On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

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There is no stupid person sitting at the round table.

Four pairs of eyes, you look at me and I look at you, but no one speaks.

Shopkeeper Jin abides by his duties and does not speak unless asked.

Li Shiyue has a lot on her mind, but she knows herself well.

Even though she had a good relationship with Yan Jiuniang, she was still just a country girl after all.

It was really not her turn to interfere in matters within the palace, especially those involving the Prince of Zhenbei and the Crown Prince Liu Shu.

Li Shiyue was very conscious that when interacting with powerful people, you could focus on expressing yourself in certain aspects, but you could not talk too much about their private affairs, which was a taboo.

This is also the reason why Li Shiyue knew there was something fishy going on in the Crazy Horse case when she was in the palace. It was a setup targeting Liu Tan and Liu Shu, but she said nothing.

At this time, Jiang Huijun looked at Liu Tan, then turned to look at Yan Jiuniang.

"The fact that the prince arranged a marriage for Jiu Niang was really sudden. The general and I asked people for a long time before we learned that the Guanlong Sun family had found an iron mine in Yanshan, Guannan Road."

"iron ore!"

Yan Jiuniang cried out in surprise, and received a serious nod from Jiang Huijun.

"I see! I see!

I said that they arranged a marriage for me in such a hurry, and I didn’t even know whether the man was fat or fat. They didn’t even let me come back to get married, and they wanted to marry me directly in Dongmu!

It turns out it was all for the Sun family’s iron mine!
Dad, this is what he wants."

Yan Jiuniang suddenly stopped talking. Everyone around the round table knew why she stopped talking and guessed what she had not said.

"The King of Zhenbei is also going to rebel!"

This is what Li Shiyue really thinks.

After a long while, Yan Jiuniang spoke again: "Who gave father the idea of this marriage?

My father has seven sons and seven daughters, and all of them, from the eldest sister to the fourth sister, are married.

But besides me, there are two other sisters who are about the same age as me, my sixth sister and my seventh sister. One is less than a year younger than me, and the other is just over two years younger than me.

Then why did you choose me to marry into the Guanlong Sun family?"

Everyone present knew the answer to Yan Jiuniang's question, but no one said it out loud.

As for Yan Jiuniang herself?

She can manage such a large fleet, how could Yan Jiuniang not understand this?

"Haha, haha," Yan Jiuniang's sudden laughter was really heartbreaking to hear.

Li Shiyue looked at Yan Jiuniang with concern and saw that Yan Jiuniang's eyes were a little red.

“Why did you choose me for the marriage?
Why didn't you discuss this with me in advance?

Why not choose the sixth and seventh sisters?
Why else?
Haha, haha, of course it’s because he doesn’t care about me!

It’s because I have been in control of the fleet and Xingsheng Building for him for many years. He is planning to do big things and he is disgusted with me for just occupying the position!
It’s because I’m a concubine’s daughter. Even if we have a falling out with Guanlong in the future, they don’t have to care about my life or death!

Haha, haha, you really are my good father! " Li Shiyue looked at Yan Jiuniang like this, she really couldn't stand it, so she pulled Yan Jiuniang's hand, and she felt Yan Jiuniang's cold fingertips at the first moment.

Holding Yan Jiuniang's hand tightly, Li Shiyue did not say anything to comfort her. She just used the handshake to tell Yan Jiuniang that she still had a friend like her!

It's useless to say more words of comfort now. There are some things in life that you just have to get through on your own.

At a time like this, no one, no matter who it is, can help.

The only one you can rely on is yourself, and this is how people grow up.

Yan Jiuniang took a long time to calm down before she raised her head again. "Sister-in-law, tell me all the news you have. I can bear it."

"Alas, your mother should have returned to the capital by now, and the prince probably didn't tell her about your engagement.

After discussing with your elder brother, we both felt that such a big thing should be reported to your mother, so we sent a letter to the Taoist temple."

Liu Tan took over Jiang Huijun's words and said, "Jiu Niang, as long as you don't want to get married, then we won't get married!
But the question now is, who gave the prince such an idea?
Is this person also the mastermind behind the Crazy Horse case and the stabbing of Liu Shu in the street?

Does this person have any other purpose besides killing Liu Shu?

To you? To me?
Or is it to everyone else in the palace except this person?"

At this moment, Li Shiyue recalled the interpersonal relationship diagram of the Zhenbei King's family that he had seen in Xingsheng Building.

Replaying the relationships of the Zhenbei Prince's family that he had seen before, Li Shiyue's mind was only filled with the prince's concubine Zhou.

Concubine Zhou should be the one with the most motive. After all, she has a son who is five years younger than Liu Shu by her side. How could she not want her son to be the crown prince?
Even Li Shiyue, who knew the least about the Zhenbei King's family, could think of Concubine Zhou, so how could Liu Tan and the others not think of it?
But all of this, from the Crazy Horse case, Yan Jiuniang's engagement, to Liu Shu being stabbed in the street, was it really all secretly planned by Concubine Zhou?

"Is it her? Zhou Fangqiong!"

“Whether it was her or not, it’s still unknown.

Jiu Niang, you just have to be careful!
The prince's patience is limited. He can only delay the Sun family for now. If he doesn't see you come back, he will go and cause trouble for your mother's family."

Liu Tan said this to Yan Jiuniang with a worried look on his face, and Jiang Huijun immediately said, "Jiu Niang, you should stay here for the next few days, and when your mother comes back, I will arrange for her to meet you here.

You two should meet first and then discuss what to do next."

So Li Shiyue returned to the paper shop alone.

In the paper shop, Mazi, Zhao Yan, Li Shiliang and Zhao Min were all awake. They lit the lights and yawned while waiting for Li Shiyue.

When Li Shiyue came back, Zhao Min hurried to the kitchen and brought out a large bowl of noodle soup.

"Shiyue, we've all eaten. We thought you'd be hungry when you come back, so we served this in advance for you. There are two eggs in it, and they're still warm. Come and eat it."

Li Shiyue didn't hesitate. It was already dark when she came out of the alley. By the time she returned to the paper shop, it was already completely dark and her stomach was indeed growling with hunger.

After thanking Zhao Min, she gulped down the whole bowl of noodles, even drinking up every drop of the soup.

Zhao Min felt that Li Shiyue was not full. She had already learned from Li Shiliang that Li Shiyue was a big eater, otherwise why would she be so energetic?
So, when she saw Li Shiyue had finished the noodle soup, she took the bowl that Li Shiyue had placed on the table, stood up and said she would go to the kitchen to make another bowl of noodles for Li Shiyue.

Li Shiyue quickly stopped Zhao Min and said, "Sister-in-law Min, please stop busying yourself and sit down. I will tell you what happened in the past two days.

Although this matter has nothing to do with us, I am familiar with the generals and others, so it is better for you to know something about this matter." (End of this chapter)