The Ingenious One Episode 9 Recap, Plot

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Su Huairou saw that her younger brother was unusually concerned about the Su family's business, so she handed over the deed to him and was willing to bet all of the family's assets on it. Yun Xiang greatly admired Su Huairou's courage. With the gradual stabilization of the price of southern silk in the market, Qian Rong's revelation to the merchants that someone was hoarding goods and causing high prices seemed hypocritical. The Su family had a responsibility to stabilize the prices and continue to trade at two taels per jin. Su Mingyu promised to personally transport the raw silk back and hire the four major escort agencies to accompany them.

Within a day, 70% of the 80,000 raw silk deeds were sold, causing the price of raw silk to skyrocket. The news spread like wildfire. Once the Su family's raw silk was back, the price of southern silk in the market would return to normal. Qi Tianfeng, who had hoarded a huge amount of raw silk, intended to take over the Su family. Naturally, he would not let them succeed easily. Ding Yi truthfully reported to Yun Xiang about his visit to the Su family last night. He suspected that this scheme was more likely to have come from Yun Xiang's hand. Although Qi Tianfeng was unhappy, he still invited Yun Xiang to meet with him. Su Mingyu wanted to accompany Yun Xiang, but was refused by Ding Yi. Yun Xiang remained calm and comforted Su Mingyu not to worry. He believed that the more dangerous the situation was, the more interesting it would become.

Later, Yun Xiang went to the meeting alone and was unexpectedly ambushed by Qi Tianfeng. The two engaged in a fight, each probing the other's skills. Yun Xiang discovered that Qi Tianfeng had profound internal strength, and Qi Tianfeng also detected flaws in his techniques. So, he deliberately mentioned Wen Cong and hinted that Yun Xiang wanted both the Su family and the Cao gang to suffer losses, but Yun Xiang remained calm and only answered with a yes or no.

Qi Tianfeng said that if the Su family admits defeat now, they would at most lose the reputation of their business or their title as a royal merchant. But selling the ticket would mean gambling on the Su family's century-old foundation, which also means that Yun Xiang would be driving the Su family to a dead end. However, Yun Xiang did not agree with Qi Tianfeng's words and left after exchanging a few words. Later, he realized that his jade finger ring was lost at the restaurant, and he was very upset. At the same time, Qi Tianfeng picked up the ring and carefully examined it. The word "Luo" was engraved on it, which made him realize that Yun Xiang was actually from the Luo family. He must have come to the southern capital for revenge. Therefore, in the next action, Qi Tianfeng emphasized that in addition to being wary of the Su family, they also need to pay extra attention to Yun Xiang's movements.

Because the Su family's caravan is leaving tomorrow, Su Huairou declined her brother's request to escort the goods. But Su Mingyu had already promised and Yun Xiang thought it would be fine, especially since Shu Yanan and Jin Biao would accompany him and ensure his safety. That night, Jin Biao raised his price, not for money, but to ask Yun Xiang to help find the child who was sold. He also wanted to start a school in Liansheng Lane, responsible for the daily expenses of the children. If they succeed, they can make a living on their own, but if they don't, they can work in the gambling house.

Yun Xiang naturally had no objection and knew that Jin Biao and Shu Yanan had already discussed it. Seeing that Yun Xiang was uneasy, Shu Yanan bravely sneaked into the Qi family's mansion to help him find the jade finger ring, and she successfully retrieved it from Qi Tianfeng's hand with great difficulty. Qi Tianfeng asked Shu Yanan to tell Yun Xiang that if he did not help the Su family this time, he would tell him everything about the past of the Luo family.

By the latter half of the night, Shu Yanan returned the jade ring to its rightful owner, Yun Xiang, and passed along a message from Qi Tianfeng. While Yun Xiang complained about Shu Yanan's actions potentially jeopardizing their plans, he was actually deeply moved and didn't express his gratitude to her. Shu Yanan felt frustrated and went to pack her things. After giving it some thought, Yun Xiang went to find Shu Yanan again and hugged her, relieved that she returned safely. He realized he would have regretted it for the rest of his life if something had happened to her.

Qi Tianfeng knew that the Su family's silk trade had only three options: canal transport, sea transport, or road transport. With him guarding the canal, sea transport was impossible, and road transport could be stopped by setting up bandits, preventing the silk from entering the capital. As a result, the Su family would go bankrupt. He started to buy up a large amount of futures contracts, thinking he had the upper hand. Yun Xiang also took action and immediately went to see Mo Bufan, offering to give him valuable land and industries in exchange for Mo Bufan's help in protecting the smooth passage of the silk trade into the capital and recovering the orphans from Jishan Hall. Soon, Qi Tianfeng also found Mo Bufan and wanted to borrow money to speculate on futures contracts, offering to put up all the assets of the canal gang as collateral and give Mo Bufan a monthly cut of the profits. Although Mo Bufan was a fellow disciple of Yun Xiang's, he was ultimately a businessman and had to weigh which side's interests were greater and more beneficial to Guanghui Village.

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