Qin Yun touched her chin and pondered.
Although Qingshan was formidable, he couldn't possibly track down Prince Duan in such a short period.
"Was this information revealed to you by someone else?"
Qingshan readily admitted, "Yes!"
"Master, I suspect this information was deliberately leaked by someone close to the Emperor!"
Qin Yun nodded.
Xie Qianmo understood Xie Wuyou better than she did.
The Xiang family had been manipulated by Xie Wuyou back then.
Yet, no matter how cunning Xie Wuyou's schemes were, she ultimately lost to the sudden rise of Xie Qianmo.
Given her current relationship with that scoundrel, it was understandable if he secretly helped her.
"I understand. It doesn't matter who leaked it to us, as long as the information is reliable!"
"You may go. Continue to keep a close watch on Li Tingting!"
Qingshan asked, "What about Prince Duan?"
"Don't worry, someone will be watching him!" Qin Yun smiled.
"Yes!"
Upon leaving the study, Qin Yun remembered the matter of the winery and went to the adjacent mansion to find her father.
The third concubine had been obsessed with getting pregnant recently, forcing her father to drink tiger and deer penis soup to conceive.
If the third concubine were to ever conceive in this lifetime, it would require her intervention. Otherwise, even a god couldn't help her.
However, the third concubine was not a person to be trifled with.
If she were to have offspring, she would become the next second concubine.
Therefore!
She would not allow the third concubine to conceive.
It wasn't that she wouldn't help, but she didn't want the Qin family to live under someone's schemes again. She didn't have the energy to deal with such things.
As long as the third concubine had no offspring, she would surely be more well-behaved, and the Qin family would naturally provide for her.
Within the Qin Manor!
As soon as Qin Yun entered the main gate, the young servant went to inform Qin Yuanzhang.
Upon entering the main hall, Qin Yuanzhang arrived.
"Yun'er, why do you have time to visit your father today?" Qin Yuanzhang asked with a smile, in high spirits.
"Father, can't I visit you when I have nothing else to do?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Butler Fu, please serve tea!"
Butler Fu bowed slightly and began to serve tea to the father and daughter.
"Father, have you considered what I discussed with you earlier?" Qin Yun got straight to the point.
Qin Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and said with a frown, "Yun'er, it's only been a few days! If I were to go to the wine cellar, it would be difficult for me to explain to your third concubine!"
Currently, the third concubine was the only one in the household, so her father naturally cared a great deal about her.
"Father, if the third concubine could conceive, she would have done so already. Why do you indulge her self-deception?"
"Alas, Father thinks the same way, but if she has no offspring in this life, she will be unwilling."
Qin Yun sneered inwardly.
Since the cancerous growth of the second branch had been removed, the Qin family's winery business had been flourishing, and they had also acquired two more shops.
Coupled with the property confiscated from the second branch, the Qin family was now considered a noble family in the capital.
Facing the current Qin family, the third concubine was extremely attentive and naturally wanted to secure her position with offspring.
"Father, pregnancy is something that takes time, there's no need to rush!"
"Although the current third concubine is eager to conceive, you should also pay attention to the matter of the wine cellar!"
Qin Yuanzhang thought about it and felt that what Qin Yun said made a lot of sense.
"Father has also considered the idea Yun'er proposed. I do possess winemaking skills. If our winery were to add a signature fruit wine, it would be a piece of cake for me!"
Qin Yun smiled. She knew her father had a backup plan.
"Father, there's no better time than the present. It's still early, let's go to the wine cellar now!"
Having finally gotten Qin Yuanzhang to agree, she couldn't waste such a good opportunity.
"Go to the wine cellar now?"
Qin Yun stood up, walked to Qin Yuanzhang, and pulled on his arm, saying, "Yes! Since today is a holiday, let's go to the wine cellar!"
Although Qin Yuanzhang was hesitant at first, he eventually went to the wine cellar under Qin Yun's persistent cajoling.
In the wine cellar!
Qin Yun rarely came here.
Qin Yuanzhang also used to come here often in the past, but he rarely visited the wine cellar in recent years.
He usually arranged for the estate stewards to look after it.
Today, when father and daughter came, all the workers in the wine cellar were extremely respectful.
The two walked around the wine cellar. Seeing the father and daughter inspecting their work, the workers became more diligent in their tasks.
"Father, what kind of fruit wine do you want to make?"
Qin Yuanzhang stroked his beard and said, "The taste certainly cannot lose to Autumn Fragrance and Osmanthus Fragrance!"
Qin Yun nodded in agreement. Her father understood fruit wine thoroughly.
"How long does it take for Father to brew a new fruit wine?"
"Fruit wine is different from other wines; it doesn't take too long, only ten days!"
Ten days?
"With Father in charge, there will be absolutely no problem!"
Qin Yun walked up to Qin Yuanzhang, tugged on her father's sleeve, and asked playfully, "Father, I want to taste your craftsmanship, why don't we start now?"
Qin Yuanzhang smiled. "Father can see through your little schemes very clearly! Alright! Since I've promised you, let's do it!"
"Moreover, this is for the advancement of our winery's business, it's worth it!"
"Father, you're the best!" Qin Yun was overjoyed and hopped in place.
Unintentionally, she pulled at the wound on her chest.
She frowned.
Oh no!
The wound had been pulled. She needed to return to the manor immediately to apply medicine and re-bandage it.
She absolutely could not let her father notice anything amiss.
"Father, why don't you stay in the wine cellar for now and think about the fruit wine, and I'll go back to the manor?" Qin Yun forced a smile, her wound was starting to hurt.
"This? Didn't you force me to come? Now that we're at the wine cellar, you want to leave me and go?"
"Father, you know that the Emperor values me highly, considering me his right-hand man! I haven't completed the task the Emperor assigned yesterday, and I just remembered it!" Qin Yun gave an awkward smile.
If it weren't for the circumstances, she wouldn't want to lie.
Upon hearing that it was a task assigned by the Emperor, Qin Yuanzhang quickly said, "Since it's a task assigned by the Emperor, you mustn't be negligent. Hurry back to the manor and complete it!"
"Yes, Father. I'll leave the matter of the fruit wine to you then!"
After speaking, Qin Yun hurried away, feeling the blood spreading.
...
"How dare you stop this prince? Get out of my way, or I won't be polite!"
Xie Jing'an was under house arrest and couldn't go anywhere.
Thinking that he couldn't see Qin Yun, he became agitated.
"Second Prince, we are only following orders. Please do not make things difficult for us!"
"This prince wants to see his Imperial Uncle. Get out of my way!"
A line of dark guards stood in front of Xie Jing'an, blocking his path. He couldn't go anywhere.
He was skilled in martial arts, but facing more than ten dark guards, these guards were the elite of the elite, all highly skilled.
He could handle one or two, but facing more than ten, he truly couldn't win, especially in terms of stamina, where he was at a significant disadvantage.
What did he do wrong!
After just one night, his Imperial Uncle had increased the security personnel. Now he couldn't go anywhere.
Even the dog hole in the backyard was filled in this morning. How could he get out?
"You want to see me?"
Xie Qianmo happened to arrive at the palace entrance. The coldness in his eyes sent a shiver down Xie Jing'an's spine.
"Im-Imperial Uncle?"
Imperial Uncle's gaze was so cold, he was terrified.