Chapter 801 Jian in the Emperor's Heart
As soon as Chang Siyuan finished speaking, Li Sanniang thought of what Su Wanhui had said to her before.
"I suppose Third Sister also learned about this from him, right?"
Chang Siyuan noticed that Li San Niang did not show any surprise, but Li Er Xiong's face was full of disbelief and incredulity.
Li Erxiong looked up at Li Sanniang, who gestured to him not to rush. "Yes, but I only learned about this from someone else a little over half an hour ago."
Does that mean Wang Erlang's cousin's lover is involved in this matter?
"A lover? What kind of lover?"
Brother Li Er shouted loudly, but he really couldn't understand what Sister Li San was saying.
After all, although Wang Erlang had sent an invitation to the Li family when he remarried his cousin, Li Da Xiong had turned him away.
Why would Brother Li pay any attention to Wang Erlang's new wife?
Therefore, they were naturally very shocked to hear Chang Siyuan mention that Wang Erlang's new wife had a lover.
Seeing this, Chang Siyuan stopped keeping everyone in suspense and began to explain to everyone present from the beginning.
"Because of the opium case, the Imperial Guard raided many corrupt officials in Gangnam East Province and unexpectedly discovered a spy from Silla."
They uncovered a clue: several merchants disguised as traveling merchants from Jiangnan East Road to Chang'an. One of them, named Wang Er, was the leader of these Silla spies in Chang'an.
Wang Er had a lover in Chang'an, who was none other than his new wife, his cousin whom he later married.
Li San Niang lowered her head, her brows furrowed, lost in thought. At that moment, Li Er Xiong was completely bewildered.
"This...this, how is this possible?"
Today, Wang Dalang came with his wife. Although I didn't pay much attention, I remember that Wang Dalang didn't seem like his family had suffered such a terrible ordeal.
Li San Niang raised her head and looked at Chang Siyuan, asking, "I suppose the Wang family must have been kept in the dark the whole time, right?"
Perhaps Wang Erlang's cousin didn't even know that her lover was actually a spy from Silla. Maybe she was just being used?
If that's the case, the Dali Temple should just detain the person for a few days, and once they don't get any information out of them, they'll be released, right?
"I don't know the specifics yet, but it should be pretty much what Third Sister guessed. Otherwise, Wang Dalang wouldn't have behaved like this and would still be able to attend Third Sister's banquet."
However, even so, this is still somewhat related to Third Sister.
So, I'm just here to give you a heads-up, so that if anyone tries to use this to implicate Third Sister in the future, she'll be prepared.
"And what is the third one?"
"My papermaking workshop, which I set up at the Ministry of Works, has made considerable progress. In the future, combined with the printing workshop, it will probably be of some use in education."
If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask.
After saying these three things, Chang Siyuan got up and took his leave without any hesitation.
Chang Siyuan was leaving, and Xing Yu and the Ding brothers couldn't stay any longer, so they left the Li family with him.
After seeing the person off, Li San Niang and Li Er Xiong asked Li Er Xiong if Li's father was alright.
"My elder brother and mother sent him back to be taken care of."
Father was really happy today and drank too much. Before everyone had left, he was already tipsy.
Hearing that Li's father was being taken care of, Li San Niang was no longer worried. But seeing Li Er Xiong's unsure whether to speak or not, Li San Niang couldn't help but laugh: "Second brother, really, what can't we siblings say to each other?"
“My father specially wrote an invitation to send to my uncle’s family earlier. Today, my uncle’s family did not come, but they sent their butler to deliver a gift.”
"It's alright. It's just a matter of the previous generation for my uncle. It's enough to maintain appearances."
Father was already venting his anger by writing such an invitation; he certainly wouldn't care whether his uncle's family came or not.
After saying this, Li San Niang was about to get up and leave to go to the kitchen to check on her mother, sister-in-law Li Da Sao, and sister-in-law Li Er Sao. But as soon as she stood up, she heard Li Er Xiong call out, "San Niang! What about the Wang family?"
"Don't worry, Second Brother, I know what I'm doing."
Even if they really wanted to implicate me, they'd need evidence. It's all just baseless accusations. I'm on my own merits; what can they do to me?
After everything was tidied up, Li San Niang put Lu Zhu'er to sleep that night, and then Qiu Xiang pulled her to the table. "San Niangzi, should we talk to the doctor about this?"
Upon hearing this, Li Sanniang knew that Qiuxiang was referring to the Wang family's connection with the Silla spies. Li Sanniang patted Qiuxiang's forearm and said calmly, "It's alright. If it really harms me, the master will not stand idly by."
The gentleman is full of clever ideas; perhaps he had already planned this all along.
We'll just deal with whatever comes our way.
I went to the Imperial Medical Bureau to do practical things; I had no time to deal with these messy matters.
Besides, Qiu Xiang, think about it. This official position was bestowed upon me by the Emperor himself. If they really want to implicate me, they'll have to see if the Emperor will allow it.”
After Li San Niang's explanation, Qiu Xiang felt enlightened. "I was overthinking it. It's good that you know what's going on."
The next day, Li San Niang first went to see Li's father. Seeing that he was in a stable mood and no longer as excited as he had been a few days ago, and had returned to his usual calm demeanor, she was relieved.
In the morning, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang first went to the Ministry of Rites to collect her official robe, official hat and other items. The official robe of a seventh-rank official is green, which does not look as good as the scarlet official robe.
But these were still official robes after all. After trying them on and finding no problems, Li San Niang took them home.
Time flew by, and on the last day of the holiday, Li San Niang took Qiu Xiang to the Imperial Medical Bureau ahead of time and reported to Physician Sun.
"...Judging from that, they probably want you to open a separate department to manage matters related to women and women."
I'm not entirely sure what exactly needs to be done. You can ask Wang Shuzheng when he has time to see you.
Li San Niang nodded in agreement, and then was led by Physician Sun to familiarize herself with the Imperial Medical Bureau. From the library to the lecture hall, she was introduced to the heads of the other three departments of the four major departments. After such a busy morning, the whole day was over.
Lunch was arranged by Physician Sun outside. After returning to the Imperial Medical Bureau in the afternoon, they waited for another quarter of an hour before Physician Wang had time to meet with Li San Niang alone.
"...What the sage means is that since you are a woman and possess such skills, you should be able to understand the needs of women better than men, and be able to handle that area better."
Wang Shuzheng had just gone to the palace that morning to see Emperor Wu, and learned from the emperor that he thought highly of Li Sanniang and what he wanted Li Sanniang to do.
Therefore, Wang Shuzheng understood that although he was the highest-ranking official in the Imperial Medical Bureau, he did not have much authority when facing Li Sanniang, who was favored by the emperor.
Therefore, Wang Shuzheng looked at Li Sanniang, who was very perceptive and had arrived a day early, with a friendly expression: "It's hard to say what the specific matters are right now."
"You should stay in the Imperial Medical Bureau for a while to familiarize yourself with our work. Once you have a good understanding, it will be better if you go out and open your own department."
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