Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 126 Triangle
People from Prince Zou's Mansion came earlier than Li Lijun expected.

In the early morning of the next day, shortly after dawn, she was still on the second floor of the garden water pavilion. She had just finished training for the day and was enjoying the beautiful scenery of the morning sun reflected on the lake when she heard Shen Jiang calling her from the lakeshore.

Li Lijun went downstairs, Shen Jiang walked into the water pavilion, and said hello to her: "Why did Si Niangzi come to the garden early in the morning? I just went to look for you in your yard. I heard Erhong and the others said that you are here. I thought I heard it wrong."

Li Lijun smiled: "The air is good in the morning. I went for a walk in the garden. Not only did I enjoy the beauty of the sunrise, I felt refreshed, and I also exercised my legs and feet. As long as I eat enough and sleep enough, my body will get better and better. Don't worry about getting sick every now and then."

Shen Jiang said with a smile: "Si Niangzi is right. Our concubine often says that the only way to live a long life is to eat three meals, get enough sleep, and exercise your muscles and bones from time to time. It's just that Si Niangzi is still young, so she still needs to sleep more now." You don't have to get up so early."

Li Lijun smiled noncommittally, and only asked her: "Why did you come to see me?"

Shen Jiang hurriedly replied: "Prince Zou's mansion just sent a post, and it is said that their Erlang Jun will come to the palace as a guest at the beginning of today ([-] o'clock in the morning), and he wants to meet Si Niangzi and talk to Si Niangzi about Saga's other career. The princess sent a servant to tell Si Niangzi, where would Si Niangzi want to receive guests?"

Saga Mountain Bieye was originally owned by Weng Chen, Madam Cui and the others knew it well, is there anything Li Shen needs to explain?As soon as Li Lijun heard it, he knew that Li Shen was looking for an excuse to meet him. After thinking about it, he said: "My yard is with my sisters, but it is in the inner house. Although Uncle Shen is from the same family, there are differences between men and women. It is inconvenient after all. Why don't I entertain him in this garden."

She reached out and pointed out the window of the Shui Pavilion: "It's the Huxin Pavilion on the opposite side. I remember that when Uncle Shen accompanied Uncle Qiong to our house for a banquet last time, he mentioned that he liked the pavilion very much, and he also wanted to be in the pavilion by himself. We built one at home, but unfortunately we have not been able to do so.” It seems to have happened when Li Shen was [-] or [-] years old, and Mrs. Shao mentioned it inadvertently when she was chatting with her son.

This lake center pavilion is actually not in the center of the lake, it is about 40 meters away from the shore, but because there is only a curved bridge connected to the land, as long as people are sent to guard the curved bridge, there is no need to worry about someone approaching and eavesdropping , so it is a very convenient place for people to talk privately.

Concubine Dou entertained her natal relatives or friends here more than once.

Shen Jiang clearly knew the benefits of the Huxin Pavilion, but she didn't think that Li Lijun chose this place to entertain Li Shen because of these benefits.Li Shen praised this pavilion, she still vaguely remembers it, thinking that Li Lijun really chose this place because of this, so she agreed with a smile: "I will order someone to clean the pavilion, and then prepare the screen and refreshments."

The pavilion is a square pavilion with four corners, and there are movable lattice doors and windows pasted with tulle on all sides, which can be disassembled at any time for viewing.There is about [-] square meters of space in the pavilion. Although it is ventilated all around, as long as there is a large screen, there is no need to worry about the cold.It doesn't take much time to clean the pavilion to entertain guests. The dusty lattice doors and windows are removed, the large screen is placed, and the furniture such as couches, small tables, and tea stoves and snacks are prepared, and it is almost the same.Li Lijun brought his maid to make tea, and waited for his guests at Sichu on time.

