Inside the palace, the emperor quickly received the news. He immediately summoned some important officials and princes into the palace, including the third prince who was still at the city gate.

After Ye Tinghua briefly explained some matters to Huang Jiawei at the city gate, he pulled Li Wanqing into the carriage. He knew that the emperor was about to summon him, and before that he had some things he wanted to ask Li Wanqing.

Ye Tinghua got into the carriage first, and turned around to see Li Wanqing smiling at him sweetly with two dimples. She stretched out her little hand and said, "Pull me, or I won't get in."

Ye Tinghua reluctantly stretched out his hand to pull Li Wanqing, only to find that Li Wanqing's little hand was covered with a thin layer of calluses, just like his mother's.

After Li Wanqing got on the carriage, he saw Ye Tinghua staring at his hands. He embarrassedly put his hands into his cloak and said, "Your Highness, it's not strange for a martial artist to have calluses on his hands, right?"

Ye Tinghua did not respond but went straight to the point and asked, "How did you know?"

Li Wanqing did not beat around the bush and answered directly, "Someone came to see my second brother to do something, and I overheard it."

Without waiting for Ye Tinghua to ask, Li Wanqing continued to talk to himself, "I don't know who that person is yet, but I will find out. That person came to my second brother in the middle of the night to talk about buying food. I didn't hear the details. I was bored that day, so I secretly followed him after he left.

Then I followed them to the place and heard them discussing you, but I couldn't hear it clearly. I had some doubts in my mind, so I sent someone to investigate after I came back. The next day I found out that you met the eldest daughter of the Lin family in Zuixianlou. For a mere 100,000 dan of grain, you actually hugged her.

Then I continued to investigate and found out that the 100,000 dan of grain that the eldest daughter of the Lin family said she would give you was actually bought by her for 200 taels. Hahahaha, don't you think this person is ridiculous? She actually believed that 2 million taels could buy 100,000 dan of grain."

After hearing this, Ye Tinghua began to think about it. He guessed right. Someone had indeed discovered that he was hiding the victims of the disaster. He wondered if his father knew about this now, and who was the person hiding in the dark to deal with him.

Ye Tinghua couldn't help laughing as he looked at Li Wanqing who suddenly appeared in front of him to save him. However, man proposes, God disposes. All his plans almost ended in vain. Who would have thought that such a little guy would suddenly appear.

Li Wanqing saw Ye Tinghua laughing, and she also laughed and said, "Your Highness, you look even better when you laugh."

Ye Tinghua quickly stopped smiling and rolled his eyes at Li Wanqing. Just as he was about to ask her in detail, the emperor sent someone to summon him to the palace immediately.

As soon as Ye Tinghua received the order and walked towards the carriage, Li Wanqing jumped off the carriage lightly, then took off the string of golden bells from her wrist and handed it to Ye Tinghua.

"Your Highness can come to Meng Loulan to find me at any time. Meng Loulan is my place. When the time comes, Your Highness will have someone to lead the way with this bell."

Meng Loulan is a brothel that recently opened in Kyoto. It has a grand and magnificent decoration. Most of the girls inside have Western faces. They have the charm of Western girls, who are good at singing and dancing, and the tenderness of Central Plains girls, who are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Therefore, Meng Loulan became famous in the capital as soon as it opened. Meng Loulan was not only famous for its girls, but also for its extremely luxurious interior. It was said that the wine in Meng Loulan was sprinkled with gold foil, and all the cups, bowls and tea sets were inlaid with gold and jade.

Ye Tinghua watched the bell in his hand ringing. He didn't expect that such a little guy could run the largest brothel in Kyoto and manage it so well. This Li Wanqing is really becoming more and more interesting.

It was just daybreak at this time, and Lin Qing had not slept all night in the Pingnan Marquis's Mansion. When Ye Tingxuan came to find her, she was studying spices.

Ye Tingxuan went straight to Lin Qingye and sat down, playing with the black hair on her head and asked with some jealousy.

"Bao'er, why did you give all the food to the third brother?"

