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

"Madam Cai, go get some things." A hint of ruthlessness flashed in the old lady's eyes as she said a name.

Madam Cai's face changed: "Madam, this is, I'm afraid it's not good."

"Grandma, if you're going to do this, then do it thoroughly."

Li Yuanming's words came in.

"The things you just asked Madam Cai to prepare are just some common medicines. They may be effective for others, but my brother is a general, and his will is unmatched by ordinary people."

Four women in their second house died, and there was chaos every day.

Why can the eldest wife live such a peaceful and comfortable life?

But he ignored their second wife!

The saying that you can't write two "Li" characters with one stroke and that people of the same blood are related are all false.

Now, the eldest aunt has the financial affairs of the mansion firmly in her own hands. Even if he wants to withdraw money from the public treasury, he has to explain the reason and she refuses to give him more than half a tael.

Nanny Cai didn't expect that the Second Young Master would hear her talking about such a private matter with the Old Madam, and her face became even more embarrassed.

The old lady also frowned slightly: "Yuanming, don't worry about these things in the backyard, just do your job well."

Li Yuanming smiled helplessly and continued to do his job with peace of mind.

Because his good father offended his boss, he was exiled to be a ninth-rank water conservancy manager, dealing with a bunch of mud-legged untouchables every day.

As a result, he was ridiculed several times by his colleagues, both openly and covertly, and he could not hold his head up in the government office.

Li Yuanming chuckled and sat next to the old lady: "Grandma, there is a saying that goes, either you beat the enemy down completely and make him unable to stand up again. Or, if you are really no match for him, then surrender to him."

"Is it possible that grandma is too old and timid to care about the younger generation's affairs?"

The old lady's expression was stern. Thinking of the look on Fang Yuqian's face when she threatened her just now, she was also shocked and frightened.

She was absolutely sure that if she couldn't help Fang Yuqian accomplish this matter, the Fang family would do something like fight to the death.

Seeing that everything had been brought to light, Madam Cai thought for a moment and advised, "Madam, what the Second Young Master said makes sense. If we can't get it right the first time, they will surely take precautions, and it may not be so easy to do it again in the future."

What's more, the marriage with the Zhong family has already been put on the agenda, and time does not allow it.

The old lady had no choice but to nod her head and said, "In that case, Yuanming, I'll leave the medicine to you. As for the other things, don't get involved in the dirty things in the backyard."

"Yes, grandma, don't worry, your grandson knows his limits."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

He walked out of the room and whispered a few words to the servant beside him.

There are thousands of aphrodisiacs in the world, but only the love potion is so poisonous that there is no antidote except for the love between men and women.

Unless there is the legendary Baizhucao, unfortunately this medicine has disappeared for decades.

This medicine is only available on the black market.

……

It was already past 3 p.m. when Li Shuangwan and his companions' carriage entered the city gate.

As soon as they entered the gate of Shengjing City, they felt that the atmosphere was wrong.

Pedestrians gathered in twos and threes and whispered.

The shop owners and waiters of all the major shops came out, looked at each other, and sighed.

Li Shuangwan lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the scene in surprise. He said to Chen Ping who was walking beside him, "Chen Ping, go and find out what happened."

Chen Ping immediately agreed and turned into an alley on the side.

Because Gu Xingyan was going back to the inn, Li Shuangwan went straight back to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.

After a while, Chen Ping came back.

"Princess, I don't know who gave the prince the idea to increase taxes on all merchants."

"How much?"

"Thirty percent!"

Li Shuangwan took a deep breath. Northern Jin's economy had been in a downturn in the past few years, and many shops could only barely make ends meet.

If we add another 30%, many stores won’t even be able to recover their costs.

Not to mention that the taxes were already received three years later.

Although Ling Heng is not in business, the Lin family has been in business for generations. How could he know nothing about these things?

It seems that Gu Xingyan is in a hurry to return to the inn. In addition to Su Binxu's matter, Lin Musen should also come to him for this matter.

Chen Ping added, "Not only that, I also heard something on my way back. The court wants to collect money from all officials above the fifth rank to fill the treasury. The order will be issued tomorrow."

Li Shuangwan's face was as cold as frost: "How much does each person charge?"

"The fifth rank is three hundred taels, the fourth rank is six hundred taels, the fourth rank is one thousand taels, and the third rank is two thousand taels."

"The third rank is 3,000 taels, the second rank is 5,000 taels, and the first rank is 10,000 taels. And for dukes and earls like us, who have titles, each household must pay 20,000 taels."

"Now, the people in the court are in a panic. Some people are even preparing to jointly submit a petition before the imperial edict is issued, forcing the crown prince and the emperor to prevent the edict from being issued."

Li Shuangwan was stunned and didn't know what to say.

I just felt sad in my heart.

What is the difference between such a court and mountain bandits?

However, she also confirmed one thing: such a heartless idea would not have come from a minister in the court.

After all, anyone who dares to give the prince such an idea would offend all the civil and military officials in the court.

Given Ling Heng's suspicious nature, he would also doubt how much corruption this official had committed.

The Ling family is now seeking their own death.

Li Shuangwan's face looked very ugly at this time. Since May this year, officials of all ranks had not received their salaries for three months.

Now we even have to collect money from them.

Those low-level officials who are honest in their duties and their families depend on their salaries to make a living. If they have not acquired other properties, they will hardly be able to make ends meet.

Where can I get so much silver?

Isn't this forcing them to either rob or die?

But for those corrupt officials, this little money is just a drop in the bucket.

How could Ling Heng come up with such an idea to fill the national treasury?

Instinctively, Li Shuangwan felt that this was not something Ling Heng could do.

There is something strange about this matter.

In his previous life, Ling Heng fought his way out of the siege, became the crown prince, and later ascended the throne. It was not that he had no ability at all.

Ling Heng did each of these things neatly and efficiently, with far-reaching plans.

It is impossible that he would become so brainless after Sipo died in this life.

Even if someone else suggested this to him, he would not accept it.

The most important point is that this matter is still being spread by various parties.

No real decree was issued from the palace.

Could it be that this matter is false?

But how could it suddenly come out of nowhere?

"Chen Ping, go check again and find out who gave Ling Heng this idea?"

"Yes, don't worry, Princess. I have already asked someone to check before I come back. As soon as I have any news, I will report it to you immediately."

"Ah."

Li Shuangwan was really angry about this matter.

I only took two bites of the dinner and then put it down.

Yizhu and Luoman were both worried, but they could only lament about this kind of thing.