The servants of those ministers came back and told their master that what the lawyer had said made those ministers at a loss as to what to do.
The men outside the palace gates became increasingly noisy, and in the end, they had no choice but to send them away with silver. Despite this, the streets of the capital were abuzz with gossip, saying that the young ladies had no sense of shame and were bringing disgrace upon the family. The ministers were so angry that they smashed things in the palace, had the young ladies imprisoned, and secretly investigated who had done this. The investigation immediately revealed that it was the work of the Prince of Jin's men. What else could they not understand? This was the Prince of Jin's warning to them: if they didn't take care of their family members, the Minister of Rites would be next.
They were angry but dared not speak out, as the King of Jin was not someone they could afford to offend.
Thinking of their troublesome daughters, the ministers began to send them out of the capital to marry local officials, and ordered them not to return to the capital, which made the girls resent their parents for being so heartless.
The evidence against the Minister of Rites was irrefutable, and the Dali Temple quickly issued a verdict, exiling the Minister of Rites and his family to a bitterly cold land thousands of miles away. The journey from there was extremely difficult, and it was uncertain whether they would survive to reach their destination. This verdict was also requested by the Prince of Jin, so you can imagine how angry he was.
The Minister of Rites, knowing all this was caused by his daughter, gave her a severe beating. On the way to exile, he even sent his daughter and concubines to serve officials in exchange for water and food. Upon arrival at his place of exile, he even gave Sun Xiaofang to the local county magistrate as a concubine to ensure his family's safety. He also gave his beautiful concubines, maids, and daughters to wealthy local merchants or government officials as maids in exchange for their livelihood. True to the saying, "Family members don't marry alike."
Li Yun didn't want to know what happened in the capital, so she brought her people back to the yard. The servants she hired had already cleaned the yard.
After arranging Manager Cui and his men in the fifth courtyard, Li Yun began to call the newly bought servants to give them a lecture.
After explaining the rules to them, he started to name them. The two guards were named Qinglang and Qingbao. Qinglang was Qin Lanlan's personal guard, and Qingbao was Dabao's personal guard. A ten-year-old servant was also arranged for Dabao. This servant was smart and capable, and Li Yun named her Haochen.
After the lecture, Li Yun and Xu Kun went to the shops of the Imperial College and looked at the furnishings of two auxiliary rooms. Li Yun took out two drawings and handed them to Xu Kun, then looked at the other two shops, gave the drawings to Xu Kun, and took him back to the yard?
Xu Kun followed Changjiang to Beijing to purchase tools and start work tomorrow.
Li Yun planned to visit the ice workshop tomorrow. She was not familiar with the place, so she had no choice but to ask Changjiang to accompany her.
With nothing to do, Li Yun accompanied his family to fish in the pavilion. Zhong Jun and his friends had been sold out, and no one had taken care of this place. The fish multiplied very quickly, and there were many fish swimming in the pond.
"Mom, I caught a fish!" Sanbao called Li Yun happily.
"Wow! Sanbao is amazing. Catch more fish so we can have a fish feast tonight." Li Yun lay on the reclining chair and praised Sanbao.
"Well, Sanbao wants to have a fish feast, and Sanbao wants to catch a lot of fish." When Sanbao heard that there would be a fish feast tonight, he fished even harder.
Dabao and Erbao also caught a lot of fish, and so did Chen Mo and his wife, who were happily fishing.
Chen Mei and her embroiderer were embroidering skirts in the room. These skirts were to be displayed in Jinxiufang.
Fang Xiaowei and Wan Wu were also training the newly bought maids and servants in the room. The master said that the store would open soon.
"Master, His Royal Highness Prince Jin is outside the door asking to see you." The doorman broke the warm scene.
"If you don't want to see him, just say that the master is busy. If he tries to force his way in, you can hold a gong and shout outside, 'The Prince of Jin is breaking into a private house in broad daylight and killing innocent people!'" Li Yun said to the doorman?
The gatekeeper was terrified. "Prince Jin! That's a master no one dares to offend. How dare the master do this? Isn't he afraid of revenge from the Prince Jin?"
The gatekeeper had probably forgotten that the Prince of Jin needed to be notified when entering the courtyard. Based on his usual temperament, he would have forced his way in long ago. How could he possibly retaliate if he could be notified that the Prince was an important person?
"Mom, this is not good. If there is any misunderstanding, explain it to Uncle Shangguan in person." Dabao said to Li Yun with some concern.
"Dabao, this is a matter between adults, don't worry about it. Mother knows her limits and won't let him hurt you." Li Yun comforted Dabao. There were some things she didn't want to forgive him too easily, otherwise he wouldn't cherish it.
"Okay, as long as you know your limits, Mom." Dabao knew that his mother was very capable, so he didn't care about it and continued fishing happily.
"Don't go down yet." This doorman is a little bit slow in thinking. A doorman should be smart, capable and tactful. Shouldn't he be replaced?
What did I hear? The young master called Prince Jin uncle and said that the master and Prince Jin should have a clear discussion. Did he hear a big secret?
The doorman returned to the gate and said to King Jin.
"Your Highness, my master said he is busy." The doorman said to Prince Jin fearfully and nervously.
"Okay, very good. I want to see who dares to stop me?" Shangguan Feiyun said angrily. "Stupid woman, I heard you were moving and came here without even eating. How dare you refuse to see me?"
It turned out that Shangguan Feiyun slept until noon and had a splitting headache when he woke up. Butler Yang came rushing over after smelling the smell and saw the prince's condition. He asked the servants to prepare some hangover tea.
After drinking the hangover tea, Shangguan Feiyun felt a little better and asked Butler Yang.
"Uncle Yang, what time is it now? Are the old man and the others in the mansion?"
"Your Highness, it's noon now. The old man and his family moved out early this morning." Butler Yang answered respectfully while standing beside him.
"What? Move out? Didn't I tell you to notify the market not to sell the yard to them?" Shangguan Feiyun felt even more headache. Yun'er, you are so bad. You ignored his words.
"Your Highness, I went to see the owner of the market this morning. He said that the old man and his family had already bought the shop and the yard yesterday." Butler Yang told the prince.
After Li Yun left, Housekeeper Yang went to Ya Market to find the owner of the Ya Market. The owner told her that Li Yun had bought four shops and a courtyard the day before, spending 66,000 taels of silver. After asking the owner for the addresses of the shops and courtyard, Housekeeper Yang returned to the Prince of Jin's Mansion. This incident further convinced Housekeeper Yang that Li Yun was not just a simple person. Not only was he neither humble nor overbearing, but he was also very wealthy. She didn't hesitate to buy the whole thing for over 60,000 taels of silver.
"Where is the yard?" Prince Jin asked Butler Yang while holding his aching head.
The courtyard next to the Imperial College is the residence of the former Minister of Revenue, the Zhong family?
Zhong's? Did she buy it accidentally, or did Zhong Jun ask her to buy it?
"Uncle Yang, let's go to the Zhong family's mansion." Shangguan Feiyun covered his headache forehead and took Butler Yang in a carriage to the mansion of the former Minister of Revenue.
Unexpectedly, after he skipped lunch and hurried to see her, she actually turned him away. How could he tolerate this?
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