In a dilapidated tavern, Luan Tingyu poured a glass of wine for Li Yanqing and said, "This tavern sells private wine, but it actually makes good, better than most official wines in Bianjing."

"You used to see the master?"

"I used to just come to see him secretly, but he refused to forgive me until his death."

"The master has forgiven you, but you don't know."

"How do you know?"

Li Yanqing took a sip of wine and said lightly: "The master told us that he once had five disciples. If he didn't say it, how could I know that you are the second senior brother? How did you know that your name is Luan Tingyu? The master only has a hard mouth, and he would have forgiven you in his heart."

Luan Tingyu's eyes suddenly became sad. He buried his face in his palm and sobbed silently. After a while, his emotions gradually stabilized.

"If I hadn't met you today, maybe I would have regretted my life. Junior brother, I owe you a favor."

Li Yanqing shook his head, "I'm not helping you, I just hope that the master will rest in peace and resolve the misunderstandings between you two."

Luan Tingyu didn't say anything. After a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Do you know that there are a group of very precious calligraphy and paintings in Zhu Jie's wealth that you sink to the bottom of Suzhou Lake?"

Li Yanqing was shocked, "Will that be ruined?"

Luan Tingyu smiled and said, "Zhu Xie has done a very good waterproof treatment and will not be destroyed within one or two years. It will be hard to say if the time is longer. Moreover, most of the boxes are not flooded and the ship is being turned upside down at the bottom of the lake, but there is still air in the loading cabin."

Li Yanqing's eyes widened, "Have you been in?"

Luan Tingyu nodded, "I just came back from Suzhou and pried open the two large boxes of the wrecked ship and made a fortune. I am willing to share half of you, but I ask you to do something for me."

"What do you want me to help you?"

"You can get the packing list for me, or tell me which box I want is in, and I can't pry it open one by one."

"What do you want?"

"I want a guqin, Jiuxiao Huanpeng."

Li Yanqing was speechless for a while. If Luan Tingyu wanted a sword, he would understand, but he wanted to be a Jiuxiao Huan Peiqin. His heart suddenly moved, "Do you want to give it to someone?"

A rare warmth appeared on Luan Tingyu's face, and he nodded gently, "I want to give it to a woman, a woman that will make me dream of for the rest of my life."

Li Yanqing suddenly felt a hint of warmth in Luan Tingyu's cold blood. At this moment, he turned from a murderous machine to a human again.

After a moment of silence, Li Yanqing said: "Can you be sure that the guqin is on the boat?"

"Of course! That guqin was originally owned by Huang Tingjian. After Huang Tingjian died, his eldest son gave the guqin to Huang Tingjian's close friend according to his will. Master Zhongren, the abbot of Huaguang Temple in Hengzhou. Three years ago, Master Zhongren brought the guqin back to Bujin Temple in Kuaiji County. As a result, Zhu Xie got the news, so he robbed the temple on the excuse of digging a Taihu stone in Bujin Temple. This guqin came to Zhu Xie's hands and was now sinking at the bottom of the Suzhou lake."

"But how do you know I can get the packing list?"

"Although the packing list was handed over to the emperor, as far as I know, His Highness Jia left a copy. Just tell him that Wang Xizhi's "Shangyu Tie" is also in the sunken ship. I'm worried that it will be damaged. You have to salvage the calligraphy and paintings on the ship first, and I believe he will agree."

Li Yanqing suddenly understood what Luan Tingyu meant, "What do you mean is that the guqin and calligraphy and painting are in the same box?"

"Even if it's not in a box, I think it's not far away."

"It seems I have to go to Suzhou."

Luan Tingyu stood up and bowed deeply, "If junior brother is willing to help me with this, I will be rewarded in the future!"

Li Yanqing nodded, "I can't be sure, I can only say give it a try."

After pausing, Li Yanqing said again: "I think that piano is also on the list. To prevent unnecessary trouble, I suggest you make another imitation piano and put it in."

"I have imitation zithers, even Huang Tingjian's poem written by himself. I always thought it was a real zither, but later I found out that the real zither fell into Zhu Xie's hands."

Li Yanqing looked at his expectant look and said lightly: "I will go to find His Highness Jia tomorrow!"

Before dawn the next day, after Zhou Tong's body was cremated, his family returned to his hometown of Huazhou, Shaanxi with his bones. Li Yanqing and others also bid farewell to him, and they returned to Bianjing.

In the afternoon, in a tavern in Zhouxi Wasi, Luan Tingyu was drinking while waiting for news about Li Yanqing with great worries, and they made an appointment to meet here.

At this time, a burst of rapid footsteps came from the stairs. When Luan Tingyu looked up, he saw Li Yanqing walking quickly to the second floor.

Luan Tingyu observed his expression and felt a bad feeling in his heart, and Li Yanqing looked obviously a little depressed.

