From ancient times to the present, salt has been controlled by the imperial court and sold uniformly. Anyone who sells private salt will be severely punished. No matter how rich the Li family is, it is only in Lincheng and nothing in front of the imperial court. If it is really investigated,
No one in the family can escape.
"Not only that, the food, clothing, medicinal materials, and even porcelain in Lin City are 30% more expensive than elsewhere. The property family is so chaotic that the Yamen has never stepped in to control it." He sighed, "Even if it's not for you and me,
Just for the sake of the suffering people, I should also do my part. Now that I have become an official, I have to think more about them. The chaos in Lincheng must be eliminated. Only in this way can the people live and work in peace and contentment."
He held her hand and said, "After the Li family's crimes are punished, you and I will have no worries in this life."
"If not, I will be threatened by them, and my mother's injustice will never be mentioned again."
Chu Yunli hugged his waist, "No matter what you say, I will be by your side."
Seriously speaking, defeating local powerful and corrupt officials can be considered a good deed.
This time the journey on the ship went smoothly. Half a month later, the ship stopped at Lincheng Pier, and Li's father had already received the news that his son had won the first prize.
As soon as they got off the boat, the housekeeper came forward and said, "Second Young Master, I know that you should be arriving soon, so I asked the little man to wait here. The little man has already sent someone to tell the master that when you get home, the master may be waiting for you."
The butler smiled broadly and did not ignore Chu Yunli beside him. He saluted her again and said, "Second Young Madam, you have worked hard all the way. Please hurry up and get on the carriage."
If her memory was not good, Chu Yunli would have suspected that the boatman was not the housekeeper when she saw this situation. Looking at the small scar on his forehead, she sneered, rolled up her sleeves and left.
The housekeeper was a little embarrassed and went to invite Huang Tai again, "I heard that you are a friend of the second young master, so you are an honored guest of our Li family. Please."
Huang Tai's appearance and temperament, even if he restrained himself, could not hide his nobility. The housekeeper usually followed Li's father and met many people. When he saw him, he knew that he was an extraordinary person and he was very enthusiastic.
It takes half a day's journey from the pier to Li's Mansion. When we arrived at Li's Mansion, it was getting late.
As soon as they got off the carriage, the entourage beside Father Li came over and said, "Second Young Master, I am already waiting in the study. I said I have something important to discuss with you."
Li Shaoan's expression was cold, with a layer of frost on his face. He gave a few instructions and followed him.
Chu Yunli brought Huang Tai in, and asked him to clean out a courtyard closest to them and invite him to stay.
Su Yu is now in charge of the mansion. After hearing that Chu Yunli had someone clean it, he didn't come over to ask.
After so many days on the ship and half a day in the carriage, Chu Yunli was very tired. After washing, he lay on the bed and took a nap while waiting for Li Shaoan.
As soon as she closed her eyes, the door was pushed open from the outside and Li Shaoan was back.
Seeing that it was him, Chu Yunli didn't even move, and asked with a smile, "What do I want to say to you?"
"A few things." Li Shaoan took off his clothes and walked into the inner room. "The first is to ask me how the Hanlin Academy is and whether I need money to move around. The second is to ask about the identity of Young Master Huang. The third is that the Li family plans to have a banquet for guests. What do you want to ask me?"
Is the time right?"
In fact, there was a fourth one. Li's father earnestly persuaded him to give up Chu Yunli and marry another one that would be helpful to him. He even said that the prefect Yang's family had a girl of the right age who was sixteen this year and fell in love with him.
No wonder he looks good and has a good family background, making him a good match.
This last incident made her feel bad when she heard it, so she decided not to mention it.
Starting from the next morning, people began to visit the Li family, all of whom came specifically to see the new champion. Some of them didn't see him, but all his close relatives came in.
In the afternoon, Chu Yunli was taking a nap when the little girl came in to report, "Madam, the eldest lady is here."
The eldest lady in the mansion is the He family. Earlier, Li Zhangan wanted to move out of the Li mansion, but Li's father did not agree to the separation and was unwilling to give up half of the promised family property. Therefore, the couple could only continue to live in the mansion.
Mrs. Qin was dressed in plain clothes. It seemed that even if the family did not put mourning on Aunt Qin, she still consciously observed her filial piety as a daughter-in-law. She did not come alone, and was followed by her sister-in-law.
This woman, when Chu Yunli first moved back to live in that alley, he saw her passing by the door. The carriage stopped next to her house. She came in and had a private meeting with Lin Lixia. Lin Lixia left Lincheng and pretended to be a rich man again and again.
Most of the money was probably from her.
A woman in her thirties, with a plump figure and heavy makeup. When she smiled, she didn't look gentle, but rather sharp. When she saw Chu Yunli, she frowned slightly, "Have we met somewhere?"
It was obvious that she no longer remembered Chu Yunli.
That's right, when she was in that alley, she came and went in a hurry every time, so how could she pay attention to Lin Lixia's next-door neighbor?
