Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

As soon as Jiang Yin ran out of the door, he saw Li Ji and his personal guards arriving at the door.

In addition, the secret guards she had sent out earlier also came along.

"Mr. Li, you're here so soon?" Jiang Yin was surprised, and then hurriedly said, "Please come in quickly."

Although it was possible to make the round trip in such a short time if she rode at full speed, she didn't think Li Ji would be able to get here so quickly.

As expected, as soon as he stepped into the door, Li Ji explained: "I came to Yazhou City to do some business. I met your people on the way, so I came to see you first."

After all, they were accomplices who had reached a cooperation, and he couldn't just ignore it when his accomplice was in trouble.

Jiang Yin paused, turned sideways and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Li. I do have something I would like to ask for your help."

Since his rebirth, after so many contacts with Li Ji, Jiang Yin had already separated the current Li Ji from the Li Ji of his previous life.

The current Li Ji was just the Mr. Li she knew. She had no feelings or expectations towards him.

The relationship between them was just like that between her and the Tea and Horse Bureau, nothing more than an exchange of interests and mutual exploitation.

She has what Li Ji wants, and Li Ji also has what she needs.

So, she chose to express her needs directly.

Li Ji raised his hand slightly and said, "Miss Jiang, you don't have to be polite. Just tell me if you need anything."

Jiang Yin nodded slightly: "Mr. Li, please go inside and talk."

She took Li Ji directly to the study and told him all the news she had received today and the direct conflict with Hu Quan.

She also said her guess that an assassin might come to the mansion tonight to kill her. In addition, Manager Cao might be in the Hu family and be abused.

Li Ji clenched his fists slightly, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Hu Quan misses you?"

His voice was so cold that Jiang Yin could hear some anger in it.

But she didn't think much about it, instead she curled her lips and said sarcastically: "He is worthy of it?"

She snorted coldly and continued, "When my parents passed away, I swore that I would never marry outside my family. Even if he dared to think about it, he wouldn't dare to marry into my family with his Hu family assets."

In the face of interests, everything is fake.

Hu Quan's words sounded nice, but he was just after Jiang's assets. If he were really allowed to marry into the family with the assets, he would run away faster than anyone else.

Li Ji's eyes flickered slightly, and then he coughed lightly and said, "Don't worry, Miss Jiang, I will take care of this matter. I will personally lead people to guard the mansion tonight and make sure that they will not return."

Jiang Yin was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "Mr. Li, there is no need to take the risk of coming in person. Besides, even I won't be at home tonight, so how can I let you come?"

Li Ji's identity is special. If anything happens to her, even if the entire Jiang family is dragged into it, they won't be able to compensate.

However, Li Ji did not give a direct answer, but asked in confusion: "You want to go back to Mengshan?"

"No, I'm going to Zui Chunfeng tonight." Jiang Yin continued, "So, Mr. Li, please send some people to help. Of course, if you need someone alive, I will also ask the people in the mansion to help."

She had guards at her house, but Li Ji's men were obviously more powerful. With his men around, there might not be any casualties in a fight.

In addition, if Li Ji wants to investigate the case, he can also capture some people alive and bring them back for interrogation.

"Zui Chunfeng?" Li Ji did not respond, but said in silence, "Isn't that a brothel?"

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at the petite girl next to him. He didn't understand how she could say she wanted to go to a place like a brothel.

Finally, he couldn't help but said, "That's not a place for Miss Jiang to go. Miss Jiang should go back to Mengshan."

He had long seen that Shu was a land of pleasure, but he still found it hard to accept women visiting brothels.

Jiang Yin tilted her head to look at him, chuckled and said, "Don't misunderstand, Mr. Li. I just went to see an old friend. There was an assassination at night, so I just happened to rest at her place for a night."

Boss Wu is related to Madam Ru, so she has to go find Madam Ru no matter what.

In addition, tomorrow is the day when Zui Chunfeng will select the courtesan. She promised Ru Niangzi and the madam that she would support Ru Niangzi.

No matter what the reason was, Zui Chunfeng had to go on this trip.

Li Ji didn't expect that she would not only go to Zui Chunfeng, but also stay overnight there.

He said uncomfortably, "How can this be possible? It will damage Miss Jiang's reputation."

It would be fine if a woman visited a brothel, but she also wanted to stay overnight. How would others see this? It would damage Jiang Yin's reputation.

Jiang Yin's life is already difficult for an orphan. If more rumors spread, how can she live a good life?

However, Jiang Yin chuckled and said, "Reputation? It's the least valuable thing. I, Jiang Yin, don't rely on reputation to make a living. Besides, I won't do anything beyond the rules."

After living her life over again, she had already figured it out. Having money and power was more important than anything else.

If she has everything, even if she keeps a group of men in the backyard, there will still be people rushing to marry into her family's family.

Hearing this, Li Ji said with a complicated expression: "Miss Jiang is a free and easy person."

He felt a little uncomfortable, but apart from this, he didn't know what else to say.

After all, he himself had no right to say anything.

Jiang Yin shrugged and said nothing more.

Li Ji stayed for a while and learned the details of Manager Cao's disappearance before leaving Jiang Mansion.

After Li Ji left, Jiang Yin went to the warehouse to choose gifts.

She wanted to go find Ru Niangzi, so she couldn't go empty-handed, as that would be very insincere.

She turned around and finally set her sights on a thunder harp.

This Leiqin is her collection, named Jiuxiao Huanpeiqin. It was made by Lei’s Qin Shop in the previous dynasty and is very valuable.

Most of the Leiqin are made of pine or fir, and some are made of sycamore.

In the early days of Leiqin, the Na Yin was high and had a round groove in the middle, and then it gradually changed.

The zither head is high and the strings are relatively close to the surface of the instrument, so the strings will not resist the fingers.

Its sound is warm, vigorous, deep and delicate, clear and melodious, like the sound of bells and chimes coming from the sky. The high notes are clear and broad, and the clear sound is very prominent.

This is a notable feature of the Leiqin, which is also known as the handed-down Leiqin. From this, we can see its value.

Jiang Yin took the piano out of the case and wiped it gently.

Xiao Luo couldn't help but say, "My dear, this is your favorite piano. How about changing the gift? Or another piano?"

Besides her love of tea, her wife's only hobby is playing the piano.

Now her wife was going to give away her beloved Lei Qin, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

However, Jiang Yin smiled and shook his head, saying, "Madam Ru deserves this zither."

With your skills, giving this zither to her will allow her to make the best use of it.

Xiao Luo asked, "Isn't Madam Ke Ru the best at playing the pipa?"

Jiang Yin didn't even raise his head and replied, "She is also good at playing the zither. She should be proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Otherwise, Ru Niangzi would not be so popular, and the brothel owner would not be so confident to send her to be a government prostitute.