Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 554 People in the Coffin Shop

Li House.

The imperial edict read out by Eunuch Yu that day had already stated that I would leave Beijing ten days later.

This requires that during these ten days, not only should we prepare the luggage and equipment for the trip.

He also has to deal with various departments.

Because this time he was going there, he was not only going to take over all the affairs of Nanzhao.

He also needs to bring a large number of people, food and equipment.

Because Nanzhao is now in a state of disrepair and the people are in dire straits.

As an imperial envoy, the very least he had to do was to prevent the hungry people from starving to death.

This is a major matter that aims to stabilize the people's hearts in Nanzhao, and we cannot be careless about it.

And all these things had to go through his mind.

Huang Ye is in the harem, and is also worrying about these things for me.

She suggested to the emperor that he should transfer his eldest brother and the third prince.

In the next ten days, these two people will help me coordinate all aspects of the matter.

And in the Li Mansion, there has been a constant stream of matchmakers coming to propose marriage to me in the past few days.

Ever since the welcoming banquet for me that day, some people with unique vision have spotted my potential.

At that time, those who came to propose marriage were almost all from families of higher status than the Li family.

Since I received the imperial edict, I was promoted several levels.

The families who came to propose marriage began to approach the status of the younger generation.

Mrs. Li was also overjoyed and took a fancy to several good marriage proposals.

But she also knew that Wansheng was a child with his own ideas.

So after asking for my opinion, she turned it down on the grounds that I would be leaving Beijing soon and didn't have time to discuss marriage.

In fact, deep down, Mrs. Li really wanted her young master to get engaged before leaving.

After all, I am not young anymore.

It would not be impossible for him to get engaged now and wait until Nanzhao settles down before sending her over to get married.

But Wansheng said that he was afraid that Nanzhao would not be so easy to stabilize.

He didn't want to delay someone else's lady.

This made Mrs. Li, who was anxious to have a grandchild, sigh whenever she thought of this.

This child born late is good in every way, except for this one thing that always makes her feel regretful whenever she thinks about it.

Of course, I didn’t have time to see Mrs. Li sighing.

He is busy until very late every day and then comes home very late.

Even for meals, he only ate in the mansion in the morning.

At noon and in the evening, he usually eats out.

That afternoon, I went to the Ministry of War to hand over the soldiers I had brought over.

These soldiers were the ones who escorted the imperial envoy to the Kingdom of Nanzhao.

Since the journey to Nanzhao was long, and the food and cloth they brought with them was not a small amount.

So the emperor specially allocated an army of one thousand people to escort them.

When I walked out of the Ministry of War, it was already dark.

It looked like everyone in the mansion had already had dinner by this time.

I don't want him to go back so late at night and trouble the kitchen in the mansion to cook for him again.

So these days, when he was too busy, he would just go to a restaurant outside and eat something casually.

Tonight was no exception.

Wansheng saw that there was a restaurant nearby that was still open, so he took his subordinate Xiao Jin and walked in.

It seems obvious that the business of this restaurant is not very good.

After I walked in, I was led directly to the private room on the second floor by the waiter.

Although it seems that the business of this restaurant is not very good.

But walking in the corridor on the second floor, you can see that there are still guests in several private rooms.

I was led by the waiter into a private room in the middle.

Because this restaurant is close to some important departments.

So I have also eaten in this restaurant in recent days, and I am familiar with the food here.

After he ordered the food and the waiter left, Wansheng asked Xiaojin, who was following him, to close the door.

He was afraid that someone he knew might come over to say hello or something, which would be a waste of time.

His time is very precious now.

So he was unwilling to waste his time on those boring social activities.

Not long after Xiao Jin closed the door, there was a knock on the door.

Wansheng thought that the waiter had brought in the food, so he didn't think much about it and motioned Xiaojin to go over and open the door.

Xiao Jin opened the door, only to see two women wearing veiled hats outside.

"who are you?"

Xiao Jin became alert and blocked the door to prevent the two men from entering.

Because the Empress in the palace specifically sent someone to give instructions, telling them to be on guard against the people in the Wen Mansion.

But he knew that the young lady from the Wen family was a thick-skinned person.

Although the two women were wearing long veils, they looked like they were hiding their heads and showing their tails.

But Xiao Jin just felt that the woman standing behind seemed to be the young lady of the Wen family who came to the Li Mansion to cause trouble that day.

So Xiao Jin blocked the door and prevented the two men from entering the house.

He was afraid that after these two people went in, they would blame their adults...

But before Xiao Jin could close the door, the woman standing in front of him raised her hand.

A handful of fine powder was sprinkled towards Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin was not paying attention and inhaled the powder into his nose.

He felt his body go limp and he almost collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, he tried his best to grab the door frame and did not fall down.

"Xiao Jin..."

Just now I was sitting at the table, drinking tea and looking through the documents in my hands.

He noticed the two women when they knocked on the door and came in.

No matter how disguised Wen Ruyue was, I still recognized her at the first sight.

He thought to himself that his lady had really guessed this.

Wen Ruyue is really not giving up and still wants to drag him into this.

However, Li Wansheng was not without precautions, so how could he let her plan succeed?

So I didn't get up, but just sat at the table looking at the door.

He just wanted to see how Miss Wen was going to blackmail him today.

It was not until he saw Xiao Jin almost unable to stand that he exclaimed and walked towards the door.

Wen Ruyue, who was originally standing behind Qiu'er, pushed Qiu'er away and hurried into the house.

"Master Li..."

Wen Ruyue took off the veil on her head and placed it on the table, then looked at Wansheng and called out in a tender voice.

"You...why are you here? What are you doing here?"

Wansheng was horrified. He pointed at Wen Ruyue and shouted.

"Ruyue is coming here at this time. Didn't the master send someone to invite her?"

Wen Ruyue had a surprised expression.

She looked at Wansheng and asked back.

She looked like what she said was true.

"Sir, they drugged my subordinates, don't be fooled by them."

Xiao Jin tried his best to stand up straight, holding on to the door frame and speaking.

I looked at Wen Ruyue.

"You are so bold as to poison a public official of the imperial court."

"Master Li, are you kidding? Which eye of yours saw me poison you?"

Wen Ruyue laughed triumphantly.

She thought to herself that the people in that coffin shop were really not just famous for nothing.