Wen Tingbai was standing beside the carriage, half-believing and half-heartedly about to lift the curtain to take a look.
Song Wanning signaled Yi Chen in a very low voice, "Help me."
Just as Wen Tingbai was about to take action, he heard a man's voice coming from the carriage, "Zuo Sijian is free now. He has time to come to the street and look at any carriage he sees."
Yin Yichen's voice has always been very unique among court officials. It is deep yet a bit cold. Wen Tingbo knew who this person was after just one sentence.
Yin Yichen was always forthright in mocking the courtiers. Many officials had been mocked by Yin Yichen, and Wen Tingbai could never forget the sound.
"Prime Minister..."
Wen Tingbai was about to speak to Yin Yichen to greet him when he heard Yin Yichen say, "If you have nothing to do on weekdays, just go and help your father sort out the books of the Ministry of Personnel. This will save him from having to sort out books that are full of mistakes and omissions for months and still have time to wander around the streets."
Yin Yichen was now a highly sought-after figure in the imperial court. Young and energetic, yet knowing how to manage his position, he was the object of countless people's desire to curry favor with him. Unfortunately, he was known for his unwillingness to give face to others, and had made many enemies within the court.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Wen Tingbai felt ashamed. Yin Yichen had repeatedly impeached his father's Ministry of Personnel documents in court, and now he was being mocked. Wen Tingbai didn't dare to provoke Yin Yichen again, let alone lift the curtain to find out what was going on. He turned and quickly left the carriage and stood aside.
He stood beside the carriage, frowning and looking at it, wondering, "It's strange, why is Yin Yichen in the carriage of the general's mansion?
The servant beside Wen Tingbai was sharp-eyed and immediately pointed at the carriage rushing towards him, "Second Master, is that the Second Madam's carriage?"
"Damn it." Wen Tingbai knew that he had seen it wrong, and immediately followed the people behind him to catch up.
Song Wanning recalled the last time they had a reunion dinner at the Marquis' Mansion. Wen Xian, Wen Tingbo's father, and Song Wanning's father-in-law, had mentioned the then Prime Minister Yin Yichen in front of the family. She had been filled with resentment, resenting Yin Yichen for not giving her any respect, and even more resenting her son for not living up to his expectations.
The current prime minister differed from Yi Chen by only one character. Yi Chen's behavior did not seem like that of a merchant, but rather that of an outstanding talent from a noble family.
After the people left, Song Wanning said to Yin Yichen, "Thank you for today..."
Song Wanning looked at the person in front of her and said directly, "Thank you very much, Boss Yin, for today. If you need my help in the future, I will definitely help you."
Yin Yichen raised his eyebrows, not thinking he could hide it from Song Wanning, and just said, "Is Second Madam playing hide-and-seek with Second Master now?"
Song Wanning was a little surprised. Yin Yichen didn't give Wen Tingbo any face in front of her, but he was willing to call Wen Tingbo "Second Master" in front of her. It seemed strange now.
Seeing that Yin Yichen had helped him, Song Wanning did not hesitate to explain, "The couple is not getting along, and they are planning to divorce."
Yin Yichen chuckled and said slowly, "General Song is currently enjoying the emperor's favor, but the Marquis' Mansion is deteriorating. I'm afraid the Marquis' Mansion is unwilling to let go of you, a big tree."
Song Wanning sighed inwardly. Yin Yichen had already become the prime minister at the age of twenty. His eyes were vicious. "Marrying into the Wen family is not what I want. Even if it means going to court, I will divorce you."
"Then wait for good news from Miss Song." After Yin Yichen said this, he leaned back in the carriage and closed his eyes. This was an order to expel him.
"Thank you." Song Wanning thanked him and got off the carriage in small steps.
Song Wanning walked around and finally saw Caique on another street.
Cai Que was always clever. When she saw Song Wanning, she told her about the danger they had just faced. "Second Master saw my carriage and chased after me. I was really scared. I thought of luring him away, circling behind him twice so he couldn't find me, and then coming back."
Song Wanning smiled and patted Caique on the shoulder, "How smart."
Cai Que still felt frightened when she thought about what happened just now. She just asked, "Miss, are we going back now?"
"No, since they've all left, they probably won't be coming back." Song Wanning whispered, "I can't let this trip go in vain. I want to meet the owner of the rouge shop and see who he is. How dare he play tricks under my nose?"
Caique whispered, "Young lady, that servant will go with you."
Song Wanning shook her head and said, "No need. I'll go. You wait here for me. Too many people will only attract attention."
Song Wanning arranged for Caique and turned back to the rouge shop.
The rouge shop's vendors were all easygoing women. When they saw Song Wanning, they assumed she was a customer and approached her directly, saying, "Miss, are you here to buy rouge? We've just got some new stock, would you like to take a look?"
Song Wanning stood in the shop and said, "Call your shopkeeper over here. I have something to say."
"Miss, please wait a moment." The woman turned and went upstairs, and soon called the head of the household down.
Song Wanning had never seen this shopkeeper before, but she heard that he was hired directly from an outside shop to manage things. The shopkeeper saw Song Wanning wearing a veil hat and although he was puzzled, he still asked, "Miss, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Are you the owner of this shop?" Song Wanning said calmly, looking at the owner through the veil.
"Exactly."
"I'm the owner of this shop. I'm free today so I can take a look at the business." Song Wanning said in a deep voice, "Please show me the account book, boss."
The shopkeeper frowned. "The account books are copied every month and sent to the boss. Why would he come to check the accounts in person?"
Song Wanning waved the deed in her hand in front of the shopkeeper and said, "It's a genuine deed, just present it to me."
"Yes, yes, yes..." The shopkeeper no longer dared to doubt after seeing the land deed, and went upstairs to meet Song Wanning.
The shopkeeper placed the account book in front of Song Wanning and poured her a pot of tea.
Song Wanning looked at the account book in front of her, opened it and looked through it. She put the opened account book on the table, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.
Seeing Song Wanning remained silent, the shopkeeper glanced at the open account book, feeling a little anxious. He immediately looked at Song Wanning and said, "Boss, do you see something wrong with the previous account book? The price of spices has increased recently. The ingredients we use in our shop are all first-class, so the cost is a bit higher. I hope you can understand."
Song Wanning looked up at the shopkeeper's flattering face and chuckled softly, "Really?"
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