The retired man went into the wrong book, and his beautiful husband loved him

When Yun Qing slowly woke up, what caught his eye was Lin Qiqi's satisfied look as she ate with relish.

She was holding a bowl full of juicy strawberries and eating them happily.

The sun was gradually setting in the west, casting a golden afterglow through the window. It was obviously around three or four in the afternoon.

Just at this moment, a low and steady voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Master, I have something to report." It turned out that Yunshan had arrived.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiqi quickly put down the basin in her hand, stood up and went to open the door.

Yunshan stood respectfully at the doorway, first bowing towards the house with a standard gesture, then spoke slowly, "I just received news from the Yun family. Tomorrow at noon, the Yun family mistress will personally visit the Lin family to formally propose marriage to Lin Xiner from the second branch."

Upon hearing this news, Lin Qiqi couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.

"Hmph, it seems that Lin Xiner really can't hold it back anymore! I guess since she failed to stop us today, she turned around and went to Madam Yun to discuss countermeasures." Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Lin Qiqi turned her head to look at Yun Qing beside her and said coquettishly, "Oh, I was just worrying about it. It's getting late, and I don't know where we should go back to. It's not advisable to stay out overnight on the day of the wedding. But there's such a good show tomorrow, I really can't bear to miss it."

As she spoke, she picked up a strawberry and gently put it into Yunqing's mouth. She blinked her big eyes and asked, "Ah Qing, tell me, what should we do?"

Yun Qing gently took a bite of the juicy strawberry, and instantly a rich fruity aroma filled her mouth.

He smiled contentedly and said, "Let's put aside other matters for now, but my father-in-law should definitely set off."

Lin Qiqi thought for a moment and nodded repeatedly, expressing her agreement: "Well, I think what Aqing said makes a lot of sense."

After saying that, the two of them moved swiftly to the front hall and ordered the guards to wake up Lin Xiuyuan who was still immersed in his sleep.

At this time, Lin Xiuyuan had just woken up from being drunk. His head was still a little dizzy and he had not yet fully sobered up. He had no idea what had happened.

Lin Qiqi swiftly packed her father's luggage and quickly handed it to Lin Xiuyuan.

"Dad, you'd better leave the city quickly! While it's still early, if we're lucky, we might be able to find a suitable place to stay before dark." Lin Qiqi said as she pushed the bag full of clothes and a huge amount of silver bills towards Lin Xiuyuan.

For a brave and skilled general, a means of transportation like a carriage that would slow down his movement is obviously not necessary.

However, at this moment, Lin Xiuyuan was still in a state of confusion and helplessness, as if lost in the clouds and mist.

Seeing this, Lin Qiqi hurriedly explained to her father, "Dad, the Yun family will come tomorrow to present Lin Xiner with a betrothal gift, and the dowry will undoubtedly be discussed. My grandmother has always been resentful of us, and she'll definitely use this opportunity to make things difficult for you. If you leave home now, she won't be able to threaten you with the so-called 'filial piety'."

Lin Xiuyuan finally reacted. He returned to the bedroom and took out the box containing the land deeds, property deeds, and house deeds and gave it to Lin Qiqi.

"That's perfect. You can take it away so they don't turn it over."

Lin Qiqi really likes this insightful father. He is not a saint, nor is he foolishly filial. He is very clear-headed.

Taking Lin Qiqi's packed luggage and the token given by Yun Qing, Lin Xiuyuan rode towards the city gate with six guards.

After seeing Lin Xiuyuan off, Lin Qiqi smiled and said to Yun Qing, "Looks like we have to go back to the Yun Mansion today and come back tomorrow to watch the fun."

"Okay, I'll listen to Qiqi." Although Yun Qing didn't like the dilapidated house in the Yun Mansion, they would go wherever Qiqi said.

Before leaving, Lin Qiqi also instructed the maids and guards to replace all the decorations in the front hall and her own yard with fake or cheap ones.

As night fell and the lights came on, Old Mrs. Lin led everyone from the second house and hurried over to look for Lin Xiuyuan.

However, when they stepped into the front hall, they were surprised to find that it was pitch black and there was not even a single light on.

Not only that, most of the servants seemed to have left for vacation long ago, making the mansion seem particularly deserted and quiet.

It turned out that all this was done according to Lin Qiqi's instructions - while the master was away, the servants used a shift system to maintain the basic operations of the mansion.

