TFWYH – Chapter 725 A Second Wedding

But in the end, everything had been ruined by a single shop assistant.

The more Yu Ziqing thought about it, the angrier he became.

Since he couldn’t vent his frustration on Ling Yue, he ended up taking it out on his employees instead.

From that day onward, every shop assistant working under any of his businesses would have to undergo an annual performance review.

That, however, is a story for another time.

As for the shop assistant who had caused all the trouble, Yu Ziqing fired him on the spot and publicly declared that the man’s character was unfit for employment and that he would never hire him again.

Who in the capital didn’t know that the Heir of Marquis Wenxuan had no interest in politics, caring only about making money?

The wealth in his hands was so immense that even a tiny amount slipping through the cracks of his fingers would be enough to make several families rich for generations.

With such a condemnation from Yu Ziqing himself…

Who would dare hire that shop assistant ever again?

…

By the time Yu Ziqing finished dealing with everything, two days had passed.

He was in the middle of selecting gifts, preparing to pay a visit to the Ministry of Revenue residence.

Unexpectedly, before he had even finished choosing them, a letter from Ling Yue arrived.

Opening the envelope, he found not only a letter…

But also a wedding invitation.

In the letter, Ling Yue explained that she was still willing to cooperate with him.

He would continue to receive a ten-percent share of the gambling-stone workshop’s profits.

He wouldn’t need to provide the shop itself.

Instead, she wanted to borrow his name to establish the business.

In other words…

If anyone investigated the workshop in the future, they would only discover that it belonged to Yu Ziqing.

He would be the public owner.

In reality, however…

The gambling-stone workshop would belong to Ling Yue.

Ling Yue hadn’t made this decision lightly.

She had thought it through carefully.

First, the purpose of doing business was to make money.

Whether in status or reputation, Yu Ziqing far surpassed her.

Using him as the public face of the business would likely discourage anyone from causing trouble.

Second, Ling Yue understood the saying that wealth should not be flaunted.

She was, after all, a woman.

One day she would marry.

She had no intention of letting her assets end up benefiting anyone outside her own family.

Third, Marquis Wenxuan’s household was powerful, and Yu Ziqing enjoyed immense imperial favor.

If fortune smiled upon them…

Perhaps they might even receive an imperial plaque personally inscribed by the Emperor.

Well…

That last point was really just wishful thinking.

Ling Yue had simply been joking a little.

An imperial plaque wasn’t something one could obtain so easily.

Especially not for a gambling-stone workshop—a business associated with gambling.

That was even more impossible.

The Emperor might bestow an inscribed plaque upon a hotpot restaurant…

But there was no way he’d award one to a gambling establishment.

Ling Yue was constantly growing.

Her thoughts had become increasingly meticulous and sophisticated.

She was gradually becoming… something of a schemer—

No.

A true businesswoman.

Reading her letter, Yu Ziqing’s eyebrows lifted slightly.

He then unfolded the wedding invitation.

The moment he read its contents, his eyes widened in disbelief.

What the…?

Ling Yu and Tang Wan’s wedding?

Wait a minute!

Weren’t those two already husband and wife?

Why were they holding another wedding?

Yu Ziqing wasn’t the only one who received an invitation.

Grand Tutor Yi, Ji Wushuang, the Third Prince…

Nearly everyone acquainted with the young couple received one.

Although the guest list wasn’t large…

Every single invitee was an influential figure, someone who stood just below the Emperor in status.

The wedding was scheduled…

Just three days later.

Good heavens!

Wasn’t that a little rushed?

Curiosity got the better of everyone.

After receiving the invitations, they all hurried to prepare wedding gifts.

After all, the invitation clearly stated it was a wedding.

No matter what the circumstances were…

Bringing a gift was only proper etiquette.

…

On the day of the wedding…

The Ministry of Revenue residence, despite having only a small household, was bustling with activity before dawn had even broken.

For the first time ever…

Tang Wan didn’t wake up in the arms of her handsome husband.

Instead…

She was awakened by Jiang Shi.

Still half asleep, Tang Wan looked blearily at the woman standing before her.

For a moment, she thought she was seeing things and instinctively rubbed her eyes.

When she looked again…

Jiang Shi’s face was still there, neither too near nor too far away.

“Mother… why are you here?”

Tang Wan became fully awake in one second…

And thoroughly bewildered in the next.