roccoschili Chapter 214 Getting married
Chapter 214 Getting married
Bai Wei gently replied: "These are all serious matters, why would I care about accompanying you? Just focus on your work. As for the wedding, just keep it simple."
She thought for a moment and continued, "In fact, my family did run a business in the past. After my father passed away, he left behind a legacy that included three thousand taels of silver, plus land certificates for two manors and hundreds of acres of medicinal fields."
After hearing this, Lin Han was surprised and even more moved. He didn't expect Bai Wei to be so frank.
"Ajin and I have discussed this and plan to take out 1,000 taels from this inheritance as a dowry. The rest can be used as an emergency fund if you need money in your future career or life. As for the manor and medicinal fields, they will be temporarily managed by my stepmother. When the storm is over, I will try to sell them quietly. Half of the proceeds will be given to Ajin, and the other half will be kept by me."
Lin Han waved his hands hastily, his eyes revealing a refusal, "Wanwan, are you upset because of what my mother said? I never thought of taking your property..."
Bai Wei smiled but said nothing, and shook her head gently, "We are family, so we should support each other. If your career goes smoothly, I will also benefit from it."
At this time, Qing'an came in holding a pile of heavy books and respectfully placed them on Song Yanyi's desk. "Master, this is the latest household registration book sent from Qingzhou Prefecture."
Song Yanyi flipped through the books nonchalantly and asked, "Where are the books of other prefectures?"
"They have all been delivered. Lord Su is reviewing them immediately and promised that there will be results within three days."
Qing An looked a little embarrassed, and was not so sure about the answer to the next question. "As for Qingzhou, the journey is long after all. It's only been a few days, and it will take at least half a month to get news."
The reason these books could be delivered quickly was due to the efficient operation of the government's post system. The messengers traveled day and night and delivered the documents to the capital in just seven days.
However, it would still take some time for the spies to be sent to Qingzhou for on-site investigation. Even if the information was conveyed by the fastest carrier pigeons, it would take several days to go back and forth. In this way, it would take at least a month for there to be accurate news about Qingzhou.
Song Yanyi's face was gloomy, his lips were tightly pursed, and he didn't say another word. His sharp eyes quickly swept across the thick book in his hands, as if he wanted to dig out the secrets behind every line of words.
The book was unusually thick due to the recent floods in the neighboring areas of Qingzhou. It recorded the information of countless refugees who were displaced by the disaster and flocked to Qingzhou to seek asylum. It was disorganized, just like the displaced lives of those people.
According to the rules, all applicants should have a detailed portrait description, but in remote Qingzhou, such procedures have been simplified to the extreme, leaving only a few rough outlines and a few dry text descriptions, which seems particularly perfunctory.
Qing An stood aside and frowned when he saw this. He secretly sighed, "Master, I don't think the girl on the form has the courage to go to Qingzhou. You had doubts about her identity before and thought she might have something to do with Lin Han. In this situation, why would she run to the direction of the storm?"
Song Yanyi raised a cold arc at the corner of his mouth, which was a kind of insight and disdain into the depths of human nature. "Others don't dare, but maybe she does."
He thought to himself, who can be sure that all this is not a fog deliberately created by her to lead him astray?
So, Song Yanyi buried his head in the books for three consecutive days, with his eyes almost glued to the paper, but he did not find even a trace of her in the list of newly naturalized people.
As time passed, his heart sank little by little, and he even began to question whether he was too worried and that she did not actually have the courage and wisdom.
At this moment, Su Yan hurriedly rushed into the study and reported, "Master, I have asked people to check the recent household registration records of other states, but there is still no clue. We checked one by one according to the description of the portrait you provided, but still came back empty-handed."
Song Yanyi frowned, resting his elbows on the table, rubbing his forehead vigorously with his fingers. His anxiety and unwillingness were obvious in his movements: "It is impossible that we can't find out. Someone must have done something wrong. Check again. This time, we must not let go of even the slightest suspicion."
Su Yan heard this, although he was dissatisfied, he could only mutter in a low voice: "Is it that serious? She is just a woman, it's fine if she leaves. Even if you find her, what can you do?"
Upon hearing this, Song Yanyi suddenly looked up, his eyes were as cold as ice, so cold that Su Yan couldn't help but shiver.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Su Yan quickly smiled and said, "Hey, just pretend I didn't say that."
Song Yanyi's hands pressed heavily on the desk, and his knuckles turned white from excessive force.
What happens after you find her?
He already had a plan in mind, to strip off her disguise, break her pride, and take her fate firmly into his own hands!
Su Yan caught a glimpse of the fierceness in his eyes, felt a chill in his heart, and hurriedly left the study.
Seeing this, Qing An couldn't help but whisper to Su Yan, "Master Su, please persuade our young master a little more."
"Why, my life is not a life?"
Song Yanyi's words were filled with unquestionable determination, leaving Qing'an speechless for a moment.
Su Yan patted Qing'an on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, he won't make you angry. I think he looks more lively now, which is much better than his previous lifeless look."
After thinking about it carefully, Qing An also felt that this made sense and nodded silently in agreement: "That's true."
Thinking back to the entire month he had spent keeping vigil for his cousin, Qing'an couldn't help but feel panicked every time he saw the young master's half-dead appearance.
Song Yanyi opened the household registration book of Qingzhou Prefecture again, hoping to find a ray of hope from the messy information, but still to no avail.
Just when he was about to go to other prefectures to investigate one by one, unexpected news came from Qingzhou.
Qing An rushed into the study room in a hurry: "Sir, I heard that Lin Han is getting married!"
"marriage?"
Song Yanyi looked up suddenly, with a complicated light flashing in his eyes.
"It was a letter sent by the prefect of Qingzhou, saying that Lin Han not only sent him an invitation, but also revealed this news."
It turned out that Song Yanyi had previously entrusted the prefect to privately inquire about Lin Han's movements. The prefect was quite smart and thought that Song Yanyi had other intentions towards Lin Han, so he wrote a letter to inform him of this major change.
"Who will you marry?"
Song Yanyi's voice was low and cold.
"The other person is a woman from Liuzhou named Bai Wei."
Qing An scratched his head and said in confusion: "It seems that Lin Han and Miss Cousin have nothing to do with each other anymore."
Liuzhou is a place far away from the hustle and bustle and rarely mentioned.
"What is her background?"
There was an imperceptible sense of urgency in Song Yanyi's voice.