The Path of the Pharmacist's Favorite Concubine

Chapter 179 Returning to the Palace
The rest of the three salt merchants who had their homes ransacked were also trembling, and gave Li Chengze most of their property, and besides the bank notes, they also gave a lot of rare and antique gems.The three salt merchants who ransacked the house conspired to assassinate Huilan, and now the whole family has been ransacked and beheaded.

Li Chengze asked Huilan to choose the ones she liked first and keep them. After looking around, she kept two calligraphy and paintings, and the others waved her hands and was not very interested.

The matter of salt merchants and officials was settled perfectly. Li Chengze hosted Yangzhou officials, salt merchants, local wealthy merchants and many other people. At the banquet, he burned the rubbings he copied himself, deliberately making them old so that they could not be seen The meaning was originally left by him and hidden in the storage bag.

There are also money and criminal evidence given to the second prince every year on it, how could it be destroyed.

The officials were relieved, and the meal was a joy for both the host and the guest.

The emperor's consent has been obtained for this matter, and the emperor also knows what the second son Li Chengzhi has done, so he just feels very depressed, and the letter to the prince is full of comfort and relief.

This matter was done well, the Zhou family and the Ma family were very clever this time and recruited officials from the court to endorse the prince, praising his merits and virtues, saying that the prince Gu Daju has made great contributions to the collection of salt tax and rectification of the Jiangnan officialdom. Exemplary.

The emperor was also very happy. In order to make up for the grievance of Li Chengze being assassinated, he specially invented a decree to reward the prince. This is also very important to Li Chengze, especially the decree, so that the people and all the officials in the capital will know. Obliteration, reputation is too important for the prince.

Li Chengze has stayed in Jiangnan for a long time. Huilan took advantage of his busy schedule to go to the old house of the Ding family, donated some money to repair the ancestral hall, the ancestral tomb and the school, and asked Li Chengze to buy some good land and donate it to the Ding family. Poor clan members can also benefit.

This time the salt merchant ransacked a lot of things, among which the shops and fertile land were important assets, which had to be converted into money and poured into the treasury.

Huilan went back this time to instruct them to take money out and buy them. These will become the ancestral land of the ancestral hall. The ancestral land will not be confiscated even if the family is ransacked and the clan is wiped out, so that the clan can have a final retreat.

He deliberately explained many things about the old patriarch and the clan elders of the ancestral hall. The old patriarch had written a letter and returned a long time ago, and gave many instructions to the Ding family's old house. The clansmen who have done bad things are all cleaned up.

The old patriarch planned to resign, and Ding Simiao, a few respected and clear-minded elders and capable young people made the decisions, and he took his wife back to the old house to take care of the old house's ancestral fields and other trivial matters.

Huilan did her best for Ding's family. She really did not receive the little girl's kindness in vain. She kept Ding's family clean and tidy. The patriarch will return to the old house next year at most, and there will be no trouble if someone guards it.

The affairs of the Ding family were sorted out. Li Chengze and Huilan played alone on the river for a few days before going back to Beijing by boat.

Pei Xin and Pei Liang will also go back together, his brothers and parents died early, so it doesn't matter where they go for their families.

"It's done well this time. Do you think it's necessary to mention the second child when you go back? I guess it's useless to mention it."

Huilan was standing on the deck in a silver-red cloak talking to Li Chengze.

"You still have to cry when you are wronged. If you come back for some benefits, the second child will not be a big deal, but you can knock out some of his minions, and our grievances can't be in vain."

Li Chengze snorted softly.

"Well, it's okay, find a place for Pei Xin and Pei Liang to live in, it should be spacious, they need to practice martial arts, and there will be a lot of noise."

"Let's go to the Zhuangzi in the suburbs. The hot spring Zhuangzi was left by my mother earlier. The Lin family gave it to me. It's all my own people, and it has nothing to do with the royal family."

"Well, then choose that."

After wandering on the road for almost a month, Li Chengze and Pei Liang had a great time. Pei Liang is a smart and talented person, and Li Chengze admired him for this.

The time for the killer to study is very short. Pei Liang came from a grassroots background and tried his best to learn. He is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Will be a shining figure.

The two often play chess together and chat to get to know each other. They feel a little sympathetic to each other, but they are also a little jealous of each other. This is probably a common problem of smart people.

When they arrived in the capital, Li Chengze went straight back to the palace, changed his clothes, and went to meet Sheng first, Huilan went back to Qinghui Garden, and Pei Xin and Pei Liang were led by Cao Hengsun Bin to settle in the village in the suburbs. Before leaving, Huilan gave the two of them They kept a lot of medicinal baths and pills for wound medicine, enough for them to use for half a year.

Returning to Qinghui Garden, Nurse Yan led all the servants of Qinghui Garden to kneel at the door to greet her.

"The slaves greet the master's make-up, and welcome the master back to the palace."

Huilan hadn't seen her for a long time, but when she saw them welcoming her home, she couldn't help but raised her hands and laughed, "Get up, everyone has a reward, everyone has a gift."

"Oh! Master is wise! Thank you, Master, for rewarding me!"

Qiuyun has the sharpest temper and is the first to tease joyfully.

"Count your sweet mouth."

Instead, he pulled up Nanny Yan and thanked him sincerely, "Mommy, thank you for helping me take care of Qinghui Garden these days. You have worked hard. I brought you some Yangzhou specialties and cheap gadgets. Don't dislike them. Make a fresh picture."

"I don't dislike it, I'm thinking about it, just come back. I watched the person lose a lot of weight, and I heard that there was an assassination. I was so scared that my old woman didn't sleep well for a few days. Just come back."

Sister Yan sighed again and again, holding her hand and groping, with the warmth and love unique to the elderly.

"I'm fine, it's all over, let's celebrate today, have a big meal, let Yu Qing prepare some good dishes, I'm happy today, everyone in the yard will be rewarded with a month's money, and there will be other rewards according to the degree of credit .”

"Thank you, master, for your kindness."

Everyone laughed happily.

"Change into your clothes and go to Yongning Hall to say hello."

Sister Yan hesitated for a moment, but she still dutifully reminded her.

"Okay, I'll go over now, Ding Xiang will bring the gift."

"Go."

Sister Yan also nodded with a smile and patted her hand, approving her actions.

Huilan went to the Palace of Yongning with the gift, "Concubine Ding pays a visit to the Crown Princess and asks the Crown Princess Yi'an."

"Get up, you've worked hard, just come back."

Zhou Ying's attitude was calm, and she didn't feel any embarrassment, on the contrary, she looked very close.

"Thank you, Crown Princess, for your concern. The concubine is all well. The concubine brought small gifts to the sisters in the East Palace when she came back from Yangzhou. This is from the empress. It's not a rare item, it's just a novelty. Don't dislike it."

With both hands, he handed the gift to Yuyan, the palace maid who came forward to get it.

"You are determined. It's hard work on the boat. Go back and rest first. After I have asked His Highness, I will clean up the dust for you."

"Yes, the concubine is retiring."

Huilan then backed out.

Back at Qinghui Garden, everyone was already busy. Yu Qing prepared good dishes, equipped with hot pots, roasted whole lamb and other big dishes.

The servants helped together, and happily shared the small gifts Lilac brought back for everyone, and the whole yard was full of laughter.

(End of this chapter)