Chapter 732 Changes
Bai Dingfeng was too lazy to argue with Wei Lan and continued, "Lin Yuesha has a close relationship with the Xu family mother and son. Perhaps she represents Lord Lin's intentions. Lord Lin wants to bet double, so he won't lose money."
Wei Lan simply didn't understand. "Does this have anything to do with the Wei family?"
"You are probably the only person in the Wei family who doesn't know what your elder brother is thinking."
Bai Dingfeng laughed and said, "Why do you think your parents agreed to our marriage? It's simply because I am the son of Prefect Bai."
"Could it be..."
Wei Lan couldn't believe it; her own sister was already the Empress, yet the Wei family still had other intentions.
"That's exactly what you mean."
Bai Dingfeng warned Wei Lan, "So the Wei family has been monitoring Lin Yuesha, just to find out Lord Lin's attitude. In addition, the instant noodles and hot and sour noodles made by Lin Yuesha are most suitable for the northern army's supplies."
"My husband told you not to cause her trouble before because he had other plans."
After Qincheng, Lin Yuesha will be kidnapped along with the military supplies and taken to the north to work as a laborer for the Wei family. This will force Lord Lin to recognize the situation and realize that since she has married into the Wei family, she is now in the same boat and should not expect to benefit from both sides.
"We're not going to the Northwest?"
Wei Lan was still in shock. With the war in the Northwest, shouldn't this batch of military supplies be sent there?
"The Wei family is recruiting soldiers in the north and also needs military supplies."
Bai Dingfeng finished speaking in one breath, picked up his chopsticks and continued eating, leaving the rest for Wei Lan to figure out herself.
After the meal was over, Bai Dingfeng drank a pot of tea, and only then did Wei Lan belatedly realize the implications.
"Husband, why didn't you say so sooner?"
Her elder sister was the empress, which didn't help Wei Lan much. If her elder brother had taken that position, she would have been a princess.
Wei Lan was overjoyed and laughed frequently.
"We can't skimp on military supplies, since they'll all end up being ours anyway."
Bai Dingfeng told Wei Lan that she had tens of thousands of taels of silver on her side, which she would mix with the donated silver to make purchases.
"Don't worry, it's perfectly safe to leave this to You Ran."
Bai Dingfeng was a scholar who prided himself on his integrity and couldn't handle the petty business dealings. He let Bai Youran take over directly, excluding Lin Yuesha to avoid arousing suspicion.
“My husband, I know.”
Wei Lan thought for a moment, then pouted and said, "I always felt that my little sister had a problem with me, but it's all a misunderstanding."
At that time, her parents pressed her to tell why she went to Wenjun Tower. Wei Lan did not want to kneel in the ancestral hall, so she had no choice but to confess Bai Youran.
"She won't blame you. I know what's more important."
Although the brother and sister had a big fight over Li Ruoxue's death, they weren't actually estranged. Li Ruoxue was an outsider, while he and Bai Youran were biological siblings.
After learning the truth, Wei Lan was very excited and discussed the next steps with Bai Dingfeng, while also setting her sights on the money in Lin Yuesha's hands.
Meanwhile, Lin Yuesha was also discussing this matter with Jiang Baozhu.
"I have an idea."
Originally, Lin Yuesha planned to wait until Qincheng took action, but after being followed today, she realized that she had been too optimistic.
"Miss, do we need to make any changes?"
In Cangzhou, we have plenty of manpower. If there are any changes, Qingxing can contact the manager of Jinxiufang.
"need."
Lin Yuesha took a sip of tea, pondering repeatedly. Even if those people were following her, what value did she have?
"As of now, the pockmarked man's identity hasn't been leaked yet. However, what I did before they left was too conspicuous. If the Wei family finds out..."
With so many servants in the Prince's mansion's villa, and so many eyes watching, it's hard to guarantee that word won't get out.
If the Wei family's goal is not only to rob the military supplies, but also to send her to the north to do hard labor, then their plans will need to be drastically altered.
"Miss, I overlooked that."
Qingxing was suddenly brought to her senses by her young mistress's reminder.
"It's too late to move the military supplies after we get to Qincheng, so I have a suggestion: why don't we start in Cangzhou and find a way to replace the military supplies we're buying?"
The cloth worth tens of thousands of taels of silver was sealed in boxes, and because of the rain along the way, the caravan transporting it would not open the boxes for inspection.
"You mean, we'll use our own people to transport the military supplies and just fill the boxes with some worthless stuff?"
A new perspective was opened up for her, and Qingxing immediately grasped it, asking excitedly.
“Yes, we’ll take one route and have our own people take another, so we can deliver the supplies to the Northwest ahead of time.”
In this way, even if the Wei family tries to rob the military supplies in Qincheng, Lin Yuesha will not be afraid, since the real supplies have already been sent away.
By doing this, she wouldn't have to wait until Qincheng to use the donated money; she could use it to make purchases along the way.
With the city in the Northwest breached and countless soldiers killed or wounded, Lin Yuesha decided to purchase more wound medicines. She could get a fair price for commonly used hemostatic herbs from Liao Langzhong's Shennong Herbal Hall.
"Have you considered that if we do this, we won't be able to bypass Bai Youran?"
The goods were sealed in boxes, and Bai Dingfeng, being meticulous, insisted on inspecting them. Even if the boxes were replaced, they still had to pass Bai Youran's test.
"Solutions can be found; the time to test people's hearts has come."
Our operation must be kept secret. We need to find a way to attract Bai Youran's attention and thus switch the goods.
The grand strategy that Li Ruoxue meticulously designed is about to come into play.
For three consecutive days, the Qiuyue Troupe set up a stage in an open area of the city to perform, and all the tips they received were donated to charity.
Lin Yuesha thought that having a few thousand taels would be quite good, but she overlooked the extent to which the Qiuyue Class was so popular.
There are many wealthy people in Cangzhou, and many of them enjoy watching operas. Tickets for Qiuyue Opera are usually hard to come by, but when a stage is suddenly set up on the street, almost every available moment attracts a crowd of people to watch.
In the end, the scene became chaotic, and no one remembered what they heard, but they were quite satisfied with the spectacle.
Three days later, a tally showed that the Qiuyue Class had raised more than 40,000 taels of silver for military supplies.
"Take this silver and go ahead. I'll bring the Qiuyue Class and follow. We'll meet up in the Northwest."
Xiao Qiuyue had thought it over carefully and decided to take the Qiuyue Class to the Northwest for a charity performance to boost morale. Since he wasn't allowed to pay out of his own pocket, he would contribute in his own way, hoping not to cause any trouble.
"No, it's great that you have this idea!"
Lin Yuesha was deeply moved, not expecting that Xiao Qiuyue had such a patriotic heart.
Xiao Qiuyue was popular among the people because of his good voice, not because actors had a high status.
In reality, it is the ordinary, poor people who truly desire a peaceful life. The wealthy are indifferent to this, and some unscrupulous merchants even hope for war so they can sell their stockpiled rice and other goods at high prices and make a fortune.
The four-day stay was short-lived. When the people heard that the cloth was for military supplies, they sold it at almost half price and gave it away. In the end, they purchased more than twice as much as expected, amounting to tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Qingxing had already contacted the caravan and made the same boxes, filled with bricks and scraps of cloth to make up the weight, ready to be replaced at any time.
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