Jiang Yimian stared at Lu Cijian for a moment, the other party still had a cold face, looking no different from usual, but she felt that this person must be angry.
Especially the implied meaning in those words, and the enigmatic look in his eyes after recognizing the Lin family's carriage, she found it somewhat amusing.
Lin Yan'an glared fiercely at Lu Cijian before looking at Jiang Yimian, only to see that the other woman had a smile on her lips and seemed very happy.
His slight dissatisfaction vanished instantly. He picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and was about to hand it to Jiang Yimian.
Lu Cijian reached out and picked it up first, saying calmly, "Young Master Lin, you're too kind. Let me take it."
After saying that, he picked up the teapot, poured another cup, and handed it to Jiang Yimian.
Lin Yan'an was so angry he almost spit fire. Jiang Yimian, who was standing to the side, couldn't hold back any longer and said with a helpless smile, "You should tell us what you're here for first!"
She was afraid that if they went up the mountain together, it would involve Lin Yan'an, and he would have a hard time getting away from it.
Lin Yan'an had no choice but to suppress his displeasure, picked up a folding fan and fanned himself frantically, then glared at Lu Cijian before saying helplessly, "To be honest, Zhu Shichang's visit to me is definitely not a good thing. The Lin family is about to become imperial merchants."
This guy must have known about this news and deliberately trapped me in Pingjiang County, either because he wants to cooperate or because he wants to make the Huang Lin family a royal merchant.
It's his fault for being careless. He knew he would be watched when he went to Beijing, but he still came to Pingjiang County. He should have gone directly to Beijing.
Lu Cijian paused in his teacup, then, as if remembering something, glanced at Lin Yan'an and said indifferently, "You should be glad you came to Pingjiang County."
Lin Yan'an was somewhat dissatisfied, "What am I glad about? You're cursing me, aren't you?"
As soon as they arrived in Pingjiang County, they were targeted by Zhu Shichang. Unable to leave, they could only come to see Zhu Shichang, still unaware of what the other party was planning.
Jiang Yimian said, "It's not a bad thing that you came to Pingjiang County. At least now that Zhu Shichang is here, anyone else who wants to touch you will have to see if the people behind him agree."
Being a royal merchant is a lucrative position, and countless people are eyeing it.
The Lin family suddenly had this opportunity, and countless people were jealous of them.
Lin Yan'an certainly wouldn't be able to get to Beijing smoothly, and might even lose his life. At least he can still keep his life in Pingjiang County.
Lin Yan'an was taken aback, and after thinking about it carefully for a while, he suddenly realized something.
He said that the journey back to the capital was far too turbulent. He was either blocked by bandits or forced to stay in a shady inn. He was so frightened that he traveled through the night and followed a caravan for several days before things finally calmed down.
Finally, I was so tired that I wanted to check out some business opportunities, so I came to Pingjiang County.
If he hadn't come to Pingjiang County and had gone straight to the capital, all sorts of demons and monsters would have appeared on that one-day journey.
Given their destitute and exhausted state, they'd probably all be hacked to death.
The thought of that possibility sent a shiver down his spine. He had already attracted so much trouble before even obtaining the title of Imperial Merchant. If he were to actually become one, wouldn't there be even more trouble?
The more he thought about it, the more his head ached. He could only say helplessly, "Let's not talk about this anymore. That fellow Zhu Shichang should still be at the yamen right now. I don't know when he'll come over. What are you doing here?"
Jiang Yimian thought for a while before saying, "Go up the mountain to find someone and investigate some things. Once we're in the manor, just pretend we don't exist and do whatever you need to do."
Lin Yan'an glanced at the two of them a few more times, but didn't say anything more, only responding with a sound.
The carriage traveled for a quarter of an hour before stopping on the mountain road.
A man's voice rang out from outside, "Who goes there?"
Xiao Fu was startled by the sudden appearance of more than a dozen people in front of him, but he still pretended to be calm and said to the man in the lead, "My young master is the young master of the Lin family. Lord Zhu specially invited the young master to come here for a gathering."
The man responded, glanced at the dozen or so guards who followed him, and seeing that they were all ordinary people, he said respectfully, "So you are the young master of the Lin family."
The manor has a rule that all carriages and people arriving at the manor must be thoroughly searched. Please, sir, alight from your carriage so we can conduct a search.
Lin Yan'an frowned, glanced at the two people in the carriage, and said irritably, "What does Lord Zhu mean? Didn't you say you invited me to a get-together? Why are you searching the carriage?"
If he's not genuinely interested in doing business, then forget it. I have plenty of other things to do; I don't have the time to waste here.
The man was taken aback, and after a while he hurriedly said, "Young Master Lin, you misunderstand. This is the rule of the estate. Please don't make things difficult for us."
Lin Yan'an remained dissatisfied and said, "Doesn't this estate belong to Lord Zhu? What does he mean by trying to intimidate me?"
The man was momentarily at a loss for words, staring at the carriage in front of him with a headache.
Although Zhuangzi was Zhu's son, this rule was not actually set by Zhu himself.
If these people are let in rashly, and those people investigate, they won't have a good time.
Unfortunately, the person in front of me was a distinguished guest invited by the master, and someone had been sent to inform me early on that he should be treated well.
He felt that it was a bit difficult to handle.
After a long silence, he forced himself to continue, "Please, Young Master Lin, get off the carriage. Don't make things difficult for us. If you insist on not getting off, we'll have to do it ourselves. We apologize for the inconvenience."
As soon as he said this, the people who were following behind him quickly gathered around the carriage.
Seeing this, the Lin family's guards also stood in front of the carriage to protect it.
Seeing this, the man's voice turned cold. "Young Master Lin is so unwilling to get off the carriage, is he hiding some secret? If so, we must search even more carefully. Go, bring down all the people and things from the carriage."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people behind him rushed toward the carriage.
Lin Yan'an was a little anxious and was about to ask the two people next to him what to do when he saw that the two of them looked very calm and even had the leisure to drink tea, which almost made him furious.
Jiang Yimian was one thing, he had witnessed the other party's prowess firsthand, but what was this pretty boy pretending for? Was he deliberately trying to trick him?
Just as they were getting anxious, a stern rebuke came from outside the carriage, "Stop! What are you doing? These are distinguished guests invited by the master!"
The man was taken aback, looking at the newcomer with disbelief. "Butler Chen, but those people aren't..."
Before he could finish speaking, Butler Chen glared at him coldly and said with displeasure, "Are you the butler or am I? Let him pass."
The Lin family were not only honored guests to Lord Zhu, but people on the mountain also said that the other important person wanted to befriend them.
Lord Zhu is meeting people ahead of schedule; he must have his own ulterior motives. He must be careful.
However, whether Lord Zhu successfully befriends the Lin family or the nobleman sends someone else, his future benefits will only increase.
He naturally had to treat them with respect, regardless of any rules. The most important thing now was to take a bite out of the Lin family, this juicy piece of meat.
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