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Chapter 1463 Breakthrough
"Who is it?" Li Wei asked curiously, her eyes wide.

However, before Lin Hao could speak, the usually intelligent Yuan Ying looked at Lin Hao with some uncertainty and asked, "Is it Haitang?"

"How could it be Sister Haitang?" Li Wei said with disbelief.

Yuan Ying ignored Li Wei and waited for Lin Hao's reply, and Lin Hao did not disappoint her.

"Who else could it be but her!" Lin Hao continued his analysis:

"These seasonal girls didn't all enter the Third Young Master's mansion at the same time, so there must have been a sequence. How did they manage to simultaneously hate the Third Young Master and avoid having his children?"

"They say everyone is different, and everyone has a unique personality. If no one leads them, they will never be able to do this, given their disorganized state!"

"And who do you think will be the one who leads this in the end?" Lin Hao asked Yuan Ying and Li Wei.

Li Wei vaguely understood at this point, but there were still some things she hadn't figured out and she was still somewhat confused.

Upon hearing Lin Hao's analysis, Yuan Ying gasped in shock and blurted out, "Dong Haitang!"

"That's not right!" Li Wei, who had always been close to Dong Haitang, immediately retorted:
"Sister Haitang is a very kind person, and she cares a lot about and supports the girls of the festival. She has no ulterior motives, does she?"

Seeing that Yuan Ying had figured out all the key points, Lin Hao said with a smile, "Yuan Ying, why don't you help Li Wei analyze why?"

At this moment, Yuan Ying glanced at Lin Hao, then looked at Li Wei with a complicated expression and said:

"Imagine this scenario: if you were Dong Haitang, newly married to the Third Young Master, you would find upon entering the mansion that the Third Young Master had several concubines!"

"That's fine. In most parts of Jiuchuan, men are more patriarchal than women, so taking concubines isn't unacceptable!"

"But the problem is, the Third Young Master has no intention of stopping. He already has a principal wife, but he wants to take more concubines to complete the twenty-four solar terms. What do you think about that?"

Li Wei subconsciously said, "It's fine if I don't become the young master's principal wife, I can just go back!"

"What if we can't go back?" Yuan Ying asked with a complicated expression.

"You may be happy to just leave, but what about your parents and relatives back home? What about the alliance between Sichuan and Chongqing? Will there be another century-long war, causing widespread suffering?"

Li Wei opened her mouth, putting herself in Dong Haitang's shoes, then shook her head, unable to imagine the consequences of doing so.

"Cough cough, something's not right!" Li Wei suddenly realized, and then asked:

"What does this have to do with Sister Haitang instigating the seasonal girls to rebel against the Third Young Master and refuse to have his children?"

Seeing Yuan Ying remain silent, Lin Hao smiled and said, "Xiao Wei hasn't figured it out yet, so why don't I explain it to her?"

“Let me do it!” Yuan Ying said frankly.

"She'll figure this out sooner or later, and I don't like to argue. If there's something going on, just say it out loud to avoid resentment later!"

Li Wei looked at Lin Hao and Yuan Ying from left to right, feeling a little confused. She knew the meaning of each word they said, but when put together, she had no idea what kind of riddle they were talking about!

At this moment, Yuan Ying smiled and then looked at Li Wei to continue:
"Li Wei, do you know how I felt when I married my husband and learned that he had someone he loved, and that he was trying to make you his legal wife?"

"What were you thinking?" Li Wei was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously.

He then shook his head, wondering how he had gotten himself involved in the gossip.
“My decision was to leave voluntarily. So on our wedding night, I told my husband my ambition: I would help him gain a foothold in the court, then divorce him and return to Jinchuan to become a female official in the court!”

"Ah~!"

Lin Hao had previously told her that Yuan Ying would enter the Xinchuan court in the future, and the inner quarters would be handed over to her to manage.

At the time, Li Wei didn't think so much about it. Only now did she realize that so many things had happened in between. With Yuan Ying clearing away the fog, she vaguely understood why Dong Haitang was the mastermind behind everything.

"Surprised, aren't you!" Yuan Ying continued, "Not to mention my husband's promise that he will allow me to enter the court and become the first female official in Xinchuan."

"What I want to say is that I am, after all, the Princess of Jinchuan. I have a way out, but Dong Haitang is like you. She doesn't have my status. Her family in Yanchuan and the Lord of Yanchuan will not allow her to return innocently!"

"Since she can't go back and can only stay in Xinchuan as the Third Young Master's wife, then naturally we should create a comfortable environment for her!"

