The next morning, Nanny Kong came again to urge her to learn the rules and etiquette.
Su Li had already learned the rules and etiquette, but after all, it's impossible to be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. Of course, she had to take the initiative to find out her purpose, and naturally pretended that she had not learned it.
I originally thought that she would deliberately teach me wrong so that she would make mistakes and laugh at herself in some important occasions.
However, to her surprise, the rules and etiquette taught by Nanny Kong in one morning were exactly the same as those taught by Nanny Liu before. She couldn't help but wonder, what on earth did Princess Rongfu ask her to do?
Because he had already learned it before, Su Li simply sped up the progress, and as a result, he learned quite quickly in the morning.
Madam Kong was a little surprised, but she just thought she had a better memory than others, and praised her, "Madam is smart and learns rules and etiquette much faster than others."
Su Li smiled habitually, "Thank you for the compliment, Ma'am."
Seeing that she seemed to be in a good mood after being praised, Madam Kong quickly took the opportunity to say, "Madam, I have a request for you."
"Oh? What's the matter? Ma'am, please tell me."
"It is like this. I have a distant niece who has come to seek refuge with me today. Since she is unfamiliar with the place, I want to take her with me. I beg Madam to allow her to stay temporarily in your house until I leave the Champion's Mansion."
Su Li thought to herself, what a coincidence! I've only been to the Champion's Mansion for one day when a distant relative comes to seek refuge. And as a tutor in a princess's mansion, could it be that she doesn't even have enough money to let her niece stay in an inn for a few days? And yet she insisted on bringing her to her Champion's Mansion?
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. She wants to see what she is going to do.
"Madam, since you are the teaching nanny of the princess's residence, I have to give you this favor. It's just a matter of an extra pair of chopsticks. Please stay."
Nanny Kong didn't expect her to be so easy to talk to suddenly. After all, she was so tough yesterday. But now she agreed without even using the words she had prepared.
It seemed that, as she said, she was from the princess's mansion, so she had to give her face. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel proud, and bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Madam, for your grace."
"That's all I'll teach you today. You can go down now."
"Yes." Nanny Kong answered readily. She was not really here to teach her rules and etiquette. Now that half of the tasks assigned by the princess had been completed, she was happy to have some free time.
Just after noon, Pei Mingyue arrived at the Zhuangyuan Mansion on time.
Originally, Su Li had sent someone to Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion early in the morning to deliver a visiting card, asking if Pei Mingyue was free. She planned to go to the Mansion in the afternoon to ask about her situation, but Pei Mingyue sent someone back, saying that she would come to see her after noon.
In the reception hall, she and Pei Mingyue sat opposite each other. Xiaowu served tea and then left.
"Ali, you are right. Princess Rongfu really did send someone to kill me last night."
Pei Mingyue still couldn't believe it. She didn't understand why someone would want to kill someone just for a word. If she hadn't been prepared last night, she would probably have lost her life.
Now, she truly believed that the noble lady who had allegedly died by accident by falling into the water was the work of Princess Rongfu.
Su Li was not surprised at all: "What happened next?"
Pei Mingyue explained in detail, "After my parents learned about this yesterday, they had the Fuli secret guards guard me the entire time. Sure enough, after midnight last night, someone sneaked into my courtyard... and was subsequently captured by the secret guards stationed there."
"Is that person recruitable?"
Pei Mingyue shook her head. "No, that man was a assassin. When he was captured, he bit the poison in his teeth and died. There was no evidence on his body to prove his identity. But it's obvious that it was Princess Rongfu who did it. But without evidence, we can't do anything to her. My father had the assassin's body thrown into the princess's mansion. There was an extra body in the mansion for no reason. Until now, there has been no movement in the princess's mansion. This already proves that she did it..."
Su Li nodded. Having read the original novel, she knew it must have been Princess Rongfu who did it. She then asked, "So, what are your father's plans now?"
Pei Mingyue snorted coldly and said, "Princess Rongfu is of noble status, but my Ningyuan Marquis Mansion will not be bullied. My father is ready to investigate her thoroughly."
"Oh?" This was a good thing for Su Li. After that, Princess Cha Rongfu would have an additional marquisate, which was equivalent to an additional great help.
Pei Mingyue thought Su Li didn't understand what she said, so she explained, "Think about it, Princess Rongfu can easily order a assassin to kill someone, so who knows if she has done anything else? My father will investigate her. If he finds anything else, that would be great. Then he can report it to the emperor. I think she won't dare to act so recklessly again."
Su Li sighed. Princess Rongfu was indeed a lucky princess, a lucky star. Just look at the attitude of the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. Even if they found out she had done something horrific, they only wanted to use the Emperor's hand to suppress her so that she wouldn't dare to act recklessly again. They never thought of killing her. Perhaps it was because they knew that no matter what, the Emperor would never kill Princess Rongfu, the lucky star of the Great Jin Dynasty...
After Pei Mingyue left, Su Li saw that it was still early, so he decided to go to Jinxiu Street to see what the shops were like.
On the way, Xiaowu took the opportunity to tell her about the trivial matters in the capital.
As they were talking, they came to the topic of Zhao Xingwen.
"Madam, everyone is talking about Zhao Xingwen today."
Xiao Wu continued, "Zhao Xingwen's original wife died in an accident years ago..."
"Dead?" Su Li was shocked. "Died before the New Year?"
How could this happen?
Could it be that Zhao Xingwen’s original wife couldn’t escape death after all?
I just don’t know if this death has anything to do with Zhao Xingwen.
"What about his son?"
Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment and said, "He didn't mention his son, he only said that his first wife died..."
Zhuangyuan Mansion was not far from Jinxiu Street. The two of them were talking and soon they arrived. Su Li did not get off the carriage, but let Xiao Sanzi drive the carriage slowly on the street.
All the small shops on the left side of the long street have been rented out. Now, the shops are open for business. As she expected, the street is already very lively.
Of the eleven shops on the right, only three have been rented out and none of them have opened for business yet.
Yesterday, Su Er reported that many people are already discussing the leasing of several other large shops. Once the negotiations are concluded, the contracts can be signed.
The carriage drove through the long street and arrived at the short street where the shop of Duke Ji was located. The short street was much more lively than before.
She also noticed that many of the shops that used to sell grain here have become gold and silver jewelry stores, clothing stores, etc., and the shops are very busy.
But compared with Changming Street, it is still some distance away.
Su Li thought that once all her big shops were rented out and opened, it wouldn't be long before Jinxiu Street would become a prosperous street comparable to Changming Street.
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