Noticing that the horses in the stable were also missing, Mrs. Lin nearly fainted! Could it be that this boss had just left so quietly?

Afterwards, Old Lady Lin led everyone to search around the yard of the main house, but after a long period of effort, they found nothing.

At this moment, the main room was in a mess, as if it had suffered a catastrophe and had been completely looted.

Looking at this scene, Lin Xiude, the second son of the Lin family, couldn't help but complain: "Mother, my eldest brother is not at home now, and the Yun family will send someone to discuss our daughter's dowry tomorrow. How should we deal with it?"

Originally, he had already discussed with his mother that the eldest wife should bear all the dowry expenses for his daughter.

Even though he had some property, he was reluctant to give it up easily.

However, at this point, Lin Xiuyuan's whereabouts are unknown. Even if we know what industries he holds, it will be difficult to seize them by force if we cannot find the relevant contract documents!

"What's the rush? Have you forgotten about that useless, money-losing girl? Let's plan carefully tonight and find a way to get some of her dowry from the Yun family. If that doesn't work, then force her to give Xin'er a portion tomorrow."

Look, the abacus beads are clacking, making a deafening sound!

Yun Hai, who was in the dark, heard every word they said clearly. Then he carefully hid his figure and hurried back to report the matter to his master.

"Oh~ They're only capable of this much." After hearing the news brought back by Yun Hai, Lin Qiqi couldn't help but sneer contemptuously. "If that's the case, then let them be. Let them steal."

"What bad idea is Qiqi planning again?" Yun Qing, who was standing beside her, pinched Lin Qiqi's nose lovingly and asked with a smile.

Lin Qiqi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a sly smile: "During the two days we were away, I had already instructed Huichun and Xiuxia to replace all the items in the dowry. The second house can only use a few tricks to plan their own plans, and I had expected that they would have evil thoughts about my dowry. Even if Lin Xiner didn't need a dowry this time, they would sooner or later collude with Madam Yun and try to embezzle my share of the dowry. So, in order to let Lin Xiner marry Yunnan Sang as she wished, it would be better to fulfill their wish." At the end, the smirk on Lin Qiqi's face became more and more obvious.

Huichun and Xiuxia have been very busy these two days. They replaced the antiques, calligraphy and paintings in Lin Qiqi's dowry with fake ones, and also replaced the gold, silver and jewelry with fake ones. Each of the gold ingots was a lead block plated with a layer of gold. It was really not easy to make so many of them.

"It's a good opportunity to take advantage of tonight to conduct a thorough investigation and see who in our courtyard is a traitor with evil intentions and dares to act as the hateful traitor!" Lin Qiqi slightly turned sideways, leaning lazily and elegantly on Yun Qing, and carefully put away the dowry list.

It was not long after midnight, everything was silent, and the night was as dark as ink.

A crack in the door on one side of the Yun Mansion opened silently, as if a cunning eye was peeping in the darkness.

A mysterious carriage was parked outside the door, with the curtains lowered, faintly revealing a strange aura.

Immediately afterwards, three mysterious figures got off the carriage. They tiptoed like ghosts, afraid to make any sound.

It is worth mentioning that this side door is very close to the yard where Yun Qing is, almost within reach.

A clear cuckoo call broke the tranquility of the night sky, as if conveying some kind of secret signal.

Hearing the bird singing, the three black shadows that were originally hiding in Yunqing's yard quickly groped their way forward along the wall as if they had received an order, and quietly arrived at the gate of the yard.

They skillfully and gently pushed open the gate, and then carefully let in the three people who had been waiting outside for a long time.

"I always feel like there is a pair of eyes silently watching us in a corner, which makes me feel uneasy." One of the servants couldn't help but stroke his arm and said in a low voice.

Another person shook his head dismissively. "Don't overthink it. We've drugged everyone in this courtyard, so they're probably sound asleep by now. Besides, there's no way anyone from the main house could have gotten here." The person who spoke was Fang Xi, a servant from Yunqing's courtyard. Following closely behind him were Yao Erniu and Li Sanyu. All three were members of the family, and they knew everything about the place.

At this moment, Yunshan and Yunhai were hiding in a dark shadow. They held their breath and focused on monitoring everything that was happening in front of them, taking in every move of these people.

The master instructed that they must steal the dowry smoothly.

