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  The great good man looked at him with a kind face, but when he stared at him with his sharp eyes, it felt like facing an X-ray machine, and all thoughts were exposed. Lin Lan gave a fair evaluation, Li Mingyun's skill of pretending to be a pig eating a tiger was absolutely inherited from this grandfather.

  Old Ye beckoned Lin Lan over with his hand and called her to come over.

  Lin Lan smiled and walked over obediently, bowed respectfully, and sweetly called out: "Grandfather."

  Ye Lao Tai Ye's eyes narrowed, a warm smile on his face, and he beckoned to Lin Lan, indicating for her to come closer.

  Lin Lan glanced at the serious and expressionless Mrs. Ye beside her and took two steps forward obediently.

  Ye Lao Tai Ye whispered: "Ming Yun's mother has two more mansions in the capital and eighteen shops. If we can get them back, I'll take charge and divide them equally."

  Lin Lan raised her head in surprise, but saw Old Man Ye's smiling eyes with an encouraging expression. She was a bit uncertain, wondering if this old man was joking or what? Lin Lan didn't know how big the two mansions were, nor did she know whether the eighteen rooms were in a prime location or a corner spot. Intuitively, this was no small fortune. Divide it in half? Wouldn't that make her rich?

  Lin Lan glanced at Old Lady Ye again, and saw that her mouth twitched slightly. Lin Lan hesitated and asked: "Really?"

  Old Ye smiled and nodded: "It depends on whether you have this skill."

  Great rewards must have brave men, Lin Lan suddenly felt a surge of heroic emotions, this business she had to take on no matter what. Lin Lan blinked her big eyes and joked: "When the time comes, Grandfather shouldn't be stingy."

  Li Mingyun walked in, gave his grandparents a deep bow: "Grandfather, grandmother, I'll take my leave for now and come back to Feng'an another day to visit you both."

  As she watched her nephew leave, Old Lady Ye's serious expression changed to one of reluctance, and her eyes became moist: "On your way to the capital, prioritize your own future, don't let emotions cloud your judgment. Farewell, Ye Ziyu."

  "Grandma can rest assured, her grandson knows what he's doing. Instead, grandma should take care of her own health so that her grandson won't worry."

  "Alright! If you're going to leave, then hurry up and go. Don't dawdle around and upset your grandmother." Old Master Ye waved his hand impatiently.

  Old Lady Ye glared over and scolded: "You'd better not make me angry if you want to be proper."

  Ye Lao Tai Ye hastily closed his mouth, glanced at Lin Lan, and wrinkled his brow in distress, as if to say... Women are just trouble.

  Lin Lan couldn't help but laugh inwardly; this maternal grandfather was quite interesting.

  "Mother Zhou, I'm leaving that matter in your hands." Old Lady Ye patted Mother Zhou's hand and gave her a serious entrustment.

  Zhou's mother wiped away the moisture from her eyes and nodded: "Madam, you should take good care of yourself."

  Lin Lan was shocked, what? Old Lady Ye even sent over the top maid by her side?

  "Lin Lan..." Old Lady Ye called out to her.

  Lin Lan hastened to concentrate her mind and listened attentively to Old Lady Ye's instructions.

  "I've assigned Zhou Ma to take care of you, if there's anything you don't understand, just ask Zhou Ma. I'm still saying the same thing, since this burden has been shouldered, let me shoulder it well and steady it. If anyone dares to drop the burden halfway, I won't agree." Ye Lao's tone was stern.

  Lin Lan chuckled twice: "How could I? I, Lin Lan, am a person who sees things through from start to finish."

  "That's very good." Old Lady Ye said indifferently.

  A maid came to urge: "The carriage is ready."

  Mrs. Ye's expression turned gloomy, her gaze at Li Mingyu was filled with reluctance, as if she had a thousand words to say, but ultimately turned into a sigh: "Let's go, let's go!"

  Lin Lan and Li Mingyu then bowed and retreated.

  "Look, I said not to shed tears and yet couldn't help it. Is Ming Yun gone for good?" Only when they were alone did Old Man Ye speak up in a soft and consoling tone. Ye Ziyou slowly...

  "And then, with just one word, he gave away half of Mingyun's family property." Old Lady Ye wiped away her tears and complained.

  Old Master Ye raised an eyebrow in disapproval: "Even if I were to give it to outsiders, I would not be willing to give those two despicable people a single penny. They bullied my family and still want to take over our family's property? No way."

  "What's the point of giving it to outsiders? That's Mingyu's thing, what are you going to do with it? Besides, I've already given that girl 3,000 taels of silver, enough for her to use for a lifetime." Old Lady Ye said irritably.

  "Hey," said Old Man Ye, "when did you promise her? How come I don't know?"

  Old Lady Ye thought of the contract and felt anxious, not because she was heartbroken over the three thousand taels, but because this girl was not simple and might end up costing Ming Yu dearly. Old Lady Ye's mind was troubled: "Did she ask me when she promised? Why should I tell her?"

  Ye Lao Taiye was rebuked, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled and said: "If she has that kind of ability, then it's what she deserves. This shows that our heroes have similar views."

