"I didn't see her. Then you go back and get busy."

Jiang Rong felt that Dong Dong Zhiqing knew very little at home and couldn't help much, so she didn't tell her about her troubles and turned to leave.

Just like that, Jiang Rong missed another opportunity to hug a big thigh.

Only after Jiang Rong disappeared nearby did Dong Dong Zhiqing, the young daughter-in-law, sneak into Li Chen's room.

At the same time, at a hidden location outside Shanghe City.

Jiang Rong's mother, Xie Xie Minjun, was hiding here resting when footsteps suddenly came from outside, making her expression grow serious.

Several subordinates nearby also immediately gripped their weapons, looking ready for battle.

"It's me."

As a familiar voice sounded, a tall and imposing figure appeared before Xie Xie Minjun.

Seeing that it was him, Xie Xie Minjun breathed a sigh of relief and told her subordinates not to be nervous.

"City Lord Ding, why have you come?"

Xie Xie Minjun and Ding Ding Tianming could be considered acquaintances, and Ding Ding Tianming had always taken good care of the Jiang family.

He was one of the few people who was still willing to help the Jiang family after her husband passed away, even if it was only a little bit.

Ding Ding Tianming coming here was naturally to continue his act.

First, they chatted simply for a while, then Ding Ding Tianming sighed and said, "I know you really want to avenge Brother Jiang, but you shouldn't have done it this way."

Xie Xie Minjun pretended not to understand and said, "City Lord Ding, what do you mean by that?"

Ding Ding Tianming continued, "You invited those people to help, right? You don't need to explain to me; someone has already reported it to me."

Ding Ding Tianming repeated the words he had said to Jiang Rong.

As a good brother of Jiang Rong's father, he was naturally helping the Jiang family cover it up.

But the problem was that the new Lin Chengjian was a person greedy for merit; she had also received the report and was holding onto this matter, currently investigating the Jiang family.

He painted Lin Lin Yue'e as a vicious and evil Lin Chengjian, while he himself was a friendly person to their Jiang family.

Then Ding Ding Tianming began to hint: You, Xie Xie Minjun, can just walk away, but what about your daughter? What about the industry your husband worked so hard to build?

Are you going to abandon all of this?

Ding Ding Tianming knew well that Xie Xie Minjun was a person who valued emotions deeply; her daughter and family were her Achilles' heel.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been willing to commit the grave crime of communicating with demons for the sake of revenge.

He couldn't say too much; Ding Ding Tianming had only come to give a reminder.

After Xie Xie Minjun returned, he would secretly provide the intelligence to Lin Lin Yue'e and then have the Chamber of Commerce apply pressure again.

The Jiang family would then continuously fall into a desperate situation.

Among the three high-and-mighty figures of Shanghe City, only he showed friendliness.

Then this pair of mother and daughter would surely obediently beg him for help.

Ding Ding Tianming felt that he was the life-saving straw that could rescue the Jiang mother and daughter.

But to help with such a big favor, how could it be done without paying a price?

When the time came, wouldn't this pair of mother and daughter be at his mercy?

(End of chapter)