"Good, good, good, I look forward to your masterpiece. Wanqing, are you really not considering marrying me?" Wei Xuecheng stared intently at Lin Wanqing.
Lin Wanqing covered her mouth and chuckled: "Second Young Master, you're joking. The Duke of Dingguo's mansion is too prestigious, and Wanqing's status is too low to dare to aspire to it. Second Young Master will surely find a better match. Wanqing only wants to make money for Second Young Master right now and has no other thoughts."
Wei Xuecheng withdrew his gaze and smiled, "Alright, since that's the case, I won't insist."
"Wanqing has a favor to ask, and I wonder if the Second Young Master can help her."
"Oh, tell me about it."
“Since my father took office as the prefect of Yanyang, he has always been conscientious and dedicated to his duties. However, because he is upright, he has inadvertently offended many people and has been demoted repeatedly. Now he is just a minor county official in Yanyang. I am far away in the capital and cannot be by my parents' side to fulfill my filial duties. It is inevitable that I am saddened to hear this news.”
At this point, Lin Wanqing took out a handkerchief and wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.
Wei Xuecheng certainly understood.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this. You just focus on making money for me."
Lin Wanqing gracefully curtsied and said, "Thank you, Second Young Master. Wanqing will do her best."
After Lin Wanqing left, Wei Xuecheng's confidant approached him and asked, "Young Master, are you really going to help her?"
"It's just a low-ranking official of the ninth grade. I can easily be promoted one or two ranks. If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it some grass."
"Young master, your insight is brilliant. Why don't you take her into your household? Wouldn't that make her even more devoted to you?"
"No rush, she'll be mine sooner or later, otherwise..." A sinister glint flashed in Wei Xuecheng's eyes.
From the day Lin Wanqing started working with him, she only had two paths to choose from.
One option is to marry him and belong to him forever; the other is to die!
How could Wei Xuecheng possibly let this cash cow become someone else's woman?
As Lin Wanqing stepped out of Yuhua Tower and into the carriage, she heard Shi Da whisper, "Miss, we're being watched."
Lin Wanqing nodded: "Proceed as before."
"yes!"
Lin Wanqing's carriage turned into a dark alley. When the carriage came out again, it was empty. The carriage then drove around the capital city in circles.
She had already changed to another carriage and returned to the outskirts of the capital.
*
The Regent's Palace.
Xiao Bao can now speak simple sentences. Su Ruojin has composed some nursery rhymes, including some very simple tongue twisters, which can help improve Xiao Bao's articulation.
Every time Xiao Bao answered correctly, Su Ruojin would reward him with a dried apricot.
Xiao Bao has also started to like eating dried apricots, and like Su Ruojin, he only eats Yueji's brand.
After Xiao Bao fell asleep, Su Ruojin returned to Yunwu Courtyard. Yan Luo whispered, "Miss, Yun Niang sent word that the Persian man, after drinking too much, said that the things in the Beauty Pavilion are controlled by a woman. Every time that woman goes to the Beauty Pavilion, she wears a veil and hides her face, and she will deliberately lower her voice. He doesn't know what she looks like."
Su Ruojin raised an eyebrow. She was being cautious enough.
"Have Rong Qizhou keep an eye on this and make sure to find out who this woman is."
"Yes, Miss."
Just then, a maid's voice came from outside the door: "Miss Su, Hu Qing requests an audience."
Hu Qing entered and bowed: "Miss Su, the princess of Bei Li Kingdom will be arriving in the capital tomorrow. The prince will not be able to return to his residence until very late, so he specifically asked me to inform you."
Su Ruojin nodded; she also had some personal matters to attend to tomorrow.
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