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Old Madam Li left for Xiashui a few days after her [-]th birthday.

Before leaving, Mrs. Li called for Boss Li.Looking at the grey-haired eldest son who had just passed his forty years, Old Madam Li burst into tears before she could say a word.However, the other party looked at Old Madam Li with tears streaming down her face. Although she was a little at a loss, her lips moved but she didn't say anything.

Mrs. Li herself didn't expect him to say any comforting words, but she didn't expect him to see her own mother crying like rain in front of him, but she didn't even ask a question like a wooden stake.The original concern flowed out with tears, and Mrs. Li didn't want to say another word to him. She asked about Li Wenqing's marriage and the recent situation of her family, and then waved him out.

Boss Li came out of the room in a daze, and before going out, he turned his head and looked behind him in confusion.And the few people standing outside the door couldn't help frowning seeing Boss Li like this.As a result, Boss Li became even more embarrassed, he didn't even say any polite words, he mumbled a few words and left the yard.

Li Zi'an, Li Hongshen and others were worried about the old lady Li in the room, and they hurried back to the room after seeing off Brother Li.Seeing Mrs. Li who was wiping her tears, everyone stepped forward to persuade her.Granny Li waved her hand, indicating that she was fine.Second Wife Li brought hot tea over and served the old lady for a few sips. She felt relieved when she saw that her face gradually calmed down.

"You don't have to worry, I'm fine. I originally wanted to call the boss over to ask about the recent situation in recent years. You are all brothers and sisters. If he grows up and can stand up, I will have the cheek to speak for him and let you Give him a hand."

Thinking about the performance of her eldest son just now, Mrs. Li couldn't help but sighed secretly and shook her head. "Looking at it now, let's forget it. You don't have to worry about him. In addition to his wife who is even more worry-free..."

Sister-in-law Li is always their elder sister-in-law, and with Mrs. Li around, even if they have prejudice against Sister-in-law Li in their hearts, it is not easy to talk about it after all.

"Hey, don't mention it. In the future, if you want to help your elder brother, I don't blame you if you don't want to just walk around like ordinary relatives. But in the future, anyone from the old family will go to the shop to play the autumn wind, don't bother to directly Just drive people out."

Everyone was a little puzzled when they heard Mrs. Li's words, not knowing what she meant.However, it wasn't until Li Wenqing married a new wife, and the new wife urged Mrs. Li to go to the Liji restaurant in Huangshi Town to make a big fuss, that everyone understood that what Mrs. Li said was accurate to her.

Before leaving Huangshi Town, Mrs. Li had someone invite Boss Li's family over again.Ask the servants to help set up a table, and everyone sits around the table according to their seniority.

"Tomorrow, I will go back to Xiashui with the third child's family. I thought that you brothers and nephews have not seen each other for a long time, and I don't know when we will meet again, so I took this opportunity to call everyone over. Get together."

As the old lady spoke, she turned her gaze to Li Wenqing who was sitting next to Li Wenqing, and asked with a smile, "In a blink of an eye, Wenqing has grown up so much that it's time for him to marry a wife."

Li Wenqing couldn't help but blushed when he was suddenly touched by Mrs. Li, took a sip of water and wine and smiled embarrassedly.

Granny Li looked at the two grandsons she had brought up since she was a child. If they hadn't been dragged down by their parents, perhaps the two brothers would have a much better life than they are now.But what's the use of her being distressed, the eldest brother was raised by the meat that fell from her body, and the eldest daughter-in-law is the daughter-in-law she has set up.It's a pity that she has two grandchildren, and she can't stretch her arms too far.And over the years, she has also figured it out, everyone has their own destiny, no matter how regrettable it is, it is useless.

"When your elder brother got married, grandma and your grandfather arranged for the dowry gift and banquet, which cost a total of 15 taels of silver. Now that it's your grandma, you can't be biased. It's also 15 taels of silver, which can be regarded as adding to your box." , Mrs. Li called Li Wenqing over, and asked her girl Xiaoyue to take three silver ingots and put them in his hand.At the same time, he took another gold hairpin and handed it to him.

