Zhu Anhe: "If she really looks very similar to Wanwan, then it is fate. If she is a good girl, your father and I will adopt her as our adopted daughter, arrange a good marriage for her, and give her a dowry."

Besides, she didn't think there were two people in the world who were exactly the same. They might just be somewhat similar. There were many people in the world who would do anything to achieve wealth and fame.

Moreover, as a general guarding the country, Lao Ying must be especially cautious and not let outsiders into the mansion easily, for fear that this person is a secret spy of some country.

Li Huaiying: "Madam is right."

Li Yuanqiao couldn't help but said, "Dad, can you have your own ideas?"

Li Huaiying glared with his tiger eyes and raised his beard: "Is your mother wrong?"

Li Yuanqiao thought about it and shook his head: "It seems to be correct."

Li Huaiying: "That's it, a man should have his own ideas in front of his wife!"

Li Yuanqiao: "..." He was speechless, "What if Zhou Caiyao is not a good person and has thoughts that she shouldn't have?"

Zhu Anhe: "Then send them back to the Lotus Class."

Anyway, what Wanwan said in the letter would happen soon. She would take Wanwan with her, and the four of them would stay in the northwest together. Anyone who wanted to stay in Shengjing City could stay there.

Li Huaiying: "It depends on how bad this girl is. If she dares to bully Wanwan, I will not let her off easily."

Zhu Anhe: "That's the truth."

Li Huaiying chuckled: "Madam, you are too kind."

Zhu Anhe: "Laoying, you should write a letter to Wanwan now. Qiao'er, you should also write one to tell her that we fully support her. I have to write one too and let the eagle take the trouble to bring the letter to Wanwan first, so that she can work hard. Don't write too much, I'm afraid it will die of exhaustion on the way."

Li Yuanqiao: "Mom, mom, that's not an eagle, that's the king of the sky, the Gyrfalcon."

Zhu Anhe: "So the Saker Falcon is not an eagle?"

Li Huaiying: "Madam is right."

Zhu Anhe looked at Li Huaiying with his phoenix eyes. Li Huaiying shrank his neck and immediately started grinding ink: "I'll write the letter in half an hour. Madam, the ink is ready. Please go first."

Li Yuanqiao: "Mom, it's okay to write more. Grandfather's flames can also share some of the burden. Although it will be a day slower, there is no rush."

Zhu Anhe: "What nonsense are you talking about? That's your grandfather's treasure, how could you bear to tire it?"

Li Yuanqiao: “…”

After breakfast, Li Shuangwan met with the managers in various places and gave them instructions on the daily affairs of the palace. Then he went out with two maids and housekeeper Wu.

Ling Heng's more than 20 shops and five farms were scattered around, but the fields were connected to the farms and rented out to various tenants.

Tenants paid 30% rent to the palace every year.

The shops only sold some very common things, such as cloth, jewelry, restaurants, or teahouses.

Li Shuangwan walked around the shops, met their managers, and looked through the store account books, but didn't say much.

I would stay in each shop for no more than half an hour, and then move on to the next one after a quick look.

At first, Butler Wu stared at her carefully, thinking that she was an amateur and didn't know if she could understand those obscure account books.

But he remembered what Ling Heng had told him, and his eyes never relaxed.

Li Shuangwan naturally did not simply look at their account books or recognize people. After looking at three or five shops, she found a clue.

Almost every shop has a similar shop next to it, either opposite or nearby. There is always one or several shops. They are all exquisitely decorated, have a wide variety of goods, and do very good business.

On the other hand, although Ling Heng's shops were doing good business, they were still inferior to those others.

But the accounts they showed her looked good.

Li Shuangwan curled her lips calmly. If she hadn't known the mystery in her previous life and was aware that the so-called decline of Lin Bin's mother's family was fake, she might have been fooled.

The person who does the accounting is very skilled, and ordinary people really can't tell.

At the end of the day, I visited ten shops.

After visiting the last shop, it was almost dusk.

Li Shuangwan also had a rough idea in his mind. In Guangsheng Capital, there were no less than a hundred secret shops when Concubine Lin was handed over to Ling Heng.

Lin Bin's family's business is spread across all the major cities in Northern Jin.

In addition, there are many shady businesses.

Li Shuangwan decided to check the accounts of the shops in Shengjing City first in the next two days, then visit a few other shops, and finally go to those farms to take a look.

The New Year is coming soon, and she needs to understand all of this thoroughly so that she can gradually erode Ling Heng's secret shops.

If you were to start over in this life, Ling Heng, you would just lose everything you have.

Ling Heng had not come back yet, and Li Shuangwan did not ask any more questions.

Li Shuangwan nodded: "I'm tired today. I'll look at the account book for the next two days. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll come and ask Butler Wu for help."

"The princess is very talented and intelligent. I am not worthy of her."

"What about the other shops?"

"Let's see in three days."

Butler Wu nodded his head, but he felt very disdainful in his heart. It was just a day's walk, and look how tired she was.

Li Shuangwan raised his eyelids and glanced at Butler Wu, saying, "I'll sort out the things in the shop before I go to the farm. If Butler Wu has something to do, he can go and do it himself."

"Yes."

That night, Ling Heng still did not come back, and asked housekeeper Wu to bring a letter, saying that the funeral ceremony for the ancestor emperor was imminent and the Ministry of Rites had taken over the White Horse Temple. If it was too late, he would stay there and not come back.

Of course Li Shuangwan knew that this was an excuse. He was just afraid that the woman was not feeling well these days, so he had to stay with her every day.

I wasn't 100% confident in Ying, so I made this excuse.

After coming out of Lexiaoyuan, Butler Wu hurried to the villa.

"How is it, did Li Shuangwan find anything?"

Butler Wu shook his head: "Probably not. I think she really doesn't understand the ins and outs of business."

"Don't understand?" Ling Heng sneered, "I don't understand. Why would Zhu give her so many shops as part of her dowry? If our affairs are exposed, it will be a capital crime. We cannot have even the slightest bit of luck."

Butler Wu apologized quickly, "Yes, I will remember that. I will go to the remaining shops that I haven't checked immediately. The princess said she wanted to check the accounts these days, so I will also ask the people in the yard to keep an eye on them."

"Well, don't alert the enemy." Ling Heng put his thumb and index finger together and rubbed them slowly. He always felt that the deaths of the two maids were strange.

Butler Wu said, "Well, Your Majesty, if the princess asks to go to the manor in a few days, what should we do? The manor is not like a shop, some things cannot be messed with."

Ling Heng stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the setting sun in the sky, and after a while, he said: "Sipo."

"Your Highness." Sipo came forward.

"If you do this... don't let Li Shuangwan get close to Zhuangzi..."

"Yes." Sipo took the order and left.

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