Chapter 656 - 493: Young Master, Impressive Tactics (Part 3)

"Mr. Pei, are you sure my daughter Su Yi is safe and sound?"

"If you’re still worried, Mr. Su, I can arrange for your daughter to write a letter personally, so you can be at ease."

"Alright, I’ll trouble you then, Mr. Pei."

"You’re welcome."

"The Crown Prince is coming to Dongshan, regarding the epidemic prevention strategy, Mr. Su, you must support my efforts," Pei Jian said with a smile.

"No problem, no problem, Mr. Pei’s epidemic strategy is adapted to local conditions and is very effective, I admire it."

"This strategy was first proposed by Lin Miao and Lin Chengde, he is the initiator, and it was also him who saved your daughter. Although young, his medical skills are extraordinary, and he is known as ’Mr. Lin’ in Dongshan Prefecture. Mr. Su, the Crown Prince secretly came to Dongshan last year because of him..."

"So, what is the relationship between Lin Chengde and the Crown Prince?" Su Mobai was startled to hear this.

"Before returning to the capital, the Crown Prince specially visited Lin Chengde’s residence alone, and the two talked for at least over an hour before coming out."

"Really?"

"Do you think I have any reason to lie about such things, Mr. Su?"

"Thank you, Mr. Pei, for letting me know." Su Mobai quickly clasped his fists, no longer playing the role of an Imperial Envoy.

Since the street lockdown, the name Lin Miao has exploded in frequency in Su Mobai’s ears.

Not only has Pei Jian mentioned it several times, but even when he went down to inspect some quarantine treatment points, it was brought up multiple times.

But strangely, he has not met this person yet.

This person single-handedly formulated the anti-epidemic strategy and crafted a "Prevention Guide," and all the prescriptions at the various quarantine treatment points were provided by him, making him the soul character in Dongshan Prefecture’s fight against the ’Ma Epidemic’.

Yet such a person is not in the city but at Xue Family Manor outside the city.

Of course, Xue Family Manor is now a critical isolation and treatment area where most patients in severe condition are treated.

And ordinary citizens who develop symptoms outside the city are also treated at Xue Family Manor.

Many patients’ conditions deteriorate quickly, and some didn’t even have time for treatment before succumbing to the disease, demonstrating that the ’Ma Epidemic’ is indeed a terrifying infectious disease—surviving it truly depends on one’s luck.

He really wants to know who Lin Miao is, but as an Imperial Envoy, he must cooperate with Pei Jian’s work and cannot act on his whims.

"Mr. Su, let’s discuss how to welcome the Crown Prince..."

"Alright, when the Crown Prince visits Dongshan, we must arrange a safe, reliable place for him to stay, especially making sure that no idle people disturb him..."

"Naturally, I have already picked out a place for the Crown Prince to stay temporarily." Pei Jian nodded.

"Where?"

"The inn where the Crown Prince stayed last time in Dongshan."

"Mr. Pei, how can you let the Crown Prince stay in an inn? That’s too perfunctory." Su Mobai was somewhat displeased. "Even if it’s to clear out Dongshan Post House, or lend him a courtyard from Shanglin Temple, that would be better."

"Mr. Su, when the Crown Prince visited last year, he stayed at that inn, and it’s still vacant now, and since the Crown Prince paid for three months in advance, even though he returned to the capital, time is not yet up." Pei Jian replied, "Arranging for the Crown Prince to stay there will surely please him, plus, his safety is more assured there."

"What do you mean?" Su Mobai was greatly puzzled.

"The inn is a property of Lin Chengde’s family, very close to Lin Mansion, and within Lin Mansion are masters from the Snow Mountain Sect. The Crown Prince residing there will be safer than anywhere else. Plus, we can intentionally mislead and find another temporary palace for him?"

"Where?"

"How about Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion!"

Su Mobai frowned; Dongshan City’s Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion had been seized, but the Marquis Lingyang in Li Jing, although imprisoned, is still alive and well in the Ministry of Justice’s prison.

"Mr. Pei, isn’t that inappropriate?"

"What’s inappropriate about it? Marquis Lingyang’s Mansion is grand enough and has been seized by the court, no longer part of Marquis Lingyang’s assets. After the smuggling case, Marquis Lingyang’s roots in Dongshan are utterly severed. Even if he has the chance to return, he doesn’t own a brick or tile here!" Pei Jian explained indignantly, having offended him thoroughly, is there still hope for reconciliation?

"Fine, I agree. Are you planning to entice that Tianyuan master to once again target the Crown Prince?" Su Mobai asked, "Since he failed once, surely he isn’t foolish enough not to realize this is a trap?"

"Trying doesn’t lose us anything. If we can catch him, wouldn’t it be a great achievement?"

"This matter still requires the Crown Prince’s cooperation."

"Of course, I wouldn’t dare act on my own." Pei Jian nodded.

...

"Yurou, have you mentioned this to your husband? I really want to meet him, not for that matter, it’s about business." Su Yi adored the mirror she held more and more these days.

This thing is great; apart from being fragile, it’s a thousand times better in every way than copper mirrors nowadays.

With such a good business opportunity in front of me, if I don’t seize it, my reputation as a ’talented woman’ would be for naught.

"Su Yi, I haven’t had the chance to mention it yet. He’s been very busy these days, and we’ve barely met..." Lien Yurou’s cheeks flushed slightly, lying isn’t a task for honest people, especially when just last night she was ’tossed to the brink of death,’ and secretly learned what it means to have a ’silver tongue.’

Su Yi isn’t like Lien Yurou, a small social butterfly—she’s long been adept at reading people and understanding situations. Seeing Lien Yurou’s expression, she knew Yurou was lying; she hadn’t mentioned it.

"Yurou, just help me this once, I’m not trying to take him from you, I really have honest business to discuss with him; I guarantee he’ll be interested once he hears."

"Business?"

"How about this, if the business succeeds, I’ll give you thirty percent of the profit?" Su Yi proposed enticingly.

"Huh?"

"Is thirty percent not enough? How about forty percent, surely that’s fair, but I can’t give more." Su Yi gritted her teeth and raised her offer.