Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 125 Suspicion
The next morning, when Li Lijun went to pay respects to King Sui, King Sui looked at her with a softer gaze than before. Obviously, he knew from Princess Dou that his little granddaughter had donated [-]% of Zhao Chenji's proceeds.His plan to build a temple can go on again.

He said to Li Lijun with some reproach: "You child, why are you so careless at such a young age? Wisdom will hurt, and children should relax when they encounter troubles. Eat, drink, have fun, and leave all your worries to me." It's fine for adults to solve it, don't think too much. A Weng is still here, so can it still make you suffer?"

Li Lijun continued to pretend to be shy: "The gossip outside is flying all over the sky. I saw Aye and Mrs. Guoguo together that day, and Aye has not come home... I am really worried..."

King Sui coughed twice: "Ah Weng has already spoken, what else do you have to worry about? Well, if you want to stay with your mother for a longer period of time, you can go with you, but you have to go home for the New Year. You You don’t have to worry about the property and manpower left to you by your mother. Weng has already discussed with your grandma, and will send someone to help you keep an eye on the accounts and frighten the people below. If outsiders dare to come to make trouble, call your people Just report A Weng's name, I want to see who dares to take advantage of my granddaughter's property!"

That's fine.Li Lijun is not afraid that Sui Wang and his wife will intervene in Zhao Chenji's business.The King of Sui didn't care about common affairs, and Princess Dou was not good at management. They knew that the shopkeepers of the Chen family were capable and would make money, so they wouldn't struggle with money.As long as the money given to them is in place, the two elders are easy to talk to.

Li Lijun, who received the permission letter from the Sui king, notified the two mothers Cui and Lu to transfer the money after returning to his yard.

After Zhao Chenji's personnel turmoil, the remaining staff has been reorganized, and now the person in charge of finances is Lv Nanny's brother, Lu Treasurer.He had received the letter a long time ago and made preparations. Now that he received the notice, he packed gold equivalent to [-]% of the income in the first half of the year and sent it to the Sui Palace.Li Lijun only opened the box and inspected it, and then asked someone to notify Shen Jiang to withdraw the money.

Concubine Dou didn't expect Li Lijun to be so efficient. When she got the gold, she couldn't believe it.

After confirming the amount of gold, Concubine Dou was in a better mood.Since the little granddaughter is so caring and filial, she, as a grandmother, naturally has to reciprocate.

Concubine Dou asked Shen Jiang to send the forest land deed to Li Lijun, and at the same time sent her confidant Lu Ying to Zou Wangfu to greet Zou Wang and send some medicinal materials by the way.After Lu Ying greeted the old Queen Zou, she conveyed to him the request of her own princess: their fourth wife has become the new owner of the Saga Mountain Forest Farm of the Dou family, and is planning to stay in the local area to observe filial piety after the mother's funeral, but because of The house in Saga Mountain Forest Farm has been in disrepair for a long time and it is inconvenient to live in, so I want to borrow another courtyard from Zou Wangfu for a period of time.

Zou Wang's family was very surprised. They knew that Li Lijun lived in Saga Bieyuan for a while, but they didn't know that she bought the forest farm next door.

Li Shen thought more, and asked Lu Ying tentatively: "I remember that the forest farm is the property of Bi Guogong's mansion, why did it sell to Li Niang?"

Lu Ying briefly talked about the whole story: How did the Duke of Bi's mansion exchange the forest farm with Uncle Dou's farm, and how Uncle Dou was in poor health and had no spare time to take care of the forest farm, so he had to entrust it to his sister Princess Dou, Li Lijun And how did he obtain this property from his step-grandmother, Princess Dou.

Everything that should be concealed in the whole matter has been concealed, but obvious flaws have also been left.If the people of Prince Zou's Mansion discover these flaws, they will know what Duke Bi's Mansion has done after a little careful inquiry.But the news didn't come from Concubine Dou and Uncle Dou's siblings, and Duke Bi's government couldn't blame them even if they wanted to.

