Back to the ancient restaurant

After declining Meng Jiu's invitation, Li Hongshen and Li Zian returned to the inn with Li Zhang's tablet.At this time, there were still four days before the release of the rankings, but Li Hongshen, who had already fulfilled his wish, was unwilling to wait any longer.After discussing with Li Zian, he brought Zhao Yang back to Lin'an.

It was scorching summer when I went there, and the ground was frosty when I returned.Because Mrs. Li and Zhang missed the scenery of their homeland the most, after entering Jiangnan, the three of them slowed down, stopping to take a look at every place they went, to have a bite of local snacks and a sip of local wine.The three of them also deliberately took a detour to Xiashui City. The shop in Xiashui City was well managed by Li San'er and the others, and the business was many times better than when they left.Li Zi'an looked at Li San'er, who was completely different from before, and felt relieved in his heart.

Li Zian took Li Hongshen to look at the scenery he had seen at that time. The two walked side by side. Although the two were silent, they looked at each other inadvertently, but they were full of friendship.

Several people played in Xiashui City for three days before they set foot on the road to Huangshi Town. It had been more than half a month when they arrived in Huangshi Town.

The old lady was still the same as when they left, but there was an extra wrinkle on her forehead.The children of the Li family had never been away for such a long time. Seeing a few children come back, the old lady shed tears before opening her mouth.

"Mother, we're back." Li Zian stepped forward to hug Mrs. Li, and reached out to help her wipe the tears off her face.

Granny Li nodded with a sob, and said incessantly, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Li turned her eyes to Li Hongshen, and seeing him holding a tablet with red eyes, she froze for a moment and asked him to quickly enter the room.Then he hurriedly followed in, helping to sort out the desks in the main hall first.

"Let's put it in the main hall first, and I'll ask your second brother to help drive an altar out tonight."

"Thank you auntie."

Hearing this, Mrs. Li waved her hand at Li Hongshen. "Thank you from the whole family. I thought you were still young, but I didn't expect..." Xu felt that what he said was inappropriate.Mrs. Li stopped halfway through her speech.Seeing that Li Hongshen was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

"Aren't you tired after driving for so long? Why don't you take a rest first? I'll make you whatever you want for dinner."

The three of Li Zi'an walked extremely slowly, even if they were tired.Seeing that it was still early at this time, they asked Mrs. Li not to be busy, and the three of them walked to the shop with their two children and Fu Gui'er.

At this time, the shop was preparing the ingredients for the afternoon, and everyone was surprised and happy to see the three of them coming back.Knowing that they came back from the capital, they surrounded the three of them asking questions.

Li Zi'an smiled and took out the presents for everyone to Uncle Yang, and dragged Li Hongshen to the side seat to watch Zhao Yang brag to everyone.

"I haven't discovered that Zhao Yang has a talent for storytelling before. In the future, the business in the shop will slow down or become boring. You can ask Zhao Yang to come out and say a few words to ensure that the atmosphere will be mobilized."

Hearing this, Li Hongshen couldn't help but smile. "Be careful to let him hear it. He must be arguing with you to ask for wages. Will you give it or not?"

"Of course it is. My boss is very generous. Such a versatile helper should be rewarded more."

Listening to Li Zian's words, Li Hong shook his head with a deep smile.

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Zhang Lingzhi has helped Li Hongshen so much, and now he must go to Zhang Mansion when he comes back.Li Zian helped him pick out a few novel gadgets, put them in boxes, and helped Li Hongshen put them on the carriage.

"I won't accompany you there until I have something to do in the shop. Be careful on the way, and come back earlier in the evening for dinner. I'll ask my mother to prepare delicious food for you."

"I've made a note, you can go to work yourself. Put on your jacket when it's cold, and be careful not to catch the wind and cold."

Hearing this, Li Zian nodded, helped him put down the curtain of the carriage, and let Zhao Yang drive to Zhangfu.

Zhang Lingzhi already knew that Li Hongshen was back, and was not surprised to see him coming.After finishing the last word in one breath, Zhang Lingzhi read it carefully for a moment before putting down the pen.

Glancing at Li Hongshen with a calm face, Zhang Lingzhi raised his hand to signal him to speak outside.Li Hongshen followed Zhang Lingzhi silently, and only after the tea-serving servant girl left, Li Hongshen opened his mouth.

"When did my brother-in-law have contact with the Ninth Prince? At this time..."

Zhang Lingzhi knew what Li Hongshen was going to say, and at this time the capital was at a critical juncture.Now that he has been in close contact with members of the royal family, it is very likely that he will be labeled as a clique for selfishness.However, when he met the Ninth Prince, he was recommended by Jin Shang.Later, as the teenagers grew up, they lost contact with each other.

Although Zhang Lingzhi admired the mind and talent of the Ninth Prince, the two kept a tacit distance.Today, he lamented to his father more than once that the child has grown up and has his own ideas, which made Zhang Lingzhi even more vigilant.

Zhang Lingzhi didn't contact the Ninth Prince directly, but asked his family's servants to send some Lin'an soil instruments back to Beijing, and asked his father to give them to Jinshang for a taste. When passing by the Ninth Prince, he mentioned Li Hongshen's name.The Ninth Prince is astute, so he sent someone to investigate and naturally found out.

