Chapter 25 Doing Business
Li Yao stood up angrily and shouted, "No! I won't allow you to take a concubine!"
"You don't allow it? The eldest son is my son, I am his mother, I have the final say, I will take Wanxia as my concubine today!"
Seeing that his words were not working, Li Yao turned to look at Boss Song and silently shed tears. His eyes were full of grievance and anger.
Boss Song beside him turned his head away silently without saying a word. Deep down in his heart, he agreed with his mother.
Li Yao is good, but what's wrong with taking a concubine? Wanxia has already had physical intimacy with him. Even if he doesn't like it, he will not allow the woman he has touched to have other men.
Besides, no matter how many concubines he has, Li Yao is still his legal wife. What else could she be dissatisfied with?
Seeing that Boss Song ignored him and didn't speak for him, Li Yao was so angry that he almost fainted. His whole body collapsed on the chair, his heart dead.
Song Rouxi kept comforting her, but it was of no use. Seeing her mother crying silently, Song Rouxi felt very sad.
She didn't understand how her parents, who used to love each other so much, could end up like this. Everything shouldn't be like this.
She immediately glanced at the third wife, not far away. A cold glint flashed in her eyes, tinged with resentment. Wanxia belonged to the third wife, and she would not let her go. She would definitely avenge her mother's pain today.
In the days that followed, the third room seemed to live a much more comfortable life. The reason was that Li Yao's most important thing now was the bitch Wanxia.
Wanxia was no pushover either. She knew that Li Yao hated her to the core, so she could only try her best to please Boss Song. Only in this way could she have a place in the Song family.
"The weather is really nice today. I see that you, Miss, are in a much better mood now."
Song Ci curled the corners of her mouth. The more uncomfortable and aggrieved Li Yao felt, the better her mood became.
I heard that Boss Song stayed in Wanxia's room yesterday. Li Yao waited for a long time but he didn't come back. He was so angry that he smashed things in the room to vent his anger.
These hard days are just the beginning.
"By the way, is there any news about Lin Huo recently?"
Wanxiang tilted her head, "No."
Song Ci was puzzled. She had already arranged the next steps for Lin Huo, but why was there still no news after several days?
At this moment, Lin Huo outside the city was wondering about what was happening in front of him.
Besides telling him to stockpile and sell rice, Song Ci also mentioned a way to make money. A year from now, the imperial court would lift the ban on shipping, so he could stock up before then. He could stockpile any local specialties, especially tea, ornaments, and porcelain. Things that were commonplace in Beijing would be rare in other regions.
Then he also asked him to buy a few shops near the pier.
With the opening of the wharf, the prices of shops and land in that area will be very different in the future.
Lin Huo went to negotiate for a shop, but the shop owners around him who were interested in selling ignored him. Lin Huo felt a little frustrated, but after thinking about it, there was nothing he could do. The Lin family was an outsider, and their clan was far away. They had no connections here, so buying things was not easy.
After seeing some nice shops for several days in a row and being rejected every time, Lin Huo felt a little discouraged.
However, a turning point came ten days later.
He came to the neighborhood again, and the result!
"Mr. Lin! Oh, I remember you wanted to buy a shop? Do you want my shop? We can go through the formalities right away! Since I offended you that day, I will give you a discount of fifty taels on the price of this shop. Do you want it?" The boss who had been speaking coldly and looking down on Lin Huo a few days ago changed his previous expression.
"Mr. Lin! Come over here! My shop is better than his. I'll give you a discount...a hundred taels. How about that? If you think it's okay, I'll give you the deed today, and we can go to the county government office to go through the formalities."
"Mr. Lin! My shop is great, just look at mine! I'll also give you a discount!"
"Mr. Lin..."
Lin Huo felt a little numb.
What's wrong with these people?
However, fortunately, the task assigned by Miss Song San was finally completed, and I was glad that I had fulfilled my mission.
......
The study was filled with a strong smell of medicine.
A Lin frowned and looked at Pei Ji who was sitting beside the table. He drank the medicine in the bowl without changing his expression, took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, and his expression looked as if he was tasting a cup of fragrant tea.
"Sir, this medicine is a modified prescription from Imperial Physician Li. It's effective for your symptoms, but it's a bit bitter."
Pei Ji coughed twice, his pale face showing neither joy nor sadness. "Nothing, I'm used to it after so many years."
"Young Master..."
"I've had people keeping an eye on the Song family and Lin Huo recently. What's going on? Have you found anything?"
"That's what I was going to tell you."
He then recounted in detail all that had happened between Lin Huo and Miss Song San in the past few days.
"Sir, you have instructed us to help when necessary. This Lin Huo was being harassed while working for Miss Song San, so I asked the brothers to reveal their identities."
"How did Song San find out what was happening in the court?" Pei Ji tapped the edge of the table with his slender fingers. To be honest, it was he who proposed the maritime ban. Most people in the court were short-sighted, and most people now disagreed with it.
If this proposal is not passed, wouldn’t Song San’s efforts be in vain?
Where does she get her confidence from?
Ah Lin also looked puzzled. "I'm also puzzled. The eldest son of the Song family, the only official in the Song family, is just a small official. Also, the eldest daughter of the Song family somehow hooked up with the Crown Prince a few days ago. Otherwise, the eldest son of the Song family, with no foundation, would have to be sent out, and there's no way he could stay in Beijing."
"Prince." Pei Ji held his forehead, his mind racing.
No matter how you look at it, the Song family seems a bit weird.
If it weren't for the identity of the bracelet, he would have doubted Song San's true intentions...
However, if it was really her, then even if she did something contrary to his ideas, he would give this person a chance.
"Send a few more people to keep an eye on it. Report anything that happens at any time."
A-Lin: "Yes."
Lin Huo came to the Song family with the purchased deeds and the list of hoarded items.
Song Ci looked up in surprise, "You actually bought it?"
"It's strange."
Lin Huo told the story again.
"This matter is indeed strange. Could it be... related to the person who followed you before?" Song Ci quickly thought of what happened before.
"But why would they help me?"
Song Ci shook her head. She had no idea yet. However, she seemed to have thought of something.
She lowered her head and rubbed the cold bracelet inconspicuously.
Could it be because of this thing?
"You don't need to do anything for now. I remember you have an exam coming up soon. Are you preparing well?"
Song Ci was wearing an apricot-colored skirt, and her cheeks were shining in the sun. Her eyebrows were curved, and her eyes revealed some genuine concern.
Lin Huo's heart moved, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, "Everything is ready, I think there shouldn't be any problems."
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