The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1073: A New Discussion Begins

Chapter 1073: Chapter 1073: A New Discussion Begins

"Is there anything else?"

"I found out that when the Ninth Miss became pregnant before marriage, the Prefecture Governor’s wife punished her brother for his lack of discipline by beating him, and he couldn’t get out of bed for half a month,"

Zhang Deye continued.

"After that, the Governor had his wife look around for a husband for the Ninth Miss. The Governor’s wife is a formidable figure; she thoroughly investigated the Zhou family and, after listening intently to your reputation as a star of great fortune, as well as the broken engagement between you and the Zhou family, she then proposed this marriage.

Moreover, as far as I know, Zhou Liang’s failure to be listed in the successful candidates of the autum imperial examination is also largely related to the Governor’s wife,"

"Hmm?"

Lin Caisang furrowed her brows but soon relaxed them.

She could imagine that, as the wife of the Prefecture Governor and with the Ninth Miss not being her own daughter, she naturally wouldn’t choose a good marriage for her.

But why should she suppress Zhou Liang? To bear ill will to this extent, wasn’t that rather excessive?

"What do you mean?"

"During this autum imperial examination, the Ninth Miss’s biological brother also passed the examination and became a Ju Ren, while the Governor’s wife’s two biological sons achieved nothing and didn’t even pass as scholars,"

Zhang Deye said.

"So you’re suggesting that the future of the Prefecture Governor’s mansion might be upheld by a concubine’s son?" Lin Caisang smiled slightly, looking at Zhang Deye.

No wonder she had always found the affairs of the Prefecture Governor’s mansion a bit baffling.

For example, even after the Ninth Miss had become pregnant before marriage and committed such a reputational blunder, the Governor didn’t expel her from the mansion or send her to a nunnery. Instead, he hastily looked for a son-in-law to marry her off quickly.

It turned out that this was because the Ninth Miss had such a brother.

The Governor must have known what his own legitimate sons were worth. For the sake of his family’s future, his ninth daughter was untouchable.

"This... Perhaps,"

Zhang Deye replied.

"Alright, you may leave,"

Lin Caisang waved him off, signaling him to withdraw.

Now she needed to think carefully about what to do next.

In fact, it was quite clear, and she hardly needed to give it much thought to know what to do next.

"Sister Sangsang, why... why did that person call you ’boss’? Could it be that this huge shop... is all yours?" After hearing so much, Lin Caiqing, who had been holding back, finally asked her question once they were alone.

"It is mine,"

Lin Caisang didn’t deny it, nodding her head.

Since she had brought Lin Caiqing with her, she had no intention of hiding anything.

She had already decided that since she was going to marry Brother Molian and join him in Wei State, these family businesses here would eventually be handed over to her elder brother and Third Uncle’s family.

There was no need to mention Jianan City, but she felt it was necessary to let them know everything about Yejun.

"Sss!"

Lin Caiqing gasped in disbelief as she looked at Lin Caisang.

"Sister Sangsang, you’re amazing! Is this place really yours? I can hardly believe it. This place must earn a lot of silver, right?"

"Yes,"

Lin Caisang responded softly.

...

By evening, Lin Caisang and Lin Changhong almost returned home at the same time.

After the carriage was parked, the four of them went to Ya Molian’s family hall to start a new round of discussion; later, Lin Changfeng, seeing the carriage in the yard and guessing where they might have gone, joined them too.