At this point, Li Wei finally understood and continued:

"Therefore, looking at that group of concubines in the backyard of the Third Young Master's mansion, it would be best to drive them all away!"

"But she doesn't have the right to drive people away. Since we can't beat them, we should join them and unite with them!"

"Then lead them to rebel against the Third Young Master, take the lead in using contraception, and refuse to have children with the Third Young Master!"

"This way, it will be perfectly reasonable for the seasonal maids to take precautions against pregnancy, thus preventing other concubines from giving birth to the Third Young Master's eldest son by a concubine!"

"And this time, the fact that the Third Young Master discovered their proactive use of contraception is an excellent opportunity to legally and legitimately make the seasonal girls leave on their own."

"As for her status as a bride in a political marriage, she naturally cannot leave the Third Young Master's residence. At that time, regardless of whether the Third Young Master is willing or not, he can only be with her for life."

As Li Wei analyzed this, she thought of Dong Haitang, who was usually very kind to her and protected her like an older sister, and Li Wei couldn't help but shudder!
Then Li Wei covered her head and said somewhat dejectedly:
"How could this be? Why is there so much backstabbing and intrigue everywhere? Can't we just live our own quiet lives?"

"Have you figured it out yet?" Lin Hao then shook his head and said:
"That's why I object to you meddling in other people's private affairs!"

"If you don't know anything, you'll probably just blindly get involved, and then people will hold a grudge against you without you even knowing why!"

"Moreover, Dong Haitang's methods were relatively mild; she didn't torture the girls to death, and she even arranged a way out for them!"

"No!" Li Wei quickly replied upon hearing this.

"Their livelihood problems were discussed with us by Sister Yuanying on the way, and she even gave us the idea of ​​opening a restaurant!"

Lin Hao said somewhat speechlessly, "Were those sixteen people also arranged by Yuan Ying to go directly to their current accommodations as soon as they left the Third Young Master's residence?"

"Ah~!" Li Wei suddenly realized what was happening, then gasped and said:
"Yes, as soon as we left the mansion, we went straight to a residence. It seems that this was premeditated!"

At this moment, Li Wei felt somewhat at a loss. Thinking of Dong Haitang and the girls of the season who had always treated her well, she was conflicted and didn't know what to do.

"So, what should we do now?" Li Wei said regretfully, "They've already left, we can't just stand by and do nothing!"

"Things have come to this point, we should still help where we can. The problem is, how should we handle this now?" Lin Hao said, spreading his hands.
"And there's another problem: now that you know their true colors, how are you going to deal with them?"

"So, are you on Dong Haitang's side or the Seasonal Maiden's side?" "If you're going to intervene, how should you do it? What if they hold a grudge if you don't handle it well?"

Lin Hao bombarded her with a barrage of questions, leaving Li Wei completely bewildered. Then, her eyes lit up, and she tugged at Lin Hao's arm, pleading sweetly:

"Husband, I don't know what to do, please help me!"

Lin Hao smiled faintly and said, "Then will you still meddle in other people's family affairs in the future?"

"No!" Li Wei immediately assured him, "This lesson is enough. I'll never meddle in other people's business again!"

Seeing Yuan Ying deep in thought, Lin Hao smiled and said, "Yuan Ying, have you thought of a way?"

Yuan Ying nodded confidently and said:
"Actually, my husband has already explained the solution. He kept emphasizing that we are outsiders!"

"Therefore, we don't take sides with anyone; we are, and can only be, outsiders, and we'll pretend we know nothing!"

"We just felt sorry for them and helped them as much as we could. Our attitude towards them remained the same as always!"

"As for what will happen to them in the future, that's entirely up to their own fate!"

As expected, she lived up to her status as Lin Hao's chosen wife; she was decisive, calm, and had a clear goal.

Li Wei opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing. She was just naive, not stupid. She understood that Lin Hao and Yuan Ying's decision was the greatest protection for her.

However, it wasn't about doing nothing, so Li Wei thought for a moment and said:

"Then can we give them advice and suggest they run a restaurant?"

“I remember my husband saying that once the night market stabilizes, women can try their hand at business. Does that still stand?”

After saying that, Li Wei looked at Lin Hao cautiously, afraid that he might disagree.

"Oh dear, a woman doing business like this might cause some trouble since it hasn't been approved by the lord yet!" Lin Hao said, looking quite troubled.

"Then, what do you suggest we do?"

"Although this matter is a bit troublesome, but... speaking of which," Lin Hao said with a wicked smile as he looked at the two beauties in front of him.