  "Pshaw! Don't try to save face, if you hadn't loosened your tongue back then, our Wei'er wouldn't have been bullied to this extent." Old Lady Ye turned her head and left, leaving behind Old Master Ye sighing in regret, for the lady had already blamed him for many years over this matter.

  Lin Lan followed Li Ming out of the Ye Mansion, looking at the massive convoy, she couldn't help but be stunned. There were five green silk carriages alone, plus seven flatbed carts loaded with luggage, seven or eight maids and servant girls, and more than a dozen strong and sturdy coachmen and guards. Such a procession would attract attention wherever it went, and those who didn't know might even think they were escorting valuables!

  Zhou's mother saw Lin Lan's stunned expression and explained: "One carriage for each of the young masters, one for Second Miss, one for me, and one for Second Miss's wet nurse. The rest are all for luggage. Old Madam also sent a capable maid named Gui to follow us. We'll first go to Lin'an Prefecture and then take the water route to enter the capital."

  Lin Lan saw Ye Xiang'er and Qi Shi, mother and daughter, talking beside the third horse carriage. Beside the last horse carriage, there was a tall and sturdy woman with sharp eyebrows and eyes, directing the servants to load things onto the carriage.

  "Mother Zhou, is that Gui's wife?"

  Zhou's mother didn't answer directly: "In the past when Miss was at home, Gui Sao was serving Miss."

  Qī shì saw Lín Lán and others coming out, smiled and came up: "Lín Lán! The journey to the capital is long, be careful along the way."

  On the other side, Ye Ke'er fiercely rolled her eyes and whispered to Ye Xiang'er, who just smiled silently.

  Lin Lan smiled and said: "Thank you, Aunt, for your concern."

  Li Mingyun had already boarded the first horse carriage, Wen Shan came over to give Lin Lan a fist and a courtesy: "Young Madam, Young Master said it's time to depart, we need to hurry to catch the boat to Lin'an Prefecture, if we miss the boat, it won't wait for us."

  Lin Lan chatted with Qi Shi for a few more sentences, then got on the second horse-drawn carriage, where Yin Liu and Yu Rong were also riding with her.

  Lin Lan Nuo said with a frown: "Why isn't there a maid serving by Young Master's side?"

  Yinliu replied: "Young master only allows Wenshan and Dongzi to serve him."

  Lin Lan said, this guy is still quite upright, generally the young masters of wealthy families, which one doesn't have a few pretty maids by their side? Jia Baoyu was so infatuated with Lin Daiyu, yet he was also fooling around with Xiangling.

  "Who is Dongzi again?" Lin Lan's ears perked up.

  "Dongzi followed the young master from Beijing, and for the past few years, the young master has been living in Jianxi Village to mourn his deceased mother. Dongzi lived in the Ye Manor, but at the beginning of this year, the young master sent him away, it's unknown what he was doing." Yinyu knew everything without exception.

  It must be something urgent! Lin Lan thought.

  Carriages are a pleasure only for the wealthy, but compared to modern cars, whether it's comfort or speed, they're worlds apart. After sitting for half a day, Lin Lan was dizzy from the swaying, and Silver Willow and Jade Container didn't look too good either.

  "Are you... carsick?" Lin Lan asked with concern.

  Yu Rong's face turned pale: "The car is fine, but that boat, I've never taken it before, don't know if I'll get seasick."

  Yinliu worried: "We are young and can withstand it, but I don't know if Zhou Ma can take it."

  "This is a serious problem, it will take at least one or two months to get to the capital, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. If someone gets sick on the way, it will not only delay our journey but also make the patient suffer. Lin Lan thought for a moment and said: 'When we rest later, I'll go tell Master about stopping at a small town, I'll prepare some medicine for heatstroke and motion sickness, just in case.'"

  Yin Liu heard this and was overjoyed: "How could I have forgotten? The young lady is a doctor, now everyone will be saved."

  Yu Rong corrected her seriously: "Yin Liu, you forgot again what Zhou Ma told us. Once we get on the carriage, we can't call her 'young lady' anymore, but 'Madam'."

  Yinliu stuck out her tongue and giggled: "Yu Rong sister scolded, Young Madam."

  A commotion outside the carriage, and immediately the procession came to a halt.

  "Yinliu, go and take a look, what's going on?" Lin Lan instructed.

  Yinliu exclaimed and got off the carriage, returning after a moment to say: "Second Miss can't take it anymore, she's vomiting so much that it's getting dark all around her. Ding Mama told the carriage team to stop for a little while, letting Second Miss catch her breath."

  She's really spoiled, Lin Lan thought disdainfully in her heart, and immediately remembered Zhou Ma, asking with concern: "How is Zhou Ma?"

  Yinliu Hui said: "Zhou Ma is fine, I went to see her."

  Lin Lan felt relieved and didn't care whether Ye Xiang'er was vomiting or not.

  The car curtain was suddenly lifted by someone, it was Li Mingyun, with a worried expression asking: "...... Are you okay?"

  Lin Lan opened her eyes wide, making herself look very spirited, and said nonchalantly: "I'm fine!"

  Li Mingyun's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, making sure she was okay, and said: "There is a small town not far ahead, let's stay there tonight." After a pause, he added: "Go see my cousin! She vomited badly."

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