"How dare a woman have such audacity..."
Li Youran knew that the "homemade cannon" that Dajun was talking about was the tobacco pipe she was familiar with, which was a prohibited item of the imperial court and was absolutely not allowed to be sold privately.
Even if it is managed, if it is to be used as medicine, it must be registered with the imperial court; otherwise, it is an illegal and disorderly act.
If it were just a small-scale operation, they might be able to find a loophole. But according to Dajun, Zhang Dachun and Li Erzhu had been doing this for some time and had made a lot of money, so it was impossible for them to go unnoticed.
Therefore, it is clear that Wang Xiangyu was not the only one bearing the responsibility; it is highly likely that Lu Chuan also knew about this matter.
Thinking of those two perverts gave Li Youran a headache. She didn't know why they were like mad dogs, always chasing after her.
I thought that coming to the capital would separate me from them, but I didn't expect them to come to the capital with me.
Now Li Erzhu is even mixing with them. If my father gets entangled with Li Erzhu, our whole family might get dragged into it.
Li Youran felt a bit of a headache and thought that she should find an opportunity to tell her father that he must be careful in everything he does and be on guard.
Li Youran didn't care about the struggle for the throne in the capital; her only concern was for her family and friends.
Hua Ruyu was found on the third day after she disappeared, but she was seriously injured. Li Youran once again took on the responsibility of taking care of Hua Ruyu, and even stopped going to the jewelry shop, leaving it to Yun Yingying.
"The imperial examination and the imperial concubine selection will begin on the same day, and the emperor has decided to celebrate this momentous occasion. First, the sentences of prisoners in jail will be reduced; second, the imperial examination will be conducted under the system of granting special privileges; and third, the entire country will be exempt from taxes for one year."
In the afternoon, Li Youran was changing Hua Ruxu's dressing when Tang Lei arrived and told them the latest news from outside.
"The emperor did do a good thing, actually."
Li Youran accidentally touched Hua Ruyu's wound, and she said through gritted teeth.
"No matter how many good deeds he does, it cannot change the fact that he is incompetent and tyrannical. At his age, he still holds talent shows. Those young girls are really shameless."
Li Youran hated men having multiple wives and concubines, especially emperors who had excessively large palaces and eighty-six concubines; it was simply shameless.
"Tomorrow is the day of the imperial selection, which will also be the start of the provincial examination. His Highness the Third Prince is ready and may make his move at any time. You must protect yourselves then."
A shadow crossed Tang Lei's eyes as he spoke.
"Where did Qin San go? He's always been with you these days, why is he nowhere to be seen today?"
Although Li Youran had not had much contact with Qin San, he was still her savior. When she saw that Qin San was missing, she had a bad feeling and hurriedly asked him.
"Qin San's family members have perished."
"Um?"
Hua Ruyu's reaction was even stronger than Li Youran's. After learning that Qin San's family had suffered a misfortune, she hurriedly got up, but the movement aggravated her wounds, and she lay back down in pain.
What happened?
Tang Lei hadn't originally planned to tell Li Youran about this, but even if Hua Ruyu didn't ask, Li Youran would find out eventually, so he simply told her the whole story.
Not long after Qin San left with them, a group of people went to the manor to inquire whether anyone had rescued a woman.
Although the villagers didn't know what these people did, they knew they weren't good people.
Ordinary people would not answer such a question and would shake their heads and say they did not know, but who would have thought that they would ask a family that did not get along with Qin San.
The group that had been searching for Li Youran's whereabouts failed to find her, so they simply wiped out the entire Qin family.
Upon learning of this, Qin San rushed home to bury his family.
After hearing Tang Lei's words, Li Youran smashed the Yunnan Baiyao in her hand on the ground, completely stunned.
She never imagined that Qin San would be killed because of her. Li Youran felt more than just guilty; she felt uneasy.
If she could, she would rather not be saved by Qin San than have Qin San's entire family wiped out because of her.
She will never have peace of mind living like this.
"Don't overthink it, everyone's fate is predetermined."
Tang Lei didn't know how to comfort Li Youran, but he felt very sorry for her seeing her like this. If Hua Ruyu hadn't been there, he really wanted to hold her tightly in his arms and comfort her properly.
"Go ahead and do your work, leave this to me."
Hua Ruyu had been through thick and thin with Tang Lei, and he understood what Tang Lei was thinking with just a glance. He waved his hand impatiently at Tang Lei.
Tang Lei hesitated for a moment, but thinking that a coup would take place tomorrow and that there were still many things to do today, he picked up his sword and turned to leave.
As for how Hua Ruyu comforted Li Youran, we don't know. All we know is that the next day, Li Youran returned to her usual self.
"Ah Lang, I'm here."
Today is the day of the imperial examination. Li Youran went to the pancake shop early to pick up the pancakes and waited for Tian Alang at the entrance of the examination hall.
Tian Alang was walking along the road expressionlessly among a group of examinees, but when he heard Li Youran's voice, his eyes lit up, a smile appeared on his face, and he hurriedly looked around.
Li Youran was waiting for him on the side of the street, waving at him, and Tian Alang hurriedly ran over.
"I made you come all this way for nothing yesterday. I'll keep those things you gave me for you and give them back to you when you get married."
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