Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

Wait until the full moon banquet comes to an end.

The emperor and queen mother left the table one after another.

Li Hao was already a little tipsy because he drank two more glasses.

At this time, an eunuch hurried over, stopped beside him, and said in a low voice.

"Second Highness, this servant just went to help you get sober tea, and met Liang Yong by accident on the way."

Li Hao's mind was a little confused, and he couldn't remember who Liang Yong was.

The eunuch reminded: "It's the eunuch who is serving by the fourth prince's side. He looks thin and small."

Li Hao finally remembered.

"It's him, what happened to him?"

The eunuch looked around to make sure that no one was paying attention, so he repeated what he had heard in a low voice.

"Liang Yong asked people to find a way to find Zijuan's family, and killed them all by creating an accident, so as not to spread the news about Zijuan and cause trouble for the Fourth Prince."

Knowing that Zicuckoo had something to do with the fourth prince, Li Hao suddenly became energetic.

The eunuch went on to say: "Just now, my servant tried to find someone to inquire about it. It turned out that Zijuan was the grand maid beside Concubine Liu. I heard that Concubine Liu relied heavily on her. After Concubine Liu died, Zijuan also died."

Even though Li Hao didn't like to use his brain, he felt something was wrong at this moment.

He murmured and asked, "Could it be that Concubine Liu Gui's death has something to do with the Fourth Prince?"

The eunuch didn't dare to speak, but it could be seen from his expression that he agreed with the second prince's guess.

Li Hao clenched his fists and said angrily.

"So it was the fourth prince who did it! The fifth brother actually insisted on putting the shit bowl on my head, just wait, wait until I investigate the matter clearly, and see how the fifth brother can feel ashamed?!"

Liang Yong has returned to the fourth prince's side.

He whispered: "Your Highness, everything has been settled."

Li Ying didn't respond, his eyes stayed in one direction all the time.

Liang Yong looked in his direction and saw Princess Zhao without any surprise.

At this time, Concubine Zhao was burying her head in eating, while King Zhao sat beside her and watched her eat, and even brought her a dish from time to time. It was obvious that the young couple had a good relationship.

Since Man Man was kidnapped, this was the first time Li Ying saw her.

She didn't look much different, still so pretty and cute.

When Li Ying saw her turn her head and smile at King Zhao, Li Ying felt that the smile was like poison through the intestines, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

He thought that as long as he could see that Man Man was safe and sound, he would feel at ease.

However, the facts proved that he was too naive.

When he saw Man Man smiling like a flower at another man, he would feel uncontrollably jealous.

He'd be tempted to rush over and take his place.

However, he couldn't do anything, he could only watch helplessly.

Liang Yong persuaded in a low voice.

"Don't look at it."

Li Ying ignored it.

Even though he knew it would be very uncomfortable, he still looked at Man Man almost greedily.

This almost masochistic behavior was his punishment for himself.

...

After the full moon banquet was over, Li Hao returned to the second prince's mansion, and immediately ordered someone to bring the foreign businessman up for interrogation in person.

Only then did I learn that Zijuan's family was poor, and her parents sold her to Ren Yazi in order to support the whole family.

Ren Yazi sold her to a brothel again.

Once a woman enters a brothel, her reputation will be ruined, and she will have no hope for the rest of her life.

However, Zijuan was lucky, somehow she was rescued by a nobleman.

Later, she entered the palace and became the most trusted concubine Liu Guifei.

Based on the information provided by the foreign merchants, Li Hao let people find out the brothel that bought Zijuan.

They learned from the old bustard that Zijuan was bought by a nobleman in Beijing.

As for who the noble man was, the old bustard didn't know.

Li Hao felt that the bustard was pretending to be stupid on purpose, so he found an excuse and sealed the brothel. Unless the bustard told the truth, her brothel would never open for business again.

Only then did the madam have to tell the truth.

It turned out that the nobleman who bought Zijuan was a guard next to the Fourth Prince.

The guess in Li Hao's heart was confirmed.

Concubine Liu Gui's death really has something to do with the Fourth Prince!

Maybe even the fact that the fifth prince became disabled was also the work of the fourth prince.

The more Li Hao thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he immediately entered the palace to face the saint.

He told his father everything he found out.

After listening to his narration, the emperor reacted very calmly.

"I see, you go back first, and I will send someone to investigate."

Seeing this, Li Hao couldn't help saying in a more emphatic tone: "Father, the fourth brother seems to be honest and dull, but he is actually a sinister and cunning person. You must be careful!"

The emperor looked at him with a very strange look.

Li Hao was seen very uncomfortable, and asked cautiously.

"Why is the father looking at the son like this? Could it be that the son said something wrong?"

Emperor: "Now the truth is not clear, how can you be sure that the matter must be done by the fourth prince? Take a step back and say, even if it was really done by him, he is still your own brother."

He doesn't like the fourth prince very much, and he hasn't paid much attention to the fourth prince for so many years.

But Li Hao's attitude towards the fourth prince made him very uncomfortable.

It was as if they were not brothers, but enemies.

Li Hao curled his lips, not paying attention.

He never regarded the fourth prince as his younger brother.

Fortunately, he is not so stupid yet, knowing that this kind of thing can only be thought about in his heart, and he must not say it out loud.

He honestly admitted his mistake: "It's my son who said something wrong, and my son will pay attention to it in the future."

The emperor signaled to the second prince that he could leave.

After Li Hao left, the emperor leaned back, with a tired look on his brows.

He called Wu Wang in and gave instructions.

"You ask someone to check that brothel, and that out-of-town businessman who claims to be Zijuan's younger brother, to see if what they said is true?"

"Here."

Wu Wang turned around and walked out of the imperial study.

Looking at the clear sky outside, he bent his lips and smiled.

Everything is going according to plan.

...

Originally, Li Ji planned to send someone to send Lan Xuan away after the matter of the Liu family was settled.

Unexpectedly, this plan was blocked by Hua Manman.

Because Hua Manman discovered one of Lan Xuan's specialties——

The girl was very good at arithmetic, especially in her head.

It takes others a day or two to sort out the accounts, but it only takes an hour or two with her.

She alone is worth three accountants.

Technical talents like this must be kept!

But considering her background, Hua Manman didn't directly ask her to stay, but went to King Zhao to discuss the matter in private, hoping to see his opinion.

Li Ji frowned slightly.

He was willing to spare Lan Xuan's life, but she didn't know anything.

Those who do not know are not guilty.

But it doesn't mean that he is willing to look at her dangling in front of her every day.

Seeing that he was silent, Hua Manman knew that he still felt a little pimple in his heart.

So she settled for the next best thing.

"Then put her on Zhuangzi, it just so happens that Zhuangzi lacks an accountant."