Then he continued, "Grandaunt, Prince Ning has this in mind and may not give up easily. If it doesn't work this time, there's a chance it will happen again. You must be more vigilant."
Madam Li nodded: "You are right..."
Prince Ning was of noble status, and she felt that the Li family could not confront him head-on.
She glanced at Linglong. In order to prevent Linglong from being plotted against by him and having her life ruined, she had no choice but to arrange a marriage for her as soon as possible.
"Eldest sister, I have to go back and discuss this matter with my master. I will not attend the lecture this afternoon."
The old lady said, "Let's go back together. I'll also go back and talk to the Duke about this..."
Since Prince Ning acted in this way, her Duke's Mansion must give him a warning.
After this happened, the two old ladies no longer had the heart to attend the lecture, so they asked their servants to pack up their things and return to the city.
In a secluded place by the lake in the back mountain, the Liu Furong sisters were very anxious as they had been waiting for no one to come.
"You, go to the monastery and see what's going on with Li Fangqing. Why is she taking so long to get here? She hasn't arrived yet."
"yes."
"hurry up!"
Liu Qinqin gave the maid instructions before walking towards the obviously impatient Prince Ning and said cautiously, "Your Highness, don't worry. He may have been delayed by something. I've sent someone to check, and we'll have news soon..."
This was her first time working for Prince Ning, and she must not make any mistakes or make him think she was useless.
It was only two years after she entered Prince Ning's Mansion that she found out that Prince Ning asked to marry her not because he liked her so much, but because her elder sister was the concubine of Prince Ji, the beloved of Ji Jingxu, and the future wife of the Duke.
If he married her, he could use her relationship with his elder sister to win over the Duke's Mansion.
Ever since Pei Ji came back to recognize his relatives and Ji Jingxu was no longer the eldest son of Duke Ji's Mansion, Prince Ning has been indifferent to her and ignored her.
At that time, she naively thought that he was tired of her or had a new love.
It was not until she returned home and complained to her parents that they told her the "truth".
"Qin'er, you have to remember that men don't like useless women."
Therefore, if her father and elder sister are unable to provide assistance to His Highness, she will become a woman who can work for His Highness. Only in this way can she gain his attention, gain his favor, and most importantly, obtain the status and wealth she wants.
Prince Ning frowned and said "hmm" impatiently.
After waiting for a long time, the maid came back panting.
"Auntie, Miss Li has already returned to the city."
"What! Going back to the city? What's wrong with her?"
The maid quickly replied, "I don't know either. I went to her monk's room and found that everything was packed away. The monk who was cleaning said that she went back with Madam Li."
Liu Furong asked, "What about the Duke's wife? Aren't they together? Has she gone back?"
"They went back. They left together."
Liu Qinqin was puzzled: "Eldest sister, what does this have to do with the Duke's wife?"
"It's not the Duke's wife, it's Su Li who has always been with her."
"Su Li? The young lady who returned from the Duke's Mansion to recognize her relatives?"
"It's her. You don't know, that bitch is not simple. Every time she tries to scheme against us, she fails. It's as if she saw through everything. Li Fangqing suddenly returned to the city without saying a word. It's very likely that someone knew about our plan. I guess it must be that bitch who messed up this."
Liu Qinqin was extremely angry. Everyone had already returned to the city, so this matter today could not be accomplished.
She walked up to Prince Ning and admitted her mistake, "Your Highness, Li Linglong and Old Madam Li suddenly returned to the city. Today..."
Prince Ning's face was grim: "If you can't even handle this little thing, what use are you!"
"Your Highness, please calm down. This time it was my negligence. Please give me another chance. I will definitely complete this matter for you."
"snort!"
Prince Ning did not answer, but snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeves.
Liu Qinqin was filled with hatred for Su Li, who had interfered in her affairs. She would remember it!
The mountain gate of Zhaoming Temple.
Su Li and his servants, who were about to reach the city gate, turned back and stepped into the mountain gate again.
It’s simple. I just forgot to offer the copied scriptures in front of the Buddha altar.
The scriptures were supposed to be offered at the end of the afternoon lecture, but because the old lady did not attend the afternoon lecture, she forgot about it.
After Su Li knew about it, he asked to go back to Zhaoming Temple again to offer the scriptures.
When she arrived at the Dharma Assembly Square, the lecture had just ended, and she was happy that she didn't have to wait.
They went straight into the main hall and offered the scriptures, and then the master and servants followed the crowd out of Zhaoming Temple.
The road was crowded with people. After several people boarded the carriage, Xiao Ye said, "Madam, Brother Zhichang sent a message saying that Prince Ning has left Zhaoming Temple and Sister Liu Furong just left as well. He asked if you would like to continue keeping an eye on them."
"Well, Prince Ning, don't worry about it. Just let Zhichang continue to keep an eye on Liu Furong."
Facts have proved that keeping an eye on Liu Furong, a woman who is always thinking of making trouble, is still useful. At least Li Linglong was saved today.
As for Prince Ning, he is a prince of a country. There must be many secret guards in his palace. Zhichang is not omnipotent, and he alone cannot sneak into the palace to keep an eye on him.
evening.
As soon as the carriage entered the city gate, it went straight to the No. 1 Scholar's Mansion.
Before returning to Zhaoming Temple, Su Li told the old lady that she would go directly back to Zhuangyuan Mansion when she returned to the city.
After not coming back for a few days, she missed the Zhuangyuan Mansion very much.
In fact, she felt that this place was truly like her home. She felt more comfortable here and could do whatever she wanted on a daily basis.
After all, she is the one who has the final say here.
Now she finally understood why those girls from aristocratic families wanted to be the principal wife and the mistress of the house.
Whether in officialdom or in the imperial harem, a life in which you can be the master of your own destiny is a truly enjoyable life.
When I returned home, it was already dark.
Cuihong knew she was coming back, so she prepared a sumptuous dinner early, and most importantly, it included meat.
For someone who loves meat as much as she does, it would be okay not to eat it for a day or two, but after eating vegetarian food for five or six days in the Duke's Mansion, she felt that her mouth was bland.
After a hearty meal, Xiao Wu brought the creed sent by Pei Ji.
Finally a letter arrived.
Su Li opened the creed and walked towards the study.
There are two things in the letter, both of which are extremely important.
In Yifeng, Ji Jingxu sent fifteen secret guards to kill him, but they were all captured by him and Lin Muyang's men. To be precise, he captured six and killed nine.
The specific process was not written, but with so many people dead, it must have been quite intense. I don't know if Pei Ji was injured.
Pei Ji did not return to Beijing so soon. To avoid any accidents, while sending a message to Su Li, he also sent people to escort the remaining secret guards and the evidence of Ji Jingxu's assassination attempt on him back to Beijing.
Moreover, during the interrogation of the secret guards, one of them confessed that the Duke was poisoned by Ji Jingxu.
The confession and those of the secret guards were also delivered to her.
At that time, let Su Li hand over the people and evidence to the Duke to expose Ji Jingxu.
Su Li breathed a sigh of relief, finally being able to deal with Ji Jingxu.
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