"I don't know if you can come back in time when you get married. This gold hairpin is a gift from my grandmother to your daughter-in-law."

Li Wenqing received it in his hand, blushed and thanked him.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li called Li Wenming and his wife to come closer. The silver ingot was gone, but she gave an identical gold hairpin to Xiao Meng who looked flattered.

"As a grandma, you can't be partial. This golden hairpin is your compensation from grandma. Xiaomeng, I have suffered for you these few years."

Mrs. Li is as clear as she is about the character of her eldest daughter-in-law.Xiaomeng has always been docile and docile, and it is conceivable how difficult life is under Mrs. Li's hands.If Li Wenming hadn't been protecting her, Xiaomeng might not have been able to hold on long ago.Now hearing what old lady Li said, Xiaomeng's eyes turned red, she held the gold hairpin and sobbed and nodded to old lady Li.

Seeing his wife like this, Li Wenming felt quite uncomfortable.Glancing sideways at his mother's eyes that were about to breathe fire, he couldn't help but frowned.The idea that I didn't dare to express in my heart suddenly summoned courage.

"Grandma, second uncle, third uncle, the elders of the family are all here today, I would like to ask you to help to be a witness."

As soon as Li Wenming said this, Mrs. Li understood what he was going to say, she jumped up to stop her but was held down by Brother Li.

"Tell me, Grandma is listening."

Hearing this, Li Wenming pulled Xiao Meng who was holding the child and knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed to Mrs. Li and his parents, and said with red eyes, "Grandma, I want to separate!"

Sister-in-law Li didn't expect Li Wenming to actually say it, and she wanted to poke her face as soon as her face turned pale.Seeing this, Second Sister-in-law Li pinched Sister-in-law Li's arm, and Sister-in-law Li jumped up in pain.Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Mrs. Li's face turned red and she swallowed all her curse words.

"Civilization, you want to separate but have you figured it out?"

"Think clearly." Li Wenming nodded. "Now I have two children, and the second brother will start a family in a while. The house at home is not enough to live in, so I thought it would be better to allocate a house for the second brother."

"Where do you move out to live?" Brother Li asked with a frown.

Hearing this, Li Wenming scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "I would like to ask my second uncle and third uncle, if possible, can I borrow the old house for us to live in temporarily, if not, we can pay the rent."

The old house has been vacant since Second Brother Li moved away, and now Li Wenming obviously thought about it for a long time when he said this.

Li Zi'an's impression of Li Wenming is not bad, the young man is hard working and has no evil intentions.It doesn't matter if the house in the old house is given away for free, but considering Brother Li and Sister Li, Li Zi'an feels that it is better to say something clearly.

"It's not impossible for you to live in the house temporarily. We are all relatives and it doesn't matter whether we pay the rent or not. But this old house was distributed to your second uncle and me in front of all relatives when your grandfather was alive. In the future Your second uncle and I will return to our roots after we get old, if you want to take back the house, you..."

Before Li Zian finished speaking, Li Wenming already understood.Immediately stated that when he saved enough money in the future, he would definitely return the old house, and he would never disagree, and he also expressed his willingness to set up written evidence as proof.

Seeing this, Li Zi'an and Brother Li looked at each other and nodded, expressing that they had no further objections.

Brother Li, who had been silent all this time, looked at the situation in front of him, and couldn't help but think of the scene when his father was still alive many years ago, when the husband and wife were arguing about the separation.Immediately, I only felt a burst of burning heat on my face, no matter what the people present said, I just nodded, I just wanted to leave the table quickly.

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The next day, the second and third bedrooms of Li's family left, Li Zian quietly found Li Wenming, and gave him a 100 taels of silver note from his pocket.After Li Wenming declined several times, seeing Li Zi'an's firm attitude, he accepted it.

After watching the convoy leave, Li Wenming took Xiaomeng and the two children to pack up their things silently, and moved into the old house regardless of his mother's crying.

