As it has been some time since she left Tianshun, there is no way she can delay any longer.
After seeing Shang Ruoyi off, Wu Hai returned to Wu Tanger's room. At this moment, she was staring at the Dongzhu in a trance.
She had already taken a medicinal bath, and her face was now flushed. This rosy complexion seemed to have appeared on her face before.
"Tang'er, it's getting early, you should take a rest!"
"Daddy." Wu Tang'er bit her lip and said after a moment, "Sister Divine Doctor said that I can go see the scenery when it snows. When will it snow?"
Her words made Wu Hai sad.
Over the years, she has always been in good health. She has never seen snow, and has never seen wind on weekdays, not to mention the sun. She has never even opened the window.
"Daddy doesn't know when it will snow, but if you are well now, when it snows, Daddy will take you to see it in person."
"Thank you, Daddy!" Wu Tang'er's face blossomed with a brilliant smile, which made Wu Hai's eyes red again. If it weren't for the Crown Prince's Consort, he would have been the one to send off his beloved.
Thinking of this, he became more determined to follow her.
It was already late at night when Shang Ruoyi and others returned to Li's house along the same route.
She had originally planned to say goodbye to her grandfather in the morning, but she didn't expect to see a familiar figure walking out of the back door just as she arrived at the back door of the Li Mansion.
Is this, Manager Lin?
Is he on the farm where pearl oysters are cultivated? Why are you here?
Shang Ruoyi waved her hand, and Ah 늅 followed her.
After a while, Ah 늅 came back.
"Miss, Manager Lin from the farm has gone to Li Shan's village."
"As expected, he is really determined to do something evil." Shang Ruoyi sneered, "Let's go to the manor tomorrow and see what kind of trouble they can make."
Early the next morning, Shang Ruoyi and Li Xia Xia came to the farm.
Manager Lin didn't expect them to come, and greeted them in a panic: "Greetings, Miss, Master."
Shang Ruoyi saw that he was stained with a little water stain, so she asked, "What is Manager Lin doing? Why is he so embarrassed?"
"In reply to the young master, I am currently selecting pearl oysters. A few days ago, news came from the palace that Princess 눃辰 wanted to make a set of pearl head ornaments. I am currently selecting pearl oysters and preparing to present them to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Shang Ruoyi nodded when she heard this: "So Manager Lin has such power that he could make the decision on his own without informing the master about such a thing as presenting Dongzhu to the palace."
When Manager Lin heard this, he was shocked. He didn't expect to be picked out for his fault. He hurriedly said, "It was the palace that was in a hurry this time, so we didn't have time to report it."
Li Xia Xia whispered, "Next time, take me as an example."
"Yes, yes, I will definitely keep it in mind."
I thought I had gotten away with it, but then I heard Shang Ruoyi continue, "Since Manager Lin said he has found the Eastern Pearl Mussel, take us to have a look! What is the quality of the Eastern Pearl presented to the princess?"
Manager Lin gritted his teeth and glared at Shang Ruoyi secretly. Why was this person so persistent in pursuing her? Where did he prepare any Dongzhu? But he just wanted to fool people with the beads that were discarded in the past. The master said that it would be better if the princess got angry. In this way, the palace would blame the old man of the Li family and he would be doomed. Then the master could return to the Li family to preside over the matter and everything would be in order.
What if she doesn't see Dongzhu?
"Manager Lin, you are lying to us, right?"
"How could that be?" Manager Lin smiled awkwardly, "It's just that the clam opening is very dirty."
"No problem." Before he finished speaking, Shang Ruoyi interrupted directly: "It just so happens that I want to go and see how you open the clams."
After hearing what he said, Manager Lin had no choice but to take them to the backyard, where he saw several women picking out Dongzhu.
Li Xia Xia said softly: "The servants working here have signed a death contract. If they steal, they will be killed immediately, so we must worry that they will steal the Dongzhu."
Shang Ruoyi looked at the small Dongzhu of varying quality, and said in a heavy tone, "Manager Lin, could it be that this is what was sent to the palace?"
"Master, you know that the good Dongzhu was sent to the palace before the New Year. These are carefully selected."
Shang Ruoyi sneered: "Choose carefully?" She walked forward, held a pearl in her hand, and said calmly: "Is it a pearl that was carefully selected, or is it a plan to drag the Li family into trouble?"
Manager Lin was shocked when he heard this. How could she know?
"What is the young master saying? How can this old slave understand?"
"Do you understand?" Shang Ruoyi sneered, "I guess this is the first year for this princess to celebrate her birthday. She has been raised in the palace since she was a child. What rare treasures has she not seen? How dare you fool her with this quality of Dongzhu, especially on her birthday? The only princess who can use Dongzhu is the legitimate princess of the queen. How do you think the emperor and queen will treat the Li family after your behavior?"
Manager Lin swallowed hard, and the sweat on his head dripped down involuntarily.
"Master, I am wronged! I really didn't know this would happen." He knelt on the ground and explained, "It was really because of the urgency in the palace that I had time to prepare."
After she finished speaking, Shang Ruoyi came to a pond and directed her servants to fish out a few pearl clams.
When Manager Lin saw where she was standing, his heart sank.
The pearl oysters in the pond have been raised for a long time and will surely produce high-quality pearls. The few pearls he stole in the past few days were all taken from this pond. This morning, he secretly opened one. Although the pearl was small, it was extremely round and of excellent quality.
Shang Ruoyi had already seen how valuable the pearl in the clam was. After the servant opened it, the huge pearl appeared in the clam shell.
It was actually several circles taller than the Dongzhu presented to the palace before.
She ordered people to open the other pearl clams. The pearls in each clams were round. Even Li Xiaxia rarely saw such top-grade pearls.
"Manager Lin, are you saying there are no top-grade Dongzhu here? What is this?" Li Xia Xia said coldly, "How dare you lie to me."
"Miss, how dare I lie to you!" He said hurriedly, "Everyone knows how the pearl oyster opens. The pearl is inside the shell. I can see it!"
Li Xia Xia thought about it and felt that what he said was unreasonable. Just as she was about to let the matter go, she heard Shang Ruoyi say in a cold voice: "Whether you know or are you willing to take out the Dongzhu, I think Manager Lin knows it best." She turned to Li Xia Xia and said, "What will be the punishment for knowing about this theft?"
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