"Why do I remember Miss Shao having one just like this?" Jiang Che asked with a frown.
The middle-aged woman's expression changed slightly. She lowered her voice and said,
"To be honest with you, Young Master, this *is* that very same one! Miss Shao sold it back a few days ago!"
"Sold it back? Isn't the Shao Mansion very wealthy?" Jiang Che was a bit surprised.
Seeing no one else around, the middle-aged woman leaned in and said,
"There's something you may not know, Young Master. The Shao Mansion... it's on its last legs!"
Jiang Che's expression remained unchanged. "What do you mean?"
"I've heard that many of the Shao Family's businesses have been absorbed by the Zhao Family. They say the Shao Family's backer in the Court has fallen, and they're already planning to leave Lin Yuan City!"
"Is that true?"
"That's just what I heard. But the Shao's Inn up the street had its sign changed a few days ago. It's called Zhao's Inn now."