After Li Wenqing took the money from Mrs. Li, Mrs. Li forcefully decided to marry her niece and daughter to her second son.In order to save face for her niece, Mrs. Li also ordered a red sedan chair and custom-made wedding clothes.After taking the new daughter-in-law in for a while, Mrs. Li realized that her daughter-in-law was not as obedient as she thought.If they feel unsatisfactory, they will make a lot of noise, throw pots and pans, and make troubles at home.Li Wenming and his wife, who moved out, closed the door and lived a peaceful and beautiful life.Relying on the 100 taels of silver given by Li Zian, he started a small business and lived a happy life.

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In the tenth year of Tiancheng, Emperor Tiancheng visited Xiashui in the south.Hearing that Li Ji's restaurant is famous far and wide, Qiao Zhuang brought Meng Yun to Li Ji.

When Emperor Tian Cheng came, it was time for lunch, and the shop was crowded with people and it was very lively.Emperor Tian Cheng waited for nearly half an hour before he found an empty table, asked Meng Yun to sit and occupy the seat, and imitated everyone else, carrying a plate to eat.The woman who cooked rice was very kind, seeing that Emperor Tiancheng was young, she helped him add two spoonfuls of rice.

Emperor Tian Cheng, who had already noticed the price, saw that the woman was so generous, and couldn't help asking: "Your boss runs a philanthropic hall. With such an addition, your boss should lose money, right?"

Everyone in line burst into laughter upon hearing this, and even the woman cooking couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

"This young man, let's come out to Xiashui. We don't know if our boss is losing money, but it's serious to make the guests full."

With that said, the woman took the next guest's plate.Seeing this, Emperor Tian Cheng didn't want to delay his business anymore, so he returned to his seat with the dinner plate.With a skeptical attitude, Emperor Tian Cheng took a sip and found that Li Ji's food tasted pretty good.

"The boss of Li Ji is not a fool, and he is not afraid of losing money if he does business like this."

Meng Yun grew up in the market since he was a child, and knows the principle of small profits but quick turnover.Before he could explain, he heard someone's eager greeting from downstairs.

Emperor Tian Cheng stretched his head to look down from the second floor, only to feel that the young man downstairs who greeted him with a smile on his face was unusually familiar.Turning to look at Meng Yun, there was a questioning look in his eyes.

Meng Yun has a photographic memory since he was a child, and it is the same with people.With just one glance at the person downstairs, he recognized that this person once had a relationship with Emperor Tian Cheng who was still the Ninth Prince.

"Li Bingcheng's son, Li Hongshen, do you still remember?" Meng Yun said.

Emperor Tian Cheng tilted his head and thought for a while before nodding. At the same time, he also remembered who the boss of Li Ji was. "Oh, it turned out to be him. At the beginning, I thought this person was kind and upright, but I didn't expect him to be Li Ji's boss. I haven't seen him for many years. I don't know if he still recognizes us. It's interesting to think about it."

Just as he was talking, Li Zi'an ran upstairs with a bag of rice in his arms.Facing the people who were eating, he said: "There is another meal upstairs. If there is not enough food, you can talk about it." After finishing speaking, Li Zi'an wiped the sweat from his forehead before turning around and going downstairs, but his eyes glanced at the man in the corner. Empress Tian Cheng, who was dressed in coarse cloth, immediately stood there in a daze.

Seeing that Li Zian recognized him, Emperor Tian Cheng shook his head at him, then waved his hand to signal him to come closer.

Li Zi'an hesitated for a moment and came to Emperor Tiancheng's table tremblingly, wanting to salute but seeing the other party's clothes, and there was only one entourage beside him who knew that the other party was traveling in a low-clothes.Saluting himself was revealing his identity, so Li Zi'an bowed to him, and then sat down under the signal of Emperor Tian Cheng.

"It's been a long time since Boss Li and Young Master Li are doing well?"

"Thank you, Young Master Hong Fu, everything is fine."

Emperor Tian Cheng tapped the dinner plate with his chopsticks, and said curiously: "I watched Li Ji eat mostly coolies. Boss Li is not afraid of losing money if he manages like this?"

Hearing this, Li Zi'an raised his head and looked at Emperor Tian Cheng in surprise, knowing that the appearance of the emperor should not be pried at will, and he quickly lowered his head.