The Ninth Prince's perception of Zhang Lingzhi is not bad, and it is rare for the other party to seek each other, so naturally there is no reason why he shouldn't.Thinking of the recent news from the capital, Zhang Lingzhi couldn't help sighing when he saw Li Hongshen's handsome appearance.

"Over there in the capital, have you received any news?"

Zhang Lingzhi looked at Li Hongshen and asked.Seeing that the other party still looked indifferent after hearing his question, with Li Hongshen's personality, he obviously didn't know what happened.

Sure enough, Li Hongshen looked at him and shook his head. "We stopped and stopped all the way back from the capital, went to many places, and knew nothing about the movements of the capital." After speaking, Li Hongshen couldn't help feeling tense in his heart, and there was a little eagerness and hesitation in his eyes. "Brother-in-law, what do you mean..."

Zhang Lingzhi was not looking at his eyes, and lowered his head to take a sip of hot tea, looking at the brown tea soup in the teacup, and sighed indiscernibly. "One month ago, on the day of the wedding between King Rui and Li Shangshu's eldest daughter, he was imprisoned today. The residence of Zhen Guohou, Li Shangshu's residence, and the imperial concubine and empress were all implicated. You are also on the list. Fortunately, the Ninth Prince spoke for you, proving that you have married a husband and saved your life."

Hearing this, Li Hongshen's mind went blank for a moment, and his hands on his lap clenched into fists unconsciously.He had expected such a day a long time ago, but he never thought that this day would come so soon.

Although he has severed his relationship with his nominal father, after all, there are 20 years of father-son love. Li Hongshen still couldn't help the pain in his heart, and asked Zhang Lingzhi in a dry voice: "Why, why so suddenly..."

Zhang Lingzhi closed the lid of the tea and put it on the table beside him. He leaned on the back of the chair and looked at the sky outside the door with a long sigh: "It's getting late. I've been searching for King Rui's crimes for a long time today. I can come to him Only doing it on the day of the wedding is already fulfilling the bond of father and son."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Lingzhi glanced sideways at his pale little cousin, got up and took out a small wooden box one foot square from the bookshelf behind, stretched out his hand and handed it to Li Hongshen, saying, "Ah Shen, open it and have a look."

Li Hongshen looked up at the sympathetic Zhang Lingzhi, took the wooden box full of doubts, stretched out his hand to open it, and found twenty seals with different materials.In addition, there was a thick letter. Li Hongshen peeled off the wax and took it out to have a look. He found that there was a stack of land deeds and house deeds, and there was another letter.

Li Hongshen rubbed the letter for a long time, but he didn't have the courage to open it.

"Aren't you going to take a look?"

Li Hongshen shook his head and slowly put everything back into the wooden box one by one.

"When was it sent to Lin'an?"

"half year ago."

Hearing this, Li Hongshen raised his head abruptly, stood up and looked at Zhang Lingzhi and asked, "Half a year ago? That means the marriage between King Rui and the Li family was not due to King Rui, but planned by you in advance. The Li family, the Li family Is the family just a victim of the downfall of King Rui?"

Li Hongshen stared closely at Zhang Lingzhi, trembling all over, tears streaming down his eyes.

Seeing Zhang Lingzhi's expression, Li Hong gave a wry smile, choked up and said, "A hundred or so lives were ruined just like that."

"Uncle once sent me a letter, asking me to tell you not to hold grudges. Ah Shen, you have to listen to him."

Hearing these words, Li Hongshen couldn't bear it anymore, and wept bitterly while hugging the wooden box in his arms.

He lost his mother when he was young, and his father's doting on his stepmother made him feel resentful and leave his hometown.He thought his father had never cared for him at all, but in the end it was the father who made him resentful to protect him under his wings.

Looking back, think about how ironic this is.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Hongshen cried his tears dry, stood up and looked at Zhang Lingzhi with red eyes, and said, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, I will take note of what he said."

When Li Hongshen said this, his eyes became moist again, and he walked out of Zhangfu step by step with a trembling body.

Today Li Hongshen said that he was going to pay a visit to Zhangfu, Li Zian originally wanted to take this opportunity to invite all his friends and relatives to gather together to surprise him.He originally agreed with Li Zian to go back quickly, but Li Zian waited in the mansion for nearly two hours without seeing the other party.I couldn't sit still so I talked to Mrs. Li and walked towards Zhang's mansion, but halfway I saw his family's carriage returning.

Seeing Li Zian, the coachman stopped the car quickly, and when the other party came to him, he turned his head and looked at the silent carriage, and said worriedly: "My lord, he seems to have suffered some kind of grievance, and came out of Zhangfu crying all the way. "

Hearing that Li Hongshen was crying, Li Zi'an couldn't care less about other things.Immediately opened the curtain of the car to ask, what caught his eyes was Li Hong's red and swollen eyes from crying.

"What's wrong with you? Who bullied you?!"

When Li Hongshen saw Li Zian's tears that had been stopped, the embankment burst again in an instant, he hugged the wooden box in his arms, looked at Li Zian and murmured: "Li Zian, I will only have you from now on."