peasant girl wedding

Chapter 239
Ji Guogong's mansion was peaceful.

Seeing Ji Li's return, the butler hurried over to greet him, "Master."

"Well, where's my dad?" Ji Li asked eagerly.

The butler looked up in surprise.

The Eldest Young Master has always been steady, and rarely has the same expression as now. Could it be that something important has happened?
At that moment, the butler restrained his mind and said, "Master is in the second lady's room right now."

Ji Li frowned, and strode towards the second lady's yard.

.........

"Tell me, what are you looking for?"

Ji Chang stood by the door and glanced coldly at the second lady.

The second lady bit her lip, stepped forward, and was about to catch Ji Chang's arm, but he avoided it.

The second lady's face was full of embarrassment.

There is still a girl in this room, but Ji Chang doesn't give her face like this!

"Master, please come inside."

Ji Chang strode in, sat down casually, took a cup of tea and drank.

"Master, I think it's time to prepare for Ah Jie's marriage, too?"

In the past few days, the eldest lady has been talking about the dowry of Ji Li's big wedding, and the things listed on the list make her jealous.

It's also the master's son, it doesn't make sense for Ji Li to bully all these good things, it's cheap for outsiders!
pat!

Ji Chang put the teacup on the table heavily, and stared at the second lady without saying a word.

The handkerchief in the hands of the second lady got into a ball, and she lowered her head, not daring to speak.

"Ah Jie's marriage will be in the year after tomorrow, so it's early, so there's no need to rush."

The second lady's throat tightened.

"My lord, that's not what I said. After all, Ah Jie married the princess, and the marriage was bestowed by the empress dowager. It should have been prepared early."

"Even if the marriage is bestowed, it must follow the rules of my Ji family. Everything will be discussed after Ah Li's marriage is over."

Say it, Ji Chang got up and strode towards the door.

"father--"

"Ah Li!"

"Father, I have something important to say, let's go to the study..."

The sound of footsteps walked away quickly, and inside the house, the second wife threw the cup on the table angrily.

.........

"Where did you get this?"

In the study, Ji Chang said to Ji Li in shock.

"Zhi'er discovered it. These are the powder and rouge produced by Ruyi Xiangfang." At that moment, Ji Li told Ji Chang the whole story.

"Okay, I will enter the palace right away and report this matter to the emperor. You send someone to keep an eye on Ruyi Xiangfang. In addition, protect Tong Zhi'er's family."

"Yes, Dad."

.........

Ruyi Xiangfang, when the family sneaked out from the back door and got into a carriage.

The carriage made several turns and turns, and finally stopped at the back door of Dangchao Shoufu's house.

"My lord, it's not good, General Ji seems to have discovered something..."

In the study room, the head of Ruyi Xiangfang said anxiously to a person behind the desk.

Chief Assistant Li Qingyun raised his head and stared at him expressionlessly, "What's going on?"

"At that time, people from Wangjiaxiangfang came out, and the newly opened Tongji Rouge Shop, the perfume maker inside was a descendant of Wangjiaxiangfang. For some reason, someone recognized him and went to Tongji Rouge Shop to make trouble. In the end, the owner of Tongji Rouge Shop said that this matter should be thoroughly investigated, and then General Ji went to Linjiaxiangfang, Xujiaxiangfang, and our Ruyixiangfang."

"Bastard, how dare you lie in front of me!"

Li Qingyun suddenly said angrily.

The head of Ruyi Xiangfang knelt on the ground with a plop, "My lord, please forgive me, I dare not lie to my lord..."

"Say!"

"...Those people were found by the younger one. Tongji Rouge Shop robbed the business of Ruyi Xiangfang. The younger one thought that there were fewer customers, and the batch of goods entrusted by the adults before would not be lucky to leave the capital. , This is thinking. My lord, my lord, you must save the little one!"

Li Qingyun strode out from behind the desk, put his foot on the man's chest, "You bastard! You're going to cause me trouble!"

The man didn't dare to cry out in pain, but kept begging for mercy, "My lord, save the little one, my lord, save the little one, the little one has always been doing things for the big one, and the big one can't ignore the little one..."

A killing intent flashed in Li Qingyun's eyes.

The man raised his head and shut his mouth abruptly.

"Say one more word, and I will prevent you from seeing the sun of tomorrow."

The man nodded hesitantly, but he really didn't dare to say a word.

"Listen, Ji Li is just skeptical now, and may not have discovered anything. You can't mess around. Follow my instructions and destroy the batch of goods. Don't let him see it. In addition, send someone to keep an eye on Tong. Ji Rouge Shop and Ji Guogong Mansion, if there is any movement, report it immediately."

"Yes, my lord."

The man came out of the mansion, returned to Ruyi Xiangfang in a carriage, and transported all the goods out of the city as Li Qingyun said, planning to throw them into the mass grave and burn them at night.

This night, the night wind is very cool.

Dozens of people pushed the carriage and walked quickly under the hazy moonlight.

They set off from the back door of Ruyi Xiangfang in the afternoon, and in the evening, they happened to transport all the goods out of the city.

The mass graves are not far away.

