Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!

Seeing the Fourth Prince's sincere attitude, Lin Yi took the opportunity to say.

"Fourth Prince, all the Silver Taels have been returned to the girls, you have indeed done another great deed."

Flattered by Lin Yi's praises, the Fourth Prince beamed and couldn't close his mouth, musing that his good deeds would surely be seen by the Heavens.

And Lin Yi, playing to his fancy, very cooperatively slipped his hand into his pocket and quietly pressed a button, causing the Fourth Prince's Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity Jade Pendant to emit a green light.

Lin Yi pretended not to see it, allowing the Fourth Prince to secretly delight in it.

Lin Yi had indeed saved the girls some money with the silver notes but had yet to ransom their freedom.

"Wow, Fourth Prince, your Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity Jade Pendant is actually shining!" Bai Lu exclaimed unknowingly upon seeing it.

Having held an official post before his disguise, he had more than a hint of knowledge about the Fourth Prince's jade pendant glowing.

Seizing the moment while the Fourth Prince was immersed and unable to extricate himself, Lin Yi feigned embarrassment and said.

"Fourth Prince, you have done a good deed and returned the ransom Silver Taels to the girls, so on their behalf, may I timidly ask, can they redeem their freedom?"

"To facilitate a good match is also a good deed, truly something remarkable."

Lin Yi intentionally emphasized that last statement, as the singers held their breath and fixed their eyes on the Fourth Prince's lips.

Hoping the Fourth Prince would show great kindness and give them all to Lin Yi.

The Fourth Prince hesitated for a moment, thinking that he had spent three thousand silver taels on these singers and to give them away to Lin Yi for nothing today would indeed be a loss.

But thinking of the deities above, he wanted to do a good deed.

"That's right, the greatest joy of this prince is to facilitate good matches, go wherever you wish."

The singers, thrilled, immediately kneeled and kowtowed in thanks to the Fourth Prince.

Surrounded by praises, the Fourth Prince's mood was indescribably buoyant, and Lin Yi cooperated by clapping in gratitude.

The singers had been rescued, and next, a proper account had to be settled with the Fourth Prince.

"Fourth Prince is truly a living Bodhisattva, granting the singers their freedom, then will the Zuimeng Music Workshop need to find new singers in the future?"

The Fourth Prince had not considered this question. In the excitement just now, he had given away all the singers, but what about the future?

"This is not urgent, let's take a breather." The Fourth Prince appeared slightly embarrassed.

Lin Yi cleared his throat and then gave Bai Lu a meaningful look.

Bai Lu instantly understood and took out a paper with a seal from his bosom.

"Fourth Prince, this is a confession from the examination of the arson case at the former Good Sound Music Workshop by a Judge from the Judicial Bureau, please peruse it."

Where would the Fourth Prince dare to look? The steward had done everything according to his own instructions; without looking, he knew what the steward must have said.

"No need to look at this, this prince has used people injudiciously, truly sorry," the Fourth Prince lowered his head, wishing he could dig a hole and hide himself away.

But Lin Yi spoke indifferently, "Fourth Prince, your steward has written clearly in his confession that he independently funded the purchase of the Zuimeng Music Workshop."

"Because of his jealousy of the Good Sound Music Workshop's booming business, he harbored ill intentions and set it on fire. He is willing to offer the Zuimeng Music Workshop as compensation."

What? Offer the Zuimeng Music Workshop as compensation?

Furious, the Fourth Prince stood up with a slam, never in his wildest dreams expecting the steward to dare be so audacious, not even considering his master's position.

Knowing the Fourth Prince might not believe it, Lin Yi purposely spoke aloud, "Fourth Prince, if you don't believe it, you can look at these confessions, they are written in black and white on white paper."

The Fourth Prince remained silent and did not reach out to take the confession; as a member of the Imperial Family, it was difficult for him to let go of his pride to examine the confession, so he could only sigh deeply.

"Alas! It's all because I, the Prince, employed the wrong people. It's only right for me to compensate you with a new music workshop after he burned down the Good Sound Music Workshop."

There were no outsiders here, and the Fourth Prince dropped the formalities.

Lin Yi smiled with pride.

Bai Lu was even more grateful, bowing slightly to the Fourth Prince with his fists clasped.

"Indeed, our Fourth Prince is profoundly understanding. Then, thank you for your generous sacrifice. This Zuimeng Music Workshop will henceforth be renamed to Good Sound No.1 Music Workshop."

This name had already been decided by Lin Yi before coming here. Next, he planned to start acquiring music workshops from the Imperial City, then open branches.

After that, he would expand beyond the city to the entire Dayout.

It's easier to make money from the wealthy.

"Alas!" The Fourth Prince sighed deeply, his heart aching unbearably.

He had just released all of the Singers, and now he was handing over the Zuimeng Music Workshop to Lin Yi; it was like losing his wife and his army.

Having secured both, Lin Yi was even more content.

He slowly stood up and turned to address the Singers.

"There's no need to worry, everyone. You can spend the next couple of days learning at the Good Sound Music Workshop. Tomorrow, I'll have someone come and renovate this place."

"From now on, this will surely become the largest music workshop in the Imperial City. You all can comfortably perform your music here."

The Singers cheered, relieved. Initially, they were worried about adapting to a new environment, but now Lin Yi had decided to refurbish the old place.

Listening more and more irritably, the Fourth Prince found an excuse to leave.

Once out of the Zuimeng Music Workshop, he suddenly realized that he had fallen into Lin Yi's trap, unwittingly handing over both the Singers and the workshop.

The resentful Fourth Prince quickly sent people to investigate the housekeeper's testimony, only to find that it was all fabricated.

"Damned Lin Yi, to think he dared to deceive me with fabricated tales, causing me to lose a music workshop. Just you wait!"

The Fourth Prince clenched his teeth in fury, wishing he could tear Lin Yi apart.

Looking back at Lin Yi, after the Fourth Prince had left, Lin Yi went to the Nine-Eyed Mall and bought the equipment for the music workshop's renovation, then lay down to rest inside the Zuimeng Music Workshop.

While Lin Yi was sleeping soundly, Yang Gong and his team rushed over.

"Mr. Lin Yi? Mr. Lin Yi?"

They had, according to Lin Yi's instructions, made bulk orders for the crayfish that the Fourth Prince had just brought back.

The demands soon outstripped supply, and the price of crayfish skyrocketed from 50 wen per jin to 500 wen.

The Fourth Prince had originally wanted to monopolize by selling at 50 wen, but now that reputable merchants were placing orders at such high prices, it surged tenfold! Naturally, the Fourth Prince was tempted.

However, there was a condition attached to Yang Gong and the others' orders, which was also Lin Yi's stipulation.

It was to order a minimum of 200 Shi, with a down payment of 100 Shi in Silver Taels. If they failed to deliver within three days, the Fourth Prince would have to return thrice the silver.

100 Shi is 12,000 jin, each jin priced at 500 wen or half a Silver Tael, so each person's down payment was 6,000 Silver Taels.

According to reports from subordinates, they found at least 50,000 Shi of crayfish, more than enough for the merchants' preorders.

Not a single crayfish was sold yet, and with ten merchants ordering, the Fourth Prince collected 60,000 Silver Taels, which was far more than his initial expectation of earning 50,000 Silver Taels from the crayfish.

As soon as crayfish hit the market, they were priced exorbitantly, making them unaffordable for ordinary citizens, with only wealthy families able to enjoy them.

The Fourth Prince didn't care about the people's cries; all he cared about was how much money could fill his pockets.

...End of the chapter...