Lin Qingye was holding a small scale in her hand, concentrating on weighing the spices in her hand. She did not notice the jealousy in Ye Tingxuan's tone, and said nonchalantly, "Because it is not his turn yet. The person I want to deal with now is Lin Qingyao."

Ye Tingxuan curled his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw Lin Qingye, who was concentrating on fiddling with the spices in front of him, he stood up and said.

"It's getting late. You've been up all night so go to bed early. I have to go to the palace to see my father. I'll come see you in the evening."

After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed Lin Qingye on the head, then left through the window.

In Lin Qingyao's room, Shen was pacing back and forth happily, "Yao'er! It's done! It's done! Now the people outside are talking about the kindness of the Third Prince. I, Yao'er, will soon become the Third Prince's consort!"

At this time, Lin Qingyao was wearing a fox fur coat and lazily sipping the rain-previous Longjing tea in her hand. She narrowed her beautiful eyes and said, "Mother, I have already said that the Third Prince will definitely succeed. You have been worrying for nothing. It's a pity that this time all the fame has gone to the Third Prince, and I didn't get a share of it."

Shen still had an unconcealed smile on her face and said, "Yao'er, you are silly! Since ancient times, women have always regarded their husbands as their heaven, not to mention that your husband is a noble prince. His reputation is also your reputation. When the third prince aspires to the throne in the future, you will be the mother of the country. Why do you still care about these false names?"

After hearing this, Lin Qingyao also covered her mouth and chuckled, "Mother is right. When I marry into the Third Prince's mansion in the future, I will definitely do my best to assist the Third Prince in ascending the throne of the Crown Prince."

Shen was finally tired and sat down next to Lin Qingyao. She drank a cup of tea to calm her excitement and said worriedly, "Yao'er, why hasn't the Third Prince sent anyone to deliver the letter after the matter was completed? Will the Third Prince regret it?"

Lin Qingyao rolled her eyes and said, "Mother, you worry too much. How could I not understand the Third Prince's feelings for me? Maybe he has something to deal with right now. After all, the matter has been reported to the Emperor. The Emperor will definitely summon him. Maybe the Third Prince is talking to the Emperor about the marriage!"

After hearing this, Shen smiled again, "Yao'er, what's the matter with you telling me that the Third Prince wants to take Lin Qingye as a concubine? It's not enough for the Third Prince to marry you, why does he want to take that little bitch from the West Courtyard as a concubine?"

After hearing this, Lin Qingyao also frowned and said, "In fact, this matter cannot be blamed on the Third Prince. It was my daughter who told the Third Prince about Nan Mingyu's generous dowry. Mother, think about it, if the Third Prince marries Lin Qingye, Nan Mingyu's dowry will definitely be married to the Third Prince's mansion along with Lin Qingye. My daughter is also the Third Prince's principal wife, so won't Nan Mingyu's dowry belong to my daughter at that time?"

Shen was even happier when she heard this, and even sobbed emotionally, "My Yao'er is so smart! It's no wonder that mother loved you so much. When mother risked her life to give birth to you, she got a chronic illness and could no longer have children. That's when your father took that concubine Liu and Nan Mingyu into the mansion. Your maternal grandparents all advised mother to take the concubine's child with her and raise her carefully, but mother couldn't do it! Mother only wanted to love my Yao'er well. They all said that you are a girl, and it's useless to love you, and you won't have any great prospects, but mother knew that my Yao'er would definitely make me proud!"

Seeing Shen like this, Lin Qingyao felt a little sad, but it was soon covered up by the impending great wealth. Lin Qingyao gently stroked Shen's back and comforted her.

"Mother, don't be sad. Be careful not to hurt yourself. When Lin Qing is taken into the Third Prince's residence with Nan Mingyu's dowry, mother can just find a reason to beat Nan Mingyu to death. Without her family value, father and grandmother will no longer protect her.

As for Aunt Liu, keep her to entertain mother."

After hearing what Lin Qingyao said, Shen immediately wiped away her tears and laughed with Lin Qingyao, covering her hands with a handkerchief.

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