Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

The man lazily leaned back in the wide chair and said, "Five million taels of silver, even if the Xu family is rich, it is impossible to take out all of it within ten days."

He smiled faintly: "So, selling off their property, transferring their shops and farms, is the only thing they can do."

Li Shuangwan raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "Ling Heng actually chose to stand aside and watch?"

Gu Xingyan reached out, took Li Shuangwan's hand, and slowly stroked the back of her hand. Her hands were delicate and smooth.

"He is now the crown prince of Northern Jin. Emperor Jingzhang is lying half-dead on his bed, and 20% of the shops are already in his name."

"To Ling Heng now, the money is no longer a timely help. At most, it is just icing on the cake. He no longer cares whether or not to add this dispensable flower to the icing on the cake."

Li Shuangwan stood up and said, "So, for the sake of his own cause, he would cut off his arm to survive and push Xu Zhian out. This is indeed something that someone like Ling Heng would do."

Then he asked, "What was the final verdict?"

Gu Xingyan took her hand and sat next to her.

"The toxic gouache sold will be compensated tenfold based on the selling price. In addition, all the Xu family's property will be confiscated, Xu Zhian will be exiled three thousand miles away, and the rest of the Xu family will be driven out of the old house and will be subject to their fate."

Li Shuangwan's mood suddenly became much better.

Gu Xingyan frowned and looked at her: "Yanyan, tell me, will Ling Heng take care of those Xu family members? Xu Zhian has only one child, and he treats him like a treasure."

Andy Hui is popular with both men and women, especially young men with fair skin, but this does not prevent him from getting married and having children.

Li Shuangwan shook his head: "No. Xu Zhian knows too much about him, he will not let him live. As for the others in the Xu Mansion, maybe he will let them fend for themselves. Of course, the other possibility is more likely."

She sneered, "He will kill them all."

After all, this is something Ling Heng can do.

Gu Xingyan's eyes were full of smiles: "Yanyan, let's wait and see what the ending of Xu Zhian's family will be."

"And his private soldiers. Without money, it won't be easy for Ling Heng to support them."

Li Shuangwan thought about it and shook his head: "Xingyan, he is a prince now and it is different. He can recruit soldiers in the name of the prince. He can fill his private soldiers into the imperial army and use the imperial money to support his soldiers."

Especially the Imperial Guards.

Now, all the imperial guards have been controlled by Ling Heng.

"It's not that easy. Ling Yan won't let him get his wish."

That's right, in that case, she needs to think carefully about what to do next.

We must not let him get what he wants, this is a crucial step.

She handed the thing in her hand back to Gu Xingyan.

Gu Xingyan raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

Li Shuangwan chuckled: "These things are not suitable to be put under my name now."

Gu Xingyan understood Yanyan's meaning without thinking. He nodded, took it, put his arm around the girl's shoulders, and gently kissed her forehead.

"First, register it under Lin Musen's name. When everything is settled, this will be my betrothal gift to you. Therefore, all the income during this period will be kept for you first."

Li Shuangwan raised his lips and smiled: "Okay."

……

East Palace.

Li Yuanming knelt in front of Ling Heng.

Ling Heng had his back to him, his face full of gloom: "How dare you, the second branch of the Li family, how dare you!"

Could it be that before Zhier died, she begged him to spare the second branch of the Li family?

He had already sent the useless Li Huaiyi and others to hell, and he would kneel in front of Zhier for the rest of his life and confess his sins to her.

Li Yuanming can be of some use, but he is still too young, and his Eastern Palace does not have much spare energy to train the Li family.

The useless members of the Li family could have died long ago.

Li Yuanming kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, I am guilty of not being able to personally escort my second sister out of the palace, which led to such a serious incident. Please punish me, Your Highness."

A good move was ruined just like that.

Li Shuangmiao, you are not capable of accomplishing anything, but you are always causing trouble!

Therefore, the prince did not allow them to collect her body. At first, his mother was reluctant to let him do so and cried bitterly. It was he who analyzed the pros and cons and persuaded her to give up.

It’s not like she doesn’t know her fate. She knew it on the day she was named the Crown Princess. Who should she cry for?

People are dead, why bother with those empty things? The living people are the most important.

"Do you know who Qiao'er bit out?" Ling Heng's voice was cold.

Li Yuanming looked up blankly: "I don't know."

"You don't know? Ha, Qiao'er is the maid of the third lady of your Li family, and the person she bit out is Princess Ning'an! Li Yuanming, you Li family members think I am a fool who can be fooled!"

Li Yuanming shuddered. His third sister was almost invisible in the backyard.

Aunt Tong is cowardly, so how could the daughter she raised be so scheming?

If this was really done by Li Shuangyan, it would be fine, but if it was really done by Li Shuangxi...

Li Yuanming's heart was thundering.

He quickly prostrated himself on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, although Qiao'er is the maid of my third sister, my third sister is only a concubine's daughter and cannot easily leave the backyard. She doesn't even know about Zhi'er, no, the Crown Princess."

"I am sure that this could not have been done by her. Please investigate carefully, Your Highness."

Having said that, Li Yuanming felt very nervous for some reason.

Ling Heng turned around and looked down at Li Yuanming who was kneeling on the ground: "I hope what you said is true, otherwise, I will never spare Li Shuangxi's life!"

Li Yuanming pursed his lips: "Yes."

After leaving the Eastern Palace, Li Yuanming immediately returned home and went to Shulanyuan. He had to confirm this matter with Li Shuangxi immediately.

Li Shuangxi was extremely uneasy at the moment. She had only embroidered half of the handkerchief in her hand a few days ago, and today she hadn't embroidered a single stitch for half a day. She stared blankly out the window.

Even when Li Yuanming pushed the door open, he didn't notice it.

"Third sister."

Li Shuangxi did not respond.

Li Yuanming walked around to her and raised his voice: "Third sister?"

Li Shuangxi jumped up in shock: "Second, second brother? Ah!"

The needle in his hand suddenly pierced his hand, and blood immediately oozed out.

Li Yuanming quickly took the handkerchief and pressed it against the wound, his eyes full of inquiry: "What's wrong with you? What are you thinking about so intently?"

His face didn't look very good either.

Li Shuangxi hurriedly picked up the handkerchief from the ground: "No, I didn't think about anything. Second brother, is there something you want to talk to me about?"

Although her second brother treated her very well on the surface, she had been bullied in the backyard for many years, and she knew that Li Yuanming would not come to her house unless there was something important.

Li Yuanming turned Li Shuangxi's shoulders and made her face him. Feeling her slightly trembling body, he looked her up and down.

He knew that Li Shuangxi must be hiding something from him: "Third sister, what are you afraid of?"

Li Shuangxi dodged her gaze: "No, nothing. I'm not afraid of anything. Second, why did Second Brother say that? I, I don't understand what you are saying."