"Although most of them do hard work, there are also other people who come. Even the people in the nearby shops often take care of the small business. Although they don't make much money every day, they can still keep their capital."

"Then what is it that you work so hard to open a shop and only make a small profit?"

"The villain was born in poverty, and he also lived without enough food when he was a child. Now that he has the ability, he naturally wants to contribute a little bit of himself."

Li Zi'an couldn't figure out the other party's mind, so he didn't dare to talk too much, so he sat on the side to be careful.When the other party asked, he answered.A quarter of an hour later, Li Zian's clothes were completely soaked.However, Emperor Tian Cheng found it quite interesting, and dragged Li Zi'an until the afternoon before giving up.

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After coming out of Li Ji, Emperor Tian Cheng looked at Li Ji's red sign with his hands behind his back and nodded appreciatively.When he turned to leave, he heard Meng Yun's low sigh beside him.Seeing his lonely eyes, Emperor Tian Cheng couldn't help but feel his heart twitch.After walking for a while, he reached out and took Meng Yun's hand.

Meng Yun was defenseless. Seeing that Emperor Tiancheng held his hand like this, he wanted to struggle, but was held down by the other party.

"Ayun, why do you envy the two of them. You and I have been together for more than 15 years. You should know why my back seat is vacant. As long as you nod, I can disperse the harem. From now on, I can also be a couple with you for the rest of my life."

"Your Majesty, don't say this again. Meng Yun was already very grateful when His Majesty rescued me from Washe. Meng Yun is just a lowly slave. You can't be your Majesty like this. You want to be a Mingjun who will go down in history, and don't get dirty because of me." stigma."

"Ayun, you know that I have never cared about your origin!" Emperor Tian Cheng said in a deep voice.

Seeing that Meng Yun was about to kneel down to plead guilty after hearing the words, Emperor Tian Cheng couldn't help but sigh and dragged him up.Seeing him bowing his head and refusing to look at him again, Emperor Tian Cheng couldn't help turning around and leaving without a word.

Meng Yun bit his lower lip and raised his head when he saw the other party's azure blue clothes sweeping past his eyes.Looking at the back of the other party leaving, Meng Yun couldn't help but think in his mind that when he was sold, his parents turned and left so resolutely, no matter how much he cried and shouted, he never turned back.

"Don't go, don't go, don't leave me alone."

At this moment, Meng Yun really panicked.Pushing away the layers of crowd in front of him, he rushed towards that person recklessly.

Emperor Tian Cheng heard the flustered footsteps behind him and looked back, only to see Meng Yun running towards him with a pale face.Seeing himself turning his head, Meng Yun burst into tears, and suddenly fell to his knees in front of him.

"Ah Jiu, don't leave me alone, I promise you anything, don't leave me."

Knowing that Meng Yun remembered the past again, Emperor Tian Cheng hurriedly picked him up from the ground, regardless of the strange eyes around him, and hugged him in his arms to comfort him carefully.

"I never thought of leaving you. You risked everything to seek medicine for me. How could I be willing to leave you?"

After a while, Meng Yun's mood gradually stabilized, and he couldn't help but blush when he saw the pedestrians coming and going around him.Withdrew from the other party's arms, but was pulled by the other party's hand forcefully.

Emperor Tian Cheng looked at Meng Yun whose eyes were red like a rabbit, and felt funny in his heart.Stretching out his hand to rub the other party's hair, he led him to the palace where he was staying.

Ten days later, Emperor Tiancheng drove back to Beijing, and before leaving, he sent the eunuch beside him to deliver a plaque, and unveiled the inscription 'Conscience Merchant', on the right side of the plaque was Emperor Tiancheng's personal seal.

Half a year later, Emperor Tiancheng dispersed the harem, and regardless of everything, ordered Meng Yun to be the queen and the eldest son of King Ming to be the crown prince.

Thirty-five years after Tiancheng, Empress Xiande passed away.

The following year, Emperor Tiancheng passed away.

Li Zian, who was already gray-haired, was sitting on a deck chair in the courtyard, holding Li Hongshen's hand and basking in the sun idly. The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had met for the first time...