"Perhaps you have met me before when you came to the house." Mrs. He said with a smile, "Sister-in-law may not know that my brother and sister used to be embroiderers in my husband's yard."
Deliberately belittling, He often said this.
Hearing this, Mrs. Fu relaxed her eyebrows and said, "Maybe so. I came here specially today because I was entrusted by someone."
She looked at the child in her arms, "I want to ask if you met Lin Lixia and Lin Xiucai when you were in the capital?" She paused and asked tentatively, "Do you know him?"
Mrs. He next to her looked suspicious. It was obvious that she didn't know about the entanglement between her brother and sister-in-law and Lin Lixia. Chu Yunli smiled and said, "We know each other. It's not a secret...I was kicked out by my sister-in-law."
The queen of the house was married. That person was Lin Xiucai's brother. At that time, the Lin family had a reputation as a double scholar, which was very resounding. But he was unlucky. On the day of the wedding, his brother was trampled by a horse and was seriously injured.
It only took more than a month... So, I am still his sister-in-law, why would Mrs. He ask about him? "
Mrs. He lowered her eyes, the tips of her fingers holding the handkerchief turned white, "I'm asking for his mother."
"That's it." Seeing that she was really worried, Chu Yunli said with a smile, "I have indeed met him, and it sounds like we are destined. The house our two rented is not that far away, and we can run into him occasionally when we go shopping.
.However, there was an awkward identity between me and him, and he had some misunderstandings about me, so the two of us never spoke."
Mrs. He hurriedly asked, "Does he look good? Are there other women around him?"
After asking, I felt that my tone was too excited and the words were a bit inappropriate. I explained, "I asked for his mother. He is already twenty this year. His mother is a little worried about his marriage and often talks about what if he can live in the capital."
It would be nice if I met a girl."
"I haven't seen it." After Chu Yunli finished speaking, Mrs. He breathed a sigh of relief and continued with a smile, "However, I have seen him walking with the rich young masters from the Imperial College. Speaking of those rich people, the legitimate daughters
If she doesn’t deserve it, a concubine should still be able to do it.”
She paused and saw that Mrs. He's smile had long since faded, and the handkerchief in her hand had been twisted into a twist.
Knowing that she was anxious at the moment, she continued with a smile, "Seeing that he has a good relationship with those people, I guess someone should want him to be his brother-in-law. After all, he has already entered the Imperial College at the age of twenty. He is young and promising, and
The future is promising. The most indispensable thing in the capital is discernment. I have never seen that from ancient times to the present, so many new scholars have been selected to catch their sons-in-law!"
Mrs. He looked ugly. Chu Yunli glanced at the handkerchief in her hand and clapped it into a ball. It was completely useless. Then she continued, "But I think Lin Xiucai is both talented and beautiful. He is quite arrogant, so he may not be able to use it."
If someone extends an olive branch, take it.”
Hearing this, Mrs. He let out a breath. Before she could finish her breath, Chu Yunli said in a gentle voice, "I have to find a girl with a good family background, appearance, and talent, so that I can't be considered an insult to him."
After saying so many words, she picked up the tea cup and drank tea to moisten her throat. From the corner of her eye, she saw Mrs. He's face turning faintly blue, obviously she was angry because of something she didn't know.
Mrs. He seemed to still have some affection for Lin Lixia. She knew that she wanted to get a wife, but she could get so angry with just a few specious words.
Not to mention whether Mrs. He has such things as family background, appearance, and talent, as long as she is already a married woman, she will not have a good outcome with Lin Lixia. According to her, having a bad family background and appearance is an insult. Mrs. He is like this,
It can't be considered humiliating.
Now that Lin Lixia needs to rely on her, she will naturally fall in love with her, but Chu Yunli believes that if Lin Lixia really succeeds, she will be the first to leave her alone.
Mrs. He seemed to have noticed that her sister-in-law was unhappy. When she thought about it carefully, she didn't realize that there was anything wrong. Chu Yunli was a cold person to others. She seemed to be particularly enthusiastic when the two of them came to visit her today. She said so carefully, why was Mrs. He unhappy?
She really couldn't figure it out. She couldn't figure it out, so she just said goodbye and left.
After seeing the two of them off, Chu Yunli was in a good mood. This Mrs. He had helped her add a lot of trouble. If it weren't for her, Lin Lixia wouldn't be able to go to Source City or the capital.
She planned to go back to sleep, but the little girl came in again, "Madam, the housekeeper came to invite you and said that the master is waiting for you in the front yard study to discuss something."
When Chu Yunli came back this time, she didn't want to go to pay her respects or find someone to murder her. Even if she didn't succeed, the two of them were already at odds.
In the house, Li's father was sitting at the top. He didn't even raise his head after Chu Yunli entered the door, as if he didn't hear any movement and couldn't see such a big man standing there.