Inside were homeless bums and beggars and felons who would have been burned without attracting attention.

Everyone piled the carriages together and poured oil on them.

At this moment, countless figures flickered in the mass grave.

Dozens of people in the same black clothes collapsed out.

"The head of the family said that the burning in the mass grave is too public and we will deal with it. You can go."

The guys looked at each other in amazement.

After a while, a person asked: "Do you have a token from the head of the family?"

The leading man in black took out a wrench.

The wrench finger is about the size of a thumb, and its whole body is emerald green, shining faintly under the firelight.

"It's the token of the head, let's go."

The guys left in a rustle.

The men in black exchanged looks with each other, pushed the carriage, and walked into the woods.

The next day, at dawn.

Dongfang is still pale, but the emperor and all the ministers are already standing on the golden palace.

"Come here, take the chief assistant Li Qingyun for me!"

The emperor's sudden words woke up all the ministers who were dozing off in a daze.

"Your Majesty, do you dare to ask me what I did? Why did the Emperor take down my minister!"

Li Qingyun knelt on the ground and said loudly with an aggrieved face.

"I arrested you, naturally because you committed a crime, Ji Guogong, you tell Li Shoufu about the matter."

Li Qingyun's heart skipped a beat when he heard Ji Chang's name.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ji Chang bowed his hands to the emperor, then glanced at Li Qingyun who was kneeling on the ground, and threw two things out of his sleeve.

Li Qingyun was shocked, but his face was full of suspicion.

"Li Shoufu, you must be familiar with these two things."

"I don't quite understand what Ji Guogong said."

"Hehe, at this moment, Li Shoufu is still as calm as usual! How could Li Shoufu not know, this is the powder box and rouge box of Ruyi Xiangfang, how could Li Shoufu not be familiar with it?"

"Hmph, I'm a man, how do I know women's things, and I didn't get mixed up in a pile of makeup."

"Oh, that's a good statement, but just now, I asked Mr. Li if he was familiar with him, but Mr. Li asked me what I said. This is inconsistent with Mr. Li's non-obstructive attitude!"

"you……"

"I'm asking Mr. Li once, do you know these two things?"

"Hmph, so what if you know it, so what if you don't know it. Ji Guogong wants to convict me just by using the powder and rouge box for women. Isn't it a big joke in the world!"

Ji Chang smiled, "Of course this is not as simple as a box of powder and rouge for two girls," Ji Chang looked at the crowd, "My lords, please take a look."

Ji often showed the two boxes in front of everyone.

"Huh? There seems to be something engraved in this box?"

"Let me see... This, isn't this the script of Xiliao? Why is it engraved on the box?"

"Zhou Hanlin is really knowledgeable and versatile," Ji Chang looked at the man who spoke, and turned to look at Li Qingyun, "Li Shoufu, how do you explain this now?"

Li Qingyun snorted coldly, "I'm just an official of the imperial court, how could this powder box have the characters of Xiliao engraved on it, how would I know?"

"No, Mr. Li knows, because the Ruyi Xiangfang that made this box is Mr. Li, your property. Your Majesty, I have already captured all the people in Ruyi Xiangfang, and they are waiting outside the Jinluan Hall. Besides, And the criminal evidence that Master Li wanted to destroy last night!"

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"My master, my master..."

Wang Tan's eager voice came from the yard.

Tong Zhi'er walked out quickly and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Li Shoufu was arrested. The emperor has already sentenced him to beheaded at the Meridian Gate at [-]:[-] p.m. In addition, the case of Wangjiaxiangfang was re-tried!"

Tong Zhi'er opened her eyes wide, "Where was the interrogation? Let's go and have a look."

"It's in the Nine City Office."

Tong Zhixin, Fang Cuiwei, Tong Zhi'er, Tong Zhu'er and Wang Tan boarded the carriage, and the five of them hurried to Jiucheng Si Yamen.

When they arrived, the gate of the yamen was already crowded with people.

Ji Liduan sat under the high hall with a mirror hanging high, dressed in official uniform, looking extremely majestic.

The shopkeepers of Ruyi Xiangfang, Xujiaxiangfang and Linjiaxiangfang all knelt down in the hall and explained clearly what happened back then.

Back then, it was the shopkeepers of these three houses who were instructed by Li Qingyun to poison the raw materials of Wangjia Xiangfang.Because Li Shoufu wanted to pass the news through the incense powder, and the production of the incense powder was difficult and the finished product was low, so the imperial court issued an order that the incense powder does not need to be completely unpacked for inspection.

At that time, the incense powder produced by Wangjiaxiangfang was the best seller and the most popular.Li Qingyun moved his mind, Wang Family Xiangfang collapsed, supported Ruyi Xiangfang, Xujiaxiangfang and Linjiaxiangfang, borrowed the business of these three incense shops, engraved the news on the powder boxes and rouge boxes produced by Ruyi Xiangfang, passed on To the people of Xiliao.

Because, apart from the locals, face powder and rouge are extremely popular in Xiliao, and the annual profits they generate account for more than one-tenth of the national treasury.

But no one thought that hidden behind the profits was the ambition to use troops to attack the country.

(End of this chapter)