Lin Yan felt quite embarrassed by his blunt expression; her face quickly turned red, and she lightly punched his chest, stubbornly retorting:
"Pah! In broad daylight, who would want that? Don't flatter yourself!"
Xie Muqing easily grasped the small hand, kissed it, and then looked up at the woman in front of him.
"Yes, it's not Yan'er who thought about it, it's me who thought about it."
He only made that sound when they were doing that kind of thing. Upon receiving his signal, Lin Yan's body went limp.
Taking advantage of the moment, Xie Muqing pulled her into his arms, scooped her up in a princess carry, and headed towards the bedroom...
The experience during the day is completely different from that at night.
In the bright room, Xie Muqing could easily see Lin Yan on the kang (a heated brick bed) more clearly, and even the small moles on her body were clearly visible.
Moreover, he could see even the slightest expression on her face.
Whether frowning or smiling...
For Xie Muqing, the feeling under these circumstances was far more intense than that under dim candlelight.
It made him even more excited!
Lin Yan thought the same way.
As a result, the two would always take advantage of the fact that no one was home to "cheat" during the day.
The crime scenes have even moved beyond bedrooms; sometimes they've been in studies, sometimes in bathrooms, and sometimes even in bathtubs...
A month passed in this absurd manner.
During this time, the clan chief finally softened and signed the marriage certificate between Liu Mian and Lin Yanglinmu.
Although the official marriage certificate only lists Lin Yang as the husband, the family genealogy lists all three names together.
The wedding of the three was very grand and lively.
Driven by the evil within her, Lin Yan has been intentionally getting closer to Liu Mian these days.
Having only briefly met her before, Lin Yan didn't have a deep impression of her, only remembering that she was a very responsible mother.
Only after getting to know Liu Mian better did she realize how valuable she was.
She appears to be gentle and weak, but she is actually strong inside and out. She has a gentle side, but also a fierce side.
Moreover, Lin Yan made a new discovery.
Liu Mian behaved completely differently in front of the two men.
When she was with Lin Yang, who was three years older than her, she always liked to act coquettishly, but when she was with Lin Mu, who was a few years younger than her, she was gentle, considerate and charming.
Lin Yan was amazed by this behavior.
Out of a desire to support Liu Mian, Lin Yan also prepared some dowry for her when she got married.
Although it wasn't much, only ten taels of silver, it let the villagers know her attitude, and the gossip subsided considerably.
Nowadays, Lin Yan's status in the hearts of the villagers far surpasses that of the clan chief.
Of course, this wasn't just about her opening a workshop and hiring them to build houses; there was also something more important.
That means Lin Yan had already handed over the gold mining to the villagers, only arranging for a few Xie family soldiers to keep an eye on it.
Although they were from the same village, she took precautions to prevent them from informing on her. During the gold mining period, they were not allowed to contact their families and could only live in the dormitory.
The dormitory was full of Xie Family Army soldiers with high martial arts skills, and there were people on duty day and night, so they couldn't get out at all.
In fact, Lin Yan was completely overthinking it.
The high monthly wage of three taels of silver was more than most villagers could earn in a year.
Moreover, although mining is tiring, they have meat for all three meals a day, and fruit is a regular occurrence. Furthermore, no one will beat or scold them.
The only problem was that the food cooked by those grown men wasn't very good.
For them, this job was even more comfortable than being a landlord, so they naturally cherished the opportunity and had no intention of informing on others.
Time flies.
June arrived in the blink of an eye.
The black goji berries in the goji berry garden were almost ripe, and Lin Yan hired many women to pick them and dry them in the sun.
After drying for several days, she transported the dried goji berries to the Wu family residence in town.
Looking at the large and plump dried black goji berries in front of him, Master Wu was overjoyed, his expression filled with indescribable excitement.
"Miss Lin is amazing! In less than a year, she has grown so many black goji berries. I admire her greatly!"
“Master Wu, you flatter me. I only know how to grow them. This is the first year, so the yield is a bit low. I can only dry about 100 catties of fruit per mu. It will be more in the future. The most important step still depends on you. Without your caravan, I wouldn’t be able to sell my dried goji berries.”
These words were not a deliberate compliment from Lin Yan.
Although she has become a wealthy woman thanks to her hot pot restaurant and gold mine, she has never been in contact with such experienced caravans that have traveled all over the country.
Thinking of the letter Chunfeng had sent a few days ago, Lin Yan deliberately lowered her voice to remind him:
"By the way, things might get a little unstable in the capital soon. If Master Wu wants to transport these things to the capital to sell, he'd better get going as soon as possible."
Having traveled extensively, Master Wu naturally understood her advice and was quite grateful.
"Thank you for the reminder, Miss Lin. I will have the caravan make preparations right away and depart tomorrow morning."
After leaving the Wu residence.
Lin Yan suddenly gained nearly 20,000 taels of silver notes, making her a veritable rich woman.
At that time, inside the imperial palace in the capital.
With the cooperation of Liu Jianzheng and Chunfeng, Xiao Heng took the pills more and more frequently.
As a result, his health deteriorated rapidly in just over three months, and he even started coughing up blood.
Seeing the bloodstains on the handkerchief, a look of fear flashed across his face, and he hurriedly summoned all the imperial physicians.
Why did I suddenly vomit blood?
The imperial physicians knelt on the ground as if facing a formidable enemy, not daring to even breathe loudly.
They all knew perfectly well that the problem stemmed from consuming too many pills, but no one dared to voice this truth.
After all, the current emperor is too tyrannical. Last month, a royal physician was executed for stopping him from taking elixirs!
After much deliberation, the imperial physicians finally answered hesitantly:
"This... Your Majesty, perhaps the recent elixirs have been very effective, expelling toxins from your body, which is why you vomited blood."
"I knew it! These days I've felt so light and airy, it seems I'm not far from becoming an immortal!"
In recent years, Xiao Heng has been obsessed with cultivating immortality and refining elixirs.
Furthermore, at Lin Yan's request, Chunfeng added some things to the pills. Over time, Xiao Heng lost all of his former dignity and shrewdness.
Upon hearing that it was a detoxifying pill, he became so excited that his face turned red and purple, and he vomited some more blood.
But unlike his previous fear, this time he felt relaxed and happy.
Since returning to the palace, Chunfeng has kept Lin Yan's teachings in mind, desperately suppressing her longing and never seeing Consort Li again.
But Consort Li became anxious...
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