Seeing this, Chu Yunli turned around and left.
She has no patience with a person who pays to kill her, even if this person is Li Shaoan's biological father.
"stop."
Father Li's voice was full of authority.
Chu Yunli turned around, "I thought you couldn't see me. You thought I had been thrown into the boat to feed the fish."
"What do you mean?" Father Li looked confused, "Feed the fish?"
"What are you pretending to be?" Chu Yunli folded her arms and walked to a chair aside to sit down, "Since you did it, why don't you admit it? The boatman even pointed out that the person who gave him the banknote and told him to do things had a scar on his forehead."
"You won't tell me that the scar on the butler's forehead happens to be in the same place as that person, right?" Chu Yunli said in a mocking tone, "You are also the head of the Li family and the richest man in Lin City. Do you dare to admit it?"
From the moment she came in until now, there is not a shred of respect from her that she deserves for her father-in-law.
Father Li looked at her face, and saw that the sarcasm on her face remained unchanged, and his expression became serious, "I have underestimated you. You are not afraid of me?"
"Afraid of being useful?" Chu Yunli's sarcasm was not concealed, "You can't let me die, so I'm just afraid that I'll die obediently?"
Father Li dropped the pen and leaned on the chair with his arms folded, "What can you do if you know it was my hand?"
He clapped his hands, and at the door, the butler came in carrying a tray with a bowl of steaming black medicine on it.
The tray was delivered to her. The tip of Chu Yunli's nose moved slightly, and she immediately smelled several pungent poisons in it. When Qin died, everyone in the house knew that she had a strong nose, so this medicine was brought directly to her
In front of him, he made no secret of his murderous intention.
She raised her eyebrows, "What is this?"
Father Li said in a serious tone, "Your godmother is in my hands now. If she drinks this medicine, I will let her enjoy her old age in peace."
Chu Yunli was silent for a moment, then stretched out her hand to take the tray. Before she could reach it, she let go and the tray and the medicine bowl fell to the ground. She exclaimed in surprise, spread her hands and said, "Oh, I didn't hold it firmly."
"
It was obviously thrown on purpose, and Father Li was not angry. He waved his hand to the butler and said, "Don't wait any longer. I have already let Shaoan go. No matter how shameless you are, you won't be able to wait for him today."
The housekeeper went out, but a few seconds later he brought another bowl and put it on her hand. He said in a cold voice, "Second Young Madam, be sure to hold on to it. This is the only bowl. The master is not very patient and you don't want him to be angry."
,right?"
"Aren't you afraid that I will be angry?" Chu Yunli asked, "The clay figurine still has a third part of earthiness. If you force me like this, aren't you afraid that I will be angry?"
Seeing that Li's father was getting impatient, the housekeeper threatened, "Don't you want to save your godmother? If I get angry, your godmother will die..." His eyes were contemptuous, and his tone no longer had any false politeness.
Full of impatience.
Chu Yunli met his disdainful eyes, sneered, raised her hand to grab his collar, and kicked him hard. The housekeeper felt pain and knelt down on one knee uncontrollably. She turned around and had already picked him up.
On the chair, his legs pressed against his waist, his head hit the table hard, and then he held it down tightly. In front of his eyes was the bowl of steaming medicine.
There was a series of quick movements. Although the housekeeper was a man, he failed to take precautions and was not as fast as her. His head was hit so hard that it hurt. When he reacted, his whole body was suppressed and unable to move. For a moment, he didn't know whether he was more angry or ashamed.
, shouted angrily, "You bitch, why don't you let me go quickly..."
Chu Yunli raised her hand to strangle his neck, picked up the bowl of medicine with her other hand, sneered, "Drink the medicine, right?" and poured it into his mouth.
The housekeeper wanted to struggle, but the hands holding his neck were like iron pliers. No matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't push him away. The medicine was administered so fast that it was too late for him to vomit it out. He had already swallowed two mouthfuls in a panic. He remembered
The poisonous thing there looked frightened and looked at Father Li behind the desk in a hurry for help.
Li's father had already stood up in shock. He was not shocked by her series of actions. When he saw her pouring medicine, he reacted and shouted, "Here comes someone!"
Outside the door, no one came in.
Chu Yunli drank the medicine in just a few breaths, and a lot of it flowed from the corner of the butler's mouth into his collar and table.
When Father Li saw that no one came in, his expression changed slightly and he started to leave. When he reached the door, he felt a pain in his waist.
His waist hurt, and his legs seemed to have lost strength. Then, he couldn't help but fall to the ground. His eyes became frightened, looking at the daughter-in-law whom he had never paid attention to before, thinking that he could kill another daughter-in-law at any time.
Kneeling elegantly in front of him, spinning a shiny silver needle on her fingertips, she looked at him with a smile on her face, "Dad, you have already done something to me. If you are in the first year of junior high school, don't blame me for being in the fifteenth year."
The author has something to say: See you tomorrow at noon.