Now that their identities have been revealed, no one is hiding anything anymore.
According to Song Liyun, if Zhuge has perfected jewelry processing skills and craftsmen, then it will take over the production of ox horn products.
Processing ox horn is a huge waste of talent for Ruzhuge, like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Small folding fans, pendants, and beads are just children's toys and are hardly worth considering.
But there was one thing Lin Qingyuan couldn't resist.
That was the "button" that Song Liyun took out.
Wu Dynasty clothing did not have buttons.
This inexpensive little item, which can both secure the belt and prevent it from coming tangled, and also serve as a waist ornament, will surely become a standard accessory on every piece of clothing.
Moreover, inlaying with jewels and jade would also be favored by the upper class.
With money right in front of him, Wan Yanming didn't hesitate any longer and immediately promised to be responsible for selling all the ox horn products produced by Ruzhuge.
Lin Qingyuan hummed twice, his slick and frivolous demeanor subtly revealed. Song Liyun quickly said, "Alright, the business is settled then. Young Master Lin, is there anything we can help you with?"
The Lin residence was still surrounded, and although Lin Qingyuan had come out, it was still inconvenient for him to do anything.
Receiving such concern, Lin Qingyuan's eyes lit up instantly, but he shook his head and said, "I don't need to trouble others with my affairs! However... Steward Wan, Brother Yanming, if anything unexpected happens, please go to Anshun Lane to find Lin Luyin. She is my elder sister."
This was a small matter, and Manager Wan readily agreed.
The meal continued.
Suddenly, Lao Qian rushed into the private room, disregarding the presence of three outsiders, and said to Lin Qingyuan, "Master, there are soldiers arresting people on the street outside!"
Lin Qingyuan's expression changed: "Who are you arresting?"
"The managers and employees of the Lin family's shop have all been detained, and..."
Before he could finish speaking, the waiter who had been serving dishes just moments before came from downstairs: "General, Lin Qingyuan is in the private room upstairs."
Lin Qingyuan immediately cursed, "That bastard has filed a complaint with the authorities!"
He roamed freely in Pingyang Prefecture, and countless people knew him, including even an unknown waiter in a restaurant.
Lin Qingyuan stood up and approached Song Liyun, glancing at Wan Yanming with a flippant tone, "Miss Song, I'm still entrusting my sister and mother to your care. I'm worried that this Wan guy is unreliable!"
As he spoke, he quickly took out a small object from his waist and tossed it discreetly into Song Liyun's arms.
The matter was urgent, and he still didn't quite trust the Wan family. Moreover, if anything happened, the Zhuge Pavilion would need someone in charge.
Before Song Liyun could reply, Lin Qingyuan had already reached the edge of the private room window. Old Qian grabbed his belt and jumped without hesitation. Lin Qingyuan's low cry of pain was cut short as he quickly disappeared into the alley.
This escape was executed flawlessly; I wonder how many times he had practiced it before.
Just as Song Liyun picked up the ring from her clothes and put it on her finger, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open.
A soldier in full armor, carrying a sword at his waist, rushed in.
Staring wide-eyed at the three people in the room who still seemed to be in a daze, and seeing no one else, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Where is the suspect from the Lin family?"
After a short while, Song Liyun and the Wan family uncle and nephew came downstairs.
Walking through the front hall, I saw the fat shopkeeper standing in the corner with a look of fear and trepidation on his face, while the waiter had a fingerprint on half of his face and was kneeling in front of an official in a green official robe.
He was still stubbornly insisting, "Sir, when I went to deliver the food, I did see that scoundrel from the Lin family inside, which is why I reported it."
Seeing Song Liyun and the other two come down, he quickly said, "If you take these three back and question them thoroughly, you will surely be able to find Lin Qingyuan's whereabouts."
This person is intelligent, but unfortunately, he couldn't achieve his goal.
The soldier in charge of the search reported to the official, "Sir, there are only three people in the private room, and only three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table."
The waiter immediately panicked: "No, sir, look again, there must be another set of bowls and chopsticks hidden there!"
The armored soldier glared at him: "Does this mean that when the lord investigates a case, he has to follow your orders?"
The official knew that the information must have been leaked somewhere, but since they hadn't caught the person, they couldn't just take someone away based on one employee's word.
Besides, Lin Qingyuan was just a spoiled young master and not an important figure.
Since the sergeant who conducted the search said there was nothing there, then there was nothing there. In any case, this case was handled by the Censorate, and it had nothing to do with me.
He stood up, without even asking Song Liyun and the others, and ordered the constables to take the waiter who had given false testimony away from the restaurant.
Song Liyun and the other two didn't say much, and went their separate ways after leaving the restaurant.
Once back at the inn, Song Liyun took a closer look at the ring that Lin Qingyuan had tossed to her.
It has a simple design, except for a crooked "bead" character carved on the inner wall.
This must be a keepsake from Ruzhuge!
Tsk tsk tsk!
Lin Qingyuan really trusts me to entrust me with something so important!
If I could find a way to kill Lin Qingyuan while he was away, I could get a jewelry store for free.
Song Liyun weighed the ring in her palm. She had no interest in Ruzhuge and was only pondering what Lin Qingyuan had said.
At first, she asked the Wan family to take care of her sister and mother, but now she's entrusting Ruzhu Pavilion to herself and saying she doesn't trust the Wan family.
No, I need to move Lin Qingyuan's sister and mother first, and at least see how the Wan family is handling things.
And whether Lin Qingyuan could escape safely—this opportunity was bought by Wan Yanming with a hundred taels of silver.
A single set of bowls and chopsticks costs a hundred taels of silver!
There was no curfew in Pingyang Prefecture, so Song Liyun asked Fang Zheng to find a carriage, and she changed her clothes and headed towards Anshun Lane.
Unexpectedly, they encountered Wan Yanming on the way, who was there to relocate Lin Luyin and her three generations of grandparents.
Lin Luyin truly lives up to her reputation as Lin Qingyuan's older sister; she possesses both a beautiful face and a clever mind.
Although he was woken up in the middle of the night and did not recognize the two people, after seeing the ring on Song Liyun's hand and confirming from her words that she was Song Liyun, he immediately took his mother, Aunt Liu, and his three-year-old child and went to the Wan family's villa.
No more worries.
The next day, Song Liyun went to Ruzhu Pavilion.
Just as she showed the ring, the shopkeeper said without changing his expression, "I already know about Miss Song's affair with the boss, and I have instructed that if there are any issues, Ruzhu Pavilion will be managed by Miss Song."
Song Liyun was somewhat surprised.
Lin Qingyuan managed to build such a top-notch jewelry store in just five years. Besides being quick-witted and daring, he also has a good eye for talent.
He may seem unreliable at times, but he actually trusts his subordinates implicitly. No wonder Lao Qian and the others are so devoted to him.
If nothing happened at Ruzhu Pavilion, Song Liyun returned to the inn and saw Old Qian, Lin Qingyuan's bodyguard, waiting for her.
"Young mistress, please save the young master!"
One sentence made Song Liyun's expression change: "Explain in detail, didn't we fail to catch him yesterday? Why does he need to be rescued now?"
Old Qian said, "Yesterday, the young master escaped back to the Lin residence. I thought he didn't care about anything at home and would be released after being detained for a while."
Unexpectedly, a large number of contraband items were found in the Lin residence, and everyone involved was to be sent to Hecheng for retrial, or even to the capital.
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