Chapter 652 Investment

Bai Cha went out to gather information and immediately said upon returning home, "Miss, the situation is not good. There are portraits of Miss Qin all over the streets."

The wanted notice issued by the Jingzhao Yin's office was no small matter, as Wenjunlou had done. Anyone who provided clues would be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver.

Unexpectedly, the reward money was not given by the Jingzhao Yin's office, nor by the Lin family, but by the Qin family.

"The Qin family has been utterly ruined by Miss Qin, and they can't explain themselves no matter how hard they try."

Bai Cha went out for a walk and found that many people stared at the woman, probably because they were looking for someone for ten thousand taels of silver.

What I fear most is that there is profit to be made, so as soon as a stranger appears in the vicinity, they will be noticed immediately.

"Fortunately, you sent Miss Qin to Wenjun Tower yesterday."

If we send more people today, with checkpoints set up all over the inner city, we probably won't be able to contain them.

Lin Yuesha thought the situation was not optimistic. With a reward of ten thousand taels of silver, who knew if the people of Wenjun Tower would be tempted by the money and betray them?

"I'll go to Wenjun Tower tonight to deliver a message to Qin Nanyan. Let's hide there for now; there's nowhere else to go."

Lin Yuesha wasn't sure if Luo Wang's offer of help was genuine; it might just be a joke. She didn't want to ask for help unless absolutely necessary.

At noon, Qingxing and Qi'er were sent to Lin Yuesha's courtyard, officially becoming Lin's "eyes and ears".

After Lin Yue'e was taken away, Lin Yuesha was extremely bored. However, Old Madam Lin sent that little brat Lin Haoran to try and get close to Lin Yuesha, pestering her to play hide-and-seek.

Lin Yuesha ran until she was drenched in sweat, but the little brat was having a great time. She thought to herself, "Wang Luo or my cousin, either one of them could come and save me from this predicament."

Perhaps hearing her prayer, a quarter of an hour later, the gatekeeper of the manor came to deliver a message that the Prince of Luo's carriage had stopped at the manor gate.

"Madam, Prince Luo wishes to invite Miss Lin to his residence as a guest."

Having just brought Lin Yuesha back yesterday, and then coming to pick her up in person today, made Old Mrs. Lin sense something unusual.

"Did the prince send someone to fetch you?"

Grandma Lin stroked her chin and looked at Lin Yuesha again. If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have bothered her granddaughter. Going out like this, dressed so disheveled, would only bring shame to the Lin family.

"No, no, it was the Prince himself who came."

The gatekeeper was panting as he ran. Although Prince Luo was a gentle man, he had little interest in women and had never been so close to one before.

If word gets out that their young lady is being treated differently, it will arouse envy, jealousy, and hatred from all the women in the capital.

"So that's how it is?"

Grandma Lin clicked her tongue in amazement. What exactly did Prince Luo see in Lin Yuesha? Did he think this girl was dim-witted?

Perhaps so. Compared to the cunning and shrewd young ladies, Lin Yuesha's honest and simple nature is indeed rare.

"Grandmother, look..."

Lin Yuesha sought the opinion of Old Mrs. Lin.

"Go quickly to wash up and get dressed. The prince is coming to fetch you personally, so remember not to be negligent."

Grandma Lin wanted to join in again, but her son had already reminded her that being too obsequious would be a bad thing.

The Prince of Luo took a liking to Lin Yuesha and wanted to marry her. The Lin family had the upper hand and could set any conditions they wanted, which made their daughter seem more precious.

She pondered that the old ideas of valuing sons over daughters really needed to be changed. If Lin Yuesha became the Princess Consort of Luo, she could help the Lin family in the future. If she, as the grandmother, did not treat the little girl well, how could Lin Yuesha sincerely serve the Lin family!

Just look at Qin Nanyan; under the pressure from the Qin family, it was her son who suffered!

After much deliberation, Grandma Lin decided to "invest" in Lin Yuesha in order to seek greater returns.

