If the Prince of Song recovers and returns to the capital, it will be easier for Lin Yajun to investigate the inside story. After all, Zhao Canchen was adopted by the Prince of Song from a young age and must know more about the truth.
With this in mind, Lin Yajun quietly took action.
In the dead of night, when people were sound asleep, she first released a bat-shaped drone, set its flight path, and sent it flying straight toward the Royal Villa in Dongshan.
The bats successfully flew to the place where the King of Song was recuperating, hung on the beams, and observed his movements. The guards were strict, with palace servants and guards keeping watch by the King of Song's bedside all night long, taking turns every hour. There was no chance to slip the medicine into his tea.
Lin Yajun thought to herself, "With such tight security at the Prince of Song's place, it seems someone is trying to assassinate him. I have no choice but to find another way to save him with medicine."
The next morning, Lin Yajun woke up slowly, stretched, and got out of bed.
After washing up and tidying her clothes, she was helped by Qiaoqing and her daughter.
She pointed to a large sack in the corner by the entrance and said to Madam Ma, "Madam Ma, this is the goods my father brought. Take it and give it to Manager Duan."
Upon hearing this, Madam Ma was slightly taken aback, secretly marveling, "Master's skills are indeed amazing. He comes and goes without a trace, and I didn't hear a sound at all."
She snapped out of her daze, quickly bowed to Lin Yajun, smiled, and replied, "Yes, Miss, this old servant will deliver it right away."
Mr. Ma picked up the large sack and felt its weight. All the way there, he kept thinking about what the goods were and whether he could sell them for a good price.
Before long, Madam Ma arrived in front of the gleaming silver shop and called out loudly, "Husband, the goods have arrived."
Manager Duan came out to greet them, took the sack, placed it on the table, opened the sack, and began to count the goods inside.
Inside the sack were a hundred cloth bags neatly arranged in brocade boxes.
Shopkeeper Duan untied one of the large cloth bags, revealing exquisite silver jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and more, each with a unique style and fine craftsmanship. There were also colorful silk flowers, their vibrant colors making them appear as if they had just been picked, a truly eye-catching sight.
After carefully checking all the goods, Manager Duan smiled with satisfaction and said to Madam Ma with great confidence, "Old woman, these goods are all very good. I will definitely sell them for a good price for Miss."
"Husband, you must earn more money for Miss. Without Miss, we're afraid we'll never be able to afford a courtyard."
"I know."
As the day progressed, the silver-plated shop's business flourished even more.
The shopkeeper, Duan, bought a cloth bag in a brocade box for two taels of silver. He also sold the jewelry and silk flowers for a good price because of their novel designs.
In the afternoon, sunlight streamed through the window and fell on the shop counter. Manager Duan carefully sorted out the day's earnings, then carefully wrapped up the silver and account books and headed towards the Lin residence.
Manager Duan handed the package to Madam Ma with a smile and said, "This is today's income and ledger. Please give it to Miss."
"Yes, my lord." Madam Ma took the package with both hands and hurriedly walked into the inner room.
Lin Yajun was sitting at her desk, flipping through a book. Madam Ma entered the room, placed a package on the table, and said to Lin Yajun with a smile, "Miss, you've earned quite a bit of money today."
Lin Yajun looked up, took the package, opened it, and found glittering silver coins and a detailed account book inside.
She carefully examined the records in the ledger and counted the amount of silver, secretly admiring, "Manager Duan is a talented businessman."
Lin Yajun decided to properly train Manager Duan, and after he raised his son, she considered buying an inn for him to run. This way, not only could they expand the business, but Manager Duan could also make better use of his talents.
She carefully wrapped up the loose silver and secretly took some more silver from her spatial storage to mix with it.
Lin Yajun handed a large bag of silver to Madam Xu and said softly, "Mother, today's profits have doubled."
Madam Xu took the silver and exclaimed in surprise, "Business is so good!"
Lin Yajun whispered a promise, "Mother, from now on, there will be at least five hundred taels of silver in income every day, so you can use the silver without worry."
She also suggested, "Mother, please have someone renovate the rooms where those two families lived. The rooms will deteriorate if left empty, and it will feel unlucky to move in directly."
"Haha, good, Mother will do as you say." Madam Xu laughed on the spot when she heard her daughter say this.
Following her daughter's advice, Mrs. Xu began to find people to renovate the two neighboring courtyards, intending to invite Zhao Canchen to move to the main courtyard.
Later, the east courtyard will be for our son to live in when he grows up.
The west courtyard was renovated according to Lin Yajun's request, and flowers and plants were planted for her to live in.
The eldest branch of the Lin family bought a prime shop in the capital, a fact that Lin Daowei learned of during the transfer of ownership. This caused Lin Daowei a pang of annoyance, as he secretly wondered why he didn't have such good fortune.
Lin Daowei went to attend his second brother's wedding. After the wedding, several guests from afar dined at the table.
The two brothers went together to the main courtyard to visit their mother, who was still unconscious.
Standing by their mother's bedside, Lin Daowei finally couldn't contain his dissatisfaction and complained to Lin Daoqing, "Second brother, we really shouldn't have offended you before! Look at him, he's bought such a thriving shop now, and his business is so good that it makes everyone envious. Those people who come to collect protection money all keep their distance from his shop and don't dare to mess with him at all, because Ren Dahu is watching over the shop for them!"
Although Lin Daowei's voice was not loud, his dissatisfaction and jealousy were obvious. He then lowered his voice and said, "Even Ren Dahu disregarded what happened before and was willing to watch the shop for my brother. I suppose it's because of His Highness Prince Song and the princess."
Lin Daowei was very familiar with the local bullies' collection of protection money, because it also involved a certain official from the same government office.
Lin Daoqing was surprised by his brother's wealth and asked in confusion, "That prime shop would cost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy. Where did Lin Daoyan get so much silver to buy the shop?"
Just then, the old woman regained consciousness. As soon as she opened her old eyes, she groaned and asked, "Which of you bought a shop?"
"Mother is awake." Lin Daowei hurriedly stepped forward to check on her and whispered, "The Lin Daoyan family bought a large shop worth over ten thousand taels of silver."
After hearing what her son said, Old Lady Lin glared angrily and waved her hands, saying repeatedly, "Wei'er, you...you have to find a way to take the shop back from the eldest son's family." She was breathless as she spoke, as if she would choke on her breath if her son didn't agree.
To appease his mother, Lin Daowei quickly agreed, "Mother, don't worry, I'll think of a way."
He then took the opportunity to speak softly, saying, "Mother, please lend me some of the money you have so I can buy a courtyard. I was kicked out by my eldest son and have nowhere to stay."
“If you give me the money, I will find a way to take back the shop from the eldest son’s family.”
The old woman thought this deal was worthwhile, so she took out a bunch of keys from her bosom and handed them to Lin Daowei with trembling hands, saying, "Take a thousand taels of silver from the box on the bed."
Seeing this scene, Lin Daoqing was unwilling, but when he thought that his son's future depended on his brothers' help, he did not stop them and asked for money, "Mother, I have used up all my money for my wedding and your medical treatment. Please give me some money."
"Ah Qing, you should also go and get a thousand taels," the old woman said.
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