Chapter 70 Nan Ke Steals the Seal
"Ke'er, did the commander of the guards from Prince Xuan's residence just arrive? Is there something you need?"
Marquis Anping asked Li Nanke with a smile.
Li Nanke took a big bite of the pastry in her hand.
Indeed, there's no such thing as a free lunch.
He chewed the snack slowly, bit by bit, while pondering how to answer his grandfather's question.
Only after swallowing the last bite of pastry did he look up at Marquis Anping, who was on the verge of showing impatience.
"Grandfather is talking about Uncle Erfeng, right? He's here to collect money from our family on the orders of the Prince."
"Paying money? What kind of money?"
Upon hearing the mention of silver, Marquis Anping straightened up completely.
Li Nanke said, "The day before yesterday, my mother was poisoned at the Song family's house and almost died, but she happened to run into the prince."
The prince had someone give Mother a detoxification pill personally prepared by the legendary physician, Gui Liu, which saved her life.
The antidote pills, personally prepared by the legendary physician Gui Liu, reportedly cost a thousand taels of silver per pill, which is why the Prince sent someone to collect the money today.
Marquis Anping was very disappointed upon hearing this.
"Just here to collect money?"
Li Nanke's big eyes blinked.
"Otherwise what? What do you think they're here for, Grandfather?"
Marquis Anping frowned.
The day before yesterday, King Xuan suddenly came to the house. He hurriedly ran to the door to greet him, but the king left again.
Looking back now, it seems that King Xuan went to the Song family and rescued the Song clan.
Why did King Xuan save your mother?
"I don't know either. Why don't you ask King Xuan, Grandfather?"
Marquis of Anping...
If he dared to ask King Xuan, why would he need to waste his breath talking to her here?
He snorted sullenly, still unwilling to give up, and coaxed Li Nanke, "You repeat to your grandfather everything that Prince Xuan, you, and your mother have said."
Why do we need to learn it again?
“Prince Xuan is His Majesty’s most beloved younger brother. Your grandfather was afraid that you might accidentally offend him, so he’s helping you analyze the situation so that you’ll know how to speak to Prince Xuan next time.”
Li Nanke gently tapped his head, looking troubled.
"But what if Ke'er has forgotten everything?"
Marquis of Anping...
Fool!
With a dark expression, he pulled back the pastries that had been pushed in front of Li Nanke. He had only pulled them halfway when Li Nanke suddenly clapped her hands.
"I remember now, the prince seemed to have mentioned wanting one of my father's paintings."
Marquis Anping's eyes lit up.
What painting?
"What painting? I can't remember it."
"No rush, have another snack and think it over carefully."
Marquis Anping, suppressing his impatience, handed over another pastry.
Li Nanke took the pastry and took a bite. "The pastry is too dry. I want to drink some water."
Marquis Anping gritted his teeth and poured her another glass of water, handing it to her.
Li Nanke took the water, but suddenly stumbled and spilled the entire cup of water on Marquis Anping.
"You brat!"
Marquis Anping was so angry that he jumped up.
Li Nanke shrank back, trembling with fear.
“I didn’t mean to, Grandfather, please don’t hit me. If you hit me, I’ll remember even less.”
Marquis Anping's raised hand froze in mid-air. He took two deep breaths before lowering his hand.
He softened his voice, "Grandfather, go change your clothes. You think about it slowly."
After saying that, he got up and went behind the screen to change his clothes.
Li Nanke's eyes darted around as she shuffled her legs and quickly ran to the table not far away.
There was a small drawer under my grandfather's desk, and his personal seal was kept in the drawer.
It's usually locked, but it's very likely to be open when my grandfather is in his study.
When Li Nanke climbed onto the chair and saw that the lock on the drawer was indeed open, his eyes lit up and he silently prayed for God's blessing.
I quietly pulled open the drawer and saw two or three seals inside.
He quickly found his grandfather's private seal, then took two pieces of paper from the right bookshelf and stamped them on.
He carefully blew on the paper, then folded it in half and tucked it into his sleeve, before putting the personal seal back in its place.
I had just closed the drawer when I heard a shout from behind me.
"What are you doing?"
Li Nanke's hand trembled slightly as she grabbed the pen beside her and turned to look over.
Marquis Anping had already changed his clothes. He frowned as he looked at her and walked towards the table.
Li Nanke waved the pen in his hand and said with a smile, "I remembered that word, but I don't recognize it. I want to try to see if I can write it down."
As she spoke, she held the pen and carefully wrote two characters on the paper.
眐圙.
Then he looked at it carefully again and nodded, "That's right, those are the two words."
Marquis Anping was stunned.
What character is this?
Li Nanke shrugged.
"I don't recognize it either. Uncle Erfeng just copied it onto a piece of paper and showed it to me, saying that my father once drew a picture like this."
Let me see if I can find it. Have you seen Grandfather? If you have, please help the Prince look for him.
After saying that, she quickly climbed off the chair and waved her hand.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
As soon as she finished speaking, she wiggled her legs and ran out the door.
Marquis Anping was left standing alone at the table, staring blankly at the two words on the paper.
What character is this?
Li Mu, that rebellious son, actually painted such a profound painting?
If we can find the painting that King Xuan wants, can we use this to climb up the social ladder and get in touch with him?
Li Nanke, carrying two pieces of paper stamped with his private seal, ran all the way to the main courtyard where He Shi lived.
"Here you are, Grandmother."
When He saw the seal on the paper, her eyes lit up slightly.
"Your grandfather usually guards his personal seal very carefully, how did you get it?"
Li Nanke leaned closer to her and whispered what had happened.
"...My father was dismissed from his post, and my grandfather was fined and left idle at home. He was eager to curry favor with Prince Xuan, so I found something for him to do."
"You're such a clever little devil."
"Oh dear, Grandma, please help me write a letter."
When she was young, Lady He had imitated the handwriting of Marquis Anping, so she quickly wrote a letter and called her trusted confidante, Granny Sun, in.
Instruct Sun's mother to have her son personally make a trip to Xinyang Prefecture.
"...Go quickly and return quickly, do not delay, and do not talk too much about the Marquis's mansion."
After receiving the letter, Sun's mother immediately went out to make arrangements.
Li Nanke chatted with Madam He for a few more minutes, and seeing that she looked tired, he returned to Fanghua Courtyard.
Sun Mama's son was very efficient; he returned from Xinyang Prefecture early the next morning.
Also brought back was a dowry list stamped with the official red seal of Xinyang Prefecture.
When Madam He asked Ziyu to bring over the dowry list, Li Nanke was having breakfast with Song Yi.
After two days of rest, the bleeding from Song Yi's back injury has stopped, she can get up and lie down normally, and her overall mental state has improved a lot.
Li Nanke had Zilan retrieve the dowry list given by the Song family and placed two completely different dowry lists in front of her.
"Mother, look at this."
"What?"
Song Yi picked up the two dowry lists and looked at them again and again, her expression immediately changing.
Her hand holding the dowry list trembled slightly, and after a moment, she suddenly pressed the dowry list onto the table.
His eyes reddened, but instead of shedding tears as before, he was filled with overwhelming anger.
She suddenly stood up, her teeth grinding together.
"Ke'er, come with me, let's go get your dowry back!"
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