Li Yanqing sat down next to him and sighed, "There is good news, but there is bad news, let's tell you the bad news first! The emperor has decided to dig out all the wrecks in Suzhou. This is a decision made three days ago. The reason is the same as the reason you told me. The emperor is worried that the precious calligraphy and paintings inside will be flooded. He has issued an order to let the Censor Wang Fu be the special envoy and rushed to Suzhou two days ago."

"What about the good news?"

"The good news is that I have seen the copy of that list. The guqin you want is in the 281 box, in the 24th shipwreck."

As soon as Li Yanqing finished speaking, Luan Tingyu jumped up, bowed to Li Yanqing with his fists, and turned around and hurried away.

Li Yanqing looked at him walking away and couldn't help but smile coldly. The cold-blooded killer with the size of the sky actually fell in love with a woman, which sounded so absurd.

Of course, Li Yanqing knew that Luan Tingyu did not tell him the truth. Maybe he wanted to give the guqin to a certain woman, but he must have another goal.

Yesterday, Li Yanqing tried a little, and Luan Tingyu revealed flaws. A warrior like him may have never seen what the words written by Huang Tingjian looked like. Needless to say, he imitated a guqin. He actually knew Wang Xizhi's "Shangyu Tie".

It is obvious that someone prepared the imitation of the guqin for him, and they had already discussed countermeasures. Li Yanqing suspected that Luan Tingyu's real goal was "Shangyu Tie", and the guqin was just a cover for him.

Although he knew that Luan Tingyu had not told the truth, Li Yanqing did not refuse him. The wealth of the fifty big ships had nothing to do with him, and he was just a favor.

Li Yanqing reached out to pick up the wine pot, poured a glass of wine for himself, and drank it all in one go, and he had to pay for the final wine money himself.

"Waiter, check out!"

After leaving Zhouxi Wasi, Li Yanqing hurried to Yujie again. He has been concerned about the situation of the new store in the past two days. Although the staff is enough at present, Li Yanqing is still a little worried about whether the opening of the new store in Yujie will cause any power. As his father said, opening a store in Yujie not only means strong capital, but also powerful power.

Hundreds of steps away from the Yujie store, Li Yanqing suddenly discovered a long team. The team actually lined up to Zhuque Gate a mile away. He walked forward quickly. Sure enough, the starting point of this team was the original Wang Family Rouge Shop, which is now on the big sign of Baoyanzhai.

I saw a large counter on the steps of the store, with small wooden boxes densely packed with thrusts. Three female clerks were so busy that they were not stuck in the ground. Two were responsible for collecting money, and the other was responsible for packing and shipping the goods.

I have only been to Zhongmu County for only three days, and has jade steak become so popular? The store is filled with crowds of female customers who come to buy rouge and perfume. I saw Manager Wu greeting guests at the door with a smile on his face, constantly solving various small problems.

Li Yanqing looked up again and saw a large plaque hanging above the shop gate, with three big words "Baoyanzhai" written by Emperor Zhao Ji.

"The little official is back!"

I saw a smiling man standing behind me. It was Aunt Yang's brother Yang Xin. Yang Xin's first impression of Li Yanqing was a very vivid "Wu Dalang". He was short, short and thick, with a big round face, small eyes and a small nose, and a particularly kind and docile temper. He always smiled every day. His father, Li Daqi, always said that he was the shopkeeper.

Of course, Li Daqi was not just talking, so when Baoyanzhai’s main store moved to Yujie, the shop on Xinqiao was handed over to Yang Xin, who was promoted to Yang Jianguan.

"How come Uncle Yang Er is free to come?"

"The new sign on Li Ji on Xinqiao has to be prepared after the genius. I happened to be free these two days, so I came here to help!"

Li Yanqing heard something in his words and asked quickly: "Has the shop in Xinqiao decided to change its name?"

Yang Xin nodded, "The owner said he had decided to change his name to the Rainhong Li Ji Rouge Shop, which sells high-quality and cheap powders and perfumes. In fact, the quality is not much different from that of Baoyanzhai, but the brand is different, and the price is more than half cheaper than Baoyanzhai."

Sometimes Li Yanqing had to admire his father's decisive behavior. Once he made a decision, he immediately started. On the day he went to attend the funeral of his master, he decided to open another mid-range rouge shop. Unexpectedly, he started to make plaques in just two days, and it was called Ranhong Li Ji.

"Is the inventory sufficient?" Li Yanqing asked again.

"It's really unexpected when it comes to inventory. When we took over the Wang Family Rouge Shop in the dyed Red, we found a room full of various raw materials and rouge in their warehouse. They were all in stocks of the former Rouge Shop. The government didn't use it and sold them to us for 500 guan. We counted it for one night. The inventory inside was worth at least 5,000 guan and the quality was pretty good. The batch of goods was changed to the dyed Red Li Ji Rouge. We have been busy sorting out these goods these two days."

Only then did Li Yanqing remember that the Wang family's rouge shop was suddenly sealed off. There should be a lot of inventory, usually auctioned together with the store. The store did not sell it, so of course the inventory was cheaper.
Chapter completed!