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

After Li Yuanming came out of Shulan Courtyard, he first went back to his own house to change his clothes, then avoided everyone, went out from the back door, and went to Lu's house.

He had to quickly ask Minister Lu to take Li Shuangxi away.

Only by allowing Li Shuangxi to truly become Minister Lu's woman, helping the Xi family to kill the Jiang family, and establishing the Xi family as the legitimate wife, can their second branch truly board the Fifth Prince's ship.

Lu Ziqi has been very worried these past two days. His wife, Jiang, was stung by a poisonous bee on Madam Zhong's 60th birthday and has not recovered yet.

Not only did the swelling on his face not go down, some parts even began to ulcerate.

In the hot summer, the house was filled with the smell of medicine mixed with the stench of decay. The smell was indescribable and nauseating.

But she was the wife given to him by the Empress Dowager herself, and she could not be neglected in the slightest.

"Master, Mr. Li wants to see you." said the butler.

Lu Ziqi frowned: "Which Second Young Master Li?"

"Mr. Li Yuanming, the second wife of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."

"What is he here for? Just tell him that I am busy right now. If he is willing to wait, let him go to the side hall and wait. If not, let him leave on his own."

The butler quickly replied, "Yes," and went to pass on the message.

Lu Ziqi doesn't have that intention now.

That Li Shuangxi was pretty, especially in person, who was more lively than in the portrait, with a pair of big eyes that seemed to be able to see into people's hearts.

It would have been a good thing if Jiang had died at the hands of the poisonous bees in Madam Zhong’s house that day.

But he looks half dead.

If he chose this time to take a concubine into his house, the Jiang family would become hostile and destroy his Lu Mansion.

No matter how anxious Lu Ziqi was, he knew that this was not the right time.

The butler conveyed the words to Li Yuanming verbatim.

Li Yuanming bowed and said, "Lord Lu is very busy with official duties, so it is only natural for me to wait for you."

The butler nodded indifferently, led the man to the side hall, had someone serve tea, and said, "Please do as you please, Mr. Li." Then he left.

Li Yuanming waited in the side hall for a full hour.

Lu Ziqi had been in the study and had not come out to see him. She asked, "Is he still waiting in the side hall?"

The housekeeper quickly replied, "Yes, Mr. Li drank two pots of tea and went to the toilet once in this hour. Apart from that, he sat there very obediently."

"I didn't ask the servants in the mansion when I would go to see him."

"No, sir."

"What kind of tea was served?"

“Aged tea.”

Lu Ziqi snorted lightly. He was a patient man, better than his father.

Stand up.

"Master, are you going to see him?"

"Ah."

Lu Ziqi stepped into the side hall and said with a smile, "The servants in the mansion are negligent. They didn't even inform me that Second Young Master Li had arrived. I'm sorry to have kept him waiting for so long."

Li Yuanming stood up quickly and bowed, "I am sorry for disturbing you, Lord Lu."

"Second Young Master, please take a seat." Lu Ziqi pressed his hand and sat down at the main seat. "Second Young Master, you came to see me. What do you want?"

"Wang? I'm here to help Lord Lu solve his problems."

Lu Ziqi raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "This official has no worries and needs to be sorted out."

Li Yuanming smiled faintly, took out a box from his sleeve and placed it on the coffee table next to Lu Zi.

Seeing that there was only the housekeeper in the side hall, he said meaningfully: "Master Lu, your wife's illness should be cured."

Lu Ziqi put down the tea that was handed to her lips, raised her eyelids to look at him, and saw Li Yuanming looking at her directly, neither humble nor arrogant, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

He suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahaha, Mr. Li is very interesting and really pleases me. Someone, bring me some good tea to entertain Mr. Li."

An hour later, Li Yuanming came out of Lu Mansion.

I just don’t know what Li Yuanming and Lu Ziqi said to each other during this hour, and what he gave him.

In short, after that, within just a few days, Mrs. Lu Jiang's illness began to gradually improve.

What Li Yuanming didn't know was that the moment he left through the back door, he was being watched.

He also informed Ling Heng: "Your Highness, I have learned that Minister Lu will choose a date to bring the third daughter of the Li family into the Lu Mansion after the Crown Princess is buried."

Ling Heng just smiled coldly and said nothing. Instead, he asked someone to send a lot of silks and satins to the second house to keep the inventory.

His Zhier is dead.

Li Shuangmiao killed Zhier.

They feel that their prince cannot be relied upon, so they are in such a hurry to find another employer?

Ah!

Li Yuanming also gradually put his uneasy heart back into his stomach as he looked at the things Ling Heng sent him.

……

In Qinglan Courtyard, Roman had just received this month's expenses from the warehouse, and was mumbling something.

Hongshuang glanced at Roman, frowned slightly, and sighed softly in her heart.

This Roman is really not suitable to serve the princess personally. He is careless, heartless, and shows everything on his face, making him very easy to be taken advantage of.

Don't even know.

Li Shuangwan was looking through the account books sent by Gu Xingyan. All ten Yanxueges were now under the name of Lin Musen and had undergone comprehensive rectification.

Some shops will be converted to selling jewelry, while others will be converted into rice shops, oil shops and other shops related to people's livelihood.

Even if Ling Heng had omnipotent abilities, he would not be able to find out. These account books would eventually be delivered to her every day.

Li Shuangwan saw that Roman looked worried, so he put down the account book in his hand and asked, "What's wrong?"

Luo Man put the things away and walked over: "Princess, I just passed by the gate of Zhilan Courtyard and found that the Second Madam was selling the servants in the courtyard."

Li Shuangwan chuckled, "Maybe some blind person has been targeted by Second Uncle again. Second Aunt can't stand seeing a beautiful servant serving in the courtyard, so she wants to sell her off."

This is a common occurrence in the palace, so there is nothing strange about it.

Luo Man shook his head and said anxiously, "No, Princess, all the slaves in Zhilan Courtyard were sold. Except for the nanny Lin who served the Second Madam personally, no one else was left. Even the two first-class maids beside the Madam were all taken away by the pawnbrokers."

"There are also the maids who are responsible for sweeping the yard, and even Zhang Mu, who takes care of the plants in the mansion, have been sold. This servant finds it very strange. Could it be that the Second Madam thinks that they are not serving well enough and wants to replace them with new people?"

"But there's no reason to replace them all. That's strange."

Li Shuangwan frowned. All the servants were sold out. The only possibility was that something happened in Zhilan Courtyard, and Xu couldn't let this be discovered, so she had to sell them all out.

Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Li Shuangwan shouted, "Hong Shuang."

Hong Shuang came over and said, "Yes, Princess, I will buy those two first-class maids immediately."

Li Shuangwan nodded. Hong Shuang had spent the shortest time with him, but she was the most capable among them.

She would understand with just a glance from me.

"Do it secretly, don't let anyone find out."

Hongshuang replied yes and went out.

This matter is very simple. She just needs to ask Lin Musen to buy the two of them.