Several people fumbled to lift the six boxes at the innermost part onto the carriage, and then replaced them with six boxes that looked identical.

Inside those boxes, the bottom layer was filled with tattered cloth and stones, with a layer of silver ingots on top.

The Lin family's second wife and Madam Yun had agreed that before Lin Xiner entered the family, she would find a way to prevent Lin Qiqi from viewing her dowry. As for the future, she would simply refuse to acknowledge it.

"I'm too lazy to complain about this IQ." Lin Qiqi shook her head after listening to Yunshan and Yunhai's report. With that kind of intelligence, surviving even half an episode in a palace drama would be considered a long life.

Yun Qing looked at Lin Qiqi's complaints with gentle eyes, and the more he looked, the happier he felt. These past few days seemed like a dream, but it wasn't a dream. Qiqi was really back.

In the second branch of the Lin family, the atmosphere was somewhat tense yet full of anticipation.

Lin Xiner waited anxiously for the servants to bring the box back.

Finally, several servants came into the room panting and carefully put down the heavy box.

Lin Xiner couldn't wait to step forward and open one of the boxes herself. When she saw the dazzling gold inside, she couldn't help but feel delighted. "Yes, it really is two boxes of gold!"

Then she quickly opened the other boxes, her eyes sweeping over a box of brocade, a box of antique calligraphy and paintings, and two other boxes of dazzling jewels.

Although the lights in the room were a little dim at this time, the brilliance emitted by these precious objects was still dazzling.

However, due to insufficient light, Lin Xiner did not notice anything unusual.

Especially for the box of brocade, she only saw the gorgeous genuine product on the surface, and had no idea that there was a secret hidden underneath - it was just some ordinary cotton cloth.

Although she successfully obtained a generous dowry, Lin Xiner still felt very irritated and uneasy deep down.

Because the thing she wanted most was not in there. It was the title deed to a winery called Zuixianfang.

This winery was of great significance to her, because in her previous life, it was thanks to a peerless wine called Zui Xifeng produced by this winery that Yunnan Sang was able to successfully become a disciple of the imperial teacher Mo Yun.

Mo Yun, the famous imperial tutor, loved wine all his life.

The Zuixianfang's Zuixianfeng became his irresistible love. Back then, Lin Qiqi relied on this magical Zuixianfeng to successfully persuade Mo Yun to accept Yunnan Sang as his disciple.

Now that she has been reborn, Lin Xiner is well aware of the importance of this matter, so she has been sending people to inquire about the ownership of the winery.

However, after a long period of effort, no one could tell her for sure whether the winery belonged to Lin Qiqi or Lin Xiuyuan.

Originally, Lin Xiner planned to ask Lin Xiuyuan directly for Zuixianfang. If it didn't belong to Lin Xiuyuan, she also had a way to get it from Lin Qiqi.

But now, in the huge Zuixianfang, no one knows who is the owner behind it. They only know that it is an industry under the name of Qilin Pavilion.

The origins of the mysterious Qilin Pavilion are like a fog, far beyond the limits of Lin Xiner's understanding and control.

No matter how hard she racked her brains, she probably couldn't imagine that even if she owned a business as big as Zuixianfang, she still couldn't touch the legendary Zui Xifeng.

And this so-called Drunken West Wind never really existed.

In his previous life, Yun Qing had always been silently paying attention to Lin Qiqi. In order to help his beloved woman realize her wish, he did not hesitate to secretly reach a secret deal with Mo Yun.

On the surface, it was claimed that Mo Yun had a special liking for Zui Xifeng, but in fact, what Yun Qing gave Mo Yun was not the real Zui Xifeng, but the rare and fine wine that he had collected from all over the place with great effort.

Many of these jars are even unique and priceless.

Mo Yun himself is also a person who loves drinking. Naturally, he regards these rare treasures as his life. He would never easily let the outside world know that he actually owns such rare treasures.

At this moment, Lin Xiner was looking for news about Zuixianfang, and Yun Qing had also heard about it.

At this moment, he was discussing this matter with Lin Qiqi.

Lin Qiqi said indifferently, "If she really wants it, then just find someone to pretend to be the boss behind the scenes and sell it to her at a high price."

Obviously, Lin Qiqi didn't take Lin Xiner's intentions seriously.

She vaguely remembered that there seemed to be some fragments about this winery in the plot, but she didn't believe at all that a winery in this era could produce any extraordinary wine.