"But what? Tell me~, my dear husband, please tell me~" Li Wei said in a coquettish voice, tugging at Lin Hao's sleeve.

Lin Hao whispered in Li Wei's ear, "Like this, then like that~!"

"You~, how could you do this? How could you take advantage of someone in distress?" Li Wei said, subconsciously looking at Yuan Ying, her pretty face flushed with embarrassment, and she wanted to push Lin Hao away.

"So, will you agree or not?" Lin Hao's lips curled up.

Li Wei blushed and said, "I...I agree, but what about Sister Yuan Ying?"

Yuan Ying, who was standing to the side, sensed something was wrong and was about to run away when Lin Hao grabbed her and pulled her back!
"Hehehe!" Having finally found such a good opportunity, how could I let Yuan Ying leave...!

For a time, Lin Hao was surrounded by women on both sides, spending the night in the warm embrace of the emperor.

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The next day, Lin Hao emerged from the bedroom feeling refreshed, while Li Wei, Yuan Ying, and Song Wu were still fast asleep due to excessive exercise the previous night.

After eating breakfast alone, Lin Hao went to the Jiuchuan Affairs Department again.

However, before leaving, he did not forget to have the maids Yu Ping and Yu Zhan bring some breakfast to his bedroom in the main courtyard.

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Lin Hao took over the Jiuchuan Affairs Department, and according to custom, a banquet was to be held to entertain the envoys from the eight provinces.

Knowing that bringing a concubine to such a formal occasion would be disrespectful, only Yuan Ying could accompany him to the banquet.
So Lin Hao specifically told Yuan Ying to let Li Wei help those seasonal girls open a restaurant, instead of letting Li Wei handle it herself, so as not to disappoint her later.

So when Li Wei met Dong Haitang again, she pretended to be the same as before and accompanied Dong Haitang and the seasonal girls to look for a suitable place to open a restaurant nearby.

These seasonal girls, used to lording it over the third prince's mansion, saw that a restaurant was going out of business and had to close down, so they arrogantly approached the landlord and demanded to rent it out.

As a result of this prevailing trend, other people's shops simply couldn't stay open; they would rather leave the premises vacant than rent them to women to run.

Enraged, Bai Lu burst into a tirade, "Look at the state of your shop! Why can't we rent it to you?"

The homeowner glanced at the group, then said directly:

"Why so many questions? This is my rule. I said I won't rent to women, and I mean it!"

"Rules? Where did these rules come from?" Li Wei stopped the eager Bai Lu and, holding up the new Sichuan legal code, said to the landlord:
"Then tell me clearly, which article of the New Sichuan Law states that women cannot go out or do business?"

The homeowner was even more direct, not bothering to explain, simply pushing them out of the shop and coldly saying:

"The higher authorities didn't say that it's forbidden to rent to women for business, but they also didn't say it has to be rented to you!"

"I can rent it if I want, and I can choose not to rent it if I don't want to. I simply won't rent it to a woman to run, and that doesn't violate any laws!"

They then searched all the shops in Xinchuan, but no one was willing to rent to them.

Meanwhile, after hearing Li Wei mention that the girls of the solar term were going to open their own restaurants and prepare to be self-reliant, Shangguan Jing pulled Ruan Sisi along and got involved, and then continued to look for a suitable shop.

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After the banquet, Dong Haitang, Li Wei, Shangguan Jing, Ruan Sisi, and the seasonal girls jointly contributed funds.

They took over the "Reunion Restaurant" where Lin Hao, Yin An, and the others often dined together and opened the Jiuchuan Food Festival.

Then everyone suggested that Li Wei and Yuan Ying take on the management role. Although the two refused on the spot, the restaurant ultimately needed someone to manage it.

Neither Dong Haitang nor Shangguan Jing, nor Ruan Sisi, possessed management skills, so the responsibility of managing the restaurant fell to them.

When Lin Hao learned about it, he didn't think much of it. However, Lin Hao also made it clear that he would find a few suitable people among those seasonal girls, train their management skills, and hand them over to them to manage when the time was right.

Since it was his woman's business, Lin Hao decided to hold the reception for visiting envoys here as a way of supporting them.

Li Wei and the others did a really good job, because the sixteen solar term girls themselves came from various parts of Sichuan, so they had all kinds of delicious food from all over the country.

Moreover, it is the first restaurant in Jiuchuan's history to offer a fusion of cuisines from all over Jiuchuan, which is why it is so popular with visitors.