After Li Shen and his little niece met the ceremony, before they sat down, they looked at Li Lijun first. They saw that she had a ruddy complexion, a high spirit, a quick movement, and her clothes were plain but well-fitting and exquisite. neglect.Looking at the two maids beside her, they all looked calm, behaved politely, and dressed decently, the same manner as a noble lady's servant in a palace should have.Whether it is tea or snacks for entertaining guests, even the temporary furniture in the pavilion is of high quality, no different from when Mrs. Chen was alive.Li Shen knew that Li Lijun was not being treated lightly in the Sui Palace.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

After exchanging pleasantries, he got straight to the point and mentioned the change of owner of Dou's forest farm in Saga Mountain mentioned by the envoy sent by Princess Dou to Prince Zou's mansion.

Li Lijun nodded frankly and admitted: "Yes, this forest farm is now my property. The Dou family just sent me the land deed yesterday, and my grandma asked people to go to the government to file for it."

Li Shen hurriedly asked: "Did Niang Li voluntarily buy this property? Or what did Aunt Wang tell you?"

Li Lijun smiled: "Uncle Shen, don't get me wrong, how could grandma sell me her natal family's property for no reason? Naturally, I asked for it first, and grandma would give it to me." She looked at Li Shen's expression, and simply said something You have to understand, "Grandma didn't let me pay for the forest farm, because she thought I had given her enough money." She told Li Shen the content of her agreement with Princess Dou.

Li Shen was greatly surprised: "Why is this?! Zhao Chenji's [-]% of the income is not a small amount!"

Li Lijun smiled: "When my mother was here, she spent so much money on the people in the palace every year, sometimes more, because she didn't know when Aye would add new tricks. Every time this kind of thing happened , she can only fill the shortfall for Aye with her own money. Now I hand over [-]% of Zhao Chenji’s income to my grandmother. There is no need to pay even a single dollar for anyone in the palace." That is the job of Princess Dou and the people who will preside over the donation in the future.

Li Shen understood, but he was still a little worried: "Has the matter really come to this point? You would rather give up a lot of money and move out of the palace to avoid possible disputes between your father and the stepmother who will come in in the future?"

Li Lijun said: "I don't believe it. Uncle Shen didn't hear the gossip in Chang'an City. On the day I returned to the city, I met Aye and that lady in the same car outside Dongshi. She said that she would not let that kind of woman be her daughter-in-law, but if that lady begged a saint to give her a marriage, how could Ah Weng and grandma resist the decree? What's more, Aye is obsessed with that person now, so she will definitely respond to her request. Even if he The two are not husband and wife, as long as the lady asks Aye to show her something to please her, Aye will probably agree. I can't take this risk, so I have to spend money to buy peace, and ask my grandma to be a shield for me .”

Li Shen sighed: "Your thinking also makes sense. It's just that Aunt Sui Wang is not your blood elder after all. Even if she has some pity for you at the moment, she is willing to block others for you for the sake of money." Calculate, but in case she is fed up with the benefits you give, she will have a long look at Shu in the future, and she will become greedy for Zhao Chenji... Do you have a way to deal with it?"

Li Lijun naturally thought about this question a long time ago: "I, my grandma, and Aye, the three of us are not of the same mind. For the convenience of using the money for myself, I would like my grandma to take charge of the money, but Aye must not be reconciled. If you want to Ways to take the money from grandma. If my grandma is honest, Ah Weng will support her, and Ah Ye can't do anything. But if grandma crosses the line and wants to plot against Zhao Chenji, it is tantamount to giving Aye has a ready-made handle. Aye will sue Ah Weng. Grandma is wronged first, and Ah Weng may not be on Grandma's side by then..."

Li Shen took a deep look at Li Lijun: "It seems that Li Niang has been prepared for a long time."

Li Lijun pursed his lips and smiled at him.Of course she was prepared, otherwise how dare she give up such a large amount of wealth?
King Sui, Princess Dou and Li Dai formed a triangular relationship, restraining each other to ensure that she can cultivate her immortality on Mount Saga quietly!

(End of this chapter)