Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 194

Ye Xi began to wander around various shops in the capital, often sitting there for a whole day.

Neither Xia Mu nor Dong Ju knew what she was trying to do.

Because Ye Xi was relatively well behaved and apart from staying there for a long time, there was no other noise, so it was still okay for the servants.

Ye Xi found a new way to make money, but the risk was relatively high.

She targeted several businesses that had recently been having trouble operating, both long-established and relatively new, and she even tried to get close to the owners.

When Xia Mu followed Ye Xi, he only thought about eating and drinking and didn't think about anything else.

But Dongju felt uneasy, always worried that Ye Xi was planning to have an affair, and that she would anger the adults and lose her good job.

So she found an opportunity to report the matter to Wei Jue.

Wei Jue knew that Ye Xi had never stopped wanting to do business, but he never understood why Ye Xi did this.

He was not stingy in giving her money, so why should she show up in public?

Wei Jue's silence acquiesced to Ye Xi's behavior, so Dong Ju felt relieved and focused on staring at Ye Xi.

After several months of contact, Ye Xi finally achieved her wish.

Several businesses she had targeted were in trouble because the money houses refused to lend them money, and she showed up at the right time to help them solve their difficulties, but she did not lend money, she only invested in the other party's business.

Depending on the size of the other party's business, she would invest between 10% and 30%. In this way, she found a way to make money.

However, she also foresaw the possibility of losses. After all, business is a game of chance. It all depends on her luck.

The reason why the shareholding is controlled within 30% is because of the concern that too high a proportion will dampen the enthusiasm of merchants.

In order to avoid losing everything, she reduced her shareholding ratio.

When signing the contract, she deliberately revealed to the other party that she had a high-ranking official backing her, so that the other party would think carefully before bullying her.

Because she would also come up with some good ideas to help the business, the heads of those businesses naturally did not dare to look down on her and were polite to her.

After this matter came to an end, Ye Xi also thought about setting up his own shop.

The shops in the capital were ridiculously expensive, so she used the money she had to buy a rather small shop, only about six or seven square meters in size.

Before she decided what to do with the house, she rented it out and collected rent.

Today, Ye Xi finished shopping as usual and prepared to go to the inn for dinner.

Suddenly, pedestrians on the road hurried in one direction, and some people were still shouting on the street:

"Mrs. Wei is pregnant, the Duke's Mansion is opening the front door to scatter copper coins, everyone hurry up and go and take in the good fortune!"

Ye Xi was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and realized that Yao Yushu was pregnant.

Wei Jue has been married for more than half a year, so it is natural for Yao Yushu to be pregnant.

At this moment, Ye Xi suddenly thought of Pei Zhu again. Yao Yushu was pregnant, and Pei Zhu's child was probably grown up.

She felt confused, as if everyone around her was living well, but she was still confused and didn't know what to do in the future.

Ye Xi's dazed look made Xia Mu and Dong Ju beside her feel a little uneasy.

They never thought they would encounter such a thing today, but it was only natural for the Duke's Mansion to celebrate loudly when His Majesty was happy.

As servants, how could they have any objections? However, looking at Ye Xi's expression, they were full of sympathy.

"Miss, why don't you go back home and have dinner today?"

Dongju felt that no matter where they were today, they were probably discussing Mrs. Wei's pregnancy, so in order not to make Ye Xi feel uncomfortable, she tried to persuade her.

Xia Mu pursed her lips after hearing this. She was thinking about eating the delicious food she had been looking forward to for a long time today.

The girl had already agreed, but who would have expected this to happen.