The princess is soft!The sick villain is crazy

Chapter 169
In the evening, a servant came to tell Shu Yao and Li Mingji to have a meal.Naturally, they already knew about the distinguished guests coming to the mansion. In the afternoon, Li Mingji brought people into the Jiang manor, but they were quite frightened. fiancee.

Jiang Ziruo resumed his female appearance and waited for Shu Yao and Li Mingji in the lobby.Li Mingji came very quickly, Shu Yao followed behind him slowly, grabbing his sleeve with one hand, with a suspicious blush on her face.

"Father," she turned her head and introduced to Jiang Min, who was in charge, "this is Commander-in-Chief, and his fiancée, Miss Wei."

Jiang Ziruo's facial features are five points similar to Jiang Min's, especially his eyes are the most similar, and they are father and daughter at first glance.Jiang Min nodded lightly, and smiled at Li Mingji, "My mother is so sick that she wants to see her grandson's marriage too much. I was also concerned about it, so I agreed to my daughter's bad plan. I'm really sorry for bothering you two."

Li Mingji said indifferently: "Since it's a misunderstanding, it's good to solve it. I'm just wondering why the Jiang family is recruiting a son-in-law for your son, so why don't you let your son himself come forward, and ask your love to pretend to be him?"

The question was sharp, but Jiang Min didn't seem surprised, and quickly smiled calmly, "Zi'an shipped goods with the fleet last month, and he hasn't returned to Yangzhou yet. Their siblings are very similar. In the past, Ziruo often pretended to be Her brother, I let her go."

Li Mingji nodded: "I see."

He didn't ask any more questions, but rolled up his sleeves and concentrated on peeling Shu Yao's shrimp.

At this time, Jiang Min's inquiring eyes fell on Shu Yao, as if he had just noticed her.

After dinner, Li Mingji took Shu Yao out of Jiangfu, and a carriage stopped outside the gate of Jiangfu.A servant brought a brocade box and said it was a gift from Second Lady Jiang to Shu Yao.

Shu Yao took the brocade box and walked into the carriage, opened it, and found that they were all women's favorite things, and there was also a box of fragrant ointment from the goose pear tent.She pursed her lips, "Her father is annoying, but fortunately Second Lady Jiang is not annoying."

He deliberately ignored her after eating a meal. Since when did Princess Huaxi receive such treatment?If it weren't for the fact that she was in someone else's house, she would have turned her face away long ago.

"In my opinion, Jiang Min let Er Niangzi pretend to be her elder brother because he lost his son, but wanted a son."

The little princess is sharp.Li Mingji raised his eyebrows lightly, and picked out a small book from the brocade box.

Shu Yao blinked: "What is this?"

"Jiang Zian's Reading Handbook."

Li Mingji smiled and rubbed Shu Yao's head, "I asked Mrs. Jiang to give it to me."

What is the use of this note?Shu Yao looked at him suspiciously.Li Ming smiled silently, flipped through a few pages of notes, showing a thoughtful expression.

A reading handwriting can not only see a person's handwriting, but also infer his hobbies and thoughts from it.The Jiang family made their fortune through business, but what Jiang Zian saw was the way of governing the country, and he obviously had the heart to become an official.And according to what Jiang Ziruo said, Jiang Zi'an has repeatedly stated that he has no intention of inheriting the Jiang family's business, and many things are managed by Jiang Ziruo pretending to be him...

The brothers and sisters of the Jiang family are really interesting.

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Three days later was the meeting of the Cao Gang.Shu Yao also received Jiang Ziruo's greeting card on this day, inviting her to visit Yangzhou with Jiang Ziruo as a guest at his residence.

Before setting off, Li Mingji fetched a hairpin and lowered his eyes to tie Shu Yao's hair.

"I have arranged dark guards by your side," Li Mingji said softly, "Go home early, don't stay too late."

Inexplicably, Shu Yao felt that he was like a big cat whose cub was kidnapped and could only vent its anger by licking its paws.

She kissed him on the face, "The princess is tactful, so you don't have to worry too much."

Chunrui, who was abused by the princess's intimacy every day: "..."

Li Mingji smiled lowly, and the gloom between his brows dissipated a little due to the bright expression of the little princess.It seems that it is easy to be happy around the little princess, she is always so lively and bright.

After sending Shu Yao away, Li Mingji went back to the study and casually flipped through a page of the household register.

Two days ago, Xiao Sui's people sent two things, a household register of Mengjia Village in Yangzhou County 20 years ago, and evidence of Yangzhou Zhizhou Lin Zongfu embezzling water fees and taxes, and privately repairing gardens and shops.

Lin Zongfu fabricated his household registration and placed non-existent people among the officers of the water transport to embezzle water fees. He also used the same method to purchase fields and manors and transfer funds.Xiao Sui made a list, including some magistrates on Huainan Road and Liangzhe Road, and checked down the list, which was enough for Li Mingji to return to Beijing and meet Emperor Yong.

These are all local corrupt officials. I'm afraid they have already had a rift with Xiao Sui, and they happened to be eradicated with the help of Li Mingji, and Xiao Sui did not lose anything.As for the embezzled water fees, most of them were exchanged for manor houses, or used to feed lean horses and purchase treasures. Even if all these officials were caught, the court would not get any benefits, and the money that should be lost would still be lost. .

Xiao Sui probably took more than this little money.But what exactly was it that he took away?

Li Mingji lowered his eyes and looked at the names on the household register.These are the three maidservants who used to live in Liluoyuan. They were selected into the palace 20 years ago, and they were originally in Shangyao Bureau.Except for one person who died of illness, the other two returned to their hometown 15 years ago, one married out, and the other stayed in the village to run a medical center.

Mengjia Village is backed by Mount Meng. The villagers have made a living by picking mountain herbs for generations. They have some knowledge of pharmacology and have trained many famous doctors.Monsanto produces a herbal medicine whose flowers are red like pomegranates and bear fruit in autumn. The fruit can promote blood circulation and relax tendons for women, but if taken from its roots, it may cause women to miscarry.

An unbelievable guess came to Li Mingji's mind, but only when he thinks about it, can he find a clue.

"master."

The wind rustled outside the window, someone jumped off the eaves, and whispered, "We found someone."

Li Mingji put down the household registration book, and smiled lightly in his heart.Yesterday, someone sent someone to send a family letter written by Zhou Rong imitating Jiang Zian's handwriting to Jiang's mansion. With such a quick action and so much attention, Jiang Zian really has a big secret hidden in him.

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Today's neighborhood is a bit more lively than in the past. There are pavements on both sides of the road. Not only are there local handicrafts in the south of the Yangtze River, but Shu Yao also saw many gadgets from the Central Plains and even overseas.

"In the past few days, the Cao Gang has gathered, and the Cao Gang from all over the country has brought their goods for sale. It is more lively than the market on the first day of the new year. Look at those, they are businessmen who came back from Java and Nanyang, and they are selling some handicrafts. South Sea pearls are especially popular..."

Jiang Ziruo explained to Shu Yao in a low voice.

She has been in business for many years, she is well-informed and eloquent. Shu Yao walked with her and did not feel the passage of time. She could not help but praise: "Sister Jiang, I have never seen a woman like you, you must Will become a better businessman than your father."

(End of this chapter)