Chapter 185 The bats are out before it even gets dark?
Xiao Pingfeng said that Sheng Dahe's fleet had arrived.
Yao Qingling nodded: "Yes, judging by the time, we should have arrived long ago."
The warehouse is currently half-built, but since the river hasn't frozen over yet, the underground storage area is empty and can be used for storage. Once the upper part is completed, the goods can be moved up there.
It can hold this batch of goods that have arrived at the port.
"Isn't Madam Yao going to the docks to take a look?"
Qingling said, "I'm too sick to ride in a carriage. Just relay what Sheng Dahe said to me."
She told Xia Chan to give the new batch of household registration documents to Xiao Pingfeng: "Take these... Also, tell him to set off for the next trip immediately after unloading the goods, and not to stay in Beijing for too long."
"Huh?" Xiao Pingfeng held the document. "Tell him to leave as soon as he got off the ship, or Sheng Dahe will go ballistic."
He frowned. In fact, Sheng Dahe was furious and demanding to see Yao Qingling.
As soon as Sheng Dahe arrived at the shore, he was told that dozens of his men had died and that even his old lair in Que'er Mountain had been burned to the ground. If he didn't get angry, he wouldn't be Sheng Dahe.
Regardless of the reason, Yao Qingling sacrificed these people as bandits to allow Lin Shiyuan to be promoted, and Yao Qingling must give him an explanation.
If she doesn't show herself, Sheng Dahe will only assume she's hiding, and given his personality, he might cause a major disaster.
She actually wanted Sheng Dahe to leave quickly?
This clearly shows that they don't take Sheng Dahe seriously and treat him like a laborer.
Xiao Pingfeng knew he couldn't control that enraged lion.
Qingling thought for a moment and said, "You're right."
If she had agreed to become siblings with Sheng Dahe earlier, he could have felt at ease knowing they were siblings. But now that she has killed his men, Sheng Dahe will only think that she conspired with Lin Shiyuan to kill him.
"Then I'll go."
"Miss!" Xia Chan shook her head, "How can you go out in this condition? Why don't I go see him instead!"
She clenched her fist, her small face serious and earnest.
She had only met Sheng Dahe a few times, and every time she saw his fierce bandit leader appearance, her heart would pound.
Lou Yue, who had been eavesdropping by the door, ran in too: "I'm going too! Xia Chan and I together can keep him in check!"
Xiao Pingfeng shook his head. What good could a maid possibly do?
Xia Chan glanced at him, and although she was unhappy, she was also self-aware. She thought for a moment and said, "Then let's call Tao Ye over as well. The three of us are the head stewards, and can be considered the young lady's three great protectors. We are important enough."
The young lady is from an official family, and for her to associate with a bandit like him is an insult to her status. Sheng Dahe should not be ungrateful.
Lou Yue nodded vigorously: "That's right, we are the three great protectors." She thought for a moment, "Including you, you are also considered a capable person in front of Miss, how could you not help Miss?"
Before Xiao Pingfeng could say anything, Qing Ling shook her head: "None of you can control him."
Sheng Dahe was not afraid of the government; he even hated officials, and it was impossible to suppress him with power.
Xia Chan used her power to suppress him, which touched Sheng Dahe's sore spot and backfired. As for Xiao Pingfeng, he used to be Sheng Dahe's man. Asking him to step forward would only make things difficult for him and would also make Sheng Dahe think that Yao Qingling was good at winning people's hearts.
Sheng Dahe is the kind of person who responds better to gentle persuasion than force. He is very concerned about his image, and you have to coax and deceive him to persuade him, and give him plenty of benefits, otherwise he will simply ignore you.
Xiao Pingfeng: "I wonder if it would be effective if Physician Lin intervened? Sheng Dahe's biggest fear is that the imperial court wants to eliminate him. If Lin Shiyuan—"
Yao Qingling interrupted him: "Lin Shiyuan cannot show his face. He burned down the Que'er Mountain stronghold, do you think Sheng Dahe will let him off? In addition, Lin Shiyuan is now a senior official in the Ministry of War, and their opposing positions have deepened. If he shows his face, wouldn't that be like enemies meeting?"
Xiao Pingfeng's brows furrowed deeply: "Then..."
Qing Ling took a deep breath and turned to Lou Yue: "Go to Tongluo Lane and arrange a sumptuous dinner there."
Lou Yue nodded, as if she had just remembered something: "That young man is still living there."
Xia Chan said, "Why don't we just get him out of there?"
Xia Chan was annoyed by that pretty boy. He was useless, did no work, and cost money to support. She would rather raise a pig, at least she could eat meat at the end of the year.
Lou Yue nodded and went out to run errands.
Xiao Pingfeng went to the dock to inform Sheng Dahe.
After lying down for several days, Yao Qingling got up, tidied herself up, and prepared to go to Tongluo Lane.
After tidying up, Qingling opened the door, only to find a person standing there—Lin Shiyuan.
Qingling looked up at the sky.
It was dusk, and there were evening clouds on the horizon.
Yao Qingling joked, "It's not even dark yet, and the bats are already out?"
Lin Shiyuan said with a serious expression: "I heard that Sheng Dahe has arrived in the capital."
He looked her up and down: "Are you going to see him?"
Before Qingling could say anything, he grabbed her shoulders and turned her around: "You can't go."
Qingling turned back again: "If I don't go, he'll make a scene."
"Let him make a scene if he wants to."
"He caused trouble, so you have a reason to eliminate him and get promoted?"
Lin Shiyuan stared at her seriously: "He won't listen to anyone's explanation now."
To that brute, all he knew was that they had killed his men and burned down his stronghold.
His intense unease brought tears to his eyes!
Qingling stopped joking, pressed his hand, and said solemnly, "That's precisely why I have to go. Lin Shiyuan, this matter is too important."
"When he set sail, he entrusted me with his men, his money, and the dock warehouses, showing his complete trust in me. By killing his men, I have killed his trust as well."
Lin Shiyuan frowned: "Then you absolutely cannot go."
Qingling shook her head: "Since I dare to go, I will have a way to handle it, don't worry."
Lin Shiyuan: "Then I'll go with you."
Qingling thought for a moment, then shook her head: "You can't. If you show your face, it will upset him."
“But if I don’t show up, he will think that I climbed to the top by stepping on the corpses of his people.”
Qingling said, "But right now, aren't we putting on this play?"
Lin Shiyuan was taken aback.
The fact that Lin Shiyuan was suddenly recommended to be the commander of the military command was already questionable.
This person's purpose was definitely not out of kindness to recommend him because he couldn't bear to see a talented general reduced to a shop waiter.
The most likely explanation is that this person suspected Yao Qingling of being connected with bandits, but lacked concrete evidence, so he devised a strategy to divide them and cause internal strife.
Yao Qingling used the corpses of some traitors to get him into the imperial court, in order to create the powerful backer she wanted in the shortest possible time.
If he were to "reconcile" with Sheng Dahe at this point, all his previous efforts would have been in vain.
Qingling added, "We each have our own paths to walk. Lin Shiyuan, I can walk my path well."
She patted Lin Shiyuan's shoulder again, telling him not to worry.
After that, Yao Qingling boarded the carriage.
But when she arrived at Tongluo Lane, Old Yu, the gatekeeper, said that only Lou Yue was busy in the kitchen with a few old women, and he didn't see anyone else.
A dockworker rushed over; he had been sent by Sheng Dahe.
The man quoted Sheng Dahe exactly as he said, "I'm not going to eat her food. Who knows if it's a trap she set up? If Yao Qingling isn't guilty, she should come to the dock in person to apologize! Let's see if she dares to come!"
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