"It's impolite of you to come empty-handed. Go to the accounting office and get a five-hundred-tael silver note."

As soon as Old Mrs. Lin finished speaking, she regretted it, but when she thought about the future benefits, five hundred taels was just a drop in the ocean.

The Qin family left behind a considerable amount of usable silver. If it weren't for that wretched woman Qin Nanyan squandering ten thousand taels of silver on ornaments, there would have been even more!

"Grandmother, Yue Sha will do whatever you say. When she sees the old princess, she will definitely put in a good word for you."

It's good to have money, of course, but today's expenses will ultimately be paid by the Lin family.

It wasn't yet dusk, but Lin Yuesha had already washed and dressed herself, as she was looking for a place to change into men's clothing, so she didn't wear much adornment.

"It's too plain. Older people prefer to dress in something more festive."

Old Mrs. Lin personally supervised and participated in the process, intending to have her maid apply heavy makeup to Lin Yuesha.

"Grandmother, please listen to me!"

Lin Yuesha had witnessed the skills of the maidservants around Old Madam Lin; she might be dressed up as a matchmaker and taken out.

"The lady has just passed away, less than a month ago. Although we are celebrating a happy occasion at home,..."

Now that her scumbag father is injured and recuperating at home, it's not a happy occasion, so there's no need to dress up in red and green. Although she went out, her heart remained with the Lin family, thinking of the old lady and her father!

"Good child, Grandma almost made things worse. You're so thoughtful."

Grandma Lin patted Lin Yuesha's hand and said, "With your filial piety, you're bound to have a bright future."

Before leaving, Old Madam Lin gave a few more instructions, not wanting to keep Prince Luo waiting, and urged Lin Yuesha to leave early.

Old Mrs. Lin escorted Lin Yuesha to the hanging flower gate. Seeing Lin Yuesha get into the carriage, she stood there waving goodbye, reluctant to leave for a long time.

"We agreed to come at dusk, why are you here earlier?"

After Lin Yuesha boarded the carriage, she discovered that Xu Da was also there.

If Xu Da had agreed to her yesterday, she wouldn't have needed to waste her breath.

"Lord Xu didn't want to go home for dinner, so he and Madam Xu made an excuse to come to your residence to pick you up, which is why Madam Xu didn't come to deliver the meal."

Otherwise, Xu Da will be in for a hot pot dinner tonight.

"First, we need to find a place to eat. We can't eat at the Wenjunlou restaurant."

It doesn't taste very good, and there might be some random stuff mixed in with it.

Lin Yuesha, who had experience with this, couldn't agree more. She suggested a place: "Let's go to Shuangfuji to eat roast duck!"

"Shuang Fu Ji?"

A glint of light flashed in Luo Wang's eyes, and he smiled gently, "Little Lin wants to eat roast duck?"

"Yes, I want to go to Shuang Fu Ji."

Lin Yuesha was indirectly advertising for the pockmarked man, saying that the reason he opened Shuangfuji in Beijing was because she liked it.

There was only one head chef, and the recipe was passed down from his ancestors, so when Shuangfuji opened in Beijing, the one in the north closed down.

Because of her own preferences, she let down thousands of people. Although Lin Yuesha felt apologetic, she also felt the sweetness of being valued and cared for, which is very much in line with a young girl's fantasy.

"You may not know this, but Shuangfuji is the last well-known old brand in the north. Now that it has opened in the capital, business is booming!"

Lin Yuesha launched into a long introduction, praising it highly.

"How about we go to Shuang Fu Ji?"

Xu Da didn't care where they ate, as long as it wasn't hot pot.

“Cousin, I think you should find some challenging recipes for my mother to learn, like roast duck.”

In this way, his mother could go and harm the ducks instead of watching him all day long and having no time to worry about his marriage.

“My mother is quite stubborn. If I wasn’t cooked to the chef’s perfection, she would never have poisoned me.”

Xu Da can learn to roast duck for a while, and once his father returns to the capital, he can be freed from his suffering.