Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 219 Visitors
"Take a trip?" Realizing that Lin Zhiqing was serious, Lin Shi'an closed the ledger: "I'm afraid that's not appropriate."

“Yunnan is far from Shengjing City, and besides, the land in Yunnan owned by the Lin family is not of great use and the yield is not high.”

"Cousin, don't worry." Lin Zhiqing slowly retrieved the land deed for the hundred acres of land in Yunnan:

"You're just going to check it out for me. If some of my ideas aren't feasible, you can come back and discuss them with me."

"I just wanted to give the Lin family another option to take."

"If you are unwilling, I can go there in person another day."

"No way! You've only been free for a short time, and now you're going to have to travel all that way again?" Lin Shi'an straightened up unconsciously.

"If we're just sitting around doing nothing, what will all these people eat and drink?" Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly.
"Cousin, besides this mansion, does the Lin family have any other place to stay in the capital?"

These words immediately shut down all of Lin Shi'an's previous remarks.

The place Lin Zhiqing refers to as a refuge is not just a residence, but also a space for outward development.

All of the Lin family's shops in Shengjing City are closed.

Although Lin Congyan has now been exonerated, the Lin family's situation is still far from optimistic.

Merchants are actually the most perceptive, and most people have seen the royal family's attitude towards the Lin family.

Who would dare to cooperate with the Lin family, who have repeatedly caused trouble and are like a ticking time bomb?
The Lin family has long since lost the right to try and plunder the lucrative prize of Shengjing City.

They still wanted to eat meat, so they had to look elsewhere.

Lin Shi'an understood this principle, but still had doubts: "If that's the case, why not Bianliang?"

"Compared to Yunnan, Bianliang has the old Marquis in charge, and the Lin family owns more land and shops than in Yunnan. Why not go to Bianliang?"

Lin Zhiqing didn't even raise his head, but simply tapped the land deed in his hand: "Did I say I wouldn't go to Bianliang?"

Lin Shi'an was taken aback, but then he immediately realized that Lin Zhiqing wanted to investigate both places at the same time and then choose one or develop them simultaneously.

This is too fast... He looked at Lin Zhiqing, but couldn't see any other emotions on Lin Zhiqing's face.

Lin Zhiqing took out all the land deeds from Yunnan and placed them on the table:
“Cousin, since you’re not going, I’ll be setting off tomorrow.”

Lin Shi'an sighed softly: "You know perfectly well that I can't bear to let you..."

He stopped halfway through his sentence.

Lin Zhiqing smiled and said, "Cousin, if you trust me, you should understand that everything I've done is for the Lin family."

"Of course I trust you." Lin Shi'an gathered the land deeds in front of him and said, "Don't worry, I'll be leaving tomorrow. You'd better keep a close eye on the Lin family's place."

"I will." Lin Zhiqing nodded very lightly, but Lin Shi'an could see the seriousness in his voice.

"Tell me honestly, I probably won't be back for at least a month." He put away all the land deeds.

"My cousin is the smartest." Lin Zhiqing smiled, clearly having already figured out how to proceed.

"You!" Lin Shi'an couldn't help but smile. "It's good that you have your own ideas. No matter what, I will always stand behind you."

"In that case, I'll go back and pack my bags. If you have anything to tell me, just come and find me."

Now that the matter was settled, Lin Shi'an was not going to waste any more time.

"Hmm." Lin Zhiqing nodded, then, as if remembering something, spoke again: "Cousin!"

"Huh?" Lin Shi'an turned around and looked at Lin Zhiqing, looking puzzled.

"When you're traveling, you can't trust even your closest friends." Lin Zhiqing couldn't directly tell Lin Shi'an to be wary of Jiang Liuyun, so she could only offer this indirect advice. "I understand," Lin Shi'an nodded.

Because of the Lin family, he didn't have many friends to begin with, and if you counted on your fingers, only Jiang Liuyun could be considered a close friend.

So he didn't think about it too much and just took Lin Zhiqing's words as ordinary advice.

Watching Lin Shi'an walk out of the room, Lin Zhiqing withdrew her gaze.

She had just opened the account book when Aunt Mu quietly walked in:

"Miss, Miss Bai has sent another invitation; it's right outside the door."

"Was it rejected again, just like the previous times?"

Lin Zhiqing paused slightly, then slowly stood up: "No need, have someone take her to the main hall, I'll be there shortly."

Aunt Mu accepted the order and left.

When Lin Zhiqing arrived at the main hall, Bai Ling had already been sitting there for a while.

Upon seeing Lin Zhiqing, she slightly turned her head away: "Oh, those who know the situation might think Miss Lin is busy with many things, but those who don't might think you don't welcome me."

"What do you mean?" Lin Zhiqing sat down in the main seat, his face full of smiles.

"I sent you so many invitations before, and you rejected them all. You just look down on me." Bai Ling's words were anything but polite.

Lin Zhiqing did indeed turn her away several times, but Miss Bai was just too stubborn.

"You know the Lin family's situation before. They were struggling to protect themselves, so how could we involve you?" Lin Zhiqing patiently explained.

The reason is simple: ever since the incident involving Fourth Uncle became public, Bai Ling has been the only one to send an invitation to the Lin family.

This person is stubborn but soft-hearted; he actually wants to help Lin Zhiqing, but he's just verbally abusive.

But Lin Zhiqing was always very shrewd. She cured Bai Ling's eyes, and Bai Shilang helped her settle the shop matter.

In Lin Zhiqing's eyes, she had already settled all ties with the Bai family.

If we were to drag Bai Ling into this, we would likely make an enemy of Minister Bai.

It was precisely because Lin Zhiqing repeatedly rejected Bai Ling and did not involve her in the Lin family's affairs that...

That's why Vice Minister Bai secretly sent a letter to Lin Zhiqing, indicating that he could help with some small matters.

Lin Zhiqing never intended to take advantage of the situation to repay a debt of gratitude, but the circumstances were indeed not very optimistic at the time, so she asked Vice Minister Bai to deliver a letter to Liu Mang.

The purpose was to make Liu Mang associate Bai Shilang with himself.

Only in this way would Liu Mang, with his suspicious nature, believe that Lin Zhiqing had indeed made preparations in advance and thus left home ahead of time.

Only by leaving early could he allow enough time for those checkpoints, and then, before his fourth uncle was beheaded, force Liu Mang to reveal the truth.

A single letter from Vice Minister Bai has already been a great help to Lin Zhiqing.

Thinking of all this, Lin Zhiqing didn't say anything more.

Bai Ling may have said some harsh things, but she wasn't unaware of why Lin Zhiqing rejected her.

She sulked for a while, but seeing that Lin Zhiqing didn't respond, she became somewhat discouraged: "You don't know, during that time people outside were saying that the Lin family was going to fall."

“But I always felt that the Lin family would not fall. It would be a real pity if someone like you were to perish in the Lin family.”