When she returned to the Li residence, she found that the servants had prepared sweet rice balls for Xu Ningyou as a late-night snack, but had taken it upon themselves to change it to chicken soup with tongcao (a type of herb), saying that according to the customs of Lizhou, drinking such soup would make it easier for new mothers to produce milk.
Li Ting felt that the timing of his cousin's arrival in the capital was too coincidental. It happened just a few days before Ningyou gave birth, and she was casually ordering around his servants when he was still being very polite to her.
Moreover, although she did not marry into a wealthy family, Lizhou has always been prosperous, and the Ying family she married into was one of the richest families in Lizhou.
In the past, when she returned to the capital, she would show off, saying that she didn't have to get involved in any of the daily affairs.
Furthermore, although she lived in the Li family's house, she wasn't very friendly towards them. Why would she be so kind as to have soup prepared for her?
Li Ting instructed Liu Fu to tell the guards to keep a close watch on Fu Qing's courtyard, but not to restrict their movements. Fu Qing was required to report to him everything about who she was associating with and what she was doing outside.
Afterwards, Li Ting went to the kitchen and said that his wife felt unwell after drinking soup last night, and he came to check on her.
Li Ting had Liu Fu tie up everyone in the kitchen, and then ordered the guards to surround the Li family's residence, ensuring that not even a fly could escape.
Then, Li Ting ordered Liu Fu to summon all the other servants to the courtyard, intending to make an example of them.
Li Xingran, nestled in Xu Ningyou's arms, opened her eyes wide with curiosity and listened intently to the sounds outside. She clearly remembered that this scene wasn't in the book! Could it be that her transmigration into the book had changed the course of events?
After the servants were gathered, Li Ting carried Li Xingran to the courtyard. He wanted to test whether Li Xingran was aware of the disloyal intentions of the others in the Li family compound.
Just as Li Ting was about to lash out, a guard hurriedly approached him and whispered in his ear, "Master, His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."
"What is he doing here?" Li Ting asked, puzzled.
"They said it was the time for monthly school attendance." Li Ting suddenly realized that the eunuch had mentioned something like that yesterday, but he had just had a daughter and didn't like the Crown Prince because he thought it would bring about the extermination of the Li family. So he didn't take the matter of the tutor to heart.
As it turns out, they came to us today, so let the Crown Prince take care of it. The first lesson: what it means to be decisive and ruthless.
Li Ting ordered, "Welcome His Highness the Crown Prince in, set him in, and invite him to observe me, Li Ting, handling family matters." The guards, upon receiving the order, hurriedly welcomed the Crown Prince in.
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