Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"What? Li Junhao is coming?" Wang Zhuo's originally hazy consciousness instantly became clear after hearing Ji Ping's words.

He took the visiting card from Ji Ping's hand, took a quick look at it, and found that there was indeed Li Junhao's personal seal on it.

"Well, he comes here at this time. I guess last night's operation was not successful." Wang Zhuo sighed and said a little frustrated.

Although Ji Ping didn't understand why Wang Zhuo had such a guess when he saw the visiting card, he still asked in a low voice, "Master, what do you think we should do?"

"How to arrange it?" Wang Zhuo looked at Ji Ping, stuffed the visiting card back into his hand, and stood up from the bed.

"How else can we arrange it? Just arrange it normally. Do you still want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to get into trouble in our house?"

Ji Ping nodded repeatedly, and then asked, "Yes, yes, what I mean is that after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leaves our mansion, this should be a rare opportunity."

Wang Zhuo waved his hands repeatedly, "That's even more impossible. Tell Hu Ziping clearly that you will not attack His Royal Highness the Crown Prince under any circumstances today. Do you understand?"

Seeing that Wang Zhuo's tone was becoming more and more impatient, Ji Ping could only stop asking and went out with the visiting card. Several maids had already entered the room to help Wang Zhuo wash and get ready.

After Ji Ping left the door, Hu Ziping had been waiting anxiously at the Chuihua Gate for a long time.

Seeing him coming, Hu Ziping immediately went up to him and asked, "Butler Ji, what does Master Wang say?"

Ji Ping shook his head, and then said to Hu Ziping with some disappointment, "The master said that no matter what the situation is today, you are not allowed to attack His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"What? It's such a rare opportunity. We can wait until he returns to the palace instead of doing it in the mansion."

Hu Ziping also spoke anxiously. He and Ji Ping had similar ideas. They both believed that if they left the Bachelor's Mansion, they would not find any opportunities to take action.

However, Wang Zhuo's idea was very strange, and Ji Ping could only shake his head and reject Hu Ziping's proposal.

"What, what's going on?" Hu Ziping asked puzzledly.

"It's never wrong to be more cautious. We'd better act calmly." Ji Ping said helplessly.

Although this is a headache, he has another more difficult thing.

That is, the servants in the mansion now are all temporarily transferred from Yanbei. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to have a banquet at the Scholar's Mansion at noon, he will not be able to use these people properly.

So, without waiting for Hu Ziping to continue complaining, he left first to prepare these things.

Hu Ziping stamped his feet anxiously, staring at Ji Ping's figure disappearing at the end of the corridor. He followed the two deputies behind him and said, "Let's go, let's discuss it."

One of the deputies asked with a somewhat disappointed look on his face, "Boss, are we really not going to do anything?"

Hu Ziping threw the small stone that he had been holding in his hand for some time far away with force, turned around and left the location of the Chuihua Gate without saying anything.

At about 9 o'clock in the morning, the luxurious carriage with a canopy arrived outside the scholar's mansion.

Wang Zhuo, along with his housekeeper Ji Ping and his son Wang Yucheng, had been waiting at the door early, eagerly awaiting their arrival.

Seeing Li Junhao getting off the carriage, Wang Zhuo hurriedly took a few steps forward and respectfully greeted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Li Junhao looked at him saluting him, and in his heart he despised this guy who looked righteous but was actually extremely vicious. He did not show it on his face, but continued to smile gently.

"Master Wang seems to be in much better health than the last time I saw him. It seems that a lot of good things have happened to him recently."

Wang Zhuo raised his head. The other party did not let him stand up, so he could only maintain this uncomfortable posture, but said with a smile on his face,

"It is all thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that the Great Chu has been brought to a state of peace and prosperity, allowing me to enjoy my old age in peace."

Li Junhao and Wang Zhuo seemed to be in harmony on the surface, but in fact, there were hidden meanings in their words.

"Be flat."

Li Junhao finally let the two of them stand up, and the servants behind Wang Zhuo and Wang Yucheng also stood up from the ground.

Wang Zhuo took Li Junhao all the way to the reception room of the Bachelor's Mansion.

Wang Yucheng stood silently beside his father. He had been arranged in advance not to say a word for fear of saying the wrong thing, so he just stood there with his eyes watching the nose and his nose watching the heart, while his ears were resting.

After Wang Zhuo had someone prepare some hot tea, he asked tentatively, "I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come here today for some important matter?"

Li Junhao took a sip of tea. When he heard Wang Zhuo's question, he put down the teacup in his hand, coughed lightly and said,

"It's nothing important. The last time I came here, I found that Master Wang was seriously ill, so I was very worried. As a result, I have been thinking about Master Wang's health these days. So, I happened to be free today, so I came here. I hope I didn't disturb your health, Master?"

"No, no, it is an honor for me to be remembered by Your Highness. However, I am old after all, and Your Highness should focus on state affairs."

Wang Zhuo smiled very sincerely, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Li Junhao's words at all.

Li Junhao waved his hand and asked Sang Mo to bring over some supplements that he had brought with him this time.

"I was in a hurry last time and didn't have time to ask about the scholar's condition in detail, but fortunately there are a few high-quality medicinal materials in the small storehouse of the East Palace that can be used. These three are..."

Li Junhao pointed at a box that Sang Mo had opened, in which three kinds of medicinal herbs were placed in separate compartments.

"It's Danshen, Ziziphus jujuba seeds, and Polygala tenuifolia. I've heard from the imperial doctors that these are good medicines for nourishing the heart. These other three are good for nourishing the liver."

Li Junhao pointed to another box that Sang Mo had opened. It had the same structure, but the medicines inside were completely different.

The smile on Wang Zhuo's face could hardly be maintained. Aren't these medicines given by Li Junhao a blatant insult to his bad heart?

But it was impossible to show it at this moment, so he could only try to maintain a decent smile, "Thank you, Your Highness. I am flattered."

"What are you talking about, Master Wang? Isn't this what I should do? After all, respecting the old and loving the young has always been the traditional virtue of our Great Chu. I know that you have devoted yourself to the Great Chu."

Li Junhao's smile was more stable than Wang Zhuo's, and he even had better control over his emotions, which made Wang Zhuo feel a hint of pressure in front of Li Junhao.