How could a smart person like Li Shen not discover those flaws?However, he didn't ask Lu Ying any further, and just asked about Li Lijun's recent situation with a smile: "How is Li Niang's health? When I met her in Fengxian County, I told her that I, Aunt, missed her very much and asked her to come here." She's a guest at home. Why hasn't she come over after returning to Chang'an for many days?"

Lu Ying hurriedly said: "Si Niangzi mentioned that she wanted to come, but our princess feels that Si Niangzi is filial after all, and she is afraid of any collision, so she doesn't allow it. If the old prince really wants to see Si Niangzi, I will go back and report to the princess. .”

"No need." Li Shen smiled and said, "It's more convenient for me to go and see her. On the other side of Saga Mountain, there is a difference between staying for a short time and staying for a long time. Since Li Niang plans to stay for a long time, I will go over and say goodbye to her. It saves her from staying here, but she doesn’t know anything about the surroundings of Bieye, and she doesn’t know where to buy anything she needs.”

Lu Ying thanked him for his kindness, and after finishing her task for today, she said goodbye and left.She had to return to the Sui Palace before the gate of the workshop was closed.

After she left, everyone in Prince Zou's mansion talked about it.

Li Shen asked old Zou Wang for instructions: "This matter is quite weird. Although Li Niang has long mentioned that she wants to marry a filial piety in front of her mother's grave, but at her age, even if she has such thoughts, the adults in the family will not accept it." She should be allowed to live alone. Besides, how could the forest farm in Saga Mountain fall into the hands of Li Niang? Rumor has it that the forest farm has long been worthless and needs to be re-run. Bi Guogong's mansion has the cheek to throw it to the tribe , and forced to exchange a good property. It’s fine if Uncle Dou is unable to run the business, but how can Concubine Dou bring disasters to the east? Did Li Niang pay a huge amount of money for the forest farm? She is a child, carrying a A person who is extremely rich but has no one to rely on in the Sui Palace, I don't know how he will be manipulated by the elders!"

Old Zou Wang's expression was also very serious: "Then you go and ask her face to face, avoid other people, and only talk to her alone, and she will tell you the truth without hesitation. You have to let her know that if she has a heart There is really a grievance, it is useless to hide it, and we can make decisions for her by telling her!"

Li Shen quickly responded, and then hesitantly asked his grandfather: "The other courtyard in Saga Mountain... Should we continue to lend our house to Li Niang, or do we follow Chen Weng's intentions..."

Old Zou Wang waved his hand: "Let's take a look. If Li Niang can hold the thing in his hand, then it's okay for the other courtyard to return it to her. I didn't spend any money at the beginning, and it was Lao Chen who entrusted it to me. Tell me that if Li Dai is not a man, when Minzhi and Li Niang are in trouble, I will hand over Bieye to them as a retreat. Now that Minzhi is gone, Bieye should be handed over to Li Niang. It's just that Li Niang is still young. If the people in the Sui Palace are too much and refuse to let go of anything in the child's hands, then I can't hand over the property. I will guard this property for her. When she gets married in the future, she will be able to return to Zhao with her reliance."

Li Shen understood what his grandfather meant: "I understand. I will go to see Li Niang tomorrow and tell her everything you mean."

Old Zou Wang nodded, and couldn't help coughing a few times. Li Shen hurriedly poured hot tea for his grandfather, and patted his chest and back for him.

The old King Zou calmed down a bit, and then lowered his voice and said: "Tomorrow, when you go out, you can stop by to inquire about the development of the court, and see what the saint's regulations are for our family's throne? I have also been 'seriously ill' for a long time. All the news has been released, and the sage has sent several groups of people to find out the truth of the matter. Even Li Niang, a child, has been dispatched by him. Don't you feel relieved? Our family doesn't fight for power, why? As for being afraid of this?!"

Li Shen whispered: "Someone made a fuss about Sister Chen's death. It is said that if the concubine of the imperial family is able to become a wife because of having a son today, I am afraid that there will be more concubines with delusions in the future. .Using a concubine as a wife is something that has never happened in the clan of this dynasty after all. The courtiers object, and the sage will inevitably hesitate."

Old King Zou's face turned cold: "If that's the case, we have to think of another way. Let's decide on your Aye's successor first!"

(End of this chapter)