The emperor's scheming: alluring the world

Chapter 130
The news that An Guogong handed over 200 million taels of silver to the court reached Li Sister-in-law. When Li Sister-in-law learned that it was Wei Jinyang who proposed to let An Guogong bear all the costs of rebuilding the Hulong Pavilion, he was a little surprised Suddenly, she didn't expect Wei Jinyang to be so cruel to her own uncle.

"Yunyu, what do you think Wei Jinyang is thinking, to be cruel to his own uncle!" After a long time, Li Sister looked sideways at Yunyu and asked in a faint tone.

"My servant thinks that something important happened to the prince that made him give up his family, but what kind of thing made him and the Wu clan almost come to a decision?" Yunyu lowered her eyes and thought, her lowered eyes In the middle of it, there was a flash of hesitation, because Li Sister-in-law didn't notice it because it disappeared so quickly.

After listening to Yunyu's words, Li Meiying's Xiuzhi eyebrows unconsciously frowned, did something serious happen to him?

"You arrange someone to secretly investigate who Wei Jinyang has been in contact with recently. I have to find out whether he and Wu are really making a decision, or it's just a play." After a long time, Li Sister-in-law said as if making a decision road.

"Yes, I'll make arrangements now, servant girl." With a sigh of relief, Yunyu responded, then turned and exited the study.

When Yunyu left, Li Meiying said to Qing'er who was waiting on the side: "You have followed Wei Jinyang for a long time, how much do you know about him?"

Qing'er didn't expect that Li Sister would suddenly ask this question, a look of uneasiness flashed across her face, and she replied hesitantly: "Princess, slaves, slaves are not close to serve His Highness the Crown Prince, and have no regard for His Highness's behavior. I don't understand, but His Highness treats the servants of the mansion extremely leniently, and never gets close to women, and those who stay around are old people who have been serving for many years."

As soon as Li Meiying heard this, she knew that she had misunderstood what she meant, and wanted to explain, but after thinking about it, she simply gave up: "Okay, nothing else, I'll read the book, you step back!"

Qing'er breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, she saluted respectfully, then retreated to watch outside the study.

In order to hand in the 200 million taels of silver for the reconstruction of the Hulong Pavilion, An Guogong had to withdraw all the silver taels that could be mobilized. It was handed over as scheduled, but An Guogong's mansion was greatly hurt by it.

An Guogong originally thought that he had exchanged 200 million taels of silver for his own life and the future of the Wu family, but he didn't know that a new crisis was approaching.

In Xindu, in terms of elegant places, Shiyaxuan is the most elegant place, and it is also one of the places where nobles and ladies in Beijing like to gather. In terms of luxury, it is a place full of gold and jade. Mantang, on the one hand, Jinyu Mantang is magnificent and magnificent, and it is more face-saving to hold a banquet here. On the other hand, Jinyu Mantang is an industry under the name of An Guogong. Back then, the Wu clan had a prominent position, and Empress Wu was in the harem. Many dignitaries also I have a good intention to please.

Although An Guogong handed over 200 million taels of silver to the treasury, there was no sign of defeat in the An Guogong's mansion. Many ministers did not dare to make enemies at will, and they still maintained contacts with An Guogong. Return to the past again.

In order to earn money, Mr. An ordered the wealthy chefs to come up with innovative menus. He wanted to use people's curiosity to launch expensive dishes to achieve the purpose of earning money.

On this day, Li Meizhen invited Mu Jinglian and Guo Mengzhen to meet at Shiyaxuan. Considering that Li Xueshang was a first-time pregnant and it was difficult to move around outside, she did not post it.

Not long after Li Meizhen arrived at Shi Yaxuan, Mu Jinglian arrived. The maid who accompanied her took off her cloak and stepped aside. Mu Jinglian's beautiful eyes swept around the room before saying: : "At first I thought I was the latest, but I didn't expect Mengzhen to be later than me, but it's really strange, she has always been the most punctual."

A flash of enlightenment flashed in Li Meiying's eyes, she pulled Mu Jinglian to sit down, and said with a half-serious and half-joking smile: "Maybe something happened on the road, and she just went to watch the fun, her temperament is the most curious , as long as there are strange things, other things are remembered there."

Mu Jinglian heard the words, thinking about Guo Mengzhen's lively and curious personality, she shook her head with a broken smile and said, "She is already engaged, but she never grows up."

Li Meizhen smiled irrefutably, and then said with a little envy: "I don't think it's a bad thing for her to maintain that rare candor. Such a genuine temperament will always attract people's liking."

Li Meiying's words made Mu Jinglian fall into deep thought. She remembered Zhongyan's evaluation of Li Meiying, and seeing Li Meiying's smiling face, she said softly: "My cousin said, are you A generation of strange girls, I have never been able to understand what my cousin means, but after listening to your words just now, I seem to understand what my cousin means."

When Li Meizhen heard the words, complex emotions flashed in her eyes, and then she said with a smile: "A strange woman? I'm afraid I'm a strange woman in his eyes!"

Mu Jinglian was taken aback when she heard the words, but when she realized that Li Sister-in-law was joking, she also laughed and said, "I don't know, why don't you ask your cousin next time you meet him, I believe he can give you some advice. Best explanation."

Li Meizhen smiled, and did not continue this topic. Instead, she got up and walked to the window, and looked at the adjacent street through the slightly open window.

Mu Jinglian was curious for a moment, so she also got up and walked to Li Meizhen's side. When she saw the densely packed pedestrians on the street, she sighed and said, "It's really lively down here. I'm afraid that during the Spring Festival, the street will be full of people. It will be more crowded!"

"The country is safe and the people live and work in peace and contentment. This is the best proof of a country's prosperity!" Looking at the passing crowd, Li Meizhen whispered thoughtfully.

Mu Jinglian didn't know how complicated Li Meiying's heart was, so she agreed: "The emperor is a wise king, and there are virtuous ministers around him to assist the government, so the national power is naturally strong."

Hearing this, Li Meizhen smiled, and continued with a bit of incomprehension: "Yes, Mingjun and virtuous ministers are enough to make a country stand upright."

Mu Jinglian is innocent after all, she didn't see that Li Meiying's words were wrong, she just smiled and continued: "His Royal Highness is taught by the emperor himself, I heard from my cousin that the crown prince has the demeanor of a wise king, and will surely make Daxin happy in the future." Going to the top, and the prince is affectionate, and he must cherish and care for the woman he loves." When Mu Jinglian said the last sentence, there was a very obvious hint in her tone.

But Li Meiying pretended not to understand, at this moment the door of Ximeng Pavilion was suddenly pushed open, Guo Mengzhen blushed, and stepped through the door out of breath: "Xin'er, Jinglian , Something big happened!"

"What's the big deal that made you so anxious!" Mu Jinglian hurriedly stepped forward to ask after hearing the words.

(End of this chapter)