Chapter 149 Preparing for Marriage

"I asked, Ma stewor has a very good memory. He said that his father must have no relationship with the officials and has no contact with other princes. Ma stewor said that my father is very cautious here, and there are no useful people and things on his side." Li Tianyu said, and Li Jinghao took her hand and comforted, "Don't worry. If you ask about this matter slowly, you can always find out. Let it go in advance. Your uncle and I heard about your marriage on the road. I didn't fall asleep all night. Anyway, this marriage is not good except for the fifth master's romanticity. I really can't pick out what's wrong. Look at this, even if there is a source, it's also a good source. Don't think too much. First, it's not an urgent matter. Second, there are many things that can't be understood in the world. How can everything make people think clearly? Don't get into this one!" Li Jinghao probably remembered the tragic death of her brother and sister-in-law and sighed sadly.

"Well, I wrote down my aunt's words. By the way, there is one more thing I want to ask my aunt, what happened to the death of my parents and mother?" Li Tian looked at Li Jing and asked directly. Li Jing's face was stiff. After a while, she reluctantly said, "There were a lot of people who knew about this at that time. Didn't your grandmother tell you?"

"Grandma is a grandmother, and my aunt must know this better than grandma." Li Tian's words were ambiguous. If her grandmother would never mention this to her, she was afraid that Li Jing would not talk to her. Li Jinghao didn't think much about it. She was stunned for a while before whispered, "You Weng Weng has a concubine, the biological mother of your uncle, surnamed Shen, who was originally your cousin. She grew up in the same place since childhood. , you have spoiled her very much and have been used to her for many years. It has been better since your brother grows up. Li Jinghao frowned slightly and loosened, and her face was full of contempt: "After my brother set up the son, Aunt Shen stopped eating water several times, saying that you Weng promised her to let your uncle take the throne and let your brother take the imperial examination path. No one paid attention to her after making trouble. Later, such a thing happened."

"She is an aunt, how can she be so good? When my father and mother went to Jinxiang, they brought a lot of people. That incident was not left alive. Such a cruel hand is not something that ordinary people can do. Li Tian asked, and Li Jing waved her hand carelessly and said, "I haven't thought much about this matter. If my mother said it, it must not be wrong. I mean, it seems that your mother-in-law didn't expect it to be her at the beginning. No one could do such a thing. Later, someone sent a package. I remembered that I happened to accompany your mother-in-law at that time. On the other hand, the gift was a person dressed as a doctor of tea and wine. He left the burden and left. I don't know what was in the bag. Your mother-in-law looked at it like crazy. She rushed over and beat you, grabbed your Weng out a bloody face and pulled off more than half of your beard. Your mother-in-law is very good-law, and usually even speaks loudly. Less, that time scared the whole house.

Li Jinghao's expression was extremely sad: "It took me a day to hear that it was Aunt Shen and her brother who bought the murder of her brother and sister-in-law, just to let her son inherit the dukedom of Yongguo, saying that you Weng also helped her. I can't believe this in any case. My brother is the life of your mother-in-law and the root of your Weng. Sometimes when my brother comes back a little late, you will stretch your neck and wait at the door and wait back. When you mention your brother, his face is really shiny, and he will never give this hand!" Li Tian said 'um' gently. Maybe when he helped Aunt Shen, he didn't know that his son would die.

"Aunt Shen was killed by the cane on the evening of the seventh day of her brother and sister-in-law. What she meant was that when she asked her brother and sister-in-law to go home to see for the last look, she happened to see that the enemy died and her mother avenged them. They all said that she was still dead on the first seven days, and I don't know if her brother and sister-in-law saw it. Yes." The more Li Jinghao said, the lower her voice became. Li Tian was so desolate that she couldn't suppress herself.

The quiet needle fell in the room. After a long time, Li Tian coughed and broke the silence and asked, "Isn't it said that Aunt Shen grew up alone and had no one to rely on to grow up in the Gongfu of Yongguo? Why do you still have a brother?"

"Aunt Shen's father was a petty official. She killed her head because of corruption. Aunt Shen's mother was not a prostitute. She heard that she was hanged without going to the place. Aunt Shen was not investigated and released because she was young. She didn't know how she was exiled to the Duke of Yongguo and became a cousin. Her brother served as an army at that time, and she didn't hear about what happened later. ." Li Jing really didn't know much. Li Tian said 'Oh' in disappointment. She knew a little more than her aunt.

"How's your dowry? I have discussed with your uncle and gave you half of my dowry."

"No need!" Li Tian hurriedly refused, and Li Jing raised her hand to stop her: "Listen to me, we don't lie. You should have heard about your mother-in-law's dowry of aunt. The family background of the Duke of Yongguo Mansion is with me. We don't care about others. What your mother-in-law gave is mine and my brother's. My brother is no longer here, and you, that is, Er Yitian. Fifth, I took advantage of it. Which girl divided the property like her son? You can listen to your aunt's arrangement for this matter. Don't be polite to your aunt. Your uncle is not that unreasonable person. Don't worry.

