"No need, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave now!"
Lin Weiming picked up his daughter and prepared to leave.
Who knew that Qi Yuan's mind would turn up even faster?
Since the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain.
He ran ahead of Lin Weiming in a few steps, making the old eunuch behind him extremely anxious, and he hurriedly followed.
"Lord Lin, I haven't seen Brother Zhongyuan and Brother Zheyun for quite some time now. I happen to have nothing to do today, so I'll go back with you?" Qi Yuan said to Lin Weiming with a smile.
Although Qi Yuan was still young, he had been on the throne for several years. When he smiled at Lin Weiming, it was indeed hard to refuse him.
"Oh? How come I didn't know you had nothing to do lately?" A lazy voice sounded from behind Qi Yuan.
"!!!" Several people were so frightened that their backs trembled.
Qi Yuan, in particular, felt his scalp tingle and cursed several eunuchs in his heart. Why didn't they say anything when the Imperial Uncle came?
Following behind Qi Yuan, Eunuch Liu quickly gave Qi Sichen an extremely ingratiating smile: "Your Highness, what brings you here?"
"Of course, it's to call someone over. They know how many lessons they still haven't finished, and the Ministry of Rites has so many memorials piling up. They can't expect me to come alone, can they?" Qi Sichen said, taking Lin Wanyue from Lin Weiming's hands.
"What have you been doing these past two days, Wanwan? There are plenty of fun things to do in the capital soon. How about your godfather comes to pick you up and take you there?" Qi Sichen held Lin Wanyue in his arms, and a gentle smile unconsciously appeared on his face, completely unlike the sinister and cunning he had shown towards Qi Yuan just now.
Qi Yuan looked at Lin Wanyue with an envious expression.
If I were like the Imperial Uncle, wouldn't I be able to easily hold Wanwan in my arms?
The thought of holding Wanwan in his arms made his face turn completely red.
I can't think about it!
He's still a child!
Qi Yuan quickly banished all the complicated thoughts from his mind and simply stared silently at Lin Wanyue.
Not far from them, behind a withered flower stand, stood a beautiful woman dressed in a light green gown. Her pretty fingers rested on the flower stand, and she unconsciously plucked a withered branch and leaf.
Unlike the soft flowers, withered branches and fallen leaves have a hard feel that pierces fair skin, and the stinging sensation brings one back to their senses.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" the palace maid beside her whispered, her face showing a cautious and ingratiating expression.
Consort Xiao tossed aside the withered branch she had unconsciously plucked, no longer looking in that direction, but her heart felt as if a thorn had truly pierced it.
Looking at the scene between those people just now, it really did have a heartwarming feel, like a loving father and filial son.
If someone didn't know the truth, they might really think that the emperor was his child!
However, she didn't say anything and silently left with a few palace maids and eunuchs.
...
Qi Yuan's plan to return to the Lin family with Lin Wanyue and the others was naturally thwarted by Qi Sichen.
Lin Weiming, on the other hand, was very happy, as if he had won some kind of victory.
When he returned home, Xuefu naturally prepared food for him.
Perhaps because she hadn't had anything to do these past few days, Xuefu felt a bit unaccustomed to being idle, so she prepared this meal for him herself.
Lin Weiming enjoyed the meal and mentioned at the table that he still wanted to open a shop, and it would be even better if he could open a restaurant.
After all, restaurants are more valuable!
"Do you even need to tell me? Your wife and I have already discussed it and decided to open a shop at the other end of Jinbao Street. You don't need to manage it; your wife and I are enough." Liu Junlan laughed at him.
"Mother, how can that be? You're already this old, you should just enjoy your retirement. Besides, Xuefu has never done any business before. I think it's better to leave this to me." Lin Weiming didn't want to give up the business.
But Liu Junlan wouldn't listen to him and gave him a reason: "You brat, you don't listen to what your mother says anymore, do you? But even if you don't want to listen, it's still not okay."
“When we were discussing this earlier, Wang Youcai told us that before you became an official, it wasn’t a big deal for you to do business. But the Great Yan Dynasty has a rule that officials cannot compete with the people for profit. Now that you’ve become an official, you can forget about doing business. You’d better think of ways to do something practical for the people. You can leave the money-making to your mother and your wife.”
Although Lin Weiming had read some books, he had never actually served as an official, and only now did he hear about this rule.
"Are you serious? You're not kidding Wang Youcai, are you?" He was dumbfounded.
Thinking back to how he had led Wang Youcai around to look at shops, Lin Weiming felt as if he had been betrayed.
“That talented kid is clever and obedient, it’s a pity he’s not my son, otherwise he would be much better than you… Why would he lie to me? What benefit could he possibly get?” Liu Junlan rolled her eyes and gave him a big glare.
Lin Weiming felt even more foolish. He had only gone to court, so how could a colleague want to abduct his daughter? After all, his daughter was so cute!
How come even his mother is being snatched away now?
Fortunately, he was quick-witted and immediately found the loophole: "Mother, isn't this wrong? Since I've become an official and can't do business, you and Xuefu are still considered my family, so you shouldn't be able to do business either, right? Besides, people in the capital value face the most. If I can't go out to do business, it's not good for you two women to go out, is it?"
Xuefu was chuckling beside her.
"What are you laughing at?" Lin Weiming scratched his head, somewhat confused. "Did I say something wrong?"
"Of course you're wrong! According to the rules, men who become officials and receive salaries are not allowed to go out and do business, but we women don't receive any salaries! We just earn a little money for our dowry. Who would want to interfere with our dowries?"
"Besides, there are more than just one or two women doing business in the capital. Who can control so many?" Liu Junlan became more and more excited as she spoke. "Furthermore, we don't know how to do business. We can just learn from others. In addition, Youcai is bringing a few people with us. There's nothing to be afraid of."
Lin Weiming understood.
Once he became an official with a fixed salary, he could forget about making money.
As for his mother, she was completely bewitched by Wang Youcai and trusted him even more than her own son.
But there was nothing he could do; Wang Youcai was indeed more successful in Beijing and more capable in business than him.
In just one week, Lin's opened its doors on Jinbao Street, the most bustling street in Beijing.
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