When the Emperor was selecting a fief on the map, Lin Qingyan had just finished breakfast and went out to Shengji Wine House. Today is the day of competitive sale.

  "Lin Auntie," Shang Mingyuan quickly caught up with Lin Qingyu, his eyes glancing back at her, "Isnt Uncle coming with you?"

  "He just took his medicine and fell asleep, Ill go today."

  Shang Mingyu widened his eyes, "Such a big thing and youre going alone?"

  Lin Qingwan smiled, "What about Zhong Daguantie and them?"

  Shouldnt such a big thing be handled by the master of the house?

  Lin Qingwan knew his suspicions, but she had no intention of explaining. She just needed to find an opportunity to walk up to the stage.

  "Little nephew, want to walk with me?"

  Shang Ming hesitated for a moment before following, he hadnt expected his uncle to refuse this time, so he didnt bring any money. Although the Shang family had shops and estates in Yangzhou, he couldnt take out much cash; not to mention those large estates, he couldnt even afford one shop.

  But he had persuaded his uncle, but first, his uncle was unmoved, and secondly, he had already made a mistake, could his uncle still tell the emperor that he was joking before, or that he was confused and wrote nonsense?

  So since last night he has given up trying and just wrote a letter back to tell his ancestors.

  The letter was sent back by express horse relay, so the old lady should have received it by now.

  Shang Mingyuan thought while following Lin Qingwan to Shengji Wine House, such a big thing he didnt want to miss either.

  Its still early, but Shengji Wine House is already packed with people.

  The master of the Sheng family personally arranged for someone to set up a platform in the first floor hall, with a low table placed in the middle as requested by Lin Qingwan, and two cushions laid out behind it.

  Lin Qingwan stepped forward with Zhong Daguantie, and after greeting everyone, she knelt down in the middle, while Zhong Daguantie retreated a step to sit behind her on the left.

  On both sides of the table, there are several cushions laid out, which are the positions for the witnessing officials and elders. During the auction, they supervise to prevent malicious bidding from happening.

  Supervise both buyers and sellers.

  The empty space under the stage and the entire second floor have been rearranged to accommodate more people to the greatest extent.

  The servants of the Lin family brought in a large number of contracts from the carriage, placed them on a row of shelves behind Lin Qingwan, marked with numbers, and would be auctioned off directly by number.

  To ensure the smooth progress of the auction, the governors office also dispatched a team of officials and soldiers to heavily surround the Shengji Wine Tower, sealing off half the street. Anyone who came in had to undergo inspection, and those with malicious intentions were not allowed to enter.

  Half of the street is sealed off, and this can also be considered as Lin Jiang using his privilege for personal gain. However, except for Lin Qingwen, no one thinks its wrong.

  Lin Qingyan wouldnt bring it up even if she knew it was wrong, the purpose of having a sentinel is to stop people with malicious intentions and ensure the auction proceeds smoothly.

  For example, the Lin family members who rushed to the scene were stopped 200 meters away from Shengji Wine House. The police officers said that they had to show the notice issued by the Lin family in order to pass through.

  Lin Yong stamped his foot and turned to his two sons: "Lets go, back to find Sixth Uncle. We cant get in without the invitation letter."

  "Dad, if we go back now and come again later, itll be too late. Were the Lin family, what right do they have to not let us in?" Lin Lun said eagerly: "Well force our way in, I reckon they wont dare do anything."

  Lin Dai patted his head and said, "Listen to your father, its just starting now. Lins mansion is not far from here, lets go back and find Sixth Uncle first. If we rush in, even if were right, well become wrong."

  "Your elder brother is right," Lin Yong stared at his second son and said, "You should learn from him. If you continue to be so reckless, dont even think about inheriting the family property."

  Lin Lun could only lower his head and admit his mistake.

  The three of them turned around and headed to the Lin residence again, all of them were a bit dirty, no choice, they had rushed over from Suzhou in the wind and dust, it was hard to be clean.

  Its all Lin Runs fault. The several elders were originally ready to set off, but he confused them with his words, making them hesitant and unwilling to move. When they finally persuaded people to start the journey, they couldnt bear the hardships of rushing along the way. Originally, it would have been enough to just endure for a while, but Lin Run was as cautious as if facing a great enemy. The carriage had to go slowly to avoid bumps, the sun was too big and they needed to rest to avoid heatstroke, and at night they still had to sleep early to prevent the elderly from becoming overly fatigued. A journey that should have taken only three days ended up taking four and a half days because of him.

  They set off earlier than Shang Mingyuan, but on the road, they watched him overtake them and run to the front.

  But they cant abandon a few old men, if the old men dont come, theyre afraid they wont even see Lin Jiangs face. They cant blame the old men, they can only hate Lin Run, who always causes trouble for them in front of the old men.

  Lin Qingwan was discussing the auction with Zhong Daguan when He Lushi from the Censors Office hurried in and whispered to her, "Young Mistress, just now someone from the Lin family of Suzhou came over, but was sent away by my subordinates."

  Lin Qingwan slightly nodded her head, "Thank you all for your trouble, after this matter is settled, I and my brother will certainly thank you all sincerely."

  He Luoshi bowed his head and said: "Being able to serve the master is our good fortune, Miss, dont be polite, if theres anything you need us to do, just mention it."

  Lin Qingwan thanked him and looked up to see Liu Pei, Sun Huai, and the representatives of the Zhao family enter. Shang Mingyuan had somehow floated over to Lin Qingwans side and whispered, "Aunt Lin, when did Liu Pei and Sun Huai become so close with them? Is Uncle still around?"

  Lin Qingwan gave him a glance and raised her hand to give his head a knock, "Go find your own seat and sit down, dont come near me unless necessary."

  Shang Mingyuan stared at Lin Qingwan in shock, rubbing his head.

  Lin Qingwan glared at him and said: "Hurry up and get down!"

  Just as Shang Mingyuan felt that the Lin Qingyu in front of him had turned into his uncles appearance, he shuddered and hastily retreated.

  Zhong Daguantie watched from the side, tongue-tied, and couldnt help but say in a low voice: "Young Miss, the Shang Fu is currently being managed by the eldest young master, you shouldnt be so fierce with him."

  "If he can really be the master of the Shang family, then lets talk," Lin Qingwen put down the book in her hand and said almost inaudibly: "If the Shang family is really his to manage, we will have less worries."

  Zhong Daguanshi was silent, but his mind couldnt help but recall the words Lin Guanjia had said to him last night. This time, Shangjias eldest son came over also for the sake of Lins family property, and even planned to arrange a marriage between his elder sister and second cousin.

  If it werent for the old master and the young ladys successive actions, they would think this arrangement is the best. The eldest sister and the second uncles son have been together since childhood, and the Shang family is also the eldest sisters maternal family. If you say who is closest to the eldest sister, apart from the old master and the young lady, isnt it only her uncles family?

  Because of the old master and the young ladys actions, all sorts of ghosts and monsters have come out. They didnt think much about it either. The Shang family had never mentioned marriage before, so why did they bring up the matter when the old master said he wanted to sell the property?

  "Miss Lin," Zhou Bai and others came forward to greet Lin Qingyuan, and Zhong Daguantie immediately put aside his thoughts and stood up to follow behind Lin Qingyuan to greet these guests.

  "Master Zhou is in a good mood today, I can hear your laughter from afar." Lin Qingwen first bowed respectfully to Xie Yan, then smiled and greeted Zhou Bo.

  Zhou Bo carefully observed Lin Qingwans expression, seeing that her eyes had a hint of a smile, and she didnt seem to be hurt or heartbroken at all. He then let out a sigh of relief and laughed: "Thats because this morning when I got up, the magpies in the courtyard were chirping nonstop."

  Zhao Sheng smiled and said, "It seems that Brother Zhou will have a bountiful harvest today. Id like to take the lead in congratulating Brother Zhou on his new home."

  Zhou Bais heart was unhappy, and he looked at Lin Qingyuan with concern.

  Lin Qingwan turned to Zhao Sheng with a smile and asked, "How come Master Zhao hasnt found an industry that he likes? I thought the Zhao family would take this opportunity to acquire some industries."

  Zhao Sheng couldnt help but cough lightly and evaded Lin Qingwans line of sight, saying vaguely: "There are also some industries that I particularly like."

  "Thats great," Lin Qingyan smiled with a look of relief, "I thought the Lin family was going to lose a big customer. I also wish Zhao Er Ye good luck in buying his dream property."

  Zhao Sheng pulled up the corners of his mouth and smiled back.

  Shang Mingyuan, who was standing aside, felt heartbroken and asked Zhao Guan Shi, "Others are just selling their property, but she is selling her familys business. Doesnt that hurt her at all?"

  "...... Sir, would you like to go and greet your uncle?"

  Shang Mingyuan sat still in his seat, rolled his eyes and said: "Not going, thats Second Brothers uncle, not my uncle. My uncles surname is Lu... no, I dont have an uncle."

  He is an only son.

  Zhao Guanshis mouth twitched slightly as he stood up and said, "Have that little one go and pay respects to Uncle."

  Shang Mingyu silently looked at him without speaking, and Zhao Guanshi could only sit down again and say, "Ill stay here with you."

  Still pretty satisfied with it.

  He didnt like Zhao Sheng, and he wasnt even his uncle, so why did his aunts family interfere with him?

  Its too loose.

  And they are all relatives. Zhao Sheng embarrassed Lin Qingwen in front of so many people, and he went to ask for peace with Zhao Sheng again. Isnt that slapping his uncles face?

  Although they are all relatives, the Lin family is naturally closer to him than the Zhao family. Its obvious which side his uncles family and second aunts natal family would stand on, but the key point is that he really dislikes Zhao Sheng.

  Shang Mingyuan sat still in his seat, being very stubborn. Lin Qingwan naturally wouldnt drag him to see Zhao Sheng, and was happy to pretend ignorance.

  Zhou Bai and others saw Lin Qingwen smiling and pushing Zhao Sheng back, they all felt very pleased in their hearts. Without saying anything else, just this temperament is something that few people can match. If it were them, if they had to sell off so many of their own industries, let alone smile, not crying would be a good thing already.

  Zhou Bo couldnt help but envy Xie Yan and said: "Brother Xie is indeed a wise man, able to have such a wonderful daughter-in-law."

  Xie Yan smiled and nodded, but the bitterness in his heart was known only to himself.

  These two times, Lin Qingyan had done enough courtesy in front of people, but there was not a bit of closeness. He sent someone to deliver an invitation card to the Lin Mansion yesterday, but it was quickly rejected, saying that the family was busy and could not entertain guests who came to the door.

  Its clear that his identity as her father-in-law means nothing to Lin Qingwan, and the two are just maintaining a superficial harmony.

  He always felt a little guilty in front of Lin Qingwan, after all, he hadnt given her an explanation for the second brothers matter.

  Lin Qingwan smiled and greeted the representatives of each household on the upper and lower floors with Zhong Daguantie, and then sat back in her own seat. The host of the Shen family nodded slightly to her, got up and struck the bell hanging from the stairs, saying loudly: "The time has arrived, the auction is about to begin, please take your seats."