The reborn prince's little palace maid in the apocalypse

Ever since they found out that Li Zhigong had a maidservant and a child and a so-called confidante in the academy, Princess Jinshan and her husband Li Zhigong had been estranged from each other.

The Jiangnan Li family is a century-old family. People say dynasties come and go, but clans remain forever.

These clans, based on clan surnames, mostly grew and developed by occupying one place.

Take the Li family for example. Their ancestors had several scholars who were not obsessed with power and regarded fame and status as dirt (in fact, they failed the imperial examinations and wanted to save face for themselves). They pooled their money to open a library for teaching.

Unexpectedly, some of the students who studied there were successful and passed the examinations to become scholars and juren. As a result, the reputation of their academy spread, and more people came to study there.

As the number of people increased, more and more people passed the imperial examinations. The reputation of the library grew bigger and bigger, and over time it became the Jiangnan Academy we see today.

Later, a daughter of the Li family entered the palace, which deepened the ties between the academy and the royal family and the court. The Jiangnan Academy and the name of the Jiangnan Li family became even more prosperous.

When the princess descended from the throne, the Li family’s fame and power reached its peak.

Even though they were well matched and even though they were talented and beautiful, they still felt resentful towards each other. Prince Consort Li already had a loved one, and the princess also felt resentful towards this marriage.

Originally, the Li family held the family motto of studying hard to clarify one's ambitions and of being of high character. A man in the family could take a concubine only if he was childless at the age of 35.

Now that the princess has descended upon the earth, Li Zhigong has no longer any thoughts of having anyone else in this life.

At first, the two of them actually lived a loving life for a while, but then the news of Princess Epiphyllum's death came from the capital.

Once, when Li Zhigong was drunk, he said to his servants, "If he had married Princess Tanhua, he would be just a widower now, and he could still receive the sympathy of the royal family. It really is a matter of time, luck, and fate!"

When these words were heard by Princess Jinshan who was passing by, she began to hate. She hated Concubine Li, her husband, and the dead Princess Tanhua.

She had always been secretly competing with Princess Epiphyllum, and she didn't expect that even after her death, she still lost to her.

Two people who have resentment in their hearts will naturally drift apart.

Finally, Li Zhigong basically lived in the academy except for special dates and never returned to the Li Mansion. Princess Jinshan even focused all her attention on plundering power and wealth.

When Li Zhigong secretly gave birth to two children in the academy, a pair of twins, Li Qiji and Li Qize, the matter was exposed.

The current generation of the Li family followed the Zhi and the next generation followed the Qi. Li Zhishen's two sons were named Li Qizhi and Li Qiyi.

Li Zhigong wanted to let the two illegitimate children follow the Qi Dynasty, but Princess Jinshan refused to agree. It was even delayed until Li Qiji and Li Qize were old enough to write, study, and take the imperial examinations.

The Li family originally wanted to register the two children under the name of Prince Consort Li in the name of taking part in the imperial examination, but the princess stopped this matter based on national laws and family rules, and her attitude was extremely strong.

Finally, he even adopted a child from the Li family, a child older than the twins, and only five years younger than Princess Jinshan. He took the title of the eldest son of the Li family.

The most dramatic thing is that no one expected that the princess would become pregnant less than two years after adopting the child, and even gave birth to a boy, named Li Qiyou.

Old people always say that if a family has no children, raising a child around will definitely result in a child. Now that this has happened, everyone thinks it is a double happiness. As a brother and an adopted elder brother, Li Qiju loves this younger brother even more.

In this way, there would be no place for the twins in the Li family.

However, who could have imagined that Li Qiyu was actually the son of Li Qiju and Princess Jinshan, who violated ethical principles.

When An Yi saw the Crown Prince with a sullen face, he stepped forward carefully, pulled out the information about Li Qiju separately, and showed it to Yan Sinian.

"Your Highness, that Li Qiju relied on the Li family and the eldest princess. He not only robbed men and women and forced good women into prostitution, but also divided the good farmland into his own. He even dared to change all the people on the farmland into slaves and make them his private slaves. Moreover, the Heavenly Stems also found out that this Li Qiju was very close to King Kang, and it seemed that Li Qiju also revealed this handle about Li Qiyou's life experience to King Kang."

"Could this Li Qi Ju be someone planted by King Kang?" An Jiu asked. If he was someone planted by King Kang, then it is not impossible that he deliberately seduced the princess.

Yan Sinian didn't care about An Jiu's reply, and An Yi would not say anything. "It is not certain whether he is the King Kang's man, but we have found out that Li Qi secretly made money in the manor under his name, and there is a shadow of the King Kang's mansion."

There were mainly two types of privately-made coins in the Dayan Dynasty.

The first method is to melt the copper coins and then recast them. Because in the Great Yan Dynasty, one liang was worth ten coins, but the molds used to make counterfeit coins were thinner than those produced by the government, and one liang could produce twelve to thirteen coins. This kind of money can only be spent individually. When used in large quantities, it will be discovered once it is weighed.

Another method is to melt the copper coins first, but when recasting, add some finely ground sand and gravel, and then pass through copper liquid again. Therefore, the patterns and characters on this kind of coins are not as clear as those on official coins, and they feel a little rough when touched carefully.

The most important thing is that the money minted by the second method cannot be kept for a long time. After two or three years, it will be full of sand holes and become useless.

Moreover, making money in a private furnace is a serious crime that can be equated with conspiracy to rebel.

When Yan Sinian heard that money was made in a private furnace, his face turned dark. Even if he didn't care about the world, the Great Yan Dynasty still had the surname Yan, and he absolutely could not keep rats in his own home.

"An Yi, have Tian Gan's people focus on investigating Li Qi Ju. From the time he was born until now, everything must be investigated, especially the evidence of him privately making money in a furnace. We must verify it."

"Yes!" An Yi agreed.

"As for the matter between him and the princess, let the people below control their tongues. Didn't you say that Prince Kang was using this matter to threaten the princess? Then I'll see how my good aunt chooses."