"I got the feelings of my aunt and uncle, but I really don't need it." Li Tian smiled and said, "Aunt, listen to me, I have a mother's dowry and a grandmother's dowry. Grandma is also very good at management. After so many years of management, I don't know how many times it has increased. My aunt just gave me half of it to add to these dowries, that is, it's not much, and I can't see it. Last year, the shops I entrusted to take care of were only two or 30% of the ten. The flowing water and income of those shops are clear to my aunt. Tell me, do I still need you to give me the dowry? Besides, the family I want to marry is not for that little money. My aunt must share it with me, won't it become a robbery to help the rich?

Li Jinghao really has nothing to refute: "If those shops really only account for two or 30%, it's really... Do you really have so much money in your hand?"

"Well, only a lot more." Li Tian's gourd answered that those shops were two or three out of ten in the shop, and there were still many silver, gold and jade antiques and Zhuangzi in her hand. Li Jing laughed and said, "Well, since you are so rich, you can't distinguish between them. Who is handling your dowry now?"

"Mother Wen and Mother Xiong, since my aunt has come back, I have asked my aunt to pay more attention. Although my second brother and second sister-in-law are good, my knowledge is limited. Many things are powerless and can't help. I just asked my aunt to teach my second sister-in-law together. Our fourth room will rely on them to support us in the future."

Li Jing nodded quickly and agreed. Then she remembered and asked, "Xiaoning has seen it. Where's his daughter-in-law? Why didn't you come?"

"I want to talk to my aunt first. It happened that the embroidery workshop came to talk about embroidery, so I asked her to help me take care of the embroidery before coming over. It's time to come over soon." Li Tian smiled, and Li Jing nodded with a clear smile.

The construction of the fifth prince's mansion started very quickly. In a blink of an eye, the construction has started for more than a month. Just a few days after the work started, Li Xiao'an made a list of money from the Qingfeng Building. Just after January, he made another list. Huang Jingjie looked at several knowledgeable accounts and looked at the accounts carefully. In addition to the luxury of handwriting materials, the two accounts were all refreshing. Cool, refreshing, even a few accounting rooms are surprised. When will you be such a high-end prison and autumn will not commit any crime?

Huang Jingjie spent the second sum of silver and stared at the fifth prince to let him go and see how the mansion was repaired, but the fifth prince didn't know what he was doing. As soon as he heard about the mansion, he was impatient. Huang Jingjie said more, the fifth prince simply threw it to him and let him take full power to help him watch. Huang Jingjie had no choice but to look for it. Several elders went to the residence of the fifth princes to check the renovation.

Li Xiao'an heard that Huang Jingjie was going to see how the repair was going for the fifth prince. He was very cooperative. He waited at the door of the house early in the morning and personally led Huang Jingjie and several elders all the way through the gate.

Just a month after the construction, there is no whole place in the house that is being demolished. The gate, the front courtyard hall and other places must be made a step by the etiquette. There was no big movement in these places, and Huang Jingjie did not delay in these places, but after a few glance, he entered the moon gate.

Along the central axis, the first place is the council chamber. Huang Jingjie turned around and looked at the clean council chamber and said for a long time: "Here, this is, how did it come to be dismantled like this?"

"That's right," Li Xiao'an's whole body was full of harmony: "I didn't intend to demolish this place, but it can be arranged around. No matter how this place is narrow, the shopkeeper Huang also knows that this place is the place where the princess listens to people. First, the place where the princess listens to things should be quiet and can't be disturbed. Second, it is There is a place for the stewers to meet people. Third, the accounting room must come out separately. Fourth, there must be a place for external shopkeepers and other things. In addition to these, the princess has to be tired here for half a day. In addition to resting places, it is best to be carefully arranged. It is better to have a garden in the back. First, the scenery is good, and second, there is also a place to walk around. Anyway, this house is also big, that's it. This council hall can only be slightly demolished.

Huang Jingjie looked at Li Xiao'an carefully while listening to it. After listening to Li Xiao'an's words, he didn't reply to Li Xiao'an's words, but asked with a smile, "Haven't you consulted Li's name?"

"Don't dare to be filial piety."

"It turned out that Li's steward and the Duke of Yongguo's mansion were my own family, and I was confused. I heard that Li's steward Li is one of the most capable people in the prison. Since this house is steward Li presided over the repair, everything is naturally appropriate."

"Where, the shopkeeper Huang is flattered. This is the residence of the fifth master and our fifth lady, but he is just doing his best." Li Xiao'an smiled sincerely. Huang Jingjie politely and enthusiastically let Li Xiao'an walk away half of the garden. No matter where his eyes were, except for nodding and smiling, he just nodded and smiled. He didn't ask half a word and didn't have half a 'no' word. Instead, he was depressed and puzzled by several old people. How could this Looking at the repaired one? If you think so, what else do you want them to do?

Within a few meetings, Huang Jingjie came out with several elders who resigned from Li Xiao'an. Without asking a few elders, he only thanked a few people with a generous gift and politely sent them back.