In the previous life, she was fed to dogs by her elder sister, and she was reborn to seek revenge

Just as Shen had finished tidying up the shop and the fields, the maid guarding the door knocked and reported that Manager Zhang was outside asking to see her.

After hearing this, Lin Qingyao frowned and said, "Mother, what's the matter with Manager Zhang so late at night? It's not even daybreak yet, are they urging us to pay the balance? This is too hasty. I want you to ask Manager Zhang to discuss with them whether the balance can be delayed for a few days."

Shen also looked puzzled and said, "Manager Zhang is a man who knows his limits. He must have something important to tell you, otherwise he wouldn't rashly ask for an audience so late at night. Let him in first."

Manager Zhang walked in with a big smile on his face. He simply bowed and said with a smile, "Madam, Miss, I have good news for you."

Lin Qingyao picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, then put it down again. She pouted and said unhappily, "What good news can there be in the middle of the night? Could it be that Aunt Nan from Xiyuan has died?"

Manager Zhang was not annoyed after hearing this. He still smiled and said, "To answer your question, young lady, I received news that a merchant in the city has a batch of grain to sell at a low price. It is exactly 100,000 dan, and the other party is willing to sell it for only 2 million taels. I just came back from going with them to check out the goods."

Shen immediately perked up when she heard this and asked, "Are you serious? That's great!"

Lin Qingyao did not have the joy of Shen after hearing this, but asked cautiously, "Where did Manager Zhang get this news from? This 100,000 dan of grain is not a small amount. Who in the capital city can have such a large stock? Why are they willing to sell it to us at a price of 2 million taels? Are there any merchants in this world who do business at a loss?"

Shen also reacted when she heard it, and nodded repeatedly to show her agreement, saying, "Yao'er is right, have you found out the truth about these gentlemen?"

Manager Zhang said confidently, "Is my wife still worried about my work? We have found out everything. The largest grain merchant in Kyoto is the Li family. The grain store of the Li family has been opened in the North Country. Although no one in the Li family is an official in the court, they are still one of the richest merchants in Kyoto. It was the servant of the Li family who sent someone to find me and said that the second son of his family has a batch of grain that he is willing to sell to us at a low price."

After hearing this, Lin Qingyao still asked worriedly, "Then how did the second son of the Li family know that we needed food? And why was he willing to sell it to us at a low price?"

After hearing this, Manager Zhang smiled awkwardly and said, "This... The servants of the Li family said that the second young master Li had seen the young lady at a poetry meeting before and has been thinking about her ever since. The second young master Li accidentally learned that a small number of disaster victims had entered the city recently, and the third prince had already set up a porridge stall at the city gate to start giving out alms. He also knew that our young lady has always been a kind person, so he sent a servant to ask if the young lady needs to buy grain. If so, he is willing to sell us 100,000 dan of grain at a loss of 200 taels."

Based on his understanding of Lin Qingyao in his previous life, Lin Qing also knew that Lin Qingyao was a suspicious person by nature and would not trust others easily. If he sold food to her directly at a low price, Lin Qingyao would not believe it no matter what. However, Lin Qingyao had another problem, which was that she was extremely confident in her own charm.

Lin Qingyao would not believe that someone would be nice to her for no reason, but she would believe that someone could fall in love with her for no reason. Lin Qingyao has always been very confident in her charm.

Therefore, as long as it was said that the second son of the Li family had admired Lin Qingyao for a long time, Lin Qingyao would not doubt the authenticity of this matter at all.

As expected, after listening to Manager Zhang's explanation, Lin Qingyao immediately smiled triumphantly. She stroked her temples and said slowly, "In that case, mother, you and Manager Zhang should go and check out the grain. If it is true, tell the Li family's servants to raise money for us in a few days."

After hearing this, Shen was also overjoyed. She immediately smiled from ear to ear, covering her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "So that's how it is. The second son of the Li family is quite perceptive. Manager Zhang, please go to the back door and prepare the carriage for me. I will go with you to take a look."

After Manager Zhang left, Shen immediately stopped pretending and laughed, "Yao'er, my dear Yao'er, your mother's careful cultivation of you over the years is worthy of your mother. You are still the one who matters at the critical moment! The Li family is extremely wealthy. Even in Kyoto, it is hard to find anyone who can compete with their wealth."

Lin Qingyao took a sip of tea and pretended to be calm, but the smile on her lips was hard to hide. She cleared her throat and said.

"Mother, no matter how rich the Lin family is, they are just common people. When the third prince ascends the throne, I will be the queen, second only to the emperor. I don't care about the Lin family, but since the second son of the Li family is so generous, I think he can be of use in the future. Mother, please send an invitation to the Li family in a few days, and invite the second son of the Li family to the poetry gathering in the next few days."

At this moment, Shen had no intention of listening to Lin Qingyao. She quickly put on her cloak and sneaked out through the back door with a maid.

Lin Qingyao was the only one left in the room at the moment. She immediately felt in a good mood. She stood up leisurely and walked to the dressing table, admiring herself in the mirror.

It's really a pitiful little face. No wonder the third prince and the second son of the Li family are both attracted to her.

Just as Lin Qingyao was looking at it, the image of Lin Qingye's outfit today suddenly appeared in her mind, which immediately made her furious.

Lin Qing has been prettier than her since childhood. When she was a child, the wet nurses and old women in the mansion all said that Lin Qing looked like a child who came out of a painting.

They always secretly said that Lin Qingye had a good personality since childhood and was much easier to take care of than Lin Qingyao. His little face was always smiling, unlike Lin Qingyao who would lose her temper at the slightest provocation.

From then on, Lin Qingyao began to resent Lin Qingye. She was obviously the legitimate daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, and Lin Qingye was just a concubine's daughter. How could she be better than her?

Especially Lin Qingye's eyes, the color is different from others, always glowing with a faint light, like two gems. Thinking of this, Lin Qingyao couldn't help but clench her hands, thinking angrily in her heart that one day, she must dig out the eyeballs of that bitch Lin Qingye with her own hands.

But Lin Qingye had clearly listened to her in everything before. Since she was a child, Lin Qingyao had told Lin Qingye that bright colors made her look particularly dark. Moreover, as a daughter born to a concubine, she could not dress better than her elder sister, otherwise outsiders would think that her father favored his concubine over his wife, which would bring disaster to the marquis's mansion.

Lin Qingyao couldn't help but think in her heart, Lin Qing had always been cautious under her training since childhood, why did he suddenly change his temper today, not only was he dressed so ostentatiously, he even dared to hit someone.

It seems that I have been focusing on the Third Prince for this period of time and neglected the bitch Lin Qingye. It seems that after the porridge distribution matter is done